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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 124 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 2/3rds of migrants back in cities or wish to return: Study

AGENCIES sessment survey of 4,835 households grant workers are still searching for as well as reduced the need to buy have returned experienced more work across 11 states in 48 districts carried work in villages," the study found. It from the market," the study noted. load compared to other household New Delhi, August 3: Nearly two- out in the period of June 24 to July 8. also found that one in 4 households is The study found that about 6 per members. thirds of migrant workers, who had left The study found that 29 per cent of thinking of taking their child out of cent of households have mortgaged On government schemes, the study for home due to the coronavirus-in- migrants, who had left for villages, school (24 per cent). household items, while 15 per cent found that 71 per cent of households duced lockdown, have either returned are now back in cities, while 45 per cent "Though distress is still considerable, sold their livestock to cope with fi- have LPG and 85 per cent of those to cities or wish to do so in absence of want to return to cities. structural changes are not yet visible nancial distress. In sale of productive have it through Ujjwala Yojana. skilled employment in villages, ac- "Absence of skilled employment in and the health risk of COVID-19 in assets for coping, the study found that "80 per cent of Ujjwala beneficiar- cording to a new study that surveyed villages is reflected in the fact that rural India is rising," the study warned. 2 per cent of households have sold ies have received free refills in last 4,835 households. nearly 2/3rd of returned migrants The survey found that 43 per cent of dry cattle and milk cattle each. month (June 2020), while 90 per cent The collaborative study on 'How is have either migrated again or wish to households still reported reduction About 2 per cent have mortgaged households are eligible for PM-KISAN the hinterland unlocking' was carried do so," it said. in meals, while 55 per cent said they their land, while one per cent sur- and 38 per cent of those have received FDI from Pak to be out by the Aga Khan Rural Support The study also found that migrants have reduced the meal items. veyed households have sold their land, the transfer of `2000," it said. Programme (India), Action for Social who returned are engaged mainly in "Marked improvement (in com- the study found. About 10 per cent of On changing of plans by the mi- Advancement, Grameen Sahara, i- labour work in villages - more than 80 parison to period during the lock- households borrowed from extended grants, the study found that 35 per Saksham, PRADAN, SAATHI-UP, per cent of them - which reflects ab- down) in food intake – it is likely that families, while 7 per cent borrowed cent of households have postponed a accepted in select SeSTA, Seva Mandir and Transform sence of skilled employment in vil- grain availability through PDS (pub- from money lenders, the study found. ceremony at home, while 13 per cent Rural India Foundation. lages. lic distribution system) has helped The survey found that women in have reduced the number of guests The study is based on a rapid as- "More than one-fourth of the mi- households improve the consumption households where migrant members without postponing the ceremony. areas post govt nod

AGENCIES defence, space, atomic en- ergy and sectors/activities New Delhi, August 3: The prohibited for foreign in- IRREGULAR by MANJUL Centre Monday clarified vestment, the statement said. that any foreign direct in- A corrigendum to the tender vestment (FDI) in commer- document has also been is- Probes too many, results zilch cial coal mining from an en- sued in this regard, it added. tity of a country that shares Foreign Direct Investment The report card on investigations by the state crime branch does not inspire confidence land border with India will Policy, 2017 was amended be allowed only after gov- vide the Press Note 4 of 2019, ernment approval. issued by the Centre, to per- GYAN RANJAN MOHAPATRA, OP POOR SHOW A spike in cyber crime in recent “This is with reference mit 100 per cent FDI under CRIME BRANCH years has added to the burden of the to the ongoing auction automatic route in coal min- Bhubaneswar, August 3: The state cases referred to CB between 2007 crime branch. Source in the police process of coal mines for ing activities, including as- crime branch (CB) has been overloaded and 2019 out of which 309 cases claimed that a number of cyber crimes commercial coal mining…It sociated processing infra- with cases, but is the premier investi- came from PSes while home dept have national and international links. is further clarified that any structure, for sale of coal, gating agency of the state police in a handed over 36 including Kunduli Thus investigation into these cases FDI (foreign direct invest- subject to the provisions of and Pipli gangrape cases It’s spreading fast! Can’t we shift to position to deliver the goods? At least takes lots of time. ment) in the commercial Coal Mines (Special one of those 150 countries our govt the report card of the CB over recent GC Nanda, former DG of Odisha coal mining is subject to ap- Provisions) Act, 2015 and helped in fighting COVID? years does not inspire confidence. The CB submitted charge-sheets in 168 Police, said, “Odisha Police should plicable laws including the the Mines and Minerals According to Odisha Police Manual cases while investigations into 177 cases are focus on improving the human re- Press Note 3 of 2020 issued (Development and Rules (PMR), the CB can assume com- still pending sources at its premier investigating by the central govern- Regulation) Act, 1957 and plete control over investigations of any agency. The crime branch should adopt ment….,” the coal ministry other relevant Acts. Sanat Mohanty case from the district police. The cases A spike in cyber crime in recent years has a model being practiced by the CBI said in a statement. Accordingly, it was stated added to the burden of the crime branch should be of considerable importance where an IO can probe maximum three According to the Press in the tender document that Khurda Collector and have likely involvement of organ- cases in a year. This will enhance the Note 3 of 2020, ‘an entity of the Press Note 4 of 2019, is- ized gangs. Various courts can also which 309 cases (90 per cent) came from 15 cases including 12 under the NDPS quality of investigation and achieve good a country, which shares land sued by the Centre, amended BHUBANESWAR: Senior OAS refer cases to the CB if they find the police stations. The state home depart- Act in the above period. conviction rate too.” border with India or where FDI policy 2017, to permit officer Sanat Kumar Mohanty probe by the local police inadequate. ment also handed over 36 high profile Additional Director General of Police The miserable record of conviction the beneficial owner of an 100 per cent FDI under au- has been appointed as Khurda Collector while Sitansu Kumar Recently, DGP Abhay directed the CB cases to the CB like the Pipli and Kunduli (Crime Branch) Saumendra Priyadarshi rate is a well-known fact too. Failure of investment into India is sit- tomatic route in coal mining Rout was transferred and to take charge of investigation into gang rape cases during this period. said, “The crime branch primarily the sleuths to prove involvement of uated in or is a citizen of activities, including associ- posted as additional the mysterious death of social activist The CB sleuths managed to submit takes up complicated and sensitive the accused in cases also makes situ- any such country, can in- ated processing infrastruc- commissioner, consolidation & Aditya Das after the Government charge-sheets in 168 cases while in- cases and its sleuths probe every pos- ation all the more vulnerable. The Pipli vest only under the gov- ture subject to the act and settlement, Berhampur. On Railway Police failed to crack the case. vestigations have been pending in 177 sible angle in a case. So, it is not pos- gang rape is a crying example of the ernment route,’ it added. other applicable laws, for completion of Phase-II training, However, more than half the inves- cases (51 per cent). Meanwhile, the sible to solve the cases quickly unlike sloppy probe by the probe agency. The Further, a citizen of sale of coal.” It is further two young IAS officers Keerthi tigations taken up by the Crime Branch CB took up investigation of 75 cases in the cases investigated by the dis- prime accused and his brother involved Pakistan or an entity in- clarified that any FDI in the Vasan V and J Sonal have been are still pending. (CID-3, Economic Offences Wing-17, trict police. As per rules, the average in the gang rape in 2011 were acquitted corporated in Pakistan can commercial coal mining is posted as OSD in Ganjam and An RTI query revealed there are 345 Special Task Force-21 and Cyber Cell- period for submission of charge-sheets by a local court in 2018. The CB later invest only under the gov- subject to applicable laws, in- Gajapati districts for Covid sensitive cases referred to the crime 34) from June 2019 to July 2020. is normally three years for the cases challenged the lower court verdict in ernment route in sec- cluding the Press Note 3 of management duty, branch between 2007 and 2019 out of The CB submitted charge-sheets in taken up by the crime branch.” HC after a public outcry over this. tors/activities other than 2020, the statement said. respectively. Another two officers Subhankar Mohapatra and Suryawanshi Mayur Vikas have been posted as sub- PIL on Srimandir collectors at Baliguda and BANKS TO RETURN GROUND-BREAKING Sambalpur respectively. reopening; govt to take call soon 7 perish by lightning TO NORMAL TIMING POST NEWS NETWORK her letter. The financial institu- POST NEWS NETWORK in three districts tions are allowed to function on Bhubaneswar, August 3: After regular timings with effect from Cuttack, August 3: A public in- BHUBANESWAR: At least seven allowing economic activities to re- August1 to August 31 this year. terest litigation was filed in persons including two siblings sume, the state government Monday Clearing house, controlling office High Court seeking a direction were killed in lightning in various parts of Balasore, allowed banks and other financial of banks, Security & Exchange to the government for immedi- Bhadrak and Keonjhar districts institutions to get back to normal Board of India, controlling heads ate opening of Shree Jagannath Monday. Anand Das and working hours. of insurance companies and RBI temple in Puri and other shrines Mathura Das were killed while Director of Institutional Finance, are allowed to operate as per nor- of Odisha for devotees. they were working on their Pragyansmita Sahoo has written to mal timing with 50 per cent of staff. In view of Covid-19, the farmland in Tihidi and convener of the State Level Bankers Similarly, cash-in transit com- Jagannath temple and other Chandbali. Ramakant Bej was Committee and all Collectors in this panies, ATM maintenance com- shrines have been closed for devo- killed while he was buying regard. “All public and private sec- panies and staff of National tees. Trilochan Rath, a devotee wood in Chandbali. Nityananda tor banks, regional rural banks, Payments Corporation of India from Puri, has filed the PIL urg- Biswal of Arabandha in Nilagiri Odisha State Co-operative Banks, (NPCI) are also instructed to func- ing the court to allow devotees was killed while he was small finance bank and insurance tion during normal banking hours. into the Jagannath temple. manuring his crops. Two companies are allowed to function The government has also al- “Many other states in the coun- cousins Susant Dalei, 15, and as per normal banking hours for lowed postal and bank staff to try have allowed temples to re- Asha Behera, 12, were killed by customers with 50 per cent staff move to the premises of senior open and the Centre has empow- lightning in Remuna. Chandra for large branches and full staff citizens and differently-abled ered state governments to take Mund, a farmer of Champua for small branches having less than persons, in case they get to de- decisions on this issue. We have was also killed in lightning. five employees following strict so- liver cash on phone calls dur- Sadhus visiting the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas workshop ahead of the ground-breaking ceremony of the temple filed a PIL seeking orders for re- cial distancing, use of masks and ing normal banking hours fol- in Ayodhya August 5, Monday PTI PHOTO opening of Puri temple and other MARKET WATCH hand sanitisers,” Sahoo said in lowing all Covid-19 guidelines. temples in the state,” said peti- tioner’s advocate Akshay Pandey. When the state government has INDEX VARIATION allowed reopening of daily markets, commercial establishments and SENSEX 36939.60 667.29 No ‘silver bullet’ for Covid-19, warns WHO even liquor shops, why temples cannot be opened for devotees by BOURSES NIFTY 10891.60 181.90 adhering to social distance and DOLLAR 75.45 `0.45 AGENCIES horted all nations to rigorously en- transmission rates, including Brazil The WHO head said that, while the other norms, he asked. HOPES force health measures such as mask- and India, needed to brace for a big coronavirus was the biggest global The advocate said the Centre, the EURO 88.47 `0.31 CURRENCY Geneva, August 3: The World AND wearing, social distancing, hand- battle: "The way out is long and re- health emergency since the early state government, Chief Secretary, GOLD `53,651 `177 Health Organization warned washing and testing. quires a sustained commitment." 20th century, the international hunt Endowment Commission, law de- Monday that, despite strong hopes DESPAIR "The message to people and gov- The WHO officials said an ad- for a vaccine was also historic. partment and Shree Jagannath SILVER `65,511 `527 for a vaccine, there might never be ernments is clear: 'Do it all'," Tedros vance investigation team was not "There are many vaccines under Temple Administration have been

BULLION n WHO exhorts all nations to rigor- a "silver bullet" for COVID-19, and ously enforce health measures told a virtual news briefing from the yet back from China, where the trial, a couple in the final stage of made respondents in the case. A the road to normality would be long. such as mask-wearing, social dis- U.N. body's headquarters in Geneva. virus originated. clinical trials - and there is hope. It similar plea has been filed by More than 18.14 million people tancing, hand-washing and testing He said face masks should become a A larger, WHO-led team of does not mean that we will have priests of Kakatpur Maa Mangala WEATHER around the world are reported to n symbol of solidarity round the world. Chinese and international experts the vaccine, but at least the speed temple for reopening of the shrine y WHO says countries with high have been infected with the disease "A number of vaccines are now is planned next, to study the origins with which we reached the level and seeking financial aid from BHUB CTK transmission rates, including

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Model Hailey Bieber feels her husband Justin Bieber Actress Nicole Kidman has reunited with her mother has had crazier experience of fame than her. In an Janelle after eight months amid the Covid pandemic. interview to Vogue, she said she feels her Justin’s The actress took to Instagram to share two experience has been crazier than her, of growing up photographs of her reuniting with her 80-year-old

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FORTUNE FORECAST Soha’s wish for Saif confuses netizens Mumbai: Actress Soha Ali Khan pyrakshabandhan bhai #throwback," Kriti never missed Monday posted an old picture where she wrote on Instagram, along with the she poses with brother Saif Ali Khan. vintage picture, where she and Saif ARIES However, a large number of users mis- pose in front of a car. However the took the duo in the photo to be picture caused a tizzy in social media. Sometimes, pressure is a Sara and Ibrahim Ali Khan. Many users confused them with Saif's good thing, as it brings out the best in you. You Soha’s picture was meant to children Sara and Ibrahim. having a brother wish Saif on the occasion “I thought that is Ibrahim,” a user will outshine your colleagues in whatev- er you choose to do. But your expecta- of Raksha Bandhan. wrote. “Omg I didn't realise that it's u tions may far exceed the outcome. Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon has never I knew I got my best friend for life.. I knew “There’s no denying you n said until I saw who has posted it! I missed having a brother, thanks to her you had the ability to make me smile in my are the coolest brother thought it was sara n ibrahim,” said sister Nupur Sanon. On the occasion of lowest moments (and annoy me in seconds I know. And there s no another. One questioned: “Is that Saif TAURUS Raksha Bandhan Monday, Kriti took to too!) Love you Nups!! May you always laugh denying I don't know with Sara??” social media to express her feelings for like a kid! You are my forever favourite and the first thing about “Sara and Ibrahim copy paste from A throwback image of Soha It will be an optimistic her sister. I'll always have your back! No matter being cool! #hap- you guys…” said a fan. and Saif Ali Khan day with its share of day On her verified Instagram page, Kriti what! @nupursanon #HappyRakhi,” dreaming, says Ganesha. You will be submissive at work, giving in or has shared a photograph where she can be Kriti wrote on Instagram. blindly following the advice of your peers. seen tying a Rakhi on her sister Nupur’s wrist. Nupur also took to her verified Things at work may be tense and cause The actress shared that Nupur is the reason Instagram account to share a pho- some trouble today afternoon, but they why she never missed having a brother. tograph where she can be seen ‘Don’t demonise a community will be much more to your liking by night. “Never missed having a brother.. Because tying a Rakhi on Kriti’s wrist.

GEMINI just for an individual’ You had better start shar- ing your feelings with Natasa shares your family today, says Ganesha. Also, it's time to tell your family about your current financial status. It will help you feel better. Your energy levels will soar and you will approach everything picture of her ‘world’ with renewed vigour. Mumbai: Serbian dancer-actress Natasa Stankovic has shared a pic- CANCER ture of her boys and has called them You may discuss certain her world. serious issues with your Natasa has posted an Instagram beloved today, predicts picture where she is seen along with Urmi Paul, a dancer from Rourkela, Ganesha. Your time till Several websites have afternoon will be spent in discussions her fiancé, Indian cricketer Hardik said, “Rhea, who is being held respon- and deliberations about the issue. Pandya. While Hardik cradles their recently been flooded with sible for Sushant’s death, was not born However, this issue may not be enough newborn son, in West Bengal, neither does she speak in letting you off the hook on the work Natasha sits in reports of Bengali women Bengali. Moreover, she has grown up front. Think twice before you act. the fore- being brutally trolled in in cities like Bangalore, Ambla and ground of Delhi. So, it is humiliating to get abused the social media over actress and brutally trolled for an unconfirmed LEO frame Rhea Chakraborty’s alleged ‘wrongdoing’ of an individual who has Some promises are like involvement in Sushant no connection with Bengal whatsoever.” whispers in the wind — Bengalis are generally ‘broad-minded’ never meant to be realised. Today holds Singh Rajput’s tragic death and ‘literate’ but they don’t tolerate such something similar, in that you nonsense, added Urmi. shall be so close and yet so far holding a bouquet of red roses. ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bonny Bhattacharya works as a teacher from what you desire most. “My family (heart emoji) my in Sambalpur. She said, “This is not for (world emoji) @hardikpandya93 Bhubaneswar: Demonising an entire the first time that the status of Bengali #blessed #grateful #myboys,” she community for alleged involvement of women has been degraded. Since ages, they VIRGO wrote alongside the picture, which an individual in a tragedy is unwar- have been dubbed as ‘difficult’, ‘hypno- currently has 567K likes. ranted and should be condemned, said tisers’, ‘profane & promiscuous’ and the Today, your ingenuity will breed ideas like The couple welcomed their some Bengali girls from the state Monday. ones who have expertise in ‘breaking rabbits. You have the baby boy July 30. Pandya had an- The reactions came following the bru- families’.” healer's hands, and so nounced the news on Twitter tal trolling of Bengali women by a There is a need to look be- shall you make right many a wrong, pre- with this post: “We are blessed section of Internet users over actress yond this school of dicts Ganesha. You shall be most under- with our baby boy.” Rhea Chakraborty’s alleged in- thoughts and the civil so- standing, and reading people's mind will do wonders for you and your beloved. Earlier this year, Hardik had volvement in Sushant Singh ‘sui- ciety should condemn announced his engagement to cide’ case recently. such hateful comments Natasa via social media as Trolls labelled Bengali women unequivocally, she de- well. On January 1, Hardik as ‘manipulative’, ‘dominating’, manded. LIBRA had shared an image of him ‘bish kanya’ (poison girl), who ‘use Rhea chakrabarty Popular Odia playback Put up that ‘Do Not proposing to Natasa and had their husbands for ATM’ and the ones singer Antara Chakrabarty, Disturb' sign on the door captioned it: “Mai tera, Tu who know ‘black magic’. who had earlier paid tribute to the today. That's because meri jaane, saara Speaking to Orissa POST, Joyeeta Roy, late actor by singing a number from one Ganesha feels the tingle Hindustan. 01.01.2020 #en- a media personality from the city said, of his hit movies, termed the attack on in your bones to want to stick to your pre- ferred subject matter. This will help you gaged.” Subsequently, the “It hardly matters whether Rhea is a Bengali women outrageous. achieve good progress in your research. duo had announced in Bengali or not. She should be punished Such nonsensical comments should not Also, expect to be hit by a wave of nostal- May that they were ex- if found guilty. Therefore, naming cer- be tolerated when women in society are gia, as loving memories from the past pecting a third member tain individual as representative of an already facing a lot of troubles in their sweeten your heart. in their family. entire community is unacceptable.” daily lives, added Antara.

SCORPIO Better get down to serious business if you want to SUDOKU reap the benefits of your PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, past actions. You are CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers liable to treat subordinates as equals when 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. deciding the best course of actions to achieve your goals. A golden favourable day for you, says Ganesha.

SAGITTARIUS Dark and gloomy shall be your temperament for most part of the day today. But the afternoon may just see the skies clearing. The apparent mood change, says Ganesha; will mainly be because of good news from abroad and business profits from your partner. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN Drag yourself out of the house, do some shop- ping, or better still, appoint an interior designer. You are very likely to move into a new house very soon, foresees Ganesha. SOLUTIONS This, of course, may also eat into your sav- ings and force you to be thrifty by the end of the day, but you won't regret this once- in-a-while extravagant outing. It's all for a reason, after all.

AQUARIUS It's a busy day at work, and you're probably involved in some pending BREVITY CROSSWORD project work. It's advis- able that you don't get complacent. Keep an eye on your opponents to have

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City sero survey finds 1.24% virus presence 70 phones, 23 laptops Cage culture in Hirakud to boost catch POST NEWS NETWORK seized from burglars POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, August 3: The MEETING DEMAND Bhubaneswar Municipal Bhubaneswar, August 3: The state Corporation (BMC), Monday, stated government has decided to pro- n Demand and consumption of that it has completed the first mote cage culture in Hirakud water freshwater fish such as Indian phase of serology survey and reservoir in a bid to attain self-suf- major carps and other varieties is found out that the virus had 1.24% ficiency in fish production. increasing by the day in the state prevalence here. The directorate of fisheries has Around 2,500 tests were con- invited tenders from private firms n During 2018-19, the state had ducted in the City during the first and entrepreneurs for taking up produced about 5.08 lakh tonne phase of sero surveillance which reservoir cage culture in Hirakud freshwater fish had two rounds of survey. While dam on lease-install-operate basis. the first round that focused on Demand and consumption of n However, the state is still senior citizens and individuals freshwater fish such as Indian importing around 40,000 tonne fish from other communities had 900 major carps and other from neighbouring states every tests, the second round saw 1,614 varieties is increas- The state has year to cater to the demand tests on Covid warriors. ing by the day in 138 reservoirs with “The first round of survey found the state. During water spread area of THESE RESERVOIRS CAN BE USED FOR OPTIMAL FISH PRODUCTION BY ADOPTING ADVANCED FISH 15 positive out of 900 samples, the 2018-19, the state nearly 1.4 lakh ha, FARMING TECHNIQUES LIKE CAGE CULTURE second round found 17 positive out had produced about which are 1,614 tests. From this, we have con- 5.08 lakh tonne fresh- under-utilised investment is required, source fish to the total inland fish pro- sembling and transporting the com- cluded that virus prevalence in water fish. However, said. duction basket of Odisha. ponents. In the first phase, cage cul- the city stands at 1.24 per cent. The the state is still importing The state has 138 reservoirs with Besides, cage culture fisheries ture will be promoted in five zones reports will be forwarded to state The seized booty at police station OP PHOTO around 40,000 tonne fish from neigh- water spread area of nearly 1.4 lakh have a huge potential for increas- and 100 subzones of Hirakud reser- government who will prepare strate- bouring states every year to cater hectare, which are under-utilised ing the fish production. It is often voir which can be leased out to pri- gies accordingly. The second phase POST NEWS NETWORK rest of the eight accused, incidents to the demand. from fish production perspective. considered as the future of reser- mary fishery cooperative societies will also be initiated after some of snatching and stealing two- Till now, freshwater fish pro- These reservoirs can be used for voir fisheries demand of the state entrepreneurs or companies. time,” said BMC Commissioner, Bhubaneswar, August 3: The wheelers would certainly decrease. duction is being taken up in large optimal fish production by adopt- and also promote entrepreneur- Each subzone can accommodate Prem Chandra Chaudhary. Commissionerate Police arrested Meanwhile, Jatni police and ponds. However, this method of ing advanced fish farming tech- ship in aquaculture and create job a maximum of 24 rectangular cages RMRC, Bhubaneswar Director eight persons for their alleged in- Kharavela Nagar police foiled two pond-based aquaculture is fraught niques like cage culture. opportunities, the sources said. of 6m length x 4m width x 4m depth Dr Sanghamitra Pati, Monday, volvement in a number robbery bids and ar- with limitations. There are often In order to increase the fresh- The cages are enclosed spaces to dimension or 3 circular cages of clarified that the sero survey con- of burglaries and pro- The arrests came rested another conflicting cross-sectoral demands water fish production, the state rear fish in an enclosed area with 16m diameter which can help har- ducted July 14 corresponds with the duced them in court, seven anti-socials. for water and land, increasing land government has come out with a net walls, except for leaving an open- vest around 3,000 kg of fish. infection status in June. As per, Monday. after several FIRs The cops also seized prices, huge capital investment re- new policy to promote cage culture ing at the top for feeding and han- Various fish species like Catla Pati, 1.4 per cent people in Capital The accused have were registered in several mobile quired to dig ponds and maintain- in medium and large reservoirs of dling the fish rectangular and are (Bhakura), Rohu (Ruhi), Asian city have developed antibodies. been identified as phones, motorcycles ing the related infrastructure. the state. Utilising a modest fraction equally good from production point Seabass (Barramundi), pearl “It takes four weeks for a person Ranjan Satpathy, 20, at least 4 police and sharp weapons Therefore, the government has de- (1%) of the surface area, the large of view. Their choice is mainly spot, butter catfish etc will be al- to develop antibodies after some- Sanjay Behera, 23, stations regarding from their posses- cided to promote cage culture in and medium reservoirs can con- based on consideration availabil- lowed to be cage cultured at the one is infected with the virus,” Mantu Paikray, 38, sion. the reservoirs so that no big capital tribute a substantial quantity of ity of materials, convenience in as- reservoir. she said. Chandan Kumar theft of bikes, The patrolling Pradhan, 27, Bhagabata cellphones and team of Kharavela Prasad Mohapatra, 32, Nagar police was AWARENESS FIRST Sk Zawd, 37, Alok laptops tipped off about the Drought spectre Behera, 28, and Pradip presence of sus- Kumar Das, 33. Police pected persons near stalks Khurda have recovered nine bikes, 70 mo- the Omfed parlour at Rickshaw bile phones and 23 laptops from Colony slum under Kharavela Nagar farmers their possession. police limits late Sunday night. The The arrests came after several cops rushed to the spot and arrested POST NEWS NETWORK FIRs were registered by the resi- two accused persons from the spot. dents of Kharvelnagar, Khandagiri, The arrested were identified as Sk Khurda, August 3: Khurda dis- Shahid Nagar and Nayapalli lo- Aliazam Mallick, 30, of Midnapur trict has so far recorded 46 per calities regarding lifting of mo- in West Bengal and Simanchal cent deficit rainfall during the torcycles, and snatching of cell Padhy, 24, alias Guddu of Berhampur. June-July period this year. A local phones and laptops. Mallick has been staying at Masjid environmentalist Dhaneswar Police were informed about the colony in Unit-III while Padhy is Bidhar has apprehended serious location of the gang members residing at Budhhanagar in drought-like situation in the dis- Monday morning. Acting on the Laxmisagar area here. trict in the absence of adequate tip-off, a team of Commissionerate Cops recovered four mobile rainfall and has warned of its se- Police rushed to the spot and ar- phones and one Honda Scooter vere consequences on the livelihood rested the eight accused. from them. Similarly, Jatni police of farmers. Police said that those arrested are carried out a raid at the parking area There was scanty rainfall in history-sheeters. They have a num- in Gangapada after getting some June and July which has failed ber of cases pending against them. input about the suspected persons. to propel farming activities in the Their criminal activities are spread The gang used to loot the com- district this Kharif season. Local across the state capital. Mostly muters on National Highway 16. The farmers were facing problems to they commit the acts in Khandagiri cops seized two four-wheelers, one sell their produce during the lock- and Tomando localities. Bolero and one Mahindra Pick-up downs. This has proved to be a The gang often used to waylaid van, four two-wheelers, Yamaha double whammy to the farmers. victims early morning and snatch R15, TVS Apache, Bullet and a On being contacted, the district their bikes and other valuable Pulsar Motor cycle and two mo- agriculture officer (DAO) Bhaskar A boy looks at a graffiti sensitising healthy habits to fight novel coronavirus near Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar, Monday PIC: BIKASH NAYAK items. Police said that with the ar- bile phones from their possession. Barik said, “Arrangements have been made to provide seeds, fer- tilisers, pesticides to the farmers in Khurda district in time for cul- tivation of Kharif crops. There is provision to give insurance cov- Rakhi remains subdued affair as City battles nCoV erage to 67,000 farmers in the dis- trict under Pradhan Mantri Fasal POST NEWS NETWORK Bima Yojana (PMFBY), against crop loss during natural disas- Bhubaneswar, August 3: Fest of sibling love witnesses digital revolution ters.” Celebrated otherwise with much jest The Agriculture department and fervour, Rakhsa Bandhan, in the iting markets to purchase rakhis said, the festival and the message said, Raksha Bandhan is a sym- has emphasised on row-planting state capital, Monday, remained a while prolonged lockdowns also it conveys are significant for all. bol of affection and love between of paddy seedlings on 600 hectare low-key affair this year owing to kept the pre-festival business dull. “Heartiest greetings and con- brothers and sisters. farmland and cultivation of spread of novel coronavirus. Many people sent rakhis through gratulations to all on the occa- Union Minister of state for Dhanicha on 230 hectare farm- Even though shops and markets post or courier service. sion of the holy Gamha or Rakhi MSME, Pratap Sarangi, said, the land in the district. It has also remained opened following Unlock Meanwhile, Governor Ganeshi Purnima. May this sacred bond sacred festival of Raksha Bandhan aimed to cultivate other non-paddy 3.0, strict Covid-19 guidelines re- Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik be further strengthened by the is dedicated to unlimited love crops on 42.27 hectare farmlands. sulted in longer queues and ex- and Union ministers Dharmendra message of peace and friendship and affection between a brother The department has given em- tended waiting periods for many Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi greeted with the blessings of Lord and his sister. phasis on Jalanidhi Yojana and denizens. While many opted to cel- the people on the occasion of Raksha Jagannath (sic),” Patnaik said. The festival has added signifi- solar power for lift irrigation to ebrate the festival digitally, others Bandhan. Greeting people on the occa- cance in Odisha as it is celebrated Kharif crops during FY 2020-21 who had their kith and kin bat- Extending warm greetings to the sion, Union Petroleum and Steel as Gamha Purnima, which marks but scanty rainfall has played tling Covid, decided to drop this people, the Governor, in a message, Minister Dharmendra Pradhan the birthday of Lord Balabhadra. spoilsport in the plans. year’s celebrations. “It was very unusual experience for me celebrating Rakhi this year,” MO BUS SERVICE TO said Purnima Rout, a resident at Bomikhal. “We would usually shop RESUME TODAY a day ahead for Rakhi and would plan places to go at evening. POST NEWS NETWORK However, nothing was possible this In a bid to spread the message of saving forests, members of ‘Pir Jahania time as there were travel restrictions Vana Surkahya Samiti’ of Astarang in Puri tying rakhis on trees on the Bhubaneswar, August 3: With the on weekends. Besides, tying rakhis occasion of Raksha Bandhan OP PHOTO opening of various economic ac- to our brothers while we all wore tivities, Capital Region Urban masks also appeared weird,” she he ritual of siblings getting to- symbolising love and affection be- Transport (CRUT) will resume its added. gether and celebrating Raksha tween a brother and his sister, as peo- ‘Mo Bus’ services in some selected Meanwhile, Jhunia Nayak of TBandhan witnessed a digital ple chose to abide by Covid-19 pro- routes from Tuesday. Mancheswar who had few positive revolution in state this time with tocols, including social distancing. CRUT said non-AC buses will ply cases found in her apartment had many brothers and sisters adopting Online celebrations appeared to in eight routes a different story to share. While virtual platforms in view of the have emerged as a popular choice – 11, 16, 18, 20, the apartment society barred entry safety necessitated by Covid-19 pan- across the state with many people 23, 25, 27 and of outsiders, Jhunia continued the demic. adopting e-rakhis and live videos 33 –between age-old tradition by tying her brother Unlike yesteryears, the usual through digital platforms. 7am and 7pm. rakhi outside the apartment. pomp and extravaganza was miss- Most of the siblings chose to However, However, things stood grim for ing this time during the festival, place online orders instead of vis- regular serv- 28-year old Ridhima Chaudhary ice will remain suspended on whose brother was found positive weekend shutdowns in the two days ago. “After about six Moreover, sweet shops and mar- today. This sale is quite lower as com- month of August. The operator months of lockdown, my brother kets saw decent footfall following a pared to other years’ where we usu-

said the buses will be sanitised had planned to visit us in August 14-day shutdown. Although traders ally sell 30-35 kg. Demand for dry

k y m c frequently and passengers with- for Rakhi celebrations. He had ar- claimed that the sale has been rel- sweets was more. Fearing the spread out mask will not be allowed rived here a week ago but had mild atively low as compared to other of Covid, many were apprehensive for boarding. The Mo Bus serv- cough and fever. However, on test- years, considerable outing has of buying sweets from shops. So, we ice was suspended after an- ing he was found Covid positive brought them relief after months have received many online orders nouncement of shutdown in and is under home quarantine,” of no sale. too,” said Sukanti Chand, who runs Bhubaneswar July 17. Ridhima lamented. “We sold about 20-25 kg sweets a sweet shop at Patia. P4 TUESDAY | AUGUST 4 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

1k daily recoveries

k y m Heavy rain likely till August 6: MeT c in state for 1st time PRESS TRUST OF INDIA curred in several places in Angul, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Dhenkanal and Malkangiri dis- Cuttack for the next two days. POST NEWS NETWORK/AGENCIES 79 cases among others. Bhubaneswar, August 3: Heavy tricts. Orange warning was issued for About the recoveries, the H&FW rain is likely to lash many areas of The low pressure is likely to trig- the districts of Bargarh, Bhubaneswar, August 3: The department took to the Twitter to Odisha till August 6 due to a low pres- ger heavy to very heavy rainfall in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, state reported its highest number say, “Odisha achieves another mile- sure taking shape over the Bay of some areas in Ganjam, Balangir, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Sonepur of recoveries on a single-day, with stone with the recovery of a record Bengal, the MeT Centre here said Boudh, Kandhamal and where some areas will receive heavy as many as 1,119 COVID-19 patients 1119 #COVID19 patients today! We on Monday, advising fishermen to Mayurbhanj, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, to very heavy rainfall Wednesday, having been cured or discharged salute the dauntless spirit of our refrain from venturing into deep sea Kendrapada, Jharsuguda, it said, adding heavy rainfall will also from several COVID care facilities Covid Warriors(sic)...” in view of very rough weather. Sambalpur, Bargarh and Koraput take place at one or two places in Monday, an official said. The recoveries include 354 from Under the influence of a cyclonic districts till Tuesday, the MeT Centre Nuapada, Balangir, Angul and The novel coronavirus dis- Ganjam, 97 from Khurda, 83 circulation over Gangetic West said. Keonjhar. ease toll in state, meanwhile, from Gajapati and 70 Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh Similarly, heavy to very heavy Thursday, heavy rainfall is likely crossed the 200-mark from Jajpur. and another one over north-east rainfall is likely to lash parts of to occur at some places in with 10 more fatalities With this, the Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar and taking the total to 207, total recovered a low-pressure area is likely to form Jajpur, Angul, Boudh and Dhenkanal Nabarangpur districts, it said. an official of the cases of Odisha over north Bay of Bengal on districts on Tuesday and Wednesday, In view of inclement weather, Health and Family stand at 23,073. Tuesday, the Meteorological Centre it said after issuing an Orange warn- the MeT Centre advised the fish- Welfare (H&FW) de- Capital city here said. ing for these places for the period ermen not to venture into the deep partment said. reports 89 cases Under its impact, heavy rainfall Lightning in Puri sky as low pressure forms over Bay of Bengal requiring the people to remain pre- sea till August 6 as the surface wind Altogether 1,384 more The Capital city is likely to take in several parts of pared. speed reaching 40-50 kmph over the people have tested pos- reported 89 cases the state till August 6, said H R Bhubaneswar. heavy to very heavy rainfall at some Heavy rainfall is also likely to west- central and adjoining north itive for the viral in- of novel coron- Biswas, Director of the Many areas have already received places in Cuttack district, he said, occur at one or two places in Bay of Bengal will make the sea fection, pushing the At least 1,384 more people avirus Monday, Meteorological Centre, rainfall of varied intensity with adding that heavy rainfall has oc- Kalahandi, Balangir, Sonepur, condition very rough. tally to 36,297, said the have tested positive for the taking the tally to official. viral infection, pushing the 3,068. Of the new fatali- tally to 36,297 Of the fresh MAN ARRESTED FOR ties, three each were re- cases, 65 were HEAVY RUSH ported from Ganjam Of the 10 new fatalities, quarantine cases KILLING WIFE IN CITY and Rayagada districts, three each were reported and 24 were local from Ganjam and two from Gajapati and contact ones. POST NEWS NETWORK one each from Rayagada districts, two Meanwhile, the from Gajapati and one Kalahandi and Khurda Temple City also Bhubaneswar, August 3: Officials each from Kalahandi and districts. “At least six Khurda districts registered 107 re- of Commissionerate Police have of the 10 deceased had coveries. The City arrested a person for killing his comorbidities,” the of- has so far lost 18 wife with a pestle at Chakeisiani ficial said. lives to Covid-19. under Mancheswar police limits Two more coronavirus patients On the other hand, Cuttack here. The deceased Malati Bhoi also died in the state, but their Municipal Corporation (CMC) said recently succumbed while un- deaths were attributed to other ail- that as many as 87 Covid-19 cases dergoing treatment at AIIMS ments, the official pointed out, of the 89 detected in Cuttack belong Bhubaneswar. adding that the number of such to its area. Of the 87 fresh cases, 76 According to sources, the ac- fatalities increased to 41. were under home quarantine, one cused, Sukadebva Bhoi had re- The fresh cases were reported under institutional quarantine, portedly beaten his wife mercilessly from 26 districts. Of the 1,384 new two under paid quarantine and following a heated altercation be- cases, 873 were detected from quar- eight were local contacts. On the tween the couple in June. Sukadeva antine centres, and 511 in localities. other hand, 69 persons who had was unhappy with his wife sus- Ganjam district, Odisha’s coron- earlier tested positive for the viral pecting him to be involved in some avirus hotspot, reported the max- infection recovered Monday, the extra-marital relationship. Sukadeva imum number of fresh cases (331), CMC tweeted. With this, the city’s was on the run after his wife suc- followed by Khurda 211 and Koraput Covid-19 tally rose to 1,091. While cumbed to the injuries recently. 97. Similarly, Sambalpur reported 580 have so far recovered from the Cops have been investigating the 93 cases, Cuttack 89 and Balasore disease, 10 succumbed to the virus. Ranihat area in Cuttack witnesses a heavy rush as the state enters Unlock 3.0 Monday OP PHOTO issue after registering a case. FOLLOWING HEAVY RUSH, STATE GOVT Bringing environmental education home YOUTHS WEAVE

RESTRICTS DINE-IN POST NEWS NETWORK CSE’s Green Schools Programme (GSP) has stepped up with a POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, August 3: As the NESTS FOR BIRDS unique online environmental COVID-19 pandemic continues to survey –Audit@Home Bhubaneswar, August 3: Revising rage across the country, Centre for POST NEWS NETWORK Jadichatara village its order issued for functioning Science and Environment (CSE) More than 47,000 students across of commercial establishments for has been working to ensure envi- 28 states including Odisha Keonjhar, August 3: Be it evolu- youths have been the month of August, state gov- ronmental learning does not stop participated in the survey and tion of human civilisation or grad- making artificial nests ernment Monday restricted din- while students remain in home assessed their every-day ual extinction of the animal species, ing at restaurants. under full or partial lockdown con- environmental practices bird nests are a rare sight these for several years In its order issued July 31, the ditions. CSE’s Green Schools days. However, a group of people with know-how state government had not imposed Programme (GSP) has stepped up The survey was designed in a in Keonjhar district have been ex- any restriction on operation of with a unique online environmental manner to make students tending support to avian species and support from the restaurants in the state during survey –Audit@Home. understand various making artificial nests for birds. non-profit making the current month. “It is observed Ranjita Menon, programme di- interconnections that play out and The group comprising of vil- that there is heavy rush of people rector, environment education unit, add to climate change lage youths and named as Birsa organisation PECUC in different restaurants, thereby CSE said, “With schools closed due Munda Eco Saver belongs to Patana compromising the protocols of to the pandemic, it has become in- with suggestions to transition to block in the district. Jadichatara vil- in the vicinity of Jadichatara vil- physical distancing, which has creasingly important to keep en- greener practices based on their lage youths have been making ar- lage. Chirping sound of the birds large potential for spread of Covid- vironment education going. What score in the survey. tificial nests for several years with creates a melodious note in the 19. Therefore, on further assess- better way than to engage children versity, water, and waste.” as private schools. The survey results pointed to- know-how support from the non- area throughout the day. So far, we ment of the situation, the gov- to survey their practices at home and More than 47,000 students across Open to all students of Grades 5 wards some promising aspects: 96 profit making organisation PECUC. have already affixed over 235 nests ernment amended the order,” said realise the impact of their action on 28 states including Odisha partic- to 12, the survey was designed in a per cent of the students who took On the other hand, avian species on trees in 25 villages under Patana an order issued by SRC PK Jena. available resources.” ipated in the survey and assessed manner to make students under- the survey had energy-efficient have adopted the artificial nests. block,” a member of the group Now, the restaurants and ho- The survey, which concluded re- their every-day environmental prac- stand various interconnections that lighting in their homes; 67 per cent After collecting twigs, straws and Satyanarayan Mohanta gleamed. tels are permitted to operate for cently, provided students with the tices. From Odisha 1421 students par- play out and add to climate change repurpose or give away food left- other materials, the village youths In a similar vein, the village home delivery/ takeaways of food. opportunity to observe, assess and ticipated in it. The highest partic- -- for instance, the relationship be- overs; and 51 per cent use sustain- weaved nests and put up those on youths have taken up a plantation Dhabas along national and state improve the resource consumption ipation came from Delhi, with close tween waste management and air able modes of transport like walk- tree branches in their locality. drive in their locality. Ecology highways and major roads are patterns in their households with to 8,000 students submitting the pollution. Personalised scorecards ing and cycling for their every-day “Different species of birds have matters a lot for survival, also allowed for takeaway only. respect to air, energy, food, biodi- survey from government as well were shared with each participant activities. gradually started thronging to trees Mohanta added. SAFETY FIRST Cops earn extra bucks during pandemic

POST NEWS NETWORK It is illegal to collect fine money in personal Bhubaneswar, August 3: The Google pay account. We will novel coronavirus pandemic is prov- initiate a probe into the ing to be boon for some policemen allegation and if the as they are earning big bucks dur- ing this time. veracity is proved, action An incident that occured Sunday will be taken against those at Jharpada over-bridge under involved Laxmisagar police limits threw UMASHANKAR DASH I BHUBANESWAR DCP some light on how they are earning money during these trying times. The police started their routine personal account. checking at Jharpada over-bridge They immediately took to Twitter at around 1pm. At 4.30pm Tarsen to inform the higher officials of Darua and Stitapragnya Mishra, how some cops stoop so low to col- both residents of Vani Vihar area, they indeed carried no money, the Rs 100 from them when fine for not lect money from people at a time were going towards Laxmisagar cop said they did not have POS ma- wearing helmet is Rs 1,000. when all are in financial distress due on a bike. The cops at the check chine and then gave them a Google As they doubted the ASI’s act, to the pandemic. post stopped them and asked them pay account number asking them they inspected the number the ASI When contacted, DCP to cough up fines. to make the payment online. had furnished them and were as- Umashankar Dash said, “It is il- As they did not carry money on The ASI handed over a receipt tonished to find that the account legal to collect fine money in per- them, one of them brought out his only when Stitapragnya paid Rs number was a personal one and it sonal Google pay account. We ATM card. All of a sudden, an ASI 200 for both of them. belonged to one Prabhat Aatty. will initiate a probe into the al- on duty started hurling abuses at They had hardly travelled a few It did not take much time for legation and if the veracity is them and asked them to pay in metres, a question struck to their them to understand that the money proved, action will be taken

Shoppers follow social distancing norms at Esplanade One Mall in Bhubaneswar Monday OP PHOTO cash. It was when they pleaded that mind as to why the police took just collected was going to the ASI’s against those involved.”

k y m c P5 TUESDAY | AUGUST 4 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR state

SEROLOGICAL SURVEY Covid suspect treated on MKCG’s verandah

k y m IN A DISTRICT WHERE COVID-19 CASES ARE GROWING EXPONENTIALLY, SUCH AN INCIDENT c BEGINS IN SILK CITY REPORTED FROM THE PREMIER HEALTH INSTITUTION HAS LEFT MANY SHOCKED POST NEWS NETWORK was made to sit on the verandah; and his treatment was started there THE TEAMS WILL COLLECT BLOOD SAMPLES OF 2,500 RESIDENTS OF THE CITY Berhampur, August 3: A patient itself. He had to be put on oxygen POST NEWS NETWORK suspected to have contracted the support. When asked by the family COMBAT MODE coronavirus was seen being at- members, the staff said all the beds Berhampur, August 3: As the tended to on the verandah of were preoccupied. number of COVID-19 cases and MKCG Medical College and While the local people expressed deaths continue to increase in the Hospital here Monday. their concern over the way a district, the situation in Ganjam In a district where COVID-19 COVID-19 suspect was being treated, is proving to be worrisome. cases are growing exponentially, the patient’s family members al- For this the district adminis- such an incident reported from the leged that the hospital authorities tration has adopted a new strategy premier health institution has left did not provide even a mask to to contain the spread of the many shocked. their patient. disease. Following the death of a man of When contacted, MKCGMCH su- The Regional Medical Research Kuthari Temple Sahi under perintendent Dr Santosh Kumar Centre (RMRC) in collaboration Berhampur Municipality Mishra said the patient has been with the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) due to COVID- shifted to the recently inaugurated Corporation (BeMC) authorities 19 July 28, swab samples of the de- COVID hospital. has started serological surveillance ceased’s brother were collected “The isolation ward has 80 beds in Berhampur city. July 29. He complained of breath- in total. All of these beds had already Sources said five teams involving ing problems Sunday night. His been filled up at the time when the staff of RMRC and BeMC have family members immediately he was admitted. This is why his been formed by the district ad- rushed him to MKCGMCH. He was treatment was started on the ministration. The teams have started admitted to isolation ward. But he verandah,” he clarified. the survey at 10 high-risk zones in the city. Following the direction of the Body left unattended state government, the teams will col- Virus grips Ganjam juvenile home lect blood samples of 2,500 resi- IVE TEAMS INVOLVING THE STAFF OF ANY PEOPLE dents of the city. Out of the 2,500 res- FRMRC AND BEMC FORMED BY THE MHAVE for 6 hours over idents, 1,000 residents will be from DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ARE VOLUNTEERED AND POST NEWS NETWORK 10-high risk zone and 1,500 will be UNDERTAKING THE SURVEY AT 10 REACHED THE CAMPS Covid stigma from randomly selected areas. HIGH-RISK ZONES IN SILK CITY ACROSS THE CITY FOR Berhampur, August 3: Five more RMRC scientist Jaisen Khatri THE SERO SURVEY. juvenile inmates of a correctional POST NEWS NETWORK said, “After Bhubaneswar, the sero MEMBER OF A MEDICAL TEAM THAT IS THE SURVEY WILL BE facility on Jarada Bungalow Road survey is now being carried out in ACONDUCTING THE SURVEY AT WARD CARRIED OUT AGAIN here tested positive for coronavirus Jagannathprasad, August 3: Berhampur. The serological sur- NO. 6 OF BERHAMPUR CITY SAID THAT THE AFTER A GAP OF ONE Monday. With this the total number The widespread panic caused by veillance will help us sense the im- AIM OF THE SEROLOGICAL SURVEY IS TO MONTH DURING of COVID-19 infected juveniles in COVID-19 is gradually killing the CHECK FOR ANTIBODIES IN THE BLOOD munity status in the community WHICH 2,500 MORE the facility has gone up to 50. District human values as people are hes- SAMPLES AND FIGURE OUT THE EXTENT BLOOD SAMPLES level against COVID-19. This will also child protection officer (DCPO) itating to go near the bodies of OF THE SPREAD OF THE INFECTION WOULD BE COLLECTED help in assessing the level of ex- Subodh Sarangi said 45 inmates even their near and dear ones. posure to coronavirus and enable had tested positive for the virus us to know when the peak of the dis- samples, they will be sent to RMRC detected in Ganjam Monday, the August 1. Five more inmates tested of initial precaution, the inmates cility will soon be collected and ease will come.” for test,” said the member. total tally in the district reached positive Monday. These infected in- have been provided with medicines tested. If they test positive for the A member of a medical team Many people have volunteered 11,323. On the other hand, 3,686 per- mates have been isolated and are un- for five days. However, one of the disease, future course of action that is conducting the survey at and reached the camps across the sons are undergoing treatment at dif- dergoing treatment, he added. infected inmates has recovered will be decided accordingly,” Sarangi Ward No. 6 of Berhampur city said city for the sero survey, according ferent COVID hospitals in the dis- Sarangi is learnt to have visited from the disease, informed Sarangi. added. Meanwhile, superintendent that the aim of the serological sur- to reports. The survey will be car- trict while 7,524 patients have the facility Monday. In another de- What has raised concern is the fact of the facility PK Hara is learnt to vey is to check for antibodies in ried out again after a gap of one recovered from the disease. While velopment, a doctor from the of- that some employees of the facility have taken the matter up with the the blood samples and figure out the month during which 2,500 more 106 persons in the district suc- fice of the chief district medical of- have meanwhile developed cold Berhampur SP and Ganjam col- extent of the spread of the infection. blood samples would be collected. cumbed to COVID-19, seven died ficer has been deputed to the and fever. “Swab samples of the lector requesting for substitute “After collection of the bloods With 331 fresh COVID-19 cases due to other illnesses. correctional facility. As a measure symptomatic employees of the fa- staff for the symptomatic ones. Covid: Sub-collector The deceased’s elder FORGOTTEN POET brother Binayak had office shut after Run down check dam died four days ago due staff tests positive to cardiac arrest

POST NEWS NETWORK adds to farmers’ woes In such an incident, a retired Rourkela, August 3: After an POST NEWS NETWORK teachers’ body was left unattended employee tested positive for COVID- The check dam is under for as long as six hours at 19 in Panposh Sub-Collector in Koksara, August 3: The dilapi- the state minor Panchabhuti Gouda Sahi under Sundargarh district, the district dated Behera check dam has failed irrigation department. It Jagannath Prasad block in Ganjam administration has shut the of- to propel farming activities on district. Neither close relatives fice for two days. The office will be 2,000 hectare of farmlands in was targeted to irrigate nor neighbours did turn up to be shut for Monday and Tuesday. Koksara block in Kalahandi district four panchayats namely the pallbearers of the bier. The fire brigade has started during this Kharif season, a re- As Ganesh Satapathy com- sanitisation on the office prem- port said. Dudukathenga, Temra, plained of fever, his wife rushed ises. Movement of public and of- “Despite running from pillar to Kaudola and Mahima him to Jagannath Prasad gov- fice staff to the office has been post, the department pays no heed ernment hospital at 8 am. But he banned. Sanitisation drive has to our problems. If this situation could not be saved. The deceased’s also been started at the tehsildar persists for another week, it could scanty rainfall along with run- elder brother Binayak had died office as the employee who tested lead to a draught-like situation”, down check dams have proved to four days ago due to cardiac arrest. positive for the virus had visited some farmers of Temra fumed. be a double whammy for farmers Fearing, both the siblings died the sub-collector’s office. The check dam is under the state in Kalahandi. of coronavirus, none of the neigh- The employees who had come in minor irrigation department. It On being contacted, engineer of bours stepped forward to help the contact with the COVID-19 positive was targeted to irrigate four pan- Koksara block Bindu Sagar Panda family with performing his last employee have been directed to chayats namely Dudukathenga, said, “Departmental grants for re- rites. The body was seen lying in observe 14-day home quarantine. Temra, Kaudola and Mahima. Due pair and maintenance have not the middle of the village for six The health department staff will to lack of adequate maintenance, come yet. Even though `20,00,000 hours as villagers seemed to be just collect their swab samples during most of the irrigation canals, in- was sanctioned under Mahatma bystanders. their home quarantine period. In cluding the Behera check dam have Gandhi National Rural Employment However, at the time of filing this a move to increase the number of become unusable. This has sparked Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), report, some Jagannath Prasad COVID-19 testing in Odisha, the resentment among local farmers. we have not received the fund so block employees and representa- state government Saturday (August Even as the state celebrated the birth anniversary of Swabhaba Kabi Gangadhar Meher Monday, the legendary poet Another check dam at far. We have already informed tives of local sarpanch reached 2) issued guidelines for all health- seems to have been forgotten in his birthplace with none caring to garland his statue at VSS Town Hall in Sambalpur. Badapodaguda panchayat is in a the department higher-ups about the village to perform the teacher’s care institutions and laboratories. Even vendors were found selling vegetables under the statue OP PHOTO worse condition. Sporadic and shortage of funds.” last rites. 2 killed as car Sister’s ‘rakhi’ wish prompts runs into truck 18k kitchen gardens to create POST NEWS NETWORK livelihood, check malnutrition Maoist to lay down arms Balasore, August 3: Two per- sons were killed and one more POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK sustained critical injuries after CHANGE OF HEART the car they were traveling in Sambalpur, August 3: The dis- Korukunda, August 3: Dreaded rammed into a trailer truck on trict administration has planned for Maoist Malla’s sister forced him NH-16 near Jagannath Dhaba in creation of 18,000 kitchen gardens to lay down arms and join the Balasore district in the wee hours in the district under the ‘Mo Upakari mainstream on the occasion of of Monday. Bagicha Yojana’ (my beneficial gar- Raksha Bandhan Monday. The deceased were identified den scheme) aimed at livelihood Malla belongs to the remote as Sheikh Murtaja and Jamal creation and prevention of mal- Palnar village in Dantewada dis- Shah of Mukundpur area in West nutrition and anemia, a report said. trict in Chhattisgarh. The village Bengal. However, the identities of The programme will help is very close to Malkangiri district. the injured one and the driver are combat the long-term nutritional Malla ran away from his family yet to be ascertained. challenges caused by the Covid-19 when he was only 12. He joined the According to a source, the car pandemic and reverse migration Naxals and soon after became a top carrying of labourers. Maoist leader in Chhattisgarh. He he surrendered Maoist Malla ran alla, a deputy three per- The programme implemented was not in touch with his family Taway from his family when he was Mcommander of the sons from under the Mahatma Gandhi trition garden is likely to supplement surplus in the market. The benefi- for a long time. Malla however, re- only 12 and soon went on to become Bhairamgarh area committee West National Rural Employment the daily dietary requirement of a ciaries will be provided with saplings turned home after 14 years on the a top Maoist leader in Chhattisgarh of the banned outfit in Bengal Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) vulnerable family, including preg- of nutritious plants like papaya, ba- occasion of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ to Chhattisgarh is alleged to was head- and the Odisha Livelihood Mission nant women, lactating mothers and nana, lemon, drumstick trees. meet his sister Lingay. fter tying the rakhi on his wrist, have been involved in a ing to- will be carried out by involving children and open earning oppor- Each beneficiary in a block where After tying the rakhi on his ALingay refused to let Malla leave number incidents including wards women on priority basis. However, tunities for beneficiaries, he said. migrant labourers have returned will wrist, Lingay refused to let Malla and pleaded with him to surrender attacks on police personnel Cuttack. Near Jagannath Dhaba, men interested to get involved in the He said that plans are afoot to in- receive `13,758 (Rs 13,508 under before the police. She was worried leave. She pleaded with him to that led to loss of lives. He the driver lost control on the wheel project will also be included. clude a total of 18,000 beneficiaries MGNREGA and `250 under OLM) that her brother would be killed by was carrying a reward of surrender before the police. She due to some reason and ran into The programme will be carried in the scheme for which work has under the scheme while the bene- security forces `8,00,000 on his head was worried that her brother the truck from the rear. out through participatory man- been started in nine blocks of the dis- ficiaries in rest of the blocks will would be killed by security forces. The injured person was res- agement of members of village trict by involving over 6,000 families. receive `10,479. The scheme aims at So she did not want to let go of of the Bhairamgarh area com- of `8,00,000 on his head. cued and rushed to Soro govern- youth associations, women self- Bisi said this is a profitable scheme production of minimum of one kg

Malla. Seeing his sister’s per- mittee of the banned outfit in Abhishek Pallav, SP of ment hospital and was later shifted help groups and family members for for which one needs to have 4 to 6 dec- of vegetable from each garden.

k y m c sistent pleading, Malla finally Chhattisgarh. He is alleged to Dantewada said, “Malla will be to Balasore district headquarters which training will be provided by imal of land near their house. Anybody interested to take up surrendered at the Dantewada have been involved in a number provided monetary assistance as hospital (DHH). the horticulture and agriculture The scheme, aims at encourag- scheme will have to apply for the police station. He expressed his de- incidents including attacks on per the surrender and rehabili- Later police reached the spot departments, said Sovit Bisi, district ing women in the district to grow veg- same in their respective block or sire to return to normal life. police personnel that led to loss of tation scheme of the Chhattisgarh and seized the bodies for autopsy. project coordinator of MGNREGA. etables and fruits at a minimal cost panchayat office and financial as- Malla was a deputy commander lives. He was carrying a reward government. They also seized the car and de- The district administration is of in their backyards to get fresh veg- sistance will be provided under tained the driver. the view that a well-developed nu- etables to meet their need and sell the MGNREGS, Bisi added. P6 TUESDAY | AUGUST 4 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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his past week saw the NPA ratio will seriously endan- publication of two books ger financial stability. by two senior former Since nearly three-fourth of TRUMP AND BIDEN T central bankers. Former Indian banking is in the public RBI Governor Urjit Patel pub- sector, a rise in NPAs will call for he American presidential polls are only three months away. Republican lished his book called Overdraft, the need to recapitalise banks. candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic Party candidate which is dedicated to the Indian This has to come from the Centre’s T and former Vice President Joe Biden are both on campaign mode. saver. This was much awaited from fiscal resources which are already It has been a natural and oft repeated decision for incumbent first term pres- someone who was otherwise ex- stretched owing to falling GST idents to seek a second term before they walk into retirement. Donald tremely reticent about speaking up and income tax revenues, and a Trump would not leave the scene without a fight anyway. Having been pro- while in office. Within a week, it shrinking base of nominal na- posed for nomination from the party for a re-run, Trump is struggling to put became one of the top-ranking tional income. up a strong fight with his rival, even as his ratings are seen to be dropping non-fiction books. There was much There are also other compet- consistently. Trump’s image has taken a beating over the handling of the Covid- buzz about its content since Patel ing demands on the fiscal system, linked health crisis that saw over 1,50,000 Americans losing their lives and had chosen to be silent since he left for clearing pending payments millions testing positive. The US economic downturn and subsequent job loss RBI abruptly in December 2018. to enterprises, tax refunds, direct scenario has gravely impacted the country which is steps away from their The other book is by former cash payment to poor households biggest voting decision. RBI deputy governor Viral and GST compensation to be The election process has been curtailed this time due to the pandemic’s Acharya, who left six months later paid to states, as per the agreed sway. Trump’s campaign team has been organizing rallies while flouting so- without completing his full tenure. formula. cial distancing norms in a brazen manner even after many positive cases Ajit Ranade His book is titled Quest for As bank balance sheets get have been detected after the gatherings. It is clear to all, at the very start, Restoring Financial Stability in stretched, it can make the depos- that there was clear misjudgment on the part of the President to not take India, and is a collection of his itors nervous, and they may form Covid-19 seriously. His attitude has not changed till date. This is visible writings and speeches, with a long The solution to restoring financial stability and a beeline to banks. This can put se- when he has been insisting on opening of schools by Fall. In fact, his threat DESPITE preface. Together, these two were earning the confidence of savers is spelt out in vere stress on bank liquidity, and to cut funding of schools if they do not open physically in full strength has known as hawkish, but determined the panic can spread like a compelled some teachers to write their Wills. This act proves the threat per- MEASURES LIKE to clean up the banking system. In both Viral Acharya’s and Urjit Patel’s books contagion. Similarly, non-bank ception felt by the American public but blatantly disregarded by their EASY LIQUIDITY, many ways, they were doing a job; finance companies which also face President. Trump’s insistence on not wearing masks and rejecting all sci- of cleaning up the traditions es- One of the key issues described less extra capital is injected into rising NPAs may find it unable to entific and medical advice have encouraged a whole wave of anti-maskers MONETARY tablished by former governor in some detail in Patel’s book is the the bank, its capacity to make inject fresh capital, causing the who not only endanger themselves but create risks for others even as the US EASING, AND Raghuram Rajan. dilution of the Insolvency and fresh loans for new borrowers and NPA problem to worsen. This can continues to remain the global leader in number of Covid cases. The erratic Patel had served as Rajan’s Bankruptcy Code process that he new projects gets constrained. have a domino effect, as was seen behavior of Trump is not limited to his attitude towards administrative de- GENEROUS deputy. The trio had an image of instituted to tackle the problem of Also, a larger NPA ratio means in September 2018 with the failure cisions alone. In a recent press conference, Trump lamented the popularity MORATORIUMS being too academic, strongly in- rising bad loans. Rather than de- that the bank needs to reap prof- of ILFS. and high rankings of Dr Anthony Fauci who is working as the Director of tellectual, and outsiders to the pend on a case-by-case approach its from a smaller portion of the Systemically, large banks and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the Trump admin- FOR LOAN system. They were, in my view, and negotiations between banker loans, which means that it has to non-banks need extra vigilance istration. The President said that he himself had obtained very low rank- “inflexible” and not pragmatic. and borrower, wherein both par- charge higher interest rates. Thus, and supervision from the bank ings compared to Fauci and complained that ‘Nobody likes me’. REPAYMENTS, Acharya was in the eye of the ties had incentives to “ever green” the non-resolution or tardy reso- regulator, the RBI, to prevent such Covid mishandling apart, Trump’s obvious racial bias could jeopardize THE RBI storm, due to a strongly worded, loans, the RBI insisted on trans- lution of NPAs has implications spill-over alarms. The solution to a portion of his support base. By inflaming the Black Lives Matter (BLM) controversial speech he gave a ferring bad debt cases to the IBC for the banking system as a whole restoring financial stability and related movement he might have alienated a certain section of voters. EXPECTS A couple of months before Patel’s process, even with a one-day of and to its financial stability too. earning the confidence of depos- Looking back at the George Floyd incident in Minneapolis, the action against SURGE IN THE abrupt departure. In that speech, default. This was the famous As if in tandem with the two itors and savers is spelt out in the killer policemen could have been executed sooner. However, the delay in- he emphasised the importance of February 2018 circular, which cre- books by these central bankers, both Acharya’s and Patel’s books. censed the people which resulted in the birth of the BLM movement. Added GROSS NPA nurturing the autonomy of the ated quite a stir. here comes the report by the RBI The call of the hour, as the books to the delay in action against the erring policemen were Trump’s constant central bank. He concluded his The strict rule meant that de- on financial stability. One of the hint, is for instilling market dis- threats to protestors and accusations against Governors and police chiefs RATIO speech with an ominous warn- faulting promoters risked losing most sobering conclusions of this cipline (IBC process for NPA res- of various states who did not bow to his instructions. This led to wide- ing, “Governments that do not re- control of their companies to new report is that the gross NPA ratio olution), early recognition and spread violence across the US. BLM has not died down neither has it remained spect the central bank’s inde- owners or to liquidation. It also put in India’s banking will rise by a full disclosure of defaults, refusal to too confined within the black community. pendence will sooner or later incur pressure on banks to prevent such 4 percentage points from 8.5 in much forbearance in diluting treat- Joe Biden is much unlike Trump. To an observer, he may give an impression the wrath of financial markets, cases landing up in the IBC process. March 2020 to 12.5 percent in March ment of defaulting borrowers, and of a softer man who speaks less. Although only a couple of years older to ignite economic fire, and rue the The circular was challenged and 2021. That means an estimated Rs keeping adequate ammunition in Trump, his aura seems to be of a much older man, which could be detrimental day they undermined an important eventually struck down by the 4 lakh crore of loans are going to the RBI balance sheet to deal with to his image. Interestingly, if Biden wins, he will be the oldest US President regulatory institution.” In the Supreme Court. After this, the turn bad in this year. Of course, sudden shocks, abrupt reversals of ever at age 78. Amongst the few known prominent stands of Biden are his preface to his new book too, he banking system is back to a case- this is the year of the pandemic and capital flow, or emergency res- promise to increase minimum wages to $15 an hour and increase taxation reiterates that excessive mone- by-case approach and this has recession. Despite measures like cues. The two books and the RBI on the affluent class, two years of college free and debt relief program for tary and credit stimulus during the been a setback to the speedy res- easy liquidity, monetary easing, and report are timely and cautionary student loans. In his approach to environmental issues, Biden proposes to earlier part of this decade had en- olution of non-performing assets generous moratoriums for loan reminders about paying attention tax carbon emission industries that have mostly remained shielded during dangered financial stability. (NPA) cases. repayments, the RBI expects a to the financial stability of the Trump’s term. On Covid front, a mask wearing Biden has mostly dished out Acharya also says that Governor This means that if the NPA is surge in the gross NPA ratio. If Indian economy. practical and sensible advice to US citizens. Patel had quit prematurely be- not resolved, the provisioning will the downturn is more severe, the The writer is an economist Trump may be blamed for polarizing the US in a manner never been done cause of attempts by the govern- keep mounting, and more and stress test conducted by RBI offi- and senior fellow, before. It was known as a country with great internal stability. That had en- ment to undermine the autonomy more capital will get stuck on the cials indicates that the ratio may Takshashila Institution. abled the US to play the role of the Global Policeman and bring their brand of the RBI. balance sheets of banks. Hence, un- rise to 14.7 per cent. Such a high THE BILLION PRESS of hideous justice across the world. The peacemaker also posed as the top pro- tector of freedom and democracy, the role which was backed by a powerful military. Today, that image seems to have been dented to some extent. Allegations of external influence in Trump’s first election brought disrepute to that coun- try. However, Trump’s international achievements cannot be ignored. SPECTRUM EDUCATION Immediately on assuming power, he took upon himself the task of destroy- ing the Islamic State establishment. His success was complete when US mil- itary dogs chased and killed al Baghdadi. Trump also seems to have somewhat confused Kim Jong Un of North Korea temporarily. His assertive behavior has helped littoral countries of the South China Sea to find some peace. Trump tried to explore the possibility of postponing the presidential NEP is old wine in new bottle polls but has not met with success yet. This has been the mindset of many leaders of the present time across the world. While Xi Jinping has managed he much-awaited New the four years that the NEP is say- also incomprehensible why so much to get the CCP to vote him President of China for life, Vladimir Putin of Russia Education Policy has ing “would be fruitfully utilised.” leeway is proposed for foreign in- has managed his Parliament to sanction his Presidency till 2036. This desire T turned out to be old wine This would reduce education term stitutions. Any foreign university of today’s leaders is not limited to the few mentioned above. Trump repre- in new bottle. It takes us back to the to 15 years without any loss in cog- is interested in profit by making ed- sents a mindset that is unwilling to accept the democratic process and is dif- 1960s and not to 2100, with virtual nitive deliveries; and give more ucation expensive. Collaborations fident to face people for a fresh verdict at regular intervals. If Trump wins, repetition in concepts, approaches time for students who want to pur- have to be ensured to be beneficial this thinking may get strengthened globally. If Trump loses, the free world and making the whole report cum- sue still higher education or other and viable for the country. could expect major changes. bersome with an unnecessary four- four years and then have option skills. On an average it would pre- There is less clarity on National year degree course that may only for higher education. The thought pare students for jobs at the age of Testing Agency (NTA) as centralised help the multinational education of giving certificate and diploma 20. Overall, the family expenses testing organisation to conduct en- WISDOM CORNER Shivaji Sarkar lobby. would merely add to the confusion. per child would reduce. trance examination. There is a fal- This has not done much to help Another cumbersome part is to The NEP is confused about its lacy. What about other testing mech- even the private sector Indian ed- have a Class 9 to 12 – four years in stress on research. Over the past anism? The examinations, certificates Have patience awhile; slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child LET US RETHINK, ucation system. The concept of a block -- that practically becomes at least three decades, the nation has and degrees at various stages should of time; erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee. 5+3+4+4 is not different from the difficult to manage for any educa- wasted resources on “research”, a continue and must have recogni- IMMANUEL KANT REDO AND If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of 1950s’ primary, middle, high school tion system. It does not change the copy-paste system. It has to realise tion if many do not want to go to the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. CHALK-OUT A and intermediate education. The pattern of Lord Macaulay but that research has to be on volition NTA. Similarly, the National Higher CHINESE PROVERB 1960s tried a failed model of three makes it complicated. The wiser and not compulsion that the UGC Education Regulatory Authority is Love in its purest form is a sharing of joy. It asks nothing in return, it RESEARCH years of higher secondary educa- part would have been to reduce has done now. If UGC is proposed supposed to end regional varieties expects nothing. Love is a spiritual phenomenon; lust is physical. Ego is psychological; love is spiritual. STRATEGY tion, with examination at Class 11. the one year of school term. Nobody to be removed, how its flawed re- or state boards. It is fraught with too OSHO Many states like UP did not follow has studied the loss or benefit of search methodology could continue? many risks. SEPARATE FROM it and found they were wiser; as, in doing away the class 10 or 12 ex- Let the nation redo it. Even teach- A void is being seen in the early AN EDUCATION a few years, it again was 10+2, to be aminations. ers should not be forced to do re- child education. There are confusions WORDSWORTH followed by a two-year and later a And why has it to be 5+3 of pri- search. It does not add to learning and lack of clarity. Education costs POLICY three-year degree course. mary and middle schooling? Why but causes precious loss of years, the government Rs 99,311 crore a year Now, a vague system of four- cannot it be 5+2 = 7 years? Wisely, finances and energy. Let us rethink as per the 2020-21 Budget. Another Tagarene year-degree course is being foisted it can follow a three six-monthly sys- and chalk-out a research strategy Rs 1 lakh crore or more is spent by again. It would lead to loss to stu- tems in two parts after 5+2 to let the separate from an education policy. parents through private systems. ost readers are unlikely to know this word — variously spelled — unless dents of one precious year before students exit schools in three years, The stress on privatisation of Still it is less than the required, and Myou come from north-east England, especially the Newcastle area. But entering the job market. There is that is 10 years in all. It has some education without government that tells on the quality of teachers. it does occasionally pop up in prose that gains a wider audience: “Now help confusion of having option to com- practical administrative problems, funding is another bane. It has led The admission to higher education me tidy up, this place looks like a bloody tagarene shop.” A reference to plete it in three years – it block- so again it can be a 2+2 system. It to many undesirable practices be- would still remain a tug-of-war. A new “tagarene shop” described the disorder and chaos that always threatened to ing future career – closing option can be followed by a three-year de- cause organisations cannot sus- inspector or regulatory raj may be overwhelm the house if we didn’t clear up. A tagarene shop was a kind of to improve career later, or do in gree and one-year post graduation, tain the system financially. It is a reality. INFA junk shop, sometime specialising in old clothes but often carrying a much wider range of miscellaneous oddments, particularly marine scrap. The tagarene man who ran it did much of his trade with ships: A “tagarene man” has a floating shop which he rows about the tiers of ships, announcing his Covid, poverty Education, standards presence by a bell,” as stated in Northumberland Words, by R O Heslop, 1894. Such collections of bric-a-brac, oddments and general detritus were likely to Sir, It has become extremely tough for numerous households to beat hunger Sir, In 2010, the Right to Education (RTE) Act came into have made a tagarene shop an excessively untidy place and it’s easy to see in these Covid times in Western Odisha. They have reduced their food being with many hopes and visions. After that, school how the phrase came to refer to a muddle. Nobody knows its origin. The etters intake and are trying to save the maximum on food for fear that the com- and classroom structures have changed. A huge amount Oxford English Dictionary tentatively suggests it’s based on tag. Local people ing months are unpredictable. They want to survive anyhow in the face was spent on MDM, constructions, repairing, teaching-learn- remember tagger in the sense of marine scrap, though the evidence doesn’t of financial hardships due to unemployment. A study conducted by ing materials, and library. Even the appointment of teach- show whether it’s the origin of tagarene or a shortening of it. TOL THE EDITOR the Odisha Khadya Adhikar Abhijan in 10 migration-prone blocks of ers has increased in primary and upper primary levels. But, Readers of Orissa POST Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi and Nuapada districts between July 1 the overall educational progress of children in primary, are most welcome to contribute letters and 15 revealed that around 54 per cent of the households have been con- upper primary, and secondary levels is not satisfactory. Most (200 words), articles and tent with fewer meals than normal, ever since the coronavirus-linked of the children have problems in grasping subjects, and columns (between 750-1250 LOL words). Contributors are lockdown started in March last. Some 69 per cent of the families bor- teachers are not being of much help. This, even as most requested to send their rowed money from friends or took small loans from relatives or mon- states spent heavily on employing qualified teachers. Philip says, contact numbers and full eylenders to keep the family hearth burning. Around 13 per cent of There was less of monitoring and the mechanism of re-

LAWYERS “I prefer postal address/email ID. They may also those surveyed remained hungry for a day or two as they had no money view in our school education system is weak. Teachers are

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c mathematicians. All and suggestions, preferably by email, in hand to buy essentials. Around 16 per cent of the households lived not being serious about their work, at least in govern- s the story goes, three doctors are their organs are numbered.” Doctor to: [email protected] on the PDS rice. Around 40 per cent of these families are dependent on ment schools. This is the main problem. Spending more Adiscussing which types of Ann says, “I prefer lawyers. They’re agriculture and 11 per cent on their pension, or PDS, for survival. The money alone will not help improve the education stan- patients they prefer. Doctor Brunton gutless, heartless, brainless, state government is urged to make PDS coverage universal in the state. dard or make education universal. says, “I prefer librarians. All their spineless, and their heads and rear- B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, organs are alphabetised.” Doctor ends are interchangeable.” Bhubaneswar-751010 Hitesh Kumar Parida, Panikoili, JAJPUR Santosh Kumar Mohanty, Safa, CUTTACK KARNATAKA

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k y m T’gana reviving Covid-hit startups HAS THE PANDEMIC c THE STATE GOVT’S ‘REJIG.HYDSTARTUPS’ RECEIVES A BLOCKBUSTER START PEAKED IN T’GANA? AGENCIES Some of the steps founders could take range from identifying the al- AFTER MORE THAN A MONTH, THE STATE REPORTS LESS THAN Hyderabad, August 3: ternate market for the existing ‘Rejig.HydStartups’, an initiative product or service, rationalising 1K DAILY COVID CASES by the Telangana State Innovation the product or service, smart cost Cell (TSIC) and T-Incubators & optimisation, to look out for an- AGENCIES Enablers to support start-ups has swers by discussing with the cus- IF WE READ IN DETAILS commenced with a flying start. tomers, mentors, and investors. Hyderabad, August 3: For the The initiative which aims at One of the important mentions first time in more than a month, the THE NUMBER OF TESTS HAS reimagining and repositioning by all the panelists towards bet- daily count of Covid-19 cases in ALSO COME DOWN startups’ business model post-Covid- terment was founders’ resilience, Telangana came down below 1,000- 19 pandemic has received more the fact that the investments largely mark as the state reported 983 new ONLY 9,443 TESTS WERE than 300 applications and 100 start- are done based on the strength of the cases Monday. CONDUCTED AS AGAINST ups have been selected to be part of business model and quality of the With this the Covid-19 tally in OVER 20,000 PER DAY the mentoring programme, it was human capital. the state rose to 67,660. Eleven fresh DURING THE LAST announced Monday. Chattopadhyay said that it is a fatalities pushed the cumulative FEW DAYS ‘Rejig.HydStartups’ is spread out great opportunity not just for start- death toll to 551. in three-weeks of mentoring to help ups but also for the incubators and The state had last reported below OFFICIALS CLAIM THAT THE start-ups connect with investors enablers to collectively contribute to 1,000 cases June 30 when 945 people NUMBER IS STILL MUCH or gain corporate market access, the start-up ecosystem in the times had tested positive. Since then there HIGHER THAN THE TARGET will see a three-pronged approach when mentor access is important for has been a spike in new infections. OF 5,600 PER DAY AS PER – understanding the concerns of founders to get a sounding board. According to a medical bulletin THE WHO BENCHMARK the start-up with a completion of leg he initiative aims at try sectors that require immediate With revenues nosediving as issued by the health department work assigned by the mentor, un- Tconnecting start-ups with attention,” said Jayesh Ranjan, much as 90 per cent, several start- Monday, 983 people tested positive According to the direc- dering Greater Hyderabad, reported derstanding the change of strat- investors Principal Secretary, Information ups in India witnessed severe dis- during the last 24 hours, ending 8 tor of public health and 73 and 48 new cases respectively. egy, and a revised pitch. round 300 applications and Technology, Telangana government ruption across their core businesses p.m. Sunday. family welfare, 16 government and August 1, the state saw the high- The programme will culminate A100 start-ups are selected to The webinar also saw a panel following the Covid-19 outbreak, a In fact more people recovered 23 private laboratories conducted est-ever spike of 2,083 in daily Covid- in a massive pitch day event where be part of the mentoring discussion involving Ravi Narayan, survey said. than the new positive cases in a RT-PCR, CBNAAT and TRUENAT 19 cases but the number of tests the start-ups will be pitching for programme CEO of T-Hub & CIO of TSIC, While revenues took a big hit, day. Officials said 1,019 people re- types of tests while there are 320 cen- conducted was 21,011. These num- equity funding, collateral-free debt Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Founder the pandemic has propelled many covered from Covid-19, taking the tres doing rapid antigen tests. bers came down to 1,891 and 19,202 funding, or corporate market ac- he programme will culminate Chairman of CtrlS Datacenters, companies to look at new business total number of recoveries to 48,609. It was only last month that the respectively August 2. cess. Tin a massive pitch day event currently the President of TIE segments. Gurgaon-based payments The number of tests, however, has state started revealing the number On the fatality rate, the officials The start-ups selected were from where the start-ups will be Hyderabad, Sateesh Andra, firm MobiKwik tapped on the tail- also come down. Only 9,443 tests of daily tests. From 3,000-4,000 tests said at 0.81 per cent it was far below domains like life-sciences, fintech, pitching for equity funding, Managing Director of Endiya winds around digital payments and were conducted as against over per day, the authorities ramped up the national average of 2.13 per collateral-free debt funding and manufacturing, agriculture, FMCG, Partners, an established VC and insurance to soften the impact of 20,000 per day during the last few the testing to over 20,000 per day. The cent. The state also has a high re- corporate market access emerging technology. investor. Panel was moderated by Covid-19 on revenue. With restau- days. Officials claim that the num- media bulletin, however, provides covery rate of 71.8 per cent against A webinar involving ecosystem for its city as a whole approach Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, CEO of rants shut during the Covid-led ber is still much higher than the tar- no break-up of the types of tests. 65.44 per cent at the national level. catalysts, was organised to under- through this important initiative IKP Knowledge Park. lockdown, food-aggregator unicorn get of 5,600 per day as per the World The number of daily new cases The number of active cases stands stand the impact of the pandemic Rejig.HydStartups to support the The speakers gave their experi- Swiggy doubled down onto the gro- Health Organisation (WHO) bench- in Greater Hyderabad slumped to at 18,500. This includes 11,911 who on the start-ups and expectations start-ups in coming weeks to be- ential insights and urged the start- cery segment and launched task- mark. 273. The new infections registered were in home/institutional isolation. from the founders to become re- come resilient post-pandemic. Even ups to relook at their business mod- management service Genie, and The state has so far conducted in 32 districts were in double or More than 84 per cent of those who silient. the applications that we received was els and be willing to re-imagine used its idle delivery fleet to de- 4,87,238 tests. Test results of 1,414 single digits. Rangareddy and are under home isolation are asymp- “Hyderabad will be standing out a truly relevant mixture of indus- during the toughest crisis. liver orders in this new segment. samples were awaited. Medchal Malkajgiri districts, bor- tomatic. 19 people on IISc Bangalore CM Yedi’s primary contacts Doc celebrates b’day campus found Covid-19 +ve with Covid patients On retesting within a few days of the first test, 12 out to be tested & quarantined of the 15 Covid-19 positive students who stay in the AGENCIES hostels tested -ve AGENCIES There is nothing to worry Ballari, August 3: A 28-year-old doc- AGENCIES tor from Karnataka’s Ballari district about. I will be Bangalore, August 3: People who has celebrated his birthday with Bangalore, August 3: As many as recently came in contact with Covid- discharged soon and start coronavirus patients to cheer them 19 people living on the Indian afflicted Karnataka Chief Minister work. I have been in touch with all up as most of them are gloomy in Institute of Science campus here, B.S. Yediyurappa have been ad- officials since Sunday to ensure isolation, said an official Monday. including students, faculty, staff, vised to take the coronavirus test that the government works are not “With an intention to spread and their family members have and quarantine themselves as a affected. I also spoke to senior positive vibes among Covid pa- tested positive for COVID-19. precaution, according to Medical officials earlier in the day tients, Dr Sohail Saifuddin Inamdar Wearing head-to-toe PPE, Inamdar On retesting within a few days Education Minister K. Sudhakar, BS YEDIYURAPPA | CM, KARNATAKA celebrated his birthday at OP Jindal and his colleagues distribute the of the first test, 12 out of the 15 here Monday. Centre, a dedicated Covid care fa- birthday cake in paper plates to the COVID-19 positive students who “As per health protocols, those ern suburb July 31 to open the new cility, by distributing cake and bis- Covid patients lying in beds stay in the hostels have tested neg- who met or came in contact with the arna Guv Vajubhai Vala tests building of the Karnataka State cuits,” said Ballari deputy com- ative, IISc said in a statement. Chief Minister last week should Knegative for coronavirus, Electronics Development missioner S.S. Nakul to IANS. them up a little bit in the hospital. Most of them have been found to give their swab sample for testing three days after meeting CM Corporation (Keonics) for housing The special birthday bash oc- “So I just wanted to reduce their be asymptomatic and are being home quarantined, an official said and quarantine themselves at home Yediyurappa incubation, warehousing and start- curred at Torangallu in Ballari stress a little bit by making them treated in a Covid care centre man- Monday. for at least 5 days,” Sudhakar said. ups, where he came in contact with district’s Sandur Taluk, feel more involved. It was my aged by the campus Health Centre “A member of the agency that Yediyurappa, 77, and his daugh- he CM’s youngest daughter many people though he wore mask 316 km north of birthday also, so I BY Padmavati has been What doctors. handles the outdoor horticulture ter B.Y. Padmavati tested positive. T and maintained physical distance. Bengaluru, where thought I will dis- infected with the disease I felt was that All measures according to the pro- work on campus tested positive for Though asymptomatic with mild State Deputy Chief Minister C.N. the Jindal steel the patients are very tribute cake and cel- tocol specified by Bruhat Bengaluru Covid on Saturday. All 50 primary symptoms, they are under treat- Ashwath Narayan and other officials plant and town- ebrate with them stressed out as they are Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have contacts of the affected person ment at a private hospital (Manipal) quarantine. Sudhakar had tested had accompanied him to the func- ship is located. that they might been taken and the containment pro- were proactively traced and are in in the city’s eastern suburb. negative after his father, wife and tion. July 30, the Chief Minister Inamdar, an isolated. There are not feel involved and tocol is in place with respect to dis- home quarantine for 14 days,” the “The Chief Minister is doing fine. daughter tested positive June 22-23 flagged off the tunnel boring ma- orthopaedics many caretakers also, encouraged a lit- infection and sanitisation of hos- institute's spokesperson told IANS. He spoke with the hospital staff and and isolated himself for over a chine for the second phase of the medical student, they are feeling very tle bit,” he said. tels and departments to which the IIM-B is extending all the help re- also held an informal meeting at week at home. Metro project, where several peo- had just com- lonely and left out Wearing head-to- patients belong to, IISc said. quired to the infected person and breakfast with the team of doctors As Yediyurappa met Governor ple were present. pleted his final year DR SOHAIL SAIFUDDIN toe personal protec- Pensioners and employees who has assured full salary for the 50 and nurses treating him and en- Vajubhai Vala along with Home Meanwhile, ‘Get well soon’ wishes post-graduate course INAMDAR tive equipment live off-campus have also been af- quarantined people. quired about their work conditions Minister Basavaraj Bommai at Raj poured from all over the country for examination at (PPE), Inamdar fected and about 34 of them have Meanwhile, public areas in the and the pressure they have been Bhavan July 31, the Minister said the Chief Minister’s recovery. Vijayangara Institute of and his colleagues tested positive, the statement added. institute have been sanitized using under since the pandemic broke they should also quarantine them- Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Medical Sciences (VIMS) in Ballari. distributed the birthday cake in Outsourced worker tests fogging and mobile mist machines. out in March,” an official said. selves as they were the primary Gowda and Congress leader He completed a week’s duty at the paper plates to the Covid patients positive in IIM-Bangalore “IIM-B is following all the health “The Chief Minister has mild contacts. Siddaramaiah wished Yediyurappa Covid hospital treating moderate lying in beds. An outsourced horticulture protocols, suggested by the BBMP, cough. His chest and respiratory sys- Though the Chief Minister was speedy recovery. cases on oxygen support. A few patients sat up to receive worker has tested Covid positive in and supervised by the resident tem are normal,” Sudhakar, also a at home since Friday due to three Union Finance Minister Niramal “What I felt was that the patients the cake and also struck a conver- premier business school Indian medical officer and the chief ad- medical practitioner, said. holidays till Sunday, national edu- Sitharaman, Railway Minister are very stressed out as they are iso- sation with the doctors in the iso- Institute of Management-Bangalore ministrative officer on campus,” As the Minister has been meet- cation policy (NEP) draft commit- Piyush Goel, Karnataka Deputy lated. There are not many care- lated Covid ward. (IIM-B), leading to 50 people being said the official. ing Yediyurappa regularly in con- tee chairman K. Kasturirangan Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath takers also, they are feeling very Dr Inamdar was overwhelmed by nection with the Covid crisis man- called on him July 31. Narayan, Bangalore Mayor M. lonely and left out,” said Dr Inamdar. the positive response his celebra- agement, he gave his swab sample Yediyurappa, however, drove to Goutham Kumar and others also So the young doctor felt like re- tory gesture had generated in the Second FIR against ‘drone boy’ for the test and will be in home the Electronics City in the south- wished Yediyurappa early recovery. ducing their stress and cheering 32 patients he was taking care of. for violating quarantine norms Telugu states celebrate a low-key Raksha Bandhan Pratap, 24, violates home quarantine rules and is put under institutional quarantine in a four-star hotel ALONG WITH RAKHIS, SISTERS GIFT MASKS AND SANITISERS TO THEIR BROTHERS AGENCIES Kavitha tweeted. and secure environments by stay- AGENCIES Union Minister of State for Home ing at home. Let us all take a vow Hyderabad, August 3: The Raksha G. Kishan Reddy visited his two on this auspicious occasion to fol- Bangalore, August 3: The city Bandhan was celebrated in both sisters in Hyderabad on the occasion. low the precautionary guidelines to police have registered a second FIR the Telugu states of Telangana and “This festival gives every brother defeat Covid-19,” the Governor said. against N. M. Pratap or ‘drone boy’ Andhra Pradesh Monday amid the and sister countless memories to Chief Minister K. for violating the Covid quarantine Covid-19 pandemic. People were cherish forever,” he said. Chandrashekhar Rao also greeted norms, an official said Monday. seen taking precautions while cel- Telangana Governor Tamilisai people on the occasion. He said the “An FIR has been booked against ebrating the festival, which signi- Soundararajan greeted people on the festival symbolised the thread of Pratap for violating quarantine fies the bond between sisters and occasion. “It (Raksha Bandhan) love and affection between brothers rules,” a police official told IANS. brothers. symbolises the great Indian tradi- and sisters. “It also denotes the Pratap, 24, violated home quar- Highlighting the importance of tion of the eternal bond between commitment to secure honour and antine rules and has been put under Pratap is under scrutiny for claiming coronavirus precautions, Telangana brothers and sisters. I wish the respect for women,” he said and institutional quarantine in a four- that he made 600 drones using parts Congress MLA Danasari Anasuya thread of love will bind the hearts reiterated his government's com- star hotel. of discarded appliances and winning gifted a mask and sanitiser to party and lives of all brothers and sis- mitment to the safety and dignity Just a few days before the end of awards MP A. Revanth Reddy after tying ters and make their immortal bond of women. his quarantine, he violated the rakhi on his hand. “Happy Raksha of togetherness stronger. All the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister norms by meeting his lawyer in stitutional quarantine. Bandha to my brother MP Revanth brothers shall shower their sisters Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said the hotel with the whole episode In the second FIR, Pratap was Reddy. Gifted him a mask and sani- with lots of affection, care and pro- Raksha Bandhan celebrated the

being caught on CCTV. booked under the National Disaster tiser with rakhi,” she tweeted. tection on this auspicious occasion eternal bond of love between sib-

k y m c July 30, Pratap was seen meeting Management Act 51 b, and under Chief Minister K. hand. and sister-in-law and after tying of Raksha Bandhan,” she said in her lings. “To protect one another has his lawyer for an hour in his room, IPC 188, 269. Known as the 'drone Chandrashekhar Rao’s daughter The siblings were seen wearing rakhi touched his brother's feet. message. taken a different meaning this year prompting police to lodge an FIR. boy', Pratap is under scrutiny for and former Telangana Rashtra masks during the celebration at He gave his blessings. She called for celebrating Raksha amidst pandemic but the festive The first FIR was lodged when claiming that he made 600 drones Samithi (TRS) MP K. Kavitha tied Pragati Bhavan, the Chief Minister's “The sibling bond is the most Bandhan in the true spirit of ‘Beti spirit remains the same. Greetings he violated home quarantine and using parts of discarded appli- a traditional rakhi on brother and official residence. Kavitha applied beautiful of all. Wishing you all a Bachao, Beti Padhao’ mission. and lots of love to all my dear sis- the second one when he violated in- ances and winning awards. Cabinet Minister K.T. Rama Rao’s ‘tilak’ on the foreheads of his brother very happy Raksha Bandhan,” “Celebrate the festival in safe ters across AP,” he tweeted. Hearty P8 congratulations FLOOD FURY TUESDAY | AUGUST 4 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR to all countrymen on the pious festival of Raksha As many as 820 villages in 15 Bandhan symbolising districts of Uttar Pradesh have affection of brother-sister been hit by floods and the and Indian Sanskaras district administrations have started all-out relief operations, y ARVIND KEJRIWAL | DELHI CHIEF

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of the day uote DCGI nod to SUSHANT HAD BIPOLAR DISORDER: MUMBAI POLICE CHIEF Serum for clinical The outbreak An IPS officer from Bihar, who is no question of non-cooperation tionship with Rajput, on the basis of COVID-19 in The issue resonated in had landed in Mumbai Sunday for with the Bihar police team which of a complaint lodged by his fa- Ayodhya and trial of vaccine the two Houses of Bihar leading the SIT investigating in the surrounding areas is is in the city in connection with ther K K Singh. a matter of concern. legislature, with case, was, meanwhile, quarantined the Sushant Singh Rajput death Kumar also said the matter has PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Uttar Pradesh’s under the COVID-19 regulations in case, Singh said, adding Mumbai po- been taken up with the authori- minister Kamal Rani lawmakers across the force in the city, a development lice are seeking legal opinion on ties in Maharashtra by DGP New Delhi, August 3: The Drugs (Varun) lost life (due to the political divide Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the matter. Gupteshwar Pandey. "He (Pandey) Controller General of India (DCGI) disease), while three other called "inappropriate and forcible". Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey will himself speak to the authori- has given nod to the Serum ministers are infected demanding a CBI probe The issue resonated in the two had claimed that Vinay Tiwari, the ties concerned," Kumar said. Institute of India for conducting Houses of Bihar legislature, with law- IPS officer from Patna, who is in When asked about whether he phase 2 and 3 human clinical tri- SANJAY RAUT | SHIV SENA LEADER into the death of the makers across the political divide Mumbai to probe the case after would himself have a word with his als of the Oxford University's Patna-born actor demanding a CBI investigation into Rajput's father lodged an FIR, has Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav COVID-19 vaccine candidate in There was the death of the 34-year- old Patna- been "forcibly quarantined" by civic Thackeray, the Bihar chief min- the country, according to the Health need for a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA born actor. Both Mumbai and Patna authorities in the metropolis. ister said, "It is not a political mat- Ministry. permanent police are probing the case. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ter. The issue at hand is a legal ob- Government officials said that dedicated hospital Mumbai/Patna, August 3: Actor Rajput, who impressed his au- icines for it. What circumstances led on Monday voiced strong disap- ligation of the Bihar police. We DCGI Dr V G Somani granted the in the state for Sushant Singh Rajput was suffering dience with his performances dur- to his death is the subject of our in- proval of the "forcible" quarantine will make all possible efforts to approval late Sunday night after infectious diseases from bipolar disorder, a mental con- ing his short but promising career, vestigation," Mumbai police com- of the officer. "Whatever has been fulfill the same." a thorough evaluation based on the UDDHAV THACKERAY | dition characterised by extreme was found hanging in his rented missioner Singh told a press con- done to him is inappropriate," He, however, ducked queries recommendations of the Subject MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER mood swings, at the time of his apartment in Mumbai's Bandra on ference. Kumar said in Patna. Patna police about recommending a CBI inquiry Expert Committee (SEC) on death, Mumbai police chief Parambir June 14. "It was found that the actor Singh also said no politician's has registered a case of abetment into the matter, the demand for COVID-19. Singh said Monday amid clamour by had bipolar disorder, and was un- name has come up during the in- to suicide against actor Rhea which has been raised by at least two "The firm has to submit safety The only way Bihar politicians for a CBI probe. dergoing treatment and taking med- vestigation by Mumbai police. There Chakraborty, who was in a rela- of the deceased actor's sisters. data, evaluated by the Data Safety Bengalis can Monitoring Board (DSMB), to the get back to CDSCO before proceeding to phase entrepreneurship is 3 clinical trials," a senior official hard work and VENTING ANGER said, referring to the Central Drugs steadfastness AP Covid patients shifted Standard Control Organisation TATHAGATA ROY | (CDSCO). MEGHALAYA GOVERNOR “As per the study design, each subject will be administered two to hosp in garbage vehicle doses four weeks apart (first dose SHORT TAKES on day one and second dose on day 29) following which the safety INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE The incident reportedly Commissioner J. R. Appala Naidu and immunogenicity will be as- Soldier abducted said the vehicle was being used to sessed at predefined intervals," Amaravati, August 3: In a shock- occurred Saturday when carry Sodium Hypochlorite and the official said. An Indian Army Srinagar: ing incident, three COVID-19 pa- other items for burying the COVID- The DCGI has given approval to soldier was abducted by an ambulance did not tients were allegedly shifted to a hos- 19 victims. Vizianagaram District SII, Pune, to conduct Phase II+III suspected militants late reach to shift three Sunday in J&K's Kulgam pital in a garbage vehicle in Andhra Medical and Health Officer Dr clinical trials of Oxford University- district, police said. Police Pradesh's Vizianagaram district. members of a family Ramana Kumari said she had or- Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine sources said that the soldier, A video, which shows three per- to the hospital dered a probe into the incident. (COVISHIELD) in India and this identified as Shakir Manzoor, sons boarding the trolley in Former Chief Minister N. will hasten the development of was abducted from his home Nellimarla town, has gone viral on Chandrababu Naidu said he was ap- the COVID-19 vaccine, the health in Rambhama village of social media, prompting the au- forcing the residents to arrange a palled over the treatment meted ministry said in a statement. Kulgam. Reports said the thorities to order a probe. The in- trolley from Nellimarla Nagar out to the patients. "Appalling! As a rapid regulatory response, militants also torched cident reportedly occurred Saturday Panchayat. Three Covid-19 patients in BC the expert panel at the CDSCO Manzoor's private vehicle. when an ambulance did not reach Local officials ordered a probe Colony, Jarjapupeta in on Friday, after a detailed delib- Security forces have started to shift three members of a family into the incident. Primary Health Vizianagaram Dist were taken to eration and considering the data searches to trace the soldier. to the hospital. Centre medical officer Gayatri Devi the hospital in a garbage vehicle'," generated on the vaccine candi- No militant group has so far They had undergone COVID-19 said the ambulance was sent im- the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) date in phase 1 and 2 of the Oxford owned responsibility for this tests on Wednesday and it was on mediately after learning about the chief tweeted. "Don't know University trial, had recom- abduction. Friday that they were found posi- patients from volunteers but be- about coronavirus, but the help- mended granting permission for tive. Locals alerted 108 ambulance fore the vehicle could reach there less patients might contract other phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of and requested that they be shifted the local residents mobilized a trol- dangerous diseases. Why are they Kerala Public Service Commission rank holders (in PPE) being detained for the potential vaccine, 'Covishield', Quake hits Gujarat to hospital. However, the ambu- ley from the municipal body. not being treated like humans?," staging a protest seeking appointments in the police department, in on healthy adults in India, the lance did not reach the location, Nellimarla Nagar Panchayat Naidu asked. Thiruvananthapuram, Monday PTI PHOTO officials also said. Ahmedabad: An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 shook parts of south Gujarat Monday evening, but no casualty or CURFEW IN damage to property was Reopening of gyms: Norms issued reported from the region, Get rakhi tied by woman officials said. The ASSAM TOWN earthquake's epicentre was All yoga institutes and gymnasiums in containment zones shall remain closed and in Bharuch district, around INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE only those outside such zones will be allowed to open, the 'Guidelines on Preventive you molested: MP HC 200km from here, they said. The earthquake of Silchar (Assam), August 3: Measures to Contain Spread of COVID-19 in Yoga Institutes & Gymnasiums' stated PRESS TRUST OF INDIA thread/band on August 3 at 11 magnitude 3.3 was recorded Indefinite curfew has been clamped am with a box of sweets and re- with its epicentre 7 in certain areas of southern PRESS TRUST OF INDIA guidelines state that at the entry Indore, August 3: The Madhya quest the complainant to tie the kilometres east-south-east Assam's Silchar town Monday point at all such facilities, it is Pradesh High Court has asked a rakhi band to him with the prom- from Bharuch city, an official after incidents of stone pelting New Delhi, August 3: Ahead of the mandatory to have hand hygiene married 26-year-old man, accused ise to protect her to the best of his of the Gandhinagar-based between two religious groups, of- reopening of yoga institutes and (sanitiser dispenser) and thermal of molesting a woman, to get a ability for all times to come." Institute of Seismological ficials said. gymnasiums, the health ministry screening provisions. ''rakhi'' tied by her on the day of Bagri is accused of entering the Research (ISR) said. The A district administration offi- Monday issued COVID-19-appro- "Only asymptomatic persons (in- Raksha Bandhan being celebrated 30-year-old woman's house in mild tremor occurred at 5:19 cial said that Cachar District priate protocols to be followed at cluding staff) be allowed in the on Monday. Ujjain, around 55 kms from here, pm, he said. Magistrate Keerthi Jalli appre- such facilities like allowing only premises. All persons to be allowed The court also asked the man on April 20, and was charged hending breach of peace and tran- asymptomatic people, maintain- entry only if using face to give `11,000 to the woman as under section 354 (assault or crim- quility, promulgated curfew in the ing social distancing, disinfecting cover/masks," it said. "All mem- part of a customary offering inal force to woman with intent Girl dies areas under Malugram police out- equipment and wearing of visor bers, visitors and staff may con- made by brothers to sisters on the to outrage her modesty) of the IPC. post of Silchar town prohibiting while exercising as far as possible. persons with comorbidities, preg- sider using Aarogya Setu applica- occasion and seek her blessings. "Bagri would tender `11,000 Tura: A 13-year-old girl in the movement of individuals with All yoga institutes and gymna- nant women and children below tion for risk identification at all The single bench of Justice Rohit to the complainant as a custom- Meghalaya died after falling into a river while trying to immediate effect. siums in containment zones shall the age of 10 years are advised not times inside the yoga institute/ Arya passed the order on July 30 ary ritual usually offered by help her friend who was An official release said that the remain closed and only those out- to use gyms in closed spaces, the gymnasiums," the guidelines stated. while giving conditional bail to brothers to sisters on the occasion slipping into a waterfall, two groups indulged in pelting side such zones will be allowed to guidelines said. It also stated that prior to exer- the accused, Vikram Bagri. and shall also seek her bless- police said Monday. The stones at each other at Ghoniwala open, the 'Guidelines on Preventive For the first time since the coro- cising in gymnasiums using equip- In the order, the court said, ings," the court said. Bagri has incident took place at 2:30 areas of Silchar town on Sunday Measures to Contain Spread of navirus lockdown came into force ment for cardio, strength training, "The applicant, along with his also been ordered to give `5,000 pm on Sunday when the girl evening. Assam Police, CRPF and COVID-19 in Yoga Institutes & on March 25, the government has etc. middle finger be sanitised with wife, shall visit the house of the to the complainant's son to buy along with three of her other security personnel rushed to Gymnasiums' stated. allowed opening of yoga institutes alcohol swab and oxygen saturation complainant with rakhi clothes and sweets. friends went to the the trouble-torn spots and brought "Spas, sauna, steam bath and and gymnasiums from August 5 as be checked using pulse oximeter. waterfall at the Daram the situation under control. swimming pools (wherever appli- part of the 'Unlock 3' phase. Those having oxygen saturation Gurakol stream near "As simmering tension prevails cable) shall remain closed," the doc- "Yoga and physical activity being below 95 per cent should not be al- Rongkuchong village, and there is every likelihood of ument said. The guidelines lay important for health & well-being, lowed to exercise, it said. Call cen- they said. breach of peace and public tran- down the processes and premises it has been decided to open yoga in- tral/state helpline/ ambulance and quillity, the district administra- redesigning, including proper place- stitutes and gymnasiums from refer such persons to the nearest tion has clamped curfew in the ment of equipment, that need to be August 5," the guidelines said. health facility, the document added. 127 booked areas falling under Malugram po- followed before reopening such es- The document outlined various It calls for ensuring minimum dis- lice outpost," the release said. tablishments. Yoga institutes and generic precautionary measures tance of six feet at all times in Indore: Police have registered However, the order exempts gymnasiums have been asked to to be adopted in addition to spe- queues and proper crowd man- a case against 127 persons magistrates on duty, police, mili- plan the floor area based on four me- cific measures to be taken at yoga agement in parking lots, corridors on charges of cheating tary and para military forces and tres squared per person. institutes and gymnasiums to pre- and in elevators -- duly following so- people by putting up health functionaries. Persons above 65 years of age, vent the spread of COVID-19. The cial distancing norms. fraudulent classified advertisements for selling goods at cheap rates on a popular online platform, an official said Monday. The fraudsters, members of A year after Art 370 abrogation, security net still tight different gangs spread across states, posed as defence personnel while INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE wing extremism and militancy re- The CRPF has had to cut short the ministry also refused to comment talking to potential buyers spectively, leaving holes in the se- training, cut back sending re- on the prevailing threat in the val- over the phone, he said. New Delhi, August 3: A year after curity grid. placements and even cut short leaves ley that has compelled the govern- the special status of Jammu & Union Home Minister Amit Shah in some cases as it was stretched be- ment to keep the extra deployment Kashmir was scrapped, the gov- had told the Parliament on tween commitments across India - of security forces. Man killed ernment claims that peace and nor- November 20 explaining how the ab- Jammu & Kashmir, Left Wing The figures state that there has malcy has returned along with de- rogation of special status had helped Extremism, and counter terror op- been significant decline in terror ac- Jammu: A man was killed velopment and an additional usher in peace. He had asserted erations in the northeast, senior tivities in the valley. This year till here allegedly by three deployment of at least 20,000 secu- that normalcy has been restored government officials said. July, a total 120 terror-related cases persons after an altercation rity personnel and officers has been in Kashmir Valley following the It is been a year yet the extra have been reported and last year dur- over playing popular online retained. abrogation of Article 370. Shah had forces deployed in the valley have ing the same period - between game PUBG, officials said Before August 5, 2019, the Central said that security concerns have not been pulled back. A senior IPS January and July -- a total of 188 Monday. Raj Kumar, Bikram Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - the to be factored in before restoring in- officer stated that as per assess- cases were reported. Similarly, this Jeet and Rohit Kumar were leading internal security force of the ternet connectivity in the region. The ment, the threat in the valley from year till July, 35 security person-

y playing the online game, when Daleep Raj objected country - had deployed 300 compa- minister said that a decision on Pakistan-based terrorists is very nel lost their lives in line of duty and

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of the day uote PRASAD OPTS FOR SOME TIES ARE SPECIAL TN slams doors on NEP HOME QUARANTINE Nurses have PRESS TRUST OF INDIA been PRESS TRUST OF INDIA performing New Delhi, August 3: IT and the role of frontline COVID warriors and Chennai, August 3: Strongly back- Communications Minister Ravi their commitment ing Tamil Nadu's decade old two- Shankar Prasad Monday said he to duty earns language policy, the ruling AIADMK has gone into self-isolation for a few respect in the state Monday rejected the days as per protocol, since he had Centre's three-language formula met Home Minister Amit Shah RAM NATH KOVIND | PRESIDENT proposed in the new National on Saturday evening. Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and Shah, on Sunday, had said he said there will be no deviation from had tested positive for coron- Himachal the existing system. avirus and was getting admitted Pradesh will "The three-language formula in the to a hospital following the advice be stray NEP is painful and saddening. Prime of doctors. Prasad, who is also cattle-free by 2021 Minister (Narendra Modi) should the Law Minister, tweeted on and it would be a reconsider the three-language pol- Monday that he has isolated him- pioneer state in the n icy," Palaniswami said. Taking strong "The three-language formula self at home for a few days, as country in this field exception to the proposal, he said in in the NEP is painful and per protocol. saddening. Prime Minister JAI RAM THAKUR | HIMACHAL CM a statement the state has been fol- "Friends! I'm absolutely fine. (Narendra Modi) should lowing the two-language policy for reconsider the three- To follow protocol I hv isolated several decades and that there will language policy," myself at home for few days as I Many be no change in it. Palaniswami said had met Amit Shah Ji on Saturday greetings to His assertion came amidst op- evening for n official meeting. I'm all citizens on position demand, including from n The Centre should allow the working from home & following the festival of DMK, that the government should states to implement their daily routine including Yoga & Raksha Bandhan reject the three-language formula own policy on the subject, exercise. Also reading books & proposed in NEP and stick to its two- he said, adding there will be enjoying classical music," Prasad NARENDRA MODI | PRIME language policy. Incidentally, ahead no change in the tweeted. MINISTER of Monday's meeting he convened two-language formula A source said Prasad does not to discuss the matter with his sen- have any symptoms. Home ior cabinet colleagues, the Assembly, MK Stalin, dubbing it Minister Amit Shah was admit- Opposition bloc led by DMK wrote as an attempt to "impose" Hindi ted to a private hospital in SHORT TAKES to the chief minister, asking him and Sanskrit. Gurugram Sunday. Women tie rakhis to firemen on Raksha Bandhan festival, during Unlock 3 in Pune, Monday PTI PHOTO to adopt a Cabinet resolution against The anti-Hindi movement of Another Dubey the new NEP. the 1960s taken forward by the "Tamil Nadu will never allow DMK had struck an instant chord aide arrested the Centre's three- language for- among the Tamil masses then Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh mula. The state will continue with and is believed to be one of the key Uma Bharti to skip Ayodhya ceremony Special Task Forces (STF) its dual language policy (of Tamil reasons for the Dravidian party have arrested another aide of and English)," Palaniswami said. storming to power in the 1967 AGENCIES slain gangster Vikas Dubey, He discussed the matter with elections under the late CN Babri plaintiff invited who had fired at the police his colleagues--Deputy CMO Annadurai, unseating a Congress Ayodhya, August 3: Senior team and tried to set the Panneerselvam, Ministers for higher government in the state for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lucknow: Iqbal Ansari, the plaintiff in the Babri mosque title suit, is excited bodies ablaze after the Bikru education and school education, K first time in post-independent Uma Bharti has asked the senior of- and grateful for having received an invitation to the momentous 'bhumi ambush on July 3. ASP, STF, P Anbalagan and K A Sengottaiyan, India. ficials of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi pujan' ceremony of the grand Ram temple from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra trust. "Yes, I have got the invitation for the 'bhumi pujan' Vishal Vikram Singh said the respectively and others. Palaniswami further said the Teerth Kshetra Trust and the Prime aide, Ram Singh Yadav, and I will definitely attend the event. I am very happy to be a part of the The Centre should allow the state has been maintaining a con- Minister's Office (PMO) to remove event," he said Monday. Iqbal's father, Hashim Ansari, was the oldest carried a reward of Rs 50,000 states to implement their own pol- sistent stand and that for about 80 her name from the list of invitees and was present during the plaintiff in the Babri title suit and after his demise in 2016, his son Iqbal icy on the subject, he said, adding years, the people of Tamil Nadu for the 'bhumi pujan' ceremony of became the plaintiff in the case. ambush as per electronic there will be no change in the two- had been firm on two language pol- the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya evidence and statements of language formula which the state icy. Late chief ministers on August 5. those arrested. "Yadav is the had adopted decades ago. Teaching Annadurai, MG Ramachandran Taking to Twitter, Uma Bharti around 11 a.m. on August 5 and he Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief gram pradhan of said that she is concerned about Madaripurwa and owns a up to class 5 in mother tongue or and J Jayalalithaa were firmly "There is a possibility that I might is likely to stay there for around Mohan Bhagwat will also share the double barrel gun which was regional language and lowering against 'imposition' of Hindi. the health of Prime Minister come in contact with an infected per- three hours. Modi will first offer stage with the Prime Minister. used in the Bikru carnage," the stakes of board exams are He also recalled the historic res- Narendra Modi and others who son. In such a situation, I have de- prayers at Hanuman Garhi and Meanwhile, tight security said the ASP. part of the sweeping reforms in olution brought in the Tamil Nadu will be attending the mega event at cided to maintain a distance from then visit the pre-fabricated temple arrangements have been made in the new NEP unveiled last week Assembly by late Annadurai on Ayodhya, amid the Corona pan- Prime Minister Modi and other at- at Manas Bhawan where the idol of Ayodhya for the event. The local by the Centre. January 23, 1968, which proposed demic. She wrote that she is con- tendees. I will offer prayers to Ram Lord Ram is presently kept. administration has been asked to However, the proposals have to abolish the three language pol- cerned after getting the news of Lalla once the event is over," she He will then proceed to the Ram implement strict safety protocols. UP minister found resistance from the DMK- icy in all schools in the state, re- Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted in Hindi. Janmabhoomi site for the 'bhumi A priest and 16 police officers on duty contracts corona led opposition in the state, with moving Hindi from the State syllabus and few others from the party hav- Prime Minister Narendra Modi pujan'. Chief Minister Yogi in Ayodhya have already tested pos- the Leader of Opposition in the but allowing only Tamil and English. ing also tested positive for Covid-19. is expected to reach Ayodhya at Adityanath and Rashtriya itive for the Corona virus recently. Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti Minister Mahendra Singh has tested positive for COVID-19, hours after the KARTI TESTS state BJP President Swatantra Covid patients give wrong info Customer finds lizard Dev Singh and two other COVID POSITIVE legislators were confirmed to have contracted the virus. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Apart from Mahendra Singh, in sambar, FIR lodged eight other state ministers -- Lucknow, August 3: In a shocking Chennai, August 3: Congress Yogendra Upadhaya, Devendra development, it has been found that PRESS TRUST OF INDIA manager assured him that it MP from Tamil Nadu, Karti Pratap Singh, Rajendra Pratap as many as 2,290 patients, who will not happen in future, they Chidambaram is the latest po- Singh, Dharam Singh Saini, tested positive for COVID-19 in the New Delhi, August 3: A cus- said. However, Agarwal informed litical personality to be infected Chetan Chauhan, Upendra past nine days, have submitted false tomer reportedly found a dead the police about the incident. with Covid-19. The son of former Tiwari, Raghuraj Singh and Jai information including name, ad- lizard in a bowl of ‘sambar' at a "Based on the complaint, we union minister P. Chidambaram Pratap Singh -- have tested dress and contact number to the popular South Indian restau- have registered an FIR against took to social media on Monday positive and are undergoing Lucknow administration. rant in the restau- to announce that he has tested treatment. These patients were examined be- Connaught rant under positive for the virus. tween July 23 and 31. The issue Place here, IPC section He stated came to light when administration police said 269 (negli- that he is Jilted lover authorities tried to contact the pa- Monday. gent act presently in tients to inform them about their The inci- likely to home quar- kills woman COVID-19 reports. The district ad- dent took spread in- antine as his Aligarh: A jilted lover ministration has now sought the place fection of symptoms allegedly shot dead a help of the surveillance division of Saturday disease dan- are mild. He married woman Sunday after the state police after which 1,171 night, they gerous to however ad- she had married another man people were traced and admitted to said. life) and sec- vised people in accordance with her the hospital. According to tion 336 (act who had family's wishes. The accused However, 1,119 patients are still the police, endanger- come in con- and the girl belonged to untraceable and efforts are on to lo- Pankaj ing life or tact with him different castes and this was cate them. Legal action is also to be Agarwal, a personal over the past the reason for the girl's taken against these people for pro- resident of safety of few days to follow prescribed family's objection to the viding wrong information to the The district administration has now The issue came to light when Fatehpuri others). The Covid protocols. relationship. The 20-year-old administration. Sujit Pandey, sought the help of the surveillance administration authorities area in matter is "I have just tested positive for woman had come to her Commissioner of Police Lucknow, division of the state police after tried to contact the patients to Chandni under in- #Covid. My symptoms are mild parent's house to celebrate said: "Thousands of tests were done which 1,171 people were traced and inform them about their Chowk, visited the restaurant vestigation,” Deputy and as per medical advice I am Raksha Bandhan, for the first to break the chain of the coron- admitted to the hospital COVID-19 reports along with his two friends. They Commissioner of Police (New under home quarantine. I would time after her wedding that avirus infection. ordered ‘dosa' and ‘sambar' for Delhi) Eish Singhal said. The urge all those who have recently was held on July 3. She was "People were tested at camps till date, while efforts are on to fresh COVID-19 cases, with 14 dinner. police have asked for CCTV been in contact with me to fol- sleeping on her terrace, when set up at several places in Lucknow. trace down the remaining deaths on Sunday. When Agarwal started eat- footage from the restaurant along low medical protocol." he the accused Kaushal, 22, shot in her head. He has been During this, some people sub- patients. As per the data issued by the ing, he found a dead lizard in with details of the cook and in- tweeted. absconding since then. Police mitted their wrong name, address "All the hospitals and labs con- Uttar Pradesh Health Department, his bowl of ‘sambar'. He cap- gredients used in making the Karti Chidambaram repre- said the duo had been in a and contact numbers. When a ducting tests are now directed to ver- 3,953 new cases were reported in the tured the sight in his mobile food item (sambar) as well as sents the Sivaganga Lok Sabha relationship earlier and were probe was initiated, the names ify the details of the patients at state on Sunday, taking the total phone and questioned the restau- the restaurant license, the offi- constituency. He is the latest neighbours. and addresses were found to be their end before taking their tally to 92,921. The total number of rant staff following which the cer added. among political personalities to wrong. We have traced down 1,171 samples." Lucknow reported 391 deaths has reached 1,730. get infected with the coronavirus. Goat thief dies Shivpuri: A goat thief lodged in a sub jail died under Muted Raksha Bandhan celebrations amid raging pandemic mysterious circumstances in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri PRESS TRUST OF INDIA national capital, who could not meet "Sweets worth around Rs 10,000 elephants in Jalpaiguri district and district on Sunday, police his sister who lives in a different city. crore were sold across the country vowed to protect them “as many of officials said. Police, New Delhi, August 3: Raksha “We need to keep ourselves safe on Raksha Bandhan last year. This them are dying in man-animal con- however, said that the Bandhan celebrations remained and our loved ones safe too.” figure is expected to come down to flict”. undertrial was injured while subdued this year as the rampaging "The festival was a bit different around Rs 5,000 crore this time," Bihar Chief Minister Nitish trying to escape from the coronavirus pandemic cast a shadow this year. I got homemade barfi for the director of the Federation of Kumar tied a 'rakhi' around a tree 'Dial 100' vehicle. over the festivities that celebrate the my brothers and did not buy any- Sweets and Namkeen at a park, while women Congress Chandrabhan Singh Gurjar, a brother-sister bond, with people thing from outside. We are also not Manufacturers, Feroz H. Naqvi, had MLAs in Rajasthan celebrated the resident of Rajpur, was taken mostly preferring to stay at home. going anywhere and just spending said Sunday. Samir Saha, a roadside festival by tying rakhis on the wrist

y into custody on Sunday along People relied on homemade sweets time with our family," said Shivani with another accomplice in a vendor in West Bengal's Shyambazar, of CM Ashok Gehlot.

and some rituals moved online, Rawat of Delhi. said, "Last year, I had earned Rs Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister

k y m goat theft case from the c house of Pappu Parihar. with siblings ordering rakhis and President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice 5,000 selling rakhis. This time, I Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is un- Police arrested him and e-gifts for each other and meeting President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime managed to earn just Rs 1,000. The dergoing treatment for COVID-19 at brought him to the police through video calls. "This is the Minister Narendra Modi and other pandemic has hit us hard." Some peo- a Bhopal hospital, shared on Twitter station. Meanwhile, first time that it has happened, but leaders greeted the people on the oc- ple, however, celebrated the festi- a picture of a rakhi tied on his wrist Chandrabhan died under this is the need of the hour,” said casion. with the fears of contracting the dustry sources estimated severe val in symbolically unique ways. by nurse Saroj who is attending to suspicious circumstances. Rahul Bhardwaj, a resident of the But as people remained at home, virus running deeper than ever, in- losses to shopkeepers. Animal lovers tied 'rakhis' to two him in the isolation ward. The state of IRISH NOBEL PEACE PRIZE P10 Victoria was at war TUESDAY | AUGUST 4 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR WINNER JOHN HUME DIES with the pandemic as it continued to be the Former Irish politician and Nobel Peace worst-hit with the number of Prize winner John Hume died Monday confirmed cases increasing at the age of 83, his family said. He was at an alarming rate a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party in 1970 international JOSH FRYDENBERG | AUSTRALIAN

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k y m c of the day uote 29 killed in IS Afghan prison attack Pak HC allows India For some time, the US, with AGENCIES ideological to appoint lawyer prejudice, keeps monitoring, Jalalabad (Afghanistan), August • The prison is believed to be holding hundreds of harassing and 3: Afghan security forces laid siege IS members PRESS TRUST OF INDIA to a prison seized by Islamic State JADHAV CASE willfully detaining • The attack highlighted the challenges ahead for Chinese students and researchers, fighters in the eastern city of Islamabad, August 3: The Jalalabad Monday, with at least 29 Afghanistan, even as US and NATO forces begin Islamabad High Court Monday and making presumptions of guilt to withdraw following America striking a peace people killed after the militants’ ordered the Pakistan government against Chinese researchers deal with the Taliban overnight assault led to a mass to give “another chance” to India WANG WENBIN | US FOREIGN MINISTRY jailbreak. • Of the 1,793 prisoners, more than 1,025 had tried to appoint a lawyer for death-row SPOKESPERSON “The rest are missing,” he said. to escape and been recaptured and 430 had prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, After detonating a car bomb at the remained inside Pakistani media reports said. Today I gain a entrance Sunday evening, IS gun- • Afghanistan has seen a recent spike in violence, Jadhav, the 50-year-old retired new badge of men overran the prison where with most attacks claimed by the local IS affiliate Indian Navy officer, was sentenced honor: many IS militants captured dur- to death by a Pakistani military sanctioned by Iran ing a campaign in the past month court on charges of espionage and for coordinating were being held, along with Taliban terrorism in April 2017. India ap- The Pakistan government, in @real- fighters and common criminals. special forces had killed a senior IS normally bustling city was placed Eid al-Adha. The cease-fire expired proached the International Court the petition, asked the IHC to DonaldTrump’s Mohammad Idres, one of the commander near Jalalabad, the under a curfew. “Jalalabad is com- at 12 am Monday, though it wasn't of Justice against Pakistan for de- appoint a legal representative for maximum pressure campaign prisoners trapped inside and con- provincial capital of Nangarhar. pletely empty,” Qaderi said. Some immediately clear if it would be nial of consular access to Jadhav Jadhav so that it can fulfil its re- RICHARD GOLDBERG | US NATIONAL tacted by cellphone, said he could Officials said Afghan Chief of 130 km (80 miles) east of Kabul, extended as the US pushes for an and challenging the death sentence. sponsibility to see to the imple- SECURITY ADVISOR see could around four bodies on Army Staff Lt. Gen Yasin Zia arrived Jalalabad lies on the highway lead- early start to intra-Afghan negoti- The Hague-based ICJ ruled in mentation of the ICJ’s decision. It the ground outside. “We are very on Monday to oversee the opera- ing to the Khyber Pass and the ations that have repeatedly been July 2019 that Pakistan must un- also claimed that Jadhav refused to hungry, it’s very hot and we don’t tion, involving special forces, to Pakistani city of Peshawar. delayed since Washington signed the dertake an “effective review and re- file a review petition or an appli- We’re have water,” he said. clear the IS fighters holed up in- A United Nations report last peace deal with the Taliban. consideration” of the conviction and cation to reconsider the verdict concerned “Sometimes it is quiet and then side the prison. Khugyani said civil- month estimated there are around “We have a cease-fire and are sentence of Jadhav and also to against him by the military court. about it here firing starts,” he said. “The ians, prisoners and members of se- 2,200 IS members in Afghanistan, not involved in any of these attacks grant consular access to India with- “Now that the matter is in the in New York. We security forces cannot seem to ad- curity forces were among the 29 and that while the group has lost ter- anywhere in the country,” Taliban's out further delay. On Monday, a high court, why not give India an- don't think we'll vance because the attackers hold dead and more than 50 wounded. ritory and its leadership has been political spokesman, Suhail Shaheen two-member bench comprising other chance,” Justice Minallah have hurricane force strategic points, including the “Eight gunmen were killed depleted, it remains capable of car- said. The Taliban also had denied IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah was quoted as saying by Geo News. winds, but we could watchtowers.” as some areas, where the at- rying out high-profile attacks. being involved in a suicide bomb- and Justice Miangul Hassan The judge said that the Indian have significant winds and IS claimed responsibility for the tackers had taken positions, The Taliban had declared a three- ing in eastern Logar province late Aurangzeb heard a petition filed by government or Jadhav may re- significant downfall attack, which came a day after the were cleared,” he said. As the day cease-fire starting last Friday Thursday that killed at least nine the Pakistan government to ap- consider their decision pertaining ANDREW CUOMO | NEW YORK GOVERNOR Afghan intelligence agency said siege dragged through the day, the for the major Muslim holiday of people and wounded 40. point a lawyer for Jadhav. to the review petition.

SHORT TAKES FARMERS’ BEST BUDDY UK to launch 90 Firefighters battle to contain min Covid tests London: UK Health Secretary massive California wildfire Matt Hancock announced that the country will launch two new tests which can - nearly 482 km away. The gov- detect the novel coronavirus ernment body said the blaze had in 90 minutes in hospitals, been fuelled by high tempera- care homes and tures, low humidity and dry veg- laboratories, it was reported etation in the area. The US Forest Monday. The Department of Service told the Riverside Press- Health said Sunday that the Enterprise, a local newspaper, swab and DNA tests will that because the fire was on help deal with the virus in rugged terrain, it was dangerous winter, enabling clinicians for firefighters to try and sur- and NHS Test and Trace to round it. "We don't want to put fire- differentiate between fighters in a dangerous situa- COVID-19, which requires INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE County, reports the BBC. It has tion," said spokesperson Lisa Cox. sufferers to undergo specific since stretched out to 20,516 acres, "It's burning in a straight line self-isolation, and other San Francisco, August 3: More San Bernadino National Forest seasonal illnesses, reports up a mountain." California the Metro newspaper. than 1,300 firefighters, backed by hel- said in a tweet on Sunday. Parts Governor Gavin Newsom an- icopters and water-dumping planes, of the blaze are on steep, rugged nounced Sunday that the state has were battling a massive wildfire hillsides, making it hard for fire secured a grant from the Federal in Southern California that has engines to reach. Around 8,000 Emergency Management Agency Pak PM appoints forced thousands of people from residents have been asked to to help ensure the availability of new health min their homes east of Los Angeles. evacuate the area. resources to fight the wildfire, Dubbed ‘Apple Fire’, the state’s Images show flumes of smoke fill- reports the Los Angeles Times. Islamabad: Pakistan Prime first major wildfire of the year ing the sky over the mountainous The grant will also assist local and Minister Imran Khan began July 31 as two adjacent blazes region. In a tweet, the National state agencies responding to the Monday appointed his focal in Cherry Valley, an area near the Weather Service said some smoke fire to apply for reimbursements for person on COVID-19 as the city of Beaumont in Riverside had blown east to Phoenix, Arizona up to 75% of fire suppression costs. A scarecrow is pictured outside a house during the Scarecrow Competition in Betley, Britain REUTERS new health minister, the third in less than two years, amidst the ongoing fight CHEF VIKAS KHANNA against the coronavirus ‘Key advantage in battleground that has claimed nearly Cooling of earth caused by volcanic eruptions 6,000 lives and infected TO HELP INDIA’S over 280,000 people in the states could re-elect Trump’ country. Dr Faisal Sultan INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE covering Canada were melting, STREET VENDORS has been appointed as AGENCIES opinion polls show that Biden is sev- and cause an abrupt cooling that Special Assistant to Prime eral points ahead of Trump. Trump New York, August 3: Analysis of thrust the northern hemisphere AGENCIES Minister (SAPM) with the Washington, August 3: US Jr, who is leading his father's 2020 sediment found in a central Texas back into the ice age for an extra status of a federal minister. President Donald Trump has a key re-election campaign, played a key cave in the US shows volcanic 1,200 years?” said study researcher New York, August 3: Michelin- He is the chief executive advantage in the battleground role in the outreach to the Indian- eruptions responsible for the Michael Waters from the Texas star chef Vikas Khanna, who officer of Shaukat Khanum states that could re-elect him in American community in 2016, cooling of the Earth around 13,000 A&M University in the US. will soon reach the milestone Cancer Hospital, Khan's November, his eldest son Donald which he has continued during years ago, say researchers. The research team took every of having distributed 25 million charity hospital. Trump Jr has said, the last three-and-a- Some researchers believed the avenue they could to come up meals across India amid citing an op-ed half years. event - which cooled the Earth by with an alternative explanation, COVID-19, is now aiming to which claims that “A Key Advantage about 3 degrees Centigrade, a or even avoid this conclusion. A provide essential rations and Ex-Pope Benedict 50 per cent of in Battleground States huge amount - was caused by an volcanic eruption had been con- supplies to 10 million street Indian-American Could Secure 2020 for extraterrestrial impact with the sidered one possible explanation vendors and their families fac- seriously ill voters in these Trump,” he tweeted Earth, such as a meteor collision. but was generally dismissed be- ing hardships due to the coro- Vatican City: Emeritus Pope states are moving Sunday, along with an But the current study, published cause there was no associated navirus pandemic. Benedict XVI is reportedly away from the op-ed written by an ar- in the journal Science Advances, geochemical fingerprint, the re- The 48-year-old world- seriously ill with shingles opposition dent Trump supporter shows the evidence left in layers searchers said. After a volcano renowned chef and author has after returning to the Vatican Democratic Party Al Mason in the latest of sediment in Hall's Cave was erupts, the global spread of coordinated a massive food from a trip to Germany where towards his father. issue of American almost certainly the result of aerosols reflects incoming solar distribution drive from his home he was visiting his dying Seeking re-elec- Greatness news web- volcanic eruptions. first began researching the cave in radiation away from Earth and in Manhattan since the brother, media reports said tion for his second consecutive site. According to the article, Trump, According to the research team, 2017. “One big question was, did an may lead to global cooling post- coronavirus pandemic gripped on Monday. Benedict, aged term, Trump, 74, is pitted against a Republican, could find himself the Hall's Cave, located in the Texas hill extraterrestrial impact occur near eruption for one to five years, de- India, unleashing economic 93, is said to have become Democratic presidential nominee recipient of tens of thousands of country, has a sediment record ex- the end of the last ice age, about pending on the size and timescales hardships for millions as a na- very frail and his voice is Joe Biden, 77, in the November 3 Indian-American votes across the tending over 20,000 years and they 13,000 years ago as the ice sheets of the eruption, they added. tionwide lockdown was imple- barely audible, the UK's Sun presidential elections. Most of the United States. mented in March. newspaper said in a report. He came to his native Bavaria in June to pay his ailing brother Georg Ratzinger a final visit. SpaceX capsule with NASA astronauts returns to earth

AGENCIES Endeavour, less than a day after moved — and relieved — while ad- ter to Pensacola and then to Masks mandatory departing the International Space dressing the group. “I'm not very Houston. There was one unex- Cape Canaveral (US), August 3: Station and two months after religious, but I prayed for this one,” pected problem that could have en- Colombo: In an effort to Two NASA astronauts returned blasting off from Florida. The cap- he said. dangered the operation: Once the curb the spread of COVID- to Earth Sunday in a dramatic, sule parachuted into the calm gulf The astronauts' ride back to Earth capsule was in the water, private 19, Sri Lanka's health retro-style splashdown, their cap- waters about 40 miles off the coast was fast, bumpy and hot, at least on boats “just made a beeline for it,” authorities said Monday sule parachuting into the Gulf of of Pensacola, hundreds of miles the outside. Within a half-hour of and got too close, said NASA that face masks will be Mexico to close out an unprece- from Tropical Storm Isaias pound- splashdown, the scorched and blis- Administrator Jim Bridenstine, mandatory in the new dented test flight by Elon Musk's ing Florida’s Atlantic coast. tered 15-foot capsule was hoisted promising to do better next time at Parliament following SpaceX company. “Welcome back to planet Earth aboard a SpaceX recovery ship with keeping sightseers on pleasure Wednesday's general It was the first splashdown by and thanks for flying SpaceX,” said a staff of more than 40, including boats safely away. elections. A 21-page US astronauts in 45 years, with the Mission Control from SpaceX head- doctors and nurses. To keep the NASA video showed one ves- operation guideline report first commercially built and oper- quarters. “It’s a little bit over- returning astronauts safe in the sel flying a large campaign flag for was handed over by ated spacecraft to carry people to and whelming to see everybody here pandemic, the recovery crew President Donald Trump. The Coast

Director General of Health from orbit. The return clears the way considering the things that have quarantined for two weeks and Guard in Pensacola said it had de-

k y m c Services Anil Jasinghe to for another SpaceX crew launch as gone on the last few months since were tested for the coronavirus. ployed two vessels to keep the pub- Secretary General of early as next month and possible we’ve been off planet,” Hurley said The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands in the The opening of the hatch was lic at least 10 miles away from the Parliament Dhammika tourist flights next year. after arriving back home in Houston Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida held up briefly by extra checks for capsule. Trump and Vice President Dasanayake, which includes many of the general health Test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Sunday evening where they were toxic rocket fumes outside the Mike Pence, who both attended regulations pertaining to Behnken arrived back on Earth in greeted by a small masked-gath- cluding Musk. Musk had rushed to ters in Hawthorne, California, to capsule. After medical checkups, the the launch, congratulated the COVID-19. their SpaceX Dragon capsule named ering of family and officials, in- Houston from SpaceX headquar- welcome them. He was clearly astronauts were flown by helicop- SpaceX and NASA teams. A tremendous SENSEX, NIFTY SLIDE AS P11 deal of BANKS, RELIANCE FALL TUESDAY | AUGUST 4 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR transformation stemming from COVID-19 is expected in mobility Indian shares fell Monday as banking segment over the next stocks slid amid mixed expectations two years as consumers for an upcoming interest rate move to slow travel decision, while a relentless surge in domestic coronavirus cases added to

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k y m CHAIRMAN, TATA MOTORS investor worries. c of the day uote RBI likely to cut rates despite inflation risk PANDEMIC FALLOUT With some of FISCAL DEFICIT the THE RBI’S RECENT POLICIES HAVE FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL STABILITY AND THE NEED TO SUPPORT GROWTH macroeconomic TO RISE 6.8 PC indicators showing marginal REUTERS gregate demand, we forecast the omy is likely to shrink 5.1%, which repo rate by a total of 115 basis improvement, the RBI will continue easing,” said would be its weakest performance points since February, on top of the OF GDP IN FY21 stakeholders have Mumbai, August 3: India’s wors- Rahul Bajoria, economist at Barclays since 1979, a sharp contrast to the 135 basis points in an easing cycle shown improved sentiments ening economic outlook as coron- who expects a 25-bp cut. 1.5% expansion forecast in April. last year, from 6.50%, responding to compared to the previous quarter avirus cases soar has raised the Annual retail inflation rose in Apart from rate cuts, Upasna slowing growth. chance the central bank will cut June to 6.09% from 5.84% in March, Bharadwaj, economist at Kotak Some economists, however, feel SHISHIR BAIJAL | interest rates at its policy review remaining above the RBI’s medium- Mahindra Bank, expects liquidity it may be prudent for the RBI to CHAIRMAN & MD, KNIGHT FRANK INDIA Thursday, in spite of inflationary term target range of 2%-6%. and regulatory measures from the pause in August before resuming its pressures. The RBI’s recent policies have RBI to address demand shocks and rate-cutting cycle once inflation We are proud Around two-thirds of economists focused on financial stability and the financial market dislocations. has stabilised. to be in a Reuters poll expect the Reserve need to support growth despite the though infections continue to rise. “RBI may look to widen the pol- Weakness in growth versus above- collaborating with Bank of India (RBI) to cut the repo price target. The poll showed most analysts ex- icy corridor to 75 bps by easing re- target inflation, improving indica- the UK government rate by another 25 basis points (bps) The country was placed under one pect the economy to contract 20% verse repo by a higher quantum,” tors and concerns over inflation to make vaccines on Aug. 6 to a record low of 3.50%, of the strictest lockdowns in the in the June quarter versus the April she said, adding that though they expectations will put the RBI in a available and the and once more next quarter. world in late March for over two forecast of a 5.2% fall and remain expect a 25-bp rate cut, it may not tough spot, said DBS economist arrangement brings “High inflation has added con- months to halt the spread of the in negative terrain until the be effective in the current envi- Radhika Rao. in a huge sense of purpose and fusion to the Reserve Bank’s policy coronavirus. The government grad- December quarter. ronment. “It will be a close call, but we see INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE pride outlook, but given the state of ag- ually eased restrictions in June al- For the full year 2020/21, the econ- The RBI has already reduced the slightly higher odds for a pause.” HABIL KHORAKIWALA | New Delhi, August 3: With eco- FOUNDER CHAIRMAN, WOCKHARDT nomic disruptions set for a long haul due to COVID-19 pandemic, India could see its fiscal deficit this Although year to balloon to over 6.8 per momentum cent of Gross Domestic Product has slowed down, Factory output contracts (GDP), brokerages analysing the stock specific action first quarter deficit numbers have is still happening, dependent mainly said. on the earnings The Controller General of results and commentary at sharper pace in July Accounts Friday said that coun- try's fiscal deficit has expanded VINOD NAIR | HEAD OF RESEARCH, GEOJIT to 83 per cent of Budget Estimate FINANCIAL SERVICES REUTERS in the April-June quarter pri- WEAK DEMAND marily due to lower tax collec- Bangalore, August 3: India’s fac- n A further decline in new orders tion and higher expenditure for SHORT TAKES tory slump deepened in July as re- and output signalled weakness in COVID-19 relief. newed lockdown measures to con- overall demand despite factories According to a report on Indian tain surging coronavirus cases again cutting their prices economy by Emkay Global Over 40 crore weighed on demand and output, n Financial Services, low economic raising the chances of a sharper eco- A persistent decline in both input activity and lower tax collections PMJDY accounts nomic contraction, a private busi- and output prices raises the coupled with expanded expen- chance that overall inflation ness survey showed Monday. diture in schemes like Mahatma New Delhi: Six years after the would ease, after spiking above launch of the Pradhan Mantri Asia’s third-largest economy, the upper bound of RBI’s target Gandhi Rural Employment Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), which has the third-highest coro- Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), PM- there are over 40 crore navirus caseload globally, is ex- n That might give the RBI more KISAN and extension of Pradhan beneficiaries of the scheme, pected to shrink at its sharpest room to ease policy further, after Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana according to government pace since 1979 this fiscal year, a having cut its repo rate by 115 (PMGKY) till November, 2020 has data. The financial inclusion Reuters poll found last week. basis points (bps) since March ESPLANADE ONE OPENS created a scenario where the programme launched in 2014 Reinforcing that grim outlook, the deficit would widen. has a total of 40.05 crore Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing that firms were struggling to obtain after spiking above the upper bound The current expansion (in accounts under it as of July Managers’ Index, compiled by IHS work, with some of their clients of the Reserve Bank of India’s WITH SAFETY MEASURES deficit), the brokerage said, is pri- 22 with total deposits of over Markit, fell to 46.0 last month from remaining in lockdown, suggest- medium-term target of 2-6% in June. marily due to low economic ac- `1.30 lakh crore, according to 47.2 in June, below the 50-level sep- ing that we won’t see a pick-up in That might give the RBI more room POST NEWS NETWORK culated by the Ministry of Home tivity in the last two months (e-way the PMJDY website. In a arating growth from expansion for activity until infection rates are to ease policy further, after having Affairs and the Shopping Centre bill 7 per cent lower than last year tweet Monday, the a fourth straight month and mark- quelled and restrictions can be fur- cut its repo rate by 115 basis points Bhubaneswar, August 3: Shopping Association of India (SCAI). All in June-end) and an extension of Department of Financial ing its longest spell of contraction ther removed.” mall authorities across the capital city the customers, retailers, and staff the tax filing deadline to Aug'20. Services (DFS) said: "Another (bps) since March to mitigate the eco- milestone achieved under since March 2009. A further decline in new orders nomic impact of the pandemic. breathed a sigh of relief as the state members are being continuously "Capital spending has surged world's largest financial “The survey results showed a and output signaled weakness in The central bank was forecast government allowed malls to be monitored to ensure they adhere to 40 per cent due to ways and means inclusion initiative.” re-acceleration of declines in the key overall demand despite factories to cut its key interest rate by another opened with stringent restrictions. the hygiene norms heightened at advances for FCI (high procure- indices of output and new orders, again cutting their prices, leading 50 bps by year-end, according to a Authorities of the mall Monday said every touch point inside the mall ment) and road spending (base undermining the trend towards firms to reduce their workforces for Reuters poll. With more monetary that the mall will take every step to premises. We are completely ded- effect due to low spending in stabilisation seen over the past two a fourth month in a row. stimulus expected, business curb COVID-19 spread. icated to providing a healthy shop- Q1FY19 due to elections); Gold futures months,” noted Eliot Kerr, an econ- A persistent decline in both input optimism about the coming Centre Director of Esplanade ping experience to our patrons and excluding these two, spending trade higher omist at IHS Markit. and output prices raises the chance 12 months hit a five-month high One Parth Nayak said, “We are will ensure that we deliver this has declined by 4 per cent," “Anecdotal evidence indicated that overall inflation would ease, in July, the PMI showed. strictly adhering to the SOPs cir- promise flawlessly.” Emkay has said in its report. Mumbai: Bull run in domestic gold futures continued on Monday as prices in the international market surged BIZ BUZZ to new highs. The active MCL produces 105L October contract on the Microsoft confirms talks to acquire TikTok GMR Infra to divest large part of assets Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) touched a high of SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has NEW DELHI: GMR `53,670 per 10 gram, while officially confirmed it is in talks Infrastructure is working on the August contract, which is tonnes coal in June to acquire the operations of disinvestment of non-core due to end on Wednesday, video-sharing platform TikTok assets including land and touched a high of R`54,199 POST NEWS NETWORK was 111.770 lakh tonne. in the US, Canada, Australia and hopes to yield "significant per 10 gram. The October The coal producer set a target to New Zealand markets following value" even from 50 per cent contract is currently trading Bhubaneswar, August 3: Amid the produce 173 million tonne of coal a conversation between of land monetization, accord- at `53,637, higher by `192 or crisis of COVID-19 outbreak, a during the financial year of 2020- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ing to a document. The air- 0.36 per cent from its major coal producer Mahanadi 21 in Odisha. Authorities of the and President Donald Trump. port-to-port conglomerate in previous close. Coalfields Limited (MCL) produced company expect to extract around "Microsoft is prepared to an investor presentation said 105.601 lakh tonne in the month of 5 lakh tonne of coal per day and 15 continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United land at strategic industrial June, 2020. MT coal per month. States," the tech giant said in a blog post late on Monday. "Microsoft locations will benefit from the ICICI Bank cuts The produced coal is not equiv- MCL produced 1403.576 lakh fully appreciates the importance of addressing the President's possible manufacturing dislocation from China. "Plan is to divest large alent to the set target for the same tonne of coal from all its projects concerns. It is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete part of other assets identified as non-core divestment initiative," the document said and noted that it has 10,500 acres of port and industrial MCLR by 10 bps month. The subsidiary of Coal in Odisha during previous finan- security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United land and "even 50 per cent land monetization" could yield significant India Limited had targeted to pro- States, including the United States Treasury," the company said. Mumbai: ICICI Bank has cial year. Last fiscal, the company value. About its Kakinada Special Investment Region (SIR) in Andhra duce 124.403 lakh tonne in the targeted to achieve 1600 lakh tonne According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, a sale was reduced its marginal cost of thought close to agreement "but was put in doubt after the Pradesh, the group said that it is in discussion with a large number of month of June, 2020. but several local demonstrations ob- funds-based lending rates US president's warning". clients for monetization of land. (MCLR) by 10 basis points According to date available at structed to achieve the target. across tenors with effect MCL website, MCL produced 0.528 The company official claimed from August 1. Post the cut, lakh tonne of coal from under- that MCL produced 4 lakh tonne per BHEL grapples with uncertainty over normal biz ops EMIs on the loans linked to ground mining while the company day in all its projects in April. MCLR will come down giving produced around 105.073 lakh tonne New Delhi: State-run engineering major BHEL Monday said it is still grappling with relief to the borrowers. With from open cast mining. uncertainties with regard to resumption of normal business operations as rising the reduction in rates, ICICI On the other hand, MCL also coronavirus infection cases have led to labour shortage and supply chain disruptions. Bank's one year MCLR is 7.45 fell short of achieving its monthly The country went into a complete lockdown in March-end to check the spread of per cent, and six month target in May of current fiscal. In coronavirus and the government started giving relaxations in lockdown guidelines MCLR is 7.40 per cent. The May, MCL produced around 112.150 towards the April-end by gradually opening up economic activities. However, with MCLR for overnight and one lakh tonne, thereby falling behind COVID-19 cases still surging in various parts of the country, BHEL struggled to get back month tenure is 7.20 per cent its monthly target which was to its normal operational capacity. Meanwhile, India's COVID-19 tally has crossed the and that for three month is 124.703.The company majorly pro- 18-lakh mark and the death toll has climbed to 38,135, official data showed on Monday. 7.25 per cent. duced from opencast mining which

Tata Motors shares jump Global economy may lose over $100bn of remittances New Delhi: Shares of Tata Motors Monday jumped over 8 per cent after the MIGRANT WORKERS demic, global remittances may fall ing of many households in Asia and lion, equivalent to 19.8 per cent of company's first quarter by $108.6 billion in 2020 if the eco- the Pacific who depend on remit- UNEMPLOYMENT & WAGE REDUCTION remittances in 2018. earnings were better than ARE AMONG THE nomic impact of Covid-19 persists tances to meet their daily needs, Remittances in South Asia are Large-scale unemployment estimates. The stock rose by throughout the year, says a report said the ADB report. expected to fall the most, by $28.6 HARDEST HIT and wage reduction among 8.30 per cent to `113.40 on by the Asian Development Bank "Based on our worst-case sce- billion, 24.7 per cent of 2018 re- the BSE. On the NSE, it migrant workers threaten GROUPS, WITH (ADB). nario, where the Covid-19 eco- the wellbeing of many ceipts, followed by remittances to jumped 8.45 per cent to The report published Monday nomic impact persists through- Central Asia ($3.4 billion), Southeast `113.50. The results were MANY FACING SCANT households in Asia and the noted that the pandemic continues out the year and dissipates halfway Pacific who depend on Asia ($11.7 billion). subdued, but better than to weigh heavily on economic sys- in the last three months of the The ADB research showed that estimates. Standalone Q1 JOB SECURITY AND remittances tems and employment around the outbreak, global remittances will the majority of the decline in re- EBITDA was also better than LIMITED SOCIAL Remittance receipts in Asia and expected, Emkay Global world. Migrant workers are among fall by $108.6 billion in 2020," it mittance flows to the region is ex-

the hardest hit groups, with many said. the Pacific would fall by $54.3 plained by a $22.5 billion fall in

k y m Financial Services said. "Tata ASSISTANCE c billion, equivalent to 19.8 per Motors continues to facing scant job security and lim- This is equivalent to an 18.3 per remittances from the Middle East, cent of remittances in 2018 outperform on balance sheet INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ited access to social assistance, it cent decline from what would have which accounts for 41.4 per cent of said. been expected without the impact the total remittance loss in Asia. as well as cost control REMITTANCES IN SOUTH ASIA ARE EXPECTED TO FALL THE MOST, BY $28.6 initiatives," according to a New Delhi, August 3: As the Large-scale unemployment and of Covid-19. BILLION, 24.7 PER CENT OF 2018 RECEIPTS, FOLLOWED BY REMITTANCES TO This is followed by a $20.5 billion report by Edelweiss world goes through an unprece- wage reduction among migrant Remittance receipts in Asia and CENTRAL ASIA ($3.4 BILLION), SOUTHEAST ASIA ($11.7 BILLION) slump in remittances from the US Research. dented recession amid the pan- workers also threaten the wellbe- the Pacific would fall by $54.3 bil- -- 37.9 per cent of the total. P12 TUESDAY | AUGUST 4 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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New Delhi, August 3: The BCCI’s BCCI invites bids for kit sponsors Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for state associations bars NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket “The terms and conditions gov- 60-plus individuals from taking board Monday invited bids for the erning the submission and eval- part in the training camp, potentially team’s kit sponsor and official uation of bids including eligibil- OR ELSE GET BANNED affecting Arun Lal and Australian merchandising partner rights ity requirements and performance Dav Whatmore, who are coaches through a tender process to re- obligations are contained in the ITT PRESS TRUST OF INDIA of Bengal and Baroda respectively. place outgoing sponsor Nike. which will be available from August Whatmore, 66, was appointed in The team’s current apparel 3, 2020 on receipt of payment of the New Delhi, August 3: The BCCI April while Lal, 65, guided Bengal discouraged from participating in sponsorship right holders Nike’s tender fee of `1 lakh,” a BCCI re- Monday said it will grant amnesty to the Ranji Trophy final in March. camp activities unless suitable contract is set to expire next lease said. to registered players who volun- “Individuals who are over the age guidelines are issued by the gov- month. The sports apparel giant The ITT will remain for pur- tarily declare any age fraud but of 60 years, viz support staff, um- ernment,” it stated. Both Lal and had a four-year deal with the chase till August 26. “The BCCI those found to be in breach of the pires, ground staff and those indi- Whatmore won’t be able to join the BCCI for 370 crore with a royalty reserves the right at its discretion unusual scheme could be slapped viduals with underlying medical pre-season training camp. of 30 crore. to cancel or amend the bidding with a two-year suspension. conditions such as diabetes, weak- CAB president Avishek Dalmiya Under the Invitation to Tender process at any stage without pro- The measures will be applica- ened immunity, should be consid- was unavailable for a comment but (ITT), the winning bidder will be viding any reason. Merely buying ble to all cricketers participating in ered vulnerable and are believed to a senior BCCI official said, “This is granted the right to be the kit the ITT does not entitle the pur- the board’s age-group tournaments have higher risk of severe COVID- SOP. It will be very difficult for any sponsor and/or the official mer- chaser to bid, but to bid the pur- from the 2020-21 season onwards. 19,” read one of the guidelines from team to breach the protocols. It is chandising partner and various chaser must buy the ITT in the “Under this scheme, players who BCCI’s 100-page SOP, which is in pos- unfortunate that someone like Lal other associated rights (as de- name of the person/entity desir- voluntarily declare that they have ma- session of this agency. ji or Whatmore might have to miss fined in the ITT). ing to bid,” the release stated. nipulated their date of birth by sub- “All such individuals should be out,” the official said. mitting fake/tampered documents in the past will not be suspended and allowed to participate in the ap- propriate age group level if they Dravid to be FIRST TEST AGAINST ENGLAND IN MANCHESTER disclose their actual date of birth (DOB),” the BCCI said in a release. “Players have to submit a signed part of virus letter/email along with supporting 2 spinners still in Misbah’s plans documents to BCCI Age Verification Dept. revealing their actual DOB who are between 14-16 years old ures from the upcoming domestic Task force before 15th September 2020.” will be permitted to register’. season. Those who do not volun- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The apex body also made it clear “In the U-19 age group, if a tarily disclose their misdemeanour PRESS TRUST OF INDIA that if the players don’t accept it now player’s birth is found to be regis- will be punished heavily and will Karachi, August 3: Pakistan’s and are later found to be guilty of tered more than two years after be banned for two years.” New Delhi, August 3: The BCCI head coach and chief selector age fraud then they will be heavily birth, as mentioned in the birth The BCCI has a dedicated 24X7 is forming a COVID-19 task force Misbah-ul-Haq has not ruled out the sanctioned. certificate, then there will be re- helpline for anyone to report age and it will include, among others, possibility of playing two spinners “However, if registered players strictions on the number of years fraud. “BCCI has a zero-tolerance former captain and National in the first Test against England do not disclose the facts and are allowed to participate in the BCCI approach towards age fraud in Cricket Academy (NCA) chief which begins from Wednesday at found to have submitted fake/tam- cricket. Not only have we dedi- Rahul Dravid, the apex body said Old Trafford. pered DOB proof documents by cated a 24/7 helpline to counter in its SOP to state associations. “We have looked at the West BCCI, then they will be banned for this menace, but the Board also Players will have to sign a con- Indies series and we have seen that two years, and after completion of has a system in place that thor- sent form before resuming train- at Manchester and Southampton two-year suspension, they will oughly examines, and cross-ver- ing at their respective centres as conditions are different and we are not be allowed to participate in ifies documents submitted by per the standard operating pro- seeing some dry conditions and age group tournaments of BCCI, its registered players,” said cedure, which bars anyone above help for spinners and reverse swing,” as well as, age group tourna- BCCI secretary Jay Shah. 60 years of age and individuals Misbah said during a media in- ments organized by the State “The Voluntary Disclosure with underlying medical condi- teraction Monday. Units.” Scheme will provide those who tions from being part of the camp. Misbah also felt that the top order The BCCI also said that ‘all have committed the fraud a For resumption of training at the of both teams would play a decisive cricketers committing Domicile chance to come forward and NCA in Bangalore, the COVID task role in the series as bowling of both fraud, including senior men & admit their offence.” force will include Dravid, a medical teams was top class. women, will be banned for two Former India captain Dravid officer, a hygiene officer and BCCI “England’s batting has strug- He conceded that playing the and looking forward to the series.” years’ and ‘voluntary disclosure urged players to come forward and AGM, Cricket Operations. gled in these conditions. It will be right combination in the Test would Misbah also made it clear that scheme does not apply for crick- follow the board’s directives. “Age Their responsibilities will in- a match between how the top order be a decisive and important factor he and batting coach, Younis eters who have committed domi- fraud is a serious matter and is clude communicating ‘clearly and of both the teams perform. If you in the first match. Khan, expect Babar Azam to play cile fraud’. detrimental to the health of the regularly with the players, ex- can cross 300 in the first innings your “I think I am pretty much satis- a pivotal role in the series. “We Both BCCI president Sourav U-19 tournaments.” sport. Many youngsters who are plaining measures being taken to chances of winning are around 75 fied with the preparations, we as- have high expectations from Babar Ganguly and his former India team- Ganguly said that the board is supposed to be playing in a partic- manage risk, and the advice being per cent.” sembled after three months and and then Azhar (Ali) and Asad mate Rahul Dravid, who is now the committed to ensure a level playing ular age group fail to make it owing given to individuals to follow the Misbah said that not playing at started from zero. It has been a (Shafiq) as they are senior play- NCA head, had emphasised on field for competitive participation to age fraud,” he said. same and update of COVID19 cases Lord’s and Oval, the two happy wonderful experience, we require ers and their contributions are sternly dealing with the issue of of players in its age-group tour- “With the BCCI taking stern ac- to relevant higher management’. hunting grounds for Pakistan on pre- such camps before a major series. very important.” age fraud. naments. tions to curb this, it is only advis- According to its 100-page-long vious tours, would not really mat- “This period was important for He said the series could be a Among other measures, the gov- “The BCCI has been taking steps able for the players to come for- SOP, the players will have to sign the ter as the pitches and conditions in team bonding and preparations, ground-breaking one for Babar and erning body said for the U-16 age to counter age fraud and are now ward and abide by the directives form acknowledging the risks in- Manchester and Southampton could creating match scenarios and good other youngsters like Naseem Shah, group tournament ‘only players introducing even stricter meas- issued by the Board.” volved with resumption of training. help the visitors. thing is the team is in good shape Shaheen Shah Afridi etc. AFC red-flags Red cards for deliberate six Goa Pro Wishes pour in as Chhetri turns 36 INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Birthday Legend @chetrisunil11.” India), 182 appearances, 92 goals coughing on the field: FA The All India Football Federation (for Bengaluru FC). One Sunil League games New Delhi, August 3: India cricket official Twitter handle shared a Chhetri,” Bengaluru FC said in a captain Virat Kohli was among rare photo of one-year old Chhetri, tweet, also sharing a video of a INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE PRESS TRUST OF INDIA those who flooded social media to saying: “Captain, Leader, Legend, packed Sree Kanteerava Stadium wish football team captain and icon 35 years ago at the age of one.” chanting Chhetri’s name. London, August 3: The English New Delhi, August 3: The Asian Sunil Chhetri as he turned 36 The AIFF’s handle also shared The ISL also shared one of Football Association (FA) has issued Football Confederation (AFC) has Monday. some of Chhetri’s goals in a na- Chhetri’s amazing goals on their guidelines allowing referees to red-flagged six matches of last “Happy b’day skip. Have a great tional team shirt. Chhetri is the Twitter handle with a caption say- show red or yellow cards to play- year’s Goa Professional League for one and God Bless you,” Kohli said second active footballer to have ing: “Cool as you ice. #GoaloftheDay ers who deliberately cough at match possible ‘match manipulation’ but in his Instagram story with a photo scored most international goals, feat. @chetrisunil1.” ISL, earlier officials or opponents in the wake the state association Monday said of him with Chhetri, who is India’s having netted 72 times from 115 in the day, had tweeted with a photo of the COVID-19 pandemic. there was not enough evidence. all-time leading goalscorer. outings, while Cristiano Ronaldo has of Chhetri, “Records, like age, is just According to a ‘Sky Sports’ re- The AFC had written to the in- “Happy Birthday @chetrisunil11. 99 goals to his credit from 164 out- another number!” port, the FA said action should be fensive, insulting or abusive lan- tegrity officer of AIFF, Javed Siraj, hope you continue to take Indian ings. Lionel Messi is behind Chhetri “Join us in wishing Captain taken when ‘the referee is certain guage and/or gestures’. in March informing about ‘suspi- football to even greater heights with 70 (138). Having donned the blue Fantastic & #AsianCup2019 fan someone deliberately, and from “If the incident was not severe cious betting patterns indicative with your legendary goals and lead- Yuvraj Singh. stripes for a record 115 times, Chhetri favourite player @chetrisunil11a close range, coughed into the face enough to merit a sending-off, a of match manipulation’ in six ership. have a wonderful day today. India goalkeeper and Chhetri’s is also the most capped footballer very Happy 36th Birthday,” Asian of an opponent or match official’. caution could be issued for ‘un- matches played between October Wishing you great success always,” clubmate at Bengaluru FC Gurpreet of the country. Cup’s official Twitter handle said It added that the offence would sporting behaviour – shows a lack 16 and November 19 last year. tweeted former India cricketer Singh Sandhu tweeted: “Happy “115 appearances, 72 goals (for in a tweet. fall under the category of ‘using of- of respect for the game’.” Goa Football Association sec- retary Jovito Lopes said his or- ganisation had conducted an in- vestigation and also caught hold of one person – Gabriel Fernandes – Jaguars & underpants: When Olympic torch relays went wrong who was giving ball-by-ball com- mentary of Goa League matches but said match-fixing could not be AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE as he took the flame from Larkin, ger of extinction and the symbol of with a fire extinguisher. proved due to a lack of evidence. giving the first part of his prepared the Amazon – and shot it dead. LIGHTING HICCUPS The matches involved local teams rom a jaguar on the loose to remarks before realising something FRIED DOVES Although the Olympic flame is Calangute Association, Panjim an elaborate hoax involving was amiss. The climax of the relay – the light- supposed to be eternal, problems Footballers, Guardian Angel Sports F burning underwear, the JAGUAR ON THE RUN ing of the Olympic cauldron – has with the lighting mechanism have Club, FC Goa II and former I- Olympic torch relay has had its fair A 17-year-old jaguar named Juma provided some unforgettable mo- caused it to go out several times. League sides Dempo SC, Salgaocar share of mishaps. was lined up for photos as the torch ments such as Mohammad Ali trem- In 2012, officials had to hastily re- and Sporting Clube de Goa. As Japan downscales the 2020 passed through the Amazon in bling to light it as he suffered from light the flame from a stand-by ‘mother He went on to claim that the relay due to concerns over the new northern Brazil during the relay Parkinson’s disease and an archer flame’ when it vanished from the suspected person was caught red- coronavirus, AFP looks back at for the Rio Olympics in 2016. But firing a flame into it in Barcelona. side of Paralympic badminton star handed while he was giving the some of the trials and tribulations Juma escaped its handlers and four But things have not always gone David Follett’s wheelchair in blus- commentary during an I-League of the event, first run ahead of the tranquilliser darts fired at the an- smoothly. The most grisly blunder tery weather in southwest England. match at Margao March 8 this Berlin Olympics in 1936. imal failed to slow it down. came in Seoul in 1988 when dozens Olympic torches made by a well- year between Churchill Brothers FLAMING UNDERPANTS After it threatened a bet, soldiers of doves released earlier in the open- known Russian missile manufac- and Gokulam Kerala FC. Probably the most memorable opened fire on the jaguar – in dan- ing ceremony alighted on the cauldron. turer for the Sochi Winter Games in “We have investigated after get- stunt surrounding the torch relay When the flame was lit, several flame was lit in ancient Olympia and 2014 were dogged with problems, ting the letter but we can’t conclude came in 1956 when an Australian stu- of the birds were incinerated to dogged the relay throughout its going out several times and dis- that there was match fixing. We dent named Barry Larkin fooled the horror of watching spectators. journey to China, notably as it cretely relit by secret service officers. don’t have hard evidence. The crowds with a homemade torch Legendary Australian athlete passed through London, Paris and INAUSPICIOUS START AIFF can only give us evidence and topped by burning underpants. Cathy Freeman was also left hang- San Francisco. The Olympic torch has been into conduct a thorough investigation,” Larkin managed to get his torch ing at the Sydney opening cere- In Japan, monks at an ancient space, deep underwater and even Lopes told this agency from Goa. – a wooden chair leg crowned with mony when a platform supposed Buddhist temple pulled out of host- scaled Mount Everest. As the “We have sent our report to Mr. a metal pudding container holding to rise after the lighting of the flame ing a torch ceremony because of Olympic museum website puts it: Siraj after our investigation March the fiery underwear – up the stairs got stuck for around three minutes. the Chinese crackdown in Tibet. “Over the last 80 years, the Olympic 9 and we are yet to hear from the of Sydney’s Town Hall and deliver “We’ve got a slight technical hitch. The relay ahead of Sydney 2000 torch has been carried by hundreds AIFF after that.” it to city mayor Pat Hills, cheered Nothing that can’t be fixed,” said one also suffered from isolated protests. of thousands of people and trav- In his reply to the AIFF letter, on by tens of thousands. reassuring voice in her earpiece. One spectator wrestled it out of the elled on every imaginable form of y Lopes said the suspected person The university student even PROTESTS APLENTY hands of former world surfing transport, though mostly by foot.”

carried an I-Card issued by the arranged his own fake motorcycle The torch relay has been the tar- champion Tom Carroll as he trav-

k k y y m m c The flame made its first appearance c AIFF as the valid reporter of escort but when he started to run out get of several protests, most no- elled along the New South Wales in modern times at Amsterdam 1928. Genius Group. from the crowd, he found himself tably during the run-up to the Beijing south coast and tried to hurl it into But the first relay took place in Berlin Lopes said there was no com- flanked by genuine police outrid- Olympics as demonstrators took Kiama harbour before being wres- 1936, forever known for the heroics of plaint lodged in Goa regarding ers as the crowd closed in around him. China to task over its Tibet policy. tled to the ground. A high-school stu- sprinter Jesse Owens but also tainted possible match-fixing. The mayor sensed nothing wrong Protests started even when the dent also tried to put out the torch by its hosting by Nazi Germany.

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