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Prince Philip, husband of SC declines to entertain PIL seeking CBI probe Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99 Rahul writes to Modi over pace of into alleged attack on Mamata Banerjee New Delhi, Apr 9 COVID vaccine production, inoculation (UNI): The Supreme Court on Friday de- New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) drive, has opened the vac- istration. clined to entertain a Congress leader Rahul cines for all people above As per the rules, the Cen- Public Interest Liti- Gandhi has written a letter 45 years of age, after inocu- tre will supply vaccines to gation (PIL) seeking to Prime Minister Narendra lating healthcare and front- the States and the eligible CBI probe into the Modi requesting him to line workers and senior citi- people have to register to March 10th incident get accelerated Corona zens in the earlier phases. a central government-op- during a poll campaign in Sharma contended that London, Apr 9 (UNI) Prince vaccine production and As several states like erated online portal for Nandigram that resulted that such incidents of elec- Philip, the husband of Queen inoculation with second Maharashtra and vaccination. Mr Gandhi in a leg injury to West Ben- tion violence were lead- Elizabeth II, has passed away wave of the pandemic hit- Chhattisgarh have flagged suggested that the vac- at the age of 99, officials at gal Chief Minister ing to a sustained cam- ting hard in the world's a shortage in the supply, the cine export should be im- Buckingham Palace said on Mamata Banerjee. paign against senior of- second most virus af- Congress MP questioned mediately halted and Rs Friday. A Bench headed by Chief ficers of the Election "It is with deep sorrow that fected country. the need for the export of 35,000 crore allocated for Justice SA Bobde asked Commission. Her Majesty The Queen has The ongoing vaccination vaccines. "While our na- vaccines by the Centre in the petitioners to ap- The PIL also sought is- announced the death of her drive, as per the former tion is facing vaccine star- the Union Budget be beloved husband, His Royal proach the Calcutta High suance of guidelines and Congress president, was vation, more than six crore doubled. He asked for Highness The Prince Philip, Court in this regard. The directions for investiga- "poorly implemented", as mined by the Centre 's the economy. doses of vaccines have opening vaccines for all Duke of Edinburgh," the Apex Court also granted tion of future similar inci- Buckingham Palace said. only one per cent popula- poor implementation and India on Friday registered been exported," he stated. adults and giving States a liberty to approach the dents which affect the Elec- "His Royal Highness tion have been inoculated oversight," he wrote in the nearly 1.30 lakh fresh He alleged that the Centre more say in the vaccina- HC, whereupon the peti- toral machinery. passed away peacefully this so far. letter made public on Fri- cases and 780 more deaths. is indulging in the tion programme. morning at Windsor Castle." tioners withdrew their It had claimed that the at- "This is unfortunate day. Mr Gandhi said with Over nine crore people have centralisation of power and Mr Gandhi also de- Philip was hospitalised for a plea. mosphere in West Bengal considering our scientific the current pace of vacci- been vaccinated in the on- propaganda as "Public manded direct income month earlier this year. The petitioners, three has been filled with allega- Philip, also known as the community and vaccine nation, it will take many going drive which began in Health" is State subject support for the vulnerable lawyers from Uttar tions and counter allega- Duke of Edinburgh, married suppliers worked over- years to inoculate 75 per the mid of January. The yet the States have been section of people being af- Pradesh filed through tions by different political Elizabeth in 1947. He retired time to develop a solution cent of the population, Centre, in the ongoing third bypassed right from vac- fected by the second from public engagements in counsel Vivek Narayan parties after the incident. 2017. but their efforts are under- which can gravely affect phase of the vaccination cine procurement to reg- wave of Covid-19. He was born to a Greek royal family on the Greek is- Education Min launches NanoSniffer, a land of Corfu on June 10, Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector Naveen calls for 14-day masks campaign 1921. Philip had four chil- dren, eight grandchildren and Bhubaneswar, Apr 9 moving out. change in our life style and nine great-grandchildren. (UNI): Chief Minister "If mothers are alert Co- wear mask then we could SC adjourns plea of Naveen Patnaik appealed rona could never make an protect ourselves from Mukhtar Ansari's to people to join a four- entry into their house", Mr corona without lock down, wife for two weeks teen-day-long mask cam- Patnaik remarked Mr Patnaik said. paign beginning on Friday The Chief Minister said The Chief Minister said New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) to check the spread of the government is keeping the state had in the past The Supreme Court on Fri- COVID-19 virus in Odisha a watch outside and ap- ha taken a number of harsh day adjourned for two Addressing the people of pealed to the mothers to decisions and imposed weeks hearing on the plea the state, Mr Patnaik keep a vigil at home. shutdowns and filed by the wife of jailed urged them to take a Stating that why should lockdowns frequently. It gangster-turned-politician New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI): Union Education Minister pledge to wear masks the entire society would against coronavirus. clared lockdown, shut- had a serious impact on Mukhtar Ansari, seeking Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Friday launched properly and not just hang face a lock down like situ- Mask is now the most down and night curfew. the poor and seriously af- protection for her husband NanoSniffer, the world’s first Microsensor based Explo- it on their neck to prevent ation for the negligence of important shield against Odisha is also witnessing fected social and eco- in Uttar Pradesh and a fair sive Trace Detector (ETD) which can detect explosives the transmission of a few people, Mr Patnaik corona. All people includ- a surge in cases which nomic life of the people. trial in cases registered in less than ten seconds. Coronavirus. The Chief directed the Police admin- ing those who have been could be contained if “we Now the second wave is against him. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Pokhriyal said, 'This af- fordable device will reduce our dependency on imported Minister said “we can beat istration to collect fines inoculated and those who follow the safety protocols on an it is spreading fast. Apex Court bench explosive trace detector devices.' The Minister appreci- Corona if we wear the from people roaming in have not should wear and use a mask,” Mr In many states lock down, headed by Justice Ashok ated that this home-grown (ETD) can detect explosives mask which should cover public places without masks,he said adding only Patnaik said. Now the sec- shutdown and night cur- Bhushan adjourned the in less than 10 seconds and it also identifies and the nose chin and the wearing the masks prop- then we could contain the ond wave of corona is on. few has already been im- plea of Afshan Ansari as a categorises explosives into different classes, Ministry mouth and never step out erly. transmission of Corona In some countries the third posed letter for the same was al- of Education said in a statement. It detects all classes of of home without a masks”. The government,he said, without imposing a lock wave has already started. But, he said “ if we obey ready circulated by one of military, conventional and homemade explosives. He appealed to mothers has taken a decision to down and defeat the nega- Nobody knows how many the Covid guidelines and the parties in the case. NanoSniffer gives visible & audible alerts with sunlight- tive impact of lockdown. corona waves we have to readable color display, he added. He congratulated both in the house to ensure that double the fine amount for wear mask properly then The Chief Minister said face. (Page-08) IIT Delhi and Bombay for developing the product. the family members wear not wearing the masks we could counter Corona masks properly while properly in a bid to fight several states have de- But if we make a small without lockdown. SC junks PIL against conversions Odisha to identify more spots for development says adult free to choose religion New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) : The Supreme Court on Friday re- of eco-tourism, eco recreation centres fused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a BJP leader seeking directions to the Central and the State Bhubaneswar, Apr 09 In recent years Odisha has enquiry for setting up of the ing it would take State’s Sundargarh, Malkangiri, cated that there has been Governments to control black magic, superstition, and force- (UNI) Odisha will identify evolved as the only state at jetties and boating facilities. ecotourism to the next higher Kandhamal, Bargarh, an increase in the number ful religious conversions, maintaining that a person above more spots having greater the national level to have The forest department was level”. The Chief Secretary Nayagarh have been of visitors to the eco-des- the age of 18 years is free to choose a religion of his or her potential for development to started community also directed to identify also directed to convert the operationalized in the State”. tinations. It has increased choice. eco-tourism and eco-recre- ecotourism”. Reviewing the around 15 forest tracks for tents at eco-spots to cot- These locations have 333 from 11,500 in the year An Apex Court bench headed by Justice Rohinton Fali ation centres. The decision progress of eco-tourism in giving jungle safari experi- tages with proper fire safety cottages with an accommo- 2016 to 40,019 in the year to have more eco-tourism the state, Chief Secretary S ence to the tourists. The precautions. dation capacity of 705 per- 2019-20. Defeating the Nariman observed that there was no reason in the PIL that sites was taken as the Com- Ci Mahapatra today directed Chief Secretary made it clear He emphasised making the sons. Four spots namely wreck caused by Covid- why a person above 18 cannot choose his or her religion. munity Ecotourism devised the DFOs, Collectors and that the locations should be ‘community management Nrusinghnath in Bargarh 19, the number of tourists "There is a reason why the word propagates is there in by Odisha has proved as a Engineers of the Water Re- identified on the basis of model’ more professional district, Koraput Pine Forest to eco-destinations Indian Constitution," said Justice Nariman referring to Ar- best practice leading to ex- source department to iden- “objective criteria of exotic with appropriate training in Koraput, Patora Dam site touched 57,000 just ticle 25. After the top court refused to entertain his plea, the pected outcomes. tify more spots having experience to the tourists, and orientation to the local in Nuapada district and within five months (No- Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Eco-tourism has made a greater potential for devel- and their competitiveness community, VSS and SHG Tensa in Sundargarh dis- vember to March 2021) Upadhyay said he will now approach the Law Ministry and successful stride in Odisha opment to eco-tourism and for being popularized in the groups. trict are at the finishing during the FY 2020-21. Law Commission for the enactment of laws to redress his with rewarding livelihood eco-recreation centres. international market”. Proper PCCF WildLife Sashi Paul stage for commissioning. The revenue earned from grievances. opportunities to 600 local The concerned officers choice of the location and said as of now 47 destina- These spots will have this activity has also in- The petition contended that the religious conversion by communities and immense were asked to identify their popularisation will at- tions spreading over 18 dis- night halt facilities for the creased from Rs. 1. 57 intimidating, threatening, deceivingly luring through gifts and benefit to the wildlife and around 100 suitable sites in tract private investment to tricts including important tourists, official sources crores to Rs.8.32 crore forest conservation. water bodies through joint the sector soon, he said add- tribal areas like Mayurbhanj, said. Available data indi- during the same period. monetary benefits not only offends Articles 14, 21, 25 but is also against the principles of secularism, which is an integral part of the basic structure of the Constitution. Mr Upadhyay Lightning Warn- also alleged that the Centre and States have failed to control Commissioner of Endowment takes over ing For 11 Odisha the menace of black magic, superstition, and deceitful reli- Districts gious conversion, though it's their duty under Article 51A. possession of century-old Emar mutt Bhubaneswar: The India Seeking a law on the subject matter with a minimum impris- Meteorological Department onment of 3 years that may extend up to 10 years and a hefty Puri, Apr 9 (UNI): The rooms occupied by Mahant Rajgopal was ar- of rituals. metre heritage corridor (IMD) Regional Centre to- fine, the petitioner also urged the Centre to empower the trust body appointed by Mahant. rested along with others in After Rajgopal was re- around the Sri Jagannath day issued thunderstorm National Human Rights Commission to deal with the affairs the Commissioner of En- While residents who be- a silver ingot theft case leased on bail he did not temple, Rajgopal did not warning for as many as 11 of religious groups and keep a check by carrying out an in- dowment on Friday took lieved many valuables in- from mutt in 2011 and was cooperate with the trust. vacate the dilapidated districts across the state. depth analysis of religious discrimination among them. The over possession of Emar cluding gold and jewelries sent to jail. Later during in- Later two successive trust building while the admin- As per the latest bulletin petitioner claimed that the situation is alarming as many indi- mutt by dispossessing the would be recovered were vestigation 522 numbers of bodies were formed to istration demolished the issued by the MeT centre, viduals and organizations are carrying mass conversions of tainted Mahant Rajgopal frustrated. silver ingots weighing 18 manage the affairs of mutt rest of the structures. rain accompanied with SC-STs in rural areas. lightning is likely to lash Das. After the opening of a tonnes worth over a hun- but Rajgopal did not coop- Rajgopal was holed up in "The mass religious conversion of socially and economi- several parts in the districts cally underprivileged people, particularly the Scheduled The trust members ac- huge chest, a beautiful sil- dred crore were recovered. erate. a ten-room compartment of of Malkangiri, Koraput, companied by police and ver tree was found beside The State Endowment Entire mutt buildings the mutt. The Endowment Kandhamal, Rayagada, Castes and Scheduled Tribes community is on a steep rise magistrate broke open the ornaments of the deities. Department appointed an which were more than a Commissioner has to resort Ganjam, Gajapati, for the last two decades", the plea contended. doors and took posses- The inventory of all items ad-hoc body to continue hundred years old have to using force to evict Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, These organizations operate very smoothly targeting the sion and made inventories was being done in pres- the daily needs of deities been declared as unsafe. Rajgopal from the mutt Boudh, Kalahandi and socially and economically underprivileged sections particu- of all valuables in the ten ence of the magistrate. in the mutt and observance During carving out of 75- over his non-cooperation. Nabarangpur. larly belonging to the SC-ST community, the petitioner stated.

10.pmd 1 4/9/2021, 10:31 PM Orissa Today WORLD Saturday 10 April 2021 Bhubaneswar 2 US, Philippines express concern over UK categorizes countries based on various Chinese military presence in SCS Washington, Apr 9 (UNI) factors in new program to resume int'l travel US Secretary of State Moscow, Apr 9 (Sputnik) travelers will be subject to Antony Blinken and his The UK Global Taskforce, restrictions currently in Philippine counterpart, an advisory body of the place for red list countries Teodoro Locsin Jr. have government, has set out a which include a 10-day expressed concerns over new approach to safely stay in a managed quar- the activities of Chinese restart international travel antine hotel and the same military vessels in the that includes a new traf- testing as for the amber South China Sea. fic light system to catego- group. rize countries and the in- The UK government ex- An official communica- troduction of travel certi- pects international travel tion by the US Department fication, the UK govern- to resume from May 17 of State said that the two ment said on Friday. at the earliest when pas- leaders discussed their Sea Convention,” read the Sea. Secretary Blinken also According to the press sengers will no longer be concerns during a tele- statement. The US secre- discussed the release, there are four main required to prove they phonic conversation on tary of state reaffirmed Administration’s efforts to factors to categorize have a valid reason to Thursday the applicability of the combat rising hate and vio- countries based on risk leave the country. 1951 US-Philippine Mutual lence against Asian-Ameri- alongside the restrictions The UK will also start de- “Secretary of State Antony Defense Treaty to the situ- cans,” the statement required for travel, namely veloping international J. Blinken spoke today ation in the South China added. the percentage of the vac- standards around a digital with Philippine Secretary Sea. cinated population, the main categories of arriv- destination visited is UK. They will not be quar- travel certification system of Foreign Affairs Over the past several years, rate of infection, the als, and "restrictions for categorised as ‘green’, antined upon arrival in the in order to facilitate out- Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Both The statement added that China has increased its ter- prelevance of variants of inbound passengers, such ‘amber’ or ‘red’." UK in case of negative bound travel. expressed their shared the topic of racial discrimi- ritorial and maritime claims concern, and the as 10-day managed quar- Green arrivals will need to tests. Amber arrivals will The current restrictions concerns with the mass- nation faced by Asians in in the South China Sea re- country's access to reli- antine, home quarantine, take a pre-departure test need to quarantine for 10 will be formally reviewed ing of PRC [the People's the United States was also gion, overlapping with the able scientific data and and stringent testing will as well as a polymerase days and take a pre-depar- on June 29 and depend- Republic of China] mari- brought up during the interests of several nations. genomic sequencing. remain in place - but will chain reaction (PCR) test ture test, and two PCR ing on the epidemiological time militia vessels in the conversation The so-called traffic light apply to people differently on or before day two of tests on days two and situation some of them South China Sea, includ- The United States has re- system prescribes three depending on whether the their arrival back into the eight upon arrival. Red could be rolled back. ing at Whitsun Reef, and “Secretary Blinken and peatedly voiced concern reiterated their calls on the Secretary Locsin wel- over the Chinese activities Iran releases detained South PRC to abide by the 2016 comed enhanced bilateral in the region and regularly Indian Media Correspondents Asso- arbitration ruling issued and multilateral coopera- sends its military vessels Korean tanker, ship’s captain: pursuant to the Law of the tion on the South China there. South Korean Foreign Ministry ciation Bangladesh new executives Dhaka, Apr 9 (UNI) The India (UNI), treasurer The election of the ex- French, Moroccan Foreign Ministers dis- new executives of Indian Aminul Hoq Bhuiyan ecutive committee of Media Correspondents (Daily Uttorbongo IMCAB was scheduled to cuss coordination to cope with COVID-19 Association, Bangladesh Sangbad) and organizing be held on 8 April 2021 Moscow, Apr 9 (Sputnik) tween our two countries concluded. (IMCAB) were elected secretary Abu Ali (Daily in the biennial general French Foreign Minister that we regularly have the Since the 1970s, Mo- unopposed for the year Amar Asom). Executive meeting . According to Jean-Yves Le Drian has opportunity to observe, rocco and the Polisario 2021-2022. Bashudeb members are Quddus election schedule the date held talks on bilateral co- particularly in the fight Front movement backed Dhar of the Daily States- Afrad (Daily Anandabazar of submission of nomina- operation and issues of against terrorism," the by Algeria have fought man (Kolkata) and Patrika, Kolkata), Dip tion papers was on 3 April. common concern, includ- ministry said in a statement with each other over con- Masum Billah (Daily Azad (Times Now TV), But it was seen that 10 ing coordination aimed at released late on Thursday. trol of Western Sahara, a Seoul, Apr 9 (Sputnik) Iran has released the South Ko- Jugasankha, Kolkata- Rajib Khan (Zee Akash candidates submitted curbing the coronavirus The diplomats also ad- former Spanish colony rean oil tanker, Hankuk Chemi, and its captain more Guwahati) were elected Media) and Manjur nominations papers for 10 pandemic, with his Mo- dressed the situation in that was transferred un- than three months after the detention in the Persian president and general sec- Ahmed Anik ( Daily Ajker posts, i. e. one candidate roccan counterpart, Libya, challenges faced der control of Morocco Gulf over the alleged violation of ecological standards, retary respectively. Fariad, Agartala). Rafiqul for each post. On this Nasser Bourita, the by Africa's Sahel, and the and Mauritania in 1973. the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Friday. The other elected office- Islam Sabuj, general sec- ground, Haroon Habib, French Foreign Ministry situation in Western Sa- Three years later, the Hankuk Chemi with 20 crew members was detained bearers are: vice presi- retary of outgoing com- Chairman and Omar said."The minister [Le hara. The French minis- Polisario Front established by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Per- dent- Layek uzzaman mittee of IMCAB will re- Faruk Member Secretary Drian] referred to the very ter reiterated the support the partially recognized sian Gulf on January 4. The Iranian government said (Daily Din Darpon, main as member of the of the committee formed dense bilateral relations of Paris for the peaceful Sahrawi Arab Democratic the detention of tankers with recorded water pollution Kolkata), joint general executive committee ac- to run the election de- between France and Mo- and lasting political solu- Republic (SADR) on a was a regular practice. secretary- Mir Afroz cording to the constitu- clared the candidates rocco and the issues com- tion in Western Sahara very small part of the dis- According to the ministry, the vessel with the captain Zaman, United News of tion of the organization. elected unopposed. mon to our two countries, and called for the "rapid puted territory. Morocco, and 12 other crew members left the port of Bandar in particular the conse- appointment of a new spe- which controls much of Abbas at 01:20 GMT. Several crew members have been US Physician indicted over $300k COVID- quences of the health cri- cial envoy of the UN sec- Western Sahara, has been released earlier. sis, the coordination be- retary-general" as part of pushing for the region's Some media claimed that the detention of Hankuk 19 relief program fraud : Justice Dept. tween our two countries diplomatic efforts. autonomy within its terri- Chemi was Iran's response to freezing $7 billion of its Washongton, Apr 9 (Sputnik) Colorado physician Francis Joseph has been charged to deal with it as well as Le Drian also confirmed tory, while the United Na- assets by Seoul upon the request of the United States. with a fraud to obtain nearly $300,000 from three COVID-19 relief programs and migration issues. The min- that Morocco was a stra- tions and SADR have been The ship's release is reportedly linked to the progress faces up to 45 years in prison, the US Justice Department said in a release on ister praised the quality of tegically important partner in favor of a referendum in the talks between Tehran and Seoul on unblocking Thursday. security cooperation be- of the EU, the statement on its self-determination. the Iranian assets. “An indictment was unsealed Wednesday in Denver charging a Colorado man with stealing nearly $300,000 in government funds from three different COVID relief US joins UN group of friends Costa Rica authorizes emergency use of programs and with making false statements in connection with bankruptcy pro- on climate and Security - Am- AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: Health Ministry ceedings,” the release said. “Joseph is charged with theft in connection with health care, theft of government property, wire fraud, and making a false statement in bassador Thomas-Greenfield Mexico City, Apr 9 COVID-19 outbreak a AstraZeneca vaccine connection with a bankruptcy proceeding.” (Sputnik) Costa Rica’s pandemic on March 11, against COVID-19. It United Nations, Apr 9 (Sputnik) The United States has Joseph has received and directed to his personal bank account approximately National Commission on 2020. To date, more than will be used among $118,000 from the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program and the Provider joined the UN Group of Friends on Climate and Secu- 133.76 million people Vaccination and Epidemi- people aged over 18 Relief Fund as well as $179,999 from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), rity, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda-Tho- ology has authorized the have been infected with years old, without any mas Greenfield said on Thursday. the release explained. emergency use of the the coronavirus world- age or gender restrictions, In addition, Joseph filed for bankruptcy on behalf of the clinic following his termi- "Today, I'm thrilled to be standing with my colleagues AstraZeneca vaccine wide, with over 2.89 mil- depending on the vacci- from Nauru and Germany to announce the United nation and submitted false statements about his misappropriation of funds from the against the coronavirus, lion fatalities, according nation progress in various clinic in connection with that proceeding, the release added.Joseph faces up to ten States has officially joined the UN Group of Friends the Ministry of Health to Johns Hopkins Univer- age groups. The drug will years in prison for each theft count, 20 years for wire fraud and five years for the on Climate and Security," Thomas-Greenfield told re- sity. said. not be used among preg- bankruptcy proceeding false statement, according to the release. porters at the United Nations. “The National Commis- Costa Rica has con- nant and breastfeeding Thomas-Greenfield said that in the past year, likewise sion on Vaccination and firmed 220,000 COVID- women,” the ministry other parts of the world that have seen droughts and Epidemiology (CNVE) 19 cases so far, with said in a statement on late UN special envoy for Myanmar to travel to Thai- rising sea levels, the United States has experienced has allowed the use of the 3,000 fatalities. Thursday. land, other countries this week : Spokesman extreme wildfires, hurricanes, storms and a blackout. AstraZeneca vaccine Costa Rica Authorizes The vaccination cam- United Nations, Apr 9 (Sputnik) UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner "It doesn't matter where you live. Climate change is a against COVID-19. It Emergency Use of paign started in Costa Burgener will travel to the region this week as part of her efforts to promote a challenge for every person in every nation and on ev- will be used among AstraZeneca COVID-19 Rica in December 2020 peaceful resolution the crisis after the recent military coup, United Nations spokes- ery single continent," she said. people aged over 18 Vaccine – Health Minis- when the country autho- person Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday. The US envoy stressed that together with other na- years old, without any try rized the use of the Pfizer tions, the United States can do its utmost to address age or gender restrictions, * COSTA * RICA * drug. "The Secretary-General's Special Envoy from Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener climate emergency and stemming from it security depending on the vacci- COVID-19 * VACCINE * The World Health Orga- will travel to the region this week. She will start off in Bangkok," Dujarric said. "In threats.The Co-chair of the Group of Friends on Cli- nation progress in various ASTRAZENECA * nization declared the addition to Thailand, the Special Envoy is consulting on visits to other countries, as mate and Security, German Ambassador Christoph age groups. The drug will MEXICO CITY, April 9 COVID-19 outbreak a well as other neighboring countries. She has highlighted repeatedly: a robust inter- Heusgen, said the members of the group were "ex- not be used among preg- (Sputnik) – Costa Rica’s pandemic on March 11, national response to the ongoing crisis in Myanmar requires a unified regional tremely happy" to witness the US Joe Biden’s admin- nant and breastfeeding National Commission on 2020. To date, more than effort involving neighboring countries." istration return towards leadership on climate action. women,” the ministry Vaccination and Epidemi- 133.76 million people Dujarric said with the UN Security Council's support, Schraner Burgener will con- "We have seen the old US administration not being a said in a statement on late ology has authorized the have been infected with tinue to seek a visit to Myanmar to have discussions with the country's military driving force," Heusgen pointed out. "To have the US Thursday. emergency use of the the coronavirus world- aimed at contributing to democracy peace, and stability in the country. back as a driving force is key." The vaccination cam- AstraZeneca vaccine wide, with over 2.89 mil- While the UN Special Envoy's communication in wiring with the Myanmar military Shortly after taking office on January 20, Biden re- paign started in Costa against the coronavirus, lion fatalities, according has been sustained, there have been no phone contacts in few weeks, according to joined the Paris climate agreement, reversing his pre- Rica in December 2020 the Ministry of Health to Johns Hopkins Univer- the spokesperson. decessor Donald Trump's decision to leave the accord. when the country autho- said. sity. "What she is hoping to have is, obviously, at some point, a face-to-face and more The UN’s group of friends, which now has over 50 rized the use of the Pfizer “The National Commis- Costa Rica has con- active dialogue with them," Dujarric said. members, was initiated in 2018 by Germany and Nauru drug. sion on Vaccination and firmed 220,000 COVID- In addition to the trip to Thailand, Schraner Burgener is currently in discussions to to facilitate cooperation among states to develop solu- The World Health Orga- Epidemiology (CNVE) 19 cases so far, with go ahead with visits to other countries, including those that neighbor Myanmar, tions for the impact of climate change on security policy. nization declared the has allowed the use of the 3,000 fatalities. with the power to leverage influence towards stability in the country.

10.pmd 2 4/9/2021, 10:31 PM Orissa Today Saturday 10 April 2021 Bhubaneswar 3 Chinese cuisine and traditional medicine behind rising sea cucumber crimes in Lakshadweep New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) roving bandits. As popu- are echinoderms, marine water alkalinity, which tion area for sea cucum- Sea cucumbers found on lations of sea cucumbers animals with radial sym- helps create local buffers bers in February 2020 – the seafloor play a criti- in one area are extirpated metry that include star- against ocean acidifica- the Dr K.K. Mohammed cal role in marine ecosys- as a result of overfishing, fish, sea urchins, and tion and supports the sur- Koya Sea Cucumber tems, cycling nutrient fishers may move to sand dollars. Roughly vival of coral reefs. Conservation Reserve, a material. But these other areas, which are in 200 species of sea cu- 239 km2 area near otherworldly animals turn overfished. This re- cumber live in Indian Unsustainable sea cu- Cheriyapani, have been prized as a deli- sults in what is called se- waters, of which 20 are cumber harvesting has a Lakshadweep. These ef- cacy in Asia for centu- rial exploitation and the considered commercially serious impact on the forts should be lauded ries, where the wealthiest individuals involved have important. ecosystems in which and are important mea- would eat the creatures as been referred to as "rov- they are in. "I’m pleased sures to protect sea cu- a nutritious high-protein ing bandits." Sea cucumbers play im- to see the Indian authori- cumbers and begin to treat. But their demand portant roles in marine ties are taking sea cu- tackle poaching and has increased since the "My study suggested that ecosystems: sea cucum- cumber crime seriously", smuggling. 1980s, especially in is permitted, but licenses Two years ago, sharks, are protected, this may be the case. By bers that burrow into the he said when asked China. are required for fishing, OceansAsia launched a other, less well-known or mapping the incidents, sea bed help rework the about the steps that have The formation of the diving, and export. As a large-scale project on popular species play the study identified the sediment in a process been taken by the coun- Lakshadweep Task And so has their poach- result, criminals fre- crime in sea cucumber critical roles in marine Gulf of Mannar/Palk Bay known as bioturbation, try to tackle the crimes. Force and the Conserva- ing and smuggling. Is- quently attempt to fisheries. As part of this ecosystems. For ex- region as a global hotspot which helps other spe- This is evidenced by the tion Reserve are both lands in and around of smuggle sea cucumbers project, we identified in- ample, without krill, for sea cucumber crime. cies flourish and is a ma- increase in arrests and promising steps. How- Lakshadweep have in re- they illegally catch in In- stances of sea cucumber whale conservation However, in the past year, jor driver of biodiversity. several cases of sea cu- ever, increased monitor- cent years been witness- dia into Sri Lanka to laun- smuggling and poaching would be irrelevant, he Lakshadweep has been As deposit feeders, sea cumber poaching and ing and enforcement are ing the seizure of the ma- der and re-export them to around the world and no- said. the location of an in- cucumbers play an im- smuggling being referred needed. The authorities rine animal worth crores South East Asian mar- ticed a large number in creased number of portant role in nutrient to the Central Bureau of must ensure that penal- of rupees. kets, where they are sold India and Sri Lanka. That The second reason is smuggling and poaching cycling. Their actions re- Investigation. There is ties and sanctions serve for food and traditional was when we launched a greed. Much of the illicit incidents, showing that duce organic loads and still more work to be as an effective deterrent Sea cucumbers, one of Chinese medicine detailed study of the sub- trade is driven by greed. sea cucumber crime is redistribute surface sedi- done, however, he and that they are promptly the ‘four treasures of (TCM)," Dr. Teale Phelps ject, Dr Phelps Bondaroff High demand for sea cu- expanding into this re- ment, and the inorganic added. imposed. Penalties cannot Chinese Cantonese cui- Bondaroff, Director of said in an interview. cumbers for luxury food mote island chain," he nitrogen and phosphorus simply become part of the sine,’ is banned in India Research for and traditional Chinese said. they excrete enhance the India has formed the cost of doing business, or in 2001, and they are pro- OceansAsia, a marine According to Bondaroff, medicine has led to in- benthic (seafloor) habitat. Lakshadweep Sea Cu- criminal operations will tected under Schedule I conservation organiza- in combating wildlife creasing prices for sea The Importance of Sea cumber Protection Task continue to flourish. "Co- of the Indian Wildlife tion based out of Hong crime, it is important that cucumbers – one kilo- Cucumbers There are As a result, they play an Force and established operation and coordina- (Protection) Act of 1972. Kong and dedicated to focus should be on char- gram of a white teatfish more than 1,700 differ- essential role in repairing several ‘anti-poaching tion between the Indian combating illegal fishing ismatic animals. While it could sell for as much as ent species of sea cucum- and revitalizing damaged camps’ in Lakshadweep. and Sri Lankan authori- "By contrast, in Sri Lanka and protecting our is vital that animals like USD 400 in Hong Kong. ber (Holothuroidea) in the ecosystems. These same India also created the ties is necessary," sea cucumber harvesting oceans, told UNI. whales, dolphins, and And the third reason is world. Sea cucumbers actions can increase sea- world’s first conserva- Bondaroff said. Bengal going to fourth BJP old warhorse Samik locked in a grim battle with phase Assy poll tomorrow Trinamool's Aditi, latest sensation in Kirtan gharana Kolkata, Apr 9 (UNI) she will be at the party's the margin of 53002 votes culture. She has given person of BJP's West Ben- Kolkata, Apr 9 (UNI) A Kalchini (ST) 12. their franchise in 15,940 Rajarhat Gopalpur assem- service in whichever way by defeating Samik importance to art and gal state unit and a very poll eve lull is pervading Alipurduars 13. Falakata polling booths spread bly constituency this time it deems fit. Bhattacharya from artistes, it would not be well known face in Bengali in West Bengal as the (SC) 14. Madarihat (ST) across the 44 constituen- will witness tough elec- Bharatiya Janata Party. possible without her be- media. state is going to the fourth 15. Sonarpur Dakshin 16. cies, the Election Com- toral battle as Trinamool In 2016, Purnendu Basu cause she only she, under- of the eight-phase Assem- Bhangar 17. Kasba 18. mission sources said. Congress (TMC) nominee Trinamool Congress won Ms Munshi got that all the stands and embraces, the Bhattacharya was a mem- bly election tomorrow for Jadavpur 19. Sonarpur Aditi Munshi, who is an the seat by defeating time when she debuted on true meaning of ber of the West Bengal 44 of 294 seats to decide Uttar 20. Tollyganj 21. Women voters will be- established Kirtan singer Nepaldeb Bhattacharjee the Bengali Zee Sa Re Ga Bangaliaana," the noted Legislative Assembly from the fate of 373 candidates Behala Purba 22. Behala come the deciding factor and has a big fan follow- from Communist Party Of Ma Pa talent show in kirtan singer said. the Basirhat Dakshin con- under a massive security Paschim 23. Maheshtala in West Bengal`s South ing particularly among India (marxist) with a 2015. stituency in North 24 blanket. 24. Budge Budge 25. 24 Parganas district dur- women across the state, margin of 6874 votes. “I was born and brought Parganas district. Metiaburuz 26. Bally 27. ing the state`s fourth is pitted against BJP can- She said, "My father-in- up in this place (her con- In the fourth phase of Howrah Uttar 28. Howrah phase Assembly elections didate Samik In 2011, Purnendu Basu law Tarun Chakraborty stituency); I know every He said the people of West polling, elections will be Madhya 29. Shibpur 30. for 44 constituencies. Bhattacharya and CPI(M) won the seat first time by who died some time ago bylane, these are my Bengal rejects TMC's ap- held in 5 districts and 44 Howrah Dakshin31. candidate Subhajit defeating Rabindranath was a Trinamool Con- people and I am their peasement politics, vio- assembly seats. The dis- Sankrail (SC) Panchla 33. Cumulatively the number Dasgupta. Mondal from Communist gress leader and my hus- daughter," Ms Munshi lence and tyranny. Bengal tricts include Howrah Part Uluberia Purba 34. of female voters in the Party Of India (marxist) band Debraj Chakraborty said. wants a safer and pros- II, South 24 Parganas Domjur 35. Uttarpara 36. district`s 11 constituen- Ms Munshi expressed her with a margin of 35,725 is an active party leader. I perous future. Part III and Hooghly Part Sreerampur 37. cies are more than their gratitude to party supremo votes. have seen them working. "I will work with honesty II, Alipurduar and Cooch Champdani 38. Singur 39. male counterparts. In six Mamata Banerjee for mak- I am grateful that Didi felt and diligence, shototar Earlier, West Bengal stood Behar on April 10. Chandannagar 40. of them, Sonarpur ing her a candidate and Rajarhat gopalpur Assem- I am worthy. I don't think shote, and I can tell you against Communists but Chunchura 41. Balagarh Dakshin, Sonarpur Uttar, said she would work for bly constituency is falling anyone else thinks about without hesitation that I today under TMC's re- The forty four Assembly (SC) 42. Pandua 43. Jadavpur, Tollygunj, the people. under Dum Dum Lok musicians like she does. It am confident I will be gime Bengal suffers due to Constituencies of West Saptagram 44. Chanditala. Behala Uttar, Behala sabha constituency. is our moral duty to sup- able to assume the respon- cut-money culture, cor- Bengal going to polls in Dakshin, women have an She said only TMC port her during the elec- sibilities of my new role," ruption, syndicate, vio- fourth phase are: 1. The fate of 373 candidates edge over their male supremo Mamata In 2019 Lok Sabha elec- tions." she added. lence, etc. Now, West Mekliganj (SC) 2. in which 50 (13%) are fe- counterparts. Banerjee thinks or works tions, Trinamool Con- Bengal wants peace, pros- Mathabhanga (SC) 3. male candidates will be so much for people in the gress candidate Sougata "What I can tell you is that On the other hand BJP perity and progress, it Coochbehar Uttar (SC) 4. decided in the fourth The total number of fe- performing arts and allied Ray won from Dum Dum Didi has done a marvellous candidate Samik wants BJP, Mr Coochbehar Dakshin 5. phase by 1,15,81,022 vot- male voters in these 11 fields.Ms Munshi said that Lok Sabha (MP) Seat with job of upholding Bengali Bhattacharya is a spokes- Bhattacharya added. Sitalkuchi (SC) 6. Sitai ers including 58,82,514 constituencies are (SC) 7. Dinhata 8. are males, 56,98,218 fe- 15,70,392, while the num- Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ Natabari 9. Tufanganj 10. males and 290 third gen- ber of the male voters is COVID-19: Marathwada Kumargram (ST) 11. der who will exercise 15,66,161. Telugu teaser released Family called happiest moment of life on reports 6608 new cases release of abducted CRPF commando Aurangabad, Apr 9(UNI) Eight districts of New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) The jawan was handed Officials in the force was Maharashtra's CRPF’s CoBRA com- over to CRPF’s Deputy briefed by fellow buddy Marathwada region regis- mando Rakeshwar Inspector General that reportedly Manhas tered 6,608 more cases of Manhas, who was held (Bijapur) Komal Singh at sat down exhausted dur- COVID-19 and 84 fatali- captive post ambush in the Basaguda camp in ing the ambush while on ties during the past 24 Chhattisgarh's Bastar on Bijapur and his medical their way back to their hours, informed health Saturday (Apr 3), was re- checkup has been under- camp on the fateful day. authorities here on Friday. leased by the Maoist on way, sources in the CRPF A heavy exchange of gun- Details from all the district Thursday, an official in said. fire is believed to be the headquarters collected by the security establishment probable reason for the UNI show that out of the and Osmanabad had 489 the various health facilities here confirmed. They also said the jawan commando getting de- eight districts of the re- cases and three deaths. of the state.This takes the will be kept at a camp and tached from his unit and Mumbai, Apr 9 (ENT): Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt gion, Nanded was worst Meanwhile, during the total number of recover- According to another will soon be put through buddy. starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi Telugu teaser has been affected, as it recorded past 24 hours total of ies to 26,49,757 across sources in the a ‘debriefing’ session to released and has won the hearts of the fans. 1,450 cases and 26 56,286 fresh cases of Maharashtra. Chhattisgarh police, the understand the circum- Earlier, the CRPF jawan deaths, Aurangabad re- COVID-19 were regis- The state's recovery rate safe release of CRPF stances as to how he was from its elite COBRA unit, Alia, who has tested positive for coronavirus and is corded 1362 new cases tered across the state tak- currently stands at 82.05 Commando was made taken away by the Maoists along with a team of jour- under home quarantine, took to Instagram and con- and 22 deaths, Parbhani ing it's cumulative tally of per cent and the fatality possible after constructive and what happened with nalists and the two media- firmed the release of the teaser. registered 713 new cases infections to 32,29,547. rate is 1.77 per cent. engagement and perusal him during the custody. tors reached the Basaguda and 10 deaths, Latur had The state also registered At present there are of the mediators, ap- CRPF camp after he was Sharing the teaser, Alia wrote “Gangubai Kathiawadi | 1010 cases and eight 376 more deaths, taking 5,21,317 active patients pointed by the state Gov- He will be asked that how released to the negotiation Telugu Teaser. One Name. Million Emotions” followed deaths, Jalna had 618 the overall death toll to across the state undergo- ernment and also Padma he was left detached at team at Tarem, the place by heart emoticons. cases and six deaths, 57,028. ing treatment at different Sri Sharmapal Saini, who encounter site when the near the encounter site in Hingoli had 255 cases and Meanwhile, a total of COVID-19 centres and played an important role in Force was heading back front of hundreds of the “Bringing to you a story of the woman who rose to six deaths, Beed had 711 36,130 patients recovered hospitals, added the offi- the process. to their base. villagers. power, #GangubaiKathiawadi. Telugu teaser out now!” cases and three deaths and were discharged from cials.

10.pmd 3 4/9/2021, 10:31 PM Orissa Today Saturday 10 April 2021 Bhubaneswar 4 Fallen off the map: China’s treatment of Uighurs Vision for the future A dream of India that should last forever Some three decades ago, I decided to start working with Distributing mixer-grinders adivasis and nomadic people. My workplace was Tejgadh, We are on the fringes of some dramatic defence cooperation and televisions instead of a village in eastern Gujarat. It is situated at the foot of a agreements playing out. India would need to weigh in smartly rocky hill and is skirted by the wide bed of the seasonally paying attention to the flooding Orsang river. The hill has hidden in it ancient on new arrangements such as the Quad, and its ability to improvement of caves with rock paintings from a period between 12,000 to contribute meaningfully to it, whilst arriving at an optimal path 15,000 years before our time. The paintings in the caves infrastructure or should remind one of Mahasweta Devi’s classic, that protects our overall interests as an emerging world player. employment opportunities is Pterodactyl, invoking a mythical bird and the agony of The upcoming visit by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to contemporary adivasi life. India needs to be seen in this light. a corrupt way to garner votes It was here that I decided to create the Adivasi Academy. I chanced upon Mahasweta Devi a few years later, and she Sir — In recent months, several major Western accepted my invitation to visit the Adivasi Academy. After retailers have expressed concern over China’s having a dip in the stream of the Orsang river and visiting treatment of the Uighurs in the country’s cotton- the caves with the rock paintings — like the ones she had growing Xinjiang district. Companies including visualized in Pterodactyl — the first thing she said to me H&M, Adidas, Burberry and Nike have been was that she would like to breathe her last at Tejgadh. In penalized for questioning China’s actions in this my long years of work with her, she would often repeat region — online shops of some brands have been this desire. A decade and a half later she passed away in blocked and the location of their stores have her son’s house in Calcutta. In order to respect her wish, I vanished from certain digital maps. While it is brought her ashes to Tejgadh and created a modest good to see brands prioritize human rights memorial, made of interwoven arches positioned on a red- concerns over profit, there is little that the brick pedestal with an inscription which reads, “Every international community can do unless the dream has the right to live” (picture). In physical height, Chinese government introspects and revises its this memorial may be the shortest among memorials one policies in this area. has seen. In a sharp contrast — about 70 kilometres south Sir — It is a matter of great concern that competitive as the crow flies — is the Statue of Unity installed to to say about the woes of farmers. Those from Maharashtra constructed shelters, all clean and with good toilets and clientelism in Indian politics, especially in Tamil remember Sardar Patel. mentioned how the progressive ideas of Jyotiba Phule and drinking water for migrant labourers; ministers and Nadu, is escalating with each passing year (“Free A few weeks ago, I had called young activists from many Babasaheb Ambedkar had all been forgotten. The Tamil government officials mourning for the dead among the for all”, April 6). In Tamil Nadu, where polling in parts of India to meet at the Adivasi Academy. The Nadu folks added that Periyar’s dream of an equal society agitating farmers, and farmers celebrating the repeal of the assembly elections has just concluded, the All purpose was to understand the situation in every state, has been entirely put in cold storage and big money and the Acts; home ministry officials telling migrants in India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has going beyond reports one receives through the media. towering celluloid images have been dominating public Assam that no certificate proving their religion is required promised, among other things, a washing machine When all of us were seated around the Mahasweta life. The Karnataka friends highlighted nepotism, for asylum and citizenship. In one part of the dream and a free cable TV connection if it is voted to memorial, I asked them to read the inscription and casteism and the decline of the egalitarian thoughts of sequence, I saw lynch mobs asking for forgiveness from power. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, on the enquired what their unfulfilled dreams were. Those who Basavanna and Akkama. A Dalit leader from Gujarat said all the men and women they had ever lynched, and the other hand, has said that it will provide a tablet to came from Uttarakhand mentioned the melting glaciers, that he would like to collect small bits of brass and copper police accepting FIRs from victims as per the law book. every government school and college student. the fragile environment, its continuous degradation, the from every Dalit in India, mint a large coin out of them The courtrooms in my dream had entrances adorned with Moreover, a day after the DMK promised to give outward migration of the jobless hill people and the with Dr Ambedkar’s imprint and gift it to the president of the words, “Justice shall be given equally to all”. In Rs 1,000 per month to female family heads, the devastated social fabric. The friends from Nagaland India for laying at the foundation of the new Parliament another part of my long dream, I noticed religious fanatics AIADMK upped the ante by offering Rs 1,500. complained about the lack of understanding among building. Women present there spoke with great anxiety of all shades drowning some books in the Arabian Sea. On The Election Commission’s rather restrained mainland Indians of the complex Naga history and society about how terrified they feel while expressing themselves asking them what those books contained, they said in guidelines in the model code of conduct have not and about an increasing alienation. A friend from in thought, emotion or costume. What Muslims and many languages, “Oh, these were our books of hate been able to put an end to such malpractices. Meghalaya angrily added that unceasing mining has Christians said was not much different in tenor. Our words”. I also saw other books that probably were hospital Significantly, in the matter of cash, liquor, discussion continued for several hours. My simple registers, which showed no deaths of children for want of coupons and freebies in elections, Tamil Nadu destroyed the legendary beauty of the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills alike. Kashmiri friends spoke with voices question had resulted in unpacking a wide array of food or medicine. The National Crime Records Bureau seems to leave most other states way behind. historical deceptions and injustices, a longing for creating records showed no new incidents of farmers’ suicide or Based on poll campaign observations, the EC has heavy with emotion about the complete disruption of normal liberties. Adivasi friends from the central states a society with at least minimum decency and a sense of the molestation and rape of women. I also saw a large characterized more than 50 per cent of assembly justice. The seemingly artless words of the inscription had gathering of mediapersons, but none of them looked seats — 118 out of 234 — to be “expenditure spoke about the plunder of their forests and rivers by big companies and the pauperization of folks going to cities in opened up so many wounds. The yearning of my friends in scared and intimidated. Strange dream, indeed! I could see sensitive constituencies”. This is in sharp contrast that discussion made it difficult for me to have normal in it images, posters, statues and just empty shadows of to the 16 per cent in West Bengal and about 17 per hordes in search of employment. Friends from Uttar Pradesh brought in the question of a deep social discord sleep that night. During it, I dreamt, and I am not sure if martyrs who died for India’s freedom — scientists, cent in Kerala. At least two recent elections in they were dreams, delusions or debates in my mind. I saw thinkers, saints, artists, industrialists, sportspersons and Tamil Nadu — in the Vellore parliamentary and the lack of opportunities. The Punjabi friends had a lot Days after Ladakh withdrawal, hope floats for peace on LoC things not so easily to be seen in real life in our time: newly mass leaders who made India a free and modern nation. constituency in 2019 and the R.K. Nagar assembly seat in Chennai in 2017 — had to be rescinded owing to exorbitant and unaccounted for cash flows and freebies offered by rival Support system: Women’s domestic A renewed, political parties. Such unabashed clientelism is antithetical to free and fair elections. Elections in Women must have an equal stake in devising policy concerning their roles and rights robust Tamil Nadu can certainly do with some institutional scrutiny. Hopefully, people will soon Women’s domestic labour has been getting judicial take place, women must have an equal stake in commitment to begin to see the reality of these giveaways — that recognition as well as political endorsement. In devising policy concerning their roles and rights. these come from the taxes which they themselves January, the Supreme Court emphasized the fact This, however, remains a pipe dream; the equality and pay. Sir — Over the last few years, it has become that the value of a woman’s work at home is no less representation of women in Indian politics justice by the abundantly clear to the people that all political than that of her office-going husband. declined sharply from 23.1 per cent in 2019 to 9.1 parties try to grab power by hook or by crook. This Compensating women’s domestic work has now per cent in 2021. The women’s reservation bill has State and the is in sharp contrast to the years immediately after found support among political leaders such as been awaiting passage in Parliament for more than the independence of India when parties worked Shashi Tharoor and Kamal Haasan. It was even part a decade. The absence of women in institutions of myriad political towards the development and welfare of the of the seven-point agenda of the latter’s party for the influence has led to other blind spots. There has, systems electorate. They did not attempt to lure voters by Tamil Nadu polls. Such support is not entirely for one, been an alarming drop in the participation offering them any kind of compensation. altruistic; it is tied to the spike in the importance of of women in the nation’s labour force; from 30.3 around the Nowadays, political parties include promises of Indian women as a voting constituency. A 2019 per cent in 1990, it plummeted to 20.3 percent in freebies — these can be mixer-grinders, musical study found that women voters have not only 2020. Social conservatism — women often leave world is the instruments or even cash prizes — in their increased — the number of women voting in the the labour force so that they can perform election manifestos. The Madras High Court has 2000s rose to 883 for every 1,000 men from 715 to household work — gender bias at the workplace, need of the rightly questioned the Centre and the EC about every 1,000 men in the 1960s — but they have also poor wage rates, absence of maternity leave and hour this practice. The Centre must enact a law had a notable impact on re-election outcomes. This the lack of safety are some of the causal factors. governing manifestos and the EC, too, should be was evident in the results of the 2019 general lockdown. With men being forced to lend a hand at home Reversing the declining labour participation rate diligent in vetting them. The high court’s reported elections. Narendra Modi won considerable support from in the absence of domestic staff, there was some among women requires simultaneous interventions at understanding of the distribution of freebies as a women voters. Another reason for the new-found support appreciation of the need to compensate women for their multiple levels — greater enrolment of women in corrupt practice is not off the mark. Such actions for wages for domestic work was the redistribution of chores. Recognition and appreciation by the powers that education, supportive families, sensitive legislation that will only destroy our democratic credentials. traditional division of domestic labour during the be need not guarantee meaningful change. For the latter to secures employment guarantees and so on.

The air’s changing STATE OF PLAY | Bengal is in the throes of unalloyed bigotry In India, complacency is a major factor for One afternoon three or so years ago, I stepped understood, code to the ‘asol poribartan’ Ghafoor and Saddam, who have succeeded their father in vaccine hesitancy. With the lifting of out of our Calcutta offices for a smoke and a being promised — ‘real change’. It’s akin the trade. But none of that is to suggest that cracks shot of bhaanr (earthen cup) coffee. Within to the promise of ‘achchhe din’ whose haven’t opened on either side of which we whisper restrictions, most people feel the worst earshot from where I stood is a small shrine distillation we all now know is unalloyed unspeakable things and bear dark mistrusts. There were is over. They, however, do not take into to Hanuman that hugs the corpulent trunk of bigotry. Bengal is in the throes of it. It is a always walls, but there existed conversation across them. a banyan. The neighbourhood is a busy change that will leave much more than They shuddered when bricks began to be prised away for account that the Spanish flu had wholesale warren, scores pay obeisance to merely the banyan tree mahant censored. I a project of ‘nationalist sentiment’. A few years down the ravaged the world for more than two the deity as they pass by. That afternoon, a hope Bengal understands the meaning of line, all came asunder, but because it was patently a thing quite unusual devotee had arrived below the it; I fear that it may not. I fear, even more of sectarian pathology and hatred, it was no thing of years in three waves. Covid-19 has banyan. He wore a saffron shirt and a tilak deeply and despairingly, that it actually pride. When I arrived in Calcutta to work more than a waxed and waned in the US, Europe and emblazoned across his temple. There was a does. That a securely buried demon seed quarter of a century ago, I discovered my world, swagger to his manner. He hadn’t arrived to from the past has been watered, and shattered and shaken by what had befallen Bhagalpur in the Middle East in multiple waves. The pray, he was hectoring the mahant of the coaxed to sprout. And that such sprouting 1989, suddenly rejuvenated. The Calcutta street was the Indian Council of Medical Research has shrine, a quiet, wizened man always turned has become, tragically, a vociferously reconjuring of home. I discovered a city willing to out in dhoti and kurta. He sat there, in his celebrated thing. Do more Partitions await embrace beyond distinction of class, creed, and tongue. warned that India may face more waves implacable little space, hearing out what Bengal? Or, to put it more bluntly, are Perhaps I was wrong even then, perhaps what I perceived in the coming months. sounded more and more like a burst of Bengalis happy to build welcome arches to was a delusional invention of desire. But it was real and bluster. Paraphrased, this is what the mahant another one? And if so, where do they tactile too, make no mistake. The lordly rested in their was being told: the colour of the shrine is all intend to sow the walls? And how many? mansions, north and south of Park Street, but the lungi- wrong, it needs to be saffron, not white; it I am not a Bengali, and I must seek pardon clad daily wager looked no less lordly snoozing away a needs ornate lighting and it needs a opening on Dharmatala. I saw a febrile chant stampede for affecting familiarity. I belong to a sweltering afternoon on the back of his cart, or bathing loudspeaker which can drown out the azaan call that across the streets: ‘Jai Shri Ram! Jai Shri Ram!’ There benighted neighbourhood called Bihar. Biharis have with abandon on the many hydrants that gurgle along the routinely rings out from a nearby mosque; it needs was nothing like a prayer to the intonation of it; it was the bestowed upon themselves the extreme poverty of pride, city’s streets. They earned a half a penny worth but they activity, bhajan and kirtan, some action. This was no way bellicose outcry of assertion and arrival. It reminded me we are perhaps to Bengal what Sudama was to Krishna. were afforded to believe themselves no less worthy. I to run the affairs of a temple, help was required to assert instantly of that afternoon three years ago, and it made But one of the things I did for the longest time take pride hope I don’t sound like I am patronizing poverty; I its presence and help was at hand; “Panditji, kaho to log me wonder if the mahant under the banyan would still be in was that Biharis were not sectarian about the daily merely wish to say pelf isn’t a precondition to pride, and bhijwaaben? (Should I send men, Panditji?)” At this able to bark back in the face of the new refrain strutting conduct of their lives. There were flaming hiccups of Calcutta breathed that almost surreal egalitarianism. point, the elder could take it no more. He shed his calm the streets: “Yeh Bangaal hai!” If at all iterated, his infamy, of course — Bihar Sharif, Nawada, Bhagalpur. It Perhaps it still does, but it is no longer possible to be sure. and barked back: “Yeh Bangaal hai, aur yeh pracheen riposte would sooner be drowned than heard in today’s cannot be said faith does not turn Biharis to bigotry; it Can it be said for certain that the impulse convulsing mandir aisehi rahega jaise rahaa hai, yahan tumahara Bengal. often does, but the bouts came, most often, with a post- across Bengal is an impulse that answers to humanity? Is hukmarani nahin chalega! Prasad lo aur badho aage!” Bengal is changing, or it already has; it isn’t the Bangaal script of shame and apology. I come from a north Bihar it an impulse that sings the song Bengal’s great sons have (This is Bengal, and this is an old temple, it will run as it the old mahant was invoking. We shouldn’t have to wait village called Singhwara, which is twin to Paigambarpur. bequeathed mankind? Is it not an impulse amplifying the has run in the past. Your diktat will not work here, receive for the outcome of the assembly elections to My grandfather’s most fulfilled afternoons were the chasm between shei samay and ei samay? Can anybody your prasad and carry on!) The visitor, most likely a acknowledge or understand that change. If Dharmatala is afternoons on which he and Bachcha Mian from be certain that in the run-up to these elections the sangh apparatchik out to push his authority, hovered a ready to echo the sectarian rabble-rousing of the northern Paigambarpur would share a sip of tea and savories. Our humanity that was Calcutta has remained a living thing, moment on the dare, then turned and picked his way. heartland, something has changed, and it is not a fleeting rides home from the nearest railhead would always be on or not come under assault? I wonder, and I have spoken Three weeks ago, I was in central Calcutta again, in the change that will arrive and depart with election season. Wajib Mian’s open Willys. Singhwara households, even from the heart; I am told that requires, in New India, an vicinity of the Hanuman shrine, in a similarly busy lane There is an unspoken, but probably well and widely to this day, fetch their mutton from Daroga Mian and apology.

10.pmd 4 4/9/2021, 10:31 PM Orissa Today Saturday 10 April 2021 Bhubaneswar 5 Are Parents Being Good Role Models for Children When It Comes to Technology? Premium Laundry Service Everyone likes technol- Some even respond withdrawn or even lower some of the photos their They wind up spending inaugurated in Smart City ogy, right? It’s amazing harshly to their children their self-esteem. In these parents share online. Kids too much time checking Bhubaneswar, April sion Sabyasachi Mishra what you can do and find when the child tries to get cases, the child may act have a right to privacy too. their mail or in group 09(TNB): TumbleDry, The lauded the effort of the out about the use of tech- their attention. Many out. Ways to find a healthy chats. By turning off work ultra modern premium young proprieters of nology. However, technol- child psychologists be- A study also shows that balance between technol- when you get home, you Laundry and dryclean Tumbledry for introduc- ogy itself is addictive and lieve there’s a serious children whose parents ogy and parenting can fully concentrate on outlet was inaugurated to- ing first of its kind inno- parents are not an excep- need to find a balance be- are constantly messing Establish good techno- your family. You can give day at Patia in vative cleaning technol- tion. Today, most parents tween technology and with their phone or on so- logical habits. This means your spouse and children Bhubaneswar. The state ogy in Odisha. Since pay more attention to their taking care of your family. cial media feel less sup- simply setting time limits the attention they need. of the art cleaning unit was cleanliness is getting su- computer or phone screen Studies show that a mod- ported by their parents. for surfing the web and opened with the cutting of preme priority during Co- than they do to their chil- ern parent spends too This is mainly attributed to sticking to them. This is Final thoughts traditional ribbon by the rona time, the attempt of dren. Even busy parents much of their time online the lack of communication most effective if the kids All the studies and find- Distinguished Guests the founders, is definitely stay on social media too or involved in texting and Vijay GarG between the parents and are still young. Don’t just ings clearly show that par- present like Ollywood Su- praiseworthy, he ob- much. They constantly social media. After work- the children. Parents don’t set the time limit, but make ents need to find a bal- perstar Sabyasachi served. Addressing the check their email. They ing all day and taking care relationships is missing in get to know what’s going every effort to stick to it. ance between technology Mishra, World Odisha gathering Kishore watch television shows or of the home, parents often many people today. on in their children’s lives Spend that extra time each and parenting. It not only Society’s Chairman Dwibedi gave a clarion news programs on their leave very little time that Effects of parental tech- or even how they are pro- day with your family and helps the parent to spend Kishore Dwibedi and call to popularize the smartphones—all without they can commit solely to nology use on children gressing in school. Com- give them the attention more quality time with CVO of Tata Power startup industrial culture in realizing that this behav- their children. Family out- Children may constantly munication is extremely they need. Be a role model. their family, but they can Brahmananda Dandpat. Odisha in the line of ior does harm their ings where all family mem- seek attention. Child rear- important to a child’s de- One can achieve this in monitor their children’s The Guests also switched Tumbledry. Brahmananda children’s development bers are given a chance to ing is not easy. Children velopment. Lack of com- various ways. Avoid fool- growth. They can spot on the machines to com- Dandpat appreciated the and well-being to some really bond are very scarce are dependent beings that munication can easily di- ing around with techno- behavioral problems. It’s mence the washing pro- unique and userworthy degree. these days. The inability require more attention vide the family. logical gadgets during important to know what cess. Established by washing procedure being teenagers smartphones for parents to control the than most adults. Parents Need for privacy. The dinner. Give your family your children are up to Metanoia enterprises un- adopted by Tumbledry According to research amount of time they spend constantly being online or modern-day parent on so- your full attention at so- and how they are pro- der the stewardships of and wished them good done on child psychology, on their phones or laptops on their phones make chil- cial media loves to post cial outings. Listen to gressing in life. It helps three young and ener- luck. some of the problems that has also extended to their dren feel deprived of the pictures of themselves them when they speak to you to be a better- getic entrepreneurs The highlights of the children experience today children. This is mainly attention they deserve. and their children. They you. This will help the rounded individual and it namely Raben Padhee, path breaking and world can be contributed to their because children look up They may not know how never seem to care how children learn that they, helps your kids to grow Srikant Nayak and class superb services be- parents. Thanks to tech- to their parents. They to tell you, but they miss that affects the kids too, need to find a balance up into responsible Priyaranjan Patnaik, the ing provided by nology, children today mimic what they see par- play time, storytelling time, though. What you post between technology and adults. setup is meticulously de- Tumbledry include Gentle feel that they have to com- ents doing. Many kids kitchen activities, and so and the comments you their social life. Vijay GarG Ex.PES-1 signed to provide cus- drycleaning, easy – cum – pete for their parent’s at- have become antisocial forth. This is not good for make on social media can Turn off work. Some Retired Principal tomized and ecofriendly Live washing, 100% perfec- tention. This is because and some have even be- the emotional and mental shape how your children parents constantly feel Government Girls Senior washing facilities to cus- tion in stain removal, delicate most of the time parents come introverts. The abil- development of the child. perceive you. Many chil- the need to access work Secondary school MHR tomers. washing, same day cleaning are glued to their screens. ity to develop real-world It may lead the child to be dren say they don’t like email and work projects. malout punjab Speaking on the occa- and delivery facility. Amazon Easysell Corporate Naveen approves rehabilitation, resettlement Office At Esplanade package for development of Samaleswari temple Bhubaneswar, Apr 9 (UNI) : people in view. The Chief Minis- discussions with the district Col- would be paid compensation as Bhubaneswar,9/4: In the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen ter said the package would be lectors. per the market rate. digital era, there is a grow- Patnaik today approved the re- made more attractive wherever it The authorities will buy the land A sum of Rs 30,000 would be ing interest among people habilitation and resettlement is needed. from shopkeepers who have provided to street vendors on for online services. How- package of the Samalei Develop- Chief Minister's office sources shops on private land and com- government land in two equal ever, in Odisha, the de- ment project and sought the co- here said the authorities will di- pensation would be paid as per instalments. A street vending mand for online services operation of all to take the project rectly acquire the land of people the compensation rule 2013. plan would be chalked out for is on the rise, but this fa- ahead. The Chief Minister di- constructing houses on private A sum of Rs one lakh assistance them and the affected vendors cility is not provided at all rected to prepare the Samalei land and compensation would be would be provided in two equal would be given land for their regions. project plan by May 15 next. Ap- paid as per Right to Fair Compen- instalments for the relocation of shop in it. Kuchu Care has launched proving the package, the Chief sation and Transparency in Land the shop. The Sambalpur District Collec- an innovative initiative Minister said the future genera- Acquisition, Rehabilitation and One-time assistance of Rs 50,000 tor would make temporary ar- aimed at delivering prod- Kuchu Care's founder The corporate office will tion will remember the sacrifice Resettlement Act, 2013," or the cost of the house would rangements for government of- ucts on online to the pub- Sangram Keshari Pattnaik provide awareness and made by the local people for the The Servitors of the temple be provided to people for the ac- fices affected by it and would lic at affordable and at a inaugurated the corporate advice to the public about development of the Samaleswari would be provided land in lieu of quisition of government land on provide them land for the con- lower price than the mar- office and briefed the me- online services. Our main temple for ages to come. land and if the cost of the land of which the people have con- struction of their offices. ket. dia persons about the responsibility will be how On the direction of the Chief Servitors is more than the land structed houses. A plan would be made by the On Friday, world's leading goals of Amazon's people get goods easily Minister Samaleswari Temple area provided to them then compen- In addition to it, 650 square feet District Collector for the reha- online goods retailer, Easysell Corporate Office. and at right price. Hence, Management and Local Eco- sation would be made as per the of land would be provided for bilitation of beggars and it Amazon's Easysell Corpo- Mr. Patnaik said, the de- we aim to open Amazon nomic initiative is being imple- difference of the cost. their rehabilitation. would be implemented by the rate Office Kuchu Care was mand for online services Easysell retail stores at all mented for the development of In addition to it, the Servitors The families living in Sambalpur Municipal Corpora- unveiled at Esplanade was growing and people major markets of the state Samaleswari temple and its pe- would be paid a relocation allow- unauthorised big pucca houses tion. Mall of Bhubaneswar. needed to be aware of it. in the coming days, he said. riphery. Proposals on design, ance of Rs 20 lakh or the cost of in Bastis would be given the cost It would have provision among transport, development of the his house whichever is higher. of their houses and 650 square other things for vocational NAAC B++ GRADE To Institute of Health Sciences area in front of the river and for Rental assistance of Rs 10,000 feet of land. training, financial assistance, Bhubaneswar,9/4: Institute of Health Sciences(IHS) has achieved unprecedented success in its an attractive package for rehabili- per month would be paid to ev- The Sambalpur Municipal Cor- health assistance, ration card, history. It is the first institution to be eligible for the NAAC B ++ GRADE in the field of Associated tation was received from people ery family for a period of 12 poration would provide them shelter homes. Health Sciences . It's like a mile stone on the path of education. A validatory meeting was held at the in response to an appeal to people months. Rs one lakh would be food for eight days, transport The religious institutions and IHS Chandka Campus on 8th. April. to give their views on the project. paid for transportation and other and other facilities. clubs on government land Prof. Satya Mohapatra Director of IHS thanked all the staffs on the meeting. IHS has been working The rehabilitation and resettle- expenses immediately. A proper The houses constructed would be given one-time assis- in the field of diversity and rehabilitation for the past 22 years. And this standard will help IHS to move forward in the field of research. In addition, the director pointed out in his address that, new ment package has been made package would be given to Ser- unauthorisedly in private land tance of Rs one lakh, official hope and enthusiasm will be created among the students due to the status gained by IHS. keeping the suggestions of the vitors who have no homes after in areas other than the bastis sources said. Eleven crew members RAXA aims to bring latest techno-security solutions in India Lottery Conducted For 31 of a fishing trawler Bhubaneswar, April RAXA, a leader in the field Logically develops the lat- Foreign liquor Shops sent to jail for attack- 09(TNB): RAXA Security of man-guarding, has al- est in cutting-edge AI tech- Rayagada, April 099TNB): thrusday(April 8). 505 ap- ing forest personnel Services Ltd, a GMR Group ready made its mark in the nologies to combat misin- A peaceful lottery has been plicants were present dur- Kendrapara, Apr 9 (UNI) company pioneer in security field of techno-security so- formation and harmful con- conducted for the manage- ing the process. Govern- Police today arrested eleven services, has announced it lutions by providing ser- tent available in the online ment of 31 foreign liquor ment has received Rs 6 crew members of a Dhamra has enlarged its footprint in vices and equipment relat- and social media. shops in Rayagada district. crore 42 lakhs directly based fishing trawler for at- the techno-security services ing to Access Control, Commenting on the col- On the instructions of the from the applicants as ex- tacking forest personnel of field by joining hand with CCTV surveillance, Fire laborations, CEO-RAXA Chief Secretary of Depart- cise revenue. Gahirmatha Marine sanctu- UK, France and Israel-based Alarm & Public Address Mr. GUG Sastry said ment of Excise, it has been The new vendors se- ary on March 15 last. All the companies to bring the system, Perimeter Intrusion “RAXA Security Services concluded under the direct lected in the lottery have accused were arrested un- world’s latest techno secu- Detection System, Anti- Ltd. has been pioneer in the supervision of Rayagada received government-ap- der Section rity solutions to India. RAXA sabotage and Anti-terrorism field of security services for District Collector Saroj proved licenses for the 332,353,307,427,34 IPC Sec- Security Services Ltd, with measures, Command & several years, offering its Kumar Mishra, following next five years from the tion 51 of Wildlife (Protec- ISO 9001:2015, ISO Control Centers etc. tion company – Octopus will mecatronic, opto-photonic, services to some of the re- the Covid guidelines. current financial year and tion) Act, 1972 and produced 18788:2015, ISO 29993:2017 RAXA recently signed give RAXA the expertise in electronic and software pro- puted clients in the coun- Excise department had ad- will run the shop by sub- before the JMFC court of and ISO 45001:2018 certifi- MoUs with four internation- setting up an integrated com- cessing technologies. In try. Moving ahead, RAXA vertised for the manage- mitting the Excise Rev- Rajnagar which remanded cations, provides quality ally acclaimed techno secu- mand and control centre, es- addition to these, RAXA has partnered with four UK, ment of 31 foreign liquor enue to Government ev- them into jail custody . security service to GMR rity companies namely Oc- pecially for smart cities, air- has also collaborated with France and Israel-based shops in the district. A to- ery year for renewal. Talachua Marine police led Group assets and also to topus from ISRAEL, ports, large townships etc. UK-based Westminister firms to provide a complete tal of 642 applications were Additional District Col- by its IIC ,Sreekant Kumar multifarious corporates. The Exavision from FRANCE for a well-coordinated effort Group with offices in over world-class AI-enabled received. Applicants col- lector Sarat Chandra Barik arrested 11 crew mem- services of RAXA stand and UK-based while responding to any 50 countries to provide ad- techno security solutions lected lottery coupon Panda, Superintendent of bers and seized the fishing apart from other security ser- Westminister Group and emergency situation. vanced technology security to its clients. For the first with their drafts at the time Excise Prashant Kumar vessel used for the crime at vice providers on the Logically to provide some of RAXA joining hands with solutions. RAXA has also time, some of the unique and of submission of applica- Nayak were present on deep sea. strength of its unmatched the specialized and latest French firm Exavision, will joined hands with UK- specialized security solu- tion. the occasion. The staffs SDPO of Pattamundai training academy that im- security solutions for its cli- give it an edge in implement- based Logically that will tions would be provided by Lottery was held at of the Excise Department Ranjan Kumar Dey said four parts professional training of ents. The collaboration with ing long-range surveillance enable it to provide AI- us for a much enhanced cli- Chintan Hall of the dis- assisted. Police force de- forest personnel were in- a very high order. Israel-based security solu- solutions by merging based security solutions. ent satisfaction.” trict collector's office on ployed during lottery. jured and the patrolling boat Guests For Marriages Restricted In Odisha’s Twin Cities was damaged after around Bhubaneswar: In view of the second wave of COVID-19 in Odisha, the Twin City RAIL PASSENGERS COMING TO ODISHA MUST HAVE RTPCR NEGATIVE half a dozen of trawlers unit- Commissionerate Police has restricted the number of participants in marriages and edly attacked the forest pa- related functions to 100 in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack cities. TEST REPORT OR 2ND DOSE VACCINATION CERTIFICATE trolling boat. The forest per- Similarly, the number of attendees for funeral and related functions has been restricted Bhubaneswar,April09 port of maximum 72 hours home/institutional quar- adverse impact of cross sonnel were conducting sea to 50.The following kinds of functions have been prohibited in Bhubaneswar until (TNB): All Odisha bound before the start of journey antine. border movement and in surveillance to provide a further order: Events and gatherings related to Promotional Activities/Conferences/ passengers from any- or a second dose vaccina- The resurgence of coordination with Odisha congenial atmosphere for Conclaves etc. Centenary/Golden Jubilee/Silver Jubilee etc. celebrations of institu- where in the country, who tion certificate. Those COVID 19 has occurred in State Government, it has Olive Ridley sea turtles for tions. Annual Events/Annual Functions of educational and other institutions etc. are boarding w.e.f. 10th without valid documents some places of Odisha. To been decided to impose mass nesting when the inci- For other kinds of social gatherings, the host shall have to obtain specific permission April, 2021, must have an will have to undergo restrict the spread of these restrictions on pas- dent took place. from BMC, which will be given keeping in view the requirement of the host and prevail- RTPCR Negative Test Re- seven days mandatory COVID-19 and to prevent sengers as per the above. ing pandemic situation subject to maximum participants ceiling of 100 persons.

10.pmd 5 4/9/2021, 10:31 PM Orissa Today Saturday 10 April 2021BUSINESSBUSINESS 6 NEWS BOX Equity mutual funds see net inflows for 1st time in Amazon moves SC for stay on Delhi HC order till 8 months Mumbai.After outflows in the last eight consecutive months, equity mutual funds saw net inflows (investments exceeding verdict on Future-Reliance deal dispute redemption) of Rs 9,115 crore in March 2021. However, debt funds saw net outflows of Rs New Delhi. Amazon has moved the Supreme proper in the facts and circumstances of entails the consolidation of Future 52,528 crore due to year-end factors. Court challenging the Delhi High Court's the present case, Amazon's petition, a Group's retail and wholesale assets into division bench order that had vacated a stay copy which was seen by PTI, one entity Future Enterprises Ltd and Among equity funds, sectoral funds and equity- on Kishore Biyani-led Future Group said.Amazon and Future Retail Ltd then transferring it to Reliance Retail linked saving schemes (ELSS) popularly proceeding with its Rs 24,713 crore asset (FRL) did not respond to e-mailed Ventures Ltd (RRVL) in the Rs 24,713 known as tax-saving mutual funds got inflows sale to Reliance Industries.Amazon, in the queries.According to the plea filed by crore deal that was announced in August of Rs 2,009 crore and Rs 1,552 crore, petition, sought a stay on the March 22 order Amazon, the division bench has last year.Meanwhile, the timeline for the respectively, according to data released by of the division bench, terming it "illegal", committed a grave error in passing an deal to be completed has been extended Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). "random", "inequitable and unfair". order in a non-maintainable appeal, by six months to September 30, 2021 by Mid-cap funds got Rs 1,502 crore during the On March 22, a division bench of the Delhi permitting Future Group to commit Reliance Retail.Amazon and Future month and Flexi cap funds received Rs 1,386 High Court had granted Future a reprieve further breaches of the EA (Emergency have been locked in a bitter legal tussle crore. from a March 18 single-judge order that Arbitration) order.Amazon submitted after the US e-commerce giant dragged Significantly, investors stepped up their restrained it from taking any steps to sell that the single judge had passed a well- Future Group to arbitration at SIAC in investments through systematic investment assets to Reliance.Amazon has now moved reasoned order spanning over 130 the go-ahead to the proceedings before the October last year, arguing that the latter pages and the division bench passed the had violated their contract by entering into plans (SIP), which are primarily used to invest the Supreme Court and challenged the Mumbai Bench of the National Company March 22 order, requesting a stay till a final interim order in a mechanical manner Law Tribunal (NCLT) over the scheme of the deal with rival Reliance.Amazon had in equity funds. Investments through SIP went outcome of its earlier plea related to the staying its operation on the same invested in Future Coupons in August 2019 up to Rs 9,182 crore in March compared to Rs arrangement between Future and Reliance, deal.Pass an ex-parte interim order/ interim reasons.Therefore, the petitioner (Amazon) but these entities were not to pass any order with an option of buying into the flagship 7,528 crore in February 2021. order and stay the Impugned Interim approached this Court by filing SLP(special sanctioning the deal. The plea is listed on Future Retail after a period of three to 10 Common Order dated 22.03.2021 passed by leave petition) , it added.Earlier, Amazon April 27 for hearing.The Future-Reliance years.On October 25, 2020, an interimorder Petrol and diesel prices the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi . Till the had moved the Supreme Court after the deal, which is contested by the global e- was passed in favour of Amazon with a issues raised herein are finally decided by single judge had passed an interim order on commerce major Amazon, has already single-judge bench of V K Rajah barring in your city today, check this Hon'ble Court, Amazon said in its February 2, 2021 staying the deal and the received clearance from CCI, SEBI and Future Retail from taking any step to dispose petition filed before the Supreme Court.It division bench had on February 8, 2021 bourses, and the scheme of arrangement is of or encumber its assets or issuing any here has also requested the apex court to pass any stayed the operation of the order over the now awaiting the nod from NCLT and securities to secure any funding from a further order, which it may deem fit and plea filed by FRL.The Supreme Court had shareholders.The scheme of arrangement restricted party. New Delhi. Prices of petrol and diesel then issued notice over Amazon's plea giving remained unchanged across the country for the 10th consecutive day on Friday, April 9, Sensex drops over 2021. The auto fuel prices were last revised on March 30, when petrol fell by 22 paise per Insurers settle 54% of Covid 150 points in litre and diesel slipped by 23 paise in the national capital. early trade; Nifty Petrol price in Delhi is unchanged at Rs 90.56 per litre while diesel is available for Rs 80.87. below 14,850 In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol is claims, 1.41 lakh cases still hanging retailing at Rs 96.98, while diesel costs Rs 87.96, data available on Indian Oil Corporation’s website showed. Of total claims of Rs 14,608 crore under the Covid health insurance schemes, insurers have settled only claims The fuel prices differ from state to state as taxes get levied on them by both central as well as worth Rs 7,900 crore, which is 54 per cent of amount claimed by insured people. state governments along with the freight Mumbai.At a time when the country is with 3.58 lakh claims for Rs 4,345.39 crore, charges. witnessing the second wave of the Covid followed by Gujarat (1.30 lakh claims for Rs The central and state taxes make up for 60 per pandemic, insurance companies have settled 1,922 crore) and Karnataka (75,938 claims cent of the retail selling price of petrol and only 54 per cent of the claims received from the for 1,136 crore). over 54 per cent of diesel. Centre levies Rs Mumbai. Equity benchmark Sensex customers who have taken Covid health Decisions on cashless treatment will have to be dropped over 150 points in early 32.90 per litre of excise duon petrol and Rs insurance as of March 2021. Of total claims of communicated to the hospital within two 31.80 a litre on diesel.Generally, petrol and trade on Friday, tracking losses in Rs 14,608 crore under the Covid health hours from the time of the receipt of index-heavyweights HDFC Bank, diesel prices are revised on a daily basis in insurance schemes, insurers have settled only authorisation request and the last necessary line with benchmark international crude ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries claims worth Rs 7,900 crore, which is 54 per requirement. However, figures reveal that a amid largely negative cues from prices and foreign exchange rates. cent of amount claimed by insured people. good number of customers are yet to get the In the global market, oil prices edged up in global markets.The 30-share BSE On top of this, while 9,96,804 people made money from insurers despite the advisory of index was trading 186.94 points or early Asian trade on Friday, supported by a claims as of March 2021, insurers have only Irdai about reimbursement in two weaker dollar, as investors weighed rising 0.38 per cent lower at 49,559.27. settled the claims of 8,55,250 people, leaving hours.During the 11 months ended February Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty supplies and the impact on fuel demand from out 1,41,554 people who are yet to get the is that insurers drastically cut down the claim 2021, insurance firms reported a 13 per cent the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported amount on some flimsy reasons and many of slipped 44.10 points or 0.30 per cent money from insurance companies, according to increase in health insurance premium income to to 14,829.70.Bajaj Finance was the earlier in the day. figures available with the General Insurance them, including public sector firms, refuse to Rs 52,886 crore. Of this, retail customers Brent crude futures for June climbed 7 cents Council. This delay is despite insurance reimburse money to policyholders. However, accounted for Rs 22,909 crore and group top loser in the Sensex pack, (0.1 per cent0 to $63.27 a barrel by 0106 regulator Irdai advising all general and health insurers said many claims are inflated bills, policies amounted to Rs 25,540 crore. shedding around 2 per cent, which don’t come under the terms and followed by Asian Paints, ICICI GMT while US West Texas Intermediate insurers to decide on settlement of health The insurance regulator had, on March 20, said (WTI) crude for May was at $59.77 a barrel, insurance policies pertaining to Covid-19 conditions of the policy. Bank, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank general and health insurance companies cannot and Reliance Industries. up 17 cents (0.3 per cent), the report said. within two hours. As many as 66.37 per cent of total claims under reject claims based on “presumptions and “A major chunk of the insurance claims is the Covid health insurance policies are from conjectures” and have to specify the reason for On the other hand, HUL, Sun Pharma, cashless and settled by the insurance company five states, with Maharashtra accounting for the denial or rejection of claims by referring to the ITC, ONGC, PowerGrid and SBI Retail inflation likely on the day the patient is discharged. If 1.41 lakh maximum number of claims. Of total claims of corresponding policy conditions. In a circular were among the gainers. rose in March but stayed patients whose claims are yet to get the money Rs 14,608 crore under the Covid health addressed to the insurers, the regulator said, In the previous session, Sensex from the insurance company, that’s something insurance schemes as on March 31, 2021, “Claims shall be processed in a transparent, settled 84.45 points or 0.17 per cent within target that insurance regulator Irdai should look into claims worth Rs 9,744 crore have come from seamless and efficient manner within the higher at 49,746.21, and Nifty Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu advanced 54.75 points or 0.37 per Bengaluru.India’s retail inflation edged up to and issue an advisory,” said an insurance sector prescribed timelines.” official. A common complaint from customers and Delhi. Maharashtra topped the claims list cent to 14,873.80.Foreign a four-month high in March, led by an institutional investors remained net increase in food and fuel prices, but buyers in the capital market as they remained within the Reserve Bank of purchased shares worth Rs 110.85 India’s target range, a Reuters poll crore on Thursday, according to predicted. Buying property in Gurugram gets provisional exchange data. The April 5-8 poll of more than 50 economists "Surging COVID-19 cases have showed retail inflation rose to 5.40% in become an area of serious concern. March from a year earlier as opposed to costlier as circle rates hiked Unless this second wave peaks soon 5.03% in February. Forecasts ranged from and subsides, economic activity 4.60% to 6.11%. New Delhi.Buyers in Gurugram now will have 54, 55, 56 and 57 has been increased from Rs will be impacted and the market “Although India’s core inflation has remained to spend extra money while purchasing 5,000 to Rs 7,000 per square feet. Similarly, assumptions of above 10 per cent elevated for a while, the recent acceleration properties in upscale condominiums, licensed the circle rate of flats in the Licensed Group GDP growth and above 30 per cent in headline inflation largely reflects higher colonies and builder floors at the Haryana Housing Society in Sector 58 to 63A has been earnings growth will be food prices,” said Tuuli McCully, head of Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) sectors. increased from Rs 3,500 to Rs 5,000 per challenged," said V K Vijayakumar, Asia-Pacific economics at Scotia Bank. The district administration has increased the square feet. Chief Investment Strategist at “I expect the pickup to be a temporary circle rates for 2021-22, which come into "We have uploaded the proposed circle rates for Geojit Financial Services.This big phenomenon, yet there are significant risks force from Thursday. the 2021-2022 fiscal year on our website. uncertainty will weigh on market surrounding the inflation outlook.” The rate of an upscale condominium like DLF These rates will be implemented from April 8, sentiments for some time, he added. The RBI raised its inflation projection for the Aralias, Magnolias and Camellias on Golf 2021. Registry happening from Thursday will Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in first half of this fiscal year to 5.2% on course Road has seen the steepest increase have to be done as per the new circle rate," Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul Wednesday, still within the RBI’s target which have been increased by 25 per cent from said Basti Ram, the district revenue officer were trading in the red in mid- range of 2%-6%.“With some cities already Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 per square feet. At the (DRO).Meanwhile, the rates of industrial and session deals, while Tokyo was same time, the rate of flats of more than a IT sectors have not been changed. Apart from trading with gains.Top stock under COVID-19 lockdown and maybe per square feet. The rate of flats in Group more facing the same risk, the panic-buying dozen multi-storey societies at Sohna Road, this, there has not been any change in the rates exchanges on Wall Street ended on a MG Road and Golf course Road have also been Housing Cooperative Societies of HSVP of licensed commercial buildings and markets. positive note in overnight like a year ago may set in to pressure sectors was hiked from Rs 3,600 to Rs 7,500 per inflation further up in the months ahead,” increased from Rs 8,000 to Rs 9,000 per square The rate of residential plots at Chandan Nagar trade.Meanwhile, international oil feet.In the licensed colonies and independent square foot. and the Silokhera village in Gurugram has been benchmark Brent crude was trading said Prakash Sakpal, senior Asia economist floors in Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran The flat rate of group housing societies of increased from Rs 18,000 to Rs 42,000 and at ING. 0.03 per cent lower at USD 63.18 (HSVP) sectors, the circle rate was increased licensed colonies from Sector-15, 27, 28, 30, 3, Saini Khera village from Rs 20,000 to Rs per barrel. The RBI kept the key repo rate at record low by about 20 per cent from Rs 5,500 to Rs 6,500 32A, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 30,000 per square yard. 4.0% and its monetary policy accommodative amid concerns of rising COVID-19 cases that could derail the nascent recovery.Asia’s third-largest economy grew 0.4% in the Oct-Dec quarter After diesel, fertilisers to take toll on after contracting for two consecutive quarters, its deepest recession in about four decades.India reported a record 126,789 COVID-19 cases on Thursday and a few farmers; IFFCO hikes prices by 45-58% states have renewed restrictions to contain the spread while complaining of vaccine shortages and demanding inoculations for A 50-kg bag of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), the most widely consumed fertiliser in India after younger people. urea, will cost farmers Rs 1,900, more than 58 per cent higher than the existing rate of Rs 1,200/bag. A separate Reuters poll last week predicted the biggest risk to economic growth was a surge in coronavirus cases and that the New Delhi. In the midst of Assembly political party or government”. (FPI) number, which, at 118.5 points for central bank would keep rates on hold this elections in West Bengal and ongoing The above hikes are mainly on account of March, was the highest since the 119.3 points fiscal year.“The RBI will continue to see protests against the Centre’s farm laws, international prices, which have of June 2014. Interestingly, the FPI (base through elevated inflation and focus on the country’s largest fertiliser seller – registered a sharp surge in the last 5-6 year: 2014-16=100) had touched a four-year- supporting growth at least until the COVID- Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative months. The landed prices of imported low of 91 points in May 2020 at the height of 19 risk is firmly behind,” added Sakpal. (IFFCO) – has steeply raised prices of DAP in India is now at about $540 per global pandemic-induced lockdown, before The latest poll also predicted industrial output nutrients. tonne, as against less than $400 in rebounding to an 81-month-high now.The contracted 3.0% during February from a A 50-kg bag of di-ammonium phosphate October. Similarly, the prices of spike in fertiliser prices – on top of petrol, year earlier. (DAP), the most widely consumed intermediates such as ammonia and diesel and LPG – may have both political and Infrastructure output, which accounts for fertiliser in India after urea, will cost sulphur have also gone up from around economic implications. Much of the polling about 40% of total industrial production and farmers Rs 1,900, more than 58 per cent $280 and $85 per tonne to $500 and $220 for West Bengal elections – where the BJP is comprises eight sectors, contracted 4.6% in higher than the existing rate of Rs 20:20:0:13 (from Rs 925 to 1,350/bag). The per tonne, respectively. Even urea and seeking to dislodge the Trinamool Congress February. 1,200/bag.IFFCO has also significantly new prices are effective from April 1. muriate of potash prices have hardened from as the ruling party in the state – is yet to be Production of all eight core industries – increased the maximum retail prices of other An IFFCO spokesperson said the prices of non- $275 and $230 to $380 and $280 per tonne, completed. While the crowds at Delhi’s including coal, crude oil, natural gas, popular complex fertilisers with different respectively, over this period.The higher Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border have petroleum refinery products, fertilizers, urea fertilisers are already decontrolled. The NPKS (nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and cooperative’s action, which follows other nutrient prices, in turn, are a reflection of a thinned down, the agitation against the steel, cement and electricity – shrank in sulphur) proportions. These include renewed bull cycle in farm commodities. On Narendra Modi government’s farm laws is February. fertiliser companies revising rates upwards 10:26:26 (from Rs 1,175 to Rs 1,775/bag), since mid-March, has “no linkage to any Thursday, the UN Food and Agricultural expected to gather steam once the harvesting 12:32:16 (from Rs 1,185 to 1,800/bag) and Organization released its Food Price Index of wheat and planting of sugarcane is over.

10.pmd 6 4/9/2021, 10:31 PM Orissa Today Saturday 10 April 2021 SPORTSSPORTS 7 MI vs RCB: Can't think of a more exciting and intense match to kick-start IPL 2021 - Virat Kohli New Delhi.Ahead of the IPL 2021 season this IPL," Virat Kohli said in a video posted HIGHLIGHTS opener, Royal Challengers Bangalore by RCB ahead on Friday. (RCB) captain Virat Kohli has said that RCB's focus should be on their strength /Virat Kohli said that there there could be nothing more exciting than a Further, Virat Kohli added that Mumbai match between his team and defending Indians are a very strong team but RCB could be nothing better champions Mumbai Indians to kick-start cannot afford to focus on the strength of the than MI vs RCB clash to the 14th edition of the tournament with. opposition. He reckoned that cricket is a Virat Kohli added that the two teams are game of moments and in that moment one kick-start IPL 2021 "highly skilled" and have often been can be the best in the world with his self involved in nail-biting thrillers. The 32- belief. /I can't think of a more year-old talked about RCB's Super Over "I truly believe that we have to focus on our match last year against MI and the other skill and our strength as a side. Mumbai exciting or a more highly match which Mumbai managed to win by 5 obviously is a champion team and they know skilled and intense wickets and 5 balls remaining after a how to win this competition, we know the Suryakumar Yadav (79* off 43) special. strength of their team. So, if we focus too game: Virat Kohli "We got to have belief in our team, coming up much on that then we are not going to focus against Mumbai is always an exciting on what we can do. At the end of the day you /Kohli added that MI are a challenge, last time around we had two are playing cricket, it's a game which is exciting games. We won one, they won the played on the day, in the moment and in that strong team and it was 2nd one, which was obviously close but moment you can be better than any guy in the important for RCB to obviously they came through because they world if you believe yourself to be," Kohli have such a strong team. The first one was a said. focus on their own cliffhanger as well, big scores, Super Over. The match between the two heavyweights will So we expect a great great to start the IPL. I start from 7:30 pm IST on Friday. RCB have strength can't think of a more exciting or a more lost 8 out of their last 10 matches against the highly skilled and intense game to start of 5-time champions. MI vs RCB: Kieron IPL 2021: At Mumbai Indians, we hope to continue from IPL 2021: I don't think it is Pollard 2 sixes away going to be MS Dhoni's final from joining Virat where we left off in Dubai last season- Rohit Sharma Chennai.Mumbai Indians have these players in the squad. year - CSK CEO Kasi Kohli, Rohit Sharma, skipper Rohit Sharma on Trent Boult played a big role for us Friday said that the defending last season, says Rohit Viswanathan MS Dhoni in elusive champions hope to continue I am pretty sure they are all excited to from where they left off last get out on the park. They have been New Delhi.Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO season, picking up their in quarantine for 7 days and I know Kasi Viswanathan has stated that IPL 2021 is not list record-extending 5th IPL how it feels when you come out the the final season for team's legendary captain MS title. first day, it is nice to just get to Dhoni. The CEO had quashed out Dhoni's Speaking just ahead of the breather fresh air. To get to be on retirement rumours from the IPL last year as opener against Virat Kohli- the park and do what you love to well before the wicketkeeper-batsman himself led Royal Challengers do.“I am sure those three guys are made clear his intentions in his team's last Bangalore, Rohit Sharma feeling the same. It is good to have league match of the 13th edition. said that it is a new season Jimmy Neesham for the first time "Definitely not," MS Dhoni had said after being and with fresh faces in their in MI squad. Adam Milne has been asked if that match against Punjab Kings was his team, the Mumbai Indians are part of MI before as well, it is good I think it is going to be a good one this year final appearance in the IPL. CSK CEO is now excited to play some exciting cricket. as well. Hopefully, we can do the right to have him in the squad too. The feeling in the camp is absolutely “And of course, Trent (Boult), who played a hoping to see MS Dhoni in IPL 2022 as well. things, we can continue from where we "I don't think it is going to be his final year. This is electric and upbeat. It is the start of a new left in Dubai,” Rohit said in a video posted big part for us in the last season. We season and we all know that. The guys are by the Mumbai Indians on Twitter. expect nothing less from him this year as my personal view and I don't think we are very excited to get going and we have got well,” Rohit added. looking at anybody now," Kasi Viswanathan New Delhi.The biggest T20 league in the world is Speaking about his team-mates and the some new faces in the squad as well, Trent Boult was terrific in IPL 2020 and told Indian Express. all set to begin in hours from now. Yes, it's going New Zealand trio of Jimmy Neesham, which is exciting. Adam Milne and Trent Boult, he got out of scalped 25 wickets for the five-time Further, he talked about star all-rounder Ravindra to be a blockbuster Friday with some of the “The IPL is always an exciting time. And champions and was the third-highest Jadeja, who has been out of action after biggest names in world cricket clashing against their 7-day mandatory quarantine just a coming off from playing a lot of cricket as day earlier, Rohit said that it was great to wicket-taker in the season. fracturing his left thumb during the third Test each other in the tournament opener between well, so yes looking forward to get going. Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers against Australia in Sydney. The southpaw got Bangalore (RCB). his thumb operated and spent his time in rehab at Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers, Glenn NCA, and now he looks fit to ply his trade for Maxwell, Hardik Pandya and many others will IPL 2021: Big fan of Cheteshwar Pujara but let’s see the 3-time champions.Viswanathan confirmed be up and running at Chennai's Chepauk from that Jadeja has been cleared to play by the NCA. 7:30 pm today. But eyes will also be on hard- Jadeja was also seen playing in CSK's intra- hitting Carribean batsman Kieron Pollard who if he can make it in this format, says Brett Lee squad match in build up to the 14th edition. is just 2 sixes shy of joining an elusive group of New Delhi.Cheteshwar Pujara is all things, you’ve also got to "See, Jadeja has been cleared [to play] by the IPL superstars.The 33-year-old is on the cusp of set to be back in action in the Indian think that this isn’t Test NCA [National Cricket Academy]," he said. becoming only the sixth player in the history of Premier League (IPL) for the first cricket, this is T20s. It’s over "He has joined our team for practice. He is IPL to hit 200 sixes. time since IPL 2014. The hero of in 90 minutes, 20 overs,” Lee looking good. He is working hard. And we are He will join compatriot Chris Gayle (349), Royal India's Test series wins in Australia said on the show ‘T20 Crazy’ hoping that he will be fully fit by the time the Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star AB de is returning to the IPL after a 6-year- on SportsAdda. IPL starts." Villiers (235), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) break. “You’ve got to score runs as Cheteshwar Pujara can adapt to any format captain MS Dhoni (216), Mumbai Indians (MI) Cheteshwar Pujara has not played the quickly as possible. Can he do Rohit Sharma (213), and RCB captain Virat After acquiring Cheteshwar Pujara, Kasi IPL since 2014 after having that under pressure? Maybe Viswanathan had said that he wanted to honour Kohli (201) in the elite club. represented Punjab Kings, Royal he can. What we’ve seen the right-hander, a 'national hero' by enrolling During the IPL 2020, the all-rounder had hit 22 Challengers Bangalore, and recently in the Australian sixes in16 matches. Overall, he scored 268 runs Kolkata Knight Riders. Pujara, in series is that he loves to bat him in CSK but that isn't the only reason. India's at an average of 53.60. 22 IPL innings, scored 390 runs at a time so look it’s an interesting Test specialist can contribute immensely for strike rate of almost 100. call. I’m a big fan of Pujara, I CSK and he has the calibre to adapt to any Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were the think he has a lot to offer. But format according to the CEO. IPL 2021: Piyush Chawla a quick pace. Lee admitted that it won’t be "We also wanted to honour him, that's for sure. franchise that bought Pujara at his base an easy task for ‘terrific’ batsman Pujara let’s see if he can make it in this format,” But at the same time, I can tell you one thing, a knows what Mumbai Indians price of Rs 50 lakh in the 2021 IPL auction. given he takes his time to settle in Test IPL 2021 starts on April 9 with Mumbai He will join his former India teammates cricket. Indians locking horns with Royal person of his calibre with such good technique, expect from him and we know MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina at the “You can look at two different aspects. Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai. he can adapt to any format," Viswanathan franchise. Firstly, he is a terrific cricketer there is no Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) said."That is our view. He can be a player who he will deliver- Rohit Sharma Former Australia cricketer Brett Lee, doubt about his ability, no doubt about his will start their campaign in the 14th edition can contribute a lot to CSK. That's what we felt however, is not a hundred per cent sure technique or his determination to bat time. on April 9 as they take on Delhi Capitals in and that is the reason why we picked him. Chennai.Mumbai Indians brought in veteran whether Pujara will be able to score runs at Mumbai.Live TV spinner Piyush Chawla into their squad after But when you look at the other side of they picked him up for Rs 2.40 crore in the IPL 2021 Auction. The decision surprised many as they already had talented spinner such as Rahul Chahar, IPL 2021: CSK rope in Australia fast bowler Jason Jayant Yadav and Krunal Pandya in their squad. But skipper Rohit Sharma said that Chawla was picked by the franchise for his IPL experience and his ability to pick up Behrendorff as Josh Hazlewood's replacement wickets. He also added that the team has certain expectations from the spinner and New Delhi.Three-time champions Capitals. that Chawla will deliver whenever given the CSK have signed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have "It's been a long 10 months in opportunity.“He’s (Piyush Chawla) quite Jason Behrendorff signed Australia pacer Jason bubbles and quarantine at different experienced in terms of playing IPL games Behrendorff as replacement for times, so I decided to have a rest and has been around for a number of years as Josh Josh Hazlewood for the IPL 2021 from cricket and spend some time which kick-starts in Chennai on now. And he knows exactly what this team at home and in Australia in the next Hazlewood's Friday. two months," Hazlewood told expects him to do. And I am pretty sure that IPL released a statement confirming cricket.com. he is going to be able to live by that. replacement for the news. Notably, Josh We've got a big winter ahead too. “Because of his experience and the number of IPL 2021 Hazlewood, also an Australia fast The West Indies is going to be a wickets he has taken in the IPL. He brings us bowler, had pulled out of the long tour, with Bangladesh (T20 that variety in our squad which we were /Australia pacer tournament citing bio-bubble tour) potentially thrown on the end looking for,” Rohit Sharma said in a video fatigue as the reason. of that. posted by Mumbai Indians on Twitter. Behrendorff has "Chennai Super Kings sign Jason "Then potentially the T20 World Piyush Chawla has taken 156 wickets in 164 Behrendorff as replacement for Cup leading into the Ashes, so it's a matches in the IPL so far and has an played 11 ODIs and Josh Hazlewood. big 12 months, as it always is with economy rate of 7.87. He has played for and 7 T20Is so far "Australian fast bowler Jason Australia, and I want to give franchises like Kolkata Knight Riders and Behrendorff has signed up with the Indians in 2019 where he played Josh Hazlewood was bought for Rs 2 myself the best chance to be Chennai Super Kings.Rohit Sharma also /Josh Hazlewood Chennai Super Kings as a five matches and picked as many crore by the 3-time champions mentally and physically ready for said that he has played with Chawla since replacement for compatriot Josh wickets," IPL said in its official ahead of IPL 2020. The fast bowler that. That's the decision I've made, his U-19 days and the two share a good had pulled out of Hazlewood for the VIVO Indian statement. had last year travelled to the UAE and it sits pretty well with me,” he camaraderie. Premier League (IPL) 2021."The Overall, Jason Behrendorff has for the 13th edition and featured in 3 added. “I have played with him since our U-19 days, IPL 2021 because left-arm quick has featured in 11 played 79 T20 matches and taken 90 matches for the 'Yellow Army'. Hazlewood was the third cricketer so I know him pretty well and he knows me of bio-bubble ODIs and seven T20Is so far. This is wickets in them. CSK will play their However, this time around he pulled from Australia after Josh Philippe well, and this will be a good camaraderie Behrendorff’s second IPL team, first match against Delhi Capitals out of the league just 9 days ahead of (RCB) and Mitchell Marsh (SRH) between both of us on the field,” Rohit said. fatigue having represented Mumbai (DC) on Saturday. CSK's first match against Delhi to opt out of IPL 2021.

10.pmd 7 4/9/2021, 10:31 PM Orissa Today STATE Saturday 10 April 2021 Bhubaneswar P-8 Jt. Secretary Coal Ministry CLARIFICATION ABOUT HEAVY RUSH inaugurated new Rly siding at Talcher AT RAILWAY STATIONS AND TRAINS Khurda, April 09(TNB): It ous state governments on Talcher, April 09(TNB): ever production of has come to the notice reaching their destination. Mahanadi Coalfields Lim- 148.01 million tonne that some fake videos on A special aware- ited (MCL) today inaugu- (MT) and the highest heavy rush at Railway sta- ness drive has been initiated rated a new Railway Sid- ever coal despatch of tions and trains are being by the Khurda road division ing at Talcher Coalfields in 146 MT with a record displayed in social media at Railway stations, through Odisha, which would help over-burden removal of creating panic among which passengers are be- enhance coal despatch 174.5 million cubic people. This is misleading ing made aware through capacity of the company meters (MCuM) setting and not based on facts. display of posters and au- by about four million a strong foundation for In this regard, all may dio/video clips, to follow tonne per annum. making Coal India please be informed that the COVID norms in order Ms Vismita Tej, IRS, Joint achieve target of one bil- there is no rush at Railway to curb the spread of Co- Secretary to Government lion production by 2024. stations and trains over rona virus. of India, Ministry of Coal SILO, a First Mile Connec- Ms Tej also visited Besides ensuring en- the division. The passen- Shri Shashi Kant Singh, inaugurated Balram Rail- tivity (FMC) project, at the Kaniha open cast mine ergy security to the na- gers holding confirmed waiting list passengers. ger movement. Assistance the Divisional Railway way Siding at Hingula Bharatpur Area. to inspect the mining op- tion, the company is ac- Railway tickets are only Strict checking is to passengers in station Manager, Khurda road di- Area in Talcher Coalfields MCL is committed to pro- erations. tively contributing with allowed to enter inside the being conducted by the premises for boarding and vision requested all the by flagging off a coal car- vide clean coal with mini- Mr Baban Singh, Direc- the state government in stations and platforms. ticket checking staff en- de-boarding trains, are valuable passengers not to rying rake from the Rail- mum impact of environ- tor (Technical/Projects fight against COVID19 Current and regular reser- suring that, only passen- being provided with the panic on false videos re- way Siding. ment. In this regard, the & Planning), MCL and pandemic. vation counters have been gers with confirmed tick- help of Railway protection garding heavy rush at Rail- This 10th Railway Siding company is implementing Mr Mukesh Choudhary, MCL enjoys being the top opened for ensuring avail- ets are entering into the force and ticket checking way stations, as the Rail- in Talcher coalfields will nine First Mile Connectiv- Director, Ministry of company in Odisha contrib- ability of tickets. Platforms. All the COVID staff. ways is taking every pre- help enhance coal des- ity projects to provide Coal, accompanied the uting under CSR. In the year Further Khurda protocols like Tempera- In association ventive measure for ensur- patch to the consumers by pollution-free state-of- Joint Secretary during ended March 31, 2021, the road division is constantly ture screening, wearing of with the State government, ing safe movement of pas- four million tonne in a year. the-art rake loading sys- her visit to Talcher company had spent Rs 193 reviewing the requirement mask and maintaining so- Rapid Antigen Testing sengers. Ms Tej, who was on an tem at a total expendi- coalfields. crore under CSR, achieving of passengers and accord- cial distancing are being (RAT) is being carried out Further Shri S.K.Singh official visit to Talcher ture of Rs 3,600 Crore. MCL had surpassed all 14.5 % growth over its tar- ingly special trains are be- strictly monitored at entry at some Railway stations requested all the Rail pas- coalfields, also reviewed This will generate a ca- its previous records by get of Rs 168.44 crore for Fi- ing run on the demanded & exit points of Railway over the division. Regular sengers to comply with coal despatch through pacity of 126 MT/Yr. achieving the highest nancial Year 2020-21. routes and further addi- premises. announcements are being COVID related protocol at tional coaches are also Crowd management team done to inform passengers stations and inside trains Saharasri Subrata being attached in special has been deputed at sta- to follow COVID guidelines and help Indian Railways in Roy Sahara tests Observer's Bargarh Corona Status Review trains providing relief to tions to monitor passen- as per the directives of vari- its fight against COVID. Covid 19 positive 11,982 Vaccinated At Prof.Kamal Jeet Singh as Vice-Chancellor Borigumma Community Health Center of Madhusudan Law University K SAKILI DORA Borigumma, April 09 : Asutosh Rath control and there is an ur- rate of corona infections Cuttack,April 09(TNB): With Madhusudan Law Government of india Bargarh,April 09: During gent need for medicines continue to rise in started mass vaccination a visit to Bargarh district, and medical care. "There- Chhattisgarh's state and College in Cuttack is all drive from February 16 to Covid supervisor Shri fore, it is possible to fight Mahasamund districts. set to operate as an uni- control the Corona epi- Satyabrata Sahu reviewed with the corona with cau- He later attended a re- versity from April 28, demic. In the first stage all Health Staff, Anganwadi the covid situation. Mr tion," he said. The meet- view meeting at the Block Governor and Chancellor of Universities Prof Staff Vaccinated. In second Sahu emphasized the need ing was attended by se- Office Meeting Room. He stage 60 Years and above Bhubaneswar,April to focus on the need to nior officials including Dis- highlighted the situation in Ganeshi Lal appointed the were given the dose. Later 09(TNB): Lucknow 9th use masks and sanitizers, trict Magistrate Jyoti the block and said that in first Vice-Chancellor for Government also an- April, 2021: Saharasri as well as increase border Ranjan Pradhan, SP the last 10 days, 32 people the educational institu- nounced that, people of age group of 45 and above Subrata Roy Sahara, the patrolling. Mr Sahu has Padmini Sahu. have been identified and the tion. The Governor appointed should took the vaccine. Managing Worker and advised not to go to Earlier, Mr Sahu visited maximum number of victims Prof Singh is working as students. In the Vaccination drive a to- Chairman of Sahara India Chhatisgarh except for ur- the Chhattisgarh state in Petupali village is 10. Prof Kamal Jeet Singh as the Member of Himachal As per the official noti- tal of 11,982 people were vac- Pariwar has been tested gent work. border area near Sohela Asha workers, Anganwadi the Vice-Chancellor of Pradesh Private Educa- fication issued on April 7, cinated at Borigumma Com- Covid 19 positive. He has He encouraged ordi- Block Luhurachati and in- workers and teachers in the Madhusudan Law Uni- tional Institutions Regu- all existing law colleges, munity Health Center. Out of them 8361 were above 60 appealed to everyone that nary people as well to take spected the situation. He villages are asked to raise versity for a period of latory Commission. He both Government and pri- four years with effect from Years old. Similarly 6321 were the number of Covid cases part in solving this great also ordered the immediate awareness about the co- has 27 years of experience vate, except constituent law above 45. are increasing across the task. In the Bargarh dis- opening of checkpoints on rona. The Chief Secretary the date he assumes of- in teaching and authored colleges of different univer- People were given Covaxin world at this point of time trict, an average of 20 the border and the collec- directed the authorities to fice as such or until fur- two books. He has suc- sities of the state will come and Covishield Vaccines. our priority should be to people are being diag- tion of complete details of ensure that people over the ther orders whichever is cessfully guided 17 PhD under the Madhusudan Along with Borigumma Com- stay safe and take care of earlier. munity Health Center Vacci- nosed daily and the situa- people coming from the age of 60 are not deprived scholars and 100 LLM Law University. nation drive carried out at people around us. tion is under complete state of Chhattisgarh as the of the vaccine. Hardali , B Singhpur , Kumuli , Sasahandi , Jujhari , AVOID SHARING OLD, FAKE VIDEOS OF Dengpadar Health Center Dalmia Bharat Cement Logistics concludes said, Community Medical MASS MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE IN STATIONS Officer Dr. Rajaram Swain. free eye check-up camp for truck drivers Sambalpur,April 09(TNB): media,Twitter to spread rounds in social media. such videos. People are Vaccination will be continued Rajesh Dahima East Coast Railway, misinformation among the Some news reports also requested not to believe in on all these Health Centers. At the Community Health Rajgangpur, April 09 : Sambalpur Division, has people. Sambalpur Divi- falsely mention that there such rumours." appealed to everyone to sion has appealed to ev- is a mass movement of Shri Pradeep Kumar, Di- Center PHEI Khiravadhi Dalmia Bharat Cement Lo- Behera, BPM Saroj Kumar gistics organized this free avoid sharing old and fake eryone to avoid sharing people. In this regard, all visional Railway Manager, Mohapatra, BDM videos and follow COVID- old and fake videos and may please be informed Sambalpur, appealed to eye check-up camp for Satyanarayana Badatya, 19 appropriate behaviour. follow COVID-19 appro- that there is no rush at everyone that any specu- transporters and truck Basanta Panda, Golakha As the second wave of priate behaviour. Railway stations and lation about the same Choudhury, Manoj Raut, drivers of the company corona virus hits the coun- "Some old videos show- trains over the Sambalpur should be avoided in such Padmalochan Mishra and and transporters of the try, several videos are be- ing the crowd at various division. We appeal to ev- challenging circum- all ANM were assisted in company from April 2 to ing shared on social stations are making eryone to avoid sharing stances of corona virus. vaccination. April 8, a week in collabo- ration with the team of the In-house developed Slag pot along with trunion ring company's logistic depart- ment Over 100 truck driv- inaugurated at Foundries Department of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant ers were tested free on the Rourkela, April tion). procuring Slag Pot with last day of the investiga- This eye test camp was transporters and truck 09(TNB): In a function It may be noted that trunion ring would have tion camp. organized in the owners working in the organised on 3rd April, slag pots are used in been about Rs. 90 Lakhs The one-week-long company's hospital pulsa- camp thanked the cement 2021 at Foundries De- Blast Furnace and Steel approx. While, the modi- camp was started under tion within the company's officials, including BK Das, partment of Rourkela Melting Shop for trans- fication of Slag Pot with the supervision of Plant campus. In this free camp head of the pulsing hospi- Steel Plant, a Slag pot of ferring and dumping of trunion ring was carried Head Lokesh Bahati and of drivers, vision techni- tal. 11 meter cube volume in slag generated during out in-house with a mar- General Manager of Logis- cians Santosh Kumar Das, In the program, GM of the a single piece along with iron and steel making ginal expenditure of about tics Department Abhishek Santosh Shamal, Prabhu company Abhishek trunion ring was inaugu- processes. The existing Rupees 28 lakhs. Chandra. The logistic team Nayak, Rekha Gorai served Chandra, Subrata Das, rated by Mr. Dipak design of 11 meter cube This remarkable feat was was fully involved in mak- their services to check the Smriti Ranjan Mahapatro, Chattaraj, CEO, RSP. Slag pot for SMS II was achieved under the guid- ing this camp a successful drivers. 127 truck drivers Devashish Dutta, Piyus Also present on the oc- in two pieces, consisting ance of Mr. event. and camp workers were Singh, Suraj Singh, casion were Mr. Pankaj of slag pot & trunion A.V.Rajasekhar, CGM I/c This camp of eyes was benefited in the camp. Chandan Bharti made this Kumar ED (Works), Mr. ring. Both were fixed to- to make the slag pot of knowledge and skill of [Maintenance]. The team conducted free of cost for After checking the driv- camp successful by giving S K Behera, CGM In- gether through fasten- 11 meter cube in a single Foundry collective. The under the leadership of the truck drivers and their ers were given glasses free their full support. charge (Projects), Mr. C ers. The pots get dam- piece along with trunion help of Design depart- Mr. R.N.Rajendran, CGM players associated with of cost at the eye camp or- The camp, which lasted R Mohapatra, CGM In aged gradually due to ring. The challenge was ment was taken in order [Shops] has worked hard the company, in which the ganized by Dalmia Cement for a week, was success- charge (MM & Market- severe thrust load dur- big as it has never been to develop drawing of to achieve this great feat. eyes of the drivers and the Logistics. Drivers and fully organized under the ing), Mr. P.K. Satapathy, ing dumping of solidify- done in the past. There slag pot. The drawing Mr. Shekhar Narayan, players were examined. campers of the company's aegis of Doctor BK Das CGM Incharge (P&A), ing material. This led to were various constraints was plotted in pattern GM (Mechanical Shop) Mr. Praveen Nigam, failure of pots fastener like non availability of shop of Foundry in or- and the Foundry collec- (From p(1).....Afshan, who was a Lok Afshan, who was a Lok Sabha member from CGM (F&A) and other and the pots becoming drawing, pattern, mould der to develop patterns tive put their best effort Ghazipur in the state, in the plea contended various attempts to eliminate Ansari over senior officers and em- unserviceable after some box as well as lack of ex- for the slag pot. Mould to cast the slag pot. the years and also highlighted various threats meted out to him. ployees of Foundries months. The slag pot perience and data for box was developed with It is worth mentioning It also sought directions to the authorities to ensure that life of Ansari is protected and and SMS-II Department. trunion ring and fasten- uniform solidification of in-house resources in here that Slag pot with his rights under Article 21 of the Constitution are safeguarded. The function was held at ers were a bought out molten metal during structural & Fabrication trunion ring will be im- The petitioner requested that transit of her husband from one jail to another and to Foundry department and items casting in order to avoid Shop. proving the equipment the court be video-graphed and be carried out in presence of officers of Central police was co-ordinated by Mr. The Shops- Foundries blow holes. All the con- Accordingly the slag availability of SMS-II op- force such as CRPF. B.D.Dhada, Senior Man- collective took up the straints were overcome pot was cast in the eration and help in in- ager (Foundries-Opera- challenge and decided one by one with the Foundries. The cost of crease the productivity.

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