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Modi on Cheap Rice Near normal monsoon Road show connects people Sambalpur (KCN): Lok Sabha to the au- mon men and Bhubaneswar(KCN): plus of 12.9 per cent, mal rainfall during Balangir (KCN): accused BJP-led Prime Minister dience and asked to women? Bishnupada Sethi, Mr.Sethi said. last Monsoon. Arkesh Narayan NDA Government at vote for BJP. Special Relief Com- Singh Deo is upbeat Centre of showing missioner (SRC) is with the massive utter indifference to- happy as it is ex- Road Show of Chief wards the cause of pected that India is Minister Naveen farmers in Odisha. likely to receive Patnaik in Balangir, Deploring ‘Near Normal’ Mon- where it took more Centre’s attitude on soon rains in 2019. than two and half BJP’s promise in the Mr.Sethi said that hours to cover the 2014 election mani- India Meteorological town. festo to double the Department (IMD)'s Balangir in fact price of paddy, first long-range fore- witnessed unprec- Mr.Patnaik said the cast for the South edented scene as to BJP-led NDA gov- West Monsoon on 15 how BJD Supremo is ernment did nothing April said that El- connected with to help the farmers. Nino conditions will people in general and He said the NDA weaken in coming women folk in par- Government ignored Narendra Modi tried Mr.Modi said Mr.Modi said months. ticular. the Odisha Legisla- to convince the Union Government is that NDA Govern- The onset of the Women in Rural tive Assembly resolu- people that credit of spending Rs.29 a KG ment has weeded out South West monsoon Zones feel that tion on raising the providing cheap rice and State Govern- the middle men from over India will be Naveen is their savior minimum support to the people should ment is spending Rs.2 the Government sys- around the end of who is providing price (MSP) of go to the Union Gov- a KG, however tem and ensured that May and it will deliv- them food, cloth, fi- paddy. ernment as it is Naveen Patnaik is pilferage in the Gov- ers about 70 percent nancial support and “Odisha Assem- spending Lion Share taking away the ernment System is of India’s Annual He said that IMD said that what not. bly passed a resolu- for Rs.1 a Kg Rice for acknowledgement wedded out fully. Rainfall between Kalahandi, Puri, during June-Septem- " This Road tion with support which Naveen from the people for He said only 15 June and September. Malkangiri, Kendr- ber monsoon season Show is a game from all political par- Patnaik Government such a benevolent ef- Paise out of Rs.1 was During last Mon- apara, Jajpur, is likely to see 96 per- changer" said ties. I also raised the is taking entire praise. fort, which is not cor- reaching the people soon Season, Odisha Khordha, Jagats- cent of the Long Pe- Jr.Singh Deo, adding issue with the Prime Mr.Modi was ad- rect. during UPA Govern- received cumulative inghpur, Bhadrak, riod Average (LPA) that charisma of Minister in 2016. dressing a huge gath- He said BJD ment, however that rainfall from 1 June, Cuttack, Koraput and rainfall. Naveen Patnaik is But, how unfortunate ering here at Remed Government, which system is passé. 2018 up to 30 Sep- Rayagada - received The IMD says overwhelming and it was that the PMO Square on 16 April. is involved in Chit Now there is no tember, 2018, surplus rainfall more that average or nor- connection between did not even have two He introduced Nitesh Fund and Mining wheeler dealer in the 1292.2 MM against than 19 per cent dur- mal rainfall is be- him and the people is minutes to discuss Gangadev, MP candi- Scam, how can it Government System the Long Term Aver- ing the period. tween 96 percent and clearly visible. such a sensitive issue date for Sambalpur think of good of com- and See page-7 age (LTA) of 1144.3 The remaining 19 104 percent of a 50- BJD Candidate pertaining to the MM registering a sur- districts received nor- See page-7 for Balangir Assem- genuine demands of Bitwit... bly Segment, the farmers of Jitendra Negi Mr.Singh Deo was Odisha,” said overwhelmed with Mr.Patnaik while ad- the turnout of the dressing a rally in people from both Ur- Balangir today. He ban and Rural Pock- also blamed two min- ets of Balangir to isters in the Union have a glimpse of Cabinet who hail their beloved leader. from Odisha main- Naveen Patnaik taining eerie silence was equally happy as over the issue. he went to the top of In his election the Bus at several speech, at Atabira, places inside the BJD Supremo town to address the Patnaik said there had enthusiastic crowd, been a conspiracy to said Ananga Udaya stop KALIA, the wel- Singh Deo, Vice fare scheme his gov- President BJD. ernment has intro- BJD MP, duced in Odisha for Kalikesh Narayan the farmers. “Nobody Singh Deo, who is can stop the scheme contesting from till I am at the helm Balangir Lok Sabha of affairs in the seat as regional outfit State,” he thundered. nominee is trying He lashed out at hard to encase the Central govern- Naveen's charishma, ment for plotting to while organizing stop the KALIA similar Raod shows Scheme and reiter- in his Paralimentary ated his promise to Segments. farmers that two in- BJD Supremo stallments of benefit Naveen Patnaik today See page-7 THE KALINGA CHRONICLE BHUBANESWAR, WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL, 2019 METRO CITY Popular people’s Daily of Odisha 2 BHUBANESWAR, FRIDAY, 29 MARCH, 2019 HE ALINGA HRONICLE ENTERTAINMENT BHUBANESWAR, WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL, 2019 T K C 3 Popular people’s Daily of Odisha James Franco erased from Vanity Fair's Hollywood FPI decries CPM’s move to impeach Chief Justice Dipak Misra. issue following alleged sexual misconduct Bhubaneswar(KCN): “Medical Scam” Collegium. The size of The FPI (Freethought involving many the Bench, if Party of India) that corrupt middle men necessary, may be squarely stands for including one retired enlarged to 5 Judges free expression of Judge of the Odisha so that no iota of any creative ideas and critical remarks and that works for a culture of Casteless Dowryless Secular Love Marriage has been immensely delighted at the two historic judgments delivered by the Supreme Court Benches headed by Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra. 1) On the question of the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Film WASHINGTON(KCN): traordinary Stars, Franco won best ac- ‘Padmavaat’, Chief In the wake of the One Momentous tor, musical or com- Justice Misra said: on sexual misconduct al- Year.” edy for his role as 18.01.2018 : “Our legations levied “We made a deci- Tommy Wiseau. The order is to be complied against him, James sion not to include cover features a range with by one and all. A Franco was removed James Franco on the of film stars, from left 100 or 200 people from the Vanity Fair Hollywood cover to right: Oprah cannot take to the High Court is there to suspicion gets into the cover photo that fea- once we learned of Winfrey, Nicole streets and demand the be re-allotted to a new minds of any section tures Reese the misconduct alle- Kidman, Reese ban of a movie. It is Bench. The FPI highly of the citizens or any Witherspoon, Oprah gations against him,” Witherspoon, Tom unthinkable.” 2) appreciates the Union section of the Winfrey, and a host of the publication said Hanks, Michael B. Regarding Hadiya’s Government’s non- Members of the case of Love Jehad interference in the Supreme Court Bar other stars. in a statement re- Jordan, Zendaya, Jes- allegation, Chief internal affairs of the Association. ‘Impa- According to The leased to E! Online. sica Chastain, Claire Justice Misra, looking Supreme Court. rtiality,’ in deciding Hollywood Reporter, Allegations of sexual Foy, Michael Shan- at the NIA, observed Hon’ble Chief Justice the Politically ‘The Disaster Artist’ misconduct involv- non, Harrison Ford, : “You can investigate Dipak Misra is doing Sensitive Cases, star sat for a photo ing the 39-year-old Gal Gadot, Vanity any of the aspects, but his best to drive away should be the shoot and conducted emerged in force dur- Fair editor-in-chief you can not the ‘missgivings’ in Hallmark of the Indian an interview for the ing the Golden Graydon Carter, and investigate the marital the minds of the 4 Judiciary, said the FPI piece titled “12 Ex- Globes, where Robert De Niro. aspect… you can not Senior-most SC Press Release. investigate whether Judges. With such Therefore, the FPI Actress and activist Alyssa Milano aims to counter she married a good developments that urges upon Mr person or a bad have already taken Sitaram Yechury, the person. That is her place, it would not be CPM General Donald Trump's State of the Union address choice”. at all fair on the part Secretary, to desist LOS ANGELES dress on January 30, a toolkit will be re- Each and every of any Political Party from the temptation of humanist in India or any group of “impeaching” the CJI must express his/her Political Parties in Dipak Misra. Nothing profound gratitude to moving a motion of should be done to CJI Dipak Misra for impeachment either in impair the stating such a the Lok Sabha or in Independence of humanistic truth, the Rajya Sabha Indian Judiciary and while deciding the against Chief Justice the Fairness in the case on Tuesday Dipak Misra. functioning of the (23.01.2018). In the The members of Supreme Court and light of the two the Parliament and the State High Courts. judgments, briefly leaders of Political The violent activities referred to above, one Parties can present of the Rajput Karani has to uphold the their well-thought-out Sena that had already image of the Supreme ideas regarding the taken place in several Court. manner of allocation BJP-ruled States Chief Justice of very Important clearly prove the point Dipak Misra has Politically Sensitive that the Unity and (KCN): Actress and reports leased prior to Janu- already diffused the Cases to the Union Integrity of India and activist Alyssa deadline.com. ary 30. crisis to a great extent Law minister for the upholding of the by re-allocating CBI formulation of a Code Fundamental Rights Milano will host "a Milano, who Milano's project Judge B.H. Loya’s of Procedure for of the Indian Citizens hopeful, public alter- helped popularise will follow by a day Death Case (against allocation of such are clearly in the safe native" to US Presi- Tarana Burke's the People's State of which the 4-senior cases among the SC hands of the Supreme dent Donald Trump's #MeToo movement, the Union live- most Judges of the Judges. The Two Court of India. Almost State of the Union wrote that everyone stream event at New Supreme Court important cases that all the Political Parties address. Milano's is welcome to post a York City's Town primarily revolted on have figured in the 7- for their vote-bank January 12th 2018 in page letter of the 4 interests have not done "State of the Dream" video, but she espe- Hall, a gathering of an unusual Press seniormost Judges of their best to eliminate digital initiative is cially encourages progressive Conference) to a the Supreme Court the nuisance value of soliciting and will anyone seeking po- organisations Bench headed by addressed to the CJI the Talibanic Karani present brief videos litical office to par- (MoveOn.org, We himself and, should be heard and Sena led by Mr from Americans de- ticipate. After the Stand United, Stand moreover, decided by a Bench Lokendra Kalvi of the transferring all the comprising, say, of 9 scribing their dreams initial video blast, Up America, People Rajput Community. relevant PILs Judges including the 4 Sanjay Leela for the country. The contributors can For The American regarding the case to Judges who chose to Bhansali’s film videos will be simul- continue "the unify- Way, among others) his Bench. The case revolt against the CJI “Padmaavat” could be taneously posted on ing tweetstorm" by and celebrities in- is no longer in the on 12.01.2018. screened on Twitter and other so- posting with the cluding Mark hands of the SC Bench In the opinion of 25.01.2018 because of cial media just as #StateOfTheDream Ruffalo, Whoopi headed by Justice FPI, all the important the unambiguous Arun Misra. Surely, cases in the Supreme Trump begins his ad- hashtag. Goldberg, John order of the Supreme this case is a Court should be th The actress says Leguizamo, Michael Court dated 18 Jan. Politically sensitive allotted fairly and 2018. Let there be no Moore and Wanda case because CBI uniformly after the BT Exclusive! Nadira Zaheer Babbar move by any Political Bombay (KCN): Theatre Festival. Sykes. Set for Mon- Judge Loya, at the Chief Justice of India time of his death in takes the opinions of Party to pull down the Nadira Zaheer The soon-to-be day, the event is self- image of the Supreme Babbar will soon be 70 actress wishes to Nagpur, in 2014, was his most valued Senior do everything she described as "a investigating into the most Colleagues of Court to please any hasn't done till date in hopeful, public alter- case of Sohrabuddin the Court who are group that has vested her life. In an exclu- native to Trump's Sheikh’s fake members of the SC interest in sive chat with State of the Union", encounter that was Collegium. Such undermining the Bombay Times, she and will outline a allegedly maste- allocation of sensitive stature of the Indian opens up on finally Supreme Court, states plan of action for the rminded by no less a cases of national being able to write a person than Mr Amit importance should the Press Release play on her mother coming year focus- seen enacting both and work with Saha, currently BJP invariably be heard by issued by Party her mother and her- Makarand Desh- ing on voter rights, National President. a Bench headed by any General Secretary B. self in a play to be pande at the same voter registration The other key one of the Judges Ramchandra CST featured at the Prithvi time. and voter turnout. case relating to the constituting the SC Voltaire. HE ALINGA HRONICLE BHUBANESWAR, WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL, 2019 T K C 4 Popular people’s Daily of Odisha 5 THE KALINGA CHRONICLE BHUBANESWAR, WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL, 2019 National / International Popular people’s Daily of Odisha THE KALINGA CHRONICLE STATE SCAN BHUBANESWAR, WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL, 2019 6 Popular people’s Daily of Odisha THE KALINGA CHRONICLE BHUBANESWAR, WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL, 2019 Business/Commerce 7 Popular people’s Daily of Odisha Unfair to replace poor fielders with good ones, says Kaif NEW DELHI(K- Kaif told reporters four overs and went rate has been an issue CN): Delhi Capitals ahead of Delhi's match out and Rinku again with IPL governing India's manufacturing growth assistant coach against Sunrisers came back. body handing out a Mohammad Kaif on Hyderabad at the "We have seen fine of Rs 12 lakhs to Wednesday pointed Feroz Shah Kotla on that in the last Punjab Rajasthan Royals cap- out that IPL teams are Thursday. game as well. Sarfaraz tain Ajinkya Rahane replacing poor fielders Kaif, who was Khan didn't come to and Mumbai Indians at 6-month low in March: PMI with agile ones during among the best field- field after being hit on skipper Rohit Sharma. games and hoped that ers in the Indian team the gloves. I don't "Teams defend- NEW DELHI: Re- growth momentum," charges below their ture health of Indian the umpires will take in his playing days, know if he is injured. ing are taking too flecting a loss of the report said, add- respective long-run manufacturers' order notice of this unfair said his IPL team will Karun Nair came to much time I think, I "growth momen- ing that although op- averages," it noted. books, so far compa- practice. not hesitate to report field and he took a don't understand all tum", manufacturing erating conditions in However, business "It is right that the dubious practice of good catch at long on these planning in the most matches are fin- changing fielders in of Ingram. IPL, there is an hour- ishing close to mid- the middle of the "Teams are play- long meeting and also night. Teams are game. ing smart and making a lot of planning even bringing in good field- "For example, changes which are not at the field," Kaif said. ers and replacing them DC versus KKR right to me. We will "We as support with slow ones. match, (Andre) bring it up with the staff want to keep the "I think the um- Russell went out, umpires," he added. planning as less as pires should look at Rinku Singh came to Though its early possible otherwise it the changes that the field. Piyush Chawla days in the 12th edi- gets confusing," he teams are making," quickly bowled his tion of IPL, slow over- said. Lok Sabha elections 2019: RBI policy helps Modi’s campaign India’s government is to most economists in nesses that are in de- Narendra Modi to increasingly looking a Bloomberg survey, fault. fund billions of ru- to the central bank to reversing two hikes FOLLOW OUR pees in spending to help boost a flagging made by his prede- FULL ELECTION rural workers, a key activities in the coun- the Indian manufac- sentiment strength- nies have been able to economy before an cessor Urjit Patel last COVERAGE HERE voting bloc. try slowed down to a turing industry con- ened to a seven- weather the storm election that kicks off year. Since taking An RBI panel is six-month low in tinued to improve, month high. “The new gover- and secure healthy next week. And new over at the Reserve also considering a March amid softer there was a wide- Pollyanna De nor is seen as more inflows of new work Governor Bank of India in De- government request increases in new or- spread slowdown in Lima, Principal amenable to the from abroad," De Shaktikanta Das is cember, Das has re- to transfer more of government’s wish to ders, production and growth. Economist at IHS Lima noted. turning out to be a laxed restrictions on the central bank’s ex- keep policy loose and employment, accord- As per the report, Markit and the author The index is willing partner. weak state-run banks cess capital to the boost growth,” said ing to a survey. factory orders and of the report on the based on data com- He is set to de- to help spur borrow- state. An increase Shilan Shah, senior The Nikkei India production expanded PMI, said manufac- liver a second con- ing, and allowed would help plug a India economist at Manufacturing Pur- at the slowest pace turing sector expan- piled from monthly secutive 25 basis- lenders to restructure widening budget Capital Economics chasing Managers' since last September sion in India took a replies to question- point interest rate cut loans to small and deficit, allowing Ltd. in Singapore. Index (PMI) declined while job creation step back in March, naires sent to pur- this week, according medium-sized busi- Prime Minister “Headline inflation is to 52.6 in March from eased to an eight- with metrics for fac- chasing executives in from page-1 From page-1 the Constitution was low and that gives the 54.3 in February, a month low in March. tory orders, produc- more than 400 indus- year average of 89 cm under the scheme, also ignored by the RBI room to cut, report said Tuesday. "Softer increases tion, exports, input trial companies. for the entire four- The latest data that is Rs. 10,000, Modi government at which, coming as it A reading above 50 were registered for buying and employ- month season. would just before an indicates expansion new orders, produc- ment all moving also comes ahead of will be paid to them Centre. “This is the However earlier election, should pro- while a print below tion, input buying and lower. the Reserve Bank of Skymet predicted that at one go on the first attitude of the BJP vide a boost to senti- that level points to employment.The de- "Still, growth India's first monetary the monsoon could day of his next gov- government at Centre ment.” contraction. celeration was ac- was sustained on all policy for the current start sluggishly this ernment. towards Koshali lan- Core inflation is "Falling from companied by sub- fronts. Although glo- financial year which year due to the El sticky 54.3 in February to a dued inflationary bal headwinds and a is to be announced on Mr.Patnaik said guage, towards the Nino weather phe- Lower food six-month low, the pressures, with rates general slowdown in April 4 and there are nomenon. weavers were also House Committee of prices have put a lid latest figure high- of increase in input trade present some expectations of a rate Lower rainfall thrown into distress the State Assembly as on inflation -- and lighted a loss of costs and output concerns for the fu- cut. could increase the even though price price of food, which after imposition of well as towards the GST on their prod- farmers and weav- gains accelerated to is weighted at nearly 2.6 percent in Febru- RBI announces second USD 5 billion dollar-rupee swap half of the consumer ucts and it came ers,” the Chief Min- ary from 2 percent in MUMBAI: After an government securi- RBI said. Chief Economist, inflation index, and down only after de- ister said. January, they remain overwhelming re- ties under open mar- “You have to CRISIL. The RBI re- could potentially well below the RBI’s sponse to its $5-bil- ket operations make use of the op- ceived $16.31 billion push the Reserve mands were made by He took a dig at lion US dollar-Rupee (OMO) as a liquidity portunity right in bids for the last the State govern- the tall talks of the medium-term target swap on March 26, tool. now… I think this is swap, out of which it Bank of India to raise of 4 percent. The RBI interest rates. Reserve Bank of In- The last round re- perfectly timed, and retained $5.02 bil- ment to do away BJP leaders and said expects inflation to dia has announced a ceived 240 bids for this was needed in the lion, injecting rupee Monday’s IMD’s with it. they were never with stay below that second such auction $16.31 billion in the system. I think this is liquidity of Rs 34,561 forecast will be fol- Stating that the people of Odisha threshold until the on April 23. first-of-its-kind swap. net, net very posi- crore. lowed by a second end of the year. Market partici- Based on the bids re- tive,” said DK Joshi, Koshali is a rich lan- at the time of their pants too were ex- ceived, the cut-off long-range forecast in Weak Consump- From page-1 around 3.5 pc and this June, which would pecting RBI to come premium was fixed at guage, Patnaik said distress. tion training and have also time it was less than include predictions up with a couple of 776 paise. “The auc- his demand to enlist “But four-and- While the core 1 per cent.” for each of the meteo- more such auctions as tion cut-off would be been provided mate- the language in the half crore Odia inflation measure, part of its durable li- based on the pre- rials containing infor- The Joint CEO rological sub-divi- quidity injection mium. The auction eighth schedule of people are my family which strips out vola- mation regarding said Election Com- sions. tile food and fuel measures, and had would be a multiple- mission has ap- from page-1 try will sort out wa- members and I will called it the most in- price based auction, proper handling of prices, has been these voting ma- pointed one section swindlers are jobless ter woes of the always be with novative instrument i.e., successful bids sticky above 5 per- RBI had come up will get accepted at chines, he added. officer for 10 polling now, pointed out he. people, assured the stations. “Each of them,” Mr.Patnaik cent, that may also with in place of the their respective Stating that the Mr.Modi said Prime Minister. start to inch lower as these officers are pro- said while seeking regular buying of quoted premium,” glitches in EVMs that in the past people Sambalpur is the economy slows, vided with a spare have seen a corrupt going for poll on blessings of the providing the RBI From pag-1 leged that Hinjili was during Phase I were EVM-VVPAT set and helpless govern- Third Phase and people for his party in with more justifica- also elected to the neglected by very negligible, Iyer which is used in ment and now it is re- polling will be on 23 the on-going elec- tion to cut interest Lok Sabha from Aska Mr.Patnaik and hun- said “the failure of booths where the vot- placed with a “Per- April, where there is rates. in1998 and 1999. dreds of people mi- EVMs during elec- ing machine fail to forming and Watch- direct fight between tions. He has been suc- grated to other states tions is generally function,” he said. ful” Government. BJD and BJP candi- him guilty of money ferred to the Secre- cessfully fighting as- to eke out a liveli- From page-1 will be organizing it He said dates. laundering tary of State. Mallya sembly elections hood. State Government as a State Ceremony. “Chwokidar has While Bureau- CBI spokesper- though can move ap- from Hinjili since Mr.Panigrahi has taken up the con- Among others taken steps to ensure crat Turned Politi- son welcoming the peal to the European 2000. claimed that people duct of celebration of General Secretary, all the funds pumped cian Nalini Kanta court order for extra- Court of Justice but Besides Hinjili, in the area are angry Capital Foundation Sanat Mishra and in Government Sys- Pradhan is fighting dition said, "We hope will be extradited in Mr.Patnaik is also over rampant corrup- Day from 2019 and Vice President, tem percolates to the from BJD, Nitesh to bring him soon and 28 days if he loses the seeking election this tion in all spheres. celebrated in a simple Pradyumna Mohanty people”. Gangadev, sitting conclude the case. High Court appeal. time from Bijepur in However as the manner due to ensu- and others Members Mr.Modi assured Saffron Lawmaker CBI has its own in- The UK court be- Western Odisha. women folks are sup- ing elections. of Capital Day Cel- that farmers will re- from Deogarh is BJP has pitted porting Naveen herent strengths. We fore ordering CEO Surendra ebration Committee ceive direct funds in contesting from BJP. Pitambar Acharya, a Patnaik, it will be dif- worked hard on this Mallya's extradition Kumar has given due were present. their accounts after Former PCC case. We are strong slammed him for mis- senior Advocate of ficult for his oppo- permission for the A simple cer- the new BJP led Gov- President Sarat on Law and facts and representation of Odisha High Court nents to outsmart him celebrations. emony and cultural ernment comes to Patnaik of Congress we were confident facts and also found against Mr.Patnaik, in poll battle, said Earlier an Orga- power. is fighting a grim while pursuing extra- him guilty of money while Congress has Aniruddha Gouda, a nizing Committee program was orga- PM KISAN will battle with much less dition process." laundering. fielded Sambhu farmer, whose wife is was celebrating the nized at Jayadev benefit the farmers resources and a The matter of ex- India wants to Panigrahi in Hinjili. an active WSHG ceremony and now Bhawan, said and Jal Shakti Minis- dwindling cadre. tradition has been re- bring criminal action Mr.Acharya al- Member. State Government sources. BHUBANESWAR, WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL, 2019 www.thekalingachronicle.com THE KALINGA CHRONICLE SportS Popular people’s Daily of Odisha 8 ICC World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera available for selection Ombudsman summons Ganguly on Apr 20, BCCI says allow him only on full disclosure New Delhi(KCN): Ganguly's duty as a plaint on the basis of Ganguly's role as a BCCI Ombudsman state association the responses of the member of the CAC Justice (Retd) D K president is in direct parties filed by the in addition to being Jain has summoned conflict with his role parties by an advisor to the Sourav Ganguly for a as an advisor of an 20.4.2019," the Om- Delhi Capitals fran- hearing on April 20 IPL franchise. budsman wrote. chisee may be exam- over an alleged con- "The parties may "There is a grey ined to see whether flict of interest situa- appear before the area in the examples the conflict of inter-

Mumbai: Sri Lanka's "Perera is under- He was holidaying in The captain will be left-handed batsman going the treatment Australia and fol- called for delibera- Kusal Perera will be for his hamstring in- lowed the Provincial tion only thereafter", available for the jury but our physio is Tournament from he emphasized. World Cup selection. hopeful for his total there. He is not a part Captain is a The Ashantha de recovery before the of the selection com- member of the selec- Mel-led selection commencement of mittee though. tion committee. committee received the tournament", one New policy De Mel also de- this good news from of the selectors, said Sri Lankan se- nied both the media physio Paul Khoury to this Reporter. lectors will follow the reports stating that (1) on Tuesday. In March, Perera Cricket Australia Mathews has denied The three-day was ruled out of the (CA) policy, where the captaincy (2) process of debating remaining matches the team is chosen Malinga has insisted the World Cup squad on South Africa tour first and then the cap- to be in the squad began on Tuesday following a ham- tain is selected. only, if he is made the tion arising out of his Ethics Officer, BCCI of Conflict of Interest est is tractable or in- when all selectors string tear in Durban. "On Thursday, captain. dual role as Cricket for a personal hearing stated in the constitu- tractable." met the physio in the Selectors have we are selecting the "We are in the Association of Ben- on 20.4.2019 at 11 tion," a senior BCCI Johri concluded morning and the chief sought inputs (via e preliminary squad process of discussing gal president and am, at New Delhi at official said. by stating that if full selector also met the mails) from the Head first and then the cap- with the possible can- Delhi Capitals advi- the venue, which Johri in his letter disclosures are made, president Shammi Coach Chanika tain. Will pick 15 didates. Have not sor. shall be communi- quoted Rule 38(4) of Ganguly, for his "vast Silva in the afternoon Hathurusingha. players first and then spoken to them yet", Coincidentally, cated by the BCCI to the BCCI Constitu- knowledge", should to decide on sending Hathu, arriving in Sri the captain will be he concluded. Delhi Capitals are the parties herein, by tion that states that be allowed to con- the extra players. Lanka on Wednesday. chosen among them. scheduled to play email, on or before "one individual can- tinue. Kings XI Punjab at 19.4.2019," Justice not occupy the posts "If it is found the Feroz Shah Kotla Jain intimated to of "Office Bearer of a that the conflict of Indian men's hockey team to join FIH Pro League next year on April 20. Ganguly's legal coun- Member" and be in interest can be re- Lausanne: The In- petition. League already next willbe kept too but The Committee sel in an email which "governance, man- solved by full disclo- dian men's hockey HI never gave year. There is such a will now be split over of Administrators is in possession of agement or employ- sure and by direction team will join the FIH any official reason for passion for hockey in two consecutive sea- (CoA), through PTI. ment of a Franchisee" to the concerned indi- Pro League next year the decision but it the country that it will sons and work ac- BCCI CEO Rahul Justice Jain has at a single point of vidual to recuse him- after pulling out of was speculated that add a lot to our new- cording to the follow- Johri, has requested also summoned time. Therefore, an self from performing the inaugural edition, the inferior ranking est competition," FIH ing example: In 2020, the Ombudsman "to Shantua, Seal and instance of conflict of such functions vested which began in Janu- of the women's team CEO Thierry Weil Team A will host ary. prompted India to said. Team B twice within allow" Ganguly to Mukherjee for depo- interest could be said in him which are in continue in his dual sitions in person as to have arisen." any way connected role, provided he per principles of At the same time with or associated makes "full disclo- natural justice. though, the BCCI with his other role/ sures" of his interests. The former India CEO made it clear post, Mr. Ganguly However, the captain, in a written that there is no "strait- may be permitted to BCCI note also stated affidavit through his jacket formula which perform all his cur- that the Ombudsman legal counsel, had re- can be applied". rent roles since his needs to "examine" futed the charge. "Therefore, after cricketing knowledge Ganguly's dual role "If the parties examining the role and experience is in- as "member of fail to appear before and responsibilities valuable for the de- Cricket Advisory the Ethics Officer on of Mr. Ganguly as velopment of the tal- Committee (CAC)" the said date, it will President of the CAB ent and game of as well as DC advisor. be presumed that the in conjunction with cricket in India. Three Bengal- Parties do not wish to his role as advisor to "The BCCI will based cricket fans -- avail of the opportu- the Delhi Capitals be guided by any de- Bhaswati Shantua, nity of personal hear- franchisee, a decision cision taken by your Abhijeet Mukherjee ing, and the Ethics in this regard may be good self on this mat- and Ranjit Seal -- had Officer shall proceed taken. ter," Johri stated in alleged that to decide the Com- "Similarly, Mr. the mail.

Welcoming In- pullout from both the "Furthermore, a couple of days, and IPL 2019: Kings XI Punjab's Varun Chakravarthy sidelined by a finger injury dia back in the competitions as there FIH would like to in 2021, Team B will Mohali: Varun things happen in during his visit to the team for the fol- league, the Interna- was no option to take thank all participating host Team A twice Chakravarthy, Kings cricket. We have Chennai earlier in the lowing matches. tional Hockey Fed- out just one team National Associa- within a couple of The 27-year-old eration (FIH) said the Hockey India tions who, by agree- days. spinner finished with move has been sup- also believed that the ing on a common "This scheme re- the figures of 1-34 in ported by other par- country had better scheme for the 2020 duces by half the his debut match. ticipating countries. chances of qualifying and 2021 calendars, travel of the teams Varun Chakravarthy, "...India's men for the Olympics via have once again compared to the cur- Kings XI Punjab's team will join the FIH the Hockey World shown the solidarity rent format, therefore mystery spinner was Pro League from League. of the global hockey decreasing costs for picked up at a price of 2020 on, as was In the inaugural community and their teams, benefitting 8.4 crore rupees unanimously sup- Pro-League which utmost will to grow athletes' welfare and which is 42 times ported by the other began in January, the sport together." reducing the impact more than his base participating Na- nine teams are com- The EB also ap- on the environment," price of 20 lakh ru- tional Associations," peting in a round- proved the 2020 and the FIH said. pees at the auction in the FIH said in a robin tournament 2021 FIH Pro League As India are not December. statement after its with home and away match schedule prin- playing in the FIH Kings XI Punjab Executive Board matches till June. The ciples. The League Pro League this year, are currently placed at the fifth position in meeting. top four teams will competition will be they are banking on XI Punjab spinner great faith in his abili- month. In July 2017, earn a ticket to the held within the first the Hockey Series Fi- has been sidelined ties and we can only Chakravarthy the league standings Hockey India had de- FIH's Olympic Quali- six months of every nals to qualify for from the Indian Pre- hope that he recovers made his IPL debut with 8 points. cided to withdraw fication events. year and all these next year's Olympics. mier League (IPL) soon," KXIP CEO against Kolkata The team next both the men's and matches will remain Bhubaneswar is host- due to a finger injury. Satish Menon said in Knight Riders (KKR) takes on Rajasthan women's national "It is great that India 'home games'. ing one of the three "It is unfortunate an official statement. late last month and Royals on Tuesday at that Varun picked up The player sus- since then the player the PCA Stadium in teams from the com- will join the FIH Pro The away games Hockey Series Finals tained a finger injury has been absent from in June. the injury, but these Mohali. Printed, Published & Owned by Arabinda Mekap & Printed at Mayur Offset Printers, D-1/11, Sec-A, Zone –D, Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar-751010, Dist.- Khordha & Published at N-4, F/24, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Dist.- Khordha, Pin 751015, Phone: (0674) 2550751/2555116, Fax No. : 0674-2550504, E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected] Editor: Dr. Pabitra Mohan Samantray