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2.50 HE ALINGA HRONICLE T K CDaily Edition: R.N.I. No: ODIENG/2013/52530 FIND US ON facebook.com/thekalingchronicle Popular People’s Daily of FOLLOW US ON TWITTER twritter.com/thekalingchronicle OIL India exploration in April Nominees for Bhubaneswar (K- Mahanadi Onshore, and production ac- lion Cubic Meter by Bhubaneswar (K- Four of the 10 Rajya tion Workers' Welfare He is a Minority CN): OIL India will 11 are situated in tivities in next five 2023-24. CN): Chief Minister Sabha seats from Board(OBOCWWB). Leader and Social begin exploration in Assam, Assam years, Minister an- In the meantime, the Naveen Patnaik has Odisha will fall va- He has been replaced Worker of Repute. Odisha from April Arakan Basin in the nounced recently.. Ministry of Petro- Mr.Kumar is Advisor 2020. Northeast, 3 in “The tentative do- leum and Natural Gas to the Special Devel- Thanks to overdrive mestic investment in has allowed OIL In- opment Council and of Union Minister next five years by dia to go for explora- was looking for the Dharmendra Pra- ONGC and Oil India tion in Offshore of BJD Organization in dhan, the OIL India in exploration and Odisha. Kalahandi District. will resume explora- production related Accordingly Director Recently a Team of tion in the State. activities is about Rs General Hydro Car- BJD Leaders from Mr.Pradhan harped 1,60,140.60 crore and bons (DGHC) has Kalahandi went to on intensification of Rs 17,575.83 crore, also green signaled announced the names cant after the comple- by BJD Veteran Naveen Patnaik and exploration in respectively,” Mr. OIL India to go for of BJD Nominees for tion of tenure of three Ramesh Chandra requested him for a country’s basins and Pradhan said in Par- exploration and the elections to four BJD Lawmakers -- Chayu Patnaik as Upper House Berth increase domestic oil liament. (DGHC) also re- Rajya Sabha seats , Chairman of for Mr.Kumar, said and gas production. Rajasthan, 1 in Mr. Pradhan said the quested the State that are set to fall va- Narendra Kumar OBOCWWB. sources. Crude Oil Explora- Krishna Godavari tentative targets fixed Government to pro- cant in April. Swain and Sarojini While Mr.Patnaik Ms.Mahanta is a BJD tion by OIL India in (KG) Offshore, 2 in by MoPNG indicate vide necessary li- As the President of Hembram -- and was promised with a Mahila Wing Mem- Odisha was stopped Andaman Shallow the country’s crude cense and support for the Biju Janata Dal Congress Lawmaker, Rajya Sabha seat, has ber from Mayurbhanj for quite some time Offshore and 1 in oil production is ex- beginning of its op- (BJD), Mr.Patnaik on 2 been accommodated district. and with the efforts of Kerala-Konkan Off- pected to rise 14 per erations. nominated Subhas April. in the Board. As BJD is trying to Union Minister, now shore basins. cent to 38.91 Million State Government Singh, Munna Khan, Mr.Singh has already Mr.Khan, a former consolidate its posi- it has been decided to In fact ONGC and Tonne (MT) while will provide Petro- Sujit Kumar and resigned from the Janata Dal leader, is tion in the Tribal Dis- begin, officials say. OIL India will be in- natural gas output is leum Exploration Li- Mamata Mahanta for post of Chairman of now the Advisor to trict with Organiza- Out of the 23 blocks vesting Rs.1.77 Lakh projected to rise 69 cense to Oil India and the Upper House the Odisha Building the Minorities Affairs tional Secretary, awarded to OIL, 5 in Crore for exploration per cent to 55.68 Bil- See page-7 Polls. and Other Construc- Department. See page-7 SOA Varsity Gets New VC State gets invest boost Bhubaneswar (K- Presently working as AIIMS,Odisha’s Kandhamal CN): Eminent SOA’s Director Bhubaneswar from district. One of the Bhubaneswar (K- Harabhanga, Boudh emony of 23 indus- Industries, Micro, CN): Chief Minister providing employ- trial units across vari- Small & Medium En- Naveen Patnaik did ment of 80 peoples. ous sectors including; terprises, Hemant the ground-breaking Jindal Stainless Ltd. Power & Renewable Sharma, Principal for 23 industrial units is coming up to set up Energy, Metal & Secretary Industries across various sectors an expansion of cold Metal Downstream, and MSME depart- and Inauguration of Rolling Mill on Metal Food processing, ments, Sanjay Kumar three industrial & Metal Downstream Tourism, Fertilizer, Singh, CMD IDCO projects, worth a to- with an additional in- Refinery, Petro- and the representa- tal of Rs. 5567.5 vestment of Rs. 265 chemical, Chemical tives of the 26 com- crores combined with crore at & Plastics, Pharma- panies at Kharavela the employment po- Kalinganagar, Jajpu- tential of 9168 rwith an employment peoples in the state in potential of 550 the 9th phase of peoples. ground-breaking/in- AKM Agro is setting auguration of indus- up 30,000 TPA Veg- trial projects. etable Oil Manufac- The projects which turing unit on food Neuro-Surgeon Prof. (Medical 2012 to 2016. were inaugurated by processing with an (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Programmes), Prof. Prof. Mahapatra led features of the rare the Chief Minister to- investment of Rs. Mahapatra was on Mahapatra had re- one of the most suc- craniopagus surgery day include: Aditya 91.5 crore at Indus- Saturday appointed tired from govern- cessful separation was that a vein taken Birla Renewable is trial Estate, Khurda ceuticals, Textile & Bhawan in as the next Vice- ment service as Chief surgeries in the world from the Vein Bank at setting up Solar providing employ- Apparel. Bhubaneswar. Chancellor of the of the Neurosciences in 2017 when he and AIIMS was grafted in Power Plant for the ment of 384 peoples. The other dignitaries Speaking during the Siksha ‘O’ Centre at AIIMS, his team at AIIMS, Balia’s brain as the sector of Power & Besides the above, were present at the ceremony, Mr. Anusandhan (SOA) New Delhi over two New Delhi, separated twins shared only one Renewable Energy the event today wit- ceremony, Dibya Patnaik said, "Odisha Deemed to be Uni- years ago. He also Jaga and Balia, con- vein. It was the first with an investment of nessed a Shankar Mishra, is fast emerging as the versity here. served as Director of joined twins from See page-7 Rs. 352.5 crore at Groundbreaking cer- Minister of Energy, See page-7 Bitwit... Jitendra Negi Coronavirus outbreak: PM Modi holds review meet, asks officials to en- sure sufficient quarantine facilities NEW DEL- all ministries and de- HI(KCN): Prime partments concerned, Minister Narendra he said that in view of Modi reviewed the expert opinion, coronavirus situation people should be ad- in the country at a vised to avoid mass meeting with officials gatherings as much as

on Saturday and di- possible and made rected them to iden- aware of the do's and tify locations for suf- don'ts. ficient quarantine fa- While compl- cilities and make pro- imenting all depart- visions for critical ments for the work care in case the dis- done so far, Modi ease spreads further. stressed that as the At the meeting with See page-7 THE KALINGA CHRONICLE BHUBANESWAR, SUNDAY 8, MARCH, 2020 METRO CITY Popular people’s Daily of Odisha 2 HE ALINGA HRONICLE ENTERTAINMENT BHUBANESWAR, SUNDAY 8, MARCH, 2020 T K C 3 Popular people’s Daily of Odisha I'll keep venting my anger through my films: 'Thappad' director Anubhav Sinha NEW DELHI(K- see a reason not to Thappad: The slap that make mistakes while wakes up when we are makes his own tea, CN): With three back work. I'm a Indian society telling the story of fast asleep to cook for loves his family and to back films on the workaholic and there needed? "just a slap". us and then leave for has a special corner in troika of troubling his heart for his daugh- contemporary issues - ter. "The film talks - religion, caste and about 'anupayukt' (un- gender -- director suitable) men but that Anubhav Sinha, who doesn't mean there are seems to have hit a no good men around. purple patch, says he I wanted to have one good man in the is an angry man and middle but realised will continue to vent that he was too sweet. his ire through his cin- That is why, I wanted ema. to say that even he Fresh from the success made a mistake." of his latest film A revealing conversa- "Thappad", a nuanced tion between Mishra's look at domestic vio- character and his wife, lence and male entitle- played by Ratna ment, Sinha said this Pathak Shah, tells the is his "most fertile" audience how he over- period. looked her musical as- "I'm jumping between pirations even while stories. As soon as I being the caring hus- finish one, I start my band. next. I want to address is no other engage- "Similarly, while "After the #MeToo her school. She was a Sinha said "Mulk", everything. I'm still an ment in my life. I'm Mrunmayee and I movement, I told my teacher. This affected "Article 15" and "Thappad" are not a angry man. I'll keep meeting good writers, were busy with team to hire as many me even as a child. trilogy, but the success venting my anger some are one or two 'Thappad', two other women as possible. So Thankfully, I never of the first two gave through my films," the films old, some are writers were writing there are always a lot saw any kind of vio- him the confidence to director told PTI in an new. Things are falling my next two," he said. of women in my team. lence, physical or oth- tackle the latest. interview. into place organi- "I spend time with my I talk to them and they erwise, but yes, we are "When I made 'Mulk', Patriarchy, in his view, cally," he said. writers, meet them at read the script and all misogynists. a courtroom drama, it "is in our blood, in our The 54-year-old, who 8 in the morning to come up with their "My father would was a little verbose be- bones". began his career in discuss what we have own suggestions. carry his own plate cause there were things "It has been for centu- 2001 with the roman- written. I am always "While constructing a from the table and I had to say. So it ended ries and we don't even tic drama "Tum Bin" working on two shot, if I have some made the morning cup up speaking more. Its realise that we have and went on to make scripts. It takes more confusion or a ques- of tea. There were no box office success it," Sinha said. commercial potboilers time between two tion, I discuss with words like 'feminists' gave me a certain de- ALSO READ | such as "Cash", "Dus" films when you don't them and try to find a and 'chivalry' in our gree of confidence. I Thappad movie re- and "Ra. have a ready script," solution. The only lives then but it must truly believe my films view: This Anubhav One" before changing he added. credit I take is that I'm have subliminally af- should do well at the Sinha-Taapsee film is gears to more mean- Sinha credits the receptive to their fected me that my fa- box office," he said. "Article 15" made Rs mainstream social cin- ingful cinema, said he women in his team for ideas." His late mother ther was like that. Still 65 crore at the box of- ema at its finest works on two scripts "Thappad", hailed as a the cooking chores did not connect with fice and "Mulk" almost Before "Thappad", simultaneously. landmark film by his earlier films but were done by my Rs 30 crore. which released on That is why he is able many critics. would have loved mother," he said. "Thappad" is also on a February 28, Sinha to come up with at The Taapsee Pannu- "Thappad", he said. Though the director healthy profit track made "Article 15" on least one film a year. starrer is about a In 2010, he started does not mention it, with Rs 21 crore in its the caste divide in So, while he was mak- homemaker whose cooking as a hobby. the protagonist first week. 2019 and "Mulk" on ing "Article 15" with life falls apart when But it took his mother Amrita's father, played Sinha is happy. It is not religious polarisation co-writer Gaurav her corporate execu- to make him realise by Kumud Mishra, on a blockbuster point in 2018. Solanki, he was also tive husband slaps her that cooking can be a may have something because this is not a Rs "Perhaps this is the working on the script in a party. chore if you have to do to do with Sinha's per- 100 crore film. It has most fertile time for of "Thappad" with According to Sinha, it four times a day, ev- sonal experience. its own loyal audience me. I keep finding Mrunmayee Lagoo. the women in his crew eryday. He is gentle and large- and the reaction has good stories so I don't ALSO READ | ensured he didn't "I realised this woman hearted, quotes poetry, been really strong.

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BENGALURU(KCN): ALSO READ: tory provisions, au- advisers were ne- Former Prime Minis- Chidambaram bla- tonomy, (in the past)" glected from being ter H D Deve Gowda mes BJP for Yes Bank Gowda said. Speak- implemented. Re- on Saturday accused fiasco, slams 'bizarre' ing to reporters in serve Bank is the con- trolling authority to the Narendra Modi- rescue plan Hubballi, he said, all the banks and the led government at the "Vajpayee was Prime "Under Modis leader- system there was NEW DELHI(K- caused by "misman- countability in the sis-ridden bank un- Centre of Minister for six years, ship RBI was loosened," he added. CN): 'destabilising' the Re- Manmohan Singh for destabilised, its au- Cash-starved Yes Congress agement" of finan- matter. der a government-ap- serve Bank, by 'at- ten years, this is the tonomy was attacked. Bank was placed un- leader and former cial institutions un- He said it was "bi- proved bailout plan. tacking' its autonomy sixth year for Modi. ALSO READ: Bail- der a moratorium, Union finance min- der the BJP govern- zarre" for State Yes Bank indulging in with RBI capping de- ister P ment and demanded Bank of India to in- loan giving spree and 'loosening' its During his (Modi's) out time! SBI's Rs posit withdrawals at system. The JD(S) period Reserve Bank 2450-crore Yes Bank Chidambaram on that the RBI con- vest Rs 2,450 crore "isn't banking but the bank at Rs 50,000 Saturday said the duct a thorough to pick up a 49-per buccaneering", he chief's comments in has become like a de- parachute is ready per account for a the backdrop of the partment of Finance "Impartial and honest month and supersed- Yes Bank fiasco was probe and fix ac- cent stake in the cri- said. Yes Bank crisis. Ministry. It had statu- advice of financial ing its board. From page-1-State Put coronavirus awareness messages Yes Bank crisis is worst form of crony capitalism: CPM manufacturing hub of NEW DELHI(K- M politburo said the 50,000. eastern India and we in place of ringing tones: DoT to telcos CN): The CPM said loan account of the The party said that are working towards NEW DELHI(K- partments for continu- way in ensuring their a total of 4,058 on Saturday that "col- bank increased spec- though the "shenani- developing the state CN): Dial any number ous monitoring and well-being as well as samples from 3,404 lapse" of Yes Bank tacularly from Rs gans indulged in by into a manufacturing and chances are high support for all stake- that of fellow passen- individuals have been has raised many dis- 55,633 crore in the promoter and the hub of South Asia. I that you might get to holders. gers and driver part- tested by the network. turbing questions March 2014 to Rs board of the bank hear awareness mes- ALSO READ: Heart- ners," Ola said. This includes testing about the functioning 2,41,999 crore in were known for quite congratulate all the sages on coronavirus, warming - Young doc- In the wake of 32 con- of 1,308 samples from of private banks and March 2019 during some time, the RBI concerned companies instead of ringing tor, 87-year-old firmed cases of 654 individuals evacu- the failure of Reserve the rule of previous did not act in time on this milestone and tones as corporates coronavirus patient coronavirus in India so ated from Wuhan, Bank of India to in- BJP-led NDA gov- thereby jeopardising assure everyone of have swung into ac- take break to watch far, the Union Health China and quarantined tervene in time and ernment. the interests of the complete facilitation tion to tackle spread of sunset in Wuhan Ministry has made at ITBP and Manesar the episode was "the "The bank was depositors". coronavirus. "We urge customers to functional 52 labora- Camp and tested twice worst example of saddled with huge "The destructive in- support from the state The Department of join us in this initiative tories for testing on days 0 and 14. Sub- crony capitalism". loans given to fluence of the current government. These Telecom (DoT) in an by adhering to health samples while 57 labs sequently, another 236 In a statement, CPI- corporates favoured regime based on cor- projects will usher in email to telecom op- guidelines including have been designated individuals evacuated From page-1-Nomi- by the ruling regime. porate cronyism on the next era of indus- erators on Friday personal hygiene and for helping in sample from Wuhan and Dia- nees.. Some of these corpo- the Indian economy trial growth in the asked to incorporate seeking immediate collection for COVID- mond Princess Ship, rate debtors like Anil can no longer remain audio clip in the ring medical attention if 19 to enhance capac- Japan on February 27 Pranab Prakash Das Ambani were backed concealed," the party state and will contrib- is kept In Charge of back tone till further they have any flu like ity for diagnosis and were tested on day 0. to the hilt by the Modi said. It said the State ute towards the vision orders. symptoms. detection of the dis- Repeat testing will be the district, government, despite Bank of India is be- of an industrially One of the telecom This will go a long ease. As on March 6, done on day 14. Ms.Mahanta will be their well-recorded ing asked to buy a prosperous Odisha." operators said the au- playing a crucial role precarious financial stake of 49 per cent in Captain DS Mishra, dio clip has not been From page-1- On Saturday, a flight Chief of Defence health," the party al- the bank and it is im- in coming days in Minister of Energy, made available on Coronavarius from Tehran brought Staff Gen. leged. It said the RBI perative that the Yes those numbers where Mayurbhanj Politics. should immediately Bank becomes a Industries, Micro, coronavirus scenario to Delhi swab Bipin Rawat, and sec- The BJD supported subscribers are paying annul the limit of state-owned enter- Small & Medium En- for caller tunes. evolves, India has to samples of Indians in retaries of health, BJP candidate withdrawal set at Rs prise. terprises added, “In- The move follows an be prepared in its re- Iran who are sus- pharma, civil avia- in From page-1-SOA cluded pediatric neu- vestments in various order in this regard sponse. pected of having the tion, MEA, health re- the Rajya Sabha such case of vein rosurgery, head injury sectors in the state has from the government "All departments coronavirus infec- search, home, ship- polls. And this time it grafting in the world. and skull base sur- helped to propel in- which has shared the should work in con- tion. ping, NDMA and was expected that After graduating gery, among others. audio clip of the mes- vergence and action The flight, operated others. dustrial development. sage with telecom op- BJP will take another from the MKCG He won several We have successfully should be initiated for by Mahan Air, then The secretary in the seat. However BJD erators. Medical College, awards including taken several initia- While some of the creating awareness in returned with many Department of preferred to field its Berhampur in 1975, Gold Medal in Phar- tives in different sec- companies like Paytm, community about the Iranian nationals. Pharma informed the candidate for all the Prof. Mahapatra macology and Dr. Jeo tors to gain the atten- Twitter, etc have given disease and the pre- At the prime meeting about avail- four seats as Party completed his MS V. Desa Gold Medal tion of the stakehold- their employees the cautions to be taken," minister's review ability of sufficient Supremo was not in a option to work from (1979) and M.Ch for research in ers.” the prime minister meeting, Health Sec- stocks of medicines, mood to give more home, Reliance Jio is (Neurosurgery) Neuro-Otology. He Hemant Sharma, was quoted as saying retary Preeti Sudan active pharmaceuti- space to Saffron Bri- learnt to have disabled (1982). He also won the Dr. B.C.Roy Principal Secretary biometrics system in an official state- made a presentation cal ingredients and gade, said sources. passed DNB (Neuro- National Award for from attendance and ment. about the current sce- other consumables From page-1-OIL Industries and surgery) from Na- 2007 in the category MSME departments asked employees to "He exhorted the of- nario and action for use in India. other requisite ar- ficers to identify the taken by Health Min- tional Board of Ex- of Eminent Medical said, “Odisha is the use an internal app to Issues related to the rangements. mark attendance. best practices for istry and other sup- amination in 1983. Teacher. Prof. now one of the most need for continued OIL India is premier Ride-hailing app Ola COVID-19 manage- porting ministries re- Soon after he joined Mohapatra on Satur- favored investment vigil at all airports, oil behemoth of Gov- has started offering ment from across the garding preparedness as Assistant Professor day called SOA presi- destination in the sanitisers and masks seaports and land bor- ernment of India, en- (Neurosurgery) at dent Prof. world and within the and response to country because of to its driver-partners. der crossings, com- gaged in exploration, AIIMS, New Delhi Manojranjan Nayak states, and ensure COVID-19. many geographical "Our walk-in centres munity-level surveil- production and trans- and rose to serve as who congratulated across cities have been their adoption," it She emphasised on and environmental lance, and ensuring portation of crude oil head of the depart- him on his new as- equipped with a steady said. the core areas of sur- and natural gas in dif- ment from 1995 to signment. SOA’s Reg- advantages and has supply of health advi- The prime minister veillance at the point availability of suffi- ferent parts of India 2006. istrar, Prof. Bibhuti become home to sory material, also highlighted the of entry and commu- cient beds for isola- sanitisers and masks and abroad. A well-known pediat- Bhushan Pradhan, Di- some of the well- need for advanced nity, laboratory sup- tion were discussed. known firms in the which can be picked While Vardhan Its Bay Exploration ric surgeon in the rector, Institute of up and used by the and adequate plan- port, hospital pre- Project is in country and world, he Technical Education country”. Odisha has driver-partners to en- ning, and timely re- paredness, logistics emphasised on the Bhubaneswar and has published more and Research (ITER) cornered 18 percent sure the highest levels sponse which is criti- and risk communica- need for effective co- this office coordi- than 600 research pa- Prof. Manas Kumar of the virgin invest- of cleanliness for cal for managing this tion. ordination with states nates exploration, of- pers and 15 books. Mallick, School of ments drawn by all themselves and their infectious disease. The meeting was at- for timely response, vehicles. ficials say. He also served as the Hotel Management states and also edged According to the tended by Health Niti Ayog Member OIL India is taking up past Maharashtra as This will help create a Director of Sanjay Dean Prof. Sitikantha safer and cleaner ride statement, the offi- Minister Harsh Vinod Paul stressed CSR activities in the Gandhi Post-Gradu- Mohapatra, Dean the most attractive experience for our cials were instructed Vardhan, his deputy on increasing surge State and with inten- ate Institute of Medi- (Students Welfare) , destination for invest- customers as well," to plan for early test- Ashwini Kumar capacity for hospital- sification of explora- cal Sciences, Prof. Joytiranjan Das ments during H1 or Ola said in a state- ing and evacuation of Choubey, External ization. tion activities more Lucknow and Dean and Chief Vigilance the April-September ment. Indians from Iran Affairs Minister S The request obtained funds will be pumped (Research) of AIIMS, Officer Mr. Jugal period of FY20 The company has set where, according to Jaishankar, Cabinet for evacuation of In- into the State for such up task-force consist- New Delhi. Kishore Das were also which is a huge ach- ing of members from reports, 145 people Secretary Rajiv dians from Iran was activities, officials Prof. Mahapatra’s present during the ievement for the various internal de- have died so far due Gauba, Niti Ayog also highlighted at feel. operational areas in- meeting. State. to COVID-19. member Vinod Paul, the meeting. BHUBANESWAR, SUNDAY 8, MARCH, 2020 www.thekalingachronicle.com THE KALINGA CHRONICLE SportS Popular people’s Daily of Odisha 8 OIL India exploration in April Wasim Jaffer announces retirement from all forms of game Bhubaneswar (K- Krishna Godavari 1,60,140.60 crore and vide necessary li- MUMBAI(KCN): my parents and broth- in the West Indies. "My gratitude to all CN): OIL India will (KG) Offshore, 2 in Rs 17,575.83 crore, cense and support for begin exploration in Andaman Shallow respectively,” Mr.- beginning of its op- Odisha from April Offshore and 1 in Pradhan said in Par- erations. 2020. liament. State Government Thanks to overdrive Mr. Pradhan said the will provide Petro- of Union Minister tentative targets fixed leum Exploration Li- Dharmendra Pra- by MoPNG indicate cense to Oil India and dhan, the OIL India the country’s crude other requisite ar- will resume explora- oil production is ex- rangements. tion in the State. pected to rise 14 per OIL India is premier Mr.Pradhan harped cent to 38.91 Million oil behemoth of Gov- on intensification of Tonne (MT) while ernment of India, en- exploration in natural gas output is gaged in exploration, country’s basins and projected to rise 69 production and trans- increase domestic oil per cent to 55.68 Bil- portation of crude oil and gas production. Kerala-Konkan Off- lion Cubic Meter by and natural gas in dif- Crude Oil Explora- shore basins. 2023-24. In the ferent parts of India tion by OIL India in In fact ONGC and meantime, the Minis- and abroad. Its Bay Odisha was stopped OIL India will be in- try of Petroleum and Exploration Project is for quite some time vesting Rs.1.77 Lakh Natural Gas has al- in Bhubaneswar and Former India opener ers for encouraging He made 212 against the captains I played and with the efforts of Crore for exploration lowed OIL India to this office coordi- Wasim Jaffer on Sat- me to pursue the sport the hosts in St Lucia. under and all my col- Union Minister, now and production ac- go for exploration in nates exploration, of- urday announced re- as a profession and Jaffer, who made his leagues from whom I it has been decided to tivities in next five Offshore of Odisha. ficials say. OIL India tirement from all my wife, who left a Test and ODI debut learnt so much about begin, officials say. years, Minister an- Accordingly Director is taking up CSR ac- forms of cricket, cosy life of England against South Africa the game and shared Out of the 23 blocks nounced recently.. General Hydro Car- tivities in the State drawing curtains on to create a lovely in 2006, is, however, some lifelong memo- awarded to OIL, 5 in “The tentative do- bons (DGHC) has and with intensifica- his illustrious career home for our children remembered for his ries. I would also like Mahanadi Onshore, mestic investment in also green signaled tion of exploration spanning over two and me," he said in a feats in domestic to thank all the sup- 11 are situated in next five years by OIL India to go for activities more funds decades. statement. cricket, particularly port staff who were a Assam, Assam ONGC and Oil India exploration and will be pumped into The 42-year-old "A special thanks to the Ranji Trophy. constant pillar of sup- Arakan Basin in the in exploration and (DGHC) also re- the State for such ac- Jaffer has played 31 all my coaches, right He became the first port in my long jour- Northeast, 3 in production related quested the State tivities, officials feel. Tests and scored from my school days batsman to score ney," said the Rajasthan, 1 in activities is about Rs Government to pro- 1,944 runs with an to professional 12,000 runs in Ranji Mumbaikar. Known average of 34.11. cricket, for helping Trophy, the coveted for his stylist shots, Dhoni sounds warning bells, smashes five sixes ahead of IPL 2020 He has five hundreds me polish my skills. domestic tournament especially the cover and 11 fifties in the A heartfelt thanks to in India. drives, Jaffer was longest format, with the selectors who The right-handed nemesis of the 212 as his highest showed faith in me," batsman played for bowlers, who tor- score. "First of all, I added Jaffer, who is Mumbai for most part mented them with his would like to thank the highest run-getter of his career and then patient knocks. He The Almighty Allah, in Ranji Trophy. also represented made his first-class who gave me the tal- The veteran opener is Vidarbha. He is also debut in 1996-97 sea- ent to play this beau- also one of the few the first player to play son and then went on tiful game. I'd like to Indian batsman, who in 150 Ranji Trophy to score 19,410 runs also thank my family- has a double hundred matches. from 260 matches. Vikas Krishan one win away from Olympic qualification, Tanwar loses NEW DELHI(K- against Kyrgyzstans Indian contingent in the third and tried to CN): Former Asian Nursultan Mamataly Amman. keep up the attack,

CHENNAI(KCN): back to back sixes in IPL. What are the than speculating of M.S. Dhoni will be the nets. other people doing who is where, wait back to playing com- Dhoni's return is be- with the wicket-keep- for the IPL to get over petitive cricket for the ing touted as one of ing gloves or what is and then you are in a first time since July the central themes of the form of those position to take a call 2019 at this year's In- the upcoming IPL players as opposed to on who are the best dian Premier League with India's head Dhoni's form. The 17 in the country," he and the Chennai Su- coach Ravi Shastri IPL becomes a mas- had said. per Kings captain has saying that the vet- sive tournament be- ALSO READ | Video been busy at the eran wicketkeeper cause that could be shows Suresh Raina Chepauk Stadium in will put himself in the last tournament greeting MS Dhoni in Chennai as he is busy contention for mak- after which more or Chennai with a kiss training with his ing it to the Indian less your 15 is de- on neck Chennai Su- team. team that travels to cided. per Kings will be fac- And on Friday, he Australia for the 2020 "There might be one ing defending cham- showed a glimpse of T20 World Cup later player who might be pions Mumbai Indi- Games gold medallist in Amman, Jordan, Commonwealth but Krishan took full what he is still ca- in the year if he has a there and thereabouts ans in their first boxer Vikas Krishan on Friday. Games gold medallist advantage of the gulf pable of as he sent the good run in the cash- in case of an injury or match of the season in (69kg) put up a domi- However, Naman Vikas took apart his in experience. He was ball packing during a rich league. whatever. But your what is a repeat of last nating performance Tanwar lost 0-5 to younger opponent in comfortable when net session. In a video "It all depends on team I would say year's final. The to begin his Olympic Syria's Alaa the second round af- pushed back to the tweeted by Star when he starts play- would be known af- match will be held at qualification cam- Ghousoun in the ter a cautious first rope and kept raining Sports Tamil, Dhoni ing and how he is ter the IPL. What I the Wankhede Sta- paign with a unani- 91kg category. It was round. Mamataly punches on was seen hitting five playing during the would say is rather dium on March 29. mous decision win the first defeat for the came out swinging in Mamataly whenever possible. Krishan will now Coronavirus scare: India confirms postponement of FIFA WC Qualifier match against Qatar face Quincy NEW DELHI(K-CN): postponed and a new coronavirus postponing all the up- 2023 qualifiers will The FIFA and the AFC Although the Blue Ti- Sewonrets Okazawa Coronavirus continue to date will be known next Das said the new dates coming 2022 World now be shared with the had said that they will gers lost their 2022 of Japan in the next wreak havoc with sport- week. of India's remaining Cup and 2023 Asian relevant member asso- provide an update on World Cup qualifier to round as he looks to ing events as India's "India's match against World Cup qualifier Cup Cup qualifiers in ciations," FIFA had said these fixtures in the Oman in Guwahati, they qualify for the Olym- 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar has been post- matches will be known view of the rising in a statement. coming days. kept their chances alive pics a third consecu- qualifiers match against poned. It will be played during a meeting be- coronavirus threat. Already out of World The Indian team was to after holding Asian tive time. Qatar scheduled for later this year but the tween the AFC and "For both FIFA and the Cup contention after begin a camp under champions Qatar to a Tanwar was drawn March 26 has now been new date is yet to be de- AIFF officials in New AFC, the well-being failing to win a single head coach Igor Stimac goalless draw in Doha. into making moves postponed due to the cided," Das said. Delhi on Tuesday. and health of all indi- game, India are also in Bhubaneswar from But last-minute draws by Ghoussoun who spread of the deadly vi- Ask about the status of "The meeting will dis- viduals involved in scheduled to play Monday but it has now against Bangladesh and was happy to fire rus. the match against Af- cuss about the new football matches re- against Bangladesh been cancelled. Afghanistan followed All India Football Fed- ghanistan on June 9, he dates of these matches, mains the highest prior- (June 4 in Dhaka) and "The camp now stands by a narrow 0-1 away from the backfoot. eration (AIFF) General said, "That match will besides other matters," ity, and as such, a for- Afghanistan (June 9 in cancelled. There is no loss to Oman put them Tanwar had the Secretary Kushal Das also be postponed." he said. mal proposal to post- Kolkata). point of having the out of contention for a longer reach but was told PTI that the match ALSO READ: Srinagar World football govern- pone upcoming ALSO READ: camp as the match next round berth. never able to take full against the Asian mayor calls for cancel- ing body FIFA and the matches in the Asian Coronavirus leaves against Qatar has been India is now seeking to advantage of it as Champions in lation of Khelo India Asian body AFC had on FIFA World Cup 2022 Serie A's big two facing postponed," a source in qualify for the 2023 Ghousoun's counter Bhubaneswar has been winter games due to Thursday proposed and AFC Asian Cup off in empty stadium the AIFF said. 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