®®® Vol - 17 ®®® Issue-284 ®®® ®®® 28 May, 2021 ®®® Friday ®® Orissa Today email:[email protected], ®®® Rs.2.00 People’s Voice [email protected] ®®® Pages -8 RNI NO - ODIENG/2005/16409 For e paper : www.orissatodaynews. in [email protected] Naveen makes an aerial survey PM to hold review meetings, make aerial survey Of Yaas hit areas in , WB Of Cyclone Yaas hit areas Bhubaneswar, May 27 there has been large-scale Directs officials to undertake restoration work on war footing (UNI) Prime Minister damage due to inundation is sched- which are being as- Bhubaneswar, May 27 uled to visit Odisha and sessed. ( UNI) Odisha Chief Min- tomorrow to Power and Telecom ser- ister to- make an aerial survey of vices have been restored day directed the officials the areas hit by cyclone in most of the affected ar- to submit a report within Yaas and also review the eas. The Prime Minister a week on the houses impact of the cyclone. was informed about the damaged in the cyclone Official sources said the effective and proactive Yaas affected districts. Prime Minister will first role played by both the Mr.Patnaik who made an visit Bhubaneswar where Central and States agen- aerial survey of the cy- he will chair a review meet- cies in responding to the clone Yaas affected ar- tion in the cyclone af- and various NGOs for cases except in the wa- ing before making an aerial detailed presentation on marooned persons, while challenges thrown by the eas later chaired a re- fected areas adding the extending their coopera- terlogged areas where survey of the areas af- various aspects of pre- the Navy and Air Force cyclone. Both the agen- view meeting through government has already tion to the administration DG sets and water tank- fected by the cyclone paredness, assessment of were on the alert. Though cies had ensured that video conference and announced seven days in evacuation and relief ers have been arranged Yaas. Mr Modi will then damages and related mat- the States are engaged in normal life was restored asked the officials to relief for the people in the operations . State Chief for the marooned proceed to West Bengal to ters. It was discussed that the assessment of dam- in the affected areas at work on the rehabilita- marooned villages. Secretary S C Mohapatra people. State Relief make an aerial survey of 106 teams of NDRF were ages caused in aftermath the earliest and relief was tion and restoration Mr.Patnaik thanked the said and Commissioner P K Jena the cyclone Yaas affected deployed with 46 teams of cyclone Yaas, from the appropriately disbursed work on war footing. central agencies such as districts have in his presentation said areas and also chair a re- each in West Bengal/ preliminary reports avail- to persons affected by The chief minister said NDRF and IMD for the been worst affected in about 7.10 people view meeting there to as- Odisha and they rescued able, there were minima; the cyclone. Principal at present more focus service rendered by them the cyclone. He said from 12 districts have sess the impact of the cy- more than 1000 persons loss of human life due to Secretary to PM, Cabinet should be on relief, res- during the cyclone. He power has been re- been evacuated and kept clone Yaas. and removed more than accurate forecasting, ef- Secretary, Home Secre- toration and rehabilita- also thanked the people stored in 85 per cent in 8410 cyclone shelters Sources said Mr Modi 2500 trees/poles that up- fectively communicating tary, Secretary Power, today chaired a meeting in rooted and obstructed the to the people in the af- Telecom Secretary and Noted Odia singer, Music Twitter concerned for to review the roads. The Defence fected areas and evacua- DG IMD & other impor- director Shantiraj dies of covid its employees in impact of cyclone Yaas Forces namely Army and tion on time by States and tant officials participated Bhubaneswar, May 27 where the officials made a Coast Guard also rescued Central agencies. However, in the meeting. (UNI) Renowned Odia New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) Apart from its concerns film singer, composer Social media giant Twitter over the police visit, the and Music Director on Thursday expressed company was concerned Rajnath launches ‘SeHAT OPD portal’ Shantiraj Khosla died of concern for its employees that one person, the chief Covid infection at the in India, days after Delhi compliance officer, was for defence personnel, veterans SCB Medical College police visited its offices being made criminally li- New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) mending the role being and hospital at here and in nearby able for all the content on Defence Minister Rajnath played by the Defence today. He was 50 and is Gurugram while probing the platform. Singh on Thursday Research and Develop- survived by his wife and a daughter. Shantiraj had tested an alleged "Congress “We, alongside many in launched ‘Services e- ment Organisation (DRDO) and the Armed covid positive on May 19 and was in home isolation. He toolkit". "Right now, we civil society in India and Health Assistance & Tele- consultation (SeHAT) Forces in the fight was rushed to SCB Medical College and hospital after are concerned by recent around the world, have events regarding our em- concerns with regards to OPD portal through video against the second he developed health complication. He passed away while conferencing for all De- COVID-19 wave, Mr undergoing treatment. Shantiraj was honoured with the ployees in India and the the use of intimidation tac- potential threat to free- tics by the police in re- fence personnel and vet- Singh made special men- best music director award in 2019. erans. Describing the tion of the COVID hospi- dom of expression for the sponse to enforcement of ‘SeHAT OPD portal’ as a tals and Oxygen Genera- Cyclone YAAS devastates people we serve," our global Terms of Ser- great example of innova- tion plants being set up Twitter's public policy vice, as well as with core tion, especially at a time organisations involved in obtained for improved de- by DRDO at many places Bhitarkanika National Park team said. elements of the new IT when the nation is fight- the development of this livery of services”, he across the country in- , ,May Bhitarkanika National The term "potential Rules. We plan to advo- ing the COVID-19 pan- online consultation web said. The portal provides cluding Delhi, Lucknow, 27(UNI) The Severe Cy- park , located within threat to freedom of ex- cate for changes to ele- demic, he said that the portal. The Defence Min- tele-medicine services to Gandhinagar and clonic storm “Yaas” has Dangamala crocodile pression" is most likely in ments of these regulations portal will help reduce the ister also asked the Armed the serving Armed Forces as well as the left a trail of devastation scheme, also damaged in reference to the that inhibit free, open pub- load on hospitals and pa- Forces Medical Services personnel, veterans and development of 2-DG at Bhitarkanika National the cyclonic storm after government's new IT lic conversation,” the state- tients will be able to get (AFMS) to consider add- their families. The ser- drug to fight the virus. He park. Rajnagar Mangrove big trees fell on the as- guidelines. On Wednes- ment added. Twitter fur- contact-less consulta- ing specialist doctors to vices can be availed by also appreciated AFMS and Wildlife division DFO bestos roof of the mu- day, the government is- ther said that it is the collec- tions in an easy and ef- this portal and incorporat- registering on the website for deploying additional fective manner. ing the service of deliv- https:ehatopd.in/ with the medical professionals in Bikash Ranjan Dash said seum. sued a fresh advisory to tive responsibility of elected Speaking on the occa- ery of medicines to the latest version of this OPD COVID hospitals and ef- The eco-tourism cot- two spotted deer died in all social media platforms officials, industry, and civil sion, Mr Singh lauded homes of the Service per- portal with advanced fectively dealing with the the cyclone. While one tages at Ekakula and for compliance of the new society to safeguard the Department of Military sonnel. safety features. surge in cases, he also died when a portion of the Habalikhati at the sea guidelines. "To keep our interests of the public. Affairs (DMA), Armed “This will provide addi- The trial version was lauded Indian Air Force wall of the Dangamal coast within Gahirmatha service available, we will Meanwhile, according to Forces Medical Services tional services and en- made functional in August and Navy for working Crocodile Research centre Marine Sanctuary under strive to comply with ap- reports, messaging App (AFMS), Integrated De- sure greater convenience 2020. More than 6,500 tirelessly to transport caved on it another died Rajnagar forest Range plicable law in India," the Whatsapp has moved fence Staff (IDS), Centre to the Armed Forces per- medical consultations oxygen and other critical after a tree fell on it. Mr were also damaged. The micro-blogging platform Court seeking to block the for Development of Arti- sonnel and suggested have already been carried medical equipment on Dash said roofs of several Cyclonic storm has dam- said today in a statement. new IT regulations. ficial Computing (C-DAC) that regular feedback of on the beta version by time from within the thatched cottages , doors aged the forest rest shed Mohali and other beneficiaries should be service doctors. Com- country and abroad. and windows of tourist thatched roofs at Ekakula cottages , water pipes and whereas Several thatched IB, RAW Chiefs get one-year extension,J&K CS Heavy rains triggered by Cyclone Yaas likely to a portion of concrete jetty cottages ,set up to pro- Will be new Commerce Secretary Cause medium flood in - SRC were damaged at mote eco-tourism have New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Centre on Thursday issued order giving one year of extension Habalikhati . The also been damaged. The to the service of both internal and external intelligence agencies while the Jammu and Kashmir Bhubaneswar, May 27 favourite nesting place of DFO said the forest de- Chief Secretary is now posted as Commerce Secretary in Centre. Under the order issued by (UNI) Heavy rainfall trig- gered by Wednesday’s Olive ridley sea partment is planning to the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Personnel, the Research and very severe cyclonic storm turtles,Nasi -2 , the undertake the repair work Analysis Wing (R&AW) chief Samanta Goel and Director Intelligence Bureau (IB) Arvinda Kumar have been given one year of extension. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Yaas that made landfall near world’s largest rookery of during the period when the Balasore coast will Olive ridley sea turtle, is the tourists are banned has approved an extension in service of Shri Samanta Kumar Goel, IPS (PB:84) as secretary Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) for a period of one year beyond the present tenure i.e cause a medium flood in the now submerged under from May 1 to July 31 for 30.06.2021, in relaxation of FR 56(d) and Rule 16(1A) of All India Services (Death cum Retire- Baitarani river. Odisha Spe- smooth breeding and nest- tidal water. Mr Dash said ment Benefits), Rule 1958,” the official order issued by the Department of Personnel & Train- cial Relief the wildlife museum of ing of crocodiles. ing (DoPT) read, as a similar order was issued for the Director IB as well. Commissioner(SRC) PK Jena today said a medium flood is expected only in COVID: Odisha reports sharp decline, 6,736 cases registered river Baitarani. He said though the flood posed no Bhubaneswar, May 27 while since May 5 except on Wednesday. The active danger the district adminis- said at 11 AM today the Chandbali (414MM) and (UNI) In a major develop- May 10, the daily covid load cases continued to remain tration of Keonjhar and water was flowing at 38.50 Rajkanika (406 MM). The ment the daily covid posi- has been showing in be- over 10K since May 12 last have been alerted. metres against the danger SRC said three blocks re- tive cases in Odisha wit- tween 10 K to 12 K. Sources but there has been a remark- Mr Jena however, ruled out level of 38.36 metres at ceived rainfall 400 mm to nessed a sharp decline in the said for the first time after a able decline in their number floods in other rivers due to Anandpur and 17.92 metres 500MM, 17 blocks above number,the lowest in May, long gap of 25 days, as many within a span of a fortnight heavy rainfall in the upper against the Danger level of 300MM of rainfall and 47 as 6, 736 new infection cases as ten districts in the state from 1,12,077 on May 15 to catchment areas. 17.83 metres at Akhuapada. blacks received 50 to100 were reported in the past 24 reported less than 100 covid 1,06,440 on May 26 last. In The officials of the water He said the water level at MM of rainfall in the impact hours. The state reported positive cases in the past 24 another development, Chief resources department are Akhuapada might go up to of cyclone Yaas. The dis- 34 fresh deaths in the past hours. Minister Naveen Patnaik patrolling the river embank- 20 metres and 40.85 metres trict collectors, he said, 24 hours taking the total fa- The highest number of 788 has announced that the ments and keeping a close at Anandpur. But were asked to submit the talities to 2618. Health and was registered from Angul state Government will give vigil on the situation, he Subarnarekha, preliminary damage report Family Welfare department district followed by 50 lakh financial assistance said. People residing in low Budhabalanga and Salandi by tomorrow evening. Mr sources said 6736 new cases Sundargarh (720), ( to the next of kin of lying areas close to river rivers are flowing below the Jena said in some places were reported from 30 dis- 517) and Cuttack ( 362). Out Anganwadi workers en- Baitarani have been evacu- danger level. in Balasore and Bhadrak tricts including 3774 from the of 34 covid deaths reported Boudh,Nuapada and as 1,15,52985 tests were con- gaged in COVID-19 duty ated as a precautionary Mr Jena said as many as districts the people have quarantine centres and 2962 in the state in the past 24 Sundargarh district while ducted in the state and in case of unfortunate measure. He said the water 146 blocks have received dug the road to clear the local contact cases. This hours, Angul district ac- two each died in five dis- 7,32,739 ( about 6.34 percent) death in the line of duty in level of Baitarani at heavy rainfall during the last rain and flood water. The was the lowest ever reported counted for a maximum five tricts and one each in two of them found infected with continuance with its ear- Anandpur in Keonjhar and 48 hours. The Kusumi block Roads will be restored by in the state during May. On deaths followed by four other districts. covid 19 of which 6,23,628 lier policy guideline to pro- Akhuapada in Bhadrak dis- in has this evening by the Works May 1, the state registered each in Khordha and Official sources said till have already been recovered vide financial assistance trict has crossed the dan- received the maximum rain- and Rural Development 8015 covid infection cases Kalahandi and three each in midnight of May 26, as many including 10,635 on to the covid warriors. ger mark level. The SRC fall of 515 MM followed by department. Orissa Today WORLD Friday 28 May 2021 Bhubaneswar 2

Biden orders flags lowered in light of mass More deaths related to vaccination shooting in California rail yard - Statement with Pfizer than AstraZeneca - Report MOSCOW/LONDON, fects from vaccinations. May 27 (Sputnik) Mor- The company further re- tality rate after the use of affirmed its readiness to the Pfizer coronavirus cooperate with any sci- vaccine in six European entific bodies in order to countries is significantly ensure vaccination safety higher than after the based on the principles of AstraZeneca vaccine, the full transparency. company's report, ob- "AstraZeneca is commit- tained by Sputnik on ted to partnering with Wednesday, showed. NITAGs [national immu- The Moscow office of nization technical advi- WASHINGTON, May 27 Colorado; at a home in leased later."I hereby or- the vaccine manufacturer sory group] and regula- (Sputnik) President Joe Rock Hill, South Caro- der that the flag of the confirmed to Sputnik the tory bodies to restore Biden has ordered flags at lina; and at a FedEx fa- United States shall be authenticity of the docu- UK, Norway, Austria and vaccination campaign, pact the credibility of vac- confidence in COVID-19 federal facilities in the cility in Indianapolis, In- flown at half-staff at the ment. Italy, is almost three and the drug is the main cines from other manu- vaccines and vaccina- United States to be low- diana," Biden said in a White House and upon all "AstraZeneca confirms times higher for Pfizer one for several categories facturers and, conse- tion," the company said ered at half-staff for the press release on Wednes- public buildings and that it authored the docu- than AstraZeneca. of people. As of May 26, quently, dampen people's in the report, stating it is mass shooting in the US day. grounds, at all military ment. This information According to the statis- 72.9% of the adult popu- willingness to get vacci- necessary to join efforts city of San Jose that left Early Wednesday morn- posts and naval stations, was not intended for pub- tics submitted by the lation in the country were nated. to collect and evaluate nine people dead. ing, a gunman killed eight and on all naval vessels lic release," the governments and related vaccinated with one dose "A decision made against relevant data so that "Vice President Harris people at a rail yard of the Federal Govern- company's spokesperson medical agencies, of the vaccine, 44.8% one vaccine can poten- "clear and consistent and I have been briefed where both the shooter ment in the District of said. France registered 45.3 with both. tially further erode pub- guidelines on use can be on the horrific tragedy and the victims worked. Columbia and throughout The 12-page report, titled fatal cases per million Contrary to the state- lic confidence against all provided by health agen- that took place this morn- There is currently no the United States and its "Restoring Confidence in doses for Pfizer versus ments made by European vaccines, from a global cies." ing in San Jose, where a known motive for the Territories and posses- COVID-19 Vaccines and 17.9 for AstraZeneca. countries about the risks public health perspective. "Vaccination is essential lone gunman murdered at shooting. sions until sunset, May Improved Co-operation For Germany, the num- of AstraZeneca vaccine Lack of widespread vac- for reducing the impact least eight people and It is currently unknown 30, 2021. I also direct that Between Regulatory, bers are 29.9 versus 6.5, and refusal to use the cination will unnecessar- of the COVID-19 pan- wounded several others whether the shooter was the flag shall be flown at Healthcare Agencies and respectively, for the UK drug, the company's sta- ily prolong the pan- demic and has already at a county rail yard... I shot and killed by re- half-staff for the same Pharmaceutical Compa- — 20.7 and 24.2, Nor- tistics indicate that the demic," the report said. demonstrated large sig- have the solemn duty of sponding officers or length of time at all nies — A Call for Action," way — 164.3 and 44.6, risk for those vaccinated AstraZeneca noted that nificant reductions in yet again of ordering the whether the gunshot United States embassies, provides statistical data Austria — 47.5 and 7.5, with Pfizer is higher. the UK drug regulator and ICU admission, flag to be lowered at half- wound was self-inflicted. legations, consular of- that shows that the total and Italy — 10.9 and The company stressed scientists have repeatedly hospitalisation and death staff, just weeks after An investigation into the fices, and other facilities number of fatal cases per 7.3. that it is not the only one stated that the risk of in countries with wide- doing so following the shooting is ongoing. abroad, including all mili- million administered At the same time, the UK suffering from bad pub- contracting coronavirus spread vaccination mass shootings at spas in Biden detailed where tary facilities and naval doses of the vaccine in prioritizes the use of licity. Accusations greatly outweighs the programmes," and around Atlanta; in a flags would be lowered vessels and stations," France, Germany, the AstraZeneca for its mass against its vaccine im- risk of serious side ef- AstraZeneca concluded. grocery store in Boulder, in a proclamation re- Biden said. White House believes China has not been fully UNSC adopts joint statement Russia can quickly increase number of ships cooperative with probe into COVID origins calling for immediate release at Southern border in event of threats: FSB WASHINGTON, May 27 time, that China needed to the central Chinese prov- of Mali officials - Source Moscow, May 27 (Sputnik) The border service of the Russian Federal Security (Sputnik) The United provide more access to ince of Hubei. Former US Service (FSB) has a sufficient number of ships and motor boats in the Black Sea States does not believe the lab, cooperate more President Donald Trump UNITED NATIONS, May 27 (Sputnik) The UN Se- and the Sea of Azov and their number will be rapidly increased in the event of curity Council issued a joint statement called for the China has been fully co- fully with the scientific in- blamed the outbreak on new threats, Vladimir Kulishov, the head of the border service and the first immediate and unconditional release of Mali’s presi- operative with the probe vestigators,” Jean-Pierre China and suspected it deputy chief of the FSB, said in an interview with Sputnik. dent, prime minister and defense minister detained by into the origins of the novel said during the White originated in a virology lab "The forces and facilities of the coast guard units are currently sufficient for military officers earlier this week, a diplomatic source coronavirus disease, House press briefing. in Wuhan. fulfilling the assigned tasks in the Azov-Black Sea region. If new threats emerge, White House Deputy The deputy White House The World Health Organi- told Sputnik. “No one at the UN Security Council broke the silence the number of ships and motor boats will be increased quite rapidly," Kulishov Press Secretary Karine spokesperson summa- zation (WHO) sent several said. Jean-Pierre said on rized, saying that China fact-finding missions to procedure, and the statement was adopted,” the source said on Wednesday. According to the official, Ukraine uses active anti-Russia activities and the es- Wednesday. didn’t meet the “standard” Wuhan and released a full calating regional tensions as a pretext for receiving US and EU financial and report in March which The UN Security Council, in the statement which was US President Joe Biden for transparency during the military assistance for reforming the naval military and border infrastructure. investigation. concluded that the leak put under the silence procedure until 5:00 p.m. EDT, said earlier on Wednesday "We are aware that the United States delivered motor boats to Ukraine, which that the US Intelligence The Wall Street Journal re- from the lab was "ex- “called for the safe, immediate and unconditional re- mostly have already served a long service life, we are also aware of contracts Community (IC) has de- ported on Sunday, citing tremely unlikely." WHO lease of all the officials detained and urged the De- with France, the United Kingdom and other NATO member states for con- termined there was insuf- intelligence data, that three experts further concluded fence and Security forces elements to return to their structing new motor boats for the Ukrainian side," Kulishov added. ficient information to as- lab employees in Wuhan, that the virus was trans- barracks without delay.” sess whether COVID-19 China, became sick in No- mitted to humans from The council members also called for the immediate came from human contact vember 2019 with symp- animals that may have resumption to the civilian-led transition in Mali, lead- AP admits it made mistakes in with an infected animal or toms similar to COVID- consumed bats. ing to the election and constitutional order within the from a laboratory leak and 19, which, according to the The United States and 13 18-month timeline. ordered the IC to redouble newspaper, should support other countries issued a firing of journalist with pro- efforts to investigate the the hypothesis that the vi- joint statement casting Cyprus does not recommend matter and to report their rus could have originated doubt on the accuracy of people aged under 50 to receive Palestinian views: Reports findings to him in 90 days. in China. WHO report and called for “China wasn’t transparent The first COVID-19 case a "transparent and indepen- AstraZeneca vaccine Moscow, May 27 (Sput- standards. We failed to enough, we’ve been say- was reported in December dent" investigation into the Athens, May 27 (Sputnik) The Cypriote health minis- nik) The Associated see that it is much deeper ing that for a very long 2019 in Wuhan, located in origins of COVID-19. try, following a recommendation from the Scientific Press (AP) news agency than that," Julie Pace, the Advisory Committee for COVID-19, advises people has admitted it made mis- AP’s Washington bureau Japan Transport Safety Board joins investiga- under 50 years old not to receive adenovirus vector takes in firing last week chief and assistant man- vaccine against COVID-19 made by AstraZeneca. its junior news associate aging editor, told employ- tion into collision of Japanese, Russian ships The committee held a session at the instance of the Emily Wilder over social ees, adding that the inci- Tokyo, May 27 (Sputnik) health minister to assess the vaccination program, the media policy violation, dent was "more than an The office of Japan Trans- availability of vaccines, expected vaccine deliveries and The Washington Post saying Wilder's firing HR issue." port Safety Board in the others. The meeting was convened following the re- newspaper reported on was mishandled and de- Managing editor Brian city of Hakodate told ports on two blood clotting cases — in women aged Thursday, citing an audio manding "more clarity" Carovillano, in turn, Sputnik on Thursday that 39 and 40 — after their inoculation with AstraZeneca, recording of a conversa- about the reasons. noted that it was still "the it had sent an investigator one of which resulted in the death. tion of the news agency's In light of growing frus- right decision" to fire the to take part in the probe According to the statement, the committee, taking into managers and staffers. tration, the AP did not is- news associate. into the circumstances of The AP abruptly fired sue public statements "We want to acknowl- the collision of Russia's Wilder, two week after with apologies or ac- edge that we made mis- Amur merchant ship with she joined the news knowledgment of mis- steps in handling this cri- a Japanese fishing schoo- vices from it to study the GMT on Tuesday), 23 ki- agency in April, after Re- takes. Instead, senior sis," deputy managing ner in the Japanese waters route and circumstances lometers (14 miles) from publicans from the managers took a much editor Amanda Barrett that resulted in the deaths of the incident. Monbetsu in Hokkaido. Stanford College that she more apologetic tack, said, assuring staffers of three people. In the meantime, a repre- Five people on board the graduated retrieved old organizing a town hall that the AP will protect "Today, we sent an inves- sentative of the coast Japanese ship were res- tweets featuring the meeting with employees them when they face tigator," the office's rep- guard in the port city of cued by the Amur crew, reporter's pro-Palestinian on Wednesday to ex- threats online. resentative said, adding Mombetsu told Sputnik but three of them were views and activism while press their regret over the Earlier this week, the that their employee will try that the authorities could unconscious. Later in the account the improving epidemiological situation and in university. The story company's handling of news agency announced to meet with both Japa- not provide details regard- day, they were confirmed the level of vaccines’ accessibility, advises people un- was quickly picked up by the situation, the news- launching a review of its nese and Russian crews ing the progress of the op- dead. der 50 years of age to choose vaccines based on mRNA Conservative-leaning me- paper reported. social media guidelines. on Thursday to clarify the eration, as the investiga- Crew members of the technology, such as Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, dia outlets. The AP man- "We thought this was the The current rules require details of the incident. tion was still underway. Amur ship were inter- rather than AstraZeneca. agers said that her tweets type of internal, person- AP staffers to refrain According to Japanese The Russian vessel with viewed on the spot by The committee also said that people, who received the were biased, while Wilder nel issue that AP is used from declaring their views media, the island's coast 23 people on board and staffers of the maritime first AstraZeneca vaccine shot without exhibiting any insists she was never told to dealing with. What we on controversial public is- guard specialists intend on the Japanese fishing safety department. None side effects, will get the second dose normally. which of her tweets were failed to see is how this sues in any public forum, Thursday evening to re- schooner carrying five of them was arrested or Cyprus has so far administered over 530,000 vaccine problematic. The deci- impacted our staff as well as bans them from cover the fishing schoo- people collided on sought assistance from doses against COVID-19. More than 356,000 people sion sparked a backlash broadly in so many ways. partaking in organized ac- ner, as well as remove the Wednesday at about 6 the Russian Consulate received the first shot, while over 155,000 underwent among AP staffers who … We saw it primarily as tion in support of causes GPS sensor and other de- a.m. local time (21:00 General. the full inoculation. penned an open letter, an issue of social media or movements. Orissa Today Friday 28 May 2021 Bhubaneswar 3 Karnataka introduces new dis- Rahul remembers Nehru on Those who questioned the surgical strike also his 57th death anniversary opposed the vaccination: Anurag Thakur charge policy for Covid patients Hamirpur (HP), May 27 achievement of these booths and tell the grass Bengaluru, May 27 (UNI) tion. We need to avoid this persons should get them- (UNI) Union Minister of seven years was the hon- root people what the Modi Karnataka Minister for and steroids should be selves tested or they can state for Finance and Cor- esty of the Modi govern- government had done dur- Health Dr K Sudhakar said administered only from also get a tele-consulta- porate Affairs Anurag ment, whose example is ing the last seven years of the state will have a new the second week," the tion. Every Covid recov- Thakur has blasted those given by the whole world its rule. COVID-19 discharge Minister added. ered person will be con- who had questioned the today. policy and post-Covid tacted to check for any surgical strike against Pa- He claimed that while precautions in view of the He said that there are symptoms of fungus in- kistan earlier and now op- He said that ensuring there were reports of de- rising cases of Black Fun- about 95 cases of Black fection. If symptoms are posed the mass vaccina- transparency and ac- velopment and fulfillment gus infection. Fungus which are being found, they will be called tion drive only to oppose countability had been the of promises made in the treated at Bangalore Medi- to hospitals for further New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) Former Congress president the BJP-led central gov- priority of the Modi gov- Modi government, only Speaking to the media af- cal College. 75 cases out diagnosis, said Dr Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid homage to the ernment. ernment. Moreover, it had scams worth trillions of ter holding a meeting with of them have either un- Sudhakar. country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his helped majority of people rupees were reported dur- experts on containment controlled diabetes or 57th death anniversary. While addressing a virtual through various people- ing the UPA regime and of Black Fungus infec- have been administered Post-recovery, patients meeting of the Hamirpur oriented schemes and that defamed the country tion, he said, "It has been steroids during COVID will be contacted for Paying tributes to his grandfather, the Lok Sabha MP Lok Sabha constituency programmes. worldwide. decided to formulate a treatment. about 7-15 days based on from Wayanad quoted, “Evil unchecked grows, evil on Wednesday night, he new discharge policy and their condition. It has been tolerated poisons the whole system."'Remembering the called upon the workers to Anurag Thakur said that The former Chief Minis- post-COVID precautions "While discharging, found in a preliminary re- wise words of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his death expose the negative poli- in the outbreak of ter said that the BJP would for patients who have re- COVID patients will be port that the infection is anniversary,' he tweeted. tics of such people in the Coronavirus, the central continue to repeat its gov- covered from Covid-19 tested for the fungus in- being reported in small larger interest of the government has made ernments for the coming infection." fection and will also be hospitals, taluk hospitals, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also paid tributes masses. many achievements. Ac- fifty years and this fear subjected to MRI scan if and those under home iso- to Nehru with a tweet in Hindi saying, 'I salute him cording to the demand of was haunting the Con- "There is more clarity necessary. All district hos- lation in some cases. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of The meeting was also ad- the country, the supply of gress and other opposition now after meeting with pitals have been in- India on the death anniversary.' dressed by former HP 1,000 tons of oxygen has parties. That is the reason the experts. It has been structed to have a dedi- "We will get more clarity chief minister PK Dhumal been made up to 9000 that they were making found that administering cated post-COVID ward," in the final report. The A freedom fighter and an author Nehru played a sig- and other leaders of the tons. wrong and irresponsible steroids in the first week he added. committee headed by Dr nificant role in India's freedom struggle.He was born party. statements against the BJP of treatment of Covid-19 Ambika will soon submit to a prominent lawyer Motilal Nehru and Swarup Rani He said that as compared and the Prime Minister. is one of the main causes After one week of dis- the final report," the Min- on November 14, 1889, in and went on to He said that the people to many developed coun- of Black Fungus infec- charge, Covid-recovered ister further said. become the first Prime Minister of the country. who sought evidence of tries of the world; more He claimed that during the surgical strike were ini- than 12 or 13 per cent present Modi govern- tially opposed to vaccina- vaccination had been done ment, the promises like Farmers friendly schemes come handy to farmers in Hamirpur tion too but were now in India so far. He said that abolishing Article 370, end- propagating the lack of it was the job of the Con- ing triple 'talaq' and start- Hamirpur (HP), May 27 year in Hamirpur district. 2020-21, the concerned vaccinations in the coun- gress that they accused ing the construction work (UNI) The farmer- An amount of about two farmers have been pro- try. and ran away after accus- of Ram temple etc. have friendly schemes being lakh rupees allocated in the vided soil health cards. ing the BJP and its leaders been fulfilled. run by the state govern- scheme has been spent on Mr Thakur claimed that in before apologizing. ment in active cooperation various items. These farmers were also fact about 21.80 He reminded them that the of the central government imparted training in latest vaccination vales had al- The Union Minister Congress had also made have come handy to the This scheme was started farming techniques ready been made available claimed that the entire allegations earlier on the farmers in the Hamirpur in view of the fact that through 122 camps and to the states by the cen- world appreciated what purchase deals of Rafale district and they have this crop was not harmed as many as 121 exhibition tral government and by India did to fight the aircraft and later Rahul been getting better crops by the wild animals and plots were set up last year the end of this year 216 COVID-19 by giving free Gandhi apologized for the and fodder. was free from other in- for farmers to use bal- crore more vaccination ration to 8 crore people sects also. anced fertilizers as per the false allegations by going vials would be available in for 8 months in the last to the Supreme Court. It’s worth mentioning Soil Health Card. the country. year and more recently for here that the HP govern- objective of providing of 2,115 quintal of chari, Dr. Thakur said that un- 2 months. The former Chief Minis- ment has started the Soil various facilities in fodder 1,156 quintal of millet, 209 der the seed village An amount of about Rs 37 Mr Thakur called upon ter called upon the work- Health Card Scheme, Gin- production to the farmers quintal of berseem and scheme, wheat seeds lakh has been spent in the the activists to come up While speaking on occa- ers to act accordingly and ger Development Scheme, of the state. about 1,923 quintal of were made available to district in the last financial to the polling booth to ex- sion, former HP chief expose the propaganda Uttam Fodder Production jawi were made available farmers at subsidized year under the scheme, pose the negative politics minister Prem Kumar masters in the public for Scheme and Seed Village Under this scheme, there at subsidized rates to the rates. In the year 2020-21, the agriculture officer said. being done towards the Dhumal said that the posi- the welfare and the well Scheme and they have is a provision of 50 per farmers of the district. 2,250 quintal wheat seed Prime Minister and the tive developments and being of the masses as if been playing an important cent subsidy on seeds or was distributed in the dis- The Deputy Commis- country. He said that the achievements were visible they failed to do so, the role in meeting the daily fodder cutting machines He claimed that the Farm- trict on subsidy to farm- sioner, Debasweta Banik propagandists were anti- only during the period of nation would suffer needs of the farmers. of fodder crops grown in ers were also showing ers under this scheme. An says that the quick and people and needed to be Modi government and much. Kharif and Rabi seasons, great interest towards the amount of over Rs.16 time bound benefits of exposed before the people there was no such thing An amount of over two says Dr. Jeet Singh Ginger Development has been spent in the these schemes, which are for their evil designs to that took place when Con- The former Chief Minis- crore rupees has been Thakur, the Deputy Direc- Scheme and Seed Village district in the last financial helpful in daily agricultural harm the cause of the gress-led UPA government ter expressed confidence spent in the district last tor of Agriculture, Scheme being operated by year under the scheme. work, are being extended people and the nation. was in power. that under the leadership year under these schemes Hamirpur. the State Government to all eligible farmers of of Prime Minister thereby helping the farm- through the Department Apart from this, better the district. Mr Thakur said that the He exhorted the party Narendra Modi, the coun- ers especially those that He said that in the of Agriculture. implementation of the soil Modi government was cadre to take the achieve- try has got the right direc- were upset with the loss Hamirpur district, about health card scheme is be- For this, necessary in- going to complete seven ments of the Modi gov- tion and would become to their crops due to the one and a half crore ru- Under the Ginger Devel- ing ensured to increase structions have been is- years soon and the biggest ernment to the polling the world guru. wild animals especially the pees have been spent un- opment Scheme, 100 ex- production by improving sued to the Department of monkeys, pigs and others. der this scheme in the year hibition plots and four soil quality. Agriculture to be farmer 2020-21 to help the farm- farmers training camps friendly and meet them at Yediyurappa rubbishes specu- Similarly, the Uttam Fod- ers. on rhizome rot disease Under this scheme, after their fields rather than sit- der Production Scheme management were orga- testing 3,624 soil samples ting in their offices, she lations of change in leadership has been started with the During this period, seeds nized in the last financial in the district in the year added. Naidu exhorts cadres to fight against 'state terrorism' in AP Vijayawada, May 27 Chief Minister Y S Jagan ing filed to make the lead- considering how the party (UNI) Telugu Desam Mohan Reddy alleging that ers go to jail without bail, activists and leaders were Party (TDP) National YSRCP government had he slammed. being put to physical, psy- president and former got stuck in a deep eco- The Leader of the Oppo- chological and financial Chief Minister N nomic crisis and the state sition asked how a sedi- pain, he regretted. Chandrababu Naidu ex- revenue had stood at just tion case could be filed But, everybody should horted his party cadres to Rs.83,000 crore but the against a member of Lok know how those violating Bengaluru, May 27 (UNI) citizens are my priori- There’s no other subject fight against the “state ter- government took over Rs Sabha like K Raghurama all laws and norms would Karnataka Chief Minister ties,” he said on the side- in front of me, he added. rorism' in Andhra Pradesh 80,000 Crore loans. and panicky and it was fil- Raju. “Not only that, he eventually face much BS Yediyurappa, lines of an event held to When asked if he would and alleged that the Y S The former Chief Minis- ing false cases and mak- was beaten up in custody. greater punishment, he rubbishing speculation commemorate former convene a meeting of the Jagan Mohan Reddy ter alleged that the present ing house arrests when This indicated the lowest remarked. about change in leader- Prime Minister late BJP legislature party, headed government ut- Chief Minister failed to the TDP leaders were go- levels to which democ- Mr. Naidu asserted that ship in the State, today Jawaharlal Nehru’s 57th Yediyurappa said he did terly failed in tackling the create wealth. ing to just check the fa- racy has declined in the their party was built on the said at this juncture his death anniversary. not have to discuss that COVID situation effec- “Mr Jagan Mohan cilities being offered to the state. As a responsible strong foundations of tively. Reddy’s misrule has serious patients at the opposition party, the TDP Telugu ‘identity and cul- concentration is only on On some BJP leaders with the press. Addressing the TDP’s crippled the state finan- Covid centres. will continue to fight ture’ by N T Rama Rao methods to control surge heading to Delhi to re- Meanwhile speaking to two-day conclave cially. There is no employ- Mr. Naidu recalled how against these atrocities. who enhanced the self- in Covid-19. portedly lobby for his re- newsmen, Minister for Mahanadu being organised ment generation, no in- illegal arrests began in- The police and the Gov- respect of the Telugu Responding to a volley of moval, he said: “If some- Tourism C P Yogeshwara to mark the birth anniver- come to the government, volving TDP senior lead- ernment, who are violat- speaking people all over. questions on change in one went somewhere, said that he had gone to sary of TDP founder and but at the same time, the ers Atchannaidu, Kollu ing the laws, will eventu- The TDP had to hold vir- leadership by the media you should also know that New Delhi is true , but it former Chief Minister N expenditure has gone up”, Ravindra, Chintamaneni ally be answerable to the tual Mahanadu consider- persons, a day after sev- they were given the right was only his personnel T Rama Rao virtually on he lamented. Prabhakar, JC Prabhakar people”, he said. ing the Coronavirus pan- eral BJP legislators pub- answer and sent back. and nothing as nothing Thursday, Mr Naidu The TDP Chief also al- Reddy, JC Asmith Reddy, The TDP Chief said he demic. Last year's licly said there were at- So, the only thing now is like the change of leader- asked the TDP cadres to leged that the government Dhulipalla Narendra, himself was spending Mahandu was held in digi- tempts being made to re- for us to work together ship. fight against the harass- was harassing, threatening Ramakrishna Reddy, B. sleepless nights some- tal format because of the move him from the top to face Covid-19 at a He refused to answer on ment, atrocious acts and and torturing the party Tech Ravi, BC Janardhan times seeing the un- first wave of Covid and post, he said that " Covid- time when people are suf- why gone to New Delhi misdeeds of YSRCP gov- leaders and activists for Reddy and even the checked harassment of this year, the more threat- 19 is the only thing in fering and deaths are ris- to meet party leaders , ernment while battling making comments in so- YSRCP own rebel MP the party leaders by the ening second wave led to front of me right now. ing. Legislators and Min- however , he would dis- against the COVID. cial media. The state gov- Raghurama Raju. YSRCP. It was indeed a the party conducting digi- Containing it and safe- isters should focus on cuss it in the party form He came down heavily on ernment was so intolerant Serious sections were be- difficult time for the party tal Mahanadu once again. guarding the interests of containing the pandemic. and not in the public. Orissa Today Friday 28 May 2021 Bhubaneswar 4

Show some respect: What lies behind the Gaza ceasefire Ramdev's Joe Biden's eventual intervention ultimately led to the de-escalation; for Narendra Modi and his team, that’s not good news derogatory remarks The directive was to Israel’s prime minister. But the echoes would have reached the corridors of the Prime Minister’s Office in South Block, New Delhi. For days, as Israel pounded Gaza with airstrikes that left more than 200 Palestinians dead, the US president, Joe Biden, refused to criticize the world’s only Jewish State, publicly defending its right to self-defence. The militant group, Hamas, which runs the administration in Gaza, had been indiscriminately firing rockets into Israeli civilian areas, killing at least 12 people. Then, as the pressure mounted from the Democratic Party’s increasingly vocal left wing, Biden buckled. Hours after Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in the US Sir — Reacting to Ramdev’s statement that Congress, accosted Biden on the Detroit airport tarmac allopathy is a “stupid science” that has killed and communicated her unhappiness with his “lakhs of people” and is ineffective against ambivalence over the Middle East crisis, Biden picked Covid-19, a group of doctors wrote to the up the phone and told Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin government, urging it to prosecute Ramdev for Netanyahu, that he expected a significant de-escalation his derogatory and malicious remarks. The Union within a day toward a ceasefire. A day later, Israel and health minister, Harsh Vardhan, then wrote a Hamas had agreed to a tenuous, Egypt-mediated ceasefire. rather mild letter to Ramdev, saying that his “extremely unfortunate” comments had Both Israel and Hamas have claimed victory. But as the smoke clears over Gaza, the only clear winner is the disrespected “corona warriors” and could progressive left in the US that played a critical role in demoralize healthcare workers (“U-turn asana by bringing Biden to power and has now demonstrated it Ramdev after nudge”, May 24). The Patanjali can bend him to its pressures on foreign policy. Yogpeeth Trust had said that Ramdev was reading For Narendra Modi and his team, that’s not good out a WhatsApp message and that he has ‘utmost news. central member of the Quad, a grouping that also includes Jair Bolsonaro, has been in the crosshairs of American regard’ for doctors. The same cast of characters that led the pressure on Biden to the US, Japan and Australia, that is aimed at presenting progressives. That’s true not just because American Harsh Vardhan has no option but to accept get tough with Netanyahu has been vocal about human the Indo-Pacific region with a democratic leadership as businesses cannot afford to risk ease of access to India’s Ramdev’s response — the latter tweeted that he rights abuses, the crackdown in Kashmir, and an alternative to China. Only India in the region has the giant market or because Washington needs New Delhi to withdrew his comment. After all, the proximity discrimination against religious minorities under Modi. military heft to stand toe-to-toe with China. All of which counter Beijing’s rise. Big countries like India — between Ramdev and the government is well In November 2019, Tlaib introduced a resolution in the is why until now Biden — like previous US presidents — whoever might be in power — simply do not take known. Ramdev has a number of disciples who Congress, criticizing the Modi government over its was widely expected to largely ignore any pressure from instructions from a foreign power in public. If Biden were comprise a large part of the Bharatiya Janata revocation of Article 370 and the suspension of several the left in the Democratic Party in his engagements with to tell Modi what he ‘expects’ and the White House were Party’s vote bank. Although himself an allopathic civil liberties in Kashmir at the time. Representatives India. After all, that’s what the former president, Barack to then release a statement detailing those expectations, doctor, Vardhan was present at the launch of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Pramila Obama, did when dealing with Modi, paying generic you can be rest assured that New Delhi will make it a Coronil, a product Ramdev claimed could cure Jayapal and Senator Bernie Sanders, all critics of Israel’s homilies to democracy and diversity without directly point to not comply. America would receive nothing but a Covid. Facing heavy criticism from all quarters, treatment of Palestinians, have also questioned the Modi criticizing India’s leader. Biden, a political veteran of snub for its efforts. Although none of this is unknown to this stance changed. Coronil began to be sold as a government publicly over its actions in Kashmir and the more than four decades, is instinctively the archetypical Biden and his experienced foreign policy team, they also product that increased immunity against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act that discriminates against moderate. He, too, knows Modi well and has worked with can’t afford to ignore the sentiments of a growing coronavirus. We are entering an era where Muslim immigrants. In March 2020, when the US under him under Obama. segment within the Democratic Party. That’s especially modern sciences are likely to be supplemented by the then president, Donald Trump, inked a defence deal But Biden’s strict missive to Netanyahu shows that the so given how much Biden will need young, progressive beliefs such as the superiority of desi cow urine with India, AOC, as Cortez is popularly known, was blunt clout of the left within his party extends beyond anything voters and their icons ahead of mid-term elections in over allopathic medicine. Only two years ago, the in her critique: “President Trump is signing arms deals that Obama had to deal with. Indeed, the political 2022, when he could otherwise lose control of the House BJP parliamentarian, Pragya Singh Thakur, was with Modi while his administration is ethnically landscape of the US today is significantly different from of Representatives. Biden might still find a way to severely criticized by oncologists for claiming cleansing the country’s religious minorities,” she four years ago. If conspiracy-trusting Trump supporters insulate the India relationship from the Democratic left if that she had been cured of cancer by a mixture tweeted. bring the energy and passion to the Republican Party, Modi steers clear of controversial steps of the scale of the containing cow urine. It was widely known that As Biden seeks to bolster ties with Modi, will he be able to making its leaders kowtow to the former president’s CAA and the Kashmir crackdown. But that won’t be easy she had taken the help of modern medicine for her resist pressure from this influential segment within the falsehoods, it’s the youthful left that’s the fuel lifting for Modi, given his penchant to dial up the temperature on treatment. Ramdev’s aide, Balkrishna, was also Democratic Party? Biden knows that any public criticism Biden. Realpolitik would suggest that Biden needs to religious tensions when that’s conducive for his domestic admitted to All India Institute of Medical — even if it is veiled — of India’s elected leader is sure to keep pressure from the left at an arm’s distance when politics. When he does, pressure will mount on the Biden Sciences after he fell ill. Further, Ramdev himself sour relations with a country that is central to his plans to building vital relationships such as those with India and administration to respond firmly. Israel was just the first was admitted to a hospital in Dehradun in 2011, focus his foreign policy energies on China. India is a Brazil, another country whose controversial president, salvo. when his health deteriorated following a fast. Ramdev should show respect towards modern sciences. Sir — One is happy to note that Ramdev has withdrawn his unjustified comments on Life lessons: Sunderlal Bahuguna modern medicine. This is not the first time that such insensitive statements have been made The best way to secure Bahuguna’s vision would be for India’s youth to embrace the challenge of protecting the endangered flora and fauna that remain about evidence-based medicines that have saved Sunderlal Bahuguna — he fell to Covid-19 recently — about the scale of the environmental crisis millions of lives. The current pandemic can only may no longer be around. But death cannot erase his would be predicated on two critical factors. As be controlled through vaccination, an innovation life and work. In 1974, he pioneered the Chipko always, education would play an important role which is integral to modern medicine. Diseases movement, a non-violent agitation aimed at in the transition of young citizens into eco- like malaria, tuberculosis, smallpox, polio, protecting trees, which led to a collective warriors. Research has found that rising plague, cholera, which killed large numbers of mobilization to preserve India’s thinning forests. Be ‘climate literacy’ has brought children out on the people, have all been brought under control, if not it protecting the Himalayan forests or opposing the streets. Therefore, uniform and universal eliminated, with the help of modern medicine and Tehri dam to resuscitate the Ganga, Bahuguna’s amendments to the curriculum to sensitize fundamental innovations like antibiotics. One work stemmed from an important conviction that a young minds are of paramount importance. cannot simply smear a whole system of treatment stable ecology is complementary to a stable The other necessity is politics. Here too, which has proven to be reliable over the last few economy and society. It is important to reiterate this Bahuguna’s spirit can light the path. Between centuries. It is interesting that most political organic connection between ecology and economy 1981 and 1983, Bahuguna had led a march leaders do not go to Ayush professionals in case of at a time when the public discourse has been trained across the Himalayas that ended with a meeting a medical emergency even though they proclaim to view the two as conflicting entities. The fault, with the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the virtues of such treatment before the common quite obviously, lies in a flawed understanding of who passed legislation to protect some areas of citizens. Instead, they fly abroad or rush to the development, a template that continues to perceive the Himalayan forests from tree-felling. nearest corporate hospital for aid. People nature and its finite resources as fodder to fuel a Throughout his life, Bahuguna showed that predatory form of industrialization. There is a need for edifice that prioritizes bureaucratic control over linking the well-being of the community and the suffering from ailments deserve better than to be participatory initiatives. Community conservation must given such ill-informed advice. Such statements India to revisit Bahuguna’s Chipko movement for another environment would not be possible unless it is turned into reason — local communities, the government must be protected legally and encouraged as a matter of policy. lead to an epidemic of distrust, further political capital, the only language policymakers seem to acknowledge, are the best custodians of forests. Forest The best way to secure Bahuguna’s vision would be for understand. There is yet another valuable lesson in this for aggravating the nation’s already chaotic response communities are, today, marginalized, dispossessed of India’s youth to embrace the challenge of protecting the India’s conservation and climate fraternity. to the pandemic. rights and resources by a conservation — archaic — endangered flora and fauna that remain. Their awareness

In Ben-Gaul Bengali exceptionalism has stopped sectarianism — for now

There was a cartoon doing the rounds on our phones soon down — it would be the best way to consolidate data) shows that William Adam, friend to after the election results in West Bengal modelled on the and creep up surreptitiously with a mammoth Rammohan and Bengali speaker, travelled Asterix comics. Superimposed on the original drawings presence in five years. The worry is also not extensively across Bengal and concluded that of the first page of every Asterix comic, we saw Gaul related to the actual powers of resistance ‘Ben- government support for these rural schools and now renamed “Ben-Gaul”, accompanied by a tweaked gaul’ has in comparison to Kerala, which has seminaries should be used to reinforce this text that read: “The year is 2021 CE. The land is entirely done a much better job of keeping right-wing traditional base: learning would then spread occupied by the Gow-Mans. Well not entirely! One small intolerance at bay, so that one can remain fairly wider, faster and better than an English state of indomitable Ben-Gauls still holds out against the confident that no major inroads will be made in education perhaps could. History took a invaders. And life is not easy for the Gow-Man believers that state at least in the near future. The deep and different turn at that moment, but this is not to who make up the camps of Fascism, Hindutvam and abiding concern is, rather, to do with who will say that somehow all that followed from that Religious Extrememum...” Then the characters were have the last laugh if (or when) the sectarian ‘English education’ was poison fruit from introduced under the heading: “The Ben-gauls are a poison now injected into the cultural Macaulay’s poison tree, as Samar Sen put it in weird bunch...” A character resembling the village druid, bloodstream of Bengal begins to act upon all that “Pancham Bahini”. It is only to assert that it is Getafix, was shown strolling along — “They look up to vaunted exceptionalism. Unlike anywhere else, through a return to grass-roots education and a the teachings of a truly learned dude with a white the battle for Bengal in the local and national huge investment in schools, colleges, beard...” — followed by him tripping on his beard to land media was high profile and high decibel, and one infrastructure and teaching that one can on his head in the next frame, where the narrative of the key tropes against the ‘outsiders/invaders’ imagine a way of stopping, even if in the long continues “... And hate imposters...” Other scenes, was Bengali cultural pride. But how long can the run, the inexorable march of sectarian politics typical to the pages of an Asterix comic book, were cultural past be invoked to fight present battles? in the state. Serendipitously in alignment with captioned: “They love a good political argument...”, How long will Rabindranath-Ramakrishna-Vidyasagar onward, it is thought, that education has been prized by this thought, has announced at her first “And a good feast...”, “They fear nothing...”, ending help the Bengali middle classes — the much-revered and the people of Bengal. A famous account exists of poor cabinet meeting itself that the government will set up an with “Nothing... Except for the price of Illish-Mach then much-reviled bhadralok — hold their heads above boys running behind the palanquin of David Hare (as English-medium school in every block of the state — going up...” the water? Not that they matter in electoral terms. As any also of Reverend Duff) pleading to be admitted to his addressing a perceived rural demand which has led to a This was just one of many jubilant images, lines, poems, middle-class citizen of the state knew growing up in the school where he sponsored so many for a free education mushrooming of English-medium private schools in the and paragraphs journeying from phone to phone after thirty-four years of Left-ruled West Bengal in the city of at the Hindu College if they had merit. But the Hindu districts. This could be a step in the right direction, May 2. Lines such as “Humpty Dumpty came to Bengal/ Calcutta and then , it is not they who decide. College was not built on hot air — without the although one immediately wonders where those schools’ Humpty Dumpty had a great fall” circulated among like- Election results showed, again and again, through the involvement of the entire province, it would have teachers are to be found and what their level of minded, mostly middle-class, people in the city. This 1980s and 1990s, that it really didn’t matter what the floundered on a seedbed of privileged Calcutta family proficiency might be. In order to address those questions, euphoria, this pride in Bengali exceptionalism, the Asterix- and Tintin-reading public thought or who they scions alone. Detailed colonial reports — especially and it might be wise, therefore, to supplement this ground- congratulatory messages from other regions of India for voted for. This much we all know even now: that this most famously Adam’s Reports of 1835 and 1838 — level task with the shoring up of every higher-education Bengal having stopped a juggernaut were, and should be, Feluda-obsessed urban bubble did not win Bengal these record that pathshalas, tols and madrasas were present in institute in the state. To set up schools, one needs deeply worrying to the onlooker. The worry is not only elections. What then has been their role historically — great numbers throughout the region from the pre- schoolteachers. The average Bengali may have heard that a right-wing party has, for the first time in the history what exactly is the nature of their contribution to Bengal? colonial period, and that most families in the villages only of Ramtanu Lahiri, but Parimala Rao has shown in of Bengal, won so many seats in the Vidhan Sabha — Any one-dimensional answer to such a large question (not just the upper castes) sent their sons to school. A Beyond Macaulay that far from it being the case that certainly the numbers should make anybody pause and would fail to do it justice. Yet one could point out, first of close look at Anathnath Basu’s 1941 Calcutta University graduates of the Hindu College rushed en masse into think. If the Opposition were wise, it would tell its all, that the state had always had an advantage Press edition of the Reports themselves (commissioned lucrative government jobs, records show that many of its spokespersons to be quiet about its massive gains and educationally in comparison with the rest of India till the by William Bentinck but unused by Thomas Babington students went on to take up jobs as teachers throughout build upon the base now created here with their heads 1970s. Conventionally, it is from the colonial era Macaulay, who wrote his Minute without recourse to this the province. 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We must realise huge number of years, the implementation front or in looking forward to that this is the decade of hatchlings of turtles that had Former Chief Minister Late.Biren Mitra's practical form? This will alternatives for clean and action, it’s now or never. disappeared completely, 43rd Death Anniversary Observation BEST EVER be possible when the sustainable energy. The The unprecedented started to take root and form FREIGHT youth which forms the use of fossil fuels must be opportunities must be a habitant. So successful Bhubaneswar, May 27: major basis of the checked which would also seized and we must do our was his campaign that he Former Chief Minister TRAINS INTER- sustainable future directly impact the best individually and as a was awarded UN’s top Late.Biren Mitra's 43rd CHANGE BY shoulder the emissions and hence have community to “Turn it environmental accolade- Death Anniversary was responsibilities and a large say in pollution. Around”, as goes the UN Champions of the Earth observed by Biren Mitra SAMBALPUR carries forward the legacy Climate change is real and slogan for sustainable award in 2016. Such Foundation. The Morning the fear that it might turn inspiring stories by the DIVISION to restore the earth. One development. rituals were held at of the most urgent needs true in the coming years youth across the world, not Gadgadiya Ghat at 7:30am, is to put a complete hold might sound more casual Other than the UN, there only in India, by various Sambalpur,27/05: followed by Garlanding of on the use of plastics. It is than alarming at this point are various organisations other unsung heroes give Sambalpur Division of working now-adays to us huge hopes of the statue situated at Mis- a known fact that they are of time. God forbid, if it East Coast Railway has destroying the strikes us humans, it wards sustainable resurrecting the wrong sion Road, Cuttack at environment and marine would leave us without development locally. The doing. Hope this should 8:00am. created a history by life to hazardous levels. It basic water and food and world very well saw how be sufficient enough to Then later in the dent of Biren Mitra Foun- Mr.Somit Mitra, Treasurer achieving the highest is important to spread the fresh air to breath in the during the global lock-down encourage the present evening Cuttack Munici- dation Mr.Priyadarsi Mr.Amit Mitra, Vice-Presi- ever 203 freight trains in- word and make the young near future. That is the due to Corona virus, the youth that even a single pal Corporation organized Mishra in presence of The dent Adv.Aditya Swain, terchange in a single day, pollution levels elevated to individual can do to change population aware and precise reason why the unveiling of Joint Commissionner of Mr.Soumyadeep Ghosh, i.e. on 26th May, 2021 conscious of the ‘Restore the Earth’ is not healthy levels, the water and the world is incredible. It is Late.Biren Mitra's Photo to CMC Mrs.Sumitra Sarkar, Mr.Chiranjan Behera and merely a topic but an alarm air became cleaner, the earth the time thus, to Restore despite of COVID-19 draconian cycles in the be fixed at Town Hall, Secretary of CMC other dignitaries attended environment. We need bell for us to wake up and naturally healed. That goes the Earth and reclaim and pandemic and less man- Cuttack which was inau- Mrs.Latashri Bag, General the function and pre- scientific research and take action rather than just on the really show how reap the natural benefits of power. gurated by the Chief Guest Secretary of Biren Mitra sented their homage. All recommendations to theoretically read such terrible the impact has-been our MOTHER NATURE. of humans on this earth, that The Chairman of Odisha Foundation Mr.Nimai the events were observed compute the damage and articles online or in books. 102 freight trains were the statistical and Though the Corona virus just a little absence and Editor, Margadarshi, State Housing Board Cor- Sahoo, General Secretary following the Covid-19 scientific ways to look at and different natural mindfulness is all that is Khorda,M:- 6370675562 poration and The Presi- of Biren Mitra Foundation protocol. handed over and 101 freight trains were taken over in a single day, on NAVY TEAM FROM INS CHILKA REACHES 26th May 2021 surpass- ing the previous record of CYCLONE YAAS EFFECTED AREAS 192 freight trains inter- Madhab Ch. Routaray communication with the in the primary affected ar- change in a single day, i.e. Khorda, May 27: The District Collector Balasore eas. Four Naval ships of team de- and has worked out the Eastern Naval Command, on 30th December, 2020. ployed from INS Chilka plan to make necessary carrying HADR material is under the aegis of Naval arrangements for diving also planned to enter General Man- Officer-in-Charge (Odisha) as well as flood relief as- Damra port on 27 May to ager, East Coast Railway Akshya Rout has reached Balasore dis- sistance. A quick reaction provide necessary relief to Shri Vidya Bhushan con- trict of Odisha which saw medical team is also kept the affected populace of Jajpur,Danagadi block Zone 8 Zilla Parishad member gratulated Divisional Pradeep Kumar Mohanty on Wednesday distributing damages and devastation on standby for deploy- Badrak District. ment at the site for people The Naval Officer-in- Railway Manager, Shri dryfood and mask to poor people on the instructio of due to the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Yaas post requiring immediate health Charge(Odisha) Opera- Sukinda MLA Priti Ranjan Ghadai. Pradeep Kumar and its landfall on 26 May. The check-up.““The team has tions Room at INS Chilka Team of Sambalpur for Indian naval team has al- distributed nearly 200 as- has been centrally coordi- this remarkable achieve- Heavy rains and high tide ready commenced the re- sorted relief food material nating the efforts of the Affected Chandbali lief work for the personnel packets in the Chandipur tomorrow up to set up a community Navy team in liaison with ment and advised to sus- in distress area and is planning for the in coordination with Dis- kitchen for nearly a thou- State Govt and Headquar- tain the efforts towards Demage survey in process The Officer in Charge of distrbuition of same in the trict authorities. sand people in consulta- ters Eastern Naval Com- service of the Nation. final list will be returned the team has established northern sector of The team is also geared tion with state authorities mand at Visakhapatnam. from house to house after the district administration, Revenue Inspector, Super- Limestone mines extension issues under controversy visor , Tahasildar and Ad- Rajesh Dahima sarpanch rejected the pro- allowed the company to say that in the coming days, ditional Tahasildar go to Rajgangpur May 27: It is posal due to the protests of take over the Patratoli on the acquisition of land the ground zero to check natural to question the role the villagers on 23 Septem- Khatkulabhal road. But in and public hearing, the dis- the damage caused by the of the district administra- ber 2014, a month after the the coming days, the com- trict administration needs to houses assessment in tion in the manner in which resolution was passed. pany will try to acquire the take initiative to solve prob- these areas. the Patratoli Khatkulbahal The most important aspect famous Jagannath temple, lems by interacting with the Extreme levels of flood road for the propagation of of this episode is how the three schools, weekly mar- villagers in a sympathetic danger were announced in the Shiva cement limestone district administration al- ket, pond and panchayat manner. On the other hand, at least 17.83 meters above quarry has been tried to be lowed the company to ac- office at Khatkulbahal, the villagers say that neither Rakesh Das water level on the night of acquired. It is also reported quire the way for the lime- which is being discussed any public representative Bhadrak, May 27: Accord- 27th and the water level was that the role of the sarpanch stone quarry when the among the villagers. If this nor MLA was seen during ing to the District Admin- expected to rise 19.50 of Khatkulbahal is also im- sarpanch rejected the pro- happens, the possibility of the road protests. Every- istration , Chandbali has meters on the night of the portant in this matter. The posal. It is only natural for differences between the vil- one became ignorant and received 420 mm of rainfall 27th in Bhandaripokhari possibility of Sarpanch's the district administration to lagers and the district ad- left us to face difficulties. and Basudebpur has re- and Dhamnagar blocks, 31 complicity with the com- raise a question mark on ministration cannot be ruled On the other hand, they ceived380 mm of rainfall villages in 14 panchyats pany cannot be ruled out if such action. On the other out. The atmosphere of un- also say that everyone over the past 3days due are likely to be affected , 406 variety village Rasta, ward accident or accident a member of the sarpanch's plot number 1398 Total 1.37 can happen at any time by hand, the dignitaries of the rest in the region has been used to meet from house to torrential rained . In all, the administration said . In family is appointed to the village believe that action created due to the arrest of to house during elections. the district received more areas where people are liv- acres) adjoining Shiva ce- the way Patratoli Shiva cement factory. The ment limestone quarry. The Khatkulbahal during the should be taken as per the 12 people who protested When we are living in the than 2000mm oh rainfall. ing in low - lying areas ar- sarpanch passed a proposal resolution passed by the during the acquisition of the shadow of troubles, Heavy rains and high tide rangements are being news of doing has also mining operation. There- during a gram sabha in Au- come to light. During the fore, the proposal of giving Gram Sabha. On the other road in the past and the lo- nobody's attention is to- have affected 120 villages made to take them to safer gust 15, 2016, to give the hand, it is also a matter of cal villagers are in awe and wards us nor have we in 24 panchayats in the places with the help of passing of this proposal, this route to the company land to the company, the sarpanch explained to has been mentioned in the discussion among the vil- panic with fear. tried to know yet. That is Chandbali and panchayat level and dis- Patratoli Khatkulbahal lagers that right now the dis- On the other hand, the why our faith has started Basudebpur blocks. The trict administration. the villagers present in the proposal of Gram Sabha. It Rasta Wali (Khat anumber gram sabha that any unto- is also reported that the trict administration has only dignitaries of the villagers rising from them. SOA NSS VOLUNTEERS EXTEND STATE WIDE 750 babies born as Cyclone Yaas wreaks HELP TO COVID INFECTED Bhubaneswar, May 27: Volunteers of the NSS at Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) have set up a 24-hour Covid Havoc in coastal Odisha on May 26 Helpline across Odisha to extend assistance to Covid- Bhubaneswar, May 27 identified and shifted as ing the cyclone. The Narasinghpur Panchayat 19 patients and their families. These volunteers have (UNI) Amidst the feroc- many as 4555 pregnant highest number of 166 was unwilling to come to been reaching out to such patients and families over telephone extending a helping hand to address their ity of the very severe cy- women who are expected babies were born in hospital despite repeated requirements or solve any problem. "Any person any- clonic storm Yaas which to give birth in the first Kendrapara, followed by requests as she said her where in the state can reach us for any pandemic re- hit Odisha coast on May week of June from the Bhadrak (98),Khordha expected delivery date lated information and we are trying to help," Mr. Pratik 26 morning and fear of vulnerable areas to hos- (95), (84) was May 30. But after Dash, who has been coordinating the effort. Covid pandemic,as many pitals. Sources said out Jajpur (69), Keonjhar repeated requests by the This team, with representative in every dis- as 750 babies have taken of 2107 women whose (55), Mayurbhanja (36) Anganwadi workers she trict, has been helping people with supply of oxygen birth in ten coastal dis- delivery was imminent and (28). Sources agreed and was shifted to cylinders, food or arrange ambulance to ferry the pa- tricts. Official sources were shifted to hospitals said it was a challenge to and pursued them to go Basudevpur CHC on May tients to hospital. Besides, the volunteers are also ar- here today said in view on May 24, two days be- motivate the pregnant to hospitals. Describing 25 and she delivered a ranging blood and plasma for patients who needed of the very severe cy- fore the Cyclonic storm women to go to hospitals her experience S Sahu, an male baby child on the the same, Mr. Dash said. Altogether 162 NSS volun- clonic storm Yaas , the Yaas hit the coast on May but thanks to the Anganwadi worker of next day. Her family teers of SOA had joined this effort who had been split into four groups. "While one group is given the re- Women and Child Devel- 26. Anganwadi Supervisors Basudevpur in Bhadrak members expressed their sponsibility of collection of data, another group opment and the Mission As many as 750 women who visited the houses district said a woman of joy and thanked the offi- checks the veracity of the collected data and passes Shakti department had of the 2107 delivered dur- of the women repeatedly Kalidaspur village under cials for their move. on the same to the third group. Orissa Today Friday 28 May 2021 BUSINESS 6

Amazon acquires MGM in a mega $8.45 billion deal Covid: Uday Kotak calls for fiscal New Delhi: Amazon and MGM have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which support, warns against rush to reopen Amazon will acquire MGM for a purchase price of $8.45 billion. “MGM has nearly a century of filmmaking Kotak, MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank, also emphasised the “need to be very cautious” about opening up the economy even after June, calling it a “very difficult history and complements the work of Amazon Studios, which has primarily dilemma” for states, and saying a lot depends on the progress made on the vaccination front. focused on producing TV show programming. Amazon will help preserve New Delhi. To mitigate the impact of the see it and that’s what we need to do… question is hanging in (for) the interim MGM’s heritage and catalog of films, and pandemic, the second wave of which has Time may have come for the period of three months… I think I provide customers with greater access to seen an unprecedented loss of lives and government to be looking at an would do it in a very careful, these existing works. Through this livelihood, Uday Kotak, CII president and additional ECLGS scheme, including calibrated manner, rather than rushing acquisition, Amazon would empower a leading industry voice, has called for increasing the size from Rs 3 lakh crore in to open up,” said Kotak, adding that MGM to continue to do what they do best: strong fiscal support measures from the to Rs 4-5 lakh crore,” said Kotak. On the country must be prepared for a great storytelling,” a company statement government — from income support to May 13 last year, Union Finance third wave of the infection. Earlier, in said. individuals to an additional emergency Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had April, as states started announcing “It has been an honor to have been a part of credit line guarantee scheme (ECLGS) for announced Rs 3 lakh crore collateral- weekend lockdowns or curfews, the incredible transformation of Metro the stressed MSME sector. free automatic loans for businesses, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Goldwyn Mayer. To get here took Kotak, MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank, also including MSMEs, at concessional Sitharaman had said, “Even with the immensely talented people with a true emphasised the “need to be very cautious” rates. Calling for fiscal support to the second wave, we are very clear that we belief in one vision. On behalf of the about opening up the economy even after lower end of the economy, be it in the Kotak said he feels the “need to be very are not going in for lockdowns in a big Board, I would like to thank the MGM June, calling it a “very difficult dilemma” form of direct benefit transfer or ECLGS cautious on that front” and that opening up way. We don’t want to totally arrest the team who have helped us arrive at this for states, and saying a lot depends on the scheme for small and medium businesses, even after June is a “very difficult economy.” On the much more debilitating historic day,” said Kevin Ulrich, progress made on the vaccination front. “I Kotak said, “At CII, we support fiscal dilemma” that state administrations and second wave, Kotak pointed to India Chairman of the Board of Directors of believe the time has come for the state to support to the lower end of the economy… individuals face. Stating that the answer to declaring victory “too early” and being MGM. “I am very proud that MGM’s get more active and I would strongly We need to do what it takes. We will figure that is linked to vaccination, he said, “We caught unawares by the new variant of Lion, which has long evoked the Golden support fiscal support coming in for out how we manage our books down the are probably three to four months away Covid-19. “We, as a nation and each one of Age of Hollywood, will continue its protecting livelihood and minimum road but right now, we have to ensure that from being fully convinced that a large part us, lowered our guard. By January, we storied history, and the idea born from the requirements of individuals and the economy remains in reasonable shape of the population is vaccinated or has declared victory and we started going out, creation of United Artists lives on in a households. I am quite comfortable if we in the next six to nine months,” he said. become Covid-proof…. If we can holding meetings, saw gathering of way the founders originally intended, go and spend from the fisc and expand the Even as some state governments consider vaccinate a significant number of the crowds, social activity and whole host of driven by the talent and their vision. The position. There is absolutely no issue as I relaxing lockdowns amid a dip in cases, population by September or so, then the things across the nation. opportunity to align MGM’s storied history with Amazon is an inspiring combination,” he added. Completion of this transaction is subject to regulatory ‘Monitor situation’: DGCA to airlines on Belarus airspace approvals and other customary closing conditions. The acquisition is Amazon’s Several European airlines including Lufthansa, KLM, Finnair and AirBaltic have started skirting Belarusian airspace. Vistara and Air India fly over Sensex and Nifty second-biggest after Whole Foods Market, which it bought for $13.7 billion Belarus for their flights to Europe. start on choppy in 2017, said a Reuters report. At almost New Delhi. The country’s aviation airlines. As per $9 billion, the lofty price is about 37 times safety regulator has cautioned Flightradar24: “Most note ahead of MGM’s 2021 estimated EBITDA - or Indian airline operators of the flights that use Belarus’ almost triple the enterprise value-to- incident in Belarus, where a airspace are just passing EBITDA multiple that Discovery’s deal Ryanair flight from Greece to through. Since downing of F&O expiry implied for AT&T’s content assets, Lithuania was made to force land MH17 in eastern Ukraine according to Reuters Breakingviews. in Minsk, allegedly to arrest a in 2014, airlines have Mumbai. Equity benchmarks dissident journalist on board. The avoided airspace there, Sensex and Nifty opened on a Bank holidays June 2021: Directorate General of Civil moving flights that would choppy note on Thursday ahead of Aviation has told airlines to transit Ukraine if on an the expiry of monthly derivatives Banks to remain closed for 9 “monitor the situation” as a optimal routing north to amid a largely weak trend in Asian number of airlines have started re- Belarus. Most flights markets. After opening on a days in total, check out routing their flights to avoid transiting Belarus are positive note, the 30-share BSE Belarusian airspace. flying between western index slipped into red to trade important dates Several European airlines including Europe and either Russia 67.33 points or 0.13 per cent lower Lufthansa, KLM, Finnair and or Southeast Asia”. The at 50,950.19, and the broader NSE New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) AirBaltic have started skirting arrest of journalist Roman Nifty fell 11.20 points or 0.07 per has mentioned some days when the Belarusian airspace. Vistara and Protasevich has resulted in cent to 15,290.25. banking operations will remain closed in Air India fly over Belarus for their international bodies Asian Paints was the top laggard in the month of June 2021. Banks will remain flights to Europe. As per reprimanding Belarus. He of a potential security threat on which could be in contravention the Sensex pack, shedding over 1 closed for total 9 days in the month of June. Flightradar24, Vistara flies over had taken a Ryanair flight for the board and were instructed to of the Chicago Convention. We per cent, followed by Bajaj Finserv, As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Belarus on its flights from Delhi 3-hour long journey. However, d i v e r t t o M i n s k ” . T h e look forward to more information Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, holiday calendar list 3 will be holidays for to London, while Air India uses when the plane approached the International Civil Aviation being officially confirmed by the HUL and Maruti. On the other different occassions while other are weekly the airspace to fly to London, border between Lithuania and Organisation (ICAO) — the UN’s c o u n t r i e s a n d o p e r a t o r s hand, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Titan holidays. However banking activities in Frankfurt, etc. “Please ensure fuel Belarus, a MiG-29 fighter specialised agency for civil concerned”. It added ICAO’s and HCL Tech were among the different states may vary from each other. It planning, (and) take into account intercepted it, and made it land in aviation — said: “ICAO is Council President has called an gainers. In the previous session, must be noted that the bank holidays vary in a last moment re-route in case Minsk. strongly concerned by the urgent meeting of the 36 Sensex ended 379.99 points or 0.75 various states as well not observed by all overflying Belarus airspace,” Ryanair said its crew was “notified apparent forced landing of a diplomatic representatives to the per cent higher at 51,017.52, and the banking companies. Banking holidays DGCA is learnt to have told by Belarus (Air Traffic Control) Ryanair flight and its passengers, council on May 27. Nifty climbed 93 points or 0.17 per also depend on the festivals being observed cent to finish at 15,301.45. Foreign in specific states or notification of specific institutional investors (FIIs) were occasions in those states. net buyers in the capital market as Reserve Bank of India places its Holidays they purchased shares worth Rs Uday Kotak: ‘Time for state to get more 241.60 crore on Wednesday, as per under three brackets --Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under provisional exchange data. Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time “Domestic equities look to be flat active; strongly in favour of fiscal support’ as of now. With the market cap of Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. Here is an elaborate domestic equities crossing USD 3 list of bank holidays falling in the month of did not impact us anywhere near the trillion and market-cap to GDP over 110 per cent, there is June 2021. Check out the list. Here is the way that second wave has. We as a apprehension among investors full list when banks will be closed (weekly nation and each one of us lowered our about the sustainability of market holiday and other holidays) Holidays of the ? He said if we can vaccinate guard and by Jan we declared victory. rally,” said Binod Modi Head- mentioned days will be observed in various econdly, what caught us by surprise was Strategy at Reliance Securities. regions according to the state declared a larger percentage of people the variant B. Further, traders said the market is holidays, however for the gazetted and move our vaccination to 1.617 which hit us in March and has choppy ahead of the expiry of holidays, banks will be closed all over the lasted till now. In the early stages monthly futures and options (F&O) country. If you keep a track of these around 15 crore a month by (march end- early April), we were also contracts. holidays, you would be able to plan bank of the view that we must not stop transaction activities in a better way. For August — that rate would US equities recorded modest gains economic activity but as a few weeks led by rebound in growth stocks as long weekends, you can even plan your passed and we started seeing problem the recent retreat in bond yields holidays well. start providing the comfort on up will depend on vaccination. He said that if gradual opening up thereafter. we can vaccinate a larger percentage of in Delhi by end of April, that’s the time we at brought investors’ focus back to people and move our vaccination to around CII said that the situation is getting out of growth stocks like technology, Gold slips from 4-1/2-month 15 crore a month by August, that rate would control and we will have to break the chain Modi stated. Elsewhere in Asia, start providing the comfort on gradual and curtail economic activity. And we took a bourses in Hong Kong, Seoul and peak as dollar regains footing opening up thereafter. Edited excerpts: call clearly in national interest for a short Tokyo were in the negative terrain New Delhi. period of time. Now that the cases have in mid-session deals, while New Delhi. Gold prices retreated from a Coronavirus cases have started to The industry took a call on curbing economic Shanghai was trading with gains. taper off and with that expectations of started to come down, do you think we can 4-1/2-month high on Thursday, hurt by activity even as the central government Meanwhile, international oil opening up of the economy has started rising decided against a nationwide lockdown. plan to open up? Cases have come down to 2 an uptick in the U.S. dollar and bond lakh a day from 4 lakh cases a few weeks benchmark Brent crude was among people. Uday Kotak, CII president What made you take that call and how do you trading 0.73 per cent lower at USD yields, while investors awaited key and Kotak Mahindra Bank VC and MD told see things now? back and experts are predicting that it will be down to around 50,000 per day by June end. 68.23 per barrel. economic readings out of the United Anil Sasi and Sandeep Singh that the opening When I sit back and look, the first wave really States this week. Spot gold was down So should we open up? 0.1% at $1,894.88 per ounce by 0235 GMT, after hitting its highest since Jan.8 at $1,912.50 on Wednesday. Fuel prices touch fresh record highs; Petrol breaches Rs 100/litre for the first time in Jaipur U.S. gold futures declined 0.3% to $1,898 per ounce. "Gold prices reversed back in Petrol and diesel prices: The price of petrol in Delhi currently stands at Rs 93.68 per litre while diesel is now selling at Rs 84.61. In Mumbai, petrol costs Rs 99.94, while parallel with the rebounding U.S. dollar. diesel is retailing at Rs 91.87. In Jaipur, petrol breached the Rs 100-mark and is retailing at Rs 100.17. Read below to find out fuel prices in your city. What this suggests is that we are starting to see markets positioning ahead of New Delhi. Petrol and diesel price today: Earlier this month, Bhopal became the first rates. In the international market, Friday`s PCE report," DailyFX After being steady for a day, prices of state capital to have petrol hit the three- oil prices fell on Thursday but currency strategist Ilya Spivak said. The petrol and diesel were hiked again on figure mark and today Jaipur touched the stayed within the tight range they dollar index rose to a one-week high Thursday, May 27, 2021, touching fresh historic milestone after petrol price have been in all week, as optimism against rivals, making gold more record highs across the country. In the reached Rs 100.17 per litre. Today’s fuel on the summer driving season in expensive for other currency holders. national capital, the petrol price rose by 24 price hike marks the 14th occasion in the the United States and Europe [USD/] Benchmark U.S. Treasury paise while that of diesel too inched up 29 ongoing month after oil marketing offset concerns about demand in yields rose to 1.58%, increasing the paise. Following the latest price revision, companies (OMCs) resumed their price India and a potential supply opportunity cost of holding non-interest petrol in Delhi is now retailing at Rs 93.68 revisions ending an 18-day hiatus that increase from Iran, news agency bearing gold. [US/] Market participants a litre while diesel is selling at Rs 84.61. In coincided with the assembly elections in Reuters reported. Brent crude fell now await the monthly U.S. personal the financial capital Mumbai, petrol price key states. During this period, petrol 44 cents (0.6 per cent) to $68.43 a consumption report due on Friday to neared the Rs 100-mark and now stands at price has increased by Rs 3.28 per litre barrel at 0220 GMT, erasing Rs 99.94 while diesel costs Rs 91.87, data and diesel has climbed by Rs 3.88 in New Wednesday’s gain of 22 cents. gauge inflationary pressure. U.S. gross per cent of the retail selling price of petrol domestic product, jobless claims data available on Indian Oil Corporation’s Delhi. In India, the fuel prices differ from Brent has traded between $68 and $69 for website showed. With the recent hikes this state to state depending on the local and over 54 per cent of diesel. Centre levies most of this week. US West Texas are due later on Thursday. Federal month, petrol prices have already crossed taxation (VAT) and freight charges. Apart Rs 32.90 per litre of excise duty on petrol Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 43 cents (0.7 Reserve officials have recently the Rs 100-mark in several cities in from this, the central government charges and Rs 31.80 a litre on diesel. Petrol and per cent) to $65.78 a barrel, after a rise of downplayed rising price pressures and Rajasthan, and an excise duty on auto fuels. diesel prices generally get revised on a 14 cents on Wednesday, but still in the $65- affirmed their support to keep monetary . The central and state taxes make up for 60 daily basis in line with benchmark $66 range it has been this week, the report policy accommodative for some time. international price and foreign exchange said. Orissa Today Friday 28 May 2021 SPORTS 7

Argentina offers to host Copa Justin Langer under pressure to change America after Colombia’s exit New Delhi. Argentina offered to stage the coaching style after end of season review entire Copa America after Colombia was dropped as a tournament co-host last week. Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez introduced “a strict protocol so Copa Earlier this year, after an under-strength India came back from behind to hammer Australia 2-1 in their own den, some players had America is held in this country” to Alejandro Dominguez, the head of South expressed dissatisfaction over Langer's management style because of his intensity and mood swings. American soccer’s governing body CONMEBOL, both parties said in a New Delhi. Australia head coach Justin Cup and the 2019 Ashes where the team statement. Langer must change his coaching style if performed strongly,” CA’s national teams wants to continue in his role, an end-of- boss Ben Oliver said in a statement to the The tournament is set to kick off from June 13 season review of cricket Down Under has publication. “It’s part of our ongoing with the final scheduled for July 10. It was warned. A source-based report in the commitment to on-and off-field initially scheduled for 2020, but the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ said, the 50-year- improvement and we expect it will have a COVID-19 pandemic forced its old was given a “strong and straightforward” similar benefit in the team’s preparation postponement. Last week, CONMEBOL feedback — taken from 40 players and for the upcoming T20 World Cup and rejected a request from the Colombian support staff — about his coaching style as home Ashes,” he added. The report stated government to again postpone Copa part of the team’s regular end-of-season that leadership consultant Tim Ford, who America to the end of the year. The request reviews. oversaw the reintegration of Steve Smith came at the same time protests against and David Warner to the team two years President Iván Duque are rocking the Earlier this year, after an under-strength India came back from behind to hammer Australia ago after the ball-tampering bans, also country. Argentina is facing a surge of conducted a second review process. “Ford coronavirus infections, with strict 2-1 in their own den, some players had expressed dissatisfaction over Langer’s interviewed players virtually towards the lockdown measures imposed last weekend end of the home season, with their amid a 7-day average of 35,000 cases and management style because of his intensity and mood swings. Langer was appointed as responses to be kept anonymous.” “…in a 500 deaths. The meeting took place at the wide-ranging review, which checked on presidential residence of Olivos. The the head coach on a four-year contract in 2018 after Darren Lehmann had stepped player welfare at the end of a difficult statement said Fernandez and Dominguez season, he asked for their thoughts on the analysed “organizational and logistical down in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal. The players also expressed team’s values and what needed updating aspects — with the possible inclusion of since they last underwent the process with Ford’s report though the comments were not from the dressing room during the Australian additional host cities – and all that regards discontentment towards team manager Gavin Dovey. Langer’s response to the him two years ago.” He will handover the as hard as the player review from the end of summer, players spoke glowingly in public health protocols.” Fernandez and findings of the report to team leaders Tim the season,” the media report stated. of the mood and team environment under Dominguez agreed that the last word on the feedback across the rest of the year will decide whether he will be handed a new Paine, Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch next Assistant coach Andrew McDonald received McDonald, whom members of the Test side tournament protocols will come from the week. good reviews with players, saying he was had gravitated towards due to his more country’s health ministry. contract. “This is effectively identical to the process undertaken before the last World “Langer will also receive the feedback from more approachable. “In contrast to reports approachable manner.” Zinedine Zidane decides to end second stint as Real Madrid coach, say reports Antonio Conte to leave Inter by mutual Coach Unai Emery lauds ‘impeccable’ consent after winning Serie A title Villarreal for historic Antonio Conte was reportedly unhappy about the club’s decision to sell players in this coming transfer Europa League win window because of financial constraints. Gdansk, Poland. Villarreal coach New Delhi. Inter Milan coach badly by the coronavirus being considered to replace Unai Emery praised his Antonio Conte left the newly- pandemic, as well as the club’s Conte, along with former “impeccable” players for their crowned Serie A champion by early elimination from European Juventus coaches dedication after claiming the club’s “mutual consent” Wednesday, just football, and the club was forced Massimiliano Allegri and first major trophy by beating weeks after leading the Nerazzurri to take out a vast loan from Maurizio Sarri as well as Manchester United in the Europa New Delhi. Zinedine Zidane has decided to to their first league title in more Oaktree Capital recently in a Bologna’s Siniša League final on Wednesday. The step down as Real Madrid coach with than a decade. financing deal with the Mihajlovic, who used to play Spanish side won a thrilling immediate effect, Spanish media reported American investment fund. for Inter. penalty shoot-out 11-10, after a 1-1 Conte was reportedly unhappy draw, with goalkeeper Geronimo on Wednesday. AS newspaper reported that about the club’s decision to sell Inter’s owner Suning and Conte arrived at Inter in 2019 the Frenchman has called time on his president Steven Zhang Rulli scoring his side’s 11th before players in this coming transfer and came close three times to stepping back in goal to make the second spell in charge of the La Liga club, window because of financial reportedly wanted to slash the he had started at Inter and to build ending the club’s lengthy which he has led to two league titles and wage bill by 20% and make a — rather than detract from — his decisive save, stopping United constraints. “Inter can confirm wait for a trophy in his first season counterpart David de Gea’s spot- three Champions League victories since that an agreement has been profit of around 100 million euros squad in order to be able to in charge. The club finished a 2015. (122 million dollars) in the challenge in the Champions kick. It was a record fourth Europa reached with Antonio Conte for point behind Juventus in Serie A League triumph for Emery as a Zidane has told club directors and the first- the termination of his contract by transfer market, likely by selling League. Inter finished bottom of and lost the Europa League final team squad of his decision, the reports said, at least one of the club’s most its Champions League group this manager, after winning the mutual consent,” the club said in a to Sevilla. The Nerazzurri also lost competition three times with which comes after his side narrowly lost out statement. “The club would like to important players. Inter won its season. Conte previously won in the Italian Cup semifinals to on the league title to city rival Atletico first Serie A title in 11 years this three Serie A titles with Juventus Sevilla, but marked Villarreal’s thank Antonio for the eventual champion Napoli. first piece of major silverware. “In Madrid on Saturday. Real finished second extraordinary work that he has month, in Conte’s second season and won the Premier League with Inter last won the leagu in 2010 in the standings, two points behind Atletico, in charge. The 51-year-old Conte Chelsea in 2017. He also coached the Europa League we have been done, culminating in Inter’s 19th under José Mourinho, along with absolutely impeccable. Since the and was knocked out of the Champions top-flight title. Antonio Conte will had another season remaining on the Italy national team. Lazio the Champions League title and League at the semifinal stage and the Copa his contract. coach Simone Inzaghi is very first moment. Some days we forever remain a part of our club’s the Italian Cup. It retained the were coming at 6am to the stadium del Rey in the round of 32 to end the season history.” Inter’s finances were hit He was keen to continue the project reportedly top of the list of names domestic cup the following year. without a trophy for the first time in 11 to prepare a game for the Sunday. years. All of this makes the journey (worthwhile),” Emery told a news conference. “We were talking Citing mental health concerns, Novak Djokovic needs to raise his game for French Open bid about enjoying these moments. In the end you are proud to reach the Naomi Osaka says she won’t do especially with my fitness levels as I title (decider) but if you don’t win, am confident that I had enough in you are sad. Winning is another press at French Open the tank to play best-of-five (set) step, an important step ahead. We > matches,” Djokovic told an online do this profession for these Apart from Rafael Nadal, news conference before entering the Paris. Four-times Grand Slam champion moments. We have been able to Belgrade Open. “It was always my Naomi Osaka on Wednesday said she will who will become the all- give joy to many people.” Emery priority to hit top form in Paris. I am joined Villarreal in July 2020, nine not take questions from the press at this working on details in my game year’s French Open, saying the nature of time men’s leader with 21 months after he was sacked by which need improvement in time English side Arsenal following a news conferences puts an undue burden on majors if he retains his for the French Open as I want to players’ mental health. “I’m writing this to poor run of results. The Spaniard shine in the city of lights. knocked his former club out of this say I’m not going to do any press during French Open crown, Novak “Clay is a demanding surface but I season’s competition at the semi- Roland Garros,” the Japanese player wrote Djokovic will also be wary hope I can go all the way at Roland final stage before taking down on Twitter. Garros. I’ve been doing sets of another Premier League giant in “I’ve often felt that people have no regard for of other rivals looking to in the Serbia Open semi-finals. specific exercises aimed at United, but insisted he did not see athletes mental health and this rings true make an impact. During the defeat by Karatsev at his own tennis bolstering my speed and making me more the achievement as a personal whenever I see a press conference or centre in Belgrade, a frustrated Djokovic dynamic.” Apart from Nadal, who will become triumph. “I insist it is not a sports partake in one. “We’re often sat there and converted only five of 28 break points as the the all-time men’s leader with 21 major titles if revenge at all. I try to enjoy every asked questions that we’ve been asked Russian gained revenge for a straight-sets loss he retains his French Open crown, Djokovic moment, winning and losing. I try multiple times before or asked questions to create new circumstances, so Belgrade. World number one Novak Djokovic to the Serb in the Australian Open semis. will also be wary of several other rivals looking that bring doubt into our minds and I’m Djokovic improved to reach the Rome Masters to make an impact. Alexander Zverev will be everywhere I have been, even in just not going to subject myself to people will head to the French Open after a patchy England at Arsenal, I have learned start to the claycourt season and aware that he final but went down to perennial rival Rafael brimming with confidence after winning the that doubt me.” Expecting players to Nadal, leaving the Spaniard the hot favourite to Madrid Masters, having beaten Nadal in the a lot, met many people, other answer questions after losses amounted to must raise his game if he is to have any chance cultures and football,” he said. “At of securing a 19th Grand Slam title. Having clinch a record-extending 14th Roland Garros quarter-finals before capping off the week with “kicking a person while they’re down”, title. Heading into this week’s Belgrade Open, victories over Dominic Thiem and Matteo the end of that story was Osaka added. The world number two said obliterated Daniil Medvedev in the final to professional frustration, but some clinch the Australian Open in February, Djokovic was satisfied with his progress Berrettini. Zverev then lost to Nadal in the the decision was “nothing personal” although he acknowledged he needed to fine- other doors opened then. Winning Djokovic made a shock last-16 exit at the Rome quarter-finals but both the Spaniard and today is a satisfaction, but for my against the tournament or a couple of tune his game if he is to have any chance of Djokovic know that the 24-year-old German journalists she said she has a friendly Monte Carlo Masters against Briton Dan club today, as it was when I was at Evans before losing to Russia’s Aslan Karatsev winning a second French Open title. “I am can do damage on his best day. Sevilla. relationship with and that she hoped happy with my performances in Rome, tournaments would reconsider their approach. Many tennis tournaments require players to speak to the media after each match or pay Villarreal win Europa League after marathon shootout victory over Man United a fine. American Christian Harrison was fined $3,000 by the ATP after refusing to In the first European final to be played in front of a crowd in two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Villarreal survived a tough second half before take part in a mandatory on-court going on to edge the longest shootout in any European final. interview at the Delray Beach Open in January amid a dispute over mask New Delhi. Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo record fourth title in the competition, he added. United forward Rashford wearing. Osaka said she hoped the Rulli kept his composure to score in a nerve- leaving United without a trophy since said the club had passed up a great “considerable amount” that she expects to shredding, seemingly never-ending their Europa League triumph in 2017. opportunity. “In one word, it’s be fined will go towards a mental health shootout then denied David de Gea as his Gerard Moreno stretched to reach Dani disappointing,” he said. “But there’s no charity. She later tweeted a video of former side won their first major trophy by beating Parejo’s free kick and steered the ball past chance this team will give up, we’ll Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Manchester United 11-10 on penalties in the De Gea to open the scoring in the 29th come back next season with a bigger Lynch famously repeating the line “I’m Europa League final on Wednesday. After a minute, only for United to level when desire.” tense encounter finished 1-1 following extra Edinson Cavani poked the ball home after BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS just here so I won’t get fined”, at a pre- time, Argentine Rulli stepped up after every collecting Marcus Rashford’s deflected Super Bowl press conference in 2015. Villarreal were playing their first ever on-field player scored their spot kicks and he shot on 55 minutes. “This is a dream come major final and coach Emery Osaka has in the past used her platform and comfortably beat Spaniard De Gea, who true, in these moments we can all considerable press attention to highlight recognised United were favourites due finally buckled under the pressure in the remember how hard we’ve worked to go to their more storied history, but urged issues of police violence and racial unfamiliar role of taking rather than facing a down in the club’s history books,” said his side to “keep breaking down inequality. The 23-year-old made penalty. goalscorer Moreno. “We wanted to make League which they had qualified for by barriers” after four semi-final exits. Emery is headlines earlier this week when sports In the first European final to be played in front history and we did it. We played so well in finishing seventh in La Liga. United coach renowned for his diligent study of opponents business website Sportico reported she had of a crowd in two years amid the COVID-19 extra time and our fans helped us in the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his players had to and although United made the stronger start, earned $55.2 million over the past 12 pandemic, Villarreal survived a tough shootout.” The shootout win also booked remember the pain of the defeat for the his side managed to minimise their months, a record haul for a female athlete. second half before going on to edge the Villarreal’s place in next season’s future. “They made it hard for us, we had the strengths, ensuring Bruno Fernandes was French Open qualifiers are underway and longest shootout in any European final. The Champions League, saving them from majority of possession but they defended deprived of space to create danger and the tournament is due to end on June 13. win gave Villarreal coach Unai Emery a competing in the new UEFA Conference well, we didn’t create enough big chances,” Cavani. Orissa Today STATE Friday 28 May 2021 Bhubaneswar P-8 EXPERIENCE OF PREVIOUS HELPED ECoR FOR SWIFT RESTORATION Bhubaneswar, May 27 tions, to run train, if there and rectification was com- pact of the cyclone from (TNB): East Coast Railway will be no electric supply. pleted before evening. the Emergency Control has resumed train services Diesel locomotives have The team of Signalling & Room setup at HQ. immediately after cyclone been kept in position for Telecommunicaton Staff Ground level staff were by transporting essential utilization during failure of of East Coast Railway sent to the field quickly, commodities. It has pre- electricity. As Red Alert were placed at sensitive lo- so that restoration work pared itself to run passen- has been given in coastal cations before the cyclone could start on war foot- ger carried train services areas, ECoR is keeping and have checked the Sig- ing basis after cyclone. after post cyclone YAAS. watchful eye at all the sta- nalling System and Panel Divisional officers at This was done due to prior tions between Works at the earliest. Khurda Road were con- Aaina was organised distribution camp for children with disability and their families on 24th may 2021. 50 family planning and constant Bhubaneswar & Bhadrak Apart from this, VHF and tinuously monitoring received ration and hygiene kit support during this diffi- touch with ground level in Bhubaneswar- other facilities were made the impact of the cyclone cult situation covid and cyclone.During distribution Mr. staff deputed at different Kharagpur Railway Sec- available with the teams at all stations between Dillip Biswal, Basanta Kumar Patnaik, Bulu Sha present vulnerable sections over tion. for better connectivity if Bhubaneswar & coordinate in distribution.More than 500 ration kiit dis- the affected areas. Apart General Manager, East existing communication Bhadrak and accord- tributed in this event. from this, Pre-planning Coast Railway had earlier system would have failed. ingly, restoration works and experience from pre- directed the concerned of- The Railway stations like were planned. Tribal away from CORNA vious cyclones was also ficials to be on full alert like submersion of tracks pairing works made Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Railways have decided B.K.Swain helped ECoR for alertness towards any incident like or breaches on Train line through Tower wagons Road, Port and to resume some of the Angul,May 27: Core area people and for speed restoration flood situation near Rail- due to heavy rain at dif- done quickly after the cy- etc., were put Special Train services of Angul District are free from Co- work. Patrolling of Tracks way Track and to ensure ferent sensitive locations clone where the speedy on high alert where heavy which were cancelled in rona. It is presumed that the & Bridges in sensitive ar- safety of trains and of cyclone affected areas. winds had their effect on rainfall and speed wind view of Cyclone. In view people of core area living with the eas and pre-cyclone smooth train operations. After the cyclone, the overhead electrification was experienced during of improvement in situa- natural surroundings are far from Corona virus. To know the posi- minute to minute planning Accordingly, all precau- Team deputed for track cables. Detailed track and the cyclone. Port-Railway tion caused by Cyclone- tive cases of these areas two test- for restoration thereafter tionary measures have restoration at different OHE inspection was con- operations at both loca- YAAS and after review- ing camps have been arranged in Purunakot and has also helped ECoR for been taken. The catch wa- places checked the track ducted in affected section tions were resumed by ing the feasibility and Jagannathpur of Satkoshia by health department. Out of early restoration of train ter drains and side drains and bridge position and of Jajpur Keonjhar Road- late evening after com- safety of train operations, 176 testes only 7 positive cases are found. Moreover in the services. have been cleared of silt, restored the tracks at the Ranital section, Bhadrak- pleting inspections of it was decided to run core area like Jokub, Labangi of Balang GP and Katarang of ECoR had also taken vegetation and other ob- earliest where water was Dhamra Port section, their loading and unload- Goods Trains from yester- Tikarpada GP not a single case has been detected. As these steps for NO RISK TO structions to ensure free logging and clearing Cuttack-Paradip section ing machinery and day evening, just after cy- tribal people used to take forest products as their food and TRAIN TRAFFIC, posi- flow of rain water. The wa- heaps of mud from the rail- and Haridaspur-Paradip tracks. clone. Passenger carried stream water used their drinking they have developed strong tioning of Special Teams ter ways of bridges have way track. section of the Division Crisis Management trains has been resumed immunity to protect themselves from various diseases. for early restoration of been cleared of vegetation Tower Wagons were and no major damage to Team of ECoR headquar- from today afternoon on However the villagers of Jokub are aware of on the CO- tracks, signalling system and other obstructions. placed ready at different the Railway property has ters consisting of senior normal path/route which RONA but not affected by this virus. The environmental- ists demanded that it is only possible due to the natural and electrification etc., Patrolling of tracks was places before cyclone and been reported. Over Head Officers were continu- were earlier declared as Safety of Train Opera- made to check for damages inspection and minor re- Electrification inspection ously monitoring the im- cancelled due to cyclone. surrounding and inhalation of free oxygen from the nature. RSP introduces unique incentivizing scheme Colorful Tribal Housing attract ‘Rakshak’ to strengthen the safety net at the workplace Naresh Ch. Pattanayak flora and fauna, local dei- Rourkela, May 27 (TNB) : near-miss cases are con- basis and the employees its effective implementa- Keonjhar, May 27: Ev- ties, their imagination and With an aim to further sidered to be an important will be awarded a prize tion. ery year before the start of various art and cultural strengthen the safety net tool to prevent accidents. worth Rs. 300/- for every The objective of this the rainy season every sequences, festival are and achieve the goal of The scheme provides the reported near-miss case. first-of-its kind initiative is year the tribal people of designed in their draw- making accident free steel, scope on the part of the Besides, the innovative to inculcate the habit of Keonjhar district, mostly ings. Though it is a very SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant employees to report about scheme also has annual safe and vigilant behavior Munda, Santhal, Bhuyan time consuming and diffi- (RSP) has introduced a the incident to the HoD or awards in three catego- amongst the employees at and Juang, have to repair cult task for them, they unique incentivizing the Departmental Safety ries, i.e. Rakshak Depart- the work place. It also and paint their mud and cannot leave for years to- scheme ‘Rakshak’, based Officer (DSO) within 24 ment, Rakshak DSO and aims at engaging the em- thatched huts in various gether. on reporting of the near- hours of the incident. The Rakshak Karmi. The first ployees to monitor safety traditional art and cultural The colorful paintings miss incidents inside the DSO concerned will make award would be in the aspect round the clock forms. Despite rapid ur- not only make their huts Steel Plant by the employ- the entries in the RSP form of a Trophy & Cer- and report to the author- banization, tribal culture is look good, but also eco- ees themselves. Intranet Portal and will en- tificate to the department ity concerned immediately. still alive in many parts of friendly and keep them The objective of the sure implementation of the concerned, whereas the Besides, the initiative also the district. This colorful cool in the summer and scheme is to bring to the recommendations also. An latter two awards carry intends at improving docu- traditional painting of give them a glossy look. lookers. They extract color warm in the winter. Beside record the near-miss assessment committee prizes worth Rs.1000/- mentation and recognizing housing is part of tribal “This culture has de- from leaves, bark of trees, that it protects the house cases, that are the inci- comprising of members each to the individuals the contributions of indi- culture in Keonjhar. clined over the years due roots of trees after cook- from erosion during the dents occurring with no from Finance, Personnel, concerned. The Safety viduals in improving the Lack of availability of to the impact of urbaniza- ing in boiled water. heavy rain. "Nowadays it physical injury or property IED and Safety Depart- Engineering Department safety and housekeeping sources of natural color in tion. Easy availability of “Colors from natural is difficult to collect and damage. Notably, report- ments will assess the near- of RSP is the nodal in a continuous and sus- the rural area that used to chemical color in market sources are hygienic and get colorful soil, mud or ing and analysis of the miss cases on a quarterly agency of the scheme for tained manner. color the huts tribal and rapid conversion of keep the house cool dur- planks of trees due to SUM SURGEONS PERFORM RARE SURGERY people are facing problems mud and thatched hut into ing the summer than chemi- heavy deforestation and Bhubaneswar, May 27: Surgeons at the Institute of to color their huts. They concrete house were some cal colors. It has no side soil erosion. We have to Axis Bank caught Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here performed a paint their house and draw of the causes responsible effects like the chemical walk for forty to fifty kilo- rare surgery on a 41-year-old man on Tuesday to re- pictures on it at least once for its decline” said Dr. Anil color that is used nowa- meters to collect the color fire at Sambalpur move a six cm long cystic mass found on the left adrenal a year before the start of Das Senior Lecturer. days. The color not only soil. Due to non availabil- Sambalpur, May 27: The Axis Bank situated at Ainthapali gland. The patient from Kharagpur in West Bengal, com- the rainy season to protect Sources said that the tribe makes the house good ity of such color many Chowk of Sambalpur had caught fire on 25th May. The plaining of abdominal pain, was admitted into the hospi- their house from the ero- collected the colors to use looking but also enriches have left this practice" investigation team submitted its report today. The fire tal on Saturday while investigations revealed the tumour. sion during the rainy sea- in their huts from the natu- the strength” said Dr. said the tribal people. service workers disclosed that the fire was due to short Dr. Satya Mohapatra, HOD, Radiology department de- son or during the festival. ral sources. Colorful clay, Bimbadhar Behera, a re- Nowadays many higher circuit. The Axis Bank fire was dangerous as some em- tected the tumor through CT Scan. The team of sur- Before coloring their house mud, soil, barks of trees, tired Professor. Accord- society families adopt ployees were inside the bank. The firemen rescued the geons, led by Dr. Jitendra Narayan Senapati, Depart- they first repair the wall of coals etc. that are available ing to the sources the de- this color pattern in their bank employees and controlled the fire with much diffi- ment of General Surgery, successfully conducted the the house with mud and in cultivation field, hill and sign and color pattern of houses for fashion in ur- culty. The situation was tensed and a large crowd gath- laparascopic adrenalectomy, a complex procedure in polished carefully to avoid forest, are the ingredients the hut differ from tribe to ban areas. It is not far away ered there. The firemen requested people not to gather which the abdominal cavity is approached through a holes or irregularities. Then they usually get from the tribe. The tribal people when the whole world will there so that they could perform their work smoothly. small incision to extract the mass. The patient, Sanjib they color the wall with dif- field, forest and hill to paint depicted their imagination adopt the use of this pat- Kumar Singh, was recovering well and would require ferent colors and draw art their huts. Artistically they in the form of art on the tern of natural color for their shorter hospital stay. The team included Dr. J.R.Pani, Dr. on it at their choice. Then painted their house with a wall of the hut and bound- houses, at the time where Suresh Kumar Routray Distributes Binay Konar, Dr. Sunil Kar, Dr. Sonali Mohanty, Dr. Face Masks to the Advocates they polish them with different color that drew ary wall. They also de- global warming stands Kishan Reddy and Dr. Saurabh Tripathy. stones and bark of trees to the attention of the on- picted nature, animals, as a major issue. Youth Congress team distributed Beautification of Jagmunda Hills Started Food packets at Ragangpur Uma Sankar padi Rajesh Dahima tial rains and distributed impact on the poor Padmapur, May 27: Historical temple village Padmapur Rajgangpur , May 27 : On food packets among the people. Those who used is adjacent to Jagmunda hills. Efforts are underway for the one hand, during the helpless needy of the des- to take care of food for beautification of the neglected hill. A beautiful garden crisis of the Corona era, titute children, poor two times. On the other will be set up on it. Marble-covered steps to be built for on the other hand the people living in different hand, the bus service in- climbing the hills. Highest quality resting place is also food packets were distrib- places of the city and cluding the market, shop, planned to construct. Now the people of the area are Madhab Ch. Routaray trict BAR, Association uted among the helpless acted selflessly. Help to has also come to a stand- happy that, the hills, which has been neglected since a Khorda, May 27: MLA Sisir Kumar Parida, needy of the poor sec- maintain a unique ex- still. Since then, the help- along time come under administration and politicians Suresh Kumar Routray Manash Pattnaik, Pabitra tions of the city by the ample. less people of poor sec- supervision. Nilakantheswara Saiva Peetha is near by. Distributes Face Masks Rajguru, Muna Pattnaik, Youth Congress of the In this regard, Vice Presi- tion have been facing dif- Hence it is planned to build a stairway to climb the hills to the Advocates, Urges Pranaya Das, Lotak city, taking care of the dent of Town Youth Con- ficulties to get food for a from the main road, Similarly a view point and cement to Stay Safe- (Khordha ) Pattnaik and others, social responsibility amid gress, Ashif Raza says time. On the other hand, chairs of different colours to be built , so that people will Senior Congress leader Khordha District Student the torrential rains under that since the state gov- he says that this trend will sit there and enjoy the beauty of nature. and MLA, Jatni, Suresh Congress President the influence of Cyclone ernment has announced continue in the future. On Ramakant Majhi, chairman of the Padmapur block Kumar Routray on Soumya Ranjan Pattnaik are Yas. The Youth Congress the demise of Odisha in this occasion, Adil panchyata committee overseeing the construction. It is Thursday initiated an remain present. "The Advo- team led by Town Youth view of the prevention of Rathore, Mohammad planned to plant a variety of valuable trees around the awarness campaign and cates will also have to take Congress Vice President the rising infection of co- Irshad Alam, Arif Ahmed, in distributing food pack- hills for amusement park. The lighting system is de- distributed Sanitisers some precautions for the Ashif Raza on Wednes- rona in the people, this Tarun Das, Raj Thakur ets among the helpless signed to enhance the beauty of the hills. For mainte- and Face Masks to the Prevention of corona virus day drenched in torren- demise has had the most were present and helped needy of the poor section. nance it is also planned to hire a man. Padmapur Commu- Advocates of Khordha infection, such as maintain- nity Development Officer Dayamay Padhi, Tahsildar District BAR Associa- ing social distance, use SBI General Insurance puts a foot forward to help those affected by cyclone Yaas in Odisha Neelmadhab Majhi, Block Chairman Ramakant Majhi were tion. In the presence of Sanitisers, washing hands Bhubaneswar, May 27: SBI General Insurance puts a foot forward for their customers affected by cyclone Yaas in present on the occasion of the construction of the steps President Khordha, Dis- with soap /water, using face Odisha. SBI General Insurance stands by its customers during these testing times. The team at SBI General has set the to climb the hill. Generous people of Padmapur provid- trict BAR, Association masks in congested places standard operating process in motion and has set up a task force to manage queries and claims on fast-track mode. It is ing financial support for this. The Padmapur Payat Samiti Ajit Pattnaik, Secretary and if not unavoidable then monitoring the in-coming information; and is equipped to respond to all the queries. The Company has reached out to will also provide grants in the next financial year for vari- Sanjaya Pattnaik, Former live in their houses " a panel of surveyors to avoid any loss of time in the claim settlement process. As a part of the process, surveyors are ous beautification works which to be carried out in the President Khordha Dis- Routray said Further. always advised by the Company to use contemporary technology, including drones to carry out immediate surveys. next phase said, the community development officer .

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