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Odia IRS officer appointed CBDT head 5 including 3 kids electrocuted New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Ghaziabad: Five people, including three children, were (ACC) approved Wednesday the appointment of Indian electrocuted here Wednesday, police said. The tragic accident Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Jagannath Bidyadhar took place in Street No. 3 near ‘Ten Singh’ palace at Rakesh Mohapatra as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes Marg of Sihani gate police station locality. The five were under a (CBDT). Mohapatra currently is working as a member of CBDT. tin shade placed to protect a grocery shop. Due to strong winds He is a 1985-batch IRS officer and was given the additional and incessant rains a live electric wire came in contact with the charge as chairman after the extended tenure of incumbent shade and five people who were taking shelter under it got PC Mody ended in May 2021. Mohapatra, who was inducted electrocuted. Among them were two kids who had come buy May 27 into CBDT, is scheduled to retire in April next year. some essentials from the shop.

IRREGULAR by MANJUL Maoists murder ‘police informer’

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Rayagada, Sept 1: Maoists shot dead a 45-year-old village guard late Tuesday night after branding him a ‘police informer’ at Tikarpada village under Ambadala police limits. The deceased has been identified as Santosh Dandasena. Police said a group of 10 suspected Maoists called Dandasena This is our strategy. Don’t let out from his home and killed him. second wave abate and there “His bullet-riddled body was found will never be a third wave! Wednesday morning 50 metres outside his house,” said Nilambar Jani, a local police officer. The Maoists left two handwrit- MARKET WATCH ten notes at the spot, mentioning that they killed Dandasena as he INDEX VARIATION was working as a police informer. One of the posters said, SENSEX 57338.21 214.18 “(Dandasena) had been warned several times not to share information

BOURSES NIFTY 17076.30 55.90 with the police. However, he dis- DOLLAR 73.48 `0.11 obeyed the order and encouraged some youths of the village also to EURO 86.65 `0.01 become police informers. If these CURRENCY youths do not apologise quickly, they GOLD `47,231 `111 will face similar consequences.” SILVER `63,588 `672 On being informed, police BULLION reached the spot, recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem. They also started an investiga- WEATHER tion into the matter. Dandasena’s BHUB CTK killing is the first such instance in the state since January when MAX 34.2° 33.5° GUNNING FOR GOLD Maoists in Kandhamal district TEMP MIN 25.5° 25.5° killed two civilians for being al- Forecast Athletes gear up Wednesday on the track for the start of the men’s H1-2 cycle road race at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympic Games, Wednesday PTI PHOTO leged police informers. Humidity 81% 91% Generally Rainfall 30.3mm 3.2mm Cloudy Sky LPG price hiked, 3rd Over 3k consumer STORMY START TO SESSION cases still pending n The inaugural day of the time in two months Monsoon Session saw both BJD protests POST NEWS NETWORK n Petrol, diesel rates not want to provide the opposition the Congress and the BJP fertiliser crunch the chance to criticise it over the Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: A total of blaming the government for BHUBANESWAR: Workers and leaders decreased by 15 paise hike in LPG prices. 3,451 consumer cases filed in 2019- of the BJD staged a protest near the The latest increase in subsidised 20 and 2020-21 (up to February) are failing to provide relief to Raj Bhawan here Wednesday alleging each after a gap of more LPG price now has taken the cu- pending in various district forums short supply of fertilisers by the than one week mulative rate hike since January of the state, Odisha Food Supplies drought-hit districts Centre. The agitators also submitted 1 to `190 per cylinder. and Consumer Welfare Minister a memorandum to Governor Ganeshi AGENCIES The price of domestic cooking Ranendra Pratap Swain told the POST NEWS NETWORK Lal in this regard. BJD leader Sanjay gas has more than doubled in the Assembly, Wednesday. He men- Das Burma informed that farmers New Delhi, Sept 1: The govern- last seven years. The retail selling tioned the figures while giving a Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: The have cultivated paddy and non-paddy ment Wednesday hiked LPG prices written reply to a question asked Monsoon Session of the Odisha crops on 61.96 lakh hectares of land. by `25 per cylinder making a fur- CITY FUEL PRICE by BJD member Bhupinder Singh. Legislative Assembly began on a However, the Centre has failed to ther dent into the customers’ pock- Petrol `102.21 (-0.16) The minister said 5,813 cases stormy note Wednesday, with the provide the requisite amount of fer- ets. This is the third time that LPG ` were filed in the year 2019-20, of Congress trying to disrupt pro- MLAs including Taraprasad the state government for failing to tilisers in the stipulated time frame prices have been increased in less Diesel 96.81 (-0.16) which 2,726 cases were disposed ceedings while demanding a de- Bahinipati and Suresh Routray provide relief to people in drought- as per the ‘Agreed Action Plan’. The than two months. Even though the BJP however, refuted the allegation while 3,087 cases are still pending. bate on the drought-like situation then rushed to the Well of the hit areas. “The BJD-led government government reduced petrol and price of domestic gas was `410.50 an said that there is no scarcity of Puri district forum with 395 has the in different districts of the state. House and tried to disrupt pro- has not done much for people af- fertilisers in Odisha. P3 diesel prices by 15 paise each, the per 14.2kg cylinder, March 1, 2014. highest number of pending cases The proceedings of the House ceedings. They said that the drought- fected by drought,” Majhi said. “The increase in LPG rates dampened the In Mumbai, a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder while Sonepur with five pending started sharp at 11.00am with obit- like situation must be discussed. government should not blame just at least eight times in the last two mood of the people. now costs `884.50 while in Kolkata, cases has the lowest number. uaries of the deceased members Due to repeated disruptions and ‘Nature’ for drought. It should instead decades. Sahoo also pointed out Subsidised as well as non-sub- it is priced at `911 – the highest Similarly, 556 consumer cases being read out. the thumping of glass shield of cater to the needs of the affected that 23 out of the 28 districts have sidised LPG now costs `884.50 per among the four metros. were filed in 31 district forums till Immediately after that, Congress the Speaker by Congress MLAs, farmers,” he added. Mishra pointed received deficient rainfall. 14.2-kg cylinder according to a Meanwhile, the cut in petrol and February this year. Among them members created a ruckus. Party Patro had no option but to adjourn out that approximately 27 districts The CM has asked authorities to price notification of oil compa- diesel prices came down after more only 192 cases have so far been dis- leader Narasingha Mishra de- the House from 11.39am till 12.34am. in Odisha are under the grip of repair all defunct lift irrigation proj- nies. Subsidised and non-subsidised than one week. Petrol price in Delhi posed of and the remaining 364 manded a debate on the drought sit- When the House resumed, the drought and they need assistance. ects within seven days and also LPG rates were hiked by `25.50 per now stands at `101.34 and in are still pending. Except Gajapati, uation during the Question Hour. drought situation came up for dis- Defending the government, made a provision of enhancing cylinder July 1. Non-subsidised Mumbai, it is `107.39 per litre. On all the other districts have con- However, it was declined by Speaker cussion. Opposition Chief Whip Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo man-days under the MGNREGA LPG rates rose by `25 per cylin- the other hand, diesel is being sold sumer cases pending, Swain said. Surjo Narayan Patro. Congress Mohan Majhi of the BJP criticised said that drought had hit the state to help farmers, Sahoo added. der August 1 and by the same at 88.77 a litre and in Mumbai at amount August 18. `96.33/litre. The Congress mean- Industry sources said the sub- while hit out at the government sidised LPG price was not raised over the rise in prices of domestic August 1 because Parliament was cooking gas. It said the country is Pollution reducing life’s longevity drastically in session. The government did uniting against this injustice.

n People living in northern due to pollution, according to a re- n India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and vealed that an average person would port published by the University of Nepal are among the five most live 5.6 years longer if pollution India are suffering the most Chicago. The Air Quality Life Index polluted countries in the world was reduced to meet WHO guide- (AQLI) report states 40 per cent or due to pollution with life n If WHO pollution standards are lines. These countries consistently 480 million people of India, mostly expectancy cut short by a followed, life expectancy rise by rank among the top five most pol- in the Indo-Gangetic plains have 5.6 years in these 4 nations luted countries in the world, the re- minimum of nine years been worst hit by pollution. port said. “Average life expectancy Residents of northern India are ago, particulate pollution is no across these four countries would AGENCIES on track to lose more than nine longer a feature of the Indo-Gangetic increase by 5.6 years,” it added. years of life expectancy if pollution plains alone. Pollution has increased The report also pointed out the y New Delhi, Sept 1: India’s air pol- levels of 2019 persist the report substantially in the states of reasons for the extreme level of

lution levels have expanded geo- stated and added that this region and seven times the World Health Maharashtra and MP. For exam- pollution. It said that in India and

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FORTUNE FORECAST ‘Indians warming up Saira hospitalised; Kiara Advani talks about condition stable meeting Dimple Cheema ARIES to the horror genre’ You are an imaginative and Mumbai: Actors Kiara Advani and Sidharth enterprising person, and Malhotra will be the special guests on The Kapil today you may taste suc- New Delhi: When actor Ananya Sengupta Sharma Show Saturday. cess. Ganesha says that you are ambi- signed her first supernatural thriller, Shershaah actors Sidharth Malhotra tious but warns you not to take on more The Final Exit, her gut might have and Kiara Advani spoke at length about work than you can handle. You are positive about your capabilities, so work sin- warned that it may not do well at the their experience shooting for the movie. cerely and have faith in God. box-office, but she was proven wrong. The film portrays the love story of “Over the past two decades, the Captain Vikram Batra and Dimple audience has warmed up to hor- Cheema. TAURUS ror movies. Filmmakers are now During an interaction with the cast, open to investing in a horror film Kapil Sharma asks Kiara to reveal the rea- Today, you are likely to be with A- list cast and elaborate son behind meeting Dimple Cheema, to more reckless than ever in sets. However, horror as a genre which Kiara Advani says: “I did meet splurging your hard earned is still evolving, and India has Dimple ji before shooting for the film but money. Ganesha strongly advises you to leave your credit card at home today. a long way to go to tap its full po- it was not because I wanted to un- Using it for making purchases will only tential. I am confident it is just Mumbai: Veteran actress of yesteryears, derstand how she speaks and make matters worse. a matter of time before we get Saira Banu who suffered from a heart prob- behaves.” there,” said Sengupta, who was lem called ischemia, has been admitted to She added: “I wanted to also seen in the movie Ghost. Hinduja Hospital to treatment but is said to connect with her emotion- Intentionally choosing varied be stable now, her doctor said Wednesday. ally and understand her GEMINI genres to prove her versatility, the Saira Banu, 77, - the widow of legendary sentiments because, we as Today will be a day filled actor, who has done multiple films actor, the late Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar civilians, when reading with energy and enthusi- down south too will now be seen in - was rushed to the ICU of the hospital in about the soldiers, think asm. You will have an opti- the web series Highdose. “The makers Khar, three days ago. about what their fam- mistic view of life and this will help you attain success. You will be able to exer- were keen to cast me for the lead role of According to eminent cardiologist Dr Nitin ilies must be going cise your free will and take up tasks to ‘Revati’. The concept appealed to me and S. Gokhale who is attending on her, the left through. Their jour- your liking. While the day will be busy, it I was quite impressed with their com- ventricle in her heart had stopped function- ney is a different will also be rewarding, says Ganesha. mitment,” said the actor who won ing and led to ingress of water in her heart kind of strength.” the Best Actress and Best and lungs. Supporting Actress for “The problem has been controlled for now CANCER short films Engima and and she is medically much better now. We shall Silver Gandhi at Port shift her out of the ICU tomorrow (Thursday) A restless or irritating mood is indicated. Keep you cool Blair International and then decide further measures,” informed and be calm even in adverse Film Festival and Gokhale. circumstances, suggests Ganesha. If you Golden Sparrow Saira Banu’s health sparked concerns on do so, you will always succeed in life. It is International Film Festival social media with many praying and wishing difficult to wriggle out of adversity, if you respectively. for her speedy recovery and early discharge have hot temper. from the hospital. In the past few years, she earned legions of admirers for the manner in which she LEO stood by and cared for her husband Dilip You will be filled with Kumar who was ailing for several years be- extraordinary self-confi- fore he passed away on July 7 aged 98. dence today. You will be able to take firm decisions when it comes to work related issues. You will not face any difficulties in completing your tasks today, and will achieve success. F9: The Fast Saga: Action-packed and over-the-top VIRGO It is quite possible that you Though every frame is flamboyant and wife Letty Oritz (Michelle DIRECTOR: Justin Lin emotional flashbacks of events will love financial chal- Rodriguez). in Dom and Jakob's lives, breaks lenges that are thrown at blockbuster in appearance, and is layered with surgical Their old associates, Roman the momentum of the mayhem- you, as they whet your appetite for suc- CAST: Vin Diesel, John Cena, cess. You will come up with innovative precision, the film fails to awe the audience Pearce (Tyrese Gibson), Tej Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize laden sequences and thus crashes ideas and improved methods of problem- Parker (Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges) Theron, Helen Mirren and Kurt the viewing experience. solving. Ganesha assures you that your and Ramsey (Nathalie Russell. Vin Diesel and John Cena current business ideas will work wonders. he fizz in the Fast & be able to follow. Emmanuel), arrive with the news put up a balanced performance, Furious franchise seems to The narrative takes off from that the plane of Mr Nobody Searching through the debris neither outshining the other. Tbe flattening out progres- two years after the events of F8: (Kurt Russell), an intelligence of the crashed plane, they find The rest of the veteran star LIBRA sively. The ninth edition of Fate of the Furious. operative, has crashed in a part of a device named Aries, cast with their superb on-screen this over-the-top, frenetic- Dominic Toretto (Vin Montequinto, Central America, which can hack into any com- chemistry are clearly at home Ganesha says you will paced, action-packed fran- after being attacked by rogue puter-controlled system that in- in their roles and they seem to showcase your ability and skills today in your work chise opens with a prom- agents when he was capturing cludes all satellites and weapons be having a great time deliver- field and impress people. You will develop ise but ends on a Cipher (Charlize Theron), a crim- of the world. ing their chops. and express your inner love for art and ridiculously convoluted and inal mastermind. How, after travelling to Though every frame is artistic things and you will purchase a low note. Dominic, who is fondly called Cologne, London, Tokyo and flamboyant and blockbuster new work of art today. Ganesha showers The film is a bloated ‘Dom’, agrees to help them in- Edinburgh, the team finds the in appearance, and is layered you with all his blessings. thriller with a weak and Diesel) is now leading vestigate who the rogue agent is other part of the device, forms with surgical precision, the worn-out storyline that only die- a retired life in the countryside, after realising his brother Jakob the crux of the narrative. film fails to deliver an hard Fast & Furious fans would raising his son Brian with his (John Cena) is involved. The plot, punctuated with awe-inspiring feel. SCORPIO According to Ganesha, you will be soaked in your work today. During the day, you SUDOKU may be loaded with duties and responsibilities, however, evening has a different To solve the Sudoku puzzle, fill in the boxes in such a story to reveal. Exciting as ever, a get PEANUTS post manner that every row, column and 3x3 box contains away with friends may be liberating and CROSSWORD the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any. relaxing.

SAGITTARIUS Take it as a piece of advice: tough times don't last; tough people do. The day has a lot of ups and downs in store for you. However, you are the sailor of stormy seas and would sail through all the troubles easily. Take the advice given by your near and dear ones, says Ganesha.

CAPRICORN CALVIN AND HOBBES Forced to some backbreak- ing work today, you will feel exhausted by the end of the day. It is a cut-throat competition when it comes to the business world. Your arch rivals are looking out for one small SOLUTIONS opportunity to damage your business and reputation. But, you are no less. You understand their moves.

AQUARIUS You may receive some good news from the foreign shores today. The day will bring on a positive note and it will remain like that for the whole twenty-four hours. You'll be in a mood to merry and it will be BREVITY CROSSWORD transformed to everyone around you, says Ganesha.

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D-bros’ aide arrested in STIR OVER FERTILISER CRUNCH 7-year-old murder case Shankar had planned to leave Cuttack once again after the recent arrest of Dhalasamanta brothers’ aide Pradeep Sahu

tered a case in this regard and launched a probe. The police had arrested three persons in connection with the incident. However, Shankar managed to escape to a neighbouring state, police said. “Shankar recently returned to Cuttack after spending seven years outside Odisha. He had planned to leave the city once again after the recent arrest of Accused Deepak Nayak in police custody OP PHOTO Dhalasamanta brothers’ aide Pradeep Sahu. On a tip-off, a spe- POST NEWS NETWORK Sushil Dhalasamanta. Shankar cial team of the Commissionerate along with three others had killed Police nabbed Shankar from near Cuttack, Sept 1: The the pulses wholesaler at the behest the railway station,” said a po- Commissionerate Police of the Dhalasamanta brothers. lice officer. Wednesday claimed to have ar- The prime reason behind the Police seized a gun and two BJD workers stage a dharna in front of the Governor’s House in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday, seeking adequate supply of fertilisers from Centre to Odisha rested one of the accused, an as- crime was extortion, said Police bullets from Shankar. They also sociate of Dhalasamanta brothers, Commissioner Saumendra took Shankar to Malgodown and in the murder of pulses trader Priyadarshi at a presser here. recreated the crime scene. Mohammed Farooq Tayab in According to police, Shankar “Shankar has confessed to the Malgodown area of the city and three others had opened fire crime during interrogation. He November 12, 2014. at Farooq when the latter was in was produced in a local court. LoP’s live speech Accused Deepak Nayak, alias his godown on the fateful day. A The Commissionerate Police will Centre blamed for farm distress Shankar, 33, of Gopal Sahi in critically-injured Farooq was soon take him on remand to con- from City AIIMS Ranihaat area was on the run rushed to SCB Medical College and duct further investigation into POST NEWS NETWORK the state, BJD leader Sanjay Das since the incident, police said. Hospital where he was declared the murder case. We suspect the Burma said. A team of the ruling Shankar was a close associate ‘dead on arrival’. involvement of several others in Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: Leader of party leaders also submitted a of gangster brothers Sushant and Malgodown police had regis- the crime,” said the police officer. Opposition Pradipta Naik, who memorandum to Odisha Governor has been admitted to All India Ganeshi Lal. Institute of Medical Sciences The BJD held the demonstra- (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar for Covid, tion a day after the opposition BJP stunned many Wednesday when and the Congress decided to raise SC: Prepare timeline for he took part in the House pro- the farmers' issue during the state ceedings live. Assembly's Monsoon Session that A masked up Naik with a cap on began Wednesday. his head was speaking live sitting PIC FOR REPRESENTATION Though Prime Minister on a chair with medical clip on his Narendra Modi and Union Minister vaccinating mentally-ill finger monitoring his health con- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA pared earlier for the ongoing Kharif Dharmendra Pradhan had earlier ditions. Regular beeps from the season. “The Centre is responsible assured the state of completing POST NEWS NETWORK medical equipment were heard Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: Several for the farmers' distress. Though work for a fertiliser plant at Talcher COVID SCOURGE throughout his speech he made on legislators and workers of Biju Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik within 36 months in 2018, it has New Delhi, Sept 1: The Supreme the maiden day of the Monsoon Janata Dal (BJD) staged a demon- had earlier informed the central gov- not been done, another BJD leader Court Wednesday directed Odisha n The apex court directed the states to Session of the House. stration near Raj Bhawan here to ernment about the scarcity of fer- Sulata Deo alleged. and other states to lay down a time- set up online dashboards within four Assembly Speaker Surjya protest against ‘inadequate sup- tilisers for the Kharif season, it However, the BJP denied all the line for inoculating inmates lodged weeks containing information about Narayan Patro, after allowing Chief ply’ of fertilisers to Odisha by the did not address the issue,” BJD allegations and claimed that the rul- in mental healthcare institutions availability of mental healthcare Minister Naveen Patnaik to speak BJP-led government at the Centre, vice president Debiprasad Mishra ing party created an "artificial fer- for Covid-19. institutions, facilities provided, on the obituary statements, al- a charge the saffron party denied. told reporters here. tiliser scarcity" in the market. A three-judge bench of the apex occupancy and region wise distribution lowed Naik to read out the obitu- The ruling party in the state al- Farmers are facing fertiliser The saffron party accused the court comprising Justices DY of halfway homes in the states ary statements on the role and con- leged that the Union government shortage, particularly urea, at a BJD leaders of diverting fertilisers Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and n The SC also directed that halfway tributions of several deceased did not supply fertilisers, partic- time when Kharif crops have been to businessmen and indulging in Hima Kohli asked the state gov- homes must be established by all members of the House. ularly urea, as per the plan pre- sown on 61.96 hectares of land in black marketing of it. ernments to lay down a time-bound states as expeditiously as possible schedule for vaccination of inmates within a period of six months as well as the healthcare staff associated with such institutions Connectivity mars ONORC within a period of one month. by all states as expeditiously as Establishments have adequate san- The bench asked the state gov- possible within a period of six itary conditions and their privacy POST NEWS NETWORK scheme, which allows for inter- and ernments to submit status reports months and the Ministry of Social intact. He pleaded the court to di- intra-state portability, due to lack of on vaccination of such inmates by Justice and Empowerment was rect respondents to issue Aadhaar Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: Over 18.74 lakh proper internet connectivity at local October 15 with the Union min- asked to hold meetings at least once card and voter card to the persons ration card holding families in the fair shops. For the time being, they have istry of Social Justice and in a month with all states keep a institutionalised in mental health state are yet to be covered under the been deprived of the benefit. Empowerment. track of the progress of establish- establishments and issue disabil- One Nation, One Ration Card He said that a highest of 13.97 lakh The Supreme Court also directed ment of halfway homes and reha- ity certificates as well as pension. (ONORC) scheme, owing to lack of in- beneficiaries in Keonjhar district the states to set up online dash- bilitation of mentally-ill persons. “Direct the respondents to allow ternet connectivity, Food Supplies are yet to be covered under the boards within four weeks contain- Significantly, the order came after women institutionalised in Mental and Consumer Welfare (FS&CW) scheme, followed by Kalahandi (8.50 ing information about availability a petition was filed by advocate Health Establishments to keep Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain lakh), Koraput (6.48 lakh), Rayagada of mental healthcare institutions, Gaurav Kumar Bansal seeking re- their children with them by way said Wednesday. (6.26 lakh) and Kandhamal (5.58 facilities provided, occupancy and habilitation of mentally-ill patients of establishing separate ‘mother The minister revealed this while lakh). Similarly, 3.27 lakh families region wise distribution of halfway and directions to the state govern- child ward’ in each and every replying to an unstarred question in Sundergarh, Nuapada (3.05 lakh), homes in the states. ments to protect, safeguard and Mental Health Establishment as (No 6) asked by BJP leader Mukesh Gajapati (3.04 lakh), Nabarangpur The bench said that the infor- promote the rights of inmates lodged mentioned under the Mental Mahaling in the Assembly. (2.29 lakh), Bolangir (2.19 lakh), mation is to be updated on the por- in mental healthcare institutions. Healthcare Act 2017 & Section 21 According to Swain, out of the 92.75 Sambalpur (2.02 lakh) and tal on a real time basis. The petitioner pleaded the court (2) and 24 (3) (d) of Rights of lakh families covered under National Malkangiri (1.21 lakh) who are The top court directed that to ensure that persons institu- Persons with Disabilities Act 2016,” Food Security Act (NFSA), 18.74 lakh covered under the NFSA are yet to halfway homes must be established tionalised in Mental Health the petition reads. are yet to be covered under the ONORC be covered under the scheme.

4 districts get BLOT ON KHAKI new courts NHRC notice over differently-abled’s rape

POST NEWS NETWORK CCUSED MOHAMMED AZARUDDIN KHAN, WHO AHAD BEEN WORKING AS A DRIVER AT Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: The National THAKURMUNDA POLICE STATION, FOUND THE Human Rights Commission (NHRC) HAPLESS GIRL ALONE AT HER HOME IN THE Wednesday served a show cause TRIBAL-DOMINATED DISTRICT AND OUTRAGED HER on the state government in con- MODESTY JUNE 4, 2020 POST NEWS NETWORK nection with the rape of a 19-year- old differently-abled girl by a police HE APEX RIGHTS BODY ASKED THE STATE GOVT, Cuttack, Sept 1: Orissa High Court official under Thakurmunda TTHROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, TO SHOW Chief Justice S Muralidhar inau- police limits in Mayurbhanj in CAUSE WITHIN SIX WEEKS AS TO WHY ADEQUATE gurated six new courts in four dis- June 2020. AMOUNT OF INTERIM RELIEF SHOULD NOT BE tricts of the state on digital mode Hearing a plea filed by rights ac- RECOMMENDED FOR THE RAPE VICTIM Wednesday. tivist Himanshu Sekhar Nayak The new courts were inaugu- (Case-1548/18/9/2020-WC), the com- rated at Telkoi in Keonjhar, mission asked the state govern- departmental action initiated against the commission quoting the police cused, who hails from Pandua Bangomunda in Bolangir, ment, through the Chief Secretary, the delinquent police official in complaint. under Ramchandrapur police lim- Rasagovindpur, Morada and to show cause within six weeks as the case. The apex rights body took cogni- its in Keonjhar, was arrested June Jashipur in Mayurbhanj, and to why adequate amount of interim The commission posted the hear- sance of the case July 1, 2020 and 5, 2020. Subsequently, Khan was Jharigaon in Nabarangpur. relief should not be recommended ing to October 21, 2021. sought a report from the Mayurbhanj also suspended from his service a

Justices Satrughana Pujahari, for the rape victim at a time when Accused Mohammed Azaruddin superintendent of police (SP) within few hours after his arrest.

k y m c Krushna Ram Mohapatra, Bibhu her human rights have been violated Khan, who had been working as a four weeks. “Following investigation, a Prasad Routray, Sanjeeb Kumar by a public servant. driver at Thakurmunda police sta- In response, the SP informed chargesheet has been filed vide Panigrahi, Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, The NHRC has also asked the tion, found the hapless girl alone at the NHRC that a case (54) under Thakurmunda PS C.S No.101 Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Savitri Director General of Police (DGP) her home in the tribal-dominated Sections 457, 376(2) (I) and 506 of the dt.31.08.2020 u/s 457/376(2)(I)/506 Ratho were present on the inaugural to turn up within the same period district and outraged her modesty IPC had been registered with the IPC and the case is now sub judice,” occasion. with the report on the outcome of the June 4, 2020, the petitioner informed Thakurmunda police and the ac- the SP said in his response. P4 THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 2 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Cabinet nod to 50% Dharmendra reviews quota in local polls TPR among children Harishankar-Nrusinghanath reopening of schools

Bhubaneswar: The state

k y m government would stick to the c 50 per cent reservation in the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA upcoming urban local body (ULB) and panchayat elections. The inches up to 17.38 pc facelift by December 2022 New Delhi, Sept 1: Union State Cabinet is stated to have Education Minister Dharmendra Wednesday approved a proposal to POST NEWS NETWORK pilgrim and visitor experience of and upgradation of temple facili- Pradhan held a meeting with sen- amend Orissa Municipal Act, 1950, STATE LOGS 719 NEW COVID-19 CASES, 53 FRESH the twin temples of at ties with beautification and light- ior ministry officials Wednesday on Orissa Municipal Corporation Act, Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: The proj- Gandhamardan hills, official ing, restoration of Dharmasala, the status of the reopening of 2003, Orissa Grama Panchayat Act FATALITIES INCLUDING AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL ects for development of sources said. Bhoga Mandap and Kitchen. schools across the country and the 1964, Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act Harishankar and Nrusinghanath The entire temple region will There is also a proposal of 18 roadmap for vaccinating their staff. 1999 and Orissa Zilla Parishad Act temples in Gandhamardan re- be developed with focus on reli- km path for trekking on the hills Schools were closed in March 1991 to comply with the 50 per cent Lingaraj Temple reopens gion will be completed by gious and cultural traditions, nat- with active spots like benches, info last year ahead of a nationwide reservation ceiling clamped by the he famed Lingaraj Temple in December 2022. ural eco-system and adventure lockdown to contain the spread of High Court and Supreme Court. signage, toilets, café and watch TBhubaneswar opened for A presentation was made before tourism, the source said. towers. novel coronavirus infection. devotees during the day. The 11th- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik The master plan of the project The meeting was moderated by The Centre had allowed the re- century temple of Lord Shiva had Wednesday on an integrated de- includes connectivity with upgra- Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian. opening of schools as per Covid-19 Plus II offline exam remained closed for four months velopment plan for sustainable dation of vehicular road and park- Odisha Tourism Development situation in respective states in regn from Sept 3 after the outbreak of the second tourism at Harishankar and ing, development of vending zone, Corporation chairperson Srimayee October last year. While several wave of the pandemic. Fully Nrusinghanath temples. This was religious street, cultural plaza, vis- Mishra, Chief Secretary Suresh states began partial reopening of Bhubaneswar: The Council of vaccinated devotees were allowed the third meeting on development itor facilities with centre for cul- Chandra Mahapatra, Development schools, there was a complete clo- Higher Secondary Education to enter the temple premises on of Harishankar and tural traditions and herbal centre, Commissioner PK Jena, ACS Forest, sure again in April this year when production of the certificate. A (CHSE) has decided to invite online Nrusinghanath. public park and plaza with picnic Mona Sharma and other senior an aggressive second wave of Covid- maximum of 100 people will be applications for the Plus II offline The project aims at improving zone, kids play area, amphitheater officers attended the meeting. 19 hit the country. examination from September 3. allowed inside the shrine at a time AGENCIES with strict adherence to Covid-19 With the improvement in the A decision in this effect has been pandemic situation, several states taken during the examination guidelines. They will have darshan Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: Odisha's from the inner barricade (Aadapa have begun reopening schools now committee meeting of CHSE Covid-19 tally climbed to 10,08,469 even as concerns have been ex- Wednesday. Students, who are not Kaatha) and won't be allowed to SCREENING FOR DARSHAN Wednesday as 719 more people, in- pressed over the staff and teachers satisfied with the marks awarded enter the sanctum sanctorum, an to them for the cancelled annual cluding 125 children, tested positive SOP issued earlier by the temple not being completely vaccinated. Plus II examination through for the virus, a Health department administration said. “Shiksha Mantri Shri @dprad- alternative assessment system, can official said. The test positivity hanbjp reviewed the status of opt for the offline examination. rate (TPR) among 0-18 age group has schools reopening across the coun- surged to 17.38 per cent. said, adding that the test positivity try with senior officials of Deptt. An eight-year-old girl from rate stood at 1.11 per cent. Of School Education & Literacy. He Jharsuguda was among 53 more pa- Khurda reported the highest also took stock of the roadmap for Automated ticketing tients who succumbed to the in- number of fresh fatalities at 19, vaccinating all teaching & non- at Cuttack station fection, taking the state's coron- followed by six each in Keonjhar and teaching staff in schools by the avirus death toll to 8,022, he said. Jagatsinghpur, and five each in month of September,” the Ministry Bhubaneswar: Jindal Stainless As many as 422 new cases were Cuttack and Puri. of Education said in a tweet. Limited has installed an automated reported in quarantine centres, The state now has 7,159 active The ministry added that the ticket and management access while 297 infections were detected cases, while 9,93,235 people have Centre is prioritising vaccination system at Cuttack railway station during contact tracing. recovered from the disease to date, of teaching and non-teaching staff under its CSR activities. The The daily infection rate among including 762 Tuesday. Fifty-three in schools across the country to machine will be used for thermal scanning, mask checking and children slightly increased to 17.38 coronavirus patients have died due ‘ensure a safe environment for re- automatic ticket verification. per cent from 17.24 per cent Tuesday, to comorbidities so far. opening of schools’. while 38 children have succumbed Odisha has thus far tested over to the infection during the second 1.81 crore samples for Covid-19, in- wave of the pandemic so far. cluding 64,656 Tuesday. The state's Khurda district, under which cumulative positivity rate stood OUAT students SERO SURVEY IN Bhubaneswar falls, recorded the at 5.56 per cent. highest number of new cases at The state has so far inoculated demand online CITY CONCLUDES 259, followed by Cuttack (89). over 2.19 crore people, of whom As Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar reopens after around four months, a policeman ensures devotees entering the Gajapati and Nuapada districts did 53.20 lakh people have been fully vac- shrine follow Covid protocol, Wednesday OP PHOTO POST NEWS NETWORK not register any fresh infection, he cinated. examinations

Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: The two-day- POST NEWS NETWORK long serological survey conducted by Regional Medical Research Locals urge SJTA to open Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: The second Centre (RMRC) here which aimed Tanishq launches first store in Puri year Plus III students and PG first at identifying and comparing preva- year students of College of Basic lence of Covid antibodies among POST NEWS NETWORK Srimandir on weekends Science and Humanities of Odisha different age groups concluded University of Agriculture & Wednesday. Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: Tanishq, POST NEWS NETWORK Technology (OUAT) staged a protest The RMRC began the survey India’s most trusted and celebrated Wednesday demanding online ex- August 29 in Sambalpur, Sundargarh, jewellery brand, Wednesday Puri, Sept 1: A day after the state aminations in view of the Covid- Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Khurda, Puri, launched its first-ever grand new government lifted weekend shut- 19 cases in the Capital city. Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, store in Puri. This is company’s 10th downs imposed in Bhubaneswar, The students from UG and PG Kandhamal, Kalahandi and store in Odisha. The store was in- Cuttack and Puri as part of its programmes protested in front of Nabarangpur. However, it began in augurated by CK Venkataraman, new Covid guidelines for September, university entrance by raising slo- the state capital August 31. MD of Titan Company Ltd. Amit the locals of the Holy City as well gans and showing placards against The RMRC conducted the survey Dharap, Regional Business Head as the servitors of Srimandir the college authorities over the de- in coordination with Bhubaneswar (East) and Anirban Banerjee, Wednesday urged the Shree the SJTA to allow devotees to par- cision to conduct offline exami- Municipal Corporation (BMC) here. Regional Business Manager, (East- Jagannath Temple Administration take Mahaprasad at Anand Bazar nations. As per sources, five teams in- Tanishq) and Business Associates (SJTA) to allow devotees to visit the on Srimandir premises. Dig Darshan, a second year stu- cluding officials of BMC were en- Durgadutta Subudhi were also shrine Saturday and Sunday. “Devotees are facing difficulties dent, said, “When several colleges gaged to carry out the sample sur- present during the launch. They pleaded that many devotees in partaking the temple delicacies in the state including technical in- vey of prevalence of antibodies As part of the grand inaugura- usually prefer to visit Srimandir on due to the restrictions imposed by stitutions are conducting exami- among the denizens. Sample col- tion, the brand is offering two weekends. “Devotees, especially the SJTA,” he said. nations online, why are the OUAT lection was made from Ward No. 8 schemes — free gold coins with Titan Co MD CK Venkataraman (C) inaugurating the first Tanishq store in Puri employees of government and pri- Padhiary also pleaded for al- authorities so desperate to hold under North Zone, Ward No. 15 and every jewellery purchase or up to vate organisations, are facing prob- lowing devotees to visit Srimandir the examinations offline?” 63 under South West Zone and Ward 25% off on making charges of gold cently launched a jewellery col- to Tanishq’s exclusive collections lems to visit the 12th century shrine on weekends. “The Covid situa- He said many students don’t No. 32 and 41 under South-East zone, jewellery and diamond jewellery lection offering a tribute to Lord like Aarambh, Aishani, Padmavat on weekdays due to work. Now, tion has improved in Puri. The have a place to stay in the city as as per the direction of the BMC. value. The consumers can make use Jagannath through- ‘Rajadhiraj’. and others. Dharap said, “We are the state government has lifted the weekend shutdown has also been hostel accommodations are inad- Officials at the RMRC confirmed of either of the two offer and these With the special jewellery collection pleased to expand our retail foot- weekend shutdown in Puri. So, the lifted. So, there is no reason to keep equate. So, the students are in that this is the first sero survey that offers are valid from September 1- customers can now keep their faith print at one of the most sacred pil- SJTA should keep the shrine open Srimandir shut for devotees on favour of online examinations, aims at identifying prevalence of 4, 2021. The new store, spread across close to their heart with Tanishq’s grimage city of Puri, which is also for devotees on weekends,” said weekends,” he said. SJTA admin- he added. Covid antibody among children. As 3,000 sq. ft. caters to wide range of assortment of pendants and rings an ancient city with modern as- senior Daitapati servitor Binayak istrator (development) Ajay Kumar Another student Soumyaranjan part of the survey, a total of 6,680 sam- over 2,000 designs across gold, di- from its latest collection crafted pirations. At Tanishq, our aim is Dasmahapatra. Jena said the temple authorities will Samantray said the university au- ples are set to be collected including amonds, solitaires and platinum. especially as a mark of reverence to cater to all our customer needs On the other hand, Srimandir take a decision in this regard only thorities took a sudden decision children aged between 6 to 17 years To celebrate the divine glory of for Rath Yatra. Along with with a fine blend of traditional de- Suar-Mahasuar Niyog secretary after assessing the situation in the to conduct the exams September 6 from 137 clusters in 12 districts. Lord Jagannath, Tanishq also re- Rajadhiraj, the new store also caters signs and a contemporary touch.” Krushna Chandra Padhiary urged coming days. without prior information. OSOU admission date VARSITY TAG SOUGHT Heavy rain likely from Friday

extended till Sept 30 POST NEWS NETWORK

POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: The regional office of the India Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: Keeping in Meteorological Department (IMD) view the demand from students Wednesday said there is lesser and study centres, Odisha State chance of heavy rain in any part Open University (OSOU), of the state Thursday. It, however, Sambalpur has extended the last said that heavy rainfall activity is According to the forecast, heavy date of admissions for July 2021 ses- likely to resume Friday. rain is likely to continue till sion to September 30. The department also claimed September 5 while there would not Currently, about 6,500 students that light to moderate rain could be any major changes in weather have completed their registrations occur in different parts of the state conditions during the next two days. and nearly 5,000 students are yet to Thursday. The department has also The department claimed that complete the admission process issued warning of thunderstorm the state capital is likely to see one including payment of fees. and lightning for the day. or two spells of rain or thunder- The admission and result pub- “Thunderstorm with lightning shower Thursday while the max- lication in colleges and universities is very likely to occur at one or imum temperature in the city could for both UG and PG programmes two places of Malkangiri, Koraput, go upto 34 degree Celsius. No warn- have not been completed. The OSOU Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi, ing for fishermen was issued. has taken these factors into con- Kandhamal, Boudh, Angul, According to IMD, six districts sideration while extending the date. Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Bolangir in the state reported large defi- However, the students will not Friday,” the IMD said. cient rainfall in the last 24 hours. have to pay any late fine along It also added, “Heavy rainfall These districts are: Nabarangpur, with the programme fee and shall very likely to occur at one or two Koraput, Malkangiri, Jharsuguda, Students under the banner of ‘Cuttack Yuva Chhatra Parishad’ demonstrate in the Silver City demanding unitary university status to Shailabala Women's complete the admission formalities places over the districts of Sambalpur and Sundargarh. College, Wednesday OP PHOTO in the online portal of the uni- Malkangiri, Koraput and Nuapada and Deogarh reported

versity on or before September 30. Nabarangpur on the day.” no rainfall at all.

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KHARASROTA WATER DIVERSION CONTROVERSY FOR BIKERS’ SAFETY

k y m No eco impact survey c on BNP by IIT-Hyd DENIAL BY THE IIT PROFESSOR HAS COMPOUNDED THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE DRINKING WATER PROJECT

government in 2015. Hence, no construction work is allowed in eco sensitive zone. The district administration had held meetings with members of the Eco Sensitive Zone Monitoring Committee December 3 and December 15, 2020. The administration had claimed that the IIT-Hyderabad professor had granted a go-ahead to the proejct in his report. However, a member of the committee had decried discrepancy in SDPO Pushpanjali Ningi presenting a rose to a biker as part of ‘No Helmet, No Petrol’ awareness drive at a petrol pump in Sonepur, Wednesday OP PHOTO the IIT-Hyderabad report presented by the district administration. He had launched an agitation, alleging Youth arrested for that the district administration was misleading people by pre- Nuapada farmers block NH-353 FILE PHOTO defrauding woman senting a faulty report. POST NEWS NETWORK The members of the committee of `2.50 lakh POST NEWS NETWORK nanta Nayak, president of alleged that it was a well-hatched FERTILISER SHORT SUPPLY Kendrapara, Sept 1: The contro- ASambhabana, an institution conspiracy to protect the interests POST NEWS NETWORK Nuapada, Sept 1: Angry over versy surrounding the diversion working under the Eco Sensitive of industrial houses located in the short supply of urea, its black mar- of the Kharasrota river water from Zone Monitoring Committee neighbouring district. Jharsuguda Sept 1: A youth was keting and drought situation, hun- Kendrapara to Bhadrak has reached revealed the opinon of Project opponents argued that di- arrested by Badmal police in the dis- dreds of farmers united under Jay the national level. Earlier, it was Sashidhar verting water from the Kharasrota trict on charge of defrauding a Kishan Sangram Parishad under- ` claimed by the administration that he administration has given river in Kendrapara district to young woman of 2.50 lakh on the took a Chasi Bachao padayatra Prof Dr Sashidhar of IIT-Hyderabad Ta wrong report about the neighbouring Bhadrak district is pretext of marriage. The accused from Kurumpuri to Nupada had conducted a survey about the drinking water project. This will bound to cause depletion of water identified as Deepak Dehury, Collector’s office Wednesday. environmental impact of the mega form the base to halt the mega intake capacity. 32, was arrested from Darlipali They laid siege to national high- drinking water project on the drinking water project at The natural flow of the river in Sundargarh district. Police way-353 for hours bringing the traf- Bhitarkanika National Park. Barunadiha. The committee will should be protected for the larger arrested him after the woman fic to a standstill, a report said. However, Prof Dr Sashidhar has move the court against the interest of people of Kendrapara lodged a complaint at Badmal According to the report, shortage denied reports that there was a district administration over the who are mostly dependent on agri- police station. He was arrested of urea fertiliser has affected farm- special environmental impact study wrong report, Nayak said culture for their livelihood. four months after the crime and ing in Nuapada district while of the project on the Bhitarkanika Locals alleged that the project is produced in court. drought situation has loomed large. other states,” farmer leaders fumed. available for farmers. Later, sub-col- National Park (BNP). In an email, t was alleged that the project being implemented to meet the Police said Dehury befriended the “For the last five years, the dis- The farmers wanted to submit lector Taranisen Nayak met agi- is being implemented to meet Dr Sashidhar said that he had not I water requirement of industries in- woman on a social networking plat- trict has been witnessing drought a memorandum over their 11-point tating farmers and received their the water requirement of done any special survey on envi- form and started a relation with her. conditions, breaking the backbone demands to the Collector. As memorandum. The farming in the industries including the Dhamra cluding the Dhamra port in ronmental impact of the drinking port in Bhadrak district Bhadrak district. He managed to lure her and to of farmers. The government is farmers tried to enter the district had always been affected by water on the BNP. If the port and other companies leave her home and stay with her.. doing nothing to alleviate the plight Collector’s office, they had a face- natural disasters, but affected farm- This was revealed by Ananta are allowed to draw water from The woman stayed with him of farmers. Affected by droughts, off with police. ers have not been compensated Nayak, president of Sambhabana, troversial drinking water project. the mega project, the water level will for a fortnight during which people are bound to migrate to Reports said the Collector was not properly, they alleged. an institution working under the He had also communication with fall drastically and adversely af- he withdrew `2.5 lakh from her Eco Sensitive Zone Monitoring the IIT professor through an email. fect farming activities and the ecol- bank account. Committee. “The report I have prepared is ogy of the national park, which is Later, she realised that Dehury “The district administration has all about the project’s impacts on home to the country’s second- was already married. After realising given a wrong report about the air, water and sound. These were largest mangrove forest cover. that he was a fraud, the girl fled to ‘Sabar’ women fish in drinking water project. This will secondary data. However, no spe- The intake well of the `892 crore her home under Badmal police form the basis on which the cial study on the environmental project under Buxi Jagabandhu limits and lodged a complaint with mega drinking water project at impact on the BNP was made by Assured Water Supply to Habitations the police. Acting on a tip-off, croc-infested river Barunidiha will be halted. me,” it was stated. (BASUDHA) is executed at Badmal police raided a location The committee will move the Dr Sashidhar said he has not Barunadiha panchayat under and apprehended him Wednesday. in Ramchandi Galia river, a dis- court against the district admin- even visited the project site. Rajkanika block till October 8. During interrogation, he identi- tributary of the Mahanadi river, istration over its wrong report,” It may be noted here that the The project will provide safe fied himself as a reporter and a risking their lives. Nayak said. wetland area of Bhitarkanika is drinking water to 92 villages in press card was recovered from his According to local residents, Rakesh Nayak of Rajkanika spread over 672 square/km. 45 vil- Bhadrak district where the ground- possession. He also turned hostile there is fear of crocodile attacks in claimed to have telephonic talks lages in Bhadrak and 147 villages water table is heavily salinated. during interrogation and tried to the river as many such cases were with Dr Sashidhar recently and in Kendrapara have been identified The project will require 105 million dodge police, saying his house is at reported in the past too. Hanua asked him questions about the con- as eco sensitive zone by the Central litre per day. Rourkela as well as in Talcher. Bhakta, Gostha Bhakta and a few other women of Sabarpada were the victims. Woman drug peddler Local residents alleged that the ENCOURAGING TALENT forest department should create held, brown sugar POST NEWS NETWORK awareness to stop people from catching fish in these dangerous worth `5 lakh seized Mahakalpara, Sept 1: These days, water bodies. pictures of Sabar community These women are also aware of POST NEWS NETWORK women catching fish in neck deep the fact that they are sailing too close water in crocodile-infested to the wind. But they have to enter Kendrapara, Sept 1: A woman was Ramchandi Galia river in Ramnagar the water every day to feed their arrested and brown sugar worth and Petchhela panchayats of family members. `5 lakh seized from her posses- Mahakalpara block in Kendrapara “We are very poor. We run our sion in Kendrapara district district are very common. families from whatever we earn Wednesday, officials said. According to local residents, the by selling our catches. We are Acting on a tip-off, a joint squad population of saltwater crocodile, caught between the devil and the of police and the Excise depart- locally known as Baula, is in- deep sea. If we stop going to catch ment intercepted a vehicle at creasing in the rivers, rivulets and fish, we would die. If we venture out Pattamundai area and seized the ‘joras’ flowing in Kendrapara dis- into rivers, there is fear of croco- contraband weighing 50 gm, ac- trict. They usually prey on fish dile attack,” they lamented. cording to officials. and crabs and collect food from The suspected drug peddler has wastages flowing in the water bod- been arrested under relevant sec- ies. Instances of these crocodiles tions of the Narcotic Drugs and attacking people who enter the Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) water are many. Recently, a salt- Act. The value of the seized con- water crocodile had attacked a traband is estimated to be worth `5 woman from Chhatar village when lakh, they said. she was catching fish in a rivulet. The woman is being interro- The woman is now undergoing gated to ascertain whether treatment at a private hospital in she acted as a conduit of a larger Bhubaneswar. Sanjay Singh, Vice Chairman of Bhubaneswar Development Authority, felicitating a meritorious student on the drug-trafficking racket, the These days women of ‘Sabar’ occasion of the BDA’s foundation day, Wednesday OP PHOTO officials added. community are seen catching fish Rise in number of birds in Bhitarkanika: Forest officials POST NEWS NETWORK Two teams of forest Bhitarkanika sanctuary. The pertinent feature of the cen- Rajnagar, Sept 1: The number of officials including sus findings for the year was that the monsoon birds that throng the man- enumerators participated monsoon birds have found a new grove forest belts in the Bhitarkanika nesting site at a mangrove forest in National Park (BNP) for their annual in the census. As many Lakhsmiprasadadia and nesting has crossed one lakh with an Durgaprasadadia for the last three impressive growth of 11 per cent as 61,107 birds including years, one of the officials said. this year, forest officials said. 25,026 big and Moreover, despite unfavourable According to findings of a census, climatic condition, the domestic 1,08,639 birds including 62,983 chicks 36,081 small birds were birds have made the of eleven species were sighted at traced in 12, 513 nests Lakshmiprasadadia, Mathaadia and the park in Kendrapara district, Durgaprasadadia their new nest- Rajnagar Divisional Forest Officer at Mathaadia ing sites where they have also laid (DFO) Jagnyadatt Pati said. eggs. The arrival of birds started It is a rise of 11 per cent as com- in the first week of June. The male pared to 97,866 birds sighted in 2020 year have visited the sanctuary. birds first build the nests following rainy season at the wildlife sanctu- The annual bird census took place which the female birds lay eggs. ary which has the second largest from August 23 till August 29. The Forest officials have been deployed

mangrove ecosystem in the coun- counting of birds was conducted at birds including 25,026 big birds and domestic birds have built their nests to ensure the safety of birds from the

k y m c try, he said. Mathaadia, Lakshmiprasadadia 36,081 small birds were traced in 12, at Durgaprasadadia. poachers, he added. The number of domestic birds and Durgaprasadadia inside the 513 nests at Mathaadia. Similarly, As many as 2,750 big birds were Lack of human interference, ideal visiting the Bhitarkanika sanctu- sanctuary. 41,338 birds including 10,880 big identified while the number of chick- climatic conditions and the river ary has also increased this year. Two teams of forest officials in- birds and 30,458 small birds were ens is 3,444 which take the total to systems have always attracted the This year, an excess of 10,773 do- cluding enumerators participated found in 8,140 nests in 6,194. This year, over 10 types of monsoon birds towards mestic birds in comparison to last in the census. As many as 61,107 Lakshmiprasadadia. Likewise 1,375 birds have been sighted in the Bhitarkanika, experts said. P6 THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 2 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

FOCUS CLIMATE CRISIS That within us which seeks to

know and to progress is not the

k y m mind but something behind it c which makes use of it. SRI AUROBINDO RHETORIC & ACTION

he latest report from the national and state levels, includ- Intergovernmental Panel ing in California, a climate leader, on Climate Change thereby blocking climate-related Onus on NATO T (IPCC) is unambiguous. legislation and policies. Humanity has already emitted US lawmakers must start lis- here are few more honourable pages in Albania’s history than its enough greenhouse gases to raise tening to voters, escape the grip lonely example of heroism in the face of the destruction of European the atmospheric temperature by of oil and gas lobbyists, and enact TJewry during World War II. Nobody asked our grandparents to risk, at least 1.5° Celsius above pre-in- policies that recognise the scale of and often sacrifice, their lives to save people from the Holocaust, yet count- dustrial levels. This will cause ex- the climate crisis. This means low- less Albanians – Muslims, Christians, and atheists – did just that. Thanks treme and irreversible climate ering the country's carbon-equiv- to the Albanian code of honour, which demands all of us to offer shelter to change over the next two decades. alent emissions drastically. Although strangers in need, Albania was the only country in Europe with more Jews There is still time to prevent national emissions have lately at the war’s end than at its start. catastrophic global warming, but grown more slowly than output, Immediately afterward, we experienced persecution firsthand. After pre- it will require reducing carbon the IEA warns that the US econ- vailing over our external enemies, we encountered an equally vicious one dioxide emissions 80 per cent by omy’s carbon intensity remains at home: an oppressive totalitarian regime that jailed, tortured, and mur- 2030 and 100 per cent by 2050. And much too high. The decoupling of dered those it perceived as enemies. while United Nations Secretary- emissions and economic growth We lived what the people of Afghanistan now face as the Taliban consol- General António Guterres has The burden of climate action primarily falls on needs to accelerate sharply. The idate power throughout the country. We lived in a state that sealed its bor- Clair Brown called the latest report a “code red US, China and EU, which will need to provide aid US has the technology and re- der and persecuted dissidents and their families, just like the Taliban are for humanity,” an effective re- sources to create a modern, clean- expected to do with their adversaries. For nearly 50 years, we aspired to have sponse remains far from guaran- and incentives to encourage other high emitters, energy economy. It simply lacks the the freedom that Afghans tasted over the last 20 years and which they now THE IPCC teed. As it stands, the UN’s annual such as India, to adopt clean energy political will. This has far-reach- seem certain to lose. Emissions Gap Report 2020 shows ing implications. As the world’s Today, Albania is a member of NATO, enjoying the benefits and sharing REPORT CHARTS that the rich OECD countries are largest economy, with the highest the burdens of cooperation. Given our history, not reducing their emissions fast United States, is not following any – say, in next year’s midterm elec- per capita CO2 emissions, the US it is right that we were the first country in the SEVERAL enough, and developing economies of them. Co nsider the $1 trillion in- tions – the chances that the US is vital to the success of COP26. world to offer shelter to thousands of refugees PATHWAYS are on track to continue increasing frastructure bill that the US Senate will take effective action to protect Beyond its direct impact, the US fleeing the Taliban. All NATO members must theirs. In advance of November’s just passed. It was supposed to in- the planet will be further dimin- has considerable influence over recognise their responsibility. TO CREATING A UN Climate Change Conference clude a number of climate-related ished. Even now, pressure from the other large economies, including Yes, there are important questions about NET-ZERO (COP26) in Glasgow, world leaders provisions, such as creating a clean fossil-fuel industry lobby and from China, which currently produces 27 what is happening in Afghanistan and why, are rushing to agree on more am- electricity standard, funding zero- Republicans is so strong that US per cent of annual greenhouse-gas and how current events will shape the alliance’s WORLD. bitious emissions-reduction goals emissions public transit, building President Joe Biden’s adminis- emissions, and the European Union, future. But while it is imperative to have those – so-called nationally determined a national electric-vehicle charging tration has not only failed to curb which emits 6.4 per cent. Together dispassionate conversations, there is only one UNFORTUNATELY, contributions (NDCs). Recognition infrastructure, and establishing a petroleum production on public with America’s 11 per cent, these thing to do now: act together to save as many THE WORLD’S of the need for climate action has Civilian Climate Corps. But over and tribal lands, but has approved three economies produce close to half lives as possible. We must uphold the values of never been stronger. months of contentious negotia- over 2,100 drilling permits. of global emissions. The burden of the North Atlantic Alliance and shared by all LARGEST Nonetheless, the plans under tions, those provisions were largely Americans want stronger cli- climate action primarily falls on democratic countries. That means not turn- Edi Rama HISTORICAL consideration remain grossly in- removed, resulting in a policy that, mate policies. In one recent poll, these economies, which will need to ing our back on people whose lives are now at adequate, and the political will if passed in the House, would sup- 53 per cent of registered voters said provide financial aid and incen- risk because they believed in us. The world’s most EMITTER, THE needed to change that is sorely port outmoded fossil-fuel energy and that global warming should be a tives to encourage other high emit- Until a few days ago, NATO members were UNITED STATES, missing. This “gap between rhet- transportation systems. high or very high priority for the ters, such as India (6.6 per cent), to the main source of support for the people of powerful military oric and action,” the International Senate Democrats are hoping to government, and 66 per cent said adopt clean energy. Afghanistan. We cannot recede like shadows, alliance, built to IS NOT Energy Agency (IEA) warns, make up for this loss with a $3.5 tril- that developing sources of clean For decades, Big Oil has wielded alongside the ideals, principles, and promise “needs to close if we are to have lion budget plan, which would energy should be a high or very more power than US voters have. of freedom and democracy that we made over uphold those ideals FOLLOWING a fighting chance of reaching net support climate action and sig- high priority. Another poll showed The IPCC’s latest report shows two decades. The world’s most powerful mili- with the threat of ANY OF THEM zero by 2050 and limiting the rise nificantly expand the social safety that roughly two-thirds of likely unequivocally why this must tary alliance, built to uphold those ideals with in global temperatures to 1.5°C.” net. But the bill itself has yet to be voters – including almost half of change. To keep our planet hab- the threat of force and the force of example, can- force and the force Success will require “nothing written; that is a job for congres- Republicans – think oil and gas itable, popular majorities in favour not become a spineless entity in the eyes of the of example, cannot short of a total transformation of sional committees. And many el- companies have too much power. of climate action – beginning with Afghan people and the millions of people else- become a spineless the energy systems that under- ements of it – particularly with re- They are right. For decades, the Americans – must come together where who crave to live in a free, just, and pin our economies.” gard to climate – are likely to be oil industry has produced ma- and demand that their government democratic society. All of us, our community entity in the eyes of The IEA has proposed a roadmap lost or watered down as it works nipulative studies and funded do what is needed. of countries, must give hope, shelter, and a the Afghan people for getting the global energy sec- its way through each committee. major marketing campaigns to The writer is new life to all of those who trusted us, worked tor to net-zero emissions by 2050. This does not bode well for US convince the public that oil and Professor of Economics and for us, and fought for the promise of the future and the millions of The IPCC report also charts sev- Democrats, who rely on the elec- “natural” gas were essential for eco- Director of Center for Work, we represented. people elsewhere eral pathways to creating a net-zero toral support of younger voters, nomic growth and not harmful to Technology, and Society at When we agreed to shelter Afghan refugees, world. Unfortunately, the world’s for whom climate change is a high the planet. It has also spent liber- University of California. we did it because we take seriously our obligations who crave to live in largest historical emitter, the priority. If Democrats lose power ally to influence lawmakers at the ©PROJECT SYNDICATE to our allies. But, more importantly, we did it a free, just, and because of who we are. Only 30 years ago, we were the Afghans on the Adriatic coast, des- democratic society perately trying to escape the ‘Red Taliban’ of Tirana, and who during the Kosovo war opened our doors to shelter a half- SPECTRUM SUSTAINABILITY million refugees escaping the ethnic cleansing of Serbia under Slobodan Miloševi . We are well acquainted with all sides of tyranny, both when left in the hands of a brutal regime and when seeking to build a new life as refugees in other countries. Those experiences have taught us that it is not danger that creates fear, but fear that creates danger. The climate crisis hits children hard Albania is neither large nor rich. It is not detached from the complex re- alities of Europe, including how immigration is often perceived as a burden. ave those who have been termed for which there was no data avail- and support to tackle local and tries where children are at an ex- We know that fear of strangers affects polling, elections, and the commit- ‘climate deniers,’ it is gener- able and a number of Small Island global challenges, including cli- tremely high risk of the impacts ments of parties and politicians seeking to win office, and we respect the dif- Sally acknowledged that the cli- Developing Nations (those with mate change and environmental of the climate crisis. ficult choices all other countries have to make. But, when confronted with mate crisis is a threat that demands areas less than 20,000 km sq). degradation. CCRI places India among the 33 life-or-death choices concerning people whom we are honour-bound to help, immediate and sweeping action. It functions on two pillars – one, Although this sounds promis- extremely high-risk countries with our path is obvious. The recent report put out by the exposure to climate and environ- ing, there are a number of problems. repeated flooding and air pollution To fail to act now would mean to turn our backs on our own history, and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate mental hazards, shocks and stresses, Like many other international in- leading to adverse socio-economic to forget what we have learned from the tragedies of the past century. It Change (IPCC), and the ‘code red for and two, child vulnerability. Under struments, it lacks a proper en- consequences for women and chil- would be to neglect the memory of many fallen soldiers and to erase the humanity’ is a big red flag. The the second pillar, it examines vul- forcement mechanism. It doesn’t, dren. More than 600 million Indians countless sacrifices undertaken over 20 long years on the battlefield, while facts are before everyone to see: at- nerability and coping capacity with on its own, provide a mechanism will face ‘acute water shortages’ the Taliban and the cruelties they embody remind humanity once more mospheric concentration of car- respect to the rights outlined in that enforces compliance (as do in coming years, while at the same that evil never dies. bon dioxide was higher in 2019 than the Convention of the Rights of some human rights treaties). It has time flash flooding is expected to in- Albania is ready to handle its share of the burden that all NATO coun- in the previous two million years, the Child (CRC). The climate crisis, therefore, near complete dependence crease significantly in a majority tries must carry together. But now I ask: if even Albania, the alliance’s sea levels have risen far faster since as one would expect, is giving birth on national legal means, that is, of India’s urban areas once the poorest member, can manage its share of the burden, who among other NATO Ishan Chauhan 1900 than in the last 3,000 years and to a multi-pronged child rights cri- its conversion into national laws and global temperature increase rises member states cannot? And what political excuse can be powerful enough the global ocean temperature has sis of unprecedented proportions. legal processes. And so, the process above 2° C. With India having the to defeat our basic human obligations? warmed faster over the last cen- The child rights, according to of monitoring, by a group of 18 largest adolescent population in There is too much finger pointing and not enough hand-raising for humanity. THE CLIMATE tury than it has since the last the CRC, are primarily the re- experts elected by the UN, and the the world, the challenges that have The founding principle of NATO is that an attack on one is an attack on all. CRISIS HAS A deglacial transition approximately sponsibility of the State which is report they issue every five years been highlighted by way of this re- So, too, should a humanitarian challenge as big as the NATO is leaving be- 11,000 years ago, and much more. the chief protector of child rights is somewhat ineffectual. port are only magnified further. hind in Afghanistan be embraced by all. WIDE-RANGING The climate crisis has a wide- and must fulfill its obligations Another issue with child rights, The CCRI, while laudable for being The writer is Prime Minister of Albania. AND FAR-REACHING ranging and far-reaching impact on under the convention. Given the that is particularly highlighted in the first child-centric environmen- ©PROJECT SYNDICATE humankind generally, but it has a dis- severity of the situation, the State the context of environmental con- tal risk index, and also for the im- IMPACT ON proportionate impact on certain must ensure that it makes deci- servation is the disconnect between proved technology it has used to groups, notably children. The re- sions with long term effects on cli- the rights-holder and the moral provide more detailed and essential HUMANKIND cent report published by UNICEF mate in mind and in particular agent, that is, the child and the ‘per- information, has the problem of WISDOM CORNER GENERALLY, looking at the climate crisis from the with the best interests of the child son’ authorised to take decisions. being just a report. Given the strik- lens of child rights, is one such at- as a primary consideration. The India signed the convention in ing facts of IPCC’s sixth assessment The mind is the root from which all things grow if you can BUT IT HAS A tempt to study the impact on children. Committee has specified that “en- 1992 and has since made strides in report, and the effects of the climate understand the mind, everything else is included. DISPROPORTIONATE A new concept called the vironmental interventions should, realisation of these rights. However, crisis visible before our eyes, do we BODHIDHARMA Children’s Climate Risk Index inter alia, address climate change, it is pertinent to mention that under have time for the conventional un- To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the IMPACT ON (CCRI) has been introduced, which as this is one of the biggest threats the Sustainable Development Goals, derstanding of and approach to en- suffering. “uses data to generate new global to children’s health and exacer- India has slipped in rankings and vironmentalism? FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE CERTAIN GROUPS, evidence on how many children bates health disparities. States significant challenges remain, with Clearly not, so what does the fu- Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the NOTABLY are currently exposed to climate and should, therefore, put children’s stagnating growth under SDG 5 ture hold? How do we secure the fu- headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded. environmental hazards, shocks health concerns at the centre of (gender equality) and challenges ture of our children? How do we CHARLIE CHAPLIN CHILDREN and stresses.” Across two cate- their climate change adaptation under SDG 4 (quality education) bring about disruption and dis- gories, the CCRI brings 57 vari- and mitigation strategies.” The and many others as well. Pakistan, placement in the right direction? ables together to measure risk child’s participation would be en- Bangladesh, Afghanistan and India The writer is an author/ WORDSWORTH across 163 countries, minus a few couraged by suitable education are among four South Asian coun- editor of three books. ©THE BILLION PRESS Panjandrum Politicians & verbal bloopers Speed merchant exits wonderful story is told about the origin of this mock title for an Aimaginary or mysterious personage of much power or a pompous, Sir, There are some lawmakers of the country who do not think twice before shooting from the Sir, Speed merchant Dale Steyn bid- pretentious or self-important person in authority. Foote is said to have hip on rape cases. Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanedra, for example, seemed to care less ding farewell to his cricketing ca- composed on the spot as a challenge a bit of nonsense that has since etters about public sentiments when he advised girls to avoid deserted places after evening to ‘safeguard’ reer has stumped lovers of the game. become famous: So she went into the garden to cut a cabbage-leaf to make themselves. The minister was commenting on the horrendous rape incident of a college girl that In cricket, there was no better sight an apple-pie; and at the same time a great she-bear, coming up the street, took place at the foothills of the famous Chamundi hills in Mysore. There have been many oth- than watching the South African pops its head into the shop. “What! No soap?” So he died, and she very TOL THE EDITOR ers, too, who have thought little before coming up with frequent bloopers regarding the security steaming in to deliver his thunder- imprudently married the barber; and there were present the Picninnies, and Readers of Orissa POST of women in India. Right from advocating sober attire to keeping safe company, politicians have bolts and hustle the batsmen. His the Joblillies, and the Garyulies, and the grand Panjandrum himself, with the are most welcome to contribute letters offered free sermons to girls and their parents. Shifting the onus on the victims, by trying to ab- record of 439 Test wickets, 196 ODI little round button at top, and they all fell to playing the game of catch as (200 words), articles and dicate their responsibilities, comes too easy for ministers. Then there are the Opposition parties scalps and 64 victims in Twenty20Is columns (between 750-1250 catch can till the gunpowder ran out at the heels of their boots (Quoted in words). Contributors are whose singular aim is to pin the government to the mat on sensational issues without thinking speaks for itself and puts him in the Oliver Cromwell, Daniel De Foe, Sir Richard Steele, Charles Churchill, Samuel requested to send their twice on the subtlety involved in the matter. Yes, the Mysore shocker may have been prevented league of the greatest fast bowlers of Foote, a book of biographical essays by John Forster, Third Edition, 1860). It contact numbers and full if the successive governments had cared to install some safety measures along the stretch to the all time. Unfortunately, injuries

is said that Macklin was so indignant at this nonsense that he refused to postal address/email ID. They may also temple where the crime took place. However, the police need enough time to crack a serious and marred Steyn’s career over the last

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c repeat a word of it. Most of Foote’s invented words in this piece vanished as and suggestions, preferably by email, reprehensible crime as rape. The whole of Mysore and Karnataka, and even India, were watch- few years, and this must have made quickly as they appeared, but grand panjandrum survived to become a part to: [email protected] ing in a daze as the police went about their difficult task of piecing together available evidence him call time earlier than expected. of the language, no doubt because of its cadence and internal rhyme, and with little clues left behind by the perpetrators of the crime. One has to remember that they have His exit marks the end of an era, was later shortened just to panjandrum. There is a problem with this story. a dual task of not only apprehending the offenders but also ensure that no innocent man is and the game will be much the poorer The text became widely known only much later, from about the middle of B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, caught. Indian police have done exceptionally well when they are given a free hand, and the Mysore with his absence! the nineteenth century. Bhubaneswar-751010 police have proved just that. Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA NJ Ravi Chander, BANGALORE P7 THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 2 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR state

Drought fear: Golamunda VEDANTA RENEGES ON PROMISES

k y m AFFECTED VILLAGERS OF KATIKELA HOLD SIT-IN OUTSIDE PLANT GATE IN JHARSUGUDA c farmers mull migration POST NEWS NETWORK Jharsuguda, Sept 1: The Vedanta Farmlands have cracked open and saplings wilted owing to lack of rain. plant at Bhurkamunda in this district has been deceiving the dis- It is already a drought-like situation in 28 panchayats under this block placed and people of other affected villages for a long time, a report said. The accumulated anger among GRIM SITUATION people has forced them to resort to agitation. The company had prom- ost parts of Golamunda do ised a lot of things to displaced Mnot have irrigation coverage, residents of Katikela village but as the government has allegedly never fulfilled its promises. neglected the irrigation sector The simmering resentment ith a few days left for the among villagers flared up Wednesday Wfestival Nuakhai, farmers as people staged a sit-in outside the are worried as to how they would gate no-1 of Vedanta project. The sit- maintain their families. Besides, in disrupted coal transportation in case of crop failure, they will and traffic on the route. Badmal po- not be able to repay their loans. lice reached the spot and tried to pla- Had there been irrigation cate the villagers. But the villagers SIMMERING facilities, they could have saved refused to relent. their crops, they noted Meanwhile, mediapersons DISCONTENT reached the spot and clicked the pho- n 2014, the company demolished been affected by various skin and in this regard. tographs of the agitation, but were Ithe temple and started its respiratory diseases. In 2009, the company has en- POST NEWS NETWORK to repay their loans. Had there and declare the block as a drought- opposed by the Vedanta officials. reconstruction. But the work has In 2017, over 104 acres of farm- croached upon 81 decimals of land been irrigation facilities, they could hit zone. Jagmohan Sahu of the com- been left halfway land were damaged following a belonging to Lord Jagannath tem- Golamunda, Sept 1: With monsoon have saved their crops, they noted. Block Agriculture Officer pany’s corporate social responsi- breach on the dyke of an ash pond. ple. It has been dumping ash on it. doing a vanishing act, agricultural Many farmers have demanded Lingaraj Meher said revenue and bility department was found visi- ediapersons reached the spot This infuriated the villagers. They After repeated requests, the com- activities for the current kharif that the government immediately agriculture officials will survey bly agitated on seeing the media. Mand clicked the photographs of demanded relocation as it was not pany had promised to renovate the the agitation but were opposed by season have been hampered across asses the drought situation the crop situation in the block. He raised objections to the arrival possible for them to live by an ash Jagannath temple and pay com- the Vedanta officials Golamunda block in Kalahandi of reporters and tried to drive them pond. The company was not in- pensations for the land it has oc- district. away from the site. agmohan Sahu of the company’s terested in relocating the villagers, cupied. In 2014, the company de- As farm work has suffered amid He said this is a company area Jcorporate social responsibility leading to prolonged agitations molished the temple and started its apprehensions of drought in the re- and no mediaperson can enter the department was found visibly by the villagers. However, at an reconstruction. But the work has gion, migrant returnees and farm- Drought tag for place and collect news. Debananda agitated on seeing the media RPDAC meeting, the company been left halfway. The villagers ers are planning to migrate to other Barik, a social activist, questioned agreed to do so. alleged that though they have been states in search of work. the attitude of Vedanta officials. He illegalities. Vedanta then conducted a survey repeatedly drawing attention of Most parts of Golamunda do asked when media is deemed the Sources said Katikela village is and provided compensation to 25 per the company, the latter is paying no not have irrigation coverage, as Ganjam sought fourth estate of democracy why about 2.5 km from the Vedanta cent of the affected villagers while heed. After demolition of the tem- the government has allegedly neg- Vedanta is opposing the media in- project. An ash pond of the firm lies 75 per cent of people in the village ple, the deity has been kept in a club lected the irrigation sector. As stead of facing them. about 100 metres from the village. are still deprived of compensation. house. Demanding reconstruction there is hardly any irrigation fa- BERHAMPUR: Owing to deficit the district. Pradip Purohit, the He wondered why should The ash dumped in the pond flies The company had initiated the of the temple work, villagers sought cility in the region, agriculture rainfall, drought situation has state president of the Krushak Vedanta fear the media if it has in the air polluting air and water process to identify land for relo- compensation for the land. has failed to be a lucrative option cropped up in most parts of Morcha along with a team of worked for the displaced and af- bodies in the area. Things have cation of the villagers. But the ini- Information and public relations for people. Golamunda is one block Ganjam district. Various farm- BJP leaders, took stock of the fected villagers and for peripheral come to such a pass that the rivers, tiative was pushed to cold store. officer of the company Pratyush in western Odisha from where ers’ organizations have demanded drought situation in some areas. development. He said the com- creeks, ponds and wells have be- Though villagers have been ap- Jena said officials of the CSR wing many people migrate to other states that the government declare the They meet the family members pany’s avoidance of media speaks come contaminated due to the ash. pealing to the company to restart have promised the agitating people in search of jobs. district as drought-affected. of a farmer who has committed volumes about its involvement in People consuming the water have the process, nothing is being done to meet their demands. Farmlands have cracked open Farmers alleged that irrigation suicide at Baulajholi. and saplings wilted owing to lack systems in certain pockets have Another team of BJP leaders of rain. It is already a drought- allegedly collapsed. also took stock of crop damage like situation in 28 panchayats According to information avail- at Chikiti, Gopalpur and parts of under this block. able from the agriculture de- Chhatrapur constituency. CB records statements of Soumya’s family The farming community here partment, paddy has been culti- It was alleged that drought sit- is worried over the impending vated in 2 lakh hectares in kharif uation has been grim in parts of POST NEWS NETWORK connection with the case. have attempted suicide as he was drought. They alleged that the gov- season. For want of rain, most of Ganjam. ACF DEATH PROBE The team recorded statements sure Bidyabharati had extramar- ernment has not come forward to farmlands have dried, leading The Left party leaders have Khaira, Sept 1: A team of Odisha while questioning the family mem- ital affair with the DFO as a reset up lift irrigation points during to damage of crops. slammed the state government Crime branch police probing into bers on Soumya’s previous phone sult of which he was murdered." this crisis. Some farmer organizations over the sorry state of agriculture alleged murder of Paralakhemundi calls and Bidyabharati Panda’s al- Similarly, the deceased ACF’s Reports said initially monsoon observed that the administra- this year due to lack of irrigation assistant conservator of forests leged relationship with Gajapati di- mother Tulasi Mohapatra said she was active and it spurred some tion take immediate steps for as- facility in the district. (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra visional forest officer (DFO) does not think her son was burnt farm activities. But in June, July sessing the crop damage and pro- They pointed out that when recorded Wednesday the state- Sangram Keshari Behera, the ACF’s inside the house. He must have and August, the area has not re- vide financial assistance to the the district started reeling from ments of his parents including father informed. been murdered somewhere else ceived adequate rainfall, leading to affected farmers. severe drought condition, BJD MP other members of the family. Reiterating his charges, Abhiram and his body was lighted later in- the farmlands becoming dry. On the other hand, the BJP and MLAs came in hordes to in- According to an official, the four- Mohapatra, father of the deceased, side his house to mislead people. With a few days left for the fes- has made the irrigation as an augurate smart school transfor- member team led by its DSP Gyana The Crime Branch officials ACF Soumya Ranjan Mohaptra, Earlier, the CB said the Gajapati tival Nuajhai, farmers are wor- issue and slammed the state gov- mation programme. They did Ranjan Mishra reached the ACF’s quizzed Soumya’s father Abhiram said, it is very hard to digest a hus- DFO Sangram Keshari Behera and ried as to how they would maintain ernment for doing nothing to not have any concern for the ancestral house at Begunia village Mohaparta, mother Tulasi, ma- band was burnt alive but the wife the deceased ACF’s wife their families. Besides, in case of improve the irrigation sector in farmers and the farm sector. under Khaira block of Balasore ternal-uncle Sitikantha Panda and did not get any hint of this Bidyabharati would be subjected to crop failure, they will not be able in the morning. other members of the family in He said that his son could never a lie detection test. Paralakhemundi rail route to see facelift ITBP jawan recounts horrific

POST NEWS NETWORK services to the people of Gunupur. This historical narrow gauge Paralakhemundi, Sept 1: The rail route was closed down in 2002 experience in Afghanistan British era Naipada- and replaced with a broad gauge rail Paralakhemundi-Gunupur rail track in 2011. However, the track was route will soon come alive with not extended up to Therubali in POST NEWS NETWORK the Centre assuring to extend the Rayagada despite repeated de- rail route from Gunupur to mands from various walks of life. Mahakalapara, Sept 1: The return Therubali, a report said. They demanded extension of the of Taliban in Afghanistan has The extension of the 200-year-old track till Therubali at different sparked unprecedented fear among rail route will ensure better railway points of times. residents and foreigners living connectivity among the southern Now after Vaishnaw’s visit to there with the US having with- Odisha districts. It will not only Sources said during their rule mence railways services in the the southern districts, people are drawn its troops from the country, help people travel to their desti- over Paralakehmundi, the royal area. hopeful that extension of the rail a report said. nations, but also improve trans- families had carried out various de- Even as Paralakhemundi and route will gain momentum. The An Odia jawan of Haladia Sasan portation of goods. velopment work in their areas. Gunupur were remote and inac- Centre has given its approval for the village in Kendrapara district, who The matter came to the fore dur- The then royal Gour Chandra cessible areas at that time and con- project and the state government returned home from Afghanistan, ing the recent visit of the Union Gajapati was first to launch the struction of a rail route was al- has agreed to provide land for it. recounted his traumatic experi- Railways Minister Aswini railway services in the most impossible, Gour Chandra However, the project again ran into ence on the developments of past Vaishnaw to Koraput district. Paralakhemundi area in 1900, which Gajapati took the challenge and controversy after the Centre sud- few weeks in the war-torn During his visit, political repre- was almost impossible to achieve constructed a narrow gauge rail- denly demanded that the state Afghanistan. sentatives, administrative officials and unthinkable at that time. way track in 1900 to connect with should bear 50 per cent of the ex- Deepak Choudhary of Indo- and leaders of various political During the British rule, the for- the main rail route at Naipada in penditure for the project. Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was outfits met Vaishnaw and apprised mer royals realised that interests Andhra Pradesh. However, Vaishnaw assured to posted at the Indian Embassy for him about the rich history of the of their people could be best served Later, his son Krushna Chandra discuss the matter with the state Trade and Commerce at Kandahar. rail route. Vaishnaw heard their if communication facilities were Gajapati Narayan Dev, who as- government and start the project He was part of the NXG Black pleas and assured them to take improved in the area. Gour Chandra cended the throne, extended the soon. This has raised hopes among Commando group of the paramil- necessary steps for the develop- Gajapati spent money from his ex- railway track from Paralakhemundi residents that work may soon begin itary force and was posted at the em- ment of the rail route. chequer and donated land to com- to Gunupur and provided railways on the rail route project. bassy in-charge of the security of the Public Diplomacy Officers. He said every moment was tense NUTRITION AWARENESS and danger was lurking around them. Everybody was worried port. The Talibani extremists had about his own safety. However, EEPAK CHOUDHARY OF already created a ruckus on road. without fearing any of these, keep- DINDO-TIBETAN BORDER The Talibans opened fire on our ing the name of the motherland POLICE (ITBP) WAS POSTED AT vehicles but the ITBP jawans took high was their priority. Not a sin- THE INDIAN EMBASSY FOR diversions on roads multiple times gle day passed in peace as people TRADE AND COMMERCE AT and travelled in safe routes to avoid in whole camp woke up to deafen- KANDAHAR. HE WAS PART OF mishaps. They managed to arrive ing sound of gunfire and mortar. THE NXG BLACK COMMANDO at the airport which was around 30- GROUP OF THE PARAMILITARY Deepak along with several ITBP 40 km from the Indian Consulate. FORCE AND WAS POSTED AT jawans helped in evacuating seven THE EMBASSY IN-CHARGE OF It took them around 2 hours to officers from the Indian Consulate THE SECURITY OF THE PUBLIC reach the destination, he said. when the Taliban extremists opened DIPLOMACY OFFICERS Deepak along with 46 other ITBP fire and launched rocket strikes commandos evacuated the diplo- in Kabul killing many. EEPAK ALONG WITH mats and others from the Indian Deepak was stationed in DSEVERAL ITBP JAWANS Consulate and arrived at the airport. Kandahar amid the deteriorating HELPED IN EVACUATING SEVEN They were airlifted to New Delhi security situation. His family was OFFICERS FROM THE INDIAN on Indian Air Force's C-17 worried about his safety. His home- CONSULATE WHEN THE Globemaster aircraft and safely coming has given a new lease of life TALIBAN EXTREMISTS reached the New Delhi airport. to his anxious family members. OPENED FIRE AND LAUNCHED He said it was normal for them He said the problem started from ROCKET STRIKES IN KABUL to hear the sounds of gunfire and

June. The Taliban extremists did KILLING MANY explosions in Afghanistan. However,

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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Road, Ridge and Ayanagar have recorded 78.2mm, 75.4mm, 50mm ‘financial anomalies’ in New Delhi, Sept 1: Delhi recorded and 44.8mm rainfall, respectively, 112.1 mm rainfall in 24 hours end- it said. ing at 8:30 am Wednesday, the high- Tuesday, Delhi gauged 84 mm est single-day precipitation in rainfall in just six hours -- between Assam NRC updation September in 19 years, according 8:30 am and 2:30 pm -- that flooded to India Meteorological Department roads and led to massive traffic (IMD). snarls on key stretches such as The NRC updating process had begun in 2015 and the The capital had recorded 126.8 ITO, Ring Road near IP Estate fly- final list was published August 31, 2019, with the names mm rainfall September 13, 2002. The over, Dhaula Kuan, and Rohtak all-time record is 172.6 mm rainfall road. “The intensity is likely to of 3.11 crore people included and over 19 lakh excluded September 16, 1963. reduce. Another spell of rain is The heavy burst of rain sub- likely from September 7,” an IMD merged several areas, including official said. the diplomatic enclave of In its forecast for the month of Chanakyapuri, in knee-deep water September, the IMD said, “Normal and affected traffic movement in to below normal rainfall is most parts of the city. likely over many areas of north- The city gauged 75.6 mm rain- west.” The Delhi Traffic Police is- fall in just three hours starting sued an advisory against traffic 8:30 am. This means that Delhi obstruction at Mother Teresa has already recorded more than the Crescent Marg, Mayapuri Chowk, monthly quota of rain on the first Ghitorni Metro Station to MG two days of the month. Road and Adchini towards On an average, the capital gauges Kishangarh due to the heavy wa- 125.1 mm precipitation in terlogging. September every year, according Weather experts said such spells to the IMD. of rain do not help recharge Asked if the IMD expected such Vehicles ply on the waterlogged Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg after heavy rain at ITO in New Delhi, Wednesday. PTI PHOTO groundwater and lead to flooding heavy rainfall -- 187.1 mm since in low-lying areas. The water per- 8:30 am Tuesday, an official said it vate forecasting agency, said the sometimes around 100 mm rainfall 24 hours ending 8:30 am Wednesday, colates in the ground if it rains PRESS TRUST OF INDIA We have been is difficult to make “precise pre- monsoon pattern is changing due in just 24 hours. In the past, this the highest on a day in September slowly over four to five days. In claiming since long dictions” for a small area like Delhi to climate change. much precipitation would occur in 19 years. case of heavy falls, the rainwater Guwahati, Sept 1: The Assam that Hajela had two to three days in advance. “The number of rainy days has over a period of 10 to 15 days,” he The weather stations at Lodhi runs off quickly, Palawat said. Public Works (APW), an NGO indulged in various financial “The predictions are for larger reduced over the last four to five said. Officials at the India Road, Ridge, Palam and Ayanagar “The rain washes away pollu- whose petition in the Supreme malpractices during the areas, say like Haryana and Punjab. years, and there has been an in- Meteorological Department said the recorded 120.2 mm, 81.6 mm, 71.1 tants, but since the number of Court led to updation of the mammoth NRC exercise and This applies across the world,” he crease in extreme weather events,” Safdarjung Observatory, consid- mm and 68.2 mm rainfall, respec- rainy days has reduced, the aver- National Register of Citizens, has had filed several cases said. Mahesh Palawat, Vice he said. “We have been recording ered the official marker for the tively, in the 24 hours ending 8:30 age annual air quality is also get- said that it would move the against him with the CBI and President, Skymet Weather, a pri- short and intense bouts of rains, city, gauged 112.1 mm rainfall in the am. Since 8:30 am, Palam, Lodi ting affected,” he said. Gauhati High Court over the al- CID in this connection leged misappropriation of funds to the tune of `360 crore by the of- AABHIJEET SARMA I APW PRESIDENT fice of the NRC state coordina- BRAVING THE ODDS tor between 2014 and 2019. tor in 2013. The other side of The financial irregularities Sarma asserted that the were detected in the Inspection Inspection Report for the period Report of the accounts of the NRC December one, 2014 to December state coordinator’s office and they 31, 2019, has confirmed the claims Delhi’s smog tower were committed when Prateek of APW. He also claimed that a file Hajela was at the helm, APW from the Anti-Corruption Bureau President Aabhijeet Sarma (ACB) seeking permission to ques- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE claimed in a press conference. tion Hajela was lying with the The NRC, an official record of state home department for the New Delhi, Sept 1: The Delhi gov- bonafide Indian citizens living in last six months but no action has ernment seemed to be in a hurry Assam, was updated under the been taken so far. to inaugurate the Smog Tower proj- supervision of the Supreme Court “We appeal to Chief Minister ect even while the work is not even and released August 31, 2019, leav- Himanta Biswa Sarma to take 50 per cent completed yet. The ing out more than 19 lakh appli- necessary steps in this matter,” tower’s major mainstay -- the air fil- cants. However, it has not been Sarma added. The NRC of Assam ters -- to make air pure for inhal- notified by the Registrar is a verified list of Indian ing are still missing, with not even General of India. citizens living in the state. The one of the total of 5,000 required “We have been claiming since citizens’ register was created to being installed it. long that Hajela had indulged in identify foreign nationals. The The primary work of electricity various financial malpractices list was prepared by collecting supply to the tower is still in the during the mammoth NRC exer- information through a process progress. Only after this is cise and had filed several cases that went on for nearly five years. completed, will the installation of against him with the CBI and CID The NRC updating process had air filters commence. Meanwhile in this connection,” he said. begun in 2015 and the final list each side of the tower was Hajela, a 1995 batch IAS offi- was published August 31, 2019, supposed to have 10 fans, or 40 in cer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, with the names of 3.11 crore total, but many of these were still PTI PHOTO had been appointed by the apex people included and over 19 lakh to be installed at the time of court as the NRC state coordina- excluded. Villagers transport cooking gas cylinders through a boat in a flood affected area in Morigaon district, Wednesday inauguration. Air pollution is one of the leading causes of death across the globe, and has been established as Assam flood condition a potential reason for cardiac ar- Delhi CM living Aam Aadmi rest. Underlining the relationship between the concentration of every- n day pollutants and the incidence of The capital’s rising air pollution index has been a matter of concern worsens; 6.48 lakh hit out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the life at Raj ‘vipassana’ centre findings of a recently-conducted n In an attempt to control air PRESS TRUST OF INDIA people being affected. At present, study suggest that air quality should pollution, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE he goes for his regular morning 1,295 villages are under water and be incorporated into predictive recently inaugurated the first smog schedule such as bathing, break- Guwahati, Sept 1: The flood sit- 39,449.58 hectares of crop areas models to assist health systems in tower in Connaught Place Jaipur, Sept 1: Delhi Chief fast etc. One person stays in one uation in Assam deteriorated have been damaged across Assam, planning service requirements. Minister and AAP convenor Arvind room to explore himself and food Wednesday with two more persons ASDMA said. Authorities are run- The Smart Air has analysed 2021 n The government will monitor the Kejriwal is living the life of an is served only once a day. The same losing their lives and nearly 6.48 lakh ning 85 relief camps and distri- air pollution data for 540 major data for the next two years. If the ‘Aam Aadmi’ in a Jaipur-based rules apply to the Delhi CM too. people across 17 districts suffer- bution centres in 10 districts, where cities from 182 countries to find experiment is successful, ‘vipassana’ centre where he has After lunch, there is a rest period ing from the deluge, an official 3,584 people, including 648 chil- out the “25 Most Polluted Cities in authorities will work to get more been waking up at 4 am and stay- of an hour. Before going to sleep, bulletin said. dren, have taken shelter. The bul- the World.” The capital city Delhi such towers installed in Delhi ing away from all VIP facilities, the practitioners are shown a video One person each drowned in letin said various relief agencies ranks third in the list, while doing his chores on his own with which teaches the benefits of vipas- Barpeta and Majuli districts, tak- have evacuated 1,617 people from Ghaziabad in neighbouring Uttar dimensions and might prove costly no aide accompanying him. sana. It’s 'Aam Aadmi' food, life ing the total number of fatalities various flood-hit parts of the state. Pradesh ranks second after Lahore. for Delhi. Dr Abhishek Shankar, Kejriwal came to Jaipur Sunday and living here for this Aam Aadmi to five, according to the daily flood The affected districts are Barpeta, Delhi finds mention two times in Assistant Professor in the to attend a 10-day vipassana camp. within. Those practising vipassana leader, said an insider. report of the Assam State Disaster Biswanath, Chirang, Darrang, the list - once at third position and Department of Radiation Oncology, The vipassana centre is thronged are not allowed to speak and this rule Local party sources confirmed Management Authority (ASDMA). Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, New Delhi at the fifth position. Lady Hardinge Medical College, by meditation practitioners from applies to the Delhi CM too, in- that Kejriwal has kept this visit per- ASDMA said more than 6,47,600 Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Majuli, The capital’s rising air pollution Delhi said: “Governments should try different parts of the world. formed the centre’s officials. sonal and he was not in touch people are affected due to floods Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, index has been a matter of con- to tackle root causes of air pollution Situated at Agra Road, 10 kilo- He has been attending differ- with any local leader. “Vipassana in 17 districts. Nalbari is the worst- Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia. cern. In an attempt to control the with community-based efforts. This metres ahead of the city in the mid- ent sessions whose schedule has means disconnecting from worldly hit district with more than 1.11 Massive erosions have been wit- air pollution and purify air, Delhi might be a time-taking process but dle of a thick green belt amid moun- been fixed for other practitioners affairs and our CM is following lakh people suffering, followed by nessed in Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal our short-term interventions should tains, the centre, since ages, has too. From 4 am to 6 am, he stays in the same rule,” a party worker Darrang with over 1.09 lakh people Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Kamrup, recently inaugurated the first Smog have long-term sustainability. Smog been attracting those seeking peace his meditation room after which told IANS. and Lakhimpur having 1.04 lakh Morigaon and Nalbari districts. Tower in Connaught Place. towers are marketed as a visible A worker, who only identified solution to air pollution, but are himself as Mishra, at the Smog too costly and there is no scientific Tower site, said that major works evidence to support the claim of are pending this time. He said that filtering outdoor air effectively.” 10-day-old rhino calf rescued in Kaziranga the work has been slow down as Sunil Dahiya, Analyst at the the major portion of the workforce Centre for Research on Energy has been shifted to another site in and Clean Air, said: “Once the pol- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE & TR, spanning Golaghat, Nagaon, According to the ASDMA offi- Anand Vihar. He said that September lutant is mixed with air, there is no Sonitpur, Biswanath and Karbi cials, the flood situation was very 20 is the deadline for the project. mechanism to extract it. No study Guwahati, Sept1: The expert for- Anglong districts, has been critical in western Assam’s Nalbari A resident of neigbouring Baba suggests that such tower can work est officials in the flooded Kaziranga inundated affecting and killing the district where highest number of Kharak Singh Marg, who did not efficiently to purify the air.” National Park and Tiger Reserve wild animals. people (1,10,671) people were af- want to be identified, said: “Though Terming it a total wastage of (KNP & TR) rescued a 10-day-old A park official said that eight fected followed by Darrang district we are happy with the smog tower public money, he said: “Government male endangered rhino calf, officials hog deer, two swamp deer and a where 1,09,651 people were hit, fol- in our vicinity, but we are more sus- should take action against the root said Wednesday. capped langur have been killed in lowed by 1,08,327 in Lakhimpur, ceptible about other issues like its cause of air pollution, instead of in- The park authorities said that the the ongoing flood so far. 65,346 in Majuli, and 33,192 in exhaust, sound and other aspects.” stalling such structure on public rhino calf was rescued from the The official said that the KNP & Dhemaji district were affected. However, the project has been money. Government should im- outer fringe of the central range TR authorities are keeping a close Around 40,000 hectares of crop marred by controversy for being mediately stop considering other near Mihimukh highland. tab on the movement of animals areas have been inundated, the called “the first smog tower across such projects in the capital.” “The mother of the calf could not that cross over the National ASDMA officials said, adding that the nation.” The Delhi BJP ac- Shambhavi Shukla, Deputy be traced. The calf which is weak Highway running through the park 1,278 villages were affected by cused CM Kejriwal of misleading Programme Manager, Clean Air and debilitated has been sent to and face the risk of being run over. the flood. people, claiming Delhi’s first smog Programme at CSE, said: “Research

the Centre for Wildlife India’s seventh UNESCO world ministration officials and penalty The flood situation in Assam A total of 105 relief camps were tower was installed by its MP

k y m is going on, but there is no any es- c Rehabilitation and Conservation heritage site, KNP & TR is home to is imposed for any violation. continued to remain grim opened in 14 districts to provide shel- Gautam Gambhir in 2020. tablished evidence that could sug- (CWRC) for stabilisation and more than 2,400 one-horned Assam Chief Minister Himanta Wednesday with around 5.74 lakh ter to the flood-affected men, women At the same time, many envi- gest that such smog tower clean rehabilitation,” a KNP & TR Indian rhinos. Biswa Sarma ordered diversion of people affected in 22 of the state’s and children. ronmentalists and health profes- the ambient air in open space. Such official said. To prevent the death and injury all heavy vehicles passing through 34 districts, the Assam State Disaster Over 3.54 lakh domestic animals sionals say this kind of project can- system can work in our house in Like previous years, over 70 per to the animals, speed limit is strictly the national park till flood Management Authority (ASDMA) including poultry were also af- not provide a permanent solution closed-door but open space it will cent area of the world famous KNP enforced by forest and district ad- situation improves. officials said. fected in the flood. to air pollution which has many not work.” ‘COW SHOULD BE MADE P9 The Congress vision is clear, NATIONAL ANIMAL’ THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 2 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR what we have to do to revive the economy, as the Prime Minister and the The Allahabad High Court on Finance Minister have no idea. They Wednesday said Parliament should take advice from the Congress should make a law declaring think tank, otherwise we can send cow a national animal and to

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of the day uote COVID-19 SURGE 2 Bengal ministers, 3 others summoned EVMs, VVPATs stuck, need them Arvind Kejriwal has deserted in Narada sting case Delhi yet again, AGENCIES for upcoming polls, EC tells SC and left the people at ‘Kerala needs the mercy of God to go for a 10-day Kolkata, Sept 1: A special court Vipasana meditation Wednesday ordered issuance of Bopanna, said: "Alright, we will in Jaipur summonses to West Bengal min- fix it next week." The top court on isters Subrata Mukherjee and April 27, taking into account the ANIL KUMAR | DELHI PCC PRESIDENT Firhad Hakim besides three others onset of second Covid wave, had restrict lockdown’ after taking cognizance of a laxed the statutory period for filing chargesheet by the Enforcement petitions, including the election In the case of Directorate (ED) under the petitions, under the Representation Noida's Kerala has not been following the Centre's Prevention of Money Laundering of the People Act, 1951. "As a result Supertech Emerald court case, advice while reporting the highest daily cases in Act in the Narada sting tapes case. of the aforementioned statutory the orders of the the country, officials insisted, adding that The ED, which is probing the provisions/rules, the relevant in- Supreme Court money laundering aspect of the structions issued by the Election should be ensured in neighbouring states are feeling the impact Narada sting operation, had sub- Commission of India and the Order letter and spirit. Irregularities in this mitted the chargesheet against the dated April 27, 2021 passed by this case have been going on five in the special court earlier in AGENCIES the limitation period for filing Hon'ble Court, the Election continuously since 2004 the day, sources in it said. pleas, which includes election pe- Commission of India is unable to The special CBI judge taking New Delhi, Sept 1: The Election titions, the poll body sought that a use a substantial number of EVMs," YOGI ADITYANATH | UTTAR PRADESH CM cognizance of the prosecution com- Commission Wednesday urged the timeline be fixed for filing elec- said the EC's plea. The plea fur- plaint of the ED, which is equiva- Supreme Court to grant urgent tion petitions in connection with ther added that it is a cause for lent to chargesheet, ordered the hearing on its plea alleging EVMs polls held in Assam, Kerala, Delhi, concern as the poll body is sched- Nutrition has appearance of the accused and VVPAT machines used in polls Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West uled to conduct Assembly elec- two main November 16. of six states are currently stuck and Bengal. "We have to maintain these tions in states like Goa, Manipur, components -- Apart from the two ministers cannot be used for future elections. EVMs and VVPAT machines and Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Uttar affordable and and Trinamool Congress MLA Senior advocate Vikas Singh, hearing is necessary as elections Pradesh next year. "All the EVMs readily available for Madan Mitra, cognizance was also representing the poll panel, sub- in states like Uttar Pradesh, and VVPATs belonging to the holistic well-being. taken against former Kolkata mayor mitted a large number of EVMs and Uttarakhand, and Punjab are com- Election Commission of India that This is where Sovan Chatterjee and suspended IPS VVPAT machines are still being ing up," Singh said. Ayurveda can prove to be very were used in recently held Assembly beneficial officer SMH Mirza. preserved and need to be released. At this, a bench headed by Chief Elections are blocked and cannot The court directed that the sum- Submitting that they are pre- Justice N.V. Ramana and com- be used in future/upcoming elec- SMRITI IRANI | UNION MINISTER AGENCIES monses to Mukherjee, Hakim and served due to an order extending prising Justices Surya Kant and A.S. tions," it said. No cases of new C.1.2 Mitra be served through the office New Delhi, Sept 1: With over 85 yet: Health Ministry of the West Bengal assembly SHORT TAKES per cent Covid patients in Kerala speaker since the three are MLAs. LPG PRICE isolated at home, the state needs to Amid the threat of new Covid Summonses to the other two are to step up measures to curb the daily variant C.1.2, which has been be served directly at their addresses, HIKED AGAIN Congress slams govt Hurriyat leader surge, Union Health Ministry detected in South Africa and the court directed. sources said today, stressing on a many other countries globally, Sources in the central agency PRESS TRUST OF INDIA friends....But the country is unit- Geelani dies "smart and strategic lockdown". the Union health ministry said, "The ED has prayed for award- ing against the injustice," Gandhi Wednesday clarified that no case Srinagar: Pro-Pakistan Kerala has not been following the ing maximum punishment to the New Delhi, Sept 1: The Congress said in a tweet in Hindi. Centre's advice while reporting of this variant has been detected accused for committing the offence Wednesday attacked the govern- Congress chief spokesperson separatist leader in India so far. A new study has the highest daily cases in the coun- of money laundering and confis- ment over rise in prices of essen- Randeep Surjewala said the prices Syed Ali Shah Geelani revealed that the new Covid-19 died hereWednesday try, officials insisted, adding that variant C.1.2 could be more cation of the bribe money accepted tial commodities including do- of domestic cooking gas had dou- after a prolonged illness, neighbouring states are feeling the transmissible and evade by the accused". mestic cooking gas, with Rahul bled in the last seven years, and said officials said. Geelani, impact. protection provided by vaccines. The Narada sting operation was Gandhi saying the country is unit- "achche din" have come for the who was a member of Highlighting the importance of conducted by Narada news founder ing against this injustice. BJP to "loot" the country. banned Jamaat-e-Islami micro-containment zones, gov- Mathew Samuel for over two years The price of Liquefied Petroleum "March 1, 2014 - Gas cylinder and chairman of hardline ernment sources said Kerala needs Karnataka has already an- in West Bengal. Gas (LPG) cylinders across all cat- cost `410. September 1, 2021 - Gas Hurriyat Conference, to follow curbs, not just at the dis- nounced seven-day mandatory in- Samuel had formed a fictitious egories including subsidised gas on cylinder cost `884. In seven years, had been suffering from trict level, and penetrate deeper stitutional quarantine for those company and approached several Wednesday were hiked by `25 per the cost has more than doubled. various ailments for nearly to focus on affected neighbour- arriving from Kerala. TMC ministers, MPs and leaders cylinder, the third straight increase This is Modi ji's promise of 'Achche last two decades. He was a hoods. Patients recovering at home The southern state - that earlier for favours. in rates in less than two months. din'. BJP's 'achche din' of looting peo- former MLA. Former J&K are not following all safety rules and drew applause for its handling of In the video footage released in The former Congress chief hit ple's budgets," Surjewala said in a chief minister Mehbooba out at the government over the Mufti informed about his this is why Kerala is not able to the pandemic - recorded over 30,000 2014 just before the Lok Sabha garding price rise. tweet in Hindi, using the hashtag. death on Twitter. contain the spread of the virus, fresh cases in the last 24 hours, polls several TMC leaders were rise in prices of domestic cooking The Congress has been attack- In a tweet in Hindi, Congress gen- they added. Officials said the coastal while India's tally was 41,965. The allegedly seen accepting money gas and shared a chart of the hike ing the government over the rise eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi state, which is a popular holiday des- state has been reporting more than from a person posing as a busi- in LPG rates in the four metros in petrol, diesel and LPG prices Vadra also said, "Prime Minister ji, tination, urgently needs to apply 10,000 new cases every day for more nessman. since January while using the and has been demanding reduc- There are only two types of 'de- Panneerselvam’s stricter measures in containment than a month even as other states The man was purpotedly of- hashtag "#IndiaAgainstBJPLoot". tion in them by removing some of velopment' taking place under your wife passes away zones and restrict movement. witnessed a drop in daily surge. fering the money to get favours The Congress party launched the taxes imposed by the central gov- rule: On one hand the income of Kerala's weekly positivity rate re- Kerala has logged over 40 lakh for starting a business in the state. the campaign on social media using ernment. your billionaire friends is increasing, Chennai: AIADMK coordinator mains at 14-19 per cent and it is cases since the start of the pan- Mathew Samuels, CEO of the the hashtag and shared videos of "The one who is forcing the pub- while on the other, the prices of es- and former Chief Minister O bound to spill over to its neigh- demic, and over 20,000 deaths linked Narada news portal, posed as the common people from across the lic to sleep empty stomach is him- sential commodities are increas- Panneerselvam's wife bours, officials stressed. to the virus. businessman in the purpoted video. country narrating their woes re- self sleeping under the shadow of ing for the common people". Vijayalakshmi died here Wednesday at a hospital following a brief illness. GEARING UP Leaders cutting across party Above normal rain in Sept: IMD lines including DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin visited the hospital and offered their condolences to Panneerselvam. She was 66 and died of heart attack at a private hospital, where she was admitted for treatment days ago, party sources said. V K Sasikala, aide of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and who was eased out of the AIADMK years ago visited Panneerselvam in the hospital and extended her condolences. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA at nine per cent and this is expected to come down due to good Vietnam PM New Delhi, Sept 1: The country rainfall during September, he said. received 24 per cent less rainfall July too had recorded seven per to visit India than normal in August, belying the cent less rainfall. New Delhi: Vietnam's Prime IMD's predictions for the month, The country received 24 per Minister Pham Minh Chinh but rainfall is expected to be above cent less rainfall than normal in will visit India at the end of normal in September. August, but rainfall is expected 2021 to discuss with PM Above normal rainfall to normal to be above normal in September, Narendra Modi measures to rainfall is likely over many parts the IMD said in its forecast for advance bilateral of central India in September, the month. Mohapatra also said comprehensive and strategic India Meteorological Department that normal to below rainfall is ex- partnership, the country's (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay pected over north and northeast ambassador, Pham Sanh Mohapatra said on Wednesday. India and southern parts of Chau, said here Wednesday. Workers transport a Lord Ganesha idol to a pandal ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Bangalore PTI PHOTO The monsoon deficit now stands south India. This will be his first visit to India since taking charge in April this year. During a telephonic conversation in July, Prime Minister Modi had congratulated Chinh on his appointment as the Students in several states get back to school premier of Vietnam and invited him to undertake an PRESS TRUST OF INDIA last year, others restarted physical Class 12 students who had to appear Tuesday, granting schools per- official visit to India at an classrooms after the devastating sec- for board exams. In Rajasthan, mission to do so while staying gov- early suitable date. New Delhi, Sept 1: With trepi- ond Covid wave. Now, with many too, government and private schools ernment residential schools from dation and some excitement too, states reporting a dip in numbers, reopened for Classes 9 to 12 after holding offline classes for four thousands of students returned it seemed time to get back on the the second wave. The turnout on weeks. to their classrooms to face a new school track, albeit in a hybrid on- the first day was low as online In Chhattisgarh, the return to Rawat apologises Covid reality of masks and so- line-offline format that would en- classes are also being held simul- school process will take place a Chandigarh: AICC general cially distanced camaraderie as able at least half the children to con- taneously. day later. The state government secretary Harish Rawat on schools in several states reopened tinue classes from home. With cases falling significantly on Wednesday issued an order per- Wednesday apologised for Wednesday. The return to a semblance of in Madhya Pradesh, physical school mitting private and government referring to the party's Fifty per cent attendance, no normalcy in the national capital for Classes 6 to 12 started with a 50 schools to reopen for Classes 6, 7, Punjab leadership as “Panj shared tiffin or even stationery, began on a rain-drenched note per cent cap on attendance. The 9 and 11 with 50 per cent atten- Pyare” and will atone for his staggered lunch hours and parental with students of Classes 9-12 troop- state government had earlier re- dance from Thursday, an official remark by sweeping the consent were some of the dos and ing into classes, ‘rain-coated', car- opened schools for Classes 9 to 12 said. Schools resumed for Classes floor at a gurdwara. Rawat, don'ts for schools in several parts rying umbrellas and all masked in the last week of July with classes 1 to 5, 8, 10 and 12 from August 1.

y who had arrived in of the country, including Delhi, Chandigarh Tuesday amid up. on specific days a week. According to the order, schools

Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and A school in Uttar Pradesh, where In Telangana, schools, barring in rural areas will have to get rec-

k y m the ongoing rift in the c party's state unit, had used Tamil Nadu, that opened their students of Classes 1-5 returned for Students sanitise their hands as they enter a school in Tamil Nadu PTI PHOTO residential government institu- ommendations from gram pan- the word 'Panj Pyare' for the doors amid concerns that students the first since the lockdown in tions, as well as colleges resumed chayats and parents' committees, Punjab Congress chief and had not been vaccinated and nei- March last year, used balloons to tocol in place. Physical classes in dered the closure of schools for offline classes with COVID-19 pro- while recommendations will be four working presidents ther had all the staff. say welcome back. In Tamil Nadu, colleges also began. classes 9, 10 and 11 from March tocols in place. mandatory from ward corpora- after a meeting at the While some schools opened for offline teaching for Classes 9 to 12 In March this year, during the 22. However, it announced that The resumption of Classes 1 to tors and parents' committees for in- Punjab Congress Bhawan. the first time since the pandemic resumed with strict COVID-19 pro- second wave, the government or- they would continue to function for 12 followed a high court order stitutions situated in urban areas. The result is only TWIN ELEPHANTS BORN IN SL P10 tragedies, only losses THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 2 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR An elephant in Sri Lanka gave birth to for those that did it -- for the US twins Tuesday for the first time in -- and even more so for the nearly 80 years, wildlife authorities people who live on Afghan said. The twins, both males, were born territory. It is impossible to to 25-year-old Surangi at Pinnawala impose anything from outside Elephant Orphanage in the central

international VLADIMIR PUTIN | PRESIDENT, RUSSIA hills of the country, an orphanage

k y m spokesperson said c of the day uote New era for Afghan marred by crises New Covid variant Mu Israel believes the Biden Taliban officials have said the problems will ease once a new government is in place to restore order resisting vaccine: WHO administration’s plan to reopen the US to the market and have appealed to other countries to maintain economic relations consulate in Jerusalem to provide diplomatic outreach to the AGENCIES fghan economy in crisis Palestinians is a bad idea Kabul, Sept 1: As Kabul began a Aafter Taliban’s sudden YAIR LAPID | FOREIGN MINISTER ISRAEL , new era of Taliban rule, long queues takeover outside banks and soaring prices uch international aid has in the bazaars underlined the every- Mabruptly stopped We have day worries now facing its popu- thrown lation after the spectacular seizure any financial officials have everything at of the city two weeks ago. Mfled, complicating any this, but it is now recovery clear to us that we For the Taliban, growing eco- are not going to drive nomic hardship is emerging as fghani currency has these numbers down, their biggest challenge, with a sink- Aweakened, prices for they are instead going to increase ing currency and rising inflation staples are soaring adding misery to a country where DANIEL ANDREWS | PREMIER, VICTORIA more than a third of the population lives on less than $2 a day. appeared. A new central bank chief In an effort to get the economy has been appointed but bankers AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE The WHO currently India and US can moving again, banks which closed outside Afghanistan said it would collaborate in as soon as the Taliban took Kabul be difficult to get the financial sys- Geneva, Sept 1: The World Health identifies four Covid-19 fight against have been ordered to re-open. But tem running again without the Organization has said it is moni- terrorism in many variants of concern, strict weekly limits on cash with- country has no significant exports accounted for more than 40% of specialists who joined the exodus toring a new coronavirus variant ways, including drawals have been imposed and known as “Mu”, which was first including Alpha, which is through intelligence to generate revenue, and aid, which economic output, has abruptly dis- out of Kabul. many people still faced hours of identified in Colombia in January. gathering and sharing, present in 193 countries, and also assisting each other with queuing to get at their cash. Mu, known scientifically as augmenting capabilities to act against In a cash-based economy heav- B.1.621, has been classified as a and Delta, present in 170 terrorists and thwart their plots ily dependent on imports for food Taliban to follow Iran model of governance “variant of interest”, the global countries and basic necessities and now de- health body said Tuesday in its RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI | CONGRESSMAN, US prived of billions of dollars in for- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ernment and there should be no weekly pandemic bulletin. eign aid, pressure on the currency question on this, Samangani said, The WHO said the variant has erties of the virus. has been relentless. KABUL: The Taliban have said as per Tolo News. mutations that indicate a risk of re- But certain mutations can impact SHORT TAKES In the Pakistani city of that Mullah Hibatullah “The Islamic Emirate is active sistance to vaccines and stressed the properties of a virus and in- Peshawar, close to the border, Akhundzada will be the leader in each province. There is a that further studies were needed to fluence how easily it spreads, the Google extends many money traders are refusing under whom a Prime Minister or governor in each province who better understand it. severity of the disease it causes, and to handle the Afghan currency, President will run the country, has started working. There is a “The Mu variant has a constel- its resistance to vaccines, drugs WFH till next yr which has become too volatile to as per a report by Tolo News. district governor for each district lation of mutations that indicate and other countermeasures. San Francisco: Google Tuesday value properly. Anamullah Samangani, a mem- and a police chief in each province potential properties of immune The WHO currently identifies extended the option for its Kabul market traders said a 50 ber of the Taliban’s cultural com- who are working for the people,” escape,” the bulletin said. four Covid-19 variants of concern, employees to work from home kg bag of flour was selling for 2,200 mission, said that Akhundzada said Abdul Hanan Haqqani, a mem- There is widespread concern including Alpha, which is present into next year due to the afghanis, around 30% above its will also be the leader of the new ber of the Taliban, the report said. over the emergence of new virus in 193 countries, and Delta, present pandemic. Returning to Google price before the fall of the city, government, Tolo News reported. nalised on the new government, The Taliban have already ap- mutations as infection rates are in 170 countries. Five variants, in- campuses will remain voluntary with similar rises for other es- According to sources, the and the necessary discussions pointed governors, police chiefs ticking up globally again, with the cluding Mu, are to be monitored. globally through January 10, sentials like cooking oil or rice. insurgents are designing a have also been held about the cab- and police commanders for dif- highly transmissible Delta vari- After being detected in Colombia, with local offices given the Prices for vegetables were up to government based on Iran’s inet. The Islamic government that ferent provinces and districts. ant taking hold -- especially among Mu has since been reported in discretion to decide when to 50% higher, while petrol prices model - an Islamic republic where we will announce will be a model Although the Taliban say that the unvaccinated -- and in regions other South American countries require employees to return to were up by 75%. the Supreme Leader is the head for the people. There is no doubt consultations are finalised on where anti-virus measures have and in Europe. their desks, according to chief Even when its economy was of state and the highest-ranking about the presence of the forming the new government, been relaxed. The WHO said its global preva- executive Sundar Pichai. He floating on a tide of foreign money, political and religious authority Commander of the Faithful public discussions have not been All viruses, including SARS- lence has declined to below 0.1 promised Google workers 30 growth was not keeping pace with even above the President. (Akhunzada) in the government. held over the system’s name, the CoV-2 that causes Covid-19, mu- percent among sequenced cases. days’ notice before they would the rise in Afghanistan’s population. Consultations are almost fi- He will be the leader of the gov- national flag or national anthem. tate over time and most mutations In Colombia, however, it is at have to return to their offices, and announced they would be Apart from illegal narcotics, the have little or no effect on the prop- 39 percent. able to take off an extra day in October and December as “reset days” to “rest STIR AGAINST GOVT and recharge.” TAIWAN SAYS CHINA CAN Texas abortion ban takes effect PARALYSE ITS DEFENCES Texas: A Texas law banning GPS navigation system, the min- most abortions in the state took istry added. effect at midnight, but the This means Beijing can monitor Supreme Court has yet to act on movements around Taiwan, helped an emergency appeal to put the by China’s regular use of its own law on hold. If allowed to remain in force, the law would spy planes, drones and intelligence be the most dramatic restriction gathering ships, it said. on abortion rights in the United Although Taiwan's report noted, States since the high court’s like last year, that China still lacked landmark Roe v Wade decision transport abilities and logistical legalized abortion across the support for a large-scale invasion, country in 1973. The Texas law, the Chinese military is working signed by Republican Gov Greg to boost those abilities. Abbott in May, would prohibit Chinese spies in Taiwan could Anti-government protesters escape from a police water cannon with purple dye and tear gas during a protest against abortions once a fetal heartbeat launch a “decapitation strike” to de- the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Din Daeng district of Bangkok, Thailand REUTERS can be detected, usually around stroy political and economic in- six weeks and before frastructure, it added. most women even know With the deployment of mid- H-1B VISA they’re pregnant. AGENCIES lacked the capability to launch a full and long-range missiles and more HOLDERS US lawmakers seek permanent residence assault on Taiwan. exercises involving its aircraft car- Taipei, Sept 1: China’s armed This year’s report said that China riers, China is trying to position it- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Leader Chuck Schumer, the law- one hand tied behind our back,” the S’pore PM wins forces can “paralyse” Taiwan’s de- can launch what it termed “soft self to delay “foreign military in- makers said the budget reconcili- letter said. fences and are able to fully moni- and hard electronic attacks”, in- tervention” in an attack on Taiwan, Washington, Sept 1: A group of 40 ation package provide relief to “Permanently relegating H-1B defamation suits tor its deployments, the island’s cluding blocking communications the ministry said. US lawmakers led by Indian- these individuals stuck in the em- holders to non-immigrant status Singapore: Singapore’s high defence ministry said, offering a across the western part of the first President Tsai Ing-wen has made American Raja Krishnamoorthi ployment-based green card backlog. while China, Russia, and other major court ordered two news stark assessment of the rising threat island chain, the string of islands bolstering Taiwan’s own defences has sought a path to lawful per- “Failure to provide a path to powers are ascendant on the world bloggers to pay Prime Minister posed by its giant neighbour. that run from the Japanese archi- a priority, building up its domes- manent residence for the 1.2 million lawful permanent residence for stage – and hungry to be home to the Lee Hsien Loong a combined In its annual report to parlia- pelago, through Taiwan and down tic defence industry and buying people in the employment-based the 1.2 million people in the em- innovators of the 21st century – is S$370,000 ($275,113) in ment on China’s military, Taiwan’s to the Philippines. more equipment from the United green card backlog, a significant ma- ployment-based green card back- simply nonsensical. This can and damages Wednesday, over an Defence Ministry presented a far China has also improved its re- States, the island’s most impor- jority of whom are from India. log, most of whom are H-1B visa must be addressed in the budget article about the status of the graver view than it did last year, connaissance abilities using Beidou, tant arms supplier and interna- In a letter to Speaker of House holders, would be tantamount to reconciliation package currently home of his late father and the when the report said China still China’s answer to the US-owned tional backer. Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority staging an economic recovery with under negotiation,” it read. city-state’s modern-day founder, Lee Kuan Yew. The premier filed lawsuits against writer Rubaashini Shunmuganathan and editor Xu UK regulator clears Piers Morgan over comments on Meghan Yuan Chen, also known as Terry Xu, over the August 2019 article published on The Online Citizen IN THE PROGRAMME MORGAN SAID HE DID NOT BELIEVE A WORD MEGHAN AND HER that included references to a disagreement within the Lee HUSBAND PRINCE HARRY GAVE TO OPRAH WINFREY family about what to do with the property. High court judge AGENCIES Britain’s monarchy, Meghan, a “This is a resounding victory Audrey Lim said the article Hollywood actor who married for free speech and a resounding de- “impugned Lee’s reputation London, Sept 1: High-profile tel- Prince Harry in 2018, said the royal feat for Princess Pinocchios. Do I and character” by alleging he evision personality Piers Morgan family had also rejected her pleas get my job back?” was dishonest. did not breach Britain’s broad- for mental health support. The Ofcom said that while it was casting code in his criticism of couple have stepped back from concerned about Morgan’s ap- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on royal duties and moved to the parent disregard for the serious- Bus falls off cliff ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” United States. ness of anyone expressing suici- show earlier this year, Britain’s Morgan, a former presenter on dal thought, the extensive challenge in Peru; 32 killed media regulator ruled Wednesday. CNN, has accused the couple of offered by his colleagues through- The programme in March, in damaging the royal family and out the show provided sufficient Lima: Thirty-two passengers which Morgan said he did not be- died, including two children, seeking publicity on their own context. The broadcasting code and more than 20 were injured lieve a word Meghan had said in a terms without accepting the re- allows for individuals to express when a bus plummeted from a landmark interview she and her sponsibility and scrutiny that come strongly held and robustly argued cliff in Peru early Tuesday, husband Prince Harry gave to with their position. He had also views, including those that are officials said, in the country’s Oprah Winfrey, attracted more dubbed her “Princess Pinocchio” potentially harmful or highly of-

than 50,000 complaints. Most con- in a tweet. fensive, Ofcom said.

k y m third multiple-victim transport c accident in four days. The cerned comments Morgan made on “I’m delighted OFCOM has en- “The restriction of such views accident happened on a mental health and suicide. dorsed my right to disbelieve the would, in our view, be an unwar- narrow stretch of the Meghan, who during the Winfrey Duke & Duchess of Sussex’s in- ranted and chilling restriction Carretera Central road some interview revealed she had felt sui- and ITV about the programme. “Our decision is that overall the tection and context to its viewers,” cendiary claims to Oprah Winfrey, on freedom of expression both of 37 miles (60 kilometers) east cidal while living as a royal in Morgan left his job on the show programme contained sufficient Ofcom said. many of which have proven to be the broadcaster and the audi- of the capital Lima. Britain,complained to both Ofcom following the incident. challenge to provide adequate pro- In an interview that shook untrue,” Morgan said on Twitter. ence,” it said. P11 We are working towards achieving OZ ECONOMY GROWS BY 0.7 % THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 2 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR the goals (to usher e-mobility) set by PM Modi and NITI Aayog for the induction of Australia’s economy grew in the June green modes of transportation in different quarter but economists warned that the categories in next five years. With this level of growth could not last. According to national demand witnessed from cities and financing accounts figures released by the Australian entities, it is clear that the market is ready for Bureau of Statistics Wednesday, GDP

a complete transition to e-mobility increased by 0.7% in the three months to

k y m June beating economist predictions c business MAHUA ACHARYA | MD AND CEO, CESL of the day uote CIL starts pilot project SaaS startups firming up plans for IPOs to replace use of diesel Our purpose is to provide the with LNG in dumpers PRESS TRUST OF INDIA huge investor interest in the sec- “Indian SaaS is coming off age best According to merchant tor. Rategain Travel Technologies, as companies have capitalised on experience at each bankers, there could be stakeholder touch- Mumbai, Sept 1: Software-as-a- the largest domestic SaaS com- its leadership in software devel- point. In our journey service (SaaS) companies seem pany in the hospitality and travel more SaaS players opment and customer-centricity towards this purpose, to be coming off age, with several space, will be the first firm to get to build world-class products, we recognise that emerging of them firming up initial public listed. Rategain has filed the draft hitting the IPO street, which are often superior to in- technologies will be central pillars offering (IPO) plans to raise cap- documents with Sebi, seeking to cumbent options. in providing such an experience. Be ital from the market. Over the raise about `1,200 crore. given the huge investor “A powerful combination of it customers, employees or past month, two domestic SaaS Freshworks Inc, the Chennai interest in the sector seasoned enterprise tech founders investors, digital can significantly startups, Rategain Travel and Silicon Valley-based SaaS coupled with a talented devel- enhance the experience Technologies and Freshworks, provider founded by Girish oper base has unlocked multiples

JAIRAM VARADARAJ | MD, ELGI EQUIPMENTS have announced their plans to Mathrubootham, last Friday filed panies have been attracting huge years alone. Of around 60 uni- of value for end-customers, giv- launch initial public offerings. for a USD 100 million IPO in the investments and around USD 6 corns in the country today, 10 are ing Indian SaaS companies a com- According to merchant bankers, US and intends to list its class-A billion have been pumped into from the SaaS space, with four petitive advantage,” Sameer Nath, there could be more SaaS players common stocks on the Nasdaq them so far, with over USD 4 bil- having joined the coveted club managing partner at Truescale POST NEWS NETWORK Taipa has hitting the IPO street, given the Global Select Market. SaaS com- lion coming in the past three this year alone. Capital, said. provided Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: In a big leadership for push to reduce its carbon footprint, establishment and national miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) sharing of vital has initiated the process of retro- telecommunications fitting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) passive infra GST mop up tops India’s August mfg output kits in its dumpers - the big trucks between various service providers – mainly towers ever since its engaged in transportation of coal inception. Under its new avatar as in mines. This makes significance Dipa, it aims to extend this ` as the world’s largest coal miner 1L cr for second uses over 4 lakh kilolitres of diesel leadership to all aspects of digital infra for the entire ICT industry growth eases, shows PMI per annum with an annual expense of over `3,500 crore. AKHIL GUPTA | CHAIRMAN, DIPA AGENCIES straight month This will be a game Positive sales changer. The firm has New Delhi, Sept 1: India’s man- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA momentum ufacturing sector activities mod- over 2,500 dumpers and overall erated in August, as business orders New Delhi, Sept 1: Signalling ac- strong demand running in its opencast and production rose at softer rates celerating economic activity, GST helped us to achieve ` coal mines. The dumper good volumes with due to the pandemic and rising collection topped the 1-lakh-crore the onset of the input costs, a monthly survey said mark for the second straight month fleet consumes about festive season. The celebratory Wednesday. in August at `1.12 lakh crore. The fervour which began with Onam in The seasonally adjusted IHS tax collections in August on goods 65% to 75% of total southern India will extend to the Markit India Manufacturing sold and services rendered was 30 diesel consumed rest of the markets as we move Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) per cent higher than `86,449 crore towards the peak of festivities stood at 52.3 in August, down from collected in August 2020, and 14 per by the company ` RAJESH GOEL | SENIOR VP AND DIR 55.3 in July, indicating a softer rate cent higher than 98,202 crore col- (MARKETING & SALES), HCIL of growth that was subdued and lected in August 2019. The company in association with below its long-run average. Sequentially, however, there was below `1 lakh crore in June 2021, GAIL (India) Limited and BEML The August PMI data pointed a 3.76 per cent dip in August 2021 after the second wave of Covid Limited has taken up a pilot proj- to an improvement in overall op- collection vis-a-vis `1.16 lakh crore caused a blip. ect for retrofitting LNG kits in its SHORT TAKES erating conditions for the second mopped up in July 2021. "With the easing out of Covid re- two 100 tonne dumpers working straight month. In PMI parlance, "The gross GST revenue col- strictions, GST collection for July at the subsidiary Mahanadi a print above 50 means expansion contraction. "August saw a con- prospects, spare capacity and efforts lected in the month of August 2021 and August 2021 have again crossed Coalfields Ltd (MCL). CIL Tuesday Multipurpose while a score below 50 denotes tinuation of the Indian manufac- to keep a lid on expenses led to a is `1,12,020 crore of which Central `1 lakh crore, which clearly indi- signed a MoU with GAIL and BEML turing sector recovery, but growth hiring freeze in August, following GST is `20,522 crore, State GST is cates that the economy is recov- to get this pilot project executed. Credit Camp held lost momentum as demand showed the first upturn in employment `26,605 crore, Integrated GST is ering at a fast pace. Coupled with Once the LNG kit successfully Bhubaneswar: Central Bank of some signs of weakness due to the for 16 months in July," Lima said. `56,247 crore (including `26,884 economic growth, anti-evasion ac- retrofitted and tested, these dumpers India (CBoI), Pitala Branch pandemic. Yet, factory orders and August data pointed to back-to- crore collected on import of goods) tivities, especially action against will be able to run on dual fuel sys- organised Multipurpose Credit output rose across the consumer, back increases in new export orders, and Cess is `8,646 crore (includ- fake billers have also been con- tem i.e. both on LNG and Diesel Camp and Krushak Sampark intermediate and investment goods but here too growth lost momentum. ing `646 crore collected on import tributing to the enhanced GST col- and their operations will be signif- Abhijan at Hinjili, Ganjam categories," Pollyanna De Lima, The pace of expansion was only of goods)," the finance ministry lections. The robust GST revenues icantly cheaper and cleaner with District and distributed 152 SHG Economics Associate Director at marginal. Indian manufacturers said in a statement. are likely to continue in the com- use of LNG. “This will be a game loans amounting to `4.36 crore IHS Markit, said. signalled another monthly rise in During August this year, the rev- ing months too," the finance min- changer. The company has over in presence of DN Rajendra A softer upturn in sales led com- cost burdens, thereby taking the cur- enues from domestic transactions istry said. 2,500 dumpers running in its open- Kumar, Field General Manager, panies to pause their hiring ef- rent stretch of inflation to 13 (including import of services) were ICRA Chief Economist Aditi cast coal mines. The dumper fleet Kolkata Zone, Pradeep forts, with business confidence months. The rate of increase soft- 27% higher than the revenues from Nayar, however, cautioned over consumes about 65% to 75% of Samantaray, Senior Regional dampened by concerns surround- ened, but remained elevated by these sources during the same the sequential dip in collection total diesel consumed by the com- Manager, Bhubaneswar Region, ing the damaging impact of Covid- historical standards. Cost pres- month last year. and moderation in the August man- pany. LNG will replace the use of Satyaprakash Bhuyan, Branch 19 on demand and firms' finances, sures were linked by survey mem- The GST collection, after posting ufacturing PMI. The PMI index diesel by about 30% to 40% and re- Manager, Pitala Branch and the survey said. bers to raw material scarcity and above the `1-lakh-crore mark for stood at 52.3% in August, down duce the fuel cost by about 15%,” other staffs of CBoI. Vijaya Kulange, Collector and District "Uncertainty regarding growth transportation problems. nine months in a row, dropped from 55.3% in July. said a senior CIL executive. Magistrate and Ashok Panda, LDM, Ganjam District was also present. Retail, Agriculture and ONGC pumps first MSME loan was also distributed. gas from U1B Institutional investments rising: Titan Co MD interest of the public less products like land and real ond wave of the pandemic? Wadhwa becomes deep-water well The Managing Director of Titan Company towards investments estate? n With the vaccination drive in IIFL’s new CFO in stocks. n Buying a precious metal is progress, we witnessed good re- CK Venkataraman was present at the pilgrim not investment. If you think covery after the second wave sub- New Delhi: IIFL Wealth and city – Puri, to launch their maiden Tanishq store. nDo you feel that of investment, there are sev- sided. Customers were confident to Asset Management people are at- eral options like stock mar- do some social activities or can at- Wednesday said it has In the sideline of the event, Orissa POST tracted to invest ket, real estate or fixed de- tend social events. appointed Sanjay Wadhwa as more in jewellery posits. But people buy the Chief Financial Officer with caught up with the MD to take stock of the and other products jewellery for savings. When n What is the company’s expansion effect from September 2. that Tanishq somebody offers jewellery of plan? Wadhwa joined IIFL Wealth and business scenario after lifting of lockdowns ` ` n Asset Management from L&T offers as com- 10 lakh or 20 lakh to his or We are planning to add 30 to 40 Financial Services, where he and restrictions. Excerpts: pared to her daughter, it’s not in- new stores this year across the held the position of Group AGENCIES time- vestment. Jewellery country. Financial Controller and was n Corporations in industrialised n Industrialised countries have is readily available responsible for the finance New Delhi, Sept 1: State-owned Oil countries have posted high high percentage of investments as and when re- n Company’s watches and control function of all the group and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has profits during the pandemic, as from public, even the middle-class quired. eyewear segment witnessed losses entities, including NBFCs and pumped first gas from its deep- they could adopt new business also invests. In India, the public People in- during the pandemic. When do you AMC, according to a statement. water U1B well in Krishna Godavari strategies. What has been the that invests is barely 3%. Many vest in big see this changing? block KG-D5 in the Bay of Bengal. performance of Tanishq during, people are capable to invest but they coins but n There was a drop in sales just The well, in KG-DWN 98/2 Block's 2020-21? choose not to. Does Tanishq have buy jew- because of the pandemic. We saw Titan opens Cluster-2, has an estimated peak pro- n Well, the performance of any plan to attract more investors? ellery for losses in first quarter; in fact, duction of 1.2 million cubic me- Tanishq was very good. Obviously, n If I estimate, in last two or saving. every company has also witnessed premium store ters per day of gas, the company the last year’s performance was three years, there have been a lot the same during this period. said in a statement. worst than previous years due of changes. Considering the nHow has People don’t buy watches during Bhubaneswar: Titan World, one of country’s leading "Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum to the impact of the pandemic. current performance of stock been the this period, which resulted in watchmaker, Wednesday and Natural Gas, Tarun Kapoor The markets were hit and we also market last year, we can see consumer drop in sales. We are not sur- opened its sixth store in city, flagged off maiden production incurred losses. However, the there has been an increase in behaviour prised by this drop. But from Q2, 17th overall in the state. This from the deep-water gas well U1B loss was not as much as we institutional investments. changed the sales have been gradually is the first store with August 31," it said. calculated. There has been a surge in post-sec- increasing. modernised appeal across the eastern region to introduce international watch brands like Coach, Seiko and Citizen. The store was inaugurated CK ‘Majority of corporate staff want to WFH once a week’ Venkataraman, MD of Titan Company Ltd. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA in a statement. POST-PANDEMIC TIMES pirations are increasing from the The consultant said that an ideal modern workplace, while home- New Delhi, Sept 1: Nearly 80% of working week, post-Covid, seems 79% OF THE ALMOST 60% OF THOSE working is still preferred," JLL WORKFORCE corporate employees want to work to be one where employees spend SURVEYED BELIEVE THAT A said. Among other findings, 91% of Taparia adds WANTS TO WORKPLACE THAT from home at least once a week three days working remotely and the respondents favoured flexible new product WORK PROMOTES A HEALTHY post-Covid, according to a survey two days in the office. The survey REMOTELY LIFESTYLE AND SAFETY IS working hours. Bhubaneswar: Taparia Tools by property consultant JLL India. highlighted that employees want FROM HOME AT OF KEY PRIORITY Stating that the priorities of the has added one more product In its survey Workers Preference more balance in their working pat- LEAST ONCE IN A workforce have undergone a shift, in its wide range of products. Barometer for India, JLL India terns, with a hybrid work model and WEEK, AND THIS ACCORDING TO THE the consultant said corporate em- It is glad to announce the launch found that employees would prefer flexibility being key. NUMBER GOES SURVEY, 21% OF THE ployees want an empathetic em- of Bi-Metal Mini Hole Saws to work two days in the office and “The offices of the future will UP TO 89% WORKFORCE DOES NOT ployer and work-life balance, more (Complete with arbor). Bi- three days remotely. The sample size have to be more human-centric, WHEN A THIRD- WANT TO WFH IN FUTURE, than a comfortable salary. The pan- Metal Mini Hole Saws are used of the survey was 300 employees, putting health and well-being at PARTY PLACE OF AS OPPOSED TO 16% IN demic has prioritised working in

to make holes in wood, metal working with various the forefront," said Radha Dhir, WORK IS ADDED OCTOBER LAST YEAR an environment that puts health and

k y m c and other materials. It is corporate houses. CEO and Country Head, well-being at the forefront. precisely designed and has a "79% of the workforce wants to India, JLL. "There is a greater understand- amongst employees as they crave ment for more flexible work pat- According to the survey, 21% of narrow cutting-edge that work remotely from home at least Almost 60% of those surveyed being and need for work-life balance social connections and emotional terns, she advised. the workforce does not want to removes a ring of material from once in a week, and this number lieve that a workplace that pro- amongst employees now. We are engagements in the workplace," "Even as the office retains its work from home in the future, as the work piece, leaving the goes up to 89% when a third-party motes a healthy lifestyle and safety also seeing the need for human Dhir said. The companies would place in a working set-up being re- opposed to 16% in October centre of the material whole. place of work is added," JLL said is of key priority, she added. connection gaining prominence have to be mindful of the require- shaped in a post-Covid world, as- last year. P12 THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 2 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR

ASHWIN’S INCLUSION FOR 4TH TEST

k k y y m m c India eye improved show Final call to be taken c All eyes on team management’s stand on Rahane and Ashwin as India look to bounce back from on match-day: Arun loss in the third Test when they face England in the fourth Test, starting today PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ture of the track along with fickle English weather playing its part. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Karnataka speedster Prasidh has played primarily as a No.7 bats- London, Sept 1: India’s bowling “History at the Oval says that it Krishna, who has been on the man whose willow-wielding skills coach Bharath Arun said that aids spin but you also know how the London, Sept 1: Vice-captain are considered to be far better than English batsmen are “wary of Englishmen are wary of Ashwin’s standby with the Indian team for Ajinkya Rahane’s wretched form Ashwin, who is perhaps the world’s Ravichandran Ashwin’s abilities” abilities of what he could do if there and senior off-spinner the past three months, has been best spinner at the moment. on tracks with “assistance” but a is any assistance from the track. Ravichandran Ashwin’s probable added to the main squad ahead The Oval track has tradition- call on the senior off-spinner’s in- “The best thing would be to decide inclusion will have the most sig- of the fourth Test against ally helped spinners and therefore clusion will only be taken Thursday after looking at the track tomorrow nificant impact on the Indian team’s England here. Ashwin, who had a six-wicket haul morning ahead of the fourth Test. morning as anything could happen efforts to move on from its Leeds in a county game for Surrey (vs Ashwin, world’s best off-spin- between now and tomorrow. So we debacle when it takes on a stronger Somerset) might just bring in his ner, has been benched for three look at it tomorrow morning and de- England in the fourth Test at the The decision is an indication that 400 plus wicket experience to trou- consecutive Test matches with cide.” The respected bowling coach Oval starting Thursday. Prasidh could be in line for a first ble the English batters who have Ravindra Jadeja being played as a said that his bowlers shouldn’t be The high of an inspirational XI call-up either at the Oval or in been wary of him in the past. “batting all-rounder”. judged by England’s 400 plus score victory at the Lord’s was followed Manchester with team But Kohli, whose fascination for “Ashwin, no doubt, is one of the in one innings as they have defended by back-to-back batting debacles management keen to monitor four pacers is well documented, best bowlers we have and it’s un- a lot of low scores over the years. at Headingley and the penultimate might want to replace an off-colour fortunate that he has not played so “It’s a challenge for bowlers to de- game at Oval would certainly have the workload management of Ishant Sharma with Shardul far but if there is an opportunity and fend low scores and they have done an impact on both sides as the se- Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj Thakur, who is more of an all- if we feel that he is going to fit into it in the past. I don’t think it’s fair ries heads towards its busin1ess end. and Mohammed Shami. rounder and it remains to be seen the scheme of things, they will def- to pull up the bowlers if they haven’t Skipper Virat Kohli had said if Ashwin comes in place of Jadeja, initely both be bowling in tandem,” done it on one occasion and you that a victory at Lord’s didn’t guar- who hasn’t been penetrative enough. Arun said when asked if both the got to realise we are playing closely antee a win in the next Test and a Similarly, the skipper has indi- spinners can fit into the playing fought international series,” Arun defeat at Headingley doesn’t mean cated looking at the workload of XI at Oval which aids spin bowling. said. “There are bound to be losses, that an encore would happen at Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed However, Arun hinted that English which we know and we have to ac- the Oval with the series locked at Shami, both of whom have bowled batters’ circumspect way of handling cept and take positives and then 1-1. over 100 overs in the series so far. Ashwin may lead to a change in na- move on.” Not the one to believe that out- If their middle-order is a cause side noise (fans and experts) should of concern, the other aspect that’s be given much credence, the Indian bound to give them sleepless nights captain, in his heart of hearts, is the form of rival skipper Joe knows that all is not well with his Root, who has already tallied over batting unit and the biggest prob- 500 runs in just three games with lem is the performance of its three a hat-trick of hundreds. middle-order stalwarts – the skip- If Ashwin gets a look-in, Root ver- per himself, Cheteshwar Pujara sus Ashwin will be a contest that and his deputy Rahane. a lot of cricket fans will be looking Pujara might have redeemed forward to. himself with a knock of 91 which India squad: Virat Kohli (C), was high on ‘intent quotient’ but Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, the same can’t be said about Rahane, Melbourne or a fifty at the Lord’s might bring in a bit of freshness in Gavaskar, who feels that playing an Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane, whose form is shaky despite a cru- hasn’t inspired confidence and he the middle-order. If Rahane is extra batsman might help them. Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant cial 61 in the second innings at the has never looked like getting back dropped at all, then Vihari has a bet- An exhibit of it is his decision (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Lord’s. into some kind of form. ter chance of coming in as he also of not compromising with the five- Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant In all likelihood, Rahane would A total of 95 runs in five innings bowls off-spin. bowler theory despite batting fail- Sharma, Mohammed Shami, get another chance but over the at an average of 19 is not an indi- However, skipper Kohli has ures save for openers Rohit Sharma Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, KL past two years, his inconsistency cator of Rahane’s qualities but a shown that he can be dogmatic and KL Rahul (who had a poor Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, has hurt this team badly. spunky strokeplayer like even if suggestions to contrary third Test). Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi What many people have found Suryakumar Yadav or an ortho- come from some of India’s biggest Ravindra Jadeja in this series, Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav & Shardul baffling is that even a hundred at dox batter like Hanuma Vihari cricketing legends including Sunil with two wickets from three games, Thakur. FOOTBALL ROUND-UP OFC join hands with CR7 to Man Utd done Djoko tops teen ‘Ruuune!’ MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo is ing system went down when a TV looking to the future at Manchester EPL side Watford FC United after a nod to the most influential camera wasn’t working. figure of his football past. Finalizing one POST NEWS NETWORK along with that, they will collabo- This year, for the first time, every of the summer’s most high-profile deals rate and promote different grass- match on every court these two on the last day of the European transfer Bhubaneswar, Sept 1: Odisha FC roots programs as well. The clubs weeks is operating without any window, the five-time world player of the have signed a three-year historic will also work together for the de- line judges. Instead, the only human year completed his sensational return to International Club Partnership velopment of women’s football in officiating is the chair umpire, United after 12 years away and said: with English Premier League (EPL) the State and across India and while every shot is ruled in or out “I’m back where I belong.” “History side Watford FC, the Indian Super friendly matches will be organ- by a system that uses cameras to has been written in the past,” the 36- League team announced Wednesday. ised between their women’s teams. detect where balls land. year-old Ronaldo wrote on Instagram This association will be mutually In addition to that, the Last year, electronic calls for Tuesday, “and history will be written beneficial for both the regions Bhubaneswar-based side will have each match except those played at once again! You have my word!” where the clubs operate and will an opportunity to travel and train the biggest two arenas, Ashe and Ronaldo signed off his post by cover different footballing and non- at Watford as a part of the pre-sea- Louis Armstrong Stadium, where dedicating his return to Old footballing aspects. son training and will also play people made the rulings. It was Trafford to the man – Alex This partnership will play an friendly matches in England. during a fourth-round match in Ferguson, who first brought him important role in the development Both the clubs will cooperate Ashe against Pablo Carreno Busta to United in 2003 — when he was of the footballing eco-system in with each other in the selection of that Djokovic was defaulted after a skinny, supremely gifted 18-year- Odisha as coaches from Watford will players, the appointment of coach- a game in the first set when he old winger — and turned him into a superstar. Ferguson also somewhat also persuaded the former Juventus help Odisha FC set up youth sys- ing and support staff, improving tac- smacked a ball that inadvertently man to snub Man City offer and chose United. “Sir Alex,” he wrote, “this tems and players from OFC’s Elite tical and technical aspects of the hit a line judge in the throat. one is for you…” Youth team will get an opportu- game among others for the re- The capable-of-combustion nity to train with Watford’s first spective first teams. ASSOCIATED PRESS Wimbledon or, now, the first of what Djokovic, who chucked a racket team and/or academy team. OFC and Watford will also share he hopes will be seven times on the into the stands while losing to Watford and OFC will support ideas in terms of marketing and so- New York, Sept 1: If the last- hard courts of Flushing Meadows. Carreno Busta in the bronze medal Griezmann back to Atletico each other in their respective youth cial media visibility which will name chorus of ‘Ruuuuuune!’ in Quickly regaining control after match at the Tokyo Olympics a MADRID: The transfer deadline ended with systems including scouting and help in popularizing the sport and support of his relatively unknown a second-set blip, then wearing month ago, kept a steady counte- Atletico Madrid getting Antoine training of young footballers and enhance the fanbase in the region. teenage opponent at the US Open down his cramping foe, Djokovic nance Tuesday, even as a set slipped Griezmann back, Tuesday. Griezmann bothered Novak Djokovic, he never beat Danish qualifier Holger Vitus away and there was applause for his returned to his former club on a loan deal let anyone know. Nodskov Rune 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 6-2, 6-1 faults during the tie-breaker. from cost-cutting Barcelona in Nor was there any visible evi- to reach the second round. Djokovic Carreno Busta, was a surprise negotiations that saw Atletico’s Saul dence that Djokovic was shaken will next face Tallon Griekspoor, a first-round loser on Tuesday. He Niguez move to Chelsea and Sevilla’s by the shaky patches he went 25-year-old from Netherlands ranked was eliminated 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(9- Luuk de Jong join Barcelona. The through while dropping a set 121st who got into the field when 7) by Maxime Cressy, a Paris-born 30-year-old Griezmann returns to Tuesday night as he began his his- Roger Federer pulled out. American ranked 151st. Cressy Atletico on a one-year loan with toric bid to complete the first cal- Earlier on Day Two, the top- played college tennis at UCLA, as the option for another, endar-year Grand Slam in men’s ten- seeded woman, Ash Barty, made a did Mackie McDonald, the renewable by either club. He nis since 1969 and collect a successful return to the site of one American who defeated No.27 seed played two seasons with record-breaking 21st major singles of the two Grand Slam tourna- David Goffin in straight sets. Barcelona, where he never quite championship. ments she has yet to win. In other action, the two Olympic found his stride since joining on Djokovic was not perfect but all The biggest holdup for Barty a fee of 120 million euros (USD tennis singles gold medalists won: 142 million). He had played five he needed to do was win, and he did, during her 6-1, 7-6(9-7) victory over Germany’s Alexander Zverev ex- seasons under coach Diego just as he’s done every time he’s 2010 US Open runner-up Vera tended his winning streak to 12 Simeone at Atletico. Barcelona played a Grand Slam match this Zvonareva came early in the first matches with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 victory said Atletico will pay season, whether on the hard courts set. There was a delay of more over Sam Querrey, and Griezmann’s wages, and that the deal included an obligatory permanent of the Australian Open, the red clay than five minutes because the Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic beat transfer clause for an undisclosed amount. of the French Open, the grass of Hawk-Eye Live electronic line-call- Arantxa Rus 6-4, 6-4.

Barca veterans take pay cuts for Aguero DISAPPOINTING DAY FOR INDIANS BARCELONA: Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba Bhagat-Kohli goes down AT TOKYO PARALYMPICS have taken pay cuts at Barcelona to allow the team to register Sergio Aguero to play Suyahsh disqualified trocution, was found to have “per- in the Spanish league, the Catalan club PRESS TRUST OF INDIA In the second game, the Indian Indian para swimmer Suyash formed more than one fly kick said Tuesday. They follow another senior duo gave a better account of them- Jadhav endured a disappointing after the turn”. player, Gerard Pique, in taking a salary Tokyo, Sept 1: India’s mixed team selves as they fought tooth and outing in the men’s 100m breast- Lekhara fails to qualify reduction to enable their financially troubled pair of Pramod Bhagat and Palak nail and earned a slender two-point stroke SB7 final of the ongoing Shooter Avani Lekhara, who be- club to register new players and fit Kohli went down fighting against lead at 13-11. Paralympic Games as he was dis- came India’s first female gold medal- into the league’s strict financial second seeds Lucas Mazur and Mazur and Noel grabbed a point qualified for a rule violation here. list in Paralympic Games two days fair play regulations. Barcelona, Faustine Noel in the group B opener but the Indian pair reeled off seven Jadhav, who won a gold in Asian ago, failed to replicate her success who recently announced their of the badminton event at the Tokyo straight points to reach the game Para Games in 2018 along with two as she crashed out in the qualifi- debt at 1.35 billion euro (USD 1.6 billion), were unable to Paralympics, here Wednesday. points. Their opponent saved two bronze medals and a silver in the 2016 cation round of the mixed 10m Air keep longtime star Lionel Odisha star Bhagat and Kohli, points before Bhagat and Kohli German Swimming Championship, Rifle Prone SH1 event here Messi because of financial competing in SL3-SU5 class, went roared back into the contest. was disqualified as he didn’t com- Wednesday. regulations. As a result, down 9-21, 21-15, 19-21 against the In the decider, the second seeds ply with World Para Swimming’s The SH1 (Rifle) allows individ- Messi signed for PSG but French team in 43 minutes at the opened up a 13-9 lead but Bhagat and rule number 11.4.1, which states uals with no impairment in the Aguero will be free to Yoyogi national stadium. Kohli fought their way back to take that “at any time prior to the first upper limbs but an impairment

The Indian pair found the going a 15-14 lead. However, Mazur and Bhagat, who is the reigning world breaststroke kick after the start in either/both the lower limbs to

k k y y m m c play for Barcelona once c he recovers from a calf tough initially as it lagged 5-11 at Noel soon grabbed lead and even- champion, will compete in men’s and after each turn, a single butterfly compete. Lekhara was not at her injury that could keep him out until mid-October. The 33-year-old the interval. Things didn’t change tually edged out the Indian pair. singles (SL3) as well, while Kohli kick is permitted”. usual best as she she finished a Aguero was signed in July as a free agent from Manchester City. much after the breather as the Thailand pair of Siripong will be participating in women’s The 27-year-old Jadhav, whose two disappointing 27th with a score of French duo zoomed ahead and Teamarrom and Saensupa Nipada doubles (SL3-SU5) with Parul hands were amputated below the 629.7, crashing out in the third quickly pocketed the opening game. is the third team in the group B. Parmar and women’s singles (SU5). elbow at the age of 11 due to elec- round.

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