y k y cm IN HIGH SPIRITS NEPAL POLITICAL CRISIS DENMARK ADVANCE Actor Rakul Preet Singh has returned Nepal SC Tuesday ruled that the appointment of 20 Denmark thrash Russia 4-1 in their last group- to the shooting set and called it her ministers by KP Sharma Oli was stage game to qualify for the knockout round at Euro 2020 happy mode LEISURE | P2 unconstitutional INTERNATIONAL | P10 SPORTS | P12 VOLUME 11, ISSUE 83 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 | 2021 12 PAGES | `5.00 SNANA YATRA Section 144 to be clamped in Puri POST NEWS NETWORK Puri, June 22: The Puri district ad- ministration has decided to promul- gate Section 144 CrPC for the smooth conduct of Snana Yatra (divine bathing rituals of Lord Jagannath and his siblings) scheduled to be performed June 24. The restriction will come into force Heavy rains to lash at 10 pm June 23 and will continue till June25, Sub-Collector Bhabataran Sahoo said. No unauthorised person Odisha till June 26 will be allowed to enter Puri during IRREGULAR by MANJUL the period and violators will be dealt with strictly, he added. The decision POST NEWS NETWORK Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, has been taken in view of the Covid Mayurbhanj, Bolangir, pandemic so that the ceremonial bath Bhubaneswar, June 22: Sonepur, Boudh, Kalahandi, of the Trinities can be held without Heavy rains are likely to Kandhamal, Nayagarh and public participation. lash several parts of the Khurda districts are likely The administration appealed to state till June 26. to wintess thunderstorm the residents of Puri and devotees to The regional office of the and lightning Thursday,” cooperate with the temple authori- India Meteorological the MET said Tuesday. ties for a hassle-free event. People Department (IMD) here is- Light to moderate rains can witness the entire rituals on TV sued Yellow Warning (Be and accompanied by thun- as the Information and Public updated) Tuesday for the derstorm may occur in dif- Relations Department will video- next four days. While warn- ferent districts of the state, COMMUTERS' NIGHTMARE: Heavy rains and absence of proper drainage resulted in water logging on the road near Bomikhal graph the festival and share the feed ing of heavy rains the weather forecast said, in Bhubaneswar making vehicular movement difficult PHOTO: MANORANJAN MISHRA with various channels. Wednesday, the department adding that heavy rains, said, “Heavy rainfall is very thunderstorms and light- Tell me who should I send likely to occur at one or two ning may occur in some dis- to you for finalising our alliance... places over Keonjhar, tricts of the state. Light to CBI, ED or Income Tax? Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, moderate rains would con- Diesel costs over Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, tinue in different parts of ` Kendrapara, Jajpur and the state throughout the 100/L in Koraput SC approves CBSE, ICSE Khurda districts.” week. Lakra chosen hockey It further warned of thun- The department, mean- and Malkangiri derstorms and lightning in while, said that the state team vice-captain different parts of the state capital might see one or two PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Wednesday, while light to spells of rain with thun- BHUBANESWAR: Birendra Lakra of moderate rains at many derstorms Wednesday, while Odisha and Harmanpreet Singh Class XII appraisal criteria New Delhi, June 22: After Rajasthan, places in north and south the maximum temperature have been chosen vice-captain in ` the 16-member Olympic-bound diesel prices have crossed the 100 Odisha districts. could go up to 32°C. However, Indian Men’s Hockey Team. Hockey per litre-mark in Odisha following a THE APEX COURT DISMISSED ALL CHALLENGES TO THE Heavy rains are likely to the weather warning does India Tuesday named midfielder fresh fuel price hike Tuesday. The continue Thursday accom- not mention anything about Manpreet Singh as the captain of price of petrol was hiked by 28 paise NEW ASSESSMENT POLICIES DEVISED BY CBSE AND CISCE panied by thunderstorms fishermen. According to the the team. Birendra is a veteran per litre and diesel by 26 paise, ac- and lightning. “Heavy rain- MET, maximum rain during defender who was a part of the cording to a notification issued by PRESS TRUST OF INDIA fall is very likely to occur at Tuesday was reported from London Olympic Games but missed state-owned fuel retailers. ‘STATE RESPONSIBLE one or two places over Bhubaneswar, which re- playing in Rio owing to knee surgery New Delhi, June 22: The Supreme FOR ANY FATALITY’ Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, ceived 41.1mm rains. in 2016. Since his return to the CITY FUEL PRICES Court Tuesday dismissed a plea chal- Bargarh, Sundargarh and Keonjhar with 27mm rain- squad following the brief break, lenging the decision of Central Board NEW DELHI: “If there is any fatality, we Deogarh districts. One or fall was second. Birendra has improved his PETROL `98.33 (+0.29) of Secondary Education (CBSE) and will hold the state responsible,” the two places over the districts The maximum tempera- performance and has consolidated Council for the Indian School Supreme Court told the Andhra Pradesh of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, ture in the state (27° C) was his position in the team. DIESEL `96.21 (+0.28) Certificate Examinations (CISCE) to government Tuesday on being informed of Kendrapara, Cuttack, recorded at Nayagarh, the cancel the board examinations this year its decision to hold Class XII board exami- Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, minimum temperature MARKET WATCH owing to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. nation. “You will have to give very good Jharsuguda, Bargarh, (19°C) was recorded at In Delhi, petrol hit an all-time high The apex court also dismissed all reasons to hold Class XII board examina- Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Phulbani. of `97.50 a litre, while diesel is now challenges mounted to the new as- tions. If there is any fatality, we will hold INDEX VARIATION priced at `88.23 per litre. sessment policies that have been de- the state responsible,” A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari Fuel prices differ from state to state vised by CBSE and CISCE for com- exam is an independent exam. Board told counsel for Andhra Pradesh. At the SENSEX 52588.71 14.25 depending on local taxes such as putation of marks. has to take that decision…Individual outset, advocate Mahfooz Nazki, appear- value-added tax (VAT) and freight “We hold that there is no need to in- perception will not decide this case. PAGD leaders to attend BOURSES NIFTY 15772.80 26.30 ing for the state, said the government has charges. And, for this reason, first terfere with the scheme propounded Decision based on larger interest has till now decided to hold the examination `0.45 ` DOLLAR 75.69 petrol and now diesel have crossed 100 by CBSE and ICSE. It takes into ac- to be taken, there are logistical is- but the final decision will be taken in the PM’s all-party meet per litre-mark at several places. count concerns of all students,” A sues and issues with teacher and sup- first week of July. The bench sought to EURO 88.49 `0.17 CURRENCY Rates of diesel, the most used fuel bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar port staff,” the apex court said. know as to why the state was creating ` GOLD `47,055 `19 in India, had crossed 100 per litre and Dinesh Maheshwari said. Dismissing the petition, the SC uncertainty in the minds of students by in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh Regarding the plea challenging the said, “In our opinion it is not possi- delaying the final decision for the first SILVER `67,593 `169 in Rajasthan earlier this month. Now, cancellation of exams, the bench said, ble to accept the submission by Mr week of July. “You take a decision by BULLION the price of diesel has crossed the “Board has taken a conscious decision Anshul Gupta that since other insti- Wednesday and we will take up the matter `100 per litre-mark in Malkangiri at the highest level and taken on larger tutions are able to conduct exam it does Thursday,” the bench told Nazki. (`101.12 per litre) and Koraput (`100.46 public interest. We are not going to sit not mean the boards can hold the a litre) in Odisha. in judgement over it.” exam. Boards have decided to cancel physically for examinations instead WEATHER Petrol has already crossed the `100- When the petitioner Anshul Gupta exam in larger public interest. The pol- of waiting to know the marks that BHUB CTK mark in nine states and Union terri- asked why board exams have to be can- icy adopted by CBSE was adopted by have been computed. tories – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, celled even when competitive exam- an expert body of 13 experts.” To this, the SC said, “We are of the MAX 31.2° 30.6° Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, inations like IIT-JEE or CLAT can Senior Counsel Vikas Singh, ap- considered opinion that entertain- Telangana, Karnataka, Jammu and be held physically, the court said the pearing for The Uttar Pradesh Parents’ ing this plea will create uncertainty TEMP MIN 28.0° 26.5° Forecast Kashmir, Odisha, and Ladakh. Among decision should be left to the discre- Association, Lucknow, which had until improvisation exams are con- Humidity 93% 75% metro cities, petrol is already above tion of each individual board. moved the Supreme Court against ducted. After results declared on July PRESS TRUST OF INDIA rogation of Jammu and Generally `100 in Mumbai, Hyderabad and “Each board is different and lo- CBSE’s assessment policy, said students 31 then improvisation exam may be Kashmir’s special status Rainfall 41.1mm 12mm cloudy sky Bangalore.