y k y cm VOLUME 11, ISSUE 143 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | MONDAY, AUGUST 23 | 2021 12 PAGES | `5.00 y k my c MONDAY | AUGUST 23 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR y k y cm ARTISTIC SATISFACTION G7 MEET ON AFGHANISTAN ‘CORPORATE CLASSES’ Actor Tamannaah Bhatia says stardom G7 leaders will discuss Afghanistan crisis Tuesday In a first for cricket, coaching aspirants was not the reason why she got into at a virtual summit, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris had to attend ‘corporate classes’ the world of glamour Johnson said Sunday in the NCA BACK LEISURE | P6 INTERNATIONAL | P8 SPORTS | PAGE www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | MONDAY, AUGUST 23 | 2021 P1 TN LS seats cut after population control FM to launch NM Pipeline today CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has faced “unfair” political representation NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday will in the Lok Sabha since 1962 after the state managed to launch the National Monetisation pipeline (NMP), which will list out successfully bring down its population, the Madras High Court the government’s infrastructure assets to be sold over the next four said recently. In its order passed August 17, the court asked the years, according to the Finance Ministry. “The NMP comprises a Centre to see if the Lok Sabha representation of Tamil Nadu and four-year pipeline of the Central government’s brownfield Andhra Pradesh - the other state that has seen a drop in infrastructure assets. Besides providing visibility to investors, NMP representation in the Parliament - be restored, or to see if the will also serve as a medium-term roadmap for the asset two can be compensated monetarily. The court pegged the monetisation initiative of the government,” the Finance Ministry monetary compensation to Tamil Nadu at `5,600 crore. said in a statement Sunday. Srimandir to reopen doors for public today POST NEWS NETWORK complete sanitisation of Shreemandira (sic),” read the tweet. Puri, August 22: After remaining Notably, in view of rising Covid- out of bounds for over four months 19 cases during the second wave, the for devotees, the Srimandir is all set temple was closed from April 24. It to reopen for the public Monday. reopened August 12, but all devo- Considering people’s safety as its tees were not allowed inside. top priority amid the pandemic, Like last year, family members the Shree Jagannath Temple of the servitors had darshan of Administration (SJTA) has car- the deities following Covid-19 guide- ried out thorough sanitisation in lines. They visited the temple and around the temple. August 12 and 13 from Mangal In a tweet Sunday, SJTA wrote Alati till Rati Pahuda. about the steps taken ahead of After the weekend shutdown, welcoming devotees. Puri town residents visited the “In view of reopening of temple from August 16 to 20. On Shreemandira for the public to- August 21 and 22, the temple was morrow and prioritising safety closed due to weekend shutdown. during the COVID-19 pandemic, as During these two days, the SJTA car- HOMECOMING: This combo picture shows a woman carrying a child with black tilak put on face for safety, after her arrival from crisis-hit Afghanistan by a special repatriation flight of IAF, at the per the protocol, necessary arrange- ried out necessary steps to sanitise Hindon Air Force Station, in Ghaziabad, Sunday PTI PHOTO ments are made by SJTA, Puri, for the temple premises. IRREGULAR by MANJUL ‘7 killed in chaos PETROL, DIESEL State farmers stare at RATES CUT BY near Kabul airport’ 20 PAISE EACH n n The British army says There have been stampedes and The oil marketing crushing injuries in the crowds, companies have finally cut drought-like situation the seven were killed as especially as Taliban fighters fired thousands of Afghans into the air to drive away those petrol price after 35 days desperate to get on any flight out n With monsoon playing trying to flee the Taliban of the country. AGENCIES “Conditions on the ground re- I can’t promise protection truant, Odisha government takeover had gathered main extremely challenging but New Delhi, August 22: The oil mar- to you. I well know the prepares contingency plan at the airport we are doing everything we can to keting companies (OMC) reduced capability of my govt! to save Kharif crops manage the situation as safely and petrol prices across the key metros ASSOCIATED PRESS securely as possible,” the Defence Sunday after keeping them un- Ministry said in a statement. changed for 35 days. EOW arrests godman POST NEWS NETWORK Kabul, August 22: A panicked On Saturday, British and Western In Delhi, petrol price was cut to rush of people trying to enter troops in full combat gear tried to `101.64 per litre from `101.84 a litre. for duping contractor Bhubaneswar, August 22: Farmers Kabul’s international airport killed control the crowds pressing in. Similarly, in Mumbai and Kolkata, in 20 of the 30 districts of the state seven Afghan civilians in the They carried away some who were the fuel was sold for `107.66 and BHUBANESWAR: The Economic are staring at a drought-like situation crowds, the British military said sweating and pale. With tempera- `101.93 per litre, against the previous Offence Wing of the Crime Branch and they are yet to commence agri- Sunday, showing the danger still tures reaching 34°C (93°F), the sol- levels of `107.83 and `102.08 per arrested two fraudsters, including a REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO godman, for duping a contractor of cultural activities owing to scant posed to those trying to flee the diers sprayed water from a hose on litre respectively. `3 crore by posing themselves as rainfall this monsoon. Precipitation Index (SPI), Keonjhar, it would be difficult to save the Taliban’s takeover of the country. those gathered or gave them bottled officials of Odisha Tourism Till August 14, the state has re- Jajpur and Bhadrak are extremely crops,” said a senior officer of the The deaths come as a new, per- water to pour over their heads. Development Corporation. According ceived an average rainfall of 51 dry districts, while Sambalpur, state Agriculture and Farmer ceived threat from the Islamic State “Listen sir, you need to calm to an official, the EOW arrested mm compared to the normal 150 mm Balangir, Angul and Gajapati are Welfare department. group affiliate in Afghanistan has down,” one soldier told a man lying Chandan Akash Mohanty and a self- – the deficit being 66 per cent. What known to be severely dry. On the As the state is witnessing a seen US military planes do rapid, in the dirt, as another gave him proclaimed godman, Bijayananda may aggravate the situation is that other hand, Ganjam, Kandhamal, drought-like situation, the govern- diving combat landings at the air- an orange liquid. “Calm down.” Choudhury alias Swami the metrological office has pre- Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and ment last Tuesday directed the port surrounded by Taliban fight- It wasn’t immediately clear Bijayanandaji Maharaj, from their dicted rainfall in the range of only Subarnapur districts fall under the Agriculture department to prepare ers. Other aircraft have shot off whether those killed had been phys- residences at Nayapalli in 30 mm to 40 mm till August 30. As moderately dry districts. The re- a contingency plan to save the Kharif flares on takeoff, an effort to con- ically crushed, suffocated or suf- Bhubaneswar and CDA locality in a result, the soil moisture is likely maining districts come under the crops from the nature’s wrath. fuse possible heat-seeking missiles fered a fatal heart attack in the Cuttack, respectively. A case (10/21) to dip up to (-) 4 cm. mildly dry category. Agriculture Minister Arun Kumar targeting the planes. crowds. Soldiers covered several has been registered in this According to a senior official of A report of the Pune-based Sahoo and Cooperation Minister The changes come as the US corpses in white clothes to hide connection at the EOW police station the state Agriculture Extension Indian Metrological Department Ranandra Pratap Swain reviewed the Embassy issued a new security them from view. on the basis of a complaint filed by Service department, who spoke on (IMD) said all the districts in Odisha crop situation in the state at a high- warning Saturday telling citizens Meanwhile, Amir Khan Motaqi, one Shashanka Sekhar Dash. the condition of anonymity, “Good recorded negative SPI values dur- level meeting. The Water Resources not to travel to the Kabul airport chief of the Taliban’s guidance rainfall is crucial in August as it fa- ing the period from June 1 to August department has been asked to re- without individual instruction from council, criticised America over CITY FUEL PRICES WEATHER cilitates sowing activities. The crops 21. This reveals a dip in soil mois- lease water from all reservoirs. The a US government representative. the situation at the airport in an reach the flowering stage in mid- ture, in addition to very scanty Lift Irrigation Corporation has been Officials declined to provide more audio clip posted online Sunday. Petrol: `102.52 (-0.20) BHUB CTK September. Any rise in aridity dur- rainfall. So it is not surprising that directed to operationalise all lift specifics about the IS threat but He described the US’ actions as ing this period will be detrimental transplanting as well as broad- points in areas facing acute shortage described it as significant. They “tyranny” – even as it is Taliban MAX Diesel: `97.14 (-0.19) 34.2° 35.0° for the crops. Moreover, if the arid- casting of paddy in rain-deficit of water. The district Collectors too said there have been no confirmed fighters who have beaten and shot TEMP MIN 25.6° 25.2° ity extends up to mid-September, areas have been held up due to have been directed to take stock of attacks as yet by the militants, who at those trying to access the air- Forecast farmers will stare at crop loss.” water scarcity.