y k y cm WATER BABY SEROLOGICAL SURVEY EXTRADITION NOT EASY Actor Shruti Haasan took to Instagram, where she A serological survey for comprehensive Mumbai attack convict David Headley can’t be shared a throwback picture of herself from analysis of the spread of Covid-19 in extradited to India, a US attorney tells a federal court an underwater photo-shoot LEISURE | P2 Delhi has commenced TWO STATES| P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 87 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SUNDAY, JUNE 28 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IN DELHI, ‘KEEP DOORS, WINDOWS CLOSED’ WINGED MENACE: As People have been directed to keep National capital’s IGI Airport has their doors and windows closed and been kept on high alert following swarm crop-destroying desert cover outdoor plants with plastic of locusts were spotted near to the key sheets. The District Magistrates have installation. The spotting took place near locusts swarms are also been asked to be on high alert. to NH 8’s stretch which connects the spotted in Delhi, the govt “District Magistrates are advised national capital to Gurgaon around to deploy the adequate staff to make 11.00 a.m., sources said. issues precautionary all possible arrangements for guid- Accordingly, the airport was kept at ing the residents to distract the lo- high alert as operations could have advisory. National custs,” the advisory by agriculture been affected due to the incoming lo- capital’s IGI Airport joint director AP Saini stated. cust swarm. However, due to a change The government said that they can in wind direction the swarm has moved has also been kept on be distracted by way of making high in a completely different direction For 21 days in a decibel sound through beating of drum altogether. high alert utensils, playing high volume music “As of now operations are completely AGENCIES on music systems, firing crackers and normal, but we are maintaining a look- burning of neem leaves. desert locusts reached the outskirts of According to a Union Agriculture out and coordinating with different row, fuel prices New Delhi, June 27: After swarms Over the past few months, locust Delhi after entering Gurgaon Saturday ministry report, 84 districts of agencies,” sources said. Last month, of crop-destroying desert locusts swarms have attacked and destroyed morning. Earlier, Delhi Environment Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Directorate General of Civil Aviation reached the outskirts of Delhi Saturday, crops in various states, including Minister Gopal Rai called an emer- Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh (DGCA) had issued safety guidelines the city government directed the dis- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and gency meeting to discuss the situa- and Chhattisgarh, spread over an area regarding flight operations in view of move northward trict magistrates to make all possible Madhya Pradesh. tion pursuant to the locust attack in of 1,14,026 hectares, had been in the grip the threat posed by locust attack in arrangements to distract them. Three-kilometre-long swarm of neighbouring Gurgaon. of locusts till June 21, 2020. certain parts of the country. The cumulative increase since the oil companies started the cycle June 7 now totals to `9.25 for petrol and `10.85 for diesel in Odisha IRREGULAR by MANJUL Build-up continues along LAC INDIAN MILITARY AMASSES MORE MEN, MATERIAL AT BORDER WITH CHINA AGENCIES MIRROR DEPLOYMENT New Delhi, June 27: The Indian mil- n Indian Army deploys 3 more divisions itary is amassing more men and ma- in eastern Ladakh region terial as a precautionary deployment n Advanced very quick-reaction sur- along the 3,488-km-long border with face-to-air missile defence systems, FUEL PRICES IN BHUBANESWAR China. including Akash missiles, which can PETROL `80.94 (+ `0.25) I’m disappointed. We worked The deployment, perhaps one of the take down combat aircraft and DIESEL `78.55 (+ `0.21) really hard to win the best biggest in the recent years, comes at a drones, deployed entertainment channel award. time when India and China are locked PNN & AGENCIES increased across the coun- in a hitherto unprecedented standoff weeks ago an important division had try but the final retail sell- started acclimatising for high-altitude – for eight weeks now – at multiple New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar, ing price differs from state warfare points along their border. 4 June 27: For the 21st con- to state depending on the State’s Covid toll Sources said that Indian Army has weeks later, parts of it were deployed at secutive day Saturday, diesel incidence of local sales tax deployed three more divisions in east- the 18,000-foot-high Depsang plains, a price was hiked by 21 paise or VAT. REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO mounts to 18; ern Ladakh region to bolster its posi- 2 plateau on the north of Galwan valley a litre. Petrol price too has In Mumbai, petrol price tion on the Line of Actual Control Galwan valley. Similarly, reserve forces and material to the border comes when have built camps and deployed vehicles gone up by 25 paise a litre. went up from `86.91 per litre cases reach 6,350 (LAC). have been moved to forward locations talks between military commanders and troops. In the current phase of rate to `87.14, while diesel rate Apart from tanks and artillery, the to match up the Chinese deployments. at the Chushul-Moldo in Ladakh have At Patrol Points 14 at Galwan, 15 at hike, petrol has gone up by was hiked to `78.71 from PNN & AGENCIES Army has deployed their advanced Asked whether it is full deployment, ended in a stalemate. Kongka La and 17 at Hot Springs, the `9.12 a litre while that of `78.51. very quick-reaction surface-to-air mis- a senior Indian Army officer said: “It The situation at the four flash points Chinese Army has been deployed to a diesel has gone by a higher While diesel rates have Bhubaneswar, June 27: The state sile defence systems, including Akash is a mirror deployment.” – Galwan Valley, Hot Springs, Depsang large extent. margin of `11.01 a litre, na- been hiked for the 21st reported one more Covid-19 fa- missiles which have the capacity to Indian Army spokesperson, Colonel and Pangong Lake – in eastern Ladakh In response, the Indian Army has also tionally. straight day, petrol price tality Saturday, taking the toll to take down combat aircraft and drones. Aman Anand was, however, unavailable is tense. At Pangong Lake, Chinese upped the deployment in these positions. In Delhi, where the diesel has been raised on 20 occa- 18 as 170 more people, including an It was stated that four weeks ago an for comments. In a separate domain, the troops have moved up to Finger 4 where Chinese People’s Liberation Army costs more than petrol, both sions in three weeks. NDRF jawan, tested positive for the important division had started accli- Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force they have brought over 120 vehicles troops have even returned to the fuels are now priced The cumulative increase virus, pushing the tally to 6,350. matising for high-altitude warfare and are also on full operational alert. The and dozens of boats. Patrolling Post 14 in Galwan Valley above `80. While petrol is since the oil companies In a statement issued Saturday, two weeks later, parts of it were de- IAF has deployed a number of SAGW The Chinese Army has also opened where the barbaric June 15 attack, in selling at 19-month high started the cycle June 7 now the health department said a 68-year- ployed at the 18,000-foot-high Depsang systems to Ladakh. up a new front in the area near the which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, level, diesel is at all-time totals to `9.25 for petrol and old Covid-positive man died in plains, a plateau located north of the The movement of additional men Depsang Bulge, north of Galwan. They occurred. high level. Rates have been `10.85 for diesel in Odisha. Ganjam district. The victim was also suffering from co-morbid conditions of hypertension and diabetes, it said. Nine urban co-op banks in CUMULATIVE TESTS: 2,49,902 2 held for couple’s murder over sorcery TOTAL CASES RECOVERIES ACTIVE CASES 6,350 4,606 1,719 state may come under RBI THE DECEASED WERE IDENTIFIED AS SOMA MADHI (50) AND HIS WIFE SUKRI MADHI (45) With this, the Covid deaths re- POST NEWS NETWORK pervision of RBI, said a govern- POST NEWS NETWORK have been reported in tribal-dom- perstitions embedded in the minds ported from Ganjam district in- ment official. inated pockets of the district. of people living in rural areas. The creased to nine. Four deaths were Bhubaneswar, June 27: President About 1.98 lakh depositors are Malkangiri, June 27: A couple About a couple of days ago, a accused was identified as 28-year- reported from Khurda, three from Ram Nath Kovind promulgated there in the above nine banks. was allegedly murdered over sus- woman and her daughter were sus- old Budhiram Singh and the de- Cuttack and one each from the Banking Regulation These banks are having `1,155 crore pected sorcery at Pednalguda village pected of hexing at Binayakpur ceased as 60-year-old Demphar Bargarh and Puri. The state had (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, deposits and have provided loans in Malkangiri district, Saturday. under Motu police limits. The two Singh. Sources said, Budhiram’s reported its first Covid death in Saturday. The amendment will to the tune of `686 crore. Police have detained two persons in were attacked at night. While the four-year-old daughter had fallen sick Bhubaneswar April 6, the offi- bring all urban and multi-state co- Former state finance minister this regard.