y k y cm RARE CELEBRITY IN A FIRST LONG-TERM IMMUNITY Actor Rasika Dugal says she doesn’t shy Kerala becomes the first state in the Levels of protective antibodies in people away from admitting that she often country to fix the floor price for wane quite rapidly after Covid infection, say experts reuses her clothes LEISURE | P2 vegetables TWO STATES| P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 206 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL Centre allows ‘outsiders’ to With China in mind, US, buy land in J&K AGENCIES Srinagar, Oct 27: The Centre has India seal military deal paved the way for people from out- side Jammu and Kashmir to buy land in the union territory by REUTERS cess to a range of topographical, nau- amending several laws, more than tical and aeronautical data that is con- a year after the nullification of 5 scribes held for extortion; Looks like the New Delhi, Oct 27: The United States sidered vital for targeting of missiles and Articles 370 and 35A of the virus is not afraid and India signed a pact to share sensi- armed drones. It would also allow the Constitution. of poetry too... tive satellite and map data Tuesday as United States to provide advanced nav- In a gazette notification, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo igational aids and avionics on U.S.-sup- Ministry of Home Affairs has 3 booked in Ganjam district warned of the threat posed by an in- plied aircraft to India, an Indian de- made several changes to the land POST NEWS NETWORK Extortion: Ex-MLA creasingly assertive China. fence source said. US President Donald laws, including allowing use of SHORT TAKES Pompeo, who arrived in New Delhi Trump has made being tough on China agricultural land for setting up Bhubaneswar, Oct 27: The candidate arrested Monday along with Defense Secretary a key part of his campaign to secure a facilities of public purpose. The Commissionerate Police ar- Mark Esper, said after talks with their PARADIGMATIC SHIFT second term in next week’s presidential most important tweak has been rested five journalists along SAMBALPUR: Police here Relief to Dilip Ray Indian counterparts that the two coun- election and Pompeo has been trying to made in the Jammu and Kashmir with a driver for extorting arrested two persons includ- The annual US-India strategic dialogue ing a former MLA candidate of tries had to work together to confront bolster allies to counter China’s grow- Development Act that deals with Rs1.60 lakh from a city-based comes at a time of heightened tension Congress on charge of New Delhi: In a major relief to the threat China posed to security and ing influence in the region. disposal of land in the UT as the businessman. DCP former Union minister Dilip Ray, in the region, with Indian troops demanding extortion from a freedom. The annual US-India strategic China dismissed Pompeo’s accusa- Centre has omitted the phrase Umashankar Dash said all the Delhi High Court Tuesday confronting Chinese forces on their private firm and assaulting its stayed three-year imprisonment dialogue comes at a time of heightened disputed Himalayan border tions. “We urge Pompeo to abandon his "permanent resident of the state" five scribe caught for extor- HR manager after he refused tension in the region, with Indian troops Cold War mentality, zero-sum mindset, from Section 17 of the law. tion worked for web channels. given to Ray by a special CBI The Basic Exchange and Cooperation to yield to their demand, court in a coal scam case confronting Chinese forces on their dis- and stop harping on the ‘China threat’,” Before the repeal of Article 370 The seven persons in- Tuesday. The accused were puted Himalayan border. Agreement on Geospatial Cooperation Chinese foreign ministry spokesman and Article 35-A in August last troduced themselves as jour- pertaining to allocation of coal was a “significant milestone” that identified as Balakrushna “Big things are happening as our Wang Wenbin told media in Beijing year, non-residents could not buy nalists of various news web- block in Jharkhand in 1999. A would foster cooperation between the Rohidas and his brother bench of Justice Suresh Kait democracies align to better protect the militaries of both countries earlier Tuesday. India has its own prob- immovable property in J&K. sites to the owner of a ghee Rajesh Rohidas. Balakrushna suspended the judgement of the citizens of our two countries and in- lems with China. In June, 20 Indian sol- However, the fresh changes have firm. They threatened to contested as a MLA candidate CBI court till the matter is deed, of the free world,” Pompeo told re- perous Indo-Pacific,” Pompeo said. The diers were killed in a clash with Chinese paved the way to buy land in the publish negative news about of Congress party from the decided by the High Court. The porters after the talks with Indian new defence pact - the Basic Exchange troops on their border, hardening the UT. Lieutenant Governor Manoj him if he did not pay them Rengali Assembly segment. P5 court has posted the matter for Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam and Cooperation Agreement on mood in India against China and driv- Sinha said the amendments did `3,00,000. Fearing problems, hearing November 25. Special Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Geospatial Cooperation - was a “sig- ing Modi government to seek closer mil- not allow transfer of farm land to the firm owner paid them arrested the six Monday. CBI judge Bharat Parasher Singh. “Our leaders, and our citizens, nificant milestone” that would foster itary ties with the US. Jaishankar did not non-agriculturists. However, there `1.64 lakh in phases. Meanwhile, the Ganjam Monday had granted bail to all see with increasing clarity that the cooperation between the militaries of refer directly to China in his comments are several exemptions in the Act However, as the demand police registered a case convicts on a personal bail bond of Chinese Communist Party is no friend both countries, Esper told the news con- at the news conference but hailed “na- which enable transfer of farm for money kept mounting, against three journalists on ` 1 lakh each immediately after to democracy, the rule of law, trans- ference. The United States planned to sell tional security convergences” with the land for non-agricultural purposes, the businessman lodged a re- the charge of demanding awarding three years parency, nor to freedom of navigation, more fighter planes and drones to India, US and their determination to tackle including setting up of educational port at Tamando police sta- extortion and threatening a imprisonment to all the convicts. P4 the foundation of a free and open, pros- Esper added. The pact will give India ac- security and counter-terrorism issues. or health care facilities. P7 tion. Subsequently, police public servant. Pak blast kills 8 HARVESTING SAFFRON HOOCH KILLS 4 Peshawar: A powerful blast GDP growth to be ripped through a religious seminary in northwest Pakistan's IN ANGUL DIST Peshawar city Tuesday, killing at least eight people, mostly POST NEWS NETWORK students, and wounding over 120 negative: Nirmala others, senior police officials Angul, Oct 27: Consumption of said. The blast occurred around PRESS TRUST OF INDIA beginning March 25, with the gov- spurious liquor claimed four lives 8:30 am at a local mosque, which ernment putting lives before liveli- and made four others sick at also serves as a religious school New Delhi, Oct 27: Finance hood to contain the coronavirus pan- Patharagada village under in Dir Colony in interior Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demic. "We had a contraction which Purunakote police limits in Angul Peshawar, while students were Tuesday said there were visible happened during the first quarter and district. reading the Quran, Peshawar signs of revival in the economy post which the unlocking has been The deceased were identified as police chief Muhammad Ali Khan but the GDP growth may be in the steadily happening and we can see Kaira Pradhan (20), Tukuna Pradhan said. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM's negative zone or near zero in the the revival now...," she said. (30), Pramod Sahu (42) and Sashi Advisor Kamran Bangash and current fiscal. The finance minister further Bhushan Dehury, who died between spokesman of the LRH Hospital She said the economy saw a con- said indicators show that primary Sunday evening and Tuesday after- Asim Khan confirmed that eight traction in the April-June quarter, sector, agriculture-related segments noon, Basant Dehury (44), Rohan persons have died. P10 but demand has picked up in the fes- and rural India are all doing very Pradhan (22) and Sushant Dehury (34) tival season. Speaking at the India well. "Demand for durable goods, were admitted to Angul district head- MARKET WATCH Energy Forum of CERAWeek, she agriculture equipments, tractors, quarters hospital (DHH) here Tuesday said infrastructure, fintech and all vehicles are all going up. Festival morning. The deceased and seri- employment generating and asset season has commenced in India, ously ill youths were engaged in a INDEX VARIATION creating industries would be pri- house construction work Sunday. ority sectors for the government. According to sources, the six SENSEX 40552.10 376.60 Sitharaman further said recent had a booze session on Sunday data indicates revival in the econ- A family plucks saffron flowers from a field at Pampore in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, Tuesday. Farmers in the evening after the end of their work. BOURSES NIFTY 11889.40 121.60 omy, with PMI number being the Valley are concerned at the falling yield of the saffron crop year after year with the changing climatic conditions It was Kaira that first complained DOLLAR 73.75 `0.25 highest since 2012.