y k y cm PC EUPHORIC FLOYD’S FAMILY TO GET $27MN 2ND T20I TODAY Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas has turned Minneapolis will pay $27mn to settle a civil Team India look to bounce back from their ‘cheerleader’ for husband Nick Jonas and lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the loss in the first T20I when they face England in the 2nd match his new album, Spaceman LEISURE | P2 Black man’s death INTERNATIONAL | P10 SPORTS | P12 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 341 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SUNDAY, MARCH 14 | 2021 12 PAGES + SUNDAY POST | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL THE RULING BJD AND OPPOSITION BJP AND CONG MLAs DISRUPTED THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE Bedlam breaks loose in House Opposition BJP and Congress demanded BJD sought apology from BJP legislator for lifting of paddy from farmers his suicide attempt inside the House POST NEWS NETWORK not demand an apology from Panigrahi. He attempted to commit suicide because Bhubaneswar, March 13: In an un- the government is not addressing the India reports year’s Yes! It’s my leg that got hurt. precedented scene, both the ruling BJD grievances of the farmers." But bandage on head will be and the Opposition BJP and Congress "This is the first instance of BJD min- more visible tovoters! MLAs created ruckus in the House, isters creating ruckus in the well of the biggest COVID spike obstructing the proceedings through- House. We will also not allow the out the day, Saturday. The BJD mem- Assembly to function till they apolo- AGENCIES reported 22,885 new COVID- bers were responsible for the chaos in gise for this. Ministers agitating in the 19 cases, 117 fatalities. On SHORT TAKES the House even during introduction well is against the tradition and practice New Delhi, March 13: The Thursday, India had reported of eight Bills. of this August House," Bahinipati said. single-day rise of new COVID- 22,854 COVID-19 cases and As soon as the House assembled for Senior Congress legislator 19 cases in India Saturday is 126 deaths; while Wednesday, No final exams for the day at 10.30 am, BJP members Narasingha Mishra too slammed the the country's highest tally so 17,921 COVID-19 cases and Class I-VIII students rushed to the well and raised slogans BJD for stalling the proceedings. far this year. It recorded 24,882 133 deaths were recorded. demanding procurement of paddy FILE PHOTO The ruling party members have cases, showing eight per cent As per the Ministry’s data, Bhubaneswar: The School and lying with the farmers across the state. troduction of eight Bills, the Speaker proved that they are anti-farmer be- increase since Friday. There the active cases present in Mass Education (S&ME) Congress members too joined them, adjourned the House till Monday. EIGHT BILLS INTRODUCED cause, instead of resolving the farm- were 140 deaths in the last 24 the country have breached department Minister Samir disrupting the entire Question Hour. Speaking to reporters outside the BHUBANESWAR: Amid uproar, eight ers’ issue, they have stalled the House, hours, according to the data 2-lakh. It was reported Ranjan Dash said Saturday that Even as the bedlam continued, gov- House, Opposition chief whip Mohan Bills, including Odisha Fiscal he said. shared by the Union Health 2,02,022 Saturday. all students from Class I to ernment chief whip Pramilla Mallick Majhi said there was no question of Responsibility and Budget “The the Speaker has the power to Ministry. With it the cumu- With the discharge of Class VIII will be promoted demanded an apology from BJP leg- Panigrahi begging apology. He said Management (Amendment) Bill, were take legal actions if anything goes lative tally rose to 1,13,33,728 19,957 patients in a day, a without appearing any exam. islator Subash Panigrahi, who at- Panigrahi was forced to take the extreme introduced in the state Assembly. The wrong in the House. Instead of doing while the toll reached 1,58,446. total of 1,09,73, 260 persons Schools across the state will tempted suicide Friday by consuming step as the government did not initiate other Bills are — Xavier University that, why they (BJD) have stalled the The infection level in the have been discharged so far. not reopen in the current hand sanitiser inside the House. This any step to procure paddy from the Odisha (Amendment) Bill, Odia House?” Mishra asked. BJD lawmaker country is back to what it The rise in the number of academic year, he said, adding, prompted the Treasury bench members farmers, who themselves are threat- University (Amendment) Bill, Odisha and former minister PK Deb, however, was in December as it soared COVID-19 cases is now be- a decision in this regard was to rush into the well of the House and ening self-immolation. Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, said that the ruling party condemns to 1.78 per cent from 1.55 ginning to show up in sev- taken in view of the recent create chaos. Unable to continue with The BJP leader said Panigrahi would Odisha Repealing Bill, Odisha Panigrahi’s act as it has brought a bad within a week. eral other states. States/UTs surge in COVID-19 infections in the proceedings of the House, Speaker not tender any apology, adding, “Let the Advocates’ Welfare Fund name to the Assembly and the state. In the last four days, the such as Delhi, Haryana, the state. However, Chief SN Patro adjourned the House first Speaker suspend him or take any dis- (Amendment) Bill, Societies “The elected members come to the number of fatalities has Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Minister Naveen Patnaik is to Registration (Odisha Amendment) take a final call in this regard, till 11.30 am and again till post lunch ciplinary action against him.” House to raise people's issues and not spiked, which earlier was Pradesh have had very simi- session (4 pm). The situation remained Supporting the BJP, Congress legislator Bill and Biju Patnaik University of to set a bad trend,” Deb stated. hovering under 100. lar growth trajectories in re- the Minister expressed. “In Technology (Amendment) Bill. P3 view of the current situation same during the second half. After in- Taraprasad Bahinipati said, "We will The country on Friday cent weeks. due to COVID-19, I have directed to promote all students studying in classes I to VIII to the next higher class.” Woman’s skeleton found Prez Kovind to visit Odisha next week in seized vehicle at Janla Bhubaneswar: POST NEWS NETWORK President Ram Nath Kovind is Bhubaneswar, March 13: The in-charge scheduled to of Janla outpost under Khandagiri police undertake a station was suspended Saturday follow- two-day visit ing the recovery of a human skeleton from to Odisha next week during a vehicle seized in February and kept at which he will attend the the outpost premises. convocation ceremony at NIT Interacting with the media, DCP Rourkela as the chief guest, Umashankar Dash said that Sub-Inspector official sources said. Kovind Satyabrata Grahacharya, who was in will visit the premier institute charge of Janla outpost, has been sus- The vehicle in which the woman’s ‘mummified’ March 21, and visit Konark pended for the dereliction of duty. body was found temple the next day, the Grahacharya had no inkling of how or sources said. The programme since when the body remained locked in- station along with cops from Ganjam po- at NIT Rourkela is set to begin side the car. According to police sources, lice station and relevant documents to take at 10 am, and the president it was Grahacharya’s duty to regularly charge of the vehicle. To everyone’s shock, would be delivering the check the status of all seized vehicles on they found a woman’s mummified body convocation address on the the premises. was lying inside. The body was sent to occasion. Sources claimed that Rambha police in AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, for post-mortem and Ganjam detected cannabis in a vehicle at the report revealed that the deceased was WEATHER a place under Janla police limits in November a 45-year-old woman who had natural death. BHUB CTK 2019. The cops followed the vehicle all the While the deceased is yet to be identified, way from Ganjam to Bhubaneswar and it is being claimed that she was possibly MAX 35.2° 34.0° seized the contraband here. Later, the vehicle a mentally ill person or a very poor destitute. was taken to the Janla outpost when it de- Even the medical officers of AIIMS also TEMP MIN 23.6° 21.8° Forecast veloped some technical glitches. found that the deceased was suffering Humidity 86% 84% In January, the owner of the vehicle ob- from tuberculosis and malnourishment. 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