y k y cm DARING ACT SHOWDOWN BY FARMERS US HOUSE OVERRIDES TRUMP Actor Disha Patani has lived her Aquaman Patna police resort to lathi-charge on The US House of Representatives has voted by an fantasy standing on a surfboard in the protesting farmers during a massive overwhelming majority to override Trump’s veto of a $741bn defence Bill water in a yellow bikini LEISURE | P2 showdown TWO STATES | P8 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 268 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 6 UK returnees test +ve for new Covid variant AGENCIES one in the National Institute of Virology night, about 33,000 passengers dis- (NIV) Pune. All these persons have been embarked at various Indian airports New Delhi, Dec 29: Six persons who kept in single room isolation at des- from the UK. All these passengers Genome sequencing returned to India from the United ignated health care facilities by re- are being tracked and subjected by of all Covid+ flyers Kingdom have tested positive for the spective state governments and their states and UTs to RT-PCR tests. new mutated strain of coronavirus, the close contacts have also been put under So far 114 have been found positive NEW DELHI: All international passen- gers who arrived in India between Union Health Ministry said Tuesday. quarantine, the ministry said. for COVID-19. These positive samples December 9 and 22 and tested positive It said the UK variant genome of "Comprehensive contact tracing have been sent to 10 INSACOG labs for Covid-19 will be subjected to SARS-CoV-2 was detected in three has been initiated for co-travellers, (NIBMG Kolkata, ILS Bhubaneswar, genome sequencing as part of the samples in the National Institute of family contacts and others. Genome se- NIV Pune, CCS Pune, CCMB Centre's strategy to detect the mutated Mental Health and Neuro Sciences quencing on other specimens is going Hyderabad, CDFD Hyderabad, InSTEM coronavirus strain that has emerged in Quota for govt school Hospital (NIMHANS) Bangalore, two on. "The situation is under careful Bangalore, NIMHANS Bangalore, IGIB the United Kingdom recently. Others in the Centre for Cellular and Molecular watch and regular advice is being pro- Delhi, NCDC Delhi) for genome se- will be followed up by the state and Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad and vided to the states for enhanced sur- quencing. "A total of 6 samples of 6 UK district surveillance officers and will be students kicks up row veillance, containment, testing and returnee persons have been found to tested as per ICMR guidelines, even if dispatch of samples to INSACOG labs," be positive with the new UK variant they are found asymptomatic between BMC launches move to trace UK returnees the ministry said. The presence of genome," the ministry said. The Centre fifth and the 10th day of their arrival. P9 POST NEWS NETWORK behind in this direction, she the new UK variant has already been took cognizance of the reports of virus alleged. BHUBANESWAR: In the wake of several returnees from the UK going untraceable, the reported by Denmark, the Netherlands, reported from UK and put in place a 23rd December till 31st December 2020 Bhubaneswar, Dec 29: The BJP demanded that Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation launched an operation to trace the missing per- Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Politics heated up in the the government convey a sons. The State Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra said, “A BMC team is tracing the pro-active and preventive strategy to and mandatory testing of all UK re- untraced persons in the capital who recently returned here from the UK. Most of the Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, detect and contain the mutant variant. turnees through RT-PCR test. The state over the state Cabinet’s special session of the persons who returned from the UK hailed from Bhubaneswar. The returnees from the Lebanon and Singapore, so far. This strategy included temporary samples found positive in RT-PCR test decision for reservation of Assembly to pass bills for UK have gone to 18 different districts of the state.” The ministry said that from suspension of all flights coming from to be genome sequenced by a consor- seats in medical and engi- reservation of seats for OBC November 25 to December 23 mid- UK with effect from the midnight of tium of 10 government labs. neering colleges for stu- and economically weaker dents who pass out from section. Senior Congress government-run schools. leader Suresh Routray too Questioning the move of criticized the move of the IRREGULAR by MANJUL Anubav, Varsha WILD BUT PLAYFUL the Cabinet, BJP leader government and said, “The Lekhashree government doesn’t have put in appearance Samantasinghar said, “The the power to implement it. state government has failed The decision of the Cabinet before SCW to ensure basic facilities is just an eyewash.” like providing text books Reacting to this, BJD POST NEWS NETWORK and uniforms to students spokesperson Elina Dash in the schools. Now, the gov- said, “We are shocked that Bhubaneswar, Dec 29: Noted ernment should clarify what the BJP is opposing such a Odia movie star and Kendrapara promoted them to announce historic and pro-student an- BJD MP and his actress wife this reservation in medical nouncement of Chief Varsha Priyadarshini Tuesday and engineering colleges Minister Naveen Patnaik appeared before the State for students of government- providing reservation for Commission for Women (SCW) run schools in the state.” students studying in gov- in connection with the marital The government is yet to ernment-run schools.” Take my advice. If you want to discord they find themselves in. implement 27 per cent reser- “We hope this is the per- avail world-class healthcare, Earlier, Varsha had approached vation for OBC students and sonal opinion of Lekhashree join politics and become a CM! the commission over the matri- 10 per cent for economically and not that of her party monial dispute December 15. weaker section students in ed- BJP,” she said. She hoped The commission had also is- ucation and the recruitment that entire country includ- SHORT TAKES sued notice to Anubhav and his par- process, Samantasinghar ing BJP ruled states would ents to depose before the com- said. Almost all states pro- follow this decision in some Bothra rewarded mission on the issue. However, vide at least 27 per cent reser- time. The BJP is actually Bhubaneswar: The state Anubhav Tuesday reached SCW vation in education and em- unnerved by the popular- government Tuesday promoted alone as his parents failed to appear Leopards in a playful mood inside their enclosure at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. The zoo observed its ployment sector while the ity of this decision taken three senior IPS officers reportedly due to health reasons. 61st foundation day Tuesday. PIC: BIKASH NAYAK state government is lagging by Naveen Patnaik. including Arun Bothra to the rank of additional director general of police. As per a notification by the General Administration department CSS funds release to be tougher UK flight suspension Tuesday, along with Bothra, Sanjay Kumar Singh and POST NEWS NETWORK The second instalment will be Sunita Kakran have been released after utilization of 75 per promoted to the ADG rank. likely to be extended Bhubaneswar, Dec 29: The Centre cent of the sanctioned fund. Bothra has recently cracked will tighten the procedures for re- However, this rule will not be ap- AGENCIES who returned to India from the the sensational Nayagarh The couple presented their sides lease of funds to the states and plicable, if the Union Cabinet de- United Kingdom have tested posi- minor girl rape and murder in connection with the family dis- union territories (UTs) under var- cided to release a specific quan- New Delhi, Dec 29: India is likely tive for the new strain of the virus. case. All three officers are pute before chairperson Minati ious Central Sponsored Schemes tum of fund under a scheme. to extend the suspension of pas- The presence of the new UK vari- from the 1996 batch and their promotion will be effective Behera. The closed-door counsel- (CSS). The revised norms will come Similarly, all implementing of- senger flights to and from the United ant has already been reported by from January 1, 2021. ing of the couple continued for into effect from next financial year fices will have to refund balance Kingdom to check the spread Denmark, the Netherlands, more than two hours. Both (2021-22). amount of CSS to the state nodal ac- of the new strain of coro- Australia, Italy, Sweden, Anubhav and Varsha reportedly The Department of Expenditure count by April 1, 2021. The amount navirus, Aviation and other countries. Goods train derails engaged in heated arguments under the Ministry of Finance has so refunded will be taken as the Minister Hardeep Singh Meanwhile, Airports Bhubaneswar: At least 13 many times during the counseling. sent the draft norms to the state fi- “For the seamless management opening balance for that scheme Puri said Tuesday. The Authority of India wagons of a goods train Anubhav, who first came out of nance department seeking its sug- of funds, the main account and all and the concerned ministry will ministry had last week Chairman Arvind derailed inside a tunnel the office of the chairperson, told gestions and observations. subsidiary accounts will be main- release the fund for the next fiscal suspended all flights be- Singh told the press con- between Jarati and Maliguda the waiting media outside that As per the proposed norms, the tained with the same bank. However, accordingly. tween the two countries ference the government railway stations in Odisha's the SCW has been created to re- state government will have to des- the state governments may choose The state governments will have from December 23 to is planning to hold the next Koraput district Tuesday, dress the problems of womenfolk.