BHUBANESWAR, FRIDAY, 21 MAY, 2021 VOL - 09 MONDAY ISSUE NO. 173 24 MAY, 2021 BHUBANESWAR (Air Surchange - 0.50P) 2.50 HE ALINGA HRONICLE T K CDaily Edition: R.N.I. No: ODIENG/2013/52530 FIND US ON facebook.com/thekalingchronicle Popular People’s Daily of Odisha FOLLOW US ON TWITTER twritter.com/thekalingchronicle Odisha releases SOP to contain Don't hold protest over COVID, it may prove super- TMC turncoats make beeline to re-join party after BJP's loss in Bengal polls COVID-19 spread among children KOLKATA(KCN): party, however, is yet the party diligently," three TMC MLAs, BHUBANESWAR(K- spreader: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to farmers In less than a month to give a nod to ac- said Sarala. including two minis- CN): In view of the the BJP received a cept the turncoats. Similarly, Amal ters. In protest against CHANDIGARH(KCN): ment. the state Assembly to blow in the recent Sarala, who had Acharya, former this, I decided to quit Punjab Chief Minis- According to a state- contravene the farm West Bengal assem- switched camp de- MLA of Itahar in the BJP and return to ter Amarinder Singh ment, he urged farm- laws, he said. bly elections, the spite her candidature North Dinajpur, ad- my old party," he on Sunday urged the ers not to act "irre- "It is time for the Trinamool Congress was announced for mitted that the deci- said. BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) sponsibly" and en- farmers now to recip- turncoats, who were Habibpur Assembly sion of joining the Sources in the TMC rise in incidence of in- not to hold their danger their own rocate by supporting inducted in the party constituency in saffron camp was a said most of the turn- fection in paediatric planned sit-in over lives as their planned the state government ahead of the high-oc- age groups in Odisha, his government's protest may negate in the fight against tane state poll, the State government "failure" to tackle the gains made by the the pandemic," he seemed to have been has issued a set of coronavirus, saying state government in said. making a beeline to guidelines to contain their three-day pro- the fight against the He pointed out that the spread. In the SOP return to their old po- prescribed by the test may turn into a pandemic, amid a even during the peak litical platform. Health and Family super-spreader. complete ban on all of the second COVID In the past 24 hours, Welfare department, The farmers' outfit gatherings. wave in Punjab, a former TMC MLA all dedicated Covid has decided to hold a Such a "dharna" will things had not gone and a party leader, hospitals and Covid protest from May 28 draw people mainly out of control here as who was even among Care Centres (CCCs) they had in several have been directed to in Patiala, the CM's from villages, which the list of TMC’s can- create a designated home constituency. are in any case going other states. didates but defected The state had been ‘paediatric Covid Rejecting the allega- through a crisis dur- to the BJP, wrote to wing’ within the exist- one of the best per- tion that his govern- ing the second wave the ruling party’s ing facilities. forming so far as the ment failed to tackle of the pandemic, he supremo Mamata Malda, expressed her wrong decision. coats are now feeling The Collectors, Mu- management of the Banerjee and other desire to return to the "I was hurt after be- that they are nowhere nicipal Commission- the pandemic, the said, adding that the pandemic is con- ers and CDMOs have functionaries seeking TMC on Sunday, a ing denied ticket in in Bengal’s political CM said they fought outfit's action is com- cerned, he claimed. been directed to en- apology for their day after Mamata’s this Assembly elec- arena after the BJP hard to prevent pletely unwarranted, Given the gravity of sure that 15 per cent of Punjab going the way considering the sup- the situation, there is "wrong decision" of former close aide tions. I joined the lost the electoral beds in the isolation of some other states port his government shifting sides. Sonali Guha made a BJP. But after the battle. ward, HDU and ICUs no scope for any lax- are reserved for treat- such as Delhi, has extended to farm- ity in COVID-appro- TMC sources said at similar request. people of West Ben- "With the TMC least 10 turncoats, in- "I committed a mis- gal gave their verdict emerging victorious ment of neonates, in- Maharashtra and ers on the issue of the priate behaviour and fants and other paedi- even Uttar Pradesh, Centre's farm laws, rallies or 'dharnas' of cluding three MLAs take and want Didi in favour of the TMC, with a thumping ma- atric age groups, where bodies floating said the CM. any kind are totally and one MP, con- (Mamata) to pardon the BJP started play- jority in the recent which can be in- in the Ganga exposed His government was unacceptable when tacted the party and me for that. If she ac- ing the politics of Assembly elections, creased by addition of the mismanagement the first to pass the lives of the people urged them to be al- cepts me, I will stay vendetta. They en- now they are trying to beds to this pool, de by the BJP govern- amendment laws in are at stake, he said. lowed to return. The with her and work for gaged CBI to arrest CONTINUED ON: P-7 CONTINUED ON: P-7 Cyclone Yaas: Very severe cyclonic storm likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coast by May 26 evening BHUBANESWAR(K- clone Yaas: The into a depression over Mayurbhanj, Dhen- CN): The tropical choice is between east-central Bay of kanal and Ganjam storm brewing over temporary discomfort Bengal at 11.30 am districts on Tuesday. east-central Bay of and death, says on Sunday and lay Light to moderate Bengal is very likely NDRF chief centered about 560 rainfall or thunder- to head towards north The north coastal dis- km north-northwest shower activity is Odisha-West Bengal tricts - Balasore, of Port Blair, 590 km likely to occur at most coast by Wednesday Bhadrak, Jajpur, east-southeast of places in coastal Odisha, at many places in north inte- rior region and at few places in south inte- rior districts during the period. The re- gional Met office has issued a red warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagats- inghpur, Cuttack, evening as a very se- Kendrapara, Jagatsi- Paradip, 690 km Mayurbhanj and vere cyclonic storm. nghpur and Cuttack south-southeast of Keonjhar districts, The India Meteoro- are expected to be se- Balasore and 670 km and for extremely logical Department verely affected by the south-southeast of heavy rainfall at iso- (IMD) said the very tropical storm. The Digha. lated places in severe cyclonic storm state government has It is very likely to Mayurbhanj, will continue to move initiated steps for move north- Balasore, Bhadrak north-northw-estw- evacuation of people northwestwards, in- and Kendrapara dis- ards and intensify fur- from coastal areas of tensify into a cyclonic tricts on Wednesday. ther before reaching Jagatsinghpur, storm by Monday On the same day, north-west Bay of Kendrapara, Bhadrak morning and further heavy rainfall is Bengal near West and Balasore apart- into a very severe cy- likely to occur at one Bengal and north ment from some areas clonic storm in the or two places in Odisha coast by of Mayurbhanj dis- subsequent 24 hours. Dhenkanal, Angul, Wednesday morning. trict. Latest satellite Under the influence Deogarh, Khurda and "It is very likely to images and ocean of the tropical storm, Sundargarh districts, cross north Odisha- buoy observations heavy to very heavy and light to moderate West Bengal coast have indicated that rainfall is expected at rainfall or thunder- between Paradip and the low pressure area isolated places in shower activity is ex- Sagar Island as a very which formed over Balasore, Bhadrak, pected at most places severe cyclonic storm east-central Bay of Jajpur, Kendrapara, in north Odisha and at by Wednesday Bengal on Saturday Jagatsinghpur, a few places in south- evening," said became well marked Cuttack, Puri and ern districts. Squally Bhubaneswar Meteo- over the same region Khurda districts, and wind speed reaching rological Centre Di- later in the evening. heavy rainfall is 40 km/hr to 50 km/hr rector HR Biswas. The well-marked low likely to occur at one and gusting up to 60 ALSO READ | Cy- pressure intensified or two places in CONTINUED ON: P-7 THE KALINGA CHRONICLE BHUBANESWAR, MONDAY, 24 MAY, 2021 Popular people’s Daily of Odisha METRO CITY 2 HYDERABAD(KCN): early on Sunday. resolve asap. “ the Later, Minister KT CT Ravi hits out at HUMAN WELFARE TRUST DISTRIBUTES DRY FOOD Hours after IT and In- Following uproar by Minister tweeted late Rama Rao said that dustries Minister KT the rude behaviour of on Saturday. the issue has been dis- Congress over PACKETS TO THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES IN Rama Rao assured to the police across the Responding to the is- cussed with the Home resolve the issue of state, Minister KT sue, Home Minister Minister and DGP on ‘toolkit’ row BHUBANESWAR DURING THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID food delivery services Rama Rao said that he Mahmood Ali said, “ today’s incidents. BENGALURU: A Bhubaneswar(KCN): cooking oil etc.