y k y cm CANDID CONFESSION KARNA GOES UP WAY US CURBS ON CHINESE BABUS Actor Arshi Khan has admitted that Karnataka is all set to table a Bill to ban The US will impose sanctions on Chinese officials she had her lip augmented cow slaughter on lines of over their role in disqualifying elected Oppn legislators in HK in the past LEISURE | P2 Uttar Pradesh TWO STATES | P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 246 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL State supports bandh today ALL STATE GOVT OFFICES TO REMAIN SHUT TUESDAY DUE TO THE BHARAT BANDH POST NEWS NETWORK SPs ASKED TO Bhubaneswar, Dec 7: Extending sol- idarity with the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called REMAIN ALERT by farmers, labourer outfits and some political parties in the state including BHUBANESWAR: The Superintendents of the Congress and the AAP, the state Police of all 30 districts in the state have Petrol, diesel prices Opposition is way behind our govt. They are been asked to remain alert in view of the government Monday ordered closure organising a bandh today, we did it six months nationwide Bandh called by various farmer ago so successfully that most parts are still shut of its offices across the state Tuesday. organisations Tuesday. Many political par- All education institutions will con- ties including the Congress in Odisha have up for 6th day in row tinue to remain shut due to Covid-19. already declared their support to the Besides, shops, commercial establish- Bandh. Speaking to Orissa POST, YK Jethwa AGENCIES PRICES IN BHUB ments, public transportation, auto ADGP (law and order) said, “We have PANIGRAHI service and railway services are likely New Delhi, Dec 7: Petrol reviewed the law and order situation, police PETROL: `84.35 (+0.30) to be affected by the bandh. The arrangements and all other preparedness and diesel prices rose for DENIED BAIL Federation of All Odisha Traders across the state ahead of the Bandh. All the the sixth day in a row DIESEL: `80.48 (+0.29) Association (FAOTA) will support the farmers. BJD has always stood for the SPs have been asked to remain alert and to Monday as rates went up POST NEWS NETWORK protest. “We are supporting the bandh CENTRE IN DOCK interest of farmers. take adequate measures to avoid any unto- by 26-30 paise per litre. litre and diesel rate has risen and all shops in the state will remain Though the ruling party has not di- ward incident during the protest Tuesday. Petrol price was hiked by by `3.41. The rate increase Bhubaneswar, Dec 7: The Khurda closed tomorrow,” said Sudhakar Panda, Farmers, labourers and many rectly extended support to the bandh, We have ordered the range DIGs to super- 30 paise per litre and diesel follows international oil ADJ court Monday rejected the general secretary of FAOTA. political parties including Congress it has indirectly supported the protest vise the whole police preparedness under by 26 paise, according to a prices rising by a third from back the nationwide bandh bail plea of Goplapur MLA Pradeep Stating that his party will lend full by closing down all state government their jurisdictions. Armed police forces will price notification of oil mar- lows in October-end. Brent Panigrahi here. Earlier, the SDJM support to the bandh, Congress’s state offices. The BJP, on the other hand, said be deployed at sensitive spots to keep the keting companies. crude oil is nearing USD 50 Though BJD is not directly supporting law and order in control.” Meanwhile, had rejected Panigrahi’s applica- unit president Niranjan Patnaik said, the bandh, all state govt offices to the Congress and Left parties have Rates for petrol in Delhi per barrel mark on hopes tion for bail and sent him to a 14- “Except for the BJP and the BJD, all misled the farmers over the new farm Commissioner of Police Sudhanshu Sarangi rose to `83.71 per litre, from that COVID vaccines would remain closed said around 30 police platoons will be day judicial custody December 3. other parties and organisations in laws which envisage benefiting the `83.41 while diesel price went lead to demand recovery. OPSC postpones Odisha Civil deployed at important places to handle law ` ` The crime branch of the state Odisha will support the farmers’ cause. farming community. and order situation in the capital city. In up from 73.61 to 73.87 per Prior to the November 20 police arrested Panigrahi for his We have instructed our workers in dis- Services Mains exam to Jan 2, 2021 “The farming community will ben- litre. This is the sixth straight hike in rates in India, petrol while OMC puts off online CBT till Cuttack, around 10 platoons will be alleged involvement in the job tricts to observe the bandh peacefully. efit from the new farm laws. The farm- day of price hike and the 15th prices had been static since further notice deployed during Bandh. Sarangi further fraud allegations lodged with the Apart from the district headquarters, ers are convinced about the advan- revealed that the organizers had assured increase in rates since September 22 and diesel rates cyber police station by Tata Motors. the party will stage protests at all im- we look forward to the talks between tages of the new laws. Those who have the police to observe the protest peacefully. November 20, when oil com- hadn't changed since October He was arrested (case no 26/20) portant places across the state.” the Union government and the farmer not gone into the depth of the laws are panies resumed daily price 2. In Mumbai, petrol price under various sections like BJD spokesperson Sasmit Patra groups December 9. spreading misinformation,” said BJP OPSC has postponed the Odisha revision after nearly two- rose to `90.34 per litre from 419,420,467,468,469,471,120-B of said, ”It is important to resolve all the BJD has always been demanding leader Pradeep Purohit. Meanwhile, Civil Services Mains examination to month hiatus. Rates are now `90.05, while diesel rates went the IPC and Sec 66 C/66 D of the issues of farmers and remove their doubling of Minimum Support Prices the Odisha Public Service Commission January 2, 2021 while the OMC post- at the highest level since up from `80.23 to `80.51. Rates IT Act. As per the charges, apprehensions. The BJD is hopeful as suggested by the Swaminathan and the Odisha Mining Corporation poned the online computer based test September 2018. vary from state to state de- Panigrahi allegedly collected that the outstanding issues can be re- Committee, he said, adding the party have postponed their examinations (CBT) for recruitment of various nonex- In 18 days, the petrol price pending on the incidence of money from various youths from solved through sincere dialogue and will continue to do so for the benefit of scheduled for December 8. ecutive posts till further notice. has gone up by `2.65 per local sales tax or VAT. Goplapur on behalf of Akash Pathak, son of suspended IFS of- ficer Abhay Kant Pathak. No UG/PG exams Notably, Tata officials have JOY RIDE lodged a complaint with the crime GOVT SPEEDING branch’s cyber cell accusing Akash before classroom of duping several job aspirants on the pretext of providing them teaching resumes with jobs in the company. Pathak UP SHOT REVIEW POST NEW NETWORK allegedly duped 67 persons from Gopalpur by impersonating as the AGENCIES Bhubaneswar, Dec 7: The state Managing Director of Tata Motors government Monday said that the and Panigrahi allegedly acted as New Delhi/Bangalore, Dec 7: conduct of examinations for un- a front to help him dupe people. India is accelerating its review of dergraduate (UG) and postgraduate coronavirus vaccines developed by (PG) students will be considered Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca for emer- after the resumption of classroom gency use, a senior government of- teaching and completion of syllabi. PRIVATE BUS ficial said Monday as the world's Higher education secretary second-most affected country strug- Saswat Mishra, in a letter to vice- FARES GO UP gles to contain the outbreak. APPROVAL SOON chancellors of the state-run uni- POST NEWS NETWORK The government is pinning its versities and principles of all gov- hopes for mass supply of the vac- Serum Institute of India lodges first ernment and non-government Bhubaneswar, Dec 7: In sync cine on Serum Institute of India, formal application for emergency colleges, said due to prevailing with the steep rise in fuel prices, the world's largest vaccine pro- use approval for AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 pandemic related dislo- COVID-19 vaccine private bus owners increased bus ducer by volume, which Monday cations, the academic session has fares once again in the state. lodged the first formal application AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna been badly affected. Though on- The fares of ordinary and ex- for emergency use approval for Inc are among the drugmakers line classes are continuing, most of press buses have been raised by one AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine. seeking advanced approvals for the students are unable to get the paisa per kilometre and by two Pfizer had already applied for their vaccines benefits of such online teaching due paise per kilometre for deluxe and emergency use approval for its vac- to various reasons, the letters reads. AC deluxe buses. Ticket prices of cine in India, the official said, de- to apply for emergency use "will save “Therefore, at present it is not ordinary, express, deluxe and AC clining to be identified.