Ashwini Vaishnaw To Arrive In Odisha Tomorrow; Suspense Builds Up Ahead Of Rajya Sabha Polls

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by Hemanta Pande

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In 2019, BJD had supported BJP candidate Ashwini Vaishnaw, who was elected to the Upper House of Parliament.

Bhubaneswar, Feb 13: Amid the suspense over the third candidate from Odisha for the ensuing Rajya Sabha elections, BJP leader and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will arrive in Bhubaneswar tomorrow as part of his two-day visit to the State, sources said on Tuesday.

According to the sources, after his arrival to the State Capital on Wednesday, Vaishnaw will visit BJP's State headquarters and meet party leaders. Later, he is scheduled to review the Railway and BSNL projects here on the same day.

On Thursday, the Railway Minister will attend some local programmes here.

Meanwhile, suspense still remains over who will be the candidate for the third Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha.

Three Rajya Sabha seats will fall vacant after the terms of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (BJP) and BJD leaders Prasant Nanda and Amar Patnaik will end in April, 2024.

Speculations have been rife whether the Railway Minister can again be the surprise choice for the Upper House, supported by the BJD.

In 2019, BJD had supported BJP candidate Vaishnaw, who was elected to the Upper House of Parliament.

Also Read: BJD Nominates Debasish Samantray, Subhasish Khuntia As Party’s Rajya Sabha Candidates

According to a notification, the election to the three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha will be held on February 27 between 9 AM and 4 PM on the State Assembly premises and the counting of votes will take place at 5 PM.

The last date for filing of nominations is February 15.

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1st Test: Jaiswal, Pant Lead India Recovery After Mahmud's Triple Strike

by Shambhu Datta Mishra

Chennai, Sept 19: Left-handed batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant helped India recover from Hasan Mahmud’s early triple strike as the hosts’ posted 88/3 in 23 overs at lunch on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium Thursday.

The first hour of the session belonged to Bangladesh as Mahmud challenged the edges of batters regularly and rocked India by taking out Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli in quick succession.

But Jaiswal (37 not out) hit six impressive boundaries while being watchful in defence to be the main run-scorer in the session.

On the other hand, Pant was promoted to number five ahead of KL Rahul, and has looked solid while hitting five boundaries for his unbeaten 33 in his first Test innings after nearly 20 months.

Pushed into batting first on a spicy red-soil pitch and overcast skies, Bangladesh got early morning swing due to moisture in the surface. India got first boundary after 23 balls of the start of their innings, when Rohit unfurled a square drive through point off Mahmud, four balls after surviving a close lbw appeal off him, as ball tracking showed umpire’s call.

After Hasan troubled Rohit in the previous over, the pacer finally got the Indian skipper out when he got a length ball to nip away and take the outside edge to second slip. Hasan came back to dismiss Gill for an eight-ball duck, as the batter flicked behind to the keeper.

From the other end, Jaiswal did the bulk of scoring by bringing his wrists into play for the flick, followed by cover-driving and on-driving the fuller balls for more boundaries. But Hasan continued to strike as he lured Kohli to drive outside the off-stump and got a thick edge which was caught easily by the keeper.

But Jaiswal and Pant, who was dropped by Shadman Islam in the last over before lunch, ensured India didn’t get into further trouble. Despite some initial frenetic running between the wickets, the duo brought out flicks, cuts, drives, and pulls against pacers and spinners to establish an unbroken 54-run stand for the fourth wicket till lunch break came.

Brief Scores: India 88/3 in 23 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 37 not out, Rishabh Pant 33 not out; Hasan Mahmud 3-14) against Bangladesh at lunch

(IANS)

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Toddler Rescued From Pit After 20-hour Operation In Rajasthan's Dausa

by Utkalika Mohanty

Jaipur, Sep 19: A two-year-old girl, Neeru Gurjar, who was trapped in a pit near a borewell in Bandikui in Rajasthan's Dausa, was rescued after around 20 hours of operation.

She fell into the pit on Wednesday and was rescued after much effort which continued throughout the night.

The people involved in the rescue mission, her family and those assembled there burst into loud cheers after the girl was taken out successfully. She was rushed to the hospital soon. 'Vande Mataram' slogans were raised after the successful operation.

As per officials, the rescue teams dug near the pit which was 31 feet deep. Then a 20-foot-long pipe was inserted towards the girl.

During the operation, the mother of the girl spoke to her daughter through a mike.

Also, during this rescue operation, the officials sent a rod with an iron angle and tried to see if the girl could hold it, however, all efforts to do the same went abortive.

The accident was reported in Jodhpuriya village of Bandikui at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday when the two-year-old girl Neeru fell into a pit about 35 feet deep.

Till 2 a.m., the NDRF and SDRF teams used the indigenous angle system to take the girl out of the pit, but they did not succeed.

During the rescue operation at 3 a.m., the team from Lalsot dropped an angle in the pit near the borewell to take the girl out. The girl once stuck her hand, but when the team tried to take it out, she immediately pulled her hand out.