bhubaneswar l Saturday l december 10, 2022 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l jeypore EDITION Sushmita Shukla APPOINTED nO 2 OF NY Federal Reserve The Indian-origin insurance sector veteran, 54, has been named First Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of New York Fed Did engg from mumbai, mba from new york To take charge in March 2023 Shukla has an MBA from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mumbai. She has served in leadership roles in insurance industry for nearly 20 years and has extensive experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives, as well as in-depth knowledge of technology and Agile innovation methods ■ ■ The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks which, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, DC, make up the United States’ Federal Reserve System Sushmita Shukla will take over as the second ranking officer with effect from March 2023, the New York Fed said in a statement Largest tHE NY fed is the BIGGEST reserve bank in terms of assets and volume of activity CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Kharge authorised to name Himachal CM Smarting, Congress Padampur loss of face H a r p r eet B aj w a @ Chandigarh A day after wresting power in Himachal Pradesh, newly elected Congress MLAs on Friday passed a typical one-line resolution authorising party president Mallikarjun Kharge to name their chief minister. Himachal Congress president Pratibha Singh leads the race for the hot seat followed by former state unit chief Sukhiwnder Singh Sukhu and outgoing Congress legislature party leader Mukesh Agnihotri. The first meeting of the legislature party at Shimla had to be postponed thrice before it began late in the evening. The resolution authorising Kharge to name the new CM was moved by Agnihotri and seconded by Sukhu. After the meeting, AICC’s Himachal Congress in-charge Rajeev Shukla flanked by Pratibha, Sukhu and two party observers — Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda — made the announcement about the resolution. “Both our observers will give their report to the high command in a day or so. Then the decision on the new CM will be made,’’ he said. Shukla claimed that no MLA proposed any name and it is for Kharge to take the call. However, sources claimed that all MLAs were told to give two names for CMship along with their merits and demerits. Right through the day, both Pratibha and Sukhu were lobbying will party MLAs seeking their support. While Pratibha met Baghel, Hooda and Shukla, Sukhu remained elusive during the day amidst speculation that he was keeping his flock of MLAs intact. Before the CLP meeting, Pratibha’s supporters raised slogans outside Congress Bhawan in Shimla, demanding that she be made the CM. Pratibha did not contest the Assembly election as he represents mandi in Parliament. However, she campaigned extensively across the state and sought votes in the name of her late husband Virbhadra Singh’s legacy . Keep Infocity IIC out of field posting for a yr: HC Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Bhubaneswar not to assign the IIC of Infocity police station any field posting for one year. The single judge bench of Justice SK Panigrahi has also ordered the Twin City police commissioner to send the IIC to Biju Patnaik Police Academy | P3 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin will not be meeting in person this month which implies that the India-Russia Annual Summit won’t happen. This is for the second time in 22 years that the annual meet will not take place | P9 Brazil’s Neymar fights for the ball with Croatia’s Dejan Lovren during their World Cup quarterfinal match in Doha on Friday. At the time of going to print, the scores were levelled 1-1 after completion of extra time | AFP Super Saturday Defending champions, France, seek to move past free-scoring England while Portugal face Morocco test. A look at the remaining quarterfinals... Mbappe main man Kylian Mabppe has already scored five goals and will like the chance of running at an England defence. It’s no surprise that most of the focus is on him. But England, who have scored the most number of goals, will know they possess the tools to upset the defending champions. Situation surrounding Portugal The European outfit were at their attacking best in their 6-1 dismantling of Switzerland. They were fluid and it largely had to the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Whoever plays up front, they will find Morocco a tough nut to crack. Today Matches Portugal vs Morocco 8.30 PM | France vs England 12.30 AM (on Sunday) G20 events to showcase Yoga, Ayurveda and herbal products K A VI TA B A J E L I - D AT T @ New Delhi The Centre plans to use the G20 events spread across the country during India’s presidency to promote India’s tra, ditional medicine, indigenous products like herbal tea, and recipes based on Ayurveda. To boot, traditional medicine experts will be around to share personalised diet and well-being tips to foreign delegates, said Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, secretary, Ministry of Ayush. “We have proposed that in all the meetings, there should be yoga sessions for which we will be the knowledge partners,” he told this newspaper. Kotecha added that the ministry has already successfully tried it at the recent SCO meeting held at a five-star hotel in Goa. “We coordinated with the chef on some recipes based on Ayurveda, to be served to the delegates. The recipes were highly appreciated,” he said. For G20 events, the plan is to organise a full-fledged yoga session, a five-minute sourav roy yoga break or both, along with promotion of traditional medicine through different activities such as prakriti pariksha (Ayurveda’s unique way of determining the body type of an individual). Explaining the five-minute yoga break concept, the official said it’s a short routine in which meditation and stretching can be done in sitting and standing positions. “All these are science-based, which our experts will help the delegates with,” Kotecha said. A scientific software will be used for prakriti pariksha. “We will inform the delegates how they can become healthy without consulting a doctor. They can achieve it by changing their diet, exercise, and sleep pattern. These are customised recommendations,” he added. late to do anything to prevent the continuous downward slide of the party,” he said. With back-to-back loss of deEven the out-of-favour leadposits in two bypolls, Dhamna- er and party MLA from Baragar and Padampur, the unease bati-Cuttack Mohammed Mowithin the state unit of Con- quim did not fail to take a dig gress is threatening to break at the leadership. He warned the lid as several senior lead- that if such state-of-affairs ers have openly begun to raise continued, Congress will be voice against the leadership. wiped out from the state. Reacting to the successive Stating that Congress candihumiliation at the hustings, dates are now polling votes on some also have gone to the ex- par with NOTA, he alleged that tent of alleging that Congress it is the handwork of the leadvotes are being sold ership. “Some leaders by the party become busy about leadership. how to transfer the Targeting Odisha votes as soon as byPradesh Cong ress polls are announced,” Satya Bhusan Committee (OPCC) he alleged. Sahu had got president Sarat PattaAnother senior 32,787 votes in nayak, Congress whip MLA Suresh Kumar 2019. But, he in the Assembly Tara Ro u t r ay a l s o e x managed only Prasad Bahinipati 3,594 votes in the pressed concern over asked how did he bypoll. Where did the state of the Con90 per cent of know that the party gress in Odisha. candidate will be de- Congress votes go While the party’s feated a day before the dismal performance Tara Prasad Padampur bypoll rein stwo successive byBahinipati, sult was announced. elections have raised Cong whip Bahinipati said that questions on the goal Congress candidate - from 9 to 90 - set by Satya Bhusan Sahu the state Congress had got 32,787 votes in the 2019 chief for the revival of the parAssembly election. But, he ty, Pattanayak, however, said managed only 3,594 votes in that the Padampur result will the bypoll. “Where did 90 per not have any demoralising afcent of Congress votes go,” he fect on the organisation or cadasked and alleged that ‘these re. “We will regroup and fight votes were sold’. the 2024 elections unitedly,” he Leader of the Congress Leg- said. islature Party (CLP) NarasOn allegations that the Coningh Mishra also pointed to- gress votes were sold, Pattanwards both the losses and ayak said that if anybody has demanded the results be re- proof he should submit it and viewed. “Corrective measures strong action will be taken should be initiated when there against those who have ditched is still time or else it will be too the party . @Bhubaneswar Pratibha Singh’s loyalists raise slogans demanding her selection as CM before Bhupesh Baghel’s vehicle, in Shimla | PTI Raje s h K u m a r T hak u r @ New Delhi SC seeks govt reply on women marriage age Modi-Putin in-person meeting not to happen E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e Pvt member UCC bill introduced in RS express read New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought Centre’s response in a plea by National Commission for Women seeking uniform age of marriage for women. The notice was issued by the bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS. The NCW had also sought for making 18 years as “marriageable age” of boys/men irrespective of their religion | P9 leaders allege party votes sold to BJD A massive uproar erupted in the Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour on Friday after BJP member Kirodi Lal Meena sought permission to introduce a private member bill on the uniform civil code (UCC). The proposed Uniform Civil Code of India Bill 2020 drew stiff opposition from various parties, which feared that it could result in national disintegration. However, Leader of the House Piyush Goyal (BJP) stood by Meena’s ‘legitimate right’ to raise an issue that comes under the directive principles of the Constitution. The bill seeks to set up a national inspection and probe panel for preparation of the UCC. Members of the Congress, CPI, CPI (M) and Trinamool Congress were vocal in their opposition, saying it will destroy India’s social fabric. When Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar put the motion to vote, it was passed with 63 ayes against 23 nays. CPI (M)’s John Brittas said the UCC is neither necessary nor desirable in the country Santosh Kumar (CPI) called it a dangerous bill. . Tiruchi Siva (DMK) said that the proposed legislation carries an idea that is totally contrary to the country’s fabric of secularism. While UCC is an article of faith for the BJP the party line is , it will be done through legislation in BJP-ruled states and not via a Central law. Covid cases Spurt in china after curbs relaxed A rash of Covid-19 cases in schools and businesses were reported by social media users Friday in areas across China | P11 IIT JEE + CBSE + NEET LIVE Class 8 to 12 Online Classes for IIT JEE + CBSE + NEET Physics | Chemistry | Maths | Biology ADMISSIONS OPEN 2023-24 SAVE upto 20,000! Register Now! Learn from India’s Best Teachers 9600100090 9600100020 Scan the QR code to Register