Barbora Krejcikova BHUBANESWAR l sunday l july 14, 2024 l `12.00 l PAGES 24 l JEYPORE EDITION Second Slam for Barbora Barbora Krejcikova delighted the Wimbledon crowd with an emphatic win on Saturday. A glance at her feat and Sunday’s big finals... Messi seeking final glory Having won the Copa America and World Cup titles for Argentina in the last few years, Lionel Messi has a chance to win another Copa against Colombia, possibly his last major trophy for the country. Can England end trophy drought? For 58 years, England men have faced nothing but heartbreaks at the global stage. WC to WC, Euro to Euro, the story has continued. They came close in the 2021 Euros, and on Sunday, the Three Lions will be up against a formidable Spain side. Can they? Could be a tasty contest. Krejcikova hands Paolini heartbreak Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic defeated Italy’s Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon women’s title for her second Grand Slam singles triumph. Krejcikova, the 31st seed, won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to add the 2024 All England Club crown to her 2021 French Open victory. Djokovic on brink Sunday could be huge for Novak Djokovic. The Serb has the chance to take his Major title count to 25, which will be an all-time high (men & women). 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 Two hours away from Paris, a German city apes Olympic host; attracts India’s finest Ind r a nee l d a s @ Chennai Trinamool Congress supporters celebrate after party candidate Madhuparna Thakur won the Bagda assembly by-election, in North 24 Parganas on Saturday | PTI Oppn picks up 10 of 13 bypoll seats, keeps momentum P r eet h a N a i r @ New Delhi In a major boost to the Opposition in the first bypolls after the general elections, the INDIA bloc gained an upper hand over the NDA by winning 10 out of 13 assembly seats that were up for grabs across seven states. While the BJP managed to secure one seat each in Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, an Independent candidate wrested Bihar’s Rupauli seat. The bypoll results were keenly watched as they are expected to set the tone for the upcoming elections to four states — J&K, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand — scheduled for later this year. Coming on the heels of the Lok Sabha elections, the results are a setback to the BJP, which failed to secure a majority of its own to form the government at the Centre. While the Congress and the Trinamool Congress secured four seats each, the AAP and the DMK picked up one each. The bypolls were held on Wednesday in four seats in West Beng al, three in Himachal Pradesh, two in Uttarakhand, and one each in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Tamil Nadu. In a direct contest with the BJP in West Bengal, the TMC swept all four seats. The contest was crucial for both the parties as three of the seats fell vacant after BJP MLAs jumped ship to TMC. The fourth seat became vacant after the death of the sitting TMC MLA. Stakes were high in Himachal Pradesh for both the Congress and the BJP in the election to the three seats — Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh. While the Congress won both Dehra and Nalagarh, the BJP pocketed Hamirpur. The election was necessitated after three Independent MLAs joined the BJP. In Dehra, Congress’s Kamlesh Thakur, wife of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu won against the BJP’s Hoshiyar Singh, who had switched sides earlier. Dealing a blow to the BJP in Uttarakhand, the Congress won both Badrinath and Manglaur. In Tamil Nadu, DMK nominee Anniyur Siva emerged victorious in Vikravandi, defeating — PMK’s candidate Anbumani C. PARIS: 48.86°N latitude; Saarbrucken: 49.23° N. They are in the same time zone, too. Paris is just about 1hr 48 minutes away from Saarbrucken on high speed train. Proximity to Paris, similar weather conditions and its setting has turned the cultural German city into an ideal destination for Paris-bound athletes to train ahead of the Olympics starting from July 26. The sprawling Sportcampus Saar, (as it is called) is spread over nine hectares with landscaping and greenery More than the salubrious . settings, it’s the training facilities that have attracted athletes from all over the world. There are about 400 athletes from 27 countries and five continents housed at the Saar campus right now. Among them are a bunch of Indians — double Olympic Ahead of polls, govt strengthens J&K L-G Manoj Sinha’s powers The Union Ministry of Home Affairs empowered the L-G in all matters of transfers and postings of all-India service officers and the police besides granting powers to accord prosecution sanction in various cases | P5 The sprawling Sportcampus, Saar, is hosting around 400 athletes right now medallist PV Sindhu, Olym- ances of his facilities and what pic champion Neeraj Chopra they have managed to provide (was training until July 7), for Indians. Kopkow felt the the table tennis and the unique positioning of the boxing teams (both city has added to its demen and women) along Sunday mand. “It’s just 1hr 48 with coaches and supaway from Paris. Special minthe same time and port staff. It’s The chief operating climate zones. Though and marketing officer it’s quite rainy right now, (COO and CMO) of Sportcam- which is pretty much uncompus, Saar, Johannes Kopkow, mon this time, it’s still the during a virtual interaction same weather like Paris. It’s with this daily outlined the nu- the Central European Time or , E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Bhubaneswar Governor Raghubar Das on Saturday met the assistant section officer (ASO) who had brought up allegations of assault against his son and five others assured that the process of justice has already been put in place as action is being initiated in the matter. Amid a huge political row, complainant ASO Baikunthnath Pradhan who is deputed to Raj Bhavan, his wife Sajoja Kumari and a delegation of ASO association met the Governor and presented the facts of the case. After the meeting, Sajoja said the Governor gave them a patient hearing. “The Governor told us we are like a family and he will take necessary action as is done in case of family matters,” she told mediapersons here. 46 years on, Ratna Bhandar to be opened today AFTER a gap of 46 years, the inner chamber (Bhitar Bhandar) of Shri Jagannath temple’s Ratna Bhandar at Puri will be opened on Sunday for inventorisation and conservation. The state government provided the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the process to the temple administration on Saturday evening. Speaking to The New Indian Express, retired Orissa High Court judge, Justice Biswanath Rath who chairs the panel to supervise inventorisation and conservation Dy CM, 2 ministers to camp at Puri till Niladri Bije Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has directed deputy chief minister Pravati Parida, Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan and Culture minister Suryabanshi Suraj to camp at Puri from Sunday till Niladri Bije to ensure smooth conduct of all rituals. Majhi advised them to remain present in Puri to make sure that the remaining rituals of Rath Yatra like Bahuda, Adhar Pana, Suna Besha and Niladri Bije are conducted in an orderly manner and there is no inconvenience to the devotees. of the treasury said the SOP will be for opening of the Ratna Bhandar, shifting of the ornaments and precious jewels from Ratna Bhandar to a designated room inside the temple besides, WITH THIS ISSUE The Canada Catastrophe PLUS 12 PAGES Cook fired, action against PSOs as Guv assures justice inventorisation, conservation D i a n a S a h u @ Bhubaneswar the Middle (Central) European Climate Zone. This makes it easier for athletes coming from a long distance to acclimatise,” said Kopkow. Neeraj has been one of the first few high-profile visitors when he trained there in 2022. “He always needs more than one room because he has a German coach, a physio and also a manager. He has his own apartment in our house of the athletes, so that he can always step in and out as he would want.” He also narrated a funny incident involving Sindhu. “She has a tent (tent-like structure) in her room where she sleeps. That tent has low air pressure (hypoxic chamber). One day we found the bed outside her room and asked what happened and she told us the story. It was funny. She brought the chamber and the bed was outside and we’re thinking what happened!” And for the boxers, the centre has provided a separate kitchen where they can cook Indian food and also a separate area to eat.P11 assessment of the treasury’s structural condition and its repair. A separate SOP for inventory of the jewels, ornaments and other valuables of the treasury will be released by the state government later. At 10 am on Sunday the high , level committee under the chairmanship of Justice Rath, the temple managing committee and officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will meet separately to decide on the time and the number of people who would enter the treasury. The timing will most likely be after 1 pm, he said. A medical team will be stationed inside the sanctum sanctorum in case of any emergency Similarly . , a Snake Helpline team will also be kept in readiness and called if Continued on P5 necessary  . In fact, the Raj Bhavan fired the cook who was present during the July 7 incident and allegedly involved in manhandling of the ASO. The cook tendered unconditionbal apology for his behaviour to the Pradhan couple. The two personal security officers against whom allegations were levelled will also face stringent action. Sources said, the Governor expressed his unhap- pinees that senior Raj Bhavan officials did not bring the matter to his attention immediately after it was reported to them. Sajoja said she and her husband were satisfied with the Governor’s assurances and will wait for justice to be done. The couple also met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi earlier in the day . Majhi assured them that he will look into the matter, Sajoja said.