Physics nobel for quantum tech BHUBANESWAR l wednesday l October 08, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l late CITY EDITION John Clarke Michel H Devoret John M Martinis John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M Martinis won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their outstanding research on the weird world of sub-atomic quantum tunnelling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing | P9 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 SC seeks ECI info on 3.66L exclusions in Bihar rolls S U CHITRA KALYAN M OHANTY @ New Delhi THE Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to provide details of 3.66 lakh voters who were part of the draft voter list but were excluded from the final electoral roll prepared after Bihar’s voter roll revision, saying there is “confusion” over the matter. The bench asked ECI to submit the list of excluded voters by Thursday Noting that there were . 65 lakh deletions when the draft list was prepared but names were added in the final list, the court asked whether the add-ons are “deleted names or new names”. Senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for ECI, informed the court that most of the names added in the final list after the publication of the draft list on August 30 were of new voters and that no complaint or appeal has been filed till now. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the directions after some petitioners, including political leaders from RJD, Congress and CPI (M), said the ECI has not given any notice or reasons to the deleted voters for their exclusion from the final electoral list. “... There is confusion in the general democratic process — what is the identity of the add-ons, are they of deleted names or new names. You have the draft and the final list. Just cull out these details,” Justice Bagchi said. New Overseas Mobility Bill coming Seeks to build a modern framework for safe, legal and orderly overseas employment for Indians H a r p r e e t B a j w a @ Chandigarh The Union government is set to introduce the Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025 in Parliament, aiming to replace the outdated Emigration Act of 1983. A draft of the proposed legislation, currently circulated for stakeholder feedback, seeks to build a modern framework for safe, legal and orderly overseas employment for Indian citizens, amid growing concerns over irregular emigration and a spike in deportations, particularly from the US. It provides for the creation of an Overseas Mobility and Welfare Council, chaired by the Secretary , Ministry of External Affairs, with up to 10 nominated members, including senior officials from the Ministries of Skill Development and Labour. The Council will The bill mandates the developmaintain a central registry of em- ment of an Integrated Informaigrants, overseas placement agen- tion System to streamline data cies, and foreign employers, con- collection and improve policy duct periodic global labour market planning. It also enables the govstudies, and develop policies to ernment to accredit overseas support migrant welfare and placement agencies, prescribe reintegration. operational rules, A key provision and impose penalpress includes the apclusive ties up to `20 lakh pointment of a Difor violations. rector General of To curb human Overseas Mobility (DGOM) and trafficking, the Council will work Regional Overseas Mobility Of- to devise international agreeficers to oversee implementation, ments, awareness campaigns, support emigrants, and set up and legal pathways for safe miMobility Resource Centres with- gration. It will also manage welin and outside India. fare funds, promote mutual rec- Jaishankar calls for complete revamp “Times have changed, and our vistas have expanded,” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had said in March, stressing the need to promote legal migration and prohibit non-legal channels, citing national security concerns and exploitation risks tied to irregular migration ognition of qualifications, and oversee universal insurance for Indian workers abroad. The move comes amid growing global demand for skilled Indian workers and follows months of inter-ministerial consultations. In March, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had called the 1983 Act “outdated”, highlighting that it was designed for a limited purpose no longer relevant in today’s globalised labour market. The bill complements broader efforts such as the Global Access to Talent from India (GATI) initiative, aimed at improving the global competitiveness of Indian workers through skill development and international placement facilitation. Once enacted, it will mark a significant shift in overseas labour mobility policy, aligning it with contemporary migration dynamics. No headway in BJP leader’s murder S i s i r Pa n i g r a h y/A s i s h M e h ta @ Berhampur/Bhubaneswar Twenty-four hours after the brazen murder of BJP leader Pitabasa Panda, preliminary investigation revealed two bikeborne killers shot the senior lawyer from a close range near his house in Berhampur on Tuesday night. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday condemned the murder in strongest of words and said that police administration has been asked to track the culprits who would face exem- plary action. “Odisha is a peaceful state and such barbaric acts would not be tolerated at any cost,” he said. Initial probe suggested it was pre-planned and contract killers may have been hired. Police examined the CCTV footage near the crime scene and found out that two persons wearing black helmets shot at Panda in Baikuntha Nagar area of the city . Panda was hit in his right chest. Sources said the team led by Prof Sudipta Dash who conducted the autopsy retrieved one bullet from the slain leader’s body. The bullet travelled from the chest to the lungs and onto the stomach. The 3 cm-long bullet of 2.8 cm diameter completely destroyed Panda’s lungs. Death was attributed to haemorrhage and shock caused by acute internal bleeding as a result of gunshot injuries lacerating the great vessels of the thorax and right lung. Berhampur police formed four teams and traced the registration of the motorcycle likely used in the crime only to find that a fake registration plate was used Continued on P5 on the bike.  Curfew lifted, internet restored in cuttacK Curfew, which was in effect across Cuttack city from Sunday night, was lifted after 10 am on Tuesday morning while internet services were restored in the evening | P2 15 die in Himachal after landslide crushes bus e x p r e s s n e w s s e r v i c e @ Chandigarh AT least 15 people were killed while two others were rescued as a private bus they were travelling in was struck by a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district on Tuesday evening, officials said. The two passengers rescued were children. Another person who was not a passenger but happened to be at the avalanche site was also rescued, government officials said. The area has been witnessing intermittent rainfall since Monday The accident occurred in the Bhalughat area in . the Jhandutta Assembly segment following a landslide. Around 35 passengers were travelling in the bus that was on its way from Marotan to Ghumarwin. The bus was completely crushed by debris and stones falling on its roof. State officials and machinery have been deployed to clear the debris, and a rescue operation has been underway to trace the missing passengers. Officials said that 15 bodies have been recovered so far from the mangled remains of the bus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of 2 lakh to the kin of those dead.