BHUBANESWAR l tuesday l june 11, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l LATE CITY EDITION The future of audio and video phone call is possibly here Nokia billed the immersive audio, video call as the biggest leap in live voice calling since the introduction of monophonic telephony Pekka Lundmark As though you are near the caller Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark made the first call using the new 3GPP Immersive Voice and Audio Services (IVAS) codec that allows users to hear sound spatially in real time. Imagine getting a call from a relative abroad, and being able to hear everything in their environment as if you are near them. A smartphone and a 5G network were all it took to make the call ■ 3D audio Massively improved listening experience ■ “It takes you to the caller’s environment creating a spatial and massively improved listening experience for voice and video calls,” Lundmark said During his call with Stefan Lindström, Finland’s ambassador of digitalisation, Lundmark showed the distinctive acoustic dimensions that can be experienced with the new IVAS technology, Nokia said Uses multichannel microphones to capture sound from all directions 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 HDK to handle steel and heavy industries; Chirag food processing; Rammohan civil aviation Top ministers retain 2.0 charges, Shivraj gets agri, Vaishnaw I&B Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the first meeting of his new Cabinet, attended by the newly inducted ministers, at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi on Monday | PTI RAJE S H K U MAR T HA K U R @ New Delhi There were no surprises in the portfolios allocated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to his 72-member ministry as all key charges continued to be with his colleagues from the outgoing cabinet. As this newspaper said on Sunday , it indicated continuity while being alive to the needs of coalition dynamics. Heavyweights like Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar retained their portfolios of defence, home, road transport and highways, finance and external affairs respectively This newspaper had . earlier reported that the BJP was unlikely to part with any of its core ministries — home, defence, finance, external af- Safeguarding border top priority: Rajnath “Safeguarding India’s border will remain our topmost priority and we shall continue protecting India’s integrity & sovereignty,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said adding efforts will continue to take defence manufacturing and exports to greater heights fairs, railways, IT and law — to the NDA allies. Former chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Manohar Lal Khattar got the important ministries of agriculture and housing and urban affairs, respectively Their experience . in governance is expected help them deal with the crucial portfolios. Khattar also has the charge of power. Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is credited with the rollout of the Vande Bharat trains and many other mega projects, retained railways, electronics and information technology The impor. tant portfolio of information and broadcasting got added to his bouquet on Monday . Dharmendra Pradhan and Piyush Goyal retained their education and commerce and industry ministries respectively while Hardeep Singh Puri continues to be the petroleum and natural gas minister. J P Nadda returned to the health ministry he held before he became BJP president. Thanking Modi for letting him retain his portfolios, Shah said the home ministry will continue to accelerate and strengthen security initiatives and introduce new approaches to realise the PM’s vision of a secure Bharat. Also, the ministry of cooperation will remain committed to empowering farmers and villages, he said. As for the allies, former Bihar chief minister and HAM founder Jitan Ram Manjhi got the ministry of micro, small and mediums enter prise (MSME). JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy got heavy industries and steel, and JD(U)’s Lalan Singh panchayati raj, fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying. TDP’s K Rammohan Naidu has be given civil aviation. LJP (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan was allocated food processing. RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary has been allocated the skill development and entrepreneurship ministry while Shiv Sena leader Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao will handle the Ayush ministry . Know your ministers CABINET MINISTERS Rajnath Singh: Defence Amit Shah: Home; Cooperation Nitin Gadkari: Road Transport and Highways J P Nadda: Health; Chemicals and Fertilizers Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Agriculture; Rural Devel. Nirmala Sitharaman: Finance; Corporate Affairs S Jaishankar: External Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar: Housing and Urban Affairs; Power H D Kumaraswamy: Heavy Industries; Steel Piyush Goyal: Commerce and Industry Dharmendra Pradhan: Education Jitan Ram Manjhi: Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Lalan Singh: Panchayati Raj; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying S arbananda Sonowal: Ports; Shipping and Waterways Dr Virendra Kumar: Social Justice and Empowerment Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu: Civil Aviation P ralhad Joshi: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; New and Renewable Energy Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs Giriraj Singh: Textiles Ashwini Vaishnaw: Railways; I&B; Electronics and Information Technology Jyotiraditya Scindia: Communications; Development of Northeast B hupender Yadav: Environment, Forest and Climate Change G ajendra Singh Shekhawat: Culture; Tourism Annpurna Devi: Women and Child Development K iren Rijiju: Parliamentary Affairs; Minority Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri: Petroleum and Natural Gas Mansukh Mandaviya: Labour and Employment; Youth Affairs and Sports G Kishan Reddy: Coal, Mines Chirag Paswan: Food Processing C R Patil: Jal Shakti MINISTERS OF STATE INDEPENDENT CHARGE Rao Inderjit Singh: Statistics and Programme Implementation; Planning; Culture MoS Jitendra Singh: Science and Technology; Earth Sciences; MoS in PMO; MoS in Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; MoS in the Dept of Atomic Energy; MoS on Dept of Space Arjun Ram Meghwal: Law and Justice, MoS in Parliamentary Affairs Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao: Ayush; MoS in Health and Family Welfare Jayant Chaudhary: Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; MoS in Education A day after the Ajit Pawar-led NCP rejected a Minister of State (MoS) position in the Narendra Modi cabinet saying it wants a Cabinet post, the Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena said it was not happy with the MoS berth given to it. Prataprao Jadhav is the sole representative of Shinde-led Sena in the new government. He has been allocated the AYUSH ministry as MoS with independent charge and also health & family welfare as MoS. Expressing disappointment over the issue, Shiv Sena MP Shrirang Barne said his We will face party is one of the oldest allies of the BJP assembly and deserves a cabinet minister. “In this elections in the election, the strike ratio of Shiv Sena was next three higher than that of the BJP in Maharash- months... Sena tra. The Shiv Sena contested 15 seats and should get fair treatment won 7, while the BJP contested 28 seats but won only 9. Our performance is better,” Shrirang Barne said Barne. “Injustice has been done to the Shiv Sena. Even smaller allies have got Cabinet ministers, but we have been given only MoS,” he added. He pointed out that Chirag Paswan was made a Cabinet minister though his party won only five seats. Similarly, the JD(S) with just two Lok Sabha MPs got a Cabinet post, Barne contended. Meanwhile, Maharashtra CM Ekanth Shinde held a meeting of Shiv Sena MLAs and MPs on Monday to discuss the party’s strategy and plan of action going forward. The meeting was held at Varsha Bungalow, the CM’s official residence. Sharif greets Modi in first exchange after elections B i j o y P r a d h a n @ Bhubaneswar S U DHIR S U RYA W AN S HI @ Mumbai Y e s h i s e l i @ New Delhi As Odisha waits with bated breath for its new chief minister, the le gislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet on Tuesday to elect their leader, paving way for formation of the first ever government of the saffron party in the state. The leader of the BJP legislature party will take oath as chief minister at a state level function at Janata Maidan to be attended by a bevy of dignitaries including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and party president and Union Health Minister JP Nadda. As suspense over the new chief minister continues, three names have been making the rounds for the top post. Brajarajnagar MLA Suresh Pujari is the front runner followed by state BJP president Manmohan Samal and former minister KV Singhdeo. The BJP leadership may spring a surprise like it had done in Madhya Pradesh, Rajas- e x p r e ss r e a d RSS chief says Manipur peace should be priority Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat expressed concern over peace eluding Manipur even after one year. “There was peace in Manipur 10 years ago. It felt like gun culture had finished there. The situation will have to be considered,” he said Prior to the legislature party meeting, the two central observers will have a oneon-one discussion with party MLAs to know their choice of leader to head the government BJP sources than and Chhattisgarh by announcing a CM who is not in contention. In all probability, the future chief minister of Odisha has been decided at Delhi and the legislature party meeting is a mere formality to obtain the stamp of approval, informed sources said. Defence Minister Singh and Union Environment and Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav, both appointed central observers, will arrive here on Tuesday morning to attend the legislature party meeting to be held at about 4.30 pm, Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi told a media conference. “Prior to the legislature party meeting, the two central observers will have a one-on-one discussion with party MLAs to know their choice of leader to head the government. A consensus candidate will be chosen and Singh will announce the leader who will be the next chief minister of the state,” said a party functionary . After election of the leader of the treasury benches, the chief minister designate will meet Governor Raghubar Das to stake claim to form the next government in the state, Sarangi said. As per the revised schedule, the Prime Minister will arrive here in a special flight from Andhra Pradesh at 2.30 pm of June 12. He will be given a reception after his arrival at the city airport from where he will proceed to Raj Bhawan. He will join the swearing-in ceremony at Janata Maidan at 5 pm. The roadshow of Modi has been cancelled. “We are still in dark if ministers will take oath apart from the chief minister. If the party decides for a deputy chief minister’s post, then two persons may be administered oath of office by the Governor,” a senior BJP leader said. mystery animal during swearing-in event is a house cat A mysterious animal resembling a leopard was seen on a video of BJP MP Durgadas Uikey’s oath-taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. It went viral and led to speculation. Delhi Police say it’s a common house cat Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday congratulated Narendra Modi in the first communication between the estranged neighbours after the latter took oath as India’s Prime Minister for a record-equalling third term. “My warm felicitations to Modi Ji on assuming office for the third time. Your party’s success in recent elections reflects the confidence of the people in your leadership. Let us replace hate with hope and seize the opportunity to shape the destiny of the two billion people of South Asia,” Sharif wrote on X. Responding to Sharif ’s message, Modi reiterated that India has always stood for peace. “Appreciate your message, Nawaz Sharif. The people of India have always stood for peace, security and progressive ideas. Advancing the well-being and security of our people shall always remain our priority Modi said. ,” Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also extended his wishes to Modi. “Felicitations to @narendramodi on taking oath as the Prime Minister of India,” Shehbaz Sharif wrote on X. Pakistan downgraded ties with India after the Centre stripped Jammu and Kashmir of special status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories. However, of late, the Pakistani leadership has shown some indications that it is ready to explore better ties with India. Recently Nawaz Sharif blamed Pakistan for , violating the Lahore Peace Agreement signed with India. “On May 28th, 1998, Pakistan carried out five nuclear tests. After that Vajpayee Saheb came here and made an agreement with us. But we violated that agreement. It was our fault,” Nawaz had said. Available on Scan the QR code for further details *Basis lab test in controlled environment on protein damaged hair after five washes BJP legislature party meet to elect new CM of Odisha today Now, Sena says it’s not happy with MoS post
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