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SHORT TAKES New education policy foundation of 5 feared to be 15 dead, over 60 missing buried alive in 21st century ‘new India’: PM K’taka hill landslide TSIT BUREAU they can leave it as well. in Kerala landslide New Delhi, Aug 7 : Prime This is the thinking be- Madikeri (Karnataka), Aug 7 Minister Narendra Modi hind freeing education TSIT BUREAU (UNI) Five persons, includ- has said that the new Na- from choosing streams, Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 : ing a head priest, are feared tional Education Policy multiple entry and exit Heavy rain followed by a landslide to have been buried alive (NEP) will change the fo- as well as following a at Rajamalai in Idukki district on after a house collapsed due cus from ‘What to Think’ to credit-based system. We Thursday night has left atleast 15 to a landslide in Karnataka’s ‘How to Think’. Outlining are moving towards the persons dead, including a child, Brahmagiri hill, police said the major shift in the edu- times where a person is and more than 60 others are re- on Friday. “The five miss- cation policy, Modi said, “In not restrained to one pro- ported missing, a police official ing persons are feared to our education system the fession throughout their said on Friday. The latest reports have been buried alive, as focus has been on ‘What to life. For this it is a must indicate that there were nearly the house in which they Think’ while the new Edu- for children to constantly 100 people in the locality, most were staying collapsed in cation Policy will empha- upgrade their skills and of whom had returned to the area the landslide on the sloppy sise on ‘How to Think’.” “There is a lot of emphasis of learning in school are learn new skills, too. Ad- following the Covid scare. The hill due to heavy rains and He said that the National on teacher training under same, it will improve the dressing academic , the landslide occurred after heavy gusty winds,” Madikeri Education Policy is set to the National Education speed of learning in chil- Prime Minister said that rains over the last few days in the Modi condoles deaths Deputy Superintendent of lay the foundation of new Policy. An effort has been dren. Hence, it has been the world has high expec- area mostly inhabited by tea es- Police Dinesh Kumar told India of 21st century Trans- made on constantly up- agreed to teach children tations from 21st century tate workers. The place where the . Brahmagiri hill is about formative reforms in higher dating teachers’ skills. We in their mother tongue till India. India’s ability to de- tragedy occurred is nearly 30 km in Kerala landslide 300 km southwest of state education under the NEP all must work together to the fifth grade.” Modi said liver talent and technol- from the popular tourist destina- Prime Minister Narendra Modi capital Bengaluru. Search were discussed in the vir- implement the National in the present world there ogy solutions to the whole tion Munnar. on Friday condoled the deaths and rescue operations by tual conference on Friday. Education Policy,” Modi is no shortage of informa- world is also included in A police official taking part in the due to a landslide at Rajamalai the National Disaster Re- Union Education minister added. The Prime Min- tion and content. The ef- our new education policy. rescue operations said 15 bodies in Kerala's Idukki district due to sponse Force (NDRF) were Ramesh Pokhriyal, National ister said, “A new era of fort now is to emphasise Describing the features of had been recovered and nearly 67 heavy rain for the past four days hampered due to incessant Education Policy Prepara- dialogue and coordination on ‘Inquiry, Discovery and the new education policy, people were missing. Incessant and announced an ex gratia of rains, poor visibility and tion Committee chairman with universities, colleges, Analytics’ based methods Modi said the virtual lab rains for the last four days have Rs two lakh each to the next of the road in the hill blocked Dr K Kasturirangan, vice- school education boards for children to learn. concept is going to realise hampered rescue operations, add- kin of the victims. In a series of by boulders and mounds of chancellors of universities, of different states involv- This will increase the the dreams of better edu- ed the police official. Meanwhile, tweets, the Prime Minister said: mud after the landslide. directors of institutions and ing various stakeholders urge for learning in chil- cation for millions of chil- the state government has appoint- "Pained by the loss of lives due to principals of colleges par- is going to begin. Dignity dren and increase their dren who could not read ed IGP Gopesh Agarwal as special a landslide in Rajamalai, Idukki. 26 persons bitten ticipated in the conference. of teachers has been taken participation in the class- such subjects in which lab officer to coordinate the rescue In this hour of grief, my thoughts kin of those who have lost their Addressing all stake- special care under the Na- es. The Prime Minister experiments are neces- and relief operations in the local- are with the bereaved families. lives. Rs 50,000 each will be given by snake in holders in the meeting, tional Education Policy.” said every student must sary. When these reforms ity. A 200-member team of Kerala May the injured recover quickly. to the injured." At least 15 per- UP village Prime Minister Modi said On the issue of language get this opportunity to are seen in institutions police and other teams from the NDRF and the administration are sons have been killed and over 60 that an effort is being in the education system, follow their passion. A and infrastructure, only NDRF, fire brigade, local people working on the ground, providing others are reported missing after Bahraich (UP), Aug 7 made to ensure the talent Prime Minister Modi said, student could follow any then can the National Ed- and volunteers have reached the assistance to the affected." "An ex the landslide at Rajamalai late on (UNI) In the past 10 days, in India is retained to keep “There is no doubt that if degree or course accord- ucation Policy be imple- spot for rescue work. By the time gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Thursday night. The spot is about around 26 people have developing the country the language spoken by the ing to his convenience mented at a more effec- of filing this report, 16 persons had Prime Minister National Relief 30 km from the popular tourist been bitten by snakes in for the generations ahead. children and the language and need and, if they like, tive and rapid pace. been rescued. Fund will be given to the next of destination of Munnar in Kerala. Chilbila village of Bahraich district out of which one died earlier this week. The Dubai-Kozhikode Air India flight splits It’s too late, Cong leaders tell person who died has been civil identified as Munshi Ram. in two on Karipur runway Now, scared villagers are injured in Pak Rahul Gandhi in Bihar meet claiming that it is the same TSIT BUREAU snake that has been biting Calicut Aug 7 : An Air In- PILOT, 2 PASSENGERS KILLED shelling on LoC TSIT BUREAU levels attended the meeting, people. The snake scare dia Flight from Dubai to New Delhi, Aug 7: Even as Bi- which later turned into a vir- has gripped the villagers Kozhikode in Kerala crashed & MANY INJURED Srinagar, Aug 7 (UNI) Six civil har Assembly elections are a tual rally as over one lakh per- and some of them have at the Calicut International were injured in Pakistani shell- couple of months away, state son joined in through various even started leaving the Airport -- also known as the ing along the LoC in North Kash- Congress leaders told Rahul social media platforms. village. “Snakes are also Karipur airport -- while land- mir’s Kupwara district on Friday, Gandhi during an online party Rahul Gandhi asked the biting the cattle while this ing on Friday night. While it officials said. According to re- meeting that it’s too late to party workers to go into the particular female serpent is unclear how many people ports, Pakistan resorted to shell- prepare for the electoral battle Bihar elections with a “posi- was targeting the residents were on board, according to ing in Tangdhar and Rangward in the absence of an organisa- tive agenda” of providing good of our village,” said Pappu, reports several people have injuring three civil in each of tional structure in the eastern governance to the state’s peo- a villager. The locals are been injured in the incident. the two sectors. “The six injured state, party sources said on ple who are allegedly suffering also calling snake charm- The injured have been taken civil have been evacuated and Friday. Rahul Gandhi held the due to unchecked spread of ers to catch the snake. to hospitals near the airport, flight including passengers Unions (CITU) who is at the moved to a hospital,” Shriram meeting with state unit lead- Congress organisational set- coronavirus as well as devas- “This is the rainy season which is in Malappuram. The and crew. Currently, it’s rain- airport told Malayalam news Ambarkar, SSP Kupwara, told . ers through videoconference up in the state is weak. tating flood. and there are a large num- incident happened around ing heavily in Kozhikode. channels that there were The conditions of some of those on Thursday, during which “It’s too late,” the sources The Congress has a tough ber of snakes. We cannot 7.40 pm on Friday. The air- According to sources, flights no serious injuries and ev- injured is said to be critical. Ear- former Union Minister Tariq quoted the state leaders as task ahead on seat adjustment catch all of them,” said craft seems to have overshot are usually diverted to near- eryone has been shifted to lier in the day, Pakistan resorted Anwar was among the lead- saying, even as Rahul Gandhi with the Rashtriya Janata Dal. Sharifa, a snake charmer. the tabletop runway and by airports if the weather is hospitals. Many ambulanc- to unprovoked ceasefire viola- ers who maintained that the said that the party will final- In the 2015 Bihar elections, Several villages in the area plunged 30 feet down. This bad at the Karipur airport, es had rushed to the spot. tion using long-range mortars Congress should have started ise its seat-sharing agreement both parties contested in al- are currently waterlogged resulted in the aircraft split- since it’s a tabletop airport. However, this has not been and small arms to target defence preparing after the Lok Sabha with the Grand Alliance part- liance with Nitish Kumar’s due to heavy rains and ting with serious damage to However, it wasn’t done confirmed by the police. 20 positions and civilian areas close polls in April-May 2019. ners in time. The Congress Janata Dal-United but it has snakes are crawling out in the cockpit area. There were on Friday. A member of people have been shifted to to the LoC in Kupwara’s Naugam The sources said that party said on Thursday that 1,000 since jumped on to the BJP large numbers. around 140 people on the the Centre of Indian Trade the Kundotti Mercy Hospital. sector. leaders pointed out that the party cadres up to the block bandwagon. Sino-Indian military stand-off tops Pak again violates Pompeo-Jaishankar talks ceasefire on Friday New Delhi Aug 7 : The current today with Indian Minister of Jammu, Aug 7 (UNI) For Poonch district. The spokes- Sino-Indian military stand-off External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishan- the fifth consecutive day on man said Indian Army is re- as part of “recent destabilising kar to discuss ongoing bilateral Friday, Pakistan resorted taliating befittingly. actions in the region” by China and multilateral cooperation on to unprovoked firing and On Thursday, Pakistan is understood to have been dis- issues of international concern, shelling on the Line of Con- had violated the ceasefire cussed during a phone call be- including efforts to combat the trol (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch in Mendhar and Balakote tween External Affairs Minister COVID-19 pandemic, support district. Defence ministry sectors. Friday’s ceasefire S. Jaishankar and US Secretary the peace process in Afghani- spokesman Colonel Dev- violation is the fifth con- of State Michael R. Pompeo on stan, and address recent desta- ender Anand said at about secutive violation during Friday. During the conversa- bilizing actions in the region.” 6.30 am on Friday, Pakistan the last five days. This year tion, both nations also decided The US added, “Secretary Pom- again initiated unprovoked Pakistan has violated the to hold a meeting in the four- to be a clear intent to increase partment’s Principal Deputy peo and Minister Jaishankar ceasefire violation by firing ceasefire on the LoC over nation “Quadrilateral” format- cooperation amid increasing Spokesperson Cale Brown said, reiterated the strength of the with small arms and shell- 2,720 times during which --involving India, the US, Japan Chinese military assertiveness in a statement, “Secretary of United States-India relation- ing with mortars along the 21 civil have been killed and Australia---in what appears in the region. The US State De- State Michael R. Pompeo spoke ship to advance peace. LoC in Balakote sector of and 94 others injured. EDIT 2 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Bank and the Covid pain: We must persist with a multi-year 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 five-pillar strategy to raise credit to GDP ratio to 100% An irony of history is that Prime companies have sunk from 30 per The new cool Minister Indira Gandhi’s speech to cent of India’s market capitalisation In a country of billions, what has emerged out the nation at 8.30 pm on July 19, 1969, to 6 per cent. Government banks announcing “bank nationalisation mirror this decline — their 70 per cent of the recent health conundrum is the need to be is being done to allocate credit to bank deposit share translates to only “atmanirbhar”, an emotion that surpasses the human farmers, small enterprises and the 20 per cent bank market capitalisation need for acquisitions. Thus, the meteoric rise of the self-employed” was drafted by I share. Many have irrational employee “Made in India” sentiment, which has captured both the G Patel. But by 1979, the then RBI costs to market capitalisation ratios hearts and minds of conscious millennials. Not surprising Governor Patel wisely reflected: (Bank of India, 58 per cent, Canara then that handlooms are the flavour of the season. After “Credit is not a gift or a subsidy and it Bank, 77 per cent, and Punjab and has to be repaid. Otherwise any credit Sind Bank, 155 per cent). We need all, the sector employs almost 3.5 million people with expansion, no matter how worthy the only four government banks with each region paying homage to its innate culture through recipient or cause, will only waste strong governance and no tax access the fabric of freedom. The movement has been gaining scarce national resources that a poor for capital. popularity over many years, but a noticeable momentum country cannot afford. To encourage RBI’s regulation and supervision: began four years ago, when the Minister of Textiles anybody to incur debt which cannot Recent accidents in financial Smriti Irani’s #iwearhandloom became a sensation on be repaid or to encourage wilful lessons: Giving loans is easier than on-tap licencing has few applications institutions reinforce the importance non-repayment, would be to mock getting them back (corporate credit pending. We need many more banks. of statutory auditors, ethical conduct, Twitter, where handspun was celebrated with pride. This the very concept of development growing from Rs 18 lakh crore in 2008 Private bank governance: Private shareholder self-interest, and risk renewed the pledge to both support and resuscitate the and elimination of poverty.” COVID to Rs 54 lakh crore in 2014 created a banks are only 30 per cent of management. But they also suggest industry, as the blue handwoven silk sari from Bihar she creates deep pain but we must resist Rs 12 lakh crore bad loan problem); deposits but 80 per cent of bank a first-principles review that raises wore went viral. The results were both ingenious and consistently choosing borrowers over breaking the thermometer doesn’t market capitalisation, 77 per cent the RBI’s regulation and supervision innovative, with not just design interventions with the lenders and persist with our multi- help the fever (disallowing accounting of incremental deposits, and 77 game. Zero failure is impossible, but help of leading style gurus, but also a government grant year five-pillar strategy to sustainably fudging and restructuring would have per cent incremental loans. Private the RBI should boldly re-imagine raise our Credit to GDP ratio from 50 saved Rs 7 lakh crore because banks banks are a special species — society its current mandate, structure and to the textile ministry for providing financial assistance per cent to 100 per cent. would have run out of capital) and does not allow anybody else 20 times technology. Non-bank regulatory to languishing weavers. The key is in establishing a direct A modern economy grows by government banks need more than leverage, but this makes privatised space: A regulatory apartheid connection between retailers and weavers to eliminate lending and a modern state is a capital (their risk-weighted assets are gains and socialised losses possible. traditionally existed between banks the middleman, urging e-commerce giants to pitch in. welfare state. But fiscal constraints lower than two years ago despite a Rs Recent accidents suggest problems and non-banks. But progress in The textile industry is dominated by women — they or natural disasters often create 2 lakh crore capital infusion). History with public shareholder collective payments, MSME lending, and constitute almost 72 per cent of it — and the textile temptations to disguise spending as recommends patiently balancing action and the attention, skill, and consumer credit suggest that non- lending. COVID’s pain is breeding financial inclusion and stability by courage of board directors. Private banks are important for financial minister has offered various schemes like the National unreasonable requests like interest persisting with our five-pillar strategy: bank governance must move from inclusion. They need more regulatory Handloom Development Programme to empower them. waivers, endless moratorium Bank competition: India had 82 a jaagir (perpetual private fiefdom) space and supervision. Interestingly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, besides extensions, blanket one-time banks in 1924, 97 in 1947, and has 95 to amaanat (trustees that hand Progress is underway. Forex being an avid supporter of textiles, has reiterated the restructurings, fudging accounting, scheduled commercial banks today. over in better condition to the next reserves are at a high and interest rates need for foreign investment to create employment as well reducing capital adequacy, 24-month Socialism is essentially capitalism generation). at a low. Borrower rate transmission as skill development. Almost 30 million farmers are a part IBC suspension, etc. It’s also without competition — our bank Government bank governance: is improving. Our billion digital breeding an academic blame game drought represents the zero-sum Government banks and companies mobile payments a month target of producing 60 per cent natural fibres in India, which is that insists the problem pertains to mentality of socialism. Raising sometimes have the wrong “tone has been reached and replaced by the need of the hour to help boost the economy. Most personalities, not structure. The last credit availability and lowering its from the top” that says the return a new target of a billion payments a importantly, sustainability is setting the new world order. 50 years suggest that the Diet Coke price needs competition-driven on equity and market capitalisation day. Bank and NBFC accidents have India’s population, of which 50 per cent is below 25, approach to banking — taste without innovation. Capital should be chasing doesn’t matter. But as Warren Buffet seen orderly resolution. The RBI’s and more than 65 per cent is below 35, has embraced this the calories — doesn’t work in raising Indian banking given its high net says, equity markets may be voting bank governance note is open for message. Whether it is schools or colleges, handlooms the financial inclusion of migrants, interest margins, high market cap machines in the short run but they comments. The RBI has an internal self-employed, and MSMEs. And to book value ratios, and massive are weighing machines in the long committee to review bank licencing have succeeded in marking their presence in youngsters’ the last 20 years have given three addressable market. Yet, the RBI’s run. Over 10 years, government and capital norms. wardrobes. The fact that designers who have adopted clusters for Ikkat, Chanderi, Maheshwari among others, or even the rise of Banaras as a hotspot, is a sign of the popularity of going eco-friendly. It is, frankly, the new Life has triumphed over death in Hiroshima, cool. What has further generated interest is the National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy, Pragati Maidan, which not just holds meaningful talks on handlooms but memories and stories remain along with a showcase, but also in-depth, short-term courses for the discerning few who would like to equip August 6 marked the 75th displayed throughout the museum. A themselves with knowledge about handloom/craft and anniversary of the world’s entry into picture of a schoolgirl with 80 per cent Indian textile traditions. As we grasp with new realities, the full horror of the nuclear age. of her body covered with burns. The Three quarters of a century later, skin and nails of a schoolboy who died the education sector has made strides in incorporating it is impossible not to think about in agony, his flesh literally melting off this aesthetic in their curriculum by taking fashion the shock and awe it evoked, the his body. The charred lunchbox of students on trips to clusters. This has opened a plethora of fears it spawned of imminent global another, its blackened remains still opportunities for them. As they enter the real world, they holocaust which have mercifully inside. Shredded school uniforms. stitch together endearing stories of Indian crafts through remained unrealised so far — and of The burned-out favourite tricycle of their design prowess. The Fashion Design Council of the human beings whose lives were a three-year-old killed while riding ended or irrevocably altered by that it. Pictures of a woman’s back, India has taken many steps to support handlooms. unforgettable soaring mushroom the pattern of the kimono she was They initiated on Instagram a series titled “Celebrating cloud. When I visited Hiroshima wearing imprinted onto her skin by the Maker” last month where designers paid homage 15 years ago, I didn’t know quite the bomb’s radiation. The shadow of to handloom weavers that they have been associated what to expect as I stepped off the a human being engraved permanently with. Another major thrust has been witnessed at the train. Certainly not the spacious into the steps and wall of a building. India Fashion Week where handlooms have been given station arcade, with gleaming stalls All tragedy is ultimately personal. advertising cappuccinos and beer, nor The intimacy of these details touched a place of pride and for many years along with Ministry of the sight, soon after my taxi turned me more profoundly than the mind- Textiles, many programmes with designers and clusters a corner, of the Groovin’ Disc Shop, numbing statistics about the horror have been initiated. On handloom day, the FDCI board selling new and used CDs. Maybe the of that day. I asked the museum’s has decided that it will allocate from the COVID trust profusion of blond heads towering director, Minoru Hataguchi, whether fund an amount to buy unsold stocks from weavers. above the Japanese throngs on the his own family had been affected by platform should have alerted me: the A-bomb. “Yes,” he said simply. Hiroshima was now an international through it, most dedicated to victims a smouldering ruin. Large dioramas, “My father was a railway employee, city. Its history ensured it belonged of the A-bomb, though some pay each the size of two ping-pong tables, working at the station that morning. Printed, Published and Owned by Buchi Babu. Vuppala, not just to Japan, but to the world. tribute to famous peaceniks such as displayed the city before and after, He died instantly.” His mother? “She Printed at. Meera Offset Printers. No. 104. V.R. Pallai Street. Visiting Hiroshima for the first time, the Swiss doctor Marcel Junod and recreating homes, office blocks, was pregnant with me the day the Triplicane, Chennai- 5, Published from: No. 31 (Old) No. 58 60 years after this mid-sized Japanese the American editor Norman Cousins. the railway station, and then their bomb hit.” I expressed relief that he city became the first populated One ruined building, the Atomic remains; a red ball suspended in the looked so well, when so many babies (New) Nagappa Mudali Street. Pudupet, Chennai-2. place on earth to endure a nuclear Bomb Dome, stands undisturbed in air above pointed to the hypocentre of born after the explosion had suffered Editor. Buchi Babu Vuppala. explosion, was a sort of pilgrimage the park as it stood in 1945, its rubble the explosion, directly above the city grotesque deformities and cancers. for me. At some unconscious level I a stark reminder of that summer’s centre. Displays explained A-bomb “I am well — so far,” he said, grimly. RNI.No.TNENG/26176/2008. suppose I had expected sombreness, day when clocks stopped at 8:15 am technology, the historical forces at But his face lightened when I gingerly Administration Office : No.18 B, Alikulam Shopping the quiet solemnity one associates and most of the rest of the city was work, and the target selection process asked him about his mother. “She Complex, More Market, Chennai - 600 003. with cemeteries, not the bustle of obliterated. Otherwise grass gleams that doomed the 230,000 victims is 85,” he told me. “And she hasn’t a thriving city where every second and flowers bloom on land where in Hiroshima. (If clouds had not been ill for a day since the bombing. Registered Office : No. 31 (Old) No. 58 (New) building near the station seemed to scientists had predicted nothing prevented it, the city of Kokura — the But now, alas, her memory is going.” Nagappa Mudali Street. Pudupet, Chennai-600 002. be an international hotel. would grow for decades. originally-chosen target — might have A metaphor, perhaps, for what I had Explained: What happened in So life had, as always, triumphed been immortalised instead.) Extracts seen in Hiroshima: Survivors who have Hyderabad : 17-1-469/A/42/23,Adarsh Nagar, Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August over death. And yet the memorial from US military cables revealed that transcended the horror, and whose near Unique Grammar school, Saidabad, 1945? Nor was sombreness in the air. museum remains the highlight of any the absence of any Allied prisoner- memories, at last, are going. But when Hyderabad -500059, Telangana. It was a brilliantly clear summer’s day, visit to Hiroshima. One cannot fail to of-war camps in Hiroshima had the museum commemorates its 65th the air crisp, the sky a bright blue, when be impressed by its evocation of the helped seal the city’s fate. But history anniversary this year, 75 years to the Rni no. Teleng/2009/29225 I walked through the Peace Memorial scale of the tragedy: A huge photograph buff though I am — and impressive day after the A-bomb fell, it will help Bangalore : 3rd Main Road- 4, L.N. Pura, Park to the Hiroshima Museum. The entirely covering a long wall showed though the museum’s recreation the world to keep its own memories park, which stands at the centre of the city minutes after the explosion, is — it was not the immensity of the intact — so that humankind can, bangalore- 560 021, karnataka. the explosion, is lovingly maintained with practically every feature levelled, event that struck me most deeply. It through these searing reminders, Rni no. Kareng/2012/43253 as only Japanese gardeners seem to a handful of steel-and-concrete was, instead, the little personal stories ensure it never suffers or witnesses know how, with monuments scattered buildings standing skeletally, the rest lovingly collected by the curators and the horror of nuclear bombing again. NATION 3 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad

Punjab hikes relief to hooch Gehlot govt’s new notification allows victims’ kin to Rs 5 lakh each Raje to stay in Jaipur bungalow Tarn Taran (Punjab), Aug 7 (UNI) Jaipur, Aug 7 (UNI) Amid to vacate her bungalow. How- Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder the ongoing political crisis ever, the bungalow of former Singh on Friday announced an in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Chief Minister Jagannath Pa- increased compensation of Rs 5 lakh Ashok Gehlot’s government hadia was vacated. Former instead of Rs 2 lakh to the families recently brought in a new no- Deputy Chief Minister Sachin whose lost their kin in the hooch tification which permits for- Pilot had alleged collusion tragedy. He said that survivors who mer CM Vasundhara Raje to between Raje and Gehlot over had lost eyesight in the tragedy would continue staying in the much- Raje’s bungalow not being va- also get Rs 5 lakh. The Chief Minister, controversial bungalow num- cated which was a major issue who visited Tarn Taran to sympathise ber 13 in Civil Lines in Jaipur. raised by the Congress in the with the bereaved families in the Raje has been residing in last Assembly election. district, said that the culprits would this bungalow since 2008, first Nagaur MP Hanuman not be spared at any cost and severest in her capacity as the leader Beniwal has also alleged that action taken against them. of opposition from (2008-13) Gehlot is not evicting Raje Handing over cheques for Rs 2.92 and then as Chief Minister Raje can continue staying in for the General Admin istra- from her bungalow and in crore meant to be given to the 92 (from 2013-18). In fact, dur- the bungalow for her present tion Department. Now these return Raje is helping to prop bereaved families of Tarn Taran to ensure exemplary punishment to hand in providing jobs, education, ing her term as CM, she had term and again if she is elect- bungalows can be allocated up Gehlot’s government. the district Deputy Commissioner, those involved, adding that their and other social security benefits to declared this bungalow as the ed as MLA. The Gehlot gov- to former CMs, Cabinet min- A lawyer named Vimal Amarinder Singh said investigations properties too be confiscated. He them. Earlier, in his address, Punjab Chief Minister’s House. Even ernment in the notification isters or Union ministers in Chaudhary had filed a con- are already underway and Director said the state was duty-bound to Pradesh Congress Committee after finishing her tenure in announced that till the time a the Central government or tempt petition in the Rajast- General of Police Dinkar Gupta has ensure strictest of punishments President Sunil Jakhar lambasted 2018, the bungalow was not former CM holds the rank of three-time MLAs, or Cabinet han High Court on the issue been directed to expedite the same. to the culprits to make it act as a the SAD-BJP alliance for what vacated by Raje despite the MLA, he or she can get a Type ministers in the Rajasthan and the hearing on this peti- Terming the hooch deaths as deterrent for others. Underscoring he dubbed “nurturing the liquor High Court’s order and sur- One category bungalow, that government. In 2019, the Raj- tion was scheduled on Sep- “murder”, Amarinder Singh said the need to refrain from politicking mafia” which led to this tragedy. prisingly, the state govern- too, out of turn. asthan High Court ordered all tember 10. The petition says it was a man-made tragedy. The over the sensitive issue, Amarinder Jakhar claimed the tragedy was an ment also did not try to evict The Rajasthan government former CMs to vacate govern- a fine of Rs 10,000 per day Chief Minister said that special Singh reiterated his government’s outcome of criminal negligence and her. Now, according to the has marked five bungalows, ment bungalows. Despite the should be recovered as pen- prosecution teams would be deputed commitment to stand by the victim merits exemplary punishment to the recent notification released including Raje’s, in the House order of the High Court, the alty for not vacating the bun- to vigorously pursue the cases to families by extending a helping criminals involved. by the Rajasthan government, Committee of the Assembly government did not ask Raje galow from the day.

Audio clip of conversation between BHU-NHAI Odisha sees single-day record tie-up to improve of 1,833 new corona cases cops minutes before Bikru ambush road quality Lucknow, Aug 7 (UNI) another district after the Bi- deployment should not be Varanasi, Aug 7 (UNI) A Bhubaneswar, Aug 7 (UNI) Nearly a month after Kan- kru massacre. In the phone a problem. memorandum of understanding Registering its highest single- pur’s notorious gangster conversation, that appar- “The SO is saying that he (MoU) has been signed between day surge, Odisha reported 1,833 Vikas Dubey was put down ently took place just before would go for the raid only Indian Institute of Technology in new coronavirus cases in the last in an encounter, an au- the police raided Dubey’s after I reach there. So, I am Banaras Hindu University (IIT- 24 hours, taking its total tally to dio clip of a conversation premises on the night of going,” Mishra says. SP Ru- BHU) and the National Highways 42,550, the Health Department between slain circle offi- July 2 that led to the death ral tells Mishra that “You Authority of India (NHAI) for said on Friday. The state also reg- cer Devendra Mishra and of eight policemen, includ- should not worry. I will take improving the quality of roads in istered its highest single-day co- Kanpur SP (Rural) Brijesh ing slain circle officer, De- care of these people very the country. This research work rona casualties during the period. Srivastava has gone viral on vendra Mishra, himself, can soon and am preparing a will be carried out under assistant With 12 more patients succumb- the social media. They were be heard telling Srivastava list of all that he is doing. professor in the Civil Engineering ing to the virus, the state’s death part of the team that was that the SO (Vinay Tiwari) The SSP might have asked department, Nikhil Saboo, as toll reached 247. districts reported their maiden by Ganjam (279), Rayagada (152) ambushed and butchered is saying the raid will start him to make the arrest. the principle investigator and Three deaths each were report- COVID-19 deaths. Of the 1,833 Cuttack (124), Sundergarh (110), by Dubey’s men a week only after the CO (Mishra) Use your mind and take the Ankit Gupta as the co-principal ed from Sundargarh and Gan- new cases, 1,118 were detected Kalahandi (84), Balasore (69), Puri before his death. The au- reaches the spot. Mishra is force of two-three police investigator. According to jam, and one each from Mayurb- at quarantine centres while 715 (67), and Nayagarh (61). For the dio clip could spell trouble also heard making allega- stations as we have a great Saboo, the surface layer of the hanj, Kendrapada, Sambalpur, were local contact cases. Maxi- first time, Khurda district crossed for the then Station Officer tions against “former SSP chance of catching him (Vi- flexible pavement is the costliest Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, and Gajapa- mum 298 cases were reported Ganjam district in the number of (SO) of Chaubeypur police Tiwari” (in an apparent kas Dubey).” The circle of- component, which bears most ti. Dhenkanal and Mayurbhanj from Khurda district, followed positive cases. station Vinay Tiwari and reference to Anant Deo Ti- ficer who lost his life in the of the vehicular loading in the former Kanpur SSP An- wari) -- saying that he took encounter, then says, “I will highway. The current methods ant Deo Tiwari. Questions Rs 5 lakh from the SO after a tell you about him. When involved in the mix design of Come up with definite stand have been raised over the gambling racket was busted he (Vinay Tiwari) touches bituminous mixtures has certain nexus between police offi- by Mishra and dropped all his (Vikas Dubey) feet, what deficiencies and cannot assure cers and Dubey’s gang ever inquiries against the SO. else we can expect. Once performance of the surface on 4G services in J&K since the July 2 massacre in At the start of the five- I told him that if he will layers in terms of resistance to Bikru village. Vinay Tiwari minute clip, the SP can be keep his relations with him rutting and fatigue-cracking. New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) The has been arrested for his heard saying that a large (Dubey) then it might lead He said this study will come up Supreme Court on Friday asked the complicity with the slain deployment of police would to 2-4 murders, but he said with more logical guidelines on Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir gangster while Anant Deo be required in the village that only a criminal can tell rational practices for developing administration that authorities Tiwari has been shifted to and Mishra says that the about other criminals.” mixes which can sustain heavy concerned must come up with a vehicular loading on Indian definite stand on the possibility of highways. Such optimized mix restoring 4G services in select areas Railways moves to end practice of design will reduce the variability of the Union Territory. The apex associated with the performance court emphasised that this matter appointing bungalow peons of bituminous mixes and will cannot be delayed any further. serve as an economical guideline A bench comprising Justices NV New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) In has, therefore, been decided ‘D’ staff through screening for the long-term performance of Ramana, R Subhash Reddy and BR order to cut on operational that any appointment of fresh after around three years. The flexible pavements. This project is Gavai asked Solicitor General Tushar cost, the Indian Railways substitutes as TADKs should officials said that officers aimed at construction of durable Mehta: “What is the basis of the is set to end the practice not either be processed or posted in remote areas or and long-lasting roads in India. decision that has been taken? Is there of appointing telephone made, with immediate effect. working in the field during It will also help in reducing the a possibility that in some areas 4G there is no question of further Territory of J&K. “On the last date attendants-cum-dak khalasis “Further, all cases approved odd hours in the past were lifecycle cost by delaying the Internet services can be restored? Is adjournments on the matter, and of hearing, they said they want to (TADKs) or bungalow peons for such appointments since provided TADKs to ensure need for frequent maintenance. there anything that can be done?” In said that the Attorney General go through the rejoinder filed by deployed at the residences July 1 may be reviewed and security for the family as well The outcome of this project response, Mehta said that directions must be present on the next date of the petitioners. It is apparent that of senior officials. The move the position conveyed to the as do other official work like will be implemented through for a review of the matter are being hearing with the Centre’s stand on they are taking time,” he added comes after an August 6 Board. This may be complied attend to phone calls or carry construction of test sections complied with. He pointed out that this issue. Earlier, Senior Advocate The bench noted that the petitioners order of the Railway Board with strictly in all Railway files. Both over a period of in collaboration with NHAI. J&K Lieutenant Governor had since Huzefa Ahmadi, representing the have relied on a statement given by to bar new appointments of establishments.” Railways time, the bungalow peons These roads will be evaluated been changed. “We need time to get Foundation for Media Professional, the then LG, but he has since been such staff. The Board said: Ministry officials said the have allegedly been reduced periodically to understand the instructions and file a response,” said argued that Mehta had in the last changed. The bench asked Ahmadi “The issue of appointing TADKs join as temporary staff to the status of domestic applicability of the developed Mehta. The top court told Mehta hearing appeared for the Union to wait for a few more days. TADKs is under review. It but are absorbed into Group helps. methodology. SC surprised on PIL against 2008 agreement between Cong, CPC

New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) The agreement with a political party of one. The Chief Justice queried the government and hidden the facts People’s Republic of China.” The Supreme Court on Friday expressed another country. The apex court counsel, we only want to see a fresh and details of the agreement. petition pertains to an agreement surprise at a PIL seeking directions declined to entertain the PIL and petition and why didn’t you go to The plea argued, “The Petitioners signed during UPA rule on August to National Investigation Agency asked the petitioners, advocate the High Court? The counsel argued firmly believe that the nation’s 7, 2008, between INC and the (NIA)/CBI to investigate the 2008 Shashank Shekhar Jha and Editor- that all offences are under UAPA security cannot and shouldn’t be Communist Party of China (CPC) agreement between Indian National in-Chief of Goa Chronicle Savio and can be tried by NIA. The Chief compromised by any one. Therefore, in Beijing for exchanging high- Congress (INC) and the Communist Rodrigues, to withdraw the plea and Justice replied that the High Court is this petition has been moved level information and co-operation Party of China (CPC) for exchanging move before an appropriate High the proper court and all relief can be under Article 32 of the Constitution between them. “The Memorandum high-level information and for Court. granted by them. “We can check their of Bharat, which seeks to bring of Understanding (MoU) also cooperation between them under The bench queried the petitioners public domain and sought court’s view too on this,” the bench added. transparency and clarity regarding provided the two parties with the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) counsel, “How can a political permission to list the matter for The petitioner argued that despite the agreement signed between the “opportunity to consult each other Act, 1967. A bench headed by Chief party enter into an agreement further arguments on Monday. The having a hostile relation with China, Respondent No. 1 (INC) and the on important bilateral, regional and Justice S.A. Bobde said never heard with China?” The counsel argued bench replied that it will allow the the INC had signed an agreement Communist Party of China which international developments,” said of a foreign government signing an that the agreement was not in the counsel to withdraw and file a fresh when it was leading the coalition is also the de-facto government of the plea. SOUTH 4 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad

Rain batters Karnataka, flood situation Efficient farming must for looms large, red alert in six districts Bengaluru, Aug 7(UNI) affected families and Rs 5 In the wake of southwest lakh to those whose houses food security: Naidu monsoon battering Karna- were completely damaged taka, the state government in the natural disaster,” a Chennai, Aug 7 (UNI) Vice- life and overweight and obesity has issued a red alert in six Revenue Department offi- President M Venkaiah Naidu on are significant risk factors for districts of Udupi, Dakshi- cial said. Friday said there is an urgent non-communicable diseases, he na Kannada, Kodagu, Shi- The decision comes need to make agriculture more said. According to Naidu, there vamogga, Chikkamagaluru at a time a red alert was efficient and profitable to ensure is much to achieve in terms of and Hassan. Relentless sounded in six Karnataka food and nutrition security. anticipatory research where one downpour accompanied districts — Udupi, Dak- In a virtual address inaugurat- can take proactive action. “An- by uncharacteristic high shina Kannada, Kodagu, ing a conference `Science for Re- ticipatory research, participa- winds over the last three Shivamogga, Chikkamaga- silient Food, Nutrition and Liveli- tory research and translational days have caused signifi- gin of the river Cauvery. luru, and Hassan. The hood: Contemporary Challenges’ research (converting theoretical cant damage in the coast- Five people, including a residents in the districts Naidu said, “If we are to ensure know-how into field level) are all al and Malnad districts, priest, his wife, brother and in the coastal and Malnad food and nutrition security to important. Our laboratories must even as Kodagu braced two assistant priests, at Ta- region of the state braced millions, there is an imminent be firmly linked to our farms and for more rain as a depres- lacauvery have gone miss- themselves for more rain- need to make agriculture more fields and technology transfer sion brewed in the Bay of ing due to massive land- fall over the weekend. As efficient, resilient, profitable their produce from the farm gates Pointing out the negative and farmer education must hap- Bengal. According to Dis- slides at Bramhagiri hills the south-west monsoon and productive. Pre-harvest and to markets at reasonable cost. health impact owing to poor diet pen seamlessly,” he remarked. trict officials, the National triggered by heavy rains in advanced and intensified, post-harvest losses have to be “We must step up investments quality, Naidu said there is need Naidu also said that India is a Disaster Response Force Kodagu district’s Bhaga- heavy and widespread minimised.” The conference was in improved storage, processing to reorient agriculture priorities treasure trove of traditional wis- (NDRF) has begun its op- mandala. Search opera- rains with gusty winds organised by the city-based M S and preservation to retain the nu- towards more nutrition-sensitive dom when it comes to agriculture. eration to remove debris in tions are on to trace them. have been lashing 12 of the Swaminathan Research Founda- tritional value of food products, food. He said diets of poor quality “Instead of rejecting this wisdom Kodagu district. Along with “Chief Minister BS Yediy- 30 districts across the state, tion (MSSRF). According to Nai- rather than investing in highly are a principal contributor to the as archaic, we must make every widespread rains, land- urappa has directed all wreaking havoc and dis- du, the market infrastructure and processed foods. Food, agricul- multiple burdens of malnutrition attempt to integrate the best of slides have also occurred. the Deputy Commission- rupting normal life due to the national road and transporta- ture and trade policies have to be -- stunting, micronutrient defi- these techniques into agriculture There are reports of ers in the rain-cum-flood- flooding, landslides, lakes tion network must be improved constantly reviewed and up dated ciencies, overweight and obesity. along with modern technology,” landslides at Brahmagiri hit districts to provide Rs and ponds overflowing, so that farmers are able to get to suit the times,” Naidu said. Both undernutrition early in he said. near Talacauvery, the ori- 10,000 interim relief to the and rivers. Bengaluru police K’taka ex CM urges to constitute TN records 5,684 arrest gangster taskforce to manage crisis fresh Covid cases; tally Ravi Pujari’s associate Bengaluru, Aug 7(UNI) Suggesting that district-wise rises to 279,144 Bengaluru, Aug 7 (UNI) Iqlaq Jain said. The CCB is continu- Former Chief Minister H D special task forces should be Qureshi, an associate of cap- ing its investigation on Pujari’s Kumaraswamy on Friday constituted to manage the Chennai, Aug 7 (UNI) tured gangster Ravi Pujari, has associates and others who are urged the CM and Ministers flood situation, Kumaras- Tamil Nadu has record- been arrested for his role in the absconding. to constitute a taskforce to wamy said the government ed 5,684 COVID-19 cas- 2007 Shabnam Developers case, Of over 200 cases against Pu- manage the flood-like situ- must set up care centres for es, pushing the state’s an official said on Friday. jari in the southern state, 39 are ation and landslides which those affected, and it must caseload to 279,144, “Qureshi, an accused in the in Bengaluru, 36 at Mangaluru, continue to cause havoc in immediately come to the health officials said on 2007 Shabnam Developers 11 in Udupi on the state’s west several parts of Karnataka aid of those who lost their Thursday. As many as shootout case, has been ar- coast and one each at Mysuru, due to the torrential rains. homes, crop and dear ones. 6,272 people were dis- rested,” Central Crime Branch Hubballi-Dharwad, Kolar and In a twitter, he said that ‘’on one side it has to con- charged from various (CCB) Deputy Commissioner of Shivamogga in Malnad. many places in Malnad, must also exert pressure on tain spread of Covid 19 while hospitals in the state, Police (DCP) Kuldeep Jain told The other cases are in Mum- coastal and north interior the Central government in on the other it has to man- taking the total number went up to 13,786. The state . According to Jain, Qureshi sup- bai (49) and in Gujarat (75), Karnataka regions have been this regard, he further said age floods. If they are not of recoveries to 221,087. The capital Chennai continued to plied a weapon in the shootout pertaining to extortion, kidnap- affected by deluge, putting ‘’The government must cautious enough, then it will number of active COVID-19 head the Covid infection table case. ping, ransom demand and mur- lives and properties at risk. ensure that there is no be risking lives of people,’’ cases in the state stood at with 1,091 persons testing posi- Qureshi hails from Muzaffar- der threats. Pujari also extorted Mr Kumaraswamy said dearth of funds to take up he said, adding that Minis- 53,486, added the officials.110 tive for the disease pushing the nagar in Uttar Pradesh and was huge amounts from popular the Centre must extend spe- relief works in flood-hit ar- ters and officials must camp more fatalities were recorded total tally to 106,096. The ac- absconding following his arrest Bollywood stars and realtors, cial financial aid to the state eas. If not, the situation will in flood-affected areas, su- in the state on Thursday, tak- tive cases in Chennai stands at and bail in 2007. “Qureshi’s cus- along with his involvement in to help people continuously become severe and have an pervise relief and rescue ing the overall toll to 4,471. The 11,720, while the total number tody will be taken and his role an attempt to murder case of a ravaged by the floods. adverse impact,’’ he cau- works and boost people”s number of infected children in of recoveries in the state capital in other cases will be checked,” prominent lawyer in Mumbai. The state government tioned in a series of tweets. confidence. the state in the age group 0-12 stood at 1,162. Kerala postpones the Nehru Boat TIRUMALA SHRINE 1.81 lakh cusecs of water released Race - for third year running PRIEST SUCCUMBS TO COVID19 from Narayanpur dam Alappuzha (Kerala), this year would be the with delays in in 2018 and Minister Jawaharlal Ne- Yadgir, Aug 7 (UNI) Due charged on Friday, while people to not venture into Aug 7 (UNI) Kerala’s sig- 68th edition of the hugely then in 2019, on account hru visited the area and a Tirupati, Aug 7 (UNI) A 45-year to heavy rain in Maharash- the 1,50,000 cusecs amount the river for any reason. nature event - the annual popular event, which has of the worst-ever floods small flotilla of decorated old priest of Tirumala Tirupati Dev- tra large quantum of water of water was the inflow into The bridge that con- Nehru boat race, sched- always been considered witnessed in the state. boats accompanied him asthanamas (TTD), that manages was discharged from Basav- the reservoir. The present nects Yadgir district with uled for the second Sat- the curtain-raiser for a The race was finally held from Kottayam to Alap- the Lord Venkateswara temple atop asagar reservoir at Narayan- water level in the reser- Raichur district near Kol- urday in August, has been new tourist season in Ker- in November in 2018 and puzha on the famed back- Tirumala Hills, died of Covid-19. pur in Hunsagi taluk of Yad- voir stood at 491.00 metres lur village in Shahpur postponed in view of the ala. But things have not on August 31 in 2019. The waters. An impromptu Srinivasacharyulu, who was recently gir district to Krishna river against 492.25 FRL, sources taluk of Yadgir district Covid pandemic, the or- gone according to plans history of the event dates race was conducted in his posted for the duties in the temple at on Friday after the reservoir confirmed. is expected to submerge ganisers said. The race in the previous few years, to 1952 when then Prime honour. Tirumala, tested positive of Covid-19 received heavy amount of Due to this, the flood and possibly cut connec- earlier this week and was undergo- inflow from Almatti dam in situation is looming large in tivity between these dis- ing treatment at the Sri Venkateswara Bagalkot district. river bank villages of Yadgir tricts. The Revenue and Institute of Medical Sciences. On to information provided and Raichur districts. Both Police officials have been TNPCB directs customs to clear 740 Thursday, he experienced breathing by officials of Krishna Bha- district authoritiex has de- deployed at both sides to difficulty and passed away. He had gya Jal Nigam Ltd, 1,81,100 clared high alert on the take precautionary mea- been working on deputation at the cusecs of water was dis- bank of river and warned sures, sources added. tons ammonium nitrate in 3 days shrine where he was shifted from an- Chennai, Aug 7 (UNI) A day the TNPCB also directed the by the Customs that there was other temple in the vicinity. Earlier, a after 740 tons of Ammonium Director Industrial Safety and no residential locaclity within former priest of the temple had died Nitrate stored in a warehouse Health (DISH) to inspect the a two km radius of the CFS, the of Covid-19 on July 20. SUV rams into tree, Four in the Northern suburb of premises and take necessary inspection team said the near- Manali came to light, the Tam- action as per the provisions of est habitations were Manali youths killed, one hurt il Nadu Pollution Control the Manufacture, New Town, which was located COAST GUARD RESCUES Board (TNPCB) on Friday di- Storage and Import of Haz- about 700 metres from the 14 STRANDED Coimbatore, Aug 7 (UNI) rected the Customs Commis- ardous Chemical Rules, 1989. CFS and having a population Four youths were killed and sioner to clear it safely within They also directed the CFS of 7,000 and Sadayankuppam FISHERMEN AT SEA OFF one sustained injuries when three days. The ammonium company to earmark the Am- village about 1,500 m away in the SUV in which they were nitrate was seized by the Cus- monium Nitrate storage area the eastern side with a popula- NAGAI COAST travelling rammed into a toms five years back and was and deploy security person- tion of 5,000. Yesterday, PMK roadside tree near stored in 37 containers, each nel to safeguard the area till Founder Dr S Ramadoss ex- Chennai Aug 7 (UNI) The Indian Thadagam in this district containing 20 tonnes, at Sat- it was cleared by the Customs pressed shock following me- Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued 14 of Tamil Nadu on Friday. tva Container Freight Station Department. According to a dia reports that 740 tons of fishermen off Nagapattinam coast Police sources said all the (CFS) in Manali, which was report submitted by the TN- ammonium nitrate has been after their fishing vessel started drift- victims, in their early 20s, spread over 18 acres. It was PCB, the Customs authori- stored in a warehouse near the ing due to a machinery breakdown were friends and they went imported by a Karur-based ties informed the inspection Chennai Port for the past five and propeller damage and rough on a long drive after attend- firm and was seized as it was team that ammonium nitrate years and said the city could weather caused by active Southwest ing the birthday party of one Anaikatti on Thursday night. In the impact four of them brought without obtaining was under its possession due face a similar disaster as the monsoon. A defence release here of their friends last night. Indhiresh, who was said to were killed on the spot and the required licences and per- to some legal issues and that one that took place at Beirut today said a Tuticorin-based fishing After the birthday bash, be behind the wheels, lost Prajesh sustained injuries mission in 2015. After a joint bidding for the utilisation of in Lebanon. In a tweet, Dr Ra- boat ‘GN Sabari’ sailed into the sea the victims--S Indhiresh,R control of the vehicle due and was admitted to Co- inspection by the Fire and the chemical has already been madoss called for safe disposal with 14 crew members on August Karthik Raju, V Mohan to high speed driving and imbatore Medical College Rescue Services department called for and the process will of the ammonium nitrate and four. Due to machinery breakdown Hari, N Manikandan and R slippery roads (due to rains) Hospital. Thadagam police DGP C Sylendra Babu, Cus- be completed in three days. used for making urea and oth- and damaged propeller, the vessel Prajesh-—went for a long and rammed the SUV into a have registered a case and toms and and other officials, Contrary to the claims made er purposes. started drifting. drive from Coimbatore to tree at around 0430 hrs. are investigating. OP-ED 5 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Students and Parents facing a much starker decision than usual

By Cathy O’Neil discern. As admissions officers will pa- they’re staying at home or six feet dis- Colleges and students in the US are tiently explain, very few students actu- tant. engaged in a game of chicken as the ally pay full tuition, thanks to various Some institutions have come clean fall semester approaches with no end kinds of financial aid — so there’s no about what they have to offer: Cam- in sight for the coronavirus crisis. The clear price competition. On the value bridge and the California State Univer- outcome could radically change the side, colleges are selling a nebulous sity system, for example, have admitted way Americans think about and value a package of (dubious) knowledge, sta- that they won’t be meeting normally for higher education. tus, social connections, economic op- a year. Others, such as Notre Dame, are On one side, institutions want stu- portunity and proliferating perks such trying to make it work with scheduling dents to sign up and pay tuition de- as state-of-the-art swimming pools, changes and a combination of testing, posits, which are coming due. Most are gyms, dorms and cafeterias with sushi contact tracing and quarantine. No pretending they can open like normal, bars. matter what they do, though, college is with in-person classes. Some are keep- Nodes of contagion and sources of le- no longer the warm and fuzzy proposi- ing people largely in the dark about gal liability tion it used to be. what the semester will look like. Now, the pandemic is stripping much This leaves students and parents fac- On the other, students and their fam- of that away. Dorms, gyms and dining ing a much starker decision than usual. ilies are wondering whether it’s worth halls have become nodes of contagion, Whatever they were paying, the product shelling out tens of thousands of dollars and potential sources of legal liability. has changed. Unless colleges make the for an experience that might be largely One of colleges’ greatest assets — facul- deal a lot more attractive, many people online. Many are delaying decisions, ty — will remain largely behind a Zoom will withhold their money. If they do thinking it might be wiser to take a se- screen, given that so many are in the pay up based on administrators’ overly mester or a year off. most vulnerable age group, particularly optimistic promises, the outcome could Who will swerve? I’m thinking that at elite institutions such as Harvard. be a huge legal mess as a bunch of an- In the short term, colleges will have to cut fees colleges are going to have to make the (There’s no way my mum, who has been gry parents try to get their money back. bigger adjustment, which means stu- a computer science professor at UMass I’m guessing that in the short term, to sell a mostly online education dents could emerge as the winners. Boston for 50 years, will be teaching in colleges will have to cut prices to sell will get used to learning, making con- a four-year degree, complete with the For decades, US colleges have existed person until there’s a good treatment a mostly online education. Some stu- nections and getting jobs online. Which exorbitant on-campus experience. Col- in a highly unusual market, in which or a vaccine.) Forming social bonds dents will try to wait it out, hoping means that in the longer term, more lege might never be the same. both cost and benefit are difficult to with one’s classmates will be difficult if things will get back to normal. Others people might reconsider the value of Gulf News The importance of being Angela Merkel

speaking of. In European politics, she was Another German leader, Ursula von der on July 17 — will be fiendishly difficult. often divisive. During the refugee crisis of Leyen, the president of the European Com- She also has to get agreement on the EU’s 2015, she shocked her European partners by mission, then slapped an additional 250 bil- next seven-year budget. And she wants to unilaterally opening Germany’s borders to lion euros on top in loans. stabilise relations with China, which have migrants for several chaotic months. Before The biggest surprise was Merkel’s consent been getting worse, to do more with Africa, that, during the euro crisis, she alienated to financing this fund with bonds issued by to jump-start Europe’s “Green Deal” and Greeks and other southerners by forcing the Commission. This seemed to be a baby digital transformation — and generally to them into fiscal “austerity.” step toward mutualised debt and the Euro- make Europe more credible in a danger- The consensus in Berlin and other capitals pean “transfer union” that she’d always re- ous world. was that Merkel, who spent half her life liv- sisted. That’s a lot for any leader. So how does ing in communist East Germany, had a ce- It could imply a more federal EU, with Merkel plan to go about it? Before she be- rebral connection to the idea of European European tax revenues in the future. That came Commission president, Von der Leyen integration and identity, not an emotional would require treaty change and fall to once described to me the quintessential one. Merkel’s successors. But for this German German style of statecraft as “leading from She was seen to do just enough during cri- chancellor, her conversion was almost the Centre.” ses to prevent dissolution, but never enough Damascene. I used to sneer at that phrase as German — even when French President Emmanuel The Chancellor’s legacy waffling to get out of real leadership — the Macron begged her — to move the Europe- It could also secure her the legacy she still kind you do from the front, with others fol- By Andreas Kluth Having ruled out a fifth term and resigned an Union forward. lacks, provided she makes the plan reality. lowing. But in this unusual year in world Covid-19 is a crucible of leadership. Some as boss of her party, she was in effect a lame And then, surprisingly, Covid changed And it really is now up to her. On Wednes- history, I’m having second thoughts. What’s people are failing this test — the presidents duck. But Covid changed all that. It rejuve- that. Early in the outbreak, as member day, Germany takes over the rotating presi- kept Merkel in power all these years is her of Brazil, Russia and the US spring to mind. nated Merkel as a leader. states closed their borders, hoarded medical dency of the Council of the EU, the institu- empathy. She has a knack for sensing what Others are passing it with flying colours, As a trained quantum chemist, she’s been equipment and suspended the single mar- tion that represents the 27 member states motivates others and keeping them at the notably the leaders of New Zealand, Den- managing the outbreak like the scientist she ket, Merkel glimpsed a scenario in which the and co-legislates with the European Parlia- proverbial table. She does this with every mark and Taiwan. All three happen to be is, with pragmatic policies based on the ex- EU might become irrelevant or even unrav- ment. tool at her disposal, from sober logic to sub- women and have largely controlled the pertise of epidemiologists. In polls, she be- el. And she felt genuine fear. For the rest of this year, the EU’s largest tle body language. spread of SARS-CoV-2 in their countries came Germany’s most popular politician So Merkel and Macron restarted the tradi- country formally has the role Germans have In certain contexts, leading from the Cen- while preserving social cohesion. again, with an approval rating of 71%. tional Franco-German “engine” that powers long been resisting: of being Europe’s leader. tre may be the highest form of the political And then there’s German Chancellor An- But as she nears the end of her time in the EU. They proposed a 500 billion-euro The European coronavirus fund will art — as also practised by Jacinda Ardern gela Merkel, who’s also been having a rela- office, her legacy still seems questionable. ($562 billion) fund to give grants to member consume much of her effort. Getting all in New Zealand, Mette Frederiksen in Den- tively good pandemic. As she entered 2020, Aside from Covid, her domestic record is states, such as Italy and Spain, that suffered 27 countries to accept it — Merkel wants mark and Tsai Ing-Wen in Taiwan. her 15th year in office, she looked exhausted. mediocre, with no economic reform worth most in the pandemic. a deal in time for the European summit Gulf News Denial and selfishness fuel the spread of COVID-19

By Linda S. Heard functioning grey matter other than stand why those who lived through A virulent virus has wrapped its ten- noise. However there is a much larger the Great Depression and the Second tacles around the planet with fatal con- sector whose actions should be a cause World War are known as ‘The Great- sequences for hundreds of thousands for real concern — the selfish, live- est Generation’. They didn’t party on and unless and until there is a vaccine for-today ones. Those who gravitate in the beaches; they fought and died on or the majority of the world’s popula- droves to beaches with no thought of them for the greater good. Centenar- tion has developed immunity, it will not social distancing or contravene rules by ian Captain Tom Moore, who has been be defeated. Until such time people ev- sending out hundreds of invitations to promoted to Colonel and will shortly be erywhere have been ordered or advised weddings and funerals. knighted for his efforts on behalf of the to follow certain rules for their own Just days ago, British police politely NHS, encapsulates all that his honour- protection designed to slow the spread. broke-up a 100-person street party in able, duty-bound generation stood-for. There is no mystery in the above reali- Birmingham while James Bunting, a In truth, I am beginning to understand ties which anyone with a modicum of good citizen from Bolton, came across why those who lived through the Great common sense would judge indisput- hundreds of youths engaged in an ille- Depression and the Second World War able. Unfortunately, in some countries gal lockdown rave, turning the nature are known as ‘The Greatest Genera- plain old-fashioned common sense is at spot into “a sea of trash”. Bunting railed tion’. They didn’t party on the beach- a premium. against the ‘We don’t care’ “Millennial es; they fought and died on them for Conspiracy theories are spreading mentality”. Evidently those young peo- the greater good. Centenarian Captain like wildfire on social media thanks to ple are willing to take the risk because Tom Moore, who has been promoted to individuals with seemingly impressive in their minds COVID-19 is an old per- Colonel and will shortly be knighted for cans who reject wearing masks; some Protests have erupted all over the na- credentials, among them celebrities, son’s virus but how uncaring are they his efforts on behalf of the NHS, encap- inspired by the US Commander-in- tion against lockdowns. Ideologically- trying to persuade us that the virus is a when most have vulnerable parents or sulates all that his honourable, duty- Chief Donald Trump who refused to don entrenched shop owners have turned hoax or the danger has been hyped-up grandparents they have placed at risk! bound generation stood-for. a mask during a visit to a Ford factory away masked customers. by a cabal of shadowy billionaires out It’s a similar story in the United Those were the days when teenag- in Michigan now producing ventilators Lastly there are the ostriches who car- to create a one-world government and States. Despite being urged not to do ers signed-up for the trenches knowing and personal protective equipment. He ry on with their lives regardless and the economy or by leaderships attempt- so, thousands of students on a spring they might never return home. Contrast not only flouted company rules but also ‘cannot happen to me’ crowd. Together ing to exert control over populations break defiantly packed the beaches of that spirit with that of an American stu- a Michigan state law covering indoor the deniers, the kickers and the scream- so that people will embrace 5G intru- Florida and again on Memorial Day dent interviewed on CNN who said she public places. ers are hampering efforts to manage sive technology. There is even a luna- when millions ignored social distanc- is in a spiral of deep depression because But whereas Trump’s refusal to cover this terrible scourge that could so easily tic fringe burning down 5G masts and ing rules happily brushing shoulders she will miss the prom and graduation his nose and mouth is probably vanity- erupt into a second wave next autumn threatening technicians laying cables in parks and on beaches even in states ceremony. This virus is an ongoing di- driven, to wear or not to wear a mask that could overwhelm health services. on the grounds that 5G either caused or experiencing spikes in deaths. Such be- saster but hopefully it will stand as a has evolved into a US clash of cultures Unless we humans decide to pull togeth- accelerated COVID-19. haviour is nothing less than criminally wake-up call to future generations to between the compliant and others who er in the same direction and quit being Thankfully the nutty brigade repre- irresponsible.. reassess their priorities and not to take fervently resist government diktats as a our own worst enemy, I fear the suffer- sents a small minority; their messages ‘The Greatest Generation’ life’s bounteous gifts for granted. matter of principle to preserve individ- ing will be unnecessarily prolonged. fail to resonate with those of us with In truth, I am beginning to under- There is a growing number of Ameri- ual rights and constitutional freedoms. Gulf News INTERNATIONAL 6 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad GHANI ADDRESSES AFGHAN ELDERS, CALLS FOR DURABLE PEACE Kabul, Aug 7 (UNI) Afghan agency quoted Ghani as say- to reach this point, we have the Afghan government and ports TOLO News.“The US day welcomed the holding of President Ashraf Ghani on Fri- ing while addressing the gath- reached a very sensitive and civil society faction in the next commends the participants of the consultative Loya Jirga and day called for durable peace ering which included more critical moment.“The holding three days if these 400 prison- the Loya Jirga to consolidate said that it offered a historic and stability while address- than 3,000 elders, chieftains of this Jirga demonstrates my ers are released. national support for peace. We platform to remove obstacles ing the Loya Jirga, a grand as- and delegates from across the commitment to the implemen- But the group has warned of understand that they will de- in the way of intra-Afghan talks. sembly of the country’s elders, country. tation of the Constitution,” the continued bloodshed if these cide on the expeditious release “It is a historic opportunity who have gathered in Kabul to According to offi cials, the President added. inmates are not released.The of the remaining Taliban pris- to remove the last hurdle to di- decide the fate of the remain- 400 prisoners are involved As per the US-Taliban agree- Taliban has so far released oners from their list, the last rect peace talks. A positive out- ing 400 Taliban inmates in in major crimes and terror- ment signed in Doha in Febru- 1,005 government inmates. obstacle to the start of intra- come will mean a reduction government prisons.“We need ist activities including deadly ary, the Afghan government Meanwhile, the US State De- Afghan negotiations,” it said in violence and Afghans im- peace, real and durable peace bombings, kidnapping and these 400 prisoners is not with- has so far freed 5,100 Taliban partment welcomed the Loya in a statement.The US Special mediately coming together at and stability in our country. A killing of government employ- in the authority of the presi- inmates.According to Ghani, Jirga in Kabul, saying it will Representative for Afghanistan the negotiating table.“Afghans national peace that must be ees and civil .“Based on the dent of Afghanistan. We have the Taliban have said that consolidate national support Reconciliation Zalmay Khalil- have waited far too long for accepted by all,” Xinhua news Constitution, the release of passed through major hurdles they will start direct talks with for peace in Afghanistan, re- zad in a series of tweets on Fri- this moment...,” he said. PAKISTAN SEEKS OIC MEETING ON KASHMIR, Trump signs order to block transactions SAUDIS SHOW RELUCTANCE with TikTok parent company Islamabad, Aug 7 (UNI) A terview foreign minister, Shah bellicose and rather desperate Mehmood Qureshi said that if Washington, Aug 7 (UNI) and economy”, reports The for blackmail, or to carry out Pakistan wanting to ratchet up OIC cannot call for such a meet- US President Donald Trump Hill news website.“At this corporate espionage, the BBC the volume over Kashmir tried ing then he would ask PM Imran has signed an executive order time, action must be tak- reported.Trump added that a spanking new manoeuvre on Khan to give a clarion call to the to ban transactions between en to address the threat the Department of Homeland Thursday.The Organisation of Islamic conclave. OIC bloc heavy American fi rms and Bytedance, posed by one mobile Security, the Transportation Islamic Cooperation wary of hitter Saudi Arabia has been re- the parent company of the Chi- application in particular, Security Administration (which Pakistan’s antics is refusing to maining steadfast on not going nese app TikTok, media reports TikTok.”Trump, cit- oversees US airport screen- hold a foreign ministers meeting ahead with a meeting specifi cal- said on Friday. ing the International ing) and the US Armed Forces on Kashmir.A troubled Pakistan ly on Kashmir.In a virtual meet- Signed on Thursday night, Emergency Economic have already banned TikTok however, is unwilling to listen 57-member organisation, which ing of the OIC Contact Group on the executive order stated that Powers Act, declared on government phones.Also and is looking to appeal to the is the second largest intergov- Jammu and Kashmir held as re- “the spread in the US of mo- that any transac- on Thursday night, the Presi- Islamic Umma and hold a con- ernmental body after the UN, for cently on the request of Pakistan bile applications developed tion with ByteDance tions.The order further states dent issued another executive fabulation of its own.A panicky the foreign ministers’ meeting on June 22, Qureshi had asked and owned by companies in would be prohibited beginning that TikTok’s data collection order applying the same ban on Pakistan realising that it is los- since India revoked the special the Islamic bloc to expedite its the People’s Republic of China in 45 days, which would be Sep- could allow China to track US transactions with China-based ing the momentum on Kashmir status of Jammu and Kashmir efforts to resolve the Kashmir is- continues to threaten the na- tember 20.Any company violat- government employees and tech giant Tencent which owns has been literally pushing the last August.In a television in- sue. tional security, foreign policy, ing the order could face sanc- gather personal information the messaging app WeChat.

known, and this can be done POLISH PREZ WHO CHIEF HOPES US WILL RECONSIDER WITHDRAWAL DECISION from inside without leaving Geneva, Aug 7 (UNI) on its decision to withdraw cannot defeat this dangerous about money, but more im- the organization,” he said. SWORN IN FOR Tedros Adhanom Ghebr- from the world body.“Now enemy in a divided world. portantly by what degree the In May, US President Donald eyesus, Director-General of it’s time to work together, We need a united world, world can be put together to Trump had announced that ND TERM the World Health Organiza- it’s time to focus on fighting and the united world needs win the battle against a dan- he would sever ties with the tion (WHO), said that the the virus. So I hope the US cooperation and solidar- gerous virus.“If there are is- WHO and terminate fund- COVID-19 pandemic can will reconsider its position,” ity among its major pow- sues about WHO or the UN ing for the organization.Last not be defeated in a divided Xinhua news agency quoted ers,” he explained.The WHO system at large, we’re very month, the US formally noti- world and hoped that the US Tedros as saying said at the chief told the audience that open for any evaluation or fied the UN Secretary-Gener- will “reconsider its position” Aspen Security Forum via video link on Thursday.“You the withdrawal is not just assessment, the truth can be al of its decision. SRI LANKA’S RULING PARTY WINS PARLIAMENTARY POLLS Australia announces Colombo, Aug 7 (UNI) The ment on his offi cial Twitter $10bn boost for wage ruling Sri Lanka Podujana account soon after the party’s Peramuna (SLPP) led by Prime victory, thanked his voters and subsidy scheme Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed gratitude to them Canberra, Aug 7 (UNI) will be spent subsidizing Warsaw, Aug 7 (UNI) Polish won a landslide victory in the for placing their trust in Presi- The Australian govern- the wages of hundreds of President Andrzej Duda was August 5 parliamentary elec- dent Gotabaya Rajapaksa and ment on Friday announced thousands of Victor , sworn in for his second fi ve-year tion by gaining a majority in himself. a significant expansion of with eligibility criteria for term in offi ce after he was re- the new 225-member parlia- “We will ensure Sri Lanka its wage subsidy scheme the scheme to be eased.It elected in a run-off on July 12. ment, the Election Commis- will not stand disappointed in response the coronavi- takes the total cost of the Duda was administered his sion said on Friday. during our tenure,” Rajapak- rus restrictions which were scheme to A$101.3 billion. oath of offi ce on Thursday by the The SLPP won 145 seats, sa said.President Gotabaya reimposed in Victoria state Morrison said the gov- National Assembly, the country’s making it the single largest par- Rajapaksa in a statement due to an alarming surge ernment was doing what- joint sitting of both houses of ty to gain a nearly two-thirds released late on Thursday in the number of cases. ever it took to save lives and parliament, reports Xinhua news majority in Parliamentm re- night said he was confident Prime Minister Scott save livelihoods."Australia agency. ports Xinhua news agency.The of establishing a strong par- Morrison and Treasur- is facing a situation that is He won the run-off elections Samagi Jana Balawegaya or Sri Lanka’s oldest political par- his party’s victory, likely by liament following the SLPP’s er Josh Frydenberg an- constantly changing. with with 51.03 per cent of the the United People’s Front, led ties, the United National Party, the weekend after which a new victory.Sri Lanka held its par- nounced the A$15 billion "Our response is to get votes, while his rival, Warsaw by former presidential candi- led by former Prime Minister cabinet will be appointed next liamentary election on Au- ($10 billion) boost for the the right support to all Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski re- date Sajith Premadasa was the Ranil Wickremesinghe did not week.According to the coun- gust 5 which was declared as JobKeeper wage subsidy those Australian families, ceived 48.97 per cent. runner-up by winning 54 seats win any seats.Rajapaksa will try’s constitution, the cabinet one of the most peaceful elec- scheme, reports Xinhua workers and businesses But the oath-taking ceremony while the ITAK, a Tamil politi- be sworn in as the nation’s will be limited to 30 ministers. tions held in the island coun- news agency.The vast that need us, as these cir- was marred by the absence of cal party, won 10 seats.One of new Prime Minister following Rajapaksa, in a short state- try’s political history. majority of the funding cumstances change. MPs and senators from the op- position Civic Coalition party, claiming that the elections were Govt asks Pak to desist from inciting communal tensions in India unfairly slanted toward the in- cumbent, Polish media reported. New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug astava, said on Thursday, “We such comments are neverthe- only refl ected the preponder- jid by the BJP and its extrem- campaigned for, and is bent Poland’s Supreme Court had 7 (UNI) The government on have seen the press statement less deeply regrettable,” he ance of faith over justice but ist Hindu affi liates in 1992 upon constructing as part of rejected the opposition party’s Thursday asked Pakistan to by the Islamic Republic of added. also the growing majoritari- remain fresh in the minds of its agenda of converting India legal protest on Monday, ruling desist from inciting commu- Pakistan on a matter internal The Pakistan govern- anism in today’s India, where Muslims across the globe.” into a ‘Hindu Rashtra’. Toda- that any irregularities that took nal tensions in India with its to India.” ment led by Imran Khan had minorities, particularly Mus- The statement said that ya’s event in Ayodhya refl ect- place did not infl uence the fi nal provocative statements on its Issuing a warning to Paki- claimed in an offi cial state- lims and their places of wor- since then, the OIC (Organiza- ed an unrelenting drive in this outcome. internal matters. stan, the spokesperson said ment on Wednesday that the ship, are increasingly under tion of Islamic Countries) has direction,” Islamabad said. In an address to lawmakers, Pakistan on Wednesday that it should “desist from Ram temple was being con- attack.” passed numerous resolutions Pakistan in its statement Duda said the presidential elec- had strongly condemned the interfering in India’s affairs structed “on the site where the The Imran Khan govern- condemning the heinous act had urged the Indian govern- tion had been diffi cult due to the ‘bhumi pujan’ ceremony for and refrain from communal historic Babri Masjid stood for ment said, “The temple of demolishing the centuries- ment to ensure safety, secu- coronavirus pandemic and the the construction of the grand incitement.” around fi ve centuries. built on the site of a historic old mosque. rity and protection of minori- postponement of its date. Ram temple in Ayodhya. “While this is not a surpris- Calling the Indian Supreme mosque will remain a blot on “Future generations of ties, particularly Muslims and “But the most important thing In response to media que- ing stance from a nation that Court judgement, which the face of the so-called In- Muslims would continue to their places of worship and is that we managed to hold the ries on the issue, the offi cial practices cross-border terror- paved the way for construc- dian democracy for the times be cognizant of the new il- other Islamic sites on which election in a democratic, just and spokesperson of the External ism and denies its own mi- tion of the temple, “fl awed”, to come. The painful scenes of legitimate structure which the Hindu extremists and very effi cient way,” he said. Affairs Ministry, Anurag Sriv- norities their religious rights, Islamabad said that “it not the demolition of Babri Mas- the Hindutva-driven BJP has zealots have laid claims.

infections and 98,493 deaths. UK (309,784), Saudi Arabia GLOBAL COVID CASES CROSS MN In terms of cases, India ranks (284,226), Pakistan (281,863), Washington, Aug 7 (UNI) of Friday morning, the total The US accounted for third (1,964,536), and is fol- Bangladesh (249,651), Italy The overall number of global number of cases stood at the world’s highest number lowed by Russia (870,187), (249,204), Turkey (237,265), coronavirus cases has crossed 19,007,938 and the fatalities of infections and fatalities South Africa (538,184), France (231,310), Argen- the 19 million mark, while rose to 713,406, the Univer- at 4,881,974 and 160,090, Mexico (462,690), Peru tina (228,195), Germany the deaths have increased to sity’s Center for Systems Sci- respectively, according to (447,624), Chile (366,671), (215,039), Iraq (140,603), over 713,000, according to the ence and Engineering (CSSE) the CSSE.Brazil came in the Colombia (345,714), Iran Canada (120,387), Philippines Johns Hopkins University.As revealed in its latest update. second place with 2,912,212 (320,117), Spain (309,855), the (119,460). OWNER PUBLISHER PRINTED BY BUCHI BABU, VUPPALA, PRINTED BY. THANMAYEE PRINTERS #17-1-469/A/42/23, ADARSH NAGAR, SAIDABAD, HYDERABAD-59, PUBLISHED FROM: #17-1-469/A/42/23, ADARSH NAGAR, NEAR UNIQUE GRAMMER SCHOOL, SAIDABAD, HYDERABAD-59, T.S.EDITOR. BUCHI BABU VUPPALA. RNI.NO.APENG/29225/2009. E-MAIL: [email protected] SPORTS 7 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad

my competitors.After every success. If we try to work Playing without MISHRA STILL EYEING A rejection, I have tried to harder, darker thoughts work even harder on my generally go away.”Mishra skills,” he said. has 76 Test wickets to his crowds not new to us, COMEBACK INTO INDIAN TEAM “I have always tried name along with 64 in ODIs to stay away from the and 16 in T20Is. says Rory McIlroy New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) with myself. I should always be negativity, as there are His last ODI came in a found myself looking Veteran spinner Amit Mishra ready and prepared when a call very few people in life who match against New Zealand at leaderboards a has said that he is still hopeful from the Indian team comes. would motivate you when in Visakhapatnam in 2016 little more just to see of making it to the Indian team. That is the belief I always have. you are down. in which he won the Man of where I am on there The 37-year-old last played Yes, I am still hopeful of Self-motivation is very the Match award for his five- and see where other an international match in making a comeback,” he told important. We all are wicket haul as the Kiwis were people are."There's a T20I against England at cricket.com.Mishra said that surrounded by pessimism bundled out for 79 while no feedback from Bengaluru in 2017, ending with he always tries to keep himself when we don’t see much chasing a target of 270. anywhere else; figures of 1/23.“Of course, I do! motivated.“I have always tried there's even no That is why I am still playing. I to reflect on who is going to scoreboard am not someone who will keep get the benefit if I continue to KIM CLIJSTERS, ANDY MURRAY GET WILD holders, so you playing just for IPL.My fight is be demotivated? It will benefit don't even know how the CARDS FOR US OPEN guys in your SINDHU, SAINA & OTHERS Washington, Aug 7 (UNI) be playing the US Open for the group are Former US Open champions and first time since she stepped away doing, but at shuttlers to resume world No. 1 players Kim Clijsters from the game following the 2012 London, Aug 7 (UNI) this point we should all and Andy Murray have received tournament. She is currently Ace golfer Rory McIlroy be used to it. training in Hyderabad wild cards for the 2020 US Open, unranked.Murray, ranked No. has said he has adjusted "We all wish that we which is slated to begin from 129, narrowly missed the direct- himself with no crowds were playing in front August 31. entry cutoff, but is set to compete by now as he aims to of fans and have it Belgium's Clijsters will be in his first US Open since 2018. end his major drought feel like a real major looking to repeat her magic from The 33-year-old Briton won at this week's US PGA championship, but I the 2009 US Open, when she the first of his three Grand Slam Championship. think we're just lucky famously won the singles title as titles at the 2012 US Open. The The first major since that we're able to play a wild card after returning from the world No. 1 ranking.The two New York tournaments will the COVD-19 pandemic golf tournaments at an initial retirement, during three-time US Open champion be Murray's first competitive begins at Harding Park this point. which she became a mother. (2005, 2009-10), who came action of 2020 as he continues in San Francisco on "It's five tournaments She would later become the first out of a more than seven-year to work his way back from hip Thursday. in, I should be pretty mother in WTA history to hold retirement earlier in 2020, will surgeries in 2018-19. "Obviously it isn't much adapted to it new to us at this point," now. If having to play the Northern Irish golf without fans, if IOC, JOC discuss measures to golfer was quoted as that's in the forefront of saying by BBC."We've my mind as one of my been back playing on biggest concerns, then eradicate harassment & abuse in Tour for the last eight everything is OK," he New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) The Speaking about the or nine weeks. I've added. national badminton camp resumption, national badminton Japanese sports for eight Tokyo 2020 Olympic coach Pullela Gopichand said, Zurich, Aug 7 (UNI) Association (JPSA) with hopefuls, including P.V. Sindhu, “I am very happy to have our IOC President Thomas the aim of verifying which ICC No. 1 in sports will resume from Friday at the elite shuttlers back for on-field Bach and the President national federations are Pullela Gopichand Badminton training after this long break. of the Japanese Olympic complying with the code, for video views Academy in Hyderabad. We are fully equipped to resume Committee (JOC) and as per a statement on the The decision was taken by the training in a safe environment.” IOC Member, Yamashita IOC website.President on Facebook Sports Authority of India (SAI) To ensure complete safety Yasuhiro, recently Bach put the advice of the after clearance for the camp was of athletes and proper social discussed measures to IOC athlete safeguarding Dubai, Aug 7 (UNI) received from the Telangana distancing norms during the eradicate harassment and experts and the IOC safe The International government on August 1 training, the academy has abuse in Japanese sport. sport initiatives at the Cricket Council is the allowing resumption of sporting been divided into colour zones In a telephone conference disposal of the JOC. It was number one sports activities from August 5. wherein only athlete and held last week, both the agreed that the experts governing body Apart from Sindhu, the coaches will be allowed to access presidents stressed the on both sides would for video views on seven other athletes who will the green zone, or the field of determination of their that have been taken in established in June last start working together Facebook, with more resume training at the academy play, while there are different organisations to fight Japanese sport in the year.Starting this autumn, through the IOC safe sport views on the platform Manu Sawhney said include Saina Nehwal, Kidambi zones earmarked for support against any form of abuse. past few years.One of it will be monitored by initiatives in support of than any other in a media release. Srikanth, Ashwini Ponnappa, staff and administrative staff Yamashita informed the them is the introduction the JOC, the Japan Sport NOCs, as the IOC looks to leading sporting In February 2020, the Sai Praneeth, Chirag Shetty, who will have no access to the IOC President about all of a governance code for Association (JSPO) and tackle this important issue organisations in 2020, Under-19 World Cup Satwiksairaj and N. Sikki Reddy. field of play, said SAI. the different measures Japanese sport, which was the Japanese Para-Sports around the world. ICC announced on in South Africa played Friday. out 747 million At a time when video views across Bale decided not to COVID-19 has ICC digital media I am not racist & absolutely severely impacted assets which was a live sports, ICC’s staggering 700 per hate racism: Leclerc play against Man City, Facebook page cent growth from the Silverstone, Aug 7 received more 2018 edition. (UNI) Ferrari Formula says Zidane than double the In March, during One driver Charles Manchester, Aug 7 (UNI) to face City as the Welshman engagement the Women’s T20 Leclerc has hit out at Real Madrid manager Zinedine decided against making the of other global World Cup in people for calling him Zidane has dismissed claims trip to Manchester. sporting federations, Australia, the ICC’s racist following his that winger Gareth Bale was "I will explain because many according to digital channels decision to not take a axed from the squad to face things are said," Zidane told Facebook-owned received a total of 1.1 knee alongside fellow Manchester City in the second reporters in a news conference analytics tool billion video views, racers before Grand Prix leg of Round of 16 clash in the as per Goal.com. CrowdTangle. which was a 1900 per races.Drivers have been UEFA Champions League. "We have a relationship Premier League and even “The combination cent increase on the given the option to kneel taking a knee doesn't is disgusting," Leclerc Bale was earlier left out of respect between player China.Over the years, he has of one of the world’s 2018 edition making before races this season mean a person is racist."I wrote on his Twitter of Real's final LaLiga clash and coach, that is clear. The been an important part of most-watched it the most-watched as part of the 'Black Lives very sad to see how some handle."Stop putting as well. He cut an awkward only thing I can say is that he the Real side that won four sports with one of ICC women’s event Matter' movement and people manipulate my me in the same group as figure after Real's 34th league has decided not to play, and Champions League titles in the world’s largest to date. It was also Leclerc was part of the words to make headlines these disgusting people win and speculations have the rest is between him and five years, famously scoring platforms is proving the second most seven who chose against making me sound that are discriminating been rife about his future at me."Bale has hardly played an overhead kick to give exciting for the successful ICC event doing so in the last race like a racist. I am not others because of their Santiago Bernabeu.Zidane, for the Spanish giants this his team the lead against growth of cricket ever after the Men’s in Silverstone. Leclerc, racist and I absolutely skin colour, religion or however, revealed that Bale year and has been linked Liverpool in the final of the consumption,” ICC World Cup 2019 with however, stated that not hate racism. Racism gender. wasn't axed from the squad with a move back to the 2017/18 season. Chief Executive 4.6 billion views COVID-19: Tokyo Oly organising National Hockey Camp: Skipper Manpreet & 3 committee staff member tests positive others test COVID-19 positive Tokyo, Aug 7 (UNI) A 2020 will continue to member of the Tokyo work with relevant Bengaluru, Aug 7 (UNI) the rapid test.However, since Olympics organising organisations to prevent India's hockey team captain Manpreet and Surender committee has tested the spread of COVID-19 Manpreet Singh, Surender began to display some Covid positive for COVID-19. and take all necessary Kumar, Jaskaran Singh and symptoms later, they along The committee said in measures to maintain a Varun Kumar have tested with other ten athletes who a statement on Friday safe and secure working COVID-19 positive after had travelled together were that the female staffer environment for our reporting to the national given the Quantitative RT- has been working from staff." hockey camp in Sports PCR test on Thursday, and the home since July 30 and Earlier in April, Authority of India's National four have been found to be her last day working on Tokyo 2020 had said Centre of Excellence (NCOE) Covid positive. site at any Tokyo 2020 that a male employee in Bengaluru along with Though the test results facility was on July 29. this morning that a COVID-19. This is the had tested positive the team.This was revealed have still not been handed "The Tokyo female employee in her second recorded case for the pandemic since as a proactive step, over to SAI, the state Organising Committee 30s employed at a Tokyo of infection in this that has forced an SAI made it mandatory for arrival. Since all the athletes they contracted the virus government has informed of the Olympic and 2020 office in Harumi organisation," said the unprecedented all athletes, who reported who tested positive had while travelling from their the test results to the SAI Paralympic Games in Tokyo's Chuo ward organising committee postponement of the back to the camp to take a travelled together, there hometowns to Bengaluru. authorities and few test (Tokyo 2020) confirmed tested positive for in its statement."Tokyo Games itself. rapid COVID-19 test upon is a high likelihood that All four tested negative in results are still awaited. ENTERTAINMENRT 8 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad

RADHIKA MADAN RANDEEP HOODA’S PARLEG TWEET GOES VIRAL; SHALINI PANDEY: reveals side effects of ‘cholle, ACTOR URGES BIODEGRADABLE PACKING andeep Hooda’s Parle-G by ‘chai’ and the famous Parle- poodi, halwa’ tweet goes viral! A biscuit G biscuits. He further said that R which majority of Ind while the sales of Parle-G have what's next can I do so, yeah, that have been enjoying ever since gone high, one should imagine keeps me going," said Lara, while they were kids; a biscuit which if the company just changed the interacting with the media when now has become a memory for packaging of biscuits from plas- global tech-hospitality platform many, holds no more a different tic to another alternative biode- Airbnb celebrated spirit of wom- meaning for the Bollywood ac- gradable material. The message en entrepreneurship at their pro- tor Randeep Hooda. Expressing from Randeep Hooda has come motional event ahead of Interna- his love for Parle-G biscuits, the after the company reportedly re- tional Women's Day in Mumbai. Highway-actor took to Twitter corded the best sales in the last Lara Dutta won Miss Universe and said that his career right 8 decades. The sales went up 2000 pageant before entering to from the beginning with his because people who were under Being an actor Bollywood.Apart from acting, theatre days has been fueled home quarantine. she is a hands-on mother and comes naturally wife, and has also ventured into 'PALLO LATKE' FAME SINGER YASSER DESAI film production. She has hosted halini Pandey, who is all various shows and also mentors WANTS TO SING A QAWWALI set to make her Bolly- Miss India contestants. In 2019, Swood debut with Ran- ctress Lara Dutta says Lara Dutta launched her line of inger Yasser Desai, who really want to give it a try and real experience working with veer Singh starrer "Jayeshbhai her hunger and curios- beauty products named Arias, is best known for croon- want to do a qawwali soon in big stars. Not only Saif sir, I Jordaar", says she always Aity about things have kept which is a vegetarian beauty Sing romantic numbers, a Bollywood fi lm. I hope mak- also sang for Akshay Kumar wanted to be an actress and her going since time she won the line. Talking about women en- now wants to explore the tra- ers approach me with a qaw- sir in 'Gold'. It's no less than that it comes naturally to her. title of Miss Universe in 2000."I trepreneurs in India, Lara said: ditional Sufi devotional music wali," Yasser told .Speak- a dream to lend my voice "I only wanted to be an think it's just hunger and curios- "I would say all power to women genre -- the qawwali."I have ing of Yasser's latest singing for such popular actors," he actress since I was a child! ity. I don't feel like I want to be entrepreneurs out there. I know not done qawwali yet. I have stint, he is currently garnering said.Yasser recently unveiled I have always enjoyed limited to any one thing. I never that when Women's Day comes tried my hand at love songs, a lot of praises for his song a new love song titled "Ran- watching people in differ- said, I am just a beauty queen or around, a lot of brands do a lot sad songs and party tracks, "Bandhu tu mera" in the Saif jhey Wala I Love You", which ent situations. If I get really just an actress.When that's done, of activity about it. But I love the but qawwali is still left. It's Ali Khan-starrer "Jawaani is composed by the dynamic fascinated by any character, I am always wondering now fact that women. not my favourite genre but I Jaaneman"."It's always a sur- duo of Gourov and Roshin. be it onscreen or offscreen, I tend to subconsciously be- have like that person and that KANGANA RANAUT DENIES BEING CALLED FOR QUESTIONING IN SUSHANT CASE YET can be anything!"Maybe the angana Ranaut's social Reacting to the news piece operate."Recently, Kangana mit suicide. A person who is godfather and will be thrown hand gestures, maybe the media team has denied on Twitter, Kangana's team Ranaut's team shared a video a rankholder in engineering out of the industry," the ac- walk, the way they talk, the Kreports that the actress shared: "Ms #KanganaRanaut of the actress where she spoke entrance, how can his mind be tress says in Hindi in her video. way they eat, the way they will be questioned by Mumbai hasn't received any such re- about Sushant Singh Rajput. weak? It can be seen from Su- Kangana in her video bashed sigh, it can be the slightest Police as a part of the inves- quest from @MumbaiPolice "Some people are saying that shant's posts that he is clearly journalists for writing blind of the mannerisms. So, for tigation of Bollywood actor yet, but as and when she does, people who have weak minds begging people to watch his items on celebrities without me, being an actor comes Sushant Singh Rajput's death. she is more than willing to co- get into depression and com- fi lms saying he doesn't have a taking names. Nupur Sanon ANUSHKA SHARMA : Parth Samthaan opens up on People have seen enough of formula his moments of depression ctress-producer Anushka Sharma feels people have during lockdown Aseen enough of formula and us strength to be stron- are done with traditional ways of ger and push ourselves storytelling."For us, how uniquely so that one day when this we tell a story is extremely impor- pandemic is over. We are tant and we have always tried to tell ready to face this world our stories as differently as possible.I again."Reacting to the post, have always felt that a visual trigger to actress Hina Khan asked storytelling is key to hold the atten- Parth to just focus on good tion of audiences today and it also al- things. lows us an unexpectedly new route to "You are a rockstar. Just present an idea that has never been focus on good things and seen before by audiences," Anushka work," Hina commented. said."Karnesh (her brother and part- Actor Arjun Bijlani sug- ner in their production house) and ike many others, coronavirus lockdown. gested Parth to listen to the I have always wanted to break away "Kasautii Zinda- Taking to Instagram, Parth song "I'm losing it". goes from traditional ways of telling a story Lgii Kay" actor Parth wrote: "Yes there were mo- "Listen 'I'm losing it', unplugged because we feel people have seen Samthaan has also faced ments of depression and and you will be rocking. enough of the formula and are done moments of depression sadness during this lock- You know what I mean," with 'Filhall' with them." and sadness during the down, but that's what gives Arjun quipped. ctress Kriti Sanon's sister Nupur Sanon Ahad made her acting SAIF GETS TROLLED FOR CLAIMING HE IS A VICTIM OF NEPOTISM debut with the music video aif Ali Khan declared in an reads a meme."#SaifAliKhan "Filhall". Now, the trained interview that he has been "Facts in country who brought the theory of Eu- classical singer will unveil an Sa victim of nepotism, but nowadays.. genics and Gifted Genes to jus- unplugged version of "Filhall" he only ended up being a target Sunny Leone is Virgin tify Nepotism in 2017, today in her own voice. The video of of trolls on social media. Kejriwal is Best CM talking about being a victim of the song, sung by B Praak, has "Nepotism in its purest form Rahul Gandhi Is PM Nepotism.His mother bought crossed 600 million views- is something that even I have candidate him the National Award over mark on YouTube. While its been a victim of... CRPF kills Citizens Shah Rukh Khan in Swades. views are still growing, Nupur I am not going to take names Sonam Kapoor got He'd even tried to trivialize the is set to bring out a version of but somebody's dad has rung Telant Nepotism debate at an Award the song in her voice along up and said don't take him, Saif Ali khan is victim Show," tweeted a user. with a video to go with it."It's take him in the movie. All that of Nepotism "Congratulations #SaifA- such a surreal feeling for me. happens and it has happened Sushant Singh liKhan. You just graduated from I can't believe that the music to me," Saif Ali Khan said in an Rajput was the Ananya Pandey institute of video has done so well. I feel interview with The New Indian Depressed," tweeted Struggle!!," reads another sar- honoured to bring out an Express. another user. castic tweet. unplugged version of the song However, the comment did "I think he doesn't know the and I am grateful to everyone not go down well with netizens. Tagore and late cricketer Man- meaning of nepotism, please who has supported me in this. I Trolls and memes started tar- soor Ali Khan Pataudi."Saif Ali someone teach him the mean- feel happy to add to the journey geting the actor, who is the son Khan: I am the victim of nepo- ing of that #Saifalikhan," urged of 'Filhall' in my own"way," of renowned actress Sharmila tism. Memers: Is this a joke?," another user. Nupur said.

it when my heart was in multaneously. It’s the story of 'Ramayan' actor Sunil Lahiri's tatters”. Composed and every best friend.” performed by Poet Shaf, “We shot this in a two-day son Krish Pathak features the song’s video was shot schedule, we didn’t have any amidst the pandemic. script or any scenes ready as Talking about his ex- such and as it was lockdown we in new music video perience of working on were limited to the locations. Actor Krish Pathak, son of ac- break. The song talks about the “Jante kya bhai”, Krish We made the scenes on the tor Sunil Lahiri, who is known times you don’t eat and just go said: “This is the next spot and shot it in a bungalow. for his role of Lakshman in the over every detail as to why it chill anthem. This will It was fun to shoot with Poet 1987 TV series, Ramayan, has happened. t was fun to shoot be a song where every- Shaf. We were a four person featured in a new music video. with Poet Shaf. We were a four one will vibe too. It will team,” he added. For Poet Shaf, Krish’s video is titled “Jante person team,” he added. For make you sing along and the song is very close to “my kya bhai”. It is an R&B and pop Poet Shaf, the song is very close you won’t realise you’re heart because I wrote it when melody with lyrics about heart- to “my heart because I wrote already grooving to it si- my heart was in tatters”. THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES GGreaterreater HHyderabadyderabad

8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 PAGES-8 Telangana Government stands by the T’gana CM condoles demise of weavers’ community: Minister KTR ‘Munsif Urdu’ Chief Editor Hyderabad, Aug 7 (UNI) Telangana Minister for IT and Hyderabad, Aug 7 (UNI) Industries, K T Rama Rao (KTR) Telangana Chief Minister on Friday said that “No other K. Chandrashekar Rao on state government in this country Friday condoled the death has introduced welfare schemes of ‘Munsif Urdu’ daily exclusively for the weavers’ Chief Editor Khan Lateef community.” Participating in Mohammed Khan. Khan the National Handloom Day passed away in Chicago Virtual Celebrations held at on Friday due to health Pragathi Bhavan here, KTR while complications. He was 80. develop another EV Park, interacting with the weavers on He is survived by his wife, besides using the existing this occasion, stated that the four daughters and two Olectra Greentech-BYD Electronic Manufacturing Telangana government has been sons. and electric three-wheeler Clusters at Raviryal celebrating National Handloom A family friend said manufacturer Gayam Motor and Maheshwaram for Day for the last three years in a that Khan will be buried Works already have their facilitating establishment of grand way but due to COVID this in Chicago following the base in the state, while the new EV plants. Sources year the celebrations took place Friday prayers. Known for several other companies like said the State government is virtually. his social commitment e-bus manufacturer Mytrah, expecting an investment of About forty thousand families and charitable works, batter manufacturer Exicom Rs 30,000 crore to the State are making a livelihood in this Khan, as a Chairman of the and other expressed in the next a few years, apart profession, the Minister also Sultan Uloom Education interest to establish their from providing 1.2 lakh mentioned that the officials from Society, promoted units which will result in direct and 2.5 lakh indirect Orissa visited Telangana, studied education of children proposed investment of employment opportunities. the policies introduced by the waiting for three years, he stated allocated Rs 15 Crore for the from underprivileged Rs 4,600 crore, creating The government plans to State Government for the weavers, that about 20, 554 weavers have revival of Pochampally Handloom families., registration fee, nearly 4,200 jobs. The spend around Rs 1,425 crore and expressed happiness. Talking been enrolled under the Chenetha Park. He also said that foundation lease rental assistance and State government is also towards incentives and about the welfare schemes for Mitra scheme and an amount of stone has been laid for Gadwal others. India’s leading establishing an Energy Park make 775 acres available for the weavers, he said that the Rs 792.89 lakhs has been released Handloom Park and works will e-bus manufacturer at Divitapally and plans to EV manufacturers. Government provided much- into the accounts of 30, 984 begin soon. Talking about the needed relief to weavers by weavers, and ancillary workers. Handloom Monday tradition, AP: East Godavari district records 1270 new cases releasing Rs 93 crore to weavers About eight-block level clusters Minister KTR stated that the public accrued under ‘Nethanna Ku were set up at Pochampally, representatives and government Kakinada, Aug 7(UNI) tively, official sources said. cases, Pedapudi 28,Kara- Cheyutha’ (Thrift) scheme well Aleru, Kanukula, Shayampet, officials have been wearing East Godavari district on Among the rural mandals pa 23,Kajuluru 22, Ped- before the mandatory lock-in Kamalapur, Armoor, Veltur, and handloom clothes on every Friday recorded as many Amalapuram was leading dapuram 21,Pamarru 20 period of three years. Considering Vemulawada with Rs. 10.20 lakh, Monday to increase production as 1270 new Covid posi- with 83 cases, followed cases ,Mandapet 19,Goka- the COVID-19 pandemic the Minister also stated that the for the weavers. Earlier, Minister tives on Friday with both by Pithapuram and Sa- varam and I Polavaram 18 situation, the Government had Government will soon set up more KTR also presented the Konda the cities of Kakinada and malkot with 44cases each cases each, Maredumilli sanctioned the amount to the clusters across the state. Minister Laxman Bapuji Awards- 2020 to Rajahmundry maintain- and Gollaprolu 42 cases . 16, Devipatnam, Chintur, weavers immediately without KTR stated that the Government the weavers on this occasion. ing their lead with 268 cas- Kakinada rural reported Kadiyam and Ayinavilli 15 es and 144 cases respec- 41 cases , U Kothapalli 39 cases each. Actor Chiranjeevi urges Covid conquerors to donate their plasma Hyderabad Aug 7: Actor Friday. At a programme or- Sanjeevani for critical Covid successfully to come for- K.Chiranjeevi urged people ganised by Cyberabad Po- patients. People should be ward to donate plasma. He to come forward and donate lice to felicitate 252 plasma aware of the importance of thanked Cyberabad Police their plasma for the Covid-19 warriors who had donated plasma donation in the pres- Commissioner V.C.Sajjanar patients. “Plasma is the only plasma after recovering from ent situation.” He requested for the initiative of plasma solution till the vaccine is the Covid-19, Chiranjeevi all the Covid-19 conquerors donation, which has been a invented,” he said here on said, “Plasma donation is the who have fought the virus huge success. 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 2 Wake up Chief Minster programme Held at lb nagar MINISTER PRASHANTH REDDY HELD A REVIEW MEETING WITH DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICERS AT PRAGATI

TSIT BUREAU set up in Maclure for them and Nizamabad Aug 07 ; all facilities and meals have State Roads, Buildings and been provided. An ambulance Housing Minister Vemula will be set up and evacuated if TSIT BUREAU state from the clutches of the Covid. Prashant Reddy said that all those in need call 9666147296 Hyderabad, August 7:: black flag dis- Similarly, teachers and lec- the facilities available to the The minister appealed to play protest with black balloons fly- turers working in private people affected by the Co- patients who came positive ing was held at LB Nagar cross roads schools were asked to support. vid in Nizamabad district, all in the rapid test to send a under the auspices of Rangareddy Shabbir Ali, president of the Telan- types of personnel are ready, message through the What- District all parties meeting extent call gana Private Teachers’ Forum, said do not be afraid, 99% can be sApp, on the basis of which of wake up chiefMinister The pro- the government should pay and sup- prevented if all kinds of precau- either private hospitals or gram was presided.by Telangana Jana port teachers cause schools are closed. tions are taken with courage. medical shops should pro- Samithi district president Palle Vinay . Telangana Jana Samithi state com- Speaking at a review meeting vide medical assistance. In this context, Vinay Kumar Palle mittee leaders Mamata, Shyam with district medical officers at People should not be afraid said that the Chief Minister should Prasad Reddy, CPI leaders Chandu, Pragati Bhavan in Collectorate under any circumstances, pay Rs 7,500 per month for the grocer- Pandurangachari, Gausia, New De- on Friday (7-8-2020), he said should be available 24/7, as ies and livelihood allowance required mocracy district leaders Parashuram, that medicines and facilities well as should not be care- for any government duty to save Ganesh, Laxman, Nagraj, CPM not available in private hospi- less, should be vigilant, wear the lives of the people through the district leaders Keesara Narsingh tals in the district were avail- masks, adhere to physical dis- wake up chief minister programme. Reddy, Telangana Private Employ- able in government hospitals, lators available, seven patients those who came should not be tance and wash their hands He Demanded Dismissed con- ees Union President Ajay Karthik, a total of 566 beds were ready, are on the ventilator, the venti- bothered and that all kinds of regularly with soap or sanitizer. tract and outsourced employees TJS LB nagar constituency oxygen facility was available for lator can accommodate up to 8 medicines, facilities and staff The meeting was attended by to rehired. CPI (M) state executive president KV.RANGAREDDY 196 beds and for the remaining times as many cases, 264 doses should be made available to Zilla Parishad Chairman Vit- member A. Ravindrachari said the Maheshwaram in charge gulsani, the beds. He also said that work of remedies are ready, of which them in the district and if there thal Rao, MLCs Rajeshwar Rao, party should stop its crackdown on leaders of the new state of the Youth was in full swing to provide oxy- 41 can treat serious patients, is no facility for isolation at Akula Lalita, Additional Collec- protests, respect democracy, hold Committee of the Ravi, Srinivas Goud, gen facility soon and that so far 8 have so far provided the re- home for the positive patients tor Chandrasekhar, Municipal talks with the All India Congress and leader of the Women’s Committee of only 65 Covid patients needed quired number, and 33 are who do not have symptoms, Commissioner Jitesh V Patil take steps to save the people of the the biyal prolapse. oxygen. With a total of 55 venti- ready to provide They said that an isolation center has been and others.

KCR and KTR misleading the people: Bandulal DIRECTOR / SECRETARY, TELANGANA STATE URDU TSIT BUREAU and expanded under the Con- could damage the credibility of ACADEMY, INSPECTED THE Hyderabad, August 7: Telan- gress regime from 2004-2014. scientific institutions. Instead, URDU GHAR OF NIZAMABAD gana Pradesh Congress Com- But we never tried to politicise KTR should focus on improv- mittee (TPCC) secretry ja- the scientific community and ing the facilities for Covid pa- malpur Bandulal on Thursday never interfered with the re- tients in government hospitals. asked IT Minister K. Tarakara- search. The Congress regimes He said despite the outbreak of ma Rao to stop politicisation of only acted as the facilitator and pandemic six months ago, the Covid vaccine. Bandulal said provided all logistic help to the State Government did noth- that said that the TRS Govern- scientists. But KTR is acting ing to combat the deadly virus. ment, especially CM KCR and too many dramas by trying He said instead of prevent- his son and minister KTR, were to take credit for something ing the spread of virus, Chief Nizamabad Aug 07 ;Today Dr Mohammed Ghouse the Di- trying to mislead the people which he or his government Minister K. Chandrashekhar rector / Secretary, Telangana State Urdu Academy, paid a on Covid-19 situation. He ap- is not involved with,” he said. Rao focused on preventing the surprise visit to Nizamabad and inspected the Urdu Ghar pealed to the people to stay “By giving statements on Cov- spread of truth with regard to at Ahmedi Bazar and collected the details from the em- cautious as many experts have was playing a key role in the id vaccine, KTR is trying to give Covid-19 situation in Telanga- ployees of Urdu Academy , Library and Computer Centre. predicted further spread of the production of vaccine for Co- an impression as if he was the na State. He said KTR did not Sri Mohammed Ghouse suddenly Visited first time diseases in the next few weeks. vid-19,” Bandulal said in a me- Chief Scientist and the vaccine respond when World Health after assuming the post he said the situation is be- “Several pharma industries dia statement. is being developed in TRS Bha- Organisation chief scientist ing assessed under the supervision of Telangana from Hyderabad like Bharat Bandulal asked KTR to ex- van. KTR is not even a volunteer Soumya Swaminathan rightly State Urdu Academy and they had planned to take its Biotech, Shanta Biotech, Dr. plain as to why he should be in the human trial for vaccine. pointed out Coronavirus could performance functional and to give discounted rent Reddy’s Lab, Hetero Drugs, given credit for Covid-19 vac- He is just using his influence not be defeated without carry- on the occasion of various events. He also said that etc., Proven track record of cine. “KTR was a kid when the to create photo-opportunities ing out tests at a massive scale. Urdu house established in the area Ahmedi Bazar . producing several vaccines Genome Valley was commis- with Bharat Biotech chief Dr. Commenting on the deci- Library and Computer Centre incharge faculty Md.Khalid and drugs. Many companies sioned as S. P. Biotech Park Krishna Ella and others so as sions taken during the State who have been housed in this building for the last several are into the research and pro- in 1999. Not even an inch of to take political advantage of Cabinet meeting held on years have been shifted to another building and directed duction of vaccine even be- 600 square kms of land in Ge- scientific research,” Bandulal Wednesday, Narayana Reddy the district minorities welfare Officer to issue a circular. fore KTR was born. Therefore, nome Valley was allocated said. The Congress leader said that CM KCR has adopted Syed Najeeb Ali Advocate briefed to the director Secre- he must not to do dramas to by TRS Government. Entire advised KTR to restrain him- a very casual approach to deal tary Telangana state of urdu Academy about the details give an impression that he infrastructure was developed self from enacting stunts that with the pandemic. of Urdu Ghar of Nizamabad. 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 3 IUML EXPRESSES BREASTFEEDING- FOUNDATION OF LIFE DISAGREEMENT OVER World Breastfeeding PRIYANKA GANDHI’S was celebrated from1st August to 7th August by RAM TEMPLE Twincities branch of Indi- an Academy of Pediatrics. STATEMENT : ABDUL Most of the Mother and Child hospitals of twin- GHANI IUML GENERAL cities organized awareness programmes for pregnant women and lactating mothers regarding ad- vantages of mother milk. Disadvantages of formula and bottle feeding were Office bearers of Twin- konda Rangaiah has con- also explained to them. cities branch of Indian tributed a lot regarding Advantages of Academy of Pediatrics benefits of Breast feeding Breastfeeding are: Dr.C.N.Reddy, President, by giving live programs 1. Improves immunity in Dr S. Bhaskar, Secretary, in in AIR and the popu- the children and protects Dr.E. Arjun President lar Telugu TV channels. against all infections. Elect and Dr.N.L. Sridhar All the members of IAP 2. Lowers the baby’s risk Treasurer were actively TCB also counselled TSIT BUREAU of having Asthma and participated in this one mothers regarding ben- Malappuram (Kerala): After the meet- other Allergies in children wellbeing of mothers also. ian cancer in women. week celebrations of efits of Breastfeeding in ing of the National Committee of the 3. Lowers risk of devel- 6. Develops emotion- 8. Saves time and Hyderabad Hyderabad their own clinics. Press Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), oping Diabetes in Adult- al bonding between money of the family. 7 August,Breastfeeding and Electronic media the second largest constituent of Con- hood. 4. Pre- mother and child. BREASTFEEDING IS from 1st Aug. to 7th Aug. also played an impor- gress led United Democratic Front vents Childhood Obesity. 7. Lowers the risk of de- THE BEST FEEDING Former President of twin- tant role in promoting (UDF), party’s national General Secre- 5. Improves health and veloping Breast and ovar- FOR YOUR CHILD. cities branch Dr. Manchu- Breastfeeding. tary and Member of Parliament (MP) PK Kunhalikutty said that the party has disagreement with the opinion of Con- gress leader Priyanka Gandhi regarding the construction of the Ram temple. Priyanka’s statement was misplaced. The Muslim League cannot agree with that statement. No further discus- sions will be held. The league does not want further polarization of the soci- ety on the communal lines, he added. PK Kunhalikutty said the decision was taken after consulting with religious, social and cultural organizations who BJP LEADERS AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATORS PROTEST IN FRONT OF NIZAMABAD want things to go on a secular path. A black-flag protest dharna was held today at Nizamabad MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OFFICE AGAINST TRS PARTY AND National Organizing Secretary of IUML, Gandhi Chowk under the auspices of the Left to protest MINISTER VEMULA PRASHANT REDDY , URBAN MLA BIGALA GANESH TODAY AT 12:30 ET Mohammad Basheer MP said that the failures of the central and state governments in PM ON THE ORDERS OF HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ARVIND DHARMAPURI the Muslim League’s resolution on Pri- corona prevention. It was attended by CPM, CPI, New AND DISTRICT PRESIDENT BASWA LAKSHMI NARSAIAH TO PROTEST AGAINST THE PURCHASE OF 4 CORPORATORS BELONGING TO THE BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY AND yanka Gandhi’s statement on construc- Democracy, MCPI, CPUSI, party leaders and activists. THE INCLUSION OF CO-OPTION MEMBERS IN THE TRS PARTY. tion of Ram temple is precise and clear. The position taken by the League at all times was to accept the judgment of the MINISTER VEMULA PRASHANT REDDY PARTICIPATED IN THE Court. The Muslim League is no lon- ger interested in raising the issue again INAUGURAL FUNCTION OF DISTRIBUTION FREE FISH and prolonging the controversy further. That chapter ended with the court rul- TSIT BUREAU of 904 ponds in Nizamabad dis- he kindly built community halls ing. It is not good for the country to Nizamabad Aug 07 ;In the Sriram trict at a cost of Rs 3 crore 30 lakh. for fishermen and the commit- bring this discussion up again, Basheer Sagar Project Reservoir on the Fishermen should take care of tee halls given for fishing cars in added. ET also added that the party outskirts of Nagpur, Mupkal Zone. fish fry. 100% four crore 49 lakh Nizamabad district were set up in would not deviate from the stand taken Minister of State for Roads and fish fry should be dumped in no other district in the state. He by Syed Muhammad Ali Shihab than- Buildings Vemula Prashant Red- 904 ponds and reservoirs in the also said that applications for the gal of Panakkad in 1992 and would not dy participating in the inaugural district,” he said that everything construction of some commit- make decisions based on sentiment function of distribution of free said that the Hon’ble Chief Min- should be united and the district’s tee halls have been received and and emotions. The country embraced fish fry as part of the Integrat- ister KCR has decided to spend fishing brothers are likely to earn there has been some delay due to the good of the position taken by the ed Fish Development Scheme. Rs 52 crore across the state this Rs 75 crore. He also said that last the presence of Covid. Fishermen Muslim League at that time. Although On Friday 7th August the Min- year and release 80 crore juve- year the income was more than were also given an accident insur- many were enraged, we did not fall into ister inaugurated the free fish nile fish in ponds free of cost. the last four years and that more ance of Rs 2 lakh, which is a good it. The leaders made it clear that there fry release program in SRSP As part of that, the program was income should come and the thing, he said, adding that once would be no change in that position. along with District Collector launched today in Nizamabad fishing families should recover. fish came to Hyderabad from Sri Abdul Gani General Secretary IUML C Narayana Reddy. Speaking district. “We have decided to re- Pocharam Srinivas Reddy said Kakinada, but now that is not the Telangana State on the occasion, the Minister lease 4 crore 49 lakh fish fry out that when he was the minister, case. 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 4 KCR for happiness among GHMC officials attacked, car damaged fishermen : Srinivas Yadav Hyderabad Aug 5: to six unauthorized stalls Officials of the Greater were put up by vendors Hyderabad, Aug.7 in the lakes, and ponds He also said that Rs 10 crore Hyderabad Municipal on the roadside which was (UNI): Animal Husbandry to benefit the fishermen to be spent to drop as many Corporation (GHMC) causing inconvenience to Minister, T Srinivas community. The minister as 5 crore of shrimp in 78 Town Planning wing were residents, besides affecting Yadav today said that free said that arrangements lakes and water bodies. attacked and a car was traffic flow in the area. distribution will prove have been made for The minister said that damaged when they went In this regard, several handy for the fisherman dropping the fish in the program boosts rural to clear some unauthorized complaints were lodged by community. He left fish reservoirs in the state. He economy and help the constructions at the residents with GHMC seed in a lake in Suryapet said that Rs 50 crore being fisherman community in a Chandanagar on Friday. and traffic police. Though district as part of the spent to drop 81 lakhs of big way. The incident happened directed to remove the program. On the occasion fish seed in 24000 lakes, We follow Corona around 10.30 am near unauthorised stalls, the Srinivas Yadav said that tanks and water bodiless. protocol as KCR asked will be taken up and Sridevi theatre road, when street vendors continued this program had begun in The government under ministers, MPs, MLAs and pending funds for animal GHMC Chandanagar Town to operate their business the state on August 5. Our leadership of chief Minister, local leaders to participate insurance will be released in Planning officials visited the there. When a team of aim is to make them happy K Chandrasekhar Rao has in the program across the a month. Mega dairy works spot to clear stalls put up by officials wanted to clear and get revenue through decided to help fishermen state, he said. Srinivas will begin soon he said some vendors. According the stalls today, apart from these lakes he said. KCR is community, yadavas Yadav said that second adding that more outlets to to Sampath, Chandanagar obstructing the officials, for dropping free fish seed through various schemes. phase of sheep distribution come up he said. Assistant City Planner, five the vendors attacked. 220 beds for Corona patients in Jagga Reddy lashes out at CS Palamur : Srinivas Goud Hyderabad, Aug.7 (UNI): Con- er added that out of the ten posi- gress party MLA from Sangareddy tive patients treated at the Gandhi Hyderabad, Aug.7 (UNI): Minister Assemhku constituency T. Jagga Hospital, 5 patients were losing V Srinivas Goud today said that 100 Reddy today came down heavily their lives. He said that a resident beds are specially arranged for corona on the chief secretary of the state of his constituency Abdul qa- patients in Mahabub Nagar. The beds number will be increased to 220 soon Somesh Kumar alleging that the yyoom, who was admitted at the for the local people in Mahabub Nagar top bureaucrat of the state had Gandhi hospital, had called up his district hospital. failed in the containment of Covid son and complained that no doc- At a meeting on Corona pandemic 19 virus. Mocking that the Chief tor at the Gandhi hospital was car- control and Rythu Vedikas in the Town Minister of the state KCR is busy ing for him. He said that qayyoom Hall here the minister said that corona isolation besides necessary health ser- with the works of the construction died on Thursday due to the negli- patients can get the tests and treatment vices. The government he said has not of the new secretariat, he asked if gence of the doctors at the Gandhi in the district. Srinivas Goud asked stopped welfare schemes and those people need not to go for Hyderabad for the farmers despite corona cases. the CS was also busy painting the hospital. Making it clear that he for Corona tests and treatment. Rythu Vedikas will help the farmers on designs of the new secretariat. majority of the coronavirus pa- is not blaming the doctors for the The government is offering these selected farming and get benefits he He asked if the CS did not have tients were suffering from heart deaths of the patient, he said that tests and treatment in 26 health cen- said. These platforms will offer needed any responsibility to protect the and lungs related problems. He such tragic incidents would take ters in the district comprising 67 ven- suggestions and guidelines for farmers lives of the people of the State. said that the authorities of the place if there was only one doctor tilators facility. We are providing the he added. Despite financial problems walls of the . Commenting on the district hospitals were sending the for 100 patients. Reddy said that modern facilities in all the hospitals the government created confidence plight of the people suffering from positive patients to the Gandhi he would chalk out an action plan he said. The minister said that Corona among farmers through rythu bandhu patients will be given kits for home and other schemes. Covid 19 virus, Reddy said that hospital for treatment. He howev- for the people of his constituency. DLSA secretary visits tribal hamlets in Mahabubabad

Warangal Urban: The Secretary, Dubbaguda and Bovurugonda mandal in Mulugu district recently District Legal Service Authority, have also poured out many other to know the problems of the tribals. Warangal, G V Mahesh Nath visited problems being faced by them, Musalothoku hamlet is situated in several remote hamlets and villages including lack of basic amenities the deep forest with a very narrow in Gangaram and Kothaguda and urged him to bring them to the footpath of over 6 km. One needs mandals in Mahabubabad district on notice of the concerned government to walk on foot to reach this hamlet. Friday to know the problems faced machinery. Responding to this, the There is no electricity facility and by inhabitants of these villages. DLSA Secretary said that he would no safe drinking water facility to During his visit to a hamlet of submit a detailed report to the State the tribes in this hamlet. Similar Punugondla village of Gangaram Legal Service Authority, Hyderabad, is the case with Chintalamori mandal, the locals complained for taking further action on the hamlet, Keshavapur hamlet and that a pregnant woman died problems faced by the tribals in Mondamthoku hamlet near Lavala after delivering a baby as she was the erstwhile Warangal district. It village of Tadvai Mandal in Mulugu not rushed to hospital in time in may be added here that GV Mahesh district. The living conditions of this April. They said that there was no mandal headquarter. “In May shifted to the hospital within time,” Nath also visited tribal hamlets tribe are deplorable due to lack of proper road to their hamlet, which this, a three-month old baby also the villagers added. The residents in Eturnagaram mandal, and basic human needs, according to the is located 25 km from Gangaram died of illness as the baby was not of Chitiyalgadda, Kamaram, Musalithoku hamlet of Mangapet DLSA, Secretary. 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 5 Transformational Reforms in TS Govt exempts MSMEs, street vendors Higher Education under the National from paying stamp duty to avail loans Educational Policy 2020 Hyderabad Aug 7: The State government with Hyderabad, Aug.7 (UNI): “Till ry-based, discovery-based, and ties to youth,” he added. a view to unburden Mi- now, the Indian Education Sys- analysis-based teaching. This will The Prime Minister also said cro, Small and Medium tem focused on ‘what to think,’ increase the interest of students that the NEP will provide mul- Enterprises (MSME) and but the new National Education to learn and participate.” tiple entry and exit points that street vendors from pay- Policy (NEP) 2020 aims to em- Addressing the inaugural the will allow students to change ing stamp duty on various phasize on ‘how to think,’” said Prime Minister, “After we pre- their course if they find it unfit for instruments executed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sented the National Education themselves. “We cannot expect a them to avail loans from during a virtual conclave on Policy 2020, there has been no person to be glued to one profes- banks and other financial “Transformational Reforms in allegation of any sort of biases in sion for their lifetime and hence institutions, has decided Higher Education under the Na- the policy. However, there may one need to skill, re-skill and up- to remit the stamp duty paying stamp duty. The is- pointed out that MSMEs tional Educational Policy 2020”. be doubts about the implementa- skill.” Union Human Resource in full, payable for loans sue came up during a vid- and street vendors are The conclave was organized tion of this huge policy. Each one Development Minister, Dr. Ra- availed by them under eo conference conducted facing difficulty in paying by the Ministry of Education and of you is directly involved in the mesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Guaranteed Emergen- by the Chief Secretary stamp duty of Rs 1,000 University Grants Commission implementation of the policy and Union Minister of State for Com- cy Credit Line Scheme with district collectors, and Rs 400 each respec- (UGC) on today, A number of as far as the political will is con- munications, Dr. Sanjay Dhotre (GESL), Credit Guarantee lead district managers, tively. Accordingly, Chief dignitaries, including the chair- cerned, I am always with you.” also participated in the event Scheme for Subordinate District Industries Cen- Secretary issued a GO on person, Dr. K Kasturirangan and “We have always moved to- along with number of dignitar- Debt (CGSSD) and PM tres general managers Friday which will ben- members of the committee for wards the herd community, the ies including the Chairman and Street Vendor’s Atmanirb- and municipal commis- efit more than one lakh draft NEP, as well as eminent ‘bhed-chaal’ mentality. The NEP Members, Committee for Draft har Nidhi. sioners on performance MSMEs and about 3.5 academic and scientists also at- has done a proper mapping of NEP as well as eminent academic The decision comes in of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” lakh street vendors. tended the conclave. interest, ability and demand. We /scientists. Speaking at the con- the wake of directions is- scheme for MSMEs and Street vendors will get Adding to the statement, the have freed education from the clave, Union HRD Minister Dr. sued by Chief Minister K street vendors on August a loan of Rs. 10,000 each Prime Minister said, “In the times, stream system. NEP is the foun- Ramesh Pokhriyal highlighted Chandrashekhar Rao to 6. Senior managers of at a very low interest rate when there is a flood of informa- dation of the 21st century India. that the new education policy Chief Secretary Somesh all major banks and mu- without any guarantee or tion and content, it is important It will take the nation to new recommends transformational Kumar to issue notifica- nicipal administration at- collateral. The total ben- to understand what is necessary heights of development and pro- changes and it will surely make tion exempting MSMEs tended that meeting. efit to the street vendors and what is not. We need enqui- vide more and more opportuni- India emerge. and street vendors from Bankers and Collectors is likely to be Rs 350 crore. Centre urges IICT to promote MOU SIGNED BETWEEN CSIR-IICT AND APPAREL AND TEXTILE industry-academia partnership PARKS, GOVT. OF TELANGANA

Hyderabad: The city- Hyderabad, Aug.7 (UNI): based Indian Institute of An MoU has been signed Chemical Technology (IICT) between CSIR-Indian is all set to play an important Institute of Chemical role in establishing Centres Technology, Hyderabad of Excellence in bulk-drug and Apparel and Textile research in three National Parks, Department of Institute of Pharmaceutical Handlooms and Textiles Education and Research & AEPs, Government of (NIPER) institutes in India. Telangana, on Friday on the Secretary, Department eve of National Handlooms of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Day to promote Handloom Ministry of Chemicals and Industry through Director, Handlooms & sustainable manner to Fertilizers, Dr PD Vaghela, technology dissemination. Textiles and Apparel Export minimize the exposure of during 77th Foundation The Memorandum of Park, (FAC) through virtual hazardous chemicals and Day celebrations of IICT in making India self-reliant Chandrasekhar said the Understanding was signed platform. to achieve uniform yarn on Wednesday, urged the in the pharmaceutical repurposing of Favipiravir by Dr. S. Chandrasekhar, Speaking on the dyeing in less time. He chemical research institute sector,” he said. was the beginning and Director, CSIR-Indian occasion, Dr. S. also assured that CSIR- to champion industry- Dr Shekhar C Mande, the institute is working Institute of Chemical Chandrasekhar conveyed IICT is always ready to academia partnership. Director General, CSIR, to deliver solutions for Technology, Jayesh that two Scientists from take up the challenges in Vaghela appreciated IICT assured Dr Vaghela that betterment of the society. Ranjan, Principal Secretary, CSIR-IICT, (Dr.) Pavani chemical sector pertaining and Cipla collaboration on CSIR will extend all possible Founder of VIMTA Labs, Govt. of Telangana, Dr. N.J. Vadthya and Dr. Siddhartha to Telangana. Addressing Covid-19 drug Favipiravir, collaboration in making Dr SP Vasireddi, Senior Rajaram, CEO, Apparel and Moulik are closely working the forum, Minister KT which will be available at India an Atmanirbhar Bharat scientist Prof Arun Textile Parks of Telangana with the handloom Rama Rao said that it is much lower cost. “The need by actively participating in Kumar were among many in presence of K T Rama weaver community for everyone’s responsibility of the hour is to reduce R&D in the pharma sector scientists who participated Rao, Minister for IT, development of semi- to realize the importance dependence on imports of and building industry- in the virtual meet held to Industries and Textiles, MA automatic yarn dyeing of handloom products and critical chemicals. We expect academia relationships. celebrate Foundation Day &UD, Govt. of Telangana, devices to perform ‘tie to support and encourage IICT to take a significant role IICT Director Dr S of IICT. and Smt. Shailaja Ramaiyer, and dye’ technique in a handloom artisans. 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 6 MINISTER AND COLLECTOR INSPECTED NEW COLLECTORATE BUILDING AT NIZAMABAD Nizamabad Aug 07 ; State Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashant Reddy inspected the new Collectorate building along with District Collector C Narayana Reddy. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that integrated collectorate buildings are being completed in the state of Telangana, which has 33 districts. He said an integrated district collectorate complex was being set up with the intention of making all government states and developed states in India. offices available to the public if they He said the Nizamabad building was came under the umbrella. He said completed and work on the outside, that all the buildings were being approach road and planting of trees completed expeditiously and each should be completed soon. He said Signature Campaign was Organised in various Masjids after Namaz - e - Juma by collectorate would have an area of one 11-12 collectorate buildings across the the Welfare Party Of India in Nizamabad Town against the Recent Demolition of 2 lakh and fifty thousand square feet. state would be ready to be inaugurated Masjids in the Secretriat by TRS Government Demanding to the Chief Minister K. He said integrated collectorate office within Dussehra and the Nizamabad Chandra Shaker Rao to Build the Masjids immediately in the Same place . In the buildings would be constructed in a way building would also be inaugurated above programme Riyaz khan patel Dist president Azaan - Bin - Mohd , Aijaz patel that is not available anywhere in the big within Dussehra. , and others were participated. Himayat – Helping the Youth of J&K Achieve

(PIB NEWS) tion of the training. The Scheme in- need not struggle during the first the patient was given the injection One may not find anything extraordi- cludes youth from both BPL as well few months of getting placed. “I am and shock which helped clear the nary about this young man exuding as non-BPL categories and from ur- thankful for training and experience blockage and shift the patient to dis- confidence, who works as Accounts ban as well as rural areas. In general, I have gone through. My communi- trict hospital for further treatment. Assistant for a process management the target youth are to be in the age cation skills have improved a lot. It Himayat trainees firm in Chandigarh and earns 20,000 group of 18- 35 years of age, except for also improved my self-confidence Through the uncompromising struc- INR per month. However, when you a few special groups. As a 100% cen- and am able to stand for myself”, tured approach adopted by MoRD know that he is Munish Kumar, an trally funded scheme, Himayat man- says Ms Abida who underwent train- in Himayat programme, for train- intermediate pass from a BPL fam- dates at least 70% of placement of ing in Baramulla and is now earning ing youth and placing them, youth ily from Kathua J&K, whose father is total trained candidates. “During the 18,000 INR a month as Sales Ex- are able to find their true worth, a fruit vendor earning about 24,000 first days of my training I was unable ecutive in a leading footwear chain and transforming life for self, fam- INR per year, this seems like an ex- to speak in front of class but slowly store. Hailing from a BPL family ily and giving back to society. “My traordinary transformation. Munish I got confident to speak up and now with no sustainable livelihood, Abi- message to the youth of Kashmir is now happy that he is capable of in my job I have to deal almost 100 da is now proud of her self-reliance. is that stop whining if you are drop supporting his family. His life took a people in a day to speak with them”, Under the scheme, youth are trained out of school. Himayat can help you turn when he attended a mobilisation among the very few Himayat alumni, says Mr Gunjeet Singh employed in in sectors as varied as Retail, Hospi- as it helped me. You can still earn drive conducted by a training provid- whom Hon’ble Prime Minister of In- the Healthcare sector as Pharmacy tality, Banking and Insurance, IT- a livelihood. There are lots of jobs, er under the Himayat Scheme that dia, Shri Narendra Modi mentioned Assistant, about the transformation ITeS, Healthcare and so on, depend- it is just you need to take a stand provides placement linked training during his 27th December, 2019 he experienced through the train- ing on their aptitude. Youth are also and work for it”, signs off another for the youth of Jammu & Kashmir. -Man Ki Baat. The PM was refer- ing he received through Himayat. trained in softskills, IT and English. happy, empowered youth who got Himayat is a placement linked skill ring a few most successful people, Skill training to the youth is impart- Of the target of about 1.5 lakh set for trained and placed under Himayat. training programme, 100% funded who despite facing critical situa- ed through public-private partner- training and placing youth of J&K Written by: Dr Sand- by the Government of India, for tions managed to achieve success. ship (PPP) by Project Implementing by 2022, about 14,956 youth have hya Gopakumaran unemployed youth of Jammu and Parveen Fatima, hailing from remote Agencies (PIAs). been trained of which, 6143 (41%) (Dr Sandhya Gopakumaran is Di- Kashmir and is being implemented village of Goma, Kargil, Ladakh got These Agencies are also provided are girls. Of the trained youth, by rector of Training and Develop- by the Himayat Mission Manage- trained under Shirt, Kurta & Safari training and capacity building by now, about 6,000 youth have been ment, DDU-GKY, Centre for Skills ment Unit (HMMU) of J&K State Making trade and is now working experts in HMMU and NIRDPR, an placed. It is a matter of pride that and Jobs, National Institute of Rural Rural Livelihoods Mission (JK- as Team Leader at SM Garments arm of the Ministry of Rural Devel- Himayat-trained youth are not just Development and Panchayati Raj, SRLM), Department of Rural Devel- Tirupura Tamil Nadu. Parveen has opment, on the end to end imple- doing their jobs, but doing their jobs Hyderabad, an autonomous body opment, and Government of J&K. become a role model for hundreds mentation of the programme ac- well, to the extent of saving lives; of Ministry of Rural Development, The Empowered Committee for of girls in Ladakh, who dream to em- cording to its Standard Operating and are able to set an example for Government of India. Besides her DDU-GKY, Ministry of Rural De- power themselves despite facing lot Procedures. The four pillars of this others to emulate. Mr. Mohd. Azam passion for skilling rural youth of velopment (MoRD) has approved a of social and financial constraints. youth skilling programme of MoRD 70 years old who suffered a severe the country, she brings about seven skilling target of 149180 at the cost Himayat provides free skill training are mobilization, counselling, train- heart attack was lifted in the am- years of experience in academics of 1781.66 crores by the year 2022. for a duration of 3 to 12 months on ing and placement. Robust post bulance near Poonch by two EMTs and 12 years in the industry as a One such beneficiary of Himayat is job roles in various sectors with an placement support is being provid- who were trained through Himayat. Learning and Development profes- Parveen Fatima from Kargil. She is assured employment after comple- ed for in the scheme, so that youth Under the guidance of the doctor, sional.) 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 7

PANKAJ TRIPATHI : I HAVE SEEN THE WORST AND BEST OF TIMES cclaimed actor Pankaj un sabne milke banaya hai (I "Mirzapur", "Bareilly Ki ery success, every joy is of so ture's way to ask you to better Tripathi says he has have spent days with cheats, Barfi ", "Gangs Of Wasseypur" much value," he shared.Amid yourself. Look for that sign!" Aspent days with cheats low-life people, writers, edu- and "Luka Chuppi" among the lockdown, Pankaj realised he said.On the acting front, and alcoholics, and added cationists and even alcohol- many others, shares details "if bad has happened, it is in- he is gearing up for the re- that one starts valuing the ics. They have made me what about how he values every evitable that it gets better"."I lease of "Gunjan Saxena: The good only when one has seen I am). They were the people success in his life. still think of my brief jail stint Kargil Girl" starring Janhvi the bad."Maine thugon ko, who made me the person I "The value of good hap- where I was surrounded by Kapoor."Gunjan Saxena: The chandaalon ko, lekhakon ko, am today," he asserted. Pan- pens only when we have seen all kinds of people and I had Kargil Girl" is inspired by the vidhwano ko aas paas dekha kaj, who has tasted the highs the bad. I have seen the worst an epiphany that I needed to life of Indian Air Force com- hai. Bade bade sharabiyon of highs with his work in and best of times over the make something better of my bat pilot Gunjan Saxena, and ke saath din guzare hain aur projects like "Sacred Games", last decade, which is why ev- life. Every experience is na- stars Janhvi. KUSHAL TANDON : DARK WEB AS THEME YET TO BE EXPLORED IN BOLLYWOOD ctor Kushal Tandon, Actor Kushal Tandon, who plays a pivotal role in the upcoming digital fi lm who plays a pivotal "Unlock", says the story of the fi lm is unique because it explores role in the upcoming A the theme of the dark web digital fi lm "Unlock", says the story of the fi lm is unique be- tal advancement and, who not been explored much in ing a diabolical app off the cause it explores the theme of knows, soon we will have an India, and the teaser does web, only to win over the the dark web. assistant voice as our best complete justice to the plot love of her life Amar. But "The genre of dark web is friend!" Kushal said. His co- of the film. We want to reach eventually, her compulsive not explored in Bollywood star Hina Khan added: "This out to the young audience, addiction with the app's and it is synonymous to the is my second feature film to give them a reality check virtual assistant voice takes times we live in. 'Unlock' is narrative around the dark on the dark web."The story her to a different journey a one-of-a-kind suspense web, after 'Hacked'. This of the film revolves around to fulfil her darkest wish- thriller that will leave the au- film will take the thriller two people, Suhani and es.Directed by Debatma dience hooked. The reality quotient a notch higher. Amar. The teaser unveils Mandal, the film releases is getting blurred with digi- The subject of dark web has how Suhani ends up install- on ZEE5 on June 27. SHEHNAAZ GILL ALIA BHATT'S MOTHER SONI RAZDAN OPENS UP ON NEPOTISM ROW has this to say ctor Sushant Singh Rajput's demise Ahas sparked the nepotism debate in Bol- about herself lywood once again.Bol- lywood fans and outsid- Shehnaaz took to Instagram ers have been attacking where she shared a beauti- star kids including Alia ful black and white picture of Bhatt, Ananya Pandey, herself."Love me or hate me ei- Sonam Kapoor, Sonakshi ther way I'm gonna shine," she Sinha and Arjun Kapoor captioned the image. on social media, as well In March, Shehnaaz featured as fi lmmaker Karan Johar in the song "Bhula dunga" along for being the fl agbearer of with TV star Sidharth Shukla. nepotism. Sung by Darshan Raval, the Alia's mother, actress song's video showcases the Soni Razdan, fi nally chemistry between Sidharth opened up to the contro- and Shehnaaz, who made a lot versy. "The expectation of headlines with their close that people have because bond in the "Bigg Boss 13" of whose son or daughter house. you are is much more," from doing so?"Razdan's me. And why not. But he's them. I might not. But In May, she featured in a lyri- she claimed in a social comment came in re- been an integral part of because he deserves to cal video "Keh gayi sorry" by media post, adding: "Also sponse to director Hansal my best work because he make them. He will have Jassie Gill.A few months ago, those who are ranting Mehta's tweets suggesting is talented, disciplined, a career only if he sur- igg Boss 13" contestant Jassie had supported Shehnaaz about nepotism today and that the "nepotism de- hardworking and shares vives. It is ultimately him Shehnaaz Gill, who is during her stint inside the "Bigg who have made it on their bate" be broadened."This similar values as me. Not and not his father who Bfondly known as Punjab's Boss" house. He had praised own will also have kids nepotism debate must be just because he's my son," will build his career. My Katrina Kaif, has shared a quirky Shehnaaz when he paid a visit one day. And what if they broadened. Merit counts Hansal tweeted. shadow is both his big- observation about herself on so- to "Bigg Boss" house to pro- want to join the indus- most. My son got a step "He will make fi lms not gest benefi t and greatest cial media. mote his fi lm "Panga". try? Will they stop them in the door because of because I will produce bane," he added. 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST, 2020 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 8 Mahesh Babu Requests Fans Govt purchased Rs 109 cr worth cloth from To Avoid Social APCO Fabrics to prepare face masks : CM Gathering On His Vijayawada, Aug 7 (UNI) the previous government to a Andhra Pradesh government tune of Rs.103 crore to APCO Birthday has purchased Rs 109 crore taking the total amount spent worth cloth from the APCO during the 13 months in office Fabrics and gave the same to about Rs 600 crore. Tollywood superstar able. I request all my to the women of Self Help In the fiscal 2019-20, the Mahesh Babu urged his fans to avoid any social Groups (SHGs) for preparing textiles and handloom de- fans not to celebrate his gatherings on my birth- face masks, Chief Minister Y S partment had spent Rs. 226.78 birthday on August 9. He day. Please stay safe.” Jagan Mohan Reddy said. crore towards various welfare took to his social media Here is the post. Every The Chief Minister said this activities including YSR Neth- and posted a statement. year, fans celebrate the while taking to twitter to ex- anna Nestham, interest sub- He requested the fans to birthday of Mahesh Babu press his greetings on the ‘Na- sidy, 40 percent yarn subsidy, avoid any social gather- like a festival in the two tional Weavers’ Day’. 50 percent subsidy to power- ing on his birthday as the states, Telangana and He said that Andhra loom units and establishment number of coronavirus Andhra Pradesh. Fans of Pradesh is one of the most of NIFT. As many as 1,24,963 cases are increasing. Mahesh Babu never step important states in the Han- beneficiaries were benefited The statement reads, back to organise different dloom industry, with the families for two consecutive ing for nearly Rs 200 crore through welfare schemes un- “A kind request to my events like blood dona- second-largest concentration years, positively impacting per annum. Apart from the der the Textiles and Hand- dear fans, I feel blessed tion camps, special movie of weavers in India. “We are the lives of all the weavers, es- financial aid, in the times of loom Department. Similarly, and thankful to have all screenings, etc. On the proud of our weaver com- pecially during the COVID-19 COVID pandemic, the State in 2020-21, the department of you. I truly appreciate professional front, Ma- munity and are making ev- induced lockdown.” government had purchased had spent Rs.409.26 crore in- all the good deeds you hesh Babu was last seen ery effort to preserve the rich Under the scheme, every Rs.109 crore worth cloth from cluding Nethanna Nestham, do to make my special in the movie, ‘Sarileru textile heritage of the state. eligible weaver who has a the APCO and gave orders to clearing debts to APCO and day worth remember- Neekevvaru’ directed by YSR Nethanna Nestham has loom in the house received women SHGs for preparing purchasing material for mak- ing. Since we are battling Anil Ravipudi. The movie provided annual assistance of Rs 24,000 assistance benefit- masks. The state government ing masks, taking the number a global pandemic this turned out as a block- Rs 24,000 to all eligible weaver ing 81,783 families account- had also cleared the dues of of beneficiaries to 1,48,999. year, safety is indispens- buster.

Telangana’s new it was regressive. “BJP strongly condemns the unilateral confir- KCR is helping AP Govt take away Secretariat design mation and passing of new Sec- looks more like retariet building designs without taking opposition parties into Telangana’s 6.3 TMC water: Uttam Mosque: BJP confidence, in the cabinet meet- ing chaired by CM KCR.” Rao said. Hyderabad, Aug 7 (UNI) Telangana Hyderabad, Aug 7 (UNI) The On Wednesday evening, the state Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) BJP’s Telangana unit has objected Cabinet had cleared the building President & MP Capt N Uttam Kumar to the Cabinet’s clearance for the plan developed by Chennai based Reddy alleged that Chief Minister K new Secretariat building design architects Ponni & Oscar. The BJP Chandrashekhar Rao was directly help- on the grounds that the Opposi- spokesperson went on to find fault ing Andhra Pradesh complete the expan- tion was not taken into confidence. with the design of the new Secre- sion of Pothyreddypadu Head Regulator Chief spokesperson of the BJP’s tariat building that is to replace the and start new Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Telangana unit, K.Krishna Saagar old structure, a Nizam era heritage Scheme which would deprive Telangana Rao Thursday raised strong ob- set-up which was recently being of 6.3 TMC of Krishna Water. He was jection to the allegedly unilateral demolished in a record speed. addressing a press conference through decisions being taken by the Chief “BJP believes, the new Secretariat Zoom App which was also shared on so- Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao building design resembles Nizam cial media platform Facebook on Friday. (KCR). Even the design of the up- era architecture, it looks more like Congress Legislature Party leader Mallu coming structure was not spared a Mosque than a state government Bhatti Vikramarka, AICC Secretaries by the BJP on the grounds that administrative building. A. Sampath Kumar and Vamshichand in Telangana losing 6.3 TMC of water ev- said. Uttam Kumar Reddy alleged that Reddy and TPCC Krishna Nadi Parirak- ery day. “Chief Minister K Chandrashek- AP CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and CM shana Samithi Convener Rammohan har Rao’s Govt has spent over Rs 1 lakh KCR were good friends and the latter Reddy were also present. Uttam Kumar crore which was borrowed from banks even funded YSRCP in the last Assembly Reddy said that the two projects being and other financial institutions at huge elections. CM KCR and Jagan interacted pursued by the AP Govt would badly hit interest rates to construct Kaleshwaram very frequently and they met several the farmers of South Telangana and the Project to draw just 2 TMC of water. It times in the past. “KCR must answer as to drinking water supply in Hyderabad. He also involves an additional annual cost why he is helping the AP Govt take away said that the Andhra Pradesh has already of nearly Rs 12,000 crore towards inter- Telangana’s share in Krishna water. His called for the tenders for construction of est on loans, electricity, maintenance, silence is raising serious suspicions of a Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Scheme with manpower, etc., CM KCR has mortgaged secret deal. There will be serious conse- a capacity to draw about 3 TMC per day the future of Telangana by taking up this quences if AP goes ahead with its plans. from the bottom of the reservoir at +797 project. However, he is totally silent over Undivided Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda ft and enhance the diversion capacity losing 6.3 TMC of Krishna River water to and many parts of Ranga Reddy district at Pothireddypadu Head Regulator to Andhra Pradesh which is coming to the will go dry and Hyderabad will face a se- more than 80,000 cusecs. This will result State at free of cost through gravity,” he vere shortage of drinking water,” he said.