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According Icoronavirus infections, hitting the Tfor nearly a week has been administration wanted the Chinese firm, to details shared by his family with the EC, highest daily tally once again. The new "seized" on court orders until the ves- which owns the ubiquitous TikTok video- the 86-year-old Krishnamurty passed away cases pushed the total cases to over sel's owners pay $900 million, canal sharing platform, to get rid of assets. Beijing around 10 am. An Indian Legal Service 1.38 crore. Deaths rose by 1,027 to authorities said Tuesday. The was cracking down on tech businesses, and officer, Krishnamurty became the election 1,72,085. With over 1,000 people dying 200,000-tonne MV Ever Given got India blacklisted some of its social-media commissioner in October, 1993. His last in the last 24 hours, this is the highest diagonally stuck in the narrow but apps. For all the obstacles, ByteDance kept rites will take place this evening at the Lodhi daily death count in nearly six months. crucial global trade artery in a sand- growing. Now its founder, 38-year-old Zhang Road crematorium. Interestingly, the former This is also the fourth straight day of the storm on March 23, triggering a mam- Yiming, is among the world's richest people -- a poll panel chief had retired in the middle of the 13th country seeing over 1.5 lakh new cases and the moth six-day-long effort by Egyptian person- distinction that lately has carried increased risks in China. Shares of Lok Sabha elections and when asked about it, he famously said: eighth straight of over one lakh cases. India's tally of more nel and international salvage specialists to dislodge it. The the company trade in the private market at a valuation of more than “Individuals do not matter, institutions do. And the Election than 1.38 crore Covid cases is the second-highest globally, blockage by the vessel held up an estimated $9.6 billion-worth $250 billion, people familiar with the dealings have said. Commission has grown into a strong, viable institution.” behind the United States and ahead of Brazil's. of cargo between Asia and Europe each day it was stuck. Vax exporter India now seeks Covid forces CBSE to defer Class XII exams imports as Covid cases mount PNS n NEW DELHI Class 10 board exams have been PNS n NEW DELHI cancelled and Class 12 exams have been deferred because of a nation- India on Tuesday said it will fast- wide Covid surge that had led to track emergency approvals for demands by parents, students, COVID-19 vaccines authorised politicians and various states for a India's National by Western countries and Japan, government rethink. The big paving the way for possible announcement affecting over 35 Education Policy is imports of Pfizer, Johnson & lakh students followed Prime futuristic: Modi Johnson, and Moderna shots. Minister Narendra Modi's meeting The move, which will exempt this afternoon with the Education companies from carrying out Minister and top officers. local safety trials for their vaccines, The CBSE (Central Board of would be given the chance to take follows the world’s biggest surge in Secondary Education) exams for the exams whenever they can be 5 cases in the country this month. Class 12, which were to be held held. Since April 2, India has report- from May 4 to June 14, have been For schools under the ICSE ed the highest daily tallies of infec- postponed, said Education (Indian Certificate of Secondary tions. It reported 161,736 cases on Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Education) board, a decision is yet Tuesday, taking the total to 13.7 Nishank in tweets. A decision will to be announced. million, while deaths rose by 879 be taken on fresh dates on June 1, Around 21.5 lakh students were to 171,058. he said, adding that students will to take the Class 10 exams and On Tuesday, India’s richest state have at least 15 days' notice before some 14 lakh students are regis- Maharashtra, which accounts for the exams. tered for Class 12, according to the about a quarter of the country’s Lakhs take holy dip AP reports 18 On the Class 10 exams that were CBSE. cases, said it would impose strin- cancelled, the minister said the PM Modi reportedly said in the gent restrictions from Wednesday Covid deaths, results would be prepared "on the meeting that while academics are to try to contain the spread. in Ganga at Haridwar basis of an objective criterion to be important, "the health and well- India has the biggest global vac- most since Oct developed by the Board" and stu- being of students has to be the top cine manufacturing capacity and PNS n DEHRADUN(UTTARKHAND) akhadas were through with the PNS n VIJAYAWADA dents not satisfied with their marks priority for the government". had exported tens of millions of snan' by this time. The officer said doses before its own demand Throwing caution to the wind the event was going on without Andhra Pradesh reported 18 skyrocketed and led to a shortage amid rising cases of coronavirus, any hindrance. Covid-19 fatalities on in some states. thousands of seers congregated He said the crowds at the Wednesday, the highest in a day Democracy sans Dozens of poor countries have on Wednesday at Har ki Pairi in Ganga ghats were much smaller after October 27 even as 4,157 decency is the hall- relied on Indian exports to run Haridwar to take a dip in the than expected at the third shahi fresh cases of the infection were mark of campaign for their inoculation drives. Ganga during the third shahi snan - considered the most registered in the state. The health ministry said vaccines snan of the Kumbh mela. important in the series - and A health department bul- Tirupati by-poll authorised by the World Health The royal bath' marked Mesh attributed this to the Covid letin said 1,606 coronavirus Organization or authorities in the Sankranti and Baisakhi, and fell restrictions in place. patients had recovered in the United States, Europe, Britain and two days after a similar conver- Police personnel were seen state in 24 hours ending 9 am Japan could be granted emergency gence of sadhus' and other devo- distributing masks among people on Wednesday, while the num- 2 use approval in India. tees for the second shahi snan -- in the Mela area. ber of active cases increased to “If any of these regulators have events where following social However, social distancing a near six-month high of approved a vaccine, the vaccine is distancing norms appears almost norms were violated openly by 28,383. now ready to be brought into the impossible. the seers when they and their fol- After 1. 55 crore tests, at an country for use, manufacture and By noon between eight and 10 lowers descended the steps at Har overall infection positivity rate fill-and-finish,” Vinod Kumar lakh people had take a bath in the ki Pairi to wade into the river. of 6.03 per cent, the cumulative Paul, a senior government health river, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok No masks were worn by a Covid-19 positives shot up to official, told a news conference. Kumar, who was supervising the large proportion of them. 9,37,049. arrangements at Haridwar, said. 2 Sadhus from four of the 13 2 2 Jagan is implementing ideology of Professional Bankrupt TDP behind education no Naidu’s aloofness? Ambedkar in letter and spirit: Sajjala MARTHI SUBRAHMANYAM they point out that the TDP had Infosys board government n VIJAYAWADA been known to even finance polls PNS n VIJAYAWADA society and that it was becoming in Karnataka and West Bengal. approves up to Rs distressing that the later genera- As the momentum builds for the They point out that Naidu used 9,200-crore buyback YSRCP leaders on Wednesday tions had limited themselves to largesse: SC Tirupati by-poll, the goings-on in to send money to the contestants plan marked the 130th birth anniversary only making speeches on human the TDP are leaving even seasoned —more than what was asked for — of 0Dr BR Ambedkar by paying rights. PNS n NEW DELHI political analysts flummoxed. even when the party was in the rich floral tributes to the man who He said for the first time in the The party appears to be a divid- opposition, baffling leaders like Dr drafted India’s Constitution and history of the state that the govern- Access to professional education ed house, with questions being YS Rajasekhar Reddy. champion of human rights. ment, under the leadership of is not a governmental largesse and raised about its finances, its lead- However, the questions keep on 8 Taking part in the celebrations at Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan state has an affirmative obligation ership and the fate of the party being asked — a video clip of TDP YSRCP central office here, Reddy, has been working to fulfil to facilitate its reach at all levels, cadre. AP president K Atchannaidu alleg- Government Advisor (Public the vision of Ambedkar and has the Supreme Court has said. Has the TDP gone bankrupt? ing that the situation would not Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy succeeded in the last 20 months. This obligation assumes far This is the question uppermost have come to this pass had Naidu TODAY garlanded a portrait of Ambedkar The Chief Minister had been greater importance for students in the minds of many, while there paid attention to party affairs, has and released a book published by working for the empowerment of whose background imposes for- are some who wonder who is at the not helped matters. Varaprasad based on real events women, politically adequate repre- midable obstacles on their path to helms of affairs of the party — N Detractors point to the video ALMANAC that took place in the life of the late and his ideology has shown a path sentation of Dalits and develop- access quality education, the apex Chandrababu Naidu, Nara Lokesh clip, which has gone viral, saying Month & Paksham: leader. to the country and to the world. He ment of the poor irrespective of court said. or some other family member? that it is proof that the seniors are Chaitra & Shukla Paksha Speaking on the occasion, Sajjala said Ambedkar had made tireless caste and religion. 2 Party seniors are understandably not happy with Lokesh. Panchangam said Ambedkar was a great leader efforts to advocate equality in the 2 uncomfortable with the questions; 2 Tithi : Tritiya: 03:26 pm Nakshatram: Krittika: 08:32 pm Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start any important work) GI tag for 17 products; Muslims flock Venkateswara Swamy temple Rahukalam: 01:49 pm – 03:22 pm Yamagandam: 06:03 am – 07:36 am G GOPIKRISHNA Seshachalam Forest of Tirumala Varjyam: 06:57 am – 08:46 am Anakapalli jaggery too? n KADAPA starts from this gate. Anjaneya Gulika: 09:09 am - 10:43 am Swamy was the landlord of this PNS n VIJAYAWADA Good Time: (to start any important work) rekulu have the high potential to The sight of Muslim women, wear- temple. Similar to the golden lizard get the GI tag. ing burkhas, being blessed by the in Kanchi, there was once a stone Amritakalam: 05:49 pm – 07:38 pm While 17 products from AP have Among already GI tags, priest of Lord Venkateswara Swami lizard sitting on a stone beam at the Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:51 am – 12:41 pm already received GI tag, many Banaganapalli mangoes, Guntur temple, also known as ‘Devuni temple. Devotees who visit the tem- more items originating from the chilli, Araku Valley Arabica Coffee Kadapa’, may be intriguing for ple believe that touching it leads to state have potential to make it to (shared), Tirupati Laddu, Bandar some, even shocking for others, but redemption. VIJAYAWADA the GI Registry. Laddu, Kondapalli Toys, Budithi bell for pilgrims who visit the shrine According to Sthala Puranam, WEATHER According to the last annual and Brass craft, Bobbili Veena, regularly on Ugadi day, its not sur- Lord Venkateswara Swamy mar- Forecast: Partly cloudy report released by the office of the Tholu bommalata, Srikalahasti prising at all. ried Bibinancharamma, the moth- Temp: 38/ Controller General of Patents, Kalamkari, Pedana Kalamkari, Muslim devotees have been tak- er of these Muslim devotees. From Humidity: 54% Designs & Trade Marks, 17 prod- Uppada Jamdani Sari, Venkatagiri ing part in special pujas to Lord then on, the Swami is considered Sunrise: 06:01 am ucts from AP have been registered Sari, Mangalagiri Sarees, Venkateswara Swami for centuries. Tirumala. The ‘Devuni Kadapa’ Brahmotsavams are held under by the Muslim devotees as their Sunset: 06:31 pm in the GI Registry (March, 2019). Dharmavaram Handloom pattu are Kadapa, also called Gadapa, is temple has a history of over 500 the auspices of Tirumala Tirupati nearest relative. Anakapalli Jaggery, Ponduru registered in the GI Registry of India. considered the first step, indeed the years. Once a year, the Celestial Devasthanams. Current Weather Conditions Khadi, Kakinada Kaja, Pootha- gateway, for the pilgrimage to Wedding ceremonies and According to the lore, the 2 Updated april 14, 2021 5:00 PM 2 VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | APRIL 15, 2021 vijayawada 02 Democracy sans decency is the hallmark of campaign for Tirupati by-poll

emocracy without attacks made by sev- There is no place for religion, caste in this incident to the notice of ahead sign for its agenda. 1998 mid-term polls in undi- decency! That's the eral Hindu organiza- democracy and politics as stated by Central Election Commission What particular purpose will vided state of AP that reju- Dtrend of election- tions, including self- and AP Governor by painting be served additionally on the venated the party in the eering by the principal styled 'protectors' of the statute of this country. But every it in a political colour. Who is part of YSRCP by winning one state. In subsequent elec- political players in the Hindutva ideology, principal norm of electoral practice of in need of pelting stones at more seat? Had it succeeded tions of 1999, BJP won seven electoral battlefield of PIN against Dalits on Naidu? Ruling YSRCP asks. It in getting SCS with 22 MPs? LS seats, including Tirupati Tirupati Lok Sabha con- POINT various forums and social democracy is simply and voluntarily claimed that it took place These questions are causing with alliance with TDP. stituency. media. being violated in the Tirupati by-poll. because of melee among TDP irritation to the ruling party The Congress may not be There is no place for reli- Caste factor is one factor workers and it was a creation naturally as it on the same the main contender here as gion, caste in democracy and that rules the fate of elections Dividing people is prominently seen in of TDP. This incident raised question earlier thought that it has been decimated in politics as stated by the statute at Tirupati. It assumed signif- the electioneering process. several eyebrows in the last leg resignations of all 25MPs 2014 elections itself follow- of this country. But every icance with the film actor and of campaigning in Tirupati by- would be a powerful weapon ing AP's bifurcation. It has principal norm of electoral Jana Sena Party Chief Pawan polls. to achieve SCS. found a neat burial for itself practice of democracy is sim- Kalyan's role in by-polls here. The BJP-Jana Sena com- If TDP manages to get the due to that infamous deci- ply and voluntarily being vio- Initially he wanted that his Balija community. Because of film 'Vakeel Saab' got raw deal M D RATNA KUMAR bine would have got more people's mandate, then it may sion. lated by the main contenders party should be in the fray this reason only Pawan (who at the hands of the state gov- Senior Journalist mileage had Pawan Kalyan be viewed as a slap on the face Actually Congress candi- in the by-polls at Tirupati. with support of his friendly belongs to Kapu community) ernment. The intention of YS participated in the election of YSRCP government and its date Dr.Chinta Mohan is Dividing people on the lines party BJP. But BJP's thoughts whole-heartedly wanted this Jaganmohan Reddy govern- campaign as decided earlier. policies implemented hitherto. considered to be the most of religion, caste is prominent- go in a different way. It picked seat by claiming that it would ment may be good and under- enced gross collections of the The actor had to confine him- It would give a new lease of eligible person to seek vote ly seen in the electioneering up a retired IAS officer of be easier for his party to win. standable to curb the exploita- movie. self in home isolation due to life to TDP that had to boy- from Tirupati electorate with process. Karnataka cadre and former But with more reasons, BJP tion in the name of screening Since the hero of that film Covid scare as his personal cott recent elections held for whose support he enjoyed BJP's in-charge of Andhra chief secretary of Karnataka took the opportunity to con- benefit shows with exorbitant Pawan Kalyan happens to be staff tested positive. zilla and mandal parishads victories on six occasions Pradesh affairs Sunil Deodhar government K. Ratna Prabha test by strategically fielding rates. the political bête noire of chief Who will have the last laugh due to lack of competitive earlier besides becoming lambasted the ruling YSRCP and fielded her as its nominee candidate from SC Madiga 'Whose benefit these shows minister Jaganmohan Reddy, at Tirupati, is the million- spirit following ruling party's Union minister three candidate Dr Gurumurthy for with the support of Pawan. community with a hope to gar- are being conducted for?' was this issue flared up and flames dollar question as three main winning spree in ULB and decades ago in PV not having darshan of Lord Interestingly the same Ratna ner more votes than its com- the question from AP of discontent were fanned in contenders YSRCP, TDP and RLB polls! In the event of BJP Narasimha Rao 's govern- Venkateswara, despite being a Prabha too faced court cases petitors like TDP and YSR Information Minister Perni some sections. This develop- BJP-Jana Sena combine are winning the seat, it would ment! Such glory has become Dalit. Another MLA of the rul- following Jagan's alleged Congress party whose candi- Nani that made sense. ment may influence Balija relying on their carefully knit- enable the party to draw a past for Congress now and ing party in this same parlia- involvement in several cases, dates are from SC Mala com- This practice has been fol- community that has soft cor- ted poll strategies. They have road map for expansion in there may be no signs of mentary constituency pre- during deputation period in munity. lowed since many years with ner for Pawan. already readied their argu- AP. rejuvenation for it even in ferred to bear the Holy Cross YSR 's regime in undivided AP. The AP government's acts the permission of successive Stones allegedly pelted at ments for their possible victo- It had got four Lok Sabha days to come. It's simply an on Good Friday, rather than Now she is pitted against on some issues may come in governments. But this time Chandrababu Naidu's elec- ry. If YSRCP wins the seat, it seats of Kakinada, uphill task for Congress to claiming himself as a Hindu. Jagan 's candidate. Tirupati is handy for the opponents of Jagan 's government whipped tion meeting in Tirupati LS would be the acceptance of Rajahmundry, get entry into both central BJP in-charge raked up this a peculiar constituency that ruling YSRCP. BJP's alliance the ban on benefit shows that seat may also have some people of its 22 months of rul- Secunderabad and and state's legislature on its issue in the backdrop of fierce has some predominance of partner Pawan Kalyan 's new considerably, adversely influ- impact. TDP planned to bring ing and nothing but a go- Karimnagar on its own in the own. GI tag for 17 CM releases calendar of products; ... Dr Reddy's Labs working on Continued from Page 1 Govt schemes for '21-2022 Karnataka (41), Maharashtra stability data for Sputnik V PNS n VIJAYAWADA The first page of the calendar for abundant rainfall, good (30), Kerala (27), Uttar contains the details of all the luck to famers, and every sis- Pradesh (26) are at the fore- PNS n HYDERABAD gency use of Covid-19 vaccine Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan schemes and the second page ter to be happy. front among all the states in Sputnik in the country. Reddy on Tuesday unveiled the details of the number of peo- He also wished every house India. Dr Reddy's Laboratories is in The company has received calendar of the schemes, devel- ple that benefitted from differ- in the state to prosper and “We have been organising the process of generating addi- the permission from the Drug opment works and welfare ent schemes including finan- everyone should win in war awareness programmes tional stability data for Russia's Controller General of India activities to be taken up by the cial details in the last 22 against Covid and wished a throughout India to promote Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V, (DCGI) to import the Sputnik State Government during months from June 2019 to very happy Ugadi to all. registration of Indian GIs. which has a storage condition vaccine into India for restrict- 2021-2022 as part of Ugadi cel- March 2021. After the Panchanga The sectors being focused on of -18C, on 2 0C to 8 0C, a ed use in emergency situations ebrations at his camp office On the third page, the Sravanam, the Siddanthi are tea, coffee, spices, agricul- senior official of the drug- as per the provisions of the here. details of YSR Aasara and blessed the Chief Minister and ture and horticulture prod- maker said on Wednesday. New Drug and Clinical Trials The State Government has Pension Kanuka are published. presented Ugadi Pachadi. ucts, handloom products, Deepak Sapra, Dr Reddy’s rules, 2019 under the Drugs been implementing various Next to it, the details of imple- The Chief Minister felicitat- handicrafts, textiles, Chief Executive Officer, API and Cosmetics Act, Dr Reddy’s schemes and programmes for mentation of various schemes ed Government Siddanthi processed food items, dairy and Services said in a press had said in a regulatory filing. the welfare and development of are published. Earlier, the Chief Kappaganthula Subbaraju products, natural goods, spir- conference that the vaccine will In September 2020, Dr. all sections of the society and Minister participated in Plava Somayajulu, Chief Priest of its and wines,” said Dr Bijay be imported in a frozen condi- Reddy’s and RDIF entered into has fulfilled more than 90 Nama Samvatsara Ugadi cele- Durga Malleshwara Swamy Kumar Sahu, the head of tion from Russian Direct a partnership to conduct clin- percent of the promises in brations at the camp office and temple Lingambatla Durga NRDC Intellectual Property Investment Fund (RDIF) with ical trials of the Sputnik V, one year. Despite the financial released the Panchangam. Prasad, AVK Narasimhac- Facilitation Centre and which it has an agreement to in the process of generating reporters. developed by the Gamaleya difficulties due to Covid, there Priests of Tirupati Tirumala haryulu, priest of Markapuram WIPO-Technology distribute 125 million human additional stability data on the He said necessary cold stor- National Research Institute of was no delay in the implemen- Devasthanams (TTD) blessed in Prakasam district, Innovation Centre. doses (250 million vials) in 2 0C to 8 0C temperature age infrastructure is in place to Epidemiology and tation of the schemes. The the Chief Minister with Vedic Mamillapalli Mruthyunjaya “We must obtain India, maintaining -18 0C to - range. This data will be avail- distribute Sputnik V vaccine in Microbiology and the rights for Government has prepared a hymns and presented him the Prasad, priest of Tenali in Geographical Indication 22 0C. able in a few months, after India, which will be available distribution of the first 100 mil- calendar for welfare schemes TTD Panchangam and Guntur district and deputy Protection of our goods and The doses will be kept outside which we will make the neces- during the current quarter. lion doses in India. and implemented them. Prasadam. chief priest Kota Ravi Kumar products. There is a great for 15-20 minutes before being sary amendment request to the Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Later it was enhanced to 125 The calendar for 2021–2022 Speaking on the occasion, and Vedic scholar RVS Yajulu. benefit of the registration of administered to the people. regulator and request for the Tuesday said it has received million. Sapre further said the was released on the occasion of the Chief Minister said the Later, the Chief Minister GI, it not only recognises "In addition to the product storage condition to be modi- approval from Indian drug quantity can be further enhanced Plava Nama Samvatsara Ugadi meaning of Plava is a ship and released the government calen- products of the origin but which is at -18 0C, today we are fied to 2 0C to 8 0C," Sapra told regulator for restricted emer- with mutual agreement. which specifies the schemes the Siddanthi also said the dar along with Vyavasaya also enhances economic and programmes that will be upcoming year will be good. Panchangam prepared by growth, prevents unautho- implemented during the year. The Chief Minister wished Agricultural University. rised use of GI products or tag, expands business and Vax exporter increases tourism,” he said. Lakhs take holy dip in Ganga... Araku Valley and its coffee India now seeks AP reports 18Covid deaths, Professional... is one of the best examples of Continued from Page 1 which has the highest number highest single-day spike in GI of Andhra Pradesh. Last of sadhus led by Swami Covid-19 cases on Tuesday Continued from Page 1 but not least, the protection imports as The seers from the akhadas Avadheshanand. with 1,925 people testing most since Oct of geographical indications took the dip along with their The Mahanirvani Akhada positive. Continued from Page 1 also somewhere in the A bench of Justices D Y creates a positive image and Covid cases... revered deities carried in seers came next, as the batch- Dehradun with 775 cases lower end, added 522. Chandrachud and M R Shah reputation of the product in Continued from Page 1 ornate palanquins at Har Ki es followed one another and Haridwar with 594 were The total recoveries crossed Srikakulam crossed the made these observations in the minds of the consumers Pairi, which was reserved according to their allotted the biggest contributors to the nine lakh mark to touch 49,000 total cases mark. a verdict on separate pleas and rewards the producers “We hope and we invite the exclusively for them. time slots. the day's tally. 9,01,327 while the gross toll Chittoor district reported filed by two students from with incentives and better vaccine makers such as Pfizer, Lakhs of common devotees All akhadas have to finish On the initial hours of the rose to 7,339. 517, Guntur 434, Ladakh who were not return on investment,” said Moderna, Johnson & bathed at the other ghats of taking a dip at Har Ki Pairi third shahi snan, the DGP SPS Nellore district Visakhapatnam 417, Kurnool admitted to MBBS degree Sahu, who also heads the Johnson and others ... to be the river in Haridwar and before sunset so time man- said there was no disorder reported four fresh Covid- 386, Anantapur 297, SPS course in medical colleges WIPO-Technology ready to come to India as Rishikesh. agement is very important, anywhere. He said this was 19 fatalities, Chittoor and Nellore 276 and Prakasam here despite due nomination Innovation Centre based out early as possible.” Seers and Naga sanyasis of Mela IG Sanjay Gunjyal said. because of the expansion of Krishna three each and 230 fresh cases in a day. by the Union Territory and at Incubation Towers at Pfizer said it would work the Niranjani Akhada led by The shahi snans, and the infrastructure in Haridwar Visakhapatnam two. Anantapur’s overall count in terms of the seats notified Visakhapatnam. towards bringing its vaccine Acharya Kailashanand Giri Kumb Mela, have raised con- over the past few months, Anantapur, East crossed 70,000, placing it at by the Centre. “Anakapalli jaggery has to India after withdrawing its were the first to bathe in the cerns over their role in pos- including the addition of Godavari, Guntur, Kurnool, the fifth place in the state While the right to pursue potential to get the GI tag. application in February. river along with Anand sibly adding to rising coro- more ghats which has helped Prakasam and Srikakulam Covid-19 chart. higher (professional) educa- Local MLA had also Akhada seers. They were fol- navirus cases in the country. in better crowd manage- reported one death each. Vizianagaram (154), tion has not been spelt out approached us and the doc- lowed by the Joona Akhada, Uttarakhand recorded its ment. East Godavari district Krishna (135), Kadapa as a fundamental right in uments related to the jaggery saw a sudden spurt in cases (112) and West Godavari Part III of the Constitution, are also available. We have Jagan is as it logged 617 in 24 hours, (60) districts showed rela- it bears emphasis that access been doing extensive aware- the highest in the state, tively less number of fresh to professional education is ness and reaching out to all implementing while Srikakulam that was infections. not a governmental largesse. stakeholders both in acade- Bankrupt TDP behind Naidu’s aloofness? mia and probable GI com- Continued from Page 1 directly, making it a big issue The firm organised 80 pub- munities,” he added ideology of in party circles then. lic meetings. It submitted bills, They point out that Naidu had This leader sought Naidu’s but there has been no response Ambedkar in... worked with a lot of energy up assurance to his creditors so from the TDP. Muslims flock Venkateswara... VIJAYAWADA Continued from Page 1 to the last Assembly elections that he can buy time. But Phone calls to Naidu’s office Continued from Page 1 BULLION RATES and has been a shell of his for- Naidu demurred, leaving little too evoked no response. He called upon the people mer self ever since. option to the leader to jump The TDP has to pay the GOLD to be a part of this Following Income-Tax raids ship to the YSRCP. cameramen and videogra- About 150 Muslim families in ` 47, 780 (10 gm) process irrespective of on those who finance TDP Jagan kept his word to the phers who worked to shoot Kadapa continue to claim to be politics. activities, the party advised former minister and made party activities and owes descendants of Bibi ` 320 MP Nandigam Suresh contestants to raise funds with him MLC. money to media organisa- Nancharamma. SILVER said Chief Minister YS the promise that they would be A former Union minister tions for advertisements Every year, they visit the ` 71, 900(1kg) Jaganmohan Reddy who reimbursed later. faced the same situation. His inserted prior to polls. temple to invite Venkateswara ` 200 treats SCs as one treats a Banking on the assurance, creditors are doing rounds of It defaulted on payment to Swami, who they consider close relative, is working TDP candidates raised loans, his house to recover the Rs 4 small newspapers too, where- their son-in-law, and presents hard for their welfare and but the party leadership has crore they had lent him. He is as the YSRCP cleared its media silk garments to the deity in the CHICKEN development. Despite since been silent on the reim- still doing rounds of the office bills. temple. Later, they present RATES `/KG being an ordinary activist bursement promise. of Naidu. Many TDP candidates are rice, tamarind, dal and per- of the party, he was made Naidu is not taking phone A former TDP leader of yet to clear their media and form special pujas. Still later, Dressed/With Skin `177 an MP, said Suresh and calls nor is he giving appoint- Cantonment area in transport bills. The TDP special pujas would be per- Without Skin `201 added that the Chief ments to party leaders, is the Secunderabad, who is now defaulted on payments to sup- formed at the Bibi Broiler at Farm `122 Minister always supports complaint from contestants with the BJP, Ramakrishna pliers of PA systems, party Nancharamma temple. This Dalits. who say they have been left in owned an event management flags and food. The list runs tradition has been continuing At that time, people used to go would come to our home and MLA Merugu the lurch. company titled RK Events and long. over the past hundreds of to Tirumala on the Kadapa fulfil the vows on Ugadi every EGG Nagarjuna said It may be recalled that TDP Logistics. The TDP has to Many are seen waiting to years on Ugadi, the Telugu trail of God, where Swami year.” RATES `/100 Jaganmohan Reddy has Kapu candidates at the pay Rs 23 crore to the compa- meet Naidu at the party office New Year. used to visit and go to She said she has been com- been working with the Kakinada meeting demanded ny, which organised 12 to narrate their problems to From morning till evening Tirumala. ing to this temple with her par- VIJAYAWADA 445 constitutional spirit of solutions — and soon after Dharma Porata Deeksha him, but the TDP chief has not on Ugadi, Muslim families Hasina Begum, a Muslim ents and other family members HYDERABAD 441 Ambedkar and imple- many dumped the TDP for the meetings, public meetings, been visiting the office. visit the temple and perform woman who was at the temple since she was a child. Almost menting various schemes YSRCP. made arrangements for Even when he does visit the pujas and make vows. to make vows said, "We are fol- all of the 150 Muslim families VISAKHAPATNAM 505 and programmes for the A former TDP Minister, Mahanadu held at Vijayawada party office, he meets only Tallapakaki Annamayya also lowing the footsteps of our in Kadapa perform special RETAIL PRICE `4. 45 (IN VIJAYAWADA) justice and development who is now a YSRCP MLC, and Visakhapatnam in the party leaders. Lokesh is no wrote about 12 hymns on this ancestors. My father had told pujas once their wishes are ful- of all the sections. took his creditors to Naidu last leg of TDP regime. exception. deity Kadapa Thirumaleshu. me that Venkateswara Swamy filled, Hasina Begum said.

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The month-long Ramzan cleaned multiple times with prayers were performed despite phenyl, detol and other disin- Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan paying floral tributes to the portrait of Dr BR Ambedkar on his birth Corona restrictions that began fectants. Cleaning of Masjid anniversary at Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. on Wednesday. The Muslim carpets and the wadhu/ablu- fraternity observed Ramzan tion tank (House) must be prayers in the backdrop of ensured. The community Corona as was done last year kitchens/ langars/ annadaan Dr Ambedkar was a great son of with some relaxation. The etc., shall follow physical dis- Ramzan month, which is treat- tancing norms, especially dur- ed as a holy month by Muslims ing preparation and distribu- India, says Governor Harichandan has begun on a low key with tion of food. APSWB strictly the government issuing Corona instructed everyone coming PNS n VIJAYAWADA Dr Ambedkar was a great son The Governor said that Dr guidelines for prayers in to the Masjid for prayers to of India who fought for the BR Ambedkar was the Father Mosques. perform wadhu at home and Andhra Pradesh Governor rights of Dalits and emanci- of the Indian Constitution The Andhra Pradesh State bring his own prayer mat/Jaye Biswa Bhusan Harichandan pation of downtrodden peo- and chief architect of the Waqf Board (APSWB) issued Namaz (Janimaaz) and main- paid rich tributes to Bharat ple of the society. drafting committee. a circular on the commence- tain social distancing. Ratna Babasaheb Dr BR He said: “Babasaheb Dr The Governor said that ment of Holy Month of Namazis Md Ishtiyak and Ambedkar on the occasion of Ambedkar was an economist, the Indian Constitution is Ramadan that began on Shujaur Rahman said that last his 130th birth anniversary at jurist, politician and a social considered to be the best Wednesday, instructing all the year they were deprived from a programme held at Durbar reformer who fought relent- Constitution in the world Inspector Auditor Waqfs and conventional five times Namaz Hall in Raj Bhavan on lessly against social discrim- that guarantees freedom of management of the Waqf insti- and Taraveeh prayers due to Wednesday. ination of Dalits. He raised speech, freedom of expres- tutions of the State to make Dargahs to ensure safety of the agements has been issued. must use masks and follow lockdown and observed The Governor paid floral voice against the injustice, sion, equality before law necessary arrangements at the Musallies after duly taking Before entering the Masjid, social distancing. Hugging / Ramzan under restrictions. tributes to the portrait of Dr discrimination and inequali- and equal protection to all Masjids and Idgahs to avoid necessary health precautions hands shall be cleaned with handshake need to be avoided. They said that this year the BR Ambedkar and said that ty meted out to Dalits.” citizens. inconvenience to the Musallies and maintaining safety stan- sanitizer or soap besides main- Only asymptomatic persons same had been continuing but (Namazis) during prayers and dards during the Holy month taining social distancing at would be allowed in the there was no lockdown which Iftar following Covid-19 pro- of Ramadan. Instruction that entry and exit of the Masjid mosques. Senior citizens, chil- was a great relief and they were tocol. hand sanitizers have to be shall be maintained, the dren and people with cough, going to follow Corona proto- Flexi on APSWB instructed the man- made available at the entry and instructions elaborated. cold or fever are advised to col without fail in Mosques to MLA slams BJP for agements of Waqf institutions exit points at every Waqf insti- The Namazis/Musallies vis- avoid coming to the Masjid. contain the spread of the pan- Ambedkar’s birth like Masjids, Eidgahs and tution by the respective man- iting the Waqf institutions APSWB instructed that fre- demic. criticising AP anniversary triggers Thunderstorms tension in Guntur Tika Utsav proves a damp squib in AP in parts of AP in welfare schemes PNS n VIJAYAWADA NOT MORE THAN FOUR LAKH VACCINATED DURING 4-DAY PROGRAMME PNS n VIJAYAWADA The Brahmin community was furious over the installa- C PRADEEP KUMAR The state government wrote next 3 days YSRCP MLA Merugu tion of a flexi banner in n VIJAYAWADA to the Central government PNS n VIJAYAWADA Nagarjuna on Wednesday Guntur on the occasion of Dr demanding one core vaccines slammed BJP leaders JP BR Ambedkar’s 130th birth Acute shortage of vaccines in immediately. However, the The Met department forecast Nadda and Sunil Deodhar for anniversary alleging that it the state hit the Tika Utsav state government received only mid-summer thunderstorms criticising the welfare schemes was an insult to the Brahmin planned by Prime Minister 6.4 lakh doses that include 4.4 in parts of north coastal being implemented by the community. Narendra Modi in a big way. lakh doses on April 12 and two Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and state government and target- The Dalit organisations AP had planned to administer lakh doses on April 13 and they Rayalaseema, accompanied ing YSRCP nominee for installed the flexi banner which six lakh vaccinations per day, are being distributed to dis- by lightning for the next Tirupati by-election M created tension on Tuesday. but the state could not achieve tricts across the state. three days. Gurumoorthy in the name of Listing out the welfare Later, the objectionable banner the target during the past four The four-day Tika Utsav “Thunderstorm accompa- his caste. schemes being implemented was removed which sparked days due to shortage of vac- programme was launched on nied with lightning and gusty Speaking to the media at by former Chief Minister YS tension between two commu- cines and their late arrival. Sunday with an aim to vacci- winds (30 to 40 kmph) are party central office, the MLA Rajasekhar Reddy and present nities. Brahmana Chaitanya As per the latest information Visakhapatnam 26,234, East On April 11, on the first day nate maximum number of likely to occur at a few places criticised JP Nadda for Chief Minister YS Vedika state president S from the department on Godavari 38,390, West of the four-day, Tika Utsav pro- people against the deadly in north coastal AP, Yanam announcing that BJP would Jaganmohan Reddy for the Sridhar Sarma stated that a Wednesday, a total of 3,97,857 Godavari 27, 548, Krishna gramme, about 2.38 lakh peo- Coronavirus. According to the and Rayalaseema,” said a Met cancel the welfare schemes upliftment of weaker sections flexi banner was erected at people were vaccinated across 43,594, Guntur 34,112, ple were vaccinated across the officials, the government official about the forecast. being implemented in the in the state with the spirit of Lakshmipuram main road in the state. Prakasam 22,322, Nellore 27, state. planned to vaccinate 24 lakh The department forecast state if BJP comes to power. B.R Ambedkar, the MLA Guntur on Wednesday with In Srikakulam, 33,335 peo- 153, Chittoor 46, 415, Kadapa However, no one was vacci- (six lakh people every day) similar weather conditions at Flaying Sunil Deodhar for reminded that it was TDP objectionable statements. ple were vaccinated while in 25,902, Ananthapuram 30,916 nated on April 12 and 13 due people during the four-day isolated places in south targeting Gurumoorthy over Chief N Chandrababu Naidu He said that the writings in Vizianagaram 23,858, and Kurnool 18,078. to shortage of vaccine doses. Tika Utsav. coastal AP on Wednesday. his caste, Nagarjuna ques- who said ' who would want to the banner insulted the tioned if it was the social jus- be born as an SC' and attacks Brahmin community and tice Dr BR Ambedkar had on Dalits were more prevalent hurt their sentiments. He hoped for. in TDP's regime. He slammed stated that this type of writ- He slammed Nara Lokesh Naidu for his political drama ing would damage communal for targeting Government in of stone pelting during harmony in the society and Srisailam power plant restoration the murder case of YS Titupati bypoll campaign. claimed that the Brahmins Vivekananda Reddy and said The MLA pointed out that arduously worked for welfare the latter was making allega- while the candidates of TDP, and development of mankind works going at snail's pace tions against government with Congress and BJP are very for centuries by playing an ulterior motives despite know- rich, it was YSRCP which important role in society. PNS n KURNOOL and another Rs 2,000 crore loss ing that the case is under the gave ticket to a common man He said that Brahmin com- due to the stoppage of produc- preview of CBI and added that and said YSRCP has been munity took the issue to the Mangoes being loaded into special trains at vizianagaram railway station on Though a major fire broke out tion. Efforts were on to sum- BJP leader C Adinarayana working with the idealogies notice of YSRCP MLC Dokka Wednesday. at 3 and 4 units of Srisailam mon the experts from Reddy and TDP leader B.Tech and vision of B.R Ambedkar Manikyavaraprasad Rao and power plant which was built Germany to restore the plant Ravi should be questioned in and the Chief Minister has other Dalit leaders and with German technology, no to get the motors repaired. this regard. been working to fulfill them. expressed their protest. efforts were still made to Apart from German experts, First special train restore the plants even after ten several engineering experts months. The works were going have to be deployed from var- at a snail's pace drawing flak ious institutions. from the people and political Meanwhile, the officials said ferrying mangoes leaders. that the plant required facili- It may be recalled here that ties like motors that could a fire accident occurred on the withstand high voltage, cabling leaves Vizianagaram left bank of the power plant on system, starters and technical August 20 last year killing the whole unit. All the 17 engi- staff for supervision should be nine technical experts and neering and technical staff available as standby before PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Division of East Coast causing a huge financial loss. had strived hard to put out the launching the restoration Railway is running parcel Ironically, the families of the flames. Eight officials had works to overcome the techni- The first special train of this special express trains from deceased were still waiting for managed to escape from fire cal snags and produce addi- year ferrying mangoes start- Vizianagaram, the nodal point assistance from the govern- through an underground tun- tional power production from ed from Vizianagaram on for transport of mangoes from ment. nel, the remaining nine mem- these units. The experts Wednesday carrying 200 north Andhra Pradesh to The officials should have bers unable to come out from revealed that the fire accident tonnes of mangoes in 11,600 Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi for installed new generations in the plant and died of suffoca- took place because of failure to boxes to New Adarshnagar transport of mangoes. the place of the old ones which tion. A team of National control high-voltage when the railway station at New Delhi. Taking into consideration were completely gutted in the Disaster Management and power being generated in high- In the last financial year, the requirement of the mango fire by this time. But, owing to Singareni Collieries rescue voltage from all the units in the Waltair Division has trans- traders, Waltair Division will the apathy of the officials con- teams which were pressed into power plant. The question was ported 4,350 tonnes of man- run special parcel train ser- cerned, 3 and 4 units of the service closed the power plant, now being raised as that why STARRY AFFAIR goes in 20 parcel special vices. Despite the pandemic power plant were still not after they found it difficult to it was happening only in trains. situation, Waltair Division brought into production. The deal with the situation. Telangana when many power In a bid to ensure uninter- made all efforts to continue panel board was destroyed in The power plant had plants were running success- Tollywood actor Nikhil Siddharth inaugurating the Gismat Mandi in Vijayawada on Wednesday. The Arabic restaurant, rupted supply of essential the supply chain of essential the 150 MW unit at around incurred a loss of Rs 1,000 fully across the country with which has been designed like a prison, gives the feeling of dining in prison, while the waiters are also dressed up in commodities, Waltair commodities. 10.30 pm and flames engulfed crore due to the fire accident German technology. white clothes. Two burglars held, jewellery TDP MPs write to EC on stone pelting attack PNS n TIRUPATI/NEW DELHI Other demands include ban Panabaka Lakshmi. worth Rs 8.38 lakh recovered on village and ward volunteers According to the TDP lead- Condemning the alleged stone- in the poll process, checks on ers, this attack was allegedly PNS n VIJAYAWADA the theft cases filed at pelting attack of TDP chief money and liquor distribu- launched by the ruling Ravulapalem of East Godavari Nara Chandrababu Naidu on tion, adequate security to con- Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Gudivada police on district, Kalidindi, Gudivada Monday night, the TDP MPs testing candidates and avoiding Congress Party (YSRCP) sup- Wednesday arrested two inter- police stations and other have written to the Election illegal votes. porters. “The police during district criminals and recov- places. Commission of India (ECI) “Only a quick and impartial and after the incident were ered gold and silver orna- The police said that both the demanding an inquiry into probe by the Election complacent raising doubts ments worth Rs 8.38 lakh culprits are own brothers. The the incident. Commission would restore that they were in support of from them. The culprits were duo was addicted to liquor, “TDP demands that the fol- faith in democratic elections the ruling YSRCP. In this identified as Vemulapalli Siva gutka, khaini, gambling and lowing aspects be implement- among voters of Tirupati regard, we are apprehensive Kumar (28) and Vemulapalli betting. They used to target ed on emergency basis to con- Parliamentary constituency,” that the local police would Vijay Kumar (26), both broth- suspiciously and trying to give houses that are locked. They duct free and fair by-election in they wrote. not inquire into the attack ers and residents of Gudivada a slip to the cops. were habitual offenders and Tirupati Parliamentary con- This letter to the seriously,” the MPs alleged. town. The Gudivada Town The police nabbed the duo were kept behind bars several stituency: Inquiry into the Srinivas and Kinjarapu Ram all polling stations for live Constitutional body is a con- They called on the ECI to police inspector CV Murali when they tried to flee the times, said the police. attack on Naidu and initiate Mohan Naidu on Tuesday. streaming, alternative identity sequence of the alleged stone 'save' democracy in the state. Krishna and team were con- spot. The police said that gold Gudivada DSP appropriate action against the Their other demands cards as alleged fake voter pelting attack on Naidu on The Scheduled Castes- ducting vehicle checks when and silver ornaments worth Rs Satyanandam appreciated the concerned,” wrote TDP leaders include deployment of central identity cards exist, deploying Monday night when he was reserved Tirupati by-poll is they found that the Siva Kumar 8.38 lakh were recovered from police team in nabbing the cul- Galla Jayadev, Kanakamedala forces for free and fair election, micro observers and election campaigning for TDP's scheduled to be held on April and Vijay Kumar were moving the culprits in connection with prits. Ravindra Kumar, Kesineni installation of web cameras at observers. Tirupati by-poll candidate 17. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | APRIL 15, 2021 vijayawada 04 Govt: Covid situation may worsen Wear masks even if you are at home, says TS DPH PNS n HYDERABAD increasing in the state and in case fatality rate is at 0.53 per the 4 to 6 weeks, it'll remain cent. As many as 72,364 sam- Amidst nationwide spike in like that." ples were tested on Tuesday, Covid-19 cases on the crest of According to the Director of with 16,892 patients under the pandemic's second and Public Health, if the cases do home/institutional isolation. subsequent waves, with share not decline, there are chances India hits highest daily tally markets reacting wildly to the of a shortage of beds. People once again talk of imminent lockdown should voluntarily take preven- The scenairo across the nation and inevitable curfews in many tive action to stop it. He is worse. With 1,84,372 new states, Telangana State's remarked: "Wear masks even if COVID-19 cases being record- Director of Public Health on you are at home!" ed in the last 24 hours, India's Wednesday issued an omi- TS records 2,157 new cases tally has reached 1,38,73,825, hit- nous warning that the situation Telangana State recorded ting the highest daily tally once in the state could get worse. 2,157 new COVID-19 cases again, the Union Ministry of "If one in the family is infect- and eight deaths over the last Health and Family Welfare said ed, most certainly the entire 24 hours, the State Health on Wednesday. Wednesday's family will be infected in a Department said on caseload marked the fourth matter of few hours to days, he Wednesday. The overall straight day of the country see- told the media. COVID-19 tally of the state ing over 1.5 lakh new cases. "In the last 3-4 weeks the sit- has reached 3,34,738, includ- The new cases pushed the uation has been bad. For the ing 25,459 active cases. total cases to over 1.38 crore. next 6 weeks, it will be bad. If In all, 821 patients recovered Deaths rose by 1,027 to we don't take precautions we in the last 24 hours, taking the 1,72,085. Over 1,000 people will be another Maharashtra. total recovery count to died in 24 hours ending People are already finding it 3,07,499. A total of 1,780 peo- Wednesday evening, making it difficult to get beds. It will be ple have succumbed to the the highest daily death count Ban on fishing hits 60k fishermen worse. So, please take care. lethal virus in Telangana. in nearly six months. At pre- Thus virus is spreading faster As per the state govern- sent, there are 13,65,704 active ABOUT 5,200 BOATS STAY OFF THE COAST than before," he observed. ment data, the Greater cases, while the overall recov- Suggesting that people Hyderabad Municipal eries have reached 1,23,36,036. DHV SAMBASIVARAO ilies were depending on the should not be complacent, he Corporation (GHMC) In all, 82,339 people were dis- n HYDERABAD fishing activity. said: "We are not imposing accounted for 361 cases --- the charged in the last 24 hours. The previous government lockdown or restrictions most number of the reported Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, The government has issued used to pay only Rs 4,000 as because they are bad for state's cases, followed by Medchal Chhattisgarh, Delhi and orders banning fishing in the compensation to fishermen economy. 'No lockdown' does Malkajgiri (245), Ranga Reddy Madhya Pradesh are the five sea for two months. The fish- during the ban. However, the not mean the situation is not (206) and Nizamabad (187). states which saw the highest ing ban would come into effect current YSRCP government in serious and bad. The situation Telangana's recovery rate number of Covid cases in the from midnight on April 15 to the auspices of Chief Minister is deteriorating… Cases are stands at 91.86 per cent and the last 24 hours. June 14 and about 1.20 lakh of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has fisheries families directly and increased it from Rs 4,000 to Rs another two lakh workers indi- 10,000 after it came to power. rectly dependent on the fishing Hence, the government would would lose livelihood during provide compensation from this ban period. the day of implementation of a The government has said ban of Rs 34 crore through that the season is the time for banks at the rate of Rs 10,000 fish to lay eggs and increase fer- per fisherman in the district. tility. Therefore, the govern- PV Satyanarayana, Joint ment was enforcing the ban on Director of the District hunting during this period Fisheries Department said that every year. sons. Prohibitions have been fishing families who would Allavaram, Sakhinetipalli and details of the fishermen in the The hunting ban period, imposed to prevent anyone not go hunting during the other mandals. Besides, the dis- district have already been col- which was only 45 days in the from going hunting during ban. trict has 30 jetties in 13 man- lected based on the guidelines past, has been extended to the ban. The ban would pre- In the district, 5,200 boats dals. Some fish varieties have provided by the state Fisheries two months for the last 5 vent motorboats, mechanized would be restricted to enter the been kept for drying and trad- department. The government years. However, the ban was and engine boats from enter- sea due to the hunting ban in ed at jetties in the area. was making all arrangements so extended to 61 days in the ing the sea except for tradition- U Kothapalli mandal, Moreover, 35,000 families were that the compensation would Six bombs wake of declining fish produc- al rafts and non-mechanized Kakinada urban and rural, I directly dependent on the fish- be handed over the next day to tion and the extinction of fish boats. The government has Polavaram, Tallarevu, ing operations in the district. a ban on fishing this year, he Minister for Home Mekatoti Sucharita paying floral tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar species due to various rea- been providing assistance to Katrenikona, Uppalaguptam, Indirectly another 25,000 fam- added. explode, street in Guntur on Wednesday. dog dies Thackeray, Mumbai PNS n ONGOLE ‘Jagan's rule fulfilling A total of six country- made bombs exploded Ambedkar's aspirations’ killing a street dog at Mayor pay glowing Kandulapuram village in PNS n GUNTUR grammes. The YSRCP gov- Kambham mandal of ernment was the pro-poor Prakasam district on Dr BR Ambedkar was a great Home Minister Sucharitha tributes to Ambedkar Wednesday. visionary, who worked for was accompanied by MLA On the info, Kambham the betterment of the down- Maddali Giri, Mayor Kavati PNS n MUMBAI minister. SI Madhavarao visited the trodden and weaker sec- Manohar, Mirchi Yard Because of the lockdown spot and found that the tions, Home Minister Chairman Yesuratnam, Maharashtra Chief Minister due to the coronavirus out- bombs blasted in the toilet Mekatoti Sucharita said on YSRCP leader Lella Appi Uddhav Thackeray, break, the birth anniver- of a house near Kambham Wednesday. Reddy and Lalupuram Ranu. Mumbai Mayor Kishori sary celebrations were sub- government hospital. A On the occasion of Meanwhile, PCC Working Pednekar and leaders across dued. total of 6 country-made Ambedkar's birth anniver- President Mastan Vali, parties paid rich tributes to A large number of people bombs were found to have sary, she paid floral tributes Congress leaders JD Seelam Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar visit Chaitya Bhoomi each exploded in the incident. at his statue in Guntur. and Lingamsetti Eshwara on his 130th birth anniver- year on the occasion of The SI said that the accused Addressing the media, she Rao along with party leaders sary on Wednesday. Ambedkar birth anniver- Ramesh alias Khan was said that CM YS Jagan paid tributes to Ambedkar at Thackeray and others vis- sary. On this day last year taken into custody and a Mohan Reddy was working the Guntur district Congress ited Chaitya Bhoomi, the and this year, the municipal total of eight bombs were in line with Ambedkar's party office. On the occa- Constitution architect's administration appealed to found, six of which explod- ideals. She also claimed that sion, former Rajya Sabha Nara Lokesh alleges Jagan's memorial in central people that gatherings ed and the remaining two under Jagan's rule, those member JD Seelam said that Mumbai in the morning should be limited to five were diffused with the help belonging to the weaker sec- everyone wants to work for and paid floral tributes to people at a time for visiting of a bomb squad, he added. tions of the society were Dr BR Ambedkar's aspira- hand in YS Viveka's murder India's first Law and Justice the memorial. getting many welfare pro- tions. PNS n TIRUPATI about an hour for the YCP lead- murder. He further said that his ers to respond. Later, Lokesh family was not having any fac- Man held for TDP national general secretary told media persons that he was tion history like Jagan Mohan Tripura CM directs police Record 29 Nara Lokesh said that if Jagan prepared to testify and swear on Reddy and questioned why outraging Reddy did not accept the chal- the God Venkateswara that nei- they failed to visit Alipiri for single-day lenge, he would have accepted ther Jagan nor any of his fami- swearing. Challenging modesty of that he has a hand in the assas- ly members were directly or Jaganmohan Reddy to come to to contain post-poll violence deaths in sination of YS Vivekananda indirectly involved in the mur- Alipiri for swearing, Lokesh Covid patient Reddy. der of YS Vivekananda Reddy. said "it takes only 45 minutes to PNS n AGARTALA election results were Nara Lokesh who was in He further stated that he was reach Alipiri from Tadepalli PNS n MUMBAI announced on April 10. Jharkhand' Tirupati for the campaign of ready to take an oath and asked palace of the CM." He alleged Tripura Chief Minister Biplab "I have directed the police to PNS n RANCHI MP by-polls in support of TDP why did Jagan not yet turn up. that Jagan Mohan Reddy has A medical coordinator Kumar Deb on Wednesday arrest culprits irrespective of contestant Panabaka Lakshmi He said, "I wonder why Jagan is killed his own family member has been arrested for directed the police to contain their political affiliations to Jharkhand reported a organized an election rally at afraid to take the oath if he has and he was the one, who is allegedly outraging the post- poll violence in the trib- restore peace and tranquility," record 29 COVID-19 Garuda Circle at Alipiri in nothing to do with the murder". behind the murder of YS modesty of a COVID-19 al council areas of the state. the chief minister told PTI.The deaths in a single day, Tirupati on Wednesday. He He lashed out at YSRCP Vivekananda Reddy. Hence, he patient quarantined at a The BJP has accused newly Tipraha Indigenous pushing the toll to was accompanied by TDP party leaders for levelling charges did not come for swearing. hotel in suburban Andheri floated TIPRA led by royal Progressive Regional Alliance 1,261,while the tally president Acham Naidu, MLA frequently and expressed his ire Lokesh further stated that Jagan here, police said on scion Pradyot Kishore Deb (TIPRA) has won 18 of the 28 climbed to 1,44,594 with Nimmala Ramanaidu, MLC for carrying an article in the doesn't want to catch the mur- Wednesday. The matter Barman of letting loose a reign governs two-thirds of the seats in which polls were held. 2,844 fresh cases, ahealth BT Naidu, Kesineni Swetha newspaper targeting the Nara derers of YS Vivekananda and came to light on Monday of terror on saffron party state's area and one-third of the The remaining two seats are department official said and the party cadre to fulfil the family. He recalled that YSRCP hence he was not ordering for when the victim called the workers after sweeping the population. nominated by the governor as on Wednesday. challenge he had thrown in MP Vijayasai Reddy said that YS CBI investigation though police control room and recently concluded elections to "I have been worried after per the state government's The state now has Naidupeta, Sullurupeta con- Vivekananda Reddy died due to Vivekanand's daughter Sunitha lodged a complaint, an the 30-member Tripura Tribal receiving news about inci- advice. The ruling BJP came a 17,155 active cases follow- stituency on April 7. cardiac arrest, but the police sought a CBI probe in her official said. Areas\ Autonomous District dents of post-poll violence in distant second bagging only ing the recovery of Lokesh waited at the circle for investigation mentioned it as a father's death. Council (TTAADC), which the tribal council areas after nine seats. 1,26,178 patients, he said. 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Deputy CM and Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas garlanding the statue Nellore Rural MLA K Sridhar Reddy paying floral tributes after garlanding the Prakasam District Collector Pola Bhaskar, Ongole Mayor Gangada Sujatha Sub collector KS Viswanathan paying floral tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar on of Baba Saheb Ambedkar at Old Bus Stand Center in Eluru on the occasion of statue of Dr B R Ambedkar at Netaji Nagar in Nellore on Wednesday on the and others garlanding the statue of Baba Saheb Ambedkar and paid tributes the occasion of his 130 birth anniversary at the Sub-Collector's Office in Bharat Ratna Dr B R. Ambedkar's 130th birth anniversary on Wednesday. occasion of Ambedkar's birth anniversary. in Ongole on Wednesday. Narasapuram of West Godavari District on Wednesday. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | APRIL 15, 2021 nation 05

Odisha reports Will probe Cooch Behar killings record 2,267 India's National Education to track, punish culprits: Mamata new cases, 3 n more fatalities PNS MATHABHANGA West Bengal Chief Minister n Policy is futuristic: Modi PNS BHUBANESWAR Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met family mem- Odisha's COVID-19 tally PNS n AHMEDABAD He said the role of bers of those killed in CISF fir- mounted to 3,55,353 as the skilled youth is continu- ing during the fourth phase of state registered this year's\ Prime Minister Narendra ously increasing as India assembly elections, assuring highest single-day spike of Modi on Wednesday said walks the path of 'aat- them of a probe that will track 2,267 new cases on the new National manirbharta' (self- down and bring the culprits to Wednesday, a health Education Policy is futur- reliance). book. department official said. istic and as per global "Babasaheb Ambedkar Banerjee lamented that she The daily count crossed standards. has given a strong foun- could not meet the next of kin the 2000-mark for the "India takes pride in dation for us to take for- of the deceased earlier, owing firsttime in 2021, he said. being the mother of ward all our democratic to a 72-hour ban on entry\ of The Trinamool Congress central forces opened fire amid The death toll rose to democracy as it's values values after the indepen- political leaders in Cooch supremo interacted with the polling for the fourth phase 1,933 as three more peo- are embodied in our dence," Modi said on the Behar, where four people were family members of all the allegedly after coming under ple from Bolangir, Ganjam social life," Modi said occasion of the birth gunned down by CISF person- deceased, including the widows attack from locals, who and Jajpur districts suc- addressing the anniversary of Dr nel in "self defence", on April and parents of the four killed "attempted to snatch their cumbed to the disease. Association of Indian Ambedkar. 10. in firing, and the grandfather rifles", police had said. Taking to Twitter, the Universities' 95th annual The city-based Dr "Our inquiry will track and maternal uncle of Burman. Following the violence, the Health and Family Welfare meet and a national sem- Babasaheb Ambedkar everyone responsible for the "I will come again immedi- Election Commission put in Department said, "Regret inar of vice-chancellors Open University hosted cold-blooded killing and ately after the elections are over place restrictions, including to inform the demise of via video conference. the event. ensure they are punished as per (May 2). We will help you in extending the "silence period" three COVID positive The Centre unveiled Union Education law," she said. every possible way," she said. from 48 hours to 72 hours, for patients while under treat- the new National Minister Ramesh Banerjee said she will also The chief minister also said the fifth phase of elections, and ment in hospitals." Education Policy (NEP) Pokhriyal 'Nishank', ensure justice for the family of a martyrs' column will be built barred the entry of politicians Of the fresh cases, 1,314 last year. Gujarat Governor Ananda Burman, an 18-year- in memory of the five who lost in the district for the next 72 were reported from quar- "The National Acharya Devvrat and old first-time voter who was their lives. hours from April 10, to prevent antine centres and 953 Education Policy is futur- Chief Minister Vijay shot dead outside a polling Four people were killed any possible law and order detected during contact istic and as per global Rupani attended the booth in the same district. Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi as flare-up. tracing. parameters," Modi said. meet. ‘Efforts on to stop me from campaigning’ PNS n BARASAT/BIDHANAGAR campaigning for 24 hours, Bengal will take a call on it. INDIA CORNER said the people of the state They are watching everything," 4 held, 207 ‘PM negligent in Minutes after the 24-hour ban would take a call on stopping she said while addressing a on canvassing ended, West her from campaigning where- rally at Barasat. Parties doing politics in name of cartons of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata as the saffron party leaders can Asserting that she has been Banerjee on Tuesday said that campaign. a street fighter and won't be Ambedkar: Mayawati smuggled tackling Covid’ efforts are on to stop her from "In the fifth phase (of cowed down by such "intimi- ahujan Samaj Party PNS n NEW DELHI campaigning and asserted she polling on April 17), the dation tactics" of the saffron chief Mayawati on liquor seized is a street fighter and won't be silence period is 72 hours, and camp, the feisty TMC boss BWednesday accused With COVID-19 infections cowed down by the "intimida- I could not campaign for 24 said, "Efforts are on by the BJP rival political parties of PNS n GHAZIABAD spreading rapidly in the coun- tion tactics" of the BJP. hours. So I cannot campaign and its agencies to stop her indulging in politics in the try, the Congress on Banerjee, who earlier in the for 96 hours. The BJP can from campaigning". name of B R Ambedkar, and Police here have arrest- Wednesday accused Prime day had conducted a 3.5- hour campaign, and I am not "The BJP wants to stop me asserted that only the BSP ed four suspected boot- Minister Narendra Modi of long dharna against the EC's allowed to campaign. I will not from campaigning as they can fulfil his dreams. In a leggers following a being negligent, careless and decision to prohibit her from say anything, the people of have sensed defeat," she said. statement issued here, seizure of 207 cartons of callous in tackling the virus and Mayawati said that despite country-made foreign jeopardising the lives of Indians, tremendous respect for liquor smuggled from and asked him to follow "raj Ambedkar in the country, he Haryana, and allegedly dharma". infections after the United was not honoured with the Bharat Ratna for long, and for this "heinous meant for wooing voters Congress general secretary States. Surjewala said while Govt not going Gehlot for crime", the Congress party can never be forgiven. "It was eventually during the panchayat and chief spokesperson there is an acute shortage of because of the BSP's strong efforts that in 1990, he was honoured with polls in Uttar Pradesh, Randeep Surjewala said the vaccines across the country, the imposing strict the Bharat Ratna," Mayawati said. Taking a jibe at rival parties, Mayawati officials said. Modi government has been government is busy abusing said political parties have penned history as per their own whims to Police said they have completely careless and cruel state governments raising the for lockdowns in anti-Covid instigate the people and for their vested interests, while the BSP, which arrested the kingpin of when it comes to ensuring life- issue with baseless and sense- was in power for four times, has made history by undertaking public the alleged bootleggers, saving drugs, providing oxygen less allegations. norms in state welfare. The former UP chief minister also said that most of the public Ravi Jatav of Modinagar, and vaccines to Indians, and has He also demanded that the big way, says FM welfare schemes, which are running in the state and in the country, and along with his three proved incompetent in control- government agree to the PNS n JAIPUR which have been cited to seek votes, were started during the BSP accomplices Sonu, Nicky ling the spread of the virus. requests of students by post- PNS n NEW DELHI second wave of pandemic government, and implemented in Uttar Pradesh. and Gaurav from India reported a maximum poning or cancelling the CBSE including the five pillared strat- Rajasthan CM Ashok Nabipur village. Seven of around 1.85 lakh cases and board exams and not risk their Nirmala Sitharaman on egy of test-track-treat-vaccina- Gehlot on Tuesday said it other bootleggers are 1,027 deaths due to COVID-19 lives by making them sit for the Tuesday made it clear that the tion and #COVID19 appropri- is necessary to take strict Elderly man falsely accused absconding, they said. on Wednesday and now has the exams physically when infec- government would not go for ate behaviour," the finance and effective steps similar second highest number of tions are spreading fast. lockdowns in a big way and ministry said in a tweet. to lockdown and directed of molestation, 3 held only resort to local contain- "Even with the second wave, officials to form guidelines ment. In a virtual meeting we are very clear that we are to curb the virus spread. hree women have been with World Bank Group not going in for lockdowns in He appealed to the peo- arrested for allegedly trying to President David Malpass, a big way. We don't want to ple to behave as if there is Textort Rs 10 lakh from a 61- Covid: Delhi HC dismisses Sitharaman appreciated the totally arrest the economy. a lockdown, saying the year-old man in west Delhi by initiatives of the international The local level isolation of second wave of Covid-19 falsely implicating him in a financial institution to increase patients, or households which is more dangerous. molestation case, police said on the lending space for India to have people in quarantines Gehlot said the socio- Wednesday. Kiran (30) filed a plea to defer DSGMC polls enhance availability of finance are the methods through religious and cultural complaint of molestation at the for development. which the crisis will be han- activities in the state need Rajouri Garden police station on PNS n NEW DELHI "FM @nsitharaman shared dled, the second wave will be to be restricted as the April 7 against Dinesh Chand the measures being taken by handled. There shall not be death rate is increasing. Mahajan, who lives in Tagore Garden Extension. Her medical The Delhi High Court has dis- India to contain the spread of lockdown," Sitharaman said. examination was done the next day, according to police. During missed a petition seeking post- preliminary inquiry, it was found that the complainant was instigated by ponement of Delhi Sikh her sister -- Poonam (31) -- and Sonia (28) to make false allegations Gurdwara Management against Mahajan in order to extort Rs 10 lakh, an officer said. A police Committee (DSGMC) elec- team was sent to Jaipur following information that the three had fled tions, scheduled for April 25, Neither prepared nor submitted there. It traced a person who knew the three women, following which on the grounds of unprece- the suspects were apprehended, the officer said. dented spike in COVID-19 cases. The high court said that report on Mumbai blasts: IB to HC 112 with criminal records once a decision to hold the ters. issued to prevent spread of election has been taken and “The respondent Delhi gov- virus during the election, a PNS n NEW DELHI 7/11 Mumbai bomb blasts," the externed from Muzaffarnagar the process has not been ernment as well as the central body as the DSGMC also, agency has said in its affidavit, ore than 100 stopped in spite of rise in the government is already taking will take all possible steps to The Intelligence Bureau has filed through central govern- people with number of infected persons in all steps to prevent the spread ensure that the conduct of told the Delhi High Court that ment counsel Rahul Sharma. Mcriminal records the city, which is functioning of COVID-19, without howev- elections is not a source of it has not prepared or submit- The IB, also represented by have been externed from barring a few restrictions, the er restricting day to day life spread of the COVID-19 ted any report to the Ministry advocate C K Bhatt, has further Muzaffarnagar district in court would not interfere in any more than necessary,” the virus,” the bench said in its of Home Affairs (MHA) on the said that the case was investi- Uttar Pradesh ahead of such policy matters. bench said. April 8 order. 2006 Mumbai train blasts. gated by the Anti-Terrorist the panchayat elections, A bench of Justice Rajiv It added that besides the A letter was sent to the The submission has been Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra a police officer said on Sahai Endlaw and Amit Bansal general restrictions put in Chief Justice on April 7 by made by the IB in an affidavit through as many Western line Police. Wednesday. said once it is shown that place by the governments, petitioners Jagmohan Singh filed pursuant to the court's local trains in Mumbai killing Justice Prathiba M Singh on Senior Superintendent of guidelines for ensuring that each institution is taking its and Manjeet Singh Chugh, direction in January this year to 189 people and injuring 829. January 27 had asked IB to Police Abhishek Yadav the holding of election do not own steps for restricting the voters in the list maintained by state on record that it had not "It is respectfully submitted record on an affidavit that it said 112 anti-social lead to spread of the virus any spread of COVID-19 virus. the Directorate of Gurdwara prepared any report in 2009 or that no report was prepared had not prepared any report in elements from different more than it is already taking “We are confident that not Elections, and it was registered shortly thereafter on the bomb- and/or submitted in 2009 or 2009 or shortly thereafter on police station areas have place, the court would not only will Delhi government as a petition and placed before ings of July 11, 2006 when any time shortly thereafter by the 2006 Mumbai train bomb- been externed from the district for six months. Anyone found in the interfere in such policy mat- enforce guidelines already the bench. seven RDX bombs ripped the IB to MHA in respect of the ings case. district would be arrested, the police officer warned. He said these people have been involved in several criminal cases in the past. Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held in four phases from April 15. Polling in Muzaffarnagar district will be held on April 19. 6 held for duping ‘India will raise its climate ambitions’ NGT refuses to entertain plea PNS n NEW DELHI actions." He said India is the only G- on unauthorised construction Japan nationals Union Environment Minister 20 country to walk the talk on Prakash Javadekar on the Paris climate agreement and he National Green Tribunal PNS n GHAZIABAD Wednesday said India will raise "we have done more than we has refused to entertain a its climate ambitions but not promised". Tplea seeking direction to stop Six people were arrested by under pressure, and that it will The minister said that the unauthorised construction in the cyber cell team here not allow anybody to forget frequency of abnormal (weath- Ghitorni village in South West Tuesday for allegedly duping their historical responsibility. er) events has increased but "let Delhi. A bench headed by NGT Japanese nationals using social He also said that India is suf- us not forget that this is not a Chairperson Justice A K Goel media sites on the pretext of fering because of the mistakes new phenomenon". said the issues of removing updating their software at of others and "is not responsi- "What we are suffering today encroachment from the Gram Sabha land is in the purview of the throwaway prices, police said. ble for climate change that is was caused 100 years ago. Revenue Authorities and an order has already been passed by the The accused had learnt the happening". European and American coun- Tehsildar in the matter. "In these circumstances, we do not find any Japanese language at a Delhi- Javadekar made the remarks tries and China, in the last 30 substantial question of environment to be dealt with by this tribunal. The based institute for calling their during a speech after a meeting indispensable that all countries building new coal-based power years, emitted (greenhouse application is accordingly disposed of without prejudice to the remedies prospective victims, DIG/ SSP ple in Japan after scanning with French Foreign Minister increase their climate commit- plants and it is essential that we gases) and therefore, the world of the applicant at an appropriate forum," the bench said. The tribunal Amit Pathak told reporters. their data on social sites Jean-Yves Le Drian at the ments by the time the COP26 progressively stop this mode of is suffering… India is suffering was hearing a plea filed by Kamran Siddique and others seeking He said they were arrested through Skype and X-LITE French Embassy. takes place in Glasgow, as electricity production at a glob- because of the actions of oth- direction to stop unauthorised construction in Ghitorni village in South from Gaushala and APP, according to police. French minister le Drian required by the Paris al level," le Drian said. ers," he said, adding that histor- West Delhi. According to the plea, encroachment in question, in the Indirapuram areas. They uesd to demand said the consequences will be Agreement, he said. Javadekar said, "We will ical responsibility is a very present case, is still continuing even though an order had already been They have been identified as Google scratch cards in turn of disastrous if the world is not "This increase in ambition complete our commitments, important aspect in climate passed by the Tehsildar Vasant Vihar. The plea stated that representation Ashish, Avinash, Edvin money for updating, the police able to limit global warming to must include setting new raise our ambitions but not debate. has also been given to the Police Commissioner, Delhi and reference has George, Adarsh, Umesh, and said. 2 degrees Celsius, or even 1.5 nationally determined contri- under pressure. And we will "We cannot just forget it been made to certain orders by which Sub-Divisional Magistrate Saket Vikram, he said. The gang used to encash degrees Celsius, compared to butions by 2030 and also long- also ask countries to provide (historical responsibility), and has restrained from raising unauthorised constructions. The gang used to contact Japanese currency through pre-industrial levels. term strategies to achieve car- finance and technological sup- we will not allow anybody to elderly computer-friendly peo- currency changer brokers. That's why it is absolutely bon neutrality. We must stop port and about their (climate) forget it," Javadekar said. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | APRIL 15, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Going all out Elections in the The Govt’s decision to procure COVID jabs from abroad should be welcomed for a variety of reasons PRIYADARSHI DUTTA he Indian Government’s “vaccine maîtri” may have earned it laurels among the nations that received the approximately 6.45 crore COVID shots, but it has left time of COVID Tit clutching at straws and getting the flak in its own backyard. With the Coronavirus cases rising exponentially across India and with more deaths being recorded due to With half the phases in the Bengal polls remaining, the virus its new strains, the Centre is facing criticism that in its enthusiasm to earn global brownie points it put its own citizens at risk by distributing the shots to other nations management measures appear to be missing on the ground instead of ensuring that all its citizens were inoculated first. As the second wave of he Congress candidate infections tears across the country, there are calls for opening up the inoculation process from the Srivilliputhur for everyone as the new strain is not sparing children and the youth this time around. Assembly constituency, Hence, faced with a shortage of the COVID jabs 63-year-old PSW TMadhava Rao, passed away of the Centre first gave the nod for the use of Russia- COVID-19 complications five made Sputnik Vaccine for emergency use and days after the Tamil Nadu elec- moves are now afoot to enlarge the COVID-19 vac- tion concluded on April 6. If he cine basket by giving approval to the shots man- wins the election posthumous- ly, the constituency will head for ufactured in the US, the UK and Japan. The National a by-election. Tamil Nadu is one Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for of the 16 States in India expe- COVID-19 (NEGVAC) has recommended that riencing a significant surge in shots being manufactured abroad as well as those fresh Coronavirus infections. However, the pictures of which have already received approval for “restrict- bulging election rallies/road ed use by the USFDA, EMA, UK MHRA, PMDA shows there capture only peo- Japan may be granted emergency use approval in ple’s indifference towards the India”. It is understood that the “vaccines, which virus. The wearing of masks seems to be a luxury rather than are listed in the World Health Organisation’s emergency use listing, may also be grant- a compulsory practice. ed emergency use approval in India”. The Election Commission The decision has come at the right time as it would encourage imports of bulk of India (ECI) has laid down drug material and help in optimal utilisation of domestic fill-and-finish capacity which strict COVID-19 protocols for the elections in five States. It will, in turn, provide a fillip to our vaccine manufacturing capacity and total jab avail- forms a part of the February 26 only four of the eight phases or flouting the social distanc- elected to govern, they them- ability for domestic use. The Centre, trying its best to calm the citizens, has assured announcement of the poll have been completed until ing norms should leave selves will have to deal with them that there is no vaccine shortage and over 1.67 crore doses are still available. schedule. The guidelines remain now. The elections are already immediately? Far from it, the the pandemic upsurge. It is While there is some strength in the argument that the Government should have catered virtually unchanged since the scarred by violence, and the Prime Minister seems to be shameful that their behav- Bihar Legislative Assembly elec- media is fully fixated on it. By oblivious of the subject as he iour should be COVID-inap- to its citizens first, the fact remains that the healthcare authorities and the public, tion in October-November contrast, the large-scale flout- vigorously launches a broad- propriate in public while seek- too, is to a certain extent responsible for the state we are in today. First of all, given 2020. However, they seem to be ing of the pandemic norms side on Mamata Banerjee’s ing votes. The battle against the fact that vaccines are direly needed at this time, how do we explain the criminal honoured more in the breach has not engaged the media’s “misrule”. The official candi- the virus cannot be wholly average wastage of 6.5 per cent in India? Plus, if people had listened to the Government, than in observance, at least attention sufficiently. dates of his party — who oth- dependent on vaccinations. got inoculated in massive numbers and observed the Corona protocols diligently, with regard to campaigning. Prime Minister Narendra erwise pretend to follow Experience has shown that The instruction is that the Modi repeatedly exhorts peo- Modi religiously — throw even those vaccinated can there would not have been such a surge in cases. When the number of infections District Election Officer (DEO, ple to wear masks and main- their masks (read caution, contract COVID-19. dipped after the first wave, had we shunned vaccine hesitancy, things would have who is mostly the District tain physical distancing norms AHEAD OF THE please) to the wind while The second wave of the moved with assembly-line precision and a large part of the population would have Magistrate) should identify ded- in public. He is emphatic that FOURTH GENERAL going to file their nomination pandemic has gripped India had the shots by now. However, it’s not too late and the Centre is doing its bit to icated grounds for public gath- nobody should be lax about papers or campaigning. even as half the phases in the erings with clearly marked entry the COVID-19 protocols. ELECTIONS IN None of the political par- West Bengal election remain. provide succour to its citizens. We need to calm down, behave like responsible cit- and exit points, put markers to These are indeed meant for 1967, THE CHIEF ties seem to behave respon- It devolves upon all political izens and help the Government in its endeavour in any way we can. After all, this is ensure social distancing norms the people’s own safety, and sibly against the threat of parties to come together and a situation that none of us had ever faced before. by the attendees, and the nodal tens of millions of ordinary MINISTERS OF COVID-19. Their delinquen- take recognisable measures so district health officer should Indians like me follow his TAMIL NADU AND cy is punishable under that the poll campaign does ensure that the COVID-related advice in letter and spirit. Sections 51 to 60 of the not aggravate the situation. It PICTALK guidelines are adhered to by However, does he follow his WEST BENGAL Disaster Management Act, might involve curtailing big everyone in the district. The own advice at the mammoth 2005, besides legal action rallies/road shows featuring DEO and the District rallies that he has been SHOWED THE WAY under Section 188 of the star campaigners. One is Superintendent of Police should addressing frequently in West FOR DEVELOPING A Indian Penal Code as speci- reminded how ahead of the ensure that the number of atten- Bengal? The crowd strength at fied in Order No 40-3/2020- Fourth General Elections in dees does not exceed the limit his rallies is so oppressive CODE OF CONDUCT DMI (A) of November 25, 1967, the Chief Ministers of prescribed by the State Disaster that there is hardly any place THROUGH ALL-PARTY 2020, by the Ministry of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Management Authority for pub- to stand. There was palpable Home Affairs. However, there showed the way for develop- lic gatherings. However, the fear of a stampede at his rally MEETINGS. are hardly any publicised ing a Code of Conduct swelling crowds at the in Kolkata’s Brigade Parade THE ELECTION incidents of punishment on through all-party meetings. rallies/road shows seem to Ground on March 7. this account until now. The ECI officially adopted it throw these protocols out of the As the camera zooms in COMMISSION OF With respect to the in 1968. Such all-party meet- window. on different segments in the Coronavirus, no political party ings on the COVID-19 situ- While elections in Tamil crowds at the Prime INDIA OFFICIALLY can evade moral responsibil- ation are the need of the hour. Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and Minister’s numerous rallies, it ADOPTED IT ity. They should have by them- (The writer is an author Assam were over by April 6, is easy to spot that masks are selves appointed nodal office- and independent researcher those in the State of West Bengal a rarity. Does Modi demand IN 1968 bearers for ensuring COVID- based in New Delhi. The views will continue till April 29. There, that those not wearing masks appropriate arrangements. If expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE Nihangs show their horse-riding skills on the last day of Baisakhi Mela in Bathinda district PTI WE ARE NOT PREPARED AT ALL The ‘Tika Utsav’ will Sir — This refers to the editorial ‘Double continue for 10-12 Punish vaccine hoarders days. Lockdown is mutant strikes’ (April 14). Your article is right not the solution for on the money when it says that this variant injection despite standing in queues for hours, COVID-19 but Double whammy multiplies quickly. You rightly raised the how did 5,000 injections reach Patil? Gujarat vaccination, social point about the lack of data and studies — Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s innocent response distancing and wearing masks is. Our insouciance is responsible for the alarming that is peer-reviewed — it does not give the was that he is unaware of Patil’s claim. “I don’t guarantee that these vaccines would work. know. Ask Patil,” said Rupani. This response Goa Chief Minister rise in pollution and Corona cases in the Capital One does need to be an Einstein to know is careless and is not expected from a CM. It — Pramod Sawant that if things keep spiralling downwards, the is a blatant case of corruption and a CBI inquiry oth the pandemic and the pollution have made life miserable for the residents day is not far when we surge past the US in must be initiated to find out how he managed It is the lockdown of Delhi. It’s a double whammy this year — unlike last year when Delhiites had becoming the worst-hit country. to stockpile the Remdesivir injection. Worse that has been Bsome relief during the Coronavirus-induced lockdown as the level of pollutants We are importing vaccines but the still, this is the situation despite the Gujarat overwhelmingly fell drastically, thanks to the restriction on vehicular movement and the ban on indus- recent halt in the rollout of Johnson & High Court pulling up the State Government important in Johnson’s vaccine in the US is also concern- trial activity. However, this relief was short-lived since mid the current surge in the number of over the worsening Coronavirus situation. bringing down ing as blood clots have been reported in Coronavirus cases, several States have The COVID-19 patients are experiencing infections and the Capital’s air quality started to deteriorate with patients who took this jab. It is bizarre that Areported the shortage of anti-viral drug unimaginable difficulties due to the shortage deaths. It has not been achieved by the lifting of curbs. As the COVID-19 cases surge a country producing top doctors and sci- Remdesivir. It is surprising that Gujarat BJP of beds, oxygen and medicine supply and lack the vaccination programme. towards another peak, Delhi is witnessing the worst entists cannot figure out how this virus oper- chief CR Patil has announced that 5,000 doses of proper testing and tracing. Though Prime air quality since 2018. As the country is fighting the ates. The health briefings are an elephant of Remdesivir would be made available free of Minister Narendra Modi claims that India has British Prime Minister dart to the public’s face as all it does is pre- — Boris Johnson pandemic with indigenous vaccines (now with the cost by the party in Surat. But he didn’t explain “walked the talk” on helping the world counter sent a rosy picture. It seems that our pan- how he managed to get the stock despite the the pandemic despite its “limited resources”, imported ones, too), masks, social distancing and demic response is absolutely misguided and Government mandating that not more than six much is needed to be done to effectively deal I have always been the “Test-Track-Treat” methodology, it must also think an absolute disgrace. doses of medicine will be sold without a doc- with the rising COVID cases at home. Nailing fond of singing. It's of cutting down on pollution. We must remember Sadly, our people could not refrain from tor’s prescription. the corrupt politicians who stockpile or hoard my second love after that one’s immunity plays a vital role in fighting the going to events like the Kumbh Mela. Even The Government must respond and the vaccine is one such step. acting. I am so glad the politicians are busy holding rallies as explain that when people are unable to get the Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee | Faridabad that my fans have virus and pollution certainly doesn’t help it. Hence, their priority is to win elections rather than loved my renditions. I lowering the pollution level will only aid our fight hope to do a lot more soon. to control the virus. All this has led to pan- only someone who did not give due recog- leaders vouch for the constitutional ethos against the contagion. The Particulate Matter (PM) demic fatigue as people have been follow- Actor nition to the women in his life can crack and cry “India first” at every possible — Sara Khan is the biggest contributor to Delhi’s pollution and ing the rules for long, for something that isn’t such jokes. However, Mamata also has opportunity! Despite the rampant abuse of even their fault. It’s too late in the day to wish crossed her limits several times in past. religion and attempts to create a rift among the main factors behind the increase in its concentration include vehicular emissions, for this pandemic to have never afflicted I'm very happy with biomass and garbage burning and industrial smoke effluents. Our political leaders must exercise communities, these leaders surprisingly are humankind. The only thing to do now is to caution while speaking in public. The not prosecuted. Hate speeches have become the progress of the Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting with the Chief Ministers just mask up and stay home! common people follow the politicians the order of the day in elections. team over the last 18 stressed that there is no need for another lockdown as the country now has enough Sean Colin Young | New Delhi months. If we blindly and such statements set a wrong These things work in elections since the continue to build on infrastructure to control the infection. But unfortunately the Governments have failed EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE CAMPAIGNING precedent in politics. There are politicians people are still not educated or well- this, I am sure we can like Uttar Pradesh’s former Chief Minister informed enough and fall into the trap of to control the pollution in Delhi — which is ranked the world’s most polluted Capital Sir — It doesn’t behove Prime Minister defeat any team. and 10th most polluted city across the globe in the World Air Quality Report 2020 Mulayam Singh Yadav and Samajwadi the political leaders. We will never have good Narendra Modi to speak insultingly of West Party leader Azam Khan who have made and accountable governance unless and until by a Swiss air technology company, IQAir — and the only solution in sight to con- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Indian hockey captain insulting remarks against women. The we vote for those who are secular in the real — Manpreet Singh trol the PM levels in the Capital is another lockdown. But it’s not right to blame only repeatedly call her “Didi o Didi”. Such words politicos should maintain dignity and deco- sense and do not create rift among people. belittle the dignity of a women and the rum in public life. Else, we cannot continue to blame the politi- The UP Government the Governments as the citizens also are no less responsible for this pathetic situ- Election Commission must take note of it. ation. Actions like car pooling, switching off the ignition at stop signals, using pub- G David Milton | Tamil Nadu cians for our plight as we only vote them to is playing not with Mamata was right in saying that the way the power and give them the opportunity to statistics, but with the lic transport, use of electric vehicles, and so on, are far from being our habit. Similarly, PM is cracking jokes on her, it sounds like STOP THE HATE SPEECHES make the laws to govern us. lives of people. The simple things like wearing masks properly, maintaining social distance, sanitising a young man making a pass at a local Sir — The overzealous campaign of the BJP’s Kajal Chatterjee |Kolkata situation in the State hands regularly and strictly adhering to the COVID-appropriate behaviour are not fol- woman. This is certainly below standard. “I Suvendu Adhikari, with the choicest of abus- has turned explosive. know many things about you, Modi and lowed, which helps the infection spread. Until we mend our ways, we are doomed es for our Islamic brethren, follows the cul- Shah. But I have the dignity not to stoop so ture of his new political masters. Sadly, such Send your feedback to: Congress leader to lose both battles, against the pandemic and the pollution. low,” she said. She targeted Modi, saying that [email protected] — Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | APRIL 15, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Irreconcilable LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SOUTH differences? ANIL GUPTA If we want real integration, North Indians must study the history and literature of South India, too, right from school While India insists on de-escalation in Eastern Ladakh, the Chinese prefer the status quo. As it appears, both sides are unwilling to relent he 11th round of India-China military talks to defuse tension in Eastern Ladakh, that was Theld after a gap of nearly two months, has again ended without any major breakthrough. The MARKANDEY KATJU marathon talks lasted 13 hours as has been the ll Indians, including those from the South, have read about the trend in the past, but the Chinese side this time great Mauryan Empire, the Gupta Empire, the Empire of was rigid and uncompromising. Ever since the suc- Harshavardhan, the Mughal Empire, and so on in their school his- cessful disengagement of troops from the lake area A and the Kailash Range in February this year, a stale- tory books. But, how many North Indians have heard of Krishnadeva mate exists as far as further disengagement is con- Raya of the Vijayanagara Empire (whose statue along with his two queens, cerned from the areas of Hot Springs, Gogra, still stands in the Tirupati temple), or of the great Chola and Pandya Demchok and over stopping of Indian patrols in kings? Regrettably, very few North Indians would be aware of these Depsang. great kings from the South. Most Indians have read the ‘Ramayan’ and Immediately after the disengagement was the ‘Mahabharata’, which are epics about North Indian kings, and most completed, the 10th round of talks was held Indians have read the works of Surdas, Tulsidas, Kabir, and the stories between the military commanders of the two nations. But it failed to arrive at any consensus as of Munshi Premchand. But how many North Indians have read the great far as further disengagement from the remaining Tamil epics ‘Silappathikaram’, ‘Manimekalai’, or the great Tamil trea- areas was concerned. However, the talks were tise ‘Tirukkural’ by Tiruvalluvar, about whom the great Tamil poet dubbed as “constructive” and both sides hoped for TO WARD Subramania Bharati wrote: “Tamil Nadu is known throughout the world a fruitful outcome. A joint statement issued by the OFF ANY because of Tirukkural.” How many have heard the ‘Tiruppavai’ by the two countries after the talks positively appraised THREAT IN THE poet saint Andal, which is sung in the month of January all over Tamil the disengagement from the lake area, terming it AREA, INDIA HAS Nadu, or the great poetry of Subramania Bharati who wrote powerful a significant step that would provide a good basis ALSO BUILT for resolution of other remaining issues along the UP A STRONG verses for women’s emancipation around 1910 much before anyone Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western dared to do so in the country? Very few. FORCE THERE, Sector. INCLUDING Though the much-awaited 11th round has ARMOURED ed to last year’s aggression. Hectic under Chinese control since the LAC. But lately, the PLA has been once again ended in a stalemate, there are two VEHICLES. THE diplomatic activity had preceded the mid-1950s. Daulat Beg Oldie preventing Indian troops from even noticeable differences. Unlike in the past, no joint 11th round of talks for “maintain- (DBO) is also located adjacent to the patrolling till these PPs and the phe- statement has been issued by the two nations. In LOGISTICS OF ing peace and tranquillity and pro- plains. In 1962, the Chinese occu- nomenon has become more pro- another first, the Chinese side has responded with SUSTENANCE viding conditions for the progress pied much of the Depsang plains nounced after the Doklam stand-off. a statement from the People’s Liberation Army OF SUCH A of bilateral relations.” The Indian west of the DBO, with India left with Unlike the Chinese incursions in the (PLA) with the Press statement issued by the LARGE FORCE Foreign Minister, in a telephonic a small bulge. The new road built Fingers Area (between Finger four- spokesperson of its Western Theatre Command AND KEEPING conversation with his Chinese coun- by us to connect the DBO with the eight), the Chinese did not physi- instead of its Defence Ministry. The statement THE ARMOURED terpart, had insisted on “early res- Shyok area and beyond is under the cally move into the area. issued by the PLA was full of rhetoric and laced FLEET FUNCTIONAL olution of remaining issues along observation of the Chinese and The Indian patrols can move in North Indians know of Hindustani music but how many know of with diplomatic niceties, indicating that it may have IN SUCH EXTREME the LAC and disengagement at all remains vulnerable to its artillery vehicles only up to an area called Carnatic music, and its trinity of Tyagaraj, Muthuswami Dikshitar and been drafted at the Ministry level but was issued COLD WEATHER friction points.” fire. The area is strategically impor- “Bottleneck” beyond which their CONDITIONS IS A Shyama Shastri? Hardly any. How many North Indians have heard of by the PLA. This indicates some sort of unhap- In a virtual meeting of the tant because China and Pakistan can movement is on foot. A kilometre piness or disagreement which may need interven- HERCULEAN TASK Working Mechanism of jointly threaten India with a pincer or so beyond the bottleneck is “Y- the great Keralite social reformer Narayan Guru, who belonged to the tion at the highest level. Consultation and Coordination on movement in a strategic collusion Junction” where the route bifurcates, low-caste Ezhava community and fearlessly criticised and campaigned The PLA’s statement said, “We hope India can India China Border Affairs and cut off the vital area from the with one fork leading to PP10 to 12 against the inhuman caste system? Practically none. For long, North treasure the current positive situation of de-esca- (WMCC), held in the last week of rest of Ladakh. Conversely, India and the other fork leading to PP13. Indians have regarded South India as a dark land populated by uncivilised lation in the China-India border regions, abide by March, it was decided to hold the can threaten Aksai Chin and the When Indian patrols approach Y- people and are blissfully unaware of the South’s great achievements related agreements reached by the two countries 11th round of talks between the China Pakistan Economic Corridor Junction, the PLA troops come in in various fields. Indeed in the ‘Ramayan’, Kishkindha, which is believed and the two militaries in previous meetings, meet Corps Commanders as early as pos- (CPEC), though a build-up for any vehicles from a nearby post and stop to be in the present State of Karnataka, was regarded to be a land pop- China halfway and safeguard peace and stability sible in order “to further ease the sit- large-scale offensive would pose them from going further up to the in the border regions together”; once again reit- uation on the ground and jointly serious challenges. LOP. In a quid pro quo, the Indian ulated by monkeys from whom Lord Rama raised a ‘vaanar sena (mon- erating the “half-way” offer rejected outrightly by safeguard the hard-won peace and Apart from the varying percep- troops prevent the PLA’s men from key army)’ to invade Sri Lanka. Regrettably, even today, many North India in the past. What’s the point of talking about stability in the border areas.” tion of the LAC, another peculiar going ahead of the “Bottleneck” area Indians look down on South Indians due to their ignorance of the cul- de-escalation when the Chinese have not even All eyes were thus set on the factor in the area is the Limit of to their perceived LOP. ture and achievements of the South. For instance, South Indian tem- completed the promised disengagement? 11th round of negotiations, hoping Patrol (LOP). India and China dif- To ward off any threat in the ples are massive and unbelievably beautiful. They reveal the high level A couple of weeks earlier, General Naravane, not only for disengagement from fer on the alignment of the LOP as area, India has also built up a of knowledge of architecture and geometry of the ancient and medieval the Indian Chief of the Army Staff, had observed the remaining areas but also for the well. The Chinese perception of the strong force there, including South Indians. For example, the Brihadishvara temple of Tanjore is sim- that the threat in Eastern Ladakh has “not gone resolution of the Depsang LOP is almost 20 km beyond our armoured vehicles. The logistics of away altogether” since the PLA was still maintain- imbroglio. So, the big question is, perception inside our territory. The sustenance of such a large force and ply astounding and one wonders how the builders could use such huge ing its considerable troop strength in the “rear why are the Chinese so sensitive tensions in this area are not recent. keeping the armoured fleet func- stones to create it. In fact, it reminds one of the Egyptian pyramids. The areas” as before. “De-escalation will take place only about this area and unwilling to con- The Chinese had intruded in the tional in such extreme cold weath- gigantic rock relief ‘Descent of the Ganges’ in the ancient port city of when these elements go back to their garrisons,” cede? The Depsang plains are sand- area in 2013 and again in 2015 dur- er conditions is a Herculean task. Mahabalipuram, capital of the Pallav Empire, is truly amazing. he had said. The much-needed de-escalation still wiched between the Aksai Chin and ing the visit of Chinese President Xi While India insists on de-escalation The large number of Roman coins found in South India show the eludes both sides. Siachen glacier. Located at the Jinping and then during the 2017 in this area simultaneously with the extensive trade between it and ancient Rome from the time of Emperor While the Indian side insisted on complete dis- height of 16,000-17,000 feet above Doklam crisis. others, the Chinese prefer the sta- engagement from Hot Springs, Gogra, Kongka La sea level, the area provides good The crux of the problem lies in tus quo. As it appears, both sides are Augustus (who reigned from 27 BC to 14 AD). This indicates how high- and Demchok, including the lingering issue of mobility to the armoured vehicles. both sides denying each other unwilling to relent. Indian troops are ly developed the economy in ancient and medieval South India was as Depsang, the Chinese did not concede to troop The writer is a political The Karakoram Pass and the Sasser access to the Patrolling Points (PPs) still in possession of a feature in the they, unlike North Indians, were seafaring people, with extensive com- pullback from these friction sites as earlier agreed commentator, security Law Pass, both strategically impor- located on the LOP. Earlier Indian lake area that can prove as a “trump and strategic analyst. mercial contacts in Southeast Asia. The Chola king Rajendra Chola is to, leave alone discussing Depsang. The disengage- The views expressed tant to India and located within its troops had been patrolling up to PP card” for hard bargaining with the believed to have executed military campaigns in Southeast Asia (Sri ment from the Depsang plains is believed to be are personal. territory, are on its flanks. 11, 12, 12A and 13 and had not Chinese to secure our interests in Lanka, Sumatra, and so on), which could only have been possible with the bone of contention since it is not directly relat- Much of these plains had been moved beyond that till the perceived the Depsang plains. the aid of a powerful navy. In Ilango’s epic ‘Silappathikaram’ one comes across these lines: “May the Pandya king prosper, who ruled over the South, after conquering the Ganga and the Himalayas in the north.” At POINTCOUNTERPOINT first I thought this was only poetic exaggeration, however, later I read of credible accounts of a South Indian king (perhaps Rajendra Chola) IN THE ELECTION, THE CONSCIOUS PEOPLE OF BENGAL I CAN SAY THAT AFTER THE ELECTIONS ARE leading a Napoleonic invasion of north India up to the Ganga and even HIT SO MANY FOURS AND SIXES THAT THE SEATS OF OVER, THE BJP WILL NOT EVEN GET beyond (apart from invading Sri Lanka, the Malaya peninsula, south- ern Thailand and so on.) If we want real integration of India, North Indians THE BJP HAVE BECOME CENTURIES. 70 OUT OF THE TOTAL 294 SEATS. must study the history, culture and literature of South India, too, right —PRIME MINISTER —WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER from school and give the South Indians the respect they deserve. NARENDRA MODI MAMATA BANERJEE (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. The views expressed are personal.) Time to bridge the healthcare gap and tap indigenous potential There has to be support from the Government for medical Research and Development activities towards advanced health solutions he COVID-19 pandem- utmost importance in ensur- the poverty line. these procedures popular, demand. Today, science has face too many hurdles in man- ic has brought to light ing the overall health of a com- It is imperative to monitor without really thinking about reached a stage where these ufacturing and commercial Tthe disparity among the munity. health inequities and help the long-term results. organs could be manufac- production. haves and have-nots in access While we have a plethora provide better access to afford- Currently, these valves are tured using one’s own cells Further, it’s critical to cre- to healthcare in the country. of health schemes in India like able and quality healthcare. highly expensive in India through the 3D printing tech- ate awareness about various However, everyone should the ‘Ayushman Bharat Many people in our country (approximately `22.5 lakh) nology or by using a biologi- health issues in regional lan- have working and living con- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya struggle to avail primary owing to which a majority of cal scaffold — like a shark fin guages that people under- ditions that are conducive to CHERIAN Yojana (PM-JAY)’ to cater to healthcare services. It is impor- the people cannot afford it. — on which it could be grown. stand. Plus, there is a pressing good health. The collaboration KM the health of our citizens, it’s tant that the Primary Health Even the cost of conventional Shark skin is another potential need to emphasise upon the of various stakeholders in the the execution part of such Centres (PHCs) in every State valve replacement (approxi- tissue substrate to create bio- importance of nutrition and health sector, who must work schemes that we lack in. cater to the healthcare needs of mately `3 lakh) is also out of logical tissue in view of its immunity development in as a team as well as individu- Efforts are required to ensure migrant workers who are from reach for many. The solution inherent tensile strength and maintaining individual health. ally, is essential to achieve a that people are enrolled, data- varied backgrounds. is indigenisation. The durability. The Governments, Vaccination can help in fairer and healthier world in bases are updated regularly Fostering and nurturing Transcatheter Aortic Valve both Central and States, as well keeping vaccine-preventable which all members of society and citizens avail the benefits indigenous technology is initiatives. There has to be Implantation (TAVI) using as financial institutions main- diseases away but there are have access to quality health- of the scheme. extremely important in build- some provision for financial Nitinol stents developed by the ly banks, should support these new viruses and strains that care services irrespective of The Public-Private- ing affordable healthcare infra- support and tax benefits so as National Aeronautical Lab initiatives. are being discovered every their socio-economic status. Partnership (PPP) model can structure in India. There has to encourage these R&D enti- (NAL) and the Council of Unfortunately, due to day. Recently, we have wit- The first step towards help in achieving the goal of to be support from the ties. For instance, if a patient Scientific and Industrial ignorance on the part of reg- nessed how the second wave of achieving universal access to accessible healthcare and real- Government for medical needs a heart valve replace- Research (CSIR) is promising ulatory bodies and other law the COVID-19 virus has taken affordable health services is to The writer is a Padma ising the targets in the field. Research and Development ment, Transcatheter Aortic in this respect. Unfortunately, enforcing agencies, even the the country by storm. Shri awardee and have uniform, unbiased and a cardiothoracic surgeon Private and Government enti- (R&D) activities towards Valve Replacement (TAVR) there has been no support licence for producing or man- Therefore, it is of utmost economical healthcare facili- credited with India’s first ties need to collaborate and advanced health solutions. is an alternative to convention- from any Central Government ufacturing these has been importance that our popula- ties available for all. This will bypass. He is Chairman work in consonance, supple- As far as possible, bureau- al heart surgery but the long- agency. poorly formulated and priori- tion has a fairly strong help in early detection and and CEO of Frontier menting each other’s effort. cratic hurdles must be lasting results of it are still in We all know that several tised. Another important area immune system, along with treatment of various diseases Lifeline Hospital. The They have to come up with removed so that innovators question. organs are received only from is the realm of stem cell affordable healthcare and views expressed are and infections. Preventive personal. specific strategies for various and scientists are able to avail It seems that there is an human donors and there is a research with its tremendous indigenous R&D in medical healthcare measures are of sections, such as those below the benefits of various policy industry-wide push to make wide gap in the supply and regenerative potential, but we science. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | APRIL 15, 2021 Money 08 Infosys board approves up to IMPCL achieves highest-ever turnover of over Rs 160 crores PNS n NEW DELHI (WHO) recently recom- the country and is known Rs 9,200-crore buyback plan mended its 18 Ayurvedic for the authenticity of its With its products attracting products for WHO- formulations. more buyers, Indian GMP/COPP certification "During the COVID-19 PNS n NEW DELHI least 50 per cent of the amount Medicines Pharmaceutical subject to certain observa- pandemic, it was able to earmarked as the maximum Corporation Limited tions in March 2021. cater to the needs of the Infosys on Wednesday said its size for the buyback i.e. Rs (IMPCL), the public The WHO provides country in the shortest Board has approved up to Rs 4,600 crore, and purchase a sector manufac- 'World Health time, probably the first 9,200-crore buyback plan, minimum of 26,285,714 equi- turing unit of Organization, company in the country to wherein the IT major will buy ty shares. the Ministry Goodprovide Immuno boosting back shares at a maximum The Board has constituted a of AYUSH, Manufacturing medicines as price of Rs 1,750 apiece. buyback committee compris- has recorded The buyback is part of the ing Chief Operating Officer its highest-ever Bengaluru-based company's (UB Pravin Rao), Chief turnover of Rs capital return of Rs 15,600 Financial Officer (Nilanjan 164 crore in crore, which also includes a Roy), Deputy Chief Financial 2020-21. final dividend of Rs 6,400 Officer, General Counsel and The company crore. Company Secretary. has recorded an The shares will be bought The buyback is subject to the all-time high back via the open market route approval of the members of the profit of through the Indian stock company by way of a special approximately exchanges, a regulatory filing cent. So in that sense, I think Elaborating on capital allo- Indian stock exchanges during resolution and all other applic- Rs 12 crore, the said on Wednesday. this is completely in line with cation exercise, Infosys state- the buyback period, the filing able statutory/regulatory AYUSH Practices / Certificate AurakshaImmuno From FY20, Infosys had our policy and that's what the ment said for FY 21, its board said. approvals. Ministry said. of Pharmaceutical Boosting Kit. At Rs 350, it enhanced its capital allocation board also considered when has recommended a final div- "Subject to the market price The public announcement Its previous Product (WHO- is one of the lowest-priced plan and said it will return 85 deciding the amount of buy- idend of Rs 15 per share, and of the equity shares being equal setting out the process, time- highest turnover GMP/CoPP)' certifica- such kits and is also avail- per cent of free cash flow back," Infosys Chief Financial that together with the interim to or less than the maximum lines and other statutory details was Rs 97 crore in 2019-20. tion to companies after able on Amazon. Nearly 2 cumulatively over five years via Officer Nilanjan Roy told dividend of Rs 12 per share buyback price, the indicative of the buyback will be released This growth is reflective conducting an inspection. lakh such kits have been buyback and dividends. reporters. already paid, the total dividend maximum number of equity in due course, the filing said. of the fast-growing adop- This certification is an sold in the last two "We've declared Rs 6,400 Trading was closed on per share for FY21 will amount shares bought back would be In August 2019, Infosys had tion of AYUSH products endorsement of the quali- months," the statement crore of dividend and Rs 9,200 Wednesday. to Rs 27, which is a 54 per cent 52,571,428 equity shares (max- bought back 11.05 crore of and services by the public ty of IMPCL's products. It said. crore in the buyback. Our Shares of Infosys had closed increase over FY20. imum buyback shares), com- shares under its Rs 8,260-crore following the outbreak of will help IMPCL to com- At present, IMPCL is cumulative payout for FY21 at Rs 1,398.60 apiece on American Depositary Shares prising approximately 1.23 per buyback offer. It had complet- the COVID-19 pandemic, mence export of quality manufacturing 656 classi- and FY20, which are the first Tuesday, down 1.91 per cent on holders are permitted to con- cent of the paid-up capital of ed its maiden buyback of Rs the statement said. medicines. cal Ayurvedic, 332 Unani two years of the capital alloca- BSE. The buyback price offered vert their ADS into equity the company as of March 31, 13,000 crore in December 2017, Adding another feather IMPCL is one of the and 71 proprietary tion policy, we would have paid is over 25 per cent higher than shares and subsequently opt to 2021 (on a standalone basis)," comprising 11.3 crore equity in IMPCL's cap, the World most trusted manufactur- Ayurvedic medicines for out 83 per cent of the 85 per the last closing price. sell such equity shares on the it said. Infosys will utilise at shares at Rs 1,150 per share. Health Organisation ers of AYUSH medicines in various diseases spectrum.

Global stocks follow Wall St Simplilearn MONEY MATTERS partners Syska LED wins CESL tender to higher after US inflation rises with KPMG PNS n BEIJING PNS n MUMBAI participate in Gram Ujala LED yska LED on Wednesday Global stock markets and Wall Online digital skill Ssaid it has won a unique Street futures rose Wednesday provider Simplilearn on tender of state-run after traders shrugged off high- Wednesday said it has Convergence Energy Services er US inflation and a decline in tied up with KPMG in Limited (CESL) to participate Fundraising through public Japanese machinery orders. India to offer postgrad- in carbon finance based Gram London and Paris opened uate programmes in dig- Ujala LED scheme for rural higher while Shanghai, Hong ital business transfor- India. "Syska LED has won a issues more than doubled Kong and Seoul rose. Tokyo mation and process uniquely structured tender by was off less than 0.5%. excellence. public sector entity Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) to PNS n NEW DELHI Rights Issue, respectively, as On Tuesday, Wall Street's The KPMG in India supply LEDs for homes in rural India based on carbon finance," a against Rs 21,382.35 crore and benchmark S&P 500 and Simplilearn partner- statement said.In a first-of-its-kind structure, the CESL had invited The Finance Ministry on Rs 55,669.79 crore raised last index climbed 0.3% to a new ship will provide a high- participation of bidders for co-investment on a revenue sharing Wednesday said fundraising year. This is an increase of 115 high, propelled by tech and will be allowed to “run hot” to Average was unchanged. touch learning experi- basis, where costs and profits would be shared in a manner that will through public and rights per cent and 15 per cent, consumer stocks on optimism ensure a recovery is in place. The Dow, which includes ence to the professionals encourage public-private participation in climate change mitigation. issues surged 115 per cent and respectively, in 2020-21 as the vaccine rollout will allow Traders “took the well- J&J, fell 0.2% on Tuesday. The enrolling in the post In this tender, Syska is downside protected through a fixed price 15 per cent, respectively, in compared to last year," the business activity to return to telegraphed inflation pick-up' Nasdaq, with more technolo- graduate, who will gain a offered by CESL; upside from carbon credits is shared in equal 2020-21 despite the uncertain- ministry said. normal. Johnson & in stride,” Stephen Innes of Axi gy stocks, gained 1.1%. real-world perspective of proportion between the two parties. ty due to the COVID-19 pan- Similarly, around 2003 Johnson fell 1.3% after US said in a report. Markets also In Asia, the Shanghai digital lean and business demic. issues of corporate bonds for regulators suspended use of its are “seemingly unfazed” by the Composite Index advanced transformation through In terms of numbers, FY21 an amount of Rs 7,82,427.39 single-dose vaccine to investi- J&J suspension. 0.6% to 3,416.72 and the Hang business case studies and witnessed 55 initial public crore happened in 2020-21, gate possibly dangerous blood In early trading, London's Seng in Hong Kong added masterclasses, according McDonald's to mandate offerings (IPO) and one fol- surpassing the amount raised clots. FTSE 100 was up less than 1.3% to 28,855.83. to a statement. low-on public offer (FPO), the (Rs 6,89,686.19 crore) through The US government report- 0.1% at 6,896.64. Frankfurt's The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo The learners will also ministry said in a statement. 1,821 issues for the fiscal year ed consumer prices increased DAX declined less than 0.1% shed 0.4% to 29,620.99 after be mentored by experts anti-harassment training In the fiscal, 21 rights issues 2019-20, it noted. by a stronger-than-expected to 15,222.10 while the CAC 40 government data showed from KPMG in India in- cDonald's will were successfully completed as Thus, it said, while the 0.6% in March, the fastest rate in Paris gained 0.2% to February machinery orders person to help them Mmandate against 17 in the previous number of issues increased by since 2012. Higher inflation 6,196.15. fell by an unexpectedly wide apply the theoretical worker training to year, it added. "During 2020- 10 per cent in 2020-21, the normally fuels fears interest On Wall Street, the future margin of 8.5% from the pre- frameworks to solve real- combat 21, Rs 46,029.71 crore and Rs amount raised increased by rates might be raised to keep for the S&P 500 index was up vious month, adding to con- world business chal- harassment, 64,058.61 crore were raised 13.5 per cent as compared to prices stable, but the Federal less than 0.1% while that for cern about the country's lenges. discrimination and through Public Issues and the previous financial year. Reserve has said the economy the Dow Jones Industrial recovery. violence in its restaurants worldwide starting next year, the company said Wednesday. The training requirement will impact FMCG firms assure supply Govt appoints 2 million workers at 39,000 stores worldwide. “It's really Madhavan elevated important that we be very clear: a safe and respectful Anil Kumar on workplace where people feel like they're going to be protected is critically important for our business,” McDonald's President amid Covid curfew in Maha central board as Prez of Disney and CEO Chris Kempczinski told The Associated Press in an interview. “It's just what society is expecting.” The change is PNS n NEW DELHI geared up." PNS n MUMBAI part of a larger reckoning over sexual harassment at An ITC spokesperson said, of SBI McDonald's. FMCG firms such as ITC, "ITC has taken all necessary PNS n NEW DELHI The Walt Disney Company Parle Products, Marico, Emami steps to ensure enhanced avail- India and Star India on and CG Corp Global on ability of products for con- State Bank of India on Wednesday elevated K Wednesday assured uninter- sumers across all channels. Wednesday said the gov- Madhavan naming him the Amazon moves SC against rupted supply of their products Over the period of the pan- ernment has nominated president of both the firms, based on the learnings from demic, we have developed Anil Kumar Sharma, the effective immediately. the previous year's lockdown, strong operating policies and executive director of the Since 2019, Madhavan has Delhi High Court stay order even as surge in COVID-19 year...this time things are far agile organisational structures RBI, on its board with been the country manager for uture Retail on Wednesday cases in India forced better managed. Companies for dealing with all types of immediate effect. Star and Disney in India, over- Fsaid Amazon has approached Maharashtra to declare a 15- have learnt how to deal with it. market constraints and volatil- Citing a DFS notifica- seeing their television and Supreme Court against a Delhi day curfew while other states "Governments have also ity." tion dated April 13, 2021, studios business. tions and direct-to-consumer High Court order which stayed a also impose various restric- learnt what they should be The spokesperson further SBI said, "..the central gov- In this new role, Madhavan businesses at Walt Disney said. single judge's order restraining tions. doing when they announce a said the company is confident ernment hereby nomi- will drive strategy and growth His new role also includes Future Retail Ltd from going Maharashtra on Tuesday lockdown," Parle Products that its robust supply chain sys- nates Anil Kumar Sharma, of the group in the country, oversight of channel distribu- ahead with its Rs 24,713 crore announced a statewide curfew Senior Category Head Mayank tem will ensure that all sales executive director, Reserve with responsibility for the vast tion and advertising sales as deal with Reliance Retail to sell its business. "The company's advo- from Wednesday, entailing Shah told PTI. channels, including e-com- Bank of India as director Disney, Star and Hotstar busi- well as local content produc- cates are in receipt of communication dated April 13, 2021, from stricter curbs on public activ- Asserting that there is no merce are serviced adequate- on the central board of nesses and operations span- tion business that currently is advocates of Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC informing ities, to curb spread of coron- worry on the supply side, he ly during this time. "We also State Bank of India with ning across entertainment, responsible for creating 18,000 that Amazon has filed a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme avirus but stopped short of said, "There is much clarity this now have a fully operational immediate effect... until sports, regional channels, and hours of original content Court of India against the captioned order dated March 22, 2021 announcing a full-scale lock- time. Things are smooth, even ITC e-store in six metro cities further orders, vice direct-to-consumer business- across fiction, non-fiction, passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi," Future down. "There is a lot of learn- local administration knows which can meet consumer Chandan Sinha." es, Rebecca Campbell, chair- sports, and movies in eight Retail informed the stock exchanges. Future Retail said it will ing that has gone in from last and companies are better requirements directly." man of international opera- languages, she added. "defend the matter/proceedings through our legal counsels". On March 22, the Delhi High Court stayed a single judge's order restraining Future Retail Ltd (FRL) from going ahead with the deal with Reliance Retail to sell its business, which was objected to by Nova raises USD ‘Long term policies needed for EV sector growth’ US-based e-commerce giant Amazon. PNS n NEW DELHI think tank noted. Two-wheeler and three- "One major barrier could be wheeler EV sales accounted for 1 mn seed funding Central and state governments that many potential EV buyers nearly 96 per cent of the elec- Design of ToU framework for need to reduce uncertainty are unaware of the financial tric mobility market in FY21, PNS n MUMBAI and roll out clear long term incentives available to them it added. electricity tariff in Gujarat policies to enable growth of the such as user subsidies and sig- Further, the electric mobil- Nova Benefits, a corporate electric vehicle sector in the nificant exemptions from road ity dashboard noted that Uttar ricing of electricity is one of health insurance platform, on country, according to CEEW tax and registration fees," it Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka Pthe key challenges in the Wednesday said it has raised Centre for Energy Finance's added. were the top three states in efficient functioning of the USD 1 million in seed fund- (CEEW-CEF). The CEEW-CEF, however, terms of EV sales in FY21. power sector. Electricity tariffs ing round led by Multiply nating manual workflows. The think tank also noted Arunabha Ghosh said in a pointed out that the country's Uttar Pradesh alone con- typically do not reflect the true Ventures, Better Capital and Through the platform, that the authorities need to statement. electric mobility sector is in a tributed 23 per cent of the costs of generation, transmis- Titan Capital. employees can access their work towards reducing the Further, targeted efforts are recovery mode having wit- country's sales, with 31,584 sion and distribution in India. Rupeek Gold Loans CEO insurance e-cards, find cash- high upfront cost of electric needed to solve critical chal- nessed sales of around 1.35 EVs sold in the last fiscal, it Knowledge about the demand-price relationship, consumers' willing- Sumit Maniyar and Early less hospitals and make claims. vehicles (EVs) and enhancing lenges such as higher upfront lakh units in the 2020-21 fis- added. "The top 10 states ness-to-pay for electricity, and demand forecasts are necessary to Salary co-founder Ashish The company plans to use charging infrastructure. cost of EVs, lack of end-user cal. EV registrations formed together made 88 per cent of all plan the supply and design of tariff structures. Increase in distributed Goyal also participated as the capital to integrate with "Electric mobility is poised financing, consumer's range 0.88 per cent of all vehicle reg- EVs sold in India. Tripura, energy resources (DER) such as solar photovoltaic (PV), wind tur- angel investors, a company insurance and HRMS compa- to be at the forefront of India's anxiety, and inaccessible charg- istrations in the last financial however, leads with the high- bines and electric vehicles (EVs) will result in unanticipated peaks in release said. nies, co-create a new catego- green recovery. In the coming ing, he added. year - the highest share ever est share of EVs per 1,000 demand-generation balance leading to huge stress on the power sys- Bengaluru-based Nova ry of health insurance prod- years, the central and state gov- Besides, the Faster Adoption achieved, it added. internal combustion engine tem equipment and networks. Typically, in most cities, the last 100 Benefits is an employee ben- ucts with insurers and expand ernments need to reduce and Manufacturing of Electric The think tank also noted (ICE) vehicles, with 52 EVs MW of the peak demand is experienced for about 100 hours or less efits platform centered around its engineering and business uncertainty by rolling out Vehicles (FAME)-II scheme that the Indian automobile sold for every 1,000 ICE vehi- in a year; and creating an entire infrastructure to meet this load corporate health insurance. It development efforts, the detailed and clear long-term has achieved only 4.25 per cent market has registered over cles in FY21," a CEEW-CEF makes the whole system uneconomical. helps save HR time by elimi- release said. policies," CEEW CEO of its sales targets till now, the 6.38 lakh EVs since 2011-12. analyst said. 9

Vijayawada Thursday April 15, 2021 what’s brewing? HUMA MAKES BLINK-AND-MISS Ajay Devgn-starrer MayDay inspired from the 2015 Doha-Kochi flight incident

jay Devgn is on place on August 18, 2015 a roll nowadays. early in the morning. The APPEARANCE IN As an actor, he’s flight 9W 555 had 141 at the best passengers and eight crew A phase of his members on board. career. His last Trouble arose when the film, Tanhaji – The flight, which took off ARMY OF THE DEAD TRAILER Unsung Warrior was from Doha, tried to land 2020’s biggest grosser, at its destination at Kochi he trailer of Starring Dave Bautista, Ella offered $50 million for the earning Rs. 279.55 crore. but was unable to do so the much- Purnell, Omari Hardwick, job. He accepts the propo- As a producer, his compa- due to poor visibility. The anticipated Ana de la Reguera, Theo sition, builds a team and ny, Ajay Devgn Ffilms, is plane was then diverted zombie Rossi and Hiroyuki enters the zombie-infested doing great. And now as a to Trivandrum where the T thriller Sanada, Army of the Dead land. Scott and his team director, he has begun visibility was equally film Army marks Huma Qureshi’s have to retrieve $200 mil- work on his fourth direc- poor, prompting the of the Dead Hollywood debut. lion and dodge the zombie torial, MayDay. The pilots to initiate a May dropped. The film The actress also makes a attack. Mind you, these are superstar also acts in this Day call. After three comes from the blink-and-miss appearance alpha zombies — smarter film besides Amitabh failed attempts, the plane director of Justice in the trailer. and much faster. Bachchan and Rakul landed at Trivandrum air- League series of The trailer of Army of Huma Qureshi appears Preet Singh. port with only 250 kg of movies, Zack the Dead begins with casi- to be a survivor of the It is scheduled for release fuel left, although some Snyder. The trailer no boss Bly Tanaka zombie attack. Huma on April 29, 2022 and is reports say it had around is gripping from (Hiroyuki Sanada) Qureshi is playing a small already one of the most 350 kg of fuel left. the word go. approaching former zom- part in the Zack Snyder- awaited films of However, the minimum a Expect some bie war hero Scott Ward directed film, the actress Bollywood. Boeing 737 aircraft high-octane (Dave Bautista) with a pro- revealed. Sharing the trail- The title of the film had should have as fuel action posal. er of the film, Huma wrote, already made it evident reserve is about 1500 kg. sequences and Scott, who leads a quiet “Super proud to be a small that the film is something A trade expert says, some edge-of- life working as a chef in a part of this genius man’s to do with an aircraft in “The incident made news the-seat humble eatery now, is vision @ZackSnyder need of help. But not at that point but was soon moments approached to enter Las always a fan and friend much was given out by forgotten. Hence, audi- from this Vegas, a zombie-infested forever (sic).” the film’s team about its ences would be in for a upcoming quarantined zone to Army of the Dead will premise. surprise when they’ll see film by retrieve $200 million lying release on Netflix on May However, now it has MayDay and realise that Snyder. in a strip club. Scott is 21. come to light that it’s inspired from a shock- MayDay is inspired by an ing, true incident. Also, astonishing but little the papers only reported known true incident. As about the incident but MayDay went on floors take place in Doha. This per recent report, the film didn’t follow up with the in December 2020 and three-day shoot was is inspired by the 2015 case. So one hardly knows most of the shoot is scheduled to happen in Katy Perry and Miranda Kerr talk episode of Jet Airways what happened later on. already over. Last week, April-end but due to the Doha-Kochi flight that It’s an exciting idea that the second last schedule surge in Coronavirus had a close shave due to Ajay Devgn has chosen was wrapped up in Mira cases, Ajay Devgn has ‘unconditional love' of motherhood poor visibility. for his directorial ven- Road and Vasai and now decided to put this sched- The said incident took ture.” the final schedule will ule on hold.

he singer, 36, home with them in his back- joined the super- pack,” Perry said, laughing. model, 37, on In addition to his mom's Virat Kohli: Speaking to Katrina Kaif ‘for 2 T Instagram Live products, Perry said “Flynn Tuesday evening will always bring this amaz- to discuss the ing nugget of knowledge on minutes' was biggest off-the-field moment launch of Kerr's KORA either skincare or food.” Organics skincare line's new Perry and Bloom wel- ricketer Virat Kohli, who is turmeric moisturiser. comed their first child married to actor-producer During their chat, the pair together, Daisy Dove, last Anushka Sharma, had once also bonded over mother- year. Kerr also has two sons revealed that Katrina Kaif hood and spoke about their (Myles, 18 months, and C speaking to him for two min- “close” relationship with Hart, 3) with husband Evan utes was the biggest off-the- each other. Spiegel, 30. field moment in his life. A throwback “In our modern family, “The kids are my number video has now surfaced online where she’s probably the most one love,” Kerr said as she the cricketer had made the confession. health conscious of every- and Perry chatted about par- In the video, a young Virat was seen one,” Perry said of Kerr, who enthood Tuesday. “It’s just talking to VJ Bani. In it, Bani asked shares 10-year-old son Flynn the best thing in the world, what was his biggest off-the-field with her fiancé, Orlando being a mom.” moment. Virat said: “Katrina Kaif just Bloom. Kerr and the actor “It’s the best job. It’s the spoke to me for just two minutes.” were married for three years most fulfilling,” Perry When she asked “sachi (is that true?)”, from 2010 to 2013. agreed. “There was no feel- Virat replied, “Main jhoot kyun bolunga “One of the great things ing like the feeling when I (why will I lie?)” about being close to had my daughter. That was Virat and Anushka married in 2017 in Miranda is I get to try out like all the love I was ever Italy in a wedding attended by a selected all her products, especially searching for what like few. They welcomed their first child, a when her son [Flynn] comes ‘Bam.’” daughter, in January this year. FUN

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Thursday April 15, 2021 THE POWER OF PLAY All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy! Despite the truth of this saying, we come across parents and educational institutions NEW LEASE OF who restrict playtime for children of all ages. Nisha Sharma of ‘Play First’, which aims to LIFE FOR KIDS revolutionise ‘play’ in the country, talks to The Pioneer’s RACHEL DAMMALA about ON THE STREETS o ensure a life of dig- Telangana State Commission for the need for play, its role in both classrooms nity and respect for Protection of Child Rights, said, the children in street “I appreciate Save the Children and the personal development of a child, and situations in for taking up such initiative to T Hyderabad city by work on the issues of children more. ensuring a legal iden- living in street situations. It has tity, and thereby access to their been one of our major areas of entitlements as rights, Save the work, addressing the issues of e know often play is unfolding in her difficult to describe in Children has joined hands with children in street situations. We we’ve seen par- son’s life and the role it is words. Observing my son Greater Hyderabad Municipal need all the stakeholders to come ents ‘rewarding’ playing. As a play enthusi- at play and the other chil- Corporation. together and address the issues children with ast and trained play facili- dren playing alongside On the occasion of holistically. I call for a detailed W playtime for tator, she educated herself him, intrigued me more International Day for Street discussion on chalking out a plan good behaviour about the play by attending about getting to know the Children, J. Srinivasa Rao, of working together to promote or as positive reinforce- different conferences, being biology of play. I started has now become a life goal. Chairperson, Telangana State and protect the rights of children ment for having finishing a member of playgroups, using my observations, my The aim of starting ‘Play Commission for Protection of in street situations. Giving an chores, or homework. familiarising herself with experience, and available First’ is simple: To enable Child Rights virtually launched a identity to them is an important That’s probably how it the research in the field, research on play in a sys- children to respectfully collaborative project for the chil- beginning. I appreciate all the worked for most of us too. conducting play sessions, tematic manner to support enjoy play, to enable par- dren living in street situations, partners for coming together to But did you know that play and observing children at this personal journey of my ents and teachers to value ‘Making #TheInvisibles Visible make the launch a huge success. is a basic right of a child play.“As an experiential child and myself.” play and design their own through Legal Identity in SCPCR will also be there to sup- recognised by United educator and a certified The amount of research role in the play journeys of Hyderabad City’ in the presence port not just 5000 children but Nations Convention for global trainer for ‘Play for happening in the field of their children, to enable of Latifa Shaikh, Child every single child lives in street Right of the Child? This Peace’, I realised that the play in the whole world is individuals to find their Champion from Mumbai, Sri. situations in Hyderabad.” only shows the kind of flow which is generated astonishing. No matter how play and live a quality life, Aswin Lakshmanan, Director – Highlighting the importance impact ‘play’ can have on a during play is unparalleled. one defines play, which to bring the study of play to Strategy and Planning, Verizon of this collaborative initiative, child’s development. People are their own selves, methodology one uses to formal teacher education India and leaders from Save the Aswin Lakshmanan, Director – Raising awareness and edu- they lose all their inhibi- study its impact, the results programs of the country, Children. Strategy and Planning, Verizon cating schools and parents tions and the connections have always beenx in and to make more people To begin with, the year-long India said, “We are happy to about the saw is the organi- built and discoveries made favour of play. Play has aware about play, its power project will ensure a legal identi- partner with Save the Children sation ‘Play First’, founded about oneself and the oth- been established as a fun- and thus creating play ty document to over 5000 CiSS to provide a new lease of life to by Nisha Sharma. ers are immensely power- damental and biological champions in our society.” to enable them to be visible on these homeless and underprivi- Having been in the field ful. I have been enamoured need of all animals, includ- At ‘Play First’, they the government records and avail leged children through a legal of education for the last 15 by this power of play for ing humans. This renewed believe that each adult – time, duration, space, and supporting them to schemes for which they are eligi- identity as citizens of our coun- years and working with the last around seven understanding of play and working with children is material, people, and activ- design a role for themselves ble for their overall well-being try. Driven by our purpose of children and adults of dif- years,” Nisha tells us. the paradigm of play as a doing his/her best for the ities. Interventions of any to nurture their children’s and future growth. The project moving the world forward ferent age groups, Nisha’s Talking about the kind of right of children, made well-being of the children. kind must be done in the play and thus their lives. brings in multiple stakeholders together, we are working closely passion for exploring play learning she had as she saw Nisha delve deeper into the The intentions are always spirit of enabling children Play First will also work including State Commission for with the communities around us and essential life skills with her song growing up, she nuances of play. “There are beautiful and a bit of infor- to decide for themselves.” with schools and teachers, the Protection of Child Rights, to enable economic, environ- learners of different ages says, “The pure joy and several questions which she mation and perspective can Play First points out how enabling schools to make District Child Protection Unit, mental and social advancement. has only grown. As a moth- control which a little infant got answers to in the last enable them to make more children have been playing play an important part of Department of Women and With this initiative, we aim to er, the birth of her son (now a toddler) can feel three years and there are informed choices about for millennia, adults have each school day – design- Child Welfare, Child Welfare provide a robust support system allowed her to observe, during his uninterrupted many which are yet to be children’s lives. Talking responded to their need to ing play sessions, designing Committees, State Juvenile Police for the street children by ensur- pause and reflect on how and self-initiated play are explored. This discovery about how play is a biologi- play intuitively all this play spaces, and choosing Unit – Hyderabad Police and ing access to basic facilities, cal process, Nisha informs, while. However, the sharp sustainable material and other civil society organisations empowering them with informa- “Play is always happening discontinuities which have practices to nurture play. on a common platform to bring tion and awareness on their whether it’s allowed or not. occurred in the last three Nisha hopes more and about a collective impact on rights and entitlements and help- Whilst the children have to decades in children’s play more parents and educators these lives. ing them lead their life with dig- play and will play because lives, they say, need delib- will join her in the cause. Srinivasa Rao, Chairperson, nity and respect.” they are built to play, our erate thinking and conver- “We hope to build a per- endeavour must be to sation about it. Thinking spective about play and its respect this fundamental and talking about play is value by designing and need and create enabling the new need of the new delivering a module that play environments. We world order! Nisha, who can be plugged into various must remove the barriers has been working as an pre-service teacher educa- like lack of time, lack of educator for more than a tion programs. There’s only space, lack of companions, decade now, has also led so much I can do here. lack of material, lack of different teams in schools When a teacher, before autonomy, and other such as a teacher educator, prin- her/she is corrupted by the basic things from our chil- cipal, and coordinator. As a limitations of the system, dren’s environment. As Global Certified Trainer for can form this perspective, adults, all that we can do is Play for Peace, she has the lives of many children to create an environment, facilitated sessions for chil- can be positively impacted,” the blueprint of how to dren, youth, and adults in Nisha believes. play and what to play is rural and urban contexts It’s time we stop seeing already there with each on life skills, teaching, play as just instruments to child. Play is a state of equity, and inclusion. With teach a subject and enable mind which can be Play First, she hopes to every child to make the achieved when the child work with parents and most of this enriching has the freedom to choose sharing the value of play, experience.

Covid-19 vaccine, we must Dr Satish Kaul, HOD and The growing continue taking all precau- Director, Internal medicine, tions like the use of face Narayana Hospital, cases of cover or masks, hand saniti- Gurugram , says that vac- Vaccine still sation and maintain distanc- cines are surely safe if doses Covid-19, ing. These behaviours must are taken within prescribed be followed both at the ses- time that too with all which includes sion site and in general. required precautions. Vaccination reduces the “We need to understand people who severity of disease and reduce that vaccine basically pro- the transmissibility of virus,” vides protection from the have been fully he explains. severity of the disease; it best bet However, the rising con- saves us from getting chroni- cerns may raise doubts in cally sick. It potentially saves vaccinated also oon after the vaccinated or partially vacci- the mind of the people about us practically from ICU, ven- reports of doctors nated. The antibodies pro- getting vaccinated. But, tilators and oxygen support, testing positive, getting COVID duced by the vaccine helps in experts say this is not the way it helps to weaken the mech- positive even after fighting off the virus, which out. anism of disease in human has raised an S receiving both the in turn, reduces the chances “One shouldn’t be appre- body. Hence, vaccine benefi- vaccine shots of that person transmitting hensive about getting the ciaries are supposed to con- alarm. The made headlines, the efficacy the virus to other people,” Dr vaccination done. While it tinue wearing masks, main- of the vaccine came under Deepak Verma, Internal doesn’t provide 100 per cent taining social distancing and Pioneer speaks question. Medicine, Columbia Asia efficacy, it is still the best bet. Covid appropriate behaviour With people wondering Hospital, tells you. Keeping in mind the current even after getting vaccinated,” with doctors why to get vaccinated if one There are reports that not situation, it is imperative that he suggests. can anyway get infected with administering the jab at the we must be on optimum Also after taking second who reason and Coronavirus, doctors believe right spot can be one of the guard. Even after getting the dose be extra cautious for at it is still the best bet. reasons of a person catching vaccination done, one must least two weeks, follow all explain why “It is not correct to think the virus, however, Dr Verma there is no evidence so far Consultant & Head virus. follow all the safety precau- precautionary measures. that getting vaccinated will dismisses all these facts. that a wrong way of adminis- Respiratory “Even if you are vaccinat- tions that are laid out by the “Experts believe that one has vaccination is prevent one from catching “The vaccines approved for tering a vaccine can affect its Medicine/Pulmonology, ed, you must follow the safety Government. Becoming to not get infected for at least the infection. A fully vacci- use in India are intramuscu- efficacy; however, it can Paras Hospital agrees with rules suggested by doctors. complacent is one of the two weeks after getting the nated person can still be lar in nature and a vaccinated increase pain, swelling and Verma and tells you that Vaccination is a must to major reasons of people second dose in order for the still the best infected but the viral load of person getting Covid has got reduce the range of motion there is yet no vaccine that reduce the transmission rate catching the infection even vaccine to be effective. such a person will be far less nothing to do with how a in that area,” he says. guarantees 100 per cent pro- and thus everyone must get after the getting the jab,” Dr Hence, these two weeks are option. than someone who is not vaccine is administered — Dr Arunesh Kumar, Senior tection against the corona it. Even after receiving the Verma tells you. the most crucial,” Kaul adds. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | APRIL 15, 2021 avenues 11

QUOTE OF THE DAY Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Making the country proud

aking the country and her compatriots Mproud, SRM Institute of Science and Technology’s (SRMIST) student Nethra Kumanan has become the first Indian woman to qualify for the upcoming Olympics. While confirming her berth in the Tokyo Olympics, Kumanan will be representing the country in sailing. She qualified for the pres- tigious event by securing top position at the Laser Radial event in the Mussanah Open a World Cup medal in sailing Championship, a joint Asian when she won Bronze at 2020 BRAND NEW FUTURE and African Olympic qualify- Sailing World Cup in Miami, ing event. USA. A second-year engineering Kumanan will now become student of SRMIST, Kumanan the first Indian woman sailor to New-age career options are a rage among students. MUSBA HASHMI speaks has also represented the coun- represent the country at the try at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Olympics. This 23-year-old with experts and academicians to tell you how equipped schools are to prepare Games in Incheon and Jakarta, professional sailor is a resident respectively. of Chennai and has made her This is not all. She became institution proud. She trains in job ready individuals and what the future holds for these courses the first Indian woman to win the Canary Islands, Spain. t’s time that we have finally man- Also, when one talks about tech- professionals as vacancies are left ready individuals is to involve busi- aged to get over the likes of engi- nology an innovation, there is no WHAT CAN BE DONE unfilled and these vacancies are still ness organisations in the academic Ineering, law and medical sciences. way of not mentioning the growing open,” Chittora adds. process. With the implementation of Bid to nurture talent Alternative career options are now in careers of Full Stack Web l Tailor made syllabus Another one on the list of the the New Education Policy (NEP the driver’s seat. Students, too, are pre- Development and Cybersecurity. most-sought after jobs of the 21st 2020) that focuses on industry- PNS n NEW DELHI ferring to land a job that not only help “Full Stack Web Development is l On the field exposure century is Data Scientist. “Demand academia alliance and vocational them earn a handsome amount of the combination of both front end l Academic and Industry across the world for Data Scientists learning, we will be able to produce ndia’s coaching capital, Kota, witnessed an unprecedented money, but also give them that much and back end portions in the life of sessions from subject matter will only grow and the lack of com- job ready individuals, who will rev- development when the doyens of coaching institutes get asso- needed job satisfaction. Not that, a web application. You’ll be glad to experts petition for these jobs makes data olutionise the industry and fast-track Iciated with Motion Education to give offline classes to engineering and law lacks it, but it is, know that full-stack development science a lucrative option for a the development of our country,” JEE/NEET aspirants. of course, not on everyone’s cards. jobs are considered one of the high- l State of the art infrastructure career path. People from across the Alka Kapur, Principal, Modern The presence of three directors, viz., Akhilesh Khanter, Vishal As the innovations are mostly est paying jobs in India. This is pri- l Real-time internships world are getting into this domain Public school, Shalimar Bagh, New Joshi, and Surendra Mishra from coaching institute Nucleus turning out to be multidisciplinary marily because of its demand and the due to its demand and popularity. Delhi, tells you. Education, in addition to the directors of Sarvottam Career and/or interdisciplinary, even the lack of skilled professionals in the l Organisations have to strike According to an IBM report, Data She lists courses that are on the Institute, namely, Lalit Vijay, Ashish Bajpai, Dr Ashish careers are becoming one. domain. The average salary of a Full MOUs with expert entities for Science jobs would likely grow by 30 priority lists of students. Maheshwari, Jitendra Chandwani, and GS Tiwari into Motion CM Faiz, Director, HKBK College Stack Developer is around `10 lakh knowledge exchange per cent. The estimated figure of job “Technological advancement and Education is considered a path-breaking event by industry insid- Of Engineering, tells you that Sports per annum and an experienced pro- l Research mentoring by listing is 2,720,000 for Data Science digitisation of services have expand- ers. Analytics/Sports Management and fessional can earn `20 lakh per subject matter experts in 2021. Also, according to the US ed the market, and they’ve opened up Apart from the esteemed faculty members of Nucleus Audio Engineering are some of the annum according to Glassdoor,” Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 11 a plethora of job opportunities such Education and Sarvottam Career Institute, Motion Education is few options that students can choose Diwakar Chittora, CEO & Director, l Hosting real time student million jobs will be created by 2026,” as application developers, web cre- further strengthened by the arrival of Gavesh Bhardwaj, Ramesh from. IntelliPaat, explains. conferences Chittora tells you. ative writers, bloggers, wedding pho- Sharda and Prashant Jain. They are the experts of Mathematics, “Sports Analytics is used at every On the other hand, cybersecurity l Student exchange programs While new-age career options tographers, cinematographers, Inorganic Chemistry, and Olympiads’ preparation, respectively. level of sports management from jobs are in high-demand worldwide are the way forward, the question is reviewers, influencers, social media Nitin Vijay, Managing Director, Motion Education, said: “We school to the international level, while as every organisation professionals in l Imparting crucial lateral whether the school curriculum is handlers, digital marketers, motiva- believe in putting forth relentless effort to pass the expertise of audio engineering open a plethora of their security teams to maintain thinking skills in the domain well-equipped enough to help stu- tional speakers, ethical hackers, web our esteemed faculty members to the brightest Technocrats and options in the music and film indus- their security and prevent any breach area dents take the alternative way and designers, image consultants, stand- Medicos of the world, and in order to succeed and improve the try and also in the ad agencies,” Faiz of data. “Organisations around the makes them job ready. up comedians and YouTubers, standard of education on a consistent basis, we persistently search says. world are in need of cybersecurity “The best route to creating job among others,” she mentions. and follow creative methods.” ‘NEP will be game changer’ DR RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK' talks about how the NEP 2020 will help the country in overcoming several challenges by walking the footsteps of the Constitution’s chief architect Dr Ambedkar himrao Ramaji Ambedkar, whom brought within reach of everyone. It inaugurated the Dr Ambedkar cation and women emancipation. Bwe fondly know as Babasaheb was him who deliberately included International Centre for socio-eco- With the NEP, Sanskrit will be main- Ambedkar, the face of the Indian inde- Article 45 in the Directive Principles Dr Ambedkar’s nomic transformation in 2017. streamed by being offered both at pendence movement , chairman of the of State Policy that “the state shall vision on education Not only this, today, I am elated school and higher education and drafting committee of the constitution, endeavour to provide, within ten will be to highlight that the vision of Dr Sanskrit knowledge systems will be Top institutes to go for a social reformer, an Indian jurist, an years from the commencement of this Ambedkar on education will be established and strengthened to con- educationist, and above all was a Constitution, for free and compulso- accomplished accomplished through the New duct teaching and interdisciplinary ata science is the field of course and earn a certificate staunch supporter of the Dalit ry education for all children until they through the NEP Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The research. Dstudy that combines from IBM. Movement in the post-independent complete the age of fourteen years.” 2020. It is the first NEP is the first education policy for The NEP keeps teachers at the domain expertise, program- Indian Institute of Indian history. Only a few might be familiar that the 21st century, aiming to build char- centre of the reforms in the education ming skills and knowledge of Management Kozhikode: IIM Babasaheb was the principal he contributed his views in the reform education policy for acter and prepare the youth for gain- sector as they are the ones who will mathematics and statistics to Kozhikode has launched the architect behind the Constitution of education by taking an active part the 21st century, ful and fulfilling employment while truly shape the future of India. The extract meaningful insights Certificate Programme in Data and played an integral part in evolv- in discussing the Bombay university aiming to prepare being aligned to the Indian ethos. policy will help recruit and train the from data. Today, from multi- Science, designed to give you a ing the intellectual tradition within the act and Primary Education Dr Ambedkar, the Constitution’s best and brightest to enter the teach- national companies to small detailed insight into modern Indian society. Born in Mahu Amendment Bill. His abiding interest the youth for chief architect, supported the consti- ing profession at all levels. These startups, every organisation data science practices. The (Madhya Pradesh), Ambedkarji was in education was not limited to con- gainful employment tutional mandate of reservation as teachers will help in fulfilling the requires a Data Scientist for course helps participants to a prolific student who earned doc- jecture, but he diligently worked to enshrined in Article 15 and Article 16 vision of Dr Ambedkar, who has been proper usage of the huge understand the differences torates from Columbia University in give practical shape to his views. He of our constitution. The NEP 2020 one of the enlightened minds of amount of data it generates and between small data and big data, New York and received a D.Sc from founded the people’s education soci- and skill-based education. He firmly affirms that the provisions of reser- modern India; the man who had con- stores. explore Python and learn to London University to become one of ety in 1945 and opened several col- believed that technical knowledge and vations in educational institutions tributed immensely to shaping India’s The rising demand for data import Python libraries such as the best-educated persons of modern leges and hostels for the emancipation skill development were of prime will not be diluted. Instead, new future as a democracy and the secu- science professionals presses NumPy and Pandas amongst India. Raised in a low-income fami- of Dalits and girls through education. importance for the youth’s upliftment efforts will be made for bridging the lar fabric of our country. on the need to have some sig- other skills. The three months ly, he faced several challenges during Besides, Dr Ambedkar in the and economically backward people. gender gap as well as socio-econom- Thus, as one of the founding nificant courses and curriculum programme is conducted online childhood; nevertheless, he became Constituent Assembly proposed to Our Government is committed to ic disadvantaged groups in access, par- fathers of the Republic, the Bharat to skill-up the budding leaders. through session of four-five one of the greatest icons of the India. keep Sanskrit as a national language fulfilling these aspirations that he had ticipation, and learning outcomes. Ratna Dr Ambedkar will always be Here is a list of India’s top hours per week. Graduate or As one of the makers of modern and advocated teaching in mother- envisioned for the nation. Prime Further, Kasturba Gandhi Balika remembered fondly by the nation who institutes offering comprehen- diploma holders in any disci- India, he said, “Education is not only tongue. He believed in making the Minister Narendra Modi has always Vidyalas will be strengthened and was committed to the development sive and advanced data science pline with minimum one year the birthright of every human being child’s learning process easy and believed that BR Ambedkar’s thoughts expanded for girls from socio-eco- and larger well-being of the entire online courses that can help of work experience can apply. but also a weapon of social change.” smooth through education, taught in and ideas continue to give strength to nomically disadvantaged back- nation. learners acquire the right skill The fee is is `71,750 excluding Ambedkarji was of the view that edu- the mother tongue. Dr Ambedkar was millions, and it is in the respect and grounds. The NEP 2020 is aligned The writer is Union Education Minister, set and land their dream job. taxes. cation is something that ought to be an eminent supporter of job-oriented memory of Babasaheb’s ideas that PM with Babasaheb’s vision of female edu- Government of India Henry Harvin: The course Simplilearn: The Post equips students with the most Graduate Programme (PGP) essential skills needed to apply in Data Science in partnership eing one of the major reforms ly the need of the hour. It is impor- data science in any number of with Purdue University is a Bintroduced to the education sys- tant for the following reasons: real-world contexts. It blends comprehensive Data Science tem in recent times, the Central Common platform for all nThe rising cut-offs of the uni- theory, computation, and appli- bootcamp programme — lever- Universities Common Entrance Test versities create unnecessary pressure cation in a most easy-to-under- aging Purdue’s academic excel- (CUCET) is an All-India test for on the students stand and practical way. The lence in Data Science and admission various under- With CUCET being named as the common entrance test for admissions to 54 nEqual opportunities to all the training duration is 40 hours Simplilearn’s partnership with graduate/integrated, post-graduate Central universities, ANKIT KAPOOR tells you what the students can expect from it students with 12 month free Brush Up IBM. This programme is ideal and research programmes in nThis will enable the students to sessions and 50 hours e-learn- for all working professionals, Central/State universities of India. CUCET was conducted in the offline This will enable students to have understand the importance of aptitude ing access. The course fee starts covering job-critical topics like Having a major change in this acad- mode and now the proposal is to con- a varied knowledge of the subjects. For building and will make them market- from `13,500 onwards. R, Python programming, and emic year, CUCET has been named duct the test as a Computer Based Test example, a student wants to pursue ready. IntelliPaat: IntelliPaat’s machine learning algorithms. the common entrance test for admis- (CBT), which, with complete details Math Hons with it now it is possible nThe quality of students will get Data Science training pro- The programme duration is sions to 54 central universities. of the exam is expected to be revealed to make history as a subject. This is enhanced gramme offered in collabora- one year where classes are con- It is anticipated that the CUCET soon. the most important recommendation n This will aim to give students tion with IBM lets learners ducted online four-five hours will be conducted by the National The New Education Policy 2020 of NEP called multi-disciplinary. holistic development gain proficiency in Data Science per week. The admission fee is Testing Agency (NTA). Recently, proposed a common entrance test for The expected CUCET approach. This change of conducting one with Python, Machine `2,15,000 (excluding GST) Delhi University has also hinted to higher education. This will scrap the The Computer-based aptitude exam is the change for good and will Learning, AI, Deep Learning, Upgrad: It offers India’s conduct the admission process for current domination of marks among test will test the students on: allow students to experience equal Big Data Hadoop, Spark and first NASSCOM certified 2021 through CUCET and based on the students. Over a period of time, nVerbal Aptitude opportunity in the real sense. For this, Tableau Desktop. This pro- Executive PGP in Data Science Class XII marks. CUCET is not an we have seen the sky-scraping cut-offs nLogical Reasoning students need to continuously strive gramme comprises 10+ cours- from IIITB. The duration is one entirely unfamiliar entrance test, the of Delhi University creating a lot of nQuantitative Aptitude towards honing their skills and under- es, 53+ industry-specific pro- year and classes are conducted. Central universities have been con- pressure on the students and the par- there will be a multi-disciplinary The CUCET entrance test will be stand the importance of aptitude jects, and 232 hours of online The eligibility for the course is ducting it until last year for admis- ents to get the best so that they get setup with the option to choose a for- compulsory for the students who building. instructor-led training with a to have a Bachelor’s Degree with sions. While the major difference admission to these colleges. eign language and more emphasis on seek admission to all the universities, The writer is Managing Director — Pratham CAPSTONE project. Learners minimum 50 per cent or equiv- would be that the earlier version of There will be no stream instead critical thinking. and experts believe that it is absolute- Test Prep will get access to the IBM alent passing marks. 12

Vijayawada Thursday April 15, 2021 tollywood WE NEED MORE FILMS ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: PRAKASH RAJ Actor Prakash Raj who is riding high on the success of Vakeel Saab, speaks to K RAMYA SREE about his association with Pawan Kalyan, exchanging ideologies, future projects, and more

aspects in mind, the court- Saab, it felt like I really was issues. We exchange books room drama was been in a courtroom.” on poetry and current designed.” Sharing one of the affairs. Pawan and I have a Speaking about his associ- instances on sets, he said, few thoughts on the welfare ation with Pawan Kalyan, “When I came to sets at 9 of the public. We want to do the Varsham actor shares, am one day, Pawan Kalyan more films on women’s “Vakeel Saab is close to reached the set by 7 am. empowerment. Pawan’s ideologies. This When asked why he was And men must change. story is relevant to him. early, he replied, ‘I couldn’t It’s the parents’ responsibility During a few scenes in the sleep, so I reached the sets to teach their sons their ersatile actor tor named his character film, it felt like those dia- early’.” responsibilities and respect Prakash Raj was Nandakishore on purpose. logues came straight from He goes on to add, for women from a tender recently seen “Not just conveying a his heart. Keeping his image “Although Pawan and I have age.” playing a lawyer message, the director wanted intact, Pawan delivered a varied opinions regarding The actor said he was v in Pawan Kalyan’s the film to be entertaining as terrific performance on politics, when it heartbroken when he had courtroom drama well. I loved the way the women safety and empower- comes to acting, to ask a few questions VAKEEL SAAB NOT Vakeel Saab. The actor audience enjoyed it when ment.” we respect to the actresses opened up about working Pawan Kalyan called me For a film to be successful, each other’s while shooting for Vakeel Saab, and shared, Nanda ji and Nandagopal in story, screenplay, dialogues, work. On for the film. COMING ON OTT ANY SOON “When the audience watches Vakeel Saab,” h e s ai d . play a key role. Prakash Raj the sets, “A s a n this film, they will connect He further goes on to add, feels the same. He says, “If Pawan actor, it’s my ver since the covid-induced any digital platform any soon and he with a previous film of mine “However message-oriented anyone tells me the film is a and I job to act; lockdown, OTT has become asked everyone to watch the film in the and Pawan —Bhadri. The the film might be, it is as hit because I’m in it, I take it dis- but I felt everyone’s go-to spot for all cinema halls. way they loved me as Nanda important to keep the audi- as a compliment and consid- cuss really e the latest shows. Ever since Dil Raju refuted the rumor and said in Bhadri, the audience ence entertained and when er it as their love towards a lot guilty the release of Power Star in a video said that until Vakeel Saab showered me with the same they step out of the theatre, me. Anybody can do the of after Pawan Kalyan-starrer Vakeel completes 50 days of its theatrical run, it kind of love for my role as they should feel happy and kind of acting I do if the sto- every Saab, the talk of the town is that it will will not be streamed on any digital plat- Nanda in Vakeel Saab too.” enjoy the moments they ryline is perfect. When I shot,” premiere on OTT giant Amazon Prime form. Prakash Raj said the direc- watched. Keeping these came onto the sets of Vakeel he said. on April 25. It is known news that Amazon Prime However, Dil Raju’s production house Video bagged the streaming rights of took to its Twitter handle and clarified Vakeel Saab for a high price of Rs 30 Mahesh begins SVP that Vakeel Saab will not be streamed on crore. shoot in Hyderabad ahesh Babu’s much-awaited film Sarkaru Vaari Paata has finished its first leg of shooting in Dubai. The actor has gone We're back to work to start the second schedule m of Sarkaru Vaari Paata in Hyderabad, the makers and the team are taking utmost entertainers, not fact- measures to run smoothly amidst the pandemic and follow all the new guidelines.Mahesh Babu will shoot for the film alongside Keerthy Suresh and the two are checkers, says Samantha super kicked for this drama entertainer. The first look of Sarkaru Vaari Paata showed us Mahesh Babu’s hands holding a big ring of keys. ctor Samantha Akkineni make mistakes too. But canceling us for According to previous reports, the makers are plan- spoke her heart out against speaking out or not speaking out aloud on ning for a 2022 Sankranthi release. judging actors for not voicing each & every topic is a bit unfair, don’t you The superstar even has SS Rajamouli’s next in his their opinion on important think? Let us stick to what we do best .. mak- kitty, where the two will collaborate for the first time. a issues in a witty Instagram ing you fall in love with our performances post. Taking to her social #whatdidshesay is a fun way to speak your media, she shared a reel as mind .. what’s on your mind ? #reelit.” she took part in the ‘What did she Several celebs and her fans reacted to her say’ challenge. The text on the video post and supported her on the matter. Yami read, “Them: We need your opinion Gautam wrote “spot on”, Pragya Jaiswal said, on “this important topi”. Me: “haha..love it !!” Vimala Raman commented, Wondering since when did actors’ “Love it haha” on the post. opinions matter soooooo much.” ‘What Did She Say’ challenge encourages The caption with her post read, men and women to express how they went “We’re entertainers, Not fact- against societal norms. checkers. Why are actors crucified The Rangasthalam actress made it clear for having an opinion about the that an actors’ job is to entertain first and important matters pertaining to the rest comes next. the world? We On the work front, Samantha will be are seen in Shaakuntalam, a mythological humans drama film, written and directed by too Gunasekhar and produced by and Neelima Guna and Dil Raju. She We will mark her digital debut with the second season of the popular Hindi series The Family Man.

piece”, Ranveer added: “I chord in the hearts of all,” Aparichitudu remake: am ready to give this role he added. every single ounce of my Anniyan is a psychologi- being. Shankar Sir is a cal action thriller that genius filmmaker and a revolves around a disillu- Shankar to direct Ranveer Singh true visionary. Words don’t sioned man, whose frustra- do justice to just how excit- tion at what he sees as ed I am at the prospect of increasing social apathy being directed by him.” and public negligence leads fter he shelved Vikram, which was dubbed Ranveer says: “I am lead a film like Anniyan is Expressing his excite- to a split personality that Indian 2 mid- into Telugu as blessed to have this oppor- a dream come true for any ment, director Shankar attempts to right the sys- way, Tamil hit Aparichitudu. The film is tunity to be a part of the artiste”. said: “For it to be made tem. machine slated to go on the floors in spectacular cinematic “Vikram Sir, one of our into a Hindi film, Anniyan Talking about the a Shankar is lin- Mid 2022. The director is vision of Shankar sir. He is country's finest talents, an needed a maverick, charis- Shankar-Ranveer creative ing up projects. thrilled to make Anniyan an exception to the norm, artiste who I hugely matic showman like no coup, Dr. Jayantilal Gada, It is very well known that for the pan-Indian audi- a true disruptor who has admire, gave a colossal other to play the part. I Chairman and MD of the Shankar will be directing ence. shown us that no vision is performance in the origi- found this in the mercurial production house Pen Mega Power Star Ram The yet-untitled project large enough to achieve on nal, one that can never be Ranveer Singh because he Studios said: “Shankar and Charan for a bilingual. is being announced around screen. I had always hoped matched. I can only hope is a one-in-a-generation Ranveer are two forces of He now announced to the auspicious time of and dreamed that I would that my interpretation and actor who has shown us nature and them coming direct Bollywood star Baisakhi in North India get a chance to collaborate rendition of the part also that he can immortalise a together is the biggest cine- Ranveer Singh in the offi- and Puthandu in Tamil with him, and I have a connects with audiences in character through his stel- matic event in India.” cial adaptation of his 2005 Nadu, which marks the strong feeling that we will the same way,” he said. lar performance.” The film will be co-pro- Tamil blockbuster New Year celebrations in create magic together.” Calling it a “once-in-a- “I’m confident that this duced by God Bless Anniyan, which stars these respective calendars. Ranveer shared that to lifetime performance powerful story will strike a Entertainment.