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WEATHER Max: 37.6OC Min: 25.8OC Justice Ramana appointed CJI High voter turnout RH: 20% Rainfall: Nil 2nd Telugu-speaking judge to take charge as CJI on April 24 Forecast: Partly cloudy DC CORRESPONDENT ● Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana will take Earlier, Chief Justice of sky. Max/Min with agency inputs charge as the 48th on April India Sharad Arvind seals parties’ fate temp. 38/26ºC , APRIL 6 24, a day after incumbent CJI S.A. Bobde demits Bobde had recommended office. He would retire on August 26, 2022. Justice Ramana to be The Supreme Court’s appointed the 48th Chief Elections in 3 states, Puducherry completed senior-most judge, ● His key judgments include the ones that Justice of India in a letter ASTROGUIDE Justice Nuthalapati Ven- brought the CJI office under the RTI Act, declared addressed to the Union DC CORRESPONDENT groups erupted during the pect or affected persons and Sarvari; Uttarayana kata Ramana, was appo- that freedom of speech and conducting business ministry of law and jus- NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 third phase of polling in persons employed in essen- Tithi: Phalguna Bahula Ekadasi inted the Chief Justice of on Internet are protected under the Constitution, tice. Justice Bobde will West Bengal on Tuesday, tial services. The observers till 2.30 am (Thursday) India by President Ram demit office on April 23. Barring few incidents of that saw a polling percent- at the ground level oversaw Nath Kovind on Tuesday, restored Congress regime in Arunachal in 2016, Justice Ramana will violence in West Bengal’s age of 77.68, while in that proper arrangements Star: Dhanishta till 3.33 am and ordered the Fadnavis government in Maha- (Thursday) with effect from April 24. serve as the Chief Justice Phase 3 vote, polling in that Assam’s third phase 78.94 for facilitation were made The Union ministry of rashtra to take an immediate floor test in 2019. of India up to August 26, state as well as in Kerala, per cent of voters exercised available for these voters,” Varjyam: 6.45 am to 8.24 am law and justice issued a 2022. with a tenure of , Puducherry their franchise. EC officials said. Durmuhurtam: 11.53 am to notification stating, “In Constitution of India, the judge of the Supreme nearly 16 months. and for the third phase in Elections in Kerala, Tamil EC officials said that as 12.43 pm exercise of the powers President is pleased to Court, to be the Chief Jus- Assam were held peaceful- Nadu and Puducherry were per the commission’s Rahukalam: 12 noon to 1.30 pm conferred by Clause (2) of appoint Justice Nuthal- tice of India with effect ■ Page 4: Justice Ramana ly, the Election Commiss- held in a single phase. instruction police officials HIJRI CALENDAR Article 214 of the apati Venkata Ramana, from 24th April, 2021.” brought CJI office under RTI ion said on Tuesday. In Kerala the polling was including CAPF personnel Sha’ban 24,1442 AH Voting was held in 1.5 73.58 per cent as 2.74 crore have been told not to enter PRAYERS lakh polling stations across voters exercised their fran- the polling booth unless 475 Assembly seats in the chise for the Assembly elec- required by the presiding Fajar: 5.05 am four states and the Union tions when polling drew to officer due to law and order Zohar: 12.28 pm Godavari to Manjeera BJP PREPARES territory of Puducherry. a close at 7 pm. In Tamil problems. “It is the stand- Asar: 4.39 pm The number of polling sta- Nadu, the voter turnout ing instruction of the com- Maghrib: 6.35 pm CHARGESHEET tions was increased as the crossed 63.47 per cent as mission that outsiders will Isha: 7.44 pm number of voters per polling ended peacefully, not be allowed in the areas SUNSET TODAY 6.30 PM polling station was reduced while in Puducherry it was of poll-going Assembly con- AGAINST KCR stituencies during the SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.05 AM from 1,500 to 1,000 keeping 77.90 per cent. DC CORRESPONDENT social distancing norms in “To ensure inclusive and silence period — 48 hours MOONRISE TOMORROW 3.08 AM HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 view of the pandemic. accessible elections, the EC before the end of polling. MOONSET TODAY 2.40 PM Five candidates, includ- has extended the option of The commission had reiter- BJP state party inchar- ing two women, were postal ballot facility to ated this instruction in the ge Tarun Chugh has assaulted, while clashes PwDs, senior citizens above briefing of DEOs and police COUNTER POINT alleged that the ruling between rival political the age of 80, Covid-19 sus- officials,” the EC said. TRS and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao have failed to fulfill their promises. He accu- sed the Chandrashekar Rao family of being Russia roots for Taliban to busy fanning corrup- tion in the state rather than caring for the wel- fare of the poor. have role in Afghan peace The BJP leader was participating in the SRIDHAR conference in the presence cow that a “political solu- Nagarjunasagar byelec- KUMARASWAMI | DC of external affairs minister tion should mean an inde- tion campaign on NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 S. Jaishankar after detailed pendent, sovereign, united Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao pours water from a traditional kalasha into the Tuesday along with can- bilateral talks with him, and democratic Afghani- Haldi Vagu at Housanipally in Siddipet district to symbolically release didate Dr P. Ravi Batting for the need to have Russian foreign minister stan”. The Russian softness water from Kondapochamma Sagar to the river Manjeera. The water will later reach Kumar. On the occasion the Taliban as part of the Sergey Lavrov said the par- towards the Taliban is seen Nizamsagar. It is expected to benefit 30,000 farmers in six mandals and marks anoth- of the BJP’a 41st founda- peace process in Afghani- ticipation of all Afghan by observers as further evi- er milestone for the Kaleshwaram project. — DC tion day, Chugh hoisted stan, Russia on Tuesday political groups was neces- dence of the newfound the party flag at termed it a “movement that sary in the peace talks “oth- proximity between Russia Nalgonda district party is part of Afghan society”. erwise, it is not going to be and Pakistan, that is seen SHORT TAKES office. In remarks that raised stable”. A concerned New as the main backer of the During the campaign, eyebrows at a joint press Delhi, however, told Mos- Taliban. India to grow by he released a charge- TRS’ Bhagat rides high on sheet listing the failures of the ruling party, the 12.5%, says IMF Chandrashekar Rao Washington: The IMF on government and of the Tuesday projected an sympathy wave in bypoll previous Congress gov- impressive 12.5 per cent ernments. He said the growth rate for India in L. VENKAT Though Narasimhaiah porting Bhagat in this chargesheet was a small 2021, stronger than that of RAM REDDY | DC worked as the MLA for bypoll,” K. Vijayalaxmi, a piece of evidence, based China, the only major econo- HALIA, APRIL 6 only two years, locals private school teacher in on facts, about the “cor- my to have a positive recollect his contribu- Nalgonda, told this corre- ruption, atrocities and growth rate last year during TRS candidate Nomula spondent on Tuesday. false promises” made by the pandemic. In its annual Bhagat, the son of decea- tions to the constituen- G. Aparna, a graduate, Chief Minister Chand- World Economic Outlook sed MLA Nomula Nara- cy for four years from says, “I had to move to rashekar Rao and his said the Indian economy is simhaiah, is riding high 2014 to 2018 despite Miryalaguda to pursue government. expected to grow by 6.9 per on a sympathy wave in his defeat in 2014 graduation as there was He said several promi- cent in 2022. the Nagarjunasagar Assembly polls. no government degree ses made by the CM in ■ Full report on Page 9 bypoll. college in our constituen- respect of Nagarjuna- The overriding sympa- Though Narasimhaiah cy. As the MLA, Nara- sagar failed to materi- thy factor, after the worked as the MLA for simhaiah achieved this. alise. “The government untimely demise of only two years, locals rec- KCR sanctioned a degree neglected the Buddha- CS Somesh tests Narasimhaiah, is work- ollect his contributions to college which will be vanam project, a prom- ing in Bhagat’s favour. the constituency for four functional in 2021-22. My ise that remained pend- positive for Covid Chitikeshi Gangaghar, a years from 2014 to 2018 brother who is complet- ing for seven years after Hyderabad: Chief Secre- Halia resident, says: despite his defeat in 2014 ing Inter this year will not KCR came to power.” tary Somesh Kumar test- “There is no need for Assembly polls. have to go to far-off places He said former minis- ed positive for Covid-19 Bhagat to campaign. We “As leader of the ruling to pursue a degree course. ter K. Jana Reddy, the on Tuesday. The CS got can understand his sense party, he was always Students and parents are Congress candidate in the test done after feel- of loss due to the demise accessible to the public. thankful to Narasim- the April 17 byelections, ing unwell during the of his father. Narasimha- He used to take up our haiah for this and want to failed in setting up the day. He had taken the iah had brought several issues with KCR and KTR support his son Bhagat.” juice factory where ora- first dose of the vaccine development program- and ensured all our prob- Locals are emotional nges produced on a only three days ago. The mes to this place in a lems were addressed that Narasimhaiah was large scale by Telang- CS appealed to all those short span. His son faster. He used to bring elected for a five-year ana farmers could have who had met him recent- Bhagat maintains cordial our problems to the notice term but his sudden death been processed and ly and with any symp- relations with the com- of higher officials like the led to the bypoll now. marketed. toms to undergo Covid- mon people and we want collector, SP etc. We want 19 testing immediately. to give him a chance to to pay tributes to ■ Page 4: Locals firm on ■ Page 4: KCR didn’t solve serve as an MLA.” Narasimhaiah by sup- giving a chance to Bhagat fluoride problem, says BJP

FACT | CHECK Court rejects status report on Covid, asks why jab not given 24x7 HC pulls up TS for Covid antigen tests VUJJINI ernment over the nod it ● The court chided the Out of the 9,11,661 Covid- inform it why the Covid-19 VAMSHIDHARA I DC gave to opening up com- government over the 19 tests done in the state, vaccination is not being HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 mercial activities, malls, nod it gave to opening 7,63,136 were done through administered round the cinema halls, bars, pubs, RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) clock, as the entire country The High Court congregations and gather- up commercial activi- whereas only 1,48,525 tests is grappling with a second on Tuesday pulled up the ings without imposing any ties, malls, cinema halls, were done through RT- wave of the Coronavirus. state government over the Covid-19 restrictions. bars, pubs, congrega- PCR, the court noted. The court made it clear spurt in Covid-19 cases, The High Court has been tions and gatherings The court sought to know that if the orders are not given its failure to step up monitoring the pandemic without imposing any from Advocate General B.S. complied with by the state, RT-PCR tests as was sug- situation by getting status Covid-19 restrictions. Prasad why the govern- the court will issue direc- gested by the court earlier. reports regularly. Based on ment was focusing on RAT tions. It observed that the A division bench compris- these reports, as also news Director of Public Health rather than RT-PCR. It gave state shouldn’t treat this as ing Chief Justice Hima reports and reports of laxi- and termed it as “sweeping the government 48 hours to adversarial litigation beca- Kohli and Justice B. ties brought before it by the and misleading.” Despite come up with the reasons use “this is a matter which Vijaysen Reddy was deal- petitioners, the court has the orders issued by the for not doing RT-PCR tests. concerned each and every ing with the PILs seeking directed the government to court, the government had Finding fault with the one of us and the health of directions to the govern- rectify the lapses. not stepped up Covid-19 government for not arrang- people of the state.” ment to effectively contain On Tuesday, the bench testing through RT-PCR, it ing more vaccination cen- the Coronavirus disease. was irritated with the sta- said. The report had 406 ters for the public, CJ Kohli ■ Page 4: Why no restrictions The court chided the gov- tus report filed by the enclosures. directed government to imposed on public events: HC c m y k c m y k

DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 7 APRIL 2021 pg 2 CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 7 APRIL 2021 pg 3 IN BRIEF OU contract profs 18-yr-old nursing Northeast colonies want SRDP student ends life Residents demand reopening of roads closed by Army in SCB area want their posts to Hyderabad: An 18-year-old BSc Nursing student died by T.S.S. SIDDHARTH | DC the SRDP whereas most ● C.S. Sainikpuri said, to have a clear channel of suicide at her residence in HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 parts of the western CHANDRASEKHAR of “These roads have been transport from one end to Rein Bazaar on Tuesday. corridor were being Green Sainikpuri said, in existence since the the other,” said Abhishek be regularised first interconnected with fly- . Even then, M., a resident of AS Rao Police said the victim, Yasme- Residents of the north- “These roads have been en Begum, was residing alo- eastern colonies, who overs. these roads were consid- Nagar. DC CORRESPONDENT ● in existence since the ● THE MEETING took place ng with her elder brother and face roadblocks imposed A group identified ered as civilian roads. People were not minc- HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 to deliberate on the roster her grandfather at Yakutpura by the Local Military with the micro-blogging British Raj. Even then, That was the case until ing words to oppose the after her mother’s demise Authority (LMA) in the website Green these roads were consid- the last decade. From “step-motherly” attitude. The Osmania University points to be followed during about 14 years ago. Their Secunderabad Canto- Sainikpuri said: “For ered as civilian roads. then onwards, there One user, Malcolm Contract Assistant recruitment to professor and father had abandoned the nment area, have begun Secunderabad to be liber- That was the case until has been a strategic clo- Wolfe, Tweeted: Professors Association on associate and assistant pro- family. Her grandfather, Mohd questioning the state gov- ated from colonial rule the last decade. sure of the roads. If these “Rich/famous & politi- Tuesday rejected the gov- fessor cadre posts at state Afzal, told the police that ernment for not extend- …we request defence roads are closed, it is per- cians do not use or need ernment’s proposals for universities. Yasmeen seemed upset over ing the Strategic Road minister Rajnath Singh the LMA. “These roads tinent that the state gov- these areas. Bnjra, direct recruitment to teach- ● the past few weeks but she Development Project Ji to personally intervene are not the army’s fief- ernment extend the hitech, airport is where ing posts in universities, at a TEACHERS REPRESENTA- did not say why. (SRDP) in the area. and end the (hardships) dom, they are still can- SRDP over to these all money is being spent. meeting chaired by special TIVES demanded that before Alleging that the gov- the civilians are put tonment roads and are in areas.” Unless directed by politi- chief secretary (education) any recruitments are made, Remains of CRPF ernment had adopted a through. Reopen all roads control of the He said the cians, GHMC does not Chitra Ramchandran with the government should reg- step-motherly attitude to the public. Sir these Secunderabad Canton- Secunderabad area has move, they always look acting Vice-Chancellors. ularise the salaries, ensure jawan reaches Hyd towards the people of the roads are more than 200 ment Board (sic),” said risen in status as a resi- up and never down to the The meeting took place to job security for incumbent northeastern colonies, years old and we have lost members of the group. dential property. “With general public’s needs, deliberate on the roster assistant professors. Hyderabad: The mortal they asked why these it overnight (sic).” Speaking to Deccan offices and IT companies although salaries are points to be followed remains of CRPF constable colonies and areas They were referring to Chronicle, C.S. coming up in the western paid by public funds. during recruitment to pro- salaries of teachers on con- Sakhamuri Murali Krishna of are not being included in the closure of roads by Chandrasekhar of Green corridor, it is important Sadly true (sic).” fessor and associate and tract should be enhanced , who was assistant professor cadre according to 7th Pay killed in an encounter in posts at state universities. Revision Commission provi- , reached the Teachers representatives sions, and ratify their serv- Hyderabad airport late on IIIT-H GETS demanded that before any ices as per UGC guidelines. Monday night. Cyberabad Beautifying Tank Bund recruitments are made, the OU Contract Assistant police commissioner V.C. government should regu- Professors Association pres- Sajjanar paid tribute to NEW DEAN OF larise the salaries and ident Dr Dharma Teja said Krishna. He said the state ensure job security for that the special chief secre- police stood with Krishna’s ACADEMICS incumbent assistant profes- tary acknowledged their family. Police officials offered sors, especially those on demands and assured them salutations and observed two DC CORRESPONDENT contract. that their grievances will be minutes silence for Krishna. HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 They demanded that resolved. The CRPF constable belonged to the 210 CoBRA The International Battalion and was killed in an Institute of Information ambush Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. Technology, Hyderabad LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? (IIIT-H) appointed Prof. Man sentenced Kishore Kothapalli as Dean of Academics. He We have it takes over from Prof for raping woman Jayanthi Sivaswamy, for you Hyderabad: A 30-year-old who held the position for convicted rapist was sen- two terms. tenced to 10 years rigorous Prof. Kothapalli, also DECCAN imprisonment by a fast track head of the Centre for CHRONICLE court dealing with crime Security, Theory, and against women in Nalgonda, Algorithmic Research on Tuesday. According to the (CSTAR), has over 80 police the accused, Neelagiri publications in top tier Narsaiah, had abducted a conferences in graph the- 35-year-old woman while ory, network security, she was on her way to agri- and distributed and par- cultural fields to provide allel algorithms to his meals to her father in 2011 credit. and raped her. Based on the Speaking about the new complaint, Mothkur police role, Prof. Kothapalli booked a case. During inter- said that he understood rogation, Narsaiah admitted the magnitude of to two other cases. The responsibility with the The arch on Tank Bund undergoes renovation as part of the beautification of the bund, on Tuesday. court also imposed a fine of role and will do his best — S. SURENDER REDDY `50,000 on Narsaiah with it. ACB ARRESTS Sajjanar felicitates MALLA REDDY Siddipet collector TAHSILDAR FOR CALLS VIRAL TAKING BRIBE Good Samaritan AUDIO ‘FAKE’ under HC scanner DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT noticed that the three- DC CORRESPONDENT VUJJINI lated by the officer. The HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 wheeler had its number HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 VAMSHIDHARA | DC petitioners had been plate covered with a paper. HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 evicted from their land The Anti Corruption Bureau B. Ganesh Yadav, 25, who He tracked the vehicle for An audio recording alle- without the procedure (ACB) nabbed tahsildar helped the police arrest a 2.5 km and intercepted it gedly between labour Siddipet collector P. being complied with. Saidulu of Veladada in chain snatcher was felici- near Icrisat. Tactfully, Yad- minister Ch Malla Reddy Venkatrami Reddy The single judge deliv- Nagarkurnool district for tated by Cyberabad police av did not ask about the and a person identified faced the heat on Tue- ered the order in the accepting a `5 lakh bribe commissioner V.C. gold chain but asked why as Venkateswarlu is cir- sday with the Telang- contempt case on through a middleman on Sajjanar on Tuesday. the driver sped away. culating in social media ana High Court taking February 25. The Tuesday. The middleman, Yadav told Deccan The driver replied he had where the minister pur- a serious view of his imprisonment orders Venkataiah Goud, had tried Chronicle that on April 4, brushed against the portedly demands a sloppy attitude towards had been suspended for to burn the money when the he was riding a scooter woman and got scared and bribe with regard to a court directions and his six weeks to give the ACB officials entered the just behind an autorick- was trying to escape. real estate matter. absence in court. collector an opportuni- scene. shaw at RC Puram when Yadav asked the driver to The recording available Reddy faces simple ty to appeal. The time According to ACB officials, he heard a woman, Byaga- go back and apologise. on social media was one imprisonment for three ends on April 7. Saidulu had demanded ri Chandrakala, 31, scre- Meanwhile, the woman’s minute long. months if the High The contempt appeal, the bribe to issue a no-objec- am. When he stopped and husband had called the A person can be heard Court on April 8 does which was filed by the tion certificate to the mines inquired with her, she told police. When the driver, asking Venkateswarlu not want to intervene collector, came before and geology department to him that the autorickshaw identified as Aga Praveen, whether he had met in the directions issued the division bench hea- grant a quarry lease licence to driver had snatched her 31, went to the spot, the ‘Anna’ (referring to Ma- in a contempt case by a ded by Chief Justice one Ramavath Ramulu. chain. Yadav said he police arrested him. lla Reddy) for the real est- single judge bench Hima Kohli on Tuesday. The ACB said Ramulu lodged a ate venture over 70 acres. which had punished However, the collector complaint with the ACB, The phone is then osten- the collector. did not appear before which laid a trap for middle- sibly handed over the Venkatrami Reddy the court, whereas the man Venkataiah Goud at his HALF DAY SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS minister who purported- was found guilty in a rules mention that the residence. ly threatened to stop the contempt case filed by contemnor should The ACB said Goud DC CORRESPONDENT followed a meeting betw- work. The voice said to Gandla Tirupathi and appear personally in noticed the ACB officials, bolt- HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 een education minister belong to the minister is another person of contempt appeals. ed the door from the inside Sabitha Indra Reddy and heard asking, “Is just Vemulaghat of Thoguta As he did not appear and burnt the bribe money on Teachers will now only be teachers unions. It was de- enough to pay the sar- mandal in Siddipet dis- before the court, the a gas stove in the kitchen. required to attend schools cided that teachers under panch? What about the trict. They had com- division bench was not Partially burnt currency notes for monitoring online the managements of MLA and the minister.” plained that interim inclined to stay the pun- could be recovered from his classes for a single ses- government, local body, The labour minister orders issued by the ishment orders. Howev- house. His hands yielded posi- sion, between 8 am and model schools, KGBVs, denied having spoken to court regarding the er, following a request tive results in the chemical 12.30 pm from Wednesday, TREIS and government- any realtor to demand land acquisition for the from the Advocate Ge- test, the ACB said. the director of school edu- aided schools will attend money. He termed it as a Komerelli Mallan- neral, the court adjour- cation said. The decision schools for half a day. “fake audio.” asagar Project was vio- ned the case to April 8.

HEALTH | & YOU Wellness centres, gyms have increased with people opting for alternative therapies How to work your way towards a healthy life SANJAY SAMUEL PAUL | DC Health is the condi- A balanced diet should A drastic change in HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 tioning five motor be made compulsory. It lifestyles has made peo- qualities — speed, must consist of essential ple more prone to The theme for World Health strength, endurance mineral, fats, proteins, unhealthy habits. Most Day on Wednesday is “Building a fairer, healthi- flexibility and coordina- vitamins and people suffer from psy- er world for everyone”, tion. Physical exercise is carbohydrates. Intake of chosomatic problems. which is quite appropriate must in one life if s/he vitamins and minerals Yoga can give one a when health has been a wants to be healthy. keep the metabolism healthy life. major issue following the — RAVI KUMAR, intact. Coronavirus pandemic. — RAVINDRA KAPADIA, In recent times, there has International fitness — M. GAYATHRI, Director, Gandhi Gyan been a surge of wellness coach Consultant dietician Mandir Yoga Kendra centres and gyms, with peo- ple also opting for alterna- Mental health plays a Sedentary life, Take care against tive therapies, including a prominent role, though wrong posture, long hypertension. People balanced diet, for curing it receives little impor- hours at work cause need to control risk factors their ailments. tance. There should be muscular pains and of stress, irregular hours, But yoga has been with Indians since ancient more awareness regard- spinal issues. One should sleep deprivation, lack of times. It has regained its ing mental well-being. ask oneself whether one exercise, and salt-rich (fast) importance, with demand Care should be taken to is healthy. That will lead food intake. Lifestyle modi- for aerobics and fitness maintain mental health. them towards better fication, yoga and medita- training also growing. activities. tion are important. Mental health has become — DR MOTHUKURI an important component of RAMCHANDER, — JAYA SURYA RAO, — Dr Col M. Sitaram (retd), well being. Not to miss the Counselling psychologist Acupuncture therapist Former president, Craniological Society bus, ‘spiritual supermar- kets’ are constantly dis- coursing on healthy lives, Chronicle interacted with sionals, most people wrong posture while high among causes of they want to be absence of ailments, and professionals dealing with come to them with sitting, long hours of stand- many ailments. One should healthy today. Here are active life. On occasion of health. muscular pains and spinal ing and wrong posture wake up in the morning some suggestions from World Health Day, Deccan According to these profes- issues. Sedentary life and while sleeping figure and ask self whether or not experts. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 7 APRIL 2021 pg 4

SHORT TAKES Cong. urges voters to free TS HC: WHY NO Kaleshwaram now RESTRICTIONS ON from ‘arrogant, inhuman govt’ PUBLIC EVENTS DC CORRESPONDENT ● MOHAMMED ALI Shabbir uram, said the Congress reaches Nizamsagar HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 addressing minority commu- would not tolerate such prac- From Page 1 nity leaders in Halia said that tices and would pay back in Congress leaders who have the Chief Minister should the same coin, he said. The court said the report KCR releases Kondapochammasagar water into Haldi canal been campaigning for the come to Nagarjunasagar not Former minister Moha- should contain information on April 17 Nagarjunasagar mmed Ali Shabbir address- Covid-19 positive cases and DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE CM reached offered pooja to the Rao, Vemula Prashanth Assembly bypoll said that the with a fresh bundle of fake ing minority community mortality rate, as also the HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 Avusulapally in Wargal Kaleshwaram waters. Reddy, MPs J. Santosh have got an opportunity to promises, but with a progress leaders in Halia said that the number of micro containment mandal in Siddipet dis- He released water from Kumar, K. Prabhakar “change the course of histo- report on his performance. Chief Minister should come zones created district-wise, the The key action plan trict by a special bus the Kondapochamma re- Reddy, B.B. Patil, MLCs ry” by defeating the TRS and to Nagarjunasagar not with a efforts made to conduct sero- drawn and implemented and offered pooja to the servoir. The waters from Seri Subhash Reddy, the BJP. by electing party candidate fresh bundle of fake promis- surveillance by the govern- by Chief Minister K. the Sangareddy canal Bhoopal Reddy, Gang- The alleged that Chief K. Jana Reddy. es, but with a progress report ment in the districts where Chandrashekar Rao to Kaleshwaram waters. He will reach Nizamsagar adhar Goud, Faree- Minister K. Chandrashekar Bhongir MP Komatireddy on his performance. there is a spurt in Covid-19 make one crore acres of released water from the through the Haldi canal. duddin, Farooq Husain, Rao had been winning elec- Venkat Reddy said that the He said nearly 30 lakh yo- cases, the nature of testing land fertile in Kondapochamma reser- Later, the CM reached Rajeswara Rao, MLAs tions by spending hundreds TRS MLAs had abandoned uth, including nearly 19 lakh that is being done at construc- Telangana state crossed voir. The waters from Pamulaparthy village in Padma Devender Reddy, of crores and misusing offi- their constituencies and registered with the TS Public tion sites, airports, inter-state another milestone on the Sangareddy canal Markuk mandal, the Bajireddy Goverdhan cial machinery. He has been come to Nagarjunasagar to Service Commission, were bus terminal, ports and rail- Tuesday. Water from the will reach Nizamsagar birthplace of former Reddy, Ganesh Gupta, successful in creating a false lure Congress workers with jobless. Lakhs of jobs were way stations. Kaleshwaram project, through the Haldi canal. prime minister P.V. Nar- Hanmanth Shinde, Mut- impression that the people money. He said if their pro- lost due to demonitisation The bench also directed the which has already asimha Rao, offered hireddy Yadagiri Reddy, were in his favour, they said. posals were rejected, the TRS and the unplanned lockdown government to state the rea- reached Mid-Manair water was released to pooja and released the Chirumarthi Lingaiah, The Congress leaders urged leaders were threatening the by the BJP-led Centre. sons for not imposing restric- from Medigadda, is now Gajwel canal to fill up 20 Kaleswaram waters into Ch Madan Reddy, voters to begin the process of Congress cadres. Venkat He said Chandrashekar Rao tions on the public gatherings being released into tanks in Siddipet dis- the Gajwel canal. These SMahipal Reddy, Manik “freeing Telangana from the Reddy, campaigining for Jana had supported both the deci- during marriages, death cere- Kondapochamma Sagar. trict. waters will fill up 20 Rao, CM’s secretary clutches of arrogant and Reddy in Gajulapuram, sions of the Modi govern- monies, besides festivities and On Tuesday, the Chief With this, another his- tanks in Pamulaparthy, Smita Sabharwal, prin- inhuman” KCR government Pusalapadu and Narayanap- ment. the nature of restrictions that Minister released water torical event as part of Pathuru, Chebarthi, Pr- cipal secretary (Irriga- have been placed on the occu- into the Haldi canal the Kaleswaram project agnapur, Gajwel, Kesa- tion) Rajat Kumar, E-in- pancy rate in cinema halls, from the Kondapo- extension has been ram, Bayyaram and C. Muralidhar Rao, OBITUARY My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is malls, hotels, pubs, bars, etc. chammasagar. Through launched. Jaliyama. Kaleswaram E-in-C TOP TRS LEADERS made perfect in weakness. 2nd Corinthians 12:9 The PILs were adjourned to the Manjira river, the The CM reached In this programme, Hariram, Siddipet dis- April 8 for further hearing. water will be sent to Avusulapally in Wargal Assembly Speaker trict collector Venktram YET TO CAMPAIGN Nizamsagar. Later, mandal in Siddipet dis- Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, other leaders and Kondapochammasagar trict by a special bus and Reddy, ministers Harish officials participated. FOR N’SAGAR POLL KCR DIDN’T DC CORRESPONDENT SOLVE FLUORIDE OWAISI HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 PROBLEM: BJP Bandi: BJP is the only Top TRS leaders – Chief Min- ister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, From Page 1 INAUGURATES TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, MLC K. Kavita, KOTHAKOTA JAMUNA Smt D. Mercy Paul Chugh pointed out that the CIVIC WORKS finance minister T. Harish DOB:1-1-1950 DOD: 6-4-2021 W/o Late D. Francis Paul W/o Late Kothakota Suryanarayana Slept in the Lord on 03-04-2021 Chief Minister had promised party that can face TRS Rao – have not yet started Chief Lab Suptd., CH/LGD. (Retd) Memorial Service will be held on the Nagarjunasagar people to IN OLD CITY their campaign for the Last Rites at Swarg Vatika, 07-04-2021 at 7pm. set up a degree college and uni- DC CORRESPONDENT Nagarjunasagar Assembly RTC Colony, Trimulgherry on 07.04.2021 Venue: Centenary Baptist Church, 10.30 am onwards. Clock Tower, Secunderabad. versity in the region, but noth- DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 byelection. The campaign Bereaved FAMILY MEMBERS Inserted by: Children & Grand Children ing has happened so far. “KCR HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 ends on April 15 for the Ph: 9849418002 Contact No: 9704111434 has not completed the BJP leaders including bypoll scheduled for April 17. (S/2122/D00015) Nellikallu, the MIM president and Union minister of state A senior TRS leader clari- 10th DAY CEREMONY Surely the Righteous will never be shaken, Chinthalapalem lift irrigation Hyderabad MP Asadu- G. Kishan Reddy, state fied that the CM will only they will be remembered forever. Ps. 112:6 project and the SLBC ddin Owaisi on Tuesday, unit president Bandi address a public meeting in IN FOND REMEMBRANCE OF (Srisailam Left Bank Canal) along with Karwan MLA Sanjay Kumar, party the constituency at Halia on project,” Chugh noted. Kausar Mohiuddin, vice-president D.K. April 14. The BJP leader accused the inaugurated civic Aruna, Ponguleti Sudh- The party has applied for TRS of failing to come up with works costing `6.34 akar Reddy and others permission to hold the public a solution to the tribals’ podu crore in Karwan con- participated in celebra- meeting. Rama Rao will hold land issue pending for many stituency. tions to mark the BJP’s road shows at the mandal years. The TRS hogged public- He inaugurated a drain 41st foundation day at headquarters, most probably ity for solving the fluoride in Nizam Colony, Meraj the state headquarters from April 10. It is unclear water problem, but it was all Colony and Al-Hasnath in Nampally on whether Harish Rao will CHIRALA SURYA PRAKASH RAO on paper and nothing hap- Colony worth `3.2 cro- Tuesday. campaign. The TRS had DOB: 26-07-1953 DOD: 29-03-2021 pened on the ground. res, a drain near Masjid Sanjay hoisted the handed over the Dubbak 10th Day Ceremony held on 07-04-2021 The BJP leader said Omar Farooq worth `1.2 party flag. Speaking to bypoll to Harish Rao. (Wednesday) at 12.00 Noon at Hotel Royal BANDARI SAMPATH KUMAR Chandrashekar promised `30 crores, VDCC roads in the media later, Sanjay Party sources said the main Reve, S.D. Road, Secunderabad. D.O.B: 09-09-1961 D.O.D: 07-04-2014 Inserted by: Jyothi Chirala (Wife) We hold you close within our Hearts, crore for Halia municipality NSF Colony and Hakim- said the BJP is the only responsibility for Nag- Krishna Chirala (Daughter) And there you will remain. but till today there was no fund pet worth `2 crores, a party in the state that arjunasagar byelection lies Sheetal Chirala (Daughter) To walk with us throughout our lives, Chirala Family & Akula Family. until we meet again. allocation. He criticised the retaining wall over Balk- can stand up to the with ministers and MLAs of Ph: 9030613123 / 9640655929 / 8121333003 Inserted by: TRS for announcing that all apur Nala worth TRS. respective social groups. Wife, Son, Daughter & Family Members. (S/2122/D00016) houses will have piped water `1.25 crores and other He said that people After the nomination pro- (S/2122/D00014) connection, but “not even 30 works. should end the cess ended, Nalgonda district per cent of households got the Nanalnagar corpora- “monarchism” ruling On occassion of 41st Formation Day of BJP, state minister G. Jagadish Reddy, water connection in the entire tor Mohammed Naseer- in the state and bring president Bandi Sanjay Kumar hoists the party apart from ministers Mah- constituency.” uddin, Karwan deputy the BJP to power in flag at the BJP office in Nampally on Tuesday. mood Ali, Srinivas Goud, Chugh appealed to the people municipal commission- 2023. He said that the — P. SURENDRA Talsani Srinivas Yadav, gov- in Nagarjunasagar to vote for er Narsimha, Greater BJP had introduced ernment whip Balka Suman the BJP. “If you vote for the Hyderabad Municipal several welfare alleged that the TRS CRPF jawans were and district MLAs TRS candidate, the party will Corporation executive schemes for the poor government was doing killed, Kishan Reddy have been campaigning cheat the people. BJP can only engineer G. Satyana- people. politics without provid- said there was nothing extensively. do development and fight for rayana, assistant execu- Kishan Reddy wanted ing employment to the to be achieved with ● the people of the state,” he tive engineer Sana Ullah the state government to unemployed. terrorism. He appealed A SENIOR TRS leader claimed. and HMDS&SB deputy respond to the suicide Speaking on the to the Maoists to give clarified that the CM will general manager Johar of unemployed persons deadly ambush at up arms and merge only address a public ● THE BJP leader said Chan- Ali were present. in recent days. He Chhattisgarh where 22 with civil society. meeting in the constituen- drashekar promised `30 cy at Halia on April 14. crore for Halia municipality but till today there was no fund allocation. He criticised MIM declares 7 candidates for WB polls LOCALS FIRM ON the TRS for announcing that all houses will have piped DC CORRESPONDENT the West Bengal (Ithar), Alsokuat Jaman (Ratua) and Danish Aziz water connection, but “not HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 Assembly elections. (Jalangi), Nure Mahab- (Asansol North). MIM GIVING A CHANCE even 30 per cent of househo- Their election is sched- ub Alam (Sagardighi), president Asaduddin ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY The All India Majlis-e- uled on April 10 in the Sajjad Hossain (Bhara- Owaisi will address el- TO BHAGAT OF THE LOSS OF OUR LOVED ONE lds got the water connection Ittehadul Muslimeen on fourth phase. The seven tpur), Maulana Motiur ection meetings in West in the entire constituency.” Tuesday released its list candidates are: Rahman (Malatipur), Bengal during his three From Page 1 of seven candidates for Mofakkerul Islam Sayeedur Rahman day visit from April 7. The voters feel that it is good to give an opportunity to his son Bhagat to complete his father’s leftover tenure. “As MLA, Narasimhaiah could Justice Ramana brought CJI office under RTI work only for two years. Of this, a year was gone without From Page 1 who served as the ninth year declined to refer to a ing” in case of delay. the Governor that precipi- any work due to corona. Let Chief Justice of India. seven-judge bench, a batch In another important ver- tated the fall of the govern- his son become MLA in the Smt. DASARI LEELA As per convention, the Justice Ramana was of pleas challenging the dict, a Justice Ramana-led ment, holding them “viola- bypoll and complete the W/o. Sri Dasari Gopala Krishna tive” of the Constitution. Daughter-in-law of Late Sri Dasari Prime Minister’s principal appointed permanent jud- constitutional validity of bench in January last year pending promises his father Ramachandra Rao and secretary P.K. Mishra and ge of the erstwhile AP Hi- the Centre’s decision to had held that freedom of Justice Ramana-led made to the people as a rul- Smt. Sarojini Devi secretary (justice) in the gh Court on June 27, 2000, abrogate provisions of speech and conducting bench has also dealt with a ing party MLA,” one of them You will always remain in our thoughts. Family Members & Friends. law ministry Barun Mitra and functioned as Article 370. business on the Internet plea that raised the issue of said. Ph: 9885439509, 8886396588, 8500856755. handed over the warrant of acting Chief Justice of the He was part of a five- are protected under the inordinately delay in dis- (S/2021/D01385) appointment signed by the court March 10, 2013 to judge Constitution bench Constitution. The bench posal of criminal cases President to Justice May 20, 2013. which had in November had directed the Jammu against former and sitting Ramana in the morning, Justice Ramana was ele- 2019 held that office of the and Kashmir administra- lawmakers. sources said. The warrant vated as Chief Justice of CJI is a public authority tion to immediately review In September last year, of appointment is handed the Delhi High Court on under the Right to curb orders. the bench had said there over a month in advance. September 2, 2013, and Information Act. He was a part of a five- has been no substantial Justice Ramana was born appointed judge of the Also in November 2019, a judge Constitution bench improvement in the dis- in an agricultural family Supreme Court on bench led by Justice which had, in a landmark posal of pending criminal at Ponnavaram village in February 17, 2014. Ramana had ordered a verdict in 2016, ordered the cases against sitting and Krishna district in undi- Justice Ramana has dealt floor test for then Mahar- restoration of the former lawmakers and vided Andhra Pradesh on with several high-profile ashtra Chief Minister Congress government in directed the chief justices August 27, 1957. He is the cases in the apex court. A Devendra Fadnavis to Arunachal Pradesh, saying of high courts to submit an second Telugu judge to five-judge Constitution prove his majority in the the “clock should be action plan for rationalisa- hold the office of CJI after bench headed by Justice House saying there is a turned back.” The bench tion of special courts to Justice Koka Subba Rao Ramana had in March last “possibility of horse-trad- quashed all decisions of deal with these matters.

BUMPER | YIELD Govt to open centres in villages to prevent farmers from travelling First paddy purchase centre opens 16th DEATH ANNIVERSARY DC CORRESPONDENT Ragyanaikthanda, Ravika- ing centre in Chennuru, make payments immedi- through Sitarama Lift KHAMMAM, APRIL 6 mpadu, Lingala, Chand- said the government has ately after lifting paddy. Irrigation Project to Palair rupatla, Raghunathapalli planned to lift 3.5 “Telangana stood first in Reservoir will further be The first paddy procure- and Erraboinapalli in lakh tonnes of paddy dur- the country in supplied to lands in ment centre in Telangana Kallur mandal. It procured ing Rabi from 438 centres supplying paddy to Food Khammam district by next state has been started on 1.23 lakh tonnes of paddy in Khammam district. Corporation of India year, he assured. Tuesday by Primary in 2020. PACS authorities Overall, the state govern- (FCI). The government is Sattupalli MLA Agricultural Cooperative say they are expecting to ment will open 6,000 opening lifting centres in Sandra Venkata Veeraiah Society (PACS) at lift 1.55 lakh tonnes of centres throughout villages itself to prevent said Chief Minister K. Chennuru in Lingala vil- paddy this year. MSP of ‘A’ Telangana to lift paddy farmers from travelling Chandrasekhar Rao has K. MANJULA VANI opened more paddy lifting D.O.B: 27.09.1953 D.O.D: 07.04.2005 lage of Kallur mandal. It is grade variety has been from farmers. The farmers due to Covid-19,” he point- On this day you plunged us into a pall of expected to lift more than fixed at `1,880 per quintal need not worry ed out. centres this year despite gloom; and left us in the lurch. 27,000 tonnes of paddy this and `1,868 for common about transport charges The minister underlined the three farm laws Though you are not physically present with us, your memorabilia reminds us of year. variety. and other payments, he that crops in Telangana enacted by the centre, your presence indirectly. We miss you Chennuru PACS lifts Transport minister stated. have been spread over 1.02 which shows the and remember you with silent tears. paddy stocks from seven Puvvada Ajay Kumar, who Ajay Kumar said agen- crore acres this season. CM’s concern towards Inserted by: Husband, Son & Daughter. villages – Chennuru, inaugurated the paddy lift- cies have been asked to Water from Godavari farmers. (S/2122/D00011) CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 7 APRIL 2021 pg 5

TELANGANA’S FORESTS: LOST IN THE WOODS Forest staff undermined by govt Politicians instruct foresters not to take action on encroachers, those setting fire BALU PULIPAKA I DC up being at the receiving women, who were escorted tougher. “Each time some- war path against each March 27 incident came to HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 end. out of the forest by the thing like this is other for some years now. light, was done with one During the late hours of staff. announced, people, who There are now fears that eye firmly on the Officers and staff of the March 27, a team of forest While the forest depart- already do not care about if the sensibilities of the Nagarjunasagar by-elec- forest department are staff, including fire watch- ment officials denied they us doing our jobs, get Chenchu tribals who per- tions which has some among those in the state ers on a night patrol, saw a beat anyone, the tribals, bolder and tell us on our ceive themselves as vic- 35,000 Lambada voters. government who wear a fire. who alleged the opposite, face how they have been tims in the current sce- “More than anything el- uniform and have the pow- When they reached it a gathered in numbers the allowed by so and so in the nario are not addressed, se, if our hands are tied ers to arrest people violat- few kilometres from next morning, and beat up government to do what they might stop seeing eye repeatedly like this by the ing forest laws and rules, Mannanur village, they six of the department staff they please in the forests,” to eye with the plains government that tells us and prosecute them. But found a group of tribals, and damaged a jeep a field level official, dwelling Lambada tribals, not to touch anyone in the they are a hapless lot. Lambadas, with a few belonging to the depart- requesting anonymity in what could become a forests, whether they are It is not uncommon to large bags with Mahua ment at a base camp of the said. repeat of the situation in encroachers or others, the see the field staff of the flowers they collected for staff next to Mannanur There are other ramifica- Adilabad. field staff are likely to take forest department being brewing liquor. village. tions for incidents like the There are already some it easy and prefer not to attacked, beaten up, and What happened after Tasked with protecting one in the Amrabad tiger meetings being held by get involved in political their vehicles damaged by degenerated into a “we the forest and working reserve, with fears that if some Chenchu activists battles that are much big- mobs, when they attempt said, they said” event but under very tough condi- incidents of political lead- seeking to protect their ger than they can ever get to do their job — protect the immediate outcome tions, field level staff in ers supporting one group tribal brethren in what into and emerge unscat- forests. was a strict dressing down various districts complain over the other continue, they allege are unwarrant- hed,” one official The latest incident that from the tribal welfare that every time a political the situation may well end ed attacks by politicians explained. occurred in the Amrabad minister who instructed leader ‘instructs’ the up like the one in undivid- looking to get quick bene- “What will suffer in the tiger reserve in district officials to imme- department not to touch ed Adilabad district where fits, as in the current case. end, will be the forests of Nagarkurnool district on diately take action on the forest encroachers, or the forest dwelling tribal They believe that the Telangana,” another offi- March 27 shows that the “erring forest department those setting fires or ille- communities and the instant support to the cial added. forest department staff, staff” who allegedly beat gally camping inside the Lambada settlers from group of Lambadas, even more often than not, ends up 19 tribals including forests, it makes their job other states have been on a before all details of the (Concluded) Violating Covid norms Tenants can now apply for free water scheme

MADDY DEEKSHITH I DC ● HMWS&SB has HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 already extended the deadline for installing The state government has water meters through decided to extend the 20- empanelled agencies for kilolitre free drinking water scheme to tenants availing the free water in the GHMC limits. scheme from March 31 Tenants will be able to till April end. About apply online for the 95 per cent of connec- scheme, though the con- tions, excluding com- nection will be in the mercial and others with- name of the owners’ in GHMC limits, will ben- names, where property efit under the scheme. tax details are taken into account. bers, it would delay the However, confusion con- Aadhaar linkage pro- tinues to prevail over the gramme. It was then scheme being available to decided that tenants consumers residing in residing in the house can apartments. now upload their A number of people are seen without masks and violating physical distancing norms at a cafe near Niloufer hospi- According to highly Aadhaar details along placed sources, the gov- with property tax details tal in Red Hills despite the spike in Covid cases across the state. — R. PAVAN ernment held a review of the owner. meeting with the The senior official Hyderabad Metropolitan said an official announce- Water Supply and ment will be made soon in Sewerage Board this regard after a 30 medicos test positive for virus (HMWS&SB) before nod from MA&UD minis- deciding to extend the ter K.T. Rama Rao. DC CORRESPONDENT scheme to tenants. The Asked about availability HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 government has accord- of free drinking water OVER 72,049 ingly issued instructions scheme for those residing Covid-19 infection is TS: 1,498 cases, 6 to provide the tenant in apartments, he said detected among medical RECEIVE COVID option for Aadhaar num- norms in this regard, students of first and sec- ber linkage with the though delayed, will be ond year in private med- VACCINATION Customer Account announced soon. ical colleges here as well deaths in 24 hrs Number (CAN). Aadhaar The HMWS&SB has as in the Ranga Reddy dis- DC CORRESPONDENT linkage can also be done already extended the trict. About 30 students DC CORRESPONDENT A similar rise has been Hyderabad, April 6 at the MeeSeva centres or deadline for installing from three medical col- HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 noted on the city out- through the HMWS&SB water meters through leges have been asked to skirts and in the districts A total of 72,049 persons website. The IT wing is empanelled agencies for go home as their col- Telangana state recorded that are close to were vaccinated against testing the tenant option. availing the free water leagues have got infected. 1,498 cases, the highest in the and Covid-19 at 1,119 centres in A senior municipal scheme from March 31 till A student of a private the so-called ‘second borders. the state on Monday. administration and April end. 95 per cent of medical college in wave’, while six persons In the districts, The total number of urban development connections, excluding Telangana says, “Five stu- died of the disease on Nizamabad recorded 142 people who have taken (MA&UD) department commercial and others dents from our hostel Monday. The state health cases, Nirmal 85, the vaccine rose to official, requesting within GHMC limits, will block were infected. They department said in a Urban 62, 15,46,185. The first anonymity, told Deccan benefit under the scheme. are admitted to the college release that the overall Jagtial 60, Karimnagar dose was given Chronicle that there are Aadhaar linkage has been hospital for treatment. caseload stands at 3,14,735 46, Nalgonda 45, Rajanna to 66,862 persons and about 30 lakh houses in completed in slums but is The block in which I stay and the death toll stands Sircilla 43 and Suryapet the second dose to 5,187. the city of which 47 per going on at a snail's pace is vacated. All the stu- at 1,729. The GHMC area 42. Every district is see- A health department cent are occupied by own- in other areas. As on date, dents of this block will be recorded 313 cases, ing cases in double digits, release said the vaccine ers. If the free drinking the water supply board informed when they can Medchal Malkajgiri 164 indicating the wide wastage was recorded at water scheme is imple- has seeded only 1.61 lakh return.” and Ranga Reddy 128. spread of the virus. 2.8 per cent. mented only for house- connections with Aad- Similarly, two other pri- The number of active The department tested The vaccine wastage is owners, who hold proper- haar numbers out of total vate colleges have report- cases has zoomed to 9,993, 62,350 on Monday, and due to the increased tem- ty tax identification num- 9.84 lakh households. ed the virus infection, but of whom 5,323 are in government will have to peratures and beneficiar- they have shifted students home and institutional continue testing in high ies not being available in to different blocks. Tests isolation. numbers and tracking to the four-hour period are being carried out and The number of cases in evaluate the spread of the within which a vaccine YSRC MP RAJU FILES PLEA SEEKING students have been asked the GHMC area has been virus. People have been vial must be used. to avoid going to or constantly on the rise: 184 asked to not opt for The government has remaining in common cases on March 30, 283 on unnecessary travel, wear appealed to the people CANCELLATION OF CM JAGAN’S BAIL areas. April 2 and 313 on April 5. masks in public places to come forward for vacci- A senior professor of a There have been 1,857 and maintain physical nation to protect them- DC CORRESPONDENT had used his power to medical college explained, new cases in this period. distance. selves from Covid-19. HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 tamper with evidence in “Common areas are the the cases filed against culprits where students not followed, there are Association in Telangana in parents and also a pres- Complaining that Andhra him, Raju contended that interact with each other, bound to be fresh cases. says, “Medical colleges sure on the institute.” Pradesh CM Y.S. Jagan he had the locus standi to and it is very important to We are counseling stu- must strictly follow the Taking measures of test- Mohan Reddy was violat- ask for the cancellation of maintain social distanc- dents regularly and lapses safety protocols. Else, they ing, tracking and treat- ing bail conditions imp- bail under the prescribed ing norm in classrooms on their part lead to fresh will face the same fate as ment in an aggressive osed in his disproportion- norm that any aggrieved and canteens and keep the eruptions.” of other educational insti- manner is must if the ate assets cases, YSRC Na- person could file such a mask on all the time. Another senior doctor of tutions. If there are rising virus spread has to be con- rsapur MP Kanumuri Ra- petition.Raju said that he When these protocols are the Indian Medical cases, there will be panic trolled, say the experts. ghu Ramakrishna Raju was unable to digest the filed a petition before the “atrocities, corruption, CBI court at Hyderabad and barbarity” of the seeking to cancel the bail. accused in controlling PROTEST | ON Farmers strongly oppose Centre’s 3 agri laws Claiming that the CM others. Farmers take soil to Delhi WOMAN, LOVER HELD FOR KILLING DC CORRESPONDENT Kumar from Rythu HUSBAND, STUFFING BODY IN FRIDGE HYDERABAD APRIL 6 Swarajya Vedika said, “Our mitti satyagraha DC CORRESPONDENT police and the West Zone Telangana state and campaign showed that the HYDERABAD, APRIL 6 Task Force near Andhra Pradesh farmers movement has spread to Nampally, following participated in the ‘mitti villages in many corners A woman and her lover which Ali confessed to the satyagraha’ called across of south India. Wherever were arrested on Tuesday crime. the nation by farmers we held village level meet- for the murder of her Police said Siddiq organisations protesting ings, the farmers came out 40-year-old husband, reportedly came to the new farm laws, on strongly against the whose body was found know about his wife’s Tuesday, on the anniver- Central laws and demand- stuffed in a refrigerator affair and had assaulted sary of the Salt ed guarantee for MSP.” Farmers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh partici- in their house in Mohammed Ali when Satyagraha of Mahatma K. Sagarika, whose pate in the ‘mitti satyagraha’ protest. —DC Karmikanagar, Jubilee he had come home. Gandhi.Farmers from the farmer-husband died by Hills, last week. Following this, the Telugu states went to suicide a few years ago, culture laws and the minating in public meet- The victim was identi- duo conspired to kill Delhi with soil from 150 said, “Without getting a demand for guaranteed ings at the Ghazipur and fied as Siddiq Ahmed, a him. villages to show solidarity fair price for their crops, MSP because I don’t want Singhu borders, led by tailor, and the accused as Police said Rubina took with the protesting farm- more farmers will go into any more farmers to die Medha Patkar, Dr his wife Rubina and one their children to ers. debt. I have organised by suicide.” Sunilam, Rakesh Tikait, Mohammed Ali. her parents’ house and Speaking at the Singhu meetings in many villages The soil from several Yogendra Yadav, Dr The duo was arrested Ali entered the house and border, Vissa Kiran on these corporate agri- states reached Delhi, cul- Darshan Pal and others. by the Jubilee Hills killed Siddiq. 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Ban all large gatherings, Subhani give everyone vaccines he unprecedented surge in the daily caseload of Covid-19 infections and most other parameters related to the pandemic calls for immedi- ate and concerted action by the Union and state governments. As per Tdata, the number of new infections in 24 hours crossed one lakh for the first time on Sunday, which did not happen even when India saw a peak the previous time in mid-September last year. The number dropped a bit the next day but not substantially, and does not show signs of a further fall. The daily number of deaths, which hovered around 100 in early March this year, has more than quadrupled a month later. The average test positivity rate is now around 6.8 per cent, which is way high compared with 2.3 recorded in the first week of March. The reproduction number, or R0, has become 1.5, which again is a significant increase from 1.32 a month ago. While the Union government is yet to draw up The Union a national plan to contain the virus spread, sev- eral states that have been hit hard have started LETTERS government does taking their own. Maharashtra, which accounts not seem to have a for almost half of the daily new cases, has very wide window to imposed night curfew from 8 pm to 7 am, start- Need to rethink strategy PHYSICAL DISTANCING operate before the ing on Monday. The weekends will be locked One of the most important down from 8 pm on Friday to 7 am on Monday nation goes under a except for essential, medical and transportation Covid-19 protocols is second national services. The state has also banned gatherings physical distancing. The lockdown which of five or more people throughout the day. The to tackle Maoist menace front page photo (DC, would paralyse its Delhi government on Tuesday declared a night April 6) taken at the inau- curfew on the national capital that lasts from 10 Ideology is only a work as it had not in economy many cases in the guration of a railway pm to 5 am for this month. , Rajasthan, thin veil for power Gujarat and Punjab have also declared night Parsa Northeast. One of the underbridge depicts its curfews with similar conditions. bargaining. It is subtle motives behind The Union government does not seem to have a very wide window to oper- Venkateshwar possible that insurgencies is that blatant violation with min- ate before the nation goes under a second national lockdown which would Rao Jr some of the J&K existing political groups ister K.T. Rama Rao even paralyse its economy. It should consult all stakeholders and come to a con- separatists and the bar the doors to new holding the arm of a per- sensus on banning every event that has the potential to become a super entrants. Instead of son. The best way to inau- spreader. There must be a total ban or strict control on religious and social Naxalites are weaning away individu- events like the way they were restricted during the lockdown. The govern- fanatical als and small groups gurate any utility or facili- ment must also return to the board room which it would have prepared last his time Centre are unable to ideologues, but with economic and ty is to put up a board year, reassess the hospital inventory such as beds, intensive care units and around, there tackle the challenge of there are many social incentives to join there displaying the date ventilators and see if they need to be augmented. The Maharashtra chief min- was a fair and the Naxalites. It is plau- the mainstream, it may ister has already sounded caution about the facilities, and it must be taken as square battle sible that the topogra- others who are not. not be a bad idea to deal and time it will be open to a dire warning. between the phy of the Bastar region at the political level with the public, thereby avoid- The vaccination programme is in the third phase now, and the government securityT forces, compris- in the state makes it the Naxal groups. But ing gatherings. must open it for all, as demanded by several states such as Delhi. At present, ing mainly of the easy for the guerrilla effective ways of coun- that would require a rig- S. Nageswara Rao only those aged above 45 are eligible. The youngsters may have better immu- Central Reserve Police groups to operate effec- tering Naxalism and orous assessment of the nity but they can act as carriers of the virus and infect the older people. There Force (CRPF), and the tively, and it will not be Maoism is to improve strength of the rebel Hyderabad too, the global trend is that younger people are being affected more by the Naxalite group People easy for the security the democratic working groups. newer variants. The government must address the production and supply bot- Liberation Guerrilla forces to eliminate them of governments. Ordin- Many of the separatist DASSAULT tlenecks and ensure that the inoculation programme becomes one of the mas- Army (PLGA), unlike in completely. It will have ary people must have a groups in Jammu and French investigation news portal sive healthcare movements India has ever seen. It must fire on all cylinders if previous incidents in to be a continuous say in matters involving Kashmir have often put Mediapart reveals that Dassault it were to contain the virus and avoid another lockdown. June 2013 when engagement. What is their governance. More forward the argument Aviation agreed to pay one million Congress leaders of the needed then is an over- than sophisticated weap- that if the Indian govern- euros to a middleman. Earlier, the state were killed; in July arching strategy to onry, it is grassroots de- ment was not averse to US revealed that China has not 2018 when 24 CRPF per- counter the Naxalites. mocracy that will even- dealing politically with vacated most of occupied Indian Deshmukh: Will probe be fair? sonnel were killed; and There will be many tually defeat the Naxal insurgent groups in the territory. UK parliamentarians in March 2020 when 19 who will argue that the menace. There should be Northeast, there was no say that new farm laws cause loss aharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, who put in his papers on Chhattisgarh police per- problem is the back- little doubt that Nax- reason why it should not to farmers. It appears our invest- Monday, at last saw the writing on the wall. He should have shown the sonnel were killed. The wardness and poverty of alism is an ineffective do so in Jammu and ing agencies are wearing blinkers. Mcourage to resign suo motu once former police commissioner, two sides were quite the people in the area, fight against economic Kashmir too. The same Baratam Raghunadha Rao Parambir Singh, made the allegation that Mr Deshmukh had orally instruct- even in terms of men and that once develop- and social inequalities. argument can be extend- Hyderabad ed suspended junior police officer Sachin Vaze, now under investigation, to and weapons. The CRPF ment reaches the people, All governments, and ed to the Naxal- collect `100 crore per month. operation to nab PLGA the Naxalite threat will it’s not just the BJP, by ite/Maoist groups as Even if Mr Deshmukh had contemplated to quit, his party chief Sharad commander Madvi vanish. This is a legiti- and large tend to attack well. FREE CRPF JAWAN Pawar made his continuance a matter of pres- Hidma did not work. mate but partial view. It democratic activists The reason the ruling CRPF jawan Rakesh Singh Manhas tige for the alliance government headed by Shiv The encounter on should not be derided over their sympathy for establishment is willing being captured by the Maoists is It is clear that in a Sena leader Udhav Thackeray. However, the Saturday turned out to and dismissed out of the Naxalites. By attack- to talk to the insurgent indeed shocking (Maoists claim coalition govern- order of the Bombay high court on Monday, be an ambush as well, hand as is often done by ing the activists, the gov- groups in the Northeast CRPF jawan’s capture, family seeks directing the CBI to carry out a “preliminary but it was part of the bat- the ostensible security ernments show them- is that there is no ideo- release, DC, April 6). It is the ment, relying heavily inquiry” into Mr Singh’s allegation “preferably tle tactics. The security hawks. The hawks want selves to be intolerant logical barrier. In the responsibility of the state govern- on NCP support, Mr within 15 days”, gave Mr Pawar or Mr forces might have been an all-out war against and tyrannical. The case of the J&K sepa- ment of Chhattisgarh and the Thackeray was not Deshmukh no leeway. misled by false informa- the Naxalites, and the activists in many ways ratists and the Centre to make all-out efforts to see free to sack the It is just as well that the home minister is tion. That remains a solution they see is in act as mediators bet- Naxalites, the powers that the jawan is released safely gone. The Maharashtra CM is likely to be much strong possibility. the complete wipeout of ween the poor people that be, including all the from the hands of the Maoists. home minister. relieved. It is clear that in a coalition govern- It is a good sign both the guerrilla groups. and governments, and mainstream political D. Manoj Kumar ment, relying heavily on NCP support, Mr Union home minister This is a slightly wrong- they create a buffer zone parties, are inimical Secunderabad Thackeray was not free to sack the home minister. This was a pity, of course. Amit Shah and headed, if not pig-head- between people and the towards the ideology of With the high court ordering a probe, the CM may at last find his voice. On the Chhattisgarh chief min- ed, view of a much larg- Naxalite groups. At the the J&K separatists and other hand, the prestige of Mr Pawar may have suffered. How the state poli- ister Bhupesh Baghel er issue. When you are same time, the govern- the Naxalites. It needs tics takes shape hereon will be worth watching. returned to their posts fighting the Naxalites, ment needs to fight the cool thinking to realise There can be no doubt that an independent probe into the allegations against immediately, cutting you are also fighting an hard battles with a bet- that ideology is only a YEARS AGO IN the former home minister is the need of the hour. But does the CBI any more short their election cam- ideology. There is a need ter strategy. This would thin veil for power bar- 50 have the credentials to be independent? This police outfit controlled by the paign visits to Assam. to counter that ideology. involve the financial gaining in many cases. It Centre has been called a “caged parrot” by the Supreme Court. In the present Mr Shah also spoke to This can’t be done by the and arms supply lines of is possible that some of instance, there is virtual political war between the parties running Mr Baghel on the phone security forces alone, or the Naxal groups. This the J&K separatists and Maharashtra and the party running the Centre. The Bombay high court may and there seems to be simply by improving the has been the case with the Naxalites are fanati- have erred in not getting the matter inquired into by a retired judge of the some coordination hap- physical infrastructure. all insurgent groups in cal ideologues, but there Curfew in Ceylon: Supreme Court or a high court. pening on the ground. There is a need to sup- South Asia. It was a are many others who are Insurgence Congress president port and protect the moot question as to how not. Sonia Gandhi, in a state- democratic culture the now decimated The government and COLOMBO, APRIL. 6 ment paying her among people, so that Liberation Tigers of the vested political Army and police guarded DECCAN CHRONICLE respects to the security they value the privileges Tamil Eelam (LTTE) interests should be intel- strategic points and the personnel who were of liberties that a democ- sustained their money ligent enough to deal Government moved up an island- KAUSHIK MITTER K. SUDHAKAR Editor Printer & Publisher slain, pledged the sup- ratic system guarantees and arms supply lines. with the Naxalites at the wide curfew from dusk to dawn port of the Congress gov- in contrast to the totali- The final defeat of the political level. It may go after insurgents were reported to DECCAN CHRONICLE offices are located at: ernment in the state to tarian methods of the LTTE happened because a long way in dealing have made 25 attacks on police, the Centre in fighting Naxalites. One of the its supply lines were with the problem of the police stations and Government Hyderabad: 36, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad - 500 003, Ph: 040-27803930-4; Fax : 040-27805256 Naxalism — on which choked. This has to hap- Red insurgency. This building last night. Vijayawada: No.C-3 & 4 Patamata, Industrial Estate, Auto Nagar, Vijayawada (A.P.), Ph: 0866- there appears to be some pen with the Naxal approach applies in the An Army spokesmen said 2555284/2555287; Telefax: 0866-2555234 unity of political pur- It is plausible that groups too and it would case of the J&K sepa- many insurgents had been killed : Survey No.1/3A Beach Road, Near Kailasagiri Ropeway, Sector-9 MVP Colony, pose. It was the belief of the topography of require intelligent coun- ratist groups as well. or injured. In Polonnaruwa, an Visakhapatnam - 530 017 (A.P), Ph: 0891-2552333/2552334; Fax: 0891-2755285 There is no guarantee : Vemagiri, Dhawaleswaram Rd, Rajahmundry, Ph: 0883-2417618/2417208; Telefax: former Prime Minister the Bastar region in ter strategies rather ancient ruined city in the north 0883-2417208 Manmohan Singh and than just stepping up that the political central province, 29 were killed Anantapur: Thapovan colony, Bangalore By-Pass Road, Anantapur - 515004, Ph: 08554-276903; Fax: former home minister P. the state makes it surveillance and creat- approach would suc- when they attacked a police sta- 08554-276904 Chidambaram that easy for the guerril- ing checkpoints. ceed, but it would at tion. In Mirigama town, about 40 Karimnagar: Survey No.1341, Vavilalapally Colony, Jagityala Road, Karimnagar - 505 001, Ph: 0878- Naxalism was the great- la groups to oper- There is also a need to least open another win- miles from Colombo, police fired 2228908; Telefax: 0878-2220433 est threat to the coun- ate effectively, and explore the possibility of dow of opportunity. on insurgents killing three and Nellore: Survey No.527/2, Burranpur Village, Venkatachalam (M), Chemmudugunta Panchayat, Nellore, try’s national security. political deals with the injuring others. Ph: 0861-2348581/82; Telefax: 0861-2348580 It is a fair question ask, it will not be easy insurgent groups, as had The writer is a In Campaha, closer to Colombo, : SP-3 Developed Plot, Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032, Ph: 044-22254747/ for the security Delhi-based 48/50/51; Advt Fax: 22254765/22254766/42305325 therefore, why the gov- happened in the case of 20 armed insurgents were taken Coimbatore: 77, Vivekananda Road, Ramnagar, Coimbatore - 641 009, Ph : 0422 2231255 ernments in forces to eliminate the Northeast militant commentator into custody. Gram: CHRONICLE Postal registration no: No. H/SD-348/2006-08 Chhattisgarh and at the them completely groups. This may not and analyst

fter six months, the gov- noted “with anguish” the parliamentary committee has rec- sioner, Sanjay Kothari, and his The government aims to ernment finally moved abysmal number of women in ommended to the Central team at the CVC received a shot in get one round of cadre review for and appointed the new public enterprises. It has sought Vigilance Commission (CVC) the arm after the panel decided to all services completed in five Achairperson of the Public to know from the PESB whether exploring the feasibility of hold- advise the government to give years. Enterprises Selection Board this is due to the absence of com- ing the concerned authorities adequate funds to the commission The government’s action is Dilip Cherian (PESB). Mallika Srinivasan, petent women aspirants or the answerable for inaction or to cope with the growing financial clearly prompted by the growing chairman and MD of tractors and glass-ceiling effect. Ms delayed action. The committee frauds. number of vacancies in govern- Dilli Ka Babu farm equipment (TAFE), is the Srinivasan’s appointment is the has also asked the department of ment services, complaints of first private sector specialist to be government’s answer to that. personnel and training (DoPT) to MINISTRIES ASKED TO delayed promotions from several appointed as the head of Among the first things Ms provide funds to the CVC for SPEED UP CADRE REVIEWS affected officials. However, the PESB for a three-year term. Srinivasan will have to deal with strengthening its surveillance The Modi sarkar is feeling stifled cadre controlling authorities in Hopefully, her appointment will is reporting to the parliamentary capabilities and database. in its efforts to get the cadre-con- the various central ministries now end the delayed crucial panel about the number of vacan- In its report to the panel, the trolling authorities of services and departments have blamed appointments to top management cies and also supply reasons why CVC had come down heavily on like the IAS, IPS, IFS and others to the Covid pandemic for defaulting At last, PESB posts in central public sector these posts have not been filled. the central board of direct taxa- conduct the exercise which would on the prescribed timeline laid enterprises. Her fixed tenure Apparently, as many as 135 posts tion (CBDT), the central then allow the government to down for the reviews. But the should also end the “revolving of CMDs and directors have not board of indirect taxes and cus- undertake further administrative government is no longer willing to door” policy seen in recent times been filled for more than six toms (CBIC) and the railways, reforms, which may include shut- accept this plea, as the DoPT’s has a chief; — the PESB has seen five chair- months to a year. And with sever- among others, for delays in pursu- ting down obsolete services and memo indicates. It wants men in the past five years! al CMDs set to retire during the ing vigilance cases. According to merger of some cadres for better to move ahead with its The Narendra Modi sarkar was year, the number of vacancies is the CVC report, out of the 3,371 efficacy. plans to streamline the cadre she has her likely spurred into action after likely to grow unless quick action cases received in 2020, the com- According to sources, Deepak structures to satisfy the Parliamentary Standing is not taken. Ms Srinivasan will mission disposed of 2,717 cases by Khandekar, Secretary, depart- functional requirements and Committee on Personnel, Public have to hit the deck running! way of tendering advice. It, how- ment of personnel and training remove existing deficiencies in Grievances, Law and Justice, ever, indicated that 654 cases may (DoPT), has directed all the system. task cut out recently passed adverse com- CVC STRUGGLING WITH have to be moved forward to 2021 cadre-controlling authorities to ments on the government’s failure DELAYED ACTIONS due to the delays in pursuing the appoint joint secretary-level nodal Share a babu experience! Follow to fill the top positions in the Perturbed by the prolonged delays cases. officers to ensure that the cadre [email protected]. PESB. Further, the committee had in finalising disciplinary cases, a But the chief vigilance commis- reviews are completed promptly. Let’s multiply the effect. NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | pg 7 WEDNESDAY | 7 APRIL 2021 Delhi imposes night curfew Relaxations granted to those going for jabs, pregnant women, essential services VINEETA PANDEY | DC going to hospital and the will remain open. NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 movement of essential The Delhi Metro and services with e-passes. buses will continue to With a positivity rate of Similarly, doctors, nurs- ply on the regular sched- five per cent and a sharp es, other medical staff ule but during the cur- rise in daily Covid-19 and journalists will be few period they will cases in Delhi, the AAP allowed on the streets ferry only those who are government on Tuesday with ID cards. Those tra- allowed to move about. announced imposition velling to or from the “In view of the imposi- of a seven-hour-long airport, railway stations tion of night curfew in night curfew from 10.30 and bus terminals will Delhi from tonight, ent- pm till 5 am to continue also be allowed on the ry to the Metro from 10 till April 30 in the roads if they produce th- pm to 5 am will be allow- national capital. eir tickets. Foreign dipl- ed only to those passeng- However, the partial omats and all those on ers who fall in the essen- lockdown comes with a diplomatic duties are ex- tial category as per gov- few relaxations for cer- empted. There is no rest- ernment orders, after tain categories of people riction on the inter-state verification of their and professionals as the and intra-state moveme- valid IDs by DMRC/CI- Centre said the pandem- nt of goods and supplies. SF personnel,” the DM- ic situation had wors- Shops selling gro- RC said in a statement. ened and the next four ceries, fruits and vegeta- As India on Tuesday weeks would be crucial. bles, dairy and milk, reported 1,15,239 fresh Delhi Chief Minister meat and fish, medical cases and 630 deaths, Arvind Kejriwal had on stores and those with night curfew has also Friday said Delhi was essential items can rem- been imposed in witnessing the fourth ain open. Petrol pumps, Chandigarh and Jodhp- wave of Covid-19. LPG and CNG outlets ur, Section 144 CrPC was While asking enforcing too can remain open imposed in Lucknow, agencies to ensure strict during the night curfew while the Gujarat high compliance, the Delhi while private security court has asked the state government has granted services can function. government to impose a relaxations to those Production units or lockdown for three to going for vaccinations, services that require four days to contain the pregnant ladies, people continuous process too virus spread. RUSSIA, INDIA CRPF mulls ops AGREE TO DEEPEN to rescue jawan MILITARY TIES RABINDRA NATH ment, Chhattisgarh SRIDHAR CHOUDHURY I DC Chief Minister KUMARASWAMI | DC RAIPUR, APRIL 6 Bhupesh Baghel has NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 assured the family of Three days after a the commando that Russia respects the right COBRA commando, efforts would be of India to “diversify rela- Rakesh Singh Minhas, launched to ensure his tionships” with other was taken captive by safe release. countries but opposes any Maoists during the “The Chief Minister military alliances, April 3 ambush on called the jawan’s fami- Russian Foreign Minister security personnel on ly members on phone Sergey Lavrov said on the Sukma-Bijapur bor- and assured them that Tuesday, adding — in a der in Chhattisgarh’s he was making all thinly-veiled dig at the south Bastar region, efforts to secure four-nation Quad — that CRPF Director-General release of the jawan,” “we have heard ... of the (DG) Kuldeep Singh on Chhattisgarh minister Asian NATO”. Tuesday hinted at Amarjeet Bhagat told After “warm and pro- launching an operation reporters on Tuesday. ductive” talks with exter- to secure release of the Sources said all nal affairs minister “abducted jawan”. efforts by the security (EAM) S. Jaishankar in “Our jawan is still establishment to trace the morning, Russia and missing. Rumours are Commando Minhas’ India also agreed to “deep- that he is under captiv- location have yielded en military cooperation”, ity of Maoists. We are no results. even as Moscow said it verifying the news and In another develop- had “no military alliance” planning an operation ment, the Maoists’ with Beijing. in the context with the Dandakaranya Special The Russian Foreign jawan”, a Twitter Zonal Committee Minister said he had con- post by a news agency (DKSZC) on Tuesday veyed a message from his quoted the DG as say- announced that the President Vladimir Putin ing. missing jawan had for Prime Minister In a related develop- been taken captive. Narendra Modi. Modi lashes out at Oppn DC CORRESPONDENT ● PM SAYS those th the BJP. We are in cit- NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 born in the 21st ies as well as in villages. century relate more The BJP today is a party Reiterating the BJP’s with the BJP because of national interest as mantra of “Nation well as regional aspira- First,” Prime Minister of its work. tions,” said the PM. Narendra Modi on ferencing on the party’s Recalling the collapse Tuesday hit back at 41st foundation day, the of the then NDA govern- political opponents, say- PM said those born in ment led by former ing in India secularism the 21st century relate Prime Minister and BJP has been reduced to more with the BJP beca- patriarch Atal Bihari making policies accord- use of its work and that Vajpayee by just one ing to vote-banks while is also the reason why vote, Modi said Vajpayee those who keep every- the poor and those living did not compromised one in mind while for- in villages favour the pa- with the party’s ideals mulating policies, those rty because they are wit- as it is the tradition who work for all and nessing what “Anto- since Shayama Prasad seek justice for all are daya” really means. Mukherjee days’ till now labeled “communal.” “The poor as well as that “organisation Addressing BJP work- the middle class have as- before self and nation ers through video-con- sociated themselves wi- before organisation.” Maha govt, Deshmukh move SC against CBI probe SONU SHRIVASTAVA | DC NEW CCTV FOOTAGE SHOWS WAZE MUMBAI, APRIL 6

A special CBI team land- TOOK TRAIN TO THANE ON MARCH 4 ed in Mumbai on SHAHAB ANSARI | DC According to NIA, Tuesday following the MUMBAI, APRIL 6 while recreating the Bombay HC directives to scene at the CSMT on the central agency to The NIA on Tuesday Monday, the investigat- probe extortion allega- took Sachin Waze to ing officers asked Waze tions against former CSMT railway station in to walk on platform nu- state home minister order to recreate a sce- mber 4 to compare his Anil Deshmukh. Howev- ne. A new CCTV footage movement with the man er, the Maharashtra gov- has been found which seen in the CCTV foota- ernment and Deshmukh shows Waze going to ge. After spending arou- have also filed separate Chhatrapati Shivaji Ma- nd over an hour at the petitions in the Supreme haraj Terminus at 7 pm CSMT and then the offi- Court challenging the on March 4, a day before cers took Waze to Mum- CBI investigation. Mansukh Hiran was fo- bra creek, where Thane In his petition to the und dead. NIA suspects businessman Mansukh Supreme Court, Deshm- that he had taken a local Hiran’s dead body was ukh has contended that train to Thane, where found, and spent more the High court could not Hiran was murdered. than an hour there too. order such a probe aga- inst him without giving him an opportunity to being heard in court. ment had withdrawn explain. He also argued Deshmukh has also consent given to the cen- that the CBI itself was raised doubts over impa- tral agency to conduct headed by an interim rtiality of the CBI and any investigation in director and the case argued that for the same Maharashtra without related to the matter was reason the state govern- the state’s approval. NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 7 APRIL 2021 pg 8 Real fight likely between Dravidian majors in TN Despite pandemic fears, state records 71.79 per cent voter turnout G. BABU JAYAKUMAR & D. SEKAR | DC FINAL PHASE TO CHENNAI, APRIL 6

Tuesday’s electoral bat- PLAY A DECISIVE tle that saw 71.79 per cent of the voters in the ROLE IN ASSAM state exercising their franchise despite the MANOJ ANAND | DC looming Coronavirus GUWAHATI, APRIL 6 threat only pointed to the people’s faith in Amidst the claims and democracy and their counterclaims of form- determination to usher ing the next govern- in the government of ment, the third and their choice final phase of polling Though the elections for the Assam are technically a five- Assembly polls con- cornered contest, the cluded on Tuesday in real fight is only areas which are set to between the two play the significant role Dravidian majors, each in formation of the having a string of par- next government in ties attached to them. Assam. So, primarily people People belonging to transgender community show their finger marked with The Western Assam voted to make either indelible ink after casting vote for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, in — the Bodoland DMK’s M.K. Stalin or Chennai on Tuesday. — PTI Territorial Council AIADMK’s Edappadi K. areas, largely situated Palaniswami the Chief in the North Bank of Minister. Brahmaputra in Lower Of course, there are Assam, comprising dis- other contenders to the Polling slowed down tricts of Kokrajhar, Chief Minister’s throne Chirang, Darrang, like Makkal Neethi Bongaigaon, Baksa, Maiam’s Kamal Nalbari and Udalguri, Haasan, Amma Makkal due to heat in Kerala would play a decisive Munnetra Kazhagam’s role in the formation of T.T.V Dhinakaran and GILVESTER aram), Metroman E. the new government in Naam Tamizhar Katchi ASSARY I DC UDF RAISES Sreedharan (Palakkad), Assam. The Bodoland coordinator Seeman. THIRUVANANTHAPU- actor Suresh Gopi Territorial Council But indications are that RAM, APRIL 6 (Thrissur). The fate of area has 12 Assembly the real fight is only SABARIMALA the candidates will be seats. between Stalin and Kerala recorded 74.02 known on May 2 when The rise of the United Palaniswami. per cent polling at 7 pm, ISSUE ON D-DAY counting takes place. People’s Party Liberal Palaniswami’s AIA- the official time for con- Long queues were (UPPL) in the 2020 DMK has BJP, PMK, cluding voting. Eleven DC CORRESPONDENT seen at the polling sta- Bodoland Territorial TMC and a couple of of the 14 districts THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, tions across all districts Council (BTC) elections other minor parties crossed 70 per cent APRIL 6 even before the poll which is now an with them, while polling till 7 pm while process began at 7 am alliance partner of the Stalin’s DMK has the the rest were inching The Congress-led UDF in the state’s 140 con- BJP has made the 2021 Congress, VCK, CPI, towards the mark. raised the Sabarimala stituencies. The polling electoral battle very CPM, MDMK, IUML, Kannur, the home dis- issue in a big way on was brisk in the morn- interesting as before Manithaneya Makka trict of Chief Minister polling day with top ing and crossed the 50 this, the Bodoland Katchi and a few small- Pinarayi Vijayan, Congress leaders inclu- per cent mark by noon. People’s Front (BPF) er parties with them. recorded 74.9 per cent ding A.K. Antony, Oom- Subsequently, there was the only dominant The major plank on and Rahul Gandhi’s men Chandy, Ramesh was a slowdown till 3 political party of the which the DMK and its Wayanad recorded 71.9 Chennithala and K.C. pm due to the heatwave area. Both the parties allies had placed their per cent. Venugopal targeting as most people prefer- are claiming to have campaign was regain- Key contestants — the LDF government. red to stay indoors. The command over the 27 ing the state’s rights, Chief Minister It all started with the rush resumed afterwar- per cent Bodo popula- safeguarding social jus- Pinarayi Vijayan, statement of G. Suku- ds, especially in the de- tion in this region. tice and protecting the health minister K.K. maran Nair. After cast- nsely populated areas. In the last two State’s interests in edu- Shailaja and 10 of his ing his vote, Nair said The polling on Assembly elections, the cation, employments, Cabinet colleagues — the people wanted a Tuesday took place in BPF won all the 12 environment, health are among 957 candi- change of government. 40,771 polling stations seats. This time too, the and growth. dates in the fray. Other comprising 1,12,324 party is contesting on The AIADMK and BJP star candidates are for- polling booths. There all 12 seats (however, combine has been mer chief minister Ramesh Chennithala was an increase of 89.65 one candidate backed stressing on the need Oommen Chandy (Haripad), BJP state per cent polling booths out after final nomina- for development with a (Puthupally), president K. Surendran compared to 2016 in tion) as an alliance national perspective Opposition leader (Konni and Manjeshw- view of the pandemic. partner of the Grand and stating that it Alliance. Though, a si- could be achieved only mple addition of the if the governments at gers at various faulty during the past 10 years years ago. votes in favour of the the state and Centre Central policies and of rule, the other When the two Grand Alliance parties were of the same schemes and some acts camp has been harping Dravidian major fight it in the last few elections alliance. of omission and com- on the DMK’s alleged on those lines, the other indicate a cakewalk for While the DMK has mission by the corruption and wrong- parties went irrelevant the BPF, but the ground been pointing its fin- AIADMK in the state doings committed 10 for various reasons. reality is different. WB records few incidents, fails to cross 80 pc voting

RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC KOLKATA, APRIL 6

The third phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls failed to cross 80 per cent voting, unlike the first two phases, amid sporadic incidents of electoral malprac- tices and violence, including the recovery of four EVMs and four VVPAT machines from a Trinamul Congress People stand in line to cast their votes during the 3rd worker’s home and phase of West Bengal Assembly polls at Dhaniakhali attacks on many constituency of Hooghly district in West Bengal on Trinamul and BJP can- Tuesday. — PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY didates despite the deployment of Central paramilitary forces in large numbers. The polling, which TMC will cease to started at 7 am on Tue- sday, recorded a 77.68 per cent turnout till 5 pm across 31 seats in three exist in WB: Modi districts. While 76.68 per cent polling was clocked RAJIB CHOWDHURI I DC ting agents at the polling in 16 Assembly seats of KOLKATA, APRIL 6 booths even. She also South 24 Parganas, it admits in public that her was 77.93 per cent in Prime Minister Narend- party’s polling agents seven seats of Howrah ra Modi claimed on revolted against her.” and 79.36 per cent in Tuesday that the Trina- “Fact is they are under eight seats of Hooghly mul Congress, in power pressure from their till reports last came in. in West Bengal for a mothers and sisters at A revised figure is exp- decade, would break up home to quit the TMC. ected from the EC on following a revolt agai- The revolt within the Wednesday. nst its supremo Mamata TMC against its own The most shocking Banerjee after facing a leaders is getting sharp- incident of the day, how- rout in the Assembly er now. People are say- ever, took place at Tulsi- elections on May 2. He ing that the TMC will beria village in Uleberia also suggested that TMC break apart after suffer- East of Howrah (Rural) leaders, after getting ing a massive defeat on where four EVMs and an scattered, would hunt May 2. Some will go that equal number of for refuge, in a veiled side, others this side.” VVPATs were found at reference to their possi- Tearing into the two- the house of a Trinamul ble switch to the BJP. time CM for allegedly worker. Preliminary Exuding confidence of threatening the people investigations revealed the BJP’s success, Modi saying “Amra Dekhe four polling personnel, told a rally in Howrah, Nebo (we will see to it),” including a policeman, “It is not only Bengal the PM compared it with had visited the house and Nandigram but the BJP’s promise to do late Monday night with Nandi (aides) of Didi seva (service). “Didi has the EVMs and VVPATs also are expressing their become so egoistic that and fell asleep, commit- dissent over her. The sit- she has started treating ting a “gross violation” uation has become such the voters as her jagir of conduct. that her party is not get- (estate),” he said. WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 7 APRIL 2021 pg 9

SHORT TAKES ASIANS HIT Smith named US coordinator Jordanians tried WITH ROCKS, MAN CHARGED for Global Covid Response to silence prince Fullerton (US), April 6: A Washington, April 6: ● GEORGIAN PM Irakli Southern California man has Secretary of State Antony Garibashvili said Tuesday been charged with throwing Blinken has appointed a No mention of foreign plot: Audio recording rocks at an Asian woman and former veteran diplomat he tested positive for her 6-year-old son as they dro- and humanitarian aid Coronavirus amid a fresh Jerusalem, April 6: A ● JORDAN SLAPPED a The prince raises his ve down the street last month, chief to be a special envoy spike in cases in the new audio recording that sweeping gag order on all voice in anger, accusing authorities said Monday. for US Coronavirus vacci- Caucasus nation despite surfaced Tuesday indica- coverage of the dispute the general of threatening It comes as violence against ne and prevention efforts. the start of a vaccine roll- tes that Jordanian author- involving the king's half him and saying he has no Asian Americans across the Blinken announced Mo- out. “I am feeling well,” ities tried to silence a for- brother, Prince Hamzah, right to issue orders to a country has ramped up in the nday that he had named Garibashvili, 38, said on mer crown prince for mee- hours after the recording member of the royal fami- last year, including several Gayle Smith to be Ameri- Facebook. ting with internal critics ly. “You come to me and high-profile attacks in Califor- ca's Global Covid-19 coord- but contains no mention circulated online, indicat- tell me in my house what nia. Roger Janke, 28, of Fuller- inator as the Biden admin- of a foreign plot to desta- ing authorities are increa- to do and who to meet ton, told police that Koreans in istration ramps up its International Developme- bilise the Western-allied singly nervous about how with in my country and the area were trying to control efforts to combat the virus nt and has held senior Sta- monarchy that officials al- the rare public rift at the from my people? Are you him. at home and abroad. te Department and Natio- leged he was involved in. highest levels of the royal threatening me? ... You She's tested. She's highly nal Security Council posi- Jordan slapped a sweep- family is being perceived. come to my house and tell NAVY MEDIC respected. She will hit the tions focused on Africa. ing gag order on all cover- me you and security lead- ground running, Blinken She was active in the Private school teachers shout slogans during a protest age of the dispute involv- ers are threatening me? SHOOTS TWO, said. And I can say from Obama administration's demanding the government to reopen all educational ing the king's half broth- day's explosive meeting Not to leave your house, having worked with Gayle initiatives to eradicate the institutes, closed since last month to contain the spread er, Prince Hamzah, hours between Hamzah and only go to your family and and admired her for years, Ebola virus and was most after the recording circul- Gen. Yousef Huneiti, the don't tweet?" of Covid-19, in Islamabad on Tuesday. — AFP KILLED ON BASE that no one will work har- recently the president of ated online, indicating au- military chief of staff, “The bad performance of der, faster, or more effec- the ONE Campaign, the thorities are increasingly who came to the prince's the state is because of me? Frederick (US), April 6: A tively to get us to the fin- organisation founded by malaria, tuberculosis and grammes to prevent, nervous about how the palace to inform him that The failure is because of Navy medic shot and critically ish line. U2 frontman Bono and HIV/AIDS. In her new job, detect and respond to dis- rare public rift at the hig- he was being placed under me? Forgive me but the wounded two people at a Mar- Smith is a former direc- others to combat extreme Smith will be charged ease outbreaks, including hest levels of the royal fa- a form of house arrest. mistakes are my fault?” yland business park Tuesday, tor of the US Agency for poverty and diseases like with overseeing U.S. pro- Covid-19, abroad. — AP mily is being perceived. That meeting seems to he says. Huneiti, speaking then fled to a nearby military The recording circulated have triggered the politi- in a calm voice, denies base where he was shot and shortly after the palace cal crisis, the most serio- threatening him and says killed, police and United and a mediator close to us in the kingdom in dec- he is simply delivering a States Navy officials said. ISRAELI PREZ Hamzah said that the roy- ades. In the recording, the message from the heads of The male shooter entered a al family was in the proc- army chief says the prin- intelligence and general business at the Riverside Tech Beijing cautions Japan ess of resolving the crisis. ce is being punished bec- security. But by then, Park, causing people inside to PICKS BIBI TO It's unclear how the new ause of meetings he had Hamzah is shouting over flee to save themselves. recording might affect th- with individuals who “sta- him. “Get in your car, sir!" However, it was unclear if the TRY, FORM GOVT ose efforts. The recording rted talking more than he says. shooting took place inside or before Biden, Suga meet appears to capture Satur- they should.” — AP outside, Frederick Police Chief Tel Aviv, April 6: Isra- Jason Lando said. Beijing, April 6: China's an naval and air force und a group of uninhabit- el's president has named foreign minister caution- bases, shares US concerns ed, Japan-controlled isla- Prime Minister Benjam- ed Japan against teaming about China's military nds that China claims in in Netanyahu as the pa- 5 ISIS ULTRAS up with the US to counter buildup and claims to ter- the East China Sea. rty leader to try to cob- Rana extradition hearing Beijing, as Japan speaks ritory in the South and Motegi told reporters ble together a governing ARRESTED FROM up more on human rights East China Seas. Tuesday that he expressed majority. Reuven Rivli- in China's Xinjiang region However, its major trade “grave concern and n's announcement in Je- MOSQUE IN PAK ahead of a US-Japan sum- and investment interests strongly requested China rusalem on Tuesday nu- postponed to June 24 mit next week. Chinese in China have at times to take concrete actions" dged forward the twin Lahore, April 6: Five terrori- Foreign Minister Wang Yi reined in its criticism of for improvement on those dramas over the count- Washington, April 6: A nference, the two sides ag- The US Government so sts belonging to the banned told his Japanese counter- its larger neighbour. Japa- issues, including the ry's future and Netanya- US court has postponed reed to hold the in-person far has supported the Islamic State outfit were arres- part in a phone call Mon- nese PM Yoshihide Suga human rights situation in hu's fate as his corrupt- the in-person extradition hearing of Rana on June extradition of Rana to ted from a mosque in Pakista- day evening that their two is to travel to Washington the Xinjiang region. Some ion trial resumed across hearing of Pakistani-orig- 24 at 1.30 pm local Los An- India. Rana's attorney n's Punjab province where countries should ensure to meet President Joe Bid- members of a foreign poli- town. The charges faci- in Canadian businessman geles time. Meanwhile, argued that the US gov- they were distributing hate that their relations “do en on April 16 in what will cy team within Suga's con- ng Israel's longest-serv- Tahawwur Rana, who is Rana's attorneys in addi- ernment's position boils material among people and not get involved in the so- be the US leader's first in- servative ruling party ing premier posed an sought for his involve- tional motion opposed his down to this: the term collecting funds from them, called confrontation betw- person summit since taki- have called for his govern- extraordinary choice for ment in the 2008 Mumbai extradition to India. “offense” in the India-US officials said on Tuesday. een major countries,” a ng office in Jan. ment to take a tougher the country's president terror attack, from April The government has not Extradition Treaty means The Counter Terrorism Dep- Chinese Foreign Ministry Biden has stressed rebu- stance against China over over whether “morality” 22 to June 24. identified a single case whatever the government artment of Punjab Police said statement said. ilding ties with European the Xinjiang situation. should be a factor in who US District Court Judge since the founding of this needs it to mean. In that it received credible infor- It quoted Wang as saying and Asian allies as the US They say Japan should should lead the govern- in Los Angeles Jacqueline country in which a person Article 2, the dual crimi- mation that the members of that “China hopes that prepares for competition adopt a law to impose ment. Chooljian in her order on acquitted by an American nality provision, where Daesh' (the ISIS) were present Japan, as an independent with a rising China. Jap- sanctions against a for- The March 23 election Monday moved the in-per- jury has been extradited the government needs the near Bhatta Chowk. country, will look at Chin- anese FM Toshimitsu Mo- eign country over human revolved around wh- son extradition hearing of to a foreign country for term to have a broad in Lahore's Defence Housing a's development in an obj- tegi raised human rights rights violations. The ether Netanyahu is fit to 59-year-old Rana to India trial on charges resting on meaning, it refers to Authority (DHA). ective and rational way, in China's Xinjiang region United States, Canada, continue serving. to June 24. the same conduct, it said underlying conduct. In The CTD raided a place in instead of being misled by and Hong Kong, both imp- Britain and the European His Likud party won The court's order came in its 17-page new submis- Article 6, it means “con- Bhatta Chowk and arrested some countries holding ortant issues for Biden. Union have adopted such the most seats, but no after a conference betwe- sion on Monday. The US duct” when needed to five terrorists belonging to biased view against Chi- He also reiterated Japan's a law, and they say Japan party won a governing en Rana's lawyers and tho- Government has time till achieve a plea deal with Daesh (ISIS), the CTD said in a na.” Japan, a close US ally protest against China's is the only Group of Seven majority of 61 seats in se representing the US Go- April 12 to submit its Headley, and it means statement. that hosts major Americ- presence in waters aro- country without it. — AP the Knesset. — AP vernment. During the co- response, if any. “elements”. — PTI

HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 7 APRIL 2021

6.9% growth projected for FY23 JIO TO USE AIRTEL SPECTRUM IN AP, Contrary rulings on ITC in quick Economy to grow at DELHI, MUMBAI IN CSR cases create confusion `1,450-CR DEAL SANGEETHA G state-level authority gave BITES CHENNAI, APRIL 6 a contrary order. A deal- New Delhi, April 6: er of electrical goods, 12.5% this year: IMF Reliance Jio has signed Contrary rulings on cables and pipes had sup- INDICATORS % an agreement with input tax credit eligibili- plied electrical items free SANGEETHA G Bharti Airtel to acquire ty on CSR activities by of cost to the Kerala Sensex 49,201.39 0.09 CHENNAI, APRIL 6 a portion of spectrum in GST authorities in differ- State Electricity Board to Nifty 50 14,683.50 0.31 the 800 MHz band for ent states have left the reinstate connectivity in S&P 500* 4,081.99 0.10 The International Mone- Andhra Pradesh, Delhi traders confused. the state’s flood-hit areas. tary Fund expects India to and Mumbai circles at While the Authority of The authority ruled Dollar (`) 73.42 -0.11 clock GDP growth of 12.5 an aggregate value of Rs Advance Ruling for that since the dealer sup- Pound Sterling (`) 101.56 0.003 per cent in FY21-22 and 6.9 1,497 crore, marking the Kerala state has ruled plied electrical items per cent in FY 22-23. In the first such deal between that distributing goods ries, supply of furniture under CSR expenses on a Euro (`) 86.73 0.77 World Economic Outlook the two telecom majors. free of cost under CSR and electrical goods free basis, without col- Gold (10gm)* (`) 45,049▲83 0.18 released on Tuesday, the With this spectrum activities are not eligible under CSR activities. The lecting any money, input IMF projects India’s con- trading agreement, for input tax credit, the company said it is com- tax credit will not be Brent crude ($/bbl)* 62.92 1.24 sumer price inflation to Airtel will receive a con- Uttar Pradesh authority pulsorily required to applicable to such trans- IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.122 0.00 moderate to 4.8 per cent sideration of Rs 1,037.6 found that they are eligi- undertake CSR activities actions. US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 1.674 -0.046 and the current account crore from Jio for the ble for ITC. to run the business. As a "The contrary AARs on deficit to widen to -1.2 per proposed transfer. Also, “Expenses incurred by result, they become an whether ITC shall be eli- * As of 8:30 PM IST cent this fiscal. Jio will assume future the company in order to integral part of the busi- gible on the CSR spent In the pandemic-hit liabilities of Rs 459 comply with require- ness process and thus are made by the companies FY21, India's economy had after lockdowns were to provide a bridge to vac- crore relating to the ments of CSR under treated to be incurred “in has created confusion contracted by a record 8 eased in some large coun- cine-powered normaliza- spectrum, Bharti Airtel Companies Act, qualify the course of business”. among the industry play- Värde funds office per cent. India’s GDP tries (for example, India). tion, and the evolution of said in a statement. as being incurred in the The authority also ers. Consid-ering that growth of 12.5 per cent for However, still high Covid- financial conditions. "Reliance Jio Info- course of business and observed that a clear dis- most companies donate developments FY22 is an improvement of 19 caseloads in some large In a blogpost, chief econ- comm Ltd (RJIL) are eligible for input tax tinction needs to be free goods under their 3.7 per cent over IMF’s countries such as omist at IMF, Gita announced today that it credit in terms of drawn between goods CSR agenda to ensure in Hyderabad October forecast. However, Indonesia and Malaysia Gopinath said policy- has entered into a defin- Section 16 of the Central given as gifts and those compliance under the FY23 growth is 1.1 per cent put a lid on growth makers will need to cont- itive agreement with Goods and Services Tax provided as a part of CSR Companies Act and is Värde Partners, a global alter- lower than the October prospects,” the IMF inue supporting their Bharti Airtel for the 2017,” said the AAR of activities. While the for- clearly a business native investment firm, said it forecast. By FY26-27, the observed. economies while dealing acquisition of the right U P. mer is voluntary and expense, the government has provided senior construc- GDP growth would moder- India’s monetary policy with more limited policy to use spectrum in the The ruling was given in occasional, the latter is should provide explicit tion financing on two pre- ate to 6.5 per cent, the IMF projections are consistent space and higher debt lev- 800MHz band in Andhra a recent case in which a obligatory and regular in clarity that ITC would be leased office assets in the predicted. with achieving the Reserve els than prior to the pan- Pradesh, Delhi and sugar products manufac- nature. available in case of pro- Gachibowli Financial District of Further, the IMF found Bank of India’s inflation demic. Mumbai circles through turer had undertaken However, in a similar curement of said goods Hyderabad. The $155 million that India’s consumer target over the medium This requires better tar- spectrum trading," a Jio construction of school case that came up in for CSR," said Abhishek facility will be used to refi- price inflation, which term, it observed. geted measures to leave statement said. buildings and laborato- Kerala last month, the Jain, tax partner of EY. nance and fund completion of stood at 6.2 per cent in The IMF has projected space for prolonged sup- Given the enhanced over 2.5 million sq ft develop- FY21, will moderate to 4.9 global growth at 6 per cent port if needed. With spectrum footprint, ments owned by Phoenix per cent in the current fis- in the calendar year 2021, multi-speed recoveries, a especially contiguous Group. To date, over 1.5 million cal and then to 4.1 per cent moderating to 4.4 per cent tailored approach is nec- spectrum, and superior square feet has been pre-let to next fiscal. in 2022. The projections essary, with policies well- infrastructure deployed, two multinational companies. In the case of current for 2021 and 2022 are calibrated to the stage of Jio said it has further Lanka bans palm oil imports account balance, the stronger than in the the pandemic, the increased its network deficit of 1 per cent in October 2020 outlook. The strength of the economic capacity. Colombo, April 6: Sri The cultivation of palm ronment-friendly crops Printed & Published by FY21, will further widen to upward revision reflects recovery, and the structur- With this trading of Lankan president (katupol) oil, at the same each year to free Sri K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan 1.2 per cent in current fis- additional fiscal support al characteristics of indi- right to use spectrum, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has time, will be completely Lanka from oil palm plan- Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at cal and 1.6 per cent in next in a few large economies, vidual countries, she said. Jio will have 2X15 MHz banned the import of banned, the Presidential tation and palm oil con- Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan fiscal. By 2026-27, the CAD the anticipated vaccine- "Right now, the empha- of spectrum in the 800 palm oil with immediate Secretariat said in a state- sumption, it said. Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, would have widened to 2.5 powered recovery in the sis should be on escaping MHz band in Mumbai effect and ordered local ment on Monday. The government intends Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, per cent. second half of 2021, and the health crisis by priori- circle and 2X10 MHz of plantation companies to Companies and entities to stop the cultivation of Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: “For the Emerging and continued adaptation of tising health care spend- spectrum in the 800 MHz uproot 10 per cent of their that have done cultiva- oil palm and the consump- T.Venkatram Reddy , RNI Reg economic activity to sub- ing, on vaccinations, No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights Developing Asia regional band in Andhra Pradesh trees and replace them tions will be required to tion of palm oil complete- reserved. Reproduction in whole or in group, projections for 2021 dued mobility. High uncer- treatments, and health and Delhi circles, there- with rubber trees or other remove the palms in phas- ly, the order said. part without written permission of The have been revised up by 0.6 tainty surrounds this out- care infrastructure. Fiscal by further consolidating environment-friendly es, with 10 per cent Sri Lanka imports near- Editor, Financial Chronicle ® is percentage point, reflect- look, related to the path of support should be well tar- its spectrum footprint in crops, a move that could uprooting at a time and ly 200,000 tonnes of palm prohibited. ing a stronger recovery the pandemic, the effec- geted to affected house- these locations. — PTI benefit the domestic replacing it with the culti- oil from Malaysia and than initially expected tiveness of policy support holds and firms.” coconut oil industry. vation of rubber or envi- Indonesia yearly. — PTI GAMES pg 10 DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | 7 APRIL 2021

SHORT TAKES North Korea pull out of Olympics Seoul: North Korea became the Delhi seek Capital gain first country to drop out of the Tokyo Olympics because of coronavirus fears, a decision that underscores the challenges facing Japan as it struggles to All eyes on skipper Pant as DC eye maiden title stage a global sporting event amid a raging pandemic. New Delhi, April 6: A website run by North Korea’s Thrust into the leadership Sports Ministry said its national role, a completely trans- 3 MORE STAFF Olympic Committee during a formed Rishabh Pant car- meeting on March 25 decided ries a lot of hope and not to participate in the Games responsibility on his AT WANKHEDE to protect athletes from the shoulders as Delhi “world public health crisis Capitals aim to build on caused by COVID-19.” the success of the last edi- TEST POSITIVE The pandemic has already tion in the UAE, where Mumbai, April 6: Two pushed back the Tokyo Games, they ended runners-up.A more members of the which were originally scheduled solid batting line-up cou- ground-staff and a for 2020, and organizers have pled with a potent pace plumber at the Wankhede scrambled to put in place pre- attack makes DC strong Stadium have tested posi- ventive measures, such as ban- contenders this year too. tive for Covid-19, a day ning international spectators, to Here is a look at the after the facility was ensure the safety of athletes team which will begin its cleared to host its share of and residents. However, there’s campaign against 10 IPL matches. The stadi- still concern that the Olympics Chennai Super Kings in um is due to host its first Punjab Kings pacer Jhye Richardson plays virtual games could worsen the spread of the Mumbai on April 10. IPL game of the season on to kill time during quarantine in Mumbai. — Punjab Kings virus and Japan’s rising case- April 10, following the STRENGTHS load and slow vaccine rollout lung-opener in Chennai have raised public questions. They are one of the most between Mumbai Indians — AP balanced sides in the tour- and Royal Challengers nament with a formidable Bangalore on April 9. ENGLISH RALLY BEHIND batting line-up and a “Three at the stadium Rabada will miss potent pace attack. have tested positive, two In Shikhar Dhawan, are groundsmen,” a Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Mumbai Cricket MOEEN AFTER ISIS JIBE Rahane, Delhi boast of a Association source said. New Delhi, April 6: Jofra made that an issue to Mumbai: Delhi Capitals pacers solid top order. Pant along Earlier last Saturday, 10 Archer might be an aggres- humiliate me because I try Kagiso Rabada and Anrich with Marcus Stoinis and ground-staff members of sive bowler on the field but to secularise Muslim socie- Nortje arrived here on Tuesday Shimron Hetmyer or Sam the stadium had tested the England pacer won ty & I oppose Islamic but will miss the team’s open- Billings will look to fill positive, but most of them hearts with his calm and fanaticism. One of the ing fixture against the Chennai the hole left by Iyer in the have since recovered. composed reply to greatest tragedies of Super Kings due to the manda- middle order. On Monday, the Bangladesh author humankind is pro-women tory seven-day quarantine peri- The addition of Steve Maharashtra government Taslima Nasreen on leftists support anti- od. The South African pacers Smith will further bolster cleared the decks for the Tuesday. women Islamists,” she were retained by the side after their batting. event in Mumbai despite Taslima had said that wrote. their sensational bowling per- Pant has emerged as a the weekend lockdown England allrounder Moeen But Archer urged her to formances that helped the match-winner for India in provisions and night cur- Ali would have joined the delete the tweet as it was in Capitals reach their maiden the recent series against few in the city. global terrorist group ISIS no way funny or sarcastic. final last year. Australia and England. He (Islamic State of Iraq and “Sarcastic? No one is KIRAN MORE IN ISOLATION “Delhi Capitals’ fast bowlers along with all-rounder Syria) if he wasn’t playing laughing, not even your- Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Stoinis and Billings will Former India wicketkeep- cricket. “If Moeen Ali were self, the least you can do is Nortje arrived at the team hotel have to ensure that DC fin- er and Mumbai Indians’ not stuck with cricket, he delete the tweet,” Archer in Mumbai on Tuesday. They ish with a flourish. talent scout Kiran More would have gone to Syria to tweeted. will be in quarantine for one has tested positive for join ISIS,” Taslima tweet- Former England pacer WEAKNESSES week,” the franchise stated. : Covid, the IPL franchise ed. Ryan Sidebottom floated The duo will undergo a week of Delhi’s primary weak- said on Tuesday. The 58- Archer, who has 96 inter- an idea of deleting quarantine and will thus miss ness is not having enough year-old More is also the national wickets under his Taslima’s Twitter account. DC’s opening game against the quality players in their wicket-keeping consult- belt, did not take it lightly “I think you might need to CSK on Saturday. The South ranks both overseas and ant of MI. “Mr. More is and wrote: “Are you okay? I check if you’re feeling ok African players, who are part of home cricketers. Not hav- currently asymptomatic don’t think you’re okay.” !!! Maybe delete your IPL and competed in the ongo- ing like-for-like replace- and has been isolated. The Bangladesh author account too,” Sidebottom ing ODI home series against ments is one of the weak Mumbai Indians and tried to calm things down tweeted. Pakistan, left on Monday to link points. Kiran More have followed and later claimed that her Moeen is one of the key up with their respective IPL It was precisely the rea- all the BCCI health guide- tweet on Moeen was “sar- players in England’s white- teams. — PTI son they were not able to Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant during a training session. — Delhi Capitals lines,” MI stated. — PTI castic” in nature. ball setup. The allrounder rest Kagiso Rabada and “Haters know very well will now be seen in action Anrich Nortje. Even in that my Moeen Ali tweet for Chennai Super Kings in Neeraj, Hima set terms of wicket-keeping, was sarcastic. But they the IPL. — Agencies in case Pant has a niggle to train in Turkey they didn’t have replace- ment. This year they have Indians more tolerant: Ganguly New Delhi: India’s top track and Vishnu Vinod of Kerala CITY CLIPS field athletes, including javelin but he is a green horn. Kolkata, April 6: BCCI I feel we Indians are a “In the last six-seven thrower Neeraj Chopra and President Sourav Ganguly months, with so much OPPORTUNITIES bit more tolerant than sprinter Hima Das will embark : on Tuesday said Indian overseas (cricketers). I cricket being going on in on a training-cum-competition Although a big chal- cricketers are “more tol- have played with a lot the bio-bubble, it's so tour of Turkey later this month, lenge, but it will also be a erant” when it comes to of Englishmen, tough. Just going from the the national federation said on huge opportunity for dealing with mental Australians, and the hotel room to the ground, Tuesday.Apart from Chopra and young skipper Pant to step health issues compared to West Indians, they just handle the pressure and fellow Olympic bound javelin out of the shadows of the those from England and give up on mental come back to the room and then get back to the thrower Shivpal Singh, coun- legendary MS Dhoni by Australia but acknowl- health. try's relay racers (both 4x100m guiding his team to its edged that being confined ground again, it's an and 4x400m men and women) maiden title. to bio-bubbles amid a rag- — SOURAV absolutely different life." will be part of the 40-odd con- ing pandemic is not easy GANGULY Ganguly cited the exam- THREATS tingent that also includes for anyone.International BCCI president ple of the Australian coaches. They will be based at DC’s pace unit is too cricket in the middle of cricket team which pulled the Turkish city of Antalya and dependent on Rabada and the COVID-19 pandemic out of a tour to South take part in some competitions, Nortje with back-up pac- has forced players to stay Africa. Australia were where some athletes can try ers Ishant and Umesh not in bio-bubbles, where is among those who have overseas (cricketers). I slated for a three-Test tour Former international cricketer Noel David (centre) and qualify for the Olympics. boasting of a great T20 their life is restricted to voiced their concerns have played with a lot of in March-April but hey inaugurates the Alpha Cricket Ground and Academy at Hima, who won a silver in indi- record. Last year, Delhi hotels and stadiums. about the mental toll that Englishmen, Australians, pulled out citing an vidual 400m and a gold each in suffered four successive They do not have access the current situation is and the West Indians, they “unacceptable level of Kachavani Singaram village in Peerzadiguda, Uppal, women's 4x400m and mixed losses after seven wins in to people outside the bub- taking. just give up on mental health and safety risk to Hyderabad. Also seen in the pic are former Test crick- 4x400m relays in the 2018 first nine games. ble during series and “I feel we Indians are a health,” the former India players, support staff and eter Govindraj Naidu (left) and Hyderabad Cricket Asian Games, is set to train for — PTI India skipper Virat Kohli bit more tolerant than captain said. the community”. — PTI Association vice-president John Manoj. the 4x100m relay. The Indian relay teams are set to take part in the World Athletics Relays at Dedeepya in finals of AITA tournament Silesia in Poland on May 1 and 2. “We have got clearance from VIHARI ALL SET BARCA NET LATE yderabad girl Y. Sai Dedeepya entered the singles the SAI for this training-cum- Has well as doubles quarterfinals at the AITA `1 competition tour of Turkey. It is FOR HIS MAIDEN WINNER, MOVE lakh Women’s tennis tournament being played in a 40-odd contingent including Bengaluru. In the pre-quarters Dedeepya defeated the coaches,” AFI President Meghana of Karnataka 6-1, 6-2. Earlier in the first Adille Sumariwalla said. — PTI COUNTY STINT CLOSER TO TOP round, Dedeepya beat Ananya of Tamil Nadu with a 6- New Delhi, April 6: The Madrid, April 6: A late 2, 6-3 scoreline. Indian Premier League winner by Ousmane Dedeepya entered the doubles quarters too, partner- Doncic leads franchises turned him Dembele gave Barcelona ing Avishka Gupta. down but Team India’s control of their own fate Mavs past Jazz Test specialist Hanuma in the race for the Vihari is all set to prepare Spanish league title. Gymkhana go great guns in hockey Los Angeles: Luka Doncic for the upcoming six-Test Dembele scored in the scored 31 points as the Dallas season in the United 90th minute on Monday as osts Gymkhana, Hayatnagar and Royal Clubs reg- Mavericks shrugged off the Kingdom by competing Bayern Munich’s Eric Barcelona defeated 10- Histered victories in the Dhyan Chand Cup 5-a-side injury absence of Kristaps for English county side Choupo-Moting during a man Valladolid 1-0 to Hockey Tournament being organised by Gymkhana Porzingis to snap Utah’s nine- Warwickshire. The right- training session. — Twitter move within a point of Hockey Club at the Gymkhana Ground. game winning streak on handed middle-order leader Atletico Madrid. Gymkhana-1 scored the most dominant win, a 10-0 Monday. Slovenian star Doncic batsman has already left Dembele scored with a annihilation of Ashok XI via four goals scored by spearheaded a superb offensive for the UK and will be a left-footed shot from Ramakrishna, three by Mahesh Reddy, two by Shekhar performance for the Mavs in a part of the Birmingham inside the area to make and one from Mohit. dominant 111-103 victory over based county side for at Bayern host embattled PSG sure Barcelona can Gymkhana-2 too won big. They beat Jogulamba the Western Conference lead- least three games this sea- secure the title by win- Gadwal 8-2 as Kartik scored a hat-trick, Satish Paul got ers, who had been chasing a son. ning all their remaining two and Sunny scored three. For the losers, Nagaraju 10th straight win. “Yes, Vihari will be play- games, as their hosts scored both the goals. Doncic’s tally included six ing in the English county without star Lewandowski Atletico in one of the Royal Club ‘A’ were the next best. They beat MCH three-pointers, while the 22- side for Warwickshire final rounds in May. Chintalbasti 9-4. Yaswanth scored three goals, S. year-old prodigy also hauled this season. He would Berlin, April 6: Holders Bayern RB Leipzig to leave Bayern seven “This is the result of our Sandeep and Raju got two each while A. Yaswant and down nine rebounds with eight play a few games. He is Munich face a test of their ability to points clear at the top of the work. Things are starting E. Aditya got one each. For Chintalbasti, Dharamveer assists. It was a hugely impres- already in England now,” defend their Champions League crown Bundesliga. to go our way,” Barcelona scored thrice and Chandan Singh got one. sive fifth consecutive victory a senior BCCI official con- without top-scoring striker Robert TUCHEL PRAISES RUDIGER defender Clement Lenglet In another match, Hayatnagar Club beat Khalsa for the Mavs, who improved to firmed the development Lewandowski at home to embattled AHEAD OF PORTO CLASH said. Hockey Club Karimnagar 5-2 via four goals from T. 28-21 to remain in seventh said on Tuesday. Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday. Barcelona had been Srinivas and one by Umesh. Dharamveer Singh and place in the West. Dallas had The Warwickshire coun- A knee injury has ruled Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel on struggling to break Inderjeet Singh scored one goal each for Khalsa. been jolted by confirmation just ty’s official page hasn’t Lewandowski out of both the quarter- Tuesday hailed Antonio Rudiger and through the tight defen- hours before tip-off that made the announcement final home leg at the Allianz Arena Kepa Arrizabalaga for showing sive scheme of Valladolid, Porzingis would miss Monday’s yet but as per BCCI offi- and the return in Paris next Tuesday. “courage” to make amends after a which played a man down Customs in Campeones title round game with a sprained right cials, the modalities are The timing could not be worse with training ground bust-up. The manager from the 80th after Oscar wrist. But the Mavs made light being worked out. Lewandowski sidelined for the two- confirmed that Germany defender Plano was sent off for a ustoms & GST defeated Karimnagar to enter the of the reshuffle. — AFP “The contract is being legged repeat of last season's Rudiger and Spain goalkeeper Kepa foul from behind to stop a Cfinal of the Campeones Football Tournament at chalked out. He will play a Champions League final when a had clashed — but insisted the matter run by Dembele. the Safa MB Sports Football ground in Bandlaguda minimum of three games. Kingsley Coman header gave Bayern was finished. Atletico lost 0-1 at Jagir in Hyderabad. In the semifinals, Customs won 5- We are trying to figure the title after a 1-0 win over PSG. The Blues face Porto in Seville in Sevilla on Sunday to see 2 via two goals from Madan and one each from Solai Live on TV out if there is a chance to Of the 103 goals Bayern have scored Wednesday’s Champions League quar- its once-comfortable Malai, Raja Rawat and Abid Hussain. Tarun scored play a few more,” an offi- either in the Bundesliga or Champions ter-final first leg, with Tuchel adamant cushion vanish. Seeking both the goals for Karimnagar. FOOTBALL cial said. League this season, Lewandowski has the Cobham training-ground incident its first league title sine Champions League Quarterfinals Vihari last played in the contributed to 46 of them with either a was behind them. 2014, Diego Simeone’s (first legs): Bayern Munich vs Paris IPL back in 2019 for Delhi goal or an assist. “It was nothing to do with the defeat, team has been gradually Regd. No. HQ/SD/509/2021-23 Saint Germain (PSG) from 12.30 am Capitals and since then Yet Bayern proved at the weekend it was just an incident in training. It losing ground at the top of Printed and Published by K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan Chronicle (Thursday) on Sony Ten 2; Porto vs has gone unsold at the that they can win a big game without got heated up between Toni and Kepa. the standings. 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