Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 Published From HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW EXPORT SUBSIDIES SENSEX TANKS 883 POINTS AS COVID BRAVO TAKES BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH FACE WTO CHALLENGE SPOOKS MARKET; NIFTY BELOW 14,400 CSK TO 188 BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 155 VIJAYAWADA, TUESDAY APRIL 20 , 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ‘I’M VERY CRITI- CAL ABOUT MYSELF’ { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com TODAY All above 18 eligible ALMANAC Control with Centre, rue states Month & Paksham: Chaitra & Shukla Paksha SNCN ACHARYULU n HYDERABAD State declares holidays for vaccine from May 1 Panchangam Jawahar Reddy given full charge of CCC PNS n NEW DELHI Manufacturers would have to Tithi : Ashtami: 12:42 am (Next Day) The handling of the fight against the for Classes I to IX PNS n VIJAYAWADA Command and Control Centre with make an advance declaration of the Nakshatram : Punarvasu: 06:52 am Covid-19 pandemic by the Central PNS n VIJAYAWADA 21 All India Services officers, to take Everyone above 18 years of age will price for 50 per cent supply that Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start Government, especially its refusal to The State Government on Monday necessary steps for Covid-19 be eligible to get vaccinated against would be available to the State any important work) allow the State Governments to take In the wake of a rapid increase in appointed TTD Executive Officer KS management and vaccination on a Covid-19 from May 1, the Central Governments and in the open Rahukalam : 03:22 pm – 04:56 pm some specific decisions is causing the number of Covid-19 cases, Jawahar Reddy as the chairperson of daily basis. One senior officer was government said on Monday as it market before May 1, 2021, an offi- Education Minister Adimulapu the Covid Command Control Centre deputed to each of the 13 districts Yamagandam : 09:07 am – 10:41 am immense heartburn among the lat- liberalised the vaccination drive to cial statement said. ter, and the anger is building up. Suresh on Monday declared that was revived recently in view of for monitoring and guiding the allow states, private hospitals Based on this price, Varjyam : 03:14 pm – 04:55 pm State Governments feel that the holidays for Class I to IX in schools the Covid second wave. He has been district administrations in taking the and industrial establishments State Governments, Gulika : 12:15 pm - 01:48 pm Centre has centralised all the issues across the State from Tuesday. asked to take charge of the control necessary steps for Covid-19 to procure the doses direct- private hospitals, Good Time : (to start any important work) relating to Coronavirus control, centre immediately. The Government management and vaccination. ly from manufacturers. industrial establish- last Thursday revived the State Covid Amritakalam : 01:17 am – 02:57 am resulting in them appearing to be 2 Under the third phase of ments, etc would be mere puppets, acting only on the 2 the vaccination drive com- able to procure vac- Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:50 am – 12:40 pm directions of the Union Government, mencing next month, the cine doses from the in the eyes of the general public. vaccine manufacturers manufacturers. HYDERABAD State governments complain of Put up for sale, VSP helping critical Covid patients breathe would supply 50 per cent of Private hospitals would WEATHER not being allowed a free hand to their monthly Central Drugs have to procure their supplies of take any decision. SUMIT ONKA corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is catering Laboratory (CDL) released doses Covid-19 vaccine exclusively from Forecast: Partly cloudy TRS senior leaders say that though n VISAKHAPATNAM Steel Plant (VSP), has risen to the to the demand of oxygen in the state to the Central government and the 50 percent supply earmarked Temp: 38 the failure of the Central government occasion by helping the critical Covid- hospitals. Oxygen is required in the would be free to supply the for entities other than those com- Humidity: 49% in controlling the coronavirus pandem- In the spotlight due to Union 19 patients to breathe since the steel plants for the production of the remaining 50 per cent doses to ing through the Central govern- Sunrise: 05:56 am ic is glaring, it is the State Governments Government’s decision to privatise it, pandemic broke out. Since the steel with the basic oxygen process. State Governments and in the ment channel. Sunset: 06:33 pm that are getting a bad name. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, the outbreak of the pandemic, open market. Current Weather Conditions 2 2 2 Updated april 19, 2021 5:00 PM Navy seizes drugs Virus claims life of two Manmohan Singh, State Govt sanctions revised worth Rs 3,000 cr KCR test positive PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n KOCHI more Secretariat staffers cost of Polavaram project works Former Prime Minister Manm- The Indian Navy has busted an PNS n VIJAYAWADA who have succumbed to the virus, ohan Singh and Telangana Chief PNS n VIJAYAWADA of Polavaram Irrigation Project international smuggling racket V Padma Rao and G Ravikanth Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao are also included in the revised esti- operating through Arabian sea, There is discernible panic among being the other unfortunate vic- have tested positive for Covid-19. The State government on Monday mates. seizing narcotics worth Rs 3,000 the AP Secretariat employees after tims. While Manmohan Singh was issued Revised Administrative “Government accorded Revised crore from a Sri Lankan fishing two more of their colleagues died On Monday, Secretariat employ- admitted to the All India Institute Approval for certain works of Administrative Approval for an vessel which originated from of Covid-related complications on ees demanded permission to of Medical Sciences with a mild Polavaram project from Rs 5,535.41 amount of Rs 7,192.02 crores Pakistan, a Defence spokesman Monday. ‘work-from-home’ and cited the fever, KCR exhibited mild symp- crore to Rs 7,192.02 crore. against the administrative approval said here on Monday. Panchayat Raj department sec- fact that over 50 employees work- toms and has been advised isola- The revised estimates were pre- already accorded on September, 8, The Indian Naval Ship tion officer Shanthi Kumari and ing in various departments have tion. He is staying at his farm- pared for construction of earth 2016 for Rs 5,535.41 crore, subject "Suvarna", which was on surveil- ASN Murthy, a record assistant in tested positive for the virus. house in Gajwel where a team of dam gaps I & III, earth cum rock to the condition that entire cost is lance patrol in the Arabian Sea, the Home department, passed It’s learnt that the senior officials doctors is monitoring his health. fill dam for gap-II, spill channel, within the revised estimates also arrested five Sri Lnakan away, within days of testing posi- are carrying out their duties from Doctors are monitoring approach channel and pilot chan- approved by the CWC, New Delhi nationals on board the vessel, he tive for Covid-19. the HoD offices in Vijayawada and Manmohan Singh’s condition. nel, spillway with crest level +25.72 hydroelectric power house, and also ensure that reimburse- said. Their deaths took to four the Guntur out of fear of Covid. Incidentally, he has taken both and its ancillary works and exca- approach channel, intake structure, ment from the GoI is obtained,” 2 number of Secretariat employees 2 the doses of Covid-19 vaccine. vation of foundations of 960 MW tailrace pool, tailrace channel etc., said the GO issued on Monday. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | APRIL 20, 2021 vijayawada 02 Oppn allegations baseless, Modi leading war on Covid efficiently rime Minister through. Last year, the Centre launched a decisive Covid. Despite his hectic election Ambedkar. At another high- Narendra Modi has The domestic drug compa- If the wind is schedule, he returned to level meeting on April 17, Plaunched the second nies are producing the vaccine battle against the pandemic. Under Modi’s favourable to Delhi and reviewed Modi reviewed the prepared- major war on Coronavirus according to their capacity. leadership, everyone, right from Chief them, TRULY the Covid situation ness of states to face the virus. with the Tika Utsav – begin- The Centre has supplied over Ministers to the common man, endured Opposition many times in April. He enquired about scaling ning from the birth anniver- 14.5 crore vaccines to states. parties harp on SPEAKING On April 4, he up the vaccine production, sary of Dr BR Ambedkar to Another 10 crore vaccines are difficulties to keep the virus at bay. They one thing, if not, addressed a high-level oxygen plants in hospitals, conclude on that of Mahatma under transportation. endured the lockdown clamped on the they sing a different meeting of officials and availability of Remedisivir Jyotiba Phule. The Centre states that there country for months together. tune. reviewed vaccine availability. injections and of ventilators Whether one agrees or not, is no shortage of vaccine and What is the reason for In connection with the World and so on. On April 18, he the country is armed with is supplying it to states accord- Maharashtra achieving the Health Day on April 7, Modi reviewed the Covid situation more experience and ing to a plan. However, the sectors of activity to face the precautions besides receiving dubious distinction of report- called upon the people to in his Lok Sabha constituen- resources to tackle the virus states being ruled by opposi- economic crisis triggered by the the vaccine and taking crucial ing the highest number of take precautions to improve cy and on April 19, he when compared to last year.