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WEATHER Infra boost FRENCH PORTAL: Max: 35.6OC Min: 25.1OC 1M EUROS GIFTED KCR plans rework RH: 45% Rainfall: Nil TO MIDDLEMAN Forecast: Partly cloudy sky. Max/Min FOR DASSAULT temp. 39/23ºC of RRR route plan PAWAN BALI | DC NEW DELHI, APRIL 5

In a fresh controversy Projects have come up on old RRR route ASTROGUIDE over the `59,000-crore L. VENKAT nary RRR alignment to the Gajwel, represented by the Sarvari; Uttarayana Rafale fighter jet deal, RAM REDDY I DC Centre in 2017. However, CM, runs parallel to the Tithi: Phalguna Bahula Dasami French investigative HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 several development pro- old alignment of the RRR. till 2.10 am (Wednesday) news portal Mediapart grammes were taken up To address all such issues, along the ORR in the past the CM has decided to con- Star: Shravanam till 2.35 am has claimed that its man- The Hyderabad Regional four years which have vene a high-level meeting (Wednesday) ufacturer Dassault Ring Road (RRR) project is Aviation agreed to pay all set to be realigned in now turned out to be an within a week and take a Varjyam: 6.10 am to 7.48 am one million euros to a tandem with the develop- obstruction for taking up decision on realignment. Durmuhurtam: 8.37 am to middleman who is now ment activities that took RRR project as per the old Notably, the Centre had 9.26 am; 11.07 pm to 11.54 pm under investigation in place along the Outer Ring alignment. given in-principle appro- Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm India in connection with Road (ORR) over the past The CM is keen on com- val to the RRR project on HIJRI CALENDAR another defence deal. four years. pleting the RRR project February 22 and assured Sha’ban 23,1442 AH In 2016, India had According to official within three years. To the state to complete the PRAYERS agreed to buy 36 Rafales sources, Chief Minister K. speed up the works, the RRR project in three for the Indian Air Force Chandrashekar Rao will CM had sanctioned `750 years, provided land Fajar: 5.06 am in a deal worth `59,000 review the RRR realign- crore to the project in the acquisition work is com- Zohar: 12.29 pm Minister K.T. Rama Rao arrives to inaugurate the railway underbridge (RUB) near Hi- crores. ment within a week with Budget 2021-22. The pleted by the state govern- Asar: 4.39 pm tec City MMTS railway station at Kukatpally in Hyderabad on Monday. Mayor G. The portal said the senior officials of the amount will be utilised for ment faster. Maghrib: 6.36 pm Vijayalakshmi and deputy mayor M. Srilatha Reddy are seen. — S. SURENDER REDDY French anti-corruption roads and buildings (R&B) land acquisition. The project comprises Isha: 7.44 pm agency Agence Franç- section of the Hyderabad The government has two parts — a `9,500-crore SUNSET TODAY 6.30 PM aise Anticorruption Metropolitan Develop- taken up the development northern part and a `6,480- (AFA) discovered this ment Authority (HMDA) of logistic parks, the crore southern portion. SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.06 AM separate arrangement and the municipal admin- Hyderabad Pharma City The Centre granted in- MOONRISE TOMORROW 1.27 AM during a routine audit of istration and urban devel- project, etc along the ORR principle approval for the MOONSET TODAY 12.46 PM Dassault. The AFA none- opment (MA&UD) depart- over the past four years. It northern part while it Maha HM Anil Deshmukh theless decided not to ment. was noticed that the old promised to consider alert the prosecution offi- A final decision on alignment of the RRR approval for the southern COUNTER POINT cials over the payment. changes to be made to the clashed with these pro- part later. The 340-km pro- The report said as AFA old alignment is expected jects. ject is touted to be a game- quits after HC probe order inspectors combed thro- to be taken in the meeting. Besides, it was also changer for Telangana, ugh Dassault accounts in The state government noticed that the Ring Road especially Hyderabad and BHAGWAN PARAB | DC malpractices made by Mr 2017, they raised an eye- had submitted a prelimi- project being taken up in its surrounding districts. MUMBAI, APRIL 5 Singh against Mr brow when they came Deshmukh. Once the pre- across an item expendi- Maharashtra home minis- liminary inquiry is com- ture costing 508,925 euros ter Anil Deshmukh resign- plete, the director of CBI entered under the head- ed on Monday following can decide on the future ing “gifts to clients”. It the Bombay High Court’s course of action and said this amount of Kerala, Tamil Nadu set to orders to conduct the CBI whether or not to register money seemed dispro- inquiry into the corrup- an FIR in the case. portionate in relation to tion allegations levelled “There can be no inde- all other entries under against him by former pendent probe into allega- the same heading. elect new Assemblies today Mumbai police commis- Anil Deshmukh tions of extortion if it is “The sum is indeed sioner Param Bir Singh. handed to the Mumbai huge for a gift. Though DC CORRESPONDENTS NCP chief Sharad right to continue in office Police, which is headed by French law does not set THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/ Pawar’s trusted aide Dilip after the court order. I the home minister. This out precise limits, legal CHENNAI, APRIL 5 Walse Patil, who was a have decided to quit. Kin- was an extraordinary and precedents suggest that labour and excise minister dly relieve me from my unprecedented case that giving a watch or an After four-month-long in the state cabinet, has post,” said Mr Deshmukh warranted an independent expensive meal costing campaigning, over six SHORT TAKES taken over as the new in his resignation letter. inquiry,” the HC said. several hundred euros crore voters in Tamil home minister after Chief The HC earlier had Mr Deshmukh is the sec- can be enough to consti- Nadu and around 2.7 crore Minister Uddhav directed the CBI to con- ond minister to resign tute corruption,” it said. electorate in Kerala would SC for panel meet Thackeray accepted Mr duct a preliminary probe from the MVA govern- vote to elect new govern- Deshmukh’s resignation. within 15 days into allega- ment in just more than a ■ Page 2: 1m euros spent ments in their respective on CBI director “I don’t have the moral tions of corruption and month’s period. on 50 Rafale replicas states on Tuesday. New Delhi: The Supreme Cash distribution in Court Monday asked the Tamil Nadu went on unab- Centre to consider conven- ated across the state desp- ing before May 2 the meet- ite the authorities contin- ing of a high-powered com- MODI TO SPEAK ued with their crackdown mittee consisting of the Maoists claim CRPF jawan’s that led to a slew of seiz- Prime Minister and others TO CMs AS COVID ures. The Election Commi- for appointment of CBI ssion seized precious met- Polling parties travel on a buffalo cart for the election director observing that in- CASES SURGE als, alcohol, cash and duty in a remote area, on the eve of the final phase of charge arrangements for the capture, family seeks release other items worth `428 Assembly polls, Kamrup (Rural) district in Assam on post cannot go on. The DC CORRESPONDENT crore. Monday. — PTI Centre had informed the NEW DELHI, APRIL 5 RABINDRA NATH 11.30 am. “The caller said This would be the first apex court the panel will CHOUDHURY | DC the jawan will be released time in several decades meet after May 2. With India’s new Covid- with agency inputs at the appropriate time that Tamil election did not 19 cases crossing one RAIPUR, JAMMU, APRIL 5 and informed me that I have towering leaders like A BOOTH WITH 90 VOTERS IN ASSAM lakh in a single-day on will be updated about it M. Karuna-nidhi and J. Sunday, Prime Minister A CRPF jawan, Rakesh from time to time,” Raja Jayalalithaa. IAF firefighting in Narendra Modi has Singh Manhas, who went Rathore, the local corre- In Kerala, which alter- POLLED 171 VOTES, OFFICIALS FIRED again called for a meet- missing in the April 3 spondent of a Hindi news nates power between left- MANOJ ANAND I DC Halflong had recorded 74 U’khand forests ing with Chief Ministers Maoist ambush on securi- channel, told this newspa- leaning LDF and the cen- GUWAHATI, APRIL 5 per cent polling. It is an Dehradun: IAF helicop- of states and Lieutenant- ty forces on the Sukma- per from Sukma on phone. trist UDF, the ruling allia- auxiliary polling station ters on Monday began Governors of Union ter- Bijapur border in Chhatti- Rathore said he passed nce led by the CPI-M expe- In what has raised the sus- of the main voting centre firefighting operations in ritories on Thursday to sgarh may have been held on the information to the cts break this norm, while picion of bogus polling, at Mouldam LP School. Uttarakhand, conducting review the situation. hostage by the Maoists, Rakesh Singh Manhas family members of the the BJP seeks to emerge as the Election Commission An official said, “The several sorties over the The back-to-back meet- police said. Singh’s family jawan, a native of Jammu, the third political force in has found that 171 votes head of that interior vil- burning forests in ings, after the one chair- has launched an emotion- channel on Monday claim- in the presence of a couple the state. were cast at a booth where lage refused to accept the Garhwal region of the ed by the PM on Sunday, al appeal seeking his ing that the missing com- of local CRPF officers on Assam, meanwhile, only 90 people were eligi- official voter list and state to spray water over is a part of the Central release. mando, belonging to the Monday. would vote in 40 assembly ble to exercise their fran- brought a list of his own. the raging flames and government’s efforts to “Please, release my COBRA (Commando Batt- “The jawan’s wife and constituencies that are chise in Halflong Assem- Then, the people of the vil- extinguish them. An heli- contain the spread of the father,” pleaded five-year- alion for Resolute Action) mother have appealed to going to polls in the last of bly constituency of Dima lage voted according to copter with a bucket car- virus, which has once old Shragvi, the daughter of the CRPF, has been “ca- the Maoists not to harm the three phases on Hasao district on April 1. that list.” rying around 3,500 litres again turned into a full- of the commando. This is ptured” by them and was him and release him with- Tuesday to decide the fate Soon after the irregulari- However, the official of water from Tehri lake blown crisis. Health min- all the sobbing child could “safe in their custody.” out any delay. The jawan’s of 337 candidates, includ- ty came to notice, the dis- order for reelection at the was deployed to douse ister Harsh Vardhan has utter as she wiped away The reporter said he had five-year-old daughter has ing senior minister trict election officer sus- booth, an auxiliary polling the forest fire. called a meeting with 11 her tears. received the call from a also made an appeal to the Himanta Biswa Sarma, pended five poll officials of station of the main voting states on Tuesday. A phone call from pur- ‘general number’ which Naxals to release her his five cabinet colleagues the booth, set up at 107(A) centre at Mouldam LP ported Maoists came to a Maoists use to communi- father safely,” Rathore and BJP state unit presi- Khotlir LP School, and School, is yet to be issued Tikait plans stir ■ Full report on Page 7 reporter of a local news cate with the media at said. dent Ranjeet Kumar Dass. proposed a repoll. by the poll panel. in Gujarat Ahmedabad: Bhartiya POWER | POLITICS Sheep distribution, free power, plea for more quota to boost TRS Kisan Union leader CA arrested for fake Rakesh Tikait on Monday threatened to start a farmers’ tractor agitation in Gujarat after Delhi, GO on TS lockdown Welfare schemes to help TRS in bypoll and said time has come to gherao the state capi- DC CORRESPONDENT Hyderabad police com- DC CORRESPONDENT organisations have been ● Caste and minority welcomed by BC, SC, ST hold a conclave, ‘Bahujan tal Gandhinagar and also HYDERABAD APRIL 5 missioner Anjani Kumar, HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 passing unanimous resolu- organisations have and minorities bodies. Sammelan’ on April 10 of break barricades if need- who announced the tions extending support to been passing Buoyed by the sops, rep- people from BC, SC and ST ed. Talking to reporters The CCS police of Hyder- arrest, said. The re-launch of the sheep the TRS. Resumption of the resentatives of various categories to express their outside the Sabarmati abad along with the Com- Sanjeev Kumar pre- distribution scheme, orde- sheep distribution scheme unanimous resolutions caste organisations are support for TRS nominee Ashram here, Tikait missioner's Task Force pared the fake GO on ring of free power supply was announced in the extending support taking up hectic campaign- Nomula Bhagat Yadav. claimed farmers in nabbed a chartered accou- April 1 in the name of the to saloons, laundries and Budget and it will benefit to the TRS ing in Nagarjunasagar cov- Home minister Mohd Gujarat were unhappy. ntant on Monday on char- Chief Secretary of the dhobi ghats and urging the the Yadava community, ering all villages and urg- Mahmood Ali, who is ges of creating a fake gov- Telangana state govern- Supreme Court to lift the which comprises a majori- will benefit Rajaka and ing their community mem- camping in Nagarjuna- ernment order (GO) rega- ment and cheated the pub- 50 per cent cap on reserva- ty in Nagarjunasagar con- Nayi Brahmin communi- bers to vote in favour of sagar, is seeking votes of rding the imposition of a lic by circulating the tions is helping the TRS stituency. ties. TRS as a thanksgiving ges- minorities promising that INSIDE lockdown, and allegedly same in social media plat- garner the support of vari- A Government Order The state government fil- ture. the TRS government will ■ CITY... PAGE 2 cheating people by post- forms. Subsequently, the ous caste and minority (GO) on extending free ing an affidavit in the Representatives of 93 BC increase Muslim reserva- ing it on social media. government was forced to organisations in the Naga- power to saloons, dhobi Supreme Court urging it to caste organisations are tions to 12 per cent as pro- Doctors warn people The accused, Sreepathi issue rejoinder. rjunasagar Assembly by- ghats and laundries with remove the 50 per cap on campaigning for the TRS mised once the apex court against complacency Sanjeev Kumar, 48, is a poll scheduled for April 17. effect from April 1 was reservations in education at present. The BC Welfare lifts the 50 per cent overall resident of Madhapur, ■ Full report on Page 3 Caste and minority issued on Sunday. This and employment is being Association has decided to cap on reservations. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021 pg 2 Testing patients 1 million euros spent on 50 Rafale replicas ● THE NEWS report From Page 1 said inspectors suspect- It said Dassault supplied ed this was a bogus pur- AFA with proforma chase designed to hide a invoice, which was sup- hidden financial transac- plied by an Indian compa- tion. ny called Defsys Solutions. This invoice, ●ON REPORTS that that related to 50 per cent some of these models of the total order have been put out in (1,017,850 euros), was for India including at the the manufacture of 50 replicas of the Rafale Indian Air Force Chief's with the price of each residence, Yann model 20,000 euros. AFA Philippin, the journalist asked Dassault why it who wrote the story, ordered an Indian compa- said that besides the ny to make a replica of its aircraft at 20,000 euros huge price of these per piece. AFA enquired models, what was whether these replicas, strange was that supposed to be the size of Dassault refused to con- a car, were really ever firm if they were the made? Dassault was same models manufac- unable to provide single document or photograph tured by DefSys. With the rise in cases, a large number of people are seen lined up at Fever Hospital to get tested for Covid-19 in showing that these mod- Nallakunta on Monday. — P. SURENDRA els existed and were deliv- ered, said the news of the Dassault sub-con- report. tractors in India. The news report said The BJP, meanwhile, on inspectors suspected this Monday dismissed as Enclosed, crowded places was a bogus purchase “completely baseless” the designed to hide a hidden fresh allegations of cor- financial transaction. ruption in the Rafale deal, On reports that some of stressing that the these models have been Supreme Court had reasons for rise in cases put out in India including rejected the demand for a at the Indian Air Force probe into the purchase of Chief's residence, Yann the fighter aircraft and Doc says safety protocols cannot be given up, must be followed Philippin, the journalist the CAG also found noth- who wrote the story, said ing wrong. KANIZA GARARI I DC “There is a lot of human completely gave up the D614G and that is multi- that besides the huge Responding to a ques- HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 activity and large-scale safety protocols. Many plying because there are price of these models, tion about the Congress’ interaction. Hence, most have started saying there so many human bodies what was strange was attack on the Narendra Closed spaces, extensive cases are also of those is no virus. This behav- available for the that Dassault refused to Modi government over travel, crowding and not having had contacts with iour has led to an easy virus to enter,” said Dr confirm if they were the the bribe allegations, sen- following safety protocols a minimum of 25 to 100 spread of the virus. There Prabhu Kumar, senior same models manufac- ior BJP leader and Union are the main reasons for people. Tracing them is a is also a hesitation to go internal medicine tured by DefSys. minister Ravi Shankar the exponential rise in challenge but they are for vaccination. Vaccine specialist. “Dassault refused to con- Prasad said at a press con- Covid 19 cases. coming to hospitals and will protect us from the The control measures firm to me that these are ference that the Not just single individu- their social history indi- virus but people must con- like stopping travel, man- the same models. Are Opposition party had als but even four or more cates that they have been tinue following the safety aging work for a month they the same model that made it a big issue in the members of families are part of an event.” protocols even after vacci- from home and not ven- were ordered to this 2019 Lok Sabha polls but coming to hospitals with It has also been noted nation. turing out until and Indian company? We had lost badly. symptoms of Covid-19. In that the spread is fast “Covid-19 safety proto- unless it is an emergency don't know. What is He said the allegations cases of group gatherings, especially in closed areas cols cannot be given up have to be re-introduced. strange is that if there of corruption were “com- it is noted that the clusters with air-conditioning. and it must be followed for “When people co-operate, was no problem and that pletely baseless” and said are of as high as 10 to 15 Those who are not wear- some time now.” they are helping them- was just an Indian compa- that a report in the cases. From a marriage ing masks are easy preys Another reason, noted selves,” Dr Kumar said. ny manufacturing mod- French media about the ceremony in the state, 86 to the virus. It is seen that, doctors, is the resumption Doctors in small and big els, Dassault should have alleged financial irregu- people contracted the in marriages, group gath- of extensive travel within private hospitals state that spoken to us and told us larity in the deal may be virus, of whom 20 erings, parties and other India. There is continuous they have double the num- everything was clear. due to “corporate rivalry” required oxygen support. meets, people are remov- travel and after that social ber of patients in home We ordered these models in that country. With tracking and sur- ing masks for interaction. interaction with family quarantine treatment and they are to be given to Noting that the veillance by government For photographs too, and friends. their Covid-19 sections in institutions in India Congress had raised the officials, it was found that masks are removed. There "There are so many dif- hospitals are full. to celebrate the Rafale issue earlier too, he said marriages, family gather- is no social distancing as ferent virus strains It is also noted that seri- deal. They could have the Supreme Court had ings, birthdays and other is often observed in photo around here that it is ous cases from explained to us. They said rejected the demand for a celebrations carried out in frames. becoming a challenge in Maharashtra and no comment. There seems probe and the March have been the These indulgences have terms of treatment. There Karnataka, which are not to be some kind of Comptroller and Auditor source of the spread. added to the vulnerability is the double mutant getting space in hospitals embarrassment regard- General also found noth- The symptoms in people in many situations and E484Q and L452R from in the state, are brought to ing these plane models at ing wrong in the fighter have manifested after 14 to that is the reason for the Maharashtra. The B.1.1.7 Hyderabad for treatment. Dassault headqua jet deal. 19 days. It was also seen spread, say health offi- has come here from Experts say it is high rters,” he told a news The Congress on that secondary contacts cials. Punjab and Karnataka; time to adhere to safety channel. Monday sought a thor- reported for testing after Dr Narsinga Reddy, sen- and there are many others protocols and stay at The CBI and ough probe in the Rafale 10 to 15 days of arrival of ior member of Indian which are mutating due to home, if required, to pro- Enforcement Directorate defence deal and demand- the primary contacts. Medical Association in the demographic shifts. tect oneself from the fast- is investigating Defsys ed answers from Prime A health official said, Telangana, said, “People The dominant strain is spreading virus. Solutions run by Sushen Minister Narendra Modi Gupta in the after the French media AgustaWestland case report claimed that 1.1 involving kickbacks paid million euros were paid NIZAMIA HOSP in India in a deal for VVIP to a “middleman” by the TS registers 1,097 new cases helicopters. Defsys is one aircraft manufacturer. TO BE COVID-19 DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE DEPARTMENT ernment doctor. “Hence HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 said it had tested 48.6 those who come in contact ISOLATION with a person who has per cent primary con- Over 35K take The state recorded 1,097 tacts and 12.5 per cent tested Covid-19 positive CENTRE new cases of Covid-19 on secondary contacts on must self- quarantine and Sunday and six deaths due monitor their oxygen DC CORRESPONDENT to the disease on Saturday. Sunday. levels.” HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 Of the new cases, 302 were The department said it jab on Monday found in the Greater cases, Sangareddy 52, had tested 48.6 per cent The district medical and Hyderabad Municipal Nirmal 42, Karimnagar primary contacts and 12.5 DC CORRESPONDENT workers also got vaccinat- health officer has once Corporation limits, the 38, Jagtial 32 and per cent secondary con- HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 ed during the day. again designated Gover- health department report- Kamareddy 28. tacts on Sunday. So far, 14,74,136 persons nment Nizamia Tibbi ed on Monday. Testing and tracking has The government A total of 35,308 persons have been vaccinated in Hospital as an isolation Another 138 new Covid- been increased as one appealed to the people to took the Covid-19 vaccina- the state. The vaccine centre for Covid-19 cas- 19 cases were in Medchal Covid-19 positive contact stay at home, wear masks tion on Sunday, of whom wastage was put at 2.77 es. Hospital superinten- Malkajgiri and 116 in can pass on the disease to in public places if they 35,001 were above the age per cent. dent Dr Nirugonda Ka- Ranga Reddy district, 25 people. To curb the had to go out, sanitise of 45 years. The first dose Rising temperature, vitha said the hospital both adjoining the GHMC spread it is becoming hands and maintain phys- of vaccine was given to non-availability of benefi- would be readied within area. The total number of important to increase sur- ical distancing. Those 31,089 persons and the ciaries within the stipu- a week to facilitate peo- cases in the state rose to veillance of all contacts. who head of Covid-19 vac- second dose to 3,912 bene- lated time and improper ple undergoing Covid-19 3,13,237 and the toll to “The initial results of cination were told to ficiaries above 45 years of administration of vac- quarantine, and 250 beds 1,723. On Sunday, the the secondary contacts maintain six feet of physi- age. cine were seen as reasons will be available for the department tested 43,070 are negative. But testing cal distancing at the cen- The state health depart- for the wastage of vac- purpose. samples. In the districts, after two days shows them tres and not crowd the ment said 130 healthcare cines, government offi- Hyderabad collector Nizamabad recorded 77 ti be positive,” said a gov- tables. workers and 177 frontline cials said. Sweta Mohanty hda issued orders to set up isolation centres in three government hospi- tals including, the Nizamia Tibbi Hospital Behavioural discipline must to fight Covid and deputed nodal offi- cers. These officers will ith the second worried if the test for anti- This is not new or unex- be responsible for mak- wave of Covid-19 DOCTOR SPEAK bodies is negative. pected. Viruses are known ing arrangements for in- Wand vaccination While one cannot be There are multiple types to mutate and mutated patient admission, out- occupying the minds of of antibodies and the test viruses display different patient services and lab the people, Dr K. Hari careless after being result depends on which properties. The Covid testing of samples. Prasad, president of vaccinated, vaccination antibody it looks for. virus, too, is mutating and Dr Anuradha, senior Apollo Group-Hospitals, is a must. Viruses are One should also remem- we are seeing the mutated public health officer, clears the air about the known to mutate and ber that the presence of forms manifest slightly Urban Nutrition Health virus and the vaccine. they display different antibodies is not essential differently. Centre, Golconda, was Covid vaccination is properties. The virus is for immunity against the Everything related to deputed as nodal officer occupying the mind space mutating and we are virus as there are different Covid is still evolving and for the Unani Hospital. of the country while the seeing mutated forms mechanisms by which a we will see new facts Hospital superinten- second wave is rampant. vaccine induces immunity emerging all the time. dent Dr Kavitha said, Holi, elections, gatherings, manifest slightly differ- in an individual. However behavioural dis- “We have the infrastruc- virus mutation... a variety ently. It is generally believed cipline is the only definite ture to serve as an isola- of reasons are being — DR K. HARI PRASAD that younger individuals weapon against the virus. tion centre. In the past, attributed to the drastic Apollo Group-Hospitals are spared from serious Over the last one year we we have provided our rise in Covid numbers. President issues associated with the must have heard about services to Covid Irrespective of the reason, infection. hand hygiene, using a patients. Regular in- it is critical to understand This is no more true mask, avoiding gatherings patient and out-patient a few important facts. also getting the infection. ed, vaccination is a must because we are seeing seri- and social distancing a services will not be dis- An individual who has Having said that, it must and prevents infection. ous problems in relatively million times but one turbed.” recovered from Covid-19 is be emphasised that people Even the small minority younger individuals and needs to introspect about ● DR ANURADHA, senior not immune to the disease becoming infected after who are getting infected even deaths. Therefore, how many of us follow public health officer, forever as there are people taking the vaccination are are not having serious even the younger individu- these behavioural pat- having the infection a sec- getting only the milder problems. als need to be cautious and terns religiously. Urban Nutrition Health ond time. form of the disease, and Many people are rushing not take things for grant- Let me conclude by reit- Centre, Golconda, was We are seeing a number are recovering rapidly. to get antibody tests done ed. erating the importance of deputed as nodal officer of people who received While one cannot be care- to check the efficacy of the A lot is being said about behavioural discipline in for the Unani Hospital. both doses of the vaccine less after being vaccinat- vaccine and are getting new strains of the virus. combating Covid-19 virus. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021 pg 3

IN BRIEF DC IMPACT Merchant held for Still no appointment of selling expired food Hyderabad: A merchant was arrested by the West Zone police for repacking and sell- regular VCs to varsities ing expired food products. The accused, Komati Laxmi Narayana alias Laxman, was Sources say search panel awaiting CM’s nod on the issue found in possession of `1.5 lakh worth of expired food HARLEEN ● DR SANTHOSH salaries to teachers and a tration to address their products, police said. MINOCHA | DC KUMAR, state president, lack of proper administra- grievances. Acting on a complaint, the HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 Telangana Schools tion in the time of crisis Meanwhile, Dr Santhosh Langer Houz police raided a Technical Colleges induced due to the closure Kumar, state president, godown of ‘Jai Sri Ram Even after 20 months, the Employees Association, of educational institutes Telangana Schools Agencies’ at Bapunagar and government remains inde- around final examina- Technical Colleges nabbed Laxman, the prime cisive and silent on the said that IAS officers tions are all piling up. Employees Association accused in the case, for appointment of Vice- continue to govern the “There has been a (TSTCEA), said that IAS altering the expired dates to Chancellors to 11 state state universities as vice- monopoly in administra- officers continue to gov- fresh dates in order to sup- universities. chancellors. They rarely tion. Even after 20 months, ern the state universities ply them to people and Officials in the higher visit and hence there is rector posts remain as vice-chancellors. They shopkeepers. A huge quanti- education department on no one to regularise the unchanged in universities rarely visit and hence ty of branded snacks was Monday refused to answer affairs of the institutions. across the state. there is no one to regu- seized from Laxman during questions regarding the Varsities are being run, larise the affairs of the the raid. He was booked for appointments. more so neglected by the institutions. selling food items unfit for Sources said that the the completion of people who have been “The Special Chief GHMC workers build a mini-flower zone after removing the garbage dump in front of consumption and cheating. search committee is await- Legislative Council elec- appointed to channelise Secretary (Education) the Government Primary School in Nehrunagar, Masab Tank. ing the Chief Minister’s tions in March. higher education”, said Chitra Ramchandran nod on the issue. It is over a week now Dr Balakrishna Reddy, has called a meeting to This comes almost a since the Council elec- founder-president of discuss issues of imple- MANUU CONDOLES month after senior offi- tions were completed, but Telangana Technical Ins- mentation of rule of cials had told Deccan silence continues with two titutions Employees Ass- reservation and DEATH OF Chronicle that the govern- officials in the higher edu- ociation (TTIEA). He ad- combined recruitment for DC thanked for removal ment will present the cation department ded that several teachers filling up teaching staff in PROFESSOR choices to Governor Dr responding in non-com- in affiliated colleges have the universities, but how Tamilisai Soundararajan mittal tones on Monday. not received salaries for will this help when there DC CORRESPONDENT for her approval, and that On the other hand, over a year now, and there are no regular VCs,” of garbage bin near school HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 they were only waiting for issues over affiliation, was no one in the adminis- Kumar wondered. DC CORRESPONDENT Prof. Mohammed Zafaruddin, HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 director, Centre for Urdu Culture Studies, Maulana Deccan Chronicle, Azad National Urdu Telangana’s voice and University (Manuu), passed Hyderabad’s heartbeat on away on Monday following a issues, has been appreci- cardiac arrest. He was among ated by a reader from the first employees of the Nehrunagar in Masab University. Tank. He is survived by his wife, This happened after Dr Mosarrat Jahan, associate Altaf Baig, a resident of professor, department of this area, noticed DC’s Urdu, Manuu, a daughter and picture on garbage being two sons. The funeral dumped at the entrance of prayer will be held after Fajar the Government Primary Salah (dawn prayer) at Masjid School, Urdu and English Quba, Qadar Bagh, on Medium, at Nehrunagar Tuesday. on March 29. Prof. Zafaruddin had joined Following this, the Manuu on March 16, 1998, as Greater Hyderabad assistant public relations offi- Municipal Corporation cer. (GHMC) removed the Prof. S.M. Rahmatullah, garbage dump and built a This picture of March 29 shows the garbage dump in Vice-Chancellor, and Prof. mini-flower zone at the front of the Government Primary School in Nehrunagar, Siddiqui Mohammed spot. Masab Tank, in Hyderabad. Mahmood, Registrar, recalled Altaf Baig pointed out: the services of Prof. “People hesitated to walk ● PEOPLE HESITATED to said. Zafaruddin and visited his around this place, which When this newspaper family to express their condo- had been earmarked by walk around this place, approached Hyderabad lences. An online condolence GHMC into a bin zone. We which had been ear- district education officer meeting was held at the uni- are thankful to authori- marked by GHMC into a R. Rohini regarding the versity. ties for responding so bin zone, a resident said. issue, she expressed her soon after the report in gratitude to Deccan Deccan Chronicle. This izens of the surrounding Chronicle for highlighting WOMAN DEAD, will be a great relief to cit- areas too,” the reader the problem. HUSBAND HURT IN ACCIDENT IIT–H DEVELOPS Despite strict warning against public gatherings, a huge crowd gathers for the inauguration of the Railway Under DC CORRESPONDENT IMD: Formation Bridge near Hitec City MMTS station in Kukatpally on Monday. — S. SURENDER REDDY. HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 SUSTAINABLE, A woman died and her hus- LOW-COST band was injured when a lorry of trough brings rammed into their two-wheel- POWER BATTERY er near a hotel on the LB KTR opens Hitec City RUB Nagar-Hayatnagar road on DC CORRESPONDENT Monday. Vanasthalipuram city temp down HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 police identified the victim as Bairi Swathi, 30, resident of DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE IMD said that for A new sustainable low- Hayathnagar and native of to ease traffic woes of public HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 the next three days, the cost dual carbon battery Srikakulam, Andhra maximum temperature in has been developed by Pradesh. Her husband, DC CORRESPONDENT ● reaching its maximum taken up to ensure that Under the influence of a researchers at the THE PROJECT is part of Hyderabad would be in Jagannadham, who survived HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 capacity. rainwater does not enter trough running from the Indian Institute of the state government’s the range of 37º to 38ºC the accident was riding the flagship Strategic Road Speaking on the occa- houses anymore. He said north the south, which is Technology, Hyderabad. two-wheeler. K.T. Rama Rao, municipal sion, Rama Rao said that that in order to improve aiding cyclonic circula- and the minimum temper- It could as well turn out Vanasthalipuram inspector administration and urban Development Plan pro- various flyovers and sewerage and drainage tion over northern atures between 21º and to be an alternative for K. Murali Mohan said the acci- development (MA&UD) gramme. underpasses constructed infrastructure in the Telangana, the state expe- 23ºC. conventional lithium- dent occurred when the lorry minister, on Monday inau- ● K.T. RAMA RAO added and opened to traffic merged villages of munic- rienced lower tempera- ion batteries, which are driver drove his vehicle in a gurated the much-awaited that measures are being under SRDP Phase I at ipalities on the peripher- tures that it has been hav- the range of 37º to 38ºC not only costly, but also rash manner and hit the scoot- road underbridge (RUB) taken up to ensure that BioDiversity, Mind Space, als of Hyderabad, a com- ing this past week. and the minimum tem- contain heavy transi- er from the rear. The couple near the Hitec City MMTS Ayyappa Society and Rajiv prehensive drainage net- According to the Indian peratures between 21º and tional metals as compo- fell down and Swathi was run station, which will bring rainwater does not enter Gandhi junctions have work would be construct- Meteorological 23ºC. nents. ove r. relief to commuters trav- houses anymore. overwhelmingly eased ed at a cost of `3,500 crore. Department (IMD), the “There has been a The new battery has Vanasthalipuram police elling from Kukatpally. traffic problems. Rama Rao said that the city on Monday recorded drop in the temperature been developed by booked a case of causing The project is part of the ridor, has been completed After inaugurating state government has beg- 35.4º Celsius, three notch- across the state. This was Electrochemical Energy death by negligence and took state government’s flag- at a cost of `66.59 crore. many developmental un work on improving dri- es below normal for this due to the passage of a Storage (EES) Lab of the lorry driver into custody. ship Strategic Road Spanning 410 metres in works at Khaitlapur later, nking water supply in the- time of the year. trough which has moved IIT-Hyderabad under Further investigation is Development Plan (SRDP) length and 20.6 metres he said “There is a se areas with `3,000 crore. The cyclonic circulation from the coast to the supervision of Dr underway. Swathi’s body was programme. width, the RUB, completed garbage dumping issue in The minister also also caused rain in some peninsular region. Even Surendra Kumar handed over to the family after The minister also partic- by the Greater Hyderabad Khaitlapur, which we will laid the foundation stone areas. Bandlaguda in the the wind pattern has Martha, associate pro- the post-mortem. ipated in a series of events Municipal Corporation address soon. A modern for a VDCC road at capital received 4.8 mm of changed from northerly fessor in the department to inauguration infra- under the SRDP, is expect- garbage transfer station is Ambedkar Nagar and for rainfall on Monday. to north-eastern direc- of chemistry. The IIT-H structure projects in the ed to end traffic bottle- already coming up to cater an approach road in Ward The IMD said that for tion,” A. Sravani, a mete- researched battery may MINOR TAKES OUT city. necks in the corridor with to the needs of the locali- No.115, Moosapet circle. the next three days, the orologist from IMD find potential uses in The RUB, built to ease the existing RoB near ty.” The minister added The roads are being devel- maximum temperature in Hyderabad told Deccan high-voltage applica- traffic flow towards IT cor- Hitec City MMTS station that measures are being oped at a cost of `99 lakh. Hyderabad would be in Chronicle. tions, sophisticated bat- SCOOTER, DIES IN tery-run medical devices, regenerative MISHAP braking systems in elec- DC CORRESPONDENT tric vehicles, and sta- HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 Swim lesson ends tionary grids. Fake lockdown GO: CA arrested “The novel dual carbon A 15-year-old student who took battery, comprising zero off on his father’s scooter DC CORRESPONDENT ● HE CIRCULATED the transition metals, is without the family’s knowl- in tragedy; 1 dead HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 PDF format of the fake environmentally benign. edge early on Monday was GO to a WhatsApp group It may cut down the found dead following an acci- DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE FRIENDS The CCS police of overall battery cost by dent in Panjagutta. HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 Hyderabad along with the of his badminton team 20-25 per cent, apart On Monday morning, informed the locals Commissioner’s Task consisting of 40 mem- from curbing unpre- his father found him missing Two persons reportedly who alerted the police, Force nabbed a chartered bers, the commissioner dictability in the market from his room at around 4.30 tried to teach their who reached the spot accountant on Monday on said. prices of batteries,” am. His school bag was miss- friend swimming but and attempted to res- charges of creating a fake Dr Martha said. He ing, as was the scooter. ended in a tragedy, with cue Srinu. The effort government order (GO) Anjani Kumar said. announced that their While the family was search- the man drowning in a regarding the imposition He circulated the PDF study will be extrapolat- ing for the boy, the Panjagutta pond in Ghatkesar on went in vain. of a lockdown, and format of the fake GO to ed to push energy densi- police called the father Sunday. The victim has allegedly cheating people a WhatsApp group of his ty limits of their battery and informed that he was been identified as tried to save him but in by posting it on social badminton team further. Their broad involved in an accident and 25-year-old Bandari Srinu vain,” said Ghatkesar media. consisting of 40 members, vision includes intro- had succumbed to injuries on of Balajinagar, inspector N. Chandra The accused, Sreepathi the commissioner ducing the dual carbon the spot. Ghatkesar. Babu. Sanjeev Kumar, 48, is a said. The group members system as a cheaper LIB “He was heading Ghatkesar police said The friends informed resident of Madhapur, then circulated it to their alternative within towards Somajiguda from Raj that Srinu along with his the locals who alerted the Hyderabad police commis- contacts. “Seeing the Indian market.A resear- Bhavan Road when an uniden- friends Bandari police, who reached the sioner Anjani Kumar, who same, the public ch article, ‘Multifuncti- tified vehicle dashed his Pochaiah, 26, and spot and attempted to res- announced the arrest, assumed that it is an orig- onal utilisation of pitch- scooter from behind, following Vonteddu Gopi, 20, had cue Srinu. The effort went said. inal GO issued by the coated carbon fibres in which he fell on the road gone to the lake for a pic- in vain. Sanjeev Kumar prepared Government of Telangana lithium-based recharge- and sustained head injuries. nic. Pochaiah and Gopi Ghatkesar police the fake GO on April 1 in State and the same was able batteries’ has been He succumbed on the spot knew to swim and jumped booked a case of culpable the name of the Chief viral in social media,” published in ‘Advanced and was shifted to into the lake. They invit- homicide against Srinu’s Secretary and cheated the said the police commis- Energy Materials’, an Gandhi Hospital,” said the ed Srinu to enter the friends as due to their public by circulating the sioner. online library. The study police. water with them. He reckless behaviour. same in social media plat- A case was registered by was carried out by A case was booked under refused, saying he did not On Monday, with the forms. Hyderabad Commissioner of Police Anjani Kumar shows the CCS police for forgery Shuvajit Ghosh and section 304-A (death by negli- know how to swim. help of Disaster Response “On April 1, he down- a fake GO which has created ruckus on the social media and intent to cause alarm Udita Bhattacharjee, gence) of the IPC and an inves- “Both of them forcefully Force and the fire servic- loaded previous lockdown on Monday. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE and an investigation was PhD students at IIT- tigation was taken up. The pushed Srinu into the es department, the orders issued by the taken up, following which Hyderabad, under body was shifted for the post- water. As Srinu started Ghatkesar police Telangana government top. Later, he forged the dates of lockdown pertain- arrests were made on supervision of Dr mortem examination. drowning, his friends retrieved Srinu’s body. from the web on his lap- order by changing the ing to the year 2021,” Monday. Martha. 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SHORT TAKES Fill vacancies TS only state to buy FOCUS SHIFTS TO WARANGAL paddy, says minister MUNICIPAL POLLS DC CORRESPONDENT cure the paddy from the farm- WARANGAL, APRIL 5 ers,” Dayakar Rao said. DC CORRESPONDENT “Due to the Kaleshwaram WARANGAL, APRIL 5 The state has decided to pro- lift irrigation scheme (KLIS), cure grain from farmers Devadula and SRSP With the delimitation of divi- despite the Central govern- (Sriramsagar Project), there sions under the Greater ment’s farm laws which say was an increase in the irrigat- Warangal Municipal Corpo- otherwise, said panchayat raj ed area. Mission Kakatiya has ration (GWMC) approved by minister Errabelli Dayakar also replenished tanks. As a the state government, political Rao. result, farmers took up paddy parties have shifted their foc- During a review meeting on cultivation on a large scale," us to the elections to be held the grain procurement Satyavathi Rathod said. The for the municipal body whose process in Warangal Urban farmers are likely to be term ended on March 14. and Rural districts along with rewarded with high yield GWMC now has 66 divisions tribal welfare minister under favourable conditions, instead of 58. With the bound- Satyavathi Rathod here on she added. aries of almost all divisions Monday, Dayakar Rao noted She said that procurement completely altered, the aspi- that Telangana is the only of paddy will be done through rants are acclimatising them- state in the country to take up Indra Kranti Pathams, pri- selves with the population and grain procurement. mary agriculture cooperative the possibility of reservation. “It is Chief Minister K. societies, district cooperative The number of voters under Chandrashekar Rao’s wish to marketing societieties the GWMC is 6,52,978 accord- ensure that the farmers of the (ODCMS) and district cooper- ing to the electoral rolls up to state are not in distress. That ative central banks (DCCBs). January 25, 2021. is why he took up procure- Both the ministers told the ment of paddy with `20,000 officials to tackle the procure- crore bank guarantee. It is ment by overcoming trans- ABVP LEADERS now up to the officials to pro- port and other problems. VISIT BODA SUNIL’S FAMILY

DC CORRESPONDENT Unemployed youth stage a dharna in front of the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Hyderabad, demanding that the WARANGAL, APRIL 5 state government fill up the vacancies of Telangana Residential Teachers Urdu medium teachers vacancies pending since 2017 with the available candidates, on Monday. — P. SURENDRA ABVP leaders visited the fam- ily of Boda Sunil Naik, the Kakatiya University student who died of suicide due to lack of jobs, at his residence in Tejavath Ram Singh thanda of Gudur Mandal of BJP leaders hit campaign trail Mahbubabad district on Monday. ABVP state secretary Bandi says party going door to door to win Nagarjunasagar bypoll Praveen Reddy said that Sunil, who hailed from a poor family IREDDY SRINIVAS Tarun Chugh and party key leaders are all cam- have been alleging that GHMC elections, state and was educated, died by sui- REDDY I DC candidate Dr P. Ravi paigning in Nagarjunas- the BJP failed in the leaders were not cam- cide after realising that the HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 Kumar participated in a agar while poll in-cha- selection of nominees. paigning seriously in state government was not fill- joint campaign at Haliya rges are mustering sup- “They should remember Nagarjunasagar and ing vacancies. The BJP has increased and other places in the port at the ground level. that we fielded a candi- there has been no road- Sunil consumed poison and its campaign momentum constituency. “We are concentrating date from the ST commu- show by any major lead- shot a selfie video to inform for the ensuing Kishan Reddy, who co- on a door-to-door cam- nity in the general cate- er. They wondered why a the government about the Nagarjunasagar byelec- mpleted campaigning in paign and the leaders are gory. The Scheduled Tr- crowd-puller like Vijaya- problems of the unemployed. tions with top leaders Tamil Nadu, where he is working hard to win the ibes and BCs, who have shanti was not campaig- Praveen Reddy urged the like party’s state affairs the party’s poll incharge, seat,” Sanjay said. “This been neglected by the ning at Nagarjunasagar. state government to abandon in-charge Tarun will be organising road strategy is worth the TRS and the Congress, They said that only its “reckless attitude” and Chugh, Union minister shows in Nagarjuna- effort because we won’t see hope in BJP and we those leaders, who have immediately fill the 1.91 lakh of state G. Kishan Reddy, sagar in the next three resort to use of money will not disappoint been appointed as coor- vacancies in the as well as state unit president days while Aruna will and muscle power like them,” Sanjay stated. dinators, are going withdraw the decision to Bandi Sanjay Kumar, campaign for two days. the ruling party has been Meanwhile, party sou- around the constituency increase the retirement age. national vice-president Sanjay has campaigned doing.” rces said there is a worry while key leaders seem “Only when this is done will D.K. Aruna joining extensively in the last He said that some lead- because unlike at to be missing from the the soul of Sunil be at peace,” the electioneering. three days. He said that ers from other parties Dubbak and during the action. Praveen Reddy said. 52-YR-OLD Mahmood Ali WOMAN TAKES LIFE BY SUICIDE urges Muslims DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 A 52-year-old woman died by to vote for TRS suicide at an under-construc- tion building on Monday. DC CORRESPONDENT ● MAHMOOD ALI Chandanagar police said the HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 said services rende- victim, Alla Vinoda, was suf- red by the Chandrash- fering from a prolonged ill- Home minister ekar Rao government ness. Mohammad Mah- during the last seven Her son Yella Nagesh Reddy, mood Ali on Monday 32, is an IT company employee assured that the TRS years cannot be for- and the family are residents of government will gotten. These include KSR Enclave, Chandanagar. resolve all problems the Shadi Mubarak Police said Nagesh Reddy used of the Muslim com- scheme, the minority to take Vinoda to hospital reg- munity within the residential schools for ularly. On Monday, at about 6 state. Muslims and overseas am, when he went to the vic- Addressing a series scholarships program- tim's room, she was missing. of meetings in me, among others Police said Nagesh began Yacharam and searching for his mother, Kashiwarigudem vil- ● HE POINTED out “Meanwhile in the community lages in Anumula that many Muslim WhatsApp group, he got to mandal of the students studying know about a woman’s sui- Nagarjunasagar con- abroad have got the cide. He reached the spot and stituency, the home best of opportunities found his mother dead,” the minister stated that in their chosen field. police said in a statement. BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar along with MoS G. Kishan Reddy and other Chief Minister K. Nagesh informed police that party members pay floral tributes to noted Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniver- Chandrashekar Rao and former minister due to her health condition sary near Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday. has all along support- K. Jana Reddy, who she might have died by sui- — DEEPAK DESHPANDE ed Muslim minorities. has represented cide. Based on his complaint Only the Congress Nagarjunasagar con- Chandanagar police booked a treated the minorities stituency for over 25 case of suspicious death and as its vote bank. years, ultimately investigation is underway. Mahmood Ali said failed to do much for Kishan says Cong. denied services rendered by Muslims. He claimed the Chandrashekar that minorities in COPS ON ALERT, Rao government dur- Telangana have ing the last seven achieved the kind of STEP UP COMBING Jagjivan Ram for PM’s post years cannot be for- progress under TRS gotten. These include government that can- 40th DEATH ANNIVERSARY FOR MAOISTS DC CORRESPONDENT for the development of the TRS was making money the Shadi Mubarak not be matched by any HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 nation. He stated that politically and was using scheme, the minority other state in India. Hyderabad, April 5: The Jagjivan Ram, who devot- it for its survival in residential schools for Mahmood Ali main- Telangana state police has On the occasion of Babu ed his life for the uplift of Telangana state. Sanjay Muslims and overseas tained that TRS must sounded an alert, intensified Jagjivan Ram’s birth weaker sections, will con- questioned K. Chandrash- scholarships pro- succeed in the combing operations and anniversary, Union minis- tinue to inspire future ekar Rao about his prom- gramme, among oth- Nagarjunasagar byp- beefed up security in the ter of state for home generations. ise to erect a 125-feet ers. He pointed out oll He pointed out that bordering areas of the affairs G. Kishan Reddy, Reddy alleged that Ambedkar statue. He that many Muslim late MLA Nomula state in the wake of the killing BJP state president Congress obstructed accused the Chief Mini- students studying Narsimaiah had done of 22 security personnel by Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Jagjivan Ram’s candida- ster of going back on his abroad have got the a lot for the con- Maoists in an ambush in other leaders paid trib- ture for the Prime promise to make a Dalit as best of opportunities stituency and the lat- neighbouring Chhattisgarh. utes at the statue of the Minister’s post when the the state’s Chief Minister. in their chosen field, ter’s son Nomula The state police have mount- former deputy prime Janata Party proposed his He wondered why Rao was thanks to the Chief Bhagat, whom the MEKALA LAXMINARAYAN REDDY ed vigil particularly in minister here on Monday. name. He said that the not paying homage to Minister. TRS has fielded, will Died on: 6-4-1981 Bhadradri Kothagudem and Kishan Reddy recalled Congress had done so Babu Jagjivan Ram and The home minister continue developing Your countless memories will remain in our Hearts forever. Mulugu districts, a senior Jagjivan Ram’s selfless again in 1980. Dr B.R. Ambedkar on maintained that the constituency rep- Inserted by: police official said on services and dedication Sanjay alleged that the their anniversaries. Congress candidate resented by his father. Family Members Monday. Ph: 9494944171 “We are alert and regular (S/2122/D00012) combing operations are going on. In view of the GRAVE | INJUSTICE Centre, state accused leaders of breaking poll promises (Chhattisgarh Maoist attack), combing has been intensified and security has been beefed up in areas (near the Telangana-Chhattisgarh bor- Cane farmers want factory reopened der),” a senior police official said.Police parties were carry- DC CORRESPONDENT Monday. Speaking on the both the state and their elections, both have vedika leaders charged. ing out checking, cordon and KARIMNAGAR, APRIL 5 occasion, representa- Central governments of deceived the cane They said the centre and search operations as part of tives of farmers’ vedika betraying farmers with farmers. state have similarly the measures taken to prevent Demanding that state accused the state govern- regard to Muthyampet “Kavitha knows how to deceived turmeric, corn maoists from entering Telan- government reopen sug- ment of arresting their sugarcane factory. Before play only Bathukamma and paddy growers. gana state, the official added. arcane factory at union leaders even the Lok Sabha and and is not bothered The leaders warned The security personnel were Muthyampet in Metpally before their protest pro- assembly elections, lead- about farmers. Present that their agitation will killed by Maoists on mandal of Karimnagar gramme could be organ- erships of both the cen- Nizamabad MP D. be intensified in days to Saturday when they were out district, farmers under ised. tre and state promised Aravind also promised come and a befitting les- on a combing operation in a banner of Rythu Ikya “This is undemocratic they will reopen three farmers that he will son taught to state and forest along the border of the Vedika blockaded road in and grave injustice to sugarcane factories and reopen Muthyampet sug- central governments if Bijapur and Sukma districts of front of the collectorate farmers,” they stated. resolve all the issues of arcane factory. Both have they fail to act at least Chhattisgarh. — PTI in Jagtial district on The leaders accused farmers. But having won betrayed the farmers,” n o w. CITY/AP DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021 pg 5

SHORT TAKES TELANGANA’S FORESTS: LOST IN THE WOODS TSRTC sees dip 47-YEAR-OLD A FEW TD MEN DRUNK RIDER DIES CONTEST POLLS TS forests staring at in commuters IN ROAD MISHAP SANJAY SAMUEL ly, led to RTC busses DC CORRESPONDENT DESPITE DIKTAT PAUL | DC soon regaining 80 per- HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 cent of its commuters KAKINADA, APRIL 5 in rural services and 75 A drunk rider who accidental- a disastrous fire year Rise in Covid-19 cases per cent in urban serv- ly fell from a scooter in April 1 Even though party chief N. throughout Telangana ices, though after succumbed to his injuries Chandrababu Naidu has given state has manifested by schools, colleges and while undergoing treatment a call to boycott ZPTC and State has lost 20K hectares to forest fires this year way of decreasing num- commercial establish- in hospital on Monday, police MPTC elections, the ‘disillu- bers of people commut- ments restarted func- said. sioned’ Telugu Desam cadre is BALU PULIPAKA | DC ● MOST FIRES are set by ing using state road tioning. Police said Papathoti actively participating at the HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 FIRE ALERTS people. This year, a great transport corporation According to corpora- Vishwaraj, 47, a resident of ground-level supporting one number of these fires are buses, whether on its tion’s chief traffic man- Malkajgiri, fell on the road candidate or the other. Every day, on an average, 13,002 in 2018 district or city bus serv- ager Jeevan Prasad, when his motorcycle skidded TD not being in the fray may Telangana’s forests have 13,911 in 2019 a result of people setting ices. “There has been almost near the Safilguda crossroads. benefit YSRC and dash the been losing to fires every 12,442 in 2020 alight the undergrowth This mainly follows five per cent drop in “Some passerby brought hopes of Jana Sena candi- day the equivalent of 57.5 21,439 in 2021 (till April 4) under Mahua trees. Last TSRTC staff, including passengers in the past him to his residence. After dates, who are garnering the times the area of the popu- year's rains resulted in a conductors and drivers, few days after some time, he became uncon- support of TD in many places. lar KBR National Park in Fires in wildlife sanctuaries/tiger reserves boom of sorts in flowering adhering to the state- Coronavirus has scious. His parents shifted The local TD leaders say that if the city. Or, in terms of by Mahua trees this sea- controlled corpora- become resurgent in the him to a nearby hospital and they avoid the elections at this another popular 4,161 in 2018 son, officials say. tion’s dictum of “No state. Field mangers later to Gandhi Hospital,” the juncture, the party cadre may Hyderabad landmark, the 4,444 in 2019 Mask No Journey”. On have been asked to be police said. The duty doctor be scattered and many head to state is daily losing forests ● MAHUA COLLECTORS its part, RTC has also on high alert. Further, informed the parents that YSRC. However, if the TD is in equal to 19.5 times the 4,267 in 2020 set off ground fires started a special cam- all busses are being Vishwaraj’s condition was the contest, and though its area of Hussainsagar lake 6,179 in 2021 (till date) because it becomes easy paign to inoculate its sanitised on a regular critical due to internal candidates may lose, the cadre to fires. to spot the bright yellow staff above 45 years basis, apart from creat- injuries. will be working for the party This year, till April 4, Forest area burnt this year: 20,471.54 hectares flowers against the black against the virus. ing awareness about Following his death, with vigour. Telangana lost a whop- Incidentally, the safe journey environ- Malkajgiri police booked a Meanwhile, former legisla- ping 20,471.54 hectares to burnt ground. Telangana State ment among passen- case of suspicious death. tors Assembly segment in- forest fires. 2020, thanks to the copious ingredient for brewing Road Transport gers.” Vishwaraj’s body was handed charges are not objecting Nearly every one of rains the state received liquor. tors and others do not Corporation had “Schools and colleges over to his family after the when some cadre wish to con- these fires, except 600 out last year. The then green Though an efficient fire realise how hot it gets and resumed it services are not functioning. post-mortem examination. test the elections. In fact, they of the 21,439 fire alerts sheets of undergrowth, alert system exists, with how tiring and dangerous from May 19 onwards That could be another are advising them to spend received by the state are now bone dry, the per- the alerts being issued the fires can be,” another last year, as part of the reason for drop in pas- money only if their winning through satellite imagery fect tinder for fires. everyday by the Forest fire watcher said. nationwide lockdown. senger traffic,” he chances are bright. Some for- since January 1, have been Most fires are set by peo- Survey of India which has In fact, just how danger- This move, surprising- pointed out. mer MLAs have gone to set off by people. A few ple. This year, a great two satellites keeping an ous the forest fires can be, Tirupati for the Lok Sabha by- accidentally, and most number of these fires are eye on such fires across came to the fore tragically election campaign. deliberately. a result of people setting India, battling them and this past March when “After Naidu announced the The 600 exceptions alight the undergrowth putting them out is a three of the 11 Chenchu boycott decision, some cadre include controlled burns under Mahua trees. Last tough task, according to tribals, caught in a ground TD candidate members abandoned the cam- by forest department staff year's rains resulted in a several forest field staff fire when out digging for paign but in some villages, the creating fire lines, and boom of sorts in flowering and fire watchers that ‘nannari’ roots in the cadre and candidates did not burning fallen leaves, by Mahua trees this sea- Deccan Chronicle spoke Amrabad tiger reserve, agree with the decision and dried grasses to prevent son, officials say. with. lost their lives to the defects to YSRC are keen on contesting,’’ said any possible fire, acciden- The flowers of these “Sometimes, when we severe burns they suf- Undi constituency social tal or otherwise, from trees are extremely popu- get an alert, we reach that fered. DC CORRESPONDENT had been with TD since media convener Yashoda going out of control. lar among tribals living spot using the GIS coordi- Another big cause of NELLORE, APRIL 5 more than three deca- Krishnaiah. The current year, has outside of forest areas as nates but find it has burnt fires are pilgrims making des. They switched over been particularly a bad well as the forest dwelling itself out. At other times, their way to temples In a setback to the at the instance of Venk- one in terms of forest tribal communities for the fires are raging and it through forests in the Opposition Telugu Des- atagiri legislator Anam BODY OF C’GARH fires. In 2018, during the brewing home-made takes hours to beat one state, with the tiger am and shot in the arm Ramanarayana Reddy. 'forest fire season’ that liquor, a traditional activi- down. The equipment, reserve again presenting for ruling YSR Cong- With this move, YSRC MARTYR ON WAY begins at the start of the ty enthusiastically pur- including fire beaters, is the perfect examples. ress, a TD candidate for has bagged one ZPTC year and ends in June, sued every summer. heavy and before we get to Every year, in the days the ZPTC seat from seat and two MPTC seats TO VIZAG when the monsoon rains Mahua collectors set off a fire, we often have to running up to Maha Balayapalli in Nellore unanimously in the dis- typically set in, Telangana ground fires because it walk many kilometres in Shivaratri festival, the district, Ravi Devika trict. DC CORRESPONDENT reported 13,002 forest fire becomes easy to spot the the hot sun or the dead of largest tiger reserve in the Chowdary, joined the TTD chairman Y. V. Su- VISAKHAPATNAM, APRIL 5 alerts. In 2019, this num- bright yellow flowers the night,” one fire watch- country sees hundreds of YSRC on Monday. bba Reddy, Deputy CM ber was 13,911, and in 2020 against the black burnt er in Nagarkurnool dis- fires set by pilgrims walk- In addition to Devika, Narayana Swamy, mi- Paramilitary jawan Routh it was 12,442 forest fire ground. Searching for the trict said. ing through the forest as TD nominees Maddur nisters Peddireddy Ram- Jagadish, killed in an alerts. flowers amidst the some- Since it is next to impos- they make their way to the Saidamma from the achandra Reddy and Ba- encounter with Maoists in This year, with three times waist-high grasses sible to carry water to put Shiva temple in Srisailam, Balayapalli MPTC seat lineni Srinivasa Reddy, Bijapur forests of more months to go for the is a near impossible task, out a fire in a forest, staff across the Krishna river and Chandramouli apart from Ramanaray- Chhattisgarh on Saturday, had fire season to end, there particularly with the wild rely on fire beaters, or just in Andhra Pradesh. “They from Vengamambapur- ana Reddy felicitated the fixed his marriage for May 22 have already been 21,439 grasses capable of inflict- branches with green listen to no one, set the am MPTC migrated to new entrants at Balaya- and planned for shopping this fire alerts. This leap in fire ing painful nicks on the leaves from the nearby fires to keep wild animals the ruling party. It effec- palli on Monday. TD sou- Tuesday. alerts is being attributed human body. Once picked, trees, to beat the fire at bay as they walk tively meant they had rces say this is quite li- The untimely death of the to the lush growth of the flowers are sun-dried down. “It is very hard through the forest,” a for- dropped out of the elec- kely to prompt many ot- local youth shocked the entire grasses and shrubs in before becoming the vital work and Mahua collec- est guard said. tions. All three of them hers into following suit. town after the news broke out. Hundreds of people came out in rallies and raised slogans praising his supreme sacrifice. JAGAN APPROVES RESUMPTION OF His garlanded portraits were Bus shelter ACs don’t work seen all over the town. On Monday evening, a bike SOMASILA-SWARNAMUKHI CANAL WORKS rally was taken out from the DC CORRESPONDENT This was stated by minis- central town to his home in NELLORE, APRIL 5 ter for Energy Balineni Sr- Gajularega, on the city out- inivasa Reddy while addre- skirts, paying tributes to the Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan ssing an election campaign, jawan. Mohan Reddy gave his ‘YSR Congress Sankharav- Friends of Jagadish said his approval for resumption of am’, at Rapur in Venkatagiri parents Ramanamma and works pertaining to constituency on Monday. Simhachalam were inconsola- Somasila-Swarnamukhi He said it is going to be a ble. They started preparations link canal so as to put an end reality now following the in advance for the marriage as to irrigation ordeals faced consent given of Jagan they thought Jagadish, posted by farmers in Rapur. Mohan Reddy. in Assam, might not have much time to be at home due to his nature of duties. “He called me four days ago and said he would be arriving today and start shopping for wedding clothes etc from Tuesday. That was the last call we got. His superiors broke the news of his death,’’ Jagadish’s father Simhachalam said. Passengers wait outside the AC bus shelters. Those waiting inside complain DOOR-TO-DOOR of ACs not working near the KPHB Metro Station. — S. SURENDER REDDY CAMPAIGN FOR VACCINE IN AP DC CORRESPONDENT Adani group fully owns VIJAYAWADA, APRIL 5

Ward and village volunteers are visiting houses of targeted Krishnapatnam port beneficiaries aged above 45 years to persuade the reluctant New Delhi, April 5: ones to take the Covid-19 vac- Adani Ports and cine. Special Economic Zone Given the steady rise in the (APSEZ) on Monday number of Coronavirus infec- said it has acquired 25 tions across the state, the state per cent stake of Vish- government directed health wa Samudra Hol-dings authorities to concentrate on in Krishnapatnam Port highly populated urban areas for `2,800 crore. and villages. It recently extend- This will result in ed vaccination centres to ward APSEZ increasing its and village secretariats to be stake from 75 per cent within the reach of people. to 100 per cent in With the inclusion of people Krishnapatnam Port. Krishnapatnam Port. — FILE PICTURE aged above 45 years, health The port, located on the authorities identified the bene- east coast of India in “Together with the 75 coasts of India.” He ficiaries at all levels. They fixed Nellore district of per cent ownership acq- said the port is on track a daily target of 500 people in Andhra Pradesh, is an uired in October 2020, to handle double the each ward secretariat and near- all-weather, deep water the acquisition implies traffic by 2025 and will ly 300 at each village secretari- port has multi-cargo an enterprise value of deliver high growth at. The vaccination schedule facility with a current `13,675 crore implying through a multi-prod- will be from 9 am to 5 pm with a capacity of 64 million an EV/ FY21 EBITDA uct and cargo enhance- possible extension by an hour if tonne per annum multiple of 10.3x,” the ment strategy while en- the need arises. (MTPA). “APSEZ, the company said. hancing return on capi- Volunteers and ASHA work- flagship transportation The port is expected tal employed. “We are ers campaign in the targetted arm of the diversified to have volumes of 38 confident that we will areas a day the vaccine date. Adani Group, is MT, revenues of `1,840 be able to double thro- However, some beneficiaries announcing the acqui- crore and EBITDA of ughout and triple EBIT- are failing to turn up for varied sition of the residual 25 `1,325 crore in FY21, it DA at Krishnapatnam reasons. At this juncture, the per cent stake in Adani said. Port by 2025. We are volunteers and ASHA workers Krishnapatnam Port, Karan Adani, chief committed to making list out those who have missed (Krishnapatnam Port) executive officer and Krishnapatnam Port out and by afternoon visit their for `2,800 crore,” the whole time director of the gateway port for houses and persuade them to company said in a state- APSEZ said, “The con- South Andhra Pradesh take the vaccine. Those who re- ment. With a water- solidation of our own- and Karnataka. With fuse to take the jab cite reasons front of 20 km and 6,800 ership in Krishna- its large industrial land that include fear of side-effects acres of land, patnam Port reinforces backed with the port we like fever and body pains, blood Krishnapatnam Port APSEZ’s stride towards will transform Krish- pressure and blood sugar and has a master plan 500 MMT by 2025 and napatnam into a manu- health complications, instances capacity of 300 MTPA achieving our broader facturing and industri- of death of some people after and a 50-year conces- strategy of cargo parity al hub,” Adani added. vaccination. sion, it said. between west and east — PTI EDIT DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021 pg 6

6 APRIL 2021

Govt must rework its Subhani entire Naxal strategy

n yet another massive ambush in South Bastar, just a couple of kilo- metres away from their camp and on the edge of the Bijapur forest, the entrenched Maoists took a big toll of the security forces, chiefly the ICRPF, in broad daylight on Saturday. It was only the following day that the enormity of the tragedy, that should make us ask serious ques- tions, was revealed. It was found as many as 23 uniformed personnel were killed, as many as 33 were injured, and one was missing. The questions are pressing because this was not a routine tragedy in which an IED blows up a truck ferrying troops. In this particular case, the forces were out to launch an attack on the Naxalites, presumably fully pre- pared; they were the hunters. And yet, they were ambushed not 2 km from their base, if early reports are anything to go by. They were chased down a hill with automatic weapons raising bullets on them. Then they ran into what looked like deserted village houses. The insurgent cadres were wait- ing. More were killed in gruesome ways. Union home minister Amit Shah quite rightly cut short his election visit in Assam and rushed back to take stock. It does look like deep-going fail- ures of an all-round variety. And yet, even before the post-mortem is complete, the CRPF’s LETTERS The forces were director-general is announcing prematurely out to attack the that there was no intelligence failure. He does Hydro, rail projects in MAOISTS ATTACK Naxalites, presum- not substantiate the assertion, which appears The massacre of 22 securi- ably fully prepared; shallow. The forces try to draw comfort from other wholly unsubstantiated assertions when ty personnel, including they were the they speak of high numbers of Maoists killed. hunters. And yet, seven CoBRA commando It is self-evident that our forces did not expect jawans by Maoists in they were to be surrounded and chased down a slope and Tibet a threat to India ambushed not 2 km then end up facing murderous Naxalite cadres Chhattisgarh was shocking when they attempt to seek shelter in seemingly great rejuvenation of the security.” A series of nine (Maoists used rockets in from their base empty houses. Should this have happened Chinese nation.” hydropower plants in cas- reportedly 2 km from base camp if the intelli- Like any Emperor, Xi cade will definitely thre- ambush on jawans; toll,22, gence was good when the soldiers set out to track and capture/kill? Jinping needs to think aten life across the whole DC, April 5). The Centre Sad events like these have been occurring for the past 15 years or more. Claude Arpi big. The Seventh Tibet of India’s Northeast reg- and state governments Under various names and fanciful acronyms, plans are drawn up to deal Work Forum (TWF), a ion. The area soon should sit together to find with the armed Maoist cadre. But our soldiers are dying. The data for the large meeting which became “restricted” by last decade is 175 uniformed men dead. The Maoist movement, however, is decides the fate of Tibet the Chinese authorities. out a permanent solution nowhere near dead. for the years to come (to A notice from the Metok to this menace pending What happened on Saturday was a part of a proper plan to launch an which Tibetans are rarely Border Management Bri- for many decades. How attack on the Maoists before they go on the rampage in the pre-monsoon invited), was held in gade announced that summer season. It was meant to be a pre-emptive action. It ends up like lit- ecent develop- and hydropower develop- Beijing on August 28-29, from March 1, the Chi- long will our security per- tle boys playing soldier with their toys and the nation must mourn. ments not far ment on the Yarlung Tsa- 2020. It was a crucial nese authorities began sonnel be sacrificed? If dealing with armed guerrillas well-entrenched among the people from the India- ngpo River, will be pro- event not only as it con- “to check border pass, ID Syed Amjad Ali requires a military approach as well as plans to win hearts and minds, China border in moted.” cerns the fate of the Roof cards and other docu- Secunderabad then it seems evident that the Indian State has floundered on both counts. Arunachal It practically means that of the World, but for the ments of people entering Year after year, Bastar in Chhattisgarh becomes the killing field of valiant RPradesh are worrying. On a giga hydropower plant Indian border too. and exiting Metok”. men who appear short on training, supportive intelligence and possibly March 29, Dave Petley, (HPP) will be constructed Some massive projects Metok is the last small, COVID RISING also morale, though the last is not clear. It is important to return to the pro vice-chancellor (rese- at India’s gates, on the were announced soon but strategic town located It is another grim Covid milestone drawing board, call in the specialists, look at the causes of repeated mili- arch and innovation) at Yarlung Tsangpo river. after; first, the Pai-Metok near the Great Bend of the (India crosses 1 lakh cases in 24 tary failures, revamp the development and population-centric paradigm, the University of Shef- The Chinese media also (Pai-Mo) Highway linking Yarlung Tsangpo, north hours, DC, April 5). It is clear we and jettison smooth talking police officers who do not lead well. The care- field in Britain noted on reported that Che Dalha, Nyingchi to Metok, north of the McMahon Line. are witnessing a second wave of ful training of the state police is much needed, as was done in Jammu and his blog: “I received an chairman of the Tibet of Upper Siang district of Though there is no cases that is rising faster than the Kashmir where the police now excels in counter-insurgency operations. email from Göran Ekst- Autonomous Region, urg- Arunachal Pradesh, whi- proof that the mudslides first wave. the Central and state The local police are the real intelligence gatherers. rom of Columbia Univ- ed the authorities to accel- ch should open in July on March 22 were directly governments must act fast and ersity making a small erate the project and to 2021. After the completion linked to the dam project, increase vaccination across the group of us aware that he immediately undertake of the highway, the length the fact remains that the country. People must cooperate had detected, using seis- all the comprehensive of the road from Nyingchi entire area is environ- and get vaccinated at the earliest. Coming soon: Covid passports mic instruments, a proba- planning and necessary City to Metok County will mentally extremely frag- We are certainly better prepared ble large-scale landslide environmental impact be shortened from 346 km ile. And that’s not all; now. Special focus must be on t has been more than a year since members of the human race, threatened by in the vicinity of the Yar- assessments. Will the to 180 km and the driving already in 2016, China mass gatherings like the Kumbh a microorganism, have been covering the most distinguishable part of their lung Tsangpo in Tibet… Chinese “scientists” take time will be shortened Daily reported the con- Mela and Assembly elections to Ibodies, the face, with a mask and getting along with life. The new normal, an idea of the mass (in into account the presence from 11 hours to 4.5 struction of a 1,629-km avoid another deadly surge. forced by the Covid-19 pandemic, has several other elements that range from an this case about 100 mil- of tens of thousands of hours. Though only 67 km Sichuan-Tibet railway. It Jitesh Mathur unprecedented part of the workforce opting to “work from home” to a strict “no” lion tonnes — a very large trucks and GCBs moving long, in strategic terms has now entered a crucial Hyderabad to unbridled social dos to avoiding physical contact, even in the form of shaking one indeed).” earth around and chang- the highway will be a phase. The railway will hands with others. Whether it was trig- ing the shape of the moun- game changer and greatly be connecting Chengdu in The warning by doctors that “Quarantine”, a word which rarely appeared in the media, has become as com- gered by an earthquake in tains and the rivers north accelerate the develop- Sichuan to Lhasa; the Covid-19 is in community trans- mon as “weather”. Application of a chemical on the hands immediately after this highly seismic area, of the Indian borders? ments of new model vil- new rail line will shorten mission phase in Telangana state touching an unfamiliar surface has almost become a part of human behaviour. is still not clear; it could Probably not. lages, and therefore relo- the travel time to less must be taken seriously by the peo- Millions have experienced life in the confines of the four walls of a room for also be due to torrential It appears to be a matter cation of populations on than 15 hours. ple and the government. People months on end. Travel has been reduced to a necessary evil. It’s against this back- rain. Mr Pethley further of the Emperor wanting the border. But, more The Lhasa-Nyingchi should stop being negligent and ground that British PM Boris Johnson has added “Covid passports” for mass explained: “Either way, at to show the world that he important, it will pave the section is scheduled to be confine themselves to their homes, events and a “traffic lights system” for foreign travel to the new normal’s defin- Yarlung Tsangpo it is can construct a HPP of way for a mega HPP. opened in July. unless it’s very important to come ing elements. These are parts of the measures he has suggested to stem the spi- clear that a large amount thrice the capacity of the In December 2020, Glo- All this will have incal- out. The government could explore ralling number of daily Covid-19 cases in his country. of rock and ice have Three Gorges Dam, with bal Times had announced culable strategic implica- measures like lockdown in certain Covid passports, or rather a Covid-status certification system, would record if a detached from the east little consideration for the Beijing’s plan to build a tions for India as the train areas on weekends. Otherwise we person has natural immunity after having the infection, has been vaccinated, or side of the tributary val- environment. cascade of mega dams on will pass near the Indian may be forced to take a tough tested negative for Covid-19 recently. It would be a deciding factor if one were to ley, moving westwards The new plan, submit- the Yarlung Tsangpo. border where the stance like how Maharashtra did. be allowed entry into sports events, nightclubs and theatres when they reopen. and then to the south. ted to the NPC for The Metok County gov- hydropower plant is locat- C.K. Vinaya Chandra The “traffic light” system will rate overseas destinations based on a range of para- Once again this has for- approval, provided “the ernment confirmed that ed. Hyderabad meters such as proportion of a country’s population which has been vaccinated, med a catastrophic chan- green light for the dams to the project would be built These two projects (HPP rates of infection, emerging new variants and access to reliable scientific data and nelised flow that has trav- be built on the lower north of the Indian bor- on the Yarlung Tsangpo genomic sequencing. Travellers from “green” countries won’t be required to iso- elled down the channel to reaches of Yarlung der, while Global Times and the Sichuan Railway) late while those from “amber” or “red” will have to self-isolate. It looks like deposit a large volume in Tsangpo river”. added: “The head of Po- are directly affecting YEARS AGO IN humankind will have started living a different life before the virus departs. the main channel.” Later adopted by the wer Construction Corp of India’s security. 50 The Yarlung Tsangpo, Chinese legislature, it China (POWERCHINA) For India’s frontiers, which becomes the Siang called for “a hydropower suggested the planned China’s “dual-use” (civil on entering Arunachal base on the lower reaches hydropower station — and military) infrastruc- DECCAN CHRONICLE Pradesh and later the of the Yarlung Tsangpo which is expected to have ture development will Brahmaputra in Assam river, along with clean three times as much gen- take place on a much larg- KAUSHIK MITTER K. SUDHAKAR Create more jobs: Giri Editor Printer & Publisher (and the Meghna in energy bases in the upper erating capacity as the er and faster scale than Bangladesh) is one of the and lower reaches of world-leading Three today; a great tragedy in HYDERABAD, APRIL. 5 DECCAN CHRONICLE offices are located at: most eco-sensitive regi- Jinsha river”, known as Gorges power station — the making. 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he United States struck a and was sold on war. But the boor- 1971: “Note I did not use the word our differences of opinion, however “Ribbentrop’s breath was taken poor low in the conduct of ish language of recent American ‘please’.” freely, with temper; and to enforce away. One of the ‘cowardly’ diplo- diplomatic relations recent- vintage doesn’t presage war. It is There was a time when the British them, however firmly, without mats, an ambassador, and an arro- Tly. One had thought that intended to browbeat in the game of set high standards of civility and insult.” gant Englishman at that, had dared President Joe Biden would break negotiation. wit in diplomacy. Prime Minister British diplomats were noted for to reprimand him as he as he might with his predecessor Donald Sparta’s leaders’ response to the George Canning once told the House understatement. But as Harold a schoolboy. Ribbentrop jumped up Trump’s crudeness. Its senior offi- verbosity of a mission from the of Commons on April 30, 1829: “But Wilson noted in his classic from his chair. ‘What did you say?’ cials met senior officials of China island of Samoa is a classic of its be the language of good sense or Diplomacy: “In extreme cases, he roared. ‘Henderson too had risen A.G. Noorani last month in Alaska, on American kind: “We have forgotten the begin- good taste in this House what it moreover, the habit of diplomatic to his feet. Both men glared at each soil. The talks were supposed to ning of your harangue; we paid no may, clear I am that, in diplomatic ambiguity, or of diplomatic under- other. According to diplomatic con- break the ice in their relations. heed to the middle of it; and nothing correspondence, no minister would statement, leads to actual misunder- vention, I too should have risen; but Tradition requires extra civility for has given us pleasure in it except be justified in risking the friendship standing. I remember before the to be frank I did not quite know how such openings. The US delegates the end.” of foreign countries, and the peace war reading a dispatch from some an interpreter should behave when began with uncalled for uncivility Romans housed ambassadors in of his own, by coarse reproach and consul general in which he speakers passed from words to to China’s top diplomats. The latter rat-infested buildings. China was galling invective; and that even informed the Foreign Office that deeds — and I really feared they gave back as good as they got. barely civil to foreigners. In modern while we are pleading for the inde- one of the vice consuls under his might do so now. I therefore Since George H.W. Bush, times, Nikita Krushchev flouted all pendence of nations, it is expedient charge ‘does not, I much regret to remained quietly seated and pre- America sinking America’s Presidents have revelled the norms of civility. While on a to respect the independence of those report, take the care of his health tended to be writing in my note- in calling the heads of other states visit to Beijing in 1959, he shouted at with whom we plead. which his medical advisers would book.” names; from Iraq’s Saddam Hussein Marshal Chen Yi: “Don’t try and “We differ widely from our conti- recommend’. The poor man was, in Wit is one of the diplomat’s prized to a new low in to the leaders of North Korea, Iran spit at me. There isn’t enough spit in nental allies on one great principle, fact, in the last stages of delirium possessions. The Spanish ambas- and others. your mouth for that.” As the Sino- it is true: nor do we, nor ought we to tremens.” sador told Britain’s foreign secre- If this exercise was designed to Soviet Cold War became fierce, the disguise that difference; nor to omit Dr Paul Schmidt, Hitler’s inter- tary: “Even Spanish liberals in exile promote America’s interests, the Soviet foreign minister, Andrei any occasion of practically uphold- preter, mentions Nevile support Spain’s case on Gibraltar.” crass diplomacy gains were not visible. Gromyko, lamented that even in the ing our own opinion. But every con- Henderson’s final interview with Michael Walker, an Oxford don Diplomacy is a blend of words and worst days of the Cold War, Western sideration, whether of policy or of Ribbentrop before the war. “I can retorted, “I regret to say that Her actions. When Anthony Eden, other- spokesmen never used the language justice, combines with the recollec- tell you, Herr Henderson,” Majesty’s Government cannot boast wise a highly cultured man, called that the erstwhile friends (China) tion of the counsels which we have Ribbentrop remarked, “That the of any British liberals in exile who Egypt’s President Gemal Abdel did. Gromyko himself could be very shared, and of the deeds which we position is damned serious.” support its case on Gibraltar.” Nasser names, the astute ones pre- rude. He told Pakistan’s diplomats have achieved in concert and com- Henderson shouted, “You have just dicted he had forsaken diplomacy during the crisis in East Pakistan in panionship, to induce us to argue said ‘damned’.” By arrangement with Dawn NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021 pg 7

SHORT TAKES COMPLETELY LDF hopes to return, BASELESS: BJP ON RAFALE CHARGES UDF confident of win New Delhi, April 5: The BJP on Monday dismissed as “com- pletely baseless” the allega- BJP eyes significant percentage of minority votes in polls tions of corruption in the Rafale deal, stressing that the DC CORRESPONDENT was the “super star” cam- back surveys predicting Supreme Court had rejected a THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, TOTAL VOTERS paigner for the LDF. LDF victory. demand for a probe in the pur- APRIL 5 It claimed that during With Rahul Gandhi and chase of the fighter aircraft the last five years the Priyanka Gandhi cam- and the CAG also found noth- After witnessing a hectic 2.74cr Vijayan government had paigning aggressively, ing wrong. month-long campaign, ensured corruption-free people are keenly watch- Responding to a question Kerala’s 2.74 crore voters CANDIDATES governance, people-friend- ing which way the minori- about the Congress’ attack on will vote on Tuesday to IN THE FRAY ly administration, social ty votes would shift this the Modi government over the elect their representatives welfare measures. speedy time. In 2016, a significant bribe allegations, senior BJP for the 140 Assembly con- implementation of devel- section of minorities espe- leader and Union minister stituencies. opment projects and cially Muslims had voted Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a Notwithstanding the 957 fought effectively against in favour of the LDF Polling officials carry Electronic Voting Machines and other materials as they leave press conference that the Covid safety protocols, the TOTAL POLLING the Covid pandemic and which came to power. In for polling stations from a distribution centre on the eve of the third and final phase opposition party made it a big principal political parties STATIONS Nipah virus and had dealt the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, of Assam Assembly elections in Guwahati on Monday. — PTI issue in the 2019 Lok Sabha carried out a high-voltage stoutly with back-to-back the minorities supported polls but lost badly. He said the campaign. All top leaders floods. the Congress-led UDF allegations of corruption were led their respective front’s In the outgoing which won 19 of the 20 “completely baseless” and sug- campaign for the high 40,771 Assembly the LDF had 91 seats. gested that a report in the stake electoral battle. members, and Left leaders The minority swing in French media about the The ruling Left ● Polling booths: claim that this time they favour of UDF happened Will win Bengal ‘on one leg’, alleged financial irregularity Democratic Front (LDF) 1.12 lakh would do even better. mainly because of Rahul in the deal may be due to “cor- hopes to create history by ● Polling starts at 7 The UDF which lagged Gandhi’s decision to con- porate rivalry” in that country. retaining power, which am and concludes behind during the first test from Wayanad. Noting that the Congress had has never happened since phase of campaigning The LDF says the Delhi on ‘two legs’: Mamata at 7 pm raised the issue earlier too, he the 1970s, — the LDF and ● picked up significantly minorities are aware of said the Supreme Court reject- the Congress-led United Polling in nine con- with the arrival of party the ground reality and RAJIB CHOWDHURI I DC ● THE TMC supremo Covid-19 pandemic. ed the demand for a probe and Democratic Front have stituencies which leaders Rahul Gandhi and who has taken an unwa- KOLKATA, APRIL 5 also teased the BJP over She also challenged the the Comptroller and Auditor won alternate elections face Maoist threat, Priyanka Gandhi on the vering position against the low turnout at its ral- BJP to contest the remain- General (CAG) also found since them. The LDF cam- will end at 6 pm poll scene. The election politics of hatred and Describing herself as a lies in an oblique refer- ing six rounds of polls nothing wrong in the fighter paign was led by Chief meetings and road shows communal divide. The Royal Bengal tigress, West rather than fleeing due to aircraft deal. Minister Pinrayi Vijayan, Sitaram Yechury, Prakash of the two leaders gal- BJP says the party would Bengal Chief Minister ence to the cancellation dearth of candidates. who was bestowed the title Karat, Brinda Karat and vanised the Congress attract a significant per- Mamata Banerjee on of two public meetings of Lashing out at BJP can- ‘Captain’. Though promi- D. Raja campaigned exten- workers across the state centage of minority votes Monday bragged about BJP J.P. Nadda in the dis- didates Babul Supriyo and COURT REJECTS nent Left leaders includ- sively, the focus was on whose morale was down because of the Modi gov- her capability to come to trict during the day. Locket Chatterjee, who ing CPM general secretary Vijayan who by all means because of the back-to- ernment’s policies. power in the state again are also Lok Sabha MPs, KANGANA’S PLEA “on one leg” and in Delhi public meetings of BJP the CM accused them of on “two legs.” J.P. Nadda in the district having links to Rose AGAINST AKHTAR Addressing a Trinamul during the day. “Their ral- Valley chit fund scam but EC SEIZES GOLD, Congress rally in lies do not attract crowd. alleged that they were BHAGWAN PARAB | DC Chinsurah of Hooghly, The grounds remain spared from facing cases MUMBAI, APRIL 5 Mamata Banerjee, while empty. That is why they since they joined the BJP. ALCOHOL IN TN sitting in a wheelchair distribute money of few She also argued that the A Mumbai sessions court on with her injured left leg, hundreds to the public to tickets to them exposed Monday dismissed an applica- APART FROM said, “The BJP thought get their votes,” she the want of candidates in tion filed by Kangana Ranaut since they left me injured, alleged. the saffron party. challenging the proceedings `428 CR CASH I would not be able to go Undeterred by the “It was Babul who first initiated against her by a mag- out again. But I fight back Election Commission’s talked in favour of Rose istrates court in connection A. ARUL PALANI | DC like a Royal Bengal tiger. warning to her over her Valley while Chatterjee with a defamation complaint CHENNAI, APRIL 5 On one leg, I will win allegations of electoral was the ‘locket’ of lodged by veteran lyricist Bengal. No Gujarati will malpractices in Saradha,” the Chief Javed Akhtar. The Election Commis- be allowed to rule Bengal. Nandigram, the Trinamul Minister claimed. Ranaut had filed the revision sion seized precious In future, I will win Delhi Congress supremo opined Countering her, Locket application seeking to quash metals, alcohol, cash on two legs.” that the ongoing Chatterjee later said, “She the process issued against her and other items worth The TMC supremo also Assembly elections could has become abnormal in by the Metropolitan Magistra- `428 crore before the teased the party over the have been completed in fear of her defeat. Her te on the basis of a complaint elections in Tamil Nadu. low turnout at its rallies four phases instead of the allegations are rubbish. filed by Akhtar. Her plea was Revealing details of in an oblique reference to lengthy eight rounds, due Let her prove her claims heard and decided by the Sess- Polling officials check EVMs and other necessary inputs required for the TN seizures, Chief the cancellation of two to the second wave of first.” ions court situated at Assembly elections, at a distribution centre in Chennai on Monday. — PTI Electoral Officer Dindoshi. She had said the Satyabrata Sahoo, said procedure under section 200 of that they included cash the CrPC, which requires the of `91.56 lakh in Ranipet NADDA CANCELS complainant as well as wit- district, `1.23 crore in nesses to be examined on oath, Amid cancellation rumours, Thousand lights con- Jaya: Didi ‘lone before the issuance of process, stituency, Chennai and 2 RALLIES DUE was not followed. `1.15 crore at Akhtar opposed Ranaut’s Veerapandi, Salem, TO THIN CROWD plea through Advocate Jay Bh- stage set for polling in TN `1.06 crore in Vellore woman fighter’ aradwaj. He had argued that district; `98 lakh in IN BENGAL by issuing summons, Ranaut G. BABU JAYAKUMAR Nehru) and Katpadi Coimbatore, `1.13 crore RAJIB CHOWDHURI I DC was given a fair chance to & D. SEKAR | DC TOTAL (Duraimurugan). In in Saidapet and `65 lakh KOLKATA, APRIL 5 RAJIB CHOWDHURI I DC respond to the complaint. CHENNAI, APRIL 5 another complaint, he in Virudhunagar KOLKATA, APRIL 5 VOTERS alleged that Sun New tele- Assembly Constituency. Actor and Samajwadi The ‘silent day’ ahead of vision channel was tele- “The last 72 hours are Party MP Jaya Bachchan At a time when Prime CBI DIRECTOR: SC the election was marked casting ‘banned videos, extremely sensitive on Monday hailed West Minister Narendra Modi by a buzz about possible 6.28 cr clippings, footage’ and from an expenditure Bengal Chief Minister and Union home minis- ASKS CENTRE TO cancellation of polls in demanded the Election standpoint. Towards Mamata Banerjee as the ter Amit Shah are franti- constituencies of top CANDIDATES Commission to stop the this, round the clock lone female fighter, mov- cally repeating their CONVENE MEET DMK honchos, including telecast. surveillance along with ing forward while brav- claims of the BJP com- president M.K. Stalin, IN THE FRAY Speaking to the media CAPF (Central Armed ing her injuries, for ing to power with more New Delhi, April 5: The even as cash distribution after handing over the Police Forces) teams has democracy against the than 200 Assembly seats Supreme Court on Monday as- went on unabated across 3,998 complaints, Jayakumar been taken up,” he BJP. She also reminded in West Bengal, a low ked the Centre to consider con- the state despite the demanded the cancella- added. the saffron party that no turnout at poll cam- vening before May 2 the meet- authorities continued tion of elections in Kolat- Special teams detected one had succeeded by paign rallies continues ing of a high-powered commit- with their crackdown that 88,937 hur, Chepauk-Thiruvellik- suspicious transactions intimidating “Bengalis”, Jaya Bachchan to haunt their forecasts tee consisting of the Prime M- led to a slew of seizures. Total polling stations eni, Trichi West, Thiruv- of `5 lakh in from an referring to its continu- and plague their party. inister and others for appoint- Messages on the Electi- annamalai and Katpadi. account of a woman in ous attacks on the becomes the CM again Monday witnessed the ment of CBI director observi- on Commission of India Alleging that the DMK Coimbatore, which Trinamul Congress here. I am sure about it.” cancellation of BJP ng that in-charge arrangem- mulling over counter- 1,29,165 was known for its cash for amount has been dis- supremo during the In a veiled warning to president J.P. Nadda’s ents for the post cannot go on. manding elections in the vote practices, Jayakumar tributed to a number of Assembly poll campaign. the BJP, she observed, two major campaign ral- A bench of Justices L. constituencies of Kolath- ballot units said the party had perfect- voters through G-Pay. At the Trinamul “Bengalis have always lies in Hooghly, appar- Nageswara Rao and Vineet ur, Chepauk-Thiruvellik- ed the art of money distri- The officials have order- Bhavan, the SP Rajya done what they felt in ently due to poor Saran was informed by the eni, Trichy West, Thiruv- 4,17,521 bution through the ed a probe, sources said. Sabha member said, “I their heart. No one beca- crowds. Centre that meeting of the annamalai and Katpadi polling personnel ‘Thirumangalam formu- Meanwhile, hours have love and respect for me successful by intimi- The ominous sign, that committee — consisting of the made their rounds in soc- on duty la’ and had been also before the state goes to Mamataji for being a sin- dating the Bengalis has been casting a shad- Prime Minister, leader of the ial media after the AIAD- accused of the same crime the poll, the teams gle woman fighting always. No one can be too ow on the saffron party’s single largest opposition party MK approached the Chief subsequently leading to seized unaccounted cash against all atrocities. She now. There are many prospects for quite some and the Chief Justice of India Electoral Officer, Satyr- 10,813 cancellation of elections. of `35 lakh from premis- is head broken, leg bro- things which I think of. time, resurfaced only a or any judge of the apex court brata Sahoo, with com- vulnerable polling Another video that went es in Vedia Ra- ken but they have not But I always follow my day before the state goes nominated by the CJI — will plaints of poll violations. stations viral during the day sapalayam, Palli- been able to break her heart. I am a Bengali. I to the third phase of be convened after May 2. Stalin’s rival candidate showed DMK’s Trichi palayam, near heart and brain and her want to say: Do not hijack polls with 31 seats on Advocate Prashant Bhushan, belonging to the satrap K.N. Nehru argu- Coimbatore on Monday. determination to move my religion, democracy Tuesday. appearing for petitioner NGO AIADMK, Adi Rajaram, wing Joint Secretary, R.M. ing with a party cadre on The EC has deputed ahead and make Bengal and democratic rights Nadda, who reached Common Cause which has alleged that the DMK was Babu Murugavel, lodged a money distribution. Whi- nearly 150 General Obse- one of the best in the from me. Never. When I Kolkata on Sunday sought direction for appoint- not following any election series of complaints that le the cadre wants paym- rvers and over 118 Expe- world. Mamata is fighting say ‘me,’ I represent all.” night, was scheduled to ment of a regular CBI director, norms in Kolathur con- were handed over to the ent to voters to be incre- nditure Observers to and struggling as a single Praising West Bengal as address a public rally claimed before the bench that stituency. He also said CEO along with minister ased to `500 from the pres- monitor the model code lady to preserve demo- “the safest state for each in Shreerampore the Centre is delaying the that DMK men were D. Jayakumar accusing ent `200 and Nehru abus- of conduct, including ca- cratic rights of every women in the country” and Chinsurah apart meeting of the committee as it attacking AIADMK cadre the DMK of paying money ing him and telling him sh-for-votes transac- individual of Bengal. It is she also castigated the from a roadshow in wants to bypass the present in their election offices to voters in that `200 was enough. Ba- tions. About 105 expen- my belief that she com- BJP saying, “Those who South Kolkata in CJI S.A. Bobde who is retiring and that the police were Thiruvanammali, where sed on the video, police diture sensitive con- pletes what she wants to spew venom against between. Though his on April 23. turning a blind eye to it. E.V. Velu is the DMK can- filed a case under three stituencies have been do. There will be more Mamataji, I tell them: first rally was supposed AIADMK’s advocate didate, Trichi West (K.N. sections. identified. development if Mamata Shame, Shame.” to start from 11.30 am at Shreerampore Stadium for four BJP candidates, it appeared to have COVID | SCARE Delhi govt announces one-third of all vaccination centres will operate 24 hours from Tuesday failed in attracting the party workers and local residents in large num- bers even after an hour. Helpless, Shyamal Maha: Panic grips guest workers amid stern curbs Basu, BJP (Sreerampore organisation district DC CORRESPONDENT tions imposed by the announced that one-third of president announced NEW DELHI, APRIL 5 Maharashtra government all vaccination centres in all STUDENTS CREATE RUCKUS IN SASARAM that Nadda’s message, came into force from 8 pm Delhi government hospitals either an audio clip or a Mumbai recorded 9,857 new on Monday. will operate 24 hours from video, would be played cases on Sunday, prompting Guest workers were spot- Tuesday. OF BIHAR AMID ANTI-COVID-19 DRIVE at the venue. This too the state government to ted at Chhatrapati Shivaji However, the Centre has NAYEAR AZAD | DC down educational institu- did not happen. Later, announce additional curbs. Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) asked Delhi to keep a watch PATNA, APRIL 5 tions due to the rising num- state BJP general secre- The state has announced and Lokmanya Tilak on the beneficiaries, saying ber of corona cases in the tary Sayantan Basu containment measures that Terminus (LTT) waiting to it has found cases of some Amid rising corona cases state. informed that Nadda include imposing prohibito- board a train to their home- people under 45 and health- mob of students attacked Students allege that the would come to address ry orders under Section 144 town in Uttar Pradesh, care and frontline workers administrative officials and government has been the rally. The venue CrPC. All beaches and out- Bihar and West Bengal. being vaccinated in private the police for implementing enforcing corona guidelines emptied out, as the door activities will remain Meanwhile, Delhi on centres despite a restriction state government directives on educational institutions small crowd that had out of bounds, while malls Monday had 3,458 new cases on them. to shut down private coach- but does not take action gathered there got con- and shops will remain while Karnataka reported In a letter to Delhi’s prin- ing centres in Sasaram against those who have fused by the different closed. 5,279 cases, of which 3,728 cipal secretary (health), the Bihar which falls in Rohtas been holding political statements and left. Their staff will have to get cases were from Bengaluru Union health ministry district. rallies and other gather- Later in the afternoon, vaccinated during this shut- Passengers gather at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Urban alone. Kerala, with pointed out that there were According to reports ings. the BJP chief led a road- down period. Mumbai’s board the outstation trains in Mumbai on Monday. — PTI 2,357 daily cases on Monday, serious lapses in the regis- around eight students were The officials however feel show from Tollygunge Siddhivinayak Temple will saw a fall in its spike while tration of beneficiaries by taken into custody following that few coaching institute Tram Depot to Garia be closed from Monday through webcasts. Guest workers were seen new cases have started com- Vimhans (Vidyasagar the violent agitation. owners could be behind the More in Kolkata for evening onwards till further Similarly, the Saibaba tem- making a beeline at various ing from Bihar while Tamil Institute of Mental Health, Sources from Sasaram said violent attack on the admin- party candidates Babul orders for “darshan” and ple in Shirdi in the state will railway terminuses in Nadu had 3,672 by Sunday Neuro and Allied Sciences) that the incident occurred istration and the police who Supriyo at Tollygunge the regular aarti and puja also remain shut from Mumbai to leave the city night. operating as a private Covid on Monday after the state had gone to enforce the and Payel Sarkar at can be seen by devotees Monday midnight. even before strict restric- The Delhi government has vaccination centre. government decided to shut corona guidelines. Behala East. NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021 pg 8 SC STAYS PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SLAIN JAWAN BSY IN AN ALLEGED GRAFT CASE MADVI LONGED PARMOD KUMAR | DC lenged March 17, 2021, NEW DELHI, APRIL 5 order of the HC direct- TO VISIT HIS ing the special judge of In a relief to Karnataka the trial court to take Chief Minister B.S. cognizance of the alleg- DREAM HOUSE Yediyurappa, the Supr- ed offences in the final Jagdalpur, April 5: eme Court on Monday report of the state Lok- Samaiya Madvi, a jawan put on hold the Karna- ayukta police against ofthe ‘Bastariya’ taka High Court’s order him under the provi- Batallion, had promised directing a special cou- sions of the Prevention his family members that rt to take cognizance of of Corruption Act. he would come home allegation of gratifica- While staying the soon on a long leave and tion in the denotifica- order, a bench headed enjoy the stay in their tion of 24 acres of gov- by Chief Justice S.A. “dream house” built by ernment acquired land Bobde issued notice to him only two months in Bengaluru and one A. Alam Pasha on ago in Awapalli village releasing them to pri- whose petition the HC in Bijapur district of vate individuals. had passed March 17, Chhattisgarh. Yediyurappa has chal- 2021. On Saturday, Madvi, who was in his 20s, fell to bullets of Naxals along with 21 other security personnel in a fierce gun Union home minister Amit Shah pays tribute to the 14 CRPF personnel who lost their lives in Bijapur battle along the Bijapur- Naxal attack in Jagdalpur on Monday. — PTI Sukma border. A jawan of the ‘Bastariya’ Battalion, which was raised by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to recruit local youths in combat- Shah: Will intensify ing ultras, Madvi had joined the police force as a constable five years ago, his family member said on Monday. anti-Maoists fight The father of a 10- month-old son, Madvi’s dream was to build a Says Centre, Chhattisgarh govt working together house of his own, which became a reality just two RABINDRA NATH against Maoists will be determined to end Mao- morale. Shah and months ago, said his CHOUDHURY | DC intensified in the com- ist menace”, he added. Baghel later flew to cousin brother Shankar RAIPUR, APRIL 5 ing days and the sacri- Chhattisgarh chief Raipur to review the Madvi. “Even the fices by the jawans will minister Bhupesh counter-insurgency ‘Grihpravesh’ (rituals Union home minister not go waste.” Baghel and a host of strategy at a high-level performed before enter- Amit Shah on Monday He said the Maoists senior officers of the official meeting. Shah ing a new house) cere- said the battle against were frustrated over state police and Central indicated there would mony was performed. the Maoists in the establishment of paramilitary forces be a fresh look into Madvi had told his fami- Chhattisgarh’s Bastar security camps in their were present at the counter-insurgency ly members that he region will be intensi- core areas and the meeting. strategy. However, he would return soon on fied in the coming days. recent attack on securi- Baghel said a new refused to elaborate leave to enjoy a good Shah, who flew to ty personnel was a strategy would be further. time in his house. Jagdalpur in Bastar manifestation of their adopted to counter the Shah made a whirl- However, destiny wished from New Delhi in the desperation. left-wing extremism in wind one-day tour of otherwise. Instead of morning to pay tribute Shah said the Centre the Bastar region. Chhattisgarh in the Madvi, his mortal to the jawans slain in and the Chhattisgarh Shah along with wake of the April 3 remains have reached the April 3 Maoist government were work- Baghel later visited the Naxal attack on the the new house,” he said. attack in the Terram ing together to fight the CRPF camp in security forces, in Besides Madvi, seven area of Sukma-Bijapur Maoist menace and the Basaguda in south which 22 jawans were young men from Bijapur border in south Bastar, battle against the Naxa- Bastar district of killed and 31 others district also lost their said while speaking to lites would take a deci- Bijapur and met the injured. One jawan is lives while fighting reporters: “The fight sive turn. “We are jawans to boost their still missing. Maoist. — PTI Citizen’s faith in state Quad nations carry police is at stake: HC out naval exercise PAWAN BALI | DC Navy, has participation by SHAHAB ANSARI | DC by the CBI based on hment Act, 1946 in the NEW DELHI, APRIL 5 FN Ships Tonnerre, an MUMBAI, APRIL 5 Dr. Jayshree Patil’s State of Maharashtra. amphibious assault ship complaint. However, According to advocate With an eye on China, and frigate Surcouf. Unit- In its 52-page judge- the bench observed, Nankani, had such an Indian and other three ed States Navy is repre- ment on petitions “Interest of justice, in order not been in exis- Quad countries US, sented in the exercise by against Maharashtra our opinion, would be tence, Singh could Australia, Japan on amphibious transport do- home minister Anil sufficiently served if have approached the Monday kicked off three ck ship Somerset. Austr- Deshmukh, the HC the Director, CBI is CBI for investigation; day multi-lateral mar- alian Ships Anzac, a held that former poli- directed to initiate a however, in view of itime exercise La Pérouse frigate and tanker Sirius ce commissioner Par- preliminary inquiry such withdrawal, with French Navy (FN) in have been deployed by am Bir Singh’s allega- into the complaint of approaching the HC the Eastern Indian Ocean RAN for participation in tions against Deshm- Dr. Patil which has the under Article 226 of Region. the exercise while Japan ukh had put at stake letter of Param Bir the Constitution was The Quad plus France Maritime Self Defence the citizen’s faith in Singh addressed to the the only course open naval exercise La Pérouse Ship (JMSDF) is repre- the state police. Such Chief Minister, as an to him. will witness complex and sented by the destroyer allegations, made by a annexure.” The HC pronounced advanced naval opera- Akebono. In addition to serving police officer, The judges also its verdict on three tions including surface the ships, integral heli- against the state home appreciated Singh’s public interest litiga- warfare, anti-air warfare copters embarked onbo- minister could not be lawyer Vikram tions (PILs) and a and air defence exercises, ard ships will also partic- left unattended, and Nankani for bringing criminal writ petition weapon firing exercises, ipate in the exercise. were required to be to court’s notice an filed last month, seek- cross deck flying opera- The exercise will show- probed into, the HC order dated October ing several reliefs and tions, tactical manoeu- case high levels of syner- held while directing 21, 2020 of the Home a CBI probe into the vres and seamanship evo- gy, coordination and inte- the CBI to begin “pre- Department, Gove- matter. lutions such as replenish- r-operability between the liminary” investiga- rnment of One of the PILs was ment at sea. friendly navies. “Particip- tion. Maharashtra, which filed by Singh himself, Indian Navy Ships INS ation by the Indian Navy A division bench of purported to with- and the other two Satpura (with an integral in the exercise demonstr- chief Justice draw the consent were filed by lawyer helicopter embarked) and ates the shared values Dipankar Datta and accorded to the mem- Ghanshyam INS Kiltan alongwith P8I with friendly navies ens- Justice Girish S. bers of the Delhi Upadhyay and local Long Range Maritime uring freedom of seas and Kulkarni in its order Special Police teacher Mohan Bhide. Patrol Aircraft are partic- commitment to an open, stated that the court Establishment to exer- The criminal writ ipating, for the first time; inclusive Indo-Pacific and didn’t see an immedi- cise the powers and petition was filed by in La Pérouse. a rules-based internation- ate reason to direct jurisdiction under the city-based lawyer The exercise La al order,” said Indian registration of an FIR Delhi Police Establis- Jayshree Patil. Pérouse, led by French Navy.

ENGINEERING | MARVEL 1.3km bridge will boost connectivity to Kashmir Rly builds arch of highest bridge Kauri, April 5: The arch is an engineering construction of the arch marvel and has brought of the world’s highest us closer to our goal of railway bridge that the dream project. After soars 359 metres above the completion of the the bed of the Chenab arch, we will move fur- river in Jammu and ther, and are hopeful of Kashmir was completed completing the bridge on Monday, with the within a year,” HE said. Northern Railways The Railway Ministry terming the achieve- said that the 5.6-metre ment a milestone. last piece of metal (clo- The 1.3-kilometre-long sure segment) was fitted bridge aims to boost at the highest point of connectivity to the the arch on Monday. It Kashmir Valley and it is joined the two arms of being constructed at a the arch that currently cost of `1,486 crore as stretch towards each part of the Udhampur- other from both banks Srinagar-Baramulla of the Chenab, it said. Railway Link (USBRL) “This completed the project. shape of the arch. After The bridge, which is completion of the arch 35-metre higher than work, removal of the the Eiffel Tower in stay cables, filling of the Paris, is expected to be Construction of the arch for the world’s highest railway bridge, over river concrete in the arch rib, completed within a Chenab nears completion, in Chenab on Monday. — PTI erection of the steel year, officials said. trestle, launching of the In a tweet, Prime nology but also is an from Delhi. Senior offi- and a milestone in the viaduct and track laying Minister Narendra example of the coun- cers, including North- completion of the work will be taken up,” Modi said, “Indians’ try’s changed work cul- ern Railway General USBRL project, connect- the ministry said. capability and confi- ture of realising its Manager Ashutosh ing Kashmir with the Gangal said that the dence are today present- resolve.” Gangal and Konkan rest of the country. The construction of the ing an example to the Railway Minister Railway Chairman and project will be complet- bridge involves fabrica- world. This construc- Piyush Goyal watched Managing Director ed within two and a half tion of 28,660 metric tion work not only the lowering of the clo- Sanjay Gupta, attended years,” Gangal told rep- tonnes of steel, 10 lakh shows India’s increas- sure segment of the the function here. orters at the work site cubic metres earthwork ing strength in modern arch by cable crane “It is a historic day for here in Reasi district. and 66,000 cubic metres engineering and tech- through a video link the Northern Railways “The self-supporting of concrete. — PTI WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | pg 9 TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021 Jordan prince remains defiant Says won’t follow security agencies’ orders Beirut, April 5: Jord- comments and distrib- arrested, in addition to an's Prince Hamzah says uted them to my Bassem Awadallah, a he has been threatened acquaintances abroad as former Cabinet minister by the country's security well as my family in case and one-time head of the agencies but does not something happens. royal court, and Sharif plan to follow their una- “I don't want to esca- Hassan bin Zaid, a mem- cceptable orders that he late now, but of course I ber of the royal family. remain confined at will not abide when he The US and Arab home and cut off from tells me you are not al- governments' quick sid- public communication, lowed to go out, tweet or ing with Abdullah according to a new voice connect with people and reflected the country's recording released Mo- you are only allowed to strategic importance. nday. The recording, see family members,' he Domestically, Prince which circulated online, said. “When an army Hamzah's unprecedent- indicates that tensions chief of staff says that, ed criticism of the rul- are running high this is something that I ing class without nam- between Jordan's King think is unacceptable. ing the king could lend Abdullah II and his half- An individual close to support to growing com- brother Hamzah, a for- the prince confirmed plaints about poor gov- mer crown prince. the authenticity of the ernance and human The United States recording, speaking on rights abuses in Jordan. quickly sided with condition of anonymity Abdullah and Hamzah Abdullah, a close because of security con- are both sons of the late Western ally in a volatile cerns. The individual King Hussein, who region. said the recording is a remains a beloved figure Jordanian authorities few days old and was two decades after his said on Sunday they had made after the army death. Upon ascending foiled a malicious plot chief threatened the to the throne in 1999, by Hamzah to desta- prince. Abdullah named Ham- bilise the kingdom with Jordan's Foreign zah as crown prince, foreign support. Minister Ayman Safadi only to revoke the title Hamzah has denied said Sunday that the five years later. being part of any plot prince had recorded con- While the two are said and says he is being versations and passed to have generally good targeted for speaking them to foreign sources. relations, Hamzah has at out against corruption Safadi did not provide times spoken out and poor governance. specifics on the alleged against government The army chief of staff plot or say what other policies, and more came to me and issued countries were purport- recently had forged ties threats in the name of ed to have been involved. with powerful tribal heads of security agen- But he said that some leaders in a move seen cies, Hamzah says in the 14 to 16 associates of as a threat to the king. recording. I recorded his Hamzah had been — AP VJOSA OSMANI Murder of Pak ELECTED PREZ judge: 9 nabbed OF KOSOVO Pristina, April 5: Law- Peshawar, April 5: Shuaib said. makers elected Kosovo's Nine suspects were arre- Police arrested Danish most popular politician sted on Monday in con- from Khyber district Vjosa Osmani as presi- nection with the murder along with three others, dent Sunday, overcom- of an anti-terrorism co- including a lawyer. ing an opposition boy- urt judge and his family Danish also served as a cott that had kept parlia- members in northwest judge and nowadays he ment short of a quorum Pakistan, police said. is associated with the one day earlier. Anti-terrorism court ju- legal fraternity. A joint The 38-year-old law dge Aftab Afridi and thr- operation team carried professor, a standard be- ee members of his fami- out an operation in arer of a generation ly, including wife, dau- Peshawar and Khyber determined to fight cor- ghter-in-law and a two- and apprehended five ruption, received 71 vot- year-old grandson, were suspects and impounded es from the 82 deputies shot dead after unidenti- two vehicles, District present, and was thus fied gunmen attacked Police Officer (DPO) Sw- “elected president of the their vehicle while they abi Muhammad Shuaib republic”, speaker Gla- were travelling from the told the media here on uk Konjufca declared. Swat Valley to Islama- Monday. Shuaib said “I will work for the bad on Sunday. Majid Afridi will identi- strengthening of the Two security guards fy the accused during state, the rule of law,” who were part of the identification parade Osmani told lawmakers, judge's convoy were also after which investiga- adding that “I will be the injured in the shootout. tion process will begin. president of all”. The FIR, registered by In a statement, Osmani was backed by the slain judge's son President SCBA Latif Prime Minister Albin Majid Afridi, named 10 Afridi condemned the Kurti and his suspects including Sup- assassination of the Vetevendosje movement reme Court Bar Assoc- judge and his family. He which won more than 50 iation (SCBA) President also disowned any kind percent of the vote in a Abdul Latif Afridi and of connection with the general election in his son Danish Afridi, murders. — PTI February. — AFP Lavrov to arrive in Pak today on two-day visit Islamabad, Apr 5 (PTI) Russian Foreign PUTIN SIGNS LAW THAT ALLOWS Minister Sergey Lavrov will arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday on a two-day HIM TO SERVE TWO MORE TERMS official visit during Moscow, April 5: provision that reset which he will hold talks Russian President Vla- Putin's previous terms, with his counterpart dimir Putin on Monday allowing him to run for Shah Mahmood Qureshi signed a law allowing president two more and discuss ways to fur- him to potentially hold times. The change was ther deepen bilateral onto power until 2036, a rubber-stamped by the cooperation in diverse move that formalises Kremlin-controlled leg- fields, the Foreign Office constitutional changes islature and the relevant said on Monday. Lavrov endorsed in last year's law signed by Putin was will also call on Prime popular vote. posted Monday on an Minister Imran Khan The July 1 constitu- official portal of legal and interact with other tional vote included a information. — AP top dignitaries, it added. "The two foreign minis- ters will review the regional and interna- the sidelines of the entire gamut of tional issues, it added. Shanghai Cooperation Pakistan-Russia rela- Foreign Minister Lavr- Organisation (SCO) tions and discuss ways ov's visit is part of the Summit in Bishkek in to further broaden and growing interaction and June 2019 and the SCO deepen bilateral cooper- regular high-level exch- Council of Foreign ation in diverse fields," anges between Pakistan Ministers (CFM) meet- the FO said. They will and Russia. Earlier, ing in Moscow in Sept. also exchange views on Qureshi met Lavrov on 2020. — PTI TOP BENIN Erdogan cries JUDGE SAYS political coup FLEES COUNTRY Cotonou, April 5: A top Ankara, April 5: four others to turn Benin judge on Monday Turkish President Recep themselves in after they said he had quit and fled Tayyip Erdogan on published an open letter the West African count- Monday accused dozens critical of the proposed ry, condemning political of retired admirals of Canal Istanbul over the pressure that he alleged eyeing a “political coup” weekend. included a demand to by attacking his plans Turkey's post-Ottoman detain an opposition fig- for a canal linking the history is littered with ure in the runup to pres- Black Sea to the putsches by a military idential polls. His denu- Mediterranean. that views itself as the nciation comes as critics Police have detained 10 last guarantor of secu- accuse President Patrice of the former navy com- larism in the mostly Talon of cracking down manders and ordered Muslim country. — AFP on opponents. — AFP WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021 pg 10

SHORT TAKES INMATES STAGE Rollout of twice weekly Graft trial: Bibi lashes UPRISING AT ST. LOUIS JAIL Covid tests for all in UK out at prosecuters St. Louis (US), April 5: Jerusalem, April 5: Isra- Democracy Institute. Inmates broke windows, set a eli Prime Minister Benjam- He said it was “very clear FORMER ALLY fire and threw debris to the Will help track asymptomatic cases, says British govt in Netanyahu has lashed that Netanyahu is not ground late Sunday at a St. Lo- out at prosecutors in his close" to assembling a uis jail that has been plagued London, April 5: Everyo- corruption trial, accusing majority in the 120-seat NOMINATES SELF by uprisings in recent months. ne in England will be able them of trying to oust him. Knesset. Netanyahu has The riot broke out Sunday to access free, regular, ra- In a nationally televised been charged with fraud, TO BE NEXT PM night around 9 p.m. at the City pid Coronavirus testing statement, Netanyahu said breach of trust and accept- Justice Center, news outlets from later this week to the case against him is ing bribes in three sepa- Jerusalem, April 5: A for- reported. Inmates were seen track asymptomatic Covi- threatening to undermine rate cases. mer right-wing ally of tossing objects out of broken d-19 cases, the UK govern- the will of the country's Monday's proceedings, Prime Minister Benjamin windows and setting a fire. ment announced on Mon- voters. “This is what a the first in two months, Netanyahu has recom- Firefighters used a hose to day. coup attempt looks like,” marked the beginning of mended himself as the next douse the flames. Law enforce- As a step forward to he said. Netanyahu spoke the evidentiary phase, in prime minister, deepening ment responded to bring the start lifting lockdown res- shortly after his corrup- which a long line of wit- Israel's political deadlock. jail under control. trictions for all business- tion trial resumed and nesses are to take the stand Naftali Bennett's Yamina es, shops and restaurants, with the country's presi- against the prime minister. party nominated him to anyone will be able to acc- dent holding post-election The session focused on the form the next government IRAN SAYS IT ess the free, rapid lateral consultations on choosing most serious case against in consultations with flow tests for themselves the next prime minister Netanyahu — in which he Israel's president on HAS HELD SPIES and their families to use designate. is accused of promoting Monday. twice a week starting this Prime Minister Benjamin regulations that delivered Yamina had been in a FOR ISRAEL Friday. It is hoped the data Netanyahu's corruption hundreds of millions of position to serve as a king- will help scientists track trial resumed Monday, dollars of profits to the maker between the two Tehran, April 5: Iranian and trace any new vari- with a key witness paint- Bezeq telecom company in major blocs of supporters authorities arrested several ants of Coronavirus more ing a picture of an image- exchange for positive cov- and opponents of people on charges of spying effectively because more obsessed Israeli leader erage on the firm's popular Netanyahu. for Israel and other nations, people getting a test will forcing a prominent news news site, But instead, it declined to state TV announced Monday. increase the ability to ide- site to flatter his family Walla. Ilan Yeshua, take sides. Yamina has just An unnamed Intelligence ntify and control mutatio- and smear his opponents. Walla's former chief editor, seven seats in parliament, Ministry official in the coun- ns of the deadly virus. The testimony came as described a system in making it a long shot to be try's eastern Azerbaijan prov- Massive efforts have Netanyahu's chances of which Bezeq's owners, able to form a governing ince was quoted by state TV as been made by the British securing another term in Shaul and Iris Elovitch, coalition. Bennett is hop- saying that security forces had public to stop the spread office following last mon- repeatedly pressured him ing he can become a con- detained a group of people of the virus. As we contin- th's parliamentary electi- to publish favourable sensus candidate who can suspected of spying for Israel ue to make good progress ons appeared to be dwin- things about Netanyahu bridge the deep divides and other unspecified coun- on our vaccine pro- Berlin’s famed tourist magnet Checkpoint Charlie memorial site is pictured in dling in high-stakes politi- and smear the prime min- between the rival factions. tries. The brief report did not gramme and with our Berlin on Monday in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. — AFP cal talks hosted by the ister's rivals. — AP provide further details on the roadmap to cautiously country's figurehead pres- The explanation he was nationalities of the suspects. easing restrictions under- ident just a few miles (kilo- given by the couple? way, regular rapid testing metres) away. “That's what the prime ahu, and that requests also is even more important to Taken together, the court minister wanted,” he said. came from intermediaries, 27 DEAD IN make sure those efforts testimony and political He said the pressure went including former are not wasted, said UK Britain set to announce consultations pointed to an on “for hours on end” over Netanyahu aide Nir Hefetz, B’DESH RIVER Prime Minister Boris increasingly uphill str- several years. who has turned state's wit- Johnson. uggle for Netanyahu as he The Elotviches, who are ness and is also expected to COLLISION That's why we're now fights for his political life. also defendants in the case, testify against the prime rolling out free rapid tests In a post-election ritual, chose photos, headlines, minister. to everyone across Engla- new global travel rules President Reuven Rivlin word choice and other con- “It was clear that I needed Dhaka, April 5: At least 27 people died after a small laun- nd helping us to stop out- was consulting with the tent. Yeshua said they also to comply with Nir's ch carrying over 100 passenge- breaks in their tracks, so London, April 5: enable the reopening of “very careful” as it con- various parties elected to ordered him to write un- requests to put up positive rs capsized after colliding with we can get back to seeing Britain will on Monday our country... as safely as sidered further restricti- parliament before choosing favourable articles about articles, and remove nega- a cargo vessel in Bangladesh's the people we love and set out plans to restart possible,” Prime ons. “One of the things a candidate to form a new Netanyahu's rivals, giving tive ones,” Yeshua said. Shitalakkhya river, officials doing the things we enjoy, international travel, Minister Boris Johnson we don't want to see — government. them pejorative nickna- He said his staff was furi- said on Monday. he said. using a “traffic-light” said. and just as the vaccinati- With a majority of law- mes. ous about the pressure and The incident took place on Rapid testing has so far system as the country The government said on programme is work- makers opposed to giving Naftali Bennett, a former one editor even nicknamed Sunday evening at Narayang- been available to those cautiously emerges from the new system “will ing so well — is getting Netanyahu another term, Netanyahu ally turned the prime minister “Kim,” anj district, about 16 km south- most at risk and people lockdown. help ensure the UK's vac- new variants or risking Rivlin could give the task rival, was known as “the after the North Korean dic- east of Dhaka. who need to leave home The UK has set a cine progress isn't jeop- new variants getting im- to a different candidate, naughty religious one,” tator Kim Jong Un. While five bodies were recov- for work, including front- tentative date of May 17 ardised and provide ported into this country,” possibly as soon as Monday and former Finance He said Shaul Elovitch ered on Sunday, rescuers re- line National Health to relaunch foreign trav- clear guidance for trav- he said. Currently people night. The consultations Minister Moshe Kahlon, referred to Netanyahu as trieved 22 bodies on Monday as Service (NHS) workers, el, currently banned ellers”. People heading arriving in the UK are “make it more difficult for who is of North African “the big guy,” and would a salvage vessel pulled out the care home staff and resi- except for a handful of to low-risk “green” coun- required to self-isolate the president to give the descent, was called “smi- also show him text launch with the help of a huge dents, and schoolchildren permitted reasons. This tries will simply take a for 10 days. British mandate to Netanyahu,” ley” and “the Arab.” messages from the prime crane around midday, rescue and their families. Now has created massive virus test before and nationals who arrive said Yohanan Plesner, pres- Yeshua said he never minister's son, Yair. officials said. rapid testing will be pent-up demand for sum- after they travel, the gov- from a banned “red list” ident of the Israel spoke directly to Netany- — AP offered to everyone, with mer holidays abroad. ernment said. But those of high-risk countries people encouraged to take Travel destinations will going to amber or red face costly quarantine in MALAYSIA regular tests. be ranked green, amber countries will have to government-approved The vaccine programme or red according to virus self-isolate or quarantine hotels. The government EX-PM APPEALS has been a shot in the arm risk, Downing Street afterwards. urged people not to book for the whole country, but said late Saturday, with Health minister summer holidays, saying JAIL SENTENCE reclaiming our lost freed- the government to pro- Edward Argar said as it was “too early to predi- oms and getting back to vide more details on cases surge on the ct” which would be the Putrajaya (Malaysia), April normal hinges on us all Monday. “We are doing European continent, green-lighted nations. 5: A Malaysian court Monday getting tested regularly, everything we can to Britain would have to be — AFP began hearing an appeal by ex- said UK Health Secretary Prime Minister Najib Razak to Matt Hancock. overturn his conviction and The British public have ing the virus unwittingly. 12-year jail sentence linked to shown over the last year Rapid testing detects the massive looting of the that they quickly adapt cases quickly, meaning B’desh imposes 1MDB state investment fund and always do what it is positive cases can isolate that brought down his govern- right in the interest of pu- immediately. ment in 2018. blic health, and I know Since rapid testing was The appeal came more than they will do their bit by introduced, over 120,000 7-day lockdown eight months after a high cou- getting tested regularly in positive cases that would rt found the former PM guilty the months ahead, he not have been found oth- of abuse of power, criminal said. erwise have already been Dhaka, April 5: Bangl- said. Bangladesh has breach of trust and money According to official identified by lateral flow adesh on Monday registered 7,087 fresh laundering, making him the estimates, one in three tests which involve a clamped a week-long Covid-19 cases, taking first Malaysian leader to be people with Covid-19 do swab kit for the nose or nationwide lockdown, the tally to 637,364, in the convicted. not experience any symp- throat. suspending public trans- last 24 hours until toms and may be spread- — PTI port and shutting ma- Sunday which is the rkets to combat the su- highest number of infec- US SHUTS rge in Coronavirus cases tions since the start of in the country, amidst the pandemic, the United GUANTANAMO demonstrations by small News of Bangladesh Cases go over 100 business owners against reported. Besides, the PRISON UNIT the move. deaths due to According to a govern- Coronavirus rose to Washington, April 5: A once- ment circular issued on 9,266 with 53 news fatali- secret unit within the Guanta- in Chinese city Sunday, the directives ties during this period. namo Bay detention centre will remain in effect The mortality rate fell to that had fallen into disrepair Beijing, April 5: Covid-19 nucleic acid testing, bring- from 6am of April 5 till 1.45 on Sunday from has been closed and the prison- cases in the southwestern ing the city's total to 51 co- 12 midnight of April 11, Saturday's 1.46 per cent. ers moved to another facility Chinese city of Ruili bor- nfirmed cases and 56 asy- the Dhaka Tribune All public transport on the American base in Cuba, dering on Myanmar have mptomatic cases, which reported. services (roads, river, the US military said Sunday. now topped 100. China has placed in a sepa- People have been asked railway and domestic The prisoners at Camp 7 were That comes as authoriti- rate category. not to move out from flights) were suspended transferred to a facility adja- es have launched an aggre- Confirmed cases are tre- their homes from 6 pm to and only emergency cent to where the other detain- ssive campaign to vaccin- ated in hospital while tho- 6 am, the report said. services remained oper- ees on the base are held as part ate all 300,000 residents of se who test positive with- The decision was taken ational. of what US Southern Comm- the city, whose outbreak is out showing symptoms are in light of the current However, all governme- and said in a statement was an something of an anomaly isolated and placed under situation in the country nt/non-government/aut- effort to “increase operational in a country that has all- isolation. Ruili on Friday where the rate of infec- onomous offices, courts efficiency and effectiveness." but eliminated local trans- launched a five-day drive tions and deaths have and private offices will Miami-based Southern Com- mission of the virus. Friday to vaccinate its ent- increased in recent be able to facilitate the mand did not say how many The National Health Co- ire population. weeks. The government commute of their prisoners were moved. Offici- mmission reported an add- Some of those infected has said that they are employees to work using als have previously said about itional 20 cases on Monday, are Myanmar nationals increasing the number their own transport on a 14 men were held in Camp 7. five of them in which the and authorities have offe- of Covid-19-designated limited scale. Thousands persons showed no symp- red free vaccinations to hospitals and ICU beds of people left Dhaka on toms. The cases were foreigners living and wor- to deal with the rising Sunday. INDONESIA. EAST detected during city-wide king in the city. — AP number of patients, it — PTI TIMOR FLOODS: 113 KILLED GREECE: STORES Lembata, Indonesia, April French ministers had OPEN AMID 5: Tropical cyclone Seroja pounded Indonesia and East Timor Monday after torrential VIRUS SURGE rains triggered floods and dined at secret eateries Athens, April 5: Retail landslides that have killed at stores across most of least 113 people and left dozens Paris, April 5: French network M6 over the man featured in the docu- Greece were allowed to more missing. authorities are investigat- weekend included an mentary had retracted his reopen Monday despite Packing heavy winds and ing accusations that gove- unidentified man saying claim. French restaurants an ongoing surge in rain, the storm heaped more rnment ministers and oth- that he had eaten in two or have been closed since Covid-19 infections, as misery on the Southeast Asian ers dined in secret restau- three clandestine restau- October to slow the spread the country battled to nations after Sunday's disaster rants in violation of pan- rants with a certain num- of the coronavirus virus. emerge from deep rec turned small communities demic restrictions. ber of ministers. France just entered a new ession. Stores in grea into wastelands of mud, upro- The Paris prosecutor's Government members partial lockdown in ter Athens opened for oted trees and forced thou- office said an investigati- quickly denied knowledge response to intensive care pick-up services only sands of people into shelters. on was opened Sunday of such wrongdoing. units again filling with but remain closed in Downpours are expected into possible charges of Interior Minister Gerald COVID-19 patients. second and third larg over the next day as the storm endangerment and undec- Darmanin asked police to Government spokesman est cities, Thessaloniki triggers offshore waves as lared labour, and to identi- look into the claims. The Gabriel Attal said on LCI and Patras, due to fears high as six metres. fy the organisers and par- prosecutor's office said television Sunday night of a serious spike in in The cyclone hampered ticipants of the alleged Monday that the investi- that authorities have been fections. Lockdown mea efforts to reach trapped sur- gatherings. A documen- gation is continuing investigating reports of sures have been in force vivors. tary that aired on French despite reports that the clandestine parties. — AP since early Nov. — AP HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021 pg 11

Sensex dips 870 pts as sentiments sour MACROTECH SEEKS TO RAISE Byju’s acquires Aakash for quick Covid second wave, `2,500 CRORE; IPO PRICED AT $1 bn in cash-stock deal BITES SANGEETHA G lockdown hit stocks `483 TO `486 CHENNAI, APRIL 5 Ed-tech startup Byju's has INDICATORS % RAVI RANJAN PRASAD RAVI RANJAN PRASAD acquired Aakash Educa- Sensex 49159.32 -1.74 MUMBAI, APRIL 5 MUMBAI, APRIL 5 tional Services in a cash Nifty 50 14637.80 -1.54 and stock deal valued The equity market plunged Mumbai-based realty close to $1 billion. S&P 500* 4,077.02 1.42 on Monday, as stricter lock- firm Macrotech Develop- The founders of Dollar (`) 73.33 -0.28 downs were imposed in ers, formerly known as Aakash—which provides Pound Sterling (`) 101.55 -0.09 Maharashtra even as the Lodha Developers, test preparatory servi- all-India daily Covid cases announced a Rs 2,500- ces—and investor Black- Euro (`) 86.06 0.36 crossed one lakh. crore initial public offer- stone Group will hold a Gold (10gm)* (`) 44,949▼15 0.03 The Sensex fell around ing (IPO) of shares in a minority stake in Byju's 1450 points in early morn- price band of Rs 483 to Rs and the promoter Aakash Brent crude ($/bbl)* 61.40 -5.33 ing trade to the day’s low 486 per share of face Chaudhry will continue IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.123 0.00 of 48580.80 while all sec- value of Rs 10 each. to head the business. MEESHO VALUED AT $2.1 BILLION US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 1.727 0.007 toral indices, barring IT The long-expected IPO "Our complementary and metals, witnessed was postponed twice in strengths will enable us SARITHA RAI operates an online sales * As of 8:30 PM IST profit taking. However, the past, as the realty sec- to build capabilities, cre- APRIL 5 platform for micro, small there was a partial recov- tor was facing several ate engaging and person- and medium businesses ery after 11 am and the headwinds, and is now alised learning pro- Bengaluru-based social across India, will use the Sensex finally closed 870 aiming to cash on the grammes. The future of commerce startup funds to "strengthen its NHAI files for points, or 1.74 per cent, revival in the sector learning is hybrid and Meesho Inc has raised talent pool." down at 49159.32. owing to lower home this union will bring $300 million in new fund- Meesho serves over 13 The broader Nifty-50 SEBI’S FRAMEWORK TO CURB STOCK loan interest rates and together the best of ing led by SoftBank million individual entre- InvIT; plans to Index fared better as it fell fall in real estate prices. offline and online learn- Group Corp's Vision preneurs in helping them 1.54 per cent, or 229.55 MARKET SPOOFING KICKS OFF The IPO opens on ing, as we combine our Fund 2, valuing the start- start online businesses. raise `5,100 cr points, to 14637.80. Wednesday and closes on expertise to create up at $2.1 billion. The software developer Foreign portfolio New Delhi, April 5: The investors. Friday, April 9. impactful experiences for Existing investors like has delivered orders The National Highways investors sold equities new framework to curb The exchanges have The IPO aims to raise students," said Byju Prosus Ventures and from more than 100,000 Authority of India filed draft worth Rs 931.66 crore instances of stock mar- noted three activities— money for payment of Raveendran, founder, and Facebook also participat- registered suppliers to papers with the Sebi for float- while domestic institu- ket spoofing kicked off high order to trade ratio, outstanding borrowings CEO of Byju's. ed in the investment over 4,800 cities, pursu- ing an Infrastructure tional investors stayed on Monday, whereby seri- high instances of order of the company, to The deal values Byju's round, which adds a new ing a strategy of taking e- Investment Trust (InVIT) cautious with net buying al offenders could face modifications and per- acquire land or land around $13 billion, the member to a growing commerce to smaller through which it seeks to raise of Rs 75.48 crore. trading disablement of sistent deferred or lower development rights and same as during the coterie of Indian uni- cities and towns. Rs 5,100 crore. The NHAI plans Among the sectoral 15 minutes to two hours. order execution priority to meet general corpo- recently closed funding corns. Meesho, which —Bloomberg to mop up total of Rs 5,100 indices Banks, Financials, In spoofing, traders due to frequent modifi- rate purposes. round. Byju's had recent- crore through fresh issue, as Realty, Media, Auto and place a large number of cations—that will be Macrotech has 91 com- ly raised $460 million per the draft papers. In FMCG fell the most. buy or sell orders, with monitored to curb such pleted projects as of from a Series F funding 250,000. It has 215 centres preparation and after- December 2019, the Cabinet "Severely adverse an intent to cancel before practices. December 31, 2020, com- round led by MC Global across the country and school tutoring (high had given nod to the NHAI to advance-decline ratio sug- those orders can be exe- The surveillance meas- prising affordable, mid- Edtech Investment had started online opera- school) segment is esti- set up an InvIT and monetise gests broad nervousness cuted. Market experts ure will be effective from income, premium, luxu- Holdings. This is the sec- tions a few years back. mated to be a $7-8 billion national highway projects. in the markets. RBI’s cred- say excessive cancella- April 5 and the first ry housing and retail ond large acquisition by In 2019, Blackstone had opportunity in India and it policy and Q4 earnings tions of large orders lead action on such traders space. It was incorporat- Byju's in recent times, the picked up a 37.5 per cent is expected to witness 55- numbers create some to manipulative increas- will be on May 5 based ed on September 25, 1995. other one being the acqui- stake in Aakash for Rs 60 per cent growth over added uncertainty for es or decrease in prices, on 20 trading days win- Macrotech Developers sition of WhiteHat Jr for 1,350 crore. Aakash main- the next four-five years. traders when Covid cases which impacts retail d o w. —PTI is amongst largest real $300 million last year. tained its revenues at Rs Byju's said the company SBI hikes home are on the rise. Indian estate developers in Beofre that Byju's had 1,200 crore in FY21 will look at opportunities markets have underper- India by residential sales acquired TutorVista and despite the pandemic that bring in new prod- loan rate by formed severely," said over the previous few cases are slowly dispers- during the period FY14- Edurite, from Pearson in impact. ucts and formats, market Deepak Jasani, head of months due to the ing to other states, which 20, the company claims. 2017, and Osmo in 2019. Further, Byju's is in the expansion and/or distri- retail research, HDFC renewed escalation of the have seen some dip in It is developing some of Aakash has over 33 final stages of acquiring bution opportunities. 25 bps to 6.95% Securities. pandemic and subsequent mobility towards end- the biggest real estate years of operational expe- Toppr, which operates in Launched in 2015, Byju's India’s manufacturing restrictions played spoil- March. So far, though, eco- projects in Mumbai and rience in the test prepara- the K-12 space. has over 80 million stu- activity has been hit in sports for factory activity. nomic impact remains Pune in terms of geo- tory industry and a stu- Byju's cited industry dents cumulatively learn- March after being on the "Initially concentrated minimal, said rating graphic area. dent count of more than reports and said the test ing from the app. slow road to improvement in Maharashtra, new agency Crisil. US MOVES WTO, RBI redistributes portfolios Pre-packaged insolvency SAYS CONCERNED

State Bank of India has revised ABOUT INDIA’S its home loan rate to 6.95 per resolution plan for MSMEs cent from April 1. With this, the of deputy governors GM-FREE rate of 6.70 per cent, offered SANGEETHA G olution process for corpo- for a limited period, ended on FALAKNAAZ SYED of Economic and Policy with agency inputs rate persons classified as March 31. During this period, MUMBAI, APRIL 5 Research, Department of CHENNAI, APRIL 5 micro, small and medium CERTIFICATE NORM the bank offered home loans at MPC STARTS External Investments & enterprises under the 6.70 per cent for loans up to The Reserve Bank of Operations, Department The government has prom- Insolvency and Rs 75 lakh and 6.75 per cent India (RBI) on Monday of Government and Bank ulgated an ordinance Bankruptcy Code, 2016, for loans up to Rs 5 crore. As reshuffled the portfolios DELIBERATIONS Accounts, Department of amending the Insolvency ensuring quicker, cost- per information posted on its of the deputy governors Mumbai, April 5: RBI Statistics and Information and Bankruptcy Code to effective and value max- website, compared to teaser following the retirement governor Shaktikanta Management, Deposit provide pre-packaged imising outcomes for all rate, the new rate is 25 basis of deputy governor B.P. Das-headed rate-setting Insurance and Credit insolvency resolution the stakeholders, in a man- points higher at 6.95 per cent. Kanungo on April 2. panel, Monetary Policy Guarantee Corporation, process for micro, small ner which is least disrup- Kanungo used to handle Committee, has started Financial Markets Opera- and medium enterprises tive to the continuity of the most number of port- its three-day delibera- tions Department, Finan- (MSMEs) in distress. their businesses and folios, including currency tion on the next mone- cial Markets Regulation In view of the pandemic, which preserves jobs. management, external tary policy on Monday Department, Financial the government had Soumitra Majumdar, investments and opera- amid sudden surge in Stability Unit, Inter- increased the minimum er value, which shall not partner at J Sagar SANGEETHA G Manufacturing tions, department of gov- Covid-19 cases and the national Department and amount of default for initi- be more than Rs 1 crore, Associates, said the IBC CHENNAI, APRIL 5 ernment and bank government's recent Monetary Policy ation of corporate insol- for matters relating to the Amendment Ordinance PMI at 55.4 pts accounts, information mandate asking the Department. vency resolution process pre-packaged insolvency 2021, makes available the The United States has technology, payments and central bank to keep Rao has been assigned (CIRP) to Rs 1 crore. It had resolution process. Not pre-packaged route to gen- raised concerns at the settlements, forex, inter- retail inflation around 4 Corporate Strategy and also suspended filing of less than 66 per cent vote of uine and viable cases, to WTO about India making in March nal debt management and per cent. The RBI will Budget Department, applications for initiation the committee of creditors ensure least business dis- GM-free certificates India's manufacturing sector right to information. announce the resolu- Department of Economic of CIRP over defaults aris- is needed to approve the ruption. mandatory for agricultur- activities fell to a seven-month These portfolios have tion of the MPC on and Policy Research, ing for one year beginning resolution. "While modelled on al products and the low in March as demand was been reassigned to the Wednesday. — PTI Department of External March 25, 2020. The ordinance said, "It is debtor-in-possession Bureau of Indian constrained by the escalation remaining three deputy Investments & Opera- Since this relaxation had considered necessary to approach, it vests signifi- Standards (BIS) specifica- of the Covid-19 pandemic. The governors— Mahesh Supervision, Financial tions, Department of ended on March, 24, 2021, urgently address the spe- cant consent rights to the tions for compounded seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Kumar Jain, Michael Inclusion and Develop- Government and Bank the government has prom- cific requirements of financial creditors, such feeds for cattle. It has also India Manufacturing Purchasing Patra and Rajeshwar Rao, ment Department, HR Accounts, Department of ulgated the ordinance to micro, small and medium that the mechanism can- asked for the scientific Managers’ Index (PMI) fell from who has been recently Management Statistics and Information provide for a pre-packaged enterprises relating to the not be misused by errant justification for India’s 57.5 in February to 55.4 in appointed. Department, Premises Management, DICGC, insolvency resolution resolution of their insol- promoters. decisions. March. "Production, new orders According to the RBI Department, Rajbhasha Financial Markets Opera- process. vency, due to the unique "Further, adopting the Last week, the US raised and input buying expanded at statement, Jain will han- Department, Right to tions Department, Finan- According to the ordi- nature of their businesses plan evaluation process serious concerns about softer rates," said Pollyanna De dle co-ordination, Central Information Division and cial Markets Regulation nance, the pre-packaged and simpler corporate akin to Swiss Challenge, it India mandating "non-GM Lima, economics associate Security Cell, Consumer Secretary’s Department. Department, Financial insolvency resolution structures." retains competitive ten- (genetically modified) ori- director at IHS Markit. Education and Protection Deputy governor Patra Stability Unit, Inter- process shall be completed It said the pre-packaged sion such that promoters gin and GM free certifi- Department, Department will handle Corporate national Department and within a period of 120 insolvency resolution propose plans with least cates" for certain agricul- of Infor-mation Techno- Strategy and Budget Monetary Policy days. Government may process will be an expedi- impairment to rights and tural imports into India. logy, Department of Department, Department Department. specify the minimum ent to provide an efficient claims of creditors," This was notified on amount of default of high- alternative insolvency res- Majumdar said. September 2, 2020 and was proposed to be effective Cadila seeks nod from March 1, 2021. The United States had FADING | GLITTER requested India to with- to use hepatitis MG HECTOR CROSSES Muthoot holds 146 tonne gold, more than Singapore’s reserves draw the order. If India is unwilling to withdraw the drug for Covid 50,000 MILESTONE order, the United States had further requested to Zydus Cadila said it has sought MICHAEL GONSALVES Gold lenders cut tenure, watch collateral delay implementation till the DGCI approval for addition- PUNE, APRIL 5 January 2022 to allow for al indication of its hepatitis SUVASHREE GHOSH & der, managing director at portfolio and mark-to-mar- further technical engage- drug Pegylated Interferon MG Motor’s first product, SWANSY AFONSO Gold prices in Mumbai have tumbled to Muthoot Finance. "They ket levels daily to see if ment between the FSSAI Alpha-2b for treating Covid-19. Losing favour near one-year lows ■ MCX gold futures the Hector SUV, has sold APRIL 5 56000 will never want to default further steps are needed," and trade partners to Phase-III clinical trials with the more than 50,000 units in despite a fall in gold prices said Mathew Muthoottu, develop less burdensome

54000 Rupees per 10 grams drug, which the company sells less than two years in the Indian firms that lend as they intend to get back MD of Muthoottu Mini alternatives that could under the brand name 'Pegi- fiercely competitive against gold are cutting 52000 their pledged ornaments." Financiers. meet the order's stated Hep', has shown promising Indian car market. tenures and seeking more 50000 Gold posted its first India's market for gold food safety goals. results in treating Covid-19. The The popular MG Hector collateral to protect 48000 quarterly drop in more lending will expand by at In February 2021, the interim results indicate the was introduced on June 27, against the plunge in than two years amid least 34 per cent to Rs 4.6 FSSAI had clarified that it drug, when administered early 46000 2019 and the sales mile- prices of the precious 44000 improving expectations lakh crore ($61 billion) in will have 1 per cent toler- on, could help patients recover stone came within 21 metal. for the global economy the two years to March ance for presence of GE faster and avoid complications. months of launching it. Market leader Muthoot 42900 and fading demand from 2022, according to KPMG. in imported food consign- Interestingly, a month Finance Ltd has been Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar exchange-traded funds. The segment's bad-loan ments. The US has asked later in March 2021, the offering discounts on ------2020 ------2021------Source: Bloomberg The metal has fallen about ratio is about 1 per cent India to provide the scien- Printed & Published by 50,000th unit of the Hector interest rates and other 10 per cent in 2021 as compared with 7.5 per cent tific justification for K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan SUV was also rolled out of incentives to borrowers the metal's value for shad- holds. Muthoot Finance, investors trade their for the banking sector. establishing the tolerance Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at the Halol plant in Gujarat, who chose to repay month- ow lenders and 90 per cent for instance, saw such havens for assets that will World Gold Council at this level and provide Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan produced by an all-women ly or more frequently. for traditional banks lending increase 25 per benefit from the economic India MD P. R. relevant risk assessments Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, crew. Rival Muthoottu Mini through March 31. cent over the period and recovery. Somasundaram said, or international stan- Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, Financiers Ltd is mostly Gold loans had boomed the company holds 146 The biggest concern "People are keen to take dards on which this toler- Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: lending for 90 days now over the past year as small tonnes of gold, higher though is a fresh wave of loans because every busi- ance is based. T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights versus 270 previously, and businesses tried to revive than the official reserves infections in India could ness is coming back and Further, the US is also reserved. Reproduction in whole or in most large firms are dis- themselves from lock- of Singapore and Sweden. scuttle business plans and small businesses do concerned about India's part without written permission of The bursing amounts well downs by pledging family "People are sentimental force even the most dili- depend on gold loans for directive on implement- Editor, Financial Chronicle ® is below regulatory limits, jewellery that's a staple of about their jewellery," said gent repayers to default. quick access to capital." ing the BIS specifications prohibited. which was 75 per cent of almost all Indian house- George Muthoot Alexan- "We are reviewing our — Bloomberg for compounded feeds for cattle. GAMES pg 12 DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 6 APRIL 2021

SHORT TAKES Indonesia Masters, Russian Open off Kings battle ready New Delhi: Two Super 100 bad- minton tournaments - the Russian Open 2021 and Indonesia Masters — have been Rechristened Punjab look to make a case in coming IPL cancelled due to Covid-19 relat- ed restrictions, the Badminton New Delhi, April 5: With World Federation (BWF) said a new name and a on Monday. stronger squad, Punjab DON’T LEGALISE “The ongoing Covid-19 restric- Kings will be hoping for a tions and complications left change of fortunes this local organisers no choice but season after spending big BETTING, SAYS to cancel the tournaments,” a money on addressing BWF statement read. their death bowling con- BCCI ACU CHIEF “The respective decisions of the cerns and beefing up a Indian shooters Gagan Narang and Annu Raj Singh. National Badminton Federation not-so-inspiring middle- New Delhi, April 5: The of Russia and Badminton order. BCCI’s new Anti- Indonesia were made in consul- Here is a look at the Corruption Unit chief tation and agreement with the team that will open its Shabir Hussein Shekh- BWF,” it added. campaign on April 12 adam Khandwawala does- Gagan to marry The Russian Open was sched- against RR in Mumbai. n’t want betting to be uled in Vladivostok from July legalised in India as it STRENGTHS 20-25 and Indonesia Masters “encourages” match-fix- from October 5-10. The Canada Punjab Kings have one of ing and feels his biggest fellow shooter Open, supposed to held in the strongest batting line- challenge will be stamp- June, has also been cancelled. ups this season. They ing out “shady activities” DC CORRESPONDENT uation is in constant flux, Another Super 100 event, the have a dangerous opening from smaller leagues. HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 but based on the current Hyderabad Open, is scheduled pairing in skipper K. L. There is a school of guidelines and the recom- from August 24-29 but with the Rahul and the ever-reli- thought that legalising Hyderabad’s Olympic mendations in the State of fluid Covid-19 situation in India, able Mayank Agarwal. betting will bring in mas- medal-winning shooter Telangana, we feel we it remains to be seen if it will Universe Boss Chris sive revenues for the gov- Gagan Narang is set to should be able to pull this take place or not. — PTI Gayle is expected to start ernment. But Khandw- marry fellow shooter Annu long awaited wedding off from game one this time . awala looks at it different- Raj Singh at a City hotel on successfully provided we Include flamboyant Nich- ly. April 21. all contribute towards a Polish Hubert is olas Pooran to the mix and “Whether the govern- Gagan, who won the safe environment and the top four seems sorted. ment legalises betting or bronze medal in the Men’s adhere to all Covid Miami champion They have also roped in not that is a different mat- 10 metre Air Rifle Event at Protocols. the world’s number one ter but deep inside, I feel the 2012 London Olympics, We have taken special Miami: Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz T20 batsman Dawid as a police officer that bet- had known Annu — a 2010 steps with the Hotel who is defeated Italian teenager Malan, seen as Gayle’s ting can lead to match fix- Commonwealth Games conducting Covid tests of Jannik Sinner in straight sets to back-up. Jhye Richardson ing. The government, so gold medallist pistol shoot- all their staff on a regular win the Miami Open and claim and Riley Meredith along- far, has rightly not er — for almost 20 years. basis and sanitisation of the first ATP Masters title of his side Mohammad Shami legalised betting,” the 70- They have been part of the premises of our venues for career on Sunday. and England’s Chris year-old said. Indian team together on the various functions. The 26th-seeded Hurkacz, who Jordan, the quartet makes “Betting encourages many occasions. We are making sure ade- had eliminated four higher- for a formidable fast bowl- match fixing. So there Annu hails from Aligarh quate amenities like sani- ranked players en route to the ing unit. should not be any change and is the same age as tisers, face masks, face final, held his nerve at Miami’s on this, we can make the Gagan, 37. shields are available at the WEAKNESSES Hard Rock Stadium to win 7-6 rules more strict. We will The wedding will be venue to keep you safe, and (7/4), 6-4 in 1 hour 43 minutes. Punjab Kings’ biggest work on that. It is a mat- grand affair and will be request everyone to follow It was a deserved victory for weakness is the lack of ter of great prestige that preceded by Sangeet a day social distancing norms the 24-year-old from Wroclaw, quality spinners. They cricket is largely free of before. However, strict and wear masks at all who claimed his second title of released off-spinner K. corruption. Credit should Covid protocols will be fol- times during various cere- the season as Sinner’s chal- Gowtham, who ended up go to BCCI for that,” he lowed. monies and avoid hugging lenge unravelled with a series becoming the most expen- added. “Dear family and friends, and greeting,” a note on of unforced errors. “It feels sive buy ever at the latest “Betting might be legal We understand that the sit- the wedding invite reads. unreal, so happy that I was able auction. in some countries but the to play a good match today. The likes of Murugan people who go into stadi- Jannik is an amazing competi- Ashwin and young Ravi ums to watch the game tor. I’m so proud that I was able Bhishnoi will be expected and watch it on television to beat him,” Hurkacz said. to deliver. they believe in this game Hurkacz, whose win earned him But with no internation- and don’t go to grounds Sanjana captures a message of congratulations ally successful players in thinking this game could Polish President Andrzej Duda, the spin department, it be fixed. We need to pro- said he hoped the tournament remains the weakest link. tect their belief that game win would be a launchpad for Mayank Agarwal of Punjab Kings plays a shot during a practice session ahead of the is free of all corruption,” national trophy OPPORTUNITIES more victories. — AFP upcoming edition of Indian Premier League. — Pujab Kings he further added. — PTI Punjab Kings are yet to DC CORRESPONDENT win an IPL title. With HYDERABAD, APRIL 5 Honda’s Pol lands most of their bases cov- ered on paper, they seem Hyderabad tennis player a spot in top 15 like strong contenders Sanjana Sirimalla won the this year. This season is RCB’s Devdutt catches Covid All India Tennis Doha: There were flashes of the perfect opportunity Association U-18 Nationals what’s set to come from a for Rahul and his men to New Delhi, April 5: RCB Medical team is in him join the squad for tournament in Indore. strong and consistent Pol get their hands on their Royal Challengers touch with Devdutt IPL2021,” the franchise The 16-year-old dished Espargaro, matching the pace maiden title, having Bangalore’s young bats- ensuring his safety and wrote in another tweet. out her top game right of the leaders throughout the charted out a three-year man Devdutt Padikkal is well-being. He is feel- The 20-year-old Padikkal through the tourney and race as Bradl recovered from a plan under his leadership quarantining at his home ing well and we can’t was RCB’s highest scorer came up with an allround difficult start with an aggres- and coach Anil Kumble’s since returning positive wait to have him join last season with 473 runs show when it came to sive ride through the field. guidance. for Covid-19 during a test the squad for IPL2021. from 15 matches. aggression and stability to For the second time in two conducted on March 22, He has also been in come out flying colours. THREATS weeks, the MotoGP World his IPL franchise said on — ROYAL tremendous form in the In the finals played at Championship lined up on the Shami, who fractured his Sunday. CHALLENGERS domestic circuit. He is Indore Tennis Club, grid in Qatar. What followed wrist in Australia last The 14th edition of the BANGALORE only the second uncapped Sanjana was too strong for was the closest top 15 in year, has not played crick- lucrative league starts in after Devdutt player in IPL’s history to Suhitha Maruri as she sim- MotoGP history, just 8.928 sec- et in four months. With Mumbai on April 9 with Padikkal tested score more than 400 runs ply sailed past her oppo- Sanjana Sirimalla poses onds splitting the leading 15 as the national team’s work- RCB taking on defending Covid-19 positive in debut season. nent with a 6-1, 6-3 score- with the AITA U-18 trophy fans around the world were load management to be champions Mumbai On Saturday, Delhi line. Earlier in the semifi- at the Indore Tennis Club. treated to a spectacular race. kept in mind in a busy Indians. Capitals and India all- nals, Sanjana defeated Fighting with those around him, year, it remains to be seen “Devdutt Padikkal test- the RCB bio-bubble once ment on its Twitter han- rounder Axar Patel had Lakshmi Prabha of Tamil the blocks with a 6-0, 6-1 Espargaro worked to hold his if he plays all league ed positive for Covid-19 on his RT-PCR tests are nega- dle. tested positive for the Nadu 7-5, 6-1. win over Sidhu M. position but dropped back on games. He had a memo- 22nd March 2021. He has tive, as per IPL protocol,” “RCB Medical team is in highly contagious In the quarterfinals, Sanjana’s sponsor, the sixth lap after a mistake. rable run last year with 20 been in mandatory quar- RCB said in a statement. touch with Devdutt ensur- Coronavirus and is set to Sanjana beat Sudipta Rainbow Children’s Rallying, Espargaro moved wickets and the team’s antine at his residence in The franchise, which ing his safety and well- miss the team’s opener on Senthil Kumar of Hospitals chairman Dr back past Morbidelli midway success will a depend a lot Bengaluru since then. has never won the tourna- being. He is feeling well April 10 due to quarantine Maharashtra 7-6, 6-3 and in Ramesh Kancharla con- through the race as he matched on him. — PTI Devdutt will be fit to join ment, posted the state- and we can’t wait to have protocols. — PTI the match before that, she gratulated the champion the pace of the podium con- got past Statemate Abhaya player on her big achieve- tenders. Crossing the line in Vemturi 7-5, 6-1. The first ment and said she was des- 13th, Espargaro was looking for round was an absolute tined to win more in the more this Sunday but once cracker as Sanjana got off future. again showed there is huge DEBATE OVER FIRST WOMAN potential inside himself and the Ponting reveals Prithvi’s RC213V. FAKHAR ZAMAN COMMENTATOR CITY CLIPS Morris heroics WEIRD RUN-OUT batting habit in last IPL CHANDRA DEAD London, April 5: Football trials for Reeds junior teams lay Lakers low Pakistan’s Fakhar Mumbai, April 5: Delhi BIPIN DANI he Reeds Football Academy is conducting profes- Zaman’s contentious run- Capitals head coach Ricky Tsional football trials in Hyderabad to pick its Los Angeles: The Los Angeles out in the second ODI Ponting has revealed that India’s first woman crick- Under 15 and Under 17 teams for the India Youth Clippers didn’t have to lean against South Africa has Prithvi Shaw refused to et commentator, Chandra League 2021-2022 season on its premises at Bowrampet- heavily on their superstar duo sparked a debate on spirt bat in the nets when he hit Nayudu, passed away in Bachupally Center in Hyderabad on Saturday and against the defending NBA of the game with a bad patch in the last IPL Indore on Sunday. She Sunday. Selections will be held from 6.30 am to 12 noon. champions on Sunday, getting Marylebone Cricket Club and hoped that the highly- was 88. Players born between January 1, 2007 and December help from their supporting cast saying it was “up to the rated Indian youngster Chandra was the daugh- 31, 2008 are eligible for U-15 trials while those born in a 104-86 rout of the short- umpires to decide” if has changed his training ter of Col C. K. Nayudu, between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2006 can handed Los Angeles Lakers. Quinton de Kock had habits “for the better” India’s first Test captain, appear for U-17 selections. For further details, contact The Clippers got a game-high attempted to mislead the ahead of the upcoming and lived at Amrendra Singh on 9030035854. 22 points from Marcus Morris batsman. edition. Manormaganj, close to while all-stars Kawhi Leonard In a stiff chase of 342, Ponting recalled how the Holkar Stadium in and Paul George finished with Zaman smashed a spec- Shaw simply refused to Indore, where her father 19 and 16 points respectively at tacular 193 in a losing pad up for nets when after scored tons of runs. Big win for Rasoolpura in hockey Staples Centre arena. cause as the batsman was scoring two fifties last In 1995, Chandra had asoolpura ‘B’ began the Dhyan Chand Cup 5-a-side Luke Kennard tallied 15 points run out in a controversial season, he was hit by a Delhi Capitals’ Prithvi Shaw (right) with coach Ricky written a book titled, CK Rhockey tournament with a bang, defeating Young off the bench. fashion involving South slump. Ponting in this file photo. Nayudu: A Daughter Turks ‘B’ by a whopping 8-1 margin at the Gymkhana Marc Gasol with 11 points was Africa wicketkeeper de “...he had an interesting Remembers. Ground in Secunderabad. the only starter to finish in dou- Kock. Replays showed theory on his batting last Chandra, a professor in Ravi Teja scored four goals while Sailesh, Saikiran, ble figures Sunday for the that de Kock had seemed year — when he’s not English at the Vijay and Harish scored one each for the winners Lakers. — AFP to convince Zaman into scoring runs, he won’t FORMER MUMBAI PLAYER Government Girls while Keshav reduced the margin for Young Turks ‘B’ believing that the throw bat, and when he is scor- College in Indore, first in the tournament organised by the Gymkhana was going to the non- ing runs, he wants to keep MEHLI BREATHES HIS LAST commentated in the MCC Hockey Club. Young Turks ‘A’ won though, beating striker’s end. batting all the time,” vs Bombay game in the Royal Club ‘B’ 3-0 as Vivek scored a hat-trick. Live on TV “Law 41.5.1 states: It is Ponting said. Mumbai, April 5: Former Mumbai cricketer and 1976-77 season. Navbharat were the other big winners. They defeated FOOTBALL unfair for any fielder wil- “He had four or five “Kanga League” giant Mehli Irani has passed away Renowned cricket com- Mohd Sporting ‘C’ 8-3. Arvind and Mahender scored fully to attempt, by word games where he made in Dubai. He was 90. mentator Sushil Doshi three goals each and Rohit contributed two for the win- Champions League Quarterfinals or action, to distract, under 10 and I’m telling Kanga League is a well-known monsoon season said from Indore: ners while Abdul Hadi got two and Ghouse Pasha one (first legs): Real Madrid vs Liverpool from 12.30 am deceive or obstruct either him, ‘We have to go to the cricket tournament played in Mumbai. “Chandra was a very good for Sporting ‘C’. In another match, Ashok XI beat (Wednesday) on Sony Ten 2; batsman after the striker nets and work out (what’s Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) Apex Hindi commentator. She Rasoolpura ‘A’ 2-0 via a brace of goals by Vikram. Manchester City vs Dortmund from has received the ball,” the wrong)’, and he looked me Council member Nadim Menon and noted curator, was an English teacher 12.30 am (Wednesday) on Sony MCC tweeted. in the eye and said, ‘No, who had helped Irani, said on Monday that Irani but had equal command Ten 1, HD In another, the MCC I’m not batting today’. I passed away in Dubai on Saturday and the last rites over our national lan- wrote, “The Law is clear, couldn’t really work that were held there itself a day later. guage.” Rahul emerges chess champion with the offence being an out. He might have Irani played the Kanga League for 50 years and had “Like her father, she nternational Master Rahul Srivatsav emerged cham- Regd. No. HQ/SD/509/2021-23 ATTEMPT to deceive, changed. I know he’s done represented the Bombay Gymkhana and Parsee wanted to be the first to Ipion of the Telangana State Senior Fide Rated Chess Printed and Published by K. Sudhakar rather than the batsman a lot of work over the last Cyclists at the club-level, another MCA official said, do something. She inher- Championship organised by Telangana State Chess on behalf of Deccan Chronicle Holdings actually being deceived. few months, that theory adding that he only played one game for Bombay ited some of her father’s Association at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad. Limited. Printed at Deccan Chronicle Press situated at Plot No. 9 Alwal It’s up to the umpires to that he had might have (now Mumbai) against Baroda in 1953-54. Test crick- traits. Chandra was a Rahul scored eight points out of eight rounds for an Village, Vallabh Nagar Taluk, Medchal decide if there was such changed, and hopefully, it eters like Nari Contractor, Farokh Engineer, Karsan very brave and coura- all-win record. Bharat Kumar Reddy Poluri was sec- Malkajgiri Dist. Telangana and an attempt. If so, then it’s has, because if we can get Ghavri and Ghulam Parkar, played under Irani for geous lady. She would ond with 7 points, Aditya Varun Gampa and Rajsekhar Published at 36, S.D. Road, Not out, 5 Penalty runs + the best out of him, he Parsee Cyclists. Former India captain Contractor, never accept defeat easily were third and fourth respectively with 6.5 points Secunderabad-3. the 2 they ran, and bats- could be a superstar play- who played with Irani, condoled his demise and in her life,” said Doshi each. The top four players were selected to represent RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. Editor: Kaushik Mitter men choose who faces er”, the former Aussie recalled that he was a good cricketer. — PTI who considered Chandra Telangana in the National Men’s Championship. next ball.” — PTI skipper added. — PTI as his elder sister.