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c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA HYDERABAD I FRIDAY I 19 MARCH 2021 deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 84 No. 77 Established 1938 | 20 PAGES | `6.00 HC ORDERS LAND VANI, PALLA CASE LITIGANTS PM blames Didi LEAD IN STATE Harish seeks to spend TO BE HEARD for Maoist terror MLC ELECTIONS VUJJINI DC CORRESPONDENT VAMSHIDHARA I DC RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC HYDERABAD, MARCH 18 `2.30 lakh cr in 2021-22 HYDERABAD, MARCH 18 KOLKATA, MARCH 18 TRS candidates were in The Telangana High Accusing the Mamata the lead on the second Announces emergence of Telangana as a major economic power Court has pulled up rev- Banerjee government of day of counting of votes enue special tribunals for “encouraging” Maoist vio- polled for the legislative BALU PULIPAKA | DC issuing orders in over lence and creating their council graduate con- HYDERABAD, MARCH 18 15,000 pending cases with- “new generation” in West stituencies. BUDGET VOWS TO out giving the litigants a Bengal on the eve of the Surabhi Vani Devi from Telangana state on Thurs- hearing. Assembly polls, Prime Hyderabad-Ranga Reddy- day unveiled a `2,30,825.66 GIVE A FACELIFT Taking a serious note of Minister Narendra Modi Mahbubnagar was lead- crore budget for the finan- this, a division bench on Thursday asserted that ing by 4,444 votes after cial year 2021-22. Presented TO GOVT SCHOOLS comprising Chief Justice the countdown for the rul- the fourth round. In by finance minister T. Har- Hima Kohli and Justice ing Trinamul Congress’ Warangal-Khammam- ish Rao, this is the largest L. VENKAT RAM B. Vijaysen Reddy has removal from power in the The countdown Nalgonda constituency, annual budget for the state REDDY | DC directed the government state had begun as the BJP has begun. Didi Palla Rajeshwar Reddy since its formation in 2014 HYDERABAD, MARCH 18 to hear all those cases ‘de has already reached the also realises it very by 18,589 votes in the fifth as well as for the erstwhile novo’ by providing suffi- doorstep of its manzil round. united Andhra Pradesh. The Telangana state Bud- cient chance to the liti- (goal) of victory. well. That’s why she is The Election Commiss- Once passed, the funds get for 2021-22 has thrown gants to submit their con- “A nirmam (heartless) trying to appear that ion said that the counting allocated in the Budget will up some surprises as well tentions. government of Didi has (she has) changed. of the first preference be released for various as new schemes. The new The issue related to uni- created a new generation But this is not real. votes would be completed departments from April 1. schemes include giving lateral disposal of cases of Maoists who loot the by Friday morning. If no A sum of `1,69,383.44 `4,000 crore for upgrada- by the special tribunals in money of the poor through This reflects her fear candidate gets a majority, crore is earmarked for rev- tion of government scho- a “scurry and hurry” the TMC. The whole of of losing.” the second preference enue expenditure and ols, `1,000 crore for CM manner, without allow- Bengal knows who pro- vote counting would be `29,046.77 crore for capital Dalit empowerment pro- ing the parties to make tects the coal and sand NARENDRA MODI taken up immediately. expenditure to build assets. gramme and extending submissions in their mafia. The Didi govern- Prime Minister In Hyderabad, BJP can- The minister estimated Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao presents a briefcase `30,000 per acre incentive cases. ment encourages the didate N. Ramchander that Telangana will see a containing budget documents to finance minister Harish for cultivation of oil palm. The government had set Maoist violence also for its Tearing into Ms Baner- Rao was second behind revenue surplus of Rao in Hyderabad on Thursday. — DC The Budget has proposed up 32 special tribunals political gains. You suffer jee’s rule, the Prime the TRS’s Vani, while `6,743.50 crore. The esti- allocating `400 crore for under the Telangana the loss out of it,” Mr Modi Minister alleged: “A great Independent candidate mated fiscal deficit, he taking up land survey, a Rights in Lands and told a BJP campaign rally injustice has been done Teenmar Mallanna was said, is of `45,509.60 crore. and progress even during Minister’s foresight and scheme for welfare of Gulf Pattadar passbooks Act in Purulia, one of the key with Purulia and Jangal- second in the Nalgonda “It is evident that the trying Covid times. He decisions stimulated the workers, providing up to 2020, to dispose of the rev- Jangalmahal districts with mahal in the last 10 years. I seat followed by Telang- Telangana has emerged as also praised the CM for his rural economy, helping the `5 lakh to build a house to enue and land disputes a thick tribal votebank can feel your pain and ana Jana Samiti leader a major economic power,” leadership skills that has state limit the adverse beneficiaries from BPL cat- expeditiously. now with the BJP that will problems even while liv- Prof. M. Kodandaram. Harish Rao said and stated placed Telangana “on the impact of Covid-19. egories owning a plot. go to the polls on March 27, ing in Delhi. That is why I that Chief Minister K. firm path of development ■ Page 7: HC faults verdicts in the first of the eight am giving you an assur- ■ Page 7: Ranga Reddy Chandrashekar Rao had and public welfare”. ■ Page 7: TS shrugged off ■ Page 7: MLA constituency without hearing parties phases. ance about eliminating it.” tops in postal ballots streed the state to safety Harish Rao said the Chief Covid effect with 1.3% growth fund hiked to `5 crore CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | 19 MARCH 2021 pg 2 Court warns govt over Covid spike HC issues protocols to control virus spread DC CORRESPONDENT ensuring implementation Karnataka, as also via air- HYDERABAD, MARCH 18 of the social distancing ports. Is there a proper norms and SOPs in screening of people Expressing concern over schools and colleges, thronging commercial the recent spurt in Covid- which have recently re- establishments, the CJ 19 infections, especially opened after a fall in asked. among students, the Covid cases. Cautioning that con- Telangana High Court on CJ Kohli observed, “It is struction sites would be Thursday advised the gov- imperative that the state susceptible, prone and ernment to be more cau- focuses attention on this exposed to coronavirus, tious and monitor how the aspect and ensures that the court stressed that standard operating proce- there is no spread of the this section of people dures (SOPs) are being fol- virus. We keep hearing should be focused upon. lowed by schools, colleges, that a second wave of The court expressed universities and hostels. coronavirus has hit many deep concern over reports A division bench of countries and we don’t that tests are insufficient Chief Justice Hima Kohli want Telangana to go that in the state. The court had and Justice B. Vijaysen way.” The CJ asked what advised the government to Reddy was dealing with steps the government has conduct 50,000 tests per some PILs seeking court put in place to prevent day, but less than 20,000 directions to the govern- large gatherings for cele- tests were done a day. It ment for the steps to con- brations and festivals so questioned the Advocate tain the spread of coron- as to contain the spread of General as to what was avirus. the Coronavirus and what the reason for such a fall Referring to reports that steps have been taken to in the number of tests and a school in Mancherial screen passengers enter- asked the state to file a district became a hotspot ing Telangana report by April 6, with for Covid infection, CJ state through bus termi- details of the tests done Hima Kohli asked nals and railway stations through RT-PCR and RAT Advocate General B.S. from neighbouring (Rapid Antigen Test), in a Prasad how the state is Maharashtra and tabulated form. 2 GOVT SCHOOL 278 fresh cases, STUDENTS TEST 3 deaths in TS COVID POSITIVE DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 18 HYDERABAD, MARCH 18 OVER 8 LAKH Two Class 8 students The districts saw a surge tested positive for Covid- in Covid-19 cases on GET VACCINATED 19 in Chinnagolkonda Wednesday, with government school on Adilabad recording 28 FOR COVID-19 Thursday. The students infections, Nirmal 24, are residents of nearby Sangareddy, Nalgonda, DC CORRESPONDENT villages, sources said. Karimnagar and HYDERABAD, MARCH 18 Parents have intensi- Mancherial 10 each, even fied their demand for as the state saw a cumula- A total of 25,422 benefici- safety for kids at school tive 278 new cases, aries took the Covid-19 in view of students according to data vaccination in 509 cen- catching the disease provided by the state tres, including 14,847 sen- every day. The health department on ior citizens and 7,891 Telangana Parents Thursday. between 45 to 59 years of Association (TPA) has The state also reported age with comorbidities. demanded that the gov- three deaths due to the The total number of ernment shut schools virus, taking the toll to people vaccinated stands for everyone except 1,662. at 8,43,164. Class 10. The state has so far The government has The parents body has recorded 3,02,047 designated 514 centres for blamed the government Covid-19 cases.