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AUSTRALIA WOMEN'S CRICKET TEAM ‘MICRO LOCKDOWNS, TRAVEL CURBS NASA'S INGENUITY HELICOPTER DROPPED POPE FRANCIS SLAMS WEAPONS SETS NEW WORLD RECORD IN ODIS NECESSARY TO STOP COVID SURGE’ ON MARS' SURFACE AHEAD OF FLIGHT SPENDING IN TIME OF PANDEMIC ustralia Women set a new world record in new strategy is required to battle the Covid ngenuity will be attempting to fly in an ope Francis urged countries in his international cricket on Sunday after surge in the country that is fueled by atmosphere that is one percent the Easter message on Sunday to quick- Abeating New Zealand Women by six Alaxity in maintaining safety measures Idensity of Earth's, which makes Pen distribution of COVID-19 vac- wickets in the first ODI at the Bay Oval in and a mutant strain of the Covid, Dr achieving lift harder -- but will be cines, particularly to the world’s poor, Mount Maunganui. Thanks to the win, Randeep Guleria - the chief of Delhi's All- assisted by gravity that is one-third of and called armed conflict and military Australia broke the all-time record for the Institute of Medical Sciences and a our planet's.NASA's Ingenuity mini- spending during a pandemic “scan- most consecutive wins in One-Day top member of the government's Covid helicopter has been dropped on the dalous”. Coronavirus has meant this Internationals (ODI), going past Ricky Task Force - said on Saturday. Over the last surface of Mars in preparation for its has been the second year in a row that Ponting's Australian men's team of 2003. 24 hours, the country saw the biggest daily first flight, the US space agency said. The Easter papal services have been attended The victory against New Zealand was surge in Covid cases since mid-September, ultra-light aircraft had been fixed to the by small gatherings at a secondary altar of Australia's 22nd on the trot. The last time the with 93,249 fresh infections, taking the tally to over belly of the Perseverance rover, which touched St. Peter’s Basilica, instead of by crowds in the Australian women's cricket team lost in ODIs was way back in 1.24 crore. What the country now has is community down on the Red Planet on February 18. "MarsHelicopter church or in the square outside. After saying Mass, Francis read October 2017 Australia's record-breaking run started in India in transmission and unless that can be contained, the health care touchdown confirmed!" NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message, in which March 2018, winning the ODI series 3-0. system will be overwhelmed, the AIIMS chief said. tweeted Saturday. he traditionally reviews world problems and appeals for peace. HC reserves decision

400 Naxals trapped Jawans, They were armed on Parishad polls with LMG; looted weapons of security personnel PNS n VIJAYAWADA demanded that the elections for the Mandal Parishads and Zilla PNS n RAIPUR Saturday, separate joint The High Court of Andhra Parishads be held afresh, can- teams of security forces, Pradesh has on Sunday reserved celling the earlier process, includ- At least 22 security person- with over 2,000 personnel, the decision on the house motion ing the unanimous elections. The nel have been killed in the launched a major operation petition on MPTC and ZPTC in parties asked for opening of nom- line of duty after an from Bijapur and Sukma the state. The court heard the argu- inations afresh alleging that the rul- encounter yesterday with districts in the South Bastar ments of both the petitioners and ing YSRCP had prevented them to Maoists in Chhattisgarh's forests, considered a Maoist the SEC and kept the decision file their nominations in the past. Bijapur district, about 400 stronghold. At around 12 reserved to be announced day The advocates representing the Pawan whipping up km from state capital Raipur. noon, the Maoists laid an after tomorrow. JSP, BJP and others have present- Hindu sentiments for A member of the security ambush, leading to an Earlier the petition was moved ed their arguments on Saturday. votes, says Nani group is still missing. encounter that lasted for by Jana Sena Party (JSP), BJP and The State Election Commission This morning, Director three hours. several others against the Parishad (SEC) is scheduled to present its General (Naxal Operations) A group of an estimated elections, which were resumed by arguments on Sunday, before the of Chhattisgarh Police 400 Maoists had ambushed new Election Commissioner High Court delivers the judg- Ashok Juneja said the num- security personnel who NOVEMBER 2020: A Central Reserve Police Nilam Sawhney soon after she took ment. 3 The Maoists Force (CRPF) personnel succumbed to his ber of deaths have increased were part of a large rained bullets charge as the SEC on April 1. to eight; yesterday five secu- contingent deployed injuries on November 29, 2020 while nine All political parties have 2 from light commandos were injured after Maoists triggered rity personnel had died in for a special operation, machine guns action. leading to the killing an IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district. (LMGs) and used On of at least 22 person- MARCH 2020: FEBRUARY 2018: nel and injuries to 30 low-intensity improvised On March 21 last On February 18, 2018, others, official year, 17 security two Chhattisgarh sources said on explosive personnel, including police personnel were Sunday. devices (IEDs) to 12 from DRG, were killed and six others 2 mount the killed in a Maoist injured in a gun-battle attack that went ambush in Minpa with CPI (Maoist) at on till evening area of Sukma district Bhejji in Sukma district TIMELINE Befitting of Chhattisgarh. of Chhattisgarh. APRIL 2017: On April 24, MARCH 2017: On March 12, reply will be 2017, as many as 26 CRPF 2017, at least 12 CRPF jawans were killed in the encounter were killed in a Maoist attack that took place between the in Chhattsiagarh's Sukma. given to Burkapal-Chintagufa area in After killing the jawans, the ‘Cong propaganda on Naxal attack: the middle of Maoist Maoists stole 10 weapons CAA fails to cut ice violence-hit south Bastar from the dead troopers and with people in Assam’ district of Chhattisgarh. detonated an IED explosive. Power infra to link TDP decries YSRCP Capitalise info age , Justice Easter celebrated Seema, coastal regions 5 hand in Rs 300 cr with festive fervor PNS n VIJAYAWADA reliable, highly quality power and improves voltage level in Krishna TTD donations scam Ramana tells students PNS n VIJAYAWADA APTransco is working on develop- and Guntur districts. This kind of ing power infrastructure to inter- sub-station will reduce mainte- PNS n VIJAYAWADA SNV SUDHIR Churches across the city were connect and coastal nance cost, thus providing uninter- n VIJAYAWADA decked up for the Easter festival regions to transmit excess solar rupted supply. TDP Executive Secretary Buchi celebrations on Sunday. Despite power, generated by solar parks To interconnect power networks Ram Prasad on Sunday demand- CJI-to-be and Supreme Court the Covid second wave scare the being developed by AP Green Transco has proposed a 400 KV ed the Tirumala Tirupati Judge Justice NV Ramana has Christian families took part in Energy Corporation (APGECL). line from 400 KV Talaricheruvu Devasthanams (TTD) and the exhorted students to capitalise on the festive celebrations from The APTransco will also set up sub-station to 400 KV Podili sub- Jaganmohan Reddy Government the Age of information. Students early morning of Sunday. the first Gas Insulated Technology stations which interconnects both to place the facts before the devo- and young legal professionals could Churches were decorated to cel- Sub-station (GIS) in AP at the regions. tees in the shady MoU signed create ideas and innovate, thereby ebrate the resurrection of Jesus Tallayapallem, which will provide 2 with a dubious company named improving current methods and Christ with religious fervor and Udveg Infrastructure Co Ltd for systems, he said. the devotees thronged the building a children's hospital. Justice NV Ramana, along with churches to attend the special Ram Prasad described Udveg the AP High Court Chief Justice prayers. Bishops and priests as yet another suitcase company Arup Kumar Goswami, attended delivered the holy message in Surge in virus cases brought forward by CM Jagan the Damodaram Sanjivayya connection with the resurrection Reddy and TTD Chairman SV National Law University's 5th minister of Britain who said "A of Christ after crucifixion. prompts RBI to Subba Reddy to loot the devotees' 6th and 7th Convocations, held pessimist sees the difficulty in Resurrection of Christ would maintain status funds under the guise of dona- virtually on Sunday in every opportunity, but an opti- shower blessing on mankind, quo on rates tions. , as chief guests. mist sees the opportunity in said Bishop T Joseph Raja Rao in 2 Delivering the convocation every difficulty", for achieving the his Easter message at St Paul's address, Justice Ramana advised goals of their life. Cathedral on Sunday. students to adopt the approach of 2 2 TODAY Winston Churchill, former prime 8 ALMANAC Month & Paksham: Enquiry against Magha & Shukla Paksha Demand for donkey meat, milk, blood goes up Panchangam IPS officer ABV Tithi : Navami: 02:18 am (Next Day) DHV SAMBASIVARAO Operation NGO statistics, there are an hour to improve their physical Nakshatram: Uttara Ashadha: 02:05 am (Next Day) n only 1.20 lakh donkeys across the and sexual stamina. completed Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start country. Its founder president On the lines of chicken and mut- PNS n VIJAYAWADA any important work) The very existence of donkeys is Gopal R Surabattula said that the ton, the demand for donkey meat Rahukalam: 07:43 am – 09:14 am being threatened as people, espe- donkeys have almost become has increased. As a result, the The 14-day enquiry into the sen- Yamagandam: 10:46 am – 12:18 pm cially men started devouring don- extinct in the country. In fact, smuggling of donkeys is going on ior IPS officer AB Venkateswara key meat due to various supersti- these beats of burden carry huge unchecked. Rao has been completed on Varjyam: 10:05 am – 11:41 am, 12:00 am tions pertaining to their health. loads on their backs. If one were to The Animal Rescue Operation Sunday. AB Venkateswara Rao 07:47 am In the post-COVID situation, the go to Swami Ayyappa temple in president Gopal, on a tip-off that has been accused on charges of Gulika: 01:50 pm - 03:22 pm demand for eggs, chicken and Kerala, one can see how donkeys donkeys are being illegally trans- irregularities in the procurement other immunity-boosting com- carry loads from Pamba River at the ported in two vehicles, got the don- of surveillance equipment. On Good Time: (to start any important work) modities has risen enormously. In foot of the Sabarimala temple to the keys freed and set them loose in Sunday, ABV told the media that Amritakalam: 07:41 pm – 09:17 pm the process, the demand for don- abode of Ayyappa at the top of the Agency areas and took steps to pro- the commissioner would look Abhijit Muhurtham: 111:54 am – 12:43 pm key meat is also increasing, which hills. The use of donkeys was tect them. into the facts and announce the was unheard of earlier. known in some villages. In urban Recently, a central government decision. He said that if need be The popular stereotypes among settings, the donkeys are not to be organisation on national food secu- he would write a letter to the state VIJAYAWADA males associated with donkey meat seen. rity issued directions to state gov- government. WEATHER are increasing sexual performance, For the past one year, people have ernment prohibiting the killing of ABV thanked the Supreme Forecast: Partly cloudy muscles strength and longevity. ful of what would happen to oth- districts. been eating donkey meat and donkeys, Gopal said. However, it Court for giving an opportunity Temp: 40/27 The concept of eating donkey ers. People want to become survive To cash in on the sudden drinking its blood. The milk of did not place any restrictions on to come out with the facts in his Humidity: 52% meat, drinking its milk and blood the pandemic situation no matter demand for donkey meat and donkeys is being sold at the rate of selling its milk. If the Centre's case and told that he was looking Sunrise: 06:07 am will boost one's health gained deep what happens to others. blood, people are selling it through Rs 100 for every 100 ml. There is guidelines on the conservation of forward for the inquiry report Sunset: 06:29 pm roots among people. This popular belief became so backdoor methods, while its milk harm to donkeys in selling their donkeys have not adhered, there is from the inquiry officer. The pandemic has provoked deep-rooted in East and West is being sold openly. milk. But some others drink don- no wonder soon donkeys will Current Weather Conditions 2 Updated april 04, 2021 5:00 PM people to think selfishly unmind- Godavari, Krishna and Guntur According to Animal Rescue key's blood and run for about half become part of history. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | APRIL 5, 2021 vijayawada 02 HC reserves Monday Mirchi ‘Will give befitting reply to decision on

Talking the walk is only out on bail. Parishad It is wrong to lead someone up the garden Penny- wise and pound-foolish Chhattisgarh Naxal attack’ path. Instead, a babu in has cultivated a peculiar habit of evening walk. Decentralization of administration is a good PNS n GUWAHATI securitymen have lost their to take a chopper back to polls Evening walk in his case is 'peculiar' because idea as long as work and compensation get lives, we will not tolerate this Guwahati en-route to Delhi on Continued from Page 1 it may be a stress buster or part of a fitness redistributed. This did not happen properly Union Home Minister Amit bloodshed and a befitting reply learning of the Naxal attack. regime for him. But for others, mainly junior in TS, which has recast its administrative units. Shah on Sunday said a befit- will be given at an appropriate The home minister said that The TDP had already officers and those who want to meet him Hence, some of the officers have not been get- ting reply will be given to the time'', he added. he was appealing to people to announced boycott of the either on personal or official work, it causes ting salaries for the past eight months in the Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh at Bodies of 17 of the 18 vote for Minister Himanta elections, while the BJP, JSP avoidable stress. For, he grants them audience erstwhile Medak district -- the home turf of an appropriate time. jawans missing after the Biswa Sarma to ensure Sarma's and the Communist parties provided they agree to walk along with him Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. In line He also said search opera- encounter were recovered on victory by a huge margin. continue to be in the fray. by turns! As he is considered close to powers with the assurances given during the elections, tions are continuing in Sunday, taking the death toll to He added that the vote Nimmagadda Ramesh that be in Andhra Pradesh, none can afford to the TRS government did form a new Chhattisgarh following the 22, police said separately. would strengthen the hands of Kumar, who retired on disagree with this busy babu's time management 'Andhole- Jogipet' revenue division. The encounter. Shah, addressed his first Prime Minister Narendra March 31, did not cancel skill. He has no qualms about giving appoint- government even posted Deputy Collector V ''As far as the numbers are rally of the day at Sorbhog. Modi in his work for Assam these elections despite the ments to his colleagues and others precisely dur- Victor, who is on deputation, as the RDO for concerned, both sides have Though he arrived at and the North East. representation from the ing the time he is out on his evening walk. The the new division. In what has been compared suffered losses and exact casu- Sualkuchi, in Jalkubari con- Shah said that both Chief political parties. The new saving grace is that he walks the talk and vice to Paramananda Sishya's action of 'locking' the alty figures cannot be ascer- stituency, to campaign for Minister SEC had only resumed the versa. For, he listens to them while walking, door while forgetting to secure the latch, the tained immediately'', Shah Assam. The home minister is NEDA convenor Himanta and Sarma are working to elections which were post- often forcing visitors to keep pace with him. He state government has created the new revenue said, after cutting short his flying back to Delhi to take Biswa Sarma, he left the area, develop the state and ''we want poned by the previous SEC responds to all, one by one, as long as they join division and posted staff, but has forgotten to election campaigning in stock of the situation. ''Our without making any speeches this to continue''. Ramesh Kumar. him. Film buffs among bureaucrats say they sanction budget for the new unit. The RDO are reminded of the situation in the movie is paying for this by not getting his salary for 'Chupulu kalisina subhavela' directed by leg- no fault of his. The government has appoint- endary Jandhyala, in which a similar charac- ed four others on deputation, drawing upon ter played by Sutti Veerabhadra Rao takes every- additional personnel in other offices located 22 jawans ambushed by naxals Easter celebrated with festive... one who wants to meet him on a walk. at Sangareddy and elsewhere. The other Continued from Page 1 staffers are getting salaries from their respec- Continued from Page 1 ed Maoist commander and He said that the Maoists car- AP Chief Digital director's tive offices, though they feel odd for working leader of the so-called 'People's ried their dead, estimated to be He extended Easter wishes to off-key pitch in one office and getting pay from some other They said the contingent of Liberation Guerrilla about 10-12, on tractor trolleys. all and said that the crucifix- Old habits die hard. But when you are in another unit. At the end of the day, something about 1,500 troops drawn from Army(PLGA) battalion no 1'- The total approved strength of ion of Jesus shows his love government service, you may have to is better than nothing, if one considers the CRPF'S specialised jungle war- - Hidma-- and his associate security forces personnel for the towards us. While Good change your ways. Although promoting RDO's plight. fare unit CoBRA, some teams Sujatha are suspected to be operation was 790 and the rest Friday leaves sorrow among government initiatives through songs is an from its regular battalions, a unit behind the Saturday ambush were taken as auxiliary and us, Easter brings happiness essential function of the digital media Fake GO stumps govt, puts of its Bastariya battalion, the that took place in an area that support elements for the long and delight among the wing, the person at the helm should not scribes on the wrong scent Chhattisgarh Police affiliated is a strong-hold of the ultras haul operation, the sources said. Christian fraternity. Christ inject politics into it for the heck of it by With the social media platforms enlarging the District Reserve Guard (DRG) due to the difficult terrain, large "Inputs were received that gave us eternal life and all the Later Bishop Raja Rao, Fr using the medium to belittle opposition par- scope for disseminating fake news, and with media and others had launched a tracts of forests and less num- Naxals were undertaking their sufferings and problems we K Simharayulu, Rector Fr S ties. What if the song is hummable? Despite persons these days taking unusual bits of news, search and destroy operation ber of security forces camps. Tactical Counter Offensive face are temporary. Only to Swamy, Fr P Bernard, Fr being appointed as Chief Digital Director 'breaking' or otherwise, with a pinch of salt; a fake along the border of Bijapur- The Maoists rained bullets Campaign (TCOC) campaign save humanity Jesus rose Bhanu Yeshwant and others of Andhra Pradesh, Devendra Reddy GO on impending lockdown emerged out of Sukma district around noon from light machine guns in the Jagargunda-Jongaguda- from the dead, added Bishop took part in the holy mass Gurrampati continues to be only a flag bear- nowhere in last week and became viral, after they got inputs of some (LMGs) and used low-intensi- Tarrem axis, and hence secu- Raja Rao and appealed to the arranged at the St Paul's er of YSRCP. By tinkering with the stumping the state government and putting new- Maoists presence in the area. ty improvised explosive rity forces teams from six people of Christian commu- Cathedral on the occasion. Sarangadariya song, from the upcoming shounds on the wrong scent. The CS and the At least 400 Naxals, an offi- devices (IEDs) to mount the camps were deputed to inter- nity to be away from politi- Later, they participated in the Telugu flick Love story, to settle political police brass had to move swiftly to debunk cer said, led by the most want- attack that went on till evening. cept them. cal conspiracies. holy commune. scores, he has compounded the controver- 'rumours' of the impending lockdown. What beats sy surrounding the song. The digital direc- everyone is that the fake GO gained credibility and tor rephrased the lyrics to spite Jana Sena did the rounds in learned and learning circles, Enquiry against... on Twitter. Without naming the party, but though none other than Chief Minister K using the party's symbols, the Digital Chandrasekhar Rao had ruled out lockdown in Continued from Page 1 TDP decries YSRCP hand... Director left little to imagination by allud- TS during one of his statements in the Assembly He further said that complet- ing to Jana Sena's 'nexus' with BJP and TDP. a few days back. On hindsight, it appears that peo- ing an enquiry in his case in Continued from Page 1 now. The company claimed to He suggested that is in the ple knew fairly well that mounting Covid-19 'sec- 14 days is first in the country Ram Prasad said that the real fact was that the be involved in construction, tinsel world, while doing part-time in pol- ond' wave cases involving additional strains of the and expressed confidence that In addition to the plundering of infrastructure, finance, con- itics. The song being good to hum, Jana virus and mass disobedience of the Covid pro- he would come out clean sand, liquor, mines and so on, the suitcase company was started by Sanjay sulting. But it had no business Sena followers chose it with alacrity to pay tocol have made time ripe for re-imposition of from the allegations levied on ruling party has started a donations Kedarnath Singh in 2018 and it had a balance of transactions of any sort till the Digital Director in his own coin. They lockdown. Somewhere in the back of their minds, him. Earlier the institutional mafia in the name of God which now. Some Telugu persons also deftly used the song and its lyrics to there is lurking fear that it is only a matter of time enquiry was directed by the was something the world has just Rs. 1L in 2019 and only Rs. 2,600 as of now became directors on its board. remind him of the CBI cases on Y S before an asli GO on lockdown is issued. SC, before it goes for final never seen before. The TDP leader strongly Jaganmohan Reddy with a refrain that he —Yours truly hearing. The IPS officer him- Addressing a press conference on its own without involving any Ram Prasad said that the real objected to the TTD coming for- self had cross-examined 21 here, the TDP leader demanded third party. It was found out that fact was that the suitcase com- ward now to give 10 acres of witnesses in the past 14 days. the TTD to immediately cancel the the Udveg company put up a pany was started by Sanjay prime land to this suitcase com- He, was suspended by the MoU reached with Uveg Infra and photo of a Government stadium Kedarnath Singh in 2018 and it pany near the Alipiri Gate in Power infra to... Jagan govt, is facing charges of instead take up the construction of in Europe on its website to give a had a balance of just Rs. 1 lakh Tirupati town for the develop- corruption and conspiracy. the Rs 300 Cr children's hospitals false impression on its track record. in 2019 and only Rs. 2,600 as of ment of the children's hospital. Capitalise info age , Justice... Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 tiatives, including the setting up Anti Corruption Bureau to The state government has pro- Justice Ramana highlighted check corruption in govern- posed addition of solar power in the responsibility of teachers ment offices. He strove for Rayalaseema region by APGE- and educational institutions to ensuring transparent and cor- CL, where the demand for Gold declines in global markets train students in nation-build- ruption-free administration, power is less than the genera- ing. Justice Ramana said. tion, due to which more power ollowing the US dollar Rs.4,516 (per barrel). Whereas In domestic market, due to quoted in the range of masoor dal, moong dal and The ultimate purpose of The Judge quoted Martin has to be exported to Power gaining strength, gold Gold MCX stood at Rs.44,865 the recent recurrence of Rs.42,550 - 42,650 on the urad dal and commodities education was to combine per- Luther King Jr who said "The Grid Corporation of India Ltd Fprices took a southward (per 10 gms), the MCX Silver Covid-19, potential buyers closing day. Silver (0.999) too, like turmeric, chillies , gin- ception and patience, emotion function of education is to teach (PGCIL) network. To avoid route during the week ended moved up marginally and preferred to remain indoors moved up marginally by ger and garlic remained at and intellect, and substance and one to think intensively and to this, the Transco proposed to Saturday. Further, the closed at Rs.65, 040 (per for most of the time. Rs.400 and closed at Rs.69,700 moderate levels, while staple morals, he remarked. think critically". The Judge interconnect Rayalaseema and prospects of tensions between kg). Copper marched However, taking advan- (per kg). Considering the pre- food grains and common The Vice Chancellor of the said that intelligence + charac- coastal regions to transmit US and Iran easing following ahead and closed at tage of lower prices in vailing international scenario, edible oils recorded a mar- University, Prof S Surya Prakash, ter was the goal of true educa- excess solar power, generated by strategic and diplomatic Rs.669.25 (per kg). the international the prices of precious metals ginal appreciation. after making opening remarks, tion. APGECL solar parks, between moves by both the sides with Sensex and Nifty market, traders are unlikely to rise in a near Common vegetables such presented the annual reports The education system was the two regions. the overt and covert support 50 closed at imported sizeable future. as cabbage, cauliflower, cover the last four years. efficient enough to build the This will help to utilize the of the well-wishing nations 50,029.83 quantity of COMMODITIES ribbed gourd, snake gourd, Justice Arup Kumar character of students. "All of us excess power to meet local such as Russia also helped and the yellow The sentiment in principal lady's finger, cucumber, Goswami officially opened the should make a collective effort requirements in various sectors, gold to settle at a realistic level. 14,867.35 WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW metal. Now, wholesale commodity mar- potatoes, onions, tomatoes, convocation and conferred the to revamp the education system including industries, agriculture, Consequently, New York gold points respectively. this phenomenon is posing kets in the twin cities contin- French beans, and leafy veg- degrees. The university award- to achieve the desired results," he domestic and commercial declined in the global markets Leading foreign currencies' the problem of liquidity. ued to remain moderate. etables recorded further ed two LLD degrees, four PhD said. He quoted Justice Oliver which will provide economic and closed at US $ 1,736.83 exchange rates were: US $: Barring marriage require- Rythu Bazars and the various appreciation in the range of degrees, 28 LLM degrees and Wendell Holmes, a former US benefits to the state, said a (per ounce) while, silver fol- Rs.73.11, British Pound: ments, the off take of gold has commodity markets located 8 % to 17%. 418 LLB degrees at the convo- Supreme Court Judge, who said senior official of the energy lowed suit and closed at $ Rs.101.48, Euro: Rs.86,29, been minimal from individual in Begum Bazar, Kishangunj, The NECC wholesale cation. "The life of Law is not Logic, but department. 25.07 (per ounce). Platinum Singapore $: Rs.54.53, buyers. Hence, both the pre- Mukthyargunj, Risala price of egg in Hyderabad In his address, Justice Ramana it is experience". The Judge stat- Further, bus reactors were and Palladium also followed Canadian $ : Rs. 58.35,Swiss cious metals recorded erratic Abdullah, Mir AlamMandi, further appreciated by Rs.8 also hailed the exemplary life of ed that this simple statement commissioned at 400 kv sub- suit and closed at Rs. 28,478 Franc: Rs.77.87, Australian $: movements during the week. Dilsukhnagar, Kukatpally, and closed at Rs.374 (per Damodaram Sanjivayya. The gave one the idea to understand stations at Hindupur of (per 10 gms) and Rs. 61,0136 Rs.55.85, Saudi Riyal: Standard gold (24 carats) Bowenpally, General Bazar 100). The highest price of Judge stated that Damodaram Law and its functioning in soci- Anantapuram district, Podili (per 10 gms) respectively. Rs.19.57, Kuwaiti Dinar: appreciated by Rs.870 and are struggling to resume Rs.446 was recorded at Sanjivayya was a man of integri- ety. The goal of the Law Schools of Prakasam district and Brent closed at US$ 64.65 Rs.242.71, UAE Dirham: closed at Rs.46,580 (per 10 normal business activities. Kolkata while Warangal ty, a multi-faceted personality, was to make a Law Graduate Rachagunneri of Chittoor dis- (per barrel), while Crude Rs.19.98 and Hong Kong gms). Ornamental gold too, During the week, com- recorded the lowest of and a selfless politician respon- socially relevant and technical- trict to address the over voltage MCX oil was quoted at Dollar: Rs.9.44. moved in tandem and was mon pulses such as tuar dal, Rs.376. sible for many path-breaking ini- ly sound, he added. problems of the 400 kv lines. Squatting in the polling booth: Is Mamata above the law?

HC UPADHYAY n HYDERABAD Article 324 too, has so far other person (with the consent to this, she was also allowed to rupt electoral practices as men- Court dismissed the bail peti- Members of the Permanent Bihar government against maintained stoic silence. of the candidate or his election use her mobile phone, thereby tioned above. Let the law take tion of the accused. Committee constituted for the September, 2020 order of Chief Minister The Representation of People agent) with the free exercise of interfering with the electoral its course. GUJARAT AMENDS LAW the said purpose .The inter- a division bench of the High Mamata Banerjee has undoubt- Act and Rules made there- any electoral right." process. ORISSA HC ON FALSE TO INCLUDE LOVE JIHAD views will be held from April Court which had disposed of edly been a mass leader for under are detailed docu- Mamata Banerjee's act of Further, for whatever reasons PROMISE TO MARRY The Gujarat Assembly on 6 to April 9 from 2.30 p.m its plea on 'agreed terms', years. In the ongoing WB ments governing every squatting in a polling calling the highest dignitary of There is a need to clarify the April 1 passed the Freedom of onward through virtual mode came up for hearing on Assembly elections, she has aspect of the elections, booth for well over two the State, the Governor and offence of sexual intercourse Religion (Amendment) Bill, from video conferencing March 22, a bench of Justice been facing many odds, includ- right from the registra- hours during the complaining about the law and with a woman by a person who 2021 amending the Freedom of room in the Main building at S.K Kaul and R.S Reddy ing royal challenge from the tion and recognition of voting timings order situation like a novice in gives her the false promise of Religion Act, 2003. the High Court. In case of any came down heavily on the BJP. We have nothing to say political parties, certainly politics, does not behove well marriage, observed the High The Amendment, inter alia, difficulty, they may attend State, terming the said SLP about the poll prospects of qualifications and attracts this on a Constitutional dignitary Court of Orissa on March 31. makes forcible and/or fraudu- the interview virtually from as "a complete abuse of either TMC or BJP or for that disqualifications of provision. Her mere like the sitting Chief Minister Justice S.K Panigrahi in his lent conversions and marriages their home/office, about process of law and utter matter any other contestants. candidates, procla- presence and threat- whose primary duty is to gov- Judgment in Rinku Pradhan v. (love-jihad) punishable which they should intimate wastage of judicial time". But we are certainly concerned mation for the ening gestures to the ern the State. It is, indeed, State of Odisha & Anr said that offences by providing deterrent the Registrar General at least The court granted liberty to about her bizarre act of 'camp- conduct of elections, LEGAL opposition parties are just unthinkable that she is ignorant Section 90 of the Indian Penal punishments ranging from 3 one day in advance. the State to recover the ing' in a polling booth during corrupt practices, enough to interfere with of the election laws, which Code lacks clarity on this mat- years to10 years and fine. By SC SLAPS 20K FINE ON amount of cost imposed voting hours and interfering appeals etc; to all ROUNDUP the 'free' exercise of voting postulate that the Governor or ter. While disagreeing with the passing the Amendment Bill, BIHAR GOVT from the concerned officers with the election process. minute details like rights of people. even the courts have very lim- apex court's conclusion that Gujarat has joined the ranks of The Supreme Court dis- who had indulged in the What is worse is the way dos and don'ts during the elec- One fails to understand that as ited powers in the matters of giving the false promise of and Uttar missed an appeal of the 'misadventure'. polling authorities in and out tions. per election laws when the conducting polls. marriage and on that basis Pradesh. Bihar government and Indeed, this is a welcome of the said booth meekly suc- Section 123 (B) (2) of the people performing electoral Then, why this Tamasha ? The obtaining the victim's consent TSHC INTERVIEWS FOR imposed a cost of Rs.20,000 move by the apex court. It cumbed to the hegemony of the Representation of People Act duties, including those man- law does not take into consid- for sex amounts to rape, Justice 'SENIOR' ASPIRANTS on the State for "utter would have salutary impact sitting Chief Minister who her- specifically deals with the ning, managing and protecting eration the status of a person, Panigrahi felt that the ground In all, 67 advocates of wastage" of judicial time in on the States and other self is a contesting candidate. 'Corrupt practices'. The expres- the polling booth, are deemed but it only takes into account of false promise should be Telangana High Court who a matter which was earlier autonomous bodies which The Election Commission, sion corrupt practice, inter to be on deputation with the the offence. Mamata Banerjee specifically added to other six have applied for designation disposed of by the Patna mechanically file appeals to which is vested with the alia, says : " … any direct or Election Commission, why did has deliberately and wantonly grounds in the offence of rape. as Senior Advocate have been High Court after the parties the higher courts, irrespec- Constitutional powers of super- indirect interference or attempt they allow the contesting Chief interfered in the process of free While referring the case informed by a notification had jointly agreed for it. tive of the legal point or cost intendence, direction and con- to interfere on the part of the Minister to occupy the polling elections. Therefore, she back to the trial court for a fair dated 31 st March to attend When the Special Leave of litigation or financial trol of the elections under candidate or his agent, or of any booth in the first place. Added deserves to be booked for cor- and impartial trial, the High the interview before the Petition (SLP) filed by the advantage to the exchequer.

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VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | APRIL 5, 2021 vijayawada 03 Pawan Kalyan whipping up Hindu Lokesh kicks off campaign for Tirupati by-election sentiments for votes, says Nani PNS n VIJAYAWADA TDP national general secretary PNS n VIJAYAWADA BJP for neglecting southern and MLC on states and went to polls, join- Sunday launched a blistering Coming down heavily on Jana ing hands with Communist attack on the ruling YSRCP Sena chief Pawan Kalyan for his parties and Mayawati, but and gave a call to the voters of remarks against the state gov- again after facing a huge defeat, Tirupati parliament con- ernment during electioneering joined hands with BJP," he stituency not to send 'useless in Tirupati, Minister for added. persons' to the Parliament but Information and Public Countering the allegations vote for the TDP candidate Relations Perni Venkataramaiah over YS Vivekananda Reddy's who would fight for their (Nani) Pawan Kalyan has been murder case, the Minister cause. trying to whip up questioned whether Pawan Describing the by-election sentiments while campaigning Kalyan knew that Vivekananda as a battle between the for BJP. Reddy was assassinated during YSRCP's robbers and the TDP He held one-to-one talks voters whether they would Addressing a press confer- the reign of his partner fighters, he underscored the with the voters and reminded still believe the YSRCP MPs ence here on Sunday, the Chandrababu Naidu or not. need for rejecting the unjust them how the Jaganmohan though they had totally failed Minister said that Pawan He said that CBI, which has and failed YSRCP regime. Reddy regime has betrayed the in getting Special Category Kalyan had earlier criticised the been investigating the case, The YSRCP leaders have people by not fulfilling its Status for the state. BJP by saying that the Centre works directly under Home looted all resources of the welfare promises. The ruling party MPs had had given two rotten laddus Minister Amit Shah and criti- State. They didn't leave even After offering puja at the also failed to save the Visakha instead of special package for cised Pawan Kalyan for being the TTD and the sacred Chengalamma temple in Steel Plant from being priva- the state. ignorant. Tirupati laddus were put up for Varadaiahpalem, Lokesh began tised. Stating that Pawan was more Further, the minister said commercial sale and distribu- his padayatra in Toorpu "If TDP nominee Panabaka like a rental mike, he found that Pawan Kalyan has no tion in the recent panchayat Veedhi, Bazar Veedhi and Lakshmi is elected, she would fault with him for politicising Vijayawada city, but he is now paid for. lic, in contrast, were ready to commitment towards people or polls, he alleged. other localities. He appealed to make all efforts to get justice god and religious sentiments. targeting the government by He said that there is no question him over his vague public service and only comes The TDP leader kicked off the women voters to think how for AP. Jaganmohan Reddy Whoever does such sin shall alleging that 150 temples are other actor beyond Pawan political stand, he said. out during elections to seek his election campaign by hold- the prices of essential com- has no respect for going repay for it, he said. destructed in the state." Kalyan who brilliantly acts in "In 2014, he gave a slogan votes. He said that Pawan was ing a door-to-door campaign modities were skyrocketing by how he ignored the family Nani said: "Pawan remained The minister said that Pawan real life than in reel life. ' hatao, desh ko never there for Kapus and and road show at under the regime of of late MP Balli Durga Prasad, silent when the previous TDP hosted the TDP and BJP spon- Although he asked people to bachao' and stood by least bothered to stand up for Varadaiahpalem mandal head- Jaganmohan Reddy. but promptly consoled the government had demolished sored event and did full justice question the YSRCP govern- Chandrababu Naidu and BJP. them during hard times in quarters in the Satyavedu Later, addressing a public bereaved family of late Challa numerous temples in to the call sheet for what he was ment on irregularities, the pub- However, in 2019, he accused TDP regime. assembly segment on Sunday. meeting, Lokesh asked the Ramakrishna Reddy," he said. Governor recalls services of Babu Will strive to address problems of Jagjivan Ram caterers, assures Home Minister PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA FAPCA to take their issues to Recalling the services on the the notice of the government to occasion of Babu Jagjivan Stating that caterers play a key get them addressed. Ram on his 114th birth role in every function in the He said that the CM was a anniversary on April 5, society, Home minister kind-hearted person who has Andhra Pradesh Governor Sucharita assured the caterers been working for the welfare Biswabhushan Harichandan, that she take their issues to the and development of all sections in a message, said: "I pay notice of Chief Minister YS of society. He stated that CM humble tributes to Babu Jaganmohan Reddy to resolve Jagan fulfilled the dream of 31 Jagjivan Ram on his birth them. The Home Minister, lakh people of having own anniversary. Babu Jagjivan Endowments Minister house site by distributing house Ram was an illustrious free- Velampalli Srinivas Rao and sites free of cost and added that dom fighter and a visionary MLC Malladi Vishnu were the the construction of houses leader. The contribution of chief guests at the Federation would be started soon. FESTIVE FERVOUR Babu Jagjivan Ram to nation's of Andhra Pradesh Caterers' MLA Malladi Vishnu said politics and development will Association (FAPCA) meeting that caterers rendered good Christian devotees always be remembered. He held here on Sunday. services during the time of was an able administrator The minister inaugurated ment of the catering sector in according to the wishes of Corona lockdown by offering offer prayers on the and rendered impeccable ser- the state-level meeting and 13 districts of the state. people and sought the develop- food and other essential com- occassion of Easter vices to the country." released the souvenir and logo She said that caterers play an ment of the catering sector. modities to the needy people. at St Paul's Cathedral "Babu Jagjivan Ram was a of FAPCA. important role in the society as Sucharita asked FAPCA to FAPCA leaders Narendra true democrat, who fought to She said that the CM was they are required in conduct- meet CM and submit a mem- Somani, Atul Mehta, Addepalli in Vijayawada on uplift the poor, downtrodden working for the welfare of all ing every programme. She orandum to get their problems Ravikumar, Jonnalagadda Sunday. and weaker sections of the sections of the society and that stated that caterers following resolved. Rameshbabu, Vijay Koulwar, society,” he added. the government would extend the changing trends and tastes Meanwhile, Minister Teja Subramanyam and others cooperation for the develop- are offering delicious food Vellampalli Srinivas Rao asked participated in the meeting. Tirumala priests Opposition playing on Salaries, indebted to CM: pensions to be Ramana religious sentiments credited today Deekshitulu PNS n PNS n TIRUMALA in Tirupati: Bhumana Information and Public TTD main priest Ramana Relations Commissioner Deekshitulu has said that PNS n TIRUPATI Naidu had the history of Tumma Vijay Kumar Reddy Chief Minister YS pulling down temples during on Sunday said that salaries Jaganmohan Reddy fulfilled Tirupati MLA Bhumana the regime of the TDP. of government employees the promise he made to the Karunakar Reddy has alleged Everyone knows that the and pensions of retired offi- priests of Tirumala. that the opposition parties TDP activists are behind the cials for the month of March Addressing the media have been politicising religion assaults on temples in the would be credited on here on Sunday, he said that and conspiring to defeat the State, he alleged adding that Monday. In a statement, he Jagan upheld Dharma with ruling party provoking reli- the opposition parties instead said that payment of salaries the blessings of the gion. He alleged that they were of speaking about welfare and and pensions was delayed Almighty. trying to foment religious development are using God as due to the end of the finan- He said that he prays to hatred in the state. their weapon to win elec- cial year and a series of pub- the God that the adminis- Addressing the media here tions. MLA Roja discharged after surgery lic holidays. tration of Jagan should con- on Sunday, he, in an indirect Those who have true faith tinue victoriously. reference to Pawan Kalyan, in God would not resort to PNS n CHENNAI Chennai, has been dis- Krishna Kaushik -took performed special He said that the priests pointed out that the same per- such tactics, he felt. charged from the hos- her to their home in pujas for the good are deeply indebted to the son who once critical of the He appealed to the APIIC chairperson and pital on Saturday. Chennai. Roja will stay health of Roja at CM and maintained that BJP extended his support to Opposition not to disrupt the Nagari MLA RK Roja, Her family members there till she recovers Netradana Sridevamma the temples of the state the saffron party. religious peace in the temple who underwent two -husband RK completely. and Srikalugu would regain their past Finding fault with the work- town and felt that God alone major surgeries at the Selvamani, daughter Meanwhile, YSRCP Lakshamamma tem- glory under Jagan adminis- ing style of the Opposition, he could punish the Opposition Malar hospital in Anshumalika and son leaders on Saturday ples. tration. alleged that Chandrababu for their nefarious activities. SEB cops book cases AP govt struggles to check illegal liquor production PNS n VIJAYAWADA red sanders smuggling and thinking of an opportunity done in Krishna district and against drug smugglers others. and demand to encash. parts of West Godavari and Despite multifarious attempts According to the data pro- For instance, there was a another one more in PNS n VIJAYAWADA iour. All the offenders have by the Andhra Pradesh state vided by Brijlal for the past 10 time when a just a few kilome- Srikakulam agency with local executed a bond for Rs 2 lakh government to restrict illicit months, SEB officials destroyed tres of distance from the SRKR ITDA," he said. The Special Enforcement each for a period of 12 months distillation of liquor (naatu 1.3 crore litres of fermented engineering college in He said the government is Bureau Joint Task Force have before the respective mandal sara), several cases of this jaggery wash, seized 3.2 lakh kg on the trying to show alternative booked bind over cases against executive magistrates. banned activity continue to black jaggery, booked 89,518 Juvvalaplem Road was dotted employment opportunities for drug offenders and conduct- The officials conducted happen in remote places all cases, seized 24,934 vehicles with multiple liquor shops. people in these places not to ed counseling for history counselling for 36 history over the state. and arrested 1.17 lakh persons Earlier government also return to naatu sara production. sheeters on Sunday in Krishna sheeters in Guntur district "Generally it is manufac- for liquor violations alone. viewed liquor sales as a consis- According to the IPS officer, and Guntur districts as part of including urban areas in the tured in remote areas of AP. As These numbers which hint tent tax revenue contributor to the state government has also the measures to control drug limits of 11 SEB stations. you know AP is a big state with the scale of these crimes do not the government's coffers which amended laws to mete out smuggling and sale. In Guntur Urban, the coun- different landscapes, because of end there but continue as SEB the Y S Jaganmohan Reddy-led stringent punishment to illegal As a part of operation "Naya selling was conducted under that and the history earlier in seized 5 lakh litres of NDPL government deviated from. liquor manufacture offenders. Savera", the officials have the supervision of Guntur agency areas and small islands and 67,248 litres liquor confis- Brijlal said this problem also Brijal said punishment ear- booked bind over cases against Urban SP RN Ammi Reddy. also in East Godavari and cated from belt shops, includ- has some socio-economic lier used to be like 2 to 3 years 51 drug offenders and con- He advised the history other forested areas people ing the involvement of 257 gov- dimensions such as tribals in of jail time with many offend- ducted counseling for 73 his- sheeters not to fall into the trap used to manufacture," said the ernment officials. the agency areas of the ers escaping prison as well but tory sheeters in Krishna and of anti-social elements and Special Enforcement Bureau SEB also seized 1.14 lakh kg Godavari districts, now it has been raised to eight Guntur districts. indulge in smuggling of drugs (SEB) commissioner Vineet of marijuana (ganja) and iting its time of sale also seems activated, usually earlier excise Visakhapatnam and others also years. According to the officials, and other illegal activities. Brijlal. destroyed 5,000 such plants. to be contributing to the rise in offenders," said Brijlal. indulging in producing illegal The SEB commissioner 18 drug offenders have been He advised them to assist Less than a year ago, AP gov- Going by the pattern of illegal liquor distillation. Gone are the days when so liquor. However, he noted that observed that though distilling bound over for good behav- the police in getting informa- ernment set up the Special these crimes, it gives a clear "The new policy of this gov- many liquor shops used to dot these tribals are not hardcore liquor is not difficult as it is one iour under security provisions tion about the drug smuggling Enforcement Bureau, which is indication that these illegal ernment is basically to reduce the roadsides across the state. offenders or criminals and said of the most ancient trades, of CrPC in Krishna district and their clandestine activities headed by the senior Indian activities may continue despite consumption of liquor as part The combined effect of high that enforcement needs to be offenders in these cases also including Vijayawada city. so that they could close histo- Police Service Officer (IPS) to SEB's efforts. of (protecting) the health of the prices, limited hours of sale and done along with awareness face great difficulties to set up Similarly, in Guntur district ry sheets against them. curb brewing of naatu sara as However, the current gov- youth here. In that sense, once the current government's pol- and education to wean them those production arrangements including the urban area, 23 In Krishna district, 37 his- well as other crimes such as ernment's decision to discour- this control has been made, icy departing from earlier gov- away from this habit. in far off remote areas such as drug offenders have been tory sheeters were counselled marijuana growth and sale, age liquor consumption by somebody wants to fill up the ernments' encouragement have "That is also being done. forests and other island-like bound over for good behav- in the limits of 14 SEB stations. illegal sand mining and sale, making it expensive and lim- demand so these people are contributed to many people Operation Parivartana is being places in East Godavari district. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | APRIL 5, 2021 vijayawada 04 Sundarakanda Tirupati by-poll: Allotment Star campaigners in Tirupati recital in Tirumala of ‘glass’ symbol irks BJP on April 10 MARTHI SUBRAHMANYAM their votes will be split. by-poll eye young voters n AMARAVATI However, in the Assembly by- PNS n TIRUMALA elections held in Telangana, the PNS n TIRUPATI candidate for the by-poll who is Symbols can make and mar a TRS voters were similarly con- new to the politics and doesn't The 12th phase of candidate's prospects in an elec- fused by symbols. The Election As the polling deadline have his own charisma other Sundarakanda Akhanda tion. While the ruling TRS had Commission had assigned the approaches, the Tirupati Lok than the party's domain and Pathanam (recital) was sched- suffered before because of sim- 'road roller' symbol, similar to Sabha by-election is heating Jagan Reddy's image. The YSRC, uled on April 10 at Nada ilar looking symbols being allot- the 'car' symbol of the TRS, to the poll environment in by and large, appears to be in a Neerajana Mandapam in ted to their opposition candi- Independent candidates in sev- Tirupati. The campaigns of comfortable position in all the Tirumala which would be dates, this time it's the BJP's turn eral constituencies. Confused political parties are going wild segments but it is said to be fac- aired live on SVBC for the sake to suffer. They are peeved as the with it, many voters voted for in the current circumstances as ing some internal trouble in of global devotees, between 7 'glass' symbol of their ally Jana the road roller instead of the car. all the major parties have taken Guduru, where former MP and 9 am on Sunday. Sena has been allotted to a new The result was a split vote, with this election seriously. Star cam- from Tirupati V Varaprasad is The programme, which party in the Tirupati by-election. TRS candidates losing by a paigners from the respective now the MLA. was launched to enrich the The BJP, which is already fac- narrow margin. In 15 con- parties are about to enter the The Congress field former cultural, moral, social, reli- ing difficulties in the Tirupati stituencies, including in Palleru campaign ring. The Saturday's Union Minister Chinta Mohan gious and philosophical by-election, is now and Janagam, the TRS faced BJP campaign for the Victory of again, the old warhorse who thoughts of the people partic- facing this new 'symbol' chal- such a problem. MP candidate Ratna Prabha, a previously represented Tirupati ularly among the youth, has lenge. It is known that Jana Sena insisted that the Tirupati seat be Even in the recent Dubbak retired IAS, with Janasena Party for five terms in the Lok Sabha been receiving accolades from is supporting the BJP candidate. given to them. Even the Balijas by-election, the chapati mission chief Pawan Kalyan, gathered a and have a mass following of all corners. Recently, party chief Pawan community, which was fond of symbol, similar to the car sym- huge crowd and has doubled the youth for years but still lacking So far TTD has successful- Kalyan also campaigned in sup- Jana Sena, had warned that they bol on the ballot, also damaged BJP hope to win the Tirupati in star campaigners. ly conducted 11 Akhanda port of BJP candidate K. Ratna would vote for the NOTA if the TRS's prospects to some extent. seat. BJP further planned to The YSRC won the Tirupati Parayanams in the 12th phase, Prabha as a part of their alliance. Tirupati seat was not given to The chapati machine has two campaign with the game chang- Lok Sabha (SC) seat in 2014 and 155 slokas from Chapters 49 to Meanwhile, with the allot- Jana Sena. sticks. And those look similar to er of Telangana BJP chief Bandi again in 2019, improving its 53 of Sundarakanda will be ment of the Jana Sena logo glass The BJP leadership however, car tires. The allocation of a trac- Sanjay in Tirupati, who has vote share from 47.84 per cent recited and nearly 200 Vedic to the 'Navataram party' candi- managed to appease Pawan tor symbol by the Election played a key role for emerging to 55.03 per cent. Balli Durga scholars from Dharmagiri date Dr Goda Ramesh Kumar Kalyan. However, there was Commission to the Manda of BJP in Telangana. Targeting Prasad Rao won in 2019 by a Veda Vignana Peetham, Vedic in the by-elections, there was a dissatisfaction among the Jana Krishna Madiga-led Mahajana the youth, the BJP planned a record margin of 2.28 lakh University, National Sanskrit growing concern in the BJP that Sena activists that the Tirupati Socialist Party in the Assembly campaign with the actor- votes. Varsity, SV Higher Vedic the Jana Sena activists may seat was not been given to by-elections in Nagarjuna Sagar turned-politician Pawan Kalyan. The Tirupati Lok Sabha con- Studies, Veda Parayanamdars mistakenly vote for the 'glass' them. In this situation, the BJP has become a headache for the On the other side, Telugu stituency is spread over seven will participate in this mass logo. is worried that if the Jana Sena TRS. Thus the election symbols Desam Party National Secretary Assembly segments in Chittoor recitation of Sundarakanda. For record, most of the Jana symbol appears on the ballot, have been running through the and former Minister Nara gramme was unveiled by the majority of at least three lakh and Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore Sena activists are young people. they will emotionally vote for hearts of the major parties, Lokesh will be participating in TDP. The TDP hopes that the votes which would more than districts. Babu Jagjivanram fete: In fact, Jana Sena activists had their party's 'glass' symbol and triggering headaches for them. the Tirupati election campaign youth votes will be crucial for the majority obtained in 2019 Over 25 per cent of the 15.75 The 114th birth anniversary under the name of Telugu the victory of Panabaka elections as predicted by the lakh voters in the Parliamentary of one of the great national Yuvatha Chaitanya Yatra to Lakshmi. senior YSRC Party leader and segment belong to the leaders Dr Jagjivanram attract the youth votes, which is Whereas the ruling YSR minister Peddireddi Scheduled Castes while about would be observed by TTD ‘Centre’s onslaught overseen by Telugu youth state Congress party just concluding Ramachandra Reddy. The five lakh electors are belonging in the Mahati Auditorium at Nellore Municipal against JK must president Shriram Chinnababu. the local body elections with a YSRC nominated party chief YS to the backward classes with a Tirupati on April 5. This Targeting the youth votes, a massive victory, hopes to win Jagan Mohan Reddy's physio- share of 30 per cent of youth fete would commence at be thwarted poster related to this pro- the Tirupati MP seat with a therapist M Gurumurthy as its votes. 10:30 am. Corporation tops collectively’ PNS n SRINAGAR/ Call to work Boycott decision NEW DELHI Narayana sees major changes is party's opinion: in tax collections Former chief minister for victory of PNS n NELLORE Mehbooba Mufti Sunday dis- Nakka Anand Babu missed speculations that the Gurumurthy in politics after 5-state polls The Nellore Municipal PAGD, an alliance of six main- PNS n GUNTUR Corporation has registered stream parties, was headed for PNS n AMARAVATI record property tax collections of a break-up, stressing there is no PNS n KAKINADA Former minister Nakka Ananda Rs 55.11 crore for the financial alternative to staying together as YSR Congress party district Babu said that the decision of year 2020-21 as against the pre- the Centre's "onslaught" against president and Sarvepalli leg- CPI national secretary K TDP chief Nara Chandrababu vious collections of Rs 33.35 the people of Jammu and islator Kakani Govardhan Narayana has predicted that Naidu on boycotting the election crore. Announcing it at a confer- Kashmir has to be taken "head Reddy on Sunday called upon major changes in politics would was based on the opinion by party ence here on Sunday, Municipal on collectively". the party leaders to work take place soon after the five leaders. Commissioner Dinesh Kumar "A coalition of this kind will hard to get the highest major- state elections and said that He said that depending on said that the Nellore Municipal take time to settle down," the ity for Dr Gurumurthy, who democracy would be under the local conditions, someone Corporation stood first in the People's Democratic Party (PDP) was contesting as the YSR attack. Narayana, who was cam- may contest and the party state to collect property taxes. He corporation, it has collected Rs chief told PTI, terming the recent Congress party candidate in paigning for the Assembly elec- would not object to them, he thanked the people of the city 55.11 crore in the current finan- rumblings in the alliance expect- the Tirupati parliamentary tions in Yanam under said. The former Mistier cut a who felt responsible for paying cial year. He clarified that the ed "teething troubles". by-elections. Pondicherry, addressed the cake and congratulated former taxes. Corporation had announced to Her comments come in the He said that the party media in on minister Alapathy Raja on his He said that the corporation levy two per cent interest if the backdrop of the exit of one of the activists and the leaders also Sunday. birthday at the TDP office in had collected Rs 55.11 crore in residents failed to pay the tax in PAGD constituents, the Peoples work hard for the winning of He alleged that the Center Guntur district in the presence form of property taxes for the time. Similarly, a five per cent Conference, and suggestions MPTC and ZPTC candidates would suppress the agitation of buy products directly from said Rangaswamy, who was con- of party leaders. financial year 2020-21 under the rebate would be given if proper- by some of her party men that in the Sarvepalli constituen- the farmers in Delhi with iron farmers at a lower price and sell testing with BJP support in Speaking on the occasion he supervision of Special Officer, ty taxes payable for the 2021-22 she should also reconsider the cy and Manubolu constituen- leg soon after the election was them at a higher price, while the Yanam, would be defeated and accused that the Jagan govern- District Collector Chakradhar financial year has been paid in PDP's relations with the cy, he added. He outraged over in five states. The farmers middlemen would lose their independent candidate Ashok ment has-been doing some- Babu. The corporation has April itself, he said. National Conference and over former minister were fighting for self-respect and jobs, he added. Vijaya Bauta would win. thing and conspiring against achieved a record collection He further said last year's whether staying in PAGD Somireddy Chandramohan that Prime Minister Narendra The CPI leader said all pub- TDP leader Chandrababu TDP. He was incensed that elec- against the previous year's tax property taxes would be taken remains pertinent. The People's Reddy, a member of the Modi was holding them as lic sector companies, from LIC Naidu's decision not to partici- tions were being held unconsti- revenue of Rs 33.35 crore, an into account until the end of April Alliance for Gupkar Declaration Telugu Desam politburo, who hostages to corporate. to national banks, were being pate in the Parishad elections in tutionally, as per Jagan's increase of Rs 21.76 crore. The instead of the new taxes, which (PAGD), a grouping of the was furious with him during He further alleged that Adani sold in the name of privatization. the state was a cowardly act. instructions. TDP state secre- Corporation showed a better had been increased. The National Conference, the PDP, the campaign. had already built 100 warehous- Finally, due to the vote for note Jagan was acting like a dictator, tary Venna Sambashivareddy, performance in the tax collection Commissioner specially con- the People's Conference, the He said that Telugu Desam es in the country while Reliance case, the leader of the foisting false police cases and on the other hand, said that the than any other corporations in gratulated Deputy Commissioner CPI-M, the CPI, the Awami leaders were jailed for incar- had already raised Rs 90,000 Opposition N Chandrababu making arrests, he charged. CPI people of the state know that the state, he added. Syed Abdul Samad, Revenue National Conference and the nating as grain thieves and crore and it had sought permis- Naidu also supported the black state executive members who was involved in CMs The commissioner said that in Officers and Secretariat's Admin JKPM, was formed last October robbing farmers in Sarvepalli sion to invest in the retail sector. agricultural laws without open- Tatipaka Madhu and others Uncle Vivekananda Reddy's terms of property tax demand Secretaries for their effort to ahead of the District constituency. These corporate giants would ing his mouth on the Center. He were present at the meeting. murder case. notices issued to the public by the make record tax collection. Development Council elections.

Khalil Dhantejvi COP TURNS GOOD SAMARITAN dead, PM YSR’s Swagruha houses still a expresses grief distant dream for beneficiaries PNS n VADODARA PNS n KAKINADA owning a house. corporation in 2013 itself. The It was proposed to build 196 houses were allotted only to 117 Noted Gujarati poet and Even though the houses con- single and double-bedroom hous- beneficiaries. But, the construc- ghazal maestro Khalil structed and got ready to occu- es in the first phase. The Swagruha tion of infrastructure facilities was Dhantejvi died in Vadodara py under Rajeev Swagruha in Corporation had announced that still going at a snail's pace. A total on Sunday due to age related Kakinada, the initiative of Late the houses would be allotted of Rs 8.20 lakh for a single-bed- issues, those close to him said. Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar through the lottery and Rs 1.86 room and Rs. 13.75 lakh for dou- He was 82. The poet, who Reddy, they were still lying idle for lakh had been collected from ble-bedroom houses have been was born Khalil Ismail, but the past 17 years. As a result, the them as the first instalment. The paid by the beneficiaries. At pre- adopted 'Dhantejvi' from the desire of middle-class families to rest of the money was lent from sent there were no roads, drains, name of his village Dhantej in own a house had become a dis- banks as a loan. But either the freshwater, electricity or access to Vadodara, had written many tant dream with the laxity of the Housing Corporation or the the housing colony, he alleged. poems, ghazals and was a officials' concern. Besides, the Municipal Corporation failed to Another beneficiary P much sought after personal- authorities have misused crores of provide basic Infrastructure to the Vishweswara Rao, a lineman in ity at mushairas (poetic sym- One town Sub-Inspector Hariprasad, along with his team, is carrying a devotee on stretcher after he fell unconscious in the thick Srisailam forest at Bhimunikolamnu in rupees of public money deliber- housing colony. Beneficiaries, who the electricity department from posium). Kurnool district on Sunday. ately. had been waiting for the past 17 Kakinada said the officials were According to the norms, the years were up in the arms against taking any initiative to complete beneficiaries would not get loans the negligence of the officials. the project despite though they from financial institutions if the Speaking to The Pioneer, a were running pillar to post for houses were constructed more beneficiary Majeti Venkata almost 17 years. He further said Shah accuses Cong of having no agenda than 15 years ago. The Rajeev Narasimha Charyulu, a priest that they were still paying the loan Swagruha officials had paid deaf from Gollalamamidada said that EMIs every month but could not PNS n SORBHOG (ASSAM) They have no vision for (Didi, referring to Chief would have become a thing of ears to the requests of the bene- the construction of the entire enter into the house still. The life- development'', the home min- Minister Mamata Banerjee, is the past. It is the BJP govern- ficiaries who paid lakhs of rupees. house has been completed by the time of the houses was almost Union Home Minister Amit ister claimed. going and BJP is coming). The ment under Sarbananda The crisis was attributed to the completed and they could not Shah on Sunday accused the 'I had come to you five years BJP will win more than 200 Sonowal that has ensured that gap between the housing board even sell without hand-over, he Congress party of having no ago and urged you to repose seats in the neighbouring state'', poachers have been thrown authorities and the Municipal said and appealed to the officials discernible agenda for Assam's faith in the Prime Minister and he also claimed. and the animal saved from Corporation officials. to hand over the houses at least development, and asserted promised we will end violence Highlighting the achieve- extinction''. Late Chief Minister YS now to fulfil the dreams of the NDA's 'double- engine' govern- and agitations. The BJP gov- ments of the BJP government, A Sattra Land Protection Rajashekhar Reddy decided in middle-class people and also ment will continue to ensure ernment in the state and Modiji Shah said that during the last Task Force would also be set up 2006 to build houses for the realize the real intention of YS the state's growth. has ensured this during the last five years, the historic Bodo to free all lands of Vaishnav middle-class people and initiated Rajashekar Reddy, he added. Addressing an election rally five years and now the state is accord was signed and more monasteries from encroachers a scheme called Rajiv Swagruha. Since the houses were aban- here in Barpeta district, on the moving in the path of progress than 2000 youths have surren- and ''we will take the message Rajiv Swagruha Corporation doned by both the authorities and last day of campaigning for the and development'', he said. dered and returned to the of Vaishnav saints Srimanta came into being to build houses the beneficiaries, they became a third and final phase of polls in In the next term, the NDA mainstream. Sankardeva and Madhavdeva to fulfil the dreams of middle- haven for drunkards and prosti- Assam, Shah accused the is committed to make the state ''Do you want a government not only to other parts of the class people. The construction tutes. Speaking to The Pioneer Congress of dividing people to flood-free and the Prime that spreads violence or a dou- country but also across the work had been carried out on in Rajiv Swagrha Assistant Manager rule over them, while the BJP Minister has already initiated ble-engine government that world, he said. a government land on Yanam P Prasad admitted the lapses follows the mantra of 'Sabka the process, he said. spreads development'', he He also assured that Road in Kakinada of East and said that they paid Rs 2 crore Saath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Shah said that two phases of rhetorically asked. Guwahati would be developed Godavari district. The construc- to Kakinada Municipal Vishwas' (with all, development elections are already over in the He also accused the as a 'Start-up capital' of South- tion of houses had been complet- Corporation for freshwater after for all and belief in all). state and claimed ''we are con- ''Let me share another good Congress of giving a free-hand east Asia paving the way for ed long ago. Shockingly, more completion of construction of ''The Congress cannot solve fident that in these two phas- news with you. to poachers in Kaziranga youths to become self-reliant. than 17 years had passed, the houses. The delay in handing over any problem and their leader es alone, BJP has achieved Elections are being held in National Park and ''if their Shah is scheduled to address homes had not yet been handed the houses to beneficiaries was Rahul Gandhi comes as a majority to form the next gov- West Bengal too and 'didi ja government had continued, two more rallies at Bhabanipur over to the beneficiaries who paid attributed to a lack of infrastruc- tourist to the state. ernment''. rahi hain aur BJP aah rahi hain rhinoceros, Assam's pride, and Sualkuchi constituencies. money to fulfil their dream of ture. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | APRIL 5, 2021 nation 05 No plans to update NRC in WB: BJP ‘Cong propaganda on CAA fails PNS n KOLKATA working at the behest of the state" and a decision would be to cut ice with people in Assam’ BJP", Vijayvargiya, who is also taken only after the polls. Countering opposition claims the BJP's Bengal minder, said it "We are fighting the elections PNS n GUWAHATI that the BJP, if voted to power was an irony that the TMC boss under Prime Minister Narendra in Bengal, will update the pointed no finger at the poll Modi's leadership. We have Congress and other opposi- National Register of Citizens panel when her party registered never projected a CM face in tion parties in Assam are (NRC), thereby "taking away the two successive electoral victo- poll-bound states. For us, ideol- using Citizenship citizenship rights of people", ries. ogy is important. Once voted to Amendment Act (CAA) as a Kailash Vijayvargiya, the saffron Contending that Banerjee's power, the legislative party in "propaganda" to mislead the camp's national general secre- "foolish claims" will yield no consultation with the top lead- people in the polls but they tary, on Sunday reaffirmed that result, he said the TMC, sens- ers will decide on the CM can- have failed to peddle lies, no such plan is on the radar. ing defeat, is levelling absurd didate," he said. Union Minister Anurag He, however, stated that the allegations against the saffron In an interview with PTI, the Thakur said on Sunday. party intends to implement the party. BJP's Bengal minder further The "propaganda that CAA Citizenship Amendment Act "Mamata Banerjee never felt claimed that the people of the is against the rights of the (CAA) and provide rights to that the EC was acting partially state are waiting to witness Assamese has fallen flat" as the refugees who fled religious per- when she won the polls. The "ashol poriborton" (real change), people have totally ignored it secution in neighbouring coun- irony is that when you were win- as they have long endured infil- in the ongoing assembly elec- tries and moved to India. over 72 lakh in West Bengal. Sabha seats and 30-40 assembly ning the elections, everything tration woes, corrupt practices tions, Thakur told PTI in an "We are only looking forward Accusing the TMC of "running seats in Nadia, North and seems fine. Once you start sens- and the politics of appeasement. interview. to implementing the CAA after a disinformation campaign South-24 Parganas. ing defeat, you blame the EC and The call for "poriborton" was "The Congress and other before December 31, 2014 campaign during the elec- the elections, as promised in the against the saffron camp, the 64- The TMC hopes to political- the electronic voting machines," first given by the TMC during opposition parties made a big from Bangladesh, Pakistan tions, has promised that the manifesto. It is an important year-old leader wondered why ly exploit the confusion over he said. the 2011 assembly polls, as it hue and cry over CAA and and Afghanistan, having fled CAA will not be implement- issue for us, as we strive to grant the ruling party in the state is CAA implementation to curry Exuding confidence that the sought to end the 34- year Left tried to create a narrative in religious persecution in their ed in the state and steps will citizenship to the persecuted opposing the CAA, which could favour with the Matua commu- BJP will sweep the assembly rule in the state. the polls that the Act is against countries be taken not to ratify it in the refugees. We do not have any be of benefit to many. nity, which had voted hands elections, with more than 200 Slamming the Mamata the rights of the people 'paran- The people of Assam know assembly, if the party is voted plan of conducting the NRC Bengal has a sizeable popu- down in favour of the saffron seats in its kitty, Vijayvargiya also Banerjee camp over its "outsider tu jhooth ke pao nahi hote (a that the NDA government to power. exercise, even if we win the elec- lation of Matuas, who had been camp in the 2019 Lok Sabha downplayed insinuations that versus insider" debate, the BJP's lie has no legs to stand upon)," will not take any step which is Attacking the Congress- tions," he said. migrating to the state since the polls. the party could be at a disadvan- chief strategist in Bengal said he said. The Citizenship against their interest, the AIUDF alliance in the state, According to state BJP 1950s, primarily due to religious Training his guns on Bengal tage for not having projected a that the ruling party in the state (Amend ment) Act aims to Union Minister for state for the Union minister said that sources, the new citizenship persecution. The community, Chief Minister Mamata chief ministerial face in Bengal, has nothing better to talk about, provide Indian citizenship to Finance and Corporate Affairs it exposes the "policy of law will benefit more than 1.5 with its three million members, Banerjee over her assertion that and said "several leaders are given its dismal performance in Hindus, Jains, Christians, added. appeasement for the sake of crore people in India, including influences at least four Lok the "Election Commission was capable of taking the reins of the the last 10 years. Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis The opposition Congress, vote-bank politics pursued by who entered India on or as part of its 'Five Guarantee' the Congress always". INDIA CORNER 13 hurt in power Modi invokes Singur Bengal police officer arrested plant mishap SIT to probe ferrying of Mukhtar PNS n LUCKNOW to pan Mamata by ED in coal pilferage case Ansari to court with fake papers he Enforcement At least 13 labourers working PNS n HARIPAL/SONARPUR Directorate arrested West in a private power company in PNS n BARABANKI (UP) a Punjab police official has TBengal police officer Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra dis- clarified that an inmate can be Invoking Singur, Prime Ashok Mishra in connection trict were injured when an iron A special investigation team transported in a private ambu- Minister with the coal pilferage case, structure fell during mainte- (SIT) has been set up by the lance on medical grounds and Saturday alleged the officials said on Sunday. nance work on Sunday, com- Uttar Pradesh Police to further the cost of conveyance has to "obstructionist mindset" of Mishra, the inspector-in- pany officials said. probe into the issue of fake be borne by the prisoner. Chief Minister Mamata charge of the Bankura police In a letter addressed to the documents of the ambulance On April 2, a case was reg- Banerjee and her TMC has station, was arrested on district magistrate and which was used to ferry gang- istered in Barabanki after the deprived West Bengal of Saturday night from Delhi, Superintendent of Police of ster-turned-politician Mukhtar documents of the ambulance industries and jobs. pose and then left the peo- they said. He is alleged to have Sonbhadra, SK Dwivedi, the Ansari from a Punjab jail to a bearing UP registration num- He also slammed her for ple to fend for themselves. links with Anup Majhi, alias Lala, who is considered to be the kingpin factory manager of Lanco Mohali court recently. ber were found to be fake. branding BJP leaders as "out- "Didi and her party's of the scam, sources said. This is the second arrest in the case, the Anpara Power Ltd said, the Barabanki Superintendent Ansari, the BSP MLA from siders" (Bohirgato) and said obstructionist mindset probe for which began in November last year. The agency had earlier accident took place during of Police Yamuna Prasad on Mau, who is wanted in Uttar it is an insult to the inclusive blocked several industrial, arrested Bikash Mishra, the brother of Trinamool Congress youth maintenance work at 2:45 am. Sunday said the SIT has been Pradesh for various cases, was ideology of Netaji Subhas infrastructure and connec- leader Binay Mishra, in connection with the case. Binay Mishra has While eight labourers were constituted under the addition- on March 31 produced before Chandra Bose and principles tivity projects. I have never been evading interrogation, following which a look-out circular was discharged after treatment, al superintendent of police the registration of the ambu- the Mohali court in connection of Indian Constitution. seen a party which takes issued against him, officials said. Majhi, the alleged kingpin, is five other labourers are in a (north). lance. with an alleged 2019 extortion Referring to the Singur pride in stopping industries scheduled to appear before the CBI on Monday for interrogation. He serious condition and have "Some members of the SIT, "The SIT will also try to look matter. movement of 2006-08 that and development."We all has been interrogated twice so far after being elusive for long. The been admitted to a government under the SHO of Haidargarh, for the ambulance and its dri- Amid tight security arrange- forced Tata Motors to move know what happened in investigating agency on November 28 last year carried out a massive hospital, he said. Uttar Pradesh have been sent to Punjab. ver. Efforts will also be made ments, Ansari was taken to out its proposed small car neighbouring Singur. search operation in a number of locations in four states -- West Chief Minister Others have been sent to Mau to ascertain as to under whose court in a wheelchair. He was Nano's mother production They used it for furthering Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh -- after registering a case has taken cognisance of the (in Uttar Pradesh). They will orders the ambulance ferried sent back to Punjab's Rupnagar unit from there, Modi told their politics and then left the against Majhi. incident and directed the deliberate on various points Ansari from the jail," the jail, where he is lodged since an election meeting in people in limbo. Today, it has Additional and will also speak to Dr Alka superintendent of police said. January 2019, in an ambulance Haripal that the TMC used no industries and farmers are Illegal liquor manufacturing unit (Energy) to probe the matter. Rai, whose name was given for Amid a row over this issue, after the appearance. the place for political pur- in distress," he said. busted in UP's Pratapgarh district n illegal liquor SP founder- TMC goons will be in jail after manufacturing unit, Aoperating from a cowshed IIT-G student held on member in Uttar Pradesh's Hathigava area, was busted in a raid by BJP comes to power: UP CM police and excise department passes away molestation charge n n personnel, an official said on PNS LUCKNOW PNS KHANAKUL (WB) after we formed the govern- Sunday. Bottles of liquor PNS n NORTH GUWAHATI celebrations on March 29. ment there. hidden in haystacks and The woman said she fell Founder member of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister "We imprisoned the tor- equipment were seized during A student of Indian Institute of unconscious after consuming and for- Yogi Adityanath on Sunday mentors of people. In Bengal, the raid at the village in Technology in Guwahati (IIT-G) the drink. mer Uttar Pradesh minister asserted that "goons sheltered we will punish those who are Pratapgarh district on Friday, Additional Director General of Police, has been arrested on the charge Authorities at the institute, Bhagwati Singh died here by the Trinamool Congress" a part of the syndicate raj and Allahabad Zone, Prem Prakash, said. "The seized liquor is worth of molesting his college mate after finding out about the inci- on Sunday. will be tracked and sent demand cut money (commis- crores," he said. "The factory, which was operating form a cowshed, and produced before a court in dent, took her to Gauhati The 89-year-old died at a behind bars within a month of sion)," Adityanath said. belongs to Guddu Singh, and efforts are on to nab him. A number of Kamrup district, which remand- Medical College and Hospital, degree college in Lucknow's the BJP forming government Accusing the TMC supremo people have been detained," Prakash said. Superintendent of Police ed him in judicial custody. and the police were subsequent- Bakshi ka Talab area where in West Bengal. of pursuing politics of Akash Tomar said that 45 persons have been identified in connection According to a police officer, ly contacted, the officer said. he was staying, according to He said the "murdered BJP appeasement during her 10- with the case, and the property of the accused will be attached. In a the complainant, a resident of Based on the statement given family sources The last rites karyakartas (workers)" includ- year rule, he said Banerjee cre- separate raid, a unit manufacturing illicit liquor was busted in an area Gujarat, has claimed in her by the woman, the accused was of Bhagwati Singh will not ing Sudarshan Pramanik from ated hurdles in Durga puja, under the Kunda police station late on Saturday night. Police also statement that the accused, a fel- arrested on Saturday and pro- be performed as he had Hooghly district, will get jus- ly. After the counting of votes, Saraswati puja and Holi cele- seized liquor worth Rs 50 lakh from a shop, Tomar said. low student in the mechanical duced before the court of the pledged to donate his body tice once the saffron party we will teach you a lesson. brations in Bengal, something engineering department, Chief Judicial Magistrate, to the King George Medical comes to power in the state. Similar things happened in that never happens in Uttar molested her after spiking her Amingaon, which sent him to University, the sources said. "TMC goons, listen careful- Uttar Pradesh four years back Pradesh. Chief of Defence Staff on two-day drink at IIT-G hostel during Holi judicial custody. visit to Southern Naval Command MP: Fire in hospital in Ujjain, hief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has JNU’s fresh fiat to prevent Covid spread patients moved out Carrived at the Southern Naval Command here for a PNS n NEW DELHI Delhi recorded 3,567 COVID- 2,790 cases on Thursday, 1,819 and on the road. "Students and PNS n UJJAIN of Police Amrendra Singh two-day visit during which he 19 cases on Saturday and the pos- cases on Wednesday and 992 employees will be allowed in hos- said. The fire broke out in the will review the progress of the In the wake of rising COVID-19 itive rate continued to rise to 4.48 cases on Tuesday, according to tels, administrative buildings, A fire broke out in a private Patidar Hospital around noon Indigenous Aircraft Carrier cases, the Jawaharlal Nehru per cent from 4.11 per cent a day official data. school buildings and the Dr B R hospital in Madhya Pradesh's and it was later brought under being constructed at the University on Sunday issued ago while 10 more people suc- In a circular, the Jawaharlal Ambedkar Central Library and Ujjain city on Sunday follow- control, he said. Cochin Shipyard, a Defence fresh directions for students and cumbed to the deadly virus. Nehru University (JNU) said face other buildings and public ing which patients lodged Some patients felt uneasy spokesman said on Sunday. staff members, including manda- The national capital has seen masks will be mandatory for stu- spaces, including shopping com- there were shifted to other because of smoke in the This is his first visit to this tory thermal screening and wear- an increase in cases with 3,594 dents and employees across the plexes and walking on the road, medical facilities, police said. premises due to the blaze and southern port city after taking over as Chief of Defence Staff, he said. ing of face mask at hostels and cases being reported on Friday, campus, including at hostels, if they are found wearing the No casualty was reported to they were taken to other near- General Rawat, who arrived on Saturday evening, would visit various inside all buildings on campus. the highest daily count this year, library, administrative buildings mask," it said. far, Additional Superintendent by hospitals, the official said. professional training schools and witness the Damage Control Training Facility at the naval base before returning on Monday evening, he said. "He is scheduled to review the training infrastructure at Southern Naval Command, which is the Training Boy dead, cops Command of the Indian Navy. The General is scheduled to visit the AIADMK, DMK or newcomer? Voters to decide Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, under construction at Cochin Shipyard suspect accidental Limited, Kochi and review its progress," the spokesman said in a PNS n CHENNAI The DMK, ousted in 2011 fought in the absence of tow- culture and pride, after taking the ruling party, returning a release. strangulation following a dismal show due to ering late leaders J Jayalalithaa on those who allegedly deni- large chunk of MLAs, Will it be a hat-trick of wins or a number of factors including and M Karunanidhi, the BJP is grated 'kandasashti kavacham', including Palaniswami from PNS n BHOPAL a political upheaval in Tamil the severe power cuts, put up also putting up a good fight, a hymn sung in praise of his home turf Edapadi in Centre orders deployment of NDRF Nadu when the results are out a more spirited performance hoping to romp home with the Tamil God Murugan (Lord Salem in the outgoing An 11-year-old boy was on May 2 With voters slated to five years later, getting elevat- blessings of Lord Muruga. Muruga). assembly. teams, helicopters in Uttarakhand found dead with the tails of write their verdict in a few ed as the principal opposition A virtual non-player in the MNM leader, actor Kamal Stalin has demonstrated nion Home Minister Amit two soft toys around his hours from Sunday, on polling party. In the first past elections which it faced on Haasan is making his electoral his keenness to make inroads Shah on Sunday said the neck in Kolar area of day of April 6, respective polit- assembly elec- its own, the BJP, in alliance debut in 2021, seeking his for- in these districts and is leav- Ugovernment has ordered Madhya Pradesh capital ical blocs headed by the tion with the AIADMK, this time tunes from Coimbatore ing no stone unturned to the deployment of National Bhopal, with police on AIADMK, DMK, AMMK and is harping on several South, part of the western achieve the goal. Disaster Response Force Sunday claiming it may be a newbie Makkal Needhi issues includ- region often hailed as The DMK is also banking (NDRF) teams and helicopters case of accidental strangula- Maiam, are sweating it out, ing Tamil AIADMK's fortress. on its alliance's win in all the in Uttarakhand to tackle forest tion. billing themselves as the best Compr Lok Sabha seats in the west- fires in the state. The home The child was living with choice before the electorate. ising the dis- ern parts in 2019 to recreate minister also spoke to his uncle and aunt in The ruling AIADMK, tricts of the performance at a more Uttarakhand Chief Minister Damkheda area and the steered by Chief Minister K Coimbatore, micro level to sweep the and took incident happened on Friday Palaniswami, is keen to ensure Erode, assembly segments as well. stock of the situation arising out of the forest fires. "I have spoken to when the two had gone for continuation of 'Amma aatchi' Tirupur Its allies include the Uttarakhand Chief Minister @TIRATHSRAWAT and inquired about the work and the deceased was (Amma's rule) for an unprece- Salem and Congress and Left. forest fires. To overcome fires and prevent loss of life and property, at home with the couple's dented third time while DMK Namakkal, While a number of pre- the central government has issued orders for immediately making two and three year old chil- president M K Stalin has among others, poll surveys have indicated available teams of @NDRFHQ and helicopters to the government of dren, said Kolar police sta- invested all his resources to the western a DMK win, some a sweep, Uttarakhand," Shah said in a tweet in Hindi. There have been reports tion in charge Chandrakant upset his rival's hopes and region has gener- the AIADMK is not willing of forest fires in several districts of Uttarakhand in last few days. Patel. reverse the wheel of fortune. ally stood behind to buy them. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | APRIL 5, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Different horses for Drive safe The Centre is scaling up its efforts to ensure that our roads stay blood-free and minus stunt drivers different courses KUSHAN MITRA n a major and welcome step towards improving road safety and driving sense across the nation, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) recently issued Ia notification with a set of modified Central Motor Vehicle Rules, which came into Policy makers and the industry must realise that there will be no effect on April 1. Besides making the system of driving licence issuance and renew- al more stringent and transparent, the notification aims at penalising those who are in the habit of flouting traffic rules regularly. To make the habitual offenders who pose ‘one size fits all’ solution to the challenges of electrification a high risk to their own lives and those of other road users more accountable, the sk any resident of Delhi Government has decided to name and shame them on its portals after they exhaust or, for that matter, most the one-month appeal period allowed to them to contest their disqualification to hold of North India during a driving licence, or if the appellate authority dis- the winter and you will Aunderstand that extreme air pol- misses such an appeal. According to the data avail- lution is impacting the quality of able, on an average, there is one death every four life of half a billion humans annu- minutes due to a road accident in the country, with ally. The extreme levels of partic- more than 15 children being killed daily on Indian ulate matter and other noxious gases are estimated to reduce the roads. Two-wheelers account for 25 per cent of life expectancy of those breathing the total road crash deaths, and speeding and drunk such air by five-six years. Many driving are among the leading causes of road fatal- children born in India today ities. In 2019 alone, the country reported over have breathing conditions such as asthma and there has been an 1,51,000 fatalities due to road accidents (most of alarming rise in lung diseases even 2002 was COVID-affected). Each year, about three among the adult population, to five per cent of the country’s GDP was invest- including a rise in lung cancer ed in road accidents. There is no better capital for among the non-smokers. It is not correct to blame the any nation or society than its human population. massive increase in vehicular But with a number of precious lives being lost year after another in a nation with population and its associated pol- the youngest average population, we don’t seem to be taking this revolting fact seri- lution as the sole cause; after all, ously enough. There is a crying need to step up with a lot more similar, and level- India has among the world’s strictest vehicular emission norms headed, attempts to ensure that road users behave responsibly at all hours, on all for new vehicles. Successive deci- stretches across the nation. However, it must be kept in mind that the punitive actions, sions by the courts and the of the International Solar right now making an extreme- But for cars, in the near whatever these be, are logical. A case in point: The challan amounts should be pro- Government have led to a situa- Alliance (ISA). However, esti- ly expensive asset purchase term, there should be a greater hibitive, yet not unreasonable or suicide-inducing, as earlier instances proved when tion where older vehicles are mates for lifecycle carbon emis- might be a stretch too far for promotion of hybrid technol- forced off the roads even when sions on a regular hatchback are many. Yes, it is correct that the ogy that will couple the bene- there were reports on an almost daily basis of absurdly high amounts being claimed they are in a decent running con- around 24-25 tonnes of CO2 cost of batteries is continuing to fits of much reduced carbon as challans for driving without a helmet. A much more sensible idea would be to dition. The active promotion of equivalent; on a similar sized decline, as is the price of the emissions alongside removing sensitise our younger generations, beginning at the mid-school level perhaps, towards newer vehicles has ignored one electric car the number is 18- expensive computer hardware Range Anxiety. This will also respecting their own and their road co-tavellers’ lives and safety. They say that any basic fact, that the energy require- 20 tonnes although EVs will required for electric cars, the allow for a short period when nation’s prosperity can be gauged from the reach of its road network but it most ments to produce a new car, from emit much of that carbon into power control unit. Some the Government and the indus- the making of the steel and alu- the atmosphere during manu- Chinese manufacturers have try can create the charging certainly doesn’t mean that this network turns out to be a death trap for speed junkies minium parts, mean that even on facturing. In the need to go IT IS NOT CORRECT brought down the price of an infrastructure, or even the pos- or drunk monsters behind the wheel. While the Government has also done away with a basic small hatchback, close to green for the future, we end up TO BLAME THE urban electric hatchback to sibility of exploring other ener- the minimum educational qualification to get a licence for commercial vehicles, osten- six tonnes of CO2 equivalent are consuming huge amounts of MASSIVE INCREASE under `4 lakh, although with a gy sources. sibly with the aim of generating more employment among the hinterland youth, this released into the atmosphere. Is it carbon in the present. real-world range of just 150 km. Hybrids, particularly in therefore not more sensible to If reducing emissions and IN VEHICULAR In an earlier column, we passenger and commercial move needs to be taken with a pinch of salt; if one may point out, without sound- keep a vehicle on the road for a carbon consumption is the addressed the issue of “Range vehicles, will reduce emis- ing elitist, as to how many accidents are, or may be, caused by drivers who may year or two more, if it is in a fit Government’s target, it would POPULATION AS Anxiety” and while 150 km sions of carbon, nitrogen not have been trained to read or show proper road signs. condition, than rushing towards be wise to not rush headlong THE SOLE CAUSE should be more than enough oxides and particulate matter newer vehicles? To an extent, the into rapid electrification across for a few days of intra-city com- and make the air cleaner. new scrappage policy announced the board. An example given by OF POLLUTION. muting, such a limited range There is a reason major motor- PICTALK by the Ministry of Road Transport some is of India’s switch to SUCCESSIVE will pose problems to most sports championships such as and Highways addresses this mobile telephony that consumers as many will not Formula 1 and the World issue. “skipped” the landline con- DECISIONS BY THE have assured access to a regu- Endurance Championships Similarly, one must remember nectivity altogether. That is a COURTS AND THE lar charging spot. have gone down the hybrid that electric vehicles (EVs) are not fallacious example for a couple GOVERNMENT It is a slightly different sit- path. Most hybrid technologies some sort of panacea towards car- of reasons. First, India has uation with two-wheelers, are mature. It will also allow bon and pollution reduction. actually laid down a lot of wires HAVE LED TO A where India is already a glob- the automotive industry in Though the pollution may not over the past couple of decades, SITUATION WHERE al leader and companies such India, which directly and indi- take place in the urban centres, the and what India really “skipped” as Ather Energy are ensuring rectly employs close to 25 processing, transportation and was widespread copper-wire OLDER VEHICLES that India will continue to million people, an option to refinement of Lithium consumes telephony; the new wire being ARE FORCED OFF maintain its lead. India can ensure job security while carbon. As does the generation of laid is primarily fibre-optic. The leverage her huge manufactur- ensuring a better future for our a bulk of the electricity in nations second reason mobile telepho- THE ROADS EVEN ing prowess and global reach in children. like India, which use coal-based ny took off was that there was WHEN THEY ARE IN this space; the evolution of a This is the final part of a thermal power. True, India has no large installed base of tele- product that will meet the “70 series on electric vehicles and the made great strides in increasing phones, with vehicles that is not A DECENT RUNNING requirement” (a range of 70 km, challenges India faces. the renewables basket in energy the case. CONDITION top speed of 70 kmph and cost- (The author is Managing consumption as the Prime Yes, everyone’s next vehicle ing `70,000) is sure to happen Editor, The Pioneer. The views Minister himself has led the push might be an electric one, but sooner rather than later. expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE People flout COVID-19 norms while roaming the Heritage Street near the Golden Temple, Amritsar PTI RAJINI DESERVES THE PHALKE AWARD If the BJP comes to Sir —This refers to the editorial Strengthen railway safety net power in Bengal, I ‘Award/Reward’ (April 3). Actor shall come to the Rajinikanth will be conferred the presti- ly and started their life-saving efforts. India must oath-taking ceremony Double standards gious Dadasaheb Phalke award. However, take lessons from Taiwan and also make its res- and ask the CM to the timing of the award raises several cue operations more agile and effective. In lethal give approval to the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi questions that should leave the accidents, time is a matter of life and death and in A master of serving its own end, Pakistan keeps the first Cabinet meeting. Government red-faced. The timing could any delay on the part of rescue teams might switching on and off trade ties with India not have been more awkward for the increase the casualties. For this, the State and superstar as it is just before the elections Prime Minister Central agencies like State Disaster Response Force — Narendra Modi rade plays a vital role in world diplomacy and is quite high at the agenda table of rela- in Tamil Nadu. It is being considered an (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force tions between nations. However, Pakistan seems adept in tapping its ties with India attempt by the Modi Government to woo (NDRF) need to work with greater cooperation and Those demanding Tvery shrewdly, only to its advantage, be it political, commercial or any other. Recently, his fans in favour of the AIADMK-BJP liaisoning. my resignation by unilaterally announcing that it cannot go ahead with any trade with India under the “cur- alliance. If the Centre really wanted to The Indian Railways, which is a 67-year-old should first honour a film star from Tamil Nadu with rent circumstances”, Islamabad has yet again betrayed organisation, has largely functioned as a subsidised withdraw their the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Kamal mode of travel for millions of Indians daily. But support to the its double standards when the Cabinet headed by PM Haasan should have been felicitated. But unfortunately it has in the recent years been hit Government. Then Imran Khan rejected the proposal of a high-powered unfortunately, Kamal happens to be a he recent accident in Taiwan — where a train by dwindling finances and has been mulling ways I will resign. I cannot resign to meet committee to import cotton from India. However, the political contender in the elections, carrying 490 people got derailed in a tunnel of generating revenue through different streams, each and every demand. directly challenging the BJP’s candidate in Tin eastern region, killing at least 50 and injur- including the non-fare revenue segment, leasing “circumstances” referred to — revocation of the spe- Nepal Prime Minister Coimbatore South. ing dozens more —reminds us of the train acci- out its vast pool of vacant land and, most impor- cial status to Jammu and Kashmir — were very much — KP Sharma Oli Leaders cutting across party lines have dents that take place every now and then in India tantly, opening doors for Public-Private Partnership present last year when Pakistan lifted the ban on import congratulated super star Rajini on being and also in other countries.There is an urgent need (PPP) for its trains and stations. However, it is of medicines and essentials amidst the COVID-19 pan- conferred the prestigious award. Prime to strengthen the railways security network in our important that the security and safety of passen- It is very important demic. If Pakistan is so steadfast on its stand on the Minister Narendra Modi offered the country with the integration of advanced technol- gers are given top priority whether the Railways that you are mentally ogy and state-of-the-art infrastructure. However, Kashmir issue, why did the Imran Khan regime lift that super star hearty congratulations in his is privatised or remains in Government hands. fit first. If you are fit in tweet and said that he was one of those what is really appreciable in the recent incident is P Senthil | the mind and think ban? What explanation could be there other than that who can boast of being popular across the fact that the rescuers reached the spot quick- positive, good health it suited its dire need to fight the pandemic and save generations. Rajinikanth has said that he follows. the lives of its citizens? Pakistan has always tried to was immensely humbled and honoured to est on the popular public provident fund tancing norm by adopting the ‘Work From Actor interfere in India’s internal matters with respect to J&K receive the award. In his tweet, he to a 46-year low of 6.4 per cent, sent shock Home’ (WFH) strategy owing to the — Sara Khan expressed heartfelt thanks to the waves through the nation. Within hours, COVID-19 crisis. The WFH option, erst- and made umpteen attempts to internationalise the issue. Further, it’s nothing new for the Government and the jury for conferring Finance Minister while considered to be a niche choice for All are fantastic Pakistan Army and the ISI to help terrorists infiltrate to the Indian side. the award on him. However, there is also tweeted that the Government had decid- some of the employees in the IT sector, players. As the Arms and ammunition meant for use by Pakistan’s Army and paramilitary have time no denying that Rajinikanth deserved the ed to withdraw the circular that had been is now witnessing robust usage across all president of the BCCI, and again been recovered from inbound terrorists. That Islamabad provides tactical and award. He is known as one of the few lead- issued because of an “oversight” but the sectors. The WFH implementation has I shouldn't pick one chose to offer no further explanation. witnessed a boost in productivity and effi- logistical support to the terrorists is an open secret around the globe. However, all this ing men in Tamil, as well as the cinema over the other. in other languages, who could strike a The move to cut the small savings ciency while contributing to reduced I am obsessed with was old hat and bilateral trade relations had therefore still continued, thanks largely to Indian chord with the common man on the street rates sparked howls of protest, especial- carbon emissions and cleaner air. Rishabh Pant. tolerance and some amount of sincerity from Islamabad. But what riled Pakistan to the and the upper class. ly in States like West Bengal that are in the WFH now as an enabler will also help BCCI president extent of severing trade ties with India was New Delhi’s move to revoke the special sta- Azhar A Khan | Rampur thick of a fiercely-contested election. employees to maintain the work-life bal- — Sourav Ganguly tus to J&K in 2019. After that, Islamabad downgraded bilateral diplomatic ties and expelled There is a darker side to this story. For a ance as the same promotes zero carbon GOVERNMENT’S FLIP-FLOP fairly long time, banks have been lobby- emissions and thus causes fewer traffic the Indian High Commissioner. It also snapped all air and land links with India and sus- The last five Sir — The bizarre flip-flop over the sharp ing the Government to cut the small sav- jams in cities due to reduced mobility. The years have seen pended trade. Pakistan will continue to make efforts to convince the world community reduction in the small savings rates has ings rates because these have restricted employees no longer need to get hassled an unprecedented that the Kashmir issue is central to healthy relations with New Delhi. However, India’s glob- once again exposed the frailty of the their ability to raise deposits. about reaching the office. downfall in Assam's al reputation is increasing in leaps and bounds — more so after supplying indigenous Narendra Modi Government’s decision- Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai Varun Dambal | Bengaluru economic prowess anti-Corona vaccines to nations across the world, its sincere attempts to strengthen grass- making process and its appalling insen- and a severe damage sitivity towards people at the bottom of the WFH IS CURRENTLY A VIABLE OPTION to the Assamese identity. roots democracy in J&K and to maintain peace and tranquillity in South Asia — and far pyramid. The decision to cut the rates, Sir — Many businesses and employers are Send your feedback to: Congress leader overweighs Pakistan’s nefarious designs. especially the proposal to pare the inter- now opting for the complete social dis- [email protected] — Salman Khurshid VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | APRIL 5, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Micro-pension: Providing HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN INDIA MOIN QAZI Indians are also guilty of genocide against Dalits and security to the elderly tribals who are often attacked, insulted and humiliated For micro-pensions to succeed, a delicate balance among economic viability, generation of adequate returns and customised features for the participants is required ndia is experiencing a demographic transition to grey hairs and it is likely to see a further Iuptick. This change is leading to lower fertil- MARKANDEY KATJU ity, increased life expectancy and a consequent increase in the proportion of the elderly popula- ecently, I had a long talk with a German on Skype. Our tion. Families are shrinking and transforming into discussion revolved around the incidences of human rights nuclear units. Individualistic attitudes and rising Rviolations and the mass genocide that have shamed the aspirations, with accompanying changes in world. I told him that the genocide of Jews by the Nazis was no lifestyles, are widening the generation gap. It looks like retirement might soon be a thing of the past doubt terrible but it was not unique.The Europeans who came and the elderly will have to toil late into their twi- to North America almost wiped out the entire native-American light years. It appears that the prospect of work- population and the small numbers of survivors were driven into ing until you drop would likely become the norm. concentration camps euphemistically called ‘reservations’. Increasingly, we’re seeing people who are Before the British came to India, it was a prosperous coun- becoming poor for the first time in their old age try, having over 30 per cent of the world’s trade. By the end of as we are entering into the age of no retirement. India is home to one-fifth of the total population British rule in 1947, it became impoverished, and our world trade on earth, which includes a third of the world’s poor was reduced to only about 2 per cent. During British rule, which and one-eighth of the elderly. Most of them spend THE PENSION lasted roughly from 1757 to 1947, it is estimated that about 100 their entire lives as informal workers and have no SYSTEM OF million Indians died of starvation, and many became beggars, retirement security other than the hope that their THE ECONOMY criminals or scavengers. Nobody talks of this Holocaust, since children will care for them. This arrangement HAS TO very few people even know about it. If one were given a choice worked well when the joint family structure was EVOLVE QUICKLY, the dominant characteristic of the society. between death in a gas chamber and death by starvation, many OR ELSE However, with new social norms eroding the fam- THE ECONOMY ily-based support system, old-age care has become WILL BE a critical challenge, especially for the low-income LEFT IN DIRE to generate periodical returns. under a national pension scheme. Most implementation chal- group. STRAITS. When people retire, their accumu- There are numerous Government- lenges can be overcome through The governments around the world have his- lated capital is paid out in month- supported micro-pension schemes sustained communication and edu- torically been plagued with the challenges of pro- THE BIGGEST ly amounts. The first one has issues but also several mounting chal- cation campaigns as well as the viding financial and social support to the aged pop- CHALLENGE of viability. A possible solution lenges: the reluctance of people development and implementation ulation. This has resulted in the introduction and IS THE could be a universal social pension towards investing any part of their of an appropriate micro-pension implementation of various retirement benefit FACT THAT with a fairly high retirement age so income over a large period of time, framework. This can be best schemes which have evolved with several reforms ALMOST that expenditure is contained. an absence of regular income for achieved by utilising a robust tech- into the global pension landscape, as we know it 85 PER CENT Micro-pension is a not an old clients, poor infrastructure and nological platform (mobile apps) today. Many of these programmes are based on OF INDIAN concept; but it has not been able to connectivity and remote spread of that would effectively support the the three-legged stool — Government benefits, LABOUR grow because selling a pension the clientele. provision of customer services to the employer-provided pensions and personal savings IS STILL product to low-income categories For micro-pensions to succeed, target population. However, there is — all of which face serious challenges. Despite the EMPLOYED and keeping it active for a long term a delicate balance between econom- a segment of population whose people would opt for the former, as the latter is much more painful success of some of these schemes, extending pen- IN THE INFORMAL is the most challenging task. Current ic viability, generation of adequate main challenge is to meet basic and prolonged. Further, the Belgians slaughtered millions of natives sion coverage to those who have worked in the SECTOR, research estimates that about 80 mil- returns and customised features for needs — food, clothing and hous- in the Congo and the Americans wiped out about 10 per cent informal sector has remained a herculean task. MOSTLY AS lion of India’s informal workers are the participants is required. As the ing, and it would be very difficult of the population of Vietnam by B-52 bombers, napalm, agent Though the informal sector workers may not DAILY WAGE capable of saving for retirement and flow of income of low-income to bring these individuals into a for- orange and other devilish devices. “retire” in the formal sense like employees in the WORKERS. IT IS can be the beneficiaries of micro- communities is uncertain or volatile mal micro-pension scheme. organised sector, they need to prepare for the even- pension programmes. With under- owing to the nature of their econ- An important Government pol- I then said we Indians are also guilty of genocide against EXTREMELY tual reduction in earning capacity that will occur DIFFICULT TO developed annuity markets and omy, they should be offered a icy might be the creation of a our Dalits (low castes) and tribals. The atrocities against Jews during old age, especially on account of ill health. COVER poor financial literacy, these people degree of financial flexibility provid- social assistance programme to lasted only from 1933 to 1945. But we have been committing A properly designed pension scheme offers INFORMAL face considerable challenges in ing for low or no minimum contri- provide for the poor among the atrocities on our Dalits and tribals for centuries. Even today for unique security to its beneficiaries. They get a guar- SECTOR making informed decisions about bution requirements in order to elderly who were unable to con- a boy to fall in love or marry a non-Dalit girl is often invit- anteed income, determined by the number of years EMPLOYEES investing limited savings for sustain- encourage membership. However, tribute meaningfully to a formal ing a death sentence, by “honor killing”. Dalits are often attacked, of their service and by their salary at the time of UNDER A able retirement income. contributions that are set too low or pension scheme during their work- retirement. And pensions don’t run dry; workers Several studies have established which are paid very unevenly may ing lives. This could be done on a insulted and humiliated for even trivial acts, like riding a horse NATIONAL (or their spouses) get them as long as they live, PENSION SCHEME that India has a very young and not provide sufficient income secu- non-contributory basis using a to his wedding. In February last year, a 27-year-old man from because the employer is committed to paying a cer- immature pension industry and a rity. means tested or universal approach. the Dalit community was forcibly alighted from a horse in his tain level of benefits. population that is not particularly The experience with micro- Countries like Australia, Spain and wedding procession, subjected to casteist slurs and allegedly However, not only the poor but also others keen to secure its retirement. A mere savings indicates that low-income Greece have introduced multi-pil- beaten up in Gujarat. tend to ignore the benefits of pension and have a 7.4 per cent of the total Indian pop- groups prefer lower-value and fre- lar pension schemes where a pillar No doubt there has not been a large-scale massacre of Dalits false sense of security. In developing countries, the ulation is covered under any form quent deposits rather than infre- supports voluntary contributions majority of the elderly population is anchored only of pension plans, which is an alarm- quent larger-value deposits. As with Government co-contributions or tribals like the Holocaust of Jews for quite some time. But by social security and whatever it has managed to ing a figure in itself. there are competing demands on for low-income earners subject to a what can be called as “ideological genocide” continues to this put into their accounts. For the poor and vulner- The pension system of the their resources, it is difficult for predetermined eligibility criteria. day. Dalits are often insulted and humiliated, demeaned and belit- able, two types of pension could be provided. The economy has to evolve quickly, or them to accumulate large amounts. An ideal micro-pension pro- tled constantly and treated as “neech” (inferior) by most of the first is a public or social pension, where the State else the economy will be left in dire In order to facilitate the making of gramme needs to address gover- upper castes and even by the backward castes(OBCs). Even many raises revenue and redistributes to citizens when straits. The biggest challenge is the frequent deposits, convenient door- nance, design, administrative and of our youth, who are expected to be more idealistic, often attack they reach a stipulated age in order to guarantee The writer is a fact that almost 85 per cent of Indian to-door deposit collection has to be efficiency issues to succeed and them a dignified life. The second is micro-pen- well-known labour is still employed in the organised. Mobile phones have requires a multi-model implemen- Dalits, as happened in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh or in a few sion, a personal retirement savings plan. People development professional. informal sector, mostly as daily wage transformed the landscape in a tation of micro-pension plans in Tamil Nadu Universities. The views expressed save a small part of their income individually dur- are personal. workers. It is extremely difficult to revolutionary way and this may not addition to a separate set of regu- I often receive emails and facebook messages from Dalit ing their working life that is invested collectively cover informal sector employees be a tall order. lations. youth complaining of their ill-treatment by upper caste students in colleges and universities. Many Dalit girl students have said that the upper caste girls refuse to have food with them in hos- POINTCOUNTERPOINT tel messes and often insult them. I am not indulging in whataboutery, but who are we to blame the Germans for what DIDI, IS THERE ANY TRUTH IN THE RUMOUR I AM NOT YOUR PARTY MEMBER THAT YOU WILL they did to the Jews when we are no less guilty (though in a different way)? The treatment of Dalits and tribals is a disgrace THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SUGGEST THAT I CONTEST FROM ANOTHER SEAT. I to our country, and the time has come when this infamy must CONTEST FROM SOME OTHER SEAT? HAVE CONTESTED FROM NANDIGRAM AND WILL WIN. come to an end. — PRIME MINISTER — WEST BENGAL CM (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. NARENDRA MODI MAMATA BANERJEE The views expressed are personal.) Myanmar should stick to non-violence to counter Tatmadaw Federalism is the only solution that could bring long-term peace and unity to Myanmar but that country’s military would die in a ditch to prevent it he non-violent democ- testers, and they show no sign Of course, the regime Government called the solution that could bring must sound like a good idea ratic resistance in of slowing down. also knows how to use the Committee for Representing long-term peace and unity to to them. They should resist TMyanmar is living Senior General Min Aung internet. As Dr Erica Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (the Burma, but the Tatmadaw the temptation. through terrible times, but Hlaing, who led the coup, Chenoweth, the world’s lead- Parliament)— and the CRPH would die in a ditch to pre- “Non-violent struggle” is statistics are on its side: most clearly believes that he can ing scholar on non-violent is saying that it is a “federal” vent it. rarely non-violent on both non-violent movements ride out the resistance if he revolution, pointed out: Government. Finding the Myanmar sides, but the oppressors find eventually win. But it’s hard to kills enough people. After “There’s a reason why the Federalism is the ulti- army dead in a ditch would it hard to use unlimited force stay non-violent when you DYER all, in 1988 the army, already Government didn’t just liter- mate political heresy in not distress many civilians when the other side is using are up against a force as ruth- GWYNNE in power for 26 years, massa- ally cut off internet access for- Myanmar. The army’s self- these days, but a civil war is none at all, specially, when the less and brutal as the cred thousands of university ever. After a particularly grue- assigned task ever since inde- the last thing any country whole world is watching. Tatmadaw. students in the streets of some event, they turn it on so pendence has been main- should wish for. That is why non-violent The Burmese army is dis- Yangon to quell a protest that people actually share taining the hegemony of the The problem is that movements succeed so often. tinguished by the fact that in movement — and won a fur- about the gruesome event.” ethnic Bamar majority (about Myanmar’s pro-democratic If the protesters turn into its 73-year history, it has ther 22 years in power. “They want it to be max- two-thirds of the country’s 54 leaders are starting to talk just another army (amateur- never fought foreigners. It is But the country has now imally terrorising and demo- million people) over the about not only a “federal ish, poorly armed, ethnically the second-biggest army in had 10 years of more or less bilising to the population. Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, government” but also a “fed- divided), then all limitations Southeast Asia with as many democratic Government in a Then as soon as there’s some election victory late last year Kachin, Rakhine, Rohingya eral army” combining the on the use of force by the big, as 3,50,000 troops, but it has power-sharing arrangement fomenting of outrage and that drove Gen Hlaing to and Karenni minorities. ethnic guerilla armies with professional, well-equipped done all its killing at home. It between the Tatmadaw and attempts to coordinate resis- seize power in February, but The army’s personnel are pro-democracy militants. army are lifted and the bad has become quite good at it. the elected National League tance, they shut it off again. things are not working out as almost entirely Bamar, and Many high-profile leaders guys win. Most revolutionar- Since the military coup for Democracy (NLD), led by It’s a very savvy way of polit- he expected. the country’s border areas of the NLD, trade unionists ies elsewhere know that well on February 1 put at least a Gwynne Dyer’s Nobel Peace Prize winner ically manipulating the infor- The non-violent resis- have been under semi-per- and other democratic leaders by now, but Myanmar was temporary end to Myanmar's new book is ‘Growing Aung San Suu Kyi. People mation environment and sup- tance in Myanmar is not just manent military occupation have taken refuge in the isolated from the rest of the 10-year experiment with Pains: The Future of have got used to their free- pressing any meaningful individual protesters in the for decades to hold down minority areas, so creating world for a long time. democracy, the Tatmadaw Democracy and Work’. dom, they are far better edu- coordination advantages that streets. The members of the minorities who have turned such a united force is not They had better catch up and its police accomplices The views cated than they were in 1988, the internet can provide to newly elected Parliament who in desperation to guerilla impossible. They are doubt- quickly, or there will be a civil have shot or beaten to death expressed are personal. and they can organise them- the movement.” avoided arrest have created a warfare. less near to despair much of war—which they would more than 400 unarmed pro- selves online. It was the NLD’s landslide rival underground Federalism is the only the time and a “federal army” probably lose. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | APRIL 5, 2021 Money 08 Surge in virus cases prompts RBI Govt to slap recovery notice on Vedanta’s Cairn to maintain status quo on rates PNS n NEW DELHI The oil ministry will seeks tens of millions of dollars from PNS n MUMBAI Street to leave rates will continue to reaffirm the Vedanta's Cairn Oil & Gas unchanged and maintain an accommodative monetary after the Delhi High Court A sudden surge in COVID-19 accommodative stance. The policy despite the global held that the firm was liable to cases and the government's key monitorable will be any increase in bond yields amidst pay higher profit share to the recent mandate asking the guidance on open market concerns of a quicker than government in lieu of its central bank to keep retail purchases (OMOs) or on expected normalisation in the Rajasthan oil and gas block inflation around 4 per cent are long-term rates more general- markets of developed license being extended beyond likely to prompt the Reserve ly," it said. economies. initial term, a top official said. Bank to maintain status quo Dhruv Agarwala, Group Last month, the govern- In the interim, the firm's on policy rates at its first bi- CEO, Housing.com, ment had asked the Reserve Barmer basin block licence, monthly monetary policy Makaan.com and Bank to maintain retail infla- whose initial 25-year term Modi had in March 2017 and conditions as the original review for the current fiscal, Proptiger.com said the RBI is tion at 4 per cent with a mar- ended on May 15, 2020, has approved a policy for extension licence. according to experts. walking a tight rope between gin of 2 per cent on either side been given an eighth interim of production sharing con- The government challenged The Monetary Policy COVID-19 cases once again for another five-year period extension, the official, who tracts (PSCs) for oil and gas the order before a division Committee (MPC), RBI's rising across the country, ending March 2026. wished not to be identified, blocks beyond their initial bench, which on March 26 this rate-setting panel, is also like- which could potentially put In a bid to control price said. term. This policy provided year ruled that "there cannot be ly to maintain the policy brakes on the recovering rise, the government in 2016 "Now that the Delhi High that the government's share of extension of the Production stance accommodative at the economy, and the inflation had given a mandate to the Court has upheld the govern- profit petroleum (earning from Sharing Contract uncondi- next policy review to be rate that is trending upwards. RBI to keep the retail inflation ment policy, we will issue sale of oil and gas after deduct- tionally, on the same terms and unveiled on April 7, say "The apex bank is likely to at 4 per cent with a margin of recovery notices seeking high- ing all expenses) would be 10 conditions which were prevail- experts. keep the repo rate unchanged 2 per cent on either side for a er profit petroleum since May per cent more during the ing 25 years ago i.e. on 15th RBI Governor Shaktikanta rificing the main objective of recovery is still uneven and in the upcoming bi-monthly five-year period ending 15, 2020," he said. "The exact extended period. May, 1995, the effective date." Das headed six-member MPC containing retail inflation at 4 the pace of improvement has review of key rates," he said. March 31, 2021. amount is being calculated Vedanta's Cairn sought a 10- It set aside the May 2018 sin- is scheduled to meet from per cent with a margin of 2 slowed of late after sharp He said home loan rates are The central bank mainly but it will be in tens of millions year extension of Rajasthan gle judge order. April 5 to 7. The policy meet per cent on either side. rebound from lows. Further, at historic lows with recent factors in the retail inflation of dollars." PSC, which the government "In effect what the Delhi outcome will be announced The policy repo rate or the the recent rebound in Covid cuts by a number of commer- based on Consumer Price When contacted, a compa- approved. But the firm chal- High Court has said is that the on April 7. short-term lending rate is cases poses a fresh challenge. cial banks and a further cut in Index while arriving at its ny spokesperson said, "We are lenged in Delhi High Court the company has to pay higher The RBI, experts feel, will currently at 4 per cent, and the It said the growth and infla- rates will help the industry monetary policy. On February in the process of reviewing the condition for additional prof- profit share after May 15, 2020. wait for an opportune time to reverse repo rate is 3.35 per tion dynamic warrants con- and the overall economy. 5, after the last MPC meet, the court's order, will assess any it petroleum. A single judge So the company is now liable announce monetary action cent tinued policy support, espe- Suman Chowdhury, Chief central bank had kept the next course of action" after bench of the Delhi High Court to pay higher profit petroleum with a view to ensure the best On the forthcoming mon- cially with rising covid cases Analytical Officer, Acuit key interest rate (repo) that. in May 2018 upheld the com- for the period they operate the possible outcome in terms of etary policy, Edelweiss domestically. Ratings & Research, said the unchanged citing inflationary The Union Cabinet headed pany position that the exten- block post May 15, 2020," the pushing growth without sac- Research said economic "In all, we expect Mint MPC in its upcoming meeting concerns. by Prime Minister Narendrea sion has to be on same terms official said. IA plans to select 100 Eight of top-10 MONEY MATTERS companies add Ashok Soota launches SKAN for startups for seed funding over Rs 1.2 lakh IL&FS receives Rs 693 cr claims PNS n research, commits Rs 200 crore NEW DELHI crore in m-cap PNS n NEW DELHI deep into select areas like for 2 road projects from NHAI Start-up nurturing platform Parkinson's disease, bipolar L&FS Transportation Networks India Accelerator plans to PNS n NEW DELHI IT veteran Ashok Soota has set disorders, strokes and other ILtd (ITNL), a subsidiary of expand its start-up portfolio up SKAN, a not-for-profit cerebrovascular disorders. IL&FS, on Sunday said it has by over three-fold in 2021 with Eight of the top-10 most val- entity that will conduct med- For problems related to both received a settlement amount of investment in around 100 ued companies together ical research, and has commit- ageing and neurological disor- Rs 673 crore for Kiratpur Ner such ventures. added Rs 1,28,503.47 crore ted Rs 200 crore towards the ders, the philosophy of the Chowk Expressway (KNCEL) and The company invests Rs 25 in market valuation last effort. research will include searching Rs 20 crore towards claims for lakh in select startups every week, with IT majors Tata The research for the projects for kinder, gentler therapies; Chenani Nashri Tunnelway (CNTL), from the National Highways year then mentors them and startups every year," Bhatia Consultancy Services and will be done through reputed delaying the onset and slowing Authority of India (NHAI). The amount was received on March 31, connects them with other said. Infosys leading from the partners, a statement said on down the progression of the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) said in a investors as they mature, India He said India Accelerator front. Sunday. disease and providing persons statement. The KNCEL project was foreclosed under the Ministry of Accelerator founder Ashish (IA) had invested in around 30 The valuation of Tata The strategic partner for a better quality of life even as Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) guidelines of March 2019 Bhatia told PTI. startups in 2020. Consultancy Services (TCS) neurological research is the they live with the illness, the for incomplete or stalled projects. CNTL is a completed project, He said the company is According to TiE report, jumped Rs 36,158.22 crore to Centre for Brain Research statement said. earning annuities, and the Rs 19.6 crore is the claim amount towards close to launching SEBI- there are around 38,000 active reach Rs 11,71,082.67 crore, (CBR) at Indian Institute Of this, Rs 100 crore is ear- "It will take 10 years to change of scope, the statement said. It said Fagne Songadh approved alternate investment startups in the country, out of becoming the biggest gainer Science-Bangalore (IISc), it marked for partners such as St build a world class institution Expressway Ltd (FSEL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of ITNL, had funds both for category 1 which 26 are unicorns. The among the top-10 most val- added. John's, Centre for Brain for ageing and neurological earlier completed its settlement with NHAI under the new MoRTH angel fund and category 2 startup ecosystem in India ued companies. CBR is putting together a Research (CBR), IIT-Roorkee, research. policy on stuck-up projects receiving an amount of Rs 707 crore. venture capital fund, which had attracted USD 14.5 billion Infosys added Rs consortium to handle the first NIMHANS and any new part- "I am grateful to two emi- will be providing more fund- of funding in 2019. 20,877.24 crore to take its project on Parkinson's dis- ners which may be added. nent leaders who have agreed ing opportunities for startups. Since Aug 2017, IA has market capitalisation (m- ease. The remaining amount is ear- to take charge as chairpersons "While Accelerator pro- selected around 70 companies cap) to Rs 5,90,229.35 crore The strategic partner for marked for investments in for the two divisions in case of MFs turn net buyers; invest gramme is the core foundation for acceleration. In 2020, IA and Hindustan Unilever saw ageing is the upcoming St. SKAN and direct projects an exigency to me if line lead- for the success of our startups, has closed 27 funding transac- its valuation rise by Rs John's Geriatric Centre (SJGC), within SKAN, it added. ership is not ready to take Rs 2,476 cr in equities in Mar there are other critical pieces tions and around two-third of 19,842.83 crore to Rs to be located on the St John's In ageing, the approach will charge," Soota, who is also the needed to help grow a startup, portfolio companies have 5,63,767.05 crore. Hospital campus. be to go wide into relatively founder and executive chair- utual funds invested these (new funds) help us in raised their follow-on round of Reliance Industries gained "Soota has agreed to fund under-researched areas and man of Happiest Minds, said. MRs 2,476 crore in expand even further -- to new funding. Rs 17,401.77 crore to Rs the setting up of the Centre for will include the establishment SKAN is scouting for talent, equities in March, making geographies and in other Bhatia said that IA has par- 12,81,644.97 crore and State Research in Ageing and of a large community-based including chief executive offi- it the first such infusion domains, thus helping us to tially exited from five startups Bank of India added Rs Geriatrics (CRAG) at the SJGC research cohort. cers for the ageing and neuro- in 10 months, as move forward with our target with up to six-fold return on 12,003.6 crore to Rs and to support joint projects," For the neurological logical divisions and other consolidation in the of picking up 100 high-pot investments. 3,30,701.48 crore. according to the statement. research, the plan will be to go positions, the statement said. market provided investment opportunities to fund managers. SC ORDER ON INTEREST WAIVER Kaushlendra Singh Sengar, founder and CEO at INVEST19, said mutual funds (MFs) inflow in equities will be stagnant in near Johnson Controls-Hitachi sees 20% growth; future. Prior to the inflows, mutual funds (MFs) had been withdrawing money from equities since June 2020, data PSU banks may have available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) showed. "The markets were a bit volatile in March and at to reduce dependence on imports by half one point of time it was around minus 4 per cent to 5 per cent from the beginning of the month. If we see last few quarters, PNS n NEW DELHI Gurmeet Singh told PTI. to take Rs 2,000-cr hit the market continued to surge and many investors were opting Like other players, Johnson to book profits," Harshad Chetanwala said. Cooling products maker Controls-Hitachi Air PNS n NEW DELHI one who did not avail mora- Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning has also gone for torium. Conditioning India is looking a price increase of 3-5 per cent Public sector banks may have According to banking for around 20 per cent growth to ward off the inflationary to bear a burden of Rs 1,800- sources, initially 60 per cent ‘Wiley to expand open access in the current financial year, in pressure on raw materials, 2,000 crore arising due to a of borrowers availed morato- comparison to the 2019-20 including copper, aluminium, recent Supreme Court judge- rium and gradually the per- offerings in sustainable way’ level, said a top company offi- steel and plastics, and expects ment on the waiver of com- centage came down to 40 per cial. another price hike coming pound interest on all loan cent and even less as collec- lobal publishing major Wiley has said The company expects fac- soon. accounts which opted for tion improved with ease in Gthat open access is a key way to tors such as pent-up demand "It will be difficult to survive moratorium during March- lockdown. In case of corpo- advance scientific discovery and knowl- and work-from-home, which even in the month of April August 2020, sources said. rate, this was as low as 25 per edge-sharing in the post-pandemic will create a demand for addi- without increasing the price is The judgement covers cent as far as public sector world, and the firm remains deeply com- tional room AC along with my fear," said Singh. loans above Rs 2 crore as banks were concerned. mitted to expanding its open access exchange requirement of old genisation. crore. He added that "the price of loans below this got blanket They further said, banks offerings, but maintained that it plans to units, for the growth of the "We had clocked Rs 2,200 "For the next fiscal year copper is almost 50 per cent interest on interest waiver in would provide compound do so in a "legally and sustainable" way. segment. crore in the last year (FY (FY 2021-22), I am sure that higher than at the start of the November last year. interest waiver for the peri- Open access is a publishing model for Besides, Johnson Controls- 2019-20), in which a big chunk we should be reaching at least year. Aluminium and steel Compound interest support od a borrower had availed scholarly communication that makes Hitachi Air Conditioning is of sales from March was lost. 20 per cent growth (by value) have both increased" and scheme for loan moratorium moratorium. For example, if research information available to readers also working on reducing its So, we are just about similar to from FY 2019-20," Johnson diesel prices are going up. All cost the government Rs 5,500 a borrower availed moratori- at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model. "We dependence on imports for last year. If we would have Controls-Hitachi Air combined have put tremen- crore during 2020-21 and um of three months, the believe that the trends point our industry towards a more open components by half as part of been okay then we should Conditioning India Chairman dous pressure on the entire the scheme covered all bor- waiver would be for that future, where Gold open access, preprints, and transparency of data, its commitment towards indi- have clocked at least Rs 2,500 and Managing Director ecosystem. rowers including the prompt period. methods and peer-review will continue to grow in importance and amplify the impact of research globally," Wiley India MD Vikas Gupta said. Gupta further noted that "the promise of open access is particu- larly powerful as India advances a comprehensive Science, Hero aims to train 20k Crude steel output falls to over 19 MT Technology and Innovation policy in the coming years". PNS n NEW DELHI 2020. roadside mechanics South Korea's steel produc- GST to be levied on underlying PNS n NEW DELHI It has already trained 4,000 India's crude steel output fell by tion was at 11.5 MT, as com- mechanics and has also 1 per cent to 19.1 million pared to 11.2 MT in the year- goods in gift vouchers: AAAR The country's leading elec- installed around 1,500 charg- tonnes (MT) during the first ago period. tric two-wheeler maker Hero ing points till date. two months of 2021, according Turkey produced 6.4 MT of learing the air over taxabil- Electric aims to train over In an interaction with PTI, to worldsteel. crude steel in period under City of gift cards or vouch- 20,000 roadside mechanics Hero MD Naveen Munjal said The country had produced review. It had produced 5.9 MT ers, the Tamil Nadu bench of across the country over the the electric segment is set to 18.9 MT crude steel during the in same period in 2020. the AAAR has ruled that GST next three years to deal with "explode" in the country in the same period last year. While Germany produced would be levied on the under- any issue its customers might coming years and so the com- The production for the 64 6.4 MT steel in January- lying goods/ services at the face as part of its plans to instill pany is on a move to further countries reporting to the February 2021, Brazil and Iran time of redemption such pre- confidence in buyers who opt sharpen its competencies worldsteel was 313.1 MT in produced 5.8 MT and 5.3 MT, paid instruments. Kalyan for the green mobility, accord- across various business verti- January-February 2021, regis- respectively. Jewellers India Ltd has ing to a top company official. cals. "We have currently over tering a 5 per cent increase With members in every approached the Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR) The firm, which sold around 600 dealers and sub dealers in compared to 297.7 MT in the major steel-producing country, against the ruling by the Tamil Nadu state Authority for Advance 53,000 electric two-wheelers the country. It's a multi-layered year ago period, the global According to the World Steel per cent to 15 MT year-on-year Brussels-based worldsteel rep- Ruling (AAR), which had said that GST at 12 per cent or 18 per cent last fiscal to lead the vertical, approach which we are focus- industry body data showed. Association (worldsteel) data, from 16.1 MT. The US pro- resents steel producers, nation- would be levied depending on whether on such pre-paid instruments also aims to set up around ing on. We have dealers and China remained the global China had produced 159.1 duced 13.2 MT steel in the al and regional steel industry was paper based or magnetic strip based respectively. Modifying the 20,000 charging stations across then we also have sub dealers leader in production of steel, reg- MT steel in the same period period under review. Its output associations, and steel research AAR verdict, the AAAR has clarified that GST will be levied not on the the country over the next two in the periphery areas to cater istering 8.86 per cent year-on- last year. was at 14.9 MT in 2020. institutes. Its members repre- supply of vouchers but on the underlying supply of goods/ services years to ease range anxiety to the demand of the cus- year growth in output at 173.2 During January-February Russia's output was at 12.4 sent around 85 per cent of the at the time of redemption and the time for payment of GST will be issues. tomers," Munjal said. MT during the said period. 2021, Japan's output slipped 6 MT compared to 11.61 MT in global steel production. dependent on the provisions detailed in the GST law. 9

Vijayawada Monday April 5 2021 what’s brewing? SHRADDHA TO PLAY , Govinda DOUBLE ROLE IN test positive for Covid-19 ctors Akshay Kumar and Govinda have test- CHAALBAAZ IN LONDON a ed positive for Covid-19. Akshay Kumar ctor Shraddha years. Looking forward to this catering to the pan-India took to social media to make Kapoor has come journey,” the 34-year-old audience. the announcement. "I wish on board to star in actor said in a statement. “We are happy to have to inform everyone that, ear- a the upcoming Parashar, who also helmed Shraddha again on board. lier this morning, I have test- romantic-comedy the popular 1985 TV series She has been a thorough ed positive for COVID-19. Chaalbaaz In Karamchand, said he is confi- professional — very dedi- Following all the protocols, I London, to be directed by dent that Kapoor will be able cated and easy to work have immediately isolated Pankaj Parashar, who helmed to do a great job with double with and hence was myself. I'm under home the 1989 Sridevi classic role in the comedy. always our first quarantine and have sought Chaalbaaz. “For me, there is nobody choice. Also, Shraddha necessary medical care. I The film is a joint produc- better than her for a film like fits the part really well. would sincerely request all tion between , Chaalbaaz In London. I also It will be interesting to see those that have come in con- "He (Govinda) tested pos- all safety protocols under the Krishan Kumar’s T- Series want to thank Mr Bhushan two different Shraddhas in tact with me to get them- itive today morning. His advice of my doctors. and director Ahmed Khan Kumar and Mr Ahmed Khan one film,” he said. selves tested and take care. symptoms are absolutely Grateful for all your love and and Shaira Khan’s Paper Doll for trusting in my vision and Ahmed Khan, who last Back in action very soon," he mild. There's nothing to support. Please stay safe and Entertainment. idea. I can’t wait to begin worked with Kapoor in the wrote. worry about. He is quaranti- take care." Before her, her Kapoor said she is thrilled work on this project,” he 2020 action movie Baaghi 3, Akhay has been one of the ning at home and taking boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor to take on the challenge of added. called Chaalbaaz In London busiest film stars ever since precautions," Sunita said. and his mother Neetu essaying a double role — her It is unclear if Chaalbaaz In his dream project. “It has the lockdown was eased last The duo is the latest to Kapoor had also tested posi- career first. London is a remake of the always been an absolute plea- year. He has started and fin- test positive for the disease. tive for the disease. “Although there’s a huge 1989 movie that featured sure teaming up with ished shoots for multiple Recently, Alia Bhatt, Aamir Maharashtra has been responsibility on me, I’m Sridevi in a double role. Bhushan ji because he is a projects, including Bell Khan, Kartik Aaryan, Fatima battling a strong second happy that Bhushan sir and Bhushan Kumar said he team player who supports the Bottom and Atrangi Re. He Sana Shaikh and multiple wave of coronavirus infec- Ahmed sir feel that I will be was willing to make the film team’s vision completely. We was currently working on others tested positive. tions. The state, on Saturday, able to pull it off. Also, it’s a since he heard its quirky sto- have an entire schedule Ram Setu. Alia took to Instagram on reported 49,447 fresh cases, great opportunity and a learn- ryline for the first time. planned in London and are in Actor Govinda is under Friday to reveal her diagno- the highest rise in a day so ing experience for me to work The producer called the midst of locking actors for home quarantine, his wife sis. "Hello all, I have tested far, taking the tally to with Pankaj sir who has Chaalbaaz In London a com- the other roles. This is going Sunita Ahuja said on Sunday. positive for Covid-19. I have 29,53,523 while 277 entertained us for so many mercial and modern story to be special,” he added. The 57-year-old actor has immediately isolated myself fatalities pushed the toll to "mild symptoms" and is fol- and will be under home 55,656, the state health lowing necessary protocol. quarantine. I am following department said. Ayushmann: Always looked forward Rajkummar Rao would ‘love to to discovering the unexplored achieve’ filmography like Irrfan Khan’s ctor Rajkummar ollywood actor a chance to shoot in the anticipate the love I Rao says he is a Ayushmann northeast. would get from the lovely big fan of Irrfan Khurrana has “Words will always fall people there.” Khan, and adds b returned to short if I have to describe The actor added that a that he would Mumbai after the effect northeast has what he cherishes the love to achieve shooting for had on me. I’m glad we most is the warmth he something like the filmog- Anek in the northeast. He could shoot in the north- got from the children in raphy the late actor had. says he has always looked east because it helped me northeast. “I am a huge fan of Irrfan forward to discovering learn something new Ayushmann said, “It sir. The kind of filmogra- the unexplored. about how incredible was truly special to meet phy he had, the work he “I have always looked India is,” he said. them and soak in their has done and the perfor- forward to discovering Talking about the love. Also, I could get my mances he has given — I the unexplored. So, my beautiful memories of family to spend some would love to achieve trip to the northeast truly touring and shooting for time with me and we something like that. That touched my heart. I Anek, Ayushmann said, toured Kaziranga and would be great,” experienced so much “I can’t wait to go back to made beautiful memories Rajkummar told IANS. beauty, so much love the northeast because I together. It was special Irrfan is one of many from people, so much have returned to Mumbai and we loved every bit of actors he would love to character and diversity of with memories that are this serene, rejuvenating take a masterclass from. position to do that, and terclass,” the actor said. our country, that it will so personal and over- vacation.” However, although honestly I don’t feel that I Rajkummmar, who was always remain one of my whelming. I’m grateful Ayushmann got to Rajkummar regularly gar- have done anything special recently seen in the horror most special trips that that we could shoot Anek discover the extremely ners accolades for his roles, to give a masterclass. I comedy Roohi, will next be helped me discover more so smoothly there. popular red tea, called he feels he is not in a posi- think there are way better seen in Badhaai Do, a fol- about my beautiful coun- “I was shooting a film ‘laal sah’ in Assam and tion to give masterclass to actors, there are way more low-up to the 2018 comedy try,” Ayushmann said. for the first time in the has become a big fan of aspiring actors. people out here from whom film Badhaai Ho. The film He is happy that he got Northeast and I didn’t it. “Trust me I am not in a I would like to take a mas- co-stars Bhumi Pedenkar. FUN

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ra of new talent seeping into It’s likely the very charm of every industry, Sai feels none of them can take his limelight away because it all boils down to a Hyderabad-based actor Sai Ketan personal and cherished outcrop of who you are in terms of talent Gazing to be Rao makes him a delight to talk progression! He deems himself to be from the new block of to! He is like any other regular actors too, however he’s here to strengthen his audience base guy but has a knack for telling and attract as much rendezvous he can. Highlighting a tad an art positive! bit on the same evolution, he stories in a way that will leave speaks, “Whenever a role is ering too! With a visually-impaired assigned to me, I, at first work artist on board, a challenge led it’s you in awe. The actor speaks to on knowing the knitty-gritty way to many accomplishments. details of the character and then From mandalas, pencil portraits, SHIKHA DUGGAL about his work on my lines. I have always water colors, string arts, digital art, believed in bringing a new resin art, thanjore paintings, canvas love for acting, shift to Hindi method of approach to every paintings, doodling, you just name new role that I do, can’t be it and they had it in the flea mar- soap opera from Tollywood, and redundant. As times are passing ket! Expressing his thoughts, the by, even the mediums of acting Uday says, “My dictum was to are being embryonic, so you bring every artist across the corner everything in between. just can’t rely upon your way n artist from Hyderabad of the city under one crown of acting. For instance, despite being visually- because we share the same blood of what’s coming next but I take with the changing times much is OTT is the new booming advent impaired has found a way group and that is art positive.” a moment of pause and let it sur- being done to fix this.” in the entertainment sector. It A to pass along his views Actor Sai Kumar also graced the pass mechanically. How do I Understanding the gravity of will create more antagonism and feelings through the occasion and played a key role in overcome those moments of working in the Tollywood frater- and a need for high-quality con- most creative expression and that analyzing all the artworks put up defiance? Well, there is my wis- nity, at the moment the actor is tent for the viewers to hook- is art! The magnitude of being an by various artists from the city. He dom and astuteness which acts open to tasting stardom in other upon so all of us must up our artist is so known to the society goes on to say, “Each artist depict- in the moment! The profession I mediums as well. With a pletho- games.” especially in the city known for its ed a sense of their own style of live everyday, which is also my authentic culture that hosts several painting their thoughts in the form second persona is wobbly and we artistic proceedings around the of a beautiful work of art!” Able to know it. But I make sure I give corner. garner a huge crowd of art enthusi- an extraordinary commitment to A 24-year-old Lakshminarayana, asts, the flea market turned out to my projects and work even in who is visually impaired, has an be a success for these creators. odd hours. It’s an insanely com- innovative way of viewing the petitive world of its own!” adds world and then expressing his the actor, who was recently seen visionary thoughts on a canvas. making a suave shift to Hindi Now, with the pandemic turning soap opera. out as a key player in unleashing There is a beauty in every more of his creative madness, it’s journey that we exceed with a lot the emotions flowing in a river of of learning involved and you imagination for Lakshmi who is must know how to value your also prone to diabetes. work. Doing the same, Sai Ketan A newly developed platform for usy living life on his appreciation and regards given to Rao fully accepts his true self somebody who just doesn’t put own terms, he’s in the an actor, so I won’t dis-award and then caters himself in-front pencils to paper or brush to a can- showbiz industry to functions. Who knows a presti- of the camera! When we asked vas but means so much more than chase his dreams and gious honor entitled to me sud- him if he differentiates between that, ‘Art Artist’ brought all these B being around the peo- denly fills an unspoken fuel into male and female directors, he artists under one roof and recently ple who he once me to excel better at acting! And, asserts, quoting a well-known organised their first ever flea mar- admired as stars. Taking us into then there is the added devotion quotation, “‘Director is the cap- ket in Aromale, Hyderabad. his world that’s regimented, of fans across different strata of tain of the ship that’s sailing on Lovingly called as the temple of relatable and hopeful, Sai Ketan life, all this sums up to a single the shaky shores’, you really can’t artists across the city, this platform says, “To be an actor was always notion that I was born to be in differentiate on the basis of gen- run by a well-known micro artist in my bucket-list and that was the showbiz industry.” der. What matters ultimately is himself named Uday Kumar the only career I wanted to ever While acting remains his first how well is my director impro- Sangisetti sees expressions and cre- pursue. Where there are discus- love, his road to success was not vising the scenes and that’s about ates the best out of it. sions about rewards and awards, all that easy. “Every confronta- it. Earlier the numbers of women An ingenious way of communi- I certainly believe in any form of tion eventually makes me fearful directors were abysmally low but cation can sometimes turn empow-

During the pandemic, screen time has skyrocketed. As a positive LISTEN, measure, people are turning to less captive formats of learning to save VISUALISE their time and health. istening the fundamental means of empowers you transferring knowledge to see with your cannot be discounted. eyes closed. Yes, Moreover, with so many & LEARN L visualisation is formats of content, there is what I am talk- an increased chance of fac- tion and fluen- work schedule or their through audio as people ing about. Since the begin- ing distraction and cy, and eventu- lives. Audio helps to con- are preferring to multitask ning of humankind, when- ergonomic difficulties in ally make vert any activity time into and cater more time to ever a person wanted to learning through learning much learning time, unlike other learning. Rather than focus on something or lis- video/VR-based education. less complicat- mediums/formats, which wasting precious time in ten carefully to remember Even though these formats ed. require dedicated sched- transiting for work, mov- or absorb knowledge, the offer great entertainment Let us also ules to consume the con- ing physical things like first step was to close the and leisurely experiences, look beyond tent. books, tablets, and com- eyes primarily to cut off it does not suitably address students or In the next three years, puters around, they would the mind from the outer the above concerns, espe- learners for AI-based voice assistants prefer to operate devices world (visuals) and remove cially considering the post- developing life will take learning to the through voice-commands every distraction. In earlier COVID scenario. During skills. There is next level. Further to this, for a hassle and stress-free times, whether people used the pandemic, screen times another vast use voice assistants will seam- lifestyle. We are already to travel to different parts have skyrocketed, and as a case of learning lessly deliver quizzes, facts witnessing disruption of the country/world with- positive measure, people through audio in and interaction-based through fresh ideas like out any map service or are turning to less captive corporate L&D for knowledge in such stream- voice recognition, where- understand a process, they formats to save their time multiple industries lined ways that people will in, an AI and machine used to close their eyes and health. like hospitality, travel, start preferring them over learning-based tech deliv- and listen carefully to cre- Audio-based learning food delivery, e-com- traditional teaching ers customised content ate a mental image to answers all these concerns merce, taxi service, etc. All methodologies. This can after recognising the own- remember the directions so well that some of the the mentioned industries be attributed to the conve- ers’ voice. The possibilities and memorise. subjects/topics are now are operations-intensive nience and personalisation for the future are We have enough made available in audio and have professional that these voice assistants immense, and peoples’ instances from our formats. These topics can requirements to train their are capable of providing. love for audio will be at mythology or history be best learned on audio, people on SOPs (Standard With the extent of trans- the center of new learning about the importance of hence, the term ‘Audio Operating Procedures) formation brought to us experiences. The next gen- sound, especially in learn- First’ was coined to many times over. every day by AI, machine- eration of technology in ing. Today, even though describe it. For instance, if the same subject through production or long hours new language, the most With minimal infra- learning, data-analytics, audio will be embraced the ecosystem is dynamic an individual has to study video, content production of monotonous reading. crucial structure or device and other technologies, it with open arms, just like and the invention of newer history by reading a book, becomes unaffordable and Another robust case can element in the process is requirements, audio won’t be surprising to see radio, MP3 devices, and technologies like VR, 4D, the process itself is so long time-consuming. However, be made for learning lan- to listen to the content in becomes the smartest big leaps in human pro- audio apps have been in AR, etc, are providing and monotonous that the the same can be taught in guages, which understand- the language carefully. It choice for corporates to ductivity. recent years. multiple means to con- student loses interest to audio most effectively ably has considerable mar- will help people attain a train their employees on A lot of the develop- (The writer, Dushyantt sume content and learn, consume the relevant without worrying about ket potential. Whenever knack for the language, SOPs without taking addi- ments will be linked to the Kohli, is the COO of the importance of audio as pointers. If you try to learn the high cost of content someone wants to learn a develop better pronuncia- tional time from their consumption of content Khabri.) VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | APRIL 5, 2021 sport 11

I’ll try to learn power-hitting Fakhar wins but Pak lose from Virat, Rohit: Pujara Zaman (193) makes ODI record of highest individual score in run-chase but fails to take his side home

AP n JOHANNESBURG hit 80 (86 balls, 10 fours, 1 six). off the strike for few overs but with 13, including two potential match- Bavuma was kept quiet by the 4,6,6,2, 2 off the last five balls of the winners. Fakhar kept his head and n a perfect ODI surface at Pakistan bowlers for a 5-6 overs innings against Shaheen, he got to his stand with Asif Ali took the Wanderers, phase but once he found his feet, his fastest fifty in national colours score to 156-5 off 30 overs, the OJohannesburg, South he played pleasing orthodox off 27 balls and South Africa total required run-rate had climbed up Africa pipped Pakistan to level strokes and on-drive through had mounted to 341-6. Surely a to over nine runs an over. SA the series at 1-1, with a final game wide of mid-on got him to an match-winning total, after adding almost certain to level the series to play. The tourists, with the impressive 50 off 68 balls. Always 94 in the last ten overs. Fakhar brought up his 5th ODI exception of left-handed opener, good to lead from the front and Both Kagiso Rabada and Lungi hundred in the 39th over, having Fakhar Zaman, who played a his 92 was to be the top score Ngidi - posed threat early on and faced 107 balls, whilst carrying his heroic innings of 193, could not today. could afford the luxury of two slips, side's slim hopes. A quality knock, quite turn it on. In the end the Van der Dussen, after taking defending a huge total. Pakistan off he desperately needed to revive his margin was just 17 runs. a blow on his arm, took liking to to a cautious start were 12-1 after international career. A 79-meter Since it had worked for the Pakistan bowling which sud- 5 overs. Fakhar in need of a big six, over mid-wicket off Nortje Pakistan in the opening game at denly looked quite ragged in hundred to justify his selection was was his fifth hit worth maxi- Centurion Babar won the toss over 35 onwards. He was sudden- up against a quality attack with a mum. Now keeping most of the PTI n CHENNAI main strength.” and sent the Proteas in. It was a ly in T20 mode and smashed 50 true bounce. Babar, missed on 13 strike, he hit two huge sixes off The 33-year-old admitted case of an unchanged line up, just off just 34 balls and when taken at point by Miller off Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi in the 42nd over, heteshwar Pujara’s reputa- that during the early stages of his like their opposition. A relaxed at long-on, his 60 off 37 balls with looked in good touch in no time few minutes later he hit three Ction as a Test specialist had career, he used to feel that Pakistan who had squeezed 6 fours and 4 sixes, had seen took the total to 50 in 8.2 overs. His more and brought up his 150 off hampered his IPL prospects for tweaking his game to suit the through the last game, were qui- South Africa gallop to 270-3 in three boundaries in a row moved 128 balls. last few years but India’s No 3 is needs of T20 will hamper his etly confident with the aim to the 42nd over. He hardly missed the first powerplay score to 68-1 The target was still quite stiff now ready to turn the corner for Test cricket but not anymore. wrap the series up. Their new ball out on anything and the total but in the very next over against with 70 needed off 35 balls but CSK in the upcoming edition, “... It all comes with experi- bowlers - Shaheen Afridi and could go beyond 320 mark. Nortje he chose to pull from the off Fakhar still refused to give up. He having picked up cues from the ence. When I was playing the Mohammad Hasnain - are both It was heartening to see side and departed for 31 off 33 balls was finally run out in the last over likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat T20 format in the past, I had a due to turn 21 in the next few Pakistan ground fielding, espe- to his name. He was followed by when Pakistan still required 31. Kohli. little bit of a worry that what if days. cially around the boundary, not Rizwan, out without scoring and His remarkable 193, certainly Asked about his strike-rate my Test cricket gets spoiled? The second-wicket stand letting the bowlers down, though South Africa were clear favourites gave the opposition a fright, is the which will always be highlight- Then there will be some techni- between Quinton de Kock and the total had reached 287-3, with now. highest individual ODI innings in ed because of his lack of power- cal error once the IPL gets over. Temba Bavuma, the ex and cur- five overs still to go and big-hit- Anrich Nortje’s short ball South Africa and for any batsman hitting, Pujara said that he will “But now I am over that. rent South Africa ODI captains ting David Miller, capable of worked for Danish Aziz as well, batting second in the 50-years his- rely on timing like his national What I realised over a period of respectively, showed how good changing the picture in no time. who could not cope with the tory of this format. He only need- team skipper Kohli or his deputy time is my natural game, my the jigsaw-look Wanderers wick- He hit Faheem for two massive bounce and edged behind and ed 155 balls, out of which 74 were Rohit. strengths, will never go away,” et was worth 300 plus. De Kock leg-side sixes, the second off a free Pakistan were limping on 85-4 after dots, and a tally of 18 fours and 10 “...When it comes to strike Pujara said. was the first to get to his fifty and hit and in this mood is often 15 overs. Nortje’s spell of 5 overs sixes, didn't deserve to be on the rate, yes, I agree that I’m not a And what helped him were played on to his stumps, having unstoppable. Pakistan kept him had rocked the opposition with 3- losing side. power-hitter. But at the same words of wisdom from Rahul time, you learn from players like Dravid, when they had interact- Virat (Kohli). Rohit (Sharma), he ed many moons back. is not purely a power-hitter, but “This advice I got from Azhar offers to host IPL he is one of the best timers of the Rahul bhai (Dravid) long ago, DC will look to go one up: Kaif ball I have seen in the shorter but I would still like to mention formats,” Pujara told ESPN it. He told me that your natural PTI n MUMBAI Cricinfo. game will not change although games in Hyderabad Even the likes of New you try playing different shots. elhi Capitals assistant coach Zealand skipper Kane “I started playing cricket at Mohammad Kaif said most of his PTI n NEW DELHI The move came after 10 “Look, even if there is a lock- Williamson could be a great an early age. I made my first- Dplayers, including new skipper groundsmen of the Wankhede down, the teams are in bio-bub- example to emulate since he class debut in 2005-06. So it is Rishabh Pant, are in good rhythm going ormer India skipper and Stadium and a few event man- ble and also it's a closed-door plays all cricketing shots. almost 15 years now where I’ve into the IPL as they aim to go one better FHyderabad Cricket agers had tested positive for the event. So we are still confident that “You learn from players like played this game. compared to last time when Mumbai Association president, deadly virus, IPL games in Mumbai will be held Kane Williamson. Even Steven “So if I am playing the T20 Indians dashed their dreams of a maiden Mohammed Azharuddin on “In these difficult times there as per schedule with Delhi Capitals Smith. All of them score runs by format now, when I prepare for title. Sunday offered the state body’s is all the more reasons for us to playing Chennai Super Kings on just playing cricketing shots, a Test series I won't forget Test “We want to go one step further this facilities to BCCI to host the stand by each other. Hyderabad April 10 on the second day of the and at the same time they will cricket. Adapting to T20 format year and that’s the Delhi Capitals team goal. upcoming IPL matches in case the Cricket Association would like to tournament,” he had said. be innovative,” Pujara said. and moving into Test cricket We have the players to win the title,” said games are shifted out of COVID- offer its facilities to @BCCI to “But Hyderabad and “I also have that mindset, again won't be an issue, for sure.” Kaif, who attended his first practice session hit Mumbai. ensure that IPL2021 is conduct- are there on stand by in case the that if I want to be successful, I “I definitely think so, espe- with the team at the Cricket Club of India The BCCI has decided to ed in safe and secure venues,” situation goes out of hand.” also need to be innovative, but cially the way the white ball trav- here on Saturday. keep Indore and Hyderabad as Azharuddin wrote on his twitter As of now, none of the teams at the same time you can still els. It is just about making the “We were very close last year and the stand by venues for the upcoming handle. currently in Mumbai — Delhi score runs by playing cricket mental change. I feel that men- plus point for this season is that most of IPL beginning on April 9 follow- A senior BCCI office-bearer Capitals, Mumbai Indians, shots. You need to get better at tally if you are ready to make the players such as Rishabh Pant have been ing a massive surge in COVID-19 on Saturday exuded confidence of Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings — generating power, I won't deny some adjustments, you don’t playing a lot of cricket. cases in Mumbai, which is sched- hosting the games in Mumbai have access to the Wankhede that, but ultimately cricketing need to take a lot of pressure,” he “They have been in touch with the uled to host 10 games. even if the situation worsens. Stadium. sense is what I feel will be your said. game and therefore they are in good rhythm going into the IPL.” Delhi boasts of the likes of PTI n KOLKATA middle-order or higher up. I’m Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, up for anything,” he said. Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Ishant trike-rate is kind of overrat- Strike-rate is overrated: Gill Asked to pick his favourite Sharma and overseas players such as Steve Sed,” asserted India’s emerging format, Gill said, “Honestly, All Smith, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje— star Shubman Gill, for whom a an interview ahead of the debut Down Under, Gill endured the three formats have their all of whom have played some cricket or batsman’s biggest strength is upcoming IPL. a lean patch in the home series own excitement and have their the other in the last few months. adapting to different situations “It’s all about how you adapt against England, hitting just own experiences.” The 40-year-old said Kaif said the team without having a fixed batting to a certain situation. If the one-half century from seven “In Test matches there’s a dif- focussed on taking catches under lights style. team demands you to play with innings. ferent type of rush and excite- during their practice session on Saturday. He was one of the architects a strike rate of 200 you should be “I don’t think it will affect ment. In ODIs, there’s a differ- “The players have been carrying out of India’s historic Test series tri- able to do it. If the team demands anything because we have almost ent kind of rush and when batting and bowling drills in the last few umph Down but Gill has played you to play at a strike rate of 100, 10-12 days before our first match you’re playing T20s, it’s different. days. As a coaching group we decided to just three ODIs and is yet to you should be able to do it. It’s against Sunrisers Hyderabad All three are different but all focus on fielding skills in today’s practice Ponting will be attending his first training make his T20I debut. just about adapting to the match (April 11) so there’s plenty of three are really exciting.” session. session after completing his quarantine The youngster is may still situation,” he said confidently. time for me to prepare,” he said. Gill will have an ever-lasting “The players took some catches under period. not be in team’s white-ball “There shouldn’t be a certain Last year he was seen don- memory of the Test series Down lights. It was a great session. I got to meet “I am looking forward to meeting scheme of things due to his slow pattern to your game where you ning the opener’s role for KKR Under where he scored 259 runs many young players in the team and the Ricky in person. I have been in touch with strike-rate but it is not a cause of are only able to play one kind of but Gill is ready to play any role in three matches. experienced ones as well. I had a good chat him on the phone. We will chalk out a concern for him. game and not being able to that his captain Eoin Morgan “It was not a great feeling with Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya training plan with Ponting for the upcom- “I think strike-rate is kind of adapt to different situations,” demands. “I’ll be pretty comfort- when you see the best batting Rahane.” ing days once he joins the team on the overrated,” the Kolkata Knight he added. able and up for it whether the lineup in the world getting bun- Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky field,” Kaif said. Riders star batsman told PTI in After his spectacular Test team requires me to bat in the dled out for less than 40 runs. Southern Stars break ODI record 3 goals = 3 points AP n MOUNT MAUNGANUI Alyssa Healy (65), Ellyse Perry (56 HARSHIT BISHT n NEW DELHI not out) and Ashleigh Gardner (53 not he Australian women’s cricket team out) then struck impressive half cen- iverpool continue its win- Twon its 22nd consecutive match and turies to make easy work of the chase Lning run in the Premier surpassed Ricky Ponting’s 2003 side to with 69 balls to spare and lift the cur- League as they beat Arsenal 3- set a new one-day international record rent world champions past Ponting's 0 in the away game at in a six-wicket victory against New star-studded 2003 team with a 22nd Emirates stadium in London Zealand on Sunday. straight victory. on Saturday night to reach The tourists were rarely troubled at “It’s a great achievement from this within two points of Chelsea Mount Maunganui with player of the group over a long period of time,” (51 points), who is fourth in match Megan Schutt taking 4 wickets Lanning said after the match. the league table and occupy to restrict New Zealand to 212 all out “Those wins have come over three final place for the Champions after Australia captain Meg Lanning years, which I think just shows how League spot next season. won the toss and elected to bowl first consistent we’ve been at this format.” After a goalless first half, in the opening game of a three-match The Southern Stars have not lost an Jurgen Klopp’s side burst into series. ODI since October 2017. life after the break and opened the scoring in the 64th minute when substitute Diogo Jota, who replaced left-back Andy Robertson just three minutes Barty defends Miami title ago, headed in a superb cross from Trent Alexander- AP n MIAMI Andreescu's foot, and after anoth- the start of the coronavirus pan- Arnold. er game the injury-plagued demic. Five other women have Mohamed Salah makes it sh Barty pushed a forehand Canadian reluctantly called it earned consecutive Miami titles: two from a cool finish after Awinner into the open court as quits. Stefanie Graf, Monica Seles, getting better of Arsenal strong case for his selection in SPURS STUMBLE her opponent, Bianca Andreescu, The tournament was the first Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, Venus defender Gabriel and then the starting eleven against On Sunday, Spurs missed laid on her back in the far corner, in the United States for the 20- Williams and Serena Williams. Jota made it three in the Los Blancos. the chance to leapfrog Chelsea injured yet again. With that, the year-old Andreescu since she The match between Barty 82nd minute to seal Alexander-Arnold who after playing 2-2 draw against Miami Open final was decided. won the 2019 U.S. Open. She sat and Andreescu was their first, and Liverpool’s third consecutive was dropped by Gareth Newcastle United at St James Andreescu limped through out 2020 because of injuries and a potential friendly rivalry looms. away win. Southgate for England's Park. 11 more points before she retired, the coronavirus pandemic and Barty dominated from the start of Liverpool had beaten World Cup qualifiers also Joelinton puts Magpies crying, shaking her head and now faces another possible layoff. the final with her strong serve and Sheffield United and Wolves sent a reminder of his capa- ahead in the 28th minute but trailing 6-3, 4-0. On Sunday, 19-year-old all-court game. away before the internation- bilities to the English manag- two back to back strikes from The No. 1-ranked Barty won Italian Jannik Sinner will try to Barty was playing outside of al break and this three goal er. league top-scorer Harry Kane her second successive Miami become the youngest men's Australia for the first time since win will keep them in good Liverpool next play host (19 goals) in span of four title Saturday, and the Australian champion in tournament histo- February 2020, and she arrived in spirits ahead of the away to Aston Villa in the league minutes helps Spurs take the was already in control of the ry when he plays No. 26-seeded Miami after a trip that took 45 Champions League quarterfi- this weekend but before that lead at break. match when Andreescu turned Hubert Hurkacz of Poland. Each hours because of two canceled nal clash against Real Madrid they will look to repeat the They were on course of her right foot while hitting a fore- is seeking the biggest title of his flights. It did. Barty was one point on Tuesday. Emirates performance against securing three points before a hand and sprawled to the hard career. from defeat in her opening match Liverpool started with the Real, who is also missing late strike by Arsenal loanee court. Barty hit one more shot to Barty made her own break- against Kristina Kucova, but she usual front three of Salah, players due to injuries, and Joseph Willock cancels win the point, and play continued. through by winning the 2019 gained momentum from there Roberto Firmino and Sadio advance in to the European Mourinho's celebration and But during the ensuing Miami championship. The tour- and will keep her No. 1 ranking Mane. But it was Jota who semis to keep hopes alive of they were forced to share the changeover, a trainer taped nament was canceled last year at next week. steals the show and made a winning a silverware. spoils. 12

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RAKUL’S ‘Working with Big B, an MOTTO: LAUGH opportunity I wouldn’t AS MUCH AS YOU BREATHE miss for the world’ ctress Rakulpreet Singh has shared a candid picture and nown for winning hearts with the mantra she fol- her million-dollar smile, and a lows. adorable face, Rashmika Rakul posted a Mandanna has come a long picture on Instagram, where k way in her career. With her she is seen dressed in denim debut in Bollywood, the actress shorts and white vest. In the is currently living the suitcase life, as she image, she is seen sitting on a runs back and forth for the shooting of yacht. “Laugh as much as her upcoming South and Bollywood you breathe and love as long films. Her acting career has shaped in as you liveA #sundaymoodA like a dream in such a short span of time. #happyeaster #candidmo- The Geetha Govindam girl will share ments,” Rakul wrote. screen space with veteran Amitabh On the work front, Rakul Bachchan in the film Goodbye. has a couple of Bollywood Rashmika says she never imagined she films lined up after a series would get a chance to work with the of box office fails in Bollywood icon so soon in her career. Tollywood. She will feature Goodbye is Rashmika’s second in the upcoming digital film Bollywood film, after the upcoming "Sardar Ka Grandson" along- Mission Majnu. side Arjun Kapoor. She also “I’m truly grateful to be working with shares the screen with Mr Bachchan, and never did I think that Ayushmann Khurrana in I’d be sharing the screen space with sir so Anubhuti Kashyap's "Doctor early on in my career. I am totally look- G". The actress will also be ing forward to the shoot to start off with seen alongside Amitabh him and to make as many memories as Bachchan and Ajay Devgn in possible and have fun. I am sure to learn Devgn's upcoming directori- a lot from him,” she says. al "MayDay". The actress adds that she is nervous as well as excited. “I am truly, nervously excited to start working with sir on the sets of Goodbye. This is an opportunity I wouldn’t miss for the world and I’ll make the most out of it,” she says. She is having a very jam-packed sched- ule these days and has been travelling a lot for the shoots. “My state of mind would be calm, and just focus on work. And I’m so focused on work that my friends and family say ‘do you remember we exist’,” laughs the actress. Karthikeya Ramya Krishnan as Vishaka Rani as NIA

fter suc- playing the role of cessful a politician in stint as Republic and her officer a Shivagami character has neg- in ative shades. Sai Baahubali Dharam Tej is arthikeya series, now once essaying the role of has created a again Ramya an IAS officer and k niche for himself Krishnan is plan- Aishwarya Rajesh for the kind of films he does. After the success ning to entertain is playing the of Chaavu Kaburu Challaga, the young actor is her fans with female lead in all set to play the role of NIA officer in an upcoming another avatar in Republic, which is untitled film, which is being helmed by newcomer Sri an upcoming socio jointly bankrolled Saripalli. political drama by Pulla Rao and J Currently Kartikeya who is known playing the lead Republic, starring Bhagawan whereas role in RX 100 and 90 ML, is busy in his 7th project, Sai Dharam Tej it has the music by in which he will be seen in a never before avatar. and helmed by Mani Sharma. On Easter, the actor released a teaser of the unti- Prasthanam fame Currently in the tled film. Deva Katta. The post-production Tanya Ravichandran is on the board to play makers of stage, the film will the love interest of Kartikeya in this film, Republic released be released soon. which also has Sudhakar Komakula in a the first look On the other- key role. The upcoming untitled film, poster of Ramya side, Ramya which is touted to be a full fledged Krishnan who is Krishnan is also action entertainer, has the music playing the role of playing the crucial by Prashanth Vihari. Vishaka Rani in role in Vijay this film. Deverakonda and According to Ananya Pandey the latest report, starrer action Ramya Krishnan is drama Liger. Nivetha Thomas tests Covid positive

ctress Nivetha Thomas tests covid- 19 positive. She has Sundeep a confirmed the same through her official social media Kishan's Gully account. Nivetha has now iso- lated herself and taking all the necessary precautions. It means she will be away from Rowdy gets Vakeel Saab promotions this week. Stating she has isolated herself and is adhering to every release date medical protocol, the actor said that she is looking forward undeep Kishan’s next with to make a “complete recovery.” director G Nageswara Reddy Nivetha also thanked her med- went on to the floors in ical team for the care they have Visakhapatnam in December provided to her. s 2020. The title which was earlier “Hi everyone, I’ve tested Rowdy Baby has been changed positive for COVID-19 and to Gully Rowdy for reasons unknown. have isolated myself, adhering On Sunday, the makers of the film to all medical protocols and announced the release date of the film. look forward to making a com- The film will be released in theatres on plete recovery. I want to thank May 21. everyone for their support and The film stars Neha Shetty of love and in particular thank Mehbooba fame as the female lead. my medical team that has Noteworthy names like Rajendra ensured the best care. Please be Prasad, Posani Krishna, Vennela safe, wear a mask. Love, Kishore, Harsha Chemudu, will be seen Nivetha,” shared the actress. playing some key roles in the film.