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TAKES SHORT PM Modi, President 2 women among COVID: Eight States reporting high 5 Maoists killed Kovind extend Holi in Gadchiroli number of new cases daily

Nagpur, March 29 (UNI) New Delhi, Mar 29 (UNI) Eight Meghalaya, Mizoram, A&N Islands, greetings to people At least five Maoists, in- States, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. cluding two women were Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Union Health Secretary chaired a Kovind tweeted gunned down after two en- Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Chhattis- high-level review meeting on Sat- “Greetings to all fel- counters with the security garh have reported highest num- urday with Additional Chief Sec- low citizens on Holi. forces in the deep forests bers in the daily new cases retaries, Principal Secretaries and The festival of co- of Khobramendha in Gad- 84.5 per cent of the daily new Secretaries of Health and Family lours, Holi, is a festi- chiroli, officials said here cases are reported from these states. Welfare of 12 States and Municipal val of social harmony on Monday. The first en- According to the Union Health Commissioners and District Collec- which brings about counter took place when Ministry report, a total of 68,020 tors of 46 districts that are the most joy, delight and hope the Gadchiroli Police's new cases were registered in the affected by rising cases and rising in the lives of people. C-60 Commandos team last 24 hours wherein Maharashtra mortality because of COVID-19. May this festival fur- was engaged in a search has reported the highest daily new These States are Maharashtra, ther strengthen the and combing operation on cases at 40,414. It was followed by day morning whereas the national cent of the new deaths while Ma- Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, spirit of nationalism Saturday morning, culmi- Karnataka with 3,082 while Punjab Recovery Rate is 94.32 percent with harashtra has registered the maxi- Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, which is integral to nating in a fierce exchange reported 2,870 new cases. a total recovery rate of 32,231 cases mum casualties 166. Punjab follows West Bengal, Delhi, Jammu and our cultural diver- of fire with around 50-60 India’s total ‘Active Caseload’ in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra with 45 daily deaths and Kerala re- Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab and New Delhi, Mar 29 a very happy Holi. sity.” Union Home extremists hiding in the has reached 5,21,808 today with has reported the maximum number ported 14 deaths in the last 24 hours Bihar. On the other hand, the (UNI) Prime Minister This festival of joy, Minister Amit Shah, jungles at various loca- present active caseload now stand- of single day recoveries with 17,874 Fifteen States and Union Ter- total vaccination coverage in In- Narendra Modi and happiness, laughter Defence Minister Ra- tions. In that gun-battle, ing at 4.33 percent of the country’s newly recovered cases on Monday ritories (UTs) have not reported dia has crossed six crores. More President Ram Nath and delight should jnath Singh and and the firing continued for total Positive Cases. A net incline morning, however, 291 deaths have any COVID19 deaths in the last 24 than 6.05 cr (6,05,30,435) vaccine Kovind on Monday infuse new energy several other min- over an hour after which of 35,498 cases recorded from the been reported in the last 24 hours. hours. These are Assam, Uttara- doses have been administered extended their greet- into everyone’s life,” isters also extended the Maoists retreated and total active caseload in the last 24 During the last 24 hours, 312 khand, Odisha, Puducherry, La- through 9,92,483 sessions, as per ings to the people on Prime Minister Modi their wishes to every- escaped into the forest hours. The cumulative recovery deaths were reported in the coun- dakh (UT), D&D & D&N, Lakshad- the provisional report till 7 am on the occasion of Holi. tweeted in Hindi. one on the occasion that morning. Later, the rate stands at 1,13,55,993 on Mon- try. Six States account for 82.69 per weep, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Monday. “Wishing you all President Ram Nath of Holi. police scanned the vicinity and recovered 3 pressure PM announces cooker bombs, 303 rifle J&K govt gives big push to eco-tourism, directs Forest Dept magazines, live cartridges, electric wires bundles, updated edition fire-cracker bombs, solar to open its rest houses, inspection huts for public use plats, medicines and other Jammu, Mar 29 (UNI) In a tected areas by the Wildlife De- of the Forest Department in- & Environment was directed to accommodations are located in of exam warriors material, DIGP Sandip Pa- mega push to promote eco- partment in coordination with cluding rest houses/inspection put in place a user-friendly on- different forest divisions at the til told mediapersons to- tourism in Jammu and Kash- the Tourism Department. To huts to tourists and wildlife en- line portal for booking identi- quaintest places amidst pris- day. After 48 hours lapsed mir, the Administrative Coun- sustainably promote tourism thusiasts. The decision will al- fied rest houses on a first-come, tine nature. Hitherto, they were this morning, when a new cil (AC), which met under the in the forest hinterland without low online booking of 29 forest first-serve basis as per their reserved for forest officers to team of commandos re- chairmanship of Jammu and disturbing the ecological bal- rest houses/inspection huts in availability and intake capacity. be utilized only during official sumed the jungle search Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, ance in the protected areas, the Kashmir and Jammu divisions; The Department was directed tours in connection with con- operations based on intel- Manoj Sinha, approved the de- Administrative Council also ap- under a common brand and to refurbish and open another servation, protection, and man- info around 7.30 am, they velopment of 7 new trekking proved opening-up of the exist- logo from 1st May 2021. The batch of 58 rest houses/huts to agement of forests and wildlife. encountered a group of routes in various wildlife pro- ing infrastructure and resources Department of Forest, Ecology tourists by 1st July 2021. These Meanwhile. around 25 Maoists who opened indiscriminate firing in their diretion. In the retaliatory firing dur- I don’t support violence Rahul Gandhi ing this second encoun- ter, the C-60 commandos extends Holi greetings New Delhi, March 29 (UNI) Prime managed to gun down against women: Mamata Minister Narendra Modi on Monday five Maoists including two to the nation delighted to announce about the up- women, and a search is on Nandigram, Mar 29 marking the first roadshow dated edition of Exam Warriors, say- to trace out if there were (UNI) West Bengal Chief here after she was injured New Delhi, March 29 ing the fresh edition is enriched with more victims and terror Minister and Trinamool in an alleged attack earlier (UNI) Congress leader valuable inputs from students, par- material stashed in the Congress (TMC) supre- this month.Thousands of Rahul Gandhi greeted ents and teachers. He also said that vicinity, Patil said. Efforts mo Mamata Banerjee on people gathered around people on the occasion substantive new parts have been add- are underway to identify Monday said she does not the chief minister waving of Holi on Monday, ed in the new edition of Exam War- the slain victims, which support violence against party flags as Ms Banerjee and urged the nation riors that would especially interest the groups or dalams they be- women and is not aware hold the rally from Khudi- to adhere to the Covid parents and teachers. "Let us all help longed to, their ranks, and of the real reason behind ram Mod to Thakur Chowk norms. Rahul tweeted: our youngsters as they appear for their other details even as the the death and wondered in Nandigram Block-2. "Our country is full of examinations!," the Prime Minister forces remain on high alert why Union Home Minister Nandigram will witness the festivals and best wish- said in a series of tweets. As the exam as the Holi festival is being Amit Shah remains silent most high-profile contest es for Holi to each one season begins, the Prime Minister celebrated on Monday. when women are “tortured in the second phase of the of you. Follow the Co- said that he is delighted to share that to death” in BJP-ruled Ut- Hathras in Uttar Pradesh?” workers have been killed in state assembly elections to vid-19 guidelines and the updated edition of Exam Warriors NE India likely to tar Pradesh. “But the BJP is The TMC supremo Baner- the last few days.” be held on April 1 with the be safe." is now available. "The book has new now politicising the issue. jee said. Highlighting that She said too much greed TMC supremo taking on Congress spokes- Mantras and a range of interesting see widespread Amit Shah is tweeting and Model Code of Conduct is in is not good, they (Adhikaris) her former ministerial col- person Jaiveer Shergill, eral Secretary Organisa- activities. The book reaffirms the need rainfall till April 2 saying Bengal Ka Kya Haal place, law and order is now will be ‘na ghar ka ghat ka’. league Suvendu Adhikari, who had posted video tion tweeted: "Let the to remain stress free before an exam." hain. Why does he remain, under the jurisdiction of the The TMC supremo held a who had joined the Bharati- of him celebrating Holi colours of Holi bring "How to make exam preparation fun? New Delhi, March 29 (UNI) mum, when women are at- ECI, the chief minister said, massive ‘padayatra’ (road- ya Janata Party (BJP) in De- with his family, tweeted: you joy, peace and pros- Is there anything interesting we can Northeast India may see tacked and brutalised in “Three Trinamool Congress show) on a wheelchair, cember last year. "Laughter, joy, colours - perity. Wishing you all a do sitting at home while preparing? widespread rainfall with festival of Holi teaches Happy Holi!" The whole There is a solution to this...an all new thunderstorms/lightning us about importance of nation is celebrating Exam Warriors module on the NaMo and gusty winds reaching 5 AK rifles, 7 pistols recovered most vital elements of Holi with Covid guide- App," he said. The Prime Minister said 40-50 km per hour up to life. Play a "Covid safe" lines being enforced at that it has many interactive activities April 2, the Earth Sciences Holi with your loved various places in the for students and parents as the new Ministry said on Monday. ones." Congress Gen- country. edition of Exam Warriors. "Under the influence of near LoC in Kashmir strong lower level south- Srinagar, March 29 (UNI) zines and ammunition were westerlies (winds) from the In a major success for the recovered.' The operation President clears bill giving Delhi LG more powers Bay of Bengal, fairly wide- security forces deployed was conducted in a very New Delhi, March 29 Ministry will now deter- vides more power to the his support to the AAP, spread to widespread rain- at Karnah along the Line close proximity of the LoC (UNI) President Ram mine when it comes into Lt. Governor. "Thank you Vijayan tweeted: "Govt of fall with thunderstorm/ of Control (LoC) in North in the Dhanni village which Nath Kovind on Satur- effect. The development @vijayanpinarayi ji for NCT of Delhi (Amd) Bill lightning at isolated places Kashmir's Kupwara district, is under direct observation day approved the Gov- came just as Delhi Chief supporting the people of is an affront to our fed- are very likely over North- a huge recovery of weapons of the Pak Army posts in ernment of the National Minister and Aam Aadmi Delhi against BJP's as- eral principles and rights east India during 29th has been made, the army the Lipa Valley. Army said Capital Territory of Delhi Party (AAP) convener Ar- sault on democracy and of States. Restriction of March-02nd April with said on Monday. security agencies and civil (GNCTD) (Amendment) vind Kejriwal welcomed federalism," he tweeted, constitutional authority maximum activity on 30th The recovery was made March 28 in a specific intel- Jammu and Kashmir Police, administration in Karnah Bill 2021, which was support from Chief Minis- welcoming Kerala Chief of democratically elected & 31st March. on Sunday evening. The ligence based joint opera- five AK Rifles and seven continue to work hand in passed by Parliament last ters of other states against Minister Pinarayi Vijay- State Govts and violation army said 'on the night of tion by the Indian army and pistols with a host of maga- hand to negate. week. The Union Home the new law, which pro- an's support. Extending of Supreme Court's. EDIT 2 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES GDP GROWTH IS BEING DRIVEN BY LARGER FIRMS. SMALLER 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 ONES CONTINUE TO SUFFER, NEED POLICY ATTENTION

Go back, Viceroy The National Statistical Offi ce tion of fuel, electricity demand, turing, services, fi scal, fi nan- will release the second advance export and import indices. IIP cial, mobility, and employment GDP estimates for 2020-21 at the growth in the third quarter, for metrics. These high-frequency of Delhi end of February. The fi rst ad- instance, averaged 1.1 per cent. indicators are showing signs of Democracy is government of the people, by the people and vance estimate had, in early Jan- Added to this will be the agricul- a plateauing about 3 per cent for the people, said Abraham Lincoln. That remains the uary, forecasted a contraction of tural sector growth, which we below pre-lockdown levels, simplest and most comprehensive defi nition of democracy. At 7.7 per cent in 2020-21. This was expect to be 3.2 per cent for the which indicates a deceleration the centre of the government are the people. Representative due largely to an expected, sharp third quarter and 3.3 per cent in the momentum in activities. democracy is only a matter of convenience when the numbers contraction in both industry and for the full year (with the strong Both manufacturing and ser- are large. India is a federal state. Delhi is the National Capital services. The second advance es- possibility of it being higher). vices sub-indices (although the of India. It is acknowledged that the government of Delhi has timates are likely to project a low- One major point of uncer- number of indicators for the lat- to be different from the governments of states; yet, if that er growth contraction, between tainty in the estimation pro- ter are thin) signal that activity government must be a democratic government, it must put 6-7 per cent — our own forecast cess is the effect of government is just below pre-lockdown lev- the people at the centre of the government. The Supreme been upgraded to 6.6 per cent. spending. As noted above, the els. Though, incidentally, our Court, as the fi nal interpreter and arbiter of the Constitution, These advance estimates are GDP projection process in the fourth-quarter projections sug- said in State (NCT of Dehi) v Union of India: (2018) 8 SCC projections based on extrapola- advanced estimates’ stage is gest a GDP growth of 3 per cent. 501: “The exercise of constituent power is meant to confer tions from limited available data based on extrapolating trends A word of caution regarding democratic, societal and political powers on the citizens — initially available till October ly by manufacturing and IT com- services sector) growth for the in the previous quarters. How- the interpretation of these num- who reside within the National Capital Territory of Delhi that and November, and thereafter till panies, as against largely fl at fi rst three quarters of 2020-21. ever, the Union budget’s re- bers. As we emphasised above, has been granted a special status.” The Court quoted with December or January of the cur- growth in the second quarter and These nominal growth rates vised estimates for 2020-21 sug- the projections from company approval Jaganmohan Reddy J who had said in Kesavananda rent fi nancial year. A large part a 25 per cent contraction in the then need to be adjusted for gest an increase in government results are based on a very small Bharati that democratic form of government is part of the of the extrapolation exercise in- fi rst quarter. Even more notice- infl ation by using “GDP defl a- spending, planned in the fourth set of companies. These are basic structure of the Constitution. The powers and functions volves the fi nancial results of cor- able is the rise in the operating tors”, which are a weighted quarter. This is likely to boost the ones, we a priori expected of the Delhi government were fi nally settled by the exercise porates, which are declared quar- profi ts of these companies — 34 average of the wholesale price cash fl ows and economic activi- to have had greater resilience of the constituent power of Parliament. The Constitution of terly (a substantial set of large per cent overall (and 51 per cent index and the consumer price ties, and if this is factored into to navigate the lockdown and India was amended in 1991 and Article 239AA was inserted and mid-sized listed companies for manufacturing) due to a rise index. For the third quarter, the the second advance estimates disruptions, and to have gained to provide “Special provisions with respect to Delhi”. The will have declared their results at in operating profi ts margins for defl ator computes to 3.2 per for the fourth quarter, then it is market share and pricing pow- Statement of Objects and Reasons made it clear that “Delhi the time of writing this). Broadly, companies across sectors (given cent using a broad 40:30 share likely to result in an even small- er. There is little data currently should continue to be a Union Territory and provided with a a proxy for nominal gross value- that raw materials costs have not mix of the respective WPI:CPI er contraction. available on the smaller and Legislative Assembly and a Council of Ministers responsible added (GVA) by the industry and risen as fast). Add to this a further infl ation prints. The real growth These data points, though, unlisted companies that form to such Assembly with appropriate powers to deal with services segments (and hence (although more muted) increase in the companies’ results in the are largely backward looking. the vast majority of enterprises matters of concern to the common man.” Article 239AA used growth) can be derived from the in salaries and employee costs, third quarter will, therefore, We also keep track of multiple in India, let alone the informal words and phrases that had acquired a meaning in every sum of operating profi ts and em- and the presumptive GVA of have been 14.8 per cent. indicators that are more in the sector. To get an approximate democratic country. Among them were ‘direct election from ployee costs for companies that these sets of companies had in- We need to emphasise that in nature of being less lagged and sense of the asymmetry in per- territorial constituencies’, ‘the Legislative Assembly shall have operate in the respective seg- creased 18 per cent (y-o-y) in the addition to results-based data, some even concurrent signals formance across larger, me- the power to make laws… with respect to any of the matters ments. Sales of a set of 736 com- third quarter (versus 6 per cent in the GDP estimation process of economic activity and are dium and smaller companies, enumerated in the State List or in the Concurrent List’ and, panies which we track (excluding the second quarter, after a con- uses many more volume-based indicative of the economic mo- we segmented the set of about most importantly, ‘There shall be a Council of Ministers …with fi nance, petroleum and trading traction of 14 per cent in the fi rst indicators like the Index of In- mentum and recovery in the 2,200 non-fi nance companies the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Lieutenant companies) have grown 8.5 per quarter). This will be refl ective of dustrial Production (IIP), freight last quarter of 2020-21. These whose results are available for Governor in the exercise of his functions….’ The Government cent (year-on-year), driven large- non-agricultural (industrial and and transport data, consump- are inter alia a set of manufac- the second quarter. of the National Territory Act, 1991, was made under Article 239AA to give effect to the provisions contained in that Article. In the last 20 years, there were instances when the tail (LG) tried to wag the dog (the council of ministers), but such attempts were put down with a fi rm hand. Attitudes changed after 2014. China, unlike India, has adapted The BJP government in Delhi could not tolerate a non-BJP government in Delhi. In particular, the Prime Minister could not tolerate a Chief Minister sharing the political space in Delhi. Hence, a determined effort was made to resurrect the long-buried controversy of who exactly has the real power in the Delhi government. The attempt was thwarted by the western ideas to suit its needs Supreme Court, in State (NCT of Delhi) v Union of India. On July 4, 2018, the Supreme Court declared that the “meaning Chinese. More importantly, it of ‘aid and advise’ employed in Article 239AA(4) has to be helped rekindle the fl ame of na- construed to mean that the Lieutenant Governor of the NCT tionalism among the young in of Delhi is bound by the aid and advice of the Council of China. Meanwhile, the thinking Ministers”. Mr Modi is a man of considerable ego (as I suspect classes of India, caught up in all prime ministers are) and does not give up his pursuit of an economy that wasn’t grow- wrong goals. He bided his time and chose to strike when the ing enough, spent their time country was focused on crucial elections in four states and one trying to convince themselves Union Territory. He could not touch Article 239AA because and everyone that there was the NDA does not have a two-thirds majority in both Houses nothing called an Indian na- of Parliament; so, he chose the lesser option of amending tion, that India was a creation the Government of the National Capital Territory Act, 1991. of the British and, a poor imita- Mocking the Supreme Court, the Statement of Objects and tor of liberal democracy. People Reasons said that the amendment Bill was brought forward today talk about the Chinese “in order to give effect to the interpretation made by the economy being larger than In- Hon’ble Supreme Court”! In truth, the Bill is a clumsy attempt dia’s. It is instructive to look at to overrule the judgement of the Supreme Court. the details to understand how The Bill amends the law by stipulating that the expression much larger and when. In 1993, ‘Government’ shall mean the Lieutenant Governor. Thus, when China adopted GDP as a by defi nition, the tail is the dog and the dog is the tail! The criterion to evaluate the wealth Bill also provides that “before taking any executive action… of the nation, its GDP stood at to exercise powers of Government… the opinion of the $0.444 trillion — one-and-a- Lieutenant Governor shall be obtained on all such matters half times that of India. In 2005, as may be specifi ed….” By legislative legerdemain, the Modi China’s GDP had crossed $2 government has installed its Viceroy in Delhi! Mr Arvind trillion; India’s was a little over Kejriwal and his ministers have been reduced to footmen to $0.8 trillion. By the time India’s fetch and carry for the Viceroy. GDP crossed $1 trillion in 2008, China was already touching the $5-trillion fi gure. Its GDP re- Printed, Published and Owned by Buchi Babu. Vuppala, Printed mains almost fi ve times more at. Meera Offset Printers. No. 104. V.R. Pallai Street. Triplicane, Thinking for yourself rather authoritarianism even after it tors have pointed out, is that controlled centralised economy than India’s. than trying to live up to the ex- rejected the Soviet Union as it is not able to live up to the can neither grow equitably nor China used idea sets preva- Chennai- 5, Published from: No. 31 (Old) No. 58 (New) Nagappa pectations of the West seems an exemplar. India stuck to a western expectations of a good encourage individuals to actu- lent in the western world and Mudali Street. Pudupet, Chennai-2. to be the key to the tremen- democratic course, belying all democracy. China, of course, ate economic growth. So much moulded them to suit its lived Editor. Buchi Babu Vuppala. dous growth that China repre- western experts who predicted has no such problem since it so that it moved away from the experience. When they started RNI.No.TNENG/26176/2008. sents today. India could learn that Indian democracy would simply claims to exist only for Material Product System (MPS) on their path to economic su- a lesson or two as it struggles to collapse soon after Indepen- its people as embodied in its to calculate economic output, perstardom, they put in place Administration Office : No.18 B, Alikulam Shopping Complex, match up. China and India, two dence. Indian democracy also name: The People’s Republic which is what the Soviet bloc of systems to create a knowledge More Market, Chennai - 600 003. of the oldest civilisations, are managed to fi nd roots among of China. Therein lies the most countries did. The MPS did not economy. Without wonder- also two of the youngest nation- the common people despite basic difference between India account for services, and used ing about whether or not they Registered Office : No. 31 (Old) No. 58 (New) Nagappa Mudali states. Both came into being critics who insisted that the de- and China. 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For China, the preferred way why Indian democracy has live up to paradigms set by the and non-tangible, adopted the as a handmaiden of the West forward was to imitate the USSR been successful. If anything, West and found itself wanting. Gross Domestic Product as the in its intellectual agendas or Rni no. Teleng/2009/29225 and its authoritarianism. India the focus of almost all studies A typical example is how measure of its economic suc- rather lack of these. This is just Bangalore : 3rd Main Road- 4, L.N. Pura, looked towards ideas rooted on the Indian political system China modifi ed the systems by cess, and quickly demonstrated how Sir William Jones had de- in western liberalism and indi- has been to highlight the fail- which it measured its wealth. that it could better its position scribed India more than 200 bangalore- 560 021, karnataka. vidualism. ures of democracy in India. The By the 1980s, China was ready in the world like no other. This years ago, when the East In- Rni no. Kareng/2012/43253 Since those days, much has greatest failures of democracy to abandon the soviet economic provided, inter alia, a tremen- dia Company was establishing changed. China persisted with in India, as many commenta- model as it realised that a state- dous psychological boost to the their rule over India. NATION 3 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad CongressDelhi adds 200 lodges containment FIR against zones in Sonowal, two days, total Nadda, 1,506 60-feet tall tricolour hoisted New Delhi, March 28 1,534 on Friday, as per Delhi last 24 hours as on Saturday. (IANS) Delhi has been see- Health Department data. Delhi Health Minister Sa- in Delhi’s Shakur Basti ing a8 sharp Assam increase in new newspapersThe positivity rate, since over BJP advertisementtyendar Jain on Saturday had crore to install high masts to coronavirus cases in the last the first week of March, has dismissed the possibility of hoist the national flag at 500 twoGuwahati, weeks, especiallyMarch 29 since: The been the highest in the north- been presented in a manner imposingwith the Assam another Chief lockdown, Elector- places in the national capital. CongressMarch 23 whenhas filed the daily a police tally west, the southeast and south to "prejudice the mind of the sayingal Officer it was Nitin not Khade a solution and theto To celebrate the 75th complaintcrossed the against1,000 mark Assam for districts, while east, central voters and this deliberate, checkAICC withthe coronavirusthe Election surge. Com- anniversary of India’s Chiefthe first Minister time this Sarbananda year, and and northeast districts have malicious and malafide set of Hemission said ofthat India his against.department Independence this year, the Sonowal,the number BJP of chief containment J P Nad- not seen a significant rise. The advertisements are in clear vi- is followingthe publication a micro-contain- of the ad- Delhi government had also da,zones state is alsopresident seeing aRanjeet rapid northwest district recorded olation of Section 126A of the mentvertisements strategy onand Sunday identifying urg- announced that it would Kumarupward Dass trend, and with eight 800 added lead- the highest - 3 per cent up Representation of People Act, alling clusters immediate from action where againsttwo or organise programmes ingin less newspapers than a week. for "camou- from 0.69 per cent, while the 1951, which is punishable by morethe BJP cases and are the being newspapers. report- promoting patriotism flagingWhile an 1,558 advertisement cases -- the as southeast district was at 2.41 two years of imprisonment edAn atofficial a time. at the CEO's of- throughout the year, not only news"highest predicting so far in 2021 the --party's were per cent, up from 0.9 per cent. and fine", he said. Moreover, ficeThe here Delhi had government said on Sunday has New Delhi, March 2928 in the national capital but also victoryreported in allon theSaturday, seats in Up-200 With increasing number of the ECI's instructions, spe- alsothat thestarted matter random will be testing exam- (UNI)(IANS) Delhi Health Minister in other states. perzones Assam were thatalso wentadded to in polls two Covid-19 cases, the city has Saturday, the Health Depart- cificernment to Assam,has also had increased prohib- (RAT/RT-PCR)ined by the ECI. of passengers,The leading Satyendar Jain on Sunday In its ‘deshbhakti’ initiative, indays the till first then. phase on March seen the number of contain- ment said. The districts with itedtesting, the disseminationwith around 90,000 of any comingEnglish, Assamese,from states Hindi where and attended the hoisting the Delhi government has 27.The The nationalFIR was capitallodged withcity ment zones, rise to 1,506, the maximum containment formbeing ofconducted prediction daily related since to Covid-19Bengali casesnewspapers are surging, which at ceremony of the 60-feet tall also announced to include a Dispurhad reported police 1,101 station cases onon out of which around 800 zones are south (416), north pollthe lastresults two between days. As 7 peram ofa thepublished airport, railwaythe advertise-stations, national flag at Brij Vihar curriculum on patriotism in SundayTuesday, night1,254 foron Wednes-allegedly have been added in last one (189) and west (181). Marchgovernment 27 till 7.30report, pm of91,703 April ISBTsments and include alighting The points Assam for in Shakur Basti. “Attended schools, cultural events on violatingday, 1,515 the on ModelThursday, Code and of week, and 200 in Friday and Meanwhile, the Delhi gov- 29,new Borah tests weresaid. conducted"The publica- in privateTribune, buses. Asomiya Pratidin, the flag hoisting ceremony the lives of Bhagat Singh and Conduct (MCC), provisions tion of large-scale advertise- Aamar Asom, Niyomia Bar- of the newly constructed Babasaheb Ambedkar and yoga of Section 126AJama of the MasjidRep- Imam appeals to pray indoorsments by theon BJP ‘Shab-e-Barat’falsely pre- ta, Asomiya Khabor, Dainik 60-feet tall national flag at instructors in colony parks. Brij Vihar society in Shakur For this purpose the state resentation of People Act, dicting the outcome of the Asam, Dainik Jugasankha New Delhi, March 28 ebrated between March 28- day. The Covid-19 infection precautionary measure and their homes due to the threat Basti. Watching our national government has set aside Rs 1951 and the ECI's directives current assembly election in and Dainik Purvodaya.An es- (IANS) As Covid-19 cases 29. ‘Shab-e-Barat’ is called also continues to increase at on the occasion of ‘Shab-e- of Covid-19 infection. flag hoisted filled me with 90 crore. Calling the tricolour issued on March 26, APCC their defeat is inevitable have state chief and other mem- their favour also amounts to timated 79.93 per cent of the are sharply rising all over the festival of worship dur- a slow pace. Covid-19 guide- Barat’, people should offer ‘Shab-e-Barat’ is an im- immense pride and honour,” as the greatest symbol of our Legal Department Chairman resorted to desperate illegal bers of the party have know- direct violation of the instruc- total 81.09 lakh voters exer- the country, the Shahi Imam ing which many Muslims lines have been issued as a prayers at mosques in their portant festival celebrated Jain tweeted after attending individual identity, Sisodia Niran Borah said. "This is and unconstitutional meth- ingly issued advertisements tions," he said. The APCC fur- cised their franchise in 47 as- of Jama Masjid in New Del- observe a fast for two days. precautionary measure by locality or at homes.” Muslims all over the world. the event. had announced that like the a blatant violation of MCC, ods to influence the voters camouflaged as headlines on ther urged the police to take sembly constituencies during hi has appealed people to The Shahi Imam of Jama the government in Delhi and The Shahi Imam had also They celebrate this festival Deputy Chief Minister one in Connaught Place, Delhi Representation of People Act, across the state," he said. front pages of various news- "prompt and necessary ac- the first phase of polling in stay at their homes and of- Masjid, Ahmed Bukhari, in a several other places.” made similar appeal last on the 14th and 15th night Manish Sisodia on March 9 government would install 1951 and the ECI's relevant "In a pre-planned con- papers claiming that the BJP tion" against those named in Assam on Saturday. Elections fer prayers on the occasion video, said: “’Shab-e-Barat’ Bukhari said, “I appeal to year when corona cases had of the month of Sha’ban ac- while presenting the annual national flags in such a way instructions and media poli- spiracy to deceive voters in will win all the constituencies the complaint, including the to 39 seats will be held in the of Holi and ‘Shab-e-Barat’. is on March 28 and Holi fes- all the people to avoid con- reached at their peak. People cording to the Islamic calen- ‘deshbhakti’ Budget had that at least one is visible every cies by BJP leaders and mem- the second and third phases, of Upper Assam," Borah said. newspapers. The state Con- second phase on April 1 and ‘Shab-e-Barat’ would be cel- tival is also falling on that gestion on the streets as a are being appealed to stay at dar. proposed to allocate Rs 45 two kilometres. bers, who after realising that CM, BJP national president, The advertisements have gress had filed a complaint 40 in the third and final. Delhi LG greets people on ‘Shab-e-Barat’, urges Covid caution New Delhi, March 2928 their homes. that on the occasion of Shab- the virus. tough action against those (IANS)(UNI) Delhi Lt. Governor He tweeted, e-Baraat, Allah (Almighty) After Shab-e-Barat, the found violating Covid-19 Anil Baijal on Sunday “Congratulation to all on the forgives all the sins during festival of colours -- the Holi protection norms. greeted Delhiites on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat, I the night and also decides will also begin from Sunday The Delhi government has occasion of ‘Shab-e-Barat’, would urge to celebrate the people’s fortune for the year evening with ‘Holika dahan’. also started random testing a traditional festival that is occasion at home and follow ahead. In view of the rising Covid of people coming from celebrated by Muslims all Covid-19 measures.” Amid the surge in the cases, the DDMA chaired outside, especially from over the world. The Shab-e-Barat festival Covid-19 cases in the by Delhi LG in its advisory states where Covid cases While greeting the citizens, begins after the sunset on national capital with has prohibited gathering or have reached an alarming Baijal also urged people Sunday and will be observed festivals round the corner, festival celebrations at public stage, at the railway stations to follow the Covid-19 until the next day’s sunset. Delhi Health Minister places, including parks and and the airport. guidelines issued by the On this occasion, the Muslim Satyendar Jain on Saturday gardens. The public and The national capital till Delhi Disaster Management community members have a advised the people not to police administration of Saturday night has registered Authority (DDMA) and tradition of visiting mosques organise gatherings as they each district in the capital 1,558 new Covid-19 cases celebrate the occasion in and graveyards. It is believed might result in spreading has been directed to take and 10 deaths. Delhi’s Covid tally climbs Women from across the country honoured in an airplane to 1,881, nine more deaths Operationsby Fashion of Lifestyle 12 retail Magazine medical reported New Delhi,28th MARCH,2021--- politician Shubendu Shekhar Awasthi Fashion Lifestyle Magazine launched on the occasion and Dr Kritika Kumar its 9th edition withstores its customary suspended in J&K(Founder of Lumiere Dental Studio). hallmark of setting new standards The Aviation Fashion Show amongst ofJammu, creativity March and 29 (UNI)excellence. J&K The the drive to ensure thatothers the had50 Captainformulations Ankita wereAgnohotri, lifted Drugedition Control was launched Organization in an Airbus pharmacies operate strictlya Vistara in randomly Airlines vizPilot Antibiotics, walking PPI,the hasA310 suspended aircraft parked operation by Runway of 1 at consonance with the mandateramp. 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The active cases rose to 4,237 and the number New Delhi, March 2928 (IANS)(UNI) In have a significant presence in Opposition in the Bihar Assembly whose term from Kadwa in Bihar, Shakil Khan rose to 7,545 from 6,625. of containment zones rose to Assam, the Congress-led alliance more than two dozen Assembly party is contesting on one seat, addressed is coordinating for the party in Assam The national capital 1,710 from 1,506 on Saturday, is pitching leaders from Bihar constituencies. three rallies on Saturday, which drew good and is trying to woo the migrants towards has been seeing a sharp it said. to woo the migrant voters, who Tejashwi Yadav, Leader of crowds. He campaigned for Congress Congress. Shakil Khan speaking over the candidates -- Sambhu Singh Mallah phone from Guwahati said, "I am confident in Ratabari, Kamkhya Prasad Mala in that Congress will get more than 70 seats ThreeGangster prominent who escaped J&K leaders police custody join People's shot dead Conference in Rohini Dholai, Mukesh Pandey in Lakhipur and as the BJP government has been mired in New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) teams, on receiving information Sashi Kanta Das in Raha. Tejashwi said: corruption and did not do anything except KuldeepSrinagar, Maan March alias 29 (UNI) Fajja, Sajad a sahib and Khursheed Alam sahib occasion,about his these hideout, leaders maintainedcordoned "People are fed up with the BJP's double dividing the state on non issues." The party Lone-ledgangster People'swho had Conference escaped into the PC. They are experienced thatoff the"sincerity area and of thoughtasked him of theto engine government in Assam. Our alliance is banking on 'five guarantees. in the state (PC)police received custody a major following boost with a and mass-based politic who People'ssurrender Conferencebut he opened Chairman fire. is committed to progressive, inclusive, which includes five lakh jobs for youth. theshootout entry atof GTB three Hospital prominent three will, in the coming decades, play a SajadHis Ganiassociate, Lone, whothe providedhistory of development and welfare oriented Party General Secretary Jitendra Singh said, politicdays back, wasinto thekilled party in foldan pivotal role and contribute to the servicehim shelter, and sacrifice received of theinjuries party government in the state." in a tweet, "Assam's tea workers deserve a onencounter Monday. late Former Saturday minister night politics and welfare of J&K. Their obligedin the retaliatorythem to join firing the byparty". the Former JNU Student Union President life of dignity, much like their tea gardens Basharatat Tulsi apartmentsBukhari, in Rohini'sformer political acumen and experience Theypolice. vowed He wasto takerushed forward to thethe Kanhaiya Kumar also drew large crowds enveloped with bright shades of intense legislatorsSector 14, Peerthe Delhi Mansoor Police Hussain said. will immensely benefit the party. I foundinghospital missionwhere heand succumbed objectives of during his rallies in the state, campaigning green, Congress five Guarantee will reinstate andAccording Khursheed to Alamthe Delhi on Monday Police, am hopeful that these leaders will theto thePC andinjuries. work for According the welfare to of for the Congress-led alliance. the colours of a dignified life, very soon!" joinedFajja, athe wanted PC in presence criminal of of party the benefit from their experience continue to work for the cause of the people.Delhi PoliceEarlier, officials,former People's over Seeing the crowds at the rallies, the The Congress is leaving no stone ChairmanJitender GogiSajad Lone.gang, escaped inhim politics to an eastand Delhipublic hospitallife. "I peopleSeveral and teamshelp navigateof special them Democratic70 cases ofParty murder, patron andattempt former Congress leaders say that this surely will unturned to cash in on the anti-CAA afterSpeaking his accomplices on the occasion, attacked Lone wholeheartedlyfor treatment welcome on Thursday Basharat throughcell and these crime extraordinary branch were and J&Kto murderDeputy Chief and Minister robbery Muzaffar were pave the way for their government. sentiments of the local people and over the saidthe thatpolice the PCteam will immenselyescorting Bukhariafternoon. sahib, Mansoor Hussain troubledconstituted times," to findhe said.OnFajja. The the Baigregistered joined againstthe PC. Fajja. Congress observer and MLA for second low wages of the tea estate workers. SOUTH 4 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad BJP pretending simple deposits TDP leaders IT raid at house commemorate of AIADMK MLA's enough to win CM seat: YSRCP driver, Rs 1 cr seized party's 40th Chennai, March 29 (UNI) The Special Inves- Tirupati, March 29 (UNI) In the special category status on tigation Team (SIT) of the Income Tax Depart- the run up to the Tirupati Lok the southern state, which was ment seized Rs 1 crore on Monday morning Sabha bypoll, ruling Yuva- promised in Parliament dur- anniversary from the residence of Alagarasamy who is jana Sramika Rythu Congress ing bifurcation. the driver of AIADMK MLA R. Chandrasekar. Party (YSRCP) leader and Ra- The Janasena founder even Chandrasekar represents Manapparai con- jya Sabha MP Vijayasai Reddy convened a large meeting to stituency in Trichy district of Tamil Nadu. V. on Monday took potshots criticize the BJP and high- Alagarasamy was working with the MLA at the Bharatiya Janata Party lighted the special category since the past nine years and IT officials said (BJP), saying that the saffron status denial. He proceeded to that the unaccounted money was stacked in party leaders were pretend- sever ties with the BJP in the Rs 500 denomination. Raids were also con- ing that 'simple deposits in run up to the 2019 polls and ducted at the residences of the MLA's two the election will propel their contested alone in the elec- other accomplices in Thangapandi and Muru- candidate to become the chief tions which resulted in the ganandam of Kovilpatti village. minister'. Janasena facing a humiliating Chandrasekar is seeking re-election from "People are laughing at debacle. In fact Kalyan lost in the Manapparai Assembly constituency af- your dramas before the Tiru- both the places he contested ter representing it since 2008. Manithaneya pati bypoll. Behaving like your for the Assembly from Bhi- ArrayAmaravati, March 29 (UNI) Telugu Makkal Katchi (MMK) Tamil Nadu State Gen- candidate will become the CM mavaram and Gajuwaka and Desam Party (TDP) leaders commemo- eral Secretary, P. Abdul Samad, is contesting on getting deposits in the by- also failed to retain the loyalty rated the 40th anniversary of the politi- with the DMK alliance against Chandrashek- poll," mocked Reddy. He told of Janasena's lone Dalit MLA, cal outfit on Monday since it was formed har. Huge money is being seized from differ- the BJP leaders to continue Modi despite being the future to the jail after his bail gets Rapaka Varaprasad, who won in 1982. "I am very happy to celebrate the ent parts of Tamil Nadu ever since election 'acting' and 'fooling' people Prime Minister of India took cancelled. Though Veerraju from Amalapuram. 40th anniversary of the TDP established dates were declared. The Income Tax and the but claimed that the voters Kalyan in his own helicopter claimed that the party mem- However, a few months after by great leader N.T. Rama Rao (NTR) for Enforcement Directorate officials had seized will bless the YSRCP again in for seven election meetings bers should revere the actor, the 2019 polls, Kalyan pulled the self-respect and support of weaker an amount of Rs 11.5 crore from the office and the bypoll. back then. He claimed that the relationship between the off a volte-face and patched sections," said the party's National Gen- residence of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) The Rajya Sabha MP made even the current Home Min- Telangana BJP wing leaders up with the BJP, claiming eral Secretary Nara Lokesh. Treasurer's residence on March 15. these comments in reply ister Amit Shah also holds the and Kalyan does not seem that he never distanced him- He thanked all the party cadres for to Andhra BJP chief Somu actor in similar high regard. to be very cordial. All eyes self from the party in power standing up for the poor sections of the Veerraju's recent claims on "There are some issues in my in the southern state are on at the Centre and several society for all these years. The Telugu TN Deputy Pawan Kalyan that BJP sup- mind which I do not want to the Scheduled Castes (SC) states in the country. The ac- Desam Party (TDP) was founded by NTR porters should 'always' take talk about now. We have to re- reserved Tirupati bypoll on tor also mellowed down after on March 29, 1982 in Hyderabad. Speaker's son, 6 care of the actor-politician. spect him (Kalyan) and make April 17. Reddy was also jailed reconciling with the BJP, end- Rao was born on May 28, 1923 at Nim- "Modi likes Pawan Kalyan him the chief of this state. This along with Y.S. Jagan Mohan ing his ferocious belligerent makuru village in Krishna district. He others booked for very much. During the 2014 idea has always been there in Reddy some years ago during speeches and antics, includ- studied B.A. at Andhra Christian (AC) col- elections, there were public the party (BJP). This issue is the Congress government for ing toeing the saffron party's lege in Guntur and became a legendary attacking DMK leader meetings in Tirupati, Guntur, 100 per cent true," claimed allegedly indulging in corrup- religious politics line. Though actor to rule the Telugu film industry for Bhimavaram and Visakhapat- Veerraju. Meanwhile, the BJP tion. Veerraju claimed that the decades. Later, he established the TDP Chennai, March 29 (UNI) An FIR was filed on nam. Kalyan spoke while it leader hit back at Reddy for At the same time, Kalyan's party members should revere and stormed to power in just nine months. Monday against Tamil Nadu Deputy Speaker was raining on that day. Even meddling in their party mat- relationship with the BJP the actor, the relationship be- On Monday, the party's State President Pollachi Jayaraman's son Praveen and six of Modi was drenched in the ters and criticized him that keeps taking curious turns tween the Telangana BJP wing Kinjarapu Atchannaidu commemorated his accomplices for assaulting a DMK leader rain," said Veerraju. he is allegedly roaming free regularly. leaders and Kalyan does not the 40th anniversary celebrations at the in Tamil Nadu's Vadakkipalayam, police said. According to the BJP lead- after duping the Courts. He After endearing himself to seem to be very cordial. All party's Tirupati office. He hoisted the The case was registered following a complaint er, Narendra Modi report- said the BJP leaders will tell the BJP before the 2014 polls, eyes in the southern state are party's flag in presence of several party by DMK leader and Okkalipalayam Panchayat edly told Veerraju that they the Tirupati people what they the actor got disenchanted on the Scheduled Castes (SC) leaders and cadres in the Tirupati parlia- President Parthasarathi Nambiraj that he was should always take good care gave them and mocked him with the saffron party a few reserved Tirupati bypoll on mentary constituency which will soon go assaulted by Praveen and his friends on Sun- of Kalyan. Veerraju said that back that he could go back years later for not bestowing April 17. for by-elections. day. He also alleged that Praveen had tried to run him over with a car and only the timely BJP national women's wing intervention of local people and party func- AIADMK to piggyback ride PMK for electoral victory in North TN tionaries saved his life. chief is 'tukada': Kamal Nambiraj, in his complaint, said that he, Chennai, March 29 (UNI) MK government led by K. Pal- along with a few DMK supporters, were wait- The AIADMK, which is trying iniswami had cleared the 10.5 Haasan's party ing near the Madura Veeran Temple for the to retain power in Tamil Nadu, percentage reservation for the arrival of party candidate, Dr Varadarajan. is expecting a windfall from Vanniyar community hours Chennai, March 29 (UNI) The Makkal Needhi Maiam As the candidate was about to reach, a group the northern part of Tamil before the election notifica- (MNM) party floated by actor Kamal Haasan on Monday of young men were found shouting slogans Nadu, where the OBC Van- tion was announced. termed Vanathi Srinivasan, National President, Wom- against the DMK from a car parked nearby. niyar community has a major The PMK, which was found- en's Wing, BJP as 'tukada' (sundry). Srinivasan is con- The DMK functionary said that he went to the strength. ed in 1996, had joined alliance testing against Kamal Haasan in the Coimbatore South car, in which Praveen and the others were, The Patali Makkal Katchi with both the DMK and AIAD- constituency. MNM's General Secretary C.K. Kumaravel and requested them to move from the place (PMK) founded by the Vanni- MK and had enjoyed power at in a statement asked Union Minister Smriti Irani to first as it was the venue of their function. "But yar leader Dr S. Ramdoss has the state and Central govern- organise a debate between Kamal Haasan and Prime Praveen started shouting filthy abuse against deep inroads in the Vanniyar ments with the PMK leader Minister Narendra Modi followed by a debate with Fi- me and he and his accomplices assaulted me. vote bank and the party was reservation for the Vanniyar reservation is within the Most and son of Dr S. Ramdoss, An- nance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and with other BJP He told me that his father had deputed him able to successfully negotiate community in the govern- Backward Class status which bumani Ramdoss becoming a leaders. Kumaravel said after debating with all BJP lead- and his friends to disturb the programme," he with the AIADMK government ment jobs and admission to has been the long pending de- Union minister for Health in ers, Kamal Haasan can debate with 'thukada'/sundry added. Nambiraj told that he escaped with to implement a 10.5 per cent educational institutions. This mand of the PMK. The AIAD- the Vajpayee government. leaders like Srinivasan. minor bruises though they even tried to run him over with their car. "This type of politics can never be allowed and I expect the police to further the investigation without any bias," he said. 3-yr-old Omani girl successfully Kerala: Ruling Left ally candidate tests undergoes liver, kidney transplant Covid positive

Chennai, March 29 mum weight for the trans- blood flows in an adult (UNI) A three-year-old plant. However, since the kidney in an hour which girl from Oman got a new child's health was dete- is equivalent to the blood lease of life with a suc- riorating, the doctors dis- flow in a baby's whole cessful dual live-donor cussed with the child's body in an hour. How- liver and kidney trans- family and decided on an ever, the dual organ trans- plant performed simul- immediate transplant. plant was performed suc- taneously by doctors at a It was challenging to cessfully on the child on private hospital here. find a donor for kidney January 28th, and post Doctors at Rela Hos- transplant for the baby's the transplant, the child is pital, spearheaded by size and age and there doing well and her weight Prof Mohamed Rela, per- were too many compli- has increased to 9 kg, Rela Thiruvananthapuram, March 29 (UNI) In a set- formed dual live donor cations as adult kidney is Hospital said. During the back to the ruling Left Democratic Front amid transplant with the help of quite large and that of a post operative period, hectic campaigning, one of their candidates -- K.I. a segment of liver donated child abdomen is small to the child posed several Antony tested Covid positive on Monday. by the girl's uncle and left place her mother's kidney challenges as she was on Kerala goes to the polls on April 6 to elect 140 kidney from her mother. fect in the liver leading to was 3 years 3 months old bones. The fact that she as the child was under- peritoneal dialysis since legislators. Antony is a candidate of the Kerala The surgery took just over oxalate deposit all over and weighed only 8.2 kg was significantly under- weight, said Dr Gomathy 10 months of age, and was Congress (Mani) an ally of the ruling LDF and is 10 hours. the body (heart, kidneys, (grossly underweight) weight for her age needed Narasimhan, Senior Con- severely malnourished taking on nine time legislator and former Minister According to Rela Hos- joints, eyes) and oxalate due to kidney failure very focussed teamwork sultant, HPB Surgery, Liv- with weak bones. The fact P.J. Joseph of the Kerala Congress party, an ally of pital, the baby girl was di- stones resulting in kid- which was hampering her with attention to all as- er and Renal Transplant that she was significantly the Congress-led UDF from the Thodupuzha con- agnosed with renal failure ney damage, the hospital growth. During the post pects including nutri- Surgeon. underweight for her age stituency in Idukki district. when she was 10 months said. With liver and kid- operative period, the child tion, infection control, According to Narasim- needed very focussed Incidentally, he is one of the first candidates old and has been on di- ney transplants the only posed several challenges and immune suppressant han, the blood vessels of teamwork with attention from a major political party who is contesting the alysis since then. She was options for the child's as she was on peritoneal management. Doctors at the child are very tiny to to all aspects including polls to have turned Covid positive. Joseph, whose also diagnosed to have survival, she was referred dialysis since 10 months Rela hospital decided to manage the blood flow nutrition, infection con- home turf is Thodupuzha, won with the highest primary hyperoxaluria, to Rela Hospital. At the of age, and was severely wait till the child's weight pressure from the adult trol, and immune sup- margin of votes in the state during the 2016 As- which is an enzyme de- time of arrival, the child malnourished with weak reached 10 kg, the mini- kidney as the half litre of pressant management. sembly polls with 45,587 votes. OP-ED 5 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Delaying Netanyahu’s trial would distort Israeli election

By Yossi Mekelberg and escaping justice. He has like any other Israeli citizen ernment led by himself. tactics and manipulation of the for years in reference to the ac- It is just over four years since used every kind of evasive ac- facing charges, Netanyahu is Netanyahu has surrounded legal and political systems, in- cusations against him, “there the first corruption allegations tion to prevent his court case innocent until proven guilty, himself with sycophants who cluding calling election after will be nothing because there against Israeli Prime Minister progressing, including a con- but at the same time he is not are joining him in attacking election as a tool to prevent is nothing,” why then is he so Benjamin Netanyahu began to temptuous manipulation of the entitled to preferential treat- and smearing judges and pros- justice being done, all the evi- afraid of the evidentiary phase emerge. At first they came in coronavirus pandemic, which ment at any stage of the legal ecutors without a shred of evi- dence would have been heard of the trial starting as soon as dribs and drabs, but soon the he has so miserably failed to process. It is the duty of the dence and in complete disre- long ago. possible? And, yes, after years floodgates opened. Eventually, manage, resulting in more than justice system to bring this sor- gard for the long-term damage What Netanyahu and his al- of investigations, indictments the police investigations led to 5,500 Israelis deaths, hundreds ry saga to a conclusion for the this behavior does to the dem- lies in the Likud party are afraid and three inconclusive elec- charges of bribery, fraud and of thousands contracting the sake of the country, its people ocratic system. The day before of is for the public to hear the tions, hijacked and distorted breach of trust in three cases. virus, record unemployment and the democratic process, a scheduled court hearing of evidence of his and his wife’s by Netanyahu’s legal affairs Over these four long years, the rates, and collapsed business- and to maintain public trust Netanyahu’s cases last month, alleged voracity in demanding and leading to a fourth one Israeli prime minister, his po- es. in the justice system itself. No Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin and accepting expensive pres- next month, it is time, once litical allies and his legal team At last, the date for the evi- other citizen would have had — one of the prime minister’s ents from businessmen with and for all, for this tragic chap- have done everything in their dentiary phase of his trial was the privilege of the police in- main henchmen — called for economic interests in Israel. ter in Israel’s history to come capacity to obstruct the inves- set for early this month, after a terviewing them in the comfort the trial to be postponed in or- Equally, they wouldn’t like to a conclusion. It must be tigation, smear the name of series of postponements main- of their own home, let alone der to prevent “blatant election the electorate to see, so soon done in accordance with the the country’s general prosecu- ly instigated by Netanyahu the official residence of one interference.” In an organized before the election, a string law of the country, not with a tion and the police, and incite himself. However, as was only of the most powerful people crime-style approach, he told of witnesses and prosecutors procedure dictated by a politi- against media outlets report- to be expected, the defendant in the country, as happened a newspaper that the legal sys- outline the nature of meetings cian for his own benefit. The ing on the allegations, falsely in the most infamous corrup- in this case. No other citizen tem in Israel has “crudely tram- with influential media moguls sooner the voters are aware of accusing them of a political tion trial in Israel’s history has would have the power to or- pled” on the basic rule of not with whom Netanyahu was al- the evidence as presented by witch-hunt. not only denied his guilt, but der the shutdown of the courts interfering with an election. legedly exchanging favors, us- the prosecution and the de- When the charges were even- his lawyers had the audacity as one of the first measures to His suggestion that the “pros- ing his power to benefit them fense, the quicker the country tually brought against Ne- to request that the evidentiary “combat” the pandemic, and ecution witnesses are heard financially should they pro- can recover from this traumat- tanyahu, he began cynically phase be postponed by three or with that delay the beginning before the election, while the vide positive coverage of him ic affair. exploiting his political power four months, in a move clearly of his trial. This was also at a defense witnesses — including and his family, thus damaging It is the duty of the justice and wealth to delay the legal designed to avoid embarrass- very convenient time — in the the prime minister — are heard public trust in the objectivity of system to bring this sorry saga proceedings. Now he is drag- ing evidence against Netanya- immediate aftermath of an- after the election is an unfair the media and in a truly trans- to a conclusion for the sake of ging the country into a fourth hu being aired in public before other inconclusive election last situation” was a deliberate dis- parent and accountable demo- the country, its people and the election in two years, all for the March 23 election. March and in the midst of his tortion of events. Had it not cratic process. democratic process. the sake of saving his own skin Needless to say that, just efforts to form a coalition gov- been for Netanyahu’s delaying If, as Netanyahu has argued Arab News Which energy source was to blame for Texas power outages? By FAISAL FAEQ Was the reason for the electric- sures and invested in equipment to The energy mix for electrical power ity supply outages due to the failure safeguard against cold weather, but sources in Texas includes 46 percent of gas power plants, wind turbines, Texas has so far not followed suit. natural gas, 23 percent wind, 18 per- coal, or nuclear power generators? Or If the infrastructure and pipelines cent coal, 11 percent nuclear, and 2 was it because the electricity trans- in Texas were unprepared for the percent solar. Renewable energy is mission lines were simply unable to snowstorms, why was the situation therefore only responsible for pro- cope with high demands during a se- completely different for the residents ducing 25 percent of electricity in the vere weather event, even in the most of El Paso county in the far western state, which has a power grid isolated energy-rich state in the US? With gas corner of the state? The reason was from the rest of the networks in the being the largest source of energy because the county is not reliant on US. Power transmission from the en- in Texas, frozen nuclear plants and the Texas electricity grid and has an ergy sources of gas, wind, coal, nu- wind turbines may not bear the larg- electrical connection to the networks clear, and solar were all adversely af- est share of responsibility for the col- of neighboring states. fected by the recent snowstorms and lapse in power supplies. Also, after the heavy snows of 2011, icy winter weather that sent tempera- However, it has been widely El Paso undertook works to protect tures falling in some parts of Texas to claimed that gas pipes ill-equipped its distribution lines from power sta- minus 18 degrees. for cold weather conditions were the tions and reinforce its gas pipelines With the state relying almost en- main reason why millions of Texans from severely cold weather. These tirely on its own power grid it was lost power as temperatures plunged. precautions were in addition to in- unable to receive much in the way of But the so-called “freeze-offs” in Tex- stalling backup diesel power genera- electricity imports from neighboring as pipelines did not cause as much tors for emergency situations. states to make up for shortfalls due to severe disruption to gas distribution While there is no rational behind the large number of outages. in similar pipelines in other states hit blaming any one energy source in Both fossil fuel and renewable en- by the big freeze. Texas solely responsible for the re- ergy sources have been blamed for Texas is the largest gas producer cent blackouts, it is clear there has causing the recent catastrophic elec- and consumer state, but it does not sures and invested in equipment to consumer state, but it does not usu- been a laxity in preparing infrastruc- tricity outages in Texas amid one of usually have to deal with such severe safeguard against cold weather, but ally have to deal with such severe ture and pipelines to withstand heavy the worst snowstorms in the state snowstorms. There are many states Texas has so far not followed suit. snowstorms. There are many states snowstorms. since February 2011. that have taken precautionary mea- Texas is the largest gas producer and that have taken precautionary mea- Arab News Biden’s Munich speech risks alienating non-European partners

By Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg a rules-based world order? As a veteran a long-term strategic competition with with US concerns? Similarly, to combat The new US president could have President Joe Biden on Friday set MSC participant, Biden reminded his China,” he said, adding: “Competition cyberattacks and cybercrimes, the US been more inclusive by referencing the forth before a virtual Munich Security audience that he had delivered the first with China is going to be stiff.” He chal- and its partners could develop a stron- international system of human rights. Conference (MSC) the parameters of a foreign policy address of the Obama lenged Beijing’s “economic abuses and ger system of international governance The president also raised expectations new US foreign policy anchored in the administration in 2009, thus reassuring coercion that undercut the foundations of cyberspace. To meet extraterritorial that the new administration will be con- transatlantic alliance. As friends and them that his foreign policy represents of the international economic system,” adventures and claims, the Internation- sistent and break with the past by avoid- partners of both America and Europe, a return to the familiar status quo ante. referring to the need for Chinese compa- al Court of Justice could be empowered ing double standards. Will it be consis- the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) His theme was “America is back,” stress- nies to “disclose corporate governance to automatically adjudicate on them. tent in its advocacy of those values or has supported this alliance as its most ing that the transatlantic alliance is “the structures and abide by rules to deter When discussing human rights and only where it is politically convenient? important security partner. As a major strong foundation on which our collec- corruption and monopolistic practices.” democratic principles, Biden set the bar For example, will the new administra- oil-producing region, the Gulf relies on tive security and our shared prosper- The president also suggested that: “We quite high when he talked about “shared tion take Iran to task for subverting the strong demand from Europe and the ity are built. The partnership between must shape the rules that will govern the democratic values… where every voice political systems in Iraq and Yemen? US, which together account for about 40 Europe and the United States… is and advance of technology and the norms of matters, where the rights of all are pro- Or for recruiting, arming and funding percent of the world economy and more must remain the cornerstone of all that behavior in cyberspace, artificial intel- tected and the rule of law is upheld.” terrorist groups such as Hezbollah in than 35 percent of global oil demand. we hope to accomplish in the 21st cen- ligence, biotechnology so that they are However, he repeatedly referred to Lebanon? Or for committing unspeak- Healing the rift between them is cer- tury, just as we did in the 20th century.” used to lift people up, not used to pin those ideals as “shared values” between able horrors in Syria? The same ques- tainly welcome, as are the calls for a re- Seeking to dispel doubts among NATO them down.” Europe and the US, giving the impres- tions may be asked about the troubles in turn to a robust rules-based world order. allies, Biden reassured them that the Biden also advocated unity to “meet sion that they are Western concepts, Myanmar, Kashmir, the Central African The GCC opposes beggar-thy-neighbor US will “keep faith with Article 5. It’s the threat from Russia,” citing Moscow’s thus inadvertently supporting those Republic and Palestine. In other words, trade wars, which have weakened the a guarantee. An attack on one is an at- attempts to weaken the transatlantic al- who conveniently dismiss them as alien will the new administration be truly global economic recovery and subse- tack on all. That is our unshakable vow.” liance and “weaponize” corruption in an constructs. even-handed and avoid double stan- quently the demand for energy, which is While the US is undergoing a “thorough effort to “undermine our system of gov- Biden could have been more inclusive dards instead of being selective? the backbone of the GCC economy. review” of its force posture around the ernance.” by referencing the international system For consistency’s sake, while rightly While the need to revive US-Europe- world, Biden has halted the withdrawal Most of the world, especially small of human rights, which has been devel- lamenting American right-wing popu- an ties is understandable, the speech of American troops from Germany and countries such as those in the Middle oped collectively over the years and pos- lism and criticizing Russia and China’s raised some questions. Could this new lifted the cap imposed by former Presi- East and the Gulf, welcome the return sesses reliable mechanisms to monitor conduct, Biden could have also chided pendulum swing create frictions with dent Donald Trump on the number of to a rules-based global order with a compliance and adjudicate complaints. Europe for its slide toward racism, Is- countries outside the alliance and alien- US forces able to be based there. strengthening of the UN and its special- He could have referred to the “Univer- lamophobia, anti-Semitism and extrem- ate US partners? Could the rekindled The president said he was not “pitting ized agencies, such as the World Health sal” Declaration of Human Rights, the ism. So, while Biden’s speech at Mu- alliance’s rhetoric about China and East against West” or that he wanted a Organization, World Trade Organization “International” Covenant on Civil and nich was reassuring to Europe, another Russia fuel a burgeoning cold war? Is conflict, adding: “We cannot and must (WTO), UNESCO and the Human Rights Political Rights and the “International” speech is called for to reassure America’s the emphasis on transatlantic “shared not return to the… rigid blocs of the Cold Council, which were singled out for crit- Covenant on Social, Economic and Cul- non-European partners and reaffirm the values” excluding the rest of the world? War.” However, his comments about icism by the previous administration. tural Rights, to name the three instru- country’s commitment to universal val- Is the US going to be consistent in its China and Russia appeared uncompro- Instead of a trade war with China, how ments that represent the bedrock of the ues and institutions. renewed advocacy of human rights and mising. “We must prepare together for about strengthening the WTO to deal global human rights system. Arab News INTERNATIONAL 6 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Death rate among 14 hurt in suspected German Covid-19 suicide blast at patients falls Indonesian church Jakarta, March 2928 (UNI)(IANS) At least guards, national police spokesman 14 people were injured due to a Argo Yuwono said. strong blast outside a church in In- Argo said 14 people were injured donesia’s South Sulawesi province in the attack, including three secu- on Sunday, which was likely a sui- rity guards at the church. cide bombing attack carried out by Merdisyam earlier said that four two people, police said. worshippers were among the in- “It was a heinous act that vio- munity not to be afraid and rest- “The body found at the scene is jured. lates the tenets of any religion,” the less,” chairman Gomar Gultom said. believed to be of the suicide bomb- The explosion at 10.28 a.m.. was council’s deputy chairman Anwar “Please pray for our safety.” er,” dpa news agency quoted pro- likely to have been of “high inten- Abbas said in a statement. Churches have been targeted vincial police chief Merdisyam as sity,” the police chief said. “We call on authorities to appre- by extremists in Indonesia several saying. “The service had finished and hend the perpetrators and master- times. Two suspects were trying to en- worshippers were coming out of the mind of the attack,” he added. In 2018, dozens of people were Berlin, March 2829 (UNI)(IANS) ber. For people on ventila- ter the gate of the Sacred Heart of church,” he said at a news confer- The Indonesian Communion of killed when suicide bombers com- The death rate among Co- tors, the death rate between Jesus Cathedral in the provincial ence. The Indonesian Council of Churches urged Christians to re- mitted suicide bombings at three vid-19 patients in German January to April reached capital, Makassar, on a motorcycle Muslim Scholars condemned the main calm. churches during Sunday services in university hospitals fell sig- 39.8 per cent. In the later when they were stopped by security attack. “I call on all members of the com- the city of Surabaya in East Java. nificantly over the course period, it fell slightly to of 2020, according to a new around a third (33.7 per study. cent). A research group from German is in the midst of Chilean Prez warns of Brazil reports 3K Covid the University of Erlangen a severe third wave of infec- found that improved treat- tions. deaths for 2 days ments and the growing ex- The seven-day incidence difficult, painful’ weeks perience of clinical teams rate per 100,000 inhabit- Santiago, March 2928 (UNI)(IANS) Chilean to healthcare workers and the limit may be contributing to this ants, a key metric in mea- President Sebastian Pinera warned of our health system capacities, and straight trend, dpa news agency re- suring the infection rate, that the coming days and weeks will they, despite all the difficulties, con- Brasilia, March 2928 (IANS)(UNI) For The overall death toll now ported on Sunday. rose to 129.7 on Sunday. be “difficult and painful” due to the tinue to provide care that patients two consecutive days, Brazil, stands at 310,550, the Ministry The analysis shows a de- The Robert Koch Insti- critical health situation the country is need,” he said. currently the second worst-hit confirmed. The overall death crease in the average death tute (RKI) for disease con- currently facing, with more than 7,000 The government has significantly country in the world after the toll now stands at 310,550, the rate from 20.7 per cent be- trol said the metric had not daily Covid-19 cases registered in re- increased the number of critical beds US by the pandemic, has re- Ministry confirmed. tween January and April to reached this level since Jan- cent days. and is resorting to “all possible op- corded more than 3,000 single- Meanwhile, the Ministry re- 12.7 per cent between May uary 19. “We know that it has been a diffi- tions” to be able to continue treating day coronavirus deaths, ac- ported 85,948 new cases in the and September. Health authorities report- cult and painful year, and I want to be the sick, the President noted. cording to the Health Ministry. last 24 hours, bringing the na- The data set includes ed 17,176 new cases to the very honest: the days and weeks that “Protecting the health and lives of In Saturday, the country tional caseload to 12,490,362. 1,300 Covid-19 patients in RKI within one day. Ninety come will be too,” Xinhua news agen- all our compatriots is definitely our registered 3,438 deaths, while Brazil has vaccinated 19.5 14 German university hos- deaths were recorded with- cy quoted the President as saying on first priority,” Pinera added 3,650 fatalities were report- million people against the vi- pitals. in 24 hours. Saturday. The Chilean Ministry of Health on ed the previous day, which rus till date, of which 14.88 Overall, almost a fifth of The new tallies have in- “The reappearance of the pandem- Saturday reported 7,588 new Covid-19 marked highest daily count million received the first dose all Covid-19 patients (18.8 creased the overall caseload ic has increased the number of in- cases and 66 deaths, bringing the na- since the outbreak of the pan- and 4.64 million were adminis- per cent) died in the 14 clin- and death toll to 2,770,696 fected and more people have had to tionwide tallies to 969,913 and 22,653, demic earlier last year, reports tered both the jabs, according ics from January to Septem- and 75,858, respectively. be hospitalised, which is demanding respectively. Xinhua news agency. to local media.

US, Canada slam China for tit-for-tat sanctions Scores of funerals Washington, March 2928 (UNI)(IANS) The US the USCIRF Tony Perkins; Canadian MP them or holding exchanges with the Ca- and Canada have criticized China for re- Michael Chong; and the Subcommittee nadian committee. US Secretary of State held across taliatory sanctions imposed by Beijing in on International Human Rights of the Antony Blinken condemned the move. an ongoing row over human rights. Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs “Beijing’s attempts to intimidate and si- Myanmar In a coordinated move, the US, the EM, and International Development of the lence those speaking out for human rights Britain and Canada on March 22 slapped House of Commons of Canada, citing and fundamental freedoms only contrib- Nay Pyi Taw, March “People are afraid of go- sanctions on Chinese officials and entities Washington and Ottawa’s sanctions that ute to the growing international scru- 2829 (UNI)(IANS) Scores of fu- ing out and some were for abuses against the mostly Muslim Ui- it said were “based on rumours and mis- tiny of the ongoing genocide and crimes nerals were held across injured. They are still ghur people, reports dpa news agency. information”. against humanity in Xinjiang,” Blinken Myanmar on Sunday shooting.” In a retaliatory move on Saturday, Bei- The individuals will not be able to travel said in a statement. after the daily death toll Defence chiefs from jing sanctioned Chair of the US Commis- to China’s mainland, Hong Kong or Ma- Canadian Prime Minister Justin resulting from clashes 12 countries on Sunday sion on International Religious Freedom cao and Chinese businesses and institu- Trudeau said the sanctions were “unac- between protesters and slammed the military (USCIRF) Gayle Manchin; Vice Chair of tions are barred from doing business with ceptable actions”. the military junta rose for its use of violence to its highest-ever level. against peaceful pro- The funeral proces- testers. sions were held in cit- “We condemn the use 170 detained in Belarus anti-govt protests ies including Yangon, of lethal force against Meiktila, Monywa and unarmed people by the Minsk, March 2829 (UNI)(IANS) Security The human rights centre Viasna German broadcaster said late Sat- cracked down on mass protests last Mandalay, dpa news Myanmar Armed Forces forces in Belarus launched a crack- said more than 170 people were de- urday. Meanwhile, exiled opposi- year following the election on Au- agency quoted media and associated security down on fresh protests against tained during the protests in Minsk, tion leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya gust 9, 2020, in which Lukashenko outlets Mizzima, Khit services,” read the joint long-time President Alexander Lu- which according to media reports called for negotiations with the au- claimed victory despite allegations Thit News and RFA as statement from the US, kashenko, detaining more than 170 were mostly smaller decentralised thoritarian leadership under inter- the vote was rigged. saying in reports. Britain, Germany, Italy, people and reportedly using force. rallies rather than a big mass dem- national mediation in order to find On March 25, several hundred The latest violence, Denmark, Greece, the Images and video footage posted onstration. a “peaceful way out of the crisis in people took to the streets for the fist which reportedly left Netherlands, Canada, online showed police using violent Security forces reportedly de- Belarus”. time since winter on the so-called 114 people dead on Sat- Australia, New Zealand, tactics against the protesters on tained random people at bus stops, She said more than 750,000 people Freedom Day. urday, took the death South Korea and Japan. Saturday, reports dpa news agency. including several media represen- had voted in favour of such negotia- Authorities said more than 200 toll in the suppression The military chiefs Officers clad in black could be tatives, according to a journalist tions on online voting platforms. people were detained at those dem- of protests since the urged Myanmar’s armed seen pushing a man to the ground association. Nicholas Connolly, a There have not been any larger onstrations and investigations have February 1 coup to 423, forces to cease vio- while women rushed to the scene to correspondent for Deutsche Welle, anti-government protests in Be- been launched against people who according to Assistance lence and work to “re- separate them. was held for around five hours, the larus since security forces brutally honked in favour of the protests. Association for Political store respect and cred- Prisoners (AAPP) moni- ibility with the people of toring group. Myanmar that it has lost Air quality worsens as sandstorm hits Beijing The military seized through its actions.” control of the South- “A professional mili- Beijing, March 2928 (UNI)(IANS) The cal and Environmental Monitor- East Asian country af- tary follows interna- second sandstorm in two weeks ing Center said the sandstorm ter an election which tional standards for hit Beijing on Sunday, turning was blown southward into China former de facto leader conduct and is respon- the skyline yellow and plunging after striking Mongolia between Aung San Suu Kyi’s rul- sible for protecting - not air quality readings to severely Friday and Saturday. ing National League for harming - the people it polluted. The sandstorm had already Democracy party won serves.” The Chinese capital experi- shrouded the entire city of Bei- by a landslide. Myanmar’s military enced strong winds on Sunday jing by 7 a.m. on Sunday, with the Protests in different celebrated Armed Forc- morning and visibility reduced to PM 10 concentration surpassing parts of the country es Day with parades and between 1 km and 2 km in most 2,000 micrograms per cubic me- continued also on Sun- speeches on Saturday, areas, according to Beijing’s me- ter, according to the center. day. Residents near Hla- turning a deaf ear to teorological service. It predicted that the air pollu- ing township reported the increasingly deadly Zhang Linna, chief forecaster tion will alleviate on Sunday eve- that soldiers threw gre- and non-stop protests at the municipal meteorological ning as the sandstorm subsides. nades at protesters. against its seizure of station, said the dusty weather, Official data shows Beijing’s There were no imme- power last month. featuring strong winds and thick sandstorm onslaughts peaked in age of 0.6 dusty days per year. Seven of the 11 cities in Shanxi diate reports of deaths It is impossible to in- dust, will last more than 12 hours the 1950s, when it recorded an av- Dusty weather was also ob- province hit the highest possible of deaths, however. dependently verify the but its intensity will be slightly erage of 18 dusty days a year, but served in other parts of northern reading in the air quality index “Since the morning, death toll in Myanmar weaker than the sandstorm seen later subsided as afforestation in and northwestern China, includ- (AQI) on Sunday morning -- 500, the military has fired because of Myanmar’s on March 15, reports Xinhua northern China picked up steam. ing the Inner Mongolia Autono- which suggests hazardous air shots in our neighbour- crackdown on journal- news agency. In the first decade of the new mous Region and the provinces pollution, with PM 10 being the hoods,” Hnin Yu, a fe- ists and restrictions on The Beijing Municipal Ecologi- century, the city logged an aver- of Gansu, Shanxi and Hebei. primary pollutant. male resident, told dpa. internet use. OOwnerwner PublisherPublisher PrintedPrinted byby BuchiBuchi Babu,Babu, Vuppala,Vuppala, PrintedPrinted by.by. ThanmayeeThanmayee PrintersPrinters #17-1-469/A/42/23,#17-1-469/A/42/23, AdarshAdarsh Nagar,Nagar, Saidabad,Saidabad, HyderHyderabad-59,abad-59, PPublishedublished from:#17-1-469/A/42/23,Adarshfrom:#17-1-469/A/42/23,Adarsh Nagar,Nagar, NearNear UniqueUnique GrammerGrammer School,School, Saidabad,Saidabad, Hyderabad-59,Hyderabad-59, T.S.Editor.T.S.Editor. BuchiBuchi BabuBabu VuppaVuppala.la. RNI.No.APENG/29225/2009.RNI.No.APENG/29225/2009. 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Wrestler Anshu to expectations and win the quota Soorya, Navneethplace," Malik's win father mo- Dharamvir Jason David, Gagana top seeds Germany arrive in Malik recovers Malik told . torcycle enduranceIn the 2019 Olympic title qualification Bucharest without from injury, eyes cycle, Vinesh Phogat had won an in KSLTA-AITA under-16 event Chennai, March 28: The Chen- laps. After my first stint, Navneeth Olympic quota place in the women's nai-PuducherryOlympic combination berth of put in some hot laps which also Bengaluru, March 2928 (UNI)(IANS) The bt Abhardeep Bhatacharya 6-1, 6-0; 53kg. The other top female wrestlers injured Sule Soorya PM and Navneeth Kumar helped us to finish on top.” KSLTA-AITA U-16 Talent Series, the Arya Ganapathy bt Krish DS 6-2, 6-1; weren't successful in the 2019 rode a smart, tactical race to win Experienced pair of Rajini Krish- third event on the Junior Tour event Aaradhaya Dwivedi bt Haroon Syed New Delhi, March 29 (UNI) season. After the 2020 season was the overall title in the TVS Eurogrip nan and Sarath Kumar packed up will start with the main draw at the 6-1, 6-1. Promising freestyle wrestler Anshu disrupted due to Covid pandemic MMSC Motorcycle Endurance Race after 39 laps. The pair led initially, KSLTA Stadium here from Monday. Girls’ under-16 Malik has fully recovered from a the qualification system has 2021 at the MMRT, here on Sunday. but was docked a ride-through The main draw both in the boys’ and Samhita Koganti bt Vanshika back injury she sustained in the first resumed again. The Asian Olympics The pair also topped the pro- penalty after Rajini, going out first, girls’ categories consists of 32 players Borkar 6-4, 6-0; Sai Sahasra bt Purvi week of this month, and is now keen qualification tournament is the first stock 301-400cc category while riding for 46 minutes instead of the with 24 direct entries and eight quali- Badravathi 6-1, 6-4; Saanvi Misra bt to book an Olympic Games quota for the Asian countries. completing 55 laps in over two permitted 45. It effectively ended fying spots. Inchara Hiremath 6-1, 6-4; Dishta place next month. Due to a stiff The other three quota places in hours. Finishing second a minute their challenge. The boys’ field saw a draw of 64 dur- Sanvi bt Shreya M 6-1, 6-1; Madhu- back, 19-year-old Malik was forced the men's freestyle event came in behind were pole-sitters from Hy- Results (Provisional): ing the qualifying rounds held on the mita Suresh bt Thanu Vishwas 6-1, toderabad withdraw Satyanarayana from the Rajuwomen's and 2019.Overall Bajrang and Pro-Stock Punia (65kg),301-400cc: Ravi weekend while the girls’ draw consist- 6-1; Sangeetha Raman bt Aayushi 57kgSahil bronzeShetty thoughmedal boutthey alsoduring com- the 1.Dahiya Soorya (57kg), PM / andNavneeth Deepak Kumar Punia ed of 32 entries. Panigrahi 6-0, 6-1; Shubha Nandini Matteopleted 55 Pellicone laps, while World the team Ranking of Ab- (55(86kg) laps, were 02hrs, successful 00:38.471secs); in booking 2. Jason Michael David has been giv- bt Raina Bafna 6-0, 6-1; Mrinali Na- Serieshimanyu held Gautam in Rome and Anandfrom MarchR was Satyanarayanaberths to Tokyo. Raju / P Sahil (55L; en the top billing while Anoop Kesa- vada bt Manasvini 6-0, 6-1. 4third to 7.with However, 54 laps. the international 02:01:29.921);Malik has given3. Abhimanyu a good account Gau- vamurti is seeded second in the boys’ Seedings (Top-8) wrestlerAnfal A fromand Subramani Nidani, Gandan,Haryana, tamof her / Anand prowess R (54L; since 02:01:22.055). moving up to section while Gagana Mohankumar Boys’ wentcompleting on to win52 lastlaps, week's won nationalin the seniorStock level 165cc: in 2019.1. Anfal She A won / Subra- bronze and Harshini N have been seeded No.1 1-Jason Michael David; 2-Anoop selectionstock 165cc trials category, for the Asian restricted Olympic to maniin the Gandan Asian (52L;Championships 02:02:05.716); held 2. and 2 respectively among the girls. 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Soorya Bhatup. That (48L; quality 02:01:11.352); would be a2. big Rak- asset Krishnan bt Srikar Doni 6-3, 6-7 (4), N; 3-Mahika Suravaram; 4-Sree Tanvi said:"After “I wentthe trialsout first in andLucknow was very she shithawhen Daveshe steps / Baddam on to Dipika the mat (47L; for 6-2; Hanush Anand bt Aahil Ayaz 6-2, Dasari; 5-Vanya Srivastav; 6-Samhita hadmindful come of the home. flags and She the slowis better traf- 02:00:44.209);the Asian Olympic 3. Nivetha qualifiers," Jessica said / 6-2; Gandharv Kothapalli b tbt Pavan Koganti; 7-Tanishka Ranganathan; now.fic. The We idea hope was sheto put would in consistent live up LakayaDharamvir Lee (47L; Malik 02:01:20.940). Ganesh 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Sehaj Sigh Pawar 8-Zynah Salar.

Bucharest, March 2928 problem in the calf” while (UNI)(IANS) Germany arrived in Sane has a hamstring issue More experiments on Bucharest for their second but has a better chance of World Cup qualifier against making it. Romania on Sunday with- “I will wait until early to- offer as India face United Arab Emirates out Bayern Munich defender morrow on how things de- Niklas Sule, who misses out velop,” Loew said of his even- Dubai, March 2928 (UNI)(IANS) 30 places above them. Sti- Stimac in a virtual press don’t expect us to control, to the 27 players who form with a muscle problem. tual team selection. Should Experimentation remains mac is looking at these conference on Sunday. UAE are better in qual- the squad. This includes The 25-year-old Sule Goretzka not play, Florian the focus for head coach two matches as testing The match against Oman ity and have many experi- keeping out talismanic will also be unavailable for Neuhaus of Borussia Mo- Igor Stimac as India pre- ground for the squad he was a story of two halves. enced players. We are here centre-back Sandesh Jh- Wednesday’s match at home enchengladbach or Bayern pare to face the United wants to assemble at the India were almost over- to get experience for our ingan, who paired up with to North Macedonia, the Ger- teenager Jamal Musiala could Arab Emirates in their sec- national camp later in the whelmed by their oppo- team,” said Stimac. Chinglensana Singh in the man federation DFB said on start ond international friendly year before India resume nents in the first half and Stimac said that he will match against Oman. Saturday, which concludes In defence Loew is likely to match in four days at the their campaign in the 2022 did well to allow Oman to be making a raft of chang- He said that he wants the opening qualifying triple- keep the back four that faced Zabeel Stadium. FIFA World Cup qualifier, score just one goal despite es in the match against his players to adapt to the header, DPA news reports. Iceland, Lukas Klostermann, Stimac had played as which also doubles up as all the possession they had. UAE so as to give as many pace of international foot- Sule already sat out Thurs- Matthias Ginter, Antonio many as 10 debutants in the qualifiers for the 2023 India were far more adven- chances as possible to the ball. “Our players need to day’s 3-0 win over Iceland in Ruediger and Emre Can, India’s 1-1 draw against Asian Cup. While India are turous in the second half, 27 players who form the understand that this is not Duisburg but will not recover in front of captain Manuel Oman on Thursday. The out of contention to make however, threatening the squad. This includes keep- the Indian Super League in time for the next matches. Neuer. Atalanta Robin Gos- match marked the first it to the World Cup, they Oman goal on a number of ing out talismanic centre- (ISL) where there is lot of That leaves coach Joachim ens is also out, according to time since November 2019 are fighting to progress occassions. back Sandesh Jhingan, who time in the middle to con- Loew with a squad of 18 out- Loew, with muscle problems. that the India played a in the Asian Cup qualifier “Everyone is looking to paired up with Chinglen- trol the ball. Here you need field players and two goal- “Romania are a very dif- game and they were also which, Stimac said before get something more out of sana Singh in the match to be quick and sharp, keepers which could be cut ferent kind of team than Ice- facing a team that was the Oman game, has always friendlies so it is difficult to against Oman. Stimac said there is no time to control further as he revealed to re- land,” said Loew. “They are placed 23 spots above them been the team’s target. find better opponents. We that he will be making a raft the ball,” he said. porters Suele’s Bayern team- more attack-minded than in the FIFA rankings. On “That’s why we want to need to find a way to con- of changes in the match India played UAE last in mates Leon Goretzka und Le- Iceland were the other night. Monday, India would be play better opposition, to trol the ball and be quick against UAE so as to give as the 2019 AFC Asian Cup roy Sane were doubts. It will be a different kind of facing a team that placed advance our game,” said in passing in transition. I many chances as possible where they lost 2-0. Goretzka has a “bit of a challenge for us.” Verstappen takes brilliant Zimbabwe to host 1st interna- tional team in over a year

pole position for Bahrain GP Harare, March 2829 (IANS)(UNI) Zimbabwe are Test and T20I series against Afghanistan Sakhir, (Bahrain), March 2928 sessions but the nature of his pole set to host an international team for the in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (IANS)(UNI) Max Verstappen of Red is the biggest indication yet he can first time since the onset of the Covid-19 “Pakistan Cricket Board has been at the Bull took a brilliant pole position challenge Hamilton and Red Bull pandemic when they play two Tests and forefront of the revival of international for Sunday’s season-opening For- could threaten the dominance of three T20 Internationals against Pakistan cricket in the post-Covid-19 world and the mula One Bahrain Grand Prix by seven-time reigning champion at the Harare Sports Club from April 21. tour of Zimbabwe is another step in that beating reigning world champion Mercedes throughout the mara- The matches will be played behind direction,” Zakir Khan, Pakistan’s director Lewis Hamilton by around four thon 23-race season to come. closed doors and mark the first interna- - international cricket, said on Sunday. tenths of a second. “We had a good week of test- tional tour in Zimbabwe since January “We have always maintained that Verstappen clocked 1 min- ing,” said Verstappen. “There are 2020 when Sri Lanka played two Test cricket and Covid-19 can co-exist in a ute 28.997 seconds in Saturday’s no guarantees but it’s been great matches. In the interim, tours by the safe and secure environment, and we qualifying on the 5.412-kilometre so far, really enjoyable to drive. Netherlands, Ireland, Afghanistan and continue to demonstrate this to ensure International Circuit in Sakhir as “With the wind conditions chang- India (three ODIs in August, 2020) were the game develops and flourishes in temperatures began to cool in the ing, it’s not easy to change the set and long runs, we have a good car. to Verstappen’s final push. cancelled last year due to the pandemic. these difficult and challenging times. Bahrain evening, DPA news re- up of the car but I’m really happy We need a good, clean start.” Red Verstappen “did such an amaz- Zimbabwe had also been struggling to The tour of our men’s side at the back ports. It was Verstappen’s fourth with pole position. Bull emerged the strongest look- ing job, so fast on that last lap,” play Test cricket after the International of our women’s team first-ever visit of career pole position and was de- “My first lap in Q3 wasn’t amaz- ing team from pre-season testing, said Hamilton. “I gave it every- Cricket Council (ICC) had suspended it Zimbabwe is a testimony that the two livered on his final flying lap where ing but finally, the balance was also held in Sakhir, while Mer- thing I had but unfortunately in July 2019. The suspension was lifted in boards - the PCB and Zimbabwe Crick- he put together his fastest times in there. You have to be careful not cedes have struggled but Hamil- not good enough. It was the best October 2019 but they have not been able et - enjoy excellent relations and are all three sectors of the track. Ver- to overheat the rear tyres. “The ton was competitive in qualifying I could do and I got everything I to play too many Test matches since. always ready to lend support to each stappen topped all three practice car has been steady on the short before losing out by 0.388 seconds could from the car. Earlier this month, Zimbabwe finished a other,” he added ENTERTAINMENRT 8 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad

Kangana Ranaut opens cafe and restaurant in Manali

Actress Kangana Ranaut has ven- calls this her dream venture, reveal- steps in to FnB industry, build- even though she did not divulge de- wrap alert.... most wonderful peo- tured into the food and beverage ing that apart from cinema she is ing my fi rst cafe and restaurant in tails about the same.After wrapping ple, thank you chief Razy and my business by opening a cafe and res- also passionate about food. Manali, thanks to my terrifi c team up shoot for the Bhopal schedule of dear friend Sohail, amazing team I taurant in her hometown Manali. "Sharing my new venture my dream dreaming of something spectacu- her forthcoming spy thriller fi lm had the time of my life. #Dhaakad is On Tuesday, Kangana shared pho- with you all, something which will lar. Thanks," Kangana tweeted. The "Dhaakad", Kangana tweeted on going to be something spectacular. tographs from the location where bring us closer, other than movies actress had recently hinted about Sunday, hinting at her new venture. Now running to another mission, her cafe will be set up. The actress my other passion food, taking baby her "new venture" on social media The actress had written: "Schedule new venture coming up."

akul Preet Singh has posted a video TIGER ger will soon start working on the RAKUL PREET action drama "Baaghi 4", as well JOHN that shows her doing heavy lifts at SHROFF as the sequel to his debut fi lm, Rthe gym, and she says she has SINGH : "Heropanti". ABRAHAM started proper gymming after quite URGES FANS He will be shooting across 25 some time. countries in all for the two fi lms. TURNS ON HIS "Hit a proper gym after sooooo TO PROTECT The shooting of "Heropanti 2" is long. Building up that strength is expected to start in December. going to be a task but we gota do what

THE PLANET BEAST MODE we gota do #workoutbeforebinge ohn Abraham on Fri- @fi tji,"she captioned the ELLI AVRRAM day encouraged fi t- video, which currently has Jness enthusiasts by over 22.5K likes on IS BACK AT sharing photographs of Instagram.In the PILATES FOR his workout session on video, Rakul wears social media.John shared black athleisure. FITNESS pictures from the gym Recently, she had iger posted a picture on wedish-Greek actress on his verifi ed Instagram taken up a challenge Instagram, where he is Elli AvrRam is focussing account where he can to make our surroundings Tstanding on the beach S on her pilates lessons be seen lifting weights. fl aunting his washboard abs again for fitness. Elli posted a The actor fl aunts biceps Hit proper dressed in neon yellow swim- picture on Instagram, where and triceps in black and ming trunks. she is seen sitting on a pilates white photographs."No has started shooting for "Must do everything in our gym machine and stretching, rest for the weary," cap- his upcoming fi lm Saty- power to protect our planet," Tiger captioned. dressed in a burgundy sports tioned the actor using ameva Jayate 2. The Milap after so greener. The challenge photographs on her On the work front, the ac- bra paired with peach yoga the hashtags #riseand- Zaveri directorial also stars pertains to planting verifi ed Instagram ac- tor is gearing up for his just- pants. while soaking in the Maldives grind, #beastmode and Manoj Bajpayee and Divya long three saplings and count where she can be announced fi lm "Ganapath". "Back at it PILATES," she sun. She posted the picture on #gym #fi tness.The actor Khosla Kumar. nominating others to do seen planting saplings, The actor will be revisiting his captioned the image. Instagram.The actress will be the same. On Wednes- and nominated her fans tough and rugged avatar for Elli recently shared a throw- seen acting in a Swedish short day, the actress shared to do the same. the action fi lm set in a post- Amy Jackson back picture from her Maldives film titled "With You".On the pandemic dystopian era. Directed by Vikas Bahl, the vacation dressed in a black Bollywood front, she had fea- seems to be all fi lm is expected to go on fl oors bikini. She had recently shared a tured in Mohit Suri's "Malang" by mid-2021.Meanwhile, Ti- stunning throwback photograph earlier this year. ready to take on the world in the ninja warrior avatar! he vivacious actress Amy Jackson is one of the most Tstylish and chic moms of Bol- lywood, who is envied and looked up to by young millennials too. The actress never loses her charis- matic sense of fashion and is looks always on point whatsoever. She recently shared a picture of herself on Instagram, looking like a ninja warrior avatar all ready to take on the bad guys. The diva is wearing and all-black ensemble as she cap- tioned the picture, `A Warhol inject RANDEEP HOODA of inspo for 2020`. The actress was all set to make full- last seen in Tamil-language science fi ction action fi lm 2.0, written and fl edged digital debut directed by S. Shankar, and co- written by B. Jeyamohan. Produced with his fi rst web by Subaskaran under the banner of Lyca Productions. series!

BIGG BOSS 14: NIKKI ACCUSES JAAN OF fter stepping into the be helmed by Sunny Deol's Neeraj Pathak, Randeep, and the team recently had a virtual KISSING HER WITHOUT CONSENT digital world with Chris Bhaiyyaji Superhit fame Neer- AHemsworth's Netfl ix aj Pathak and will be a thrill- discussion and they're now In a new promo of the upcoming episode of the show, Nikki is crime-thriller Extraction, Ran- ing cop drama. It is being said planning to start the show from deep Hooda is gearing himself that Hooda will be essaying January 2021 onwards,", re- seen nominating her friend Jaan for jail. up to take the OTT route once the role of an Uttar Pradesh vealed a media source.Report- again and this time a full- police officer dealing with edly, the web series was signed to name any two housemates who Nikki says in the clip.Actor and fel- fl edged one. crimes in the state. a year back. However, due to the deserve to be locked up.In the clip, low housemate Aly Goni supports As per the report of a lead- "Randeep has been com- existing commitments of Ran- Nikki is seen saying she would like Nikki, and an angry Jaan says in de- ing portal, Randeep Hooda has mitted to this project since deep, no other OTT announce- to send Jaan to jail for kissing her fence: "Why the hell is she kissing locked his fi rst web-series with last year. The project was ear- ments could be done with any though she asked him not to. me back?"Nikki denies kissing him Jio Studios. Randeep, who late- lier supposed to roll early this other formats at that time. igg Boss 14 contestant Nikki "Aap actually deserve karte ho back.Nikki and Jaan have shared ly underwent leg surgery after year but was delayed due to Talking about Randeep's Tamboli has accused housemate jail jaana. Manaa karne ke baawa- a great bond since the beginning an injury on the sets of Salman Randeep's busy schedule. The current fi lming schedule, the B Jaan Kumar Sanu of kissing her jood agar aap kisi ladki ko kiss karte of the show. heir friendship hit a Khan's Radhe is all set to rock team then had planned to start actor is currently shooting for without consent, reiterating the adage hain toh woh disrespectful ho jaata rough patch when superstar and his Hindi web-series 'Inspector fi lming in April but the sud- his social-comedy, Unfair N that no means no.The episode intro- hai (You deserve to be in jail. host Salman Khan revealed that Avinash'. den COVID-19 lockdown ham- Lovely with Ileana D'Cruz in duces Bigg Boss jail for the first time If you kiss a girl despite being Jaan had planned strategies against Reportedly, the series will pered it all again. Haryana. in this season, with contestants having told not to, it's disrespectful)," Nikki. KYLIE MINOGUE GUSHES ABOUT ARJUN RAMPAL IS INVESTIGATED BY NCB HER SUPPORTIVE BEAU

OFFICIALS AFTER THE AGENCY CONDUCTED inger Kylie Minogue is Solomons after he rescued her. all praise about her beau The two have been dating for RAIDS AT HIS PREMISES! S Paul Solomons and says two-and-a-half years. She said he is very supportive and a Solomons got "thrown in at the friend, was summoned by the Narcotic summoned by the agency on Novem- great guy. deep end" when they first met, Control Bureau to appear in the drug ber 11th after the officials conducted "In a nutshell, he's a great as she was still recovering from probe. Her brother is also arrested by raids at his premises on November guy. He's so caring and sup- her split from former fiance the agency for being a crucial part of the 9th. Her girlfriend was questioned for portive. He has a wicked sense Joshua Sasse. drug syndicate linked to the death case nearly six hours each on Wednesday of humour, he has his own life "He's been great. He got of Sushant Singh Rajput. In the same and Thursday by the NCB officials on and his own career going on. thrown in at the deep end dat- case, Narcotic offi cials already arrested the same case.Earlier also, Bollywood So we meet in the middle ing me," she said, adding: fi lm producer Firoz Nadiadwala's wife actresses Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali somewhere. And yeah, it's "He had to come to the res- Shabana Saeed based on the 10gm ganja Khan, Rakulpreet Singh and Shrad- just... it's good -- and there's cue a few times on tour when I at her residence in Juhu. Although Sha- dha Kapoor have been summoned by a lot to be said for that," she was really unwell. can. He cares about my fans, On November 11, Gabriella De- bana has granted bail.Now, Arjun Ram- the Narcotic Bureau. But later proved told People magazine, reports He'd swoop in and hold he cares about my world, but metriades, Arjun Rampal's girl- pal reached at NCB office after getting innocent and got the clean. femalefirst.co.uk.Kylie praised me in a way that no one else mostly he cares about me. THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES GGreaterreater HHyderabadyderabad

30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 PAGES-8 Research & Analysis Wing in MLC Kavitha jabbed Telangana agriculture dept

Hyderabad, March 29 (NSS): The daughter of the Chief Minister of the State KCR and the ruling TRS party MLC K. Kavitha took the Co- vid 19 vaccine today. She went to city based NIMS hospital and took the first dose of the vaccine. Speaking on the occasion, she told the people of the state that nobody should have any myths and wrong opinions about the side effects Hyderabad, March 29 pose in the state Budget the state government was He said the area under FCI’s total procurement of the vaccine and urged them to (UNI) The Telangana gov- for 2021-22. Of this, Rs 6.5 to ensure that the farmers cultivation in the state has of paddy in the coun- come forward in a brave manner ernment will set up a Re- crore has already been re- get remunerative prices expanded thanks to the try last year, 55 per cent and took the vaccine . The Rajya search and Analysis Wing leased for the department. for their produce. It is es- pro-agriculture policies came from Telangana. He Sabha MP of the ruling TRS party in the agriculture market- The government has also timated that with the sug- of Chief Minister K. Chan- said the Chief Minister on Santosh Kumar also received the ing department to study entrusted to international gestions of scientists and drasekhar Rao. various occasions stressed vaccine at NIMS along with his wife. the demand and supply firm Ernst & Young the experts, the agriculture He claimed that Telan- the need to educate the He also urged all eligible persons of situation for various crops task of analysing market- production of the state gana became ‘Annapur- farmers to grow the crops the state to take the vaccine. On the and provide information ing trends in the state, the will reach four tonnes. na’ (food provider) in six which have demand in the other hand, state agriculture minis- to farmers time to time. country and the world and Stating that farmers’ wel- and half years. This was market. He claimed that ter S. Niranjan Reddy also received Agriculture Minister S. educate the state farm- fare is the top priority of evident from the pro- no other state in the coun- the vaccine shot at NIMS. Speaking Niranjan Reddy said on ers to ensure that they get the government, he said it curement of paddy by try is encouraging agricul- on the occasion he urged the people Monday that Rs 15 crore remunerative prices. The has taken several steps to the Food Corporation ture the way Telangana is of the state to strictly follow Covid was allocated for the pur- minister said the aim of help them. of India, he said. Out of doing. 19 prevention rules by keeping. Bagath Kumar TRS candidate for Nagarjuna Sagar bypoll

Hyderabad, March 29 (UNI) a cheque of Rs 28 lakh to him for that he will be made a member Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) the campaigning. The ruling party of Legislative Council. Speaking on Monday announced that No- announced the candidate a day on the occasion, Bagath thanked mula Bagath Kumar will be its before the last date for filing of Chandrasekhar Rao for reposing candidate for April 17 by-election nominations. The party chief took faith in him and fielding him from to Nagarjuna Sagar Assembly seat. the decision after holding con- Nagarjuna Sagar constituency He is the son of late MLA Nomula sultations with the party leaders represented by his father. Bagath Narsimhaiah, whose death in De- from Nalgonda district and after Kumar said ever since his father cember last year, caused the by- taking into account the outcome joined the TRS, Chandrasekhar election. Chief Minister and TRS of five surveys which the party Rao gave him suitable positions in President K. Chandrasekhar Rao conducted this month. TRS lead- the party. He said it was because finalized the candidature of Bag- er Koti Reddy was also a strong of KCR government’s policies that ath Kumar, who is an advocate Court. Rao handed over B-Form file his nomination on Tuesday. contender for the ticket. The his father won the seat in 2018 practicing in the Telangana High to the young leader, who will The TRS chief also handed over TRS chief, however, assured him elections. 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 2 Generous gesture to Kahal TDP 40TH FOUNDATION Tribal Service Society DAY CELEBRATED

The South India Times Bureau Bhadradri-Kothagudem, March 29: The Kahal Tribal Service Society has been donated on Monday Rs.6000 presented in the form of cheque words the cost of 20 bags of cement to help the construction of the building for Society in KCR Nagar in Bhadrachalam besides 25 kg. rice bag to the representatives of the Society Poduturi Venu and Venkatnarsamma on the occasion of the birthday of Konduri Jnapika Rani, daughter of Charugulla Srinivas and Vani. The THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES BUREAU KOMARAM BHEEM-ASIFABAD, MARCH 29: TELUGU DESAM PARTY (TDP) 40TH FOUN- organizers Poduthuri Venu and Venkata Narsamma further said that for the last 5 years, the the they DATION DAY HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AT KAGAZNAGAR ON MONDAY. ADILABAD PAR- had been donating 25 kg of rice every month for the benefit of children of the Society. Charugulla LIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY TDP PRESIDENT GULLAPALLI ANAND HOISTED THE PARTY Sitaram Charan Teja and Konduri Sai Suraj were present on the occasion. FLAG AND LATER GARLANDED THE STATUE OF TDP FOUNDER AND FORMER CHIEF MIN- ISTER OF ERSTWHILE ANDHRA PRADESH N.T.RAMA RAO. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, ANAND SAID THAT TELUGU DESAM PARTY WAS FOUNDED ON SELF-RESPECT AND UP- LIFTING THE SOCIALLY OPPRESSED PEOPLE ON 29TH MARCH, 1980 AND ADDED THE NTPC promotes backyard TDP WAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE. STATING THAT IT IS THE TDP THAT HAS INSTILLED SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG THE PEOPLE, ANAND SAID THAT TDP HAD GIVEN A MAJOR SHARE TO WOMEN IN PARTY BESIDES poultry farming TAKING THE PARTY TO THE COMMON MAN. HE FURTHER SAID THAT TDP HAD BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING IN POLITICAL DEMOCRACY. PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REP- Special Correspondent RESENTATIVE MIR SADIQ ALI, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY P. SURESH KUMAR, STATE TNTUC Dr Srinivas Vooradi VICE PRESIDENT CH.PRABHAKAR, CITY PRESIDENT SRINIVAS, SANJEEV, KAGAZNAGAR Peddapalli, March 29: MANDAL LEADERS MAQBOOL, SANTOSH AND OTHERS PARTICIPATED. “NTPC-Ramagundam has been committed to pro- moting Backyard Poultry FIVE DAYS WATER CUT IN THE DISTRICT: Farming offering rural MISSION BHAGIRATHA GRID EE VIJAY families both nutritional food and financial support KUMAR RAJANNA SIRISILLA, MARCH 29, in India. Backyard poultry DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE. farming primarily involves country chicken birds like MISSION BHAGIRATHA GRID EE VIJAY KUMAR SAID THAT THE WATER Vanaraja, Aseel, Kaveri, SUPPLY TO MISSION BHAGIRATHA IN RAJANNA SIRISILLA DISTRICT WILL Chhabra, Giriraja,” said BE DISRUPTED FROM APRIL 30 TO APRIL 3 (5 DAYS) AND ALL THE PEOPLE NTPC Ramagundam Gen- OF RAJNA SIRISILLA DISTRICT SHOULD LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE ROUTES. eral Manager (Technical HE ISSUED A STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT ON MONDAY. THEREFORE, DURING THESE FIVE DAYS, THE PEOPLE OF SIRISILLA, VEMULAWADA AND Services) P K Laad. Speak- CHOPDANDI CONSTITUENCIES SHOULD LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE ROUTES, ing on the occasion, Laad said that GM (Technical Services) P K Laad each of Sri Anjana Swashakthi Ma- MISSION BHAGIRATHA GRID SAID IN A STATEMENT. NTPC-Ramagundam CSR in asso- along with others handed over 50 hila Saving Society, Sri Rama Ma- ciation with Sahay eVoice had tak- Kaveri chicks to each member and hila Saving Society and Lavanya en up a pilot project to distribute asked the SHG members to take Mahila Saving Society besides im- MINISTER KOPPULA HANDS Kaveri chicks among 30 members care of the chicks in a scientific parting training to the SHG mem- of three self help groups (SHG) to and sustained way to supplement bers on backyard poultry farming. OVER RS.5 LAKH CHEQUE promote backyard poultry farm- their earnings. CSR officials led by DGM (HR- ing. Handing over the chicks at Sahay eVoice extending necessary CSR) D S Kumar, Sahay eVoice a programme held at Vocational support to the members of SHG team led by K.L.Harikrishan and Centre on Monday, Laad Chief distributed chicks to ten members others were present.

Mulugu District President of Youth Congress Banoth Ravichandar condemning on Monday the statement of Khanapur MLA Ajmeera Rekha THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES BUREAU Nayak comparing CM JAGTIAL, MARCH 29: WELFARE MINISTER KOPPULA ESHWAR HANDED OVER A CHEQUE OF RS.5 LAKH ON MONDAY SANCTIONED UNDER RYTHU KCR to Sewalal and BHEEMA INSURANCE TO LAKSHMI, WIFE OF A FARMER ASADI SRINIVAS demanding apology WHO DIED OF ILLNESS. THE DECEASED SRINIVAS BELONGED TO KOTHA- to Seethakka and PET VILLAGE IN VELGATOOR MANDAL OF JAGTIAL DISTRICT. VELGATOOR the entire Lambada MP KUNAMALLA LAKSHMI LINGAIAH, KOTHAPET FORMER MPTC KODI community GANGAIAH AND OTHERS WERE PRESENT. 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 3 Hyderabad to conduct trials to tap Bharat Biotech, Biovent, Sapigen to collaborate with IICT local football talent Hyderabad, March 29 industry collaborators shall Bharat Biotech for Covaxin, Sapigen Biologix Director, the CSIR-IICT, by push- (UNI) Bharat Biotech In- provide necessary financial an indigenous vaccine it Dr Raches Ella, and CSIR- ing the boundaries of the New Delhi, March 29 (UNI) To ternational, Biovet, and support to CSIR-IICT for has rolled out. IICT’s Dr. S Chandrasekhar. advanced technologies. scout local talent for its youth Sapigen Biologix on Mon- developing key raw materi- The partners intend to In his remarks on the oc- Chandrasekhar said that development programme, the day signed a joint Master als required by the collabo- strengthen the excellent casion, Mande said that he CSIR-IICT will always be at Hyderabad Football Club, one of Collaborative Agreement rators, and also perform in- working relationship be- is delighted about the col- the forefront to collaborate the Indian Super League teams, (MCA) with CSIR-Indian vitro and in vivo studies for tween the two organisa- laboration as it would help with the biotech industry by will conduct open trials from April Institute of Chemical Tech- further development of po- tions, by conducting studies realise India’s ‘Aatmanirb- providing them timely sup- 8 to 11 at Hyderabad’s Bandlaguda nology (CSIR-IICT), to tential vaccine candidates on futuristic vaccines, bio- har’ vision and contribute port, in their endeavor to Jagir. The trials, open to only collaborate on the devel- and bio-therapeutics for- therapeutic formulations, to disruptive technologies contribute to the National the residents of Hyderabad, will opment of novel platform mulations to be designed delivery strategies and also in the healthcare arena. demand for vaccines and be held in three age categories technologies for bio-ther- by the collaborators. exploring innovative solu- The expertise of other CSIR bio-therapeutics. CSIR- -- Under-13, Under-15, and apeutics and vaccines to The broad-based MCA tions to the vaccination ad- labs will also be pooled in, IICT has mechanisms in Under-18 -- according to a press support indigenous, afford- enables the partners to take ministration process. The if necessary, to take forward place to deliver under dire release of the club. Candidates able healthcare solutions up futuristic development MCA was signed in presence this vision. Krishna Ella uncertainties like the pres- appearing for the trials should for humans and animals. activities in other related of CSIR Director General said this is a big forward- ent pandemic situation, bring two passport size The collaborators will areas as well. The MCA fol- Dr Shekhar C. Mande, and thinking step to explore and this preparedness is photographs along with their date identify the mutually in- lows the contribution by Bharat Biotech CMD, Dr future innovative solutions exemplified in the develop- of birth certificates. The club’s teresting projects to pur- CSIR-IICT during February Krishna M. Ella, by Bharat by design, and developing ment of synthetic processes youth team will compete in the All sue under the agreement, 2021, in developing a syn- Biotech Executive Director, novel vaccine platforms in of key adjuvants necessary India Football Federation (AIFF) Bharat Biotech said. thetic process route for ad- Dr Krishna Mohan, Biovet association with publicly- for Covaxin in a short span Youth League. As a part of this MCA, the juvant molecule TLR 7/8 to Director, Dr Jalachari Ella, funded institutions like of 2 to 3 months. Admissions to Telangana’s Covid hospitals up by 150% Hyderabad, March 29 (UNI) Admissions to the hospitals treating Covid patients in Telangana have gone up by over 150 per cent during the last one month, according to official figures. With the surge in daily count of Covid cases, the number of patients under- going treatment in govern- ment-run and private hos- pitals has gone up to 2,768 from 1,092 on February 28. According to data avail- ment in 218 hospitals was tests conducted over the able with the health de- 1,948 on March 27 against week-ended. partment, 62 government 734 on the same day last The fresh cases pushed the hospitals had 820 patients month. Out of total 7,790 state’s tally to 3,06,742. Two on March 27 as against 358 beds available in private fa- more persons succumbed to a month ago. Out of 8,417 cilities, 5,842 were vacant. the virus, taking the death beds , 7,597 were vacant. A Last month, 6,899 beds out toll to 1,690. month ago 8,219 out of 8,577 of 7,633 in 216 private hospi- Health authorities con- beds were vacant. A total of tals were vacant. ducted 33,930 tests against 313 people recovered dur- The number of Covid cas- 55,000-60,000 on weekdays. ing the last 24 hours, taking es has gone up from 163 on A total of 313 people re- the cumulative recoveries February 27 to 535 on March covered during the last 24 to 3,00,469. The number 27. The number of active hours, taking the cumula- of active cases mounted to cases increased to 4,495 tive recoveries to 3,00,469. 4,583 including 1,815 who from 163 a month ago. The number of active cases are in home isolation. The Meanwhile, the state re- mounted to 4,583 includ- recovery rate dropped 97.95 ported 403 new cases during ing 1,815 who are in home MULUGU ZP CHAIRMAN KUSUMA JAGADEESHWAR CALLED ON DR per cent but still better than the last 24 hours that ended isolation. The recovery rate national average of 94.3 per 8 p.m. on Sunday (March dropped 97.95 per cent but PALLA RAJESHWAR REDDY ON MONDAY AND CONGRATULATED HIM cent. The number of Covid 28). The drop in daily count still better than national av- ON HIS ELECTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. patients undergoing treat- was on account of fewer erage of 94.3 per cent. 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 4 No plans to float political party, Allu Sirish: Vilayati sharaab was a ‘stroke of luck’ says Teenmaar Mallanna Hyderabad, March 29 (UNI) While many actors from the South have made their debut in Bollywood with film Hyderabad, March 29 (UNI) party. In the recent elections to the roles, Telugu actor Allu Sirish is trying the music video Television show presenter Nalgonda-Warangal Khammam route. He features in video of the hit track “Vilayati Teenmaar Mallanna, who gave a graduates constituency of the sharaab” sung by Darshan Rawal and Neeti Mohan. The tough fight to the ruling Telangana Legislative Council, Teenmaar song is composed by Lijo George and DJ Chetas, and Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in the recent Mallanna gave jitters to the TRS by penned by Kumaar. Featuring with Sirish is TV actress Legislative Council elections, on contesting as an independent. He Heli Daruwala. Sirish, brother of Telugu star Allu Arjun, Sunday said he has no plans to gave tough fight to TRS candidate calls the video a “stroke of luck”, adding that he awaits float a political party. Mallanna, P. Rajeshwar Reddy and finished “something exciting” for a Hindi film debut. “I have whose real name is C. Naveen runners up with 1.49 lakh first and not thought about a Hindi debut yet but if something Kumar, also clarified that he will second preference votes. While exciting comes my way I will definitely do it,” Sirish tells not be contesting next month’s Medchal district, he announced Teenmaar Mallanna has no plans . He adds: “Right now my dubbing work only is travelling by-election to Nagarjuna Sagar that he will undertake a 6,000 km to form a political party or to so much and that gets me so excited. With the films lined Assembly seat. His clarification long padyatra. He also stated that contest Nagarjuna Sagar bypoll, up here, I don’t get time to actively pursue anything came amid reports that Bharatiya he will set up Teenmaar Mallanna he said he will be working to queer else.” Sirish made his acting debut as the lead star of the Janata Party (BJP) approached him teams at state, district and the pitch for the ruling party. He 2013 bilingual film “Gouravam” and later did successful to contest on its ticket. Addressing constituency level. He, however, is working to launch an aggressive films such as “Kotha Janta”, “Srirasthu Subamastu” and a meeting of his supporters in said he will not form a political social media campaign. “Okka Kshanam”. State Leaders Have No Voice at the Centre, People feel

Hyderabad, March 29 (NSS): for the party’s failure to retain analysts point out. They opine Union Minister made it abun- Central team visited the affect- Following the debacle in the the seat and it would have won that apart from failure of the dantly clear in Loksabha that ed areas long back. The people recent MLC elections, the the two seats only if the leaders ruling party at the Centre (BJP) there was no need for Turmeric of the State Are also fully aware BJP has analyzed the reasons have worked a little more at the in implementation of projects Board in Telangana. The M P that during the past six years, for loss of the Hyderabad- field level. promised in the State Re-or- has not responded on it so far. the Centre had sanctioned Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar Political analysts, however, ganisation Act, the assurances Still more recent instance is the seven IIMs, seven IITs, two In- seat and slide down to fourth feel that it was not a correct and given by the State BJP leaders financial assistance to flood-hit dian Science educational and place in Nalgonda-Khammam- honest appraisal based on facts were also totally brushed aside people in Hyderabad. On the research centres, 16 triple ITs, Warangal. Reports said that and it was only a superficial by the Centre, creating an im- eve of GHMC elections, the BJP 84 Navodsya, and 157 medical the party leadership has come and face-saving analysis. While pression among the people promised in its election mani- colleges to different States, but to the conclusion that over- the TRS supremo and Chief that the State leaders have no fest that each affected house- not one among them to Telan- confidence about retaining Minister KCR’s master strategy voice and say at the Centre. The hold would be paid Rs. 50.000 if gana and the State M Ps could the Hyderabad-Rangareddy- in selection of S Vanidevi as Nizamabad M P, D Arvind, on the party wins the election. It is do nothing in this regard. Po- Mahabubnagar seat, not con- TRS candidate has worked well the eve of Parliament elections, this promise which helped the litical analysts feel that all the centrating on Hyderabad vot- in favour of the ruling party, signed on a Bond paper that he party get more seats. But, the failures of the BJP state leaders ers as they did in the two other the other side of the picture, would get Turmeric Board es- Centre has not related One ru- have worked against the party districts, failure to co-ordinate namely the failure of the BJP tablished at I am a bad within pee towards Flood relief though in the MLC elections and the with newly elected Hyderabad in fulfilling the promises made 100 days of his election. Only the State had requested for cen- leaders would do well to realize corporators were the reasons also should not be lost sight of, during the recent session, the tral assistance and though a the hard realities. TITA chief pledges to donate organs on birthday

Hyderabad, March 29 composed and sung by a large scale in the coming cent incessant rains. TITA chief launched a like healthcare, educa- (NSS): Techies associated renowned singer, to TITA days. Sundeep headed Agriculture scientist free cyber-security pro- tion, philanthropy, skill- with Telangana Informa- chief Sundeep Makthala to Swayambhu Sri Lak- Jalapati Rao from Hy- gramme for the students building etc. He said that tion Technology Asso- and to add to this, techies shmi Narasimha Swamy derabad accompanied from Makthal where the initiative he took on ciation (TITA) marked the danced to the tunes of the Temple in Maganur in Makthala. At an interac- cyber-security experts his 36th birthday to re- birthday of Association new song. TITA Global Makhtal, his hometown, tive session with farmers, are to train students on lease the Annual Report Global President Sun- President Sundeep on where he was accorded a Sundeep Makthala shared various components of will be continued in the deep Kumar Makthala the occasion pledged to warm welcome by temple the nuances and benefits cyber-security. Speaking future and that he will list on Monday with a differ- donate his organs saying priests. He offered prayers of digital marketing with at an event organised by out activities he takes up ence. A free cybersecu- that he was doing his bit and took blessings from the farmers growing com- techies to mark Sundeep accordingly in the report. rity training program was for the society that gave the temple priests. Later mercial crops. Sundeep Makthala birthday, the He thanked members of launched for students on him so much. He thanked he undertook Annada- then launched 20-day TITA chief said that he TITA for organizing vari- the occasion. Apart from members of TITA for or- nam (mass feeding) pro- free digital marketing for was moved by the ges- ous activities for farm- this, the techies also or- ganizing various activi- gramme attended by youth.Sundeep on the oc- ture of techies. He signed ers, students and youth ganised an interactive ses- ties for farmers, students locals in large numbers casion launched a website documents pledging his to mark his birthday. He sion with farmers grow- and youth to mark his at the temple premises. makthal.com website de- organs on the occasion. said that the free digital ing commercial crops to birthday. He said that Later Sundeep planted a veloped by Nandini and Sundeep then released marketing and cyber- market their agriculture the free digital marketing sapling of Jammi near the her team at the famous Annual Report highlight- security training will be produce. The techies also and cyber-security train- famous Jammi tree which ‘Love Makthal’ sculpture. ing initiatives taken up taken up on a large scale dedicated a special song, ing will be taken up on a was washed away in re- Back in Hyderabad, the by him in various areas in the coming days. 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 5 Hyderabad: Advanced treatment ‘ SCOLA’ is a permanent cure for Hernia : says KIMS Doctor

Hyderabad, Mar 29 (UNI) ed with SCOLA, which is far with very satisfactory results, It involves a Suprapubic 2 cation of the rectus sheath is : Doctors at KIMS Hospitals superior to both conventional Dr Ramakrishna added. To cms incision and two lateral done using a barbed suture. (Kondapur) here shows a open surgery and laparoscop- avoid this, repair of Diasta- 5 mm(0.5cm)incisions, which A large mesh is placed and permanent cure for a hernia ic surgery, the hospital said sis Recti along with midline is cosmetically appealing. sutured in place. ports are patient with the advanced in a release here.. Scola is a Hernia and reinforcing with The surgery is done through closed over drains, he said. “SCOLA” therapy who is ex- new technique that involves a mesh has been the approach these three ports in the sub- While revealing the advan- periencing a relapse of the mesh repair of Umbilical and of choice. Scola is also a safe cutaneous plane (area below tages of this advanced treat- disease. The progress has other Midline hernia with the and more effective procedure the skin but above the mus- ment ‘ Scola’ , he said Patients been shown a permanent repair of diastasis recti, that is than the traditional open or cle), he explained. Patients who undergo Scola treatment cure now and the patient who patients who have a widened IPOM repair. we have done 5 presenting with an umbilical will go home in one day and is suffering a lot with this dis- area in between the six-pack cases so far with very satisfac- hernia usually have diasta- can resume normal activity. ease got a big relief,the Hos- muscles, the doctors said. tory results, Dr Ramakrishna sis recti. in such situations, Post operational complica- pital said in a release here on Patients presenting with added. Before we had to do isolated repair of hernia has tions are minimal as there Monday. an umbilical hernia usually a technically challenging Re- a high rate of recurrence, he is no intra-abdominal entry Eminent doctor Dr DV Ra- have diastasis recti. in such pair either open or laparo- explained. Scola is also a safe and the recurrence rates have makrishna ,who supervised situations, isolated repair of scopic. and more effective procedure been negligible, he claimed. this treatment, said a 36-year- hernia has a high rate of re- Scola is a minimally inva- than the traditional open or Scola is also a safe and more old Shankara, a resident of currence, he explained. Scola sive alternative to both the IPOM repair. we have done 5 effective procedure than the Chandanagar, Hyderabad, is also a safe and more effec- traditional open plication and cases so far with very satisfac- traditional open or IPOM re- who was admitted to KIMS tive procedure than the tradi- an ergonomically favourable tory results, Dr Ramakrishna pair. we have done 5 cases so Hospital with a severe umbili- tional open or IPOM repair. alternative to Laparoscopic added. After dissection and far with very satisfactory re- cal hernia problem, was treat- we have done 5 cases so far Posterior Plication. repair of hernia anterior pli- sults, Dr Ramakrishna added. Media Literacy is a global Naidu accuses Jagan Reddy challenge: Tessa Jolls making AP bankrupt Hyderabad, Mar 29 The Instructional Me- speaker for categorically Vijayawada, Mar 29 (UNI) (UNI) “Media Literacy dia Centre, Maulana Azad explaining the impor- Telugu Desam Party national is not a regional or a na- National Urdu University tance of understanding president and former Chief tional phenomenon, It is (MANUU) organized their media literacy in a better Minister N Chandrababu a global challenge and a 3rd MANUU Knowledge way. Naidu on Monday accused basic human right.” Series Lecture. Prof Siddiqui Moham- that Chief Minister Y S Ja- Ms Tessa Jolls , Presi- Speaking as the Chief med Mahmood, Registrar gan Mohan Reddy had made dent and CEO, Center for Guest, she delivered an In-charge, in his address Andhra Pradesh bankrupt Media Literacy, Califor- enthralling and enlight- said that evolution is key and the development was nia, USA, expressed the ening lecture disseminat- in the overall cognitive de- going in reverse gear. view while delivering an ing the various aspects of velopment of human be- Addressing a programme online lecture on “Media Media Literacy. Ms Jolls ings as a species in which held here on Monday on the Literacy: A Mandatory explained the importance Media Literacy plays a occasion of the 40th foun- Human Right” on March of media Literacy by giv- crucial role. Mr Rizwan dation day of the TDP, he 26, a release here said on ing an example of how Ahamd, Director, Centre recalled that N T Rama Rao Monday. Prof Siddiqui a simple automobile is in his welcome address floated the Telugu Desam Mohammed Mahmood, now a Data Mining ma- said that in digital world party forty years ago to pro- Registrar In-charge, in his chine and added that if which is rapidly redefining tect the self-respect of the address said that evolu- the product is free, the the principles of Media, It Telugu people. Mr N T Rama now. While the TDP went for- ing sub-standard liquor”, he tion is key in the overall consumer is the product. is essential to understand Rao launched many schemes ward with a vision and aimed said. Stating that the Jagan cognitive development of The subject like “Media the importance of Media for the welfare of farmers at developing the residual AP Reddy headed government human beings as a species Literacy: A Basic Human Literacy and how it can be and the poor, he recalled. into a number one state, the had borrowed Rs 1.70 lakh in which Media Literacy Right” is of utmost im- used to make or break the Mr Naidu claimed that the Jagan Reddy headed regime crore money during the last plays a crucial role. Mr portance, She said. In his cognitive development of NT Rama Rao’s development followed a destructive path, 20 months and questioned Rizwan Ahamd, Director, Presidential address, Prof the human species. programmes were continued he slammed. “Though the whether AP is now not be- Centre in his welcome S M Rahmatullah, Vice- Mr Omar Azmi, Co-or- by the successive chief min- ruling YSRCP has 28 MPs it come a bankrupt of the state. address said that in digi- Chancellor, In-charge ex- dinator & Producer con- isters. could not get the Special Cat- “The state government is not tal world which is rapidly plained about the power ducted the programme Referring to Telangana egory Status (SCS) accorded in a position to get the bud- redefining the principles of Knowledge. He con- and Mr Mohd Imtiyaz Chief Minister K Chan- for AP. The MPs failed to get passed in the Assembly”, of Media, It is essential gratulated IMC in its ef- Alam, Research Officer, drasekhar Rao’s recent com- bring any major industry the TDP chief said. Mr Naidu to understand the impor- forts in getting MANUU IMC proposed vote of ments, Mr Naidu said Mr Rao into the state. The YSRCP led called upon the party cadres tance of Media Literacy fraternity with global ex- thanks. The programme was now saying that in the government mortgaged the to fight back with self-confi- and how it can be used to posure by organizing lec- was broadcasted live on past, with one acre of land in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant dence and rededicate their make or break the cogni- tures of such important the IMC-MANUU You- AP, one could buy three acres to get rid of corruption cases. sacrifices to save the people tive development of the figures like Tessa Jolls. tube channel, the release of land in Telangana state but Thousands of crores of ru- of Andhra Pradesh from the human species. He appreciated the guest added. the scene is just the opposite pees being plundered by sell- destructive. 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 6 Study finds molecular link between meat diet, cancer risk

An international team of re- adults aged 18 and over, who reported searchers has identified a direct all of their food intake online over a molecular link between meat period of several days. and dairy diets and the devel- The research team then took a opment of antibodies in the representative sample of 120 partici- blood that increase the chances pants and tested the levels of the anti- of developing cancer. Neu5Gc antibodies in their blood. This connection may explain Based on these findings and the the high incidence of cancer quantification of Neu5Gc sugar in among those who consume various food products from France, large amounts of dairy prod- the team created an index called the ucts and red meat, similar to Gcemic index. the link between high choles- This index ranks foods whose exces- terol and an increased risk of sive consumption can lead to an in- heart disease. According to the crease in the antibodies - and possibly study, published in the jour- to an increase in the risk of cancer. nal BMC Medicine, Neu5Gc is They found a significant orrela- a sugar molecule found in the tion between high consumption of tissues of mammals but not in Neu5Gc from red meat and chees- poultry or fish. es and increased development of Humans develop antibod- those antibodies that heighten ies to Neu5Gc in infancy, when been found between the an- those antibodies that heighten Sante, an extensive national nutri- the risk of cancer.“We were able they are first exposed to dairy tibodies and meat and dairy the risk of cancer,” said study tional survey conducted in France. to find a molecular link thanks to and meat products. consumption. “We found a author Vered Padler-Karavani The research team members mea- the accuracy of the methods used While it is known that these significant correlation between from the Tel Aviv University in sured the amount of Neu5Gc sugar in to measure the antibodies in the antibodies increase the risk high consumption of Neu5Gc Israel. a variety of dairy and meat foods com- blood and the detailed data from of cancer, especially colorec- from red meat and cheeses For the study, the researchers mon in the French diet and calculat- the French diet questionnaires,” tal cancer, no direct link had and increased development of used samples from NutriNet- ed the daily Neu5Gc intake of 19,621 the study authors noted. Survey reveals Covid-19 impact on lifestyle

With the Covid-19 pandemic, 12 percent. While, 11 percent said returned to 11 percent, matching our lifestyles have completely that they were not active before the pre lockdown percentage. changed. Our entire day revolves the lockdown. Eating at home has become the around or in our homes, this has 47 percent of the people were norm in the lockdown. As com- a huge impact on our immunity. doing exercises at home to stay pared to 32.1 percent before the As do the changes in sleep pat- active. Surprisingly, 31 percent lockdown, currently, only about terns, physical activity and eating still continued with walking or 11.3 percent of the people order habits, which are the pillars of our running, most likely in their food from outside more than immune system. A study con- homes or buildings as an alterna- once a week. 70 percent of the ducted by GOQii with over 10,000 tive to public parks. The number survey respondents said that they respondents, indicates that while of people not being able to work are currently sticking to home Ind have erratic sleep habits out increased from 11 percent be- cooked meals only. Since the they are eating healthy and work- fore lockdown to 15 percent dur- country-wide lockdown started, ing out to stay fit. ing the complete lockdown. eating out has become a thing of During the first 21 days of the Now that we are in the Un- the past. Even currently, stepping lockdown, the average sleep lock phase in most areas across out for a meal is still not an option hours of India increased while sleep post-midnight. When the ary and the beginning of March, the country, activity patterns are for most people. And although in the following months of April, lockdown started on 22nd March 26-27 percent woke up post 8 am, slowly returning back to normal, more and more restaurants are May and June, it dropped. The onwards across India, the time but post the 22nd of March, more although with a few changes. availing the takeout option, the survey revealed that 44 percent of sleep shifted to a later hour. than 33 percent woke up post 8 46 percent of the people are New Normal Survey conducted of respondents went to sleep later 55 percent of the people were am. This increased in April where back to walking or running again. by GOQii indicates that a major- than usual while 10 percent went sleeping post-midnight during 35 percent woke up post 8 am. As gyms or fitness centers are still ity of people still have apprehen- to sleep more than two hours March. In April 56 percent, May On being asked ‘How did you not operational, 32 percent have sions about outside food. later. In terms of waking up, 41 54 percent and June 51 percent stay active before the lockdown?’, shifted to home exercises with When asked ‘How healthy do percent woke up later than usual of the people are sleeping post- 51 percent of the respondents either body weight or workouts you think your current meals while 16 percent woke up more midnight. A similar shift is seen said that they stayed active by as a substitute for that. 6 percent are?’, 53 percent of the respon- than two hours later. in the wake-up time as well which walking or running. This was fol- are also using stairs as a novel way dents said that they are healthy, Before the lockdown, 47-48 is shifted to a later hour. Before lowed by exercise at home at 20 of exercise. The number of people while 13 percent said that they are percent of the people used to the lockdown in January, Febru- percent and going to the gym at who are not able to workout has extremely healthy. 30 TUESDAY, MARCH, 2021 THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES 7 Lights & mirrors: A clutter-free home in a budget Re-modelling your home is a not be up to the mark. Therefore, strenuous task and can take months lights play a major role in highlight- to complete, especially if you have ing what’s behind the door. Living a 9 to 6 job. But with ingenuity and room - The usual ceiling lights in without buying expensive things, your home only highlight the fur- your home can get a perfect make- niture with a faded sparkle, while if over just by adding lights and mir- you go for an ambient lighting, such rors to give it more sophisticated as, a table lamp, wall mounted lamp appearance. Heena Jain, Head or a hanging lamp then it acts like a Design Consultant, WoodenStreet spot light and highlights the perfec- explains the ways and positions, tions of your decor. The major rea- where you can place the mirrors to son behind choosing perfect light- give your space a luxury makeover. ing is that it doesn’t light up every Mirrors corner of the house rather it creates Lights & mirrors: A clutter-free an effect of organised space for any home decor setup in budget Mir- outsider. For living room choose rors can never be enough in a house some hanging lights like chandelier if you want to create something or fancy lamps, right around the fascinating in a low budget. There corners of ceiling fan. It will reim- are various rooms in the house that burse the light on the furniture with can be changed with a tinge of mir- yellow and orange shades, so your rors and lights. Living Room - Buy a space look akin to a luxury bou- mirror that is large in size and has tique hotel. Dining room - This is bulky border line. Choose a bright the place where the light is required colour or according to your home the most, and people do quite the decor theme. A living room has it, then bring a square shaped de- a mirror. Now, it depends on the room. Hallway - It is reasonable to opposite, because they think it is an many places to accommodate a signer mirror that goes well with the room dimensions and space avail- hang a mirror in the hallway or lob- unnecessary expenditure. But it is large mirror but fi nd a place where, kitchen. If you have a dining table in able to choose what type of mirror by but in an artistic manner. Go for not true at all, as light brighten up the window is in the center. Position or close to your kitchen, then it will suits your bedroom. If the room is a small set of mirrors in symmetri- the entire dining area, and makes it the mirror carefully and remove ev- be more appropriate to use a mir- spacious then, you can opt for fl ow- cal shapes and it will instantly com- convenient to relish the drinks and erything that is excess on the eyes. ror on the side end of the table or a ered shaped circular mirror on the pliment your hallway. The func- food. If you have a separate dining It will expand the symmetry of the cabinet would be perfect. The mir- back wall of your bed. tionality of a light is far more crucial room area then go for wall mount- room and will create an illusion of ror creates an effect of more people If your room size is small then then we think, because whatever ed lights, which deliver an opulent a hall. Dining Room - Dining rooms while you dine. bring an average sized mirror and decor you decide to implement vibe to the area. 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Hyderabad, March 29 (NSS): date like they worked hard for the The Chief Minister of the State recent MLC elections. He made KCR today told the TRS leaders these remarks after declaring the that the party had lost in Dubbaka name of the party leader Nomula by-elections due to his absence Bhagath, who is the son of the from the election campaign. He former MLA of the Party Nomula asked the party leaders to work Narsaimhaiah, as the party candi- hard for the victory of the party date for the Nagarjuna Sagar As- candidate in the upcoming by- sembly seat. elections in Nagarjunasagar As- The CM has also handed over sembly constituency by putting B-form of the party to Bhagath aside their differences. Kumar on the occasion. Bhagath He told the party leaders that would file his nomination papers he along with his son and state from the seat on Tuesday. The industries Minister KTR would CM who has conducted surveys take part in the Nagarjuna Sagar till the last minute to identify the Assembly Election campaign. He suitable party candidate from the asked the leaders to work hard constituency, declared the name for the victory of the party candi- of Bhagath at the last minute.