THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH VIJAYAWADA I SUNDAY I 7 MARCH 2021 New Delhi: | WEATHER NATION 5 SPORTS 8 TABLOID Max: 34.0OC | | Min: 21.0OC RH: 81% Rainfall: Nil F orecast: Cloudy. Max/Min temp. deccanchronicle.com, facebook.com/deccannews, twitter.com/deccanchronicle Vol. 32 No. 276 Established 1938 | 16 PAGES | 6.00 34/21 ºC Indian Summer ASTROGUIDE Sarvari; Uttarayana Tithi: Magha Bahula Navami till 4.49 pm Star: Moola till 9 pm Varjyam: 7.27 pm to 9 pm Durmuhurtam: 4.46 pm to 5.33 pm Rahukalam: 4.30 pm to 6 pm HIJRI CALENDAR Internal conflicts in Vijayawada begin to surface P. V. Sindhu Rajab 22,1442 AH DC CORRESPONDENT to Naidu to choose them or rung Nani started sup- PRAYERS VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 the MP. pressing BCs, minorities Fajar: 6.05 am Internal conflicts within and other communities by Zohar: 1.30 pm A major political drama TD in Vijayawada had indulging in caste politics. Asar: 5.00 pm erupted in Telugu Desam started emerging right In a fire-fighting opera- Maghrib: 6.17 pm on Saturday with its lead- from selection of candi- tion towards the same New Delhi: Isha: 8.15 pm ers splitting along caste dates. MP Nani is accused evening, Nani's daughter lines ahead of party chief of denying coporator tick- Swetha with TD senior SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.20 AM Chandrababu Naidu visit ets to followers of leader Nettem Raghuram SUNSET TODAY 6.15 PM to Vijayawada on Sunday Venkanna and other went to the house of MOONRISE TODAY 1.23 AM for municipal corporation senior leaders, apart from Umamaheswara Rao. MOONSET TOMORROW 1.44 PM elections campaign. preferring his daughter Raghuram maintained Sensing trouble, the TD Kesineni Swetha as the that Naidu's campaign high command plunged mayoral candidate. route being changed by COUNTER POINT into action and resolved Venkanna accused Nani of Nani is a misconception. the unrest within hours. indulging in immoral poli- The change has actually Telugu Desam MLC tics. He alleged the MP been made by the party Indian captain Virat Kohli (from left) poses with teammates Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj and Buddha Venkanna, for- had earlier sunk the Praja high command. He main- Rishabh Pant after beating England by an innings and 25 runs on the third day of the fourth Test at the Narendra Modi mer MLA Bonda Rajyam Party and is now tained that all leaders will Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday to win the series 3-1 and qualify for the inaugural World Test Championship final Umamaheswara Rao and bent on damaging Telugu work united for the win of against New Zealand, to be played at Lord’s in London in June this year. ■ F ull report on Page 8 — PTI minority leader Nagul Desam. TD in Vijayawada Meera openly revolted Umamaheswara Rao Municipal Corporation alleging domination by claimed Nani has been elections. Kamma leaders led by suppressing BCs, who Subsequently, Vijayawada MP Kesineni have been traditional sup- Venkanna, Srinivas alias Nani. They porters of TD. Nagul Umamaheswara Rao and 2 senior babus get NBW for contempt alleged the MP had Meera said he and other Nagul Meera agreed to changed Naidu's route senior leaders of shun differences and work DC CORRESPONDENT fare K. Praveen Kumar commissioner and Guntur garam district, had moved map to benefit his support- Vijayawada have been for victory of Swetha and VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 and BC welfare director B. SP to present the two the High Court last year ers and gave an ultimatum sidelined after the middle- other TD candidates. Rama Rao in a contempt before the court. seeking direction to the The AP High Court served case to be present before The judge directed authorities to give him England 1st innings: 205 INDIA’S FOURTH BIGGEST WIN OVER ENGLAND: non-bailable arrest war- the court on March 5 but Vizianagaram collector M. promotion. When the India 1st innings (overnight 294-7): rants on two senior IAS they did not turn up. Hari Jawaharlal and dis- authorities did not do so, TALIBAN MAY officers and directed the Instead, they filed peti- trict BC welfare officer D. he moved a contempt peti- Balakrishna slaps police to execute them and tions seeking exemption Keerthi to appear on April tion. FIND POWER present the two officers from personal appearance. 6. Meanwhile, sources Total (all SHORT TAKES before it by March 19. The judge struck down Petitioner Chandra- maintain that the govern- GRAB DIFFICULT out in 114.4 overs) 365. Justice Battu Devan-and, their petitions and served mouli, ward boy in the BC ment may move the divi- photographer FoW: had summoned special NBWs on them. He direct- welfare hostel at sion bench seeking relief SRIDHAR Buenos Aires: chief secretary, BC wel- ed the Vijayawada police Jonnavalasa in Viziana- on the issue. DC CORRESPONDENT time. When the issue went KUMARASWAMI I DC Bowling: 2 killed at BJP ANANTAPUR, MARCH 6 viral, party leaders NEW DELHI, MARCH 6 reportedly tried to England 2nd innings: MLA b’day in MP Film star and Hindupur smoothen things. They It will be very difficult Bhopal: Two people were BJP SETTLES FOR MLA Nandamuri Bala- released a video and pho- for the Taliban to cap- killed in a group clash at krishna slapped a photog- tograph of Somu with ture power through force the birthday party of BJP Mithun, Akshay likely to rapher at the residence of Balakrishna and the party in Afghanistan even if Total (all out in 54.5 overs) 135. MLA Dharmendra Singh 20 ASSEMBLY a party worker in symbol. there is a total absence of FoW: Lodhi in MP’s Damoh dis- Srikantapuram in In the video, Somu says foreign troops due to the Bowling: trict, police said on SEATS IN TN Hindupur on Saturday. "As great fan of Balayya, I presence now of a well- —S. PERVEZ QAISER Saturday. The incident share dais with Modi today Balakrishna slapped the was not hurt by the inci- trained professional took place in the village of G. BABU JAYAKUMAR & photographer for closely dent because he has been Afghan National Army Banwar at around 10 pm RAJIB CHOWDHURI I DC D. SEKAR/DC tracking him. The video of touring without rest." unlike what happened in on Friday, Damoh district KOLKATA, MARCH 6 CHENNAI, MARCH 6 his slapping the photogra- YSRC in-charge Naveen 1996, Afghan sources superintendent of police pher went viral on social Nischal said "As a MLA, have said, adding that a Suvendu vs Didi he should have patience Hemant Chouhan said. Two famous Bollywood Former Union minister Pon media. lot has changed in the actors, Mithun Chakra- Radhakrishnan was offi- Balakrishna was on an and be more responsible". country since the ■ Report on Page 5 borty and Akshay Kumar, cially re-nominated by the election tour in Hindupur He added that there were Taliban were driven out are likely to share the BJP to contest in the April municipality for the last previous instances of the of power two decades stage with Prime in Nandigram 6 byelection for the couple of days. On actor slapping in public. ago. 1.500 cr scam Minister Narendra Modi Kanyakumari Lok Sabha Saturday, he was in the Superintendent of police Sources said that at his mega campaign DC CORRESPONDENT which she had been rep- constituency, which fell 9th municipal ward in Satya Esubabu said no Afghans cherished their busted by cops rally for the West Bengal NEW DELHI, MARCH 6 resenting for the last two vacant following the demise Srikantapuram. complaint was received deep friendship with elections on the Brigade terms. Nandigram, in of Congress MP H. Balakrishna went to a with regard to the issue. India which has already Hyderabad: A 1,500- Parade Ground in The BJP on Saturday East Mednipur, is consid- Vasanthakumar in August, house and the photogra- However, the photogra- carried out several major crore multi-level market- Kolkata on Sunday. released its much-await- ered the home-turf of the 2020. pher Somu, who was phers association of development works in ing scam was busted by Mithun Chakraborty is ed first list of candidates Adhikaris and is credited In the 20 seats the BJP has reportedly engaged by the Hindupur staged a protest the war-torn country the Cyberabad police who reaching Kolkata on for West Bengal for bringing the Trina- agreed to contest in the candidate, was taking pic- at Ambedkar Circle that have changed the on Saturday, announced Saturday night, said BJP Assembly polls, making it mul to power in 2011 and Assembly elections, tures. The actor lost his demanding action against lives of ordinary the arrest of 24 people for national vice-president official that Suvendu ousting the Left from the through a deal signed at temper and slapped the the MLA for his behav- Afghans for the better. their involvement in the Mukul Roy, adding, “I Adhikari, a former pro- state after 30 years of its midnight with the photographer. iour. YSRC leaders lashed Sources indicated that racket. Cyberabad police spoke to him. He has tégé and close confidante rule. The first list of 57 AIADMK, two seats would After ordering him to out at Balakrishna and one major difference St. John’s, Antigua and commissioner said 10 lakh expressed his wish to of Trinamul supremo and names, which came a day be given to former actresses delete the videos, he said that was unfit to be a between the mid-1990s Barbuda: people across the country meet the PM.” BJP Chief Minister Mamata ahead of Prime Minister of Tamil cinema, it is learnt. slapped him for a second public representative. and the situation now is were cheated by Indus national general secre- Banerjee, will take on the Narendra Modi’s first While Khusboo is said to the emergence of Afghan Viva Health Sciences Pvt. tary Kailash Vijayvar- latter head-on in election rally in the state have been named for women in all walks of life Ltd. giya also echoed Roy. Nandigram. at the Brigade Ground Chepauk-Triplicane, to as equal stake-holders in Both kept Mithun’s pur- The electoral battle since the model code of which the DMK may nomi- the future of their coun- pose of meeting Modi and between Banerjee and conduct was imposed, nate Udhayanidhi Stalin try. the venue of their meet- Adhikari is being touted also has names of former who attended the interview Sources pointed out TS Eamcet from ing secret. as the “Battle Royale” as Indian cricketer Ashoke for aspirants on Saturday, that even during the BJP sources however the Chief Minister has Dinda and ex-IPS officer Gauthami may be fielded in Afghan peace process July 5 to July 9 indicated that Mithun, left her Bhawanipur seat Bharati Ghosh. Rajapalayam. talks in Qatar’s Capital Hyderabad; The TS who has a vast popularity Amit Shah, who will reach Doha, Afghan women Council of Higher across the state, may join Nagercoil from journalists boldly inter- Education on Saturday the saffron party in Bhoomiputra (son of the Saradha chit fund scam Thiruvananthapuram will acted with Taliban repre- announced that the Modi's presence to soil) or even takes part as as brand ambassador in start his campaign after sentatives, seeking to Eamcet will be held from become its chief minister- a star in the saffron exchange of a lump sum offering worship at the know the vision that the July 5 to July 9. As per ial candidate with a party's campaign, it is amount which he famous Suseendram temple insurgent outfit has for the notification, the test Bengali face and star bound to be a major sur- returned in face of and leave the town by 2 pm. the country now. for the agriculture and image against a two-time prise to the Trinamul and In the agreement on the The Afghan govern- medical stream will be CM and Trinamul supre- other parties since he had questionning. seat sharing that was ment in Kabul too seems held on July 5 and July 6, mo Mamata Banerjee who resigned as a parliamen- According to BJP signed by AIADMK coordi- determined to safeguard and for the engineering had earlier made him a tarian citing health sources, Akshay, known nator O. Panneerselvam, co- the precious gains espe- stream from July 7 to 9. Rajya Sabha member of issues in December 2016 for his rapport with the coordinator Edappadi K. cially in the field of Applications run from her party in April 2014. and stayed away from pol- PM, was also invited to Palaniswami and BJP women’s empowerment Brief scores: Sri Lanka 160/6 March 20 to May 18. If Mithun joins the BJP itics after his name sur- the same event and he has national general secretary A video grab of Telugu Desam leader and cine actor made in the past several and contests the polls as faced in the multi-crore accepted it. C.T. Ravi. Nandamuri Balakrishna slapping a photographer. years. West Indies 117 TROUBLE | FREE Health authorities have advised targeted people to register for their dose Farmers block BADMINTON Swiss Open: Phase 3 to see more vaccinations in state HR expressway FOOTBALL DC CORRESPONDENT tions. In addition, health- first and second phases of old woman Veeramma from care and frontline workers linked with YSR Aarogyasri English Premier League: VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 care and frontline workers, Covid-19 vaccination pro- Guntupalli village of are hesitating, these aged scheme. Chandigarh/New Delhi, plete repeal of the three who had missed their either gramme, when two deaths Ballikurava mandal in women are serving as role Health director Dr T. March 6: Thou-sands of laws, and asserted they With no adverse health inci- first or second dose of vac- in addition to few cases of Prakasam district turned models for people to turn up Geetha Prasadini said, “We protesting farmers on are ready for talks with dents being witnessed cine, are also being immu- severe health complications up for Covid-19 vaccination for vaccination and protect are not receiving any Saturday blocked the six- the government, but it among those taking Covid- nised. had been reported. The at a local PHC on themselves. reports of adverse effects lane Kundli-Manesar- should be held without 19 vaccine from March 1 From March 1 to 5, health third phase of immunisa- Wednesday. “We are also undertaking during Phase 3 of Covid-19 Palwal (KMP) any pre- conditions. under Phase 3, more num- personnel have so far tion is going on without any She developed no adverse door-to-door campaigns vaccination. We have come Expressway in Haryana The Congress said the ber of targeted people are administered Coronavirus major health issues among effects post immunisation. involving ANMs to identify across only two minor cases to mark the completion of 100-day period of farmers' expected to turn up for the vaccine to 1,12,115 persons beneficiaries. However, no Similarly, Alla Sriharamma especially aged persons for throughout the state, even 100 days of their agitation protests was a “black jab in . in the state. Among them, specific reason is being (91) from Inkollu village of immunisation, in addition though vaccination centre at the Delhi border even chapter” in India's democ- State health authorities 24,863 got their second dose. attributed to this phenome- J. Panguluru mandal in to those suffering with managers have been calling as the Centre said it is racy for the treatment are now administering the The number of adverse non. Prakasam district took the health issues.” up beneficiaries to inquire ready to amend the three meted out to the protest- first dose of vaccine to new events following vaccina- But health authorities are vaccination without any Meanwhile, state health about their health. As a contentious agri laws to ers, and alleged it marked category of people involving tion (AEFV) reported, that optimistic that this will help complication. authorities have advised result, we are expecting respect their sentiments. 100 days of the ruling those aged over 60 years, too minor in nature, have more number of targeted Prakasam district medical targeted people to register more number of targeted The farmer leaders on BJP's “arrogance”. apart from people aged been just two till now. beneficiaries to now turn up and health officer Dr. P. for their vaccination at the people to turn up voluntari- their part said the protest- The road blockade began between 45-49 years with Authorities maintain that for vaccination in a big way. Ratnavali said, “At a time 1,284 government hospitals ly for vaccination,” she ing unions stood firm on at 11 am and continued till multiple health complica- vaccination is unlike the For example, a 103-year- when a section of health- as also 553 private hospitals added. their demand for a com- 4 pm. — PTI STATE | VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | 7 MARCH 2021

NETA’S NATTER CJ Hima Kohli putting fear of Srilakshmi gives herself a ‘promotion’ enior AP bureaucrat ed to the the general SY. Srilakshmi seems administration depart- law in babus to be so 'self-reliant' that ment though the rules she needs no approval say the Union depart- ince the day she was named to the from the system to do ment of personnel and STelangana High Court, Chief Justice what she wants. The training has to first act Hima Kohli has stirred up the political Telangana state cadre on the CAT order. On and bureaucratic circles in Hyderabad. officer sprang a Friday, she declared her- Known for her high and unimpeachable surprise by secur- self special chief secre- integrity and fearlessness, Chief Justice ing an order from tary that too in an affi- Kohli has made it a mission to create fear the Central davit she filed in the of law amongst the high and mighty who Admin-istrative Telangana High Court would normally feel entitled to total Tri-bunal seeking quash the CBI’s exemption and immunity from any (CAT) chang- infamous Obulapuram implications of law on their power ambi- ing her mining case. Chief Secretary Somesh tions. Little wonder, the mood was sub- cadre to She is yet to be promot- dued and apprehensive when the first Andhra ed from the rank of women CJ in the state took the oath of Pradesh six principal secretary. Of Kumar’s troubles deepen? office, given her insistence on actually years after course for the next and implementing the canon that the law is bifurcation. ultimate position — ust a few days after the judici- that he be relocated to his parent equal for all. The “more equals” were This she did Chief Secretary — ary took serious note of the cadre, Andhra Pradesh. While a clearly not happy. Constantly taking up after her hectic Srilakshmi does not Jwilful contempt and utter dis- senior Congress leader seeking the government, and various officials and lobbying for being need a self-anointment dain of the bureaucracy and decid- appointments with senior BJP departments over their disobedience of sent on deputation as Chief Minister Y.S. ed to teach the stubborn set of the leaders in the government, with court orders and judgment, reckless dis- to AP failed. She Jagan Mohan Reddy is supremely recalcitrant to obey the allegations against a bureaucrat obedience and other actions falling under joined the AP inclined to make her the law by sentencing a district collec- would normally not ruffle feathers, the purview of contempt of courts or irre- cadre and report- next executive boss. tor to imprisonment, the entire it is the appointments he is trying sponsible questioning and criticism of officialdom in the state has sat up to get with Prime Minister judges, the higher judiciary, under her to check the scores. Unlike in crick- Narendra Modi and home minister captainship, is now making it a mission to et, a captain topping the scoring Amit Shah that are causing con- punish the officials. While some mercy he Most Influential Bureaucrat (MIB) bore a grudge against Preeti Sudan for a list did not emerge as the best news cern in officialdom. Added to it is was shown in the first order of imprison- Thas landed the Y.S. Jagan Mohan personal reason but projected it to the for Team IAS, with news circulat- the belief that the BJP wants this ment of a district collector, later reduced MIB Reddy government in an embarrassing political bosses that she had refused his ing that Chief Secretary Somesh leader to jump ship from Congress to service and imprisonment consequent situation, once again. It was an open request to back the state in its fight Kumar tops the list of contemnors to strengthen their bid for power only to failure to pay a fine, the others secret in babudom both at the state and against the decision of State Election of the various orders of the against the TRS in Telangana state may not be so lucky. Will IAS officers actu- leaves AP the Centre that he was instrumental in Commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar to Telangana High Court. Making it that is underlying fears that the ally go to jail is a question on top of peo- the AP government clamping charges of postpone the local body polls last year worse, scuttlebutt in the power cor- BJP top brass may actually hear ple's minds. While common people, redfaced... deriving personal gains by exerting pres- and that she needed to be taught a lesson. ridors began to keenly follow a sen- him out seriously. activists and crusaders against corrup- sure on subordinate staff against retired Now that Preeti Sudan has replied to the ior Congress leader, who is making How will things shape up in court tion and highhandedness of officials are Union health secretary Preeti Sudan. notice and backed her argument by cit- a trip to Delhi with a file listing and in Hyderabad and the political dur- celebrating CJ Kohli’s tough approach, again She was served a show-cause notice that ing DoPT rules, the state has no option detailing allegations of miscon- bar in Delhi in the coming week - the powerful are counting days for her created ripples in the administrative cir- left but to drop the charges. One more duct, misuse of power and corrup- everyone is waiting and watching short stint to soon get over. cles. The grapevine was that the MIB tight slap! tion against Kumar, demanding with bated breath.

STORIES Vizag development possible SEC TO FOCUS ON VIJAYAWADA, VIZAG, under TD rule only: Naidu DC CORRESPONDENT GUNTUR, TIRUPATI , MARCH 6 DC CORRESPONDENT Naidu ran away to VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 Candidates and prominent leaders visit wards to attract voters Development of Visakh- apatnam City was possib- Following complaints of ram- DC CORRESPONDENT le only under TD rule, sa- pant misuse of money and VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 3,000 POLICE id former chief minister Kuppam, says YSRC liquor, resulting in flouting the and TD national president poll code, the State Election Campaigning for the Nara Chandrababu Nai- DC CORRESPONDENT “For his selfish gains, Commission (SEC) has decided Vijayawada Municipal DEPLOYED FOR du, during his second-day VISAKHAPATNAM, MARCH 6 Naidu threw the state into to focus on four municipal cor- Corporation (VMC) elec- campaign in Visakhapat- huge debts from which porations to curb such illegal tions is in full swing with VMC ELECTIONS nam on Saturday. Continuing their aggres- the present government practice. candidates of YSRC, Addressing election sive campaign all over was making all efforts to In a statement issued here on Telugu Desam, Jana Sena, DC CORRESPONDENT meetings from in the city, Visakhapatnam, the recover,’’ Kannababu said. Saturday, the SEC stated that it BJP and Communist par- VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 Naidu said apart from his YSRC leaders alleged that After taking shelter in received more complaints on ties visiting wards to efforts to make Vizag the chief minister Y.S. Jagan Kuppam, Naidu is facing rampant misuse of money and attract the voters. Vijayawada police are financial capital, his par- Mohan Reddy made backlash from the local liquor in the run up to the Providing a celluloid making foolproof ty also launched welfare Chandrababu Naidu run people. They are asking urban local body polls, espe- touch was actor Ali, who Comedian Ali conductings campaign at One Town area arrangements for a schemes like Anna Cante- away to Kuppam from for Junior NTR for the cially in municipal corpora- campaigned for YSRC can- for YSRC candidates in municipal elections in smooth conduct of the en and Kalyana Lakshmi, Chandragiri. campaign but not Lokesh. tions like Visakhapatnam, didates in Vijayawada on Vijayawada on Saturday. — DC elections scheduled to be which the Jagan Mohan Campaigning in 52, 56 Naidu should hang his Vijayawada, Guntur and Saturday. He went around held on March 10. Reddy government later and 57 wards for the party head in shame, Tirupati. The SEC also request- Vidyadharapuram and Vijayawada City Police withdrew. candidates, ministers K. Kannababu said. ed the income tax department other localities along with Commissioner B He asked the people to Kannababu and Muttam- Kannababu, who is also and enforcement directorate to endowments minister YSRC predicts four Srinivasulu said that the recollect his 10-day servic- setti Srinivasa Rao, acco- in charge minister for focus on such issues and check Vellampalli Srinivas Rao department is deploying es after super cyclone mpanied by Lok Sabha Visakhapatnam, said he violations related to the imple- and other leaders. about 3,000 police person- Hudhud ravaged the city members M.V.V. Satyan- would consult with the mentation of model code of con- Ali recalled that the eco- nel for the peaceful con- and when he sourced food arayana and K. Satyavathi minister for municipal duct especially related to misuse nomic growth of under- VMC seats for TD duct of elections in and water from neigh- said that TD, under the administration Botsa Sat- of money and liquor. The SEC is privileged sections by way Vijayawada. He said that bouring states. “I worked leadership of Naidu, yanarayana and, if poss- holding a teleconference with all of implementation of sev- DC CORRESPONDENT Meanwhile, Minister 1,870 rowdy-sheeters were as chief minister for 14 ye- resorted to large scale cor- ible, with the chief minis- the concerned on the issue at 11 eral welfare schemes hap- VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 Kodali Sri Venkateswara bound over under Section ars with a vision and prov- ruption in the state in the ter on the fines being am on March 7. pened during the time of Rao, alias Nani, said that 110 and 109. ided house pattas to 60,000 name of Janma Bhoomi imposed on the people for Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. He YSR Congress predicted N Balakrishna was una- The commissioner said people and built houses committees. not paying house tax. said that this is being four to five seats for ware of the situation in they were deploying 62 for 80,000,’’ Naidu said. Naidu handed over all Later, Janapriya SEC TAKES STEPS replicated to remarkable Telugu Desam in Vijayaw- the state and was criticis- mobile parties, 27 striking He said the Jagan the government funds to Venugopal, along with levels by the Y.S. Jagan ada Municipal Corpora- ing Chief Minister Y.S. forces and 12 special strik- Mohan Reddy government these committees in the 2,000 people joined the TO CURB ILLEGAL Mohan Reddy govern- tion elections. Jagan Mohan Reddy for ing forces. He stated that began taxing water and name of welfare schemes, YSRC in the presence of ment, which has fulfilled Minister for Panchayat not questioning Prime flag march is being car- air and would not hesitate the ministers alleged. these two ministers. ELECTIONEERING most election promises. Raj Peddireddi Ramacha- Minister Narendra Modi ried out in problematic to tax stray dogs. Making He claimed that recently ndra Reddy expressed on Vizag Steel Plant issue areas time and again and satirical comments on the DC CORRESPONDENT Jagan Mohan Reddy had confidence that YSRC will despite the former writing special arrangements YSRC government liquor TD HAS NO MORAL RIGHT TO SEEK VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 sanctioned crores of continue its win-spree and a letter to the Union gov- have been made by the policy, Naidu said it was a rupees for the develop- trump in both Vijayawada ernment on the issue. He local police along with the pity to see people lined up In the wake of complaints on ment of Vijayawada. He and Guntur municipal said the actor-politician SEB to prevent distribu- in front of wine shops for VOTES FOR CIVIC POLLS, SAYS GUDIVADA some ward volunteers involv- appealed to the voters to corporations. reads the script written by tion of liquor and cash. brands of which were DC CORRESPONDENT ed the place for personal ing in electioneering illegally support YSRC nominees Speaking after a meeting Naidu and knows nothing never heard. “What is VISAKHAPATNAM, MARCH 6 and political gains,’’ the in the urban local body polls, in the VMC elections. with Krishna district about anything else. Boom Boom beer? It see- MLA said and added that the State Election Commission YSRC MP Nandigam leaders on their poll strat- Meanwhile, Nani took CONG COMPLAINS ms Jagan Mohan Reddy MLA and opposition leader N. (SEC) has initiated steps to Suresh conducted an elec- egy, he asked TD leaders on BJP state president manufactures liquor him- YSRC official spokesper- Chandrababu Naidu was curb such practice. tion campaign in 49 divi- to focus on ironing out dif- Somu Veerraju saying self to make profits ignor- son Gudivada Amarnath all set to spoil the brand In a statement issued on sion and other areas of the ferences within their that Veerraju was talking ON DISTRIBUTION OF ing the popular and safe said the TD had lost moral image of Visakhapatnam Saturday, the SEC stated that a city. He stated that people party before criticising illogically these days. brands,’’ Naidu said. right to seek votes for the on multiple accounts, 24/7 call centre was set up at are eagerly waiting to give YSRC. Condemning TD Vijayawada Central MLA MONEY BY YSRC, TD He said this was the time civic polls. even by involving in land- No. 0866-2466877 asking people a massive win to the rul- chief N Chandrababu Malladi Vishnu asked to give a fitting lesson to Talking to reporters in grab cases but was now to lodge complaints on such ing party like they did in Naidu’s unwarranted crit- Veerraju how the Modi DC CORRESPONDENT the YSRC government by Visakhapatnam on Satur- shedding crocodile tears illegal practice with an assur- the gram panchayat elec- icism, Reddy said the TD government can control VIJAYAWADA, MARCH. 6 defeating all their candi- day, Amarnath said, “The to gain political mileage ance to take action on such tions. would hardly win three or Jagan government when dates in the current elec- Opposition have sternly ahead of municipal polls. complaints immediately. Meanwhile, TD chief N. four seats as their inter- the fact is that both were Congress lodged a com- tions. Stating that the opposed Vizag being exec- After facing a major The SEC suggested to the peo- Chandrababu Naidu will nal differences had democratically elected by plaint with the State development, which was utive capital, and they defeat in Naidu’s own con- ple to send an email to campaign for his party reached a flashpoint. people. Election Commission over initiated during the TD have stalled distribution stituency in the Kuppam ‘secy.apsec2 @gmail.com’ and candidates on Sunday. On the violation of the elec- regime, came to a grind- of house sites to over two GP elections, Naidu and district collectors, municipal Saturday, his Vijayawada when TD was at the helm, pressed communities and tion model code of con- ing halt and the chief lakh people, placed hur- Nara Lokesh have come commissioners, and call cen- MP Kesineni Srinivas minority students had would continue to do so. duct by distributing mo- minister was seeking dles for building a guest- for GVMC elections cam- tres in districts for necessary (Nani) met Muslim clerics opportunities to study MLC Batchula Arjunudu ney to the voters by the blessings from a fake god- house and tried to damage paign with a faulty narra- action. It also asked the people and sought their coopera- abroad but after assuming and other leaders also YSRC and Telugu Desam. man to get rid of his sins. the brand image of Visak- tive and fake promises. to lodge a written complaint tion in the elections. power, Jagan Mohan campaigned for TD candi- Congress Vijayawada Later, MLC from hapatnam on various cou- ”How can Chandrababu also to deal with such electoral The MP recalled that Reddy has stopped the dates. City president Narah- Anakapalle Buddha Naga nts and shamelessly the and Lokesh ask for votes malpractice effectively. YSRC had supported NRC, scheme and put minority Leaders from Jana Sena, arishetti Narasimha Rao Jagadiswara Rao called father-son duo have come in Vizag when they are CAA and NPR in the students into a lot of BJP and Communist par- has complained to the on Naidu and asked him to town seeking votes.” opposing it to be Parliament while he had financial troubles. The TD ties campaigned exten- SEC that both the ruling to campaign in “TD has no interest in Executive Capital?. 18 TD NOMINEES opposed them and stood leader said that he was sively in various divisions YSRC and the Opposition Anakapalle, where five TD developing Visakhapat- There were many land by Muslims. working for the welfare of seeking votes for their TD were distributing mo- candidates were fighting nam or North Andhra grabs during the Naidu MOVE HC TO STALL Nani lamented that Muslims and other sup- respective candidates. ney to the voters. to win the GVMC polls. region, but in return loot- regime, he said. POLLS IN CHITTOOR DC CORRESPONDENT HC | ORDER RTC directed to consider giving job to claimant on compassionate grounds VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 TD assures distribution of

Eighteen Telugu Desam con- testants filed lunch motion in completed TIDCO houses the High Court seeking its DC CORRESPONDENT the women Self Help Gro- RTC told to provide job to married daughter direction to stall the election in VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 ups (SHGs), construction the Chittoor municipal corpo- of community halls and DC CORRESPONDENT A single judge bench head- APSRTC declining to pro- vived by wife was rejected on grounds ration, alleging that their nom- Telugu Desam would dis- Mepma Bazaars for them, VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 ed by justice Battu vide employment on the Chinnammulu and daugh- that she was not having inations were withdrawn with tribute constructed will be ensured. Devanand delivered the rule that any one of the ter Damayanti. Pentaiah eligibility criteria for such their forged signatures on TIDCO houses within a Sunitha said that the Andhra Pradesh High verdict recently and widow of the deceased was the sole breadwinner. posts. Subsequently, her Saturday. The TD contestants couple of months after salaries of sanitation wo- Court directed the struck down the word employee or son or unmar- Though his daughter got daughter Damayanti in their petition said that they winning the elections of rkers would be increased APSRTC to consider the ‘unmarried’ in clause-III ried daughter was eligible married subsequently, her applied for a job on com- did not withdraw their nomi- the municipalities and to `21,000 per month. claim of the married of eligibility criteria of to get the job under the husband was not having passionate grounds and nations to contest from 18 divi- corporations. She further stated that daughter of the deceased ‘Bread Winner Scheme’ of scheme and as the dece- any regular source of her mother gave a ‘no sions in the urban local body Paritala Sunitha, for- the TD will construct a employee, as her husband the APSRTC saying that it ased employee’s daughter income as he works on objection certificate’. polls and alleged that it was a mer minister and TD sen- permanent auto stand lacked regular source of is discriminatory, arbi- was married, she was not daily wages. However, the RTC authori- clear case of fraud on the elec- ior leader, said that apart along with the provisions income, for appointment trary, unjust and violative eligible for the job. Pentaiah’s wife applied for ties set aside her applica- tion process. from that, the other prom- for drinking water and on compassionate grounds of articles 14, 15, 16 and 21 Ch. Pentaiah, hailing from a job of either conductor tion for the reason that the Advocate Krishna Reddy to ises made in the election toilet facilities for the in any suitable post under of the Constitution of Srikakulam, used to work or Shramik in the RTC on state government imposed represent the petitioners in the manifesto-like zero inter- auto-rickshaw workers the ‘Bread Winner India. The court also set as a driver in APSRTC and compassionate grounds. a ban on appointments on court hearing on Sunday. est bank linked loans to across the urban areas. Scheme’ within six weeks. aside the proceedings of died in 2009. He was sur- However, her application compassionate grounds. STATE pg DECCAN CHRONICLE | VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | 7 MARCH 2021

BRIEF AP CHAMBERS AP reports 115 AKASH, NOUNISREE, INKS PACT WITH SUCHANDAR, KL INTELLECTUAL Covid-19 cases RISHABH WIN GOLDS PROPERTY CENTRE DC CORRESPONDENT ● Among the daily Covid- VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 19 cases, Chittoor regis- DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT tered the highest at 32, fol- VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 Andhra Pradesh registered lowed by 20 in Krishna, 18 115 fresh Covid-19 cases and in Visakhapatnam, eight The Rifle Association of Andhra Pradesh one death in the last 24 each in Kadapa and West Andhra Pradesh released lists Chambers of Commerce hours. of winners of the final phase and Industry Federation The state health authori- Godavari, six each in of the XXI Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU with ties reported on Saturday Anantapur, Guntur and state shooting championship. KL Intellectual Property that out of 46,566 samples Srikakulam, five each in President of RAAP Mr Facilitation Centre tested, 115 persons were East Godavari and Kurnool, Salalith Tottempudi applaud- (KLIPFC) to promote infected with confirmed one in Vizianagaram ed the successful conducting and provide intellectual Covid-19. Out of a total the XXI Andhra Pradesh state property rights registra- number of 1,41,90,477 sam- with 236 followed by 115 in shooting championship and tion (Trademark, ples tested so far in the Krishna, 76 in East congratulated all the medal Copyright, Patents, state, 8,90,556 persons were Godavari, 67 in Guntur, 66 winners for providing such an Design Patents, etc.) for found infected with the in Visakhapatnam, 64 in outstanding performance in MSMEs, start-ups and virus and of them, 8,82,462 Srikakulam, 60 in Nellore, all the events. businesses. Chambers were recovered and 921 are 57 in Kadapa, 55 in Mr Salalith Tottempudi said president K.V.S. still active with the virus. Anantapur, 46 in Kurnool, that the XXI Andhra Pradesh Prakash Rao and gener- Among the daily Covid-19 35 each in Prakasam and State shooting championship al secretary Potluri cases, Chittoor registered West Godavari and nine in competitions in small bore and Chief Justice of AP High Court Justice Arup Kumar Goswami addresses during a programme organised upon his Bhaskara Rao said that the highest at 32, followed Vizianagaram. shotgun events from 24 maiden visit in Vizianagaram on Saturday. — DC Andhra Chambers by 20 in Krishna, 18 in Among the daily Covid-19 February to 6 March. He said would play the role of a Visakhapatnam, eight each deaths, one death was that in 50m rifle prone (NR) coordinator in bringing in Kadapa and West reported at Chittoor, taking championship men individual, awareness and educat- Godavari, six each in the toll to 7,173. Akash Geddam won gold, ing interested parties Anantapur, Guntur and The state health authori- Maddineni Umamahesh silver about the importance of Srikakulam, five each in ties discharged 93 Covid-19 and Raja Sagi Sri Charan intellectual property East Godavari and Kurnool, infected patients after Kamal Varma won the bronze rights and fostering the one in Vizianagaram and recovery in the state. medal. culture of IPR registra- zero cases in Nellore and AP conducted Covid-19 In 50-m rifle prone (NR) tion in the State. Prakasam. tests on 2,65,739 samples per championship women individ- KLIPFC will provide With regard to the cumu- one million population and ual, Vara Nounisree Botcha intellectual property lative Covid-19, Chittoor registered a positive rate of won the gold medal, V.V.S. High Court Chief Justice visits Vizianagaram after 30 yrs rights registration serv- continued to lead the state 6.28. Kiran silver and Vedha won ices. the bronze medal. DC CORRESPONDENT ● Justice Goswami said after he took over the office in having the visit of the Both the leaders said In 50m pistol (NR) champi- VIZIANAGARAM, MARCH 6 two months ago, he took stock of the problems pend- high court’s chief justice that AP Chambers and onship men individual NK.M. ing in various courts in the state. after a gap of 30 years. KLIPFC would be organ- Sai Suchandar won the gold Andhra Pradesh High District sessions judge ising a series of webina- medal, K. Krishna Vamsi sil- Court Chief Justice Arup ● High Court judge Ch. Manavendra Rai, who belongs Guttala Gopi said the rs to educate the ver and Mukesh Nelavalli won Kumar Goswami inaugu- to this district, explained the district’s geographical chief justice visit was a Chambers’ members the bronze medal. rated newly built Mahila and economic character to the chief justice. memorable event for the about the importance of In 50-m rifle three-position and Pocso Courts in the district. This is also the intellectual property (NR) championship men indi- court premises of ● District sessions judge Guttala Gopi said the chief first visit of the chief jus- rights registration and vidual, R. Rishabh Shankar Vizianagaram district on justice visit was a memorable event for the district. tice to a district court the process involved. won the gold medal, Saturday. This is also the first visit of the chief justice to a dis- after taking over the new They stated that the first Maddineni Umamahesh won The Chief Justice said trict court after taking over the new office. office. webinar, “Innovation the silver, and M. Thriloknath these courts would help About pendency, Gopi and Intellectual won the bronze medal. in the quick dispensation ● About pendency, Gopi said around 250 cases were said around 250 cases Property Rights for of justice in the women pending with each court in the district and requested were pending with each Start-ups and MSMEs” related cases. the chief justice for sanctioning a new building for the court in the district and is being organised on 8 x 9 CLR IRREGULARITIES IN He said on the eve of Vizianagaram District Court. requested the chief jus- Monday, March 8, from 3 International Women’s tice for sanctioning a new to 5 pm via the Webex CHART AD BHAVANNARAYANA Day, and the entire world ● In Visakhapatnam, the chief justice was received by building for the platform. They said that focused on women and district judge A. Harihari Nadha Sharma, collector V. Vizianagaram District Chambers is inviting BPCL TEMPLE LANDS their issues. Vinay Chand and commissioner of police Court. MSMEs, Start-ups and Justice Goswami said Later, district judges interested business own- DC CORRESPONDENT after he took over the and senior lawyers felici- ers to register for the KAKINADA, MARCH 6 office two months ago, he nomic character to the Parvathipuram to which tated the chief justice. webinar by calling AP took stock of the prob- chief justice. he also belonged. The In Visakhapatnam, the Chambers at +91 99120 The famous Lord lems pending in various He said in spite of the judge said the district chief justice was 92222. Bhavannarayana Swamy courts in the state. district being economi- needed a senior civil received by district judge The MoU was signed Temple Committee chairman High Court judge Ch. cally and academically judge. A. Harihari Nadha by Mr K.V.S. Prakash Pulla Seshukumari alleged Manavendra Rai, who challenged, and it pro- District portfolio judge Sharma, collector V. Rao, President, AP that several irregularities in belongs to this district, duced seven high court and high court judge Vinay Chand and com- Chambers and Dr K. lands belonging to the temple explained the district’s judges so far. Of them, Battu Devanand said the missioner of police Raghava Rao, Prof. in and the endowment depart- geographical and eco- five belonged to district should take pride Manish Kumar Sinha. CSE KLEF. ment officials who worked pre- viously should take responsi- bility for the irregularities. She told the reporters here on Saturday that nearly 12 acres of land were found missing to Devotees trek Nallamla the temple as the officials did not show the land in the records. She said that some of the to reach Srisailam lands had been shown in sec- tion 43 form instead of Section DC CORRESPONDENT 38 and the irregularities were KURNOOL, MARCH 6 taken place in most of the sur- Shivaratri brahmotsavams vey numbers. She cited the The Nallamala forest is example of 448.19 ½ acres of reverberating with begin at Srikalahasti land under Section 38 and chants of “Om Namah Section 43, but the officials Shivaya” by Shiva DC CORRESPONDENT lakh devotees will visit have shown only 436.20 acres Deeksha devotees and TIRUPATI, MARCH 6 this temple during the of land. She said that there general devotees as they 13-day annual festival. was no mention of the extent go on foot to Srisailam The 13-day Mahashivar- As per the age-old tra- of lakes or ponds in Section 38, on the occasion of atri Brahmotsavams has dition of this temple, but 3.53 acres of land was Mahashivaratri commenced on a grand the first puja will be per- shown in section 43. She said Brahmotsavams. note at the temple town formed to Bhakta that there were 15.82 acres of Thousands of people are of Srikalahasti, the Kannappa, an ardent land in Medaline area, but the trecking the Nallamala abode of Lord devotee who gave his officials approached the court hills to reach Srisailam Vayulingeswara, with two eyes to Lord Shiva with an extent of only 7 acres temple town to have dar- the conduction of with devotion. Accord- of land and there was no shan of Lord ‘Ankurarpanam’ (initia- ingly, the deity of action to secure the remaining Mallikarjuna Swamy tion) and hoisting of the Bhakta Kannappa was land. She said that these irreg- and Goddess Kannappa flag (dwajaro- taken on a procession ularities would be brought to Bhramaramba Devi on hanam) atop the from Alankara Manda- the notice of the Agriculture foot through the dense Kannappa hillock on pam to the top of the Minister Kurasala Kannababu forest. Saturday. adjoining hillock – and the government to take The pilgrims have to Srikalahastheeswara called Kannappa Konda, further action against the bear several hardships Swami Vari temple is with all traditions wrongdoers and recover the as amenities like water one of India's major amidst the chanting of 16 x 25 CLR land again to the temple. and food are scarce Saivite shrines and pop- Vedic hymns by the while covering 50 km ularly called ‘Dakshina priests. After perform- CHART AD ● some of the lands had been from Venkatapuram of Kashi’. The temple was ing dwajarohanam at shown in section 43 form Atmakur mandal. They situated on the banks of the hilltop, Kannappa’s instead of Section 38 and the trek through the forest the Swarnamukhi river procession was taken BPPI irregularities were taken place for 48 hours, taking rest in Srikalahasti in the around the four Mada in most of the survey numbers. when tired on the way Chittoor district. It is streets, encircling the She cited the example of wherever possible. expected more than one Srikalahasti temple. Apart from this, because 448.19 ½ acres of land under of the Covid-19 pandem- Section 38 and Section 43, but ic, the temple executive advised wearing face in the deep forest of the officials have shown only officer K.S. Rama Rao masks and should main- Nallamala, but the forest 436.20 acres of land. She said appealed to pilgrims not tain physical distance officials threw it down. that there was no mention of to come in groups. He anywhere in the temple The food was prepared the extent of lakes or ponds in suggested the devotees town during their to serve a few thousands Section 38, but 3.53 acres of not to form in large Srisailam visits on the of devotees, he said. We land was shown in section 43. groups instead advised occasion of are facing a lot of prob- them to split into small Mahashivaratri. lems from the forest offi- She said that there were 15.82 groups and save from Bhagavan, a devotee cials, he said. acres of land in Medaline area, getting affected with the said, some philanthro- The DFO of Atmakur but the officials approached virus. pists arranged food and was not available for the court The devotees also water at Pedda Cheruvu comment on this. TWO ARRESTED, 31 BIKES RECOVERED DC CORRESPONDENT on habitual offenders in VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 6 Vijayawada and across the district who were released The Vijayawada police from jail on Friday, they arrested one inter-state arrested the inter-state vehicle lifter and a vehicle vehicle gang along with a receiver on Saturday and receiver. recovered 31 motorcycles The police informed that 8 x 7 worth `20 lakh and a mini the accused was habituat- goods van. The prime ed to easy earning and accused was identified as resorted to vehicle lifting INCOME TAX P. S a i S e k h a r f r o m for five years. He was sent Vuyyuru mandal in to Rajahmundry jail and Krishna district, and the was released in July 2020. vehicle receiver was iden- After release, the accused tified as Ketavath Ravi Sai Sekhar started steal- Teja Naik from ing vehicles. Karampudi mandal of The police team led by Guntur district. One-Town inspector P. According to the police, Venkateswaralu arrested as part of the police's vigil the culprits. EDIT pg 4 DECCAN CHRONICLE | VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | 7 MARCH 2021

LETTERSLETTERS Subhani FREEBIESJOBS IN TS NOT GOOD ChiefChief MinisterMinister YK..S. Jagan MohanChandrashekar Reddy does Rao’s not com- 7 MARCH 2021 seemparison to ofbe datalosing on any the opportunitycreation of jobsto announce with other freebiesstates is toillogical the people, and irrel- the Shashi Warrier latestevant being(KCR data:the proposed TS freetopped sanitary hiring napkin across distri- India, butionDC, March to the 5) .class The statesVII to Off the beaten track XIIwhich girl arestudents compared of gov- are ernmentnot bifurcated educational and not insti- fill- tutions.ing of posts Just forin those the sake suchstates freebies, in no way no affectparent the Mirror, who’s most wouldunemployed like to youthsadmit of his/herTelangana girl state.child intoThe aerst- governmentwhile (united) school AP was or civilised of ’em all? juniorspilt to college ensure as the the devel- sys- neighbour, an amateur historian, happens to be believe that all good temopment still remainsof TS. skewed, things come from India. The other day he dropped in, waving a small to say theV ileast.shwan Theath previ-Pandit book. “Look what I got!” he said. “It’s the Lekhapaddhati!” ous regime of theHyderabad Telugu A Dsam drove the state into “What’s that?” I asked. “It’s a set of model documents and letters from more than a millennium ago,” aCENTRE’S debt trap without APATHY show- he said. “It tells you how they wrote charters and mortgage deeds and passports ing commensurate devel- and other legal papers in those days. It’s probably the first-ever manual on writ- The Central government’s step- ing official documents, and it proves just how civilised India was!” opment.motherly treatmentIn other bywords, not sanc- “India?” I asked. “As best I know, there was no India a millennium ago, just thattioning party various looted projects people's for several hundred kingdoms in the area is that now India.” money.Telangana The state present just because rule it is “Well, mostly Gujarat and bits of Rajasthan and bits of Madhya Pradesh,” he Freedom, conspiracy & not ruled by the BJP is very dis- said, making an effort to keep calm. “The areas ruled by the Chaulukyas. ofturbing YSRC (Centre is also ignores further TS pro- Around Pattan, in modern Gujarat. Not the Chalukyas of the Deccan.” deepeningjects: KTR, DC,the Marchdebt quo- 3). The “Ah!” I said. “And what do these papers show?” tientCentre by enjoys indulging the taxes in free earned “You can tell a lot from them,” he replied. “They tell you about the organisa- from this state and not giving any- tion of government, crops, harvests, things like that.” distributionthing in return of in cash/kind any form will “Harvests?” I asked. other anti-national sins instop the the name progress of implement- of the state. “Of course,” he replied, as if I were mildly challenged. “Taxes came after har- ingInstead its electoralof continuously promises. criticising vests. They had a fiscal year, but tax collection was flexible to account for vari- Anurag Kashyap Nobody tells them what the stateGov government,ardhana M y thene e statedu to do, and who to target. ations in weather. And there’s lots more. The documents cover the social hier- and Tapsee Pannu BJP leadership shouldVijayawada take up this archy, and even family ties!” should also reject They may have been a issue with the Centre. “Family ties?” I asked, mystified. Pavan K. Varma “caged parrot” in the P.J. David “Yes!” he replied. “See? This tells you how to write a letter to your son or your this report past. Not anymore. Hyderabad son-in-law. It tells you how a loving husband wrote to his wife, or an angry one!” forthrightly. If the All free citizens must be FIGHTING FAKE NEWS He pointed out an entry in the table of contents that said, “A Letter of the income tax patriotic in ways WithITIR reference HYDERABAD to the report ‘Jagan Displeased Husband to His Chanakya’s View department has approved by the govern- launches website for checking fake Wife.” ‘Ah!’ I said. ‘You said something raided them, and ment. For instance, any news’The blame(DC, March game over 6) the the move non- “Does it tell an angry wife about gender equality… How come unearthed hundreds questioning of defence muststarter be implemented ITIR project with Hyderabad, utmost how to write her husband?” I policy is tantamount to seriousnesssanctioned in because 2013 promising this is huge one there’s mention only of female rankly, in my are still languishing in of crores of asked. slaves?’ ‘Well, they captured only treason, and an insult to areainvestment that and misleads/misguides large number of He paused. “Of course!” he view, Freedom jail, it is because their discrepancies, it is our brave soldiers. Those everyone.jobs, is unfortunate The culprits (BJP must failed be to said after he had taken time out women in raids,’ he said. ‘The House, the Wa- intent was not to invoke only doing its job... who are critical of the identifiedget ITIR to Hyd, immediately, must apologise FIRs to to look through the contents. men were all killed.’ ‘What about shington based the right to dissent but to It was a routine government become ipso lodgedpeople: and KTR, led DC, to their March logical 4). While, con- “There was gender equality boys?’ I asked. ‘We don’t really global democra- act as part of a planned exercise... facto critics of the nation, clusionssimilar after mega due projects process like of law. Gift even in those days.” He pointed Fcy watchdog, should be conspiracy against the and those who are criti- City in Gujarat and Sagarmala know,’ he said. ‘That seems fairly Then only the menace of fake news out an entry that said, “A barbarous to me,’ I said. booked by our ever-vigi- State. Journalists, who cal of the nation, are nat- canprojects be curbed. have been Let’s kick-started,hope Jagan Letter of an Angry Wife to Her lant government for sedi- have had draconian laws activist, Disha Ravi, all of urally anti-national. A makesthe ITIR it worthwhilemega project initiative. is denied to Husband.” He handed me the book. “Here you are,” he said. “See for yourself!” tion. The organisation slapped against them for some 21 years old, was democratic government Telangana state.K. Nehru Who threw Patnaik the I took the book and flipped through the pages more or less at random, moving has had the audacity to reporting facts on the rightly arrested for sedi- must act strongly against spanner in the worksVisakhapatnam of this pro- back and forth. There were two examples of documents about female slaves, one demote India from “free” ground in UP and else- tion for supporting the such traitors. ject? Hope the government of India regarding a slave who had been captured and the other regarding a voluntary to “partly free” in the where, should also reject farmers, because her Our former rulers, the clarifies for the benefit of the slave. “What’s this about slavery?” I asked. rankings of its latest the report. Journalistic toolkit could well under- British, had the following BORROWEDyouth in Telangana MONEY state. “It was the norm for those days,” he said, shrugging. annual report. The gov- ethics demand “objec- mine the great Indian lines — still visible — This is with referenceP.H. Hemato the reportSagar I found it hard to swallow the idea of a widespread norm because, as I remem- ernment has rightly tive” reporting. No one State. It appears Rihanna engraved in stone at the ‘Finance minister justifiesSecunderabad state bered it, there wasn’t much contact between faraway kingdoms. “Norm called the report “mis- should presume that they and Greta Thunberg are North Block of the govt’s borrowings’ (DC, March 6). where?” I asked. leading, incorrect and have the right to unnec- also part of this danger- Central Secretariat in Finance minister Buggana “Over most of the world,” he said. “Europe. England of those days. Most of misplaced”. To call the essarily be critical of the ous conspiracy. The ram- New Delhi: “Liberty will RajendranathINDIANS IN Reddy THE wrongly U.S. jus- what we call the Americas now was far behind, as was Africa.” world’s largest democra- government, because ifications of what is not descend to a people, a tifiedIt is so the heartening government’s to know borrowed that the “Ah!” I said. “You said something about gender equality… How come there’s cy only “partly free” is how can a government going on are huge, and people must raise them- moneyIndian diaspora more than in USA limits is doing which so mention only of female slaves?” incontrovertible evi- which has been duly require the authorities to selves to Liberty. It is a werewell. spent President on welfare Joe Biden schemes has “Well, they captured only women in raids,” he said. “The men were all killed.” dence of an attempt to elected not know what is take prompt and penal blessing which must be andrecognised arguing that the spending contribution money of “What about boys?” I asked. “Male children?” subvert our sovereignty in the best interests of action. earned before it is onIndian-Americans welfare schemes will and revive has “We don’t really know,” he said. and integrity, an interna- the people? Stand-up comics, dalit enjoyed.” How relevant economy.appointed He 55 knows of them very to well key posi-that “That seems fairly barbarous to me,” I said. tional conspiracy direct- Farmers protesting activists, human rights these lines are today. duetions to in huge his welfare administration. schemes “But that was how it was in those days!” he said, getting a little heated. ed against the Indian against the new farm advocates — even How can India be implementedIndians should by feel government proud of this has I didn’t want to anger him so I let it slide and asked, instead, “What’s this State. I think our law bills must also junk the Election Commissioners accused of being only spoiledachievement. the state financially. about voluntary female slaves?” enforcing authorities report. If some in the rul- who dare to right dissent- “partly free” when the Panchakarla.GovardhanaDhiraj Dangoria Rao “It’s actually a form of social security,” he replied. “If bad weather or a natur- should immediately file ing dispensation called ing notes — must join real problem is that the KankipaduHyderabad al disaster or a war or something left a woman with no assets, she always had an FIR against the organ- them Khalistanis, anti- hands to condemn this people — and especially the option of becoming a slave, with her owner being responsible for her well- isation and those who nationals, stooges of seditious report. They the Opposition — have being.” run it, and officially Pakistan, and puppets in must accept that they not yet raised themselves “And was there some way of ensuring that slaves were treated reasonably?” I protest to President Joe the hands of political par- have no right to question to enjoy liberty? They 50 YEARS AGO IN asked. Biden. ties determined to the government in a man- must earn their liberty, “Two things,” he said. “In the first place, we don’t know. Second, it went on all Anurag Kashyap and malign the government, ner that diminishes its behave “properly”, over the place in those days. You see, slavery was probably better than begging Tapsee Pannu should there must be valid rea- self-esteem, or that of its watch what they write or dying, which were the only two alternatives available.” also reject this report sons to do so. leaders. The tremendous and speak, not protest I kept flipping the pages, and stopped when another interesting title caught forthrightly. If the Farmers cannot sit in work the government is about any and every- my eye. “Letter to a Servant”, it went. I couldn’t help saying, “Well, if they income tax department peaceful protest for doing for the people thing, learn to be patriot- All set for Bengal taught their servants to read and write they must have been very civilised has raided them, and months on the borders of needs to be acknowl- ic citizens, and then the indeed!” unearthed hundreds of the capital of the nation, edged. It is indecent to benevolent government poll: Sen-Verma in “Don’t be silly!” he said. Apparently he knew what I was talking about. “The crores of discrepancies, with many dying in the subject it to irreverent can allow them the free- Calcutta title of that letter is misleading. The servant is not a house servant but an it is only doing its job. bitter Delhi winter, questioning. Right to doms that it deems employee in someone’s business. It’s not as if they taught their housemaids to Obviously, the raids have unless they are part of a Information activists, appropriate for them. CALCUTTA, March. 6 read.” nothing to do with their “foreign hand” hatching worried about the reduc- With the twin polls in West I checked. Sure enough, the letter was to a man who ran a part of the business, being vocal critics of the a plot against the govern- ing ambit of the Act, The writer, an author Bengal only four days away, the telling him not to do anything that would harm the business or let rascals into government. Our tax ment. Now, the govern- must not worry. If the and a former diplomat, is Chief Election Commissioner, the premises. I said, “So they thought of office employees as personal servants. sleuths are mandated to ment has hard proof of government wishes not in politics Mr Sen-Verma flew in here That doesn’t seem very civilised!” uncover such wrongs, such a plot. Climate to reveal certain things, today to acquaint himself with “Well,” he said, shrugging, “it was the norm...” and the investigation which otherwise it must polling arrangements finalised was a routine exercise in Then, flipping more pages, I found a chapter heading that went, “Ordeals as To call the world’s do, there must be very at a top level conference on Usual”. I looked it up and discovered matter-of-fact comments on ordeals to be fulfilling it. It just so hap- good reason for it. The Farmers protesting Thursday. used in the absence of evidence. After I read some bits about having people hold pens that there are no largest democracy security of the State is a against the new Mr. Sen-Verma, who was hot ploughshares in their hands I couldn’t read any further so I handed it to him “discrepancies” to be only ‘partly free’ is very important matter. farm bills must also accompanied by the to read, which he did. When he was done, he looked up and said, “Well, it was found in those in incontrovertible evi- So is the image of our Commission Secreatary, Mr. Bollywood who happily junk the report. If what they did,” he said, irritated. “Not just in those days but even today, when dence of an great nation. some called them A.N. Sen, was himself to have they put you in jail for sedition.” sing praises of the gov- Truly patriotic citizens attended the conference which ernment. Why can’t attempt to subvert Khalistanis, stooges “But that’s not fair, is it?” I asked. our sovereignty and should take umbrage at decided on the biggest ever pro- He seemed to take umbrage, for he put the book in his bag and rose to leave, Kashyap and Pannu just this attempt to call India of Pakistan and tective cover for any poll in muttering something about spoilsports and traitors, and as I closed the gate be like them? integrity, a global only “partly free”. We puppets in the India. The army Chief, Gen. behind him I wondered why I ended up more confused each time he came The report should also conspiracy directed are a nation of complete- hands of political Manekshaw, union Home visiting. be trashed by the hun- against the Indian ly free agencies. The CBI parties determined Secretary, Mr. Govind Narain dreds of activists who acts freely; so does the I- and the Principal Adviser to the protested against the State. Our authori- to malign the Shashi Warrier has written fairy tales, thrillers, a semi-fictional ties should file an T department; so does West Bengal Governor, Mr. B.B. biography, satires, and a love story. Besides writing, he teaches strategic commu- CAA-NRC combine. If the NCB; so does the government, there Ghosh were those who gave nication at a business school. they are facing the might FIR against the CBDT; so does the NIA; must be valid “okay” to security measures. of the police, and many organisation... and so does the media. reasons to do so.

he Congress leadership was days, party workers in Jammu who be published in Delhi. ajasthan chief minister Ashok mance in the 2019 Lok Sabha election clearly worried when it first had publicly welcomed Mr Azad were Gehlot and his bete noire and an equally dismal showing in the Anita Katyal heard that some members of out on the streets protesting against t may appear far-fetched but there RSachin Pilot set tongues wag- previous Assembly poll. This had led the “infamous” G-23 planned him for his remarks on Mr Modi. is a connection between the West ging when they travelled together in to considerable disquiet in the party toT participate in a public event in IBengal election and Madhya a helicopter recently to address a as its members felt that they would Political Jammu, ostensibly to honour senior ver since Prime Minister Pradesh chief minister Shivraj series of meetings and mahapanchay- have to pay a heavy price for Gup-Shup leader Ghulam Nabi Azad who Narendra Modi took the coron- Singh Chouhan’s future. Both his ats in the desert state. This was the Akhilesh’s laziness and that their recently retired from the Rajya Eavirus vaccine in the second detractors — BJP general secretary second occasion in the recent past opponents would seize this opportu- Sabha. The real purpose was to send phase of the immunisation drive, his Kailash Vijayvargiya and state when the two political rivals put up a nity to expand their footprint. But the out a message to Congress president ministers and Bharatiya Janata home minister Narottam Mishra — show of unity and appeared together results of the last elections to the leg- Sonia Gandhi and Nehru-Gandhi Party MPs have made a beeline to have been entrusted with key on a public platform. This has led to islative council held out some hope scion Rahul Gandhi. Consequently, hospitals to get their shot. But that’s responsibilities in West Bengal. speculation that Mr Gehlot has made for the Samajwadi Party cadres who party general secretary Mukul not the end of the story. This has been While Mr Vijayvargiya is in charge his peace with Mr Pilot and that that are now professing their loyalty to Wasnik was tasked to contact Mr followed by a full-throated campaign of West Bengal affairs, Mr Mishra is the latter may return as deputy chief Akhilesh Yadav. Their confidence in Azad and dissuade him from proceed- to publicise each minister’s participa- responsible for election prepara- minister. The truth is that Mr Gehlot him flows from the party’s victory in On Azad, Cong ing with the Jammu programme. It is tion in the vaccination drive. tions in 48 Assembly segments of the has an ulterior motive in extending two legislative council seats from evident Mr Wasnik’s mission proved Newspaper editors have been inun- poll-bound state. Needless to say, an olive branch to his younger col- Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s to be a failure. As a face-saver, the dated with appeals from the publicity both these leaders are putting their league. Four by-elections are to be constituency Varanasi. This is the central leadership then issued orders managers of these ministers and MPs best foot forward to ensure that the held this month and the constituen- first time that the Samajwadi Party misfired twice; to the party’s Jammu workers to with repeated requests that they pub- BJP scores well in the forthcoming cies headed for polls have a large won these seats in Varanasi, ousting organise a special welcome for Mr lish the photographs of their bosses elections. This will strengthen their Gujjar population. The chief minister the BJP after 10 years. This has given Azad, suggesting that the party’s cen- taking the shot. They are particularly case for a promotion in their home needs Mr Pilot’s help here as the lat- hope to the party’s rank and file that how’s Tomar for tral leadership had given its blessings keen that the photos appear in the state — both leaders are eyeing the ter has a large following among the all is not lost and it is the Samajwadi to Mr Azad’s programme. However, Delhi newspapers even when a min- chief minister’s post. But there is Gujjars. There is no telling how this Party, and not the Congress or the this move also backfired as it did not ister has taken the shot outside the every possibility that the two hope- story will unfold post-elections. Bahujan Samaj Party, which is cash- deter the leaders from speaking out, capital. Among those who have fuls may be beaten to it by Union ing in on anti-incumbency against new MP CM? with Mr Azad going to the extent of rushed to the press with such a agriculture minister Narendra amajwadi Party president the Yogi Adityanath government. praising Prime Minister Narendra request included the ministry of Singh Tomar, a hot favourite with Akhilesh Yadav has not been Modi. This proved to be the prover- external affairs, which was keen that both Mr Modi and home minister Sparticularly active in the field Anita Katyal is a Delhi-based bial red rag to a bull, and within two their minister S. Jaishankar’s photo Amit Shah. after his party’s disastrous perfor- journalist

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BRIEF CDS BRIEFS MODI 2 killed in BJP SARPANCH ON DISCUSSIONS IN ODISHA IN COMMANDERS MLA’s birthday DISQUALIFIED CONFERENCE PAWAN BALI | DC AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO | NEW DELHI, MARCH 6 party in MP DC Amit Shah on day-long political tour of TN, Kerala today BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 6 Prime minister RABINDRA NATH Damoh district Congress DC CORRESPONDENT Narendra Modi on CHOUDHURY | DC president Ajay Tandon A sarpanch from Odisha’s with agency inputs Saturday addressed the with agency inputs accused the police of fail- Ganjam district has been CHENNAI, MAR 6 valedictory session of BHOPAL, MAR 6 ure in maintaining the declared disqualified from his the three days Combined law and order. post for not knowing Odia and The MDMK signed an Commanders Two people were killed in “The incident occurred having two wives and six chil- agreement with the DMK Conference of top com- a group clash at the birth- in the birthday party of dren. on Saturday to contest the manders of Army, Navy day party of local BJP BJP MLA Dharmendra According to the 1994 Odisha April 6 Assembly election and Air Force at MLA Dharmendra Singh Singh Lodhi at a time Gram Panchayat Act, a person in six seats and to fight the Kevadia, Gujarat. Lodhi in Madhya when the district is under is ineligible of holding any polls in the DMK’s ‘Rising The Prime Minister Pradesh’s Damoh district, high security due to the position in a gram panchayat Sun’ symbol, while two of was briefed by the Chief police said on Saturday. arrival of President Ram if he or she does not know how the prominent allies, the of Defence Staff General The incident took place Nath Kovind,” Tandon to write and speak Odia, have Congress and the CPI, Bipin Rawat about the in the village of Banwar said. The President is on more than two children and may have to wait till discussions during the at around 10 pm on a two-day visit to Madhya illegally has more than one Monday to resume talks. Conference. The Prime Friday, Damoh district Pradesh beginning husband/wife. Such a person The MDMK general sec- Minister expressed his superintendent of police Saturday. He is scheduled cannot contest any post too. retary, Vaiko, who broke appreciation for the Hemant Chouhan said. to arrive in Jalhari vil- P Simadri was elected as the away from the DMK in structure and agenda of According to the police, lage in Damoh district at sarpanch of Agastinuagam 1994 to form his own party, the Conference. He par- a group clash broke out 9.30 am on Sunday, from gram panchayat under had been insisting that his ticularly appreciated the during the birthday bash where he will go to Chhatrapur block of Ganjam party would only use its inclusion of Junior of Jabera MLA, leading Sangrampur village to district during the panchayat own symbol, ‘the spinning Commissioned Officers to the death of two people. attend ‘Janjatiya polls held in the year 2017. He top,’ but gave in to pres- and Non Commissioned While Arvind Jain, said Sammelan’ organised by had won by defeating his near- sure from the DMK to Officers in the to be the MLA’s represen- MP Tribal Welfare est rival Niwasi Gouda. chose the ‘Rising Sun’ Conference. tative, died of gunshot, Department. However, after losing the symbol for his candidates. Speaking to the highest Yoginder Singh Rajput, While the BJP MLA polls, Gouda had filed a peti- Since the DMK is hold- civilian and military an invitee at the party, could not be reached for tion at the Civil Judge Senior ing a grand public meet- leadership of the was lynched. reaction, state BJP secre- Division Court in Chhatrapur ing near Tiruchy on National defence sys- According to sources in tary Rajneesh Agrawal challenging his disqualifica- Sunday, the leaders would tem, Prime Minister police, Jabera MLA said he was unaware of tion as sarpanch of not be available in conveyed his strong Dharmendra Singh Lodhi the incident. Agastinuagam gram panchay- Chennai for further talks appreciation for the res- was not present at the “The incident has noth- at on the grounds of not hav- at least for a day. house. Sources said both olute dedication shown bash when the incident ing to do with the BJP. ing the knowledge of Odia lan- The CPM representa- the parties would wrap up by the Indian Armed occurred. The law will take its own guage, having two wives and tives, who visited the their deals with the CONG SAYS SUSHMITA WITH PARTY AMID Forces over the past On the other hand, course,” he said. six children. DMK office for discus- alliance leader by Monday. year, in the context of After the hearing was over, sions on Saturday morn- Meanwhile, it may be DIFFERENCES OVER SEAT-SHARING the Covid pandemic and Gouda’s lawyer, Srikant ing, said that they would noted that senior BJP the challenging situa- Mishra said, “Based on the be getting back after tak- leader and Home Minister Guwahati, Mar 6: The Sushmita Dev has not tion on the northern INDIA RECORDS 18,327 COVID CASES; statements of four witnesses, ing the views of their Amit Shah will be on a Congress on Saturday said resigned from the party,” border, said a statement two from each side, the party functionaries. day-long political tour of that its women’s wing party spokesperson issued by PMO. Chhatrapur Civil Judge Senior From the Congress, how- the poll-bound states of chief Sushmita Dev was Bobbeeta Sharma said. He stressed the impor- OVER 1.9 CRORE VACCINATED SO FAR Division disqualified the ever, there was no word of Tamil Nadu, where he is with the party, dismissing Earlier, Dev barged out tance of enhancing indi- DC CORRESPONDENT and 12 deaths on standing sarpanch Simadri for confirmation on accepting set to launch a door-to- reports in a section of the of a Congress meeting on genisation in the nation- NEW DELHI, MARCH 6 Saturday. Total cases not knowing Odia. The Court the seats offered by the door campaign, and press that she has the selection of candi- al security system, not stood at 1,87,348. has also directed the District DMK, while sources in the Kerala on Sunday. resigned amid differences dates at a city hotel, party just in sourcing equip- As many as 18,327 new Rajasthan reported 233 Collector to take further action DMK said that their lead- A party statement said over seat-sharing. The sources said. Her support- ment and weapons but Covid-19 cases and 108 new Covid-19 cases and in this regard,” Mishra added. ers were only waiting for Shah will also address the reports of Dev’s resigna- ers also demonstrated also in the doctrines, deaths were reported in 114 recoveries in the last “I had filed the petition the Congress to return to valedictory function of tion came amid differ- against Congress leaders procedures and customs India in the last 24 hours, 24 hours. No new death against Simadri after the pan- the negotiating table. the BJP’s ‘Kerala Vijay ences with leaders over who favoured allotting practiced in the armed the union health ministry reported during this peri- chayat elections in 2017. My In the AIADMK camp, Yatra’ in Thiru-vanantha- seat-sharing with AIUDF. more seats to AIUDF in forces. He emphasized informed on Saturday. od. Total cases are three and half years of legal the DMDK, which had puram, besides attending “It has been brought to the Barak Valley. However, the need to optimise The country’s overall 3,21,356. Covid-19 cases battle is over now as he has been asking for 25 seats, several programmes in the notice of the Assam sources close to Dev said manpower planning in cases tally has reached continue to rise in Tamil been disqualified from his post expressed the hope that an the two southern states. Pradesh Congress that though there were dif- both military and civil- 1,11,92,088, including Nadu which reported 562 by the court for violating the amicable settlement Besides launching “Vetri Committee that a specula- ferences she was sure that ian parts of the national 1,80,304 active cases while cases, including 243 cases Odisha Gram Panchayat Act. would be reached soon as Kodi Eandhi” at tive news about resigna- those would be resolved security architecture. the toll has mounted to in the capital Chennai. The court has also sent notice they had climbed down Suchindram in tion of President, All soon. The Congress-led He also called for a holis- 1,57,656. Four deaths took the toll to the district collector and from their earlier demand, Kanyakumari, Shah will India Mahila Congress Ms ‘Mahajoth’ has AIUDF, tic approach, focused on A total of 22,06,92,677 to 12,517 communication officer to take while the Tamil Maanila also hold a roadshow in Sushmita Dev is doing the BPF, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) breaking down civil-mil- samples have been tested As many as 2,791 new further action as the post will Congress leader G K the constituency where rounds on television and and the Anchalik Gana itary silos and on expe- for Covid-19 up to March Covid-19 cases, 16 deaths be lying vacant after Simadri’s Vasan was closeted with the BJP is also contesting web portals. We want to Morcha as its con- diting the speed of deci- 5. Of these, 7,51,935 sam- & 3,517 recoveries were dismissal,” said Gouda. the Chief Minister at his the Lok Sabha bypoll. make it clear that Ms stituents. - PTI sion making. ples were tested on reported in Kerala on Friday, as per the Indian Saturday. Active cases at Council of Medical 42,819, death toll 4,287 and Research (ICMR). recovered cases stand at According to the health 10,27,826. A total of 61,764 ministry, a total of samples were tested for Delhi to have its own school education board: Kejriwal 1,94,97,704 people have Covid-19 in the last 24 been vaccinated against hours, said Kerala CM DC CORRESPONDENT WITH mation of the Delhi Board of ernment schools will be school principals, teachers society and the country in a by rote. It will be on under- coronavirus so far. Pinarayi Vijayan AGENCY INPUTS School Education during a made part of the new Delhi and parents. In the next selfless manner, he said. standing (of concepts) and Maharashtra reported Meanwhile in Punjab, NEW DELHI, MARCH 6 Cabinet meet. Board of School Education four-five years all the “The Board will bring in personality development," 10,187 new Covid-19 cases curfew to remain The capital has 1,000 gov- (DBSE) in the coming aca- schools will be brought best international practices he said, adding that stu- and 47 deaths in the last imposed in Jalandhar Delhi will have its own ernment schools and 1,700 demic year and their CBSE under it, Mr Kejriwal said. and high-end techniques in dents will be assessed 24 hours. Total number of between 11pm and 5am in school education board like private schools. All govern- affiliation will be scrapped, The DBSE will be aimed at school education. It will through the year. “We hope cases rose to 22,08,586, view of rising cases of other states, chief minister ment schools and most pri- he said. The schools that imparting such education impart education as per the that all schools will volun- death toll stood at 52,440. Covid-19, according to the Arvind Kejriwal announced vate schools are affiliated to will be brought under the that prepares “fiercely aptitude of the students,” tarily get affiliated to this Similarly, Punjab district administration. on Saturday. The state gov- the CBSE, the chief minis- state board will be decided patriotic” and self-depend- Mr Kejriwal added. “The board within four to five reported 1,179 new Covid- Delhi recorded as many ernment approved the for- ter said. About 20 to 25 gov- after discussions with ent students who serve the focus will not be on learning years," Mr Kejriwal said. 19 cases, 644 recoveries as 321 fresh cases.

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TAKES Mount Etna volcano spews lava 6 UKRAINIANS Biden urged DIE, DOZENS HURT IN BUS CRASH to veto India, Warsaw: A bus carrying dozens of Ukrainian citizens rolled off an embankment into a ditch in Poland, killing six SA jab draft people and injuring 41, Polish media reported on Saturday. The accident occurred Senators say waiving rights on around midnight on the A4 motorway near the town of vaccine would end innovation Jaroslaw, which is in south- eastern Poland near the border Washington, March 6: Young urged Biden to with Ukraine. TNV24, a private Four top Republicans reject the upcoming pro- all-news station, reported that Senator on Friday urged posal at the WTO. the bus had a Ukrainian US President Joe Biden “But the opposite is license plate and was travel- not to accept a proposal true. By destroying the ling with 57 Ukrainian citi- by India and South Africa intellectual property of zens, including two drivers. to the World Trade every American company A large rescue operation inv- Organisation to waive that has worked on Covid- olved dozens of firefighters, pa- anti-Covid vaccine 19 vaccines and treat- ramedics and helicopters to patents to boost its supply. ments, we would be end- transport the injured to hospi- “India, South Africa and ing the progress — start- tals. There was no immediate other countries are pre- ed under Operation Warp cause given for the accident. senting a proposal at the Speed — that led to the Ukrainians travel for work to World Trade Organis- fastest development of Poland, a European Union state ation to waive all intellec- life-saving vaccines in on Ukraine’s western border. tual property rights for history,” the Senators any innovation related to wrote. Covid-19. They alleged that some LANDMINE BLAST “The proponents of this countries believe that scheme argue that if we they would benefit from KILLS 1, SEVERAL just destroy the intellec- seizing America’s intel- tual property developed lectual property. HURT IN CROATIA by American companies, “But this is a mistake,” we will suddenly have they said. Zagreb: A landmine blast Lava flows down from the crater of Indonesia’s most active volcano Mount Merapi, seen from the tourist site of Grojogan Watu Purbo in Sleman more manufacturers pro- “Waiving all rights to killed one migrant and injured Regency near Yogyakarta early on Saturday. — AFP ducing Covid-19 vac- intellectual property several others in a central cines,” the group of four would end the innovation Croatia area infested with the Republican Senators pipeline and stop the explosive devices, left over wrote in a letter to Bien. development of new vac- from the country’s 1990s war, In the letter, Senators cines or boosters to police said on Friday. Mike Lee, Tom Cotton, address variants in the The accident occurred when Protests continue in Myanmar Joni Ernst and Todd virus”, they said. — PTI a group of illegal migrants entered mine-infested woods Yangon, March 6 : again on Saturday, from national infrastructure, ings. near Saborsko, close to the Anti-coup demonstrators the dusty roads of north- with shuttered hospitals, Activist Maung Bosnia border, on Thursday, took to the streets of ern Lashio — where empty ministry offices, Saungkha said the move- police said in a statement. Myanmar on Saturday, a young protesters stared and banks unable to oper- ment would persist -- One young man was killed day after a United Nat- down police behind ate. On Saturday, state- even as security forces when he stepped on the explo- ions envoy urged the Sec- homemade shields — to run media announced continued to step up sive device and other migrants urity Council to hear the central Loikaw city in that if civil servants con- enforcement tactics — as were injured in the blast, it nation’s “desperate pl- view of Myanmar’s east- tinued to boycott work, many remember the added. eas” and take swift action ern mountains. “they will be fired” with repression under the pre- Police found the mine victims to restore democracy. “Our revolution must immediate effect from vious junta. soon after the accident. The country has been in win,” chanted protesters March 8. “In our past revolu- Another ten migrants, who left turmoil since a February in Loikaw, who included But protesters in tions, we never won... the scene of the accident 1 coup ousted civilian civil servants such as Myanmar continued to this time we must fight to immediately, were rescued leader Aung San Suu Kyi teachers in their green defy authorities, gather- win,” he said. from the area after an hours from power, triggering a and white uniforms. ing across commercial “We must fight together long search on Friday. massive uprising from The country’s vital sec- hub Yangon as police with the younger genera- Four of those hit by the blast hundreds of thousands tors have been crippled deployed tear gas, stun tion to get victory.” were hospitalised, one with opposed to the new junta. by an ongoing “Civil grenades and rubber bul- Myanmar's ruling gener- life-threatening injuries. Security forces have in Disobedience lets to disperse them. als have shown no sign of Police did not reveal the response initiated an Movement” — a cam- In Tamwe township, sol- heeding calls for migrant’s nationalities but a increasingly brutal cra- paign urging civil ser- diers prowled empty restraint despite mount- hospital in nearby Ogulin said ckdown on demonstra- vants to boycott working streets looking for pro- ing international pres- two of the injured were tors, killing more than 50 under a military regime. testers — even using a sure, including targeted Pakistanis. people since the coup. The impact has been felt slingshot to shoot projec- sanctions by Western But protesters rallied at every level of the tiles at residential build- powers. — AFP ITALY SEEKS LIFER FOR U.S. COP KILLERS India ties changed Pak PM Imran Rome: Italian prosecutors on Saturday requested life sen- life in Afghanistan tences for a pair of young US wins trust vote citizens accused of murdering SRIDHAR future of their country. an Italian policeman two years KUMARASWAMI | DC Sources pointed out Islamabad, March 6: numbers. ago while holidaying in Rome. NEW DELHI, MARCH 6 that even during the Pakistan Prime Minister Khan decided to take a Officer Mario Cerciello Rega, Afghan peace process Imran Khan on Saturday vote of confidence after 35, died from knife wounds in It will be very difficult talks in Qatar’s Capital comfortably won a trust Shaikh was defeated in July 2019 after he and a col- for the Taliban to cap- Doha, Afghan women vote in the National the Senate election by for- league, both in plain clothes, ture power through journalists boldly inter- Assembly, boycotted by mer prime minister Yusuf had a nighttime confrontation force in Afghanistan acted with Taliban rep- the Opposition, days after Raza Gilani. The with Finnegal Lee Elder and even if there is a total resentatives, seeking to the ruling party’s high- Opposition demanded the Gabriel Natale-Hjorth. absence of foreign know the vision that profile candidate suffered Prime Minister’s resigna- Elder has admitted stabbing troops due to the pres- the insurgent outfit has an embarrassing defeat in tion after the debacle. Cerciello multiple times with ence now of a well- for the country now. the hotly-contested Senate Addressing the House an eight-inch combat knife, but trained professional The Afghan elections. after securing the trust has said he and Natale-Hjorth Afghan National Army Government in Kabul Khan secured 178 votes vote, the 68-year-old crick- were jumped by men they unlike what happened too seems determined in the 342-member lower eter-turned politician thought were drug dealers. in 1996, Afghan sources to safeguard the pre- house of Parliament dur- thanked all lawmakers “It was an aggression, a vio- have said, adding that a cious gains especially ing a special session called from his party and allies lent, deadly, disproportionate lot has changed in the in the field of women’s after he voluntarily sought for supporting him. attack,” prosecutor Maria country since the empowerment made in a trust vote following the Earlier, foreign minister Sabina Calabretta told a court Taliban were driven the past several years defeat of his finance min- Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Rome, as quoted by the AGI out of power two and is determined not ister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh earlier tabled a single- news agency. decades ago. to compromise on that. in Wednesday’s elections point resolution that the Describing him as “a good Sources also said that The assessment of the to the upper house. The House reposes confidence man,” she said Cerciello “could Afghans cherished Afghan Government floor test took place with- in Prime Minister Khan. have done little to defend him- their deep friendship now seems to be that out the Opposition as the Speaker Asad Qaiser self even if he had been armed, with India which has even the Taliban have Pakistan Democratic announced the result, say- which he was not,” and said already carried out sev- realised that much has Movement (PDM) — an ing Prime Minister Khan the defendants had the “sole eral major development changed from the hor- alliance of 11 parties — had been elected to the intention to kill.” works in the war-torn rific times when they boycotted the voting, mak- post with 176 votes follow- country that have ch- ruled the country with ing it easier for Khan to ing the 2018 general elec- anged the lives of extreme brutality from secure the required tions. — PTI PROTESTS OVER ordinary Afghans for 1996 to 2001. the better. The assessment DEFAMATION Sources indicated seems to be that the that one major differ- Taliban can secure a LAWS IN THAI ence between the mid- role in governing 1990s and the situation Afghanistan only Bangkok: Hundreds marched now is the emergence of through the peace in Bangkok and lit ceremonial Afghan women in all process and not fires in front of a courthouse walks of life as equal through brute force on Saturday to protest stake-holders in the anymore. Thailand’s draconian royal defamation law and the jailing of several prominent pro- democracy activists. The protesters are part of a Amanda Gorman: youth-led movement that kicked off last July calling for an overhaul to Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha’s government and Followed by guard a scrapping of the country’s military-scripted constitution. New York, March 6: lives in Los Angeles, did They are also demanding the African-American poet not immediately reply abolition of a lese majeste law Amanda Gorman, who for more information. which shields the kingdom’s became a star after her Gorman became an ultra-powerful King Maha reading at President Joe international sensation Vajiralongkorn and the royal Biden’s inauguration, after reciting her origi- family from defamation, and has said a security guard nal work “The Hill We carries penalties of up to 15 claimed she looked “sus- Climb” at the inaugural, years per charge. picious” and followed a poem inspired by the The law has been broadly her as she walked home. January 6 attack on the interpreted to cover anything “This is the reality of US Capitol. The 22-year- perceived as negative towards black girls: One day old Harvard University the royals, effectively muzzling you’re called an icon, the graduate was invited to critics — which is why the next day, a threat,” she perform in Washington movement's calls for reforms tweeted on Friday. after First Lady Jill have sent a lightning bolt “He demanded if I Biden saw one of her through Thai society. lived there because ‘you readings. As protesters marched to look suspicious.’ I sho- She was the youngest Bangkok’s criminal court, they wed my keys & buzzed poet ever to recite at a chanted “Prayut, Get Out!” and myself into my building. presidential inaugura- “Abolish 112” — the penal He left, no apology,” she tion, a role first given to code section of the lese majeste wrote. Gorman, whose Robert Frost by John F. law. Twitter account says she Kennedy in 1961. — AFP MOVIES DECCAN CHRONICLE | VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | 7 MARCH 2021

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and Spine — who perpetually teeter on Raya gets off to a bit of a slow mise and Raya is undoubtedly a visual Raya and the Last Dragon the edge of war. Sisu, the only remaining start but stick with it. Once she feast. CAST: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, dragon, hasn’t been seen in five cen- sets out on her mission, things It’s also the best kind of feminist film in Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict turies. that it’s one that doesn’t clobber you with Wong, Jona Xiao Raya (voiced by Star Wars’ Kelly Marie pick up considerably thanks in the message. Raya is allowed to be awe- DIRECTOR: Don Hall, Carlos López Tran) is the young Princess of Heart. Her no small part to the introduc- some without the script shouting about it Estrada father (voiced by Daniel Dae Kim) is the tion of Sisu, played by all the time and it’s better for it. It does RATING: ★★★★ Chief who hopes to unite all the territo- however hammer home a message about ries. It doesn’t go as planned, he’s turned Awkwafina, who doesn’t try to trust, which, you know, is fair enough. Releases on Disney+ Hotstar to stone, and Raya is set on a dangerous disguise her wonderfully dis- And it has chosen to have yet another quest to track down the dragon who she tinctive voice. middle-aged semi-dystopian female believes is their last hope. leader bedecked in all white with a The film comes from the odd but doesn’t try to disguise her wonderfully severe gray haircut (Namaari’s mom, ontrary to what Game of Thrones inspired pairing of co-directors Carlos distinctive voice. Raya discovers Sisu is voiced by Sandra Oh). It’s not that it’s might have you believe, not all López Estrada (who made the Sundance not quite the hero she is looking for, but inherently bad, it’s just a lazy choice for dragons are agents of destruc- breakout Blindspotting) and Disney vet- that’s just part of the journey. Along the a film that is otherwise so inventive. The disorientation tion. In the newest offering from eran Don Hall (Big Hero 6) and was co- way their brood grows with others dis- “Raya” is also notable for the simple fact C written by Vietnamese playwright Qui placed and orphaned by the Druun and that it features predominately Asian Walt Disney Animation, Raya and the Last Dragon, they are kind, full of magic Nguyen and Crazy Rich Asians co-writer Raya must confront her main foe, a American voice actors — a first for and, when needed, the saviors of human- Adele Lim. The result is a sweet-natured Princess from another land, Namaari Disney Animation. The animated Mulan of dementia ity. and wonderfully imaginative fantasy (Gemma Chan) who is part of the reason had a fair amount too, but a lot were Five hundred years ago, we’re told in a adventure that has shades of Indiana things went awry in the first place. white actors voicing Chinese roles. Will n Florian Zeller’s The Father, Anthony, 80, in the grip of prologue, dragons sacrificed themselves Jones and is suitable for the whole family. The animation is both stunning and that make a difference to the kids watch- dementia, is a captain ready to go down with the ship. for humans when a mystical evil called Raya gets off to a bit of a slow start but very computer generated. Sometimes ing? Probably not at the moment, but IOverhearing his daughter and son-in-law contemplating the Druun passed through the lands of stick with it. Once she sets out on her extended shots of the humans talking can down the line the authenticity will be a nursing home, he curses them as “rats” abandoning him. Kumandra and turned many to stone. The mission, things pick up considerably start to feel like the uncanny val- appreciated. Pacing his London apartment in a bath robe, he mounts a kingdom splintered into factions — Tail, thanks in no small part to the introduc- ley and it makes you miss the hand Raya and the Last Dragon, a Walt noble resistance. Talon, Heart, Fang tion of Sisu, played by Awkwafina, who drawn elements of the form. But Disney Pictures release, in theaters and “I am not leaving my flat!” he shouts. hand drawn animation also on Disney+ Friday, is rated PG by the But if the battle lines are clear for Anthony, little else is. wouldn’t be able to create the Motion Picture Association of America Every time Anthony leaves a room, when he re-enters, the stunning vistas and for “Some violence, action and thematic light has shifted, the furniture is rearranged and some- astoundingly life- elements.” times even the people are different. In staging and perspec- like water. It’s a — AP tive, The Father mimics the disorientation of dementia. compro- Anthony, a regally theatrical man played by Anthony Hopkins, is an actor who every time he takes the stage, the scene has changed before him. Timelines, settings and faces are all kaleidoscoped by a splintered memory. His ship — his flat — might not even be his. The Father, which opens in theaters Friday, is Zeller’s directorial debut but he’s a well-known French playwright and author who’s here adapting his own play, one that’s been put on around the world. (On Broadway, the father, named Andre, was played by Frank Langella. In London, it was Alfred Molina.) Dementia is often seen on screen but usually from the viewpoint of an intimate watching their loved one recede away. Michael Haneke’s Amour, with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva, which likewise remained set within an elegant apartment, gazed with a cold, clear eye on a great love violently fading. Haneke’s film had larger reverberations because of its actors — both titans of French film approaching the end — and Zeller has likewise suggested — or rather insisted on — real-life echoes. Hopkins, 83, shares his character’s name, and The Father could be taken as a late, self-aware wail from a mag- nificent per- former. Zeller has also cast Olivia The Father Colman as CAST: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Anthony’s care- Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, taking daughter, Rufus Sewell Anne, and anoth- DIRECTOR: Florian Zeller er Olivia, Olivia RATING: ★★★★reaming on Williams, as who Anne sometimes appears to In Truffle Hunters, an enchanting but beset world Anthony. To me, these winks reinforced the feeling that “The Father” is a clever concept, not a profound film. set in the northern Italy forests rants and auction houses that Terrifically acted and finely crafted though it is, it’s a bril- of Piedmont. Dweck and feast on the hunters’ finds. This liant but hollow exercise in perspective that calls more The Truffle Hunters Kershaw, both cinematogra- commercial world, miles attention to its artful orchestration than it does life or loss. CAST: Piero Botto, Sergio phers, film the truffle hunters — removed from the muddy forests And yet, few, if any films, have so fully illuminated the Cauda, Maria Cicciù, Aurelio Conterno, Enrico Crippa aging, sweet men practicing an of Piedmont, is seen in The nightmare and confusion of dementia. Rather than gawk at ancient and secretive tradition Truffle Hunters like an antisep- it, “The Father” puts us smack in the middle of Anthony’s DIRECTOR: Michael Dweck, — in painterly, pointillistic tic, colorless modern life that personal hall of mirrors. We are just as unmoored as he is, Gregory Kershaw tableaux as they walk through has lost the taste of the simple left to figure out what’s real and what’s not as scenes are RATING: ★★★★★eaming autumnal forests, foraging with and eternal. played and then, with shifting details, replayed: Anne com- on their dogs. They seep into the Wonder and whimsy is back in ing home with chicken for dinner; her husband, Paul landscape. the forest. The Truffle Hunters — (Rufus Sewell), sitting with the newspaper; an interview The film, scored by composer surely among the greatest dog with a prospective nurse (Imogen Poots). Ed Cortes with retro Italian pop movies — even wryly occasion- In every encounter, Anthony struggles for comprehen- mixed in, conjures an other- ally shifts to a dog’s point of sion. He’s doubtful when facts don’t line up, and outraged ou’ve got to love a movie worldly enchantment. In view. We see — via dog cam — when he’s contradicted. Sometimes, pangs of realization that credits its dogs before between backwoods trips where like one of the hunters’ dogs seem to flit across his face when he’s at a loss he can’t Yit does its executive pro- their dogs smell their way to the when he’s let out of the car and resolve. The stranger he finds in the apartment tells him ducers. high-priced delicacies, the runs down a path, panting. he’s Anne’s husband. The flat, the man tells him, isn’t his. The Truffle Hunters, Michael hunters live humbly in old coun- Just as last year’s beekeeping His wristwatch (another pun) keeps going missing. Dweck and Gregory Kershaw’s try homes. Our main characters tub. This, surely, is a gentle Sergio, terrified of losing his, beauty Honeyland, The Truffle To see Hopkins play all these ever-fluctuating turns of exquisitely charming documen- are never explicitly introduced, realm every bit as bewitching as pounds on his drums for cathar- Hunters is a richly allegorical mood is riveting. He has grasped, at least for a proud man tary about old Italian men who but we’re drawn intimately into Narnia. sis. Another hunter, intent on documentary of a vanishing like Anthony, how one’s ego keeps fighting a battle it does- scavenge truffles and the dogs their world, as if we just passed But the hunters’ earthy putting something down, ham- agricultural pastime. The truf- n’t know is already lost. The resentment for a reality that they’re bound to, lists the through a magical portal. endeavor isn’t as simple as it mers furiously at his typewriter. fles, weighed and sniffed at mar- won’t cohere. “What is this nonsense?” asks Anthony, furi- canines with the appropriate Aurelio, 84, dines with his com- seems. Their way of life is a “Dogs are innocent,” he writes. ket, are delicacies. But the finer ous. For an actor so intense, so rigorously unsentimental, respect in the end credits. Birba. panion, Birba, sitting on the dying one. The rare white Alba The sense that the hunters — things rhapsodised here are not this is his Lear. Biri. Charlie. Fiona. Nina. table. truffle is increasingly hard to who are really in it for the dogs expensive rarities. What’s worth Yet The Father often feels like a clinical puzzle to work Titina. Yari. These are some of Carlo, 88, never seems to stop find because of effects on the more than money or anything savoring is natural splendor, the out. By the time the fog clears — for us, not Anthony — and the stars of Truffle Hunters, a smiling, especially when he soil connected to climate else — are, like their four-legged charms of tradition, and, above the splices of memory become synced, a final scene pushes profoundly lovely movie that manages to get past his wife change. The hunters are often friends, innocents in a corrupt all, a good dog. Those things The Father into territory beyond the simulation of delights in the noble scavengers (who sternly believes him too pressed for their secrets. “If world only expands when the aren’t delicacies, but they’re Anthony’s condition. A late scene brings a rush of heart- of a dog-eat-dog world. old to truffle hunt at night) and tomorrow something happens, filmmakers follow the truffle fragile just the same. breaking clarity. It clears up the specifics of Anthony’s sit- The Truffle Hunters, which is slip into the woods with his dog, your wisdom would be lost,” one food chain. Haggling over prices The Truffle Hunters, a Sony uation while also pondering what, perhaps, there’s still to shortlisted for best documentary Titina. The younger, long-haired man urges Aurelio. So sought- by headlight, the hunters seem Pictures Classics release, is cling to when everything else slips away. at the Academy Awards and Sergio, a kindly but passionate after are the truffles that their always lowballed by a well- rated PG-13 by the Motion The Father, a Sony Pictures Classics release, is rated PG- which Sony Pictures Classics soul, bathes with his pups — dogs are perpetually at risk of dressed buyer. Higher up, still, Picture Association of America 13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some will release in theaters Friday, is Pepe and Fiona — in a pink-tiled being poisoned by competitors. are the Michelin-starred restau- for some language. — AP strong language, and thematic material. — AP Coming 2 America charms cut can’t match the original clean. to it on Amazon Prime. They likely The plot follows a familiar trajecto- Oops! Sorry, kids. Some parts of won’t be too disappointed. Especially ry, beginning in Zamunda and travel- I’m Your Woman Coming To America didn’t age very because, despite the knowing refer- ing to Queens to solve a major need. In CAST: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, well. Including most of the stuff ences to urban gentrification, trans- this case, the need is not a bride, but a Shari Headley, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan about women. gender offspring, Teslas and even male heir. Akeem, who becomes king But 33 years and one #MeToo move- unnecessary movie sequels, little has upon his father’s death, learns he DIRECTOR: Craig Brewer ment later, it’s time for a reboot. The really changed. unknowingly sired a son during that RATING: ★★★ good news about Coming 2 America, Obviously Murphy is back, as pro- Queens trip three decades ago (it was Streaming on Amazon Prime directed by Craig Brewer, is that ducer and star. So is Arsenio Hall, as Semmi’s fault!) He needs a male heir things have gotten better for women trusty sidekick Semmi (and a bunch to cement his power. So he brings in Zamunda. Yes, it’s still a patriarchy of other roles). Also back: the stately Lavelle, a ticket scalper who aspires to (more on that soon) and yes, there are James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer; much more, back to Zamunda, along still obedient royal bathers. But we Shari Headley as Lisa (a seriously with Mom. nce upon a time, dear chil- don’t see their naked breasts or back- underwritten role); and Louie tters entirely, Lavelle falls not for his dren, before you were sides. There’s also a bathtub gag Anderson as Maurice. John Amos is intended bride, Izzi’s daughter, but for born, they made a fairytale involving the great Leslie Jones that back as Lisa’s dad, still ripping off his royal barber, Mirembe, who movie about a kingdom flips the gender dynamic entirely and McDonald’s. And of course the My-T- aspires to her own shop one day called Zamunda. Coming to gratifyingly (especially for her). Sharp barbershop crew is back in (women don’t own businesses in OAmerica, starring Eddie Murphy at And now, Prince Akeem is not a Queens. Zamunda). the height of his popularity and randy young heir but an established A new presence is the casually But Lavelle needs to learn royal charisma, became a huge hit and a family man. Happily married for 30 appealing Jermaine Fowler as Lavelle, ways, and pass a “princely test” which cult classic. In this film, dear chil- years to Princess Lisa — the bride he Akeem’s previously unknown son. includes facing down a lion. There’s dren, Murphy played Prince Akeem — found in Queens in the last film — he Celebrity guests include a highly also the matter of Akeem’s daughter, he didn’t need to be called Prince has three daughters, brave and feisty. amusing Wesley Snipes as flamboyant Meeka (a luminous KiKi Layne, not Paul Bates (from left), Leslie Jones and Jermaine Fowler in Coming 2 America. Charming, because he was already so The eldest wants to be his heir. A General Izzi, leader of Nexdoria (next given enough screen time), who right- darned charming. We met him on the female heir? That’s not done, in door); Tracy Morgan as Lavelle’s ly deserves to be queen one day. morning of his 21st birthday, awaken- Zamunda. But the times, they are — as the original. It has seemingly pieces and choreography and de-aging uncle; and Jones as his uninhibited Complicating matters entirely, Lavelle ing in his palace bedroom to a full or might be — a-changin’. everything — the original cast, some technology and overlaying plot lines. mother. Another Saturday Night Live falls not for his intended bride, Izzi’s orchestra, servants tossing rose petals That’s the good news. The bad news well-known newcomers, high-profile What it has less of, is fun. face, Colin Jost, makes the most of a daughter, but for his royal barber, at his feet, and gorgeous naked is that this sequel, despite (or perhaps cameos — and eye-popping costumes Still, just like we go to college brief cameo. Among notable musical Mirembe, who aspires to her own women servicing him in the bathtub because of) its nod to modern sensi- by the great Ruth E. Carter (an Oscar reunions 30 years later to recapture appearances, Gladys Knight sings shop one day (women don’t own busi- until his royal appendage was deemed bilities, isn’t nearly as funny or edgy winner for Black Panther). It has set the magic, fans of the first will flock Midnight Train From Zamunda. nesses in Zamunda). — AP GAMES pg 8 DECCAN CHRONICLE | VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | 7 MARCH 2021

SHORT TAKES Sindhu in final, all Pooja beats world INDIA LORD IT OVER champ, 9 in finals other Indians out New Delhi: Asian Championship gold medallist Pooja Rani Kohli & Co. crush England to make WTC final at Lord’s Basel, March 6: Olympic (75kg) defeated world champi- silver medallist P. V. SWISS | OPEN on Atheyna Bylon of Panama in Ahmedabad, March 6: Sindhu dished out a the semi-final bout as 9 Indians Axar Patel and R. Ashwin superlative performance to stormed into the finals of 35th once again made a mock- outclass Mia Blichfeldt of Boxam International Boxing ery of an eternally con- Denmark in straight tournament in Castellon, Spain, fused English batting line- games and enter the on Friday. up as India cantered into women’s singles final of Pooja dominated her opponent the inaugural World Test the Swiss Open Super 300 from the beginning and looked Championship final with tournament here on unfazed throughout and a resounding innings and Saturday. assured a unanimous win. Other 25 run victory on the third Sindhu, the reigning Women boxers joining Pooja in afternoon of the fourth world champion, beat the final are debutant Jasmine and final Test here on fourth seeded Blichfeldt 22- (57kg) and Simranjit (60kg). Saturday. 20, 21-10 in 43 minutes to However, it was a flawless day All India needed was a avenge her first-round loss for the Indian male boxers as all draw to book a Lord’s date to the Danish world num- 6 of them marched into the in June with New Zealand ber 12 at the Yonex finals. CWG bronze medallist but Patel (24-6-48-5), in Thailand Open in January. Mohammed Hussamuddin company of Ashwin (22.5- This is Sindhu’s first (57kg) continued his fine run 4-47-5), literally blew final appearance since the and displayed technical superi- England away in a session World championships here ority over Panama’s Orlando and half for a paltry 135 in in 2019. Martinez to win 4-1. He will be 54.5 overs to complete a 3-1 The second seeded Indian facing Puerto Rico’s Paul Rivera rout, ensuring that the will take on top seed and in the final. Anthony De Mello Trophy Rio Olympics gold medal- P. V. Sindhu will stay at the Cricket list Carolina Marin in the Centre in Mumbai. summit clash on Sunday. It Rasmussen in the last-four Srinu, Sudha eye It was another two-and- will the first meeting stage. The Indian duo had a a-half-days finish but even between the two in over last four finish in their last the most partisan England two years. event at Toyota Thailand Tokyo qualifiers experts like their former Former champion Open in January. New Delhi: India’s top long-dis- skipper Michael Vaughan Kidambi Srikanth, howev- Sindhu thus emerged as tance runners Srinu Bugatha have admitted that the 22- er, couldn’t cross the semi- the lone Indian survivor in and Sudha Singh will be aiming yard strip had almost final stage as he went down the $140,000 event, the first to attain the Tokyo Olympics nothing to do with their 13-21, 19-21 to top seed and tournament in the extend- qualifying mark during the sixth side’s abject surrender. former world champion ed Olympic qualification edition of the Ageas Federal A case in point could be Viktor Axelsen. period which ends on June Life Insurance New Delhi India’s first innings score World number 10 15. Marathon to be held here on of 365 and a lead of 160 on Satwiksairaj Rankireddy On Friday night, Sunday. the same track where and Chirag Shetty also Srikanth had beat sixth At the eve of the event, the England could cumula- bowed out after losing 10- seed Kantaphon two elite athletes disclosed the tively manage only 340 21, 17-21 to sixth seeded Wangcharoen of Thailand tough training regimens that runs across two innings. Danish pair of Kim Astrup 21-19, 21-15 to enter the they have been going through Atrocious application and Anders Skaarup semifinals. — PTI with their sights firmly fixed on and unbelievably poor berths for the flight to Tokyo mindset while playing later this year. spinners cost the Srinu declared that he was aim- Englishmen dearly during ing to clock the required under- the last three Tests and 2:11.30s timing to turn his skipper Joe Root had little Man City up for dream into a reality. to offer in terms of expla- Axar Patel (right) and teammate Rishabh Pant pose with the trophy after winning the Test series against England Sudha, a former Asian Games nation. at the end of their fourth Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday. India won the Test series 3-1. — AFP gold medallist in 3,000 steeple- “We haven’t matched chase, also said that she would India in the last three, and Red Devils test be targeting the national we need to keep learning marathon record of 2:30.00s and keep getting better for SCORECARD NUMBERS GAME London, March 6: tions are Bayern Munich set by O.P. Jaisha to break into this experience and this England 1st innings: 205 Manchester City have his- (23) and Real Madrid (22). the Indian squad. series,” admitted Root. INDIA’S FOURTH BIGGEST WIN OVER ENGLAND: tory in their sights as the City can edge closer to India 1st innings (overnight 294-7): S. Gill lbw b Anderson 0, R. ● This was one Test match Sharma lbw b Stokes 49, C. Pujara lbw b Leach 17, V. Kohli c India recorded their fourth biggest win against England runaway leaders bid to Bayern’s tally if they where Indians, even Foakes b Stokes 0, A. Rahane c Stokes b Anderson 27, R. Pant c by winning the fourth and final Test by an innings and 25 take a huge step towards clinch a 16th successive before a ball being bowled, Root b Anderson 101, R. Ashwin c Pope b Leach 13, W. Sundar not runs in Ahmedabad on Saturday. the Premier League title in Premier League victory Nagal out of ● created an illusion of a out 96, A. Patel run out (Bairstow/Root) 43, I. Sharma lbw b India’s an innings and 75 runs victory at Chennai in 2016- Sunday’s showdown with this weekend, which would 17 is their biggest over England while an innings and 46 turning track. It was a Stokes 0, M. Siraj b Stokes 0. Extras (b10, lb6, nb3) 19. Total (all fading challengers also take them to the brink Argentina Open out in 114.4 overs) 365. runs win at Leeds in 2002 is biggest in England. An innings ploy of playing with the FoW: 1-0, 2-40, 3-41, 4-80, 5-121, 6-146, 7-259, 8-365, 9-365, 10- and 23 runs victory at Mumbai in 2016-17 is India third Manchester United. of their own record of 18 Buenos Aires: Playing fearless minds of a team that was 365. biggest over England. City are 14 points clear of consecutive Premier brand of tennis, India’s Sumit already deep into a nega- Bowling: Anderson 25-14-44-3, Stokes 27.4-6-89-4 (nb1), Leach ● Washington Sunder recorded his highest score in Tests United with 11 games left League wins, a mark Nagal ran world number 46 tive zone. 27-5-89-2 (nb1), Bess 17-1-71-0 (nb1), Root 18-1-56-0. by making an unbeaten 96 off 174 balls with 10 fours and and victory in the derby shared with Liverpool. Albert Ramos-Vinolas close There wasn’t much turn England 2nd innings: Z. Crawley c Rahane b Ashwin 5, D. Sibley c one six. His previous highest was 85 (not out) in the first would effectively end their Guardiola’s team are six before exiting the ATP but enough to ensure that Pant b Patel 3, J. Bairstow c R. Sharma b Ashwin 0, J. Root lbw b Test match of the series at Chennai. second placed rivals’ faint wins short of equalling the Argentina Open after suffering the visitors wilted under Ashwin 30, B. Stokes c Kohli b Patel 2, O. Pope st Pant b Patel 15, ● Ravichandran Ashwin took 32 wickets in the series and hopes of catching them. world record for consecu- a three-set defeat in the men’s pressure as Patel’s series D. Lawrence b Ashwin 50, B. Foakes c Rahane b Patel 13, D. Bess Pep Guardiola’s side have tive victories in all compe- c Pant b Patel 2, J. Leach c Rahane b Ashwin 2, J. Anderson not joins the great Sydney Barnes as the only bowler to twice singles quarter-final here. tally stood at highest for a out 1. Extras (b4, lb8) 12. Total (all out in 54.5 overs) 135. take more than 30 wickets in a series of four matches or been so dominant since the titions by a top-flight side His relentless hitting kept Nagal newcomer (27) while man FoW: 1-10, 2-10, 3-20, 4-30, 5-65, 6-65, 7-109, 8-111, 9-134, 10-135. fewer. Ashwin took 31 wickets in the four-Test series against end of last year that it is — set by Welsh team The in the match despite trailing 2-5 of the series Ashwin was Bowling: Siraj 4-0-12-0, Patel 24-6-48-5, Ashwin 22.5-4-47-5, South Africa in 2015-16. the landmarks they can New Saints in 2016. in the decider. Eventually errors peerless as ever with 32 Sundar 4-0-16-0. — S. PERVEZ QAISER shatter on the way to a City’s incredible run is at key moments spelled his scalps in his kitty. — PTI third title in four seasons all the more remarkable ouster, losing 6-4, 2-6, 5-7 in that now hold the greatest given their troubled start the quarter-final that lasted two interest. to the season. hours and 26 minutes. They are unbeaten in 28 When they were held to a It is Nagal’s best performance GAVASKAR FELICITATED ON 50TH games and will set a new 0-0 draw at United in on the ATP tour after entering Kohli lauds bench strength club record if they avoid December, they were a the event as a qualifier. defeat this weekend. point behind their rivals in The gutsy show earned Nagal ANNIVERSARY OF TEST DEBUT Ahmedabad, March 6: That could be the first of ninth place and the death 45 main draw ranking points Ahmedabad, March India’s supremely talented many milestones to fall for knell was ringing for their that will push him to 132 from 6: Former India cap- bench strength has made SHASTRI PRAISES PANT’S City, who are on an English title hopes. But, aided by the current 150th slot. tain Sunil Gavaskar skipper Virat Kohli quite top-flight record run of 21 some clever tactical tweaks Yet again Nagal’s trademark was on Saturday felici- confident that the team will successive wins in all com- from Guardiola, including inside-out forehand was at tated by the BCCI on have a relatively smooth GAME-CHANGING INNINGS petitions. the use of full-backs Joao work as he put the Spaniard the 50th anniversary of ride when the transition Ahmedabad, March 6: India coach Ravi Shastri on The only teams from the Cancelo and Kyle Walker under the pump. — PTI his Test debut with period dawns upon it in the Saturday said Rishabh Pant’s game-changing hundred top five European leagues as auxiliary attackers, they Board President next few years. against England in the fourth Test here was the best ever to record longer win- have been perfect since Sourav Ganguly saying With the rise of several counter-attacking knock that he has seen by a number ning streaks in all competi- then. — AFP Spinners help that the batting legend young players like six Indian batsman on home soil. and his then team- Washington Sundar, Pant notched up 101 off just 118 balls, playing a cru- Lanka level series mates played a key role Mohammed Siraj and the cial role in India winning the match by an innings and in making “the game as maverick Rishabh Pant, 25 runs to close the series 3-1 on Saturday. BCCI source reveals IPL St. John’s, Antigua and strong as it is today”. India have been on a roll “He has worked like hell in the last three or four Barbuda: Sri Lanka’s spinners The 71-year-old for- both at home and abroad. months and the results are showing. Yesterday’s bamboozled world champions mer skipper received a On Saturday, the side hum- innings is the best counter attacking innings, I have 2021 to begin on April 9 West Indies to claim a 43-run commemorative Test bled England 3-1 after seen in India by an Indian, especially at number six win in the second Twenty20 cap from BCCI secre- clinching the fourth and when the ball was turning,” Shastri said. New Delhi, March 6: The 2021 edition of the Indian International on Friday. tary Jay Shah during Sunil Gavaskar poses final Test by an innings and “Nothing comes easy and he was told in no uncertain Premier League (IPL) will begin on April 9, exactly 12 Having lost by four wickets in the lunch break on day with the commemora- 25 runs here. terms that he has got to respect the game a little more. days after the Indian cricket team completes its ongoing the opening game on three of the fourth and tive Test cap. — PTI This was after an embar- He has got to lose some weight and work hard on his assignment against England, a BCCI source revealed on Wednesday, in a game where final Test between rassing 227-run loss in the keeping. We know the talent he has. He is a genuine Saturday. West Indies skipper Kieron India and England at Test debut today,” the first Test. match winner and he has responded.” — PTI “We have provisionally decided that IPL will start on Pollard launched six sixes in an the Narendra Modi BCCI tweeted. “The comeback in April 9 and end on May 30,” a senior BCCI source said. over, the tourists successfully Stadium here. Shah also posted pic- Chennai pleased me the “The formal approval of dates and venues will be done defended 160 on Friday to level Gavaskar is doing com- tures of the brief cere- most. The first game was and so the comeback was tion happens, the standards during Governing Council meeting next week,” the the three-match series. mentary for the match. mony on his official an aberration and England very heartening,” Kohli won’t fall and Rishabh and source added. West Indies were all out for 117 “Celebrating 50 glori- Twitter handle. outplayed us. The toss said. Washy’s partnership Considering the prevailing circumstances when efforts in the 19th over as Sri Lanka ous years of the leg- Ganguly, also a for- played a crucial role and “Our bench strength is showed exactly that in a are being made to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 ended an eight-game losing endary former mer skipper, paid his the bowlers weren’t in the extremely strong and that’s crucial juncture of the pandemic, the BCCI has decided to host IPL matches in streak in T20. Leg-spinner #TeamIndia Captain tribute via twitter. contest. We bowled and a good sign for Indian match,” Kohli added. five cities — Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Delhi and Wanindu Hasaranga finished Mr. Sunil Gavaskar’s — PTI fielded with more intensity cricket. When the transi- — PTI Ahmedabad. — PTI with 3-17, off-break bowler Akila Dananjaya had 1-13. Wrist spinner Lakshan Sandakan took 3-10, including Pollard’s wicket. — AFP Brief scores: Sri Lanka 160/6 England’s shortcomings cannot undermine India’s big win (Gunathilaka 56, Nissanka 37, Bravo 2-25) beat West Indies 117 (McCoy defensive mode. little technical skill, nerve, cannot undermine India’s executing these was quite with his chutzpah and bold 23, Sandakan 3-10, Hasaranga 3-17). In 2012-3 series they won, or conviction. superb effort though. superb. A late bloomer in strokeplay. England had Cook to bat Instead, they viewed Losing the first Test was a the five-day format, he’s Through the season he’s long, and Pietersen to take pitches with deep suspi- jolt. To recover from it so reaching his peak and is reeled off crucial half cen- Live on TV Ayaz Memon the attack to the bowlers. cion and surrendered swiftly redounds to the perhaps the most feared turies – in Australia and in This time, with Stokes abjectly at the first sight of ability and ambition of the batsman – in white ball or this series – and his swash- BADMINTON Over The Top mesmerized by Ashwin, seeing the ball turn or players. There was obvi- red – in the world. buckling century on Swiss Open: Finals from 3.30 pm on there was overreliance on jump off the pitch. To an ously a lot of self and col- Washington Sundar, Friday was the main rea- Star Sports 2 HD, 3 Root to play bulwark as extent, criticism of the lective pride to be tagged as white ball spe- son why India were able to FOOTBALL ndia’s 3-1 series win Nevertheless, England’s well as aggressor. It didn’t Motera pitch for the third redeemed, and this was cialist at the start of the take a big first innings was a function of slump after winning the work beyond the first Test. Test was justified. A Test done handsomely. season, has shown fine lead and win the fourth English Premier League: West Brom vs Newcastle from 5.30 pm; Liverpool vs excellent all-round first Test handsomely was England weren’t terribly ending in less than two From the standpoint of maturity and ability Test. Fulham from 7.30 pm; Manchester City performances and col- a major surprise. For some rich on players with expe- days, with neither side individual performances, though only 21. He and It’s not just Pant’s adven- vs Manchester United from 10 pm; I lective self-belief. 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