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WEATHER TRS leader sues own government for land Max: 30.6OC Min: 19.4OC KCR tells TRS to canvass RH: 45% Rainfall: Nil TS minister Kamalakar Forecast: Cloudy sky. Mist or haze likely. Max/Min temp. 31/19 ºC 18 lakh jobs he created COVID-19 disses CM land reforms TRS to fight MLC polls by publicising employment generation N. VAMSI SRINIVAS | DC ● THE MINISTER chal- L. VENKAT RAM phlets, put up banners and C UNT HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 lenged the “illegal and REDDY | DC other harness public dis- CASES DEATHS arbitrary decision” of the HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 play mechanisms. Besides In a rare event, prioritis- government to include in the two candidates, senior (+10,705) (+77) ing his land claims over Dharani portal, a disputed The ruling TRS has decid- party leaders and cadre loyalty to his government property from the pro- ed to take up an aggressive were told to strive hard to and party, Gangula Kam- campaign on the jobs creat- highlight the 18 lakh jobs 1,10,15,776 1,56,495 alakar, Telangana state hibitory register after ed during its reign to provided by the TRS gov- minister for civil sup- hailing the CM’s new counter the Opposition ernment. They were asked STATE GOVERNMENT BULLETINS plies and BC welfare in, Gangula Kamalakar Revenue Act parties in the upcoming to distribute these pam- approached the High graduate MLC elections for phlets, particularly among (+114) (+1) Court against his own minister challenged the ated in survey number two seats, according to TRS graduate voters, in educa- TS: 2,97,712 1,625 government to protect “illegal and arbitrary 126 of Khazipur village of chief and Chief Minister K. tional institutions and hold ownership of a disputed decision” of the govern- the Kothapalli mandal in Chandrashekar Rao on debates on the issue at sev- (+41) (+0) 15 acre-property in the ment to include in Dha- Karimnagar district from Monday. eral platforms. outskirts of Karimnagar rani portal, a disputed the prohibitory list. He The ‘18 lakh jobs created In the ongoing MLC elec- AP: 8,89,339 7,167 city. property from the pro- made Chief Secretary in the last six years’ will be tions, all the Opposition After hailing the new hibitory register. Somesh Kumar, the dis- the main poll plank of TRS parties are targeting TRS CASES AROUND THE WORLD Revenue Act, brought The matter is listed for trict collector of Karim- to attract and seek votes of on the issue of lack of jobs into force by Chief Mini- hearing before Justice P. nagar, the State Wakf graduates and youth in Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao gives the B form to to students and youth in 11,21,09,295 ster K. Chandrashekar Naveen Rao on Tuesday. Board and other revenue these elections, Mr Rao Surabhi Vani Devi, who is contesting for the MLC seat in Telangana. Rao and Dharani portal The minister pleaded officials as respondents. said. Hyderabad-Ranga Reddy-Mahbubnagar constituency on Opposition parties argue initiative in several pub- with the Telangana High The party supremo that the ‘tagline’ of DEATHS the TRS ticket in Hyderabad on Monday. — DC lic fora as “revolution- Court to order the dele- ■ Page 2: Wakf board instructed his two MLC Telangana statehood agita- 24,80,757 ary” and “fool proof”, the tion of the property, situ- claims land for long time candidates — Surabhi tion was “jobs, funds and Vani Devi and P. According to sources, CM ITES sector and 14.59 lakh water”. Students and youth COUNTRIES, AREAS WITH Rajeshwar Reddy — to Chandrashekar Rao gave a jobs were provided in the had sacrificed their lives CASES 219 counter the criticism of the detailed account of TRS private sector, due to the and careers to fight for worldometers.info/ MODI CALLS FOR Ppposition parties that the government’s achieve- faster approvals given to Telangana statehood, with coronavirus Cong govt falls TRS government had failed ments in providing jobs to industries under the TS- a hope of getting jobs, once to create many jobs for youth. As per the CM’s pre- iPASS since he assumed the statehood was ‘REAL CHANGE’ youth in the last six years, sentation, 1.31 lakh jobs assumed office more than achieved. ASTROGUIDE by aggressively bringing were provided in the gov- six-and-a-half years ago. ■ Sarvari; Uttarayana IN WEST BENGAL this out during their poll ernment sector, 2.11 lakh The TRS government has Page 2: Opposition says in Puducherry campaigns. jobs created in the IT/ decided to distribute pam- TRS failed youth Tithi: Magha Shuddha Ekadasi till 5.59 pm RAJIB CHOWDHURI Star: Arudra till 12.25 pm KOLKATA, FEB. 22 Puducherry, Feb. 22: A fresh bout of resigna- The Congress govern- tions on Sunday took the Varjyam: 12.48 am to 2.27 am Pitching for the BJP to ment in Puducherry fell tally in the last few days (Wednesday) come to power in West on Monday after chief to three and cumulative Durmuhurtam: 9.01 am to 9.47 Bengal, Prime Minister minister V. Narayan- since last month to six am; 11.15 pm to 12.04 am Narendra Modi on asamy resigned ahead of and further reduced to – (Wednesday) Monday urged people to the confidence vote Congress 9 (including Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm let the kamal (lotus) sought by him in the the Speaker), DMK 2, All HIJRI CALENDAR bloom in the coming Assembly after his gov- India NR Congress 7, Rajab 10,1442 AH Assembly election to ernment was reduced to AIADMK four, BJP 3 PRAYERS bring asol poriborton a minority following a (nominated but with Fajar: 5.39 am (real change) which will spate of resignations of voting rights) and one replace the evils of the party MLAs and a DMK independent who sup- Zohar: 12.40 pm “syndicate raj through MLA in the past few ported the government. Asar: 4.43 pm cut money”, tustikaran days. Speaker VP Maghrib: 6.27 pm (appeasement) and Narayanasamy met Lt Sivakolundhu anno- Isha: 7.34 pm tolabaji (extortion) cul- Governor Tamilisai unced that the motion SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.37 AM ture of the ruling Soundararajan and sub- for a confidence vote SUNSET TODAY 6.20 PM Trinamul Congress with mitted the resignation of moved by the chief min- MOONSET 3.18 AM the all-round develop- his Cabinet, even as the ister in the morning was MOONRISE 2.36 PM ment of the state. ruling side’s strength defeated, even as it was “A BJP government was reduced to 11 as not taken up for either has to be formed in against 14 of the voice vote or division. COUNTER POINT Bengal not only for mere Opposition. “Our view that only poriborton (change) in The Opposition, led by the elected members can power but for asol pori- NR Congress chief and vote was not accepted by borton (real change) Leader of Opposition N. the Speaker. So we here. The lotus needs to Rangasamy said it has walked out and met the bloom here so that asol no plans to form the gov- Lt Governor and gave poriborton, for which ernment and that dis- the resignation,” Naray- our young generation is cussions would be held. anasamy said. — PTI waiting, is ushered in,” Mr Modi told a BJP rally at Chinsurah, Hooghly, on his second trip to the LOK SABHA MP VARAVARA RAO state in two weeks. Reiterating that the people “have already ENDS LIFE GRANTED BAIL made up their mind” to oust the TMC, he also BY SUICIDE FOR 6 MONTHS said the state’s infra- structure development ● Mohan Sanjibhai Mumbai, Feb. 22: The has always been the Delkar, 58, Lok Sabha Bombay High Court Centre’s “priority”. Mr MP from Dadra and granted interim bail for Modi gave a fresh exam- six months on medical ple of the state govern- Nagar Haveli, was grounds to ailing poet ment’s lethargy on found dead in a and activist Varavara INSIDE implementing yet anoth- Mumbai hotel. It is Rao. A bench of Justices er Central welfare suspected he commit- S.S. Shinde and Manish ■ CITY.. PAGE 3 scheme, after PM Kishan Pitale said though ted suicide after a TS targets $100 bn in Samman Nidhi and UAPA imposes restric- Ayushman Bharat, note was found. tions on bail, in Rao’s life sciences by 2030 under chief minister case, the HC could not Mamata Banerjee’s rule. ■ REPORT ON PAGE 8 be a “mute spectator”.

NEGATIVE | VIBES No safety precautions taken during inauguration Mayor breaches Covid rules MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC Mahmood Ali, minister The GHMC staff with on December 1 by defeating HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 Talsani Srinivas Yadav, strong political leanings former BJP MLA Baddam MP K. Keshava Rao, MLC made it a point to promi- Balreddy’s son Mahipal Mayor-elect Gadwal R. Prabhakar Rao and former nently place photographs of Reddy. Vijayalaxmi and her mayor Bonthu Rammohan Chief Minister K. In the mayoral elections deputy Mothe Srilatha were present. Chandrashekar Rao and held on February 11, Reddy assumed office amid However, very few were Municipal Administration Vijayalaxmi and Srilatha fanfare and jubilation here seen wearing face masks and Urban Development Reddy, both TRS nominees, on Monday. Covid-19 proto- and cared two hoots about minister K.T. Rama Rao, in secured 100 votes (56 of TRS cols were breached as TRS social distancing and use of the backdrop. and 44 of MIM) and walked leaders from across the sanitizers even as the num- Vijayalaxmi performed away with the Mayor and state thronged the event. ber of Covid19 cases saw a special rituals at the GHMC deputy Mayor posts. The spirited event was fresh increase in the state office before she took The Mayor did not speak held at the Mayor’s cham- in recent days. Some lead- charge. A second-time cor- to the media after the event. bers in the Greater ers even breached the porator and daughter of Information was passed on Hyderabad Municipal Model Code of Conduct TRS parliamentary party that she would interact Corporation (GHMC) head- (MCC) unmindful of the leader Keshava Rao, the 56- with them three days later, quarters near Tank Bund. presence of the returning year-old Vijayalaxmi after acquainting herself Several senior leaders officer just 100 metres retained the Banjara Hills with the problems of vari- including home minister away. division in the GHMC polls ous wings of the GHMC. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 pg 2

Assuming charge HEALTH WORKERS GET SECOND DOSE OF COVID VACCINE

DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, FEB. 22

Some 83.4 per cent of the government healthcare workers received a sec- ond dose of Covid 19 vac- cine on Monday. As many as 18,777 healthcare wor- kers were vaccinated ag- ainst the targeted 22,502. Health officials said the total number of health workers who received the second dose of the vaccine in the state were 1,11,409. Those who were left out for the first dose were now being given the jab and 392 beneficiaries received it. The first and second dose vaccinations are to continue in the state and all the beneficiaries who GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi assumes charge in the presence of her father and MP K. Keshava Rao (left), have received the first minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav and other leaders and family members at the GHMC head office on Monday. dose are being asked to — P. SURENDRA opt for the second one, health officials added. ACB ARRESTS SI Follow Covid protocol to FOR ACCEPTING `25,000 BRIBE

DC CORRESPONDENT curb Maha effect: Govt HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 A sub-inspector of SR District collectors alerted to increase testing and tracing Nagar police was arrested by the officials of Anti- BALU PULIPAKA | DC The Centre wanted the on people coming into parameters before board- Corruption Bureau (ACB) HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 five states to regularly Telangana either by road ing a train. on Monday evening for monitor mutant strains or by trains from With respect to buses, demanding and accepting The Telangana health through testing followed Maharashtra or the other state-run services, a bribe of `25,000 to not department has urged peo- by genome sequencing, as states that were on Sunday whether by Telangana or involve a man in a crimi- ple to be careful and well as monitoring of the put on high alert. Maharashtra, bring in a nal case. adhere to every Covid-19 emerging cluster of cases. From Maharashtra few thousand people in The sub-inspector, protocol in view of the ris- “We have alerted all dis- alone, thousands of people addition to those who Bellana Bhaskar, was ing number of cases in trict collectors to increase arrive every day in state- arrive by private buses. caught red-handed by the Maharashtra and some testing, tracing and con- run and privately-operat- There is no certainty as to ACB officials with the other states. tainment measures,” ed buses, private vehicles, how many of these people bribe amount of `25,000. It was just on Sunday Telangana Director of and in trains. are checked for their “The official demanded that the Union Public Health Dr G. South Central Railway health parameters before the bribe for not involving Government exhorted five Srinivasa Rao told media (SCR) officials estimate boarding the buses, an Mohammed Khasim in a states where Covid-19 persons here on Monday. that on a daily average, 300 official said. criminal case which was cases are increasing – With threat looming large to 350 people arrive from Dr Srinivasa Rao point- registered at the SR Nag- Maharashtra, Kerala, because of the spread of Nagpur by trains. Another ed out that Telangana was ar police station and to Punjab, MP and Goa – to new variants, there is a 1,100, on an average, come keeping an eye on cluster influence the Civil Suppl- increase tests and use the likelihood of a rise in from Mumbai. While there outbreaks and rise in ies department officials to proven Rt-PCR tests rather cases in the state, he cau- are no exit health checks cases in all the districts release Khasim’a van wh- than the unreliable Rapid tioned while urging peo- like temperature or symp- and was pressing into ich was seized in that Antigen tests, as new vari- ple to strictly follow safety tom exams for disembark- service increased testing case,” said the ACB offic- ants of Covid-19 virus measures. ing passengers, SCR offi- measures and surveil- ial. The bribe amount was have begun spreading However, no steps have cials said every passenger lance to keep Covid-19 recovered from the pos- among their populations. been initiated for checks is checked on these cases under control. session of accused officer. “The accused officer per- formed his duty improp- erly and dishonestly to ob- ONE HELD IN tain undue advantage. He Humidity prolongs life of was arrested and produ- DENTAL STUDENT ced before the Principal Special Judge for SPE and DEATH CASE ACB cases, Hyderabad,” virus, reveals IIT-H study added the officials. DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 DC CORRESPONDENT droplets and found that it droplets fall. It is likewise HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 had minimal effect in in completely air-condi- A 23-year-old hotel man- spreading. Comparing tioned rooms. DGP LAUNCHES agement student was Droplets of SARS-Cov 2 water droplets with that of The theoretical and arrested by the KPHB take three times longer to saliva droplets, they found numerical study was con- CYBER WARRIORS police on Monday in con- dry on mobile phones that the latter take longer ducted by Dr Saravanan nection with the than on glass surfaces, time to dry. Balusamy, Dr Sayak accident of a dental stu- according to latest Saliva droplets consist Banerjeee from depart- TRAINING PLAN dent who was killed in a research on fluid dynam- of salt, protein and ment of mechanical and DC CORRESPONDENT mishap on Saturday ics carried out at IIT surfactant in addition to aerospace engineering HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 night. Hyderabad. water, which delay evapo- and Professor Kirti The accused, Makt- The droplets of size ration. It was found Chandra Sahu from Director General of hedar Ajay Singh, 23, a 10 um of saliva or dis- that an increase in humid- department of chemical Police of Telangana state resident of Beeramguda charge from the nose of ity slowed the drying engineering of IITH. M. Mahender Reddy inau- in Ameenpur, had given the infected person were process. The study has been gurated the cyber war- his vehicle to the deceas- tested on different sur- This means that the published in Inte- riors training pro- ed, Adhi Reshma, 20, a faces as part of the virus can survive for a rnational Commu- gramme on Monday and student of a Dental Col- research. longer period at contact nications in Heat and announced that the pre- lege, knowing that she Researchers dried the points where saliva Mass Transfer. vention of cybercrime is does not have a driving now the 18th item in the licence and also did not duty chart of every police give her a helmet, caus- station in Telangana. ing her death in the acci- The police have dent. TRS failed youth: Oppn deployed cyber warriors “Reshma was driving a at all police stations in scooter to home and she From Page 1 posts and 350 jobs in uni- A senior leader told the state to curb the ris- was between the metro versities, 5,500 driver and Deccan Chronicle, “the ing number of cyber- pillars 660 and 661, on They argue that the TRS conductor posts in TRS government has not based crimes. “The depa- the NH 65 main road government had failed to TSRTC, besides 9,000 only filled vacancies in rtment has begun train- when the driver of an fulfil their aspirations by posts in the electricity the public sector but has ing 1,988 police officials unidentified vehicle failing miserably in filling department. also created lakhs of jobs for the task for this overtook her bike in a lakhs of vacancies in gov- In addition to these, in the private sector by week,” said the DGP, addi- rash manner, due to ernment departments. services of 24,000 artisan attracting investments ng that police personnel which her bike skidded However, the TRS govern- posts in the electricity through its industry- have been specially selec- and she fell down on the ment rubbishes these department had also been friendly policies. ted and trained at the rate main road. claims and has gathered regularised by the TRS About 2.11 youth got of two per every rural po- Meanwhile, a lorry data from all sectors to government. jobs in the IT sector. In lice station, three per eve- going at a high speed in prove how many jobs they Mr Rao asked party lead- all, 14,000 new industries ry semi-urban police stat- a rash manned then ran had provided so far. ers and cadre to extensive- came to the state through ion and five in all commi- over her as soon as she The data gathered, say ly campaign about the TS-iPASS, which created ssionerate police stations. fell off her vehicle, TRS sources, claims that state government’s readi- 14.59 lakh jobs in the “This is the first time in resulting in her death 1.31 lakh vacancies were ness to issue job notifica- private sector, a major the country that the from multiple injuries filled in various govern- tions to fill over 50,000 chunk of which was police force has deployed on the spot. The driver of ment departments since posts in February but due bagged by Telangana cyber warriors in all the lorry, later identified 2014, of which 32,000 vac- to the poll code, it could locals. We challenge the police stations in the as B. Krishna, fled the ancies were filled in police not be done. This will be opposition parties to state to curb the growing place by leaving his department, 35,000 were issued immediately after prove this wrong. We will number of cybercrimes vehicle behind,” said the recruited through TSPSC, poll code ends in March, not seek votes if they in the face of increasing police. 9,350 panchayat secretary he advised them. prove us wrong.” digitisation,” he said. Wakf board claims land for long time From Page 1 Divisional Officer rejected advised to approach the The minister also bro- owned by small and the plea for an ORC, the court against the joint col- ught to the notice of the marginal farmers since Inquiries by Deccan joint collector allowed the lector’s order,” a senior Court the inaction of the 1953, as per local revenue Chronicle revealed that same in favour of individ- revenue official told this Wakf Board in taking records. But the Wakf the State Wakf Board has uals. Subsequently, and correspondent. But, it did steps to de-notify land Board has included the been claiming ownership thus, Kamalakar became not act against the joint from the list of Wakf prop- survey number in the list of the land for a long the owner of the property. collector’s order, the offi- erties in the Gazette notifi- of properties owned by it, time. Some individuals The State Bank of India cial added. cation, based on the report he said. Farmers have have also approached the disbursed a loan of `95 Meanwhile, the govern- of the district collector in been agitating against local revenue authorities lakh, after obtaining a ment, while switching letter no F1/4675/2016 Wakf the Board for a long for issuance of mortgage of 15 acres over to Dharani portal, dated May 8, 2020. time. After I purchased the ‘Ownership Right Certif- through a registered mort- changed the registration The TRS minister even land in 2008, I have also icate (ORC)’, treating the gage deed (9115/2014). The process, and the property accused the KCR-led gov- been petitioning the gov- property as inam land. Mr property was released over which the minister ernment of “violating ernment, he said. G. Kamalakar, as an MLA, from mortgage (8027/2019) was claiming ownership, Article 14 of the Indian He added that he made a representation to after the loan was repaid. got included into the pro- Constitution”. approached the High the district authorities for “As the Wakf Board has a hibitory register, by virtue When contacted, the Court, which alone has issue of the ORC. strong case to prove its of its mention in a Wakf minister said about 70 powers to decide on the While the Revenue ownership, it has been Gazette. acres in the village were Wakf Gazette. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 pg 3

IN BRIEF Meet on disability TS targets $100 bn in life sciences by 2030 rights from today KTR says city’s position as vaccine capital of world bolstered by making Covid jabs at 18th edition of BioAsia Hyderabad: The National Centre for Promotion of DC CORRESPONDENT ● “I TAKE pride in saying Employment for Disabled HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 that Hyderabad rose to People (NCPEDP), India’s FASTER ROLLOUT apex disability rights organi- Minister for industries the occasion and made an sation, will hold a two-day K.T. Rama Rao, while impact for the entire DUE TO REMOVAL OF seminar from Tuesday on inaugurating the 18th edi- world to witness,” K.T. ‘Rights of Persons with tion of BioAsia here on Rama Rao said. ‘DEAD SPACES’ IN Disabilities Act 2016’ at St. Monday, said that the gov- Anns Generelate in Tarnaka. ernment of Telangana building a world-class The event is being held in was aiming to grow the vaccine manufacturing VAX DEVELOPMENT partnership with Network of life sciences sector into a facility, with a capacity of DC CORRESPONDENT Disabled People’s Organis- $100 billion industry by about 450 million doses. HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 ations, and Association of 2030. “All these highlight the Persons with Disability. The The life sciences sector position of Hyderabad. A One of the outcomes of the seminar aims to bring aware- in Telangana has attract- significant part of the race against time to develop ness on provisions under the ed investments worth global population will be vaccines for Covid-19, has law, various developments `3,700 crore in the last one immunised with vaccines been the realisation that including National Education year, with an employment produced in Hyderabad,” there was a lot of “dead Policy, and discuss the imp- potential for over 14,000 he said. space” between various act of Covid-19 on persons jobs, he said. “A feather in our cap has stages of vaccine develop- with disabilities. It will also Rama Rao, addressing been the approval of ment. And eliminating these focus on empowering per- the gathering, said, Umbralisib for cancer dead spaces cut down the sons with disabilities by pro- “Our vision of growing treatment. It is historic time taken to get a vaccine viding training on basic tools the life sciences industry because this is the first from the lab to the people of advocacy such as RTI. to over $100 billion looks drug ever discovered in much faster than the time plausible and we remain India to be approved by taken in pre-Covid-19 pan- committed to it. I would the US-FDA (food and demic days. like to highlight that even drugs administration). I Explaining this process, Dr COPS ON THE after widespread health am extremely proud that Peter Marks, director of the and economic distress the discovery of Minister K.T. Rama Rao shares a lighter moment with the chairman and MD of Bharat Biotech Krishna Ella and Center for Biologics HUNT FOR caused by Covid-19 pan- Umbralisib is led from Suchitra Ella while giving the Genome Valley award to them for the Covid-19 vaccine at the inauguration of 18th Evaluation and Research at demic, players in the sec- Incozen’s facility in edition BioAsia 2021 in Hyderabad. Satish Reddy of Dr Reddy’s lab and Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary of the the US Food and Drug CHAIN-SNATCHERS tor in Telangana have Genome Valley,” Rama Industries & Commerce (I&C) of Telangana, are also seen. — DEEPAK DESHPANDE Administration, taking out responded with resilience Rao said. the time periods between the DC CORRESPONDENT and registered tremen- The Medical Devices different phases of vaccine HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 dous growth during the Park in Hyderabad con- development and making the year.” tinues to be the destina- process seamless with Chain-snatchers made away Referring to manufac- tion-of-choice, where 40 Safety protocols priority for 2021 respect to conduct of trials, with a four-tola gold chain turing of vaccines for companies are establish- has helped in faster arrival from a 55-year-old woman shop- Covid-19 in Hyderabad, ing their manufacturing DC CORRESPONDENT rying out genome of the vaccines into the keeper at LB Nagar on Monday Rama Rao said that and R&D facilities, he HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 W.H.O. CLASSIFIES NEW VARIANTS sequencing. “So far, only market. morning. Hyderabad’s position as said. ● WHO would soon ● Virologists stated that the samples from interna- Delivering the keynote According to the police, the the “vaccine capital of Rama Rao emphasised, “We are nowhere close to tional travellers were col- address online at the BioAsia offenders came to the shop run the world was bolstered “on the pharma industry herd immunity; and for release names of the the virus is mutating as it lected. Now samples from 2021 on Monday, Dr Marks by Sujatha at Mallikarjuna Co- further”. front, we remain commit- the rest of 2021, safety new variants around is also under pressure to the new clusters in said vaccine manufacturers lony and asked her for a cigar- “I take pride in saying ted to grounding the protocols and vaccination the world. However, survive. While humans are Maharashtra and Kerala too were willing to scale up ette. “When the woman was ha- that Hyderabad rose to Hyderabad Pharma City must be a priority” stated it does not want the using medicines and other are also being collected,” production in anticipation of nding over the cigarette, one of the occasion and made an project soon to support Dr Soumya names of the coun- means to kill the virus, it is explained Dr Nivideta being successful. This was an the offenders snatched her gold impact for the entire India’s pharma industry Swaminathan, deputy tries to be identified coming out in a different Gupta, senior scientist at acceptable risk for them in chain weighing four tolas and world to witness. It is a regain its leadership posi- director general for pro- with the variant. The form by way of a survival Indian Council of a pandemic condition, he fled the spot,” said the police. matter of pride that the tion in APIs (active phar- grammes of World Health stigma towards mechanism. For this rea- Medical Research. said. Based on a complaint, the world is looking to India maceutical ingredients) Organisation at the countries as in the son, there will be many New variants of the The emergency use authori- police have booked a case and and Hyderabad,” he said. and KSMs (key starting BioAsia 2021 event. virus posed a challenge as sations, however, were based are making efforts to trace the “The visit of foreign materials), offering sig- In a virtual conference UK, South Africa and more variants. they will not make the on sound knowledge offenders. “We are accessing envoys from over 60 coun- nificant cost and value with scientists, govern- Brazil variants is ● medicines and therapeu- generated from well designed “not appropriate,” it WHO is now classifying the CCTV cameras to gather tries, and of Prime benefits.” ment officials and manu- the variant of concern and tics work. Some of them and well conducted clinical clues on the men. Investigation Minister Narendra Modi The BioAsia inaugural facturers of vaccines, it has said. are emerging stronger as trials. The authorisations, he variant of interest. These is under progress,” added the to the Genome Valley in saw the signing of a was noted that the differ- ● they were being sup- said, were issued without police. Hyderabad is a testimony Memorandum of ent variants or mutations Hence these vir- classifications will make pressed by medicines. compromising on vaccine to the cluster’s signifi- Understanding (MoU) of SARS-Cov-2 virus ulent variants will be tracking and tracing easy Initial data is also show- safety, and not requiring cance in a global context,” between the state govern- remained a serious con- given a formal name. by sharing data about the ing specific mutations in large scale clinical outcome ment and Cytiva to set up KISHAN TO he said. cern. ● different mutations. It is clusters, leading to a viral studies and by adopting a While lauding Bharat a Biopharma scale up There is also a concern Scientists hope also expected to help in escape from the body. transparent process to CENTRE: DECLARE Biotech’s contribution facility, B-Hub, in the whether the vaccine will that whatever name evaluating the efficacy of While all variants are increase confidence in the and commitment to devel- Genome Valley. work against these new WHO proposes, the the vaccine. not virulent, those in this vaccines. RRR AS NH op India’s first indige- As eight out of 10 top mutant strains. With the peoples across the category need to be isolat- To a question on India’s nous vaccine for Covid-19, selling drugs globally cases in Maharashtra and world will be able to ● Will the vaccine be able ed, say scientists. role in vaccine distribution DC CORRESPONDENT he appreciated the efforts today are biopharmaceu- Kerala rising, there is pronounce it to protect against the new There are 10 vaccines globally, Dr Marks said the HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 of Biological E and ticals, B-Hub will help again the fear of lock- properly. variant? Only time will tell. already. While India has US needs to export Covid-19 Indian Immunologicals. Telangana and India in downs and a nationwide approved two vaccines for vaccines as much as possible A BJP delegation led by Union Hetero Pharma and Dr accelerating the growth of spurt in infections. emergency use authoriza- and India too needs to minister of state for home Reddy’s are also augment- the biopharmaceutical “People are tired and Vaccines are safe and the there is the need for us to tions, there are others in produce as much as it can affairs G. Kishan Reddy met ing the global supply by sector. He added that he worried because of the hesitancy must go. WHO trust science and move the pipeline. More vac- to help the rest of the coun- Union minister Nithin Gadkari manufacturing and dis- was confident that new strains. But it is is communicating to peo- forward,” Swaminathan cines would be approved tries. “The two countries in Delhi on Monday with a tributing Russian vaccine Telangana would emerge important that they fol- ple about the safety of said. for emergency use to en- should use our mutual request to declare the Regional Sputnik. Further, as the biopharmaceutical low the safety protocols vaccines. If we have to At present, 10 major sure that there is maxim- pharmaceutical manufactur- Ring Road (RRR) as a national Aurobindo Pharma is capital of India. and also trust the vaccine. fight the new strains, institutes in India are car- um protection to people. ing capacities to bring an highway. end to this pandemic,” he Kishan Reddy said the RRR said. will boost development of Telangana. “There is already an ● DELIVERING THE keynote outer ring road in Hyderabad. Couple run over Bizman held for cheating firm of `4.43cr address online at the BioAsia This ring road will benefit vari- 2021 on Monday, Dr Marks ous districts. With RRR, it is DC CORRESPONDENT equipment, Dr Arpitha, by availing loan from On receipt of credible said vaccine manufacturers possible to connect the HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 the other partner, appro- Bank of Maharashtra. But information about move- too were willing to scale up Bangalore-Varanasi and by tipper at Alwal ached Astler Medicss, rep- Babu failed to supply the ments of the accused in Vijayawada-Mumbai national A businessman from resented by its business said equipment with mal- Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, production in anticipation highways without touching DC CORRESPONDENT by running a fast food Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu manager Ramesh Babu to afide and dishonest inten- a special team from CCS is of being successful. This was Hyderabad. This saves time and HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 joint in Alwal. was arrested by the supply GE 1.5 Tesla tion to cheat the com- deputed to apprehend him. an acceptable risk for them fuel for passengers.” “As usual, the couple Hyderabad CCS police for Supercon MRI equipment. plainant firm and caused “However, by the time in a pandemic condition, he The RRR project is likely to A couple was killed on was heading cheating a firm to the tune “Babu agreed to supply huge loss,” said the police, the team reached there, said. pass through Tupran, Gajwel, the spot when a speed- home after work on of `4.43 crore. the said equipment with adding that the accused is the accused anticipating Jagdevpur, Turkapally, Bhuban- ing tipper lorry ran foot at around 11.45 pm The accused was identi- purchase order/quotation reportedly absconding his arrest moved place to eswar, Pochampally, Chautaup- them over at Alwal on when they met with the fied as R. Ramesh Babu, and the total amount for since registration of the place Krishnagiri, Dharm- al, Sansthan Narayanpur, Yac- late Sunday night. The accident near said the CCS police. The the purchase was to the FIR. apuri, Selam, Thanjavur, haram, Kadthal, Shadnagar, deceased, identified as Shivalayam,” said the arrest was made following tune of `4,43,10,000, which The enquiries revealed Trichy of Tamil Nadu. The Parigi, Pudur, Chevella and Sh- Numal Bansari, 40, a police. a complaint from Daniel was paid by the victim’s that he has also taken abo- police then tracked him ankarpally zones. This would chef at a small fast food The driver of the Solomon, who is a partner firm through its banker ut `10 lakhs from one Bala and arrested him with the stretch to a length of 354km. joint, and Meena Devi lorry, bearing the num- in Arpitha Diagnostics at i.e. Bank of Maharashtra, Murugan of Krishnagiri assistance of local police The land acquisition would Bandari, 35, said the ber TS 08 UE 0346, was Habsiguda, wherein he SD Road, to the account of of Tamil Nadu for supply in Chennai and brought involve 12,000 acres. This police. identified as K. stated that as per the Astler Medicss. The victim of an X-ray machine and him to Hyderabad,” added process alone would cost `3,000 A complaint was Narsimha, 59, and was requirements of medical firm paid the said amount others and did not supply. the police. crore, the state government has received from their rel- booked under section estimated. The total cost of the ative Shiv Raj 304-A (death by negli- project is `12,000 crore, which Bhandari, 30, wherein gence) of the IPC. The would be shared equally he stated that the fami- bodies were shifted for between the Center and the ly was from Nepal and post-mortem to state government. has been living in the Gandhi Hospital city for the past 7 years morgue.

WILD | SIGHT Forest staff set up trap cameras for animal Kongala village panics seeing leopard on tree ANUDEEP CEREMILLA | DC WARANGAL, FEB. 22

Inhabitants of Kongala in Vajedu mandal of Mulugu district spotted a leopard relaxing on a treetop about 2km away from the village, close to the Kongala water- falls in the forest area, on Monday. By the time forest officials reached the spot, the leop- ard has disappeared. They installed trap cameras in the area in the hope to cap- ture it. District forest officer Pradeep Kumar Setty said the leopard is a resident of this forest area for the past two or three years. “We are creating aware- Leopard spotted atop a tree in Kongala village on Monday. ness among the inhabitants of the forest’s fringe vil- revenue officials if needed,” the area. “Currently, the lages about the movement he said. leopard has moved back of the leopard. The forest The DFO added that all the into the forest,” he said. officials will remain vigi- required steps would be The terrified villagers are lant. We would take assis- taken to ensure there is no remaining indoors after the tance of the local police and man and animal conflict in sighting of the leopard. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 pg 4

SHORT TAKES Starting trouble for Vani UPSET OVER Revanth urges Vani to HARASSMENT, while filing nomination WOMAN ENDS LIFE withdraw nomination DC CORRESPONDENT ● were notified to the candidate, ● THE RETURNING Officer DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 who was given time to rectify HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 objected to the nomination it as per the rules. Says CM should have nominated her under Gov. quota Political newbie Surabhi Vani papers being submitted in After handing over the B- A woman who was reportedly Devi, the TRS official nominee the older format. form, Chief Minister Rao con- depressed over marital issues DC CORRESPONDENT ● RAO HAD on Sunday announced former for the Hyderabad, Rang- ducted a meeting with and alleged dowry harassment HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s daugh- areddy and Mahbubnagar As Vani Devi is new to poli- ministers, MLA and MLCs, committed suicide by jumping graduate constituency and tics, several party leaders and directed them to hit the to her death from the 10-storied The TRS party fielded ter Vani Devi was the official TRS candidate daughter of late prime minis- were present to scrutinise and ground running as the party government alloted 2BHK S. Vani Devi, education- for the Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and ter P.V. Narasimha Rao, ran ensure her nomination papers had little time to campaign. building at Keesara on the city ist and daughter of for- Mahbubnagar graduates MLC poll. into some starting problems and other matters were prop- Besides the candidate Vani outskirts on late Sunday night. mer Prime Minister P.V. while filing her nomination. erly done. Since Chief Min- Devi, the meeting was atten- According to the police, the Narasimha Rao, only to ● REVANTH QUESTIONED why The Returning Officer (RO) ister K. Chandrashekar Rao ded by ministers from Hyde- woman was identified as Satya tarnish the image of Chandrashekar Rao offered her an MLC seat objected to the nomination announced that he was allot- rabad, the erstwhile Rangar Santoshini, 27, a BTech gradu- the Pamulaparthi fami- in which she would certainly be defeated. papers being submitted in the ting a ticket to Vani Devi late eddy and Mahbubnagar dis- ate. She was married to Pavan ly, Congress MP A. older format. Following this, on Sunday, all the arrange- tricts, MPs, MLAs and MLCs. Bhagwan, 28, working in a pri- Revanth Reddy said on Revanth Reddy Vani Devi spent some time at ments had to be made to file After the meeting, Vani Devi vate firm about three years ago Monday. the Congress party her “not to fall prey” to the chamber of the RO the nominations on Monday. went to Gun Park to pay following a love relationship Reddy said that if in which she would cer- which honoured P.V. KCR’s machinations Several TRS party leaders On Monday morning, the homage to the pillar of mar- and the couple was residing at Chief Minister K. Cha- tainly be defeated. Rao Narasimha Rao, from and asked her to “think complained of feeling claus- TRS supremo handed over the tyrs. She later went to the a flat in Srinivasa Nagar ndrashekar Rao had had on Sunday annou- fielding him to elec- twice before taking the trophobic while others scam- B-form to the candidate at GHMC office to file her nomi- colony which is close to the any love or respect for nced former prime tions in which he won, next political step”. pered and rushed about as Pragathi Bhavan. When con- nation. Earlier in the morn- 2BHK housings, said the police. the family of late P.V. minister P.V. starting at the village- He even requested her they submitted the new tacted, Priyanka Ala, the Ret- ing, she started the day by “During their wedding, Sant- Narasimha Rao, he Narasimha Rao’s level to making him a to withdraw her nomi- nomination papers, in the cor- urning Officer, said that some paying floral tributes to her hoshi’s family gave cash and should nominate her daughter Vani Devi was Prime Minister. nation. “I know rect format, as demanded by discrepancies were found in father at the PV Ghat on gold ornaments as dowry to under either the the official TRS candi- The Malkajgiri MP what KCR wants to the officer. the affidavit and shortfalls Necklace Road. Pavan. However, his mother Governor’s quota or date for the Hyderabad, further said that Chan- prove to society by Kameshwari and sister Sarada send her to Rajya Ranga Reddy and drashekar Rao was offering an MLC seat to allegedly began harassing San- Sabha. Mahbubnagar gradu- indulging in dirty poli- a great family, in which THANKSGIVING & 3rd REMEMBRANCE thoshi for additional dowry He questioned why ates MLC poll. tics by bringing Vani Vani would most cer- MEMORIAL SERVICE soon after. On Sunday night, Chandrashekar Rao Revanth Reddy into the picture at the tainly be defeated,” he the couple reportedly had a qu- offered her an MLC seat reminded that it was last minute. He urged added. arrel which turned into a heat- ed argument between them, fol- lowing which she left the house without informing anyone and went to the 10th floor of the NON-DIVISION OF multi-storied building nearby, from where she allegedly ju- INTERMEDIATE mped to death,” said the police. BOARD ANGERS HC Late Mr. B. VASANTH RAO MIM TO CONTEST VUJJINI Who slept in the Lord on 16 February 2021. Memorial Service will be held on CHERLA JOGENDER VAMSHIDHARA | DC Wednesday, 24 February at 11 a.m. at 6 April 1943 - 23 Feb. 2018 IN GULBARGA HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 Centenary Methodist Telugu Church Even though you left us too soon your life Nampally. has touched all of us so deeply and we remember you with joy. Enraged over the six-and- Inserted by: FAMILY MEMBERS Love you: WIFE & FAMILY MUNICIPAL POLLS 7893412349, 9391008259 Ph: 7032243708 half years delay in divi- ATHER MOIN | DC sion and allocation of (S/2021/D01269) HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 Intermediate Board 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY employees between (The memory of the Righteous is In an attempt to expand its Telangana and Andhra Blessed Prov 10:7) footprint further in Pradesh, a division bench Karnataka, the All India of Telangana High Court, Majlis-e- Ittehadul Muslimeen comprising Justice M.S will contest the ensuing civic Ramachandra Rao body polls in Gulbarga. and Justice T. Vinod This was announced by MIM Kumar observed that the chief Asaduddin Owaisi after higher authorities, who meeting party leaders from Sitting MLC and BJP candidate for Hyderabad-Ranga Reddy- have responsibility to Gulbarga district here on Mahbubnagar Graduates' Constituency N. Ramchander Rao is offered look into such issues, are Monday. He said that they will aarati as he begins his rally from Barkatpura BJP office to the GHMC behaving like emotionless be fielding Ilyas Baghban head office to file his nomination on Monday. Union minister of state for people. (Ilyas Seth) for the North home affairs G. Kishan Reddy and BJP leader P. Muralidhar Rao also The bench upbraided Gulbarga Assembly con- administrations of both Late Mrs. DONNA SRINIVAS participated. — S. SURENDER REDDY W/o Mr. Busamalla Srinivas stituency in the 2023 elections. States for impeding allo- D.O.B: 04-08-1934 D.O.D: 23-02-2020 He said that MIM will cation of employees and Inserted by: become an independent politi- division of properties and Sons & Daughters cal voice that will be raised obligations. More than (S/2021/D01267) from Gulbarga. After the dem- 100 organisations were ise of former minister Qamar- Bandi urges voters to listed in IX Schedule and ul-Islam, a political vacuum most of them have been was created and AIMIM will pending without any fill this gap, he said. reason. This is affecting Owaisi appealed to the peo- think, vote BJP MLC employees, who are at the ple in the district to support crossroads and many of MIM in the civic body elec- DC CORRESPONDENT ● IN HYDERABAD, if BJP wins, it will them are not getting tions that are likely to be held HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 MLC and contesting fight for justice to peo- their salaries, the bench in April or May. candidate N. Ramcha- ple and issue of empl- said. District President Abdul BJP state president nder Rao filed his oyment notifications “But, you (higher Raheem Mirchi Seth, Ilyas and MP Bandi Sanjay for providing jobs to authorities) are enjoying Saith Baghban Jameel-ur- Kumar has urged nomination at the unemployed. getting timely salaries,” Rahman, Abdul Majeed, intellectuals to think GHMC office. He was In Hyderabad, MLC slammed the bench, Jaweed Alam, Idrees Baghban, and vote for BJP can- accompanied by union and contesting candi- which reserved its judg- Mohammed Akhtar, Syed didate G. Premender minister G. Kishan date N. Ramchander ment on the petition filed Jeelani and Gurnshant Reddy in the forth- Reddy and senior Rao filed his nominat- by Intermediate Board Pattedar attended the meeting. coming MLC polls. party leader P. ion at the GHMC offi- staff seeking a final Later, Owaisi held a virtual Speaking to media Muralidhar Rao. ce. He was accompani- allocation. meeting at Darussalam with on occasion of Prem- ed by union minister ad-hoc committee members of ender Reddy filing his sacrificed their lives, G. Kishan Reddy and the Jharkhand state unit. nomination papers in he is now neglecting senior party leader P. Nalgonda, the state all communities. The Muralidhar Rao. REMEMBERING AND THANKING FOND REMEMBRANCE BJP chief accused Chief Minister has Kishan Reddy said THE LORD GOD FOR The righteous shall be in everlasting MAHMOOD ALI Chief Minister K.Cha- cheated people with Ramchander Rao is a LOVING RIGHTEOUS PARENTS. remembrance - Psa 112:6 ndrashekar Rao of ha- his unfair promises, people’s candidate PROMISES TO ving an adamant me- Sanjay stated. and will work for peo- ntality that suppress- Asking graduates to ple every minute. He PROMOTE UNANI ed the voice of people. vote for BJP, he recalled that Ramcha- He said only BJP has warned them against nder Rao had won the DC CORRESPONDENT the guts to face KCR choosing TRS candi- seat even during the HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 and capture the state, date Palla Rajeswar TRS wave. He will so that it can be taken Reddy. Rajeshwar, if again get elected, as Home Minister Mohammad on the path of develop- elected, will spend all there is an anti-incu- Mahmood Ali assured to take ment. He said though his time at Chief Min- mbency wave against P.L. Johnson P. Manohara up the matter of promotion of KCR became CM after ister’s farmhouse ser- the ruling party, the D.O.D: 23-02-1981 D.O.D: 02-09-2003 Mr. G.B. ROBERTS Unani medicine and disburse- thousands of students ving the CM. However, union minister stated. Son: P.J. David (Retd Principal, Govt. Boys High ment of funds from the Centre. Daughter-in-law: Grace David School, Ghatkesar) He said that there were several Grand Children: Esther Rani & Family DOB: 14-08-1937 Called to glory: 23-02-2018 issues related to Unani in Deena Chakravarthy & Family Remembered by: Telangana, especially in the Niomi Roopa & Family Wife, Children & Grand Children Government Nizamia General 90 file papers so far (B/2021/D00130) (S/2021/D01268) Hospital (Unani). Mahmood Ali was addressing 6th DEATH ANNIVERSARY the seventh World Unani DC CORRESPONDENT stituency. Nomin- tion (GHMC) head- League and 20th Unani HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 ations will be accept- quarters, BJP nomi- Medical Association ed till Tuesday. nee N. Ramchander Excellence awards function. As many as 90 persons While Congress can- Rao and TRS candi- He said that the importance have so far filed their didate G. Chinna date S. Vani Devi, of indigenous medicine has nominations for con- Reddy has already daughter of former increased after Covid-19. testing from the filed his fourth set of prime minister P. V. Director, Chicago Muslim Mahabubnagar-Ran- nomination papers at Narasimha Rao, filed Medical Alliance, Dr Tajamul gareddy-Hyderabad Greater Hyderabad their nominations on Hussain said that although he MLC Graduate con- Municipal Corpora- Monday. was a cancer specialist and an expert in allopathic therapies, Smt. LYATHA GOURI he found that allopathy has not DOB: 11-11-1973 DOB: 23-02-2015 You may not be with us any more eradicated cancer. Lamenting but our love for U will never die. the mafia of pharmaceutical Attempt made to murder We miss you A Lot companies that was tarnishing Inserted by: Husband - Anil the image of the profession, he Daughter - Aashritha Son - Dhruv & said that Unani medicine is Family Members. very effective and its prospects me, alleges HC advocate for research are bright. (S/2021/D01265) Corporator Sohail Qadri won- DC CORRESPONDENT ● DURGA PRASAD use of brake failure. 16th DEATH ANNIVERSARY 4th DEATH ANNIVERSARY dered why appointments were WARANGAL, FEB. 22 lodged a complaint in “If that is true, how being made in all medical dep- Jangaon police sta- was his vehicle artments, but Unani remained A High Court advo- tion and said the lorry brought to the police ignored. Excellence awards we- cate Durga Prasad driver claimed that station? I deal in land- re presented to Unani practi- alleged that some related cases and I tioners from across the country. unidentified persons the accident took was to be present in a Hakim Badruddin Siddiqui, tried to kill him by place because of case related to a land Corporator Dr Samina Begum, chasing and hitting brake failure. issue in Warangal. A Dr Munawar Hussain Kazmi, his car with a lorry lawyer couple was Dr Abul Hassan Ashraf, Dr while he was on his driver, who tried to murdered in Pedd- Muhammad Ali Haider Yam- way to the Warangal escape, was caught by apalli last week and ani, Dr Khawaja Badruddin court from Hyderabad local villagers and today I was attacked. YERRAM VISWESWAR RAO Siddiqui, Dr Masood Wakil on Monday. bashed up. We, lawyers, are D.O.B: 17-12-1927 D.O.D: 07-02-2017 You will always remain in our hearts and Qureshi, Dr Muhammad Rafi The lorry hit the car Durga Prasad lodged unsafe and we may be Shri A. GHANSHAM thoughts forever. Haider Shakib, Dr Ahsan he was travelling in at a complaint in Jang- compelled to leave our You are always remembered for Inserted by: Farooqi, Dr Abdul Rehman Kh- Yeshwanthpur and aon police station and profession if such life- your valuable upbringing us with Son: Y. Vijay Kumar discipline and simplicity. an, Dr Waqar Haider and Dr dragged it for several said the lorry driver threatening circum- Daughter-in-law: Y.V. Radhika A.G. SATISH KUMAR Grand Children: Azmat Rasool were present on metres before coming claimed that the acci- stances remain,” he 9177770050 Y. Vishnu Priya & Y. Sharan the occasion. to a halt. The truck dent took place beca- said. (S/2021/D01257) (S/2021/D01263) CITY/AP DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 pg 5

SHORT TAKES TTD PERFORMS As fierce rivalry marks MLC fight in BHUMI PUJA FOR TN TEMPLE Hyd-RR-Mah polls; youth, jobs get focus DC CORRESPONDENT TIRUPATI, FEB. 22

The ceremonious bhoomi puja Deccan Chronicle correspondents catch up key candidates in the fray in the run up to the elections for the for the construction of TTD’s fifth temple in Tamil Nadu Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Mahbubnagar graduate constituency elections. Since the TRS official candidate was was performed by priests at named on Sunday and Monday marked a rushed effort to file her nomination, she did not have time to give an Ulundurpet in Kallakur-ichi district on Monday. interview. DC will subsequently cover her views. In this edition, three candidates, G. Chinna Reddy of the Congress, Tamil Nadu Chief Mini-ster Edappadi K. Palani-swamy independent candidate Prof. K. Nageshwar and the incumbent and BJP leader N. Ramchander Rao articulate why took part in the celestial pro- gramme along with TTD they should be the selection of voters in this crucial election. chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy in the presence of devotees. The bhoomi puja was per- formed amid chanting of Vedic hymns by pandits who placed four bricks and per- ‘I will fight for ‘TRS broke ‘Never sought formed special puja. Local MLA Kumara-guru, who donated land for Srivari temple, made elaborate jobless youth’ promises’ TRS support’ arrangements for the ceremo- ny. The MLA donated 3.98 MADDY DEEKSHITH I DC practising advocate himself, IREDDY SRINIVAS REDDY I DC L. VENKAT RAM REDDY I DC A: This is malicious propaganda acres of land and `3.16 crore HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 either in the Legislative Council HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 by my political rivals, especially towards the construction of or outside during his term of six the BJP. They alleged that the TRS the Srivari temple and sub- Former minister and Congress years. Though the BJP is in power ith growing anti-incumbency against rof K. Nageshwar has will not contest this election and shrines for Padmavathi candidate for the Hyderabad- at the Centre, Ramchander Rao the ruling TRS party and a weak oppo- plunged into electoral poli- will support me from outside, that Ammavaru and Andal Godai. Ranga Reddy-Mahbubnagar grad- did not make any efforts to revoke Wsition party, the BJP is the only party Ptics, after a gap of six years. I had met Chief Minister KCR at Later, addressing a public uate MLC constituency G. Chinna the Contributory Pension Scheme that can fight the K. Chandrashekar Rao-led In the process, he has trans- his farmhouse and sought sup- meeting, Palani Swami appre- Reddy said that he would sit on an (CPS). government and ensure justice for people, said formed the upcoming MLC elec- port. Some even stooped to the ciated the efforts of TTD in indefinite hunger strike to fight On the other hand, independent sitting MLC and BJP candidate for the tions for the Hyderabad, extent that I will join TRS. I never promoting Hindu Sanatana for the aspirations of unemployed candidate Prof K. Nageshwar is a Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Mahabubnagar Rangareddy and Mahbubnagar sought support from KCR, who Dharma and the glory of Lord youth, teachers and employees good analyst and debates elo- gradudate constituency, N. Ramchander Rao. graduates constituency intense has now announced former prime Venkateshwara by building after being elected. quently on television channels He MLC spoke to Deccan Chronicle exclusively and fascinating. Nageshwar, who minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s temples in many states. “At this age, I am but did ever go out into while filing his nomi- won twice before as an daughter as the offi- Subba Reddy said that they willing to fight for the public domain or nation on Monday. independent from the cial TRS candidate. aspired to establish at least the welfare of peo- participate in any same seat in 2007 and This is a slap on the one Lord Venkateshwara tem- ple till the end of protest, dharna or lead Q What is your main 2009, did not contest faces of those who ple in every state and union my life,” said any fight for employees, agenda in fight the 2015 elections. indulged in false territory in the country. He Chinna Reddy in an teachers and youth. election? How do you In an exclusive inter- propaganda against also said TTD plans to build exclusive interview I have been active in rate your chances? view to Deccan me. Those people owe around 1,000 small temples in with Deccan politics for over 40 years. A: The government Chronicle, the professor an answer to people. remote areas across AP and Chronicle. I have fought several bat- of Chief Minister K. spoke about various Students, youth and Telangana by spending `100 tles, including the agita- Chandrasekhar Rao issues, why graduates employees are very crore. Q Why should peo- tion for formation of a has failed to fulfil any should vote for him and angry with TRS as it ple vote for separate Telangana of its promises made why his re-entry into has failed to give jobs Congress in the state. Prof. K. Nagesh- before the last two Telangana Legislative and a new PRC as JAGAN’S GOOD upcoming election? war served twice and Mr elections. Like the Council is a necessity to promised. Only a fool A. The TRS has Rao once. I urge people N. Ramchander Rao promise to waive safeguard the interests will seek TRS sup- WORK BORE failed miserably in G. Chinna Reddy to give me a chance to loans to farmers up to of students, youth and Prof. K. Nageshwar port in present cir- fulfilling poll prom- serve them better. The government has `100,000. Like the employees. cumstances. I am the ises. K. KCR’s government is promise to create jobs I never sought sup- one who is attacking FRUITS: YSRC yet to fill over two neglected and port from KCR, who Chandrashekar Rao Q What will you do for worked against the and fill vacancies for Q Three major politi- the TRS government DC CORRESPONDENT has cheated every lakh vacancies. He voters in the unemployed youth. cal parties, the TRS, has now announced on its failures on jobs VIJAYAWADA, FEB. 22 strata of society, failed to provide Hyderabad-Ranga interests of teachers The government has Congress and BJP are former prime minis- and PRC. including unem- employment to one Reddy-Mahbubnagar and government neglected and worked fighting this election ter P.V. Narasimha The ruling YSR Congress ployed youth, teach- member of each fam- graduate constituency? employees for sever- against the interests in a ‘do or die’ battle. Rao’s daughter as the Q You entered the attributed credit to the good ers, employees, ily as promised. He is A. Unemployed youth, al years. of teachers and gov- What chances do you official TRS candi- Council twice? governance of Chief Minister advocates, contract doing injustice to who got registered in the ernment employees stand? date. This is a slap on A: The Telangana Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for employees and pen- government employ- employment exchanges, for several years. The A: Tough battles are the faces of those Legislative Council witnessing overwhelming vic- sioners. The TRS have not received a call TRS neglected and oppressed the Dalits and has not new for me. I defeat- has become a sort of tory in the recently concluded did not even imple- ees through 7.5 per- from the agency. I assure not fulfilled the promise to give three acres of ed all these parties who indulged in false ‘bhajan batch’ now. gram panchayat as their ment its poll prom- cent fitment. The TRS you I will fill vacancies land. It has broken the back of the public health twice in 2007 and 2009 as propaganda against What we hear in party-supported candidates ise made for unem- government has no based on eligibility. The and education system. The TRS government an independent. This is me. Council today is just won 80.51 per cent of seats ployed youth. moral right to ask TRS has promised and failed in staff recruitment in universities, history. I did not contest praising CM KCR while the Opposition Telugu This apart, KCR’s votes in upcoming announced `3,016 per degree and intermediate colleges, pushing stu- in 2015 due to personal and his government Desam was confined to just government is yet to MLC polls. month to each unem- dents towards a dark future. People are still reasons. One should remember all the time. Out of a total of 40 16.05 per cent in the state. fill over two lakh ployed person. Till praying for a double bedroom house, which was that the BJP could win in 2015 MLCs, barring a two or three, rest Panchayat raj minister vacancies. He failed January, the government the main promise made by KCR in the run up to only after I opted out. I am confi- all are TRS, or its friendly party Peddireddy Ramachandra to provide employ- owes `75,400 to each the 2014 assembly election. After seven years, dent of repeating history by AIMIM. Even those two or three Reddy told the media here on ment to one member of each fam- youth. I will demand for immedi- people are still waiting for the 2BHK houses. trouncing all these parties and are sitting quiet. In my earlier Monday that the YSRC sup- ily as promised. He is doing injus- ate release of funds and continue achieve a hat-trick of victories stints, I raised and debated issues ported candidates swept all tice to government employees payment until they get jobs. Q What have been your achievements as an with the support of students, pertaining to the education sector, four phases of gram panchay- through 7.5 percent fitment. The About 25,000 teachers are wait- MLC? What have you done for the graduates youth, unemployed, employees of students, youth, unemployed, at polls indicating the support TRS government has no moral ing for jobs. Yet, the government constituency? state and Central governments, employees. I will fight for jobs and base to their party in the state right to ask votes in upcoming is trying to shut down govern- A: I was the lone MLC from BJP in the council, besides outsourcing and contract PRC, and if they fail to resolve it, and said that the TD was MLC polls. We will continuously ment schools. I would fight to stop where I have constantly raised several issues employees of state government. I I will hit the streets. reduced to ignominy. He remind youth about the series of closure of schools and ensure all that revolved around the well-being of farmers, am associated with them for a rejected the TD’s claim that it betrayals. Both the Centre and vacancies are filled. On similar advocates, doctors, teachers, students, the BC, long time. Over 2,000 supporters Q: What makes you confident of won 41 per cent seats. state have cheated unemployed lines, I will fight until 7.5 percent SC and ST community, besides putting pressure from all these sections accompa- winning this election? Referring to the claims of youth and failed to create jobs. fitment is enhanced and HRA is on the government to make higher budgetary nied me voluntarily in a rally A: Over 50 organisations belong- the TD that it won 41 per cent hiked. I will demand income tax allocations for weaker sections. I fought the gov- when I filed my nomination. This ing to students, contract/out- of seats in the gram panchayat Q Why should voters elect you exemption for pensioners, ernment while advocating better welfare fund itself is a big achievement for an sourcing employees, banking sec- polls, the minister slammed as their MLC? enhancement of IT exemption utilisation. It is because of my fight that the independent candidate. tor, life insurance sector, central the party for trying to come up A. The sitting MLC and BJP can- from `5 lakh to `10 lakh. I would fund which was allocated but not utilised was government undertakings in with distorted figures to mis- didate N. Ramchander Rao did not demand stipend for young advo- utilised completely for the welfare of advocates Q You were accused of going Hyderabad, pensioners of state lead the people and said that raise a single issue pertaining to cates and fight for private employ- across the state. I am the only person with 100 soft on TRS. There were reports and central governments etc., though the TD supremo N. unemployed, teachers, graduates ees, teachers and contract per cent attendance and raised a range of issues that you sought support of TRS have already declared their Chandrababu Naidu tried to and advocates, despite being a workers. and questions. from outside for this election? unconditional support for me. manage the system during the polls, the people rejected the party and predicted that it would soon vanish. In a separate development, minister for water resources P. FARM | LAWS Cong. leader’s state yatra highlights farmers’ plight NO VIOLENCE IN Anil Kumar Yadav said that LeT had plans the Telugu Desam might have got single-digit seats in the GP POLLS IN polls if they were having no party rebels. On TD chief Without MSP, we will have ANANTAPUR Naidu’s claim that their party to hit in Hyd too: won 41 per cent of seats, he DC CORRESPONDENT challenged him to prove it and ANANTAPUR, FEB. 22 asked him to step down if he failed to prove it. He said that For the first time in the Chargesheet the TD secured only eight to beg, TS farmers tell Bhatti history of Gram seats on Naidu’s native village Panchayat polls, all the Bengaluru, Feb. 22: The Karnataka's Bengaluru and so was the case in the DC CORRESPONDENT that provided them cash four phases went off NIA filed a supplemen- and Hubli, Maharashtra's Kuppam segment. On Naidu’s HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 incentives. peacefully without a sin- tary chargesheet before a Nanded and Hyderabad to remarks that their party suf- Farmers Bhim Reddy gle poll-related violence special court here on disturb communal har- fered defeat due to police Scores of farmers met and Sanjiv Reddy of in Anantapur district Monday against two ter- mony and strike terror in atrocities, the minister casti- leader of the Congress Deepayiguda said, “the this time. rorists of Pakistan-based the society, the official gated him for saying so. Legislature Party (CLP) State government till yes- No case of murder, terror group LeT for their said. The National The minister predicted that Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu terday was saying it would murder-attempt or riot- alleged involvement in a Investigation Agency their party would continue the at his 14 Raitulatho purchase every single ing came up in the 63 conspiracy to commit (NIA) re-registered the winning trend in the ensuing Mukha Mukhi (face to grain from farmers’ door mandals. These are his- subversive activities and case in November 2012 urban local body polls and also face interactions with steps. Now, under the garb torically faction-fight wage a war against India, and has filed in MPTC/ZPTC polls in the farmers), much on the of the Central regulation, areas since the time of besides killing key per- chargesheets against 17 state. lines of the Kisan the TRS government is Palegars. Further, the sonalities of the Hindu accused. LeT members In the Nellore district, the Mahapanchayats of Congress Legislature Party leader Bhatti Vikramarka telling farmers to take decades-old faction community in the coun- Ahmed and Khan were YSRC bagged 205 gram pan- northern India and Mallu at a press conference. — FILE PHOTO their produce and sell it in rivalries in Penukonda, try, an official said. involved in a criminal chayats while TD got only 29 poured their hearts out on other markets.” Tadipathri, The chargesheet was conspiracy, along with and the JS and BJP combo the challenges they face “The farmers of price in front of big corpo- Rising the issue of Dharmavaram filed against Dr Sabeel other accused, in support- managed to get just two gram and their unheard griev- Telangana spoke in one rations,” they told the CLP agrarian distress and pro- Rapthadu and Ahmed of Bengaluru and ing and furthering the panchyats out of 236 gram ances. voice against the farm leader. Ashok, a farmer tection of farmers, leaders Kambadur areas Asadulla Khan of cause of the terror outfit panchayats went for polls in Mr Bhatti has undertak- laws, making it clear that from Bheemsari village in of Rytu Swarajya Vedika appeared to be a thing of Hyderabad under sec- in Saudi Arabia's Sarvepalli, Kovur, Venkatagiri en a yatra, ‘Polam Bata, these three new legisla- Adilabad district said that told Bhatti that 262 farm- the past as the polls this tions of the India Penal Dammam and Riyadh, the and Nellore rural segments in Poru Bata’ (walk to farms, tions will only make them both Telangana and ers of the district have time were incident-free. Code (IPC) and the NIA spokesperson said. the district. walk to fight), wherein he subservient to corporates. Central governments have committed suicide since During all previous Unlawful Activities They actively participat- Similarly, the YSRC secured is covering vast tracts of Farmers said that when been avoiding payment of 2014. None of these farm- elections, gram pan- (Prevention) Act (UAPA), ed in meetings, where ter- 180 panchayats, TD bagged 23 the state to elicit farmers’ they took their produce to premiums of “Fasal ers have received any ex- chayat polls were hotly a spokesperson of the rorist activities like tar- GPs and one panchyat went to views of the farm laws nearby procurement cen- Bima” (crop insurance) by gratia, they said. contested and these had country's premier investi- geted killings of impor- Jana Sena and four to inde- brought by the Central tre, they never received blaming each other, high- The mood was no differ- an adverse impact on gation agency said. The tant personalities of the pendents when the election government, besides their commensurate price. lighting a real problem ent in another North the polling in a majority case, initially registered Hindu community in was conducted for 208 GPs in welfare under the TRS What is the guarantee that faced by Telangana farm- Telangana district of villages in the in August 2012 in Bengaluru, Hubli and the final phase at Markapur government. they will benefit by taking ers. Karimnagar. Thousands Rayalaseema region. Bengaluru, pertains to a Nanded were planned, the mandal apart from Giddalur The long walk and inter- it and selling it in faraway Kishtayya, another of farmers met the senior While the Palegars had conspiracy hatched by official added. The special and Yerragondapalem actions with farmers has places?” Mr Bhatti said. farmer wondered how Congress leader and regis- tried to maintain their members of proscribed NIA court in Bengaluru Assembly constituencies. succeeded in bringing out The main worry of the marginal farmers can tered their protest against hold on villages through terror organisations convicted 13 accused in In Tirupati, Srikalahasti real problems faced by farmers is the scrapping transport their yield to the new laws. booth-captures and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) the case in September MLA Biyyapu Madhusudhan farmers of the state, said of Minimum Support markets elsewhere, as the Shankar a farmer from attacks, historian Dr. and Harkat-ul-Jihad-e- 2016 and sentenced them Reddy said that their party Mr Bhatti. Price (MSP), he said. new farm law says that Eklaspur said that the Harinath Reddy Islami (HuJI) to commit to five years of imprison- swept the fourth phase of polls Farmers have been Farmers told the Congress farmers can sell their pro- centre and State govern- observed that the gram subversive activities and ment for their involve- by securing 120 of the 121 thronging to meet Bhatti leader that they are terri- duce anywhere in the ments are cheating farm- panchayat polls demon- wage a war against the ment in offences under sarpanch positions in the at every village centre, fied to imagine a situation country. ers who form 80 per cent of strated a similar cul- government of India, the the UAPA, IPC, Arms Act Srikalahasthi segment. pouring their anger where their produce has The farmers urged the the Indian population. ture. The factionists had NIA official said. They and Official Secrets Act. He said that their party can- against the three farm to be sold without a guar- CLP leader to impress on Gaddam Kumar of Adavi proven their existence had procured illegal arms A trial is continuing didates won in all 27 gram pan- bills, which they say is antee of an MSP. the TRS government to Srirampur wanted to in many past gram pan- and ammunition for tar- against three accused chayats at Thottambedu and “aimed at corporatizing “This move will be disas- continue input subsidy know how the farmers can chayat polls and created geted killings of impor- who were named in an also 39 out of 40 gram panchy- Indian farming, benefit- trous for farmers, forcing scheme for farmers, along be protected from the mid- a tense situation to cap- tant personalities of the earlier chargesheet. ats at Yerpedu mandal. ting only the rich”. them to beg for a better with Rytu Bandhu scheme dlemen. ture polling booths. Hindu community in — PTI EDIT DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 pg 6

23 FEBRUARY 2021 Withdraw restrictions Subhani on academic webinars n the pre-Covid-19 era, governments used the visa as a tool to prevent individuals from certain countries from taking part in educational, cultural or sporting engagements. India cut a sorry figure when it Ishowed the world that it was ready to demonise an entire nation for political reasons. At other times, it was particular individuals who were targeted for the views they held, regardless of their country. But what we have just seen is a whole new ballgame. A January 15 order by the education ministry that recently came to light asked all government entities, including publicly funded educational institutions and universi- ties, to “seek approval” of the “administrative secretary” of the concerned department/ministry for organising any “online/virtual international conferences/seminar/training etc”. On the other hand, those meant to confer approval were required to ensure that the subject matter of an event did not relate to the “security of the State, border, the Northeast states, UT (Union territory) of J&K, or any other issues which are clearly/purely related to India’s internal matters”. In short, the very Has the government gone totally insane? Or is idea of discussion this just a way of imposing thought control is being pushed through the backdoor because we are not — last LETTERS into a room and the heard — a country with a totalitarian constitu- tion in which the single ruling party or dictator- Hashtag power: Twitter, door banged shut ial agency (the military, for instance) must PETROL VS IPL in order to please decide and control everything, including who The increase in fuel prices Big Brother. hears what and who says what? In the Covid era, webinars became the or price of IPL ticket has to lifeblood of intellectual and scientific interac- be borne by middle class tions and exchange of ideas among peers internationally, and it is this govt in fight for survival or the poor. In order to which is being sought to be curbed, forcing Indian scholars and students in watch IPL, we must fill our all fields to be shut in without being able to take recourse to the latest find- galvanise support and discredit, proclaim and ings and thinking in the various domains around the world. In short, the make claims is extremely decry, often using clever fuel tanks. As for the ruling very idea of discussion is being pushed into a room and the door banged thin-skinned. but false equivalence? class, they neither know shut in order to please Big Brother. Shashidhar People and political par- But false narratives can- the cost of fuel or IPL tick- It is no surprise that the scientific community is not pleased. In a letter to ties — many on Twitter, not be confused with fake et but enjoy perks at the education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal (and others), the president of the Nanjundaiah such is the delicious news. It should worry us Indian Academy of Sciences, Partha Majumder, had called the order “too irony of the social media that instead of seeking to cost of taxpayers. constraining” for the advancement of science in the country. He has also — have raised doubts protect its citizens’ priva- G.V. Sudhir raised the valid point that frequently, even for domestic webinars, foreign about whether the Delhi cy (it took the Supreme scholars of repute, including Nobel laureates, are invited as interlocutors police wittingly or unwit- Court to state recently Hyderabad and discussants as exchanges with them are of extraordinary benefit to our tingly facilitated the that privacy is paramo- Blaming the Opposition and prede- own scholars and students. Are such forums to be classified as foreign? Republic Day drama. unt), or protect conven- cessors is the favourite pastime of Besides, even if we shut the doors on international experts, will Indians, n Editors Gu- it threat includes one Should we therefore tional media businesses Prime Minister Narendra Modi. when they are discussing crucial issues of science and other fields of schol- ild of India where “reasonable people assume that our govern- like Australia, Spain and For him, Parliament has been arship, be wholly free to talk about issues for which the sanction-giving webinar on hearing it will perceive it ment liberally allowed several other countries reduced to a place to pass Bills to authority must specially look out? The answer seems fairly clear. Indeed, February 12 to be a threat”. No amend- the virtual mobilisation are now doing, the Indian fulfil his personal goals due to the it is likely that it won’t be before long that private institutions of knowl- on reporting ments were made, howev- to brew on Twitter, and government and its agen- lack of Opposition. He needs to stop edge too will be brought under the mischief of the order. fromA the Naxalite bad- er, in what free speech then failed to protect a cies are seeking to use the talking and serve people to fight The instruction must be withdrawn lock, stock and barrel. Seeing that lands featured song meant on the social public monument where social media to identify hunger and poverty. Trying to the heads of scientific institutions representing over 1,500 top scientists of videos, pornography and media. Of course, nation- the real action was? inconvenient people to fit erase the past and rewrite history the country reacted publicly, principal scientific adviser K. abusive language. Now, al security is a reasonable Certainly, history has into its narratives that is unbecoming of the Prime Vijayaraghavan and secretary (technology) Ashutosh Sharma have hinted why would an organised restriction in American shown us that mobilisa- can fuel pseudo-national- Minister Narendra Modi. at a modification of the order. That isn’t enough, the whole thing must be group of “unknown per- law too. But the courts tion topples governments istic frenzy. Disha Ravi’s Jugal Kishore scrapped. It is odd that that the PSA, a man of science, is not repelled by the sons” like to cyber-bomb relentlessly uphold the even through rhetorical arrest is only the latest Hyderabad tone and the meaning of the entire directive. a seminar? Perhaps the free speech rights of an intent. Organisational example. As a former SC theme was inconvenient? individual. Most courts power can often translate judge noted on a promi- As the guild pointed out also rule in favour of pro- into transactional power nent news channel, it PV’S DAUGHTER later, the seminar would tecting the voices of min- — and from Indira Gan- seems the new tendency By nominating former prime min- Cyborgs of tennis talk about the excesses of ority groups, unless there dhi to Narendra Modi, it is to arrest in a hurry, ask ister’s daughter Vani Devi, the TRS the government and the is an explicit threat, but poses a human challenge questions later — no won- seems to be trying to encash on the ovak Djokovic, one of the three knights of modern tennis, turned on struggles of the tribals — Twitter usually watch to professed development der a judge has ques- good image of P.V. Narasimha Rao his best game on the hard court at the Rod Laver arena he can call his or Adivasis — at the groups with historical goals. The social media is tioned the police on its (PV daughter Vani is KCR’s MLC Nown backyard for having won nine times and never having been beat- hands of the left-wing problems more carefully. just the latest galvanising “conjectures”. pick, DC, Feb. 22). Interestingly, PV en in an Australian Open final. His opponent Daniil Medvedev was so much extremists. Open webina- Twitter’s country-spe- force that transcends Any government should always advocated for united in awe of the champion that he calls him a “cyborg of tennis” alongside rs are vulnerable to mis- cific censorship has dis- geography. be responsible for creat- Andhra Pradesh. One wonders why Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who between them have won 58 Grand chief anyway, and this abled accounts that were But can the social media ing an ecosystem that KCR is pitching on the “region” Slams and 15 of the last 16. And is there a more accurate yardstick than writer has himself faced clearly neo-Nazi and anti- enable a coup in India? enables its citizens to feel sentiment when the state under his Grand Slam titles to measure who among the three is going to be judged as tough, disruptive ques- Semitic. The site does not But is it possible to argue involved but secure, governance is heading towards the greatest tennis player of the professional era? tions during them. But usually block accounts that it can? Similarly, can responsible but free. Bangaru Telangana. The Serbian’s spotless returns of serve on a cool Melbourne night could be such is the nature of free that are critical of regi- a group of people hoist a Knee-jerk reactions from Kshirasagara Balaji Rao rated as his greatest weapon in the dismantling of a young challenger even speech. Where does free mes, whether or not a cou- private flag atop a public the State and highly pub- Hyderabad as he played every ground stroke as if he were indeed armed with superhu- speech end? Would we ntry is authoritarian. building as the police licised arrests of people man qualities. If tennis is all about eliminating errors, then Djokovic is just consider the disruption of Governments then tend to watch? But can the Cent- who are merely practis- Though Chief Minister K. Chan- that champion. Not a crowd favourite because of the stand he has taken on the guild’s webinar also take action against indi- re argue that the breach ing their rights tend to drashekar Rao appears to be usurp- various issues and because he called for leniency from the hard quarantine free speech, or would we viduals who may use dis- was a security problem? inhibit citizens from ing former prime minister P.V. imposed on all visiting players before the Australian Open, Djokovic also find it unreasonable agreeable or inconve- That’s what matters. And speaking up. As a medi- Narasimha Rao’s legacy, it is the had to battle many who were not chanting “Ole, ole, ole” in his support. enough to be restricted? nient language against a the public display of an- um, the social media does Congress that lost its claim to it Naomi Osaka is the emerging great of the women’s game who won her Should the guild be held regime about its majority ger is a warning to the not represent — it merely morally in 2004 when his body was fourth Grand Slam in a manner reminiscent of the dominating tennis of responsible for those who religion. Instances are rest of us not to rub the amplifies. not allowed to be placed inside the Serena Williams, who she beat in the semis before demolishing Jennifer misused the platform? replete from Turkey, government the wrong Meanwhile, the home- party headquarters in Delhi for Brady in the final. The youngster may have victories that favour the hard Gatherings, virtual or Bahrain, Thailand, and way. Consider the potent grown Twitter, Koo (I people to pay homage. courts of the Australian and US Opens but, on the evidence of her Melbourne physical, promote mobili- several other countries — words of BJP leader Anil understand the onomato- S. Nageswara Rao showing, she may need only an attitudinal change to win on grass and clay. sation of thought, and not exactly stellar exam- Vij in Disha Ravi’s con- poeic word is a call that Hyderabad Having once said that to become a tennis legend was her life goal, the 23-year- that can be problematic. ples of individual free- text: “Those who even people in coastal Kar- old is well on her way now with a polished game and a record of Grand Slams That is why the recent dom-granters. think in anti-national ter- nataka use to catch some- to lend greater weight to the voice to speak up on sensitive social subjects spat between the Centre The social media has ms must be eradicated”. one’s attention) has deftly YEARS AGO IN that she has never been afraid of. and Twitter has rich me- two broad roles — the Let’s flip a question: built a base of political 50 anings for a researcher. organisational and the Would the flag be hoisted support and is a perfect The Twitter-govern- dialogic, and it is the for- atop Red Fort on Republic platform for mobilisation. 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he price of petrol has crossed tax. But this has not happened in around for immediate ways in recent phenomenon and their abili- The last aspect is that of infra- `100 in some parts of India for India for a variety of reasons. The which it can fund itself. The easiest ty to match fossil fuels in terms of structure. Lithium ion batteries in Tthe first time. A parallel devel- base of people who file their income- way is through taxes on fuel. price is something even more cars take about 10 hours to charge at opment is that of the total revenue tax returns has gone up, but the Petrol and diesel had been deregu- recent. We should know that in the home, assuming all car buyers have that the government receives — 33 actual money that comes in as lated before Prime Minister area of petrol and diesel in automo- a garage with access to electricity. per cent, or one-third, now comes direct taxes has not gone up propor- Narendra Modi took office. The bile use, this parity has still not America, Europe and China have from the tax on fuel. India’s con- tionally. logic of deregulation was that the come. tens of thousands of direct current sumers pay the highest rate of tax The other reason that taxes from Indian State kept subsidising the Petrol and diesel are very energy fast chargers in networks that span Aakar Patel on the petrol and diesel that they fuel have gone up as a proportion of consumer even when the price of dense. About 50 kg of fuel or a full their nations. consume. The nations that follow all taxes is what has happened to the crude rose globally, putting the tank can take the car for about 700 This enables cars to charge up in India on the list of those with high Goods and Services Tax. This was mostly state-run oil businesses here km. For an electric car to do that, it about half an hour or so. India does taxes are all European nations, plus meant to replace a series of other at a loss. The consumer was protect- needs a lithium ion battery pack not have these networks because the United States and Japan. These taxes and create a single market ed no matter what the price of crude that must be at least 45 or so kilo- the government has not built them. are of course places where con- where more trade and more com- was. But now the reverse has hap- watt hours. The price of this battery Even if all cars today were to magi- sumers are much better off than us merce would happen, expanding the pened. The government is protected alone is around $5,000, and so cally become electric and not depen- Who’s to blame and the government can in fact economy. But the GST was not able no matter what the price of crude is. approximately `4 lakh. Add the rest dent on fossil fuel, where would extract money from them without to produce as much revenue as the If the price goes down it takes more of the car and the minimum cost of a they be charged? That the Prime significant hurt. taxes it replaced. And the market profits and does not lower the retail vehicle that can do the same range Minister did not say. In India, the majority of con- has not grown. Indeed, in the last 36 rate of petrol and diesel. If the price as a petrol or a diesel-driven car can The reality is that no matter what for `100 petrol: sumers are poor. And a tax on fuel months, the Indian economy has goes up, it hikes up the rates fur- do today is around `10 lakh, which Jawaharlal Nehru or Indira Gandhi affects all of us equally and hurts slowed significantly, falling from ther. This was not the purpose of is out of the budget for three-fourths or Atal Behari Vajpayee did, we the poor disproportionately. The around eight per cent growth in the deregulation. or more of India’s car buyers. This would be dependent today on petrol Nehru, Indira autorickshaw owner and the Uber quarter starting January 2018 to The Prime Minister says that it is will change over time and the cost of and diesel. The question is whether driver pay the same to fuel up their around three per cent in the quarter not his fault and previous govern- battery packs will fall as more and the government should extract such vehicle as the corporate executive starting January 2020. And in the ments are to blame for keeping more nations take to electric vehi- a large share of tax from us. That is or Modi Sarkar? and or business tycoon. This makes period after that, the economy has India dependent on imported crude. cles for environmental reasons. But a question only Narendra Modi can very little sense. Ideally, taxation actually contracted for the first time But that is the case with all the it is wrong to assume that it could be answer and not Jawaharlal Nehru. should be focused on those who can in decades. And so, the short-term world’s nations who do not have a done today and certainly wrong to afford to pay more, and this is prospects for growth are not good, reserve of oil that can be tapped. assume it could have been done in The writer is a columnist and a through direct taxes like income- and the government must look Alternative sources of energy are a the past. senior journalist NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 pg 7

SHORT TAKES Bomb diffused 4G services likely to AYODHYA AIRPORT TO BE NAMED be suspended in AFTER LORD RAM Lucknow Feb. 22: The under J&K in March, April construction airport in Ayodhya will be named DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE CENTRE had Maryada Purushottam Sriram NEW DELHI, FEB. 22 decided to restore 4G Airport, Ayodhya after Lord services in J&K last Ram and a provision of Security agencies are month after a gap of `101 crore has been made for it once again likely to rec- in the budget presented in the ommend suspension of nearly a year. Uttar Pradesh Assembly on 4G services in J&K dur- Monday. ing March-April in view pads along the Indo-Pak Besides the provision for the of specific Intelligence to infiltrate into India Ayodhya airport which will inputs that Pakistan- with onset of summer. subsequently be made an based terror outfits were Cell phone serves, partic- international airport, the planning “major infiltra- ular messaging plays a budget also provides for `2,000 tion and terror attacks” crucial role in terror crore for increasing the num- in the Valley and along activities hence security ber of airstrips at Jewar the Indo-Pak border forces are skeptical that Airport from 2 to 6. areas. 4G services may once Cities like Aligarh, The Centre had decided again have to be suspend- Moradabad, Meerut will also to restore 4G services in ed in case violence in the be linked through air service J&K last month after a Valley escalates in the soon, Chief Minister Yogi gap of nearly a year. coming days. Adityanath told reporters These 4G services were “There is concrete infor- after the presentation of the restricted by the Centre, mation with us that major budget by finance minister on recommendation of infiltration and terror Suresh Khanna. security agencies, after attacks are being planned Under the Special Area Article 370 was revoked in during March-April. Cell Programme, a budget of `300 J&K in August 2019. phones play a major role crore is proposed for special Anticipating that the in terror operations so if schemes of Purvanchal and a decision to scrap Article security situation deteri- budget of `210 crore has been 370 could trigger large- orates in the coming days proposed for special schemes scale unrest in the Valley then we will have suspend of Bundelkhand region. it was decided to restrict these 4G services again,” Stressing on industrial and Bomb disposal squad prepares to defuse an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Srinagar on Monday, which was detected at a bridge, near the usage of 4G services. a senior Intelligence offi- infrastructure development, a Srinagar-Jammu National Highway near Pantha Chowk. Central Reserve Police Force personnel, patrolling the highway, found a tin can by the So though these services cial said. budgetary provision of `1,107 busy roadside at Nowgam, a police official said. — PTI have now been restored Kashmir Valley wit- crore has been made for the security and Intelligence nessed a relatively peace- Purvanchal Expressway agencies are closely mon- ful winter this year with a Project, `1,492 crore for itoring the situation in sharp drop in number of Bundelkhand Expressway the Valley. Intelligence terror incidents. But Project and `860 crore for agencies said that though things, security official Gorakhpur Link Expressway the situation as of now feel, could change with Project. was under control but the onset of summers for Mamata kin gives CBI 4 hours could deteriorate during which adequate preven- the coming season. tive measures like PHOTOS OF COUPLE Intelligence agencies strengthening anti-infil- have received specific tration grid along the bor- IN GOVT COPTER inputs that a large num- der areas and increasing to grill her at residence today ber militants, close to 500, deployment with the SPARK ROW were waiting at launch Valley were being done. RABINDRA NATH Narula claims to be in dark about purpose of summons, her link to the probe CHOUDHURY | DC BHOPAL, FEB. 22 DC CORRESPONDENT and 3 pm tomorrow, i.e. 23 KOLKATA, FEB. 22 February 2021. You are Rahul: Centre will A couple did a ‘wedding’ pho- requested to kindly toshoot in a government chop- A day after getting sum- ED issues summons to inform me your schedule.” per in Raipur triggering a mons to face grilling in the In the afternoon a security scare, officials said on coal smuggling case, wife drama, however, unfolded not roll back farm Monday. of West Bengal Chief when Kumar and his team A video of the couple posing Minister Mamata TMC minister’s daughter went to grill Gambhir at for a photoshoot in the heli- Banerjee’s MP nephew her flat in an upscale hous- copter on Monday went viral, Abhishek Banerjee Rujira RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC municipal affairs minis- darshini’s husband Yasir ing complex at Anandapur laws unless forced causing flutter in the security Banerjee Narula gave the KOLKATA, FEB. 22 ter and outgoing Kolkata Haider in the last couple off EM Bypass in the city establishment in Raipur. Central Bureau of Mayor Firhad Hakim who of years. but were denied entry GILVESTER ASSARY | DC unable to feel the pain of Director of aviation depart- Investigation a window of After the Central Bureau is also a trusted lieutenant The Union finance min- by the security guards THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, the farmers. ment of Chhattisgarh govern- four hours on Tuesday to of Investigation’s heat on of the Trinamul Congress istry’s agency has also keeping the giant gate FEB. 22 “Agriculture is the only ment Nilam Namdev has con- question her at her South West Bengal Chief Minis- supremo. His daughter come across closed. business that belongs to stituted a 3-member commit- Kolkata residence. ter Mamata Banerjee’s Priyadarshini Hakim has a link of a foreign actress’ The CBI officers were Congress leader Rahul Bharat Mata and the gov- tee headed by chief pilot Narula, suspected by the family in the coal smug- reportedly been called by name with Yasir’s over- seen waiting in their cars Gandhi on Monday called ernment wants to snatch Pankaj Jaiswal to probe the CBI for her role in over- gling case, another the Enforcement Director- seas visits, sources added. outside for almost an hour for intensifying the farm- this from the farmers,” he incident. seas financial transac- Trinamul Congress heavy- ate to face grilling this we- Priyadarshini works at before they were allowed ers’ agitation saying that said. The committee has been tions relating to the illegal weight’s kin has come ek at its office in CGO Co- corporate communication to go inside only by walk- the Narendra Modi led- Earlier, Rahul Gandhi asked to submit its report trade, however, claimed under the scanner of a dif- mplex in Salt Lake on the department of the CESC. ing after parking their BJP government at the led a tractor rally from within a week. herself to be in dark about ferent central agency and overseas financial trans- She was not available for cars outside the residen- Centre was not going to Thrikaipetta to Muttil in “A 3-member committee has the purpose of the sum- also got its summons to actions. comments. It is also not tial complex. roll back the three farm Wayanad to protest been constituted to probe the mons to her and her link face questioning over a ED sources claimed that clear whether she would Later, the CBI team ques- laws unless it is forced. against the farm laws. incident. Information avail- to the probe while reply- suspected link to overseas a huge amount of money face the ED or not. Hakim, tioned Gambhir for three The Congress leader At a separate meeting of able till now suggests that a ing to the CBI on a day her financial transactions. was sent abroad to a bank however, claimed, “I have hours and recorded her who was addressing a Kudumbasree women self driver in the state aviation sister Menaka Gambhir The top leader is state account during multiple neither heard nor do know statement on `36 lakhs public meeting held as help groups, Rahul department had opened the faced its marathon ques- urban development and foreign tours by Priya- anything about it.” which used to be deposited part of Tractor Rally held Gandhi took a dig at state hangar for the couple to tioning for her suspected by Anup Majhi alias Lala, in his constituency Prime Minister for ridi- do the photoshoot. He has been link to the financial trans- the absconding kingpin of Wayanad, said there was culing MGNREGA. placed under suspension. actions. branch) Umesh Kumar in yesterday, i.e. 21 February questioning or the subject the coal smuggling case, a reason why Modi was When he took office in Accountability will be fixed on On Monday morning a letter, “I am in receipt of 2021, at around 2 pm, when matter of the investiga- monthly to the Kasikorn not withdrawing the 2014 he ridiculed MGN- the officers found responsible Narula informed CBI addi- your above mentioned I was unavailable. Though tion, you may visit my res- Bank account at Bangkok three laws. “The reason is REGA. But later he was for the security lapse leading tional superintendent of notice dated 21 February I am unaware of the rea- idence, as per your con- in Thailand and another clear. These three laws forced to accept that the to the incident after the police (anti corruption 2021, which was delivered son for me being called for venience between 11 am bank in London. are designed to destroy rural job guarantee probe”, Namdev said. the agricultural system scheme held the poor in One Sanket Sai and his wife, in India and give the good stead during Covid the newly married couple, had entire business to two or pandemic. done photoshoots in wedding MEHBOOBA MUFTI three of Narendra Modi’s Gandhi who was attire in the chopper on friends,” he said. addressing the meeting of Sunday. The couple posed for Gangrape accused held after 22yrs Gandhi said the world is the self help groups the photoshoot inside and out- RE-ELECTED PDP watching the farmers Poothadi grama pan- side the helicopter. AKSHAYA KUMAR Dr Sudhanshu Sarangi on months ago with a team of and brought him here,” Dr struggle very closely. chayt, said the self help Sanket is sarpanch of PRESIDENT SAHOO | DC Monday said the accused three police personnel, Sarangi said. Even international pop groups and MGNREGA Dhandi Bahar village in BHUBANESWAR, FEB. 22 had changed his name to including Cuttack deputy After the witnesses stars have commented on were brought by the UPA Jashpur district in Srinagar, Feb. 22: Jalandar Swain and was commissioner of police recognised the accused the farmers’ stir. But the government to empower Chhattisgarh and is said to be Former Jammu and In a breakthrough in the staying in Aamby Valley (DCP) Prateek Singh. On Biban Biswal, he was pro- government in Delhi is the people of the country. a relative of the driver in the Kashmir chief minister 1999 Anjana Mishra gang- in Lonavala near Mumbai. February 19, a special duced before the Special state aviation department Mehbooba Mufti was on rape case that largely con- “Biban had mentioned team led by Badambadi CBI Court here which sent Yogeswar Sai who allegedly Monday unanimously tributed to the end of the Naranpur (Cuttack) in his police station inspector him to judicial custody. led the couple to the hangar. re-elected as president of Congress rule in Odisha, permanent address. When Rashmi Ranjan “The accused has been the PDP for a three-year the state police with the we initiated an inquiry, we Mohapatra left for handed over to the Central term. help of its Maharashtra found out that no such per- Mumbai to arrest the Bureau of Investigation GUJARAT RS Mufti’s name was pro- counterparts has appre- son belongs to Naranpur. accused. which investigated the posed by senior leader hended prime accused He had a permanent job, “Odisha police with the case. The next course of BYPOLLS: BJP Ghulam Nabi Lone Vivekananda alias Biban Aadhaar card and bank help of Maharashtra action will be taken by the Hanjura and seconded Biswal, who was abscond- account there. He was in counterparts launched investigating agency,” the WINS BOTH SEATS by Khurshid Alam, a ing for 22 years. contact with his family operation ‘Aamby Valley.’ senior cop added. party spokesperson said The accused was held on members and had asked The cops got to know that On the intervening night Ahmedabad, Feb. 22: BJP after the election. Senior Sunday from Lonavala his family to get a death a person named Swain of January 9-10, 1999 nominees Dineshchandra PDP leader Abdul where he was working as a certificate in his name to works in Aamby Valley as Anjana was gang-raped by Anavadiya and Rambhai Rehman Veeri was the plumber, the Odisha avoid police detention in a mechanic and stays in a three persons near Mokariya were on Monday chairman of party elec- police said on Monday. future,” the CP informed. staff quarters two and a Baranga while she was declared elected unopposed to tion board, he said. Briefing media persons Dr Sarangi said that a half km away. Seeing the going to Cuttack from the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat The spokesperson said here, Bhubaneswar- special mission under the police, the accused tried to Bhubaneswar along with as the opposition Congress did the party’s electoral col- Cuttack Twin City title of ‘Operation Silent escape. However, the cops a journalist-friend in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi takes out a tractor rally not field candidates for the two lege in Jammu had earli- Commissioner of Police Viper’ was launched three managed to arrest him a car. from Thrikkaipatta to Muttil in Wayanad district. — PTI vacant seats, one of which was er unanimously re-elect- held by its veteran leader ed Mufti as party chief. Ahmed Patel. Senior leader Surinder The two seats had fallen Chaudhary was the TOOLKIT | CASE Court told Nikita, Shantanu may be arrested in future if there is a requirement vacant following the demise of returning officer for the the sitting MPs belonging to election. Talking to the Congress and the BJP. reporters, Mufti said One of the seats was held by Jammu and Kashmir veteran Congressman Ahmed was going through tough Disha Ravi remanded to one-day police custody Patel since 1993 till his death times and that she will on November 25 last year due continue to lead the PDP New Delhi, Feb. 22: A produced before the court The probe agency told in police custody for the to complications related to on the mission for which Delhi court on Monday on expiry of her three-day the court that they may purpose of confronta- Covid-19. The other seat fell it was established. “The sent 21-year-old climate judical remand, through arrest Nikita and tion?” vacant as BJP’s Abhay PDP was established for activist Disha Ravi, arrest- her lawyer opposed the Shantanu as well in future Defence counsel also Bharadwaj, a first time MP raising the voice of the ed in connection with plea of the investigators, if there is a requirement. questioned as to why elected to the RS in 2019, too, people and problems allegedly being involved in saying “why should I “There was involvement of police did not summon the died on December 1 due to the they face. We will contin- sharing a “toolkit” on (Ravi) be in police custody all three accused persons. co-accused persons earlier. Coronavirus infection. ue to do that,” she said. social media related to the while those I have to be We have to confront all “I (Ravi) was already in Returning C.B. Pandya In response to a ques- farmers’ protest, to one- confronted with are on three. We only have seven their custody for five days. declared Anavadiya and tion, the PDP president day police custody (PC) to bail?” days more to seek custodi- Prosecution is talking in a Mokariya as elected uncon- said, “If they (police) be confronted with co- Police only got one day al interrogation,” the pros- manner as if they got to tested from the two seats on think that I should be accused in the case. custody of Ravi, though it ecution told the court know all the information Monday, which was the last arrested for fighting for Chief Metropolitan had sought five days of referring to the provisons about the case today itself. date of withdrawal of forms. peoples’ rights, let them Magistrate Pankaj custodial interrogation Disha Ravi leaves after being produced at Patiala Court of the law under which the What is new there to seek Two dummy candidates of do their duty. I will con- Sharma sent Ravi for cus- contending that during in New Delhi on Monday. — PTI case has been lodged that fresh PC. If investigating the BJP, Rajnikant Patel and tinue to do my work.” todial interrogation after her interrogation, she mandates custodial inter- officer wants to meet Ravi Kirit Solanki, withdrew their Asked about restora- police said she was shifted entire burden on “They need to be con- transnational ramifica- rogation only upto 15 days beyond 15 days, what he nominations on Saturday. tion of statehood to required to be confronted two co-accused — Nikita fronted with Ravi. Nikita tions, with involvement of post his/her arrest. will do? Two people With the bypoll to the two Jammu and Kashmir, with co-accused in the Jacob and Shantanu was served with a notice to those who has expressed Ravi’s counsel opposed already on transit bail, seats scheduled to be held sep- Mufti said, “It is not for case which has transna- Muluk — who “cannot be join the probe but she did their disaffection for this the police plea saying that why should I be in police arately, the Congress, decided me to decide. The Centre tional ramification. arrested because they are not join the interrogation. country,” prosecution told other two accused are on custody,” the counsel ques- not to field any candidate. has to restore it.” However Ravi, who was currently on transit bail. “It is a case which has the court. bail and “why should I be tioned. — PTI NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 pg 8

SHORT TAKES Previous govts MP FOUND DEAD IN neglected Assam, MUMBAI HOTEL says Prime Minister SHAHAB ANSARI | DC MUMBAI, FEB. 22 MANOJ ANAND | DC ● WHILE INAUGURATING GUWAHATI, FEB. 22 the expansion project of Lok Sabha member represent- Bongaigaon refinery, the ing Dadra and Nagar Haveli Prime Minister Narendra Mohan Sanjibhai Delkar was Modi here on Monday Prime Minister0 said that on Monday found dead at a accused previous govern- with the help of the Ujjwala hotel in south Mumbai. It is ments of neglecting the Scheme, liquefied petrole- suspected that the Lok Sabha state by giving step-mother- um gas, or LGP, coverage in MP allegedly died by suicide. ly treatment towards the Assam stood at nearly 100 Delkar's body was found at region which has great per cent. around 2pm on Monday. A sui- potential to become the cide note in Gujarati was also growth engine of the coun- found along with the body. try. self-sufficiency. “Assam’s An accidental death report is Taking a jibe at opposition tea, tourism, handloom and being registered based on pre- Congress which ruled the handicraft will strengthen liminary information, the state for the longest period the state’s self-reliance. police said. Modi said, “Those who Earlier I had said that “The body of Lok Sabha MP ruled for decades since Assam will become the Mohan Delkar was found in a Independence believed growth engine of North hotel in Marine Drive Police Delhi was too far from East, now we have seen the Station area today. A suicide Dispur but Delhi is not far reality,” he said. note was found at the spot. now, it stands at your The Prime Minister who ASP, Colaba is investigating doorstep.” inaugurated a number of the matter,” Mumbai Police Asserting that he will projects worth over `3,300 Spokesperson Chaitanya S. visit Assam and other poll- crore said, “Today, the said. bound states as many times whole world is recognising According to sources, Delkar as possible before the India’s engineers. The had checked in the hotel last Assembly election dates are youths of Assam have night. A train approaches Srinagar Railway Station, after services resumed since its closure from March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, in announced, Modi while amazing potential. The When his driver, staying in Srinagar on Monday. — PTI addressing a public meet- state government is work- the adjacent room, didn’t get ing at Silapathar in ing hard to increase this any response from him till the Assam’s Dhemaji district capacity. Due to the efforts afternoon, he informed the said that the Centre and the of the Assam government, hotel staff about it. Assam government are today there are more than Subsequently, the driver working for balanced devel- 20 engineering colleges entered Delkar’s room from 86.3% of new Covid cases are opment of the state and the here.” the other side and found North-East. “It is necessary for India Delkar hanging. Reiterating his commit- to continuously become Delkar won six consecutive ment for the development of self-sufficient, to increase elections from the constituen- the state, Modi said, “I will its strength and also its cy during 1989-2009, failing to from 5 states including Maha visit Assam, other poll- capabilities. Over the years, retain the seat in the Lok bound states as many times we have greatly increased Sabha elections in 2009 and as possible before elections the oil storage capacity for 2014. However, he successfully 7th minister, 35 govt employees test +ve ahead of Maha budget session are announced, likely in the refining and emergency in contested the 17th Lok Sabha first week of March. If we India itself. Refining capaci- as an independent candidate. DC CORRESPONDENT assume March 7 as the day ty has also been increased He won the 1989, 1991 and with agencies inputs MASKS MADE of election dates announce- at Bongaigaon Refinery,” 1996 elections as a Congress NEW DELHI, FEB. 22 ment, then I will try to come Modi said. candidate and the 1998 election People in Kasargod fume to you whenever I get the “If the policy is right, if as a BJP candidate. He Union Home Minister COMPULSORY IN time.” the intention is clear then rejoined the Congress and Amit Shah on Monday He said, “Centre and the the destiny also changes,” unsuccessfully contested in held a meeting with sen- BHOPAL, INDORE Assam government are said Modi, adding, “We are 2009 and 2014. He is survived ior officials of the Home as K’taka ups restrictions working collaboratively to planning to implement a by his wife and two children. and Health ministry and DC CORRESPONDENT develop state infrastruc- new education policy in the Union Health and GILVESTER ASSARY | DC ● ON MONDAY, Kerala Congress-led UDF staged BHOPAL, FEB. 22 ture. Despite the state hav- Assam.” Family Welfare Minister THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, reported 2,212 new cases a demonstration on the ing great potential, previ- While inaugurating the INDIA COMMITTED Dr Harsh Vardhan to FEB. 22 of Covid-19. As of now national highway and Madhya Pradesh chief ous governments gave it expansion project of review the Covid-19 situa- the state has 55,468 posi- blocked traffic at minister Shivraj Singh ‘sautela’ treatment by over- Bongaigaon refinery he TO NUCLEAR tion in the country in the With the Karnataka Talapady. The protestors Chouhan on Monday looking development in var- said that with the help of wake of a sudden spike in authorities scaling up tive cases, over 2.42 lakh did not allow vehicles ordered coronavirus tests ious sectors.” the Ujjwala Scheme, lique- cases in a few states. restrictions on transit people are under surveil- coming from Karnataka for people entering into He also highlighted the fied petroleum gas, or LGP, DOCTRINE India on Monday passengers from Kerala, lance including 2.33 to enter Kerala for a cou- MP from Maharashtra in steps taken by the coverage in Assam stood at DC CORRESPONDENT reported steepest one-day people living in Kasargod under home/institutional ple of hours even as the the wake of sudden surge Sarbananda Sonowal-led nearly 100 per cent. “Till NEW DELHI, FEB. 22 increase in active Covid- and adjoining areas are quarantine. authorities on the other in Covid-19 cases in the state government, and the 2014, out of every 100 fami- 19 cases since November- facing a harrowing time. side of the border inter- neighbouring state. Centre over the past few lies, only 55 families had India remains committed to its end. This sharp rise is People of Kasargod, the have stated that those cepted people and asked Mr Chouhan who held a years, saying that they were LPG gas connections,” he nuclear doctrine of “maintain- due to a high number of northernmost district of who wish to enter the them to produce Covid meeting to review situa- working together for the said. ing credible minimum deter- daily cases coming from Kerala, depend on hospi- state have to produce negative certificates. tion in the state directed balanced growth of the “In Assam, this number rence with the posture of no- five states -- tals in Mangaluru for Covid-19 negative certifi- The blockade and the collectors in the dis- region. stood at 40 even after a first use and non-use against Maharashtra, Kerala, their medical require- cate through an RT-PCR checking by officials tricts bordering Pointing out that his gov- refinery was present in the non-nuclear weapon states”, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and ments. Besides, a large test taken 72 hours before resulted in long queues of Maharashtra to strictly ernment is working on the state. With the help of Foreign Secretary Harsh Madhya Pradesh. number of students from their crossover. There is vehicles on either side of implement guidelines policy of ‘Sabka Saath, Ujjwala Yojana, LPG cover- Vardhan Shringla said on Maharashtra continues Kerala are also pursuing also heavy deployment of the interstate check post. issued for the pandemic Sabka Vikash and Sabka age in Assam stands at Monday while addressing the to report the highest higher education in vari- health and police person- On Monday, Kerala and conduct thermal Biswash’, he said that they nearly 100 per cent today,” “High-Level Segment of the daily new cases at 6,971, ous institutions across nel at the four borders to reported 2,212 new cases screening and RT-PCR are taking the state towards he added. Conference on Disarmament”. followed by Kerala (4,070) Karnataka. screen the people enter- of Covid-19. As of now tests on the people com- The foreign secretary also while Tamil Nadu report- The Karnataka authori- ing the state. the state has 55,468 posi- ing from the neighbour- said that “Prime Minister ed 452 new cases. In fact, ties have sealed the major The restrictions have tive cases, over 2.42 lakh ing state. Narendra Modi by delivering 86.3% of the new cases borders in view of the led to angry protests by a people are under surveil- He asked them to be vig- on his promise at the UN are from these five states. high prevalence of Covid section of people in lance including 2.33 ilant while granting per- General Assembly to make On Monday, 14,199 new cases in Kerala. The Kasargod. On Monday under home/institution- mission to organise big Indian manufactured vaccines cases and 83 deaths were Karnataka authorities morning workers of the al quarantine. fairs and religious festi- affordable and accessible to all reported from all over vals in the areas border- of humanity, has once again India. railway stations as train maintain status quo on ing a growing number of ing Maharashtra. shown that India is a force for During the meeting, the services resumed in the number of passen- coronavirus cases, as Mr Chouhan also global good”. ongoing vaccination Kashmir after remaining gers, sources said. many as 35 employees of ordered the collectors in The FS said, “India, as a drive and the steps need- suspended for around 11 The decision was taken Mantralaya, the state sec- all the 52 districts to con- responsible nuclear weapon ed to check further months due to the Covid- as states like retariat, were found stitute crisis manage- State, is committed as per its spread of the virus were 19 pandemic. Two trains Maharashtra, Kerala, Covid positive on ment committees to deal nuclear doctrine, to maintain discussed. chugged on the railway Chhattisgarh, Madhya Monday. The incident has with the situation. credible minimum deterrence The possible assistance tracks in Kashmir as the Pradesh and Punjab are raised a question mark Wearing masks in with the posture of no-first use to be offered to the affect- railway authorities witnessing a surge in over the State Bhopal and Indore has and non-use against non- ed states was also dis- resumed the services par- new Covid-19, according Legislature’s budget ses- been made mandatory in nuclear weapon States. ... cussed in the meeting, tially. The Railways has to sources. sion beginning from the wake of sudden surge India is committed to the goal senior officials said. been increasing the num- Last week, the Delhi March 1. in cases of coronavirus of universal, non-discrimina- Haryana has ber of train services in a transport department According to state offi- in these two cities in the tory and verifiable nuclear dis- announced to open graded manner. had sent a proposal to the cials, 23 and 12 employees past couple of days. armament. Our call for com- schools for classes 3-5 Already more than 65% DDMA to allow people to of the revenue and educa- Indore and Bhopal have plete elimination of nuclear from Wednesday while trains are running. Over travel standing up in pub- tion department respec- reported 104 positive weapons through a step-by- students for classes 6-8 250 plus trains were lic buses. tively have tested positive cases and 76 positive step process... India has sup- will start going to school added in January alone DTC and cluster buses for coronavirus. cases respectively in the ported the immediate com- from February 1. Uttar and more will be added are currently plying with Of them, one has been last 24 hours. mencement of negotiations in Pradesh too has gradually, a Railway min- full seating capacity in shifted to the ICU for fur- Total 294 positive cases the CD on a Fissile Material announced to reopen istry spokesperson said. the national capital even ther treatment. have been reported in the Cutoff Treaty.” schools from March 1 In Delhi, public buses as standing of passengers Meanwhile, Food and state in the last 24 The FS added, “PM Modi, by though parents are still and metro trains will run during travel is not Civil Supplies Minister hours. delivering on his promise at uncomfortable with the at their current limited allowed at present. In Chhagan Bhujbal said he However, no death due the UNGA to make Indian idea of letting children capacities for at least two metro trains, commuters has tested positive for to coronavirus was manufactured vaccines acces- attend physical classes. more weeks with the can sit on alternate seats, coronavirus. reported in the state in sible to all of humanity, has Meanwhile, nearly 1,100 Delhi Disaster leaving a seat between He is the seventh minis- the last 24 hours. once again shown that India is people travelled between Management Authority them vacant. ter to be infected this Coronavirus has taken a a force for global good.” Banihal and Baramulla on Monday deciding to With Maharashtra see- month. toll of 3,854 in MP so far.

POLITICAL | CHARGE BJP leaders says Cong lost Puducherry after Rahul visited the UT ‘Midas touch’: BJP takes dig at Rahul again New Delhi, Feb. 22: As the ● BJP’S IT CELL chief Amit being fringe players in try and now in Puducherry of Indians “fulfil their dream Congress government in Malviya said Rahul Gandhi Jharkhand & Maharashtra. too. of Congress Mukt Bharat”. Puducherry fell after losing went to Puducherry and “true Clean sweep on the cards it “Congress is left in 3 states “A feat that no other Gandhi majority, senior BJP ministers to his midas touch, Congress seems!” he tweeted. only and in rest of India sur- family member could ever and leaders took a dig at Rahul loses its government in the Reacting to the development, vives as B/C-teams of and on achieve,” he added. Gandhi saying it was due to BJP’s IT cell chief Amit the coattails of parties like Khushbu Sundar, who his “Midas touch” that the UT!”. Malviya said Rahul Gandhi Shiv Sena, DMK,” he said in a recently switched to the BJP party lost power in the Union visit to strengthen his party went to Puducherry and “true tweet. from the Congress, took a Territory soon after his visit. has “gone well”. to his midas touch, Congress BJP general secretary C T swipe at her old party, tweet- The Congress government in “Congress loses power in loses its government in the Ravi said, “Rahul Gandhi goes ing, “Karma comes back. You Puducherry fell on Monday Puducherry, reducing its pres- UT!”. to Puducherry, and the rest is reap what you sow.” after Chief Minister V. ence to just 3 states, along with After Congress lost its gov- history!!!” It was not just the BJP that Narayanasamy resigned trivial existence in ernment in Puducherry, its Several BJP functionaries at took potshots at the Congress ahead of the confidence vote Maharashtra & Jharkhand. presence has shrunk to just the state level also took jibes at after it lost power in in the Assembly with the Few years from now, Congress three states - Punjab, the Congress over the fall of Puducherry. coalition ministry reduced to will only exist in the books of Rajasthan and Chattisgarh government in Puducherry. Aam Aadmi Party, from its a minority due to a spate of history,” he said. and in Jharkhand and BJP leader from Andhra official Twitter handle, said, resignations of party MLAs Another Union minister, Maharashtra, it is as good as Pradesh Rameshnaidu “Prove: Voting for Congress = and a DMK legislator recently. Harsh Vardhan, also took a on the margin, Malviya said. Nagothu said after Voting for BJP. Congress won Seizing on the development, dig at the former Congress “It’s just a matter of time Puducherry, BJP workers MP but now BJP is ruling MP. several BJP leaders, state chief, saying, “The marvel of before Rahul Gandhi achieves, invite Rahul Gandhi for a visit Congress won Puducherry but functionaries and ministers Sh @RahulGandhi Ji has which no other Gandhi has,” to West Bengal and Assam. now BJP is ruling Puducherry. took a dig at the grand old worked again!” he tweeted. Both Assam and West Bengal Congress won Karnataka but party and Rahul Gandhi’s “After losing out Puducherry, BJP MP Rajeev are poll bound. now BJP is ruling Karnataka. leadership. @INCIndia’s presence has Chandrasekhar claimed that BJP MLA from Maharashtra Congress won Goa but now In a sarcastic tweet, Union shrunk to just 3 states - Rahul Gandhi is “effectively Siddhartha Shirole took a dig BJP is ruling Goa. Hence minister Piyush Goyal said Punjab, Rajasthan & doing a job of dismantling” at Rahul Gandhi saying his Proved: L.H.S.=R.H.S.” Rahul Gandhi’s Puducherry Chhattisgarh, apart from the Congress all over the coun- leadership is helping millions — PTI CINEMA WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | pg 9 TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 Italian envoy killed in Congo Kinshasa, Feb. 22: convoy were injured, park guards for The Italian ambassador WFP said. The attack Virunga National Park to Congo, an Italian occurred in the territo- came to the rescue, he carabineri police offi- ry of Nyiragongo, in said. cer and their Congolese North Kivu, the same “There was an driver were killed area, known as the exchange of fire. The Monday in an attack on “three antennas,” attackers fired at the a UN convoy in an area where two Britons were bodyguard and the that is home to myriad kidnapped by unide- ambassador,” the gover- rebel groups, the ntified armed men in nor said, adding that Foreign Ministry and 2018, said Mambo the ambassador later local people said. The Kaway, president of a died from his wounds. ambush occurred as the local civil society Attanasio, a 43-year-old convoy was travelling group. “There were five career diplomat, leaves from Goma, Congo's people aboard the vehi- a wife and three young eastern regional capi- cle, including the children. The attack, a tal, to visit a World Italian ambassador,” few kilometres north of Food Programme Kaway said. the regional capital of school feeding project “The driver died after Goma, was just next to in Rutshuru, the UN being shot with several the Virunga National agency said in a state- bullets, and others were Park. Last month gun- ment. WFP said it was wounded,” he said. men shot and killed at seeking information “The situation is very least six rangers in the from local authorities, tense,” he added. The Rutshuru area of the as the ambush occurred wounded were taken to park. on a road that had pre- a nearby UN hospital. Marie Tumba Nzenza, viously been cleared for The North Kivu gover- Minister of Foreign travel without security nor, Carly Nzanzu Affairs, sent her condo- escorts. Kasivita, said that the lences and promised Luca Attanasio, Italy's vehicles were taken the Italian government ambassador to the hostage and escorted that the Congolese gov- country since 2017, into the bush and that ernment would do all it carabinieri officer when local people saw could to investigate and Vittorio Iacovacci and them, they alerted the find out who is behind their driver were killed. authorities. The the killings. Other members of the Congolese army and — AP INMATE ATTACK Protests swell KILLS 1 GUARD in Myanmar IN INDIANA Michigan City, Feb. 22: Yangon, Feb. 22: unite on Monday's One correction officer is Protesters gathered in date for a “Spring dead and a second is Myanmar's biggest Revolution.” seriously injured after city on Monday The junta warned an alleged attack Sunday despite the ruling jun- against the general by a prison inmate, ta's thinly veiled thr- strike in a public Indiana State Police eat to use lethal force announcement car- said. The attack occu- if people answered a ried last Sunday on rred at Indiana State call for a general state television broad- Prison in Michigan City strike opposing the caster MRTV. “It is around 2:40 pm, the age- military takeover found that the protest- ncy said in a news three weeks ago. ers have raised their release. Tymetri Despite roadblocks incitement towards Campbell, 38, faces sev- around the US riot and anarchy mob eral preliminary Embassy in Yangon, on the day of 22 charges including mur- more than a thousand February. Protesters der, the state police said. protesters gathered are now inciting the Officials said the offi- there, while 20 milita- people, especially cers were attacked in a ry trucks with riot emotional teenagers common area. police had arrived and youths, to a con- The officers were nearby. The crowds frontation path where transported to St. Anth- were gathering after they will suffer the ony's Hospital in Mic- supporters of the loss of life,” the higan City, where one Civil Disobedience onscreen text said in was pronounced dead Movement, a loosely English, replicating and the second was list- organised group lead- the spoken announce- ed in serious condition. ing the resistance, ment in Burmese. They were not immedi- called for people to — AP ately identified. — AP NZ VOLUNTEERS Cancer survivor TRY TO RESCUE 40 WHALES to go into orbit Wellington, Feb. 22: Cape Canaveral, Feb limps and suffers Volunteers in New 22: After beating bone occasional leg pain, Zealand were trying to cancer, Hayley Arce- but has been cleared save 40 stranded whales neaux figures rocket- for flight by SpaceX. Monday evening by ing into orbit on She'll serve as the refloating them on the SpaceX's first private crew's medical officer. high tide. Nine more flight should be a “My battle with can- whales had already died. piece of cosmic cake. cer really prepared The pod of 49 long-fi- St. Jude Children's me for space travel,” nned pilot whales beac- Research Hospital an- Arceneaux said in an hed themselves on Far- nounced Monday that interview with The ewell Spit, a remote bea- the 29-year-old physic- Associated Press. “It ch on the South Island, ian assistant — a for- made me tough, and the Department of Cons- mer patient hired last then also I think it ervation reported. The spring — will launch really taught me to whales were first notic- later this year along- expect the unexpected ed by a tour operator on side a billionaire and go along for the Monday morning, the who's using his pur- ride.” She wants to department said. About chased spaceflight as show her young 65 conservation rangers a charitable fundrais- patients and other and volunteers worked er. Arceneaux will cancer survivors that throughout the day to become the youngest “the sky is not even help the whales by keep- American in space — the limit anymore.” ing them cool and wet beating NASA record- “It's going to mean until the water was deep holder Sally Ride by so much to these kids enough to refloat them. over two years — to see a survivor in The nonprofit whale when she blasts off space,” she said. rescue group Project this fall with entre- Isaacman announced Jonah was helping coor- preneur Jared Isaac- his space mission dinate efforts. Farewell man and two yet-to- February 1, pledging Spit has been the site of be-chosen contest to raise $200 million previous mass strand- winners. She'll also be for St. Jude, half of ings. Sometimes descri- the first to launch that his own contri- bed as a whale trap, the with a prosthesis. bution. As the flight's spit's long coastline and When she was 10, she self-appointed com- gently sloping beaches had surgery at St. mander, he offered seem to make it difficult Jude to replace her one of the four Spa- for whales to navigate knee and get a titani- ceX Dragon capsule away from once they get um rod in her left seats to St. Jude. close. — AP thigh bone. She still — AP EU weighs troubled Russia ties, new curbs Brussels, Feb. 22: them individually or Josep Borrell said. European Union for- whether to use a new “In the case of Mr eign ministers on system of measures Navalny, there is a Monday will look at aimed at human rights blunt refusal to respect options for imposing fr- abuses. their engagements, esh sanctions against But they appear including the refusal of Russia over the jailing unlikely to impose taking into account the of opposition leader restrictions on oli- decisions of the Alexei Navalny, as the garchs close to Preside- European Court of 27-nation bloc consid- nt Vladimir Putin, as Human Rights.” ers the future of its Navalny has requested. Navalny, 44, an anti- troubled ties with the “It's clear that Russia is corruption investigator country. The ministers on a confrontational and Putin's most promi- will discuss possible na- course with the nent critic, was arrest- mes of Russian officials European Union,” EU ed in Moscow last and whether to target foreign policy chief month. — AP WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 pg 10

SHORT TAKES OFFICER SHOT AT Angry youth rattle Spain in Ground 777s with McDees, KIDNAP engines that blew SUSPECT DIES support of jailed rap artiste Lonoke (US), Feb. 22: An Arkansas police officer was apart, says Boeing hospitalised in stable conditi- Demand roll back of Public Security Law passed by the previous admin on after being shot during a confrontation at a McDonald's Barcelona, Feb. 22: The For many, Hasél's case Chicago, Feb. 22: Boeing restaurant with a man who imprisonment of a rap also represents what they has recommended that NIGERIAN PLANE was kidnapping a 14-year-old artist for his music prais- perceive as a heavy-hand- airlines ground all of its North Carolina girl. ing terrorist violence and ed reaction by a state who- 777s with the type of en- CRASHES, 7 DEAD The suspect died from an insulting the Spanish mo- se very structure is in gine that suffered a cata- apparent self-inflicted gunshot narchy has set off a pow- need of deep reform. Hasé- strophic failure over De- Lagos, Feb. 21: A mili- wound on Sunday after fleeing der keg of pent-up rage l's lyrics that strike at nver this weekend, as US tary plane crashed in Ni- from authorities, according to this week in the southern King Felipe VI and his fat- regulators ordered Unit- geria on Sunday, killing the Arkansas State Police. The European country. The her, King Emeritus Juan ed Airlines to step up in- all seven people on board, girl was found safe. arrest of Pablo Hasél has Carlos I, have connected spections of those aircra- said officials. The King brought thousands to the with a growing public deb- ft. United said Sunday it Air 350 plane had just ta- streets for different rea- ate on the future of Spain's is temporarily removing ken off from the airport CHILD SEX ABUSE sons. Under the banner of parliamentary monarchy. the aircraft from service, in Abuja, Nigeria's capit- freedom of expression, Unquestioned outside fr- a day after one of its plan- al, when it reported eng- TRIAL OF EX-U.S. many Spaniards strongly inge circles of the Left es made an emergency ine failure and tried to object to putting an artiste until the past decade, the landing at Denver Intern- return, said Ibikunle Da- PRIEST PUT OFF behind bars for his lyrics royal house has been pla- ational Airport because ramola, a spokesman for and tweets. They are clam- gued by financial scandal its right engine blew the Nigerian Air Force. Oecusse (East Timor), Feb. oring for Spain's left-wing that has reached Juan Ca- apart just after takeoff. “First responders are at 22: East Timor abruptly post- government to fulfil its rlos himself. Many Spani- Pieces of the casing of the scene. Sadly, all 7 per- poned the trial on Monday of a promise and roll back the ards were aghast when the the engine, a Pratt and sonnel on board died in defrocked American priest fac- Public Security Law pass- former monarch left Spain Whitney PW4000, rained the crash,” he said. Hadi ing allegations he sexually ab- ed by the previous conser- for the United Arab Emir- down on suburban neigh- Sirika, the minister of av- used young girls at a children's vative administration that ates amid a court investi- bourhoods. None of the iation, also tweeted that shelter he ran in a remote was used to prosecute gation into his alleged fis- 231 passengers or 10 crew the crash “appears to be enclave in East Timor — one of Hasél and other artistes. cal improprieties. on board was reported fatal,” and urged calm as the most Catholic places on Hasél's imprisonment to A man throws a road sign against police officers protecting a national police station As well as shouting its hurt, and the plane land- a probe by the military is Earth. serve a nine-month sen- during clashes following a protest condemning the arrest of rap singer Pablo Hasél in support for Hasél, a crowd ed safely, authorities said. carried out. — AP Soon after Richard Das- tence on Tuesday has also Barcelona, on Sunday. — AP that gathered in Madrid US Federal Aviation Adm- chbach, a former missionary tapped into a well of frust- on Saturday chanted inistration Administrat- from Pennsylvania, arrived in ration among Spain's yout- without a job. “I think that tal attack against the free- ed by the allegedly progre- “Where is the change? or Steve Dickson said in a stepped up for the hollow the courtroom, judges said hs, who have the highest what we are experiencing dom of speech,” 26-year- ssive national government Where is the progress?” statement Sunday that fan blades that are unique they needed more time to unemployment rate in the now with the cases of old student Pablo Castilla and the Catalan govern- and “Juan Carlos de based on an initial review to this model of engine, make revisions to documents European Union. Four in Pablo Hasél (...) and other said during a protest in ment. “They are attacking Borbón, womaniser and of safety data, inspectors used solely on Boeing 777 and asked the 84-year-old defe- every 10 eligible workers rappers politically detain- Barcelona. “The protests us youngsters because we thief.” “concluded that the inspe- airplanes.” ndant to return on Tuesday. under 25 years old are ed by this regime is a bru- are being brutally repress- are showing our anger.” — AP ction interval should be — AP STOP SMEARING CPC, DON’T BACK CINEMA SEPARATISTS, CHINA TELLS US Beijing, Feb. 22: China on Monday urged the US to stop “smearing” the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and it's one-party political sys- tem, lift sanctions on trade and halt Washington's backing of “separatist forces in Taiwan, Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang. In his annual speech at the Lanting Forum, focussing on China-US ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Biden administra- tion should adjust the hardline policy pu- rsued by former Presi- dent Donald Trump to- wards Beijing to check its growing influence. We have no intention to challenge or replace the United States. We are ready to have peaceful coexistence and seek common development with the United States, Wang said. — PTI U.S. HOSPITALS GRAPPLE WITH WATER CRUNCH

Houston, Feb. 22: Ho- spitals across the Sou- th grappled with water shortages as the regi- on carried on with re- covery efforts in the wake of a devastating winter storm, and the weather offered a bal- my respite — tempera- tures as high as the mid-60s. At the height of the storm on Sund- ay, hospitals were left scrambling to care for patients amid record cold, snow and ice that battered parts of the country more accusto- med to going through winter with light jack- ets and short sleeves. The icy blast rup- tured water mains, knocked out power to millions of utility cus- tomers and contribu- ted to at least 76 deaths — half of which occu- rred in Texas. At least seven people died in Tennessee and four in Portland, Ore- gon. A rural hospital in Anahuac, Texas, about 50 miles east of Houston, lost both wat- er and power. William Kiefer, CEO of Chamb- ers Health, which runs the hospital along with two clinics and a well- ness centre, said the facilities resorted to backup generators and water from a 275-gal- lon storage tank. They refilled it three times using water from a swimming pool in the wellness centre. Houst- on Methodist Hospital spokeswoman Gale Smith said water had been restored at two of the system's communi- ty hospitals. — AP HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021 pg 11  Covid fear, bond yields pull down stocks Kochi firm SC halts NCLT okay for quick completes Sensex sinks phase 2 trial Future-Reliance deal SANGEETHA G meetings of sharehold- BITES CHENNAI, FEB. 22 ers and creditors of of Covid drug applicant companies, The Supreme Court has including Future Retail, INDICATORS % below 50,000 Kochi, Feb. 22: The on Monday halted regula- to consider the deal. city-based PNB Vesper tory approval by the Amazon had Sensex 49,744.32 -2.25 RAVI RANJAN PRASAD Life Sciences has suc- National Company Law approached the Delhi Nifty 50 14,675.70 -2.04 MUMBAI, FEB. 22 cessfully completed Tribunal for the Future- High Court last month, S&P 500* 3,886.18 -0.53 phase 2 clinical trials of Reliance deal till further seeking enforcement of The Sensex tumbled below PNB-001 (GPP-Baladol), orders. While this comes the October 25 interim Dollar (`) 72.49 0.22 the 50000-mark on negative its proprietary drug to as a relief to e-commerce order of the emergency Pound Sterling (`) 101.39 0.23 global cues, as bond yields treat the coronavirus giant Amazon, it is a set- arbitrator (EA) at the and crude oil price rose infection and said it will back for Future Retail, any. The case will come Singapore International Euro (`) 87.62 0.10 globally. Besides, Covid soon move the govern- which has been main- up for further hearing Arbitration Centre Gold (10gm)* (`) 46,013▲278 0.60 concerns leading to locali- ment for deploying the taining that it will face after five weeks. (SIAC) that had Brent crude ($/bbl)* 64.53 2.58 sed shutdowns in parts of drug for emergency use. liquidation if the deal Amazon had filed a spe- restrained Future Retail Maharashtra added to the The company, which collapses. cial leave petition in the from going ahead with IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.202 0.00 market anxiety. has its labs in England, The Supreme Court Supreme Court against the deal with Reliance. US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 1.345 0.00 The Sensex fell 2.25 per had in early September ordered that the NCLT the Delhi High Court's Amazon alleges that the cent, or 1145 points, to 2020 received the can continue reviewing division bench order of deal violates an earlier * As of 8:30 PM IST close at 49744 on sustained SBI CALLS ON RBI TO MAKE approval from the Drug the deal and overseeing February 8. The division contract between the selling. Monday's fall is the Controller General the approval process, but bench had stayed the sta- company and the Future biggest in the last two (DCGI) to conduct the cannot pass a final order tus quo order passed by a Group. months. SHORTING BONDS COSTLIER phase 2 clinical trial of till the court hears Single Judge of the court As part of the agree- Labour surveys The Nifty-50 Index also GPP-Baladol in patients Amazon's concerns. The on February 2, asking ment entered while buy- fell 2.04 per cent, or 306 SUBHADIP SIRCAR tations is for RBI to con- with moderate infection stock exchanges and the Future Group and con- ing 49 per cent stake in points, closing at 14,675 FEB. 22 duct large scale open of the pandemic with antitrust watchdog cerned authorities to Future Coupons in 2019, to begin across points. market operations to pro- oxygen support. Competition maintain status quo in Amazon would have a This is the fifth straight The RBI should consider vide necessary steam to The company on Commission of India the Reliance-Future deal call option to acquire all India by April session the market has fall- steps to disincentivise the bond market to rally Monday said the clinical have already cleared the till it pronounces the or part of the promoters' en over rising bond yields. short selling, which may and with the increase in trial was initiated in deal. final order. shareholding of 47.02 per The Labour Bureau would BSE's market capitalisa- have triggered the recent price many short-sold November at BJ "In the meantime, the The division bench had cent in Future Retail launch its five all-India surveys, tion dropped below Rs 200 sell-off in the sovereign positions will trigger stop Government Medical NCLT proceedings will said that statutory between the third and including on migrant and lakh crore as investors suf- bond markets, according losses and market players College and Sassoon be allowed to go on but authorities like NCLT tenth year of the transac- domestic workers, by April 1, as fered notional loss of over to the chief economic will scramble to cover General Hospital in will not culminate in any and Sebi should not be tion and this would be two of the three mandated pre- Rs 4 lakh crore in the adviser at SBI Research. open positions," he said. Pune, and Victoria final order of sanction of restrained from proceed- subject to law. Amazon testings of the studies yielded Monday sell off. Banks and primary Yields on the bench- Medical College and scheme," the court said ing in accordance with also claims that the 2019 "encouraging and positive "Global cues were weak dealers resort to such mark 2030 debt rose 14 Research Institute in in its order. The court law on Future-Reliance agreement had categori- results". Labour Bureau direc- as yields on the bench- short-selling when they basis points last week Bengaluru on 40 has given two weeks to deal. cally prohibited Future tor general D. P. S. Negi said, mark US 10-year Treasury expect bond prices to fall, amid fears about how the patients. file the counter-affidavit Future Retail also said Retail from selling a "We are hopeful to launch all notes rose to a one-year and this becomes a 'self- RBI plans to manage the "We will submit the and another week for the NCLT can issue stake to Reliance five surveys across the country high, worrying investors fulfilling prophecy' some- huge government bor- clinical trial report to rejoinder affidavit, if, directions to convene Industries. by April 1 and work on ground that money might move times with traders bor- rowing programme and a the DCGI on Monday to release results in seven to away from emerging mar- rowing securities from rise in global bond yields. itself," the company's eight month." kets. Further, there were the repo market and The 2030 yield was up 6 promoter and chief concerns over the risk of rolling them over till basis points to 6.20 per executive P.N. Balaram higher inflation due to yields rise, Soumya Kanti cent on Monday. said, adding the trial DHFL: AUDITOR UNEARTHS FRESH FRAUD WORTH `6,180 CR sharp jump in commodity Ghosh wrote in a note to Short selling typically protocol was designed prices, which tempered clients on Monday. involves selling security in-line with the solidari- New Delhi, Feb. 22: Dewan Thornton indicating that the application amounts to IndRa ups outlook optimism around a vac- "The only way to break borrowed from the repo ty trial conducted by the Housing Finance Corpor- there are certain transac- Rs 5,381.90 crore towards cine-led economic recov- such self-fulfilling expec- market. —Bloomberg WHO and other interna- ation (DHFL) on Monday tions which are "underval- outstanding principal, Rs on banking ery," said Siddhartha tional clinical trials. said its transaction auditor, ued, fraudulent and prefer- 589.36 crore towards Khemka, head-retail (-1.63 per cent), Nifty IT is weighing on the senti- The Kochi-based was Grant Thornton, has ential in nature", DHFL said accrued interest and Rs research, Motilal Oswal (-2.89 per cent) Auto (-2.28 ment," said Ajit Mishra, firm the first in the reported another fraudu- in a regulatory filing. 210.85 crore towards notion- sector to stable Financial Services. per cent) and Nifty Realty VP-research, Religare world to begin phase 2 lent transaction of Rs 6,182 "As per the transaction al loss of interest on Except Metals, all other (-2.80 per cent). Broking. trial for a new chemical crore in the company. auditor report shared with account of charging lower sectoral indices closed in "The recent spike in the FPIs were net sellers by entity. The administrator of the the administrator, the mon- rate of interest," said the fil- the red. The top losers Covid cases combined Rs 893.25 crore and DIIs, by — PTI company received an initial etary impact of the above ing about the impact on the included the Nifty Bank with subdued global cues Rs 919.88 crore. report from Grant transactions covered under company. — PTI TATA MOTORS SEES Goldman sees Brent oil at $75 as supply response trails demand DOUBLE-DIGIT India Ratings & Research revis- SHARON CHO likely to remain "highly stockpiles has accelerated; GROWTH FOR CAR ed its outlook on the banking FEB. 22 inelastic" to the rising Rapid recovery COMMODITIES FLARING UP There are no signs of sector to stable for FY22 from prices, the bank said in a Brent has quickly gotten back to more activity from most INDUSTRY THIS YR negative even as it sees higher Oil prices will rally sooner note. Goldman raised its pre-virus levels Dollars per barrel Damien Courvalin said in reflationary environment, non-Opec+ producers out- stress emerging in the retail side of North America, and higher than previous- Brent forecasts by $10 a ■ 70 the note. Goldman said. Brent oil loan segment. For PSBs the out- ly thought as the global barrel, to $70 next quarter Brent futures 60 Oil's rebound to levels traded above $63 a barrel creating a risk supply will look has been revised to stable energy demand recovery and $75 in the following 50 last seen before Covid-19 on Monday and is up fall 900,000 barrels a day from negative and for private outpaces the supply three months. 40 wreaked havoc on the around 22 per cent this short of the bank's esti- banks, the stable outlook is response from the Opec+ "This faster re-balancing 30 global economy has been year. mates in the coming year; retianed. Overall stressed assets alliance, shale and Iran, during what was expected 2020 2021 20 driven by Saudi Arabia's Supply will keep lagging The US earnings season (gross NPA+ restructured) could according to Goldman to be the dark days of win- Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb unilateral output cuts behind demand for several confirms that big explor- rise 30 per cent for the banking Sachs Group Inc. ter will be followed by a together with the improv- reasons, the bank said: ers and producers, the key system, almost 1.7 times in the Consumption will get widening deficit this Source: ICE ing demand outlook. The Opec+ will fall behind drivers of US shale out- retail segment in H2FY21. back to pre-virus levels by spring as the ramp-up in rally has also been sup- the market rebalancing, put, remain focused on late July, while output Opec+ production lags our recovery forecast," bank ported by investors using especially as the pace of returning cash to share- from major producers is above-consensus demand analysts including crude to position for a global drawdowns of holders. —Bloomberg

MICHAEL GONSALVES Smaller realtors PUNE, FEB. 22 hurt in K-shaped MAURITIUS GETS Tata Motors, India’s Copper surges above $9,000 as deficit drives record rally biggest automaker by rev- enue, expects domestic recovery: Icra ACCESS TO Feb. 22: Copper rallied tional boost from their in inflation have helped, triggered another leg Adding to concerns passenger vehicles indus- A 'K-shaped recovery' is under- above $9,000 a tonne for importance to the clean- too higher for prices. The about a supply squeeze try to grow in double dig- way in the realty sector, where FROZEN FISH, the first time in more energy transition. The "Market sentiment is market is facing the are possible production its in 2021-22 on account of access to credit and demand than nine years on bets furious pace of the heated right now in antic- largest deficit in a decade cuts at a top Chinese continued robust demand consolidation has helped large SUGAR, APPAREL that increased demand advance has market ipation of a new cycle of this year, with a high risk smelter. Inventories momentum driven by players grow handsomely even driven by the recovery watchers debating global inflation," Jia of scarcity over the com- tracked by the Shanghai shift towards personal as their smaller sized rivals Port Louis, Feb. 22: from the pandemic will whether a new commodi- Zheng, an analyst with ing months, according to Futures Exchange are the mobility after the Covid struggle. Their struggle will India on Monday signed spur a historic deficit, ty supercycle is now in Goldtrust Futures Co, the bank. lowest for this time of pandemic. weigh heavily on the sector as a a landmark Comprehen- putting the economic bell- the offing. said from Shanghai. There are already signs year in more than a Shailesh Chandra, presi- whole, rating agency Icra said, sive Economic Cooperat- wether on course for a The metal's revival "Chinese investors of emerging tightness on decade. dent at Tata Motors adding such players hold an 80 ion and Partnership record run of monthly marks a turnaround from returning from Lunar the London Metal Three-month copper Passenger Vehicles told a per cent market share. Icra said Agreement (CECPA) gains. earlier in the month, New Year holidays are Exchange, as spot con- traded at $9,110 a tonne on virtual media conference the top-10 listed companies wit- with Mauritius, the first Prices climbed more when copper hit turbu- waiting for more stimulus tracts trade at a premium the LME at 9:58 a.m. in on Monday after the nessed a 61 per cent growth in if its kind with an than 3 per cent on lence as investors sig- from the US and Europe. to futures. That pattern, Singapore after hitting launch of its SUV, the new the December quarter. African nation, making Monday and are heading nalled the need for more Fundamentally, Chinese known as backwardation, $9,187, the highest since Safari, that sales growth the strategically located for an unprecedented details about stimulus demand has exceeded was a feature of the mar- 2011. In China, the for Tata Motors would be country a launch-pad for eleventh monthly rise in measures and on con- expectations, as travel ket during a record- Shanghai Futures better than the automo- business expansion into February. Base metals are cerns about a softening in restrictions boosted con- breaking boom in Exchange contract hit the bile industry. the huge African conti- on tear on expectations Chinese demand. But sumption." Chinese demand last year, daily limit. Other metals “There is a market nent. that post-crisis consump- prices rose during Goldman Sachs Group and suggests that spot rose, with LME tin at the momentum which contin- Hyundai starts This is India's first- tion will outstrip near- China's Lunar New Year Inc reinforced its bullish demand is once again out- highest since 2011, and ues on the demand side such agreement with an term supply, with raw as factory production was stance last week, saying pacing supply as nickel rallying toward because of the shift new maintenance African country, exter- materials like copper and more buoyant than usual. that China's return from exchange inventories run $20,000 a tonne. towards personal mobili- nal affairs minister S. nickel getting an addi- Expectations for a revival the week-long break had l o w. —Bloomberg ty,” Chandra pointed out, Jaishankar said while adding that this would scheme for users addressing the media remain till everybody gets with prime minister vaccinated. “We don't Hyundai Motor India Ltd said it Pravind Jugnauth here. know when everyone will has launched a new mainte- He said it will enable get vaccinated.” nance programme under which Indian investors to use He said by and large peo- customers would be able to Mauritius as a launch- Potash rally may prod India to cut imports ple are and will be cau- replace parts like brakes and pad for business expan- tious and, therefore, there clutch across nine models. For sion into continental PRATIK PARIJA demand will weaken as K+S AG, Uralkali PJSC still total more than 1 mil- is this gravity towards the first five years of the pur- Africa. FEB. 22 India still has a sizeable Dashing higher and Canpotex Ltd as these lion tonnes, said Gahlaut. personal mobility. chase, a customer would be The CECPA provides stockpile. Prices have ■ companies may have to The proposed 11 per cent As for Tata Motors, he able to replace 14 parts such as US gulf NOLA potash preferential access to India would be buying "In India, consumption soared to the spot price - ask price lower prices for new cut in subsidies for said, “We would expect wipers, bulbs, hose belts and Mauritius for bulk of less potash after a run-up of potash is very price deals. India is the fourth- imported phosphatic fer- growth to be much better much more across its nine highest since 2015 Index level the trade and also for in prices, according to the sensitive," Gahlaut said in 320 biggest user of potash. tilisers and potash will than the industry.” models. Customers can buy the many aspirational items country's largest an interview. "Whenever 300 India and China recent- further dent demand and The new generation Tata Hyundai Shield of Trust pack- like frozen fish, speciali- importer of the fertiliser, prices have gone up, 280 ly signed potash contract hurt the government's Safari is sold in six vari- age before the first free service. 260 ty sugar, biscuits, fresh a move that may undercut there's an immediate 240 deals with Belarusian push for balanced use of ants, including options of fruit, juices, mineral expectations for global effect on consumption." 220 Potash Co at $247 a tonne. fertilisers. manual and automatic water, soaps, bags, med- demand to hit a record Potash is a nutrient that 200 Although that's above Gahlaut said India's transmission as well as 180 Printed & Published by ical and surgical equip- this year. helps plants withstand Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 2020 prices, it caused a potash consumption is 6/7-seat configurations. K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan ment and apparel. Purchases in the fiscal drought and diseases. stir among some produc- already lower than what The prices range from Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at He said Mauritius will year starting April may Prices have risen amid a 2020 2021 ers expecting even higher is required under the pol- Rs 14.69 lakh for the Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan get preferential access drop from about 5.5 mil- surge in agricultural com- Source: Green Market prices. Nutrien Ltd, the icy. The country promotes entry-level XE variant to Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, for export of 40,000 lion tonne the year before, modities to multi-year world's biggest fertiliser balanced fertiliser use to Rs 20.20 lakh for the top- Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, tonnes of sugar into said P.S. Gahlaut, mang- highs as this implies in 2021, while company, is selling potash improve crop yields, boost end XZ+ (Adventure Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: India. There will also be ing director of Indian farmers will be planting Morningstar Inc says it in the US corn belt for profitability for farmers Persona edition) in the T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg access for 7.5 million Potash Ltd, which more acres and using will likely set a new "high about $350 a ton, while and reduce subsidy bur- manual trims, while the No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights pieces of apparel. accounts for almost 50 per more fertiliser. watermark." prices in Brazil rose $50 den. Currently there's an automatic versions of the reserved. Reproduction in whole or in India has offered 95 cent of the country's Bloomberg's Green Weaker India demand this year. excessive use of urea full-blown SUV cost part without written permission of The given the higher financial Editor, Financial Chronicle ® is sub-sectors from 11 serv- imports. He declined to Markets sees global could put pressure on Stockpiles of Indian between Rs 17.25 lakh and prohibited. ices sectors. — PTI give a forecast, but said potash demand at a record potash suppliers such as companies and traders support. — Bloomberg Rs 21.45 lakh at Delhi showroom. GAMES pg 12 DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2021

SHORT TAKES Tanmay thumps Anand in Global Chess League ROOT FOR GRASS ton as Hyd win Chennai: In what would be a shot in the arm for chess in Anderson happy with grass on Motera strip but says it won’t be there on match day DC CORRESPONDENT India, IT giant Tech Mahindra is HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 all set to launch a franchise- Ahmedabad, Feb. 22: based league. Five-time world Veteran fast bowler Captain Tanmay Agarwal champion Viswanathan Anand James Anderson is pretty proved his batting prowess will be the “mentor, advisor and sure that the newly laid once again as he smashed a facilitator-in-chief” of the track at the Motera swashbuckling century in Global Chess League, which will Stadium will be devoid of Hyderabad’s seven-wicket have eight teams competing for any grass for the upcom- victory over Chhatisgarh the top prize in the inaugural ing Day/Night Test in the second round of edition. against India even Vijay Hazare Trophy being With a first-of-its-kind ‘phygital’ though there is a nice played in Surat, Gujarat. league — physical and digital — green cover on it at the Tanmay followed up his the league organisers are aim- moment. first match score of 86 with ing to raise the profile of chess The third Test under 122 on Monday as he by expanding the fanbase. lights will start from stroked 17 boundaries in The league will use new-age Wednesday and for his 116-ball knock. Tanmay Tanmay Agarwal technologies such as 5G, artifi- England’s premier fast has been knocking on the cial intelligence, and virtual bowler, he doesn’t expect doors of IPL teams but has reality. it to behave much differ- been overlooked of late. BRIEF SCORES Anand expects the global ently from the second Thakur Tilak Varma (60) ■ Chhattisgarh 242/7 in 50 league to be a game changer. Test track at the Chepauk played second fiddle while overs (Shashank Chandrakar 36, “There is a renewed interest in which India won by 317 Tanmay’s cousin Himalay Harpreet Singh Bhatia 63, the game of chess and through runs. contributed 49 as Ashutosh Singh 51, Shashank Singh 31, Mehdi Hasan 3/32) lost this unique global league for- “The pitch, it has got Hyderabad cantered to vic- to Hyderabad 243/3 in 40.4 mat, we will be able to keep the grass on it but I am pretty tory with almost 10 overs overs (Tanmay Agarwal 122 — spirit of chess intact,” he said. sure it’s not going to be to spare. Electing to bat, 116b, 17x4, Tilak Varma 60, there when we turn up on Chhattisgarh could only Himalay Agarwal 49). Points: the match day,” Anderson muster 242 in their stipu- Hyderabad 4, Chhattisgarh 0. said with a wry smile lated 50 overs. Mehdi ■ Tamil Nadu 176 in 41.3 overs during a virtual confer- Hasan (3/2) was the pick of (B. Aparajith 40, R. Sonu Yadav ence on Sunday. the Hyderabad bowlers. 37, R. Sai Kishore 29, Shoaib Mohammed Khan 3/24, Stephen “So we have to wait and ANDHRA UPSET TN 3/46) lost to Andhra 181/3 in watch. As seam bowlers, 29.1 overs (Ashwin Hebbar 101 we have to be prepared to Meanwhile in Indore, not out, Ricky Bhui 52 not out). bowl as best we can in Ashwin Hebbar slammed Points: Andhra 4, Tamil Nadu 0. any given condition. If it an unbeaten 101 and pow- swings, it’s great and if it ered Andhra to a seven- strong Tamil Nadu batting does not, we still have a Members of the Indian team during wicket win over Tamil line-up, led by Dinesh job to do,” Anderson said. a training session at Motera in Nadu. Andhra bowlers did Karthik. Girinath Reddy He felt that the pink SG Ahmedabad on Sunday. — BCCI very well to dismiss TN for struck an early blow by dis- Test ball that he bowled 176 in 41.3 overs. missing left-handed opener with during the net ses- Hebbar was in cracking C Hari Naishaanth (4). The sions, swung more than The idea was if I missed form and toyed with the other opener N Jagadeesan Sports Authority of Telangana its red counterpart. that one, that would give opposition to attack to (11), who scored a ton in State chairman Allipuram “Look this is the second me the best chance of fashion a comfortable win. the opening match, was Venkateshwar Reddy (left) pink Test in India and being fit and firing for the Stokes ready to handle all Left-arm medium-pacer bowled by Girinath to leave greets Hyderabad Mayor first in February so we pink-ball Test,” Anderson C. Stephen (3/46), off-spin- the team at 23 for 2. Vijayalakshmi Gadwal after don’t know how it would said. ner Shoaib Mohammed Tamil Nadu, winner of she assumed charge on behave.” Former players, espe- Khan (3/24) and right-arm the Syed Mushtaq Ali He urged critics of the cially Kevin Pietersen, medium-pacer Girinath Trophy recently, never Monday. Mr Reddy said she much-debated rotation have criticised ECB’s conditions during Tests Reddy (2/33) struck at reg- really recovered from the assured support for develop- policy to look at the “big- thought process, saying ular intervals to restrict a early setbacks. ment of sports in the city. ger picture”, considering the board must play its Ahmedabad, Feb. 22: faced with. England players such as the massive amount of best players in a big Brushing aside the inces- “The thing about being Michael Vaughan asked cricket to be played by the series like this against sant talk around spin- a Test batsman is that you whether such strips were Kabaddi trials England team in the com- India. friendly pitches in India, need to be able to handle ideal for Test cricket. ing days. Anderson, 38, himself big-hitting England all- all types of conditions. The series is tied at 1-1 for RR district England did not play played the series-opener rounder Ben Stokes has India is one of the places after India’s brilliant 317- Jonny Bairstow and where he took five wick- said that Test players where it is a lot tougher run win in the second Hyderabad: The Ranga Reddy Mark Wood in the first ets in England’s victory should be proficient in for overseas batsmen to Test in Chennai. District Kabaddi Association is two Tests but have but was rested for the sec- handling all kinds of con- come and be successful, Stokes’ bowling quota of conducting selection trials from brought them back for ond where India emerged ditions. but then so too is just two overs in that 3 pm on Wednesday at the the final two games as triumphant by a massive Ahead of the day/night England,” he wrote in a game raised a few eye- SATS Indoor Stadium in part of a rotation policy 317-run margin. Test here starting column for the Daily brows but he said it was Saroornagar, Hyderabad, to while first-choice keeper “I am feeling good and Wednesday, Stokes won- Mirror. about pick the junior boys and girls Jos Buttler is back home fresh and ready to go dered how the newly- “And that is part of the “Don’t read too much teams for the 47th Junior Inter- after the opening Test. again if called upon. It’s refurbished Motera strip game, the challenges and into the fact that I didn’t District Kabaddi Championships The idea is to help play- frustrating to an extent would behave but at the why we love it,” he said. bowl a huge amount in to be held at Thorrur in ers cop up with life inside but I can see the bigger same time, stressed that The turning tracks in the second game, I’m sure Mahabubabad district. the bio-bubble. picture with the amount top-flight cricketers India became a talking if it was a green seamer I Boys and girls from Ranga “You have got to try and of cricket that we have should be able to deal point during the ongoing would have bowled a lot Reddy District should be below look at the bigger picture. got.” — PTI with whatever they are series when some former more overs.” — PTI 20 years of age and weigh under 70 kg and 65 kg respec- The tournament’s youngest players Viyan (from left), tively to be eligible for selec- Eshwar Sai and woman player Maanasvi pose ahead of tions. They should report at the BLACK CAPS CON BAGAN SNATCH the Telangana State Ranking Snooker & Billiards venue along with the copy of Paddler Snehit dumps Championship in Hyderabad on Monday. their Aadhar Card or SSC KANGAROOS TO THRILLING DRAW memo. For further details con- tact M. Ravikumar, Secretary, WIN FIRST T20 AGAINST HYD Ranga Reddy District Kabaddi defending champion Colour on table as Association, on 9849532287. Christchurch (New Vasco, Feb. 22: Trailing Zealand), Feb. 22: A Panchkula, Feb. 22: twice in a high-pressure TENNI-KOIT SELECTIONS Devon Conway batting SFR Snehit could not clash, leaders Mohun Selection trials to pick the masterclass inspired New have asked for a better Bagan fought their way state snooker starts Telangana State senior men & Zealand to a 53-run win platform than the 82nd back and played out a women and junior boys & girls over Australia in the National Table Tennis thrilling 2-2 draw against DC CORRESPONDENT In other matches, Sai had (under 18 years) tenni-koit opening Twenty20 inter- Championships to show- 10-man Hyderabad FC in HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 it easy against Mohit 58-21, teams will be held on February national in Christchurch case his growing confi- the Indian Super League 50-26 and G. Srikanth 28 from 7 am at Lal Bahadur on Monday. dence. The 20-year-old here on Monday. Bharat Choudhary, Vibhas, clawed back to beat Venkat Stadium in Hyderabad. Entries Conway smashed an from Telangana first Aridane Santana (8’) put Sai and G. Srikanth made Sai Ram 31-56, 53-43, 52-20 should be sent to S. Laxmi unbeaten 99 off 59 balls as slayed defending cham- Hyderabad up ahead winning starts at the in the first round of the Kantham on 8309857074 or A. the Black Caps overcame pion Harmeet Desai 4-0 before Manvir Singh (57’) Telangana State Ranking event in which more than Yadaiah on 9393053838. a shaky start to finish on and then accounted for restored parity for Bagan. Snooker & Billiards 200 players are competing 184/5 after losing the toss sixth-seed Sushmit The Nizams once again Championship which got for top honours in the jun- and being put in to bat. Sriram 4-1 in the quar- took the lead through sub- underway at the Telangana ior as well as senior cate- Team India finish In reply, the tourists terfinals, at the Tau Devi stitute Roland Aalberg Cue Sports Association gories. were all out for 131 after Lal Indoor Stadium here (75’) before Pritam Kotal premises at Khajaguda on THE RESULTS 17.3 overs, with Black on Monday. SFR Snehit in action at the TT Nationals on Monday. (90+2’) found the net late Monday. ■ Junior Snooker first round: 5th in ALMS race Caps spinner Ish Sodhi The Hyderabad lad to help Bagan snatch a In the junior snooker cat- Bharat Choudhary bt Abu Dhabi: Chasing the Le taking four wickets for 28 drubbed Harmeet 11-9, after the match, have Sharath Kamal bt Sougata crucial point. egory, Bharat Choudhary Maanasvi 2-0 (59-14, 42-20); Mans dream, Racing Team India, to give the hosts an early 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 in the pre- brought windfall gains Sarkar (LIC) 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, The result effectively beat Maanasvi in straight Vibhas bt Md Sami 2-0 (51- 11-9, 11-5; Anothny Amalraj bt the first all-Indian team to com- edge in the five-match quarterfinals before to him. Soumyajit Ghosh (Har) 9-11, 12- means that Bagan will frames 59-14, 42-20 while 23, 65-24); Sai bt Mohit 2-0 pete at the international series. Australia captain beating Sriram 8-11, 12- THE RESULTS 10, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5, Ronit have to wait for either Vibhas too registered an (58-21, 50-26); G. Srikanth bt endurance racing stage, ended Aaron Finch refused to 10, 11-9, 11-8, 11-3 in the ■ Quarterfinals: SFR Snehit bt Bhanja (Ben) bt Sudhanshu Mumbai City to drop emphatic 51-23, 65-24 win Venkat Sai Ram 2-1 (31-56, its first Asian Le Mans Series blame the loss on his quarters. Sushmit Sriram (TTFI) 8-11, 12- Grover (Del) 13-11, 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, points in their next game over Mohammed Sami. 53-43, 52-20). team’s two-week Covid-19 They were the result of 10, 11-9, 11-8, 11-3; A. Sharath 9-11, 11-8, 15-13; Manav Thakkar or deny the Islanders a campaign fifth in the overall Kamal (PSPB) bt Anthony bt Nitin Thiruvengadam championship standings. quarantine upon arrival his fitness, speed and Amalraj (TTFI) 11-8, 11-3, 5-11 13- (TNTTA) 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5; win in their last game to The trio of Narain Karthikeyan, in New Zealand. — AFP power that he could add 11, 11-2; Manav Thakkar (PSPB) Sushmit Sriram (TTFI) bt Arjun secure the League Arjun Maini and Naveen Rao, Brief scores: New Zealand to his game. Besides, he bt Ronit Bhanja (Ben) 11-7, 12-10, Ghosh (Ben) 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, Winners Shield. 12-10, 11-9, 11-9; Sanil Shetty bt raced their ORECA 07 LMP2 car 184/5 (Conway 99 n.o., Phillips had been seeing a psy- 10-12, 12-10, 11-6; G. Sathiyan bt A win in this match Sanil Shetty (PSPB) 11-9, 11-9, 11- Sarthak Gandhi (TTFI) 11-4, 7-11, to a pair of fifth place finishes 30, J Richardson 2/31) beat chologist to increase his 13, 11-8, 11-6. Pre-Quarterfinals: 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7; G. Sathiyan bt would have handed Bagan in the final two races of the Australia 131 (Marsh 45, Sodhi mental strength. All of SFR Snehit bt Harmeet Desai Manush Shah (Guj) 11-8, 12-14, 11- the title. season at Abu Dhabi's Yas 4-28, Southee 2/10). these, Snehit admitted (PSPB) 11-9, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5; A. 9, 11-8, 13-11. — PTI Marina track. The results came on the back of the fifth and fourth-placed fin- ishes the team chalked up in the two season-opening races Shetty slams 3rd ton on trot in 2-day league in Dubai. The team will now have to make a presentation to the Gopi gets double ton, Nishanth, Srinivas also do well in local cricket ACO next week to get an entry for the ‘24 Hours of Le Mans’. A DC CORRESPONDENT ■ Team Kun 93 in 39 overs (Vishal Dhumal 5/6) committee will vet all the appli- HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 lost to Victory CC 96/3 in 17.3 overs (Harikiran 34 cations before finalising the n.o). Points: Victory 5, Team Kun 0. invitations in March. G. Gopi Krishna Reddy, Srinivas, Arvind ■ Southend Raymonds 312/4 in 47 overs Medallists at the 4th Telangana Master Games Table Shetty, Nishanth Reddy, Vishal Dhumal, (Kowshik Reddy 69, Noman Ahmed 135, CH Tennis event pose at the presentation ceremony along Noman Ahmed and E. Srikanth led the Rahul 3/55) bt AB Colony 71 in 29.3 overs (Md with TMGA secretary Prabhakar Rao (left) at MLRIT. Live on TV Monday’s performers in the Hyderabad Irfan 3/13, Md Khaleel 3/24). Points: Southened CRICKET Cricket Association’s A-2 and A-3 division Raymonds 5, AB Colony 0. league matches. ■ South Africa T20 Challenge: Warriors vs Arvind Shetty Nishanth Reddy E. Srikanth MP Blues 305/8 in 47 overs (S. Raju 73, E. MANOHAR IS TT MASTER Cobras from 1.30 pm; Lions vs Knights Arvind Shetty (100) smashed his third con- Srikanth 101 n.o, Naveen 60) bt Mahesh CC 182 in from 5.55 pm on Star Sports Select 2 secutive century and Srinivas took a fifer Brief Scores: 36.3 overs (Sudharshan 32, Vinay Reddy 32, DC CORRESPONDENT (5/54) as Canara Bank beat Anu CC by 7 wick- A-2 DIVISION (TWO-DAY) LEAGUE Yesudas 3/51, Satish 4/40). Points: MP Blues 5, HYDERABAD, FEB. 22 FOOTBALL ets in their two-day game. Day-1 Mahesh CC 0. ■ Champions League: Atletico vs Chelsea In another match, captain Nishant slammed Anu CC 170 in 45.3 overs (Sachin 36, Rizwan ■ Red Hills 130 in 44 overs (Meraj 31, Naresh B. Manohar, five-time State champion and No.7 among from 1.30 am (Wednesday) on Sony Ten 2; 137 to boost SN Group’s total to 409 against Srinivas Lazio vs Bayern Munich from 1.30 am 62 n.o, Rasheed 30, M. A. Jaweed 4/66, 4/24) lost to PPMCC 132/3 in 39.3 overs (Sanju world veterans, continued his winning run to emerge vic- (Wednesday) on Sony Ten 1 Kishoresons. 5/54 (16.3-5-54-6) lost to Canara Bank 172/3 in 35, Pavan 58 n.o). Points: PPMCC 5, Red Hills 0. torious in the 40+ category of the 4th Telangana Master In an A-3 division one-day match, Gopi’s 23.5 overs (Arvind Shetty 100 — 55b, 21x4, 2x6, ■ Games — Table Tennis Event conducted at MLRIT in double ton (202) propelled M. L. Jaisimha to Suresh 30). Points: Canara Bank 5, Anu CC 0. Dhruv XI 101 in 29.2 overs (Praveen 4/24) lost Dundigal near Hyderabad. Regd. No. HQ/SD/509/2021-23 317 for 9 in 50 overs. In reply, St Andrews were ■ SN Group 409 in 84.3 overs (M. Gaurav 67, to Lal Bahadur CC 102/2 in 24.1 overs (Pranav 58 Manohar from Oriental Insurance silenced Shayamal 3- n.o). Points: Lal Bahadur 5, Dhruv XI 0. Printed and Published by all out for 170 as Dheeraj Goud took 4 for 58. Aryaman Thakur 35, Nishanth Reddy 137 — 167b, 0 — 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 to stamp his authority in the final. He ■ K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan In another match, Vishal (5/6) ripped 14x4, 1x6, Ritwik 54, Atharva 34, Ghanraj 4/44) All Saints 191 in 34.4 overs (Koushik 30, Ronith is now eyeing the World Masters to be held in Japan next Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed through Team Kun’s batting line-up as vs Kishoresons 17/0 in 7 overs. 49, Chandra 4/25) lost to Youth CC 192/5 in 39.1 year. Vishal Reddy won the 30+ singles category by blank- at Deccan Chronicle Press situated overs (Harshvardhan Reddy 32, Parikshit 74). at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, Vallabh Victory CC justified their name by overhaul- A-3 DIVISION (ONE-DAY) LEAGUE ing Vishwal Jaiswal 3-1 — 11- 9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8 while Nagar Taluk, Medchal Malkajgiri ing a dwarf target of 94 runs. ■ ML Jaisimha 317/9 in 50 overs (G. Gopi Krishna Points: Youth 5, All Saints 0. Hemanth took the 50+ singles title with a 3-0 — 11-6, 11-8, Dist. Telangana and Published at 36, Noman (135) of Southend Raymonds and MP Reddy 202 n.o, Gnana Prakash 32, R Vedvyas ■ LNCC 248 in 40 overs (Pranav 30, Gopi 45, 11-6 win over Suresh in the summit clash. S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. Blues’ Srikanth (101) were the other top per- 4/63) bt St Andrews 147 in 37.3 overs (Aditya 37, Yashwanth 35 n.o, Advit 4/44) bt Starlets 122 in In the 60+ singles, N. Thair beat Natraj Sharma 3-1 — 12- RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. Editor: Kaushik Mitter formers who helped their sides emerge victo- SM Hussain 41, Dheeraj Goud 4/58). Points: ML 38.3 overs (Praneeth 42, Prathap 3/24, Lalit 3/5). 10, 3-11, 13-11, 11-9 and S. Ramesh took the 70+ title by rious. Jaisimha 5, St Andrews 0. Points: LNCC 5, Starlets 0. defeating Jagannath 3-1 — 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 11-2.