Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 Published From OPINION 6 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW REAL TEST OF CHINA EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER CAPTAINCY WON’T CHANGE BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH |LEADERSHIP INDIA'S BAN ON 59 CHINESE APPS MY STYLE: STOKES BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 2 ISSUE 261 HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY JULY 1, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SP TO PRODUCE LOCAL AND NATIONAL WEB CONTENT { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com TIKTOK GOES COMPLETELY OFFLINE INDIA'S FISCAL DEFICIT TOUCHES 58.6% WEDDING PARTY LEAVES MORE THAN BIG RELIEF TO TRAIN PASSENGERS AS IN INDIA AS BAN TAKES EFFECT OF ANNUAL TARGET IN TWO MONTHS 100 CORONA POSITIVE, GROOM DEAD TATKAL TICKET BOOKINGS RESUME

ikTok has now completely stopped working in India. After the Indian ndia’s federal fiscal deficit in the first two months through May stood wedding ceremony in rural Patna a fortnight ago where the groom was n a big relief to train passengers, the Indian Railways has resumed Tgovernment imposed a ban on TikTok last night, the app was delisted Iat 4.66 trillion rupees ($61.67 billion), or 58.6% of the Arunning high fever, two days before he died and his body cremated Ibookings of Tatkal tickets for all 230 special trains from June 29, a from Google Play and App Store both soon after. However, it continued budgeted target for the current fiscal year, government without being tested for COVID 19, appears to have set off the biggest service that was stopped in the wake of the novel coronavirus to work for those who had it already installed on their phone. Now, the data showed on Tuesday. Net tax receipts during April- infection chain in Bihar so far, health department officials said on Tuesday. pandemic. The Railways had suspended passenger, mail and express TikTok app has completely stopped working on all devices, including the May period were 338.5 billion rupees ($4.48 billion), More than 100 people have tested positive in trains during the nationwide lockdown from desktop website, and a user notice is displayed inside the app to while total expenditure was 5.12 trillion rupees, the Paliganj sub-division of Patna district, about 55 km March 25. A senior Railway Ministry official said inform users about the ban. Alongside, TikTok, 58 other Chinese data showed, indicating the government was front- from the state capital, in the last few days, out of here that the public was made aware on May 31 apps have also been banned in the country. The TikTok app loading its budgeted spending to combat the impact over 350 who have been tested upon contact tracing, that the Tatkal quota facility could be availed in now shows a network error alongside a notice that reads, of pandemic. India’s federal fiscal deficit touched they said. Fifteen of his relatives who attended the all special trains from June 29 onwards. “Dear users, we are in the process of complying with the 4.6% of GDP in 2019/20 fiscal year ending March, wedding tested positive for the contagion and "Tatkal bookings were done on Monday for Government of India's directive to block 59 apps. from initial estimates of 3.3%. apparently infected others. trains commencing from Tuesday," he said. Free ration for 80 cr Fearing lockdown, people flee Hyd people till Nov: PM D RAMA MOHAN n HYDERABAD n Besides the MGBS n Serpentine queues are seen in front of PNS n NEW DELHI and Jubilee Bus Station, liquor shops from Sunday evenings Spike in ‘To Let’ boards People working in the small scale people were seen with many customers purchasing Prime Minister Narendra sector, vendors and casual thronging at the bus many bottles to avoid shortage K VENKATESHWARLU Modi on Tuesday announced labourers are leaving Hyderabad stations in in case lockdown is n HYDERABAD extension of the Pradhan for their native places fearing that Mehdipatnam, Uppal, clamped. Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar A drive around Hyderabad Yojana (PMGKAY), a pro- Rao is serious about introducing LB Nagar, Bala Nagar, would reveal that an unusually gramme to provide free ration another phase of lockdown in Secunderabad, n higher number of ‘To Let’ Aramghar, Petty employees were for over 80 crore people, most- the state. reported to have quit their boards are being seen across ly poor, by five more months People are being seen travel- Lingampalli and , the city, especially in the newer till November end. ling to their villages or towns on Shamshabad to job since payment of salary areas. This sight has been more Jagan in a In a televised address to the whatever mode of travel they catch buses to was irregular and heading visible over the last week or so, quandary over nation, the prime minister said could find. From Monday their native places. to their native places. as the month-end neared and over Rs 90,000 crore will be morning onwards, crowds people wanted to vacate their Council abolition spent on the programme's started thronging bus stations rented accommodation instead items, returning to their native extension, and if the last three Keeping all these things and railway stations in the arrangements to deal with the of wine shops. Mechanics and of delaying their stay and paying places. The sight of ‘To Let’ months expenditure on account in mind, it has been city. The general perception situation in case another dose other self-employed people are another month’s rent. While the boards is more predominant in of the free ration scheme is decided to extend Pradhan among them is that their native of lockdown is implemented. quite worried about their number of ‘To Let’ has areas where the less financially 2 added then the total budget will places are safer compared to People were seen standing in future in case lockdown were increased, so are scenes of fortunate live, but not limited to Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna people sitting in auto-trolleys or such localities. be about Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Yojana up to Diwali and the city. Those who are staying serpentine queues in front of to be clamped again. The scheme was rolled out back in the city are making super markets and also in front 2 trucks laden with household 2 for three months from April Chhath Puja till the soon after the nationwide November end lockdown was announced to — NARENDRA MODI, Prime Minister combat the COVID-19. Free testing resumes in Modi noted that July marks KCR not keen on total the beginning of the festive working on the "one nation, season when people's needs as one ration card" initiative govt hospitals in city well as expenditure increase. which, he added, will benefit PNS n HYDERABAD "Keeping all these things in people living outside their TS reports 945 cases, lockdown in GHMC limits mind, it has been decided to home for employment and Free diagnostic tests under the n extend Pradhan Mantri Garib other needs the most. This is GHMC limits have resumed on tally touches 16K Wants strict lockdown only in containment zones Kalyan Anna Yojana up to Modi's sixth address to the Tuesday in various Diwali and Chhath Puja till the nation after the outbreak of the Government-run hospitals and HYDERABAD: The Covid-19 n Cabinet likely to meet on July 2 or 3 to take a decision November end," Modi said on coronavirus pandemic. each hospital will collect 250 tally in Telangana rose to 16,339 the eve of the start of 'Unlock- Underscoring the enormity samples per day. The tests on Tuesday with 945 new PNS n HYDERABAD KCR on Sunday had stated ing curbs on public movement 2' for a graded exit from the of the free ration scheme, Modi have begun at Sarojini Devi infections reported in the that the State Cabinet will meet for at least 15 days to contain national lockdown that was said it covers two and half times Eye Hospital, Government last 24 hours and Ever since Chief Minister K in the next 3 to 4 days to dis- the spread of coronavirus. Govt ‘extorting' imposed on March 25. the population of the United Nature Cure Hospital, seven deaths. With Chandrasekhar Rao hinted at cuss and take a decision on The corona situation in people with fuel 'Unlock-1' ends on Tuesday. States, 12 times the population Government Ayurvedic this, the death toll in reimposing lockdown in reimposition of GHMC limits has become The prime minister said in his of the United Kingdom and Hospital and Nizamia the state due to the GHMC limits, speculations lockdown in alarming especially after June price hikes: Sonia 16-minute address that the double the population of the Hospital at Charminar. virus rose to 260. are rife that the restrictions GHMC lim- 1, when the earlier lockdown Gandhi central government is also European Union. 2 2 would be stifling. its in the curbs were eased. GHMC lim- Howver, official sources say wake of its continued to record nearly that CM is not keen on reim- health 1,000 cases per day over the posing total lockdown in department past few days. 5 ACB sleuths book TS, AP to get lower tax devolution GHMC limits. Instead, he submitting a Though the date for would prefer strict curbs to be report to Cabinet meeting has Arogyasri officer L VENKAT RAM REDDY confined only to containment govern- not been anno- PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD zones in GHMC limits from ment unced so far, offi- TS brings ordinance to borrow more the first week seek- cial sources say Officials of Anti-Corruption The financial crisis that has HYDERABAD: The state earnings taking a drastic hit of July, since the CM is Bureau (ACB) are carrying embroiled the cash-starved government on Tuesday since mid- March due to Corona- this area has expected to con- out searches at the office of Telugu States is likely to wors- promulgated an ordinance to induced national lockdown, the witnessed a vene the meeting Arogyasri coordinator, en in the coming days with the amend the Fiscal Responsibility government is heavily dependent sharp spike in on July 2 or 3. Rangareddy district, after he Centre planning to cut tax and Budget Management Act, on loans to meet its expenditure corona cases. 2 was arrested while accepting devolution to States 2005. The ordinance ‘The and fund welfare schemes and a bribe of Rs 25,000 for doing by 9 per cent for the Telangana Fiscal development programmes. The an official favour. month of June. Responsibility and government is entitled to raise ANDHRA OFFICIAL HELD The amount will Budget Management Rs 15,000 crore by auctioning 2 killed in Vizag be released in (Amendment) bonds for this fiscal 2020-21 as Woman assaulted for July. The tax devolu- Ordinance, 2020' was per existing FRBM Act. But, the tion was already promulgated with the government already raised Rs asking to wear mask slashed by 17.81 approval of Governor 13,500 crore in the first three pharma firm gas leak per cent for all Tamilisai months of this fiscal itself. The PNS n NELLORE States in the coun- Soundararajan. The government needs to raise its PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM The incident occurred Need to cut try in April.Due to ordinance was brought to borrowing limit to mobilise funds After a public uproar, the this, the Telangana gov- raise the state's borrowing limit for the remaining 9 months of Andhra Pradesh police on Two persons died and four at Sainor Life Sciences logistics cost, ernment, which was expecting to 5 per cent of GSDP from the this fiscal which necessitates Tuesday arrested a government others took ill in a gas leak at Private Limited, a says Gadkari Rs 1,195 crore in April, existing 3 per cent at present. amendment to FRBM Act. official, since suspended from a pharmaceutical unit in pharma company received just Rs 982 crore. With the state government 2 service, on charge of brutally Visakhapatnam on Monday 2 2 assaulting a differently-abled night, the second industrial located at Jawaharlal woman colleague in office disaster to strike the port city Nehru Pharma City in after she advised him to wear in less than two months. 8 a face mask. The incident occurred at Parwada on the city Telangana postpones all CETs including Eamcet Sainor Life Sciences Private outskirts around 11.30 Limited, a pharma company PNS n HYDERABAD state government saying that Medical Entrance Test (EAM- (common entrance for post- located at Jawaharlal Nehru p.m. on Monday. TODAY the decision to postpone all CET), Polycet (entrance for graduate courses in various Pharma City in Parwada on The Telangana State govern- entrance tests was taken in the polytechnic courses), universities), Lawcet (com- the city outskirts around benzimidazole. ALMANAC ment on Tuesday announced wake of the proposal to reim- Integrated Common Entrance mon entrance test for admis- 11.30 p.m. on Monday. Six people working there Month & Paksham: postponement of all entrance pose complete lockdown in Test (ICET for admission into sion into law colleges) and However, it came to light inhaled the gas. While two Ashadha & Shukla Paksha examinations in the state Hyderabad and its surrounding MBA and MCA courses), Edcet (common entrance test only in the early hours of persons died, four others were Panchangam scheduled to commence from districts due to growing num- ECET (Engineering Entrance for admission into education Tuesday. shifted to a hospital, where Tithi : Ekadashi: 05:29 pm Wednesday. ber of Covid-19 cases. Test meant for lateral entry for colleges) were originally sched- Revenue Divisional Officer condition of one of them is An affidavit was submitted The entrance tests – polytechnic students into engi- uled to begin from July 1. P. Kishore told reporters at the stated to be critical. Nakshatram : Vishakha: 02:34 am in the state High Court by the Engineering, Agriculture and neering courses), PGCET 2 2 scene that Hydrogen Sulfide The deceased were identi- (Next Day) (H2S) leaked while it was fied as shift incharge R. Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start being pumped from one reac- Narendra, 33, and chemist M. any important work) Govt deposits Rs 210 cr tor to the other.Initially, the Gowri Shankar, 26. Rahukalam: 12:20 pm – 01:57 pm Trump order leaves many stuck in India leaked gas was suspected to be 2 Yamagandam: 07:27 am – 09:04 am in accounts of farmers NAVEENA GHANATE Please help us to reunite with our Varjyam: 09:19 am – 10:49 am PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD families. We are group 1000 H4 Gulika: 10:42 am - 12:20 pm dependents stranded in India Good Time: (to start any important work) The State government has The Trump administration more than 4 months. Exempt Amritakalam: 06:19 pm – 07:49 pm deposited Rs 210 crore into order on visas has left not only H4 visa from the proclamation, Abhijit Muhurtham: NIL farmers’ bank accounts as people desirous of working in where H1B primary spouse is in payment of arrears the USA stumped, but also USA with valid visa”. HYDERABAD towards the agri- many who came to India With the world gradually WEATHER cultural produce stranded here. ‘unlocking’ from the that they sold to “I am so missing my dad. I Coronavirus scare, life for Forecast: Mostly cloudy Temp: 31/24 Markfed. have to go to the USA but I almost everyone returned to a Humidity: 76% Markfed paid don’t have stamping. I cannot semblance of normalcy, except Sunrise: 05.45 am Minimum Support Price do, I want to be with my dad, for stranded NRIs.Trump's Sunset: 06.54 pm (MSP) for maize, jowar, please” (sic), a young girl executive order is the latest step Current Weather Conditions chickpea and sun flower pro- stranded in India says in a have been requesting the US A Swathi Mekapothula, who in his years-long tightening of Updated June 30, 2020 5:00 PM cured from farmers. video posted on Twitter. authorities to allow them posted this video in a tweet said, US immigration policy. Visakhapatnam collector Vinay Chand and other officials inspecting the leakage 2 Several stranded Indians return to work. “A daughter missing her father. 2 site at Parawada on Tuesday HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 1, 2020 hyderabad 02

s AP Chief Minister YS the Council in 2007, so much Jaganmohan Reddy recon- so that he was acknowledged Isidering his 'emotional' as ‘Council Raju’ by Congress decision of getting the state Jagan in a quandary over Council abolition cadres. Legislative Council abolished? In this way, five vacancies in Indications are that he is, dominant caste — It’s no secret that a sizeable number of share in the pie of gover- with the Congress high com- the Council are to be filled and for good reason too. Kamma —which has TDP leaders or sympathisers have nance. mand, Rayapati ensured despite in the near future, and It’s a known fact that been the driving force majority landholdings in Amaravati, the Till such time the Centre Dokka got the ticket, against this may happen even before Jagan decided to scrap the behind the TDP since its approves abolition of the the wishes of YSR. Now, he has the Centre approves abotion of Council as his party lacks inception 38 years ago. capital of residuary AP conceptualised Council, the YSRCP got political rebirth with the the Upper House. majority in the Upper PIN However, the and conceived by none other than N. Government will have to fill patronage of his YSR’s Jagan. The scenario is like getting House. This has resulted POINT party in power at present, Chandrababu Naidu. vacancies that are created due Meanwhile, two ministers ready to conduct a marriage in several crucial Bills — the YSRCP, is backed by the to retirement of existing Pilli Subhashchandra Bose and on a grand scale after firmly including the Bill on decen- politically strong Reddy com- Members. Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao deciding to get divorce imme- tralisation of administration — munity that holds a record of Not only that, for the first approval of the House for his Last week, former minister have been elected to the Rajya diately after the function ends. stalled. having ruled undivided AP for time in the state the government's decisions due Dokka Manikya Varaprasad Sabha, as promised by Jagan With the process to fill up This Bill has been strongly nearly decades. It’s nothing but Appropriation Bill, which is to the Congress having major- switched loyalties to the after he took the decision to these five seats almost a cer- opposed by the Telugu Desam irony that the Reddy commu- crucial for financial manage- ity in the Council — and had YSRCP by resigning as MLC, abolish the Council. Those tainty, it wouldn’t be surpris- Party that has got the support nity has failed to get majority ment of the state, failed to get abolished the Upper House in M D RATNA KUMAR and was reelected to the post. two seats in the Council will ing if Jagan reconsiders his of farmers who gave up vast landholdings in the State nod from the Council. those days. Senior Journalist Dokka joining the YSRCP is have to be filled and there are decision to abolish the tracts of highly fertile land for Capital Region as those lands Due to this, Jagan decided to The biggest irony of the pre- believed to be a blow to Naidu many who wish to be the Council. the purpose of constructing are firmly in the clutches of do away with the thorn in his sent situation is that while since the MLC hails from the chosen ones. After all, the issue of deal- the capital city. Kamma community. path and abolish the Council NTR abolished the Council, may help Jagan satiate the SC Madiga community. Another two vacancies will ing with political unemploy- It’s no secret that a sizeable This one crucial point is itself. The decision brought YSR revived it and now, YSR’s thirst of many for a seat in the Interestingly, Dokka came into be created due to the impend- ment may get out of control if number of TDP leaders or believed to have influenced the immediate criticism since it son has announced that he State Legislature. the political limelight being ing retirement of T. Ratna Bai Jagan deprives himself of posts sympathisers have majority YSRCP leadership and led was his father, the late YS wants the Upper House If the Council is indeed pushed by the then Congress and Kanteti Satyanarayana for his party’s aspirants. landholdings in Amaravati, Jagan to take such an extreme Rajasekhara Reddy, who had scrapped. abolished in the near future, MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao Raju. These two seats too are As things stand, the YSRCP the capital of residuary AP step of decentralisation of strived to revive the Upper However, YSR had a very Jagan would find it difficult to who made him contest the to be filled as per election is poised to gain majority in conceptualised and conceived administration and separate House in 2007. good reason for reviving the not only rehabilitate the party’s Tadikonda (SC) seat in 2004. process. the Council, provided it is not by none other than N. capitals. Interestingly, TDP founder Council a good two decades MLCs who would be out of the It was a shocking moment for Raju is hoping to return to abolished, by 2021. Chandrababu Naidu. However, the Legislative and the then Chief Minister after NTR abolished it — Legislature, but would find it YSR then who had decided to the Council with his contacts If Jagan waits patiently for As much as 80 per cent of Council, where the TDP NT Rama Rao faced a very political unemployment. difficult to create enough posts allot the same seat to his in the central BJP leadership. one more year, he will have the the landholdings in Amaravati enjoys an overwhelming similar situation in the mid- The same reason holds for other YSRCP leaders who staunch follower K. Sambasiva Interestingly, the same Raju cake and be in a position to eat wrests in the hands of one pre- majority, blocked Jagan’s plans. 1980s — not getting the good; a functioning Council have been hoping to get their Rao. Using his good offices had strived hard for revival of it too. ACB sleuths book 3 held for hanging Woman assaulted for asking... Arogyasri officer App to warn users Continued from page 1 C.A. Bhaskar who assaulted the woman colleague. The Nellore Continued from Page 1 The incident occurred in the police said the official was monkey to death Tourism Department's office in booked the same day under ACB officials are also con- PNS n HYDERABAD The official said that a notice Nellore on June 27 but came to Indian Penal Code Sections 354 ducting simultaneous searches under section 41 (A) of the light on Tuesday after the shock- (assault or criminal force to at the coordinator's residence. of impending rains Days after a video of a mon- CrPC (notice of appearance) ing visuals recorded on CCTV woman with intent to outrage Further details are awaited. key being hanged to death was also served to them and surfaced on the social media. her modesty), 355 (assault or On June 8, the ACB officials PNS n HYDERABAD from a tree in Khammam they have to appear before Andhra Pradesh Tourism criminal force with intent to dis- found the involvement of a district went viral, three peo- the forest officials whenever Development Corporation honour person) and 324 Revenue Inspector, a Police The Met office has got ple have been arrested in con- they are asked to do so as part (APTDC) announced the sus- (Voluntarily causing hurt by Sub-Inspector and a tehsildar designed three mobile applica- nection with the incident. of investigation. pension of Deputy Manager dangerous weapons or means). in the bribery case. The ACB tions to inform, warn farmers According to Sathupalli The incident happened on team raided the residence of and people of impending rains. Forest Range Officer A June 26 at Vemsoor village Shaikpet tahsildar Sujatha and According to Met office direc- Venkateswarlu they filed a and the video of the primate found Rs 30 lakh along with tor Naga Ratna, the apps are - Preliminary Offence Report being hanged using a rope gold and other valuables. -- Rain Alarm App, Damini (POR) under the Wildlife went viral, prompting the App, Meghdoot App. Protection Act of 1972 officials to investigate. Forest The farmers, while working against the perpetrators and officials said the accused in their fields, when it rains they were arrested on wanted to scare other mon- Govt deposits they normally gather under the Monday. keys by hanging the one shade of a tree, which is dan- "As it is a bailable offence which was caught and they Rs 210 cr... gerous. If they install these they were later granted bail later found the carcass in a mobile applications in their on personal bond," he said. decomposed state. Continued from Page 1 phones, they can receive early warnings and can save their Minister for Agriculture lives. Those who want to The Meghdoot App predicts spells of rains or thunder- Singireddy Niranjan Reddy download the mobile applica- the areas to experience rainfall showers till July 5. RMC offi- KCR not keen on total... said that Rs 198.23 crore was tions should register their in the next five days. It also cials attributed the prevailing paid for 9,42,943.600 tonnes phone number and the place of informs the extent of rainfall weather conditions to a Continued from page 1 Hyderabad alone contributes of maize procured from residence. received at various places. cyclonic circulation over south over 80 per cent of total earn- farmers, Rs 4.09 crore for The Rain Alarm App sends Meanwhile, the Regional coastal Andhra Pradesh. The two-month long lock- ings to state government. KCR 35,934 tonnes of chickpea, Rs information about the possibil- Meteorological Centre (RMC) The monsoon has seen down in GHMC limits from is learnt to be of the view that 5.69 crore for 18, 487 tonnes ity of rainfall within a radius of issued a weather warning for Hyderabad recording a rainfall mid-March to mid-May had the government and people and Rs 2.48 crore for 4,493 20 km from the place of resi- the State, cautioning of thun- of 189.2 mm so far against a already resulted in huge suffer- cannot afford any total lock- tonnes of sunflower. The dence of the user. The Damini derstorms accompanied with normal rainfall of 103.4 mm, ing for people in the form of down in GHMC limits at this Minister said that Canara App sends alarm and caution lightning in all districts till July while Rangareddy and loss of livelihoods, jobs, salaries stage and it would be better to Bank released Rs 1,000 crore in case of possibility of show- 3. In the city, the RMC's weath- Medchal Malkajgiri have etc. The state government rev- confine lockdown only to con- to Markfed enabling it to ers and thunder showers with- er forecast says there will received 137.9 mm and 158.3 enue collections also hit badly tainment zones by enforcing make these payments. in a radius of 20 km from user. cloudy skies with one or two mm respectively. due to total lockdown as strict curfew in those areas. TS brings ordinance to... Trump order Continued from Page 1 Pradesh governments had leaves many... Fearing lockdown, people flee Hyd recently amended their Continued from page 1 As per the FRBM Act, state respective FRBM laws. Continued from Page 1 governments are entitled to Following this, Telangana has Besides the main bus sta- Spike in tolet boards borrow loans up to 3 per cent decided to follow suit. The President has argued tions of MGBS and Jubilee Continued from Page 1 the city on Monday. He said "I of GSDP, but there is a provi- Out of the 2 per cent bor- since taking office that the Bus Station, Mehdipatnam, was stuck during the previous sion for the Centre to allow rowing limit granted by the visa programmes allow Uppal, LB Nagar, Bala Nagar, Not surprisingly, the reverse lockdown. I don't want to be states an additional 0.5 per Centre, only 0.5 employers to undercut native- Secunderabad, Aramghar, migration has picked pace after stuck again so that I am going cent loans in the case of 'rev- per cent is unconditional. born workers on wages. Lingampalli, Shamshabad and news started doing rounds that to my village before enue-surplus states'. In May, The remaining 1.5 per cent of Trump also overruled the other bus stations, where dis- the government was planning announcement if lockdown by Union Finance Minister the borrowing limit is condi- objections of companies that trict services are available, to impose lockdown again in vacating my house. I hope I Nirmala Sitharaman had tional; and to avail this bene- say they need highly skilled were seen busy with people Hyderabad following the sharp will get at least MNREGA works allowed the states to raise the fit, the Centre had mandated workers to fill crucial job gathered there to reach their spike in corona cases. in my village. I will not be in a net borrowing limit from 3 state governments to bring openings. H-1B holders, native places. Ramu, a labourer from position to pay the rent for my per cent of the GSDP to 5 per reforms in four sectors: about three-quarters of whom The occupancy ration in Nagarkurnool district who accommodation if lockdown is cent to tide over Corona- Universalisation of 'One work in the tech sector, have the district bus services has works at Gachibowli area, left imposed again.” induced financial crisis as Nation, One Ration' pro- felt a creeping sense of unease increased. More or less simi- part of the Centre's 'Atma gramme, Ease of Doing since Trump took office. Still, lar sized crowds were wit- Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' Business; power distribution thousands of them continued nessed at various city railway against the earlier Rs 90-95 a the normal price of Rs 120- package. However, the Centre and ramping up revenues of to shuttle between the US and stations. Meanwhile, provi- kg. Similarly, black gram is 130 a kg. had mandated the respective urban local bodies. their home countries — for sional stores have increased being sold at Rs 130 a kg as Over 1.5 lakh casual work- state governments to make Further 0.5 per cent will be weddings or funerals — or for prices by 4\5 to 20 per cent. against the normal price of Rs ers who recently returned to necessary amendments in allowed if milestones in at work assignments or to get For example, a kg of tur dal 115 a kg. Green gram is being the state from various states their FRBM laws for the pur- least three out of the four areas mundane paperwork taken is being sold at Rs 110 as sold at Rs 150 a kg as against are tense again. pose. Punjab and Uttar are achieved. care of.

HYDERABAD BULLION RATES TS, AP to get TS postpones all CETs... GOLD Free testing resumes... lower tax... Continued from page 1 planning to hold the exami- ` 50,480 (10 gm) nations while considering re- Continued from Page 1 Continued from page 1 It was hearing a Public imposition of lockdown to ` 180 TS reports 945 Interest Litigation petition contain the virus spread.The SILVER Area Hospitals at Kondapur Similarly, AP government, questioning the schedule High Court asked the govern- ` 48,550 (1kg) and Vanasthalipuram, Urban cases, tally which was expecting Rs 2,100 announced by the state gov- ment whether there were any ` 800 Primary Health Centre at touches 16K crore, received just Rs 1,982 ernment to conduct various plans to impose lockdown in Balapur and the PHC at crore. While both the state entrance tests, at a time when the state. The advocate gen- Maheswaram were given tar- Continued from page 1 governments are already the Coronavirus situation in eral, appearing for the state CHICKEN gets to test 150 samples per grappling with shortage of the state was worsening by the government sought some RATES `/KG day. With Chief Minister K So far, over 7,294 people funds due to corona-induced day.The petitioner wondered time till afternoon to submit Chandrasekhar Rao ordering have recovered from the lockdown since mid-March how the government was the affidavit. Dressed/With Skin `157 conduct of 50,000 tests under infection, of which 1,712 were and relying heavily on mar- Without Skin `178 the GHMC limits, over 36,000 discharged on Tuesday alone. ket borrowings through auc- Of the 945 fresh infections, Broiler at Farm `108 samples were gathered for tion of bonds, the latest move testing Corona patients since 869 are from Hyderabad, 29 of the Centre to cut tax devo- 2 killed in Vizag pharma firm... June 16. from Rangareddy, 13 from lution further by 9 per cent EGG The laboratories are not Medchal and 21 from would add to their financial Continued from page 1 and D. Janaki Rao and M. able to finish testing the sam- Sangareddy districts. woes. The tax devolution is Surya Narayana, both RATES `/100 ples even if they work round- The state has conducted done as per the recommen- The condition of L.V. chemists. Visakhapatnam 88,563 tests so far, of which HYDERABAD 346 the-clock. Therefore, the offi- dations of the 15th Finance Chandrashekhar, a helper, Superintendent of Police R. 8,785 are active cases. On VIJAYAWADA 364 cials suspended sample collec- Commission, which suggest- was critical. He was kept on K. Meena and District tion. As the pending samples Tuesday, 3,457 tests were ed that the 41 per cent of the a ventilator. The other affect- Collector Vinay Chand visit- VISAKHAPATNAM 349 have been tested, the collection conducted of which 2,512 divisible pool be devolved to ed persons were out of dan- ed the plant. The collector has RETAIL PRICE `3.60 of samples resumed from returned negative. the States in the vertical ger and they were identified ordered an inquiry into the (IN HYDERABAD) Tuesday. devolution formula. as P. Ananad Babu, a helper, incident.

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RIME Cops hot on heels of CORNER State yet to take action accused in Barkas Man found dead under suspicious double murder case circumstances PNS n HYDERABAD HYDERABAD: A 57-year-old against ‘erring' schools A 27-year-old murder accused, who was man's body was found under out on bail murdered two of his sisters at suspicious circumstances in his Chandrayangutta on Monday evening. car in an isolated area near As govt vacillates, pvt schools extort more money for ‘online classes’ Police officials of two commissionerates Choutuppal on Monday. Police have begun a hunt to nab the absconding are yet to verify if the man PNS n HYDERABAD In fact, 90 per cent of the suspect. committed suicide or was parents are against the conduct The accused person, Ahmed Bin Salam murdered. The victim was Officials of Telangana of online classes because it puts Baa Ismail, was residing with his mother, identified as Challati Shanmukha Education Department have heavy burden on parents and Puthli Begum, at Salala Barkas under Chary, a resident of Nalgonda advised school managements they are forced to buy laptops Chandrayangutta police station limits. and had retired from service against running online or or smart phones. He attacked his two sisters with a dagger from BSNL. According to the offline classes for academic The parents' associations after inviting them to dinner at his house. police, patrol teams discovered year 2020-21. However the and students' association have While Razia Begum, 35, died on the spot, his body when they noticed his orders remain only to words complained to Education Zakira Begum, 45, succumbed to injuries vehicle near the temple. but not on paper. Department officials against while being shifted to hospital. Preliminary investigation The private school manage- the style of functioning of the After stabbing Razia and Zakira, Ahmed revealed that on Sunday ments, in a statement, said that private managements which Bin Salam went to the house of his morning, Chary set out from there were no written orders are running online classes, but younger sister Noora Begum, 30, in Nabeel Nalgonda without informing his from the government officials A teacher conducts classes through online mode the authorities are not taking Colony and attacked her. "When her hus- family members. Police officials or Education Department or any action against the erring band Omer Ba Hassan, 36, came to her res- said that the car was locked and memos issued to the manage- The academic year calendar pay tuition fee compulsorily. managements. cue, he was also attacked," said Syed there were signs of fire inside the ments advising against the was not announced by the Thus, the managements put The association of private Rafeeq, Additional DCP. The couple were parked vehicle and the body's running of online classes. state government because of pressure on the parents. They school managements have shifted to a hospital for treatment, where head appeared burnt. The Therefore, the managements the Covid-19 threat. A decision threaten the parents stating issued a statement stating that their condition is stated to be critical. Rachakonda police have begun have advised the members to on the academic year would be that their wards would lag they can run classes since Ahmed Bin Salam was arrested in probing to find if it was a nurse no inhibitions and con- initiated after August 15, the behind in academics. Parents there were no express orders January 2019 on charges of murdering his homicide or suicide. duct the classes without any Centre announced. The state have been expressing their from the government prohibit- wife Fatima Sadi at his house in Salala. A hesitation. government is also more or less inability to pay fees because of ing them from running online year ago he was granted bail by the court. Woman killed In spite of the orders by the having the same notion. the diminished revenue due to classes. Even if the Education Police said that there were family issues DEO, the private schools are To protect their own crop of Covid-19. The managements wing gives permission, educa- over a property that could be the reason in hit-and-run running the online classes. students, private school man- are asking the parents to trans- tionalists are demanding the behind the double murder. HYDERABAD: A 44-year-old They have been collecting agements are collecting tuition fer the fees either by digital state to give clear instructions After being informed of the incident, woman was killed by a hefty fees from the parents. No fee in the name of online class- transfer of funds or through on running online classes. senior police officials visited the scene of speeding vehicle in a road clarity has been issued on the es. The online classes com- Google Pay. As online classes com- offence and are supervising the investiga- mishap reported at KPHB in the issue, in spite of all these devel- menced in private schools in In such crisis situation, most menced in corporate and pri- tion. While Chandrayangutta PS is part of wee hours of Tuesday. The opments are taking place. the GHMC limits and also of the parents would have to vate schools, parents of govern- Hyderabad Commissionerate, Balapur victim was been identified as There are over 30 lakh stu- those in districts. Online class- borrow funds to pay tuition ment school students are wor- police station comes under Rachakonda Yellamma, a labourer by dents enrolled in 10,700 private es were started for LKG and fees. At some places, parents ried about the future of their Commissionerate, the Rachakonda Special profession from Medak, schools. The academic year kindergarten students as well. are demonstrating against the sons since there is no clarity Operations Team and Hyderabad residing at Langer Houz. should commence from June To have access to these col- attitude of the school manage- when the schools are going to Commissioner's Task Force team are According to the police, 12 for the year 2020-21. leges, the managements should ments. be reopened. making efforts to nab the suspect. Yellamma was killed after a speeding vehicle being driven in a rash and negligent manner, rammed into her. She received Load test on Durgam Cheruvu bridge a severe head injury and died New rail line to facilitate on the spot at NRSA colony of PNS n HYDERABAD KPHB. The driver of the vehicle did not stop his vehicle after the Sec'bad-Dhone traffic The efforts of Greater Hyderabad offence and ran away. The PNS n HYDERABAD compared to the earlier route Municipal Corporation (GHMC) police registered a case and are passing through Nallapadu. to open Durgam Cheruvu cable investigating the incident. The new railway line between Nadikudi - Srikalahasti new bridge for traffic at the earliest Officials are verifying CCTV Piduguralla - Savalyapuram railway line project is one of gained steam with the mandatory footage of nearby cameras to for a distance of 46 kms has the important & prestigious load test carried out on the bridge identify the vehicle. been completed and commis- projects taken up by South to check the load bearing capacity sioned for train operations. Central Railway. The project and other aspects. Teenager held This new railway line is a part was sanctioned in the year The load test was conducted by of Nadikudi - Srikalahasti new 2011-12 for a distance of 309 imposing 1,080 metric tonnes of for wallet theft railway line project. kms at an estimated cost of Rs load onto the deck in an incremen- HYDERABAD: The Mailardevpally The new line will facilitate 2,289 crore under 50 per cent tal form. Efforts are on to launch the metre long facility is constructed police arrested a 19 year-old on direct traffic movement from cost sharing basis between As many as 36 10-tyre trucks, bridge by July end, said a senior with a cost of Rs.184 crore and will charges of stealing a wallet of a Secunderabad to Dhone direc- Railways and Government of each with a capacity of 30 metric official from GHMC. Currently aid in cutting down the distance businessman at Brundavan tion via New Piduguralla, Andhra Pradesh along with tonnes were parked on the struc- electrical works are under progress and travel time from Jubilee Hills Colony in Rajendranagar here on bypassing Nallapadu junction. provision of required land ture for 24 hours. This is the final and they are being taken up at brisk to Madhapur. After opening for Tuesday. The arrested person is This 46 kms new rail line will free of cost by TS government. lap of tests to be conducted for pace and all other minor works will traffic, the GHMC is planning to Anwar Ali, a construction worker reduce the distance by approx- Gajanan Mallya, General opening the bridge to traffic. Once be done by July end, he said. permit only pedestrians on the from Babul Reddy Nagar in imately 96 kms for the rail Manager, SCR has congratu- the experts approve the test results, Once opened for traffic, bridge bridge during weekends and sus- Rajendranagar and a native of travel between Secunderabad lated all the officials and staff other works will be expedited on will be world's longest span extra- pend movement of vehicles to let Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh. to Dhone via Nadikude as for the organisation. the structure. dosed cable stayed bridge. The 238- people enjoy the scenic ambience. Rachakonda police officials spray disinfectants on patrol vehicles PNS n HYDERABAD wheelers and four wheelers will be dis- infected and sanitised in the next few Mahesh Bhagwat, IPS, Rachakonda days. Commissioner of Police and Sudheer Speaking on the occasion, Mahesh Babu, IPS, ACP; launched the drive, Bhagwat said, disinfecting and sani- initiated by craft services to disinfect tising the police vehicles is of para- and sanitise the vehicle fleet of mount importance in this hour, as Rachakonda Commissionerate, at the there are lots of positive cases around Amberpet Police Grounds on Tuesday. us and our own police department is All the vehicles of the also facing problems due to this Commissionerate including two infection. It's not that scary as it sounds: Covid warrior NAVEEN KUMAR n HYDERABAD

A Covid warrior, or a 'Coronavirus vijetha', is the way Hyderabad Commissioner Anjani Kumar addresses them who bravely fought the deadly Coronavirus plaguing the lives of many across the globe and successfully recovered to join back the force as a frontline worker. Hyderabad city police, especial- ly the West Zone area, is the most affected with the virus in Telangana Police Department. A total of 74 officers were tested positive for Coronavirus from Hyderabad city to stay strong. Our ACP handed us police commissionerate alone. homeopathic medicine and A Subramanyam, a constable Commissioner gave Rs 5,000 to from Banjara Hills Police Station those tested positive in the force to speaks to The Pioneer about his buy immunity boosting food," he experience. said. "I was working in the general Three days into home quaran- duty here by helping migrant labor- tine, the symptoms decreased and ers on board to leave the state and he found strength to fight the also with the Hospital passes for virus. those who need to get checks "I used to do yoga, inhale steam done. I'm assuming that's when I and was maintaining a healthy must've been infected. On June 11, diet along with necessary medi- as many as 26 member staff from cines. After 14 days of home quar- our police station were tested pos- antine, 16 of us were tested nega- itive, including me," he said. tive on June 26," he said. Explaining his symptoms, he "It is not that scary as it sounds. said that he experienced body One must have the support and pains and mild fever but none of courage to get through the infec- them showed up much. tion. We must increase our immu- "I was asked to go under home nity by eating healthy and main- quarantine and I immediately sent taining a good diet. Social distanc- my family to our native place to ing should be looked upon and keep them safe. Initially, I was usage of masks will definitely help. scared about the infection and Please go out only if necessary and also felt lonely. Our Sub-Inspector consider the lives of your family as gave us moral support and asked us well." HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 1, 2020 hyderabad 04 Kondapochamma canal breaches PNS n SIDDIPET

Gushing Godavari waters invaded homes in Sanjay slams TRS Venkatapuram village in erst- while Medak district following a breach in Kondapochamma over canal breach canal in the early hours of HYDERABAD: Telanganga BJP Tuesday. There were no casu- chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on alties in the village due to the Tuesday said that people living flooding. Loss to the property near Mallanna Sagar, Mid-Manair, and standing crops could not Kondapochamma projects are be ascertained immediately. living with fear due to defects in Learning about the incident, quality. irrigation officials swung into He expressed doubt saying action and closed the canal. that how many breaches would The canal developed breach The flood water entered the homes in the village, besides causing damage to take place in the near future. near Markuk one month after vegetable and other standing crops in and around the village "The incident (breach) took place who had taken up works. The Chief Minister K in Chief Minister k government should initiate Chandrasekhar Rao declared it Chandrashekhar Rao's own severe action against them by open on May 29. The flood constituency. Breach in recovering the total amount and water entered the homes in the Revanth demands probe Kondapochamma canal is the take up repairs immediately," he village, besides causing damage HYDERABAD: Malkajgiri MP A about the condition of projects best example as the government said. Sanjay questioned the to vegetable and other stand- Revanth Reddy on Tuesday constructed in surface like introducing schemes for scams," vigilance, quality control ing crops in and around the demanded the Central 50tmc capacity Mallanna Sagar, he alleged. departments to reveal as to what village. Since the canal devel- government to order a CBI 15tmc Kondapochamma Sagar Demanding the government to they are doing when the oped breach during the day inquiry into the irrigation and Gandamalla projects after own the responsibility for contractors are doing 'quality time, major loss to the proper- projects in the state. He also seeing the quality of small breaches of canals, Sanjay less' works. On the other hand, ty and lives has been averted. urged the Centre to canal," he said. Not a alleged that these incidents were Sanjay expressed happiness over Had it occurred at night, the initiate action against single village will remain taking place repeatedly only Prime Minister Narendra Modi results would have been dev- those involved in if these projects develop because the government government for taking a decision astating, the villagers feel. irregularities. Revanth breaches. He alleged colluding with contractors, he to release postal in honorary of Alerted by the villagers, the said that defects in quality that quality defects in alleged. former Prime Minister PV project officials immediately of Kondapochamma Sagar these projects reflect the "The reasons for breaches are Narasimha Rao on the occasion stopped release of water from and Kaleswaram works are greedy KCR and Megha just because the contractors are of latter's birth centenary the project into the canal. coming out one after the other. Company for commissions. 'benamies' of government heads. celebrations. He termed the People in and around "One can understand the quality "KCR is indulging in corrupt The government should cancel decision of Modi government as Venkatapuram village are wor- of the projects with the politics," he alleged. And the licences of the contractors an historical decision. ried about the canal develop- Tuesday's incident. The demanded the government to ing a breach after a month of Kondapochamma canal, which is compensate the people who lost learning about the irrigation projects by the TRS putting it into operation. They in Chief Minister's constituency their food grains, agri products Kondapochamma Sagar canal government with substandard are worried about whether developed breach. I am worried due to the flood water. spoke to Irrigation quality. Telangana Pradesh such incidents do take place in Department authorities over Congress Working President near future too. was located just 3 km away the canal on Tuesday to fill phone and sought a report Revanth Reddy responding If this was the condition of from Chief Minister K irrigation tanks in M from them in this regard. to the incident demanded the the irrigation canals in CM's Chandrasekhar Rao's farm- Turkapalli and Bommala Lambasting the government, Centre to order CBI probe constituency, what would be house. This is not for the first Ramaram mandals of the BJP state unit president into the canal breach incident. the fate of the projects in time Kondapochamma canal Jagadevpur and Alair Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged He was apprehensive of the other districts, the villagers developed breaches. Earlier, Assembly constituencies. that the people are living in fate of other major canals opined. In fact, the place where the canal developed breaches Finance Minister T Harish the grip of fear psychosis executed as part of the canal developed breach twice. Water was released into Rao, who became alert on because of the execution of Kaleshwaram project. No scope for Cardiac complications seen in gas leaks in TS less than 5% of Covid patients PNS n HYDERABAD Majority of the companies PNS n HYDERABAD age population and in people which are into industrial gases with pre existing high blood are complying with norms, Chills Sputum Dangerous cardiac complica- Muscle of 11% pressure or diabetes or old claims Telangana government tions which can occur due to production 33% joint pain heart attack patients.” and that there is no scope for gas 15% Covid-19, are seen less in the Loss of sore However, all these compli- leaks. Following the LG smell 15% to throat country because of low viru- 30% 14% cations could develop as the Polymers incident in May, lent strength or innate immu- shortness Headache virus progressively invades all Telangana government setup of breath 14% nity, the doctors pointed out. 19% the parts of the body and also five special teams to conduct Cardio vascular manifesta- because of secondary bacteri- inspections in the industries that tions like acute heart attack, al infections and sepsis devel- involved with 'hazardous chem- micro vascular obstruction – Fever 88% Shortness of breath 19% Nausea or vomiting 5% oping in the body. He points, icals or gases.' When asked Dry cough 68% Muscle or joint pain 15% Nasal congestion 5% STEMI mimics, asymptomatic Fatigue 38% Sore throat 14% Diarrhoea 4% to 31% “It is very important not to about the report, Principal troponin elevation, multi- sputum production 33% Headache 14% Haemoptysis 0.9% miss or stop taking old heart, Secretary Jayesh Ranjan said, organ failure, pericardial Loss of smell 15 to 30% Chills 11% Pink eyes 0.8% BP or sugar or cholesterol "The teams didn't find anything involvement, arrhythmias can all these dangerous complica- in our bodies due to minor medicines in these tough times significant when they inspect- occur if the Covid-19 symp- tions are much less common- subclinical infections in our as this way we could prevent ed companies which use chem- toms develop. ly seen in our country – may day today life before. These getting infection or atleast ical gases. They found proper According to Dr A Sreenivas be because of low virulent cardiac complications are seen prevent getting into more dan- way of stocking and usage, no Kumar Director Cardiology strain of virus in our country in less than 5 per cent of gerous complications as men- deficiencies majorly. Only minor and Clinical Research at or we Indians could have some Covid infected patients. But tioned above even if we get deficiencies were found, which Apollo Hospitals, “Fortunately, innate protection (immunity) these are more common in old Covid infection.” got rectified." Eatala directs officials HC issues Cops crack pre- planned to increase surveillance notices to govt PNS n HYDERABAD murder plot; 4 arrested PNS n HYDERABAD Chest Hospital - Erragadda, PNS n HYDERABAD course of investigation, suspi- Nature Cure Hospital, Sarojini The High Court issued notices cion arose of the role of the Health Minister Eatala Devi Eye Hospital, Ayurvedic to the state government and The Medchal Police, while Swift car driver who mysteri- Rajender directed authorities Hospital - Erragadda, asked it to file counter affidavit investigating a hit-and-run ously appeared out of nowhere to increase surveillance and Homeopathy Hospital - in a PIL filed by former Deputy case, uncovered a murder plot and took the deceased to the also door-to-door Fever Ramantapur, Nizamia TB Chief Minister of undivided and arrested four persons hospital, pretending to be a Survey Frequency in view of Hospital, Charminar, Area Andhra Pradesh state Cilarapu involved on Tuesday. On May good samaritan. Police then increasing coronavirus cases Hospital Kondapur, Area hos- Damodar Rajanarsimha. He, 23, while Dharavath Suresh, a traced and apprehended the in GHMC limits. With the pital Vanasthalipuram, urged the HC to constitute resident Medchal was going on driver of the car, identified as number of Covid-19 cases Nacharam ESI Hospital, state social security board his splendour, a DCM lorry Rahul and questioned him on significantly increasing, many Saroor Nagar ESI Hospital. under the Unorganised crashed into his vehicle and Monday. Rahul then confessed people are coming forward to “Those who are coming for Workers Social Security Act of fled the spot. A Swift car pass- that Prem Singh had take tests. Samples are being the exam are required to wear the year 2008 and promote the ing by stopped and took Suresh approached him, Ajmera Prem, collected for testing at 11 a proper mask and maintain welfare and social security of to a government hospital where Vangdoth Raju and Suraj and centres namely King Koti physical distance at the exam unorganised workers in the the doctors on duty declared asked them to kill Suresh, mak- Hospital, Fever Hospital, centre,” he said. state. him ‘brought dead’. During the ing it look like a road mishap. Adopt scientific approach to control Covid-19, says Uttam PNS n HYDERABAD

Stating that the Coronavirus cases are increasing across Telangana in an alarming proportion, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that the State gov- ernment to adopt a scientific and rational approach to control the pandemic to save people's lives. Addressing a press conference at Nalgonda on Tuesday, Uttam blamed the negligent attitude and unscien- tific, irrational and illogical approach of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar TPCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy in Nalgonda on Tuesday Rao for the rise in Covid-19 cases in Telangana. He alleged that KCR when they spoke about the impor- on the bodies of Covid-19 suspects considers himself to be an authori- tance of wearing face masks. KCR to ascertain the cause. ty on all subjects like irrigation, agri- even claimed that Coronavirus could Information was suppressed and culture and now Coronavirus. He be treated with a paracetamol and statistics were manipulated to make said KCR's 'I know everything' atti- the virus will die in a temperature of false claims of less number of tude has pushed Telangana closest to 22 Degree Celsius. He also assured Covid-19 deaths and cases in the crater of Covid-19 volcano with to spend Rs 1,000 crore, if required, Telangana. He said the govern- thousands of people getting infect- to deal with the situation. ment labs were not fully utilised and ed with the deadly virus. Uttam alleged that the TRS gov- despite approval by the ICMR and He reminded that Congress leader ernment has cheated the people by directions by the High Court, pri- Rahul Gandhi has warned about the under-testing and under-reporting vate labs were not permitted to con- dangers of Covid-19 on February 12 cases of Coronavirus only to create duct Covid-19 tests. He said that the itself. However, neither the Central a false impression that it has con- Congress party even approached the nor State Government responded trolled the spread of virus. He said Governor seeking her intervention positively. He said Chief Minister had in violation of established norms, the to increase Covid-19 tests in the even ridiculed the Congress leaders post-mortem was not conducted State. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 1, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Covid-19 vaccination must India become a major power with ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat' mission be affordable, universal: PM PNS n KOLKATA Asserting that 2020 will be a PNS n NEW DELHI turning point for India, Union From gram pradhan minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pradhan mantri, on Tuesday said Prime Sikh gurdwaras in on Tuesday reviewed India's Minister Narendra Modi's preparations for vaccinating its no one above rules: 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self- Nanded no longer part vast population against COVID- reliant) mission will give the of containment zones 19 once a vaccine is available and Modi on masks country the much-needed asserted that vaccination must be o individual is above the law, thrust to become a major AURANGABAD: Two prominent affordable and universal. including the leader of a power in the world. Sikh shrines in Maharashtra's N Modi chaired a high-level country, Prime Minister Narendra Addressing a virtual rally for Nanded are no longer under meeting to review planning and Modi said today during his 17- the people of Bengal, which containment zones, as no fresh preparations for vaccination minute televised address to the was attended by Asansol MP COVID-19 case was reported against the novel coronavirus. nation, as he warned people and Union minister Babul from the area in the last 20 At the meeting, the current against disobeying rules in force Supriyo, Meghwal said the PM days, a district official said on status of vaccine development to fight the spread of the novel intends to make the country Modi taking over as PM for the come true and the Trinamool Tuesday. However, gates of efforts were also reviewed and coronavirus. The PM said self-reliant in every aspect -- second term -- abolition of Congress will bite the dust in Gurdwara Langar Sahib and the prime minister highlighted "negligence in social and personal from thought-process to Article 370 and Article 35A of next year's elections in the Gurdwara Hazur Sahib will India's commitment to play an The prime minister enunciated 4 guiding behaviour" had been seen since implementation of goals. the Constitution that granted state," he said. remain closed for devotees till enabling role in the vaccination principles that will form the foundation of "Unlock1" - the first stage in the "On May 12, Prime Minister special status to J&K, Supreme The Union minister said further orders from the efforts against COVID-19, the government's "calibrated" re-start Narendra Modi talked about Court nod for construction of the Mamata Banerjee-led government, a gurdwara official this national effort, the PMO said Prime Minister's Office (PMO) of economic activity and normal India becoming an Ram Temple in Ayodhya, TMC had raised the slogan -- said. The Hazur Sahib gurdwara said in a statement. life - came into effect on June 1 'Atmanirbhar desh' and the enactment of Citizenship - 'Ma, Mati, Manush' (moth- was sealed on May 1 when Prime Minister Modi noted tor and civil society, it said. frontline COVID-19 warriors, and said this could prove disas- most advanced country. The Amendment Act and a law er, soil and people) to come to Punjab reported that 91 more that vaccination of India's vast The prime minister enunciat- and vulnerable people among the trous as India looks to get the PM wants to make India banning Triple Talaq. power in Bengal, but "all three people who returned from the and diverse population will need ed four guiding principles that general population. outbreak under control. "We notice 'atmanirbhar' in every way -- Bengal is ready to bless the are now in distress". shrine had tested positive for to factor in issues, including will form the foundation of this Another guiding principle negligence in people's social and from thought-process to goal BJP in the 2021 assembly elec- Claiming that the chief min- coronavirus. At least 197 those related to management of national effort, the PMO said. enunciated by the prime minis- personal behaviour. We used to implementation," the Union tions to enjoy the fruits of ister does not believe in con- pilgrims out of the 3,500 meticulously wash hands, used brought back from the medical supply chains, prioriti- He stated that vulnerable ter was vaccination of “anyone, minister of state for parliamen- development and advance- stitutional propriety, he said, "It sanitisers, wore masks, maintai- gurdwara, among the holiest sation of at-risk populations, groups should be identified and anywhere” should take place tary affairs said. ment initiated by Modi, he is astonishing that her officials ned social distancing and avoided sites in Sikhism, had coordination between different prioritised for early vaccination, without imposition of any domi- Meghwal also said the coun- claimed. do not allow the state governor shaking hands," Modi said. contracted the infection, agencies involved in the process, for example doctors, nurses, cile related restrictions for getting try has achieved four major "The slogan of '19 mein to visit universities, where he authorities had said in Punjab. as well as the role of private sec- healthcare workers, non-medical the vaccine. successes within a year of half, 21 mein saaf' is poised to is the chancellor." "Gurdwara Hazur Sahib, also known as Takht Hazuri Sahib Sachkhand, and Gurdwara Langar Sahib are not under Athlete forced to sell India's Covid-19 tally climbs to UP govt trying to cover up containment zones anymore. We have not found a patient in this area for more than 20 5,66,840, TN surpasses Delhi unemployment through ads days," Nanded collector Vipin vegetables in Jharkhand n n Itankar said. PNS NEW DELHI PNS NEW DELHI PNS n RANCHI With 18,522 people testing pos- Congress leader Priyanka Budding athlete Geeta itive for coronavirus in a single Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday Video on dumping of Kumari was forced to sell day, India's COVID-19 tally accused the UP government of Covid-19 victims' bodies vegetables in the streets of climbed to 5,66,840 on Tuesday trying to cover up "massive in K’taka triggers outrage Jharkhand's Ramgarh dis- while the death toll rose to unemployment" through trict to make ends meet. 16,893 with 418 new fatalities, advertisements, and said the BENGALURU: A video Chief Minister Hemant according to the Union Health ground realities were far dif- purportedly showing health Soren's intervention helped Ministry data. ferent as 1.5 lakh state resi- workers burying inappropriately Kumari to get Rs 50,000 from The Ramgarh Deputy Recording nearly 4,000 cases dents have left for Mumbai in some bodies of COVID-19 the Ramgarh district adminis- Commissioner (DC) Sandeep in the last 24 hours, Tamil search of employment. victims in a large pit allegedly tration and also a monthly Singh gave a cheque of Rs Nadu has surpassed Delhi to "Uttar Pradesh government in Ballari district in Karnataka stipend of Rs 3,000 to pursue 50,000 to Kumari on Monday regain the second spot among made several announcements has surfaced, triggering an her athletics career. and also announced Rs 3,000 the list of worst-hit states by relating to job creation at an she said in a tweet in Hindi. outrage on social media. A top Soren received information monthly stipend to the athlete the pandemic, while Karnataka stands at 2,15,125, while 3,34,821 tive day that coronavirus infec- event held recently. But the "The state government official in the district, the native on his twitter handle that and arranged for her training also recorded more than 1,100 people have recovered, and one tions have increased by more labourers on the ground have through its event tried to of state Health Minister B Kumari has turned into a at a sports centre, an official overtaking Haryana and patient has migrated, according than 15,000. The country has a different story to tell. cover up massive unemploy- Sriramulu, said they were roadside vegetable seller due to release said. Andhra Pradesh. to the updated data at 8 am. seen a surge of 3,76,305 infec- "There is no work in UP, ment on the ground, but how inquiring into it. In the video, financial problems. The chief Kumari had won eight gold Maharashtra remained the "Thus, around 59.07 per cent tions from June 1 till date. which is why everybody has long advertisements hide the the workers wearing personal minister directed the Ramgarh medals at state-level walking highest contributor to the single of patients have recovered so far," According to the ICMR, a been forced to return to their truth," Gandhi said. protection equipment are seen deputy commissioner to assist competitions and won a silver day rise, registering over 5,200 an official said. cumulative total of 86,08,654 previous places of work. Gandhi tagged a video of bringing bodies in black sheets Kumari financially so that she medal and a bronze medal in coronavirus infections. Delhi The total number of con- samples have been tested up to According to data, around 1.5 labourers saying there are no from a vehicle parked nearby could pursue her athletics competitions held in Kolkata, saw an increase of 2,084 cases. firmed cases includes foreigners. June 29 with 2,10,292 samples lakh people from UP have employment opportunities in and dropping one after another career. the release said. The number of active cases This is the seventh consecu- been tested on Monday. already returned to Mumbai," Uttar Pradesh. into the large pit, dug up with the help of an earthmover. A man who posted the video first on YouTube claimed it UP Cong prez, happened in Ballari. HC transfers to CB-CID probe into ASHA workers played critical role legislature Couple murdered in UP's Moradabad death of father-son duo in Tuticorin party leader in UP, tracked 30.43 lakh migrants PNS n MADURAI PNS n NEW DELHI MORADABAD: A couple was detained brutally murdered by PNS n LUCKNOW unidentified persons in Uttar The Madras High Court on In a major exercise, 1.6 lakh Pradesh's Moradabad district, Tuesday ordered the transfer accredited social health activists officials said on Tuesday. The of investigation into the death Uttar Pradesh Congress pres- have tracked in two phases over bodies of Mohit, a cable of a father-son duo in ident Ajay Kumar Lallu, leg- 30.43 lakh migrants who operator, and his wife Mona Tuticorin, alleged victims of islature party leader returned to Uttar Pradesh dur- were found at their house in police torture, to the CB- Aradhana Mishra and sever- ing the COVID-19 lockdown Thakurdwara area on Monday CID, expressing fear that evi- al party workers were and assisted the state govern- night, they said. While Mona dence could disappear by the detained here on Tuesday ment in contact tracing and was strangled to death, Mohit's time CBI took over the probe. while protesting against the community surveillance, the throat was slit, police said. On The case would be handled arrest of the party's minori- Union Health Ministry said on receiving the information about by the Deputy Superintendent ty cell chief. Lallu and Mishra, Tuesday. The ASHAs tracked the double murder, officers and of CB-CID, Tirunelveli, Anil accompanied by a number of 11.24 lakh migrant returnees in major challenges in Uttar far, according to the Union a forensic team reached the Kumar. party workers, were stopped the first phase and 19.19 lakh in Pradesh was to cater to the Health ministry data updated at crime scene, they said. The state government had on The Judges felt that the imme- liminary) and Judicial outside the party office in the the second, the ministry said, healthcare needs of returnees 8 AM. The ministry presented Moradabad SP (rural) Vidaya Monday transferred the probe to diate transfer of the case to the Magistrate's report indicated Mall Avenue area when they adding that they not only iden- and arrest the spread in its rural a case study of a 20-year-old Sagar Mishra said prima facie, the central investigation agency. CB-CID was done so that pub- there was prima facie material for were trying to move ahead to tified 7,965 persons with symp- population. "ASHAs have native of Bahraich district it appears to be a case of A division bench of Justices P N lic confidence was not lost. registering a murder case in the protest the arrest of UP toms but also regularly followed played a critical role in support- (Huzorpur Block, Nibuhi Kala personal enmity. The bodies Prakash and B Pugalendhi said The bench sought the opinion matter, the bench said. The court Congress minority cell chief up on their health status. ing the state's COVID-19 man- village), who worked at a juice have been sent for post- the court was handing over the of the state government on the said the probe of the case should Shahnawaz Alam in connec- "With the surge in the cases of agement during this crisis," the shop in Mumbai and returned mortem and no arrest has been case to the CB-CID as it feared interim arrangement but trans- not be delayed even by a second tion with a case of violence COVID-19 in the country and ministry said. home along with other migrant made so far, the superintendent that evidence could disappear by ferred the case to the CB CID. and directed the CB-CID to during an anti-CAA stir in the influx of migrant population Uttar Pradesh has reported workers in a truck in early May of police said. the time CBI took over. The post mortem report (pre- take up the probe immediately. December last year. from hotspot areas, one of the 672 deaths and 22,828 cases so after travelling for five days.

TABLIGHI JAMAAT: SUSHANT CASE: Women placed on higher pedestal, Actor goes to HC allows shifting of 65 foreigners police station to alternate accommodation can't allow pics breaching their privacy to record PNS n NEW DELHI HC on Sasikala's plea to remove her photos from sites PNS n NEW DELHI statement Women are placed on a higher A bench of Justices PNS n MUMBAI The Delhi High Court Tuesday pedestal and photographs Siddharth Mridul allowed shifting of 65 foreign breaching their privacy cannot be Actor Sanjana Sanghi went to nationals connected to Tablighi allowed, the Delhi High Court and Talwant Singh, the Bandra police station here Jamaat, who participated in the said on Tuesday while hearing during the video on Tuesday morning to record religious congregation at former AIADMK leader Sasikala conferencing her statement in connection Nizamuddin Markaz event Pushpa's appeal challenging an with the suicide of fellow actor during the COVID-19 lock- order which dismissed her claim hearing, observed, Sushant Singh Rajput, an offi- down, to alternate accommo- that her image was being tar- “We put women on cial said. Sanghi is set to make dation. nished by alleged morphed pho- a higher pedestal. her Bollywood debut with A bench of Justices Vipin tos and videos with a man on the Mukesh Chhabra-directed Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar social media. We don't want any movie 'Dil Bechara', the last passed the order after the The court also observed that photographs which film of Rajput. She reached the counsel for Centre, Delhi gov- outraging modesty of a woman breach her privacy” Bandra police station in the ernment and Delhi Police gave more places of alternate The plea, filed through in any manner is a criminal morning to record her state- the statements that they do not accommodation for the foreign advocates Mandakini Singh offence. Facebook, Google and ment, a police official said. The have any objection to it. nationals connected to Tablighi and Ashima Mandla, said that YouTube contended however ing the video conferencing hear- and they have not uploaded any be for personal consumption and police were trying to under- The high court allowed the Jamaat in light of ongoing during the course of the that they are only intermediaries ing, observed, “We put women material. not to be made public. stand reasons behind Rajput's plea to shift 65 foreigners from criminal proceedings. month, 65 foreign nationals and do not upload any content on a higher pedestal. We don't The platforms have their own Senior advocate Arun suicide and were also probing the existing accommodation to On May 28, the high court housed at Meeraj International on their platforms. want any photographs which system of checking the objection- Kathpalia, appearing for Google whether professional rivalry, if another as they were facing had directed that 955 foreign School have faced discomfort Sasikala has challenged the breach her privacy.” The bench able content and keep on remov- and YouTube, also said they any, was responsible for the certain issues including unhy- nationals, who had partici- with regard to the arrange- single judge's order and urged the asked the social media giants to ing it, he said, adding that if the were intermediaries and do not actor's depression. So far, the gienic condition. pated in the Markaz, be shift- ments there. division bench to direct them to remove the offending material court will order them to remove upload the content on the police have recorded state- The bench, which conduct- ed from institutional quaran- On Tuesday, the high court remove the objectionable pho- from their platforms. “No more the material, they will abide by Internet and can only disable the ments of 28 people, including ed the hearing through video tine centres, where they were allowed them to be shifted tographs and also to set aside the mud raising, put an end to it,” the the directions. URLs. He said he was protesting his family members, actor- conferencing, allowed the kept since March 30 despite from Meeraj International cost imposed on her by the sin- bench said. When the counsel for the practice of impleading only friend Rhea Chakraborty, cast- application for modification in testing negative for COVID- School to Texan Public School gle judge. Senior advocate Mukul Facebook said these were con- intermediaries in a suit and not ing director Mukesh Chhabra the high court's May 28 order 19, to nine alternate accommo- in Moujpur here, a new accom- A bench of Justices Siddharth Rohatgi, appearing for Facebook, sensual photographs, the judge the one who has uploaded the and Yash Raj Films' casting by seeking to include three dations. modation suggested by them. Mridul and Talwant Singh, dur- said it is only an intermediary said that may be so but it could content on the Internet. director Shanoo Sharma. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 1, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Ban on China apps The People’s Republic of China has proven itself to not act Real test of leadership in good faith. This hitback was coming ever since June 15 he news that India has banned 59 Chinese-made apps did not really come Maharashtra has led by example in reining in the Corona pandemic even as the Tas a huge surprise to many ever since the unfolding of events on June 15. Highly pop- Opposition ramped up efforts to pull the Maha Vikas Aghadi Government down ular applications such as TikTok, Shareit and WeChat have been banned. Some of these apps count India among their biggest markets. For example, India is the biggest driver of the TikTok app and the ban is expected to hit its owner Bytedance hard as it had plans to invest $1 billion here. So, it would be prudent for the Government to make a watertight data secu- PRIYANKA CHATURVEDI rity and privacy case for banning these apps, much of which have been surrep- titiously used for data mining and surveillance. This wouldn’t be too difficult for s the city of Mumbai and the some apps such as TikTok. It is unfortunate though that several Indian youth, rest of Maharashtra re-opens particularly from the subaltern classes, are shedding crocodile tears. That said, cautiously but optimistically in a phased manner, it is impor- two and a half decades of the rise of the internet has taught us that platforms tant to mention how the Maha like these come and go. So, these “creators” will clearly find something new. AVikas Aghadi (MVA) Government contin- Already similar Indian apps like ShareChat are registering higher traffic. Of course, ues to face relentless attack from the main Opposition party, the BJP, ever since the the banning of social platforms is a very small step to counter the Chinese aggres- three parties — the Shiv Sena, the sion. Nevertheless, the step has been met with widespread approval, even by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the some of those who have been directly impacted. Congress — formed a coalition Government and took charge of the State The fact is that over the past few years, China has proven that it is not a in November last year. Barely had the MVA “good faith” actor. It has been in its interest that until now India remained weak, Government presented its first budget and both economically and militarily. The fact that Indian soldiers stood up to col- started building a roadmap for the revival of the State’s economy, the Coronavirus leagues despite having lost 20 of our men gave the Chinese a dose of their own pandemic brought fresh challenges for it. medicine. That our soldiers were able to kill many Chinese personnel is telling. The Maharashtra Government, name- Banning apps is one thing and acting against Chinese consumer products will ly the Chief Minster and the Health Minister, started providing daily updates possibly be next in the line. But extricating Indian industry from the Chinese sup- on COVID-19 after the first case was reg- ply chain is next to impossible. Industries in our country are heavily dependent istered on March 9. Most cases were relat- on Chinese-made capital goods such as power-generating turbines and indus- ed to travellers returning from abroad, who trial machinery as well as China-made intermediates such as active pharma- were not in the Centre’s scanner list initial- ly. Since then, the State has seen a spurt in ceutical ingredients. Various sectors would collapse in the absence of Chinese the number of Corona cases. With a total products. We have only ourselves to blame for putting ourselves in this posi- of 1,69,883 cases, the death toll stands at tion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should harbour some of the blame. His per- 7,429. There are 73,298 active cases while 88,960 patients have recovered so far. ceived bonhomie with Chinese President Xi Jinping was just an act for the lat- Of course, this has prompted the down, it remained focussed in the mortality rate. time when the Railways were ter. And Xi took Modi for a ride. At the same time, the entire philosophy of sell- Opposition to question the State augmenting bed capacity to be It is depressing that the already facing flak for the con- ing cheap products and the lowest bidder concept has led to India actively import- Government’s strategy in handling the pan- able to handle a rise in the State has continued to witness ditions of the trains, over 80 demic. It even predicted doomsday scenar- number of cases. Since then, political slugfest ever since the deaths and approximately 40 ing from China instead of building up additional capacity or even consider an ios with hashtags such as the State Government WHEN THE STATE Corona pandemic began when trains that lost their destination alternative. Here, the Kolkata and Nagpur metro rail systems are guilty of get- #MaharashtraBachao trending on social increased bed capacity in hos- it had to grapple with a high and reached a different State ting new rolling stock from Dalian instead of encouraging local production lines. media platforms. However, as it is said, the pitals from 400 to 2.5 lakh, of GOVERNMENT mortality rate. It continues to altogether. devil is always in the details. Truth makes which 25,000 beds had oxygen ANNOUNCED A fight this battle even as leaders Despite provocations, the India must make it clear that it will not allow Chinese companies to bid for infra- the State’s BJP unit uncomfortable and, facilities. The number of ICU in the Opposition are busy State Government has stu- structure projects. Most Chinese companies are beholden to the Chinese hence, it is unable to confront actual fig- beds, too, was increased from PHASED LIFTING OF holding press conferences and diously kept itself out of poli- Communist Party and, thus, to Xi. We cannot trust the Chinese or their compa- ures. The death rate in Maharashtra did 250 to around 8,500. Hospitals THE LOCKDOWN, IT protests to give teeth to their tics and focussed itself in con- climb up to 7.5 per cent eight weeks ago for treating infections with political agenda. They even taining the pandemic by work- nies. The Ladakh standoff will continue for some time but we have to make it but it has dropped steadily since then and isolation facilities, too, were REMAINED made frequent visits to the Raj ing in close cooperation with clear to China that India can stand on its own feet. We must reject the Chinese now stands at 4.65 per cent. Recovery rate increased from just three to FOCUSSED IN Bhavan to create political insta- the Centre. The State temptation of cheap products and consumer goods. Enough is enough. What has seen a marked improvement and now 2,576. bility in the State. Government was also left bat- stands at 52.26 per cent, up from 26.25 per Moreover, the number of AUGMENTING BED While the country was bat- tling a second challenge in is needed is a firm will on the Government to build our own self-sufficiencies cent on May 20. Mumbai’s COVID-19 dou- COVID-19 testing laboratories tling the migrant crisis, carrying out relief work that and end this dependence. bling rate is 25 days while the national aver- was raised from three to 100, CAPACITY TO BE Maharashtra, which is home to followed before and after age is 19 days. The daily death figures the highest in the country. The ABLE TO HANDLE A the largest migrant popula- cyclone Nisarga struck its coast. reported by Maharashtra so far, too, have State Government has also tion, created over 18,000 relief There could be weakness- declined in the fortnight. In the State cap- taken charge of 80 per cent of RISE IN THE camps for them. However, the es in the State’s health infra- Our own vaccine ital and the nation’s financial capital city, the beds in private hospitals NUMBER OF CASES. migrants spilled out on the structure, which is being faced Mumbai, where the average doubling rate and capped the treatment cost SINCE THEN, IT roads in large numbers outside by other States as well, but what Human trials to start this month, results in October. This is of cases stood at 41 days, Dharavi, which to ensure patients aren’t used to the Bandra station after the end is important is that we should was labelled as a ticking time bomb, is now profiteer in the times of a pan- INCREASED BED of the first phase of the lock- not lose sight of being able to reason enough to prioritise Govt funding to R&D recording cases in single digit. Further, demic. The State has neither down as a political slugfest over handle this medical and Mumbai saw its coronavirus count rise with shied away from testing nor CAPACITY IN the Shramik Special trains for humanitarian crisis with empa- hen the going gets tough, the tough 1,297 new cases being reported in the last from sharing data on the same. HOSPITALS FROM migrants workers erupted. thy and commitment to the get going. And this is exactly what 24 hours, taking the city’s tally to 72,175. Trace, test and treat have been 400 TO 2.5 LAKH, OF When the unfortunate people. So, while the India’s innovators, scientists and With 44 new deaths reported this week, the guiding principle. deaths happened at Palghar, the Opposition continues with its W Mumbai’s death toll stands at 4,179. The It was ironic that the media WHICH 25,000 BEDS BJP left no stone unturned to political agenda, the people of researchers have shown in the face of the number of active cases here are 28,244 and and certain influencers woke communalise the incident. The the State continue to solidly Coronavirus pandemic, most of them as self- 39,744 patients have recovered so far. This up to the transparency once HAD OXYGEN war of words intensified when back the Chief Minister and the starters. A potential COVID-19 vaccine, the first is way below the estimates provided by a Delhi raced past Mumbai in the FACILITIES the Railway Minister took MVA Government to help the five-member inter-ministerial central team number of cases reported, forc- offence to Chief Minister State get out of the biggest to be developed in India, has been given the that had projected that the number of cases ing the Central Government to Uddhav Thackeray’s statement humanitarian and medical cri- Drug Controller General of India’s (DCGI) would spiral to approximately 6.5 lakh by intervene to help augment their that the State had the capacity sis faced by the world. approval for Phase I and II human clinical tri- mid-May. capacities. The State to handle more Shramik trains (The writer is a Rajya When the State Government Government is now entirely than were allotted to the State. Sabha MP and Deputy Leader, als that are scheduled to start across the coun- announced a phased lifting of the lock- focussed on bringing down This escalation happened at a Shiv Sena) try this month. Results are expected to be out by October, following which larger clinical tri- als will be conducted. The vaccine has been developed by Hyderabad-based S O U N D BITE Bharat Biotech, which has delivered more than four billion doses of vaccines We should do it (sever ties with I don’t think it’s the time to The UP Government is The whole country knows worldwide and also created vaccines for H1N1 and rotavirus in the past. COV- Chinese sponsors in IPL) for be selfish or think about avoiding COVID tests, mak- that China has snatched the sake of the nation. Country yourself, but in the larger ing it difficult to assess the India’s land. Please tell AXIN, developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the National Institute of comes first, money is sec- interest of what’s going on. current situation. It is also the country how you will Virology and the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), is an inactivated ondary. And it is the IPL, not Everybody will have to difficult to assess when the evict the Chinese troops vaccine, created from a strain of the infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus that has shown the Chinese Premier League. change. disease will reach its peak. and when? promise in pre-clinical studies, demonstrating extensive safety and effective immune Indian businessman Actor SP chief Congress leader responses. The good news is that apart from COVAXIN, four or five other home- —Ness Wadia —Huma S Qureshi —Akhilesh Yadav —Rahul Gandhi grown vaccines are in early stages of development too. Zydus Cadilla is work- ing on two vaccines while Biological E, Indian Immunologicals and Mynvax are developing one each. The rapid strides that are being made is proof that not for L E T T E R S T O T H E EDITOR nothing is the country among the largest manufacturers of generic drugs and vaccines in the world. It is home to half a dozen major vaccine makers and a Accept the new normal Migrants represent Indian ethos Be grateful to doctors host of smaller ones, making doses against stubborn diseases like polio, menin- gitis, pneumonia rotavirus, BCG, measles, mumps and rubella. Sir — As bilateral ties remain he migrant workers have started to return to the Sir — July 1 is celebrated as When we began our fight against the pandemic, there was an atmosphere strained, the Government has States that they left at the onset of the COVID-19 National Doctor’s Day every year. sought to ban 59 Chinese apps Tpandemic. It's hunger and hopelessness again that It honours doctors across the of fear and gloom in the country over the fact that our healthcare facilities were from operating in the country. In is pushing them back to the cities from their villages. country for their relentless service. inadequate. We did not have enough PPEs, testing kits or ventilators and the gen- doing so, it would be killing two They have shown no rancour or disillusionment, either This day serves to show gratitude eral consensus was that with the West and China having massive resources at birds with one stone. First, this with the Government or their employers. They truly rep- to all medical practitioners who digital strike must be acknowl- resent the ethos of this nation, that of patience, forbear- have selflessly aided us in our time their disposal to pump into research, they would be the first ones to come out edged as a crucial move towards ance and goodwill. They marched hundreds of miles to of need and tirelessly worked for with the drugs and vaccines to treat Coronavirus. A vast majority of Indians were making India aatmanirbhar (self- their villages with hope and fortitude for better times the health of their patients by com- resigned to the fact that even if the vaccine did come out, it would reach us after reliant). Second, this sends a ahead, even as they patiently bore the vicissitudes of an memorating the greatest represen- clear signal about India’s resolve insensitive bureaucracy. The strength of this nation comes tative of these ideals. a considerable time lapse as the rich and developed nations would get it first to take on Chinese aggression from the moral fibre of its lower strata of citizens, even With the number of because of their money power and clout. If anything, the pandemic has unleashed head-on. as the upper echelon often weakens it with self-inter- now as he was in 2016. He managed with sheer perse- Coronavirus cases on the rise, it our determination to find our own solutions since the world is starved of resources. Surely, many users back home ests in mind. verance and jugaad, purely on the enduring sense of is important to appreciate the will miss using these apps, espe- For a nation that could handle in its stride the mas- brotherhood among men in similar distress. As before, efforts made by doctors, nurses, It has also made it imperative for us to invest in research and development, so cially TikTok. The app has sive demonetisation with a four-hour notice, the COVID the upper and middle classes would treat this episode, technicians, medical staff, admin- far neglected and supported by corporates. After testing kits, ventilators and even become extremely popular and crisis was but a second run with a different script. The albeit very long, as no more than a temporary blip. istrators, food service workers, making our own PPE kits — we are now exporting the last — we have been there is a lot of creative and villain had changed robes but the hero was the same in R Narayanan pharmacists, security guards, our humorous content being pro- both — the lowly common man. He is as indefatigable Navi Mumbai military deployed to set up hos- innovating at a rapid pace. We have also developed robots powered by Artificial duced by its users. As of June pitals and deliver aid and every- Intelligence to clean Covid wards and look after patients in isolation wards. The 2019, it was estimated that there body else who are endangering biggest news in the fight against the virus came on June 21 when the DCGI grant- were 120 million monthly TikTok Stand up to China avoided. Veteran politician and the Chinese threat. China views their life for our benefit. Doctors users in India. Many are expect- NCP supremo Sharad Pawar was India as a major potential threat are special and this year is one ed permission to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to manufacture and sell Favipiravir ing that the Government would spot on when he said that nation- to its hegemony. A ban on where we have seen them as our and also gave Cipla and Hetero emergency marketing approval for Remdesivir launch Indian substitutes of these Sir — This refers to the editori- al security matters should not be Chinese apps or goods alone will real-life heroes. Doctor’s Day is an for treating severe COVID-19 patients. We may have not been the first off the apps. But it must not be forgot- al, “No point in this war” (June politicised. But do our politicians hardly serve the purpose. War opportunity to thank all the ten that not too long ago when 30). At a time when India’s sov- ever let go of any opportunity not isn’t a solution either. The time heroes in the medical fraternity block where the vaccine is concerned as the ones developed by Moderna Inc, the app was banned, we had got ereignty and integrity are at stake to use it for their political gain? has come to send out a clear mes- for their selfless contributions. China’s Sinovac Biotech and UK’s Oxford-AstraZeneca are set to enter late-stage used to not relying on it. in view of the country facing mul- All our internal bickering sage that our territorial integrity Jubel D’Cruz trials, but the fact remains that we will be independent and not look to the West Adjusting to life after the exit may tiple challenges, be it the Corona will benefit China. It’s high time is not negotiable and we won’t Mumbai not be too hard. pandemic, the state of the econ- that our leaders put their heads compromise. or the dragon to tackle our emergency. Our researchers and scientists have shown Tushar Anand omy or Chinese aggression at the together to form a consensus on Azhar A Khan Send your feedback to: that not for nothing are they considered the best minds in the business. Via email border, political bickering must be how to protect the country from Rampur [email protected] HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 1, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Arrest the POINTCOUNTERPOINT KEEPING IN MIND THE FESTIVALS THAT ARE COMING UP, WE WILL GIVE FREE RATION TILL JUNE 2021. OUR delinquent cops THIS SCHEME TO PROVIDE 80 CRORE PEOPLE WITH FREE RATION IS BETTER THAN THAT OF THE CENTRE. ONLY RATIONS WILL BE EXTENDED TILL NOVEMBER END. 60 PER CENT PEOPLE HERE GET CENTRAL RATIONS. The brutality committed on P Jayaraj and Fenix is —PRIME MINISTER —BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER unacceptable. It is high time that policemen in NARENDRA MODI MAMATA BANERJEE India also fear the law if they violate it The GST indemnity riddle MARKANDEY KATJU Even as States expect full and timely compensation for the shortfall in their tax revenue, vis-à-vis a hat happened recently in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, is worse than the Nirbhaya case for which four persons involved were given benchmark, the Union Govt has been making short payment and that too after a time lag Whanged a few months ago. A father and son, P Jayaraj and Fenix, running a mobile accessory shop in Sathankulam town in Tuticorin district were arrested by some policemen allegedly for keep- ing their shop open for some time beyond the period permitted dur- ing the lockdown. The two of them were booked under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 353 (use of force to deter public servant from duty) 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 506(2) (Punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. They were then taken to the police station and brutally assault- ed, evidently by forcibly thrusting rods or sticks into their private parts (since when they were released from custody their clothes were torn and covered in blood and they were profusely bleeding UTTAM GUPTA from their private parts. In fact, they needed multiple changes of clothes in the hours after they were released by the policemen).They he dwindling tax revenue of both the Centre and States since the financial year (FY) 2019- later died within a day of each other. In the Nirbhaya case, too, a 20 has led to a piquant situation. Even as States rod was thrust into the private parts of the victim, but it was done T expect “full” and “timely” compensation for the by delinquent citizens who were non-officials. In the case of P Jayaraj shortfall in their tax revenue (their own collection and Fenix, the brutality was committed by policemen whose duty plus the amount received as their share in indirect it is to uphold the law and protect citizens. Thus rakshaks (protec- tax collected by the Centre as per the Finance tors) turned into bhakshaks(destroyers). Commission’s devolution formula) vis-à-vis a given There is a big uproar all over the country, particularly in Tamil benchmark, the Union Government has been mak- Nadu, over this ghastly incident. There has been an outpouring of ing short payments and that too, after a time lag. outrage and shock by the Hindi and southern film industry and DMK The compensation to States is intertwined with the leaders have blamed the administration squarely for the occurrence. Goods and Services Tax (GST) in vogue since July 1, 2017. In fact, the passage of the Constitutional In Prakash Kadam vs Ramprasad Vishwanath Gupta, 2011 case, Amendment Bill (August, 2016) leading to the the Supreme Court held that policemen found guilty of fake encoun- launch of GST was predicated on the Centre giv- ters should be given the death penalty, treating it as a “rarest of rare” ing a legally-binding commitment that it would case. The court observed: “Policemen are people who are supposed compensate the States for the loss of revenue they to uphold the law. In our opinion if crimes are committed by ordi- would incur under the GST vis-à-vis the revenue nary people, ordinary punishment should be given, but if the offence they would get under the subsisting dispensation is committed by policemen much harsher punishment should be of excise duty, sales tax or Value Added Tax (VAT) given to them because they do an act totally contrary to their duties.” plus other local taxes (GST was first mooted in 2006 UNLIKE So if the Nirbhaya accused were hanged, all the more should by the then UPA Government but did not bear fruit during its term as it was unwilling to give this com- LAST YEAR, the policemen in the Tuticorin case be, if held guilty by the court. WHEN THE It may be mentioned that instances of custodial deaths were mount- mitment). Accordingly, the Modi Government enacted the SURPLUS ing in our country, as noted by the Supreme Court in its landmark GST Compensation Act (2017) to provide for com- AVAILABLE FROM decision in DK Basu vs State of West Bengal, 1996. Hence Section pensation to the States for five years between 2017 THE PREVIOUS 176 of the Criminal Procedure Code was amended and a special and 2022, for the loss of revenue to be calculated YEARS HELPED procedure created for investigating custodial deaths. as the difference between their actual collection IN SALVAGING pensation requirement of the States, at the the latter need to appreciate that in the should fund the `1,25,000 crore deficit For ordinary crimes, investigation is done by the police. But for (including transfer of their share in indirect tax col- THE SITUATION, beginning of 2019-20, the Centre had a absence of adequate funds in the tax pool, through additional borrowing on their custodial deaths, Section 176 provided that investigation be done lected by the Centre) and the amount they would DURING THE surplus of about `47,000 crore in the tax even if the former is willing to compen- own or rationalise their expenditure to by a judicial magistrate. The purpose of making this special provi- have got with annual growth at 14 per cent over the CURRENT YEAR, pool. sate them, it may still not be able to do it. bring about savings. sion for custodial deaths was obvious: The police may not make 2015-16 level, under the erstwhile dispensation. THE CENTRE HAS During 2019-20, the situation deteri- It can take recourse to additional borrow- An alternative which is expected to a fair investigation against a colleague (as there is often a tenden- However, to ensure that the Centre has enough orated. Against the requirement of over ings or ask the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) give comfort to all stakeholders is to con- NOTHING TO FALL ` cy of people in the same service to side with each other). funds to pay for the shortfall faced by States, it also 1,35,000 crore, proceeds from the cess to print more currency but these options tinue the cess on demerit products beyond passed an amendment to the GST Compensation BACK UPON. IN THIS were just about `95,000 crore leaving a entail serious risk. the five-year period (this will require fur- However, there is nothing in Section 176 which says that police- Act (2018) to levy a cess on the supply of certain BACKDROP AND deficit of about `40,000 crore. As regards borrowings, already the ther amendment to the GST men accused of custodial death cannot be arrested before the enquiry goods and services. The cess is levied on demerit WITH STATES Notwithstanding this deficit, the Centre Centre has increased its borrowing pro- Compensation Act, 2018). The deficit in by the judicial magistrate is completed. In fact, in cases of murder, goods (those which fall in the highest tax slab at 28 UNWILLING TO could have drawn upon the surplus from gramme for the current year by 50 per cent the tax pool during 2020-21 should be met the police usually arrest the accused immediately and do not wait per cent, with the other slabs being five per cent, RELENT ON previous years to ensure timely release of to over `12,00,000 crore. While this fac- from additional borrowings by the Centre to do so till the investigation is over. Hence, the policemen involved 12 per cent and 18 per cent, besides the exempt cat- THEIR CLAIM FOR the compensation amount. But, that was tored in the liabilities arising from the with a clear stipulation that these will be in brutalising P Jayaraj and Fenix must be arrested. egory) such as automobiles, tobacco, alcohol and COMPENSATION IN not to be and there was considerable delay. Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan serviced from the proceeds of cess dur- In the FIR lodged by the policemen, it was alleged that the so on, with a proviso to use the proceeds for com- FULL, THE CENTRE For instance, the compensation for announced by Finance Minister Nirmala ing the extended period say, three years deceased father and son had abused the policemen and threatened pensating States. The cess was to remain in force October/November, 2019 about `34,000 Sitharaman during May, thereafter, the starting from 2022-23. for five years in sync with the Centre’s obligation IS TALKING OF crore was released in February/April, 2020. Government has taken onto itself an addi- The States should desist from pursu- to kill them. This sounds like an implausible claim, as it is difficult FORCE MAJEUR. to believe shopkeepers would behave like this with policemen. In to compensate States for that period. The rationale Now, the devastation triggered by the tional expenditure commitment of ing their demand made before the 15th behind keeping these arrangements in place for five PUT SIMPLY, THE lockdown has led to a steep decline in tax `90,000 crore (`50,000 crore on employ- Finance Commission for continuing with any event, assuming this was true, it was no justification for the years was that at the end of this transition, i.e. 2021- LATTER MAY HAVE collection of both the Centre and States ment scheme for migrant labour and compensation for three more years. This atrocious and abhorrent acts committed by the policemen on the 22, the GST dispensation would have acquired the EXPRESSED ITS (for instance, GST collection during April `40,000 crore additional allocation for is not only out of sync with the original deceased. In the police FIR it is also alleged that the two deceased much-needed “vitality” and “resilience” to yield suf- INABILITY TO PAY and May was less than 50 per cent of the MGNREGA). intent of the amendment Act on compen- suffered injuries because they rolled on the ground. This version is ficient resources for the States to meet their bud- INVOKING AN EVENT amount collected during April/May, If, to this we add `1,25,000 crore sation (it was meant to be a stopgap aimed laughable. Why should they roll on the ground? And how can rolling getary requirements within the prudential limit set BEYOND CONTROL 2019). The collection from cess is also required to cover the deficit in the tax pool, at protecting their revenue till such time on the ground result in such horrendous injuries as sustained by under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget OR AN ‘ACT OF GOD’ expected to go down drastically. Against the Centre will need to borrow another GST starts yielding the desired buoyan- the deceased? Management Act (FRBM), thereby obviating the (COVID-19) monthly compensation requirement of `2,15,000 crore, taking the total to more cy in revenue) but also will come in the In the State of UP vs Mohd Naim, Justice AN Mulla of the need for any extra support. over `20,000 crore, proceeds from the cess than `14,00,000 crore. This will further way of servicing the loan taken to fund the Allahabad High Court observed: “There is not a single lawless group Before we proceed to do the number crunch- are estimated to be just about `9,500 crore crowd the market and increase interest current year’s deficit. ` in the whole of the country whose record of crime comes anywhere ing and analyse the situation on ground zero, it leading to a deficit of 10,500 crore or rates. When, an overwhelming portion of should be abundantly clear that two provisions in around `1,25,000 crore for the whole of Alternatively, monetising the deficit the proceeds from the cess during the near the record of that single organised unit which is known as the the law viz. one relating to compensation and the the current year. has inflationary implications; besides, it extended period is dedicated to giving Indian police force.” No doubt the above observation was other levy of cess (and collection thereof) have to Unlike last year when the surplus sends a wrong message to stakeholders compensation to States, there won’t be any expunged by the Supreme Court, calling it a “sweeping generali- be viewed in conjunction with each other. In other available from the previous years helped especially rating agencies about India’s abil- money left to service the loans taken now. sation”, but it does indicate that many policemen in India think that words, the discharge of the constitutional obliga- in salvaging the situation, during the cur- ity to protect its macro-economic funda- Considering a special dispensation (as pro- they are above the law. They seem to believe that the law cannot tion to compensate States for the loss of revenue rent year, the Centre has nothing to fall mentals. What then is the way forward? posed above) to bail out the States dur- touch them. This needs to change, else the police brutalities in the would be possible only when there are enough funds back upon. In this backdrop and with How can the States and the Centre wrig- ing the current excruciating year, the GST country will never end and will, in fact, continue to grow each day available. States unwilling to relent on their claim gle out of the riddle without undermin- Council should impress upon States to as we have recently witnessed during the lockdown. The cases of During the first two years (since the launch of for compensation in full, the Centre is talk- ing India’s economic fundamentals? take urgent steps, like bringing more busi- harassment of the citizens by the policemen for minor lockdown GST) viz. 2017-18/2018-19, the collection from cess ing of force majeur. Put simply, the latter Going strictly by the spirit of the two nesses under the tax net, reining in eva- infractions and the harsh punishment and humiliation heaped upon was higher than the shortfall in tax revenue faced may have expressed its inability to pay constitutional amendments relating to sion, eliminating fraudulent claims of by the States. During July 2017-March 2018, the cess invoking an event beyond control or an compensation and cess, when there is not input tax credit and so on, to ensure that the migrant labourers who were trekking across the country in order collected was `62,600 crore against `41,150 crore “act of God” (COVID-19). enough money in the tax pool, the com- tax revenue under the new regime is self- to reach home are some of the cases that come to mind. The bru- needed for compensating the States. During 2018- Whether or not force majeur can be pensation amount to the States needs to sustaining, obviating the need for compen- tality committed on P Jayaraj and Fenix is unacceptable. It is high 19, the cess collection was `95,000 crore against invoked, thereby absolving the Centre of be reduced to balance the two. This means sation at least during normal times. time that the fear of the law was put in the hearts of policemen. `69,000 crore distributed among States as compen- its obligation to compensate the States is that the States should be content with what (The writer is a New Delhi-based (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India) sation. As a result, even after fully meeting the com- for legal luminaries to decide. However, is available in the tax pool; instead, they policy analyst) Rahul 2.0 must not miss opportunities FOREIGN EYE Just Modi-bashing is not enough to get votes. Rahul should be able to convince the people that he will be the better alternative

a time. I want to do only one thing at The old guard is wary of person- vey that. Rahul has also been engaging names given to him earlier and is it is Sonia Gandhi who is doing that job, a time.” Now, Rahul’s loyalists are get- al attacks against Modi as they feel that the media as was evident by the three engaging with him politically, though but she has not been very successful at ting impatient to bring him back as the the negative campaign against the free-wheeling press conferences he it is still ridiculing him often. it as the regional satraps are all going party chief. Nobody knows why he Prime Minister will not work. held in recent weeks. However, undaunted by the jibes, their own way. Third, and most impor- resigned last year after the Lok Sabha Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Rahul also launched his own the new avatar of Rahul has been rais- tantly, the Congress party needs to find poll results or why he is coming back Gehlot, a known Sonia loyalist, was the Telegram channel this week. The main ing pertinent issues like Modi’s han- a new narrative. Sonia Gandhi was suc- GOOD NEWS as the Congress president. It is perti- one who raised the issue in the CWC purpose of this exercise was to connect dling of the Chinese incursions, the fail- cessful because she thought of the “aam FOR THE EU KALYANI SHANKAR nent to note that though not holding meeting and the “Rahul lao” chorus with the voters directly. It is available ing economy and the hiccups in the aadmi (common man)” slogan in any office, it is Rahul who is fighting began soon after. One of them even on the messaging app and has so far handling of the COVID-19 pandem- 2004, which clicked well with the elec- ongress leader Rahul Gandhi from the front on behalf of the suggested that a virtual meeting should about 3,500 subscribers. This is a ic on behalf of the Congress and tweets torate. Just Modi-bashing is not enough It is the EU’s good fortune that turned 50 last week and celebrat- Congress Party, though Sonia Gandhi be organised to bring Rahul back as the novel experiment as it gives the pub- about these issues almost daily. to get votes. Rahul should be able to Germany will take over its Ced his birthday quietly in view too, is writing letters and participating chief of the party. lic access to his views directly. Though Rahul strategists would like him to convince the people that he will be the rotating presidency this week. of the Coronavirus outbreak. His in meetings with the political leaders Rahul 2.0 will see a new brand of he came late to the social media game shed the image of a dynast and a priv- better alternative to Modi. father Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime and the Prime Minister. the Gandhi scion. From the “angry as compared to the BJP, he has been ileged man. Instead they want him to He got everything in politics on a Germany’s assured handling of Minister of the country at the age of 40. The indications of Rahul’s return young man” of the earlier days, Rahul catching up fast in the last two years. be seen as the alternative to Modi. But silver plate. He had the family name. the epidemic has enhanced its Rahul, too, could have become the as the party chief were clear at last 2.0 will be seen as a mature and effec- He has 14.9 million followers on twit- before that happens, Rahul must first He was young and presentable and had authority and provided the Prime Minister in 2009 when the week’s meeting of the party’s top pol- tive leader, who alone can take on ter and over a million on instagram. His revive the party from the grassroots good opportunities in politics. He political capital to take necessary Congress Party returned to power or icy-making body, the Congress Prime Minister Modi. YouTube channel has 3.1 lakh sub- level. reached the top position in the party. risks in what has become a crisis at least a Cabinet Minister during the Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Rahul is being projected as an scribers. He should promote the second Now he should not miss a second ten years of the UPA’s rule from 2004 where there was a clash between the old intellectual who can hold his own with His strategists must have thought rung leaders in the Congress and chance if he comes back as the party presidency. Germany has -2014. guard and Rahul. The power struggle global experts and economists. His it is time for a new brand of Rahul. He appoint the right man for the right job. chief. A wise leader would grab the sometimes been criticised for However, Rahul had his own ideas was visible when Rahul was critical of conversations with experts like former can no longer be called a young man He must listen to the voices of experi- opportunities given to him and Rahul “leading from behind.” For the of leadership. At the swearing-in cer- the old guard for not supporting him Reserve Bank of India Governor as he is 50 now. Hence, the time has ence within the party. Second, he missed many of them in the past. next six months, Angela Merkel emony in 2009, I asked him why he did in his campaign against Prime Minister Raghuram Rajan, Nobel laureate come to project him as a mature leader, should also try to emerge as a success- Hopefully Rahul 2.0 will not miss any not become a Minister and his reply Narendra Modi either now or earlier Abhijit Banerjee and former US diplo- who has a worldview. Even the BJP no ful Opposition leader and unite the till- of them. will be leading from the front. was, “I don’t want to do ten things at during the 2019 poll campaign. mat Nicholas Burns were meant to con- longer calls Rahul the demeaning now scattered Opposition. Right now (The writer is a senior journalist) (The Guardian editorial) HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 1, 2020 money 08

CAPSULE China expresses concern over Sensex, Nifty pare early India's ban on 59 Chinese apps gains, end marginally lower PNS n MUMBAI PNS n BEIJING istry said in a statement. The Chinese foreign min- Equity benchmark Sensex sur- A day after India banned 59 istry spokesman said the prac- rendered all its early gains to Shell writes down apps with Chinese links for tical cooperation between end 46 points lower on engaging in activities which are China and India is actually Tuesday as investors turned oil and gas assets "prejudicial to sovereignty and mutually beneficial and win- cautious ahead of Prime by $22 billion integrity" of the country, China win. Minister Narendra Modi's on Tuesday voiced strong con- “Such pattern has been arti- address to the nation. London, Jun 30 (AP) Energy cern over the move, and said ficially undermined and it is After jumping 272.39 points producer Royal Dutch Shell the Indian government has not in the interest of the Indian during the day, the 30-share warned Tuesday it will slash the value of its assets by $22 the responsibility to uphold the side,” Zhao added. index turned negative and set- billion to account for lower oil "legitimate and legal rights" of The list of apps that have tled 45.72 points, or 0.13 per and gas prices amid the international investors. spokesman Zhao Lijian said, added. India's Information been banned by India also cent, down at 34,915.80; while COVID-19 pandemic. The India on Monday banned 59 “China is strongly concerned Technology Ministry said on include Helo, Likee, Cam the NSE Nifty slipped 10.30 company predicted the write- apps with Chinese links, about the relevant notice issued Monday that it has invoked its Scanner, Vigo Video, Mi Video points, or 0.10 per cent, to down for the quarter and said including the hugely popular by the Indian side. We are power under section 69A of Call – Xiaomi, Clash of Kings 10,302.10. it continues “to adapt to TikTok and UC Browser, for checking and verifying the sit- the IT Act and rules, and has as well as e-commerce plat- PowerGrid was the top lag- address. 16,893. ensure the business remains engaging in "activities which uation. decided to block 59 apps in forms Club Factory and Shein. gard in the Sensex pack, shed- Concerns over rising Meanwhile, bourses in resilient” in challenging times. are prejudicial to sovereignty "I want to stress that the view of information available The IT ministry statement ding around 2 per cent, fol- COVID-19 cases and its Shanghai, Hong Kong, Japan Earlier this month, its and integrity of India, defence Chinese government always that they are "engaged in activ- also said that it has received lowed by Sun Pharma, ITC, impact on economic recovery and Seoul ended with signifi- competitor BP, also cut the of India, security of state and asks the Chinese businesses to ities which are prejudicial to many complaints from various ONGC, Bharti Airtel and remained a key factor for cant gains. value of its own assets by up public order". abide by international rules, sovereignty and integrity of sources, including several Reliance Industries. investors, analysts said. However, stock exchanges in to $17.5 billion. Shell The ban also comes in the local laws and regulations in India, defence of India, secu- reports about misuse of some On the other hand, Maruti, The number of cases around Europe started on a tepid note. predicted prices for Brent backdrop of the current stand- their business cooperation with rity of state and public order". mobile apps available on Nestle India, ICICI Bank and the world linked to the disease International oil benchmark crude, the international oil off along the Line of Actual foreign countries," he said. The move will "safeguard the Android and iOS platforms for UltraTech Cement were has crossed 1.03 crore and the Brent crude futures fell 1.36 benchmark, would be at $50 control in eastern Ladakh with “The Indian government interests of crores of Indian "stealing and surreptitiously among the gainers. death toll has topped 5.05 per cent to USD 41.28 per bar- dollars a barrel in 2022. Earlier Chinese troops. has the responsibility to uphold mobile and internet users. This transmitting users' data in an Indian market pared intra- lakh. rel. it had predicted a price of $60 Reacting to India's ban of the the legitimate and legal rights decision is a targeted move to unauthorised manner to day gains as participants In India, the number of On the currency front, the a barrel. On Tuesday, it was Chinese apps at a Chinese of the international investors ensure safety and sovereignty servers which have locations adopted a wait and watch infections spiked to 5,66,840 rupee settled 7 paise higher at trading near $41 a barrel. Foreign Ministry briefing here, including the Chinese ones,” he of Indian cyberspace", the min- outside India". approach ahead of Modi's and the death toll rose to 75.51 against the US dollar. Bengal Zomato rechristens membership BGR Energy realtors see Systems Need to cut logistics gradual programme Gold to Zomato Pro report Rs 4.71 cost, says Gadkari Chola MS General PNS n NEW DELHI recovery It has launched an crore loss PNS n NEW DELHI Insurance gets new PNS n KOLKATA Online restaurant guide and initiative to PNS n NEW DELHI Managing Director food ordering platform rechristen Zomato India needs to enhance its CHENNAI: Cholamandalam Real estate developers in West Zomato on Tuesday said it has Gold to Zomato BGR Energy Systems on cargo carrying capacity to MS General Insurance Bengal are witnessing a rechristened its membership Pro — and make it Tuesday reported a consoli- reduce logistics cost and there Company on Tuesday "gradual recovery in sales" programme Zomato Gold to dated net loss of Rs 4.71 is a need to look into the pos- announced the appointment of after the lockdown restric- Zomato Pro to include more a bigger, better all- crore for the January-March sibility of converting old air- V Suryanarayanan as its new tions were eased, and an discounts and privileges. encompassing quarter 2020. craft of Defence and airlines managing director with effect association of the builders has "All Zomato Gold mem- membership The consolidated net prof- into cargo carriers, Union from July 1. Suryanarayanan launched a digital campaign bers across 10 countries will it of the company was Rs Minister Nitin Gadkari said on succeeds S S Gopalarathnam to attract buyers, industry automatically get upgraded to 31.96 crore in quarter ended Tuesday. who retires on Tuesday after sources said on Tuesday. The Zomato Pro starting August 1, rants, he added. on March 31, 2019, a regu- Interacting with members through video conference. serving the company for over developers claimed that 2020," Zomato Co-founder and delivery, he added. Zomato Pro has been latory filing said. from Domestic Air Cargo The Minister said the logis- 41 years, the city-based around 2,000 inventory units, and COO Gaurav Gupta said This is in addition to some designed to be much more Total income dropped to Agents Association of India, tics costs in India is as high as company said in a statement. which remained unsold, have in a blog post. never-seen-before exclusive friendly for a wider variety of Rs 320.32 crore in the quar- the Road Transport and 13 per cent as compared to 8 Cholamandalam MS General been purchased by individu- The company has launched privileges on the Zomato app restaurant businesses, Gupta ter from Rs 1,012.98 crore in Highways Minister also said per cent in developed nations. Insurance is a joint venture als, and there will be a 10-15 an initiative to rechristen and a unique money-back said. same period last year. India has huge potential in "Defence and airline old between diversified per cent jump in prices for Zomato Gold to Zomato Pro guarantee for all Pro members, "We have signed up around For 2019-20, the company fishery and the fish economy planes can be converted into conglomerate Murugappa new ones. "There is a gradual — and make it a bigger, better Gupta said. 50 per cent more partner posted a net loss of Rs 9.57 can reach Rs 6 lakh crore from cargo carriers for taking prod- Group and Japan-based sales recovery since the all-encompassing membership Zomato Pro members will restaurants on Zomato Pro crore against consolidated the present Rs 1 lakh crore. ucts to foreign countries and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance unlocking of the country," that unlocks amazing privi- continue to enjoy existing than what we had on Zomato net profit of Rs 15.10 crore "Transportation of agricul- pilots could be employed on Company Ltd. said an official of the realtors' leges and discounts at the best offers (on Zomato Gold) across Gold – across dining out and in 2018-19. ture, fish and other products contract basis," the Minister Suryanarayanan currently apex body Credai. restaurants across dining out a wide selection of restau- delivery," he added. Total income declined to is a major problem the coun- said and added that the serves the company as Rs 2,734.49 crore in 2019-20 try is facing...We need to Association should also look President and Chief Operating from Rs 3,275.59 crore in enhance the cargo carrying into the possibility of roping in Officer and he will take over 2018-19. capacity to bring down logis- Jet Airways' fleet. the new role on July 1. Nationwide lockdown tics cost. There is need to Gadkari also urged the Philips introduces mobile ICUs for India consequent to spread of explore the possibility of con- Association to look into devel- COVID-19 pandemic had verting old Defence and oping infrastructure around PNS n NEW DELHI tions looking to enhance com- tomer". temporarily disrupted the Airlines aircraft into cargo airports and if cooling plants munity outreach and to miti- The company will be direct- operations of the company, carriers," Gadkari said etc could be installed on the Global health technology gate the impact of natural dis- ly selling them to the hospitals, it said. addressing the Association side of the airports. major Royal Philips on asters and pandemics like the it added. Tuesday said it has introduced ongoing COVID-19, it added. "Aligned with the govern- mobile intensive care units When asked about the cost ment's commitment to provid- (ICUs) for India to address the of a mobile nine-bed ICU, ing quality and accessible Exide Life SBI launches Yono challenging needs of critical- ufactured by Philips in India, Philips India told PTI in an e- healthcare to the population in care services in the country. it said in a statement. mailed response, "Price of a our country, we are proud to Insurance net branches in three Designed to meet the criti- Each ICU unit can be pre-fabricated 9-bed ICU introduce our state-of-the-art cities cal-care requirements of assembled in one day at the begins from 1 crore approxi- mobile ICUs for India," Philips patients, each pre-fabricated chosen site.These portable mately and can be customized Indian Subcontinent Vice profit up 89% MUMBAI: State Bank of India ICU has a capacity for nine ICUs will be helpful to govern- further depending upon the Chairman and MD Daniel PNS n NEW DELHI (SBI) on Tuesday said it has beds and will be locally man- ment agencies and organisa- requirement from the cus- Mazon said. launched 'Yono' branches in Exide Life Insurance has reg- select cities, aimed at driving istered a 88.7 per cent jump adoption of digital banking in net profit at Rs 28.3 crore among its customers. Yono is CAIT for probe Sebi seeks for fiscal year ended March the lender's digital banking Manorama firm’s 2020. app. The bank has launched into Chinese clarification The private sector insurer Yono branches in Navi EV mkt may see lower had registered a net profit of Mumbai, Indore and Rs 15 crore in fiscal year Gurugram, one in each city, as investments YoY PAT up by 22% on CAMS IPO 2018-19. This is the eighth part of its pilot, a release said. PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n MUMBAI PNS n NEW DELHI consecutive year in which the "We believe the Yono branch demand, says report company has reported prof- will enable and empower Traders' body CAIT on Manorama Industries, one of Markets regulator Sebi has PNS n NEW DELHI Chinese components may lead it, Exide Life Insurance said customers to adopt digital Tuesday called for an inves- the leaders in Specialty Butters, sought clarifications from to disruptions in EV manufac- in a statement. banking to enjoy all banking tigation into investments Fats and Cocoa Butter merchant bankers of the Electric vehicles market in turing. Gross written premium services with ease," SBI made by Chinese firms in Equivalents (CBE) announced proposed initial public offer- India may experience a shift as "Auto sales could decrease during the year rose 12 per Chairman Rajnish Kumar said. various Indian startups to its results on 29 June where it ing of Computer Age consumers seek affordable by as much as 45 per cent in cent to Rs 3,220 crore. Through the self-service zone, the financial year 2020–21. EV The company, a 100 per customers can deposit cheque ensure that data accrued by announced a YoY revenue Management Services, products amid COVID-19, into smart cheque deposit these startups is not being increase of 83.83%, EBITA which filed draft papers in and it could make manufac- production could be affected cent subsidiary of Exide kiosks, withdraw and deposit transferred to Chinese increase of 55.99% and PAT January to raise an estimat- turers resume production for in the short term due to lower Industries, has continued its cash, and print passbook investors and there is no increase of 22.43%. On an H2 ed Rs 1,500-1,600 crore. conventional vehicles, accord- demand and supply-chain dis- emphasis on protection prod- 24x7, without depending on threat to the country's secu- comparision basis while its Managing Director says, " We The CAMS' IPO will sell ing to a report. ruptions with BNEF estimat- ucts, resulting in protection branch staff. The said rity. revenue increased 37.65%, the are tapping growth opportuni- 1.22 crore equity shares The report - Towards a ing an 18 per cent decrease in business mix increasing from branches have been launched The Confederation of All PAT saw a decline of 21.29%. ties and the positive perfor- through offer-for-sale by Clean Energy Economy: Post- global EV sales in 2020. 9 per cent of Annualized on the eve of the 65th India Traders (CAIT) has As stated by the management mance during this year was led Great Terrain Investment, COVID-19 Opportunities in Lower disposable incomes Premium Equivalent (APE) anniversary of the bank's written to Finance Minister in the release uploaded on the by a strong growth in sales. NSE Investments, Acsys India's Energy and Mobility and a tendency towards cash in FY19 to 11 per cent in foundation day. Nirmala Sitharaman, exchanges they are confident The Bikroni plant has started Investments, HDFC and Sectors - is prepared by gov- saving will lead to reduced FY20, the statement said. Information and Technology that in FY20-21 their opera- full commercial production of HDB Employees Welfare ernment think tank Niti Aayog demand for EV in the short Exide Life Insurance said it Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tions will be smooth and they all its units including the key Trust, as per the draft and Rocky Mountain Institute. term, the report said, adding achieved its highest ever ‘COVID-19 may set and Commerce Minister anticipate and increase in pro- process of fractionation. We papers. It also said there may be "some OEMs' customers are claims settlement ratio at Piyush Goyal seeking a probe duction and revenue that will are also in the process of con- While Great Terrain is an delays in electric vehicles (EV) pushing back their EV busi- 98.15 per cent, and has a back Indian banks' to ascertain that no "foul set off the increased costs. sidering in making our Africa affiliate of Warburg Pincus, production as manufacturers ness plans by two or more healthy solvency ratio of 210 recovery by years’ play" was taking place under Commenting on the perfor- venture a wholly owned sub- NSE Investments is a group focus on reviving demand years". The report also high- per cent versus the regulato- the garb of investment. mance, Ms Vinita Saraf, sidiary of the company." firm of the National Stock and producing BS-VI vehicles, lighted the consequences of ry requirement of 150 per NEW DELHI: The COVID-19 Exchange. while curbs on imports of policy changes. cent. pandemic may set back the recovery of India's banking sector by years, which could hit credit flows and, ultimately, Retail inflation for industrial the economy, S&P Global Kerala startup launches ‘Fokuz' Ratings said on Tuesday. The US-based rating agency PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ence for all meeting attendees. expects non-performing loans workers eases to 5.1 pc in May Unlike any other such plat- in Indian banks will hit a fresh PNS n NEW DELHI previous month and 5.21 per Kerala-based tech start-up forms, Fokuz features the high, raising credit costs, and cent in May 2019. Skyislimit Technologies has option of unlimited partici- putting pressure on ratings. The retail inflation for indus- ?The All-India CPI-IW for launched 'Fokuz',a video con- pants. "In our base case, we expect trial workers dipped to 5.1 per May 2020 increased by 1 point ferencing platform, to cash in It would be available free of the non-performing loans to cent in May due to lower and stood at 330. On 1-month on virtual interactions that cost for the coming two shoot up to 13-14 per cent of prices of certain food items percentage change, it increased were increasing due to the months and can be accessed total loans in the fiscal year and kerosene oil. by 0.30 per cent between April COVID-19 situation. from round the globe. ending March 31, 2021, The retail inflation for month (April 2020) and 8.65 and May, 2020 compared to The unprecedented times "Working remotely has compared with an estimated industrial workers is measured per cent during the corre- 0.64 per cent increase between have pushed businesses across It promises unparalleled user built-in recording feature, posed a huge challenge in the 8.5 per cent in the previous through Consumer Price sponding month ( May 2019) the same months of the previ- the world to shift to remote experience like simple click among others. way we work and video confer- fiscal year," said S&P Global Index for Industrial Workers of the previous year," a labour ous year. ?The maximum working, and given the rise in schedule meetings, high qual- Fokuz would be available encing has become an integral Ratings credit analyst Deepali (CPI-IW). "Inflation based on ministry statement said. upward pressure in current demand for a safe and hassle- ity video and audio, secure across Android and iOS part of our daily life," founder Seth-Chhabria. all items stood at 5.10 per cent Similarly, as per the data, index came from Food group free platform, Fokuz was devel- experience, go live option to devices as well as Windows and & CEO (sales, Fokuz), for May, 2020 as compared to food inflation stood at 5.88 per contributing 0.67 percentage oped in four months, the com- any social media handles, macOS computers thus Skyislimit Technologies Pvt 5.45 per cent for the previous cent against 6.56 per cent in the points rise to the total change. pany said ina press release. effortless screen shares and enabling new seamless experi- Ltd Manodh Mohan said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Wednesday July 1, 2020 Gifting a livelihood reemasons of of four women tailors, a and 19 other martyrs. This Telangana, on the cobbler, a scooter mechanic, was taken up in association eve of Universal a tea vendor, four priests with Amma Odi, an NGO. It F Brotherhood day, who were given away bicy- is a pilot project to under- launched “Gift-A- cles to commute; pushcart take the distribution of Livelihood”, an for a fruit vendor, Cutting, meals to the poor continu- initiative to help small Drilling Machines to a ously in the future. traders, self-employed and Carpenter, an Electrician, a Freemasons earlier hand- petty traders affected by petty trader at Gurudwara ed over a still camera Canon COVID-19 to restart their with belts and locks. 200 D Mark-II to P. businesses. A new initiative Manohar Chary, a 9th Class A small get-together held “Freemasons Meals on Student who wanted to pur- in the city recently was Wheels” was flagged off to sue his photography hobby where this ambitious project feed the food to 500 poor and also earn pocket money was unveiled. A two-minute people in honour and mem- to support his education. silence was observed as a ory of Col B Santosh Babu The boy earned Rs 1,000/- remark of respect to the 20 pocket money during the Galwan Martyrs who made lockdown and support a supreme sacrifice in service family of four with rice suf- of the nation. ficient for two months. The The programme was total project was worth Rs organised under the leader- 1.65 lakh. ship of three Assistant Freemasons of Telangana Regional Grand plan to extend financial sup- Masters(ARGMs) Madan port to the needy, poor HYDERABAD KA Mohan Lal, Maddulete, and traders, self-employed, petty D. Ramchandram. Senior businessmen, small-time members of the fraternity workers who lost their Vishwanathan Ganesh, income source due to Suresh Khemani graced the COVID. The group also occasion and explained the plans to provide post- importance of Universal COVID survival skills to Brotherhood Day. The brief help people earn a better handing over formality held and more sustainable busi- WONDER KID! in three batches of select ness for their living. t the age of 2, people at a time at different His talents clearly don't give Devamsh Pursuing his playgroup classes always rush to cars whenever timings to ensure social dis- Narayanam staggers at Toddlers Den school, initial- he saw them and would pose tance. away his age. Meet Devamsh names of over a ly, it was getting difficult for for pictures with them. As he Speaking on the occasion A hundred cars manu- him to be alone but in a very grew, he was inquisitive about Madan Mohan, Maddulete Narayana, a talented factured across the short time, he has surpassed the names of the models and said, “The Universal world! Having an unusual pas- everyone in his class both in would recall the details the next Brotherhood Day day is sion for automobiles, this kid is academics and sports activities. time he saw them. Unlike other observed to commemorate 2-year-old sprouting in the city gifted with an exceptional “The lockdown has been a kids of his age, he was always the formation of Grand memory and grasping power. blessing in disguise, it has keen to hear interesting anec- Lodge of England when of Hyderabad who knows and Born to the city’s famous cou- helped both of us identify his dotes about cars. He now has a Freemasonry in its present turier Archita Narayanam and strong interest in cars and also wide collection of toy cars and form took shape 303 years loves every car he has ever industrialist Nikhil his excellent memory. We then spends his time with them. ago on this very date in Narayanam, the kid is like a felt we can teach him about 20 Unbelievable memory reten- 1717”. UBD is observed by seen. This meaningful output mini encyclopaedia of motor car brands. Then we extended tion and a brain that works Freemasons to propagate, machines. it unto 50 and he was able to faster than a boy is what ideate the basic concept of at such a tender age has his “We noticed his extraordi- learn them all within a week. Devamsh is being known for Freemasonry, added D. nary abilities during our trip to We then made a video of him across the city now! Apart Ramchandram. parents talk to The Pioneer's the USA when he was just about identifying and recalling all of from having mind-boggling The group gave away a year old. The wide range of them at rocket pace. He was abilities at a tiny age, he’s a reg- materials, tools, sewing SHIKHA DUGGAL on how four-wheelers there seemed to eager to learn more and asked ular child who aces his studies machines, bicycles to 15 excite him to no end. Every us to teach him of new car and loves playing. The tiny boy beneficiaries. Its members he excels, his extraordinary time a car whizzed past, his eyes brands,” shares his father. currently harbours aspirations Indersingh Malhotra and and focus used to be riveted on At an age where he could of finding a cure for the novel others helped in identifying talent, and more... them,” says his mom, Archita. barely walk, Devamsh would Coronavirus! beneficiaries who comprised From sports to acting...

out of the Do you remember Ragasudha from Kotha Bangaru Lokam? A character that we all loved BOX for her innocence and chirpiness. Sushma Kiron who played Ragasudha and impressed us all with her acting in many serials, was also a national-level sports player. Yes, you heard it right. Sushma speaks to K RAMYA SREE about her journey to acting, reason for not doing films, encouraging Telugu talent and more.....

OURNEY from his office to audition that give me good weightage. believe in it. My mom said, called for a game show in FROM for the Kotha Bangaru That’s another reason for not just because one person is a popular channel. She SPORTS TO Lokam film. I feel lucky, I doing films. bad doesn’t mean the entire was without work for ACTING... bagged the role and it is still ONLY A FEW SPORTS industry is bad. She used to sometime and there was J one of my favourite charac- come with me for shoots ini- no flow of cash. She was I was a sportsper- ARE RECOGNISED ters I have ever played. It HERE... tially. Later, she stopped as extremely happy and son. I used to attend gave me immense fame. she is a government employ- teary eyed to receive triathlons (1.5 km swim- Once you put the makeup ee and she had problems in some amount for ming, 40k cycling and 10k DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CHOOSE MY ROLES... on, you get used to the fame availing leaves. My sister’s in attending the show. We run). I was a national player. and recognition. You receive laws would travel with me. all should come together I once attended an audition Although I received a couple similar fame even in sports. and promote Telugu tal- for Chinnari serial in 2006 TELUGU ACTORS of offers from films, i didn’t But here only a few sports MUST BE ENCOUR- ent. and got through. I played a know how to choose my are recognised. It is good negative role and I was show- AGED... CREATING YOUTUBE roles as I was very new and I when people recognise you CHANNEL... ered with a lot of love and was doing a couple of serials and compliment you for With the Corona effect, i support from the audience too by then. Since I was what you do. I got that fame felt Telugu artists will start Never be disappointed back then. That’s how my scared to make a decision and love from people for my receiving offers but sadly, it for not receiving work. journey from sports to acting about films, I continued on acting. Another thing is that, didn’t happen. A lot of There are other ways too to took place. the small screen. In 2009, i in sports, encouragement Telugu actors are disap- eke out a living. For WORKED AS NEWS married Ravi garu and took a from the government is pointed with the fact that instance, YouTube. With ANCHOR... break from work for a while. needed. And all sports actors including second my husband’s encourage- I was playing his sister role in should be treated the same. lead and all other roles are ment and support, we Meanwhile, I gave another the serial back then. After being hired from started our own YouTube audition for a film back then, SUPPORTIVE my marriage, I was asked to PARENTS... Bengaluru and other states. channel. Just like my during which I was offered a leave the show as they didn’t Noone is ready to raise mother, my husband too news anchor job for TV 5. I want Ravi’s real life wife to When I got into acting, my their voice against this. encourages me a lot. I’m worked there for a couple of play his sister on screen. I parents, especially my mom, There is a lot of talent in lucky that my son too months for Movies and Masti was a little disappointed were very supportive. My Telugu states too. We understands and sup- show and later took part in then. I also did a film called mom too received some should encourage and pro- ports my work. I will Kingfisher Superstar Zee Napoleon. One week or so offers back then but she mote our people first, later not say, Youtube will pay Telugu Anveshana. Although before the release of the film, couldn’t pursue as she was hire from different states. you a lot of money. If I didn’t win, the channel the producer-actor of the not allowed to. My mom did- For instance, Kannada seri- the content is good, peo- promised a role in one of film happened to meet my n’t want to impose those als mostly don’t hire cast ple will watch you and their serials. Later, i took part husband and he said they restrictions on me. There from other states, and simi- shower their love on in a similar show on Maa TV had to delete the scenes were outsiders who discour- lar is the case with Tamil you. I’m saying this and went till the semi finals. where I was seen to crunch aged my parents for support- industry too. I feel we too because if no one is hir- Dil Raju sir who was the the length of the film. I was ing my decision. They used should implement some- ing you, then you chief guest for the event at very disappointed and decid- to call a few names and thing like that so our locals become your own boss Lalita Kalathoranam noticed ed not to act in small films would say that the entire have a handful of work. and do something out me and I later received a call and only accept big projects industry is bad. But we don’t Recently, a senior artist was there on YouTube. 10

Hyderabad Wednesday July 1 2020 what’s brewing? Akshay's ‘Sooryavanshi', ‘Would love to Ranveer's ‘83' confirm theatrical release dates do investigative limited TV show' ctress Alia Bhatt Without revealing much Kailash. This is a place is looking for- about the plot, the actress where all search ends. ward to making said that Sadak 2 is not a Sadak 2 is the road to A her digital debut recreation. love,” she said. with the pre- “The film has different On the personal miere of her film love stories and also has front, the actress Sadak 2, and says she is (an element of) thrill. The said she is open to the idea of diving villain is someone very dif- spending her deep into the streaming ferent and totally unexpect- lockdown platform. ed,” Alia said. period by She even shared the Sadak 2 also stars Aditya learning gui- genre on her wishlist: An Roy Kapur. tar and doing investigative limited TV The actress said that meditation. show. working on the film was a “I thought “Actors not only in the homecoming in its true learning gui- West but over here also are sense. tar would be working directly on the “That the whole family is easy, but it OTT. (Web) has created a coming to make a film is hard. I huge opportunity for actors together. That emotion is have also to showcase their talent,” of another level altogether... started tak- she said while using the I always wanted to be pic- ing medita- elease dates of two on Monday, among other #Christmas *IN CINEMAS*.” recent success of web series turised in a song from the tion classes, of Bollywood's hyped projects. In Rohit Shetty’s like Sushmita Sen-starrer Bhatt camp, which has and helps most anticipated While there is no informa- Sooryavanshi, Akshay will be web series Aarya and been famous for its me keep R films this year, the tion yet on when cinema seen as ATS officer Veer Special Ops series to sup- music,” she added. calm dur- Akshay Kumar- halls will reopen, multiplex Sooryavanshi on a lookout port her point. Alia also released the ing this starrer chains have confirmed the for terrorists planning a “If I’m offered something first poster of the film, time.. I Sooryavanshi and 83 starring release date of the most deadly strike on Mumbai. that I connect with, I which showed Mount have also Ranveer Singh, have been awaited films of the year. Ajay Devgn and Ranveer would love to do an inves- Kailash at the end of a long spent my confirmed. After being “Exciting times ahead.. Singh will also reprise their tigative type limited TV road. She also read out a time watch- delayed due to the COVID- Gearing up to release Rohit roles of Singham and show. It would be quite message from her father, ing content on 19 pandemic, Sooryavanshi Shetty’s Sooryavanshi on Simmba in cameos, to help interesting,” she added. which explained the my TV,” she will release on Diwali while Diwali and Kabir Khan’s 83 Akshay bust the terror plot. Alia’s Sadak 2 is skipping thought behind the poster. said. 83 has been scheduled for on Christmas this 2020!,” a Actress Katrina Kaif will be the traditional theatrical “Mount Kailash, the age- Sadak 2 will Christmas this year. tweet by PVR Cinemas read. seen as Veer Sooryavanshi’s route, and going for a digi- less mountain, has the release on the The announcements come Trade expert Taran Adarsh wife while Jackie Shroff plays tal platform. footprints of gods and streaming at a time when a slew of films also posted: “BIGGG the antagonist. Sooryavanshi The film marks the sages. It is the abode of the platform — including big-ticket releas- DEVELOPMENT... also features Gulshan Grover, return of Mahesh Bhatt as god of all gods, Lord Shiva. Disney+ es like the Akshay Kumar- #Sooryavanshi and Abhimanyu Singh, Niharica director after two decades, So do we really need any- Hotstar starrer Laxmmi Bomb, Bhuj #83TheFilm to release in Raizada, Sikandar Kher and and is a sequel of the 1991 thing else or actors in that under starring Ajay Devgn, and the *theatres* first... Plans to Nikitin Dheer. The film is hit Sadak, which featured sacred space? Since the Disney+ Alia Bhatt-starrer Sadak 2 — release #Sooryavanshi in presented by Reliance Pooja Bhatt and Sanjay beginning of time humani- Hotstar committed for digital release #Diwali and #83TheFilm in Entertainment. Dutt in the lead roles. ty found its shelter in Multiplex. KALKI KOECHLIN ON MOTHERHOOD: #LOVETHISJOB

ctress and new of herself with her daugh- tioned the adorable image. Hersberg welcomed mother Kalki ter Sappho sitting on her Kalki’s friend and actress Sappho in February 2020. Koechlin has lap. She said that she is Sayani Gupta was quick to On the work front, A posted a picture loving the job of being a comment on the image Kalki was last seen in the with her mother, hashtagging and wrote: film Gully Boy starring “favourite words like “motherhood” ‘Olllleeeeeeeeee’.” Ranveer Singh and Alia munchkin” Sappho on and “Lovethisjob”. Kalki keeps sharing Bhatt. The film is directed social media. “Favorite munchkin glimpses from Sappho’s by Zoya Akhtar. She was Kalki took to Instagram, #Sappho #motherhood life on social media. The also seen in the web-series where she shared a picture #lovethisjob," Kalki cap- actress and her beau Guy Bhram.

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Hyderabad Wednesday July 1 2020 tollywood SP to produce local and NAVEEN CHANDRA national web content eading producer situation continues but the Suresh Babu producers should be pre- says he will wait pared to face difficulties L for coronavirus for a year almost. Until the pandemic to cure for coronavirus comes AND SUDHEER VARMA subside before out, I believe the problem thinking of resuming pro- will persist.” duction ventures like Going with the trend, Naarappa and Virata Suresh wants to associate Parvam. “Both the films with content for OTT plat- have sequences which need forms. “We’ve prepared to be shot with a large web series content for local crowd; I can’t shoot them and national consumption. with 40-50 people. Neither We will tie-up with other set for a web show can I change the scenes. production houses to pro- On the other hand, I don’t duce them,” he notes. know when cinema halls Speaking on his younger will reopen. Even if they son Abhiram’s acting aspi- The series is a dark crime thriller consisting of 10 episodes. It deals with open, there’s a question of rations, the chief of the footfalls,” the producer prestigious Suresh hawala rackets and has been developed by a new writer who honed his notes, adding that the Productions adds, “Some industry is going through a directors are penning sto- bad phase now. “I don’t ries for him but nothing’s writing skills in the US, finds NAGARAJ GOUD know till when the current been finalized yet.”

ith theatres remain- gave his in-principle nod to the Parvam and Miss India, the lat- ing shut, a section of show. All these developments ter is set to remake South Naveen the industry is in the transpired much before the first Korean hit Midnight Runners in W process of adapting lockdown was announced, Telugu with Regina Cassandra Neni to modern forms of which is why the series couldn’t and Nivetha Thomas up next. storytelling-on digi- be officially signed on paper.” tal medium. To this end, we’ve The source further adds that goes learnt that director Sudheer it remains to be seen Varma, who is known for his when this project will technical deftness, and Naveen roll, as both Naveen solo Chandra, who is in much- and Sudheer are demand these days, are teaming occupied with ctor Naveen up for what will be their maid- their respec- Neni, who en web series. Bringing them tive other played small together is 100 per cent Telugu projects. A roles in films web channel aha. While the like Nannaku A highly-placed source close former Prematho, to the development tells us has Rangasthalam and Nene exclusively, “The series is a dark some Raju Nene Mantri crime thriller consisting of 10 pend- among others, is going episodes. It deals with hawala ing solo. As he turned a rackets and has been developed por- year older on Tuesday, by a new writer who honed his tions production house KS writing skills in the US. to Film Works announced Sudheer felt that Naveen was wrap a new film with him in the best bet to spearhead it and up in the lead. While the approached him. Bowled over Virata makers haven’t by the content, the actor too announced more details about the film, it will, however, mark the directorial debut of KS BOWLED OVER BY THE Hemraj, with Satyan on CONTENT, THE ACTOR board to compose tunes TOO GAVE HIS IN- PRINCIPLE NOD TO THE SHOW As a writer, my confidence has got a boost: Ravikanth on Krishna and his Leela's success ilmmaker same freedom to tell the Hinduphobic and an insult Ravikanth story the way he conceived. to Hinduism. Their objec- Perepu is pleased “That way I’m lucky with tion was that the titular with the Siddu,” he informs. character had sex with F response his sec- Earlier this week, the multiple women, with one ond film, film courted controversy of them being Radha. Hash Krishna and his Leela, with many north Indians tag Boycott Netflix also which narrates the story of protesting that it is trended on Twitter. While Krishna (played by offering no comments Siddu) who is simulta- on the issue, neously in love with Ravikanth wants peo- two women Satya ple to watch the film (Shraddha Srinath) and before passing their Radha (Shalini verdict. Vadnikatti), has Up next, the direc- received and is contin- tor wants to make a uing to do so. drama on motivation Especially as a writer, and he is keen on it his confidence has got a not being preachy. “If shot in the arm. you’ve watched “Before I question my Krishna and his Leela, self-worth again, I want I ensured that it was to write another script,” not preachy anywhere. he smiles, while adding My thumb rule when I that his confidence write a script includes took a dip a couple of not judging my char- years ago when the film acters, imposing my couldn’t release. “Plus, I beliefs on them and had the pressure of preaching,” he signs many people asking me off. — NG Prasanth Varma's film on when it is going to release. But the period was short-lived.” After a debut like Kshanam, which was laud- ed for its story and the nar- coronavirus back on sets rative, Ravikanth could’ve landed a project with a big- fter wrapping up close to 40 ger hero but he chose to per cent filming of his untitled make his second film with next-which revolves around his best pal Siddu A the COVID-19 pandemic-film- Jonnalagadda, who was yet maker Prasanth Varma has to establish himself as a resumed shooting in lead when the film began. Hyderabad earlier this week, making it Didn’t he feel it was a risk? the third film after Crrush and Super “From day one of the Machi to have gone back to sets. shoot, I felt the project had From operating with a limited crew to a risk factor. Nonetheless, it checking the temperature of artistes never deterred me and before entering the set premises to ensur- Siddu from trying to tell ing that crew dons masks — the unit is the story we wanted. We adhering to the guidelines the govern- didn’t want to fall into the ment has issued. Actors Harsh Vardhan trap of a commercial suc- and Priya are presently filming for some cess as we were of the same key indoors scenes along with a young conviction that if a story is new female actor. effectively told, it will win According to a source, Prasanth con- the audience love. Yes, we ceived an idea — what if a virus attacks had pressure which is why us-some six years ago. “However, when he Actors Harsh Vardhan and we shot it in a tight bud- started writing the story late last year, he Priya are presently filming get… in a budget where we never expected coronavirus to spread as it were safe,” he states. did now. The film’s whole theme will for some key indoors He is of the opinion that revolve around the virus, its effects, scenes along with a young if the film was headlined by including the search for a vaccine,” point- an actor other than Siddu, ed out the source. new female actor he might not have got the HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 1, 2020 12

NYC mayor seeks $ 1bn Indian-American is Biden’s Flu virus with ‘pandemic Divorce granted on wife's Most police cut amid protest campaign's digital chief potential’ found in China refusal to wear sindoor week after a “defund the police” protest became a full-blown ndian-American Medha Raj has been named by Democratic esearchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu bserving that the refusal to wear "shaka" (conch shell bangle) Read Aoccupation outside City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Ipresidential candidate Joe Biden as his digital chief of staff, a Rthat is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study Oand "sindoor" (vermillion) as per customs by a Hindu married NEWS Monday he has a plan for the New York City police department key role in his election campaigns which are entirely going published Monday in the US science journal PNAS. Named G4, it woman amounted to her refusal to accept the marriage, the budget to be slashed by USD 1 billion. The mayor, a virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. In this is genetically descended from the H1N1 strain that caused a Gauhati High Court has granted divorce to a man. Democrat, declined to discuss the sources of what he called capacity, Ms Raj will work across all facets of the digital pandemic in 2009. It possesses "all the essential hallmarks of After hearing a matrimonial appeal filed by the husband, a division “savings” for the nation's largest police department, saying at a department to streamline and coordinate how to maximise the being highly adapted to infect humans," say the authors, bench comprising Chief Justice Ajai Lamba and Justice Soumitra news briefing that the cuts are still being negotiated with the City impact of its digital outputs, Joe Biden's campaign said. scientists at Chinese universities and China's Center for Disease Saikia set aside an order of the family court which rejected his Council. But he said spending on capital projects would be "Excited to share that I've joined Joe Biden's campaign as the Control and prayer for divorce on the ground that no cruelty was found on the reduced by USD 500 million and there could be changes to the Digital Chief of Staff. 130 days to the election and we're not Prevention. From part of the wife against him. The man had appealed in the high department's role in policing schools. Money would be deferred to going to waste a minute!" she said on LinkedIn. Ms Raj comes 2011 to 2018, court against the family court's order. "... her refusal to wear the city's chronically underfunded public housing system and to from Pete Buttigieg's campaign, who has now endorsed Joe researchers took "sakha and sindoor" will project her to be unmarried and/or signify youth programs, de Blasio said.“The NYPD did a hell a good job in Biden. The news was first reported by CNN, which the news 30,000 nasal her refusal to accept the marriage with the appellant (husband). saying, 'Ok, here's a bunch of things we could do while sting channel said is part of the efforts of the Biden campaign to swabs from pigs Such categorical stand of the respondent (wife) points to the clear following weeks of protests over the death adapt to an almost entirely virtual campaign trail brought on by in intention of the respondent that she is unwilling to continue her of George Floyd and other Black the coronavirus pandemic. slaughterhouses conjugal life with the appellant," the high court said in the Americans killed by law enforcement. in 10 Chinese judgment passed on June 19. The man and the woman had Organizers have called it “Occupy City provinces and in married on February Hall” - a nod to the 2011 Occupy Wall a veterinary hospital, allowing them to isolate 179 swine flu 17, 2012, but they Street movement a few blocks away in viruses. 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SINGLES BURNLEY IN CONTENTION FOR EURO SPOTS London: Burnley captain Ben Mee marked his 300th CAPTAINCY WON’T CHANGE MY STYLE: STOKES appearance for the club by scoring in a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Monday as the Clarets climbed to eighth in the Premier League table. Victory saw Sean Dyche's visitors go level on points with Spurs and keep English all-rounder says leadership responsibility will not affect his desire to influence each match as a player alive their hopes of European football next season. PTI n LONDON AUS-ZZIM ODI SERIES POSTPONED Melbourne: The One-Day series between Australia tar all-rounder Ben Stokes says he None better than Ben to and Zimbabwe was on Tuesday postponed by mutual won’t change his playing approach agreement between the two boards due to the Covid-19 Swhen he will lead England in the pandemic. The three-match series was to be played in absence of regular skipper Joe Root for the step in for Root: Hussain August 9, 12 & 15. Zimbabwe have not visited Australia Test series-opener against the West Indies. since the 2003-04 and in their last ODI meeting, the Vice-captain Stokes was on Tuesday LONDON: Former England Ben will happily hand the “I don’t think there’s team from African nation had beaten Clarke-captained named captain for the opening Test captain Nasser Hussain captaincy back to him. anyone in world cricket side in a 2014 tri-series played in Harare. against at Southampton from July 8 in feels Ben Stokes will do He will certainly bring who does as much as Ben place of Root, who will be with his wife well as a one-time skipper, passion and energy to Stokes. Maybe Virat Kohli GETAFE BOOST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HOPES for the birth of their second child. however, handing him the captaincy,” he added. but he doesn’t bowl. Madrid: Jaime Mata scored twice as Getafe beat fellow “I hope that I always try to set the armband permanently Hussain also spoke Stokes’ plate is full and European hopefuls Real Sociedad 2-1 on Monday to example in terms of attitude and commit- would be something The about the prospect of when he does something give their push for Champions League qualification from ment If I am in charge that’s not going to Three Lions should be handing over the role per- there are never any half La Liga a boost. Getafe had seen their top-four bid hit by change the way that I go about things,” concerned about. manently to Stokes and measures. Stokes has to do a four-game winless run since the league restarted Stokes was quoted as saying by the BBC. “There is no one bet- stated it might not be a everything at a hundred following the coronavirus pandemic, but they moved Stokes had a phenomenal run in the ter than Ben Stokes to step good idea to put further miles per hour — there is back to within two points of fourth-placed Sevilla. past one year as he helped England to in for Joe Root as a short- pressure on someone who no other way for him. World Cup final victory and played a key term captain when is already giving the team “So his workload is in BRESNAN PENS 2 YR WARWICKSHIRE DEAL role in his side’s stunning Ashes win over England take on West everything in all three the red zone without the London: Warwickshire county cricket club has signed Australia at Headingley. Indies in the first Test departments of the game. mental strain of captaincy former England all-rounder Tim Bresnan on a two-year The 29-year-old, who has played 63 next week,” Hussain wrote “The long term is a and history tells you if you deal that covers up to the end of the 2022 season. Tests since 2013, says positivity influences in his column for the different matter. With the give the job to your best Bresnan will join the Bears initially on a loan deal, his conduct on the field and that will con- Daily Mail. full-time England cap- all-rounder, the graph will subject to clearance from the ECB, which covers the tinue. “Stokes is extremely taincy comes expectancy, go down the longer he remainder of the 2020 county season. “I'm thrilled to be “In terms of how I want to influence loyal, so Root would not selection, ups and downs does the job. The last joining Warwickshire. It's a club that I've always the game, I try to have a positive effect with have to worry he would be and a lot of things that can thing England need is for admired, and I've always thoroughly enjoyed playing at the ball or bat in my hand. No matter what handing his job over to weigh you down. So I Stokes to be affected by Edgbaston with Yorkshire and England,” Bresnan said. I do in terms of choosing what to do in a someone with any kind of would be concerned about high office. Some players situation, it will always be the positive ulterior motive of wanting giving it to Ben perma- do not need an armband WOMEN'S INDIAN OPEN GOLF CANCELLED route,” the Durham all-rounder said. to take it for good. nently at some point down to lead and Stokes is one Gurugram: The Hero Women's Indian Open golf If Stokes is given the captaincy, he will “When Joe returns the line,” Hussain wrote. of them,” he added. IANS tournament was on Tuesday cancelled in view of the be first all-rounder since Andrew Flintoff Covid-19 pandemic. The tournament, co-sanctioned by to lead England and 81st skipper overall. England is a huge honour — even if it’s if the opportunity presents itself, but also leading a side but would bank on support and wouldn’t want to just think that my the Ladies European Tour in 2010, was scheduled for He was named vice-captain in 2017 only the once you can still say ‘yeah, I’ve at the same time I know I’m only stepping from his experienced players. way is the only way,” he said. October. It will now return to the Gary Player Course at but he lost the position following the captained England’. in for the one game because of Joe’s per- “We’ve got some really experienced “There are 11 guys out on the field, so DLF Golf and Country Club in October next year. The Bristol nightclub incident that year. “It’s a huge honour to think about, and sonal situation.” guys out in the field who I can use. I’d like why not get 10 other opinions on some- Ladies European Tour and Women's Golf Association of “Getting the opportunity to captain something I’m really looking forward to Stokes does not have experience of to think that I’ll be quite an open captain thing that you’re thinking about?” India (WGAI) said “keeping the health and safety as top priority” such a decision became necessary. VALENCIA APPOINT VORO AS HEAD COACH Ramiz advises Azhar to Valencia: Spanish football club Valencia have sacked 6 Pak players test Covid -ve; to join squad in Eng head coach Albert Celades and have appointed Voro PTI n LAHORE Pakistan Cricket Board. Spinner Kashif Bhatti, Gonzalez as their new manager. “Valencia CF have “The players were pacers Haris Rauf and ‘focus on his own batting’ communicated to Albert Celades his removal from his ix Pakistani cricketers, retested on Monday, 29 Imran Khan and batsman hosts recorded as convincing 2- position as the first-team coach, with immediate effect,” Swho were found to be June, following a first nega- Haider Ali still remain in LAHORE: Former Pakistan crick- 0 series whitewash. “My advice the club said in a statement. It further said that Gonzalez Covid-19 positive ahead of tive test on 26 June,” the quarantine. eter Ramiz Raja has suggested for Azhar will be to first focus will be in charge of the first team coaching staff from IPL should sever ties with the team’s departure for PCB said in a statement In all, 10 Pakistani current Test captain Azhar Ali on his own batting. His captain- Tuesday until the end of the season. This is the sixth England last week, have on Tuesday. players were found coro- to focus on his own batting cy wasn’t good in Australia and time that he has coached the team. now tested negative for the Of these, Hafeez navirus-positive before and lead from the front also in recent times his form Chinese sponsors: Wadia second time in three days caused quite a stir when the team left for when they take on England has not been that great,” Raja SILVA, CHOUPO EXTEND CONTRACTS AT PSG PTI n NEW DELHI Chinese mobile phone making them eligible to join he got himself test- England on in the much-anticipated told Dawn News. “So he should Paris: Paris Saint-Germain have announced that maker Vivo is the IPL the squad in the UK. ed at a private Saturday. series in August. be focus on his batting Thiago Silva, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Sergio ings XI Punjab co- title sponsor and it pays Fakhar Zaman, facility, which The PCB Raja pointed first so that he can inspire Rico have extended their contracts with the club until Kowner Ness Wadia the BCCI `440 crore Mohammad Hasnain, found him said six play- towards Pakistan’s his teammates. Also, its the end of season. The Brazilian defender, the Cameroon on Tuesday called for a annually for the five- Mohammad Hafeez, negative just a ers “are now tour of Australia a great chance for striker and the Spanish goalkeeper will therefore be gradual end to Chinese year deal ending in 2022. Mohammad Rizwan, day after the eligible to last year where Babar Azam to again available for the Coupe de France final against Saint- sponsorship in the Other companies Shadab Khan and Wahab first PCB test join the Azhar could impress the world Etienne on July 24 and the Coupe de la Ligue final Indian Premier League involved in the IPL — Riaz have been found neg- put him in Pakistan men’s muster only 62 like he did in against Lyon on July 31. They will also be eligible for the amid escalating tensions Paytm, Swiggy, Dream ative in the latest round of the infected national cricket team runs in four Australia,” he final rounds of the CL in Lisbon from August 12 to 23. between the two coun- 11 — have Chinese testing conducted by the list. in Worcestershire.” innings as the added. IANS AGENCIES tries owing to the violent investments. Not just the clash in eastern Ladakh IPL, the teams too earlier this month. attract Chinese spon- Calls for boycotting sorship. Chinese products have While Wadia made ‘Rohit is one of greatest ODI openers’ intensified after 20 his stance clear, other PTI n NEW DELHI quality in Rohit Sharma is that he goes Indian soldiers were teams, including for these big hundreds and double killed in the Galwan Chennai Super Kings, tylish India batsman Rohit Sharma hundreds, that is something amazing,” Valley clash on June 15. said they will be happy Sis one of the greatest ever ODI Srikkanth said on Star Sports show The incident to go with whatever the openers, considering his ability to score Cricket Connected. prompted the BCCI to Government decides. daddy hundreds, says former captain “In a one-day match, you will go call a meeting of the “It will be tough to Krishnamachari Srikkanth. 150, 180, 200, just imagine where you IPL Governing Council replace them initially Out of his 29 ODI centuries, 11 are going to take the team to, that’s the to review Chinese spon- but if it has to be done Finch in awe of times Rohit has scored in excess of 140, greatness about Rohit,” said the 60- sorships but that meet- for the sake of the including three double hundreds. year-old Srikkanth, who played 43 ing is yet to take place. nation, we should do it,” Srikkanth, who himself was an Tests and 146 ODIs between 1981 and On Monday, India a CSK source said. Kohli’s consistency explosive opener during his playing 1992. banned 59 Chinese apps. Another team MUMBAI: The weight of expectations in a cricket- days, said Rohit will be in the top-3 or The 30-year-old Rohit has so far “We should do it owner said: “Let the mad country like India is huge but Virat Kohli has top-5 in the list of all time greatest played in 224 ODIs, scoring 9115 runs India all-rounder Krunal Pandya on Tuesday (sever ties with Chinese Government decide first, done an exceptional job leading the side, says openers. “I would rate him as one of at an average of 49.27 with 29 hundreds resumed outdoor training after more than three sponsors in IPL) for the whatever they decide, Australia’s limited overs skipper Aaron Finch. the greatest all-time one-day openers and 43 fifties. His highest score is 264, months at IPCL Sports Complex Ground in sake of the nation. we will follow”. Finch said all players are expected to endure in world cricket. What’s the greatest Rohit Sharma reacts after scoring 264 against Lanka which is a world record. Vadodara @krunalpandya24/Twitter Country comes first, However, Wadia some bad time but players like Kohli, Steve Smith, money is secondary. said it is not right to Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar are exceptions. And it is the Indian await Government’s “Every player, regardless of who it is, has a bad Matip out of Premier League, not the directive on the contro- series. But very very rarely do you see Kohli, (Steve) Chinese Premier League. versial subject as “it is Smith, even going back (Ricky) Ponting, Sachin Proteas return to training It should lead by exam- our moral responsibility (Tendulkar), these guys they don’t have two bad try’s Sports Ministry. women’s High Performance Miller, Sarel Erwee, Khaya final 7 games ple and show the way,” to stand with the nation series in a row,” Finch said on the Sony Ten Pit Stop According to Cricket training squad are still being Zondo, Daryn Dupavillon, LIVERPOOL: Liverpool defend- Wadia said on Tuesday. at this hour”. show. “The pressure of playing for India is one but South Africa, the players will deliberated upon. Keshav Maharaj, Senuran er Joel Matip will miss the “Yes it would be dif- “If I was the BCCI also leading India is another and the way he (Kohli) train in small monitored Muthusamy, Keagan Petersen, remaining matches of the ficult to find sponsors president, I would say has done it, so consistently for a long time. groups with identified coach- TRAINING SQUAD Imran Tahir, Lutho Sipamla, Premier League season due to initially but I am sure find me an Indian spon- “And taking over from (MS) Dhoni , the lead- es from their nearest franchise Quinton de Kock, Dean Edward Moore, Anrich a foot injury, the champions there are enough Indian sor for the upcoming ership, that is huge. The expectations were high and teams. Elgar, Lungi Ngidi, Aiden Nortje, Sisanda Magala, said on Tuesday. Centre back sponsors who can season. he kept delivering and I think that is the most PTI n JOHANNESBURG The sessions will be in Markram, Junior Dala, Glenton Stuurman, Jon-Jon Matip sustained the injury dur- replace them. We must “Indian companies impressive thing,” he added. accordance with the guide- Theunis de Bruyn, Rassie van Smuts, Rudi Second, Pite van ing Liverpool’s goalless draw have all the respect for need to step up and see Finch was impressed with Kohli’s consistency ed by Quinton de Kock, lines set out by the CSA der Dussen, Shaun von Berg, Biljon, Raynaard van Tonder, with local rivals Everton. the nation and our the same benefits and as a batsman too. LSouth Africa’s 44 crick- Covid-19 steering committee Dwaine Pretorius, Henrich Gerald Coetzee, Pieter Malan, He told Liverpoolfc.com: Government and most opportunities that “What has been so impressive for so long is just eters, who are part of a men’s and approved by the National Klaasen, Temba Bavuma, Zubayr Hamza, Janneman “This season I will be not back importantly for the sol- Chinese companies have his consistency across three formats. To be the best high performance squad, have Institute of Communicable Reeza Hendricks, Kagiso Malan, Faf du Plessis, Tony de on the pitch but for next sea- diers who risk their lives seen in the IPL, which is player of all-time in ODI cricket is one thing but returned to training amid the Diseases (NICD). Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Zorzi, Beuran Hendricks, son, I hope I’m going to be for us,” said the known the best T20 league in then to also be in Test cricket and T20 cricket as a Covid-19 pandemic after get- Plans for the commence- Wiaan Mulder, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, George Linde quite early a direct help for the Indian businessman. the world.” rounded player that is remarkable,” he said. PTI ting approval from the coun- ment of training for the Andile Phehlukwayo, David and Kyle Verreynne. team.” IANS