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Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 Published From HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW METICULOUSLY TWEAK SURGE IN CORONA MAY IMPACT THREE-PEAT ON BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH CORPORATE GOVERNANCE NBFCS' FUND RAISING: REPORT MI MIND BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 145 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY APRIL 9 , 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable PUNEETH’S YUVARATHNAA SET TO DROP ON OTT { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com SOLDIER TAKEN HOSTAGE BY NAXALS ‘MRS WORLD’ ARRESTED FOR NZ TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS TRAVEL HC ASKS TELANGANA GOVT TO IN CHHATTISGARH RELEASED YANKING CROWN OFF MRS SRI LANKA FROM INDIA TO CONTAIN VIRUS SURGE CONSIDER COVID TESTS AT BORDERS commando kidnapped by Maoist rebels olombo police on Thursday arrested the ew Zealand has for the first time imposed he Telangana High Court on after a deadly encounter in Chhattisgarh current "Mrs World" on charges of a temporary ban on travellers coming Thursday said the state govern- Aon Saturday, in which 22 soldiers were Cassault over an on-stage fracas in Nfrom India, including its citizens, from Tment should consider conduct- killed and 31 injured, has been released which she pulled the crown off the head of April 11 to 28 due to a surge in Covid-19 ing Covid-19 tests, at border areas, after more than 100 hours in captivity, the the new "Mrs Sri Lanka". Caroline Jurie cases among visitors to this country, on people coming from other state government said on Thursday. yanked the crown off Pushpika de Silva Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on states, which have been reporting Rakeshwar Singh Manhas of the 210th minutes after she was declared "Mrs Sri Thursday. The travel restriction comes more infections. The court also CoBRA division was taken hostage by the Lanka 2020" in a Sunday gala at Colombo's after New Zealand recorded 23 new directed the government to ramp Maoists following the gun battle that lasted Nelum Pokuna theatre. Jurie was the positive coronavirus cases in managed up inoculation in view of rise in almost three hours in a rebel stronghold in the previous year's "Mrs Sri Lanka" and had gone isolation on Thursday, of which 17 came from cases in the state. A bench of Chief Bijapur district. He was freed in the presence of on to win the "Mrs World" competition organised India, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen hundreds of villagers on Thursday after a team of two eminent by a California-based company. De Silva needed hospital was quoted as saying. While arrivals from India had triggered the Reddy made the suggestions after perusing the report people, including a person from the tribal community, nominated treatment after the incident, seen by stunned spectators in a risk assessment, Prime Minister Ardern said the government submitted by the government on the state's preparedness by the state government led negotiations to secure his release. packed venue as well as a live social media audience. would be looking at risks posed by other Covid hotspot countries. for the second wave of coronavirus. AP has vaccine stocks to last for only two days Jagan tells officials to talk to Centre for more supplies; sets 30-day deadline to complete inoculation of all over 45-year-olds PNS n VIJAYAWADA Andhra Pradesh has barely enough stocks of Covid vaccine to last two Daily positivity rate in AP inches days. This shocking fact was reported closer to peak of first wave to Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy by officials on Thursday, SUMIT ONKA Thursday taking the cumulative Why should everyone prompting him to direct them to n VISAKHAPATNAM to 8,93,651. The total number of take the matter up with the Centre active cases now stands at need to write and ensure vaccine supply meets In a steep increase in the daily 14,913 in the state, the highest ever more? the requirements of the state. Covid-19 cases in Andhra since November 23, 2020. The Chief Minister also asked Pradesh, the test positivity rate Apart from the five hot spot officials to carry out the vaccination spiralled to 8.18%, which is districts that have been report- drive vigorously and set them a tar- climbing up to the peak of the ing fresh cases in three digits for get of administering four lakh pandemic's first wave in 2020. the past few days, four more dis- 2 doses in rural areas and two lakh AP has been testing around tricts joined the list on second doses in urban areas on a daily 30,000 samples per day over the days with over 100 cases each basis. past three weeks and the Test on Thursday. It is estimated that there are Positivity Rate gradually Chittoor district reported the about one crore people aged 45 increased from 0.65 percent on highest number and topped years and above who still need to March 15 to 8.18 percent on the chart with an addition of be vaccinated in the state. April 8. Of the 31,268 samples 465 new cases followed by During a review meeting on tested in the last 24 hours, Guntur (399), Kurnool (344), Covid vaccination-control meas- 2,558 tested positive. Visakhapatnam (290), Nellore ures, Nadu-Nedu in the Health The cases are rising across AP (204), Srikakulam (185), Department, the Chief Minister as nine of the 13 districts in the Prakasam (153), Krishna (152), said that all those who are aged state reported hundreds of fresh and Anantapur (131). above 45 years have to be vaccinat- cases, totalling 2,558 on While YSR Kadapa added 94 ed in the next 30 days. He direct- Thursday, the highest in a day cases, West Godavari district ed the authorities to take up the officials to talk to the Central gov- The Chief Minister said that Reviewing the Covid control after November 8, 2020. registered the lowest of 37 cases. vaccination drives in rural areas too. ernment and ensure that the emphasis should be given on cre- measures, the Chief Minister direct- The positive cases have now East Godavari district reported With regard to this, the officials required doses are made available ating awareness among the public ed the officials to take stern action reached 9,15,832 in the state and 58 cases and Vizianagaram dis- informed that only one lakh doses in the state and administer smooth on the spread of Covid pandemic. on private hospitals that are fleec- the death toll increased to 7,268 trict reported 46 cases. are available for Thursday and the conduct of vaccination drive. He said that the state economy will ing public in the name of Covid as six more people died of the Guntur, Krishna, Kurnool, state has only enough stocks for two Also, he told officials to conduct be completely damaged if the lock- treatment and told them to cap virus on Thursday. Nellore, Prakasam and Visakha- Mamata fears Central days and there are about one crore an awareness programme through down conditions were put and treatment costs and strictly super- The new cases have outnum- patnam districts reported one people aged above 45 years who still Asha workers and volunteers to see stated that the pandemic caused a vise the private hospitals. bered the recoveries as 915 fatality each on Thursday. intimidation need to be vaccinated. that every eligible person in the financial loss of Rs 21,000 crore to people have been discharged The Chief Minister instructed the house gets vaccinated. the state last year. 2 after complete cure on 2 5 Jagan reminds voters Over 60 per cent polling in Parishad polls Durga temple ex-EO Suresh PNS n VIJAYAWADA A re-poll will be conducted in the village on Friday, the sources in Tirupati of his work Over 60.91 per cent polling was said. Babu ordered to reported in the elections to man- In half a dozen villages on the PNS n VIJAYAWADA voters across the seven Assembly dal and zilla parishad territorial Andhra-Odisha border in report to Govt segments of Tirupari Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh Vizianagaram district, polling was For the first time in the last few constituency. on Thursday, which Panchayat Raj hampered due to a long-pending PNS n VIJAYAWADA months, Chief Minister YS In his letter, Jagan wrote about Principal Secretary Gopal Krishna jurisdictional dispute that was Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday the benefits people had received Dwivedi termed "remarkably suc- pending adjudication in the Kanakadurga temple former wrote to voters of Tirupati Lok under several welfare schemes cessful". Supreme Court. Executive Officer V Suresh Babu, Sabha constituency, appealing being implemented by his govern- Stray incidents of clashes were Polling was conducted from 7 who was transferred on them to vote for YSRCP candidate ment in the last 22 months and reported from a few districts but am to 5 pm across the state as the Wednesday as endowments Dr M Gurumoorthy. appealed them to vote for his overall the polling went off High Court gave the green signal regional joint commissioner at Incidentally, votes for the party candidate. smoothly, official sources in the for the parishad elections but Rajahmundry, was on Thursday Tirupati Lok Sabha by-poll will be He explained the welfare State Election Commission here counting of votes will not be taken asked to report to the cast on April 17. schemes launched by his govern- said. up as scheduled on April 10, till the Endowments Commissioner Despite several elections over ment and sought the people's A polling official died of heart A sub-inspector of police carries an elderly petition in the court is disposed of office.