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NOVEL CONTACT LENSES TO HELP LOW CARB DIET MAY REVERSE IIT-M DEVELOPS AI-POWERED INDIAN JOURNALISM STUDENTS CORRECT COLOUR BLINDNESS AGE-RELATED EFFECTS IN BRAIN DRONES TO COUNTER ‘ROGUE' ONES WIN INAUGURAL IJA AWARD

esearchers have developed novel contact lenses to help correct inimising the consumption of carbohydrates may prevent and esearchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, on wo Indian girls studying in a British university have jointly won the Rvarious forms of colour blindness, an advance that may lead to new Mreverse age-related effects within the brain, according to a study. RThursday claimed to have developed an AI-powered drone to counter Tinaugural award instituted by the Indian Journalists Association (IJA) clinical recommendations for the condition in which people have reduced The research, published in the journal PNAS, reveals that 'rogue drones' (unregulated UAVs) ensuring safety at vital locations. The for Indian students producing the best content on a ability to distinguish between certain colours. According to the journal neurobiological changes associated with ageing can be seen at a much AI-powered system would be an assistance to law enforcement postgraduate journalism course in the UK. IJA is a Optics Letters, scientists incorporated ultra-thin optical devices known as younger age than would be expected, in the late agencies, security services, armed forces in order to secure air space 73-year-old organisation representing UK- metasurfaces into off-the-shelf contact lenses to 40s. To better understand how diet influences over critical civilian and military installations by based journalists covering Indian affairs. correct deuteranomaly -- a form of red-green brain ageing, researchers from Stony Brook 'rogue' drones. The drones can hack into the Janani Suri and Malika Malhotra, students colour blindness. "Problems with distinguishing University in the US focused on the GPS navigation system of the ‘rogue of International Journalism in the Cardiff red from green interrupt simple daily routines," presymptomatic period during which drones' forcing it to change its flight path or University, were declared joint winners of said Sharon Karepov, a co-author of the study. prevention may be most effective. make a safe landing, a press release said. the IJA award for 2018-19. SAFETY FIRST IMR-AG to invest Rs 12,000cr 330 PERSONS IN AP UNDER on steel plant in Kadapa district

PNS n AMARAVATI OBSERVATION FOR COVID-19 Swiss conglomerate IMR Me- tallurgical Resources-AG has ‘No positive case in state; measures to contain spread, assure officials’ proposed to set up a steel pla- nt in Kadapa district by invest- PNS n VIJAYAWADA Asymp- asymp- symptomatic passengers been set up in all Government ing more than Rs 12,000 crore 102 tomatic 216 tomatic 12 are hospitalised in the last general and district hospitals. with an annual production If police fail to The director of Health and passengers passengers 24 hours The administration has capacity of 10 million tonnes. enforce law, Family Welfare, Andhra are under home have completed the advised the public to follow This was disclosed by the Pradesh, through a media bul- isolation 28 days observation n People were advised to put on cough etiquette by covering the representatives of the compa- letin on Thursday announced nose and mouth using a hand- ny who held discussions with democracy fails: period a mask contact the nearest Doval that the administration has government health facility by kerchief /towel while sneez- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan strengthened the surveillance availing free transport through ing/coughing. Reddy at his camp office in for containment, control and Also, citizens were advised Tadepalli on Thursday. prevention of COVID-19. dedicated 108 ambulance or to wash their hands frequent- The representatives said that Till date 330 passengers call the 24X7 control room on ly with soap and water. the activities of the company Hans Radolf Weld, chairman of Swiss conglomerate IMR-AG, is felicitated by from COVID-19 affected Ph. No. 0866-2410978 Those who have returned to were spread in Indonesia, So- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy at his camp office at Tadepalli on Thursday. 4 countries have been identified the state from abroad, especial- uth Africa, Mexico, Columbia, also involved in the power pro- industrialisation in Kadapa and placed under surveillance, ly from countries that have Italy, Ukraine and India per- duction and steel industries. district once the proposed the statement said, adding that been affected by coronavirus, taining to mining of coal, iron The CM said that there steel plant comes up. as many as 102 people are were advised to remain under ore and gold. The company is would be scope for improving 3 under home isolation and 216 strict home isolation for 28 people completed the 28-day days from the date of arrival in observation period. India, irrespective of whether According to the release they showed the symptoms or issued by the state Nodal not. Excise to strengthen Officer, 12 passengers have They were advised not to been hospitalised for observa- ed negative for COVID-19 The Nodal Officer said that have close contact with other tion and are stable. The total while the test result for the a 24x7 control room has been family members, allow any samples collected till date are remaining 12 samples is await- set up in the state and all dis- visitors or go out to public enforcement wing 23, of which 11 have been test- ed. tricts. Isolation wards have places. PNS n VIJAYAWADA Veteran The govern- 2 coronavirus ment has decided to depute journalist Digvijaya AP govt proposes local body two-thirds of the prohibition blames five BJP ‘cases’ test and excise department staff to the enforcement wing for cur- Potturi dead leaders for bing illegal liquor manufacture PNS n HYDERABAD ‘horse-trading’ negative in TS polls on March 21, 24 and 27 and sand excavation in the PNS n HYDERABAD state. Jagan said that the Veteran journalist Potturi PNS n VIJAYAWADA The officials told the SEC This decision was taken at Venkateswara Rao passed Telangana on Thursday that this was the a review meeting held by over 11,000-strong away at his residence in Vija- heaved a sigh of relief as sam- In a top-level meeting with only way to Chief Minister YS Jaganmo- Mahila police yanagar Colony in Hyderab- 5 ples of the two suspected ca- State Election Commissioner han Reddy on liquor and sand should use the ad on Thursday morning. He ses of coronovirus — a techie Ramesh Kumar held here on complete the policy here on Thursday. was 86. and a sanitation worker in Thursday, representatives of local body polls The Chief Minister said phones given to Venkateswara Rao had Apollo — sent to the National the state government suggest- by March-end that standard operating proce- them to curb illegal been suffering from cancer Institute of Virology (NIV), ed holding MPTC polls on dures have to be strictly liquor trade and and was had undergone treat- Pune on Wednesday tested March 21, municipal polls on adhered to for achieving best ment to a private hospital in negative for COVID-19. March 24 and village pan- departments of Municipal on poll duty and on other results in enforcing the policy. sand mining Jubilee Hills. He had recent- Health Minister Etela chayat polls on March 27 to Administration, Panchayat Raj allied matters. He said the revolutionary ly been discharged from hos- Rajender said, "Telangana complete the local body elec- and the police took part in the The quota for the local bod- changes in the governance by and prohibition and excise pital and had returned home. people are fortunate. Both the tions by the month-end. meeting. ies would be decided by Friday setting up village secretariats, departments have to function He had served the field of suspects from Telangana test- The officials told Ramesh The SEC told the meeting and the details furnished to the Rythu Bharosa centres and strictly to curb such anomalies. journalism for over five ed negative. The Health Kumar that this was the only that a final decision would be government, the higher YSR Village Clinics were being The services of over 11,000 decades. He was the Press Department has been work- way to complete the local body taken after studying the feasi- authorities told the State taken up to bring about a dras- Mahila police contingent has Academy Chairman in undi- ing relentlessly for the past polls by March-end and to get bility of holding the polls by Election Commissioner. tic change in the administra- to be utilised effectively by vided Andhra Pradesh. four days. I would request all the 14th Finance Commission the month-end. Later, Ramesh Kumar held tion from the grassroots level. making them use the phones The veteran journalist was people to continue the sup- funds to the state. The official said that he talks with officials of the Illegal sand excavation and given to them in curbing ille- born on February 8, 1934 in port that they have been giv- The meeting discussed the would be writing to the Chief Panchayat Raj, Municipal liquor manufacture were gal liquor trade and sand Potturu village of Guntur ing us and helping people scope for holding simultaneous Secretary on behalf of the Administration and police impediments in the smooth excavation. The services of district. He commenced his HC dismisses educate and give them polls to MPTC, ZPTC and Election Commission for departments on conducting functioning of the administra- Mahila Mitra volunteers journalism career in 1957 Kochhar’s plea courage." sarpanch posts. police security during the polls, the elections and the reserva- tion, Jagan said. would also have to be utilised with Andhra Janata and went 3 Higher authorities in the drafting government servants tion system. Hence, he said the police effectively, Jagan added. on to serve eminent dailies against like Andhra Bhoomi, Eenadu termination and Andhra Prabha. He authored several books. His works like Patrikala Meti MP Revanth Reddy TN request on water is fair, KCR tells Jagan Viluvalu, Chintana and Chirasmaraneeyulu brought 8 n Jaganmohan Reddy from a phone mentioned to Jagan Nadu is a known fact, they can him recognition. PNS HYDERABAD arrested by TS cops perennial and assured source. about the request of the Tamil extend cooperation to the state. Former chief minister N Chief Minister K Chandra- The Chief Minister sug- Nadu delegation, what he KCR suggested to the Tamil Chandrababu Naidu con- TODAY PNS n HYDERABAD sekhar Rao, in response to a gested the members of del- suggested to the TN Nadu Ministers that soon after doled the death and conveyed request from a delegation of egation to send a formal ministers and how in receiving the proposal there his profound sympathies to ALMANAC The Narsingi police arrested Ministers and officers from request proposal from principle it could be should be a meeting between bereaved family members. Month & Paksham: TPCC working president and Tamil Nadu Government, has Tamil Naidu Chief Minister agreed to provide officials and experts of the YSRCP MP Vijaya Sai Magha & Shukla Paksha Malkajgiri MP Revanth Reddy in principle agreed to supply Edappadi K. Palaniswami to drinking water. three states to prepare a report Reddy and TDP leader Nara on Thursday for allegedly drinking water for Tamil Nadu him and also to He told Jagan that based on the discussions to Lokesh conveyed condolence Panchangam operating a spy drone to in consultation with Andhra Jaganmohan Reddy. since the suffer- proceed further. messages through Twitter. Tithi : Ekadashi: 11:46 am record details of TRS working Pradesh Chief Minister YS KCR, over tele- ing of Tamil 3 3 Nakshatram: Punarvasu: 10:38 am president and minister KT Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Rama Rao's farmhouse at Janwada. any important work) Six persons, identified as Rahukalam: 10:59 am - 12:27 pm Poreddy Praveen Paul Reddy, Probe if Covid-19 originated from Sonia home: MP Yamagandam: 03:23 pm – 04:52 pm Mangi Jaipal Reddy, Mandada Vijay Simha Reddy, Darga Varjyam: 06:07 pm - 07:37 pm Uproar in over shocker from Hanuman Beniwal of RLP, an ally of the BJP Gulika: Rajesh, Elubandi Shiva and 08:02 am - 09:30 am Veeresh, were arrested in this Good Time: n (to start any important work) connection on Wednesday could be included in the case. PNS NEW DELHI had forewarned the Fourteen Italians have test- members rushed to the Well of Amritakalam: and remanded to custody. Officials then explained his ed positive for coronavirus in the House strongly protesting 08:19 am - 09:52 am government on the impending Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:03 pm - 12:50 pm They were arrested for using involvement and the evidence Lok Sabha on Thursday wit- India. and shouting slogans, tearing drones without permission, available incriminating him, nessed uproar over a contro- threat from coronavirus. There "Earlier, Congress leader papers and throwing some on HYDERABAD while Revanth and his broth- adding that the MP refused to versial remark by a RLP MP, should be a probe to find out if Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the table of the Speaker. WEATHER er Krishna Reddy were named cooperate with the police. who is a BJP ally, against the the spread of the virus that party leader Rahul Gandhi Rajendra Agarwal, who was as the accused. The police registered cases Gandhi family during a discus- originated from Sonia had forewarned the govern- in the chair, immediately adj- Forecast: Partly Cloudy Police refuted the claim of under Sections 188, 120b, 109 sion on coronavirus, leading to ment on the impending threat ourned the House till 2 pm. Temp: 34/21 the MP that he was arrested at of the IPC and 11a against the adjournment of proceedings Gandhi's home from coronavirus. Leaders of various parties Humidity: 45% the International accused. for over an hour. — HANUMAN BENIWAL "There should be a probe to were speaking in Lok Sabha Sunrise: 06.30 Airport in Shamshabad amidst Following his arrest, Reddy Congress members stormed MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, RLP find out if the spread of the after Union Health Minister Sunset: 06.23 a ruckus and said that Reddy was produced before the court, the Well of the House as soon virus originated from Sonia Harsh Vardhan made a state- Current Weather Conditions himself surrendered at after which where he was as Hanuman Beniwal said spread from the "home" of people who were found to be Gandhi's home," the Rajasthan ment on steps taken by the gov- Updated March 05, 2020 5:00 PM Narsingi PS. The MP argued remanded to judicial custody there should be a probe on Congress President Sonia affected by the virus are from MP remarked. ernment to control spread of with the police how his name for a period of 14 days. whether coronavirus is being Gandhi as a large number of Italy. With this, the Congress coronavirus. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 vijayawada 02

DEALING WITH EXAM BLUES COMPETITION ON ‘SPACE LAW' BEGINS Parents exhorted not to Moot Court helps students hone their advocacy skills exert pressure on wards PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM A four-day National Moot PNS n VIJAYAWADA Court competition on 'Space l Children's Rights CM making Law' began at GITAM Deemed Children's Rights Protection Protection Commission to be University here on Commission chairperson G mockery of Thursday. Hymavathi appealed to parents chairperson GITAM School of Law Moot and teachers not to exert pres- G Hymavathi appealed to democracy: and Advocacy Committee sure on children during exams, parents and the college (GMAC) is organising the event as children need mental and management to judge the APCC chief in the name of GITAM Founder physical health besides concen- calibre of students and President tration. PNS n VIJAYAWADA MVVS Murthi. Teams from Addressing a review meeting encourage them to fare leading Law Schools like here on Thursday, she said that well in exams Andhra Pradesh Congress NUSRL-Ranchi, RGNUL- parents should show attention l Committee president S Patiala, DSNLU- towards children till they attain If the student does not Sailajanath came down heav- Visakhapatnam, HNLU-Raipur, GITAM Vice-Chancellor Prof K Sivaramakrishna adresses a gathering at the the age of 18 years. get the result as per ily on Chief Minister YS NLU-Odisha, School of National Moot Court competition in Visakhapatnam on Thursday Hymavathi said that parents expectations, they should Jaganmohan Reddy for setting Excellence-Chennai, Symbiosis l l and teachers should not make out of frustration; they should ment, scholarships, 'Jagananna counsel them so that targets to the ministers to win Law School, Dr BR Ambedkar GITAM Vice-Chancellor Competing in Space the students feel stress about build confidence in them stat- Vasathi Deevena', she said. 90 per cent seats in the upcom- College of Law (AU) participat- Prof K Sivaramakrishna Law Moot Court marks and rank, instead, they ing that if they prepare well, She further stated that rape they would not resort to ing local body elections. ed in the event. should encourage them to per- they can perform well in the of two minors in the extreme steps out of The Chief Minister has no While inaugurating the mentioned that competitions not only form well in exams and added next attempt Visakhapatnam district was frustration; they should clarity between the Cabinet National Moot Court participation in Moot provides students an that students should spare She recalled that Chief brought to the notice of the build confidence in them and the party meetings and Competition, GITAM Vice- Court competitions opportunity to more time on subjects, which Minister YS Jaganmohan Superintendant of Police stating that if they found fault with him for set- Chancellor Prof K enhances the researching represent their they are weak and discuss Reddy has recently; a thorough inquiry ting targets to ministers failing Sivaramakrishna mentioned and oratory skills of the institutions but also those with friends. been introducing new edu- will be conducted into the prepare well, they can which they would have to that Moot Court is great plat- She appealed to parents and cational policies to encourage incident and stern action will perform well in the next tender resignations. He alleged form for students to develop student at the same time helps develop their the college management to students of all sections to pur- be taken against the culprits attempt that by setting targets, he is giv- interpersonal and advocacy preparing the student to research and oratory judge the calibre of students sue education in a good envi- besides providing the best ing them a free hand to do skills. experience reality of a skills necessary in the and encourage them to fare ronment. Programmes like treatment to the victims with- whatever they want to win the He also called for sharpening court room Space Law, he added well in exams. If the student 'Mana Badi', 'Nadu-Nedu', out delay. years to complain to the elections. He appealed to the the competence of legal profes- does not get the result as per 'Amma Vodi', No bag Day As the minors underwent a Commissioner APSCPCR or Election Commission to take sionals, ensuring an enabling sit- expectations, they should and others to create interest trauma, protection should be mail to note of the instructions given uation for research and creating orbital space debris, missile regime is inadequate to deal counsel them so that they among students to come to the provided to them, she said. She [email protected], if by the Chief Minister to the legal awareness in the common tests, failures in space experi- with manifold nuances of space would not resort to the extreme school besides fee reimburse- appealed to girls below 18 they face any problem. ministers and make sure that man. He mentioned that partic- ments, accidents in space are activities. She pointed that the elections were conducted ipation in Moot Court compe- leading to international legal legal issues need urgent solution, peacefully and democratical- titions enhances the researching issues. since they are capable of over- ly. The Chief Minister is mak- and oratory skills of the student GITAM School of Law turning the gift of technologi- CAPSULE Vijayawada ing mockery of democracy, at the same time preparing the Director Prof Anitha Rao said cal growth into a curse. She he alleged. student to experience reality of that progressive development of informed that GITAM Law lad enters a court room. Competing in Space Law halted after the School is planning to prepare a Admar Mutt The Chief Minister has Space Law Moot Court compe- moon agreement in 1979 due to draft Visakhapatnam declara- pontiff at Tirumala Spell Bee no clarity between the titions not only provides stu- the divergence in the opinion of tion of 2020 on space laws to Cabinet and the party dents an opportunity to repre- the States. She mentioned that send the same to government. TIRUMALA: Viswapriya Theertha finals meetings and found sent their institutions but also the initial stage of space devel- Eminent panel of judges Swamiji of Admar Mutt, Udipi, helps develop their research opments has been more in comprising academicians, pol- n fault with him for and oratory skills necessary in terms of scientific activities but icy makers, bar and bench hav- visited Sri Venkateshwara PNS VIJAYAWADA setting targets to Swamy temple at Tirumala on the Space Law, he added. the commercial use of space is ing expertise in the area of Space Thursday. On his arrival in front Manjunatha Sharma from St ministers failing which DRDO former Director, leading new problems. Law would be judging the var- of Sri Venkateshwara Swamy John's High School, they would have to GITAM Chief, Scientist MVKV She observed that existing ious rounds, informed by the temple, additional executive Vijayawada, studying Class tender resignations Prasad, said that the growth of international space treaty organisers. officer AV Dharma Reddy, ‘Yoga should be an IX emerged as the winner in temple deputy executive officer the Classmate Spell Bee Haridranath and priests Season 12 and will now com- welcomed him with temple integral part of life' pete in the finals at the Orka opens honours and led him to sanctum national-level. Earlier, semi- santorum. PNS n VIJAYAWADA importance of yoga. Vijay, finals were conducted in outlet in trainer of Datta Kriya Yoga Mumbai. The winner will A week-long special camp of the team, said that yoga should be win a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh, National Service Scheme (NSS) an integral part of human life a trip to the White House, Vijayawada of SRK Institute organised at and it helps children in physi- and to witness the Scripps PNS n VIJAYAWADA Enikepadu village in Vijayawada cal, emotional, social and all- National Spelling Bee-2020 rural mandal concluded on round development. accompanied by a parent in Orka, an internationally March 4, said principal M Performing yoga regularly gives Washington DC, USA, in an inspired, wellness brand, with Ekambaram Naidu here on many benefits such as physical all-expenses-paid trip. an intention to revolutionise Thursday. fitness and managing stress, he Shailendra Tyagi, Chief healthy dining experience has He said that on the last day added. NSS unit also organised Executive, ITC's Education now opened doors in the of the special camp, NSS volun- a free medical camp at and Stationery Products city. Noted actor Thakur teers in association with Enikepadu where nearly 100 Business, said, "Classmate Anoop Singh is the brand Patamata Datta Kriya Yoga people got benefited, while the believes that every child is Students of Uddandapuram Zilla Parishad High School in Nakkapalli mandal of Visakhapatnam district strike a pose ambassador of Orka and he team of Sri Ganapati principal said that NSS volun- unique and so is every word. at a cancer screening campaign organised by the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre on Thursday inaugurated it here on LP launches book on Sachidananda Swamy teers will create awareness Hence, this year's theme for Thursday. Speaking on the Gona Buddha Reddy Ashramam created awareness among people in the village and the competition was on the occasion, he said that it has among students of Zilla measures to be taken to keep brand's philosophy of cele- been an association, which VIJAYAWADA: N Lakshmi Homi Bhabha holds cancer Parvathi, Chairperson, Telugu Parishad High School about the coronavirus at bay. brating uniqueness. has grown very close to his Akademi, launched a a book heart as the vision is in line titled 'Research on Gona Buddha with his values and they have Reddy's Ranganatha screening for girl students the right resources to imple- Ramayanam' compiled by Dr E ment the same and have been Sivanagi Reddy, CEO, Cultural doing fantabulous so far. n Mothers between 30 and 35 are thoroughly screened Centre of Vijayawada and Global digital building infra PNS VISAKHAPATNAM Sai, franchise partner and Amaravati (CCVA), which was and daughters in the age group of 10 to 14 were a young entrepreneur, said published by Raghavendra In line with vision to prevent- vaccinated for Human Papillomavirus (HPV), that that the cafe aspires to be that Publishers here on Thursday. ing incidence of cervical can- causes cervical cancer, second most commonly diagnosed 'one solution' on every street She said that Gona Buddha leader opens outlet in Vizag cer among adolescents, Homi of the city, that encourages a n cancer in the country Reddy's Ranganatha PNS VISAKHAPATNAM its successful launches in grator, architects, panel builder, Bhabha Cancer Hospital and healthy lifestyle by making it Ramayanam occupies a , Lucknow, end customer etc.) To speak to Research Centre (HBCH & — DR LEELA, Gynec Oncologist of HBCH & RC approachable, affordable and prominent place in medieval Legrand India, a global leader in Dehradun, Coimbatore, Kochi, these new aged customers and RC) here organised a cancer appealing with its inspiring Telugu literature and provides electrical and digital building Chennai, Chandigarh, Lucknow consolidate its credibility with screening campaign for Class country," said Dr Leela, Gynec and his wife Lakshmi, who run and mouth-watering some new aspects. Hence, it infrastructure, inaugurated its and its first voice controlled regard to new offers and exper- VI and VII students of Oncologist of HBCH & RC. a charity from Boston, USA food concepts and wellness- could draw the attention of many 10th state-of-the-art experience experiential centre in tise." Uddandapuram Zilla "The aim of this screening sponsors for the programme, services. critics and analysts. Lakshmi centre, Innoval, housing a range Bengaluru. The company is "Today with the launch in Paraishad High School in was to determine how aware and they also work for rural Parvathi complimented of connected (IOT) devices in now all set to amaze the Vizag Vizag, we plan to reach out to Nakkapalli mandal of mothers are about cervical women's cancer screening in Dr Sivanagi Reddy and publisher Vizag on Thursday. market with its experiential our customers and business Visakhapatnam district here cancer prevention in their ado- the north coastal Andhra D Raghavendra Rao for bringing Innoval will host its India centre. partners in the city. Customers on Thursday. lescent daughters with a view Pradesh and Warangal. Chand out the book. Later, organisers Group company products - Tony Berland, CEO and are evolving and becoming "Mothers between 30 and to developing strategies for Pasha, founder of BigHelp, a felicitated the chief guest Legrand, Numeric and Valrack. Managing Director, Legrand more involved towards the 35 are thoroughly screened expanding primary cervical charitable foundation, which Lakshmi Parvathi with a shawl Globally Innoval's are present in India, said, "The breadth of product they are buying. and daughters in the age group cancer prevention for adoles- works exclusively to develop and memento. France, Greece, Chile, Brazil, Legrand's offer has diversified Innoval allows Legrand to be of 10 to 14 were vaccinated for cent girls through the mothers' school infrastructure and ded- Colombia and Dubai. Innoval over the last 20 years in India. more than just a supplier, rather Human Papillomavirus involvement," Dr D icated for uplifting the under- made its first-time entry in the It has developed product solu- to act as a genuine partner, cre- (HPV), that causes cervical Raghunatha Rao, Director of privileged children in the VIJAYAWADA Asia Pacific region with its tion for various industries and ating close ties with the electri- cancer, second most common- HBCH & RC. country through education BULLION RATES launch in Mumbai, followed by its user (investors, system inte- cal and digital trade." ly diagnosed cancer in the Dwivedula Narasimha Satry also graced the occasion. GOLD ` 42,230 (10 gm) ` 0 SILVER Royal Bengal tigress to roar in Vizag zoo NEET PG, MDS ` 45,800(1kg) ` 900 PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM period," she said. With tigress Indira Gandhi Durga, the population of results announced In exchange, Vizag zoo had Royal Bengal tigers will go up CHICKEN sent Star Tortoises (2:2) to Zoological Park, to five now in the Vizag zoo. PNS n VIJAYAWADA `/KG Kanan-Pendari Zoological Visakhapatnam, The zoo had only two RATES Garden on March 2 by train. female Royal Bengal tigers. In NEET PG and MDS-2020 Dressed/With Skin `96 The tigress, Durga, is 16- received a Royal 2018, it received two five- rank wise lists of candidates, Without Skin `109 month old. She was brought Bengal tiger (female) year-old male Royal Bengal who studied MBBS/ BDS in Broiler at Farm `66 in from Bilaspur Zoo in tigers- Manju and Akshaya the State (Based on the infor- Korba-VSP Express (Train from Kanan-Pendari from Pilikula Biological Park mation provided by the candi- No 18518). Zoological Garden, in Mangaluru. dates in the application form), The animal is now kept Bilaspur in Under an animal exchange and appeared NEET Thursday. He informed that EGG under quarantine in Animal programme approved by the PG/MDS-2020 conducted by the final merit position will be RATES `/100 Rescue Centre of the zoolog- Chhattisgarh on Central Zoo Authority, Vizag NBE are displayed on Dr NTR displayed only after submis- HYDERABAD 275 ical park. "We received good Thursday zoo, had given four dholes or University of Health Sciences sion of online application in VIJAYAWADA 310 support from railway officials wild dogs, five painted storks websiteresponse to the university at Bilaspur Division of South and five alexandrine para- http://ntruhs.ap.nic.in, said notification, which will be VISAKHAPATNAM 350 East, Central Railways and cessful completion of the tor. The tigress is under released into the respective keets to the Pilikula Dr NTR University of Health issued soon, after verification RETAIL PRICE `3.10 Waltair Division of East- animal exchange pro- observation during the quar- enclosure for visitors display Biological Park in Sciences Registrar Dr K of original certificates eligibil- (IN VIJAYAWADA) Coast Railways for the suc- gramme," said the zoo cura- antine period. It will be on completion of quarantine Mangaluru. Shankar in a release here on ity as per rules.

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PNS n VIJAYAWADA SCoR zonal headquarters l BJP State president l He lambasted BJP State president Kanna Kanna Lakshminarayana both the YSRCP and SUMIT ONKA revenue records. The matter is Lakshminarayana called upon n VISAKHAPATNAM being pursued," said the offi- the party cadre to get ready for called upon the party TDP for leaving cial. The railways seems to local body elections, along with workers to expose the fulfilling the promise YSRCP Vasantha Krishna Prasad While there is public outcry have been planning to build Jana Sena. Addressing the ruling party they offers prayers at Hazrat Syed Shah simmering over the delay in SCoR headquarters at either media here on Thursday, he said made to Bukhari Urs at Kondapalli village in commencement of works Wireless Colony, which is a committee will be set up for l People voted to the on Thursday even after one year of only one km from the railway the polls headed by YSRCP assuming that it people Hazrat Syed Shah announcement of new railway station and another is Purandeswari. would provide good zone, the South Coast Railway Mudasarlova, as it is a lush He exhorted the party cadre governance but they are Bukhari Urs begins (SCoR) with headquarters in green area with little pollu- to expose the factional politics repenting for their decision VIJAYAWADA: The 423rd Vizag, the Andhra Pradesh tion. However, the statement of YSRCP and alleged that the Hazrat Syed Shah Bukhari Urs government is yet to handover of the ADRM on Thursday, government was promoting due to the anti-people commenced at Kondapalli the land where the railways hints that Mudasarlova may duplicate liquor brands and the policies of the government village on a grand note on has planned to construct the house the SCoR zonal head- YSRCP activists are minting Thursday. Chief Minister YS zonal headquarter office. quarter office. The new zonal money through belt shops. Jaganmohan Reddy offered In a land exchange under- office will reportedly accom- He reminded that the govern- He pointed out that the gov- Central government. He said chadar, which was handed over standing with the State gov- modate two conference halls, ment had assured that it would ernment was taking decisions except BJP no other political to the organisers of the Urs by ernment, the railways gave 52 chambers for the general not increase electricity charges against people, including capi- party has the right to seek votes, Minister for Endowments acres parcel at Mudasarlova in manager and assistant gener- but deceived the poor by collect- tal Amaravati. He advised the as they took the voters for a ride Velampalli Srinivas. Muslim the city. The railways had al manager of Disaster ing development charges after party cadre to highlight the by not fulfilling promises they fraternity took part in large allowed various construction During a meeting of stakeholders conducted Management Centre, a library, coming to power. He said that anti-people policies of the gov- had made during the elections. projects, including the Telugu a canteen, and an auditorium. fuel prices in the State are more ernment during the local body People are paying price for vot- numbers to mark the occasion. in the city on Thursday to finalise the new Committee chairman Md Altaf Talli flyover of the govern- The Central government when compared to other States elections and pointed out that all ing to Chief Minister YS and other members were ment, on its land. Hence, in Tourism Policy (2020-25), Minister for Tourism in February 2019 had and the government would the development works in the Jaganmohan Reddy, as he does present on the occasion. 2013, the State government Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao, who chaired the announced that a railway shortly increase registration rural areas are being taken up not have clarity about gover- had assured the railways to zone in Andhra Pradesh will charges. with the funds allocated by the nance, he pointed out. provide the land in meeting, urged the Waltair Railway Division, be implemented with Vizag as Mudasarlova. However, the ADRM, Akshay Saxena, to commence the its headquarters. The zone revenue record is yet to reflect work for setting up of the new railway zone will be named as the South the transfer of the land from Coast Railway (SCoR). It will IMR-AG to AP government to railways. at the earliest comprise the existing Naidu cheated BCs, During a meeting of stake- Guntakal, Guntur, and invest Rs holders conducted in the city railway zone at the earliest. any construction works there. Vijayawada Divisions. on Thursday to finalise the The ADRM told the minis- Around 20 acres of the 52 Furthermore, the Waltair divi- alleges Parthasarathi Actress Jenny Honey and model new Tourism Policy (2020- ter that the funds have been acres land parcel is yet to be sion will be divided into two 12,000cr on Nikita relish ice creams at 25), Minister for Tourism sanctioned for the new rail- acquired by the administra- parts. One part will be incor- PNS n AMARAVATI Temptations after inaugurating it Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao, way zone, hence, the works tion here. porated in the new steel plant... in Vijayawada on Thursday who chaired the meeting, would begin soon. However, An agreement for transfer South Coast Railway The YSRCP has said that TDP Continued from Page 1 urged the Waltair Railway they are waiting for the land of land was signed on January (SCoR) and the other will be chief N Chandrababu Naidu Flavours of Season' Division, ADRM, Akshay promised to the railways in 12, 2016. However, the change converted into a New Division cheated BCs on many counts The Chief Minister added ice creams launched Saxena, to commence the Mudasarlova to be handed in ownership in favour of under East Coast Railway and dared for an open debate that the government was VIJAYAWADA: Actress Jenny work for setting up of the new over officially so as to start railways is yet to reflect on the in Odisha. while questioning why he had ready to provide all the basic Honey and model Nikita failed to increase the reserva- infrastructure facilities. launched 'Flavours of Season' tions during his tenure. The Chief Minister said ice creams at Temptations here 2 coronavirus Speaking to the media here Krishnapatnam port, railway on Thursday. Temptations 2 transport cos in dock for on Thursday, YSRCP MLA K connectivity and highways introduced flavors like apricot, Parthasarathi said, "While the were readily available for red velvet in cheese valley, ‘cases’ test... elections for local bodies were transportation purposes. thandai rose and others. The due in 2018, he did not con- Moreover, it would provide actress and the model relished plying banned BS III vehicles Continued from Page 1 duct them but had run the hile the elections for better employment oppor- the exotic flavours at the show through special officers. tunities to the local people. local bodies were due launch. Speaking on the PNS n VIJAYAWADA Etela asked: "Are we in He never bothered to address The IMR representatives said occasion, they said that 21st century or primitive the issues of BCs nor did he in 2018, he did not that the steel plant would help Temptations is one of the On receiving information age? How can people fight take steps to enhance the conduct them but had run the in transforming the region recognised brands in both about BS-III vehicles, which over the issue that the virus reservations to BCs by con- show through special officers. into a steel hub. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were banned on March 31, would spread if the windows ducting socio-economic sur- He never bothered to address Chief Secretary Neelam and has its presence in many 2017, are plying on the roads, of the patient's house are vey." Sawhney, Industries Special cities across the country. the Andhra Pradesh Transport open? Building was evacuat- While he did not make use the issues of BCs nor did he Chief Secretary Rajat Temptations is a renowned Vigilance officers launched a ed over a lady employee in of the Backward Classes take steps to enhance the Bhargav, IMR-AG chairman specialist for making memories probe and found that two Mindspace being infected Finance Cooperative reservations to BCs by Hans Radolf Weld, company into lifetime experiences and is transport companies namely C with corona. Corporation to conduct the conducting socio-economic director Anirudh Misra, pro- certainly the best place to Gopal Reddy and Company Our entire police and IT economic survey, which forms survey ject president Arindam De, unwind, relax and explore the and Jathadara Industries department tried to calm the basis for enhanced reser- Finance Director Sanjay rich myriad tastes and flavours. Private Limited are plying BS- down the situation there. vations, he has stalled the — K PARTHASARATHI Sinha, and AP Integrated III vehicles, said Andhra Her reports are negative; elections by moving to the YSRCP MLA Steel Managing Director P Pradesh Transport Vigilance don't overreact as it will High Court, through his cadre, Madhusudhan were among Joint Commissioner SAV lead to bad consequences. against the decision of YS the tenure of YS Rajasekhara those present during the Veteran Prasad Rao. We are taking measures". If Jaganmohan Reddy govern- Reddy, and in the regime of YS meeting. He said that they had pur- any COVID-19 positive ment of giving 59.85% quota. Jaganmohan Reddy, while they The Chief Minister had journalist chased vehicles from Ashok patient is admitted to a pri- When the court did not allow were always taken for a ride by laid foundation stone for a Leyland Company as scrap by Andhra Pradesh Transport Vigilance Joint vate hospital, the Health it, now he is planning to go N Chandrababu Naidu. "We Kadapa Steel Plant on producing fabricated docu- Commissioner SAV Prasad Rao. Department will direct them further by moving the apex are prepared for an open December 23, 2019. The pro- Potturi dead ments and registered them as how to provide treatment, court, which shows that his debate on the issue," he said. posed plant is part of the Continued from Page 1 BS IV vehicles in Nagaland in the transport department seized 23 vehicles, prices that can be charged. intention is only to stall the "Our government has set up assurances given by the August 2018. which were registered with fake documents Furthermore, "CONTACTS" elections. The Chief Minister, BC Corporation and has ear- Central government during Telangana Chief Minister K Addressing the media here and has been trying to find out the remaining of COVID-19 positive cases on the other hand, has asked marked funds, provided reser- state bifurcation and has a Chandrasekhar Rao condoled on Thursday, he said that the who are advised home isola- the Corporation to conduct vations for BCs in nominated capacity of 30 lakh tonnes. death of Potturi Venkateswara BS III model sales were stopped vehicles. at the earliest tion by Health Department economic survey, which shows posts and contract works, gave The government has entered Rao and prayed that his soul on March 31, 2017, as per the should be confined only to his commitment towards Cabinet berths and the post of into a deal with NMDC for rests in peace. Minister Supreme Court Order, howev- were BS IV standard vehicles. chased in Chennai and one room in their homes for BCs." Deputy Chief Minister post,” the supply of iron ore for the Jagadish Reddy said that the er, these two companies regis- He said the transport depart- Uttarakhand in 2017. a period of 28 days. BCs had benefited during he pointed out. proposed Kadapa Steel Plant. void created by his death tered their vehicles producing ment identified some persons He said the persons, who would never be filled. He fake documents and stern and booked four cases. He registered vehicles, have given was described as a "father fig- action will be taken against the said two vehicles were regis- temporary addresses in ure in the field of journalism". culprits for violating the rules tered in the name of C Gopal Kohima and permanent Himachal Pradesh under the Motor Vehicles Act Reddy and Company and four address in Anantapur district. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and IPC. vehicles were registered in the He said criminal cases would ‘AP fishermen using banned nets in TS waters' described Potturi He said the transport depart- name of Jathadhara Industries be booked against the persons PNS n HYDERABAD action to be taken against those Telangana fishermen, but cer- Mahipal, a Fishery Department Venkateswara Rao as one of ment seized 23 vehicles, which Private Limited in Anantapur. for producing fake documents who were hindering the efforts tain unscrupulous fishermen officer, to restrict the move- the first generation journal- were registered with fake doc- He said registration of BS III to register the outdated vehicles Animal Husbandry Minister of the Telangana government from AP were using banned ment of the illegal fishermen ists. In a message, he con- uments and has been trying to vehicles as BS IV vehicles is a with BS IV standard and Talasani Srinivas Yadav on for the welfare of the fishermen nets and fishing in the waters. who were catching fishlings veyed his profound grief to find out the remaining vehicles. crime, as per the Motor Vehicle producing NOC to resell the Thursday directed in the State. He asked them not to hesitate released into the backwaters. the bereaved family. Jana Sena He said some accused had Act and stringent action will be vehicles. Commissioner of Fisheries Dr Speaking to the Collectors of and initiate action on such The Minister also wanted the president Pawan Kalyan, who purchased BS III standard taken for doing so. He said as per the norms of C Suvarna to act against Nagarkurnool and Wanaparthy fishermen illegally entering department to take the issue to called Venkateswara Rao a trucks from Ashok Leyland in He said the transport depart- the transport department, the fishermen from Andhra districts, he said the govern- into the State waters. the notice of their counterparts towering journalist, said that Chennai and Uttarakhand and ment set up a Task Force team outdated vehicles are consid- Pradesh for allegedly using ment released fishlings worth In written orders to the dis- in Andhra Pradesh as a major- his passing was an irreplace- registered these vehicles in and sent to Nagaland to verify ered as scrap and these vehicles banned and unscientific fishing crores of rupees into the trict Police and Fishery ity of illegal fishermen fishing able loss to the field of jour- Kohima of Nagaland with fake the registrations of BS III should not be registered at nets in Telangana river waters. Srisailam backwaters (Krishna Department, Talasani wanted in Telangana waters are from nalism. documents that these vehicles Ashok Leyland vehicles pur- any cost. The Minister wanted stern River) for the benefit of teams to be constituted under the sibling State. RBI caps withdrawals from Yes Bank TN request on Elaborate arrangements made water is fair, PNS n MUMBAI itate such a process and gave adequate opportunity to the for local body elections in AP Troubled private sector lender bank's management to draw KCR tells... PNS n VIJAYAWADA Yes Bank was placed under a up a credible revival plan, Continued from Page 1 l l "moratorium" on late which did not materialise," The authorities concerned State Election He said that a meeting Thursday, with the RBI cap- the statement said. Let the officials reach a are making elaborate arrange- Commissioner N with the leaders of the ping depositor withdrawals at In the meantime, the bank consensus for taking a final ments for transparent and Ramesh Kumar said political parties will be Rs 50,000 per account for a was facing regular outflow of decision, he said. KCR said peaceful conduct of polls, that 1.4 lakh ballot convened on Friday month and superseding the liquidity, the apex bank said, that as and when this materi- said State Election boxes are available after conducting a board with immediate effect. justifying its actions. The alises, "Let India learn through Commissioner N Ramesh The Reserve Bank of India actions come hours after this as to how states can coop- Kumar here on Thursday. in the State and the meeting with the (RBI) took the decision in sources said the government erate each other". The Election Commission neighbouring Chief Secretary, the consultation with the govern- The RBI also superseded the board of Yes has approved a plan wherein The delegation from Tamil held talks with officials of the Telangana and DGP and Principal ment to protect depositors' Bank, which has not been able to raise State Bank of India (SBI) and Nadu comprised Ministers SP Panchayat Raj, Municipal Odisha states have Secretaries of Panchayat interest. The RBI also super- other financial institutions Velumani and D Jayakumar Administration and police. seded the board of Yes Bank, required capital for the last six months. would bailout Yes Bank. If the and PWD Secretary Dr K The SEC said that guidelines agreed to lend 40,000 and Municipal which has not been able to plan is implemented, it would Manivasan, along with advis- have been forwarded to the boxes each for the local Administration raise required capital for the It also appointed former Chief Financial be the first major instance in er Dr M Sheelapriya. Collectors and body elections departments last six months. It also appoint- many years where a private In the meeting the delega- Superintendents of Police to ed former Chief Financial Officer of SBI, Prashant Kumar as the sector lender would be bailed tion held with Ministers KT conduct elections on fair and Officer of SBI, Prashant administrator of Yes Bank out using public money. Rama Rao, Vemula Prashanth peaceful manner. trict and inter-state with the have agreed to lend 40,000 Kumar as the administrator of In 2004, Global Trust Bank Reddy and Errabelli Dayakar He said that people should help of police. The SEC said boxes each for the local body Yes Bank. was amalgamated with Rao, Chief Adviser Rajiv cast their votes freely in large that a meeting with the elections. He said that a meet- "The Reserve Bank came to Act, 1949," the RBI said in a infuse capital. "These investors Oriental Bank of Commerce Sharma, Chief Secretary numbers in the local body Collectors and ing with the leaders of the the conclusion that in the statement late in the evening. did hold discussions with and in 2006, IDBI Bank took Somesh Kumar, Principal elections. Referring to the Superintendents of Police will political parties will be con- absence of a credible revival The statement said the bank senior officials of the Reserve over United Western Bank. Secretary Irrigation Rajat security, he said that the be held on Friday to give ducted on Friday after con- plan, and in public interest and management had indicated Bank but for various reasons The curbs on Yes Bank come Kumar, CMO officers S problematic areas were iden- them guidance and sugges- ducting a meeting with the the interest of the bank's that it was in talks with vari- eventually did not infuse any after similar action was taken Narsing Rao, Smitha tified and special security tions. Chief Secretary, the DGP and depositors, it had no alterna- ous investors and they were capital. "Since a bank and against fraud-hit cooperative Sabharval, OSD to CM measures will be taken in He said that 1.4 lakh ballot Principal Secretaries tive but to apply to the Central likely to be successful. The market-led revival is a pre- lender PMC Bank in Sridhar Rao Deshpande, such areas. boxes are available in the of Panchayat and government for imposing a bank was also engaged with a ferred option over a regulato- September, where depositors Engineer in Chief Muralidhar Check posts will be set up State and the neighbouring Municipal Administration moratorium under Section 45 few private equity firms for ry restructuring, the Reserve are still in the lurch. Rao and CE Interstate water on the borders of inter-dis- Telangana and Odisha states departments. of the Banking Regulation exploring opportunities to Bank made all efforts to facil- Narasimha Rao were present. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 nation 04 If police fail to enforce CAPSULE law, democracy fails: Doval PNS n GURGAON for them sincerely. The NSA asked them to work Police should be seen by the for people in the society who feel Maha: NOCs sought to common man as "credible and "most neglected, unprivileged, fair" and if it fails to enforce the those who feel there is lack of rename Aurangabad law, democracy fails, National safety and security for them and as Sambhajinagar Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit who feel that their complaint AURANGABAD: The district Doval said on Thursday while will never reach the police". administration has started the addressing young police "You should 'disabuse' the process of obtaining no- personnel from across the coun- people from the impression objection certificates from try. The NSA asked police offi- that police is only there to serve various departments, including cials to ensure that impres- the privileged," he said at the Railways and India Post, sions, such as the police only event. to rename Aurangabad as LG visits riot-hit areas of serves the privileged, which The NSA said India being Sambhajinagar, a senior official sully the image of the organisa- "enslaved" for long is sometimes said on Thursday. BJP state tion are removed. linked to people's disenchant- president Chandrakant Patil had "Law-making is the most ment with the police. last week reiterated his party's Delhi; takes stock of situation sacrosanct job in a democracy. "Basically, we have been a demand to rename the city, It is not done by an imperial society which has been enslaved with the Shiv Sena claiming PNS n NEW DELHI ruler or from the pulpit of a reli- for a very long time and an that party supremo late The Delhi Police till Wednesday had registered gious leader but by the represen- Doval said he had an over 50-year enslaved society always has a Balasaheb Thackeray Lieutenant Governor Anil tatives of the people and you are contempt for the people who are had already done so 25 years Baijal on Thursday visited the 531 FIRs and arrested or detained 1,647 people the enforcers of that law," he told association with policing and in authority and police is an ago. The state government had riot-affected areas of northeast in connection with the communal violence that the gathering. "If you fail, intelligence since he joined the instrument of government asked the district Delhi and took stock of the sit- claimed at least 42 lives democracy fails," Doval said Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1968 which has to enforce the law on administration to obtain NOCs uation there. while inaugurating the 'Third the ground, which otherwise is from the railways and postal Baijal held a review meeting young Superintendents of Police only a scrap of paper," Doval department to rename with officials on several issues, 1,647 people in connection affected areas is under control, Conference' organised here by year association with policing Indian police is all about. said. "Police bring teeth to the Aurangabad, acting Collector including security. He also with the communal violence police said. Security forces the Bureau of Police Research and intelligence since he joined "Perception gives confidence law. Since they have to do that Bhanudas Palwe said. held a meeting with peace that claimed at least 42 lives. continue to be deployed in and Development (BPRD), a the Indian Police Service (IPS) to the people, which enhances unpleasant work and since it is "The divisional commissioner's committees in northeast Delhi. Forty-seven of the cases riot-affected areas and have police think-tank under the in 1968. "In a democracy, it is their trust level and makes their the mindset that the man who office asked us to obtain NOCs The Delhi Police till were registered under the been conducting regular flag Union home ministry. extremely important to be total- lives psychologically more enforces the law is the ruler and from the railways and postal Wednesday had registered 531 Arms Act, an officer said. marches to ensure that the sit- If the police personnel are not ly dedicated to the law. You secure," he said. we are the ruled or the slaves... department. As soon as we FIRs and arrested or detained The situation in the riot- uation remains calm. able to enforce the law, then should be doing things fairly If the common man feels that that brings certain amount of receive the documents, we will framing of that law is immate- and objectively," he said, adding they have got a police that is effi- aversion," he said. send them to higher rial. A law is as good as it is exe- it is also important that you are cient, alert, honest, objective, Doval said in a democracy, officials," Palwe said. cuted on the ground, he said. seen as credible. professionally competent and when people themselves feel MOSQUE IN AYODHYA The comments by the NSA Doval said perception about friendly, the society gets a sense politically empowered, which Uproar in assume significance in the wake the police is important as peo- that all will be secure, Doval they rightly should feel, they ‘No bag day' on Raj assembly of the recent Delhi riots where ple tend to latch on to a "stray" emphasised. probably like it. This also takes Saturdays for govt-run Will announce details the role and effectiveness of the abberation involving a wrong He urged the young police the form of resistance and as police in controlling the violence policeman and then they think officers to understand the psy- part of that one sees police vehi- schools in Odisha over Dalit has been questioned. that to be the standard prototype chology of the people in the cles being put on fire during BERHAMPUR: Students in Doval said he had an over 50- of policemen and that is what place of their posting and work protests or violence, he said. government-run primary girl's rape of trust to build after schools in Odisha's Ganjam district no longer need to carry bags on Saturdays under PNS n JAIPUR Holi: Zufar Farooqui 2 held with a new initiative that comes into Noisy scenes were witnessed Karnataka govt gives thrust force later this week, an official said. The objective of the "no in the Rajasthan assembly on PNS n GURGAON gold biscuits Thursday as Opposition leg- bag day" programme is to islators demanded that the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central worth Rs 2.5 cr allow students of the clases 1 to decongest to 5 to learn in a stress-free government accept a mem- Waqf Board on Thursday said orandum of a delegation it would announce sometime in Bengal n environment, Ganjam district PNS BENGALURU Collector Vijay Amrut Kulange protesting outside the House after Holi the details of the PNS n KOLKATA against the rape of a Dalit planned trust for the construc- Recognising the importance of said. "They will be given a day- girl in Alwar's Ramgarh tion of a mosque in Ayodhya. Two persons were arrested in Bengaluru as the key driver of off from textbooks. On the Pachawara. Waqf Board chairman Zufar West Bengal's Darjeeling dis- state's economy, the Chief day, the children will be allowed Deputy Leader of Farooqui told this to reporters trict with 5.83 kg gold bis- Minister B S Yediyurappa on to grow their physical, Opposition Rajendra after a meeting of the board in cuits, officials said on Thursday mooted proposals to mental and intellectual abilities," Rathore had sought permis- which, he said, the issue of the Wednesday. ease the notorious traffic con- he said. The programme will be sion to raise the issue, saying formation of the proposed trust The accused were arrested gestion of the city by promot- implemented in some selected schools in the district from the delegation wanted to was not discussed today. The issue of the by sleuths of the Directorate ing the public transport sys- submit a memorandum to "The issue of the proposed of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) tem. "For the year 2020-21, a Saturday and gradually, the home minister, which trust for the construction of a proposed trust for the from two buses near the total amount of Rs 8,772 crore expanded to other schools, was "not being allowed". mosque as well as an Indo- construction of a Bidhan Nagar area on is provided for the Bengaluru district education officer Speaker C P Joshi did not Islamic research centre, a hos- mosque as well as an Indo- Tuesday, they said. development sector," he said Amulya Kumar Pradhan said. allow further discussion and pital and a library on the five- Islamic research centre, a Fifty pieces of foreign- presenting the State Budget in continued with the proceed- acre plot allotted following the marked gold biscuits cumu- the Assembly. A comprehen- Won't let state become ings even as the Opposition Supreme Court's Ayodhya ver- hospital and a library on the latively weighing 5.83 kg, sive mobility programme for the rest of the 60 per cent City Project to encourage mass legislators raised slogans and dict was not on the agenda of five-acre plot allotted following having a market value of Rs Bengaluru — half of the con- raised through institutional transport and to provide effec- ‘Udta Maharashtra': entered the well of the meeting today," said the Supreme Court's Ayodhya 2.53 crore, were seized from tribution of Karnataka gross loan. tive Metro Feeder Transport Deshmukh on drugs the House. Farooqui. He said the meeting verdict was not on the agenda them, the officials said. state domestic product comes The government committed facility for the Metro com- MUMBAI: Maharashtra Home Leader of Opposition and discussed other issues related to of the meeting today The accused admitted that from the city alone — is pre- in the budget to allocate Rs 100 muters. The government also Minister Anil Deshmukh on Gulab Chand Kataria said, the Waqf and action taken on the gold was smuggled to pared for the first time, he said. crore every year for a period of proposed to implement electric Thursday said the government "We will not let the House them. "Details about the trust — ZUFAR FAROOQUI India from Bangladesh Infrastructure facilities, seven years to the Bengaluru bike taxi project to address the Waqf Board chairman would curb drug abuse in the function until the memoran- and its members will be through the international transit based development and Metropolitan Transport issue of last mile connectivity, state and will not let it become dum is accepted." announced through a press along the Coochbehar essential regulatory measures Corporation (BMTC) to pur- and development of 'Bus "Udta Maharashtra", referring to Responding to it, Power conference after Holi," he said. The Board had also decided district, the DRI said. will be taken up with an objec- chase 1,500 diesel buses at an Priority Lane' in 12 corridors a film on addiction problem in Minister B D Kalla said that Holi falls next week on to build an Indo-Islamic tive of increasing the utilisation expenditure of Rs 600 crore. having high traffic density in Punjab. He was responding to a the members cannot compel Tuesday, March 10. research centre, a public library, of public transport from 48 per As many as 30 air-condi- the city under Phase-2. question asked by Congress the Chair. He stressed that The Waqf Board, after its last a charitable hospital and other cent to 73 per cent, tioned electric buses will be Taking a cue from Delhi leader Anant Gadgil in the the government has not meeting on February 24, in useful facilities on the land Yediyurappa said. added to the fleet of BMTC for government's free bus ride for Maharashtra Legislative denied accepting any mem- which it had decided to accept besides the mosque. The Chief Minister ear- which the government said it women, the Karnataka govern- Council. Earlier during the orandum but the Opposition the five-acre land given by the In a historic verdict in marked Rs 500 crore for the was providing Rs 100 crore to ment earmarked Rs 25 crore in discussion, BJP MLC Suresh cannot compel it to do so. state government for building November on the suburban railway project. add 500 ordinary electric this year's budget giving free Dhas said if the issue of drug As BJP legislators contin- a mosque in Ayodhya, had Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri The total cost of the project buses. passes to one lakh women abuse is not addressed ued raising slogans, Speaker also said it would soon set up Masjid dispute, the Supreme is Rs 18,000 crore of which 20 Yediyurappa said action has labourers working in garment properly, Maharashtra would C P Joshi said they can't a trust for the construction of Court had ruled in favour of the per cent each will be shared by been taken to purchase 90 factories under the 'Vanitha become like "Udta Punjab". To compel or "dictate" the chair. the mosque. construction of a temple. the Centre and the state, and electric buses under the Smart Sangathi' scheme. this, Deshmukh said, "We are taking various steps to curb the supply of addictive drugs and won't let the state become ‘Udta Maharashtra'." Two Keralite The 2016 Bollywood film "Udta Punjab" was based on drug Keralan to switch to geo-tubes for coastal conservation PNS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM said the government was plan- als for constructing seawalls, the menace in the northern state. grannies selected ning to use off-shore breakwa- Minister said. Traffickers have started The 590-km coastline of ter system to protect the "The first initiative in this adopting new ways to smuggle would soon get protection from seashore. regard will be launched at addictive drugs by hiding them geo-tubes instead of convention- It would bring in a change in Punthura here this month," she inside the covers of invitation for Nari Shakti award al granite seawalls, thanks to the the conventional practice of said. A total of Rs 150 crore has cards and bangles, Deshmukh new coastal conservation plan of protecting coasts using boulders been sanctioned from the Kerala said. Last year, the Mumbai PNS n women in his monthly "Mann the Left government in the and sandbags. Infrastructure Investment Fund Police registered 11,706 cases THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ki Baat programme recently. state. The move was after taking Board (KIIFB) for the whole under the Narcotic Drugs and Bhageerathi amma had last Detailing the initiative at the into account environmental project and Rs 17 crore was ear- Psychotropic Substances Centenarian Bhageerathi year cleared the fourth stan- Assembly, Fisheries Minister J issues caused by the use of marked for Punthura alone, the (NDPS) Act, the minister Amma and 96-year-old dard equivalency examina- Mercykutty Amma on Thursday granite and other such materi- Minister said. informed. Karthiyayini Amma in Kerala tion, making her the oldest have been jointly select- student in the country to ed for the prestigious emerge succcessful in Nari Shakti the test conducted Puraskar for 2019 by the state litera- India becoming more prone to extreme hot weather: scientists by the Central cy mission at government for Kollam. PNS n NEW DELHI ern hemisphere. Joshi explained their exceptional Karthiyani Before the 1976 climate shift, they said that parts of this wind system contribution Amma from Extreme heat events such as descend on northern parts of towards women's Alapuzha had those observed in Western eastern and southern parts of India India, and mounts pressure on empowerment. secured 98 marks out Europe in 2003 and in Russia in experienced significant increase in the the land. He said this mount- The award, the of 100 in 2010, which led to the death of frequency of hot days ing pressure leads to increased country's highest "AkshraLaksham", nearly 1,000 people and multi- atmospheric temperature, in a civilian honour for a flagship pro- ple crop failures, are becoming process called adiabatic com- women, will be gramme of the more common in India, which they said is approximate- in India, particularly in the fre- pression. presented by state-run Kerala according to a study. was ly 25 per cent more than in the quency of hot days. "The high-pressure system President Ram State Literacy The study, published in the collected 1951-1975 period. According to the researchers, (linked with the anti-cyclonic Nath Kovind on Mission Authority, journal Scientific Reports, iden- by nearly 395 all- Before the 1976 climate shift, the increase in frequency of hot flow) over the northern parts of International in October 2018. tified the factors leading to hot quality control sta- India, they said eastern and southern extremes is associated with an India causes sinking motion Women's day on She became a role extreme weather events in tions all over India, except over the parts of India experienced sig- atypical high pressure atmos- that leads to surface warming March 8 at a function in model for thousands of peo- India. the scientists, Indo-Gangetic nificant increase in the frequen- pheric system over northern due to adiabatic compression, Rashtrapathi Bhavan. ple who wish to be part of the It assessed the change in including those from plains," study lead author cy of hot days. parts of India. This high-pres- which in turn causes more hot Proving that age is no bar in literacy programmes. frequency and intensity of such the Indian Institute of Manish Kumar Joshi from However, after this climate sure system, the study report- extremes," Joshi said. the quest for knowledge, the The two women have hot extremes over the country Tropical Meteorology IITM said. shift, the study noted that hot ed, is linked to the flow of winds "Furthermore, this sinking two had came out with flying received a letter from the between the periods 1951-1975, (IITM) in Pune, explored According to the days have significantly that make up anticyclones — motion is associated with colours in examinations con- Centre informing them about and 1976-2018 using high-res- the driving mechanisms researchers, between 1976 increased over the northwest- large-scale circulation of winds reduced cloud cover, which ducted Kerala Literacy their selection for the award. olution daily maximum tem- responsible for extreme hot and 2018, large parts of ern parts of the interior penin- around a central region of high has allowed more solar radia- Mission. Bhageerathi amma, a great perature dataset from the India temperatures in the country. India, except the indo- sula, and along the western atmospheric pressure which tion reaching the Earth's surface Prime Minister Narendra grandmother, had always Meteorological Department "The results reveal a wide- Gangetic Plains, experience on coast. Joshi and his team believe spins clockwise in the Earth's that in turn leads to warmer Modi had mentioned about yearned to study and gain (IMD). spread significant increase in average nearly 10 extreme hot this indicates a spatial shift of northern hemisphere, and temperatures over the Indian the achievements of the two knowledge. Analysing this dataset, which the frequency of hot days over days in the April-June season, temperature increasing trends counterclockwise in the south- landmass," he added. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Cong slams suspension of Digvijaya blames five BJP leaders for ‘horse-trading' PNS n BHOPAL "Modi-Shah ji, why its 7 MPs as ‘dictatorial' are you looking for Congress veteran Digvijaya (black) money in PNS n NEW DELHI Singh on Thursday accused BJP welcomes five BJP leaders, including other countries, it's in your The Congress on Thursday former Madhya Pradesh chief party!" he added on the alleged that the suspension of Cong MPs' minister Shivraj Singh micro-blogging site. Tension in Coimbatore its seven members from Lok Chouhan, of being involved after attack on Sabha for the entire session was suspension in the alleged attempt to — Digvijaya Singh, a "dictatorial decision" by the poach MLAs to pull down the mosques government aimed at weaken- NEW DELHI: Calling the con- Kamal Nath-led government Congress veteran COIMBATORE: Tension ing the Opposition's voice duct of some Congress mem- in the state. prevailed in parts of the city ahead of a debate over Delhi bers in Lok Sabha as "unprece- The BJP, however, hit back early on Thursday after two riots. dented", the BJP on Thursday at Singh saying that he was Bhupendra Singh were min- mosques came under attack Lok Sabha passed a motion welcomed the decision to sus- lying, and maintained that the isters in the previous BJP here, following which security suspending seven Congress pend seven "unruly" members party had nothing to do with government in Madhya was beefed up, police said. members for the remaining of the opposition party from the developments. Pradesh. On Monday, While a bottle filled with petrol period of the Budget session the House for the remainder of In a late-night political Digvijaya Singh had alleged was hurled at a mosque in for their "gross misconduct" the session. drama in Madhya Pradesh on attempt. his party MLAs were being Ganapati locality, there were after they snatched papers Parliamentary Affairs Tuesday, the Congress "Horse-trading by the BJP offered a "huge amount of reports of stones being thrown from the Speaker's table and Minister Pralhad Joshi said claimed that the opposition in Madhya Pradesh has come money" by BJP leaders as at another place of worship in "utter disregard" for House one taken by the Speaker. cussion on the Delhi riots in his party has requested Speaker BJP took eight MLAs to a to light. But their plans were part of their attempt to desta- Kovaipudur. The incidents came rules. Asserting that the Congress Parliament. Om Birla to set up a panel to hotel in as part of a not fulfilled. Thanks to all the bilise the Kamal Nath govern- in retaliation to an attack on a As soon as the House met at members had done noting "Whether suspending seven look into the continuous "indis- conspiracy to topple the MLAs," Singh said in a tweet. ment. The state BJP, howev- Hindu Munnani worker late on 3 pm following an adjourn- wrong, Chowdhury said it was MPs is right, people will cipline" by Congress mem- Congress government. "BJP leaders responsible er, termed this entire episode Wednesday night, they said. ment, Meenakshi Lekhi, who a "dictatorial decision" and decide. We will not be scared bers. On Thursday morning, the for this horse-trading: 1- as the internal tussle of the Madukkarai Anand was was presiding the House, one that was motivated by and will continue to raise the "Snatching papers from the Congress held a press confer- Shivraj Chouhan, 2- ruling Congress. attacked by some unidentified named Gaurav Gogoi, T N "revenge politics". Delhi riots issue," he said. Speaker's table is utmost disre- ence in New Delhi, in which Narottam Mishra, 3- Sanjay Talking to PTI, BJP people, who came on bikes, Prathapan, Dean Kuriakose, "We saw revenge politics in Gogoi, who was among the spect to the Chair. We con- it claimed that the BJP Pathak, 4- Vishwas Sarang, 5- spokesman Rajnish Agrawal when he was returning from a Manicka Tagore, Rajmohan House, orders were given by suspended MPs, said, "Suspend demn this," he told reporters. "abducted 14 MLAs" to bring Bhupendra Singh," he said in alleged, "Digvijaya Singh is pro- CAA rally at around 10 Unnithan, Benny Behanan and the chairperson to suspend us for a year, but discuss the Union minister Gajendra down its government in another tweet. speaking lies. The entire p.m. Gurjeet Singh Aujla. seven Cong MPs for this ses- Delhi riots and heal the Singh Shekhawat said the Madhya Pradesh. "Modi-Shah ji, why are you episode has exposed the Reacting to the develop- sion," he said. wounds of people." "unruly" behaviour of the Taking it to Twitter on looking for (black) money in internal tussle of Congress. ment, Congress's leader in Lok Chowdhury alleged that the "What happened today is a Congress MPs was "unprece- Thursday, Digvijaya held five other countries, it's in your None of the MLAs, allegedly PM Modi hails Sabha Adhir Ranjan suspension was an attempt to tale of embarrassment in the dented", and it would have BJP leaders including party!" he added on the involved in entire episode, women's contributions Chowdhury said it was a "gov- weaken the party in the House history of Parliament," shocked the country's founding Chouhan, responsible for the micro-blogging site. have made allegations against in different fields ernment decision" and not as the government fears a dis- Chowdhury said. fathers. recent "horse-trading" Mishra, Sarang, Pathak and the BJP." NEW DELHI: Prime Minister on Thursday hailed women's contribution in Passenger different fields, saying woman 30 honey-trapping Intelligent machines challenge to job creation power is securing the country and that he has been getting n held with 5 many motivating stories on cases booked in Raj PNS KOLKATA Sharma said exceptional women achievers. With India having a vast bullets at "Inspiring women intelligent PNS n JAIPUR pool of young population, machines are entrepreneurs. Nari Shakti the rise in use of intelligent Delhi airport securing India. Women Thirty cases of honeytrapping machines poses a challenge to emanating from n excelling in sports and PNS NEW DELHI leadership. Women farmers were registered in Rajasthan job creation in the country, nations with a showing the way. Been getting from December 2018 to secretary to the Union min- greying population An Allahabad-bound pas- January this year, istry of science and technol- senger was apprehended at many motivating stories on such as Japan and exceptional women achievers. Parliamentary Affairs ogy, Ashutosh Sharma, said Delhi airport for allegedly Do keep sharing more such life Minister Shanti Dhariwal on Thursday. Germany carrying five live bullets in his journeys! #SheInspiresUs," informed the state assembly Another challenge faced by bag, a senior official said on Modi tweeted. Modi had on on Thursday. He was replying technology is ensuring sus- earmarked by companies can Thursday. Tuesday said that he will be to a question raised by BJP tainable development, he said. be used for R&D purpose A Central Industrial Secu handing over his social media legislator Kalicharan Saraf. Sharma said intelligent now, he said adding that a rity Force official deputed at accounts to 'women who Thirty cases of honeytrap- machines are emanating from corporate can now finance an the Indira Gandhi Interna inspire', to mark Women's Day ping were registered in the nations with a greying popu- R&D project from its CSR tional Airport detected bul- on March 8. state from December 2018 to case, he added. In Jaipur lation such as Japan and changing environment," "Connecting with MSMEs fund, with matching contribu- let-like objects while check- January this year, Dhariwal Commissionerate, nine cases Germany. Sharma said at an event of the is part of SSR policy. SSR has tion by the government. ing the luggage of the Indian said. A total of 17 cases were of honey trapping were reg- "These countries cannot Merchants' Chambers of the potential to fundamental- He said India is ranked national, Chander Mohan Nirbhaya: SC to hear registered in Jaipur, Jodhpur istered in the last two years. grow economically without Commerce & Industry here. ly transform society by third in the number of start- Bali, around 1 pm on and Ajmer divisions from Nineteen people were arrest- intelligent machines. The sit- Diffusion of technology is improving lives of our citizens ups. Wednesday, he said. "Five on Mar 23 Centre's January 1, 2019 to January 31, ed in six cases and charge uation is just the opposite in not as rapid in MSMEs as it is while helping the nation The country has 28,000 live bullet rounds of 7.65 plea against HC 2020, he said. Charge sheets sheets filed, Dhariwal told the India which has a vast young in large companies, he said. achieve its goals for sustain- start-ups of which 15,000 are mm calibre were recovered NEW DELHI: The Supreme have been filed in nine cases, House. population. Since we cannot Sharma said the depart- able development," Sharma based on technology. The from the passenger who was Court Thursday said it would investigation is pending in Investigation in two cases stop the march of technology, ment has introduced a new added. department is supporting supposed to take an Air India hear on March 23 the appeal seven and the final report is pending and the FR has planners in India must figure policy - Scientific Social Corporate Social 3,000 start-ups through 120 flight to Allahabad," the offi- filed by the Centre challenging (FR) has been filed in one been filed in one case, he said. out how to create jobs in a Responsibility (SSR). Responsibility (CSR) funds incubators, he said. cial said. the Delhi High Court order that the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case have to be Gang of 4 battery ‘14 to 15 MLAs in Uproar in LS Haryana ex-minister, executed simultaneously. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta over remark told the bench, headed by Justice R Banumathi, that the thieves arrested touch with Aghadi’ daughter launch front trial court has fixed March 20 by MP as date of execution of the four PNS n NEW DELHI after an Internet service PNS n MUMBAI PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n CHANDIGARH convicts who have exhausted provider firm filed a complaint all their legal remedies. Mehta A gang allegedly involved in with the police that some bat- Maharashtra minister Jayant Lok Sabha on Thursday wit- Former Haryana minister told the bench, also comprising battery theft in south Delhi has teries installed at their office in Patil has claimed that 14 to 15 nessed uproar over a contro- Nirmal Singh and his daughter Justices Ashok Bhushan and a been busted with the arrest of Safdarjung Enclave have been BJP MLAs from the state are in versial remark by an RLP Chitra Sarwara on Wednesday S Bopanna, that these convicts four persons, police said on stolen. touch with the Maharashtra MP, who is a BJP ally, against floated a political front, vowing have made a mockery of the Thursday. According to the Following this, an investiga- Vikas Aghadi, but the ruling the Gandhi family during a to protect interests of the north- system by their delaying tactics police, a total of 128 stolen bat- tion was initiated and Guddu alliance is not willing to com- discussion on coronavirus, ern part of the state. and taken it for a ride. The teries, most of which are used Gautam, Lal Bacchan, Arun mit the mistake of "poaching" leading to adjournment of Nirmal Singh, who had bench said that it would hear in set top boxes to provide Kumar and Akram were opposition leaders. proceedings for over an served as a minister in the the mater on merits on March Internet service, have been arrested. With this, seven cases Patil's comment came in the hour. Bhajan Lal-led Congress gov- 23 and made it clear that no seized from them. of battery theft have been wake of the Congress' allegation Congress members stormed ernment in the state, had quit adjournments will be granted. The matter came to light solved, police said. that the BJP was carrying out an the Well of the House as the party after his daughter "Operation Lotus" in soon as Hanuman Beniwal Chitra, who earlier held the post forces to come together to MadhyaPradesh to bring down legislators...We don't intend to said there should be a probe of the All-India Mahila strengthen the new outfit. the Kamal Nath government in make that mistake. Our focus on whether coronavirus is Congress general secretary, was "The front will protect the that state. is on ensuring our govern- being spread from the denied ticket from interests of north Haryana. We Court dismisses Tahir’s plea Patil, who is the Maharashtra ment sustains," he added. "home" of Congress Cantonment in the assembly will be holding a big conference NCP chief, also accused the BJP The BJP emerged as the sin- President Sonia Gandhi as a elections held last year. of our workers on March 15 at of being desperate for power. gle largest party in Maharashtra large number of people who The former minister and his Ambala," said Singh, who has to surrender; arrested "Fourteen to fifteen MLAs of after the Assembly polls in were found to be affected by daughter then contested as been a four-time MLA. the opposition party are in October last year. But, it failed the virus are from Italy. independent candidates from "The way people supported PNS n NEW DELHI touch with us even today. We to form government after the Fourteen Italians have Ambala City and Ambala us in the October 2019 assem- have to do their works as we Uddhav Thackeray- led Shiv tested positive for coron- Cantt, respectively, but both lost bly polls, it shows that they want Absconding AAP councillor The reason given in share good relations with them Sena snapped ties with it over avirus in India. "Earlier, the elections despite getting a us to be actively involved in pol- Tahir Hussain was arrested by the application for (the MLAs concerned). We the issue of sharing the chief Congress leader Adhir sizeable number of votes. itics to serve their cause and Delhi Police on Thursday moving this understand their mindset," Patil ministerial post. The Congress Ranjan Chowdhury said that The Haryana Democratic raise their voice," said Sarwara. after a court here dismissed told reporters on Wednesday on Wednesday alleged "poach- party leader Rahul Gandhi Front, which will be headed by She said the front believes in his plea seeking to surrender application does outside the state Legislature ing" bid on its MLAs and allies had forewarned the govern- Singh, who has influence in the "clean politics" and will encour- before it in connection with not justify the complex here. by the opposition BJP in ment on the impending state's northern region, has age people with clean image to alleged killing of Intelligence conduct of the "Yet, it is not right to poach Madhya Pradesh. threat from coronavirus. appealed to all 'like-minded' join them. Bureau (IB) official Ankit applicant to choose Sharma during the recent violence in northeast Delhi. this forum for Additional Chief Metropoli seeking the reliefs," tan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja the judge said ‘16,076 crew, passengers onboard ships from refused to entertain Hussain's plea saying that the relief sought by him was outside the appearing for Hussain, sub- It said: "This court is a spe- China not allowed to disembark on Indian ports' court's jurisdiction. mitted that there is a grave cial designated court dealing The court said that as per apprehension of threat to his with the matters of PNS n NEW DELHI the provisions of 177 life and therefore he has not MPs/MLAs. The high court The protocol is being maintained with Criminal Procedure Code surrendered before competent has designated this court as As many as 16,076 crew and all help in case of fever or sickness to (Ordinary place of inquiry court as there is "charged special court to deal with passengers onboard ships those on board and trial), the offence shall environment" in cases on fast track with from China or having travel ordinarily be inquired into Karkardooma District court. endeavour to dispose of the history to affected countries and tried by court within He said Hussain has no same within one year as its have not been allowed to dis- necessary facilities were being had reached Paradip Port on whose local jurisdiction it is connection or involvement in objective. embark at Indian ports, a extended to them. March1. All required proto- committed. the FIR registered by the "The applicant does not shipping ministry official said The protocol is being main- cols are being followed. "In the instant case, the police and he is being falsely fall in the aforesaid category, on Thursday. tained with all help in case of India has 12 major ports - offence has been committed implicated. hence this application cannot However, all possible assis- fever or sickness to those on - Deendayal (erstwhile Kand within the jurisdiction of PS Considering the gravity of be even entertained by this tance and help are being pro- board. la), Mumbai, JNPT, Marmu Dayalpur which falls within the situation, Hussain wishes court." vided to these passengers and The official added that at gao, New Mangalore, Cochin, the jurisdiction of to surrender before the court, The court further said crew -- onboard 452 ships affected from coronavirus. "No shore pass is being Paradip port a crew member Chennai, Kamarajar (earlier Karkardooma Court. The rea- he said. that the relief sought by anchored at designated places As a precautionary measure issued to the crew/seafarers onboard Chemstar Stellar Ennore), V O Chidambarnar, son given in the application The court said the Delhi Hussain does not fall within -- as per WHO guidelines in to prevent any outbreak, we having travel history from developed fever, and he along Visakhapatnam, Paradip and for moving this application High Court has specifically the domain or jurisdiction of case of any fever or symptoms. have not allowed the passen- the infected countries," the with his wife were evacuated Kolkata (including Haldia) - does not justify the conduct made a division of the juris- this court, "hence, no such "As many as 452 ships with gers and crew to disembark official told PTI. and transferred to SCB - that handled 699.04 MT of of the applicant to choose this dictions, be that of the police relief can be granted. In view EXIM cargo and 16,076 crew but ships were allowed to The official said that as Medical College, Cuttack for cargo during 2018-19. There forum for seeking the reliefs," stations or the courts district- of the observations, the appli- and passengers have arrived at anchor at designated places. per WHO guidelines, scan- further testing. The vessel are about 200 non-major the judge said. wise and work has been allo- cation deserves to be dis- Indian ports so far from China The cargo was brought with all ning of all aboard on the ves- had departed from Zapu, ports under the control of Advocate Mukesh Kalia, cated accordingly. missed". or a travel history to countries precautions. sels are being done and all China on February 10 and states. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com 06 facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ op nion PAPER WITH PASSION The super club IITs, IIMs & DU have made it to the world top 100 rankings in Win over thy neighbour subjects but we should crack the institutional charts too n a general global atmosphere of gloom and doom, here’s a bit of good news for India. As Imany as 26 departments of higher education- Given the freeze in the relations between India and Nepal, it is time for New Delhi to al institutions in the country feature among the top 100 in the world in their respective categories. engage with Naya Nepal in a way that it is assured of the sincerity of its words According to the latest edition of the World impact the movement of peo- University Rankings by Subject, 26 have made ple from the bordering regions. it to the top 100 and two of them even figured Notably, people-to-people con- tact cannot be established in the global top 50. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) between the two countries, a calculates performance of institutions of higher move that seems to be acceding education based on four parameters — research to China’s request. While India impact, productivity of the research faculty, aca- and Nepal enjoy natural people- to-people relations, restrictions demic reputation and employer reputation. Significantly, all the departments to fig- on the free movement will ure in the list are in Central Government-run institutions, the usual top performers RISHI GUPTA come at a cost to India. — IITs, IIMs, IISc and the Delhi University. IIT Bombay has nine programmes, IIT Border disputes: Last oon after the peaceful conclusion November, Nepal objected to Delhi has five among the top 100, while IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IISc Bangalore of the civil war in Nepal in 2006, the release of a new map of have recorded three programmes each. The subjects featuring the highest levels several political observers were of India. It said that the bound- of Indian representation are chemistry (20 universities); computer science and infor- the view that it be referred to as aries in the Kalapani region “Naya Nepal.” Naya, a - were shown wrongly and sent mation systems (20); physics and astronomy (18); biological sciences (16); elec- SNepali term, refers to a “new” nation that diplomatic notes to New Delhi. trical engineering (15) and chemical engineering (14). But before we start cele- emerged at the cost of 17,000 lives after India clarified that in no way brating, consider this: We have a whopping 993 universities, 51,649 higher edu- a decade-long civil war. Changes primar- does “the new map revisit ily included the ouster of the centuries- boundaries with Nepal.” It still cational institutions and 14.16 lakh teaching staff at the last count in September old monarchy and Nepal’s transition maintains this position on the 2019. Given these mind-boggling numbers, we should have had more than 26 depart- into a democratic State, where the king issue. The two countries have ments in the QS rankings. This suggests that there is something intrinsically wrong was no more considered to be the sole resolved 98 per cent of border administrator/protector, the restructur- disputes. The Indian side with our higher education system. What else can explain the fact that 80 per cent ing of the country from a Hindu State to believes that an objection on of our 2.9 million science and engineering graduates are unemployable? It’s a sad a secular one, the inclusion of the Maoist Kalapani, too, can be resolved reflection on our pedagogy skills if less than one per cent of the 1.5 million engi- guerrilla fighters into the mainstream diplomatically. However, this political process, reinstating of the multi- does not seem to be the case in neers, who enter the job market every year, are hired by the top 100 companies. party political system and providing Nepal. There are constant complaints from industries that there is a major gap in what is political freedom and adult franchise to Eminent persons group: being taught at our professional institutions and the skills required in the real world. the people. In 2016, the two countries Naya Nepal also faced the challenge appointed an Eminent Persons And this is not just restricted to technical education. of writing a democratic Constitution, giv- Group (EPG), consisting of So how do we change this dismal scenario? For starters, we need to invest ing justice to families who had lost their ments in Nepal, in 1960, 1990 during the 2015 earthquake to Congress-led Government hes- relevant experts from India more in research. When was the last time that innovations or path-breaking solu- loved ones during the civil war, maintain- and 2006, India played the carry out rescue operations in itated to use blockade as a and Nepal, to review bilateral ing political stability, narrowing the thaw role of a well-wisher to bridge affected areas was a major national security threat, the treaties and agreements tions emerged from Indian academic research? An increased focus on globalisa- between the Pahadi and Madhesi groups the gap between the erstwhile friendly operation. Later, India’s present KP Oli-led between the two countries, tion of curriculum and methods of instruction is needed so that our students become and improving the state of the economy, monarchy and the democratic financial assistance to Nepal for Government has amended the including the 1950 Treaty of participants in the global economy. We also need to increase Government spend- which was in a shambles due to the war. forces. Amid these natural ties, relief and reconstruction of NSP and categorised “block- Peace and Friendship. While ing in higher education so that we can build better infrastructure, improve meth- While the civil war affected the internal a fallout in the relations is not the damaged property show- ade” as a national security the group has submitted its structure of the country, it had an enor- unnatural, considering the cased the “naturalness” of its threat. It needs to be mentioned report with recommendations ods of research and hire world-class faculty that encourages a higher order of think- mous impact on its foreign policy, espe- nature of interaction between relation with Nepal. here that through the 1950 to both Governments, it ing, innovation, problem-solving, critical thinking and client handling. Though this cially towards India. It is often believed the two countries in the last five Blockade: In September Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace remains under wraps. Reasons year’s Budget saw a five per cent increase in allocation for education, up from `94,800 that Nepal, a country that falls between years. 2015, the Constituent Assembly and Friendship, New Delhi are unknown but it stands as a the two Asian giants, India and China, has The beginning: The year of Nepal promulgated a new had assured Kathmandu that it ticking bomb for India. The crore last year to `99,300 crore, the fact remains that our spending is lower than been a ground for competition between 2014 was promising for India- democratic-republican would not face any external EPG report may not be a crit- world standards. In fact, it has remained almost stagnant over the last eight years. them to strengthen their influence, pre- Nepal relations for two reasons. Constitution. This happened aggression on its part. In the ical issue for us but it is a mat- Besides, among public universities, around 97 per cent of our students go to those cisely due to its strategic location. While One, Nepal was the second seven years after Nepal’s trans- past 65 years of diplomatic ter of national prestige for China aims to focus on protecting its neighbouring country Prime formation into a democracy. interactions, Nepal has felt Nepal. Not making it public at the State level while the remaining three per cent make it to Central universities. interests in Tibet, India wants a stable Minister Narendra Modi visit- While Kathmandu rejoiced the secure. Therefore, Kathmandu’s will put all the blame on India. Yet 57.5 per cent of the Government’s higher education Budget goes to Central neighbour. Traditionally, India has been ed after taking charge in August hasty completion of a new sudden change on matters of In international relations, universities, IITs and IIMs. State universities also need funds and resources. Given a friend of Nepal. The India-Nepal 2014. This was also the first Constitution, issues like the mutual security is worrying diplomacy is considered to be Treaty of Peace and Friendship, signed in bilateral trip by an Indian rights of women, demarcation because it has more political the first and the last best resort this scenario, it is sad that Indian firms donate heavily to foreign universities as they 1950, recognises the “special relationship” Prime Minister to the of the federal boundaries and connotations rather than a will to resolve bilateral or multilat- feel they will get better returns by investing there. It is vital to develop a synergy shared between them. The uniqueness of Himalayan nation in 17 years. marginalisation of the to resolve issues. eral issues. India may have between the Government, the industry and universities as big business houses are this pact is characterised by open borders, This signalled the priority the Madhesis took a violent turn. Cutting people-to-people assured full diplomatic support free movement of people, deeply rooted new Government accorded to As a result, movement of goods ties: The updated National to Nepal. However, until these much more likely to invest in higher education if they derive value in terms of an socio-cultural ties and people-to-people better the strained relationship and people were obstructed Security Policy 2019 under the issues are part of the political excellent workforce and a knowledge pool. A separate research assessment body relations. with Nepal. Then again, the due to violence and arson at the Communist regime in Nepal mandate, the present chal- must be set up to regulate recruitment and appraisal standards. Also, stronger intel- However, with a change in its inter- Prime Minister returned to India-Nepal border. has not yet been made public lenges cannot be resolved. nal structure, there has been a change in Kathmandu in November Nepal was quick to call it and it is believed that it is the From a foreign policy per- lectual property protection must be enforced to encourage innovation and partner- the thought process of the new regime. 2014, to attend the 18th Annual an India-imposed blockade, use of the term “blockade” spective, Naya Nepal is more ships with the industry. Only then can we ensure that more of our universities improve Today, Nepal’s narrative is so-called Summit of the South Asian which was outrightly rejected that has ruffled feathers in challenging and complex for their global ranking and often appear in the top 200 list. nationalistic, extreme and abhors pro- Association for Regional by the latter. This saw a heat- New Delhi. Meanwhile, during India. The alleged border India sentiments. The anti-India tirade Cooperation (SAARC). This ed discussion in the Upper an interaction, an advisor to the blockade, the Madhesi move- among the Nepalese population is not summit was another opportu- House of the Indian Parliament Nepalese Prime Minister indi- ment and now the Kalapani new. Despite all efforts to improve bilat- nity for India to minimise the and was categorised as the cated that Nepal intends to reg- dispute have all become part of eral relations, distances have only grown. existing trust deficit with Nepal biggest national emergency in ulate its borders. The word our neighbour’s national nar- Transparent tenders It is here that sincere engagement is essen- and other regional neighbours. Nepal. The alleged blockade “regulate” incorporates limiting rative which is undoubtedly tial to reduce differences. Second, the two countries was used as a tool to influence the transit points at what has hateful and extreme. While all NITI Aayog plans to review norms, particularly in the L1 Need for a template: The anti-India revised their diplomatic chan- masses in Nepal during the been a largely open border, is not lost for the two countries, sentiment is acutely “political” and has nels of communication. This 2017 local and 2018 national establishing a dedicated Border the increasing presence of category, to ensure quality and equal opportunity for players become a part of everyday life, where a was indeed a strong message elections, too. Since then, the Security Force and treating China in Nepal and pending daily dose of dislike is being given to the for other competitive powers blockade has become an issue travelling through land routes bilateral issues between New aster, better or cheaper, pick any two” is the Nepalese population, based on selective that India would continue to of national emergency in the at par with air routes in terms Delhi and Kathmandu require mantra followed by most businesses in information. While in the past, several maintain its goodwill and neighbouring country. of document requirements for the best efforts from India’s assessing the most viable deals. But most attempts were made to isolate Nepal from developmental works in Nepal. Threat perception: In citizens of the two countries. side. F India, in the last five years, differences India’s swift despatch of the 2016, Nepal implemented its Nepal may well cite securi- (The writer is doctoral can- Government departments in India have for have become grave. National Disaster Response first National Security Policy ty reasons for these upcoming didate, Centre for South Asian decades prioritised the “cheaper” over the “bet- During several democratic move- Force (NDRF) teams to Nepal (NSP). While the then Nepali upgradations but this will Studies, JNU) ter” while giving out contracts, an approach which has impacted the quality of the task executed. In the end, most departments have ended up look- S O U N D BITE ing penny wise but pound foolish. Our tender The Health Minister saying that This is the digital age but The Indian Government must Law-making is not done by process is askew with a notice appearing in lead- the Government has the yes, I am a bit particular confront extremist Hindus and an imperial ruler or from the coronavirus crisis under control about what I post and what I their parties. It must stop the pulpit of a religious leader ing newspapers inviting offers with technical and is like the captain of the Titanic don’t. I like certain things to massacre of Muslims in order but by the representatives of commercial specifications. The vetting commit- telling passengers not to panic be private and people to prevent India’s isolation the people and you are the tees screen them, shortlist vendors and then evaluate them on the basis of their as his ship was unsinkable. respect that about me. from the world of Islam. enforcers of that law. commercial bids. The lowest of the commercial offers (L1) is selected and award- Congress leader Actor Iran’s Supreme Leader National Security Advisor ed the tender. In other words, you compromise quality on the service rendered, —Rahul Gandhi —Karisma Kapoor —Ayatollah Khamenei —Ajit Doval the equipment and talent used in doing so and the completed product. Quality comes at a price, simply because it’s calculated on the basis of established industry para- meters and is not open to subjective assessment or manipulated mindsets. The L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR L1 system has, therefore, always raised questions about the credibility of our selec- Bulk up infrastructure that the perpetrators are brought tion processes and resulted in criticism and questioning by other bidders. Sometimes, Safeguard Constitutional morality to book. Parliament is the ideal these have led to legal proceedings and stalling of the tender itself. This is why the forum to discuss these issues. NITI Aayog is mulling a plan to review tendering norms, particularly in the L1 cat- Sir — Shortage of doctors and his refers to the editorial, “The Bengal gamble” (March Jubel D’Cruz trained staff is a serious issue Mumbai egory, to ensure transparency and equal opportunity for all players. Often transna- 3). To put it in journalistic parlance, Union Home India has to deal with as we face Minister Amit Shah sounded the poll bugle in West tional companies argue that it is difficult to cut costs for their equipment that are the Coronavirus threat. Tackling TBengal. It was clear from his speech that the BJP would Questions remain not manufactured in India and, therefore, lose out on many of our projects that could the widespread impact of the use the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) for whatever have done better with their expertise. Most global tenders, therefore, follow a qual- virus may not be a challenge in it is worth to try and wrest power from the Trinamool metropolitan cities. But just in Congress (TMC). It is no surprise as for the BJP, play- Sir — One fails to understand why ity-based selection process (QBS) where the emphasis is on securing the most case it reaches smaller cities or ing the religious card to polarise voters is the name of the Government still does not competent candidate and where higher weightage is given to the technical propos- villages, the situation will be dif- the game. It was ominous that the incendiary ‘Desh ke want an immediate discussion on als. There is the more practical quality cost-based selection process (QCBS), where ficult to handle. It is in such times gaddaron ko, goli maaron saalon ko’ (shoot the trai- the issue of violence in Delhi. If it that the reality of our poor med- tors) slogan was raised by frenzied BJP supporters in a is wanting to discuss about it after both the technical and financial proposals are used to determine the winning sub- ical infrastructure comes to haunt mammoth march in Kolkata. The loss of life in Delhi has Indian Muslims. The sole question is: Why should “non- Holi, why not now? Why waste mission. The idea is to identify the strongest technical proposal at the best price. us. India’s doctor-population not stopped them from chanting the slogan. It was jar- Muslim identity” be made a criterion for acquisition of the Parliament’s precious time? Telecom technology procurement on the lowest-bid method has cost us as PSUs ratio currently stands at 1:1,457, ring to hear ‘goli maaro’ and ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ in the citizenship? The CAA determines who refugees are and Why isn’t it taking action against which is lower than the World same breath. It is frightening to think how many cities who illegal immigrants are on the basis of religion, a fact those involved in the violence? don’t get time-tested products from market leaders in the segment. Health Organisation’s recom- and regions will be converted into theatres of commu- that makes it discriminatory and unconstitutional. If you Has action even been taken The norms need to be reviewed simply because far too many players come mended ratio of 1:1,000. nal violence. are of the “right religions”, you are granted citizenship, against those police personnel, up courtesy online bidding processes. With many parties to choose from, the organ- A better healthcare infra- It was, however, a climbdown by Shah that he did and if you are of the “wrong religion” you are denied cit- whose videos went viral, where structure is a prerequisite for not link CAA to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) izenship. If this is not religious discrimination, what is they were seen damaging win- isation concerned, through the L1 benchmark, tries to take the competitive cost disaster management. The pre- or repeat his favourite terminology “termites.” In a rally it? Shah should read the Constitution to see if anywhere dowpanes of parked vehicles and advantage and dilutes all other deciding factors. Often, a supplier makes an aggres- sent crisis may not be as threat- in Kolkata, he assured that “no minority will have to leave” it prescribes religion as a criterion for citizenship before CCTV cameras? Given the impor- sive bid, quoting an unimaginable price that does not even cover the cost of pro- ening as it is in Wuhan, which has the country owing to the CAA. While we must be behold- trying to justify CAA. Let us not do anything that depletes tance of the issue, the Government literally been cut off from other en to him for his “generosity”, things are not as easy India’s moral strength and compassion. should have allowed a discussion duction or promises a very slim profit margin. This is done to ensure good testi- Chinese cities but we need to be or simple as made out to be by him. The true import of G David Milton forthwith. In a democracy like monials in the market. Once the deal is sealed, all methods of cost-cutting are applied prepared for any eventuality. Last the CAA blows away the argument that it does not affect Maruthancode ours, people have every right to to increase profit margins. In the process, it is not just the customer, who ends up but not the least, clear and trans- know all about the riots and the parent communication between End stalemate reasons for not taking action with inferior, quality goods or services but also genuine bidders, who eventually the authorities and the public will killed and their properties are issue in Parliament. With at least against the leaders concerned. lose the race. The NITI Aayog must give higher weightage to quality, safety, imple- go a long way in ensuring that no being looted, ransacked and 48 people killed and more than Srinivas mentation schedules and technical requirements. Quality checks and technical tri- unnecessary panic is created Sir — The communal politics of burnt. Inaction on the part of the 200 injured, it is for the Via email within the society. the present regime has turned Modi Government has only Government to restore faith by als must be ensured at the initial stage itself. The price bids of top rankers could Bal Govind Delhi into a battleground where made matters worse. Even now, ordering a thorough investigation Send your feedback to: be opened and the one offering the lowest price could then be signed on. Noida Muslims are being assaulted, it is not willing to discuss the into the violence and make sure [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com 07 FIRSTCOLUMN analysis Collateral POINTCOUNTERPOINT THEY (CENTRE) ARE BLOWING THE CORONA THREAT OUT THE PM HAS ALREADY CONDEMNED THE DELHI RIOTS damage OF PROPORTION SO THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BUT DIDI HAS NOT SAID A WORD AGAINST THOSE WHO EXPLAIN THEIR FAILURE IN CONTROLLING DELHI RIOTS. BURNT TRAINS IN BENGAL IN PROTEST AGAINST CAA. Consumers will be left with high tariffs and a —WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER —BJP STATE PRESIDENT poorer and older technology telecom network if Vodafone Idea fails to make it through MAMATA BANERJEE DILIP GHOSH How to harness nari shakti KUMARDEEP BANERJEE Chetna Sinha set up the Mann Deshi Foundation with the aim of economically and socially he country may take a multi-billion dollar hit besides a deep dent on its reputation as a safe place to invest in the eventuality of empowering women in Maharashtra's Mhaswad village. She has never looked back TVodafone Idea exiting the market. Vodafone Idea, which once was referred to as the most prized and promising asset in the Vodafone group’s operating markets, is now looking at a bankruptcy procedure in India. At the heart of it all is a princely sum of $3.9 billion in adjust- ed gross revenues it immediately has to deposit with the Government, over a dispute on definitions spanning nearly two decades in various courts of the country. This potential exit is likely to have a lasting neg- ative impact on the Indian economy and most importantly the nearly 300 million consumers of the company. This may smother an already crumbling telecom sector into a duopoly market with just Airtel and Reliance Jio left in the fray. State-run telecom companies Bharat Sanchar MOIN Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) QAZI jointly have a less than 10 per cent market share in the highly-com- haswad village is a mere blip on India’s vast petitive telecom market and have been surviving on Government eco- geographic radar but it shines brightly on nomic packages for years. Mthe country’s development landscape. The A duopoly market would be a disaster for telecom equipment ven- lodestar in this parched village is a woman of inde- dors and tower companies operating in the country. There are four fatigable stamina and unshakable courage. Chetna large network equipment firms, which have an exposure of nearly half Gala Sinha has dedicated her life to empowering a billion dollars in dues towards Vodafone Idea. Recovering dues from some of the area’s most impoverished and dispos- the service provider will be a challenge for these vendors as the court sessed women by giving them the tools to run busi- proceedings arising out of bankruptcy procedures may take a signif- nesses of their own. Her work has transformed the icant amount of time. Meanwhile, a market with just two addressable lives of nearly half a million women and she hopes to help one million women by 2024. Mhaswad vil- telecom service clients is likely to see an exit or substantial scaling lage, which has become a crucible for some of the down of the four equipment suppliers’ business operations. most revolutionary social experiments, nestles in SINHA'S WORK This, along with the economic slowdown that the country is wit- Satara district, on the placid banks of Manganga HAS SEVERAL nessing, will deliver a body blow to the job market in the telecom sec- River, some 300 km south-east of Mumbai. LESSONS FOR tor. Vodafone Idea has nearly 13,500 employees on its payrolls and Rural areas typically face several developmen- POLICYMAKERS employs another 1,00,000 indirectly through its operations. This means tal impediments: Small land holdings; low savings WHO MAY THINK nearly 1.5 lakh job losses in a sector which has seen two large play- and capital formation; stagnant factor productivi- OF CHANGING ers, namely Reliance Communications and Aircel, exit in recent years. ty; limited market access; low levels of human devel- THE DIRECTION Add to this, the fate of a multinational tower company American Tower opment; paucity of resources and a young popula- OF THEIR Corporation (ATC), which has spent nearly $1 billion in acquiring tion alienated from farming and other rural occu- pations. Reliant for the most part on subsistence agri- DISCOURSES. Vodafone’s standalone towers in the past. Vodafone Idea going belly culture, villagers are packing up in droves and head- INDIA SPENDS services are like safe water and clean ener- weakest of the weak and the poorest of the first aid and artificial insemination. They up would mean ATC would have to switch off 20,000 towers. ing to cities. They need solutions tailored to their MORE ON gy — they are essential to leading a bet- poor: Village women. Set up in 2006, are popularly known as “goat doctors.” Incidentally, each tower provides livelihood opportunities to near- needs and problems. Short-term palliatives like loan PROGRAMMES ter life”, says Sinha. Mann Deshi Mahila MDBSRW offers a menu of 25 courses, Today the team has 19 para-veterinarians. ly four to five people, whose jobs are in jeopardy now. A similar fate waivers and cash transfers cannot cure or address FOR THE POOR Sahakari Bank is India’s first bank that runs largely developed in-house. These include The biggest contribution to the local awaits other tower companies like Indus, as their tenancies or num- the pathology of poverty or fix the deep fault lines THAN MOST for and is managed by rural women. It classes in finance and marketing manage- economy are the cattle camps. This year, ber of operators beaming from each tower is likely to be reduced. in the rural economy. Sinha’s work with marginalised DEVELOPING began with 840 women members, each ment and vocational skills such as screen- the cattle camp was set up in January in Vodafone Idea currently beams from close to 2,00,000 towers cov- communities is now a legend. Described variously COUNTRIES BUT contributing a share capital of `600. printing, chutney-making, bag-making, collaboration with the Bajaj Foundation ering all telecom zones, many of which are via shared resources, with as a social entrepreneur, a microfinance banker, an Today, it has nine branches, more than tailoring and catering among others. The and two other organisations. It provides IS NOT GETTING ` Airtel sharing half the cost of a tower. A shutdown will take away economist, a farmer and an activist, Sinha has set THE EXPECTED 28,000 members and a share capital of 69 courses are certified by the National Skill fodder, water and shelter needed to sus- Vodafone’s signals from these shared towers leading to cost increase a path that continues to remain relevant and reso- crore. It has enabled thousands of women Development Corporation of India tain cattle from surrounding villages DIVIDENDS THAT when periodical and recurrent drought for a single tenant (in this case mostly Airtel), as well as switching off nant. She has nurtured social entrepreneurship at to save, insure and to responsibly borrow (NSDC). This ingenuity was recognised the grassroots that is redefining the way the world SIGNIFICANT —allowing them to build their assets and alongside Harvard Business School and stares at them. Spread over 100 acres, it for other towers. That would be an additional blow on employment. thinks about rural distress. Sinha has been able to PUBLIC improve their well-being and financial Fuqua School of Business in a Financial sheltered 7,000 cows and 20,000 goats A major portion of the collateral damage, however, will have to build women’s perspectives in the context of devel- EXPENDITURE prospects. The bank offers specially- Times’ ranking of the best B-schools. belonging to more than 50 villages. Along be borne by the over 300 million customers of Vodafone Idea, who opment, enabling them to claim space in the polit- WOULD SEEM TO designed savings accounts, pension ser- A unique idea is the Business School with the cattle shed, smaller tents — made will have to find a new service provider out of the two left in the mar- ical, economic, societal and cultural systems. WARRANT. THE vices and insurance products as well as on Wheels.The state-of-the-art bus trav- out of cloth, straw, leaves and plastic sheet- ket. Accommodating a customer network nearly the size of the entire Women are reframing crucial questions on burn- GOVERNMENT individualised loans. Financing is perhaps els with computers and micro ATMs. ing — are built for families accompany- European subscriber base will be a technological challenge for remain- ing issues, about their experiences, problems, needs CAN the biggest problem faced by small busi- MDBSRW also offers a Deshi MBA, which ing the scrawny cattle. People work ing operators. Analysts point to a nearly 15-20 per cent increase in and are developing a different narrative. COMPLEMENT nesses in the developing world. People is a year-long course where women attend through the day, chopping sugarcane and operational expenses for Airtel due to reversal in existing tower-shar- Sinha grew up in Mumbai where she obtained need credit to increase their financial workshops on finance, planning, inven- preparing wet fodder for the cattle. a postgraduate degree in economics. She then moved THE EFFORTS OF prospects. “The greatest fracture facing tory, marketing and accounting. The Sinha has been awarded the Nari ing agreements. The companies will have to invest heavily in augment- CRUSADERS LIKE ing their network capacity to accommodate the expected surge of cus- to to work with landless labourers. She came India is women’s inequality”, reiterates course syllabus was developed by Shakti Puraskar, India’s highest civilian in contact with the youth movement led by SINHA BY Sinha. “The majority of women are doing Mumbai’s SP Jain Management Institute award for women who work in the area tomers. Many analysts point that the remaining two operators will have Jaiprakash Narayan and was inspired by his social- IDENTIFYING, business on roads in cities and villages, sell- and acclaimed non-profit Accion. When of women’s empowerment, Schwab to, in a short span, deploy nearly 2,00,000 towers and get addition- ist philosophy. She met her husband Vijay Sinha, ADAPTING AND ing things in haats but they do not have the programme was set up in 2015 just 286 Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of the al nodes for fibre network. a farmer from Mhaswad, during a farmers’ move- SUCCESSFULLY access to funds. Regular banks aren’t typ- women participated. This year, 958 Year Award (2013), Forbes Social The quality of the telecom network, which already has a dubi- ment in Maharashtra between 1984 and 1985. She SCALING UP ically an option; they have several formal- women graduated. A Deshi MBA student Entrepreneurs of the Year Award (2017). ous reputation in the country will go down further. The cost of ser- moved from Mumbai to Mhaswad after marriage. PROMISING ities, fee and documentation that can be is also provided with a mentor. With chap- She has served as a Co-Chair of the World vices, the cheapest data and voice calls in the world right now (1 Transplanted to a totally alien culture, Sinha ini- INTERVENTIONS intimidating and require an arduous trek ters of the business school in 12 centres Economic Forum in Davos (2018) and as Gigabytes of data at around $0.20, with voice calls being almost free) tially found it difficult to strike roots. She spent time INSTEAD OF to the nearest town, which can compro- equipped with nine buses, MDBSRW has a Co-Chair of Financial Inclusion at the will go up. Already telecom operators, including Vodafone Idea, have helping her husband on the farm and organising the mise a day’s wages. Banks find this seg- unleashed an entrepreneurial wave in vil- W20 Summit (2018) in Argentina. local community on different issues. The world of ROLLING OUT ment unviable because they feel the costs lages across Maharashtra, Gujarat and From Mumbai to Mhaswad, Sinha announced a nearly 50 per cent hike in select tariff plans and in the MORE AND MORE likelihood of two players remaining, the bargaining chip available to inequities that surrounded her kept her restless and of underwriting and originating these Karnataka. has come a long way. She succeeded she soon found her bearings. With the ebullient spir- REFORMS small loans are substantial,” she says. Mann Desha has helped over 4,00,000 because she looked at the familiar prob- consumers would be gone. it that was honed in JPs movement, she set her sights Mann Deshi serves as an umbrella women set up businesses and access new lems with fresh eyes. Sinha’s work has sev- The Government, like telecom vendors and consumers, will have on toppling the status quo in her husband’s coun- platform for several community initiatives markets. Traditionally confined to the eral lessons for policymakers, who may to silently bear the brunt of a two-player market. This also constrains ty. She followed through to tackle inequities and like cattle camps; mobile para-veterinary home, these village women have now think of changing the direction of their Indian consumers from upgrading to fifth generation or 5G telecom eradicate dysfunction in the local society. “I found services; erection of check dams; running become productive, articulate and confi- discourses. India spends more on pro- technology at par with their counterparts in 80 plus countries. Having life completely different from Mumbai. It opened a farmer produce company; local radio dent in their ability to think for themselves. grammes for the poor than most devel- joined the race early, India had expressed the desire to be a global leader my eyes to the plight of people at the grassroots level stations and sports talent hunts. Some of Sinha argues that rural women should be oping countries but is not getting the in the 5G technology deployment for providing high-speed wireless and the challenge of working for their benefit came the more modern innovations include a acknowledged for who they really are — expected dividends that significant pub- broadband services to its citizens. This multi-billion-dollar, new capac- with the idealism I had grown up with,” recalls Sinha. business school and the Mann Deshi a new generation of dynamic entrepre- lic expenditure would seem to warrant. ity addition and upgrade to faster technology may now be left crip- In 1996, Sinha founded the Mann Deshi Chamber of Commerce for Rural Women neurs, job-creators and economy drivers, The Government can complement the pled, with the only two players left in the fray, reluctant to make fresh Foundation with the aim of economically and social- (MCCRW) in partnership with the committed to bringing a change in their efforts of crusaders like Sinha by identi- ly empowering rural women. One of Sinha’s first Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) communities. fying, adapting and successfully scaling up investments. In the end, Indian consumers will be left with high tar- actions was to set up a bank for village women. She Mann Deshi Business School for Women have also been trained as promising interventions instead of rolling iffs and a poorer and older technology telecom network in case Vodafone believes access to finance is an important piece in Rural Women (MDBSRW) is a unique “barefoot professionals”. Four years ago, out more and more reforms. Idea fails to make it through. the development ecosystem and has necessarily to nursery for unlettered women. It places Mann Deshi started a unique initiative to (The writer is a reputed development (The writer is Country Manager, India, ITI Council) be at the core of any economic strategy. “Financial “professional” expertise in the hands of the train women in goat farming, vaccinations, professional) Ignore the ramblings of a ‘sick mind’ FOREIGN EYE While a US publication printed an offensive article, many US-funded enterprises and charities provided China with aid for epidemic prevention and more than 20 countries gave emergency materials to it, says LONG XINGCHUN

hina is under attack by the graphical scope of infection. For resulting in the formation of a com- Americans and killed thousands of harmful and wrong” arguing that the vided China with a large amount of aid Coronavirus. As the Chinese example, the Black Death that munity of shared destiny in public them was not called the “American flu” consequences of publishing an opin- for epidemic prevention as quickly as CGovernment and people are occurred in Europe in the 14 centu- health. When a major natural disas- either. Nor has any foreign ion like this include stoking fear and they possibly could. Many Americans battling this epidemic, governments ry caused more than 25 million ter or severe epidemic hit a country, Government or media called the US anxiety and increasing hostility against expressed sympathies and support to and people around the world have deaths, wiping out almost a third of the aid and help flow in from all over the a “sick man”, let alone blaming the US the Chinese and other Asians through- Beijing. expressed their sympathies and sup- European population at that time. world. political system for its occurrence. out the world. More than 20 countries, includ- A BREATH OF port to the nation. Many countries When that happened, let alone be For instance, China’s medical Linking a virus with a specific coun- The White House website has ing Japan, South Korea, Russia, FRESH AIR have extended help by providing infected, Asia, Africa and the US did team has made outstanding contribu- try or city, or attacking the country that received more than 100,000 signed Singapore and Pakistan, provided China with a large number of mater- not even know about the epidemic. tions to the fight against Ebola in is combatting the epidemic, is not only petitions asking the publication for an emergency materials to aid China. In The lifting of a destructive ial for epidemic prevention. However, With the development of science Africa. China is also an important con- a display of ignorance about the dis- apology. Many people wrote directly Sri Lanka, the Prime Minister led a ban on new onshore wind some individuals in some countries and technology, as well as new means tributor to the World Health ease but it is also a racist discrimina- to accuse the author of the article, countrywide prayer to invoke blessings power is a breath of fresh maliciously referred to the virus as of transportation such as steam Organisation’s (WHO) funding, fulfill- tion and denial of the epidemic-con- Walter Russell Mead. But Mead said for China and Lankan Cabinet air. The influence on public “Wuhan virus” and “China virus” on engines, came the global mobility of ing its responsibility as a major coun- trol effort of the country in question. that the headline was given by the Ministers joined in giving donations. life of climate deniers social media. human beings. The emergence of air- try for international health coopera- It undermines the cooperation of the newspaper editor and he had nothing The Union of the Comoros, a tiny A mainstream US media publica- planes, in particular, enabled people tion and human health improve- international community to fight to do with it. It is clear that Mead has African nation, one of the least devel- including former chancellor tion even printed an article under the to travel from the eastern hemisphere ment. against infectious diseases. People already recognised the offensive nature oped, has given China a symbolic gift Nigel Lawson has headline China is the real sick man of to the western hemisphere and from Infectious diseases are often trans- doing such deeds are the real “sick- of his piece. of 100 euros. It’s not a lot, but it means dramatically waned — with Asia. The article also downgraded the southern hemisphere to the north- mitted all over the world. In many minded” ones. The Chinese Government and a lot. Governments of many countries the 2019s’ upsurge of China’s economic outlook. Some ern hemisphere within half a day. cases, it is difficult to identify the orig- The article that described China people do not need to overly worry and the WHO have recognised the climate activism among the senior US officials even claimed that While enjoying the convenience, peo- inal source. Anyone, regardless of race, as “the real sick man of Asia”, has not about individuals or views attacking measures taken by the Chinese the outbreak in China would help ple also had to bear the concurrent may fall victim to the infection. only been condemned by the Chinese China, nor should they be distracted. Government to respond to the epi- causes. The UK has a bring jobs back to America. negative influences, such as the rapid Therefore, it is not fair to equate any Government and people but has also There are people with extreme ideolo- demic and acknowledged the sacrifices mountain to climb to reach The history of human develop- spread of diseases worldwide, which infectious disease with a specific been widely opposed and slammed by gies in each and every country who are and contributions made by China to emissions targets and the ment is one of constant battle with no country can cope with single-hand- country or race. Any attempt to name people with a conscience around the vicious and arrogant. However, their prevent the epidemic from spreading Government’s record so far infectious diseases that have caused edly. What is needed is global gover- the naturally-occurring viruses after world, including the US. views can never become the viewpoint globally. In the battle against the epi- is not encouraging. But the massive casualties. In ancient society, nance through all nations in the a country or city will only encounter Catherine Ceniza Choy, a profes- of the mainstream. demic, China is not alone. due to poor transportation and com- world working together. The concept protests. The Ebola virus was not sor of ethnic studies at the University While the US publication print- (The writer is a professor at the return of onshore wind is a munication, people moved around in of “saving others is saving ourselves” called the “African virus”. The season- of California, Berkeley, criticised the ed such an offensive article, US- School of Foreign Languages of China move in the right direction. a limited area, thus restricting the geo- is deeply-rooted in people’s hearts, al flu that infected millions of article saying, “This is extremely funded enterprises and charities pro- West Normal University) (The Guardian editorial) VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 money 08

CAPSULE HC dismisses Coronavirus does not spread through Kochhar's plea chicken, mutton, seafood: FSSAI chief against termination PNS n MUMBAI that a judicial review cannot be PNS n NEW DELHI "Whether it is Ebola Assocham. incurred under Article 226 of virus or Avian flu, we Addressing the event on The Bombay High Court on the Constitution, which Gold falls Rs 157, There is no scientific evidence nutrition and functional foods, Thursday dismissed a petition empowers high courts to issue silver prices to show that coronavirus have handled them Hexagon Nutrition Managing filed by Chanda Kochhar directions, orders or writs in spreads through eating chick- very well. It is a matter of time. Director Vikram Kelkar said against her termination as such a matter. decline Rs 99 en, mutton and seafood, FSSAI We have to take precaution. prices of vitamin supplements managing director and CEO of The bank sought dismissal NEW DELHI: Gold on Thursday chief G S G Ayyangar said on We have to be on our toes," have been volatile recently the ICICI Bank, noting the of Kochhar's petition. fell by Rs 157 to Rs 44,250 per Thursday and asserted that the he said. and spread of coronavirus has dispute arises from a contract Kochhar was terminated 10 gram in the national capital virus would not survive in affected the supply across the of personal service. from the ICICI Bank months amid muted demand for the higher temperature. world. A division bench of Justices after she voluntarily left the precious metal. In the previous "It is basically an animal Avian flu, we have handled On March 2, poultry breed- N M Jamdar and M S Karnik second largest private sector trade, it had closed at Rs virus. Let us leave it to scien- them very well. It is a matter ers demanded a relief package accepted the bank's contention lender. 44,407 per 10 gram, according tists to figure out how it has of time. We have to take pre- from the government claiming that Kochhar's petition was The high-profile former to HDFC Securities. Likewise, been transmitted...however, caution. We have to be on our that the sector has incurred not maintainable banker moved silver prices also declined Rs ours is a tropical country and toes," he said. heavy losses of around Rs as the dispute the high court on 99 to Rs 47,517 per kg from once the temperature crosses Urging people to take pre- 1,750 crore in a month due to was contractual The termination November 30, Rs 47,616 per kg on 35-36 degrees celsius, no virus cautions, he said coronavirus fake news that eating chicken and concerns a 2019, challeng- Wednesday. "Spot gold for 24 will survive. is like many other viruses and could spread coronavirus. private body. of the petitioner ing "termination" Karat in Delhi pared previous "Let us pray to God that Safety and Standards Authority buy this argument," Ayyangar developing a vaccine will Poultry bird prices have "The termina- is in the realm of her employ- gains and traded lower by Rs winter ends and temperature of India (FSSAI) CEO said told reporters here. depend on the complexity of plunged to Rs 10-30 per kg at tion of the peti- of contractual ment by the 157. Rupee fluctuation kept rises," he said. there is a misconception about Ayyangar, who was earlier the virus. farm gate level due to a slump tioner is in the ICICI Bank. prices in range throughout the There are at least 29 con- it. "There is a misconception with Indian Council of The government is making in chicken demand while the realm of contrac- relationship," She contended day," HDFC Securities Senior firmed cases of coronavirus that coronavirus will spread Medical Research (ICMR), all efforts to isolate the virus. average cost of production is tual relationship," the court said that the bank also Analyst (Commodities) Tapan infection in India. through chicken, mutton and said it is a matter of time that "Once we are able to isolate the Rs 80 per kg, the All India the court said in in its order denied her remu- Patel said. The Indian rupee Amid apprehensions that seafood. There is nothing like vaccine for coronavirus will be virus, then it takes sometime Poultry Breeders Association its order. neration and continued its downward the infection could spread that. It is scientifically not developed as India has a good to find a vaccine to counter the had said in a representation to Courts cannot clawed back all journey on Thursday, sliding through eating chicken, mut- proven. track of handling viruses. virus," he said at an event the Ministry of Animal exercise their writ jurisdiction the bonuses and stock options another 5 paise to trade at ton and seafood, the Food "I am a scientist, I will not "Whether it is Ebola virus or organised by industry body Husbandry. when employment in a private between April 2009 and March 73.44 against the US dollar entity is regulated by contracts, 2018, for her alleged role in amid mounting fears of a it further said. granting out of turn loans coronavirus-led economic "Contractual duties are worth Rs 3,250 crore to the slowdown. General insurers say existing Virus could cost airlines enforceable as matters of pri- Videocon Group which bene- vate law by ordinary contrac- fitted her husband Deepak USD 113 bn revenue tual remedies such as damages, Kochhar. health policies cover coronavirus injunction, specific perfor- Kochhar's counsel Vikram mance and declaration," the Nankani earlier argued that PNS n MUMBAI high court said. her termination came months in 2020: IATA The bench in its order noted after the bank approved her The General Insurance PNS n SINGAPORE that even if an institution is voluntary resignation on Council, the apex industry performing a public duty and October 5, 2018 and therefore, lobby of the 44-member The airline industry could lose is amenable to writ jurisdic- the termination is "illegal, Facebook to help strong non-life insurers, on up to USD 113 billion in rev- tion, all its decisions would not untenable and unsustainable combat virus Thursday said almost all enue this year due to the impact be subject to judicial review. in law". health insurance policies cover of the new coronavirus, an "If the private body is dis- The ICICI Bank then filed misinformation epidemics, including coron- industry body warned charging a public function an affidavit, contending the BANGKOK: Facebook CEO avirus. Thursday, as the epidemic and the denial of any right is reliefs in the petition are not Mark Zuckerberg says the The statement comes after spreads rapidly worldwide. in connection with the public maintainable and it deserves to social network is stepping up the regulator Irdai on The International Air duty imposed on such body, be dismissed as ICICI is a pri- its efforts to combat virus- Wednesday asked insurers to Transport Association (IATA) the public law remedy can vate bank and is related misinformation by cover coronavirus cases in estimated revenue losses to air- be enforced," the court administered giving the World Health their existing policies and also sidelines of an industry event navirus disease under health lines' passenger business of said. under the Organization free advertising. to ensure that they expedi- to launch an awareness cam- policies. It also instructed between USD 63 billion and It took note of the Companies Act, Zuckerberg said in a post on tiously attend to the coron- paign to increase adoption of insurers to come out with USD 113 billion -- with the It was a far bleaker assess- fact that ICICI was a not the state or his Facebook account that the avirus claims. general insurance policies. policies to cover treatment higher figure for a scenario ment than two weeks ago, private bank gov- its agency. company is working with "Almost all the existing There are 30 confirmed costs for coronavirus infec- where the virus spreads more when IATA forecast revenue erned by a board of Khambata national health ministries and health policies cover almost all cases of coronavirus infection tion, which has impacted widely. losses would come in at USD directors and did argued that global organizations like the epidemics, which includes the in the country as of Thursday, thousands of people world- The more dire prediction 29.3 billion. not receive any ICICI was a World Health Orgnization, the coronavirus too. What the of which 16 are Italian wide. amounts to a 19 per cent loss in But since then the virus has funds from the private bank- US Centers for Disease regulator (Irdai) said was not tourists. "For the purpose of meeting worldwide passenger revenues, spread rapidly outside China, government. ing company Control and Prevention and to frame a new policy but ask- On Wednesday, the health insurance requirements IATA said. where it first emerged late last The ICICI and Kochhar's UNICEF to get out timely and ing the industry to treat coro- Insurance Regulatory and of various sections, insurers "Financially, that would be on year, and has now reached Bank's coun- petition seeks to accurate information on the navirus cases expeditiously," A Development Authority of are advised to design products a scale equivalent to what the some 80 countries and territo- sel Darius contest what are virus. Zuckerberg said V Girija Kumar, chairman of India (Irdai) asked insurers to covering the costs of treatment industry experienced in the ries. More than 95,000 people Khambata purely private Facebook will also give the General Insurance expeditiously settle hospitali- for coronavirus," Irdai said in global financial crisis," said a have been infected and over earlier contractual support and millions more in Council, told PTI here on the sation claims related to coro- a circular. statement from the group. 3,200 have died worldwide. argued terms. ad credits to other unspecified organizations. Sensex ends 61 pts SBI-led consortium to buy higher; SBI spurts on controlling stake in Yes Bank Yes Bank stake buzz n PNS NEW DELHI Money laundering; PNS n MUMBAI included Kotak Bank, HCL ED books former Jet Tech, HUL, TCS, Bharti Airtel, The government has approved Giving up most early gains, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance a plan for a consortium of Airways boss Goyal equity benchmark Sensex and SBI, while Reliance lenders, led by State Bank of MUMBAI: Jet Airways founder ended 61.13 points higher on Industries, Tech Mahindra, India, to acquire a controlling Naresh Goyal and few others Thursday as domestic ICICI Bank and Infosys ended stake in Yes Bank, highly places have been booked by the ED investors weighed the impact with losses. sources said on Thursday. in a money laundering case of rising coronavirus cases in SBI jumped 1.05 per cent An announcement is even as the agency is the country. following reports that the gov- expected soon, they added. conducting searches at his After rallying over 478 ernment has given the go- Yes Bank, which is grappling premises, officials said on Sebi bans 4 entities points during the day, the 30- ahead to the lender and other with bad loans, is looking to Thursday. They said a criminal share index settled 61.13 financial institutions to take raise fresh capital but the plans case against the former points or 0.16 per cent high- over capital-starved Yes Bank. are facing uncertainties. chairman of the airlines has for fraudulent trading er at 38,470.61. According to analysts, It has also delayed been filed under the PNS n NEW DELHI On similar lines, the broad- despite trading significantly announcement of 2019 owned lender said it would dis- and loan practices. Prevention of Money In a separate er NSE Nifty advanced 18 higher through the day on December 2019 quarter results close developments, if any, as Under his successor Ravneet Laundering Act (PMLA) after Markets regulator Sebi has points or 0.16 per positive global cues, market due to the ongoing crisis. per Sebi regulations. Gill, the lender has disclosed taking cognisance of a recent restrained four entities from order, Sebi cent to finish at failed to hold on to most The bank's capital buffers "... we will abide by the large under-reported stressed Mumbai Police FIR filed accessing securities market restrained 21 11,269. gains as domestic investors have come down due to non- timelines under Regulation 30 assets. against him. for two years for executing entities from Top turned increasingly risk averse performing assets. of Sebi (LODR) Regulations The bank reported its maid- fraudulent trading in the gainers in amid rising cases of coron- The sources said the gov- 2015 in disclosing the develop- en loss in the March 2019 scrip of Seshasayee Paper accessing the the avirus in the country. ernment has cleared a plan for ments, if any in the matter to quarter. and Boards Ltd (SPBL). securities market Sensex a SBI-led consortium to stock exchanges," it added. Yes Bank had initially Zydus Cadila Sebi conducted an investi- for one year as pack acquire a controlling stake in Yes Bank has been passing planned to raise capital of gation into the trading of the the bank. through a tumultuous period over USD 2 billion in the cur- gets DCGI nod scrip of the firm during they carried out In a clarification to stock ever since the Reserve Bank, in rent fiscal. Later, its board December 2011 and October fraudulent trading exchanges on reports that the August 2018, asked the then rejected a USD 1.2 billion for Saroglitazar 2014 and found a sharp rise in the scrip of government is said to have chief executive Rana Kapoor to investment in the bank by PNS n NEW DELHI in the scrip price and volume. approved SBI's plan to buy leave by January 31, 2019, Canadian investor SPGP It noted that the entities Jolly Plastic stake in Yes Bank, the state- amid concerns on governance Group/ Erwin Singh Braich. Pharmaceutical major Zydus had traded among each other Industries Ltd. Cadila on Thurday said it has as a connected group. received Drug Controller Sebi said the entities were of such contracts, whichever General of India (DCGI) "connected to each other is earlier. approval for its new drug and bought and sold shares They can also settle the CBI books former senior officials of Hindustan application for Saroglitazar to of SPBL through a common pay-in and pay-out obliga- treat a particular condition of connected broker, acted as a tions in respect of transac- liver, commonly known as group under a premeditated tions which have taken place Paper Corporation Ltd in Rs-64 cr scam NASH in India. scheme / plan to indulge before the close of March 4, Non-Cirrhotic Non- into circular trades at BSE 2020. PNS n NEW DELHI Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis (con.27 per cent of total In a separate order, Sebi The agency has also named as accused (NASH) is a progressive dis- market volume) and NSE restrained 21 entities from Senior officials of Hindustan ease of the liver, which starts (contributing to 21.10 per accessing the securities mar- Paper Corporation Limited the then chief executive of CPM Pratap with fat accumulation in the cent of total market volume) ket for one year as they car- (HPCL), including its former Goswami, acting chief executive TR liver known as non-alcoholic ... and created misleading ried out fraudulent trading in chairman-cum-managing Gowda, other senior officials and RS fatty liver disease. This con- appearance of trading in the the scrip of Jolly Plastic director MVN Rao, have been dition could progress to cir- scrip without any intention of Industries Ltd. booked by the CBI in a Rs-64 Gandhi, the proprietor of Hill Trade rhosis and liver failure, the change in beneficial owner- Apart from 9 individuals, crore bamboo purchase scam, Agency, which was given a subcontract company said in a statement. ship." the 12 firms that have been wherein inflated prices were by DHAC for the bamboo supply to CPM Commenting on the The entities are Bharat banned from securities mar- allegedly paid to the Dima approval, Zydus Group Jayantilal Patel, Fidelity ket are Aavia Buildtech, Hasao Autonomous Council had entered into an agree- to remain in force till 2012. Chairman Pankaj Patel said, Multitrade, Pasha Finance Aavia Softech, Accurate (DHAC) in Assam, officials ment with HPCL for the sup- However, a supplementary "We are happy that our efforts and Acira Consultancy. Buildwell , Aglow Financial said. booked the then director and RS Gandhi, the proprietor ply of bamboo in 1980 for a agreement was signed in 2006 to discover and develop a Barring the entities from Services, Bluechip Fincap The scam pertains to alleged (operations) SN Bhattarcharya, of Hill Trade Agency, which period of 30 years, officials between the two sides, under novel drug for patients living securities market, Sebi said if Serve, Capital Securities, irregularities in the procure- director (finance) Amitabh was given a subcontract by said. which DHAC employed a with NASH, an unmet the entities have any open Century Buildmart, Mould ment of bamboo by Cachar Banerjee and company secre- DHAC for the bamboo supply Till 2006, HPCL used to cut sub-contractor -- Hill Trade healthcare need globally, have positions in any exchange Trading, Ocean Share Paper Mill (CPM) from the tary LR Ekanath of HPCL. to CPM. and transport bamboos, for Agency -- for the purpose of been successful. Saroglitazar traded derivative contracts, Brokers, Steady Capital DHAC. Bamboo pulp is used The agency has also named The DHAC, formerly known which a fixed royalty was paid cutting and transporting will provide hope and new they can close out or square Advisory Services, Sure for producing paper. as accused the then chief exec- as the North Cachar Hills to DHAC under the agree- bamboo, resulting in an lease of life for millions of off such open positions with- Portfolio Services, Surya Besides Rao (now retired), utive of CPM Pratap Goswami, Autonomous Council ment. increase in the supply rates patients in India suffering in 3 months or at the expiry Medi Tech. the Central Bureau of acting chief executive TR (NCHAC), is an autonomous The agreement, which and transportation costs, the from NASH". Investigation (CBI) has also Gowda, other senior officials district council in Assam that came into affect in 1982, had officials said. 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Hyderabad-based rappers Zachariah Prasad and Waseem, who have emerged winners in Red Bull's Spotlight competition in the city, are all set to test their luck to become country's next big hip- hop stars in the finals scheduled to be held in April, finds V SATEESH REDDY

wo Hyderabad youngsters Zachariah Prasad and Waseem were declared winners T of the Hyderabad leg of Red Bull Spotlight, a Towards India's nationwide hunt for the country’s next hip-hop star season III. They have been selected for the finals to be held at the national level in April. Conducted all across the country, the city-wise winners will go head-to-head next month. The champions will be next star allowed to record a full- HIP-HOP length album in a studio, is quintessential to any per- whatever form. Art is an Prasad adds, “When I rappers/artistes. Red Bull along with a photo shoot and forming art but when it expression of self; it’s the starting rapping for fun, it helps people like us produce a music video. Each of the comes to being an MC reflection of how one perceives was a great learning experi- our first album. Our com- city winners will be given (called rappers these days) the world around them. ence. This art form helped petitors were great rappers time to record one song in a one has to generate and cir- Whatever we create lives on by me realise that everything and we all carry different studio along with a video. culate the energy of the itself, it’s beautiful.” has its purpose and cause techniques.” Speaking to The Pioneer, crowd.” When asked about the hip- and there will be certain “I have been performing Zachariah Prasad shares, About his preparation for hop culture in the country, things that outlive the cre- rap for 16 years. I have per- “The competition started the finals, Prasad says, “We Prasad says, “Ever since the ator. It’s been nine years since formed in different places in with the contenders perform- have a set of songs and are movie Gully Boy we’ve seen a I first started freestyle rap- Saudi and do various forms ing a cipher. A cipher accord- trying to experiment a little spike in the number of hip- ping which eventually lead of art on stage. It has been ing to the hip-hop culture is and see how they works out. hop music consumers in me to take this up seriously.” fun performing on stage after where a group of hip-hop We need to be at our best so India. I think it’s a great start, Another rapper Waseem coming back to India. I wish artistes get together in a cir- that we can show that but there is a lot of room for says, “I was very happy to this continues and I keep cle and perform one by one. Hyderabad has a strong hip- refinement. I am looking for- meet my fellow competitors, growing through time. I’m As an MC, the biggest hop community. Our dream is ward to seeing different artists judges during the state-level practicing very well for the strength is how they open to keep making authentic art let go of the current norms competition. The competi- finals and I hope to become themselves to a huge group and inspire the coming gener- and make art that is true to tion is hosted for college the national champion,” of audience or listeners. That ations to appreciate art in them.” students who aspire to be a Waseem concludes. ‘My religion is love’

asha se bhasha na be played there. Recalling the since a long time, the Rumi by so many — irrespective of mile to, iss ka mat- row, she says, “My concert project is new. It talks about which generation one belongs lab phoot nahin, was stopped for a reason but I how the human soul is sepa- to. But Manjari feels that its Ik daali par reh don’t believe that there is any- rated from the universal soul, right meaning has still never kar jaise, phool thing wrong in performing which is the almighty. It is been completely understood A juda hain paat qawwali. For me, it is as spiri- aspiring to meet it, which is or felt. Says she, “Rumi’s poet- juda, tual as any other composi- like Atma ka parmatma se ry gives us the possibility that Bura nahin agar yunhi tion. But it did not appeal to milan. There are also English ‘that’ kind of love does exist. watan mein, dharm juda ho some people. So, I turned translations of it recited by It is musical, it is magical. zaat juda, around and told them that it Murad (Ali) because people And I am just exploring the Apne watan mein...’ was unfair to stop the show. might not understand Persian probability of that kind of But did I stop performing as but they need to know what love which he had felt.” This song from the black- an artist? poetry is saying as dance is It’s her travels to dif- and-white era film, Didi not just a performance, it also ferent parts of the (1959), stands relevant even communicates. It is about world that has today and makes one feel a singular entity and made her proud of the vast diver- not particularly a explore a sity of our country, story. It is about variety of that is resolutely Kathak the universal artforms and battling the soul. It doesn’t cultures. Which is why she naked ambition dancer Manjari have a face, believes that festivals like the of the political name or Jahan-e-Khusrau are very class. Kathak Chaturvedi says religious shape to it. important. “I have travelled dancer It’s just a to 35 countries in 20 years. Manjari differences in a country soul that’s And nowhere did anyone ask Chaturvedi, being me about how many malls who is set cannot define its culture and explored there are in Delhi. Instead, to open at through they asked me how do I per- the Jahan-e- people. And despite being dance form kathak? What is Khusrau and Krishna’s philosophy? How she says and adds, “It’s been the first time in 100-200 Sufi Music stopped from performing at a music. do you find your music? How nine years since I started the years, even post-indepen- Festival It’s do you plan your perfor- project. And because I was dence, that there was a con- 2020, believes concert midway, she kept her abstract,” mances? The question about already an established artist versation about tawaifs. Why the same. She says she. how many malls are there in even at that time, when I do women performers only says, “Religious message alive, writes Why did your city sometimes becomes started talking about it sud- have to be linked to sexuality? differences will she only irrelevant if you don’t have denly, there was an unhealthy It is very easy for patriarchy never cease to choose Rumi as your arts and culture alive. buzz. People were making to bring a woman down. And exist but that doesn’t CHAHAK MITTAL her muse? The Sanskriti is important. comments like, ‘Oh! Look at this is one of my projects mean they can define reason is ‘Ishq.’ She Otherwise, there will be no her. Now she’s going to do through which I have actively the people of a nation. says, “Today, we need difference left in a mall in this.’ ‘This is what kathak is questioned gender inequality. They cannot determine its to talk about love as Vasant Kunj and a mall in going to be reduced to now.’ And today, I could say that culture and identity. We have much as we can. Because Dubai. The difference is in ‘She’s going to start doing people are understanding my to find a way out towards No. I what else do we need? We the essence of a place’s cul- Mujra now.’ But now, I see, a point of view and agreeing harmony. Which is why, I will continue to speak about don’t require hate. We have to ture,” she points out. lot has changed. They have too.” believe, it’s very important to the message of love.” She adds actually bring it to every plat- Manjari has been known started to understand what I However, she also feels that talk about love and also, that over the past 25 years form. I believe the English for her “Courtesan Project,” am saying.” such a thought came to her breathe it — not only here that she has been in the term — love — is very limit- through which she has talked She explains that her only due to a realisation — “I but all over the world.” industry, “governments have ing. And there’s no right at length about how gender point of debate was that one come from a privileged back- Recent examples are evi- come and gone. But my work translation of ishq. It is that discrimination has prevailed cannot discriminate art on ground.” Being a brahmin dence of how political has been the same. Hence, the level of love where you forget in art. Through her perfor- the basis of gender and and an educated person, she upheavals and communal dif- work of art is not defined by your own identity and in mances and concerts, she has explaining this took almost a has had many privileges. She ferences have affected art and the political ideology of that which you burn. Ishq is recreated the lives and magic decade. She adds, “The men says, “Initially, they would artistes in many ways. One of moment. It is what we call something that burns you of courtesans — who have performers are called Ustads, laugh at me when I began the the biggest one being the our sanskriti, and our culture and I find that the intensity is time and again, been the whereas women performers Courtesan Project. I realised banning of Pakistani artistes is defined by its people, not higher in the term as com- muse for poets, painters, are called Nachne-gaane vaali. that I was born with these and films in India and vice their differences.” pared to ‘love.’ ‘I love you’ is sculptors, artists, musicians, The judgement needs to be privileges and I am grateful to versa. An incident also Manjari will be performing very easy to say but to burn writers, filmmakers and the limited on what has been per- it. But not everybody was occurred with Manjari when on the poetry of Rumi, “one in that intensity is different. creative thought at large. How formed and that whether it is born with them. So if I don’t a month ago, her perfor- of the most loved poets,” And that is what Rumi expe- much has people’s perspective right or not. How can you do something for the ones mance was stopped midway interpreting the core emo- rienced.” changed since the time she decide that a ghazal is good who don’t have the privilege, in Lucknow. She alleged that tion. “Even though I had Social media is witness to started the conversation or bad depending on the gen- what is the point of having it they didn’t want qawwali to been trying to work on this how Rumi has been quoted around them? “Very much!” der of the performer? It was then?” 10

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fter exiting as partner C. Robert Cargill will Derrickson remains an director of the rewrite the script. executive producer on Doctor Strange Derrickson rose to promi- "Doctor Strange and the sequel, filmmaker nence with 2005's "The Multiverse of Madness". Scott Derrickson Exorcism of Emily Rose", and Evans, who retired A is expected to went on to direct "The Day the role of Captain team up with Marvel Studios alum Chris Evans for the upcoming thriller Bermuda. According to holly- woodreporter.com, Chris Evans to Derrickson is set to helm Bermuda for Skydance, with Evans eyed to star in the pro- star in thriller ject. Ironically, Sam Raimi was at one time attached to direct Bermuda. Now, Raimi is set BERMUDA to helm Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Bermuda, about the myste- the Earth Stood Still, Sinister America with rious Bermuda Triangle, had and Doctor Strange, the 2016 Avengers: Endgame, a script from Doug Miro and Marvel film which brought will also be seen in Carlo Bernard when Raimi Benedict Cumberbatch into Greg Berlanti’s upcoming was attached. the Marvel Cinematic Little Shop of Horrors Derrickson and his writing Universe. remake.

KATY PERRY announces pregnancy Kevin in India through music video op superstar Katy “We’re excited and happy,” for wildlife Perry is expecting she told her fans while eating her first child with some dried mango. fiance and actor The singer also opened up Orlando Bloom, and about her craving during her documentary P she shared the news secret pregnancy, saying that through her new music video. she “literally never cared for The American Idol judge spice and now I have to carry revealed the news that she is Tabasco sauce in my purse”. shoot expecting in the music video of She has also developed a her new song Never worn white, love for spicy foods, some reports people.com. foods now are not so appeal- ormer England captain Kevin The baby will be the first for ing. Pietersen is currently in Assam to shoot Perry with fiance Bloom. The “Foods that gross me out for National Geographic’s documentary 43-year-old Bloom is already a now are beef,” she told her Save This Rhino. He also visited father to a nine-year-old son fans. Kaziranga National Park, home to the Flynn, whom he shares with for- Perry channels her fears of F great Indian one-horned rhinoceros. mer wife Miranda Kerr. commitment through Never In the documentary, Pietersen will be During an Instagram Live ses- worn white, while at the same seen assessing the situation of rhinos in sion after the music video pre- time singing about how she is India while exploring new technologies and miered on YouTube, Perry con- ready for a life of happiness co-op solutions to spread awareness among firmed her pregnancy, saying it with another person. people about rhino conservation in the country. is “probably the longest secret” “Because I’ve never worn He also posted a couple of pictures on his she has “ever had to keep”. white/But I wanna get it Instagram handle. In one of the images, he is Perry went on to reveal her right/Yeah, I really wanna try seen sitting in front of a tree. due date. with you,” she sings in the cho- Save rhino, reads a slogan on the tree’s bark. “There’s a lot that will be hap- rus. “No, I’ve never worn Pietersen earlier made the announcement pening this summer, not only white/But I’m standin’ here about the documentary on his Twitter handle. will I be giving birth — literally tonight/Cause I really wanna say “Final bit of prep for our @NatGeoIndia. — but also figuratively to some- ‘I do’.” Flag of India doco we’re filming over the thing you guys have been wait- The song’s video ended with next few weeks. Human/animal conflict. ing for,” she said, referring to her the star first rubbing her belly in Technology we’ve developed to help the upcoming album. a white dress before, in the final people. Indian rhino poaching efforts,” She added that she and Bloom shot, she turned to the side read his message. can’t wait for the arrival of the while wearing a sheer look to baby. show off her baby bump.

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Rules l Each row and column can contain each number (1 to 9) exactly once. l The sum of all numbers in any row or column must equal 45. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MARCH 6, 2020 sport 11 Rain takes India to final Women in Blue pip England by virtue of wins in group stage to enter maiden T20 World Cup summit clash PTI n SYDNEY “Congratulations to the Indian Women's n unbeaten run in the group team on qualifying for the stage propelled India into @T20WorldCup Final. We are proud of Atheir maiden Women’s T20 you girls and wish you all the luck for World Cup final against defending the finals.” champions Australia after their —VIRAT KOHLI last-four clash against England was washed out here on Thursday, “...A reward for winning all the matches prompting both captains to say that in the group stage. Congratulations reserve days are essential for @BCCIWomen and wishing you glory knockout clashes. this Sunday #T20WorldCup.” Persistent rain since morning — delayed the toss and eventually the semifinal was called off without a “Would have been great to see the ball being bowled, taking Indians match, but many congratulations to into the summit clash and leaving @BCCIWomen for making it to the finals England players in tears. of the #T20WorldCup . A reward for "Really frustrating. Not how we winning 4 out of 4 in the group stages. wanted the World Cup to finish for Wishing the girls the very best for the Meg Lanning hits a four against ICC/Twiter us. No reserve day, no chance of finals on #WomensDay.” getting play, and ultimately that loss — VVS LAXMAN against South Africa cost us,” a dejected England captain Heather “It’s wonderful news. They played the Lanning, Schutt lead Knight said after the game was tri-series against England and Australia abandoned. very well. They won all the four group Her India counterpart matches in the World Cup and that too by Southern Stars win Harmanpreet Kaur also agreed huge margins. "So they definitely deserve PTI n SYDNEY that the semifinals should have had to be in the final. My best wishes are with a reserve day, a request which was them. Hopefully, we will return with the our-time champions Australia used their rich made by host Cricket Australia but Cup.” Fbig-match experience to surpass a spirited turned down by the ICC. — KULDEEP YADAV South Africa by five runs in a rain-hit semifinal “Unfortunate we didn’t get a here on Thursday, setting up a title clash against game, but there are rules and we first-timers India. have to follow it. Having reserve getting knocked out. It felt that we ments, and that has cost us.” There were fears that the second semifinal days in the future will be a great gained a bit of momentum in the India had topped Group A between Australia and South Africa at the SCG idea,” said Kaur. last few games and we were with four victories in as many too will be washed out like the India and Knight said her team paid the pumped up for the semifinals,” she matches while England had fin- Unhappy Knight calls for rule change England match earlier in the day. But the weath- price for not starting the tourna- added. ished second in Group B with three PTI n SYDNEY rule change and moving forward, er improved just enough to get a game albeit a ment well. “Lessons are to win the first wins and a defeat. no other team will have to expe- curtailed one. “It's all very English isn’t it, game I guess (laughs). It's become “From day one, we new we ngland captain Heather rience going out of a World Cup Australia skipper Meg Lanning led from the talking about the weather and a trend, not to start well in tourna- have to win all the games because EKnight on Thursday called purely because of rain,” she said front with unbeaten 49 off as many balls to take in case the semis don’t happen, that for a rule change after a rained- after the abandonment of the her team to 134 for five in 20 overs. Rain returned would be hard for us. In that sense, out semifinal clash against India game. during the innings break and South Africa were credit to the team for winning all knocked them out of the ICC “Hopefully it changes,” she set a revised target of 98 runs in 13 overs as per the games,” said Kaur. Women’s T20 World Cup here. added. the D/L method. Double delight “Everybody is looking in great ICC regulations dictate that “It’s gutting. You put in a lot South Africa ended at 92 for five despite a touch - Shafali (Verma) and Smriti in the event of a semi-final of hard work. There’s not a lot we fighting 41 not out off 27 balls from Laura Harman’s parent were in attendance at SCG (Mandhana). They are giving us washout, the winners of each can do about it..We’re just going Wolvaardt, leaving them dejected. good starts, and that helps. Me and group automatically go through to have to rue that first game and Hosts Australia, who did not have the services for first time as she leads India to final Smriti are trying to spend more to the final in Melbourne on try to move on but it’s going to of injured star all-rounder Elysse Perry, were ecsta- has never watched me play time in the nets,” she added reflect- Sunday. The world body had ear- be a bitter pill to swallow for a tic after Jess Jonassen was able to defend 19 runs cricket,” Harmanpreet said at the ing on her and Mandhana's so far lier declined Cricket Australia’s Heather Knight acknowledges crowd gesture few of us now.” in the final over with South Africa getting only post-match conference. indifferent form. request for a reserve day. after completing fifty ICC/Twitter Disappointment was writ 13. “They wanted to see today’s “We are looking more positive “They’re the rules that every- has been this situation and the large on the faces of England With the win, Australia advanced to their game, but unfortunately, they now. Unfortunately we haven't one signed up to,” Knight said of game tonight is potentially going players as their campaign ended sixth successive final out of the seven editions held didn’t get to watch. come up with big innings, but our the absence of a reserve day. to be rained off as well, so you’d without them getting a chance to so far. “It means a lot because from teammates are, and at the end of “You’d hope now that there hope now there is going to be a take the field. “It was extremely tense. Even in the last cou- day one I wanted them to watch the day it’s a team game.” ple of balls it just wasn’t safe. They needed 19 off me playing cricket and today I the last over and we knew we had to nail it. But got this opportunity. They have that’s T20 cricket for you; I was extremely ner- come here to watch all of us play- vous,” said skipper Lanning. ing, and I hope we get all sup- On the final against India, she added: “India port from all the parents and try Harman & girls have firepower to win T20 WC are a class side, they have been playing excellent to win this tournament.” IANS n KOLKATA is the biggest stage. Handling the pressure is cricket. We are going to have to play really well. Harmanpreet speaks during press Her parents will remain in the key. They have played fearless cricket so We have been improving each day, it hasn't been conference T20 WC/twitter Australia to watch India play in ormer captain Jhulan Goswami has put far and I am hopeful they will continue play- an easy road. the final at the iconic MCG, Fher money firmly behind the Indian team, ing good cricket and will win the World Cup,” “We wanted to give ourselves a chance of play- PTI n SYDNEY which will take place on her 31st saying that the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side said Goswami who was part of India’s gut- ing in the finals, and now we just need to enjoy birthday. has the arsenal to win their maiden Women’s wrenching 2017 50-over World Cup final loss ourselves. We are travelling to Melbourne tomor- t was double delight for cap- Harmanpreet said the team T20 World Cup title. India qualified for the to England at Lord’s. row, train on Saturday and play on Sunday. I doubt Itain Harmanpreet Kaur as knew the importance of win- final as their semi-final clash against England The 35-year-old added that reaching the there’d be much sleep happening tonight.” India entered their maiden T20 ning all matches from the begin- got washed out at the Sydney Cricket Ground final is an achievement in itself and the fear- South Africa skipper Dane van Niekerk said World Cup final and in atten- ning. on Thursday. less brand of cricket the team has played can her team tried its best. dance, for the first time in her “From day one, we knew we “It is great news. They have dominated help them win the trophy. “...We have to give credit to Australia for the international career, were her have to win all the games the World Cup. They topped the group and “Reaching the final and in this fashion is way they bowled and we just came six short. We parents. because in case the semis don’t made it to the semis. The semi-final was tition. However, Goswami said now that they a big achievement. They should continue brought them back with the ball really well, they “It was the first time they happen, that would be hard for washed out but this is part of the game,” are in the final, their real task would be to not playing the fearless cricket they have been got off to a flier and we thought they’d get to 160. were going to watch me playing us. In that sense, credit to the Jhulan told IANS. But in Heather Knight's get bogged down by the pressure of the big playing,” said Goswami who is the only play- “All the bowlers did really well, and credit to cricket since my dad did when team for winning all the games,” England, India had the toughest challenge as stage and keep playing fearless cricket. er in the world to take more than 200 wick- them for how they brought it back. It was very I was in school, and my mother she added. they have never beaten them in the compe- “Pressure will be there. World Cup final ets in women's one-day internationals. emotional to see the ladies like that. Rahul & Pant doing well, but Dhoni is missed: Kuldeep Janneman maiden ton

IANS n NEW DELHI but yes, you do miss his presence,” you play for one day, there are lots of “Our team is very strong and we Kuldeep told reporters on Thursday. days in a year for cricket,” he said. will make as much effort as possible helps SA seal series ndia spinner Kuldeep Yadav has While Pant was pushed as Dhoni’s Kuldeep felt that from a bowler’s to put up a strong performance. As far AFP n share the man-of-the-match Ionce again highlighted the position replacement post the 2019 World point of view, adjusting to Rahul or as wrist spin goes, it depends upon award with fast bowler Lungi former skipper MS Dhoni has in the Cup, the 22-year-old’s inconsistency Pant from Dhoni has not been too what the management decides. If anneman Malan, snubbed Ngidi, who took six for 58. Indian set-up. The bowler has said with the bat led to Rahul taking his much of a leap. there are two players who are very Jfor South Africa’s upcoming Finch said his team had that while KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant place behind the stumps. Kuldeep and Yuzvendra Chahal’s good at forming batting or bowling tour of India, hit a match-win- finished 20 or 30 runs short have been performing well behind the Consequently, Rahul’s supreme form rise as a deadly wrist spin duo was a partnerships, it is always great for the ning century as the Proteas because of their costly late- stumps, the experience that Dhoni with the bat and ability to play in a theme for India going into the 2019 team. So it will be good if we play clinched their one-day inter- innings collapse. brings is being missed in the team. variety of positions across the order World Cup. Since then however, the together,” he said. national series against “When you’ve got ‘in’ bat- “Mahi bhai obviously brings a lot seems to have led to him making the return of Ravindra Jadeja to the lim- “It’s all on the team combination. Australia with a six-wicket ters batting right to the end it of experience with him and he has position his own. ited-overs setup has led to the pair Jadeja has been playing very well as victory in the second match at makes a huge difference,” he given the Indian team a lot. So when “They are catching well and bat- rarely getting to play together in a a batsman, bowler and fielder. the Mangaung Oval on said. a player like that is not playing of ting pretty well. I have not felt too match. Kuldeep said that it’s all down Because of him the combination has Wednesday. Ngidi said: “I was given course you miss him. They (Rahul much of a difference in that way. Every to the team management when asked become stronger. He gives a lot of Malan made 129 not out the challenge before the game and Pant) are young and are doing player has their good days and bad if he expects to play once again with depth to the batting. Whenever to enable South Africa to by the coach (Mark Boucher) well. Both are keeping well so it has days and it’s important to back them Chahal at the T20 World Cup later in Chahal and I get chances we try to chase down a target of to knock not made too much of a difference, when they have bad ones. It’s not that the year. perform to our best.” 272 and seal the series over the with a game to spare big their first win in five three.” series in all formats in Mashrafe steps down as B'desh ODI captain home internationals Finch a member of parliament. Mashrafe this season. and said he would remain available for Kohli just out of form:Sehwag Malan, 23, Warner selection as a player, but selectors are IANS n NEW DELHI of 218 runs in the 11 innings (four was out for posted 50 off under pressure to bring in fresh T20Is, three ODIs and four Tests) a first-ball the first 37 blood ahead of the 2023 World Cup ormer Indian opener Virender that he played against the Black duck on balls of the in India. FSehwag believes Virat Kohli, Caps and ended a pathetic tour his ODI innings before Ngidi “I would like to thank Bangladesh who struggled in New Zealand with just 14 in his last innings. debut in the had Warner caught at Cricket Board for keeping confi- across formats, is just suffering The end result was that the first match in Paarl cover. He followed up dence in me for such a long period,” from lack of form and “doesn’t number one Test side had to face on Saturday and by dismissing Steve said Mashrafe. have hand-eye coordination a crushing defeat at the hands of was not selected in Smith and Marnus “I will try to give my best as a issues”. “When you are out of Black Caps, who made amends a 15-man squad Labuschagne off suc- player if I get the opportunity.” form, nothing works for you. It is following their 5-0 whitewash in which will depart cessive balls. Mashrafe, who withdrew from a not that Virat is not making the T20Is and came back strong- on Sunday for a Labuschagne's lucrative national team contract in efforts but luck has deserted him,” ly to win the ODIs and the Test three-game tour of wicket was Ngidi's 50th January, said the decision to rebuild Sehwag was quoted as saying by matches — 3-0 and 2-0, respec- India. in his 26th ODI -- the the team for the next World Cup had Sportstar. “Virat certainly doesn't tively. “Here (in New Zealand) the “They were fastest South African to AFP n SYLHET convinced him to step down. have hand-eye coordination ball has seamed a lot and if you are great partners to the landmark. “Until yesterday I was undecided, issues. Your hand-eye issue dete- not getting runs then the challenge have in the chase,” D'Arcy Short, who angladesh pace bowler Mashrafe but this morning I thought ‘that’s riorates over a period of time. Not multiplies. Of course, you can said Malan. “My gained a place on the BMortaza, one of the country’s enough’” he said. Mashrafe, who has overnight. I am sure it is just lack adapt, playing more on the front partners kept me tour when Glenn biggest sports stars, stepped down on had seven operations on his knees, of form. Also, he has got out to foot, by leaving the ball,” said calm when I was Maxwell was ruled out Thursday as captain of the national acknowledged that he had been lucky good deliveries.” Sehwag. itching a bit.” because of surgery, made one-day side, possibly ending his to play so long. The bowler has cult In the two Test matches “For me, it is important to He made his 69, his maiden one-day international career. Friday’s 50-over status in Bangladesh for his role in against Kane Williamson’s men, know which ball to leave and you runs off 139 balls international half-century, game against Zimbabwe in Sylhet will taking the team from being interna- Kohli managed just 38 runs at an can do that when you are feeling and hit seven fours before he was out in the be his last as captain, said the 36-year- tional whipping boys to becoming a average of 9.50 — his worst in confident. The pressure also may and four sixes. 42nd over to start Australia's old, who already has a new career as respected limited-overs side. recent times. He amassed a total Virat Kohli walks from the field after he was dismissed AP have got to Virat,” he added. Malan had to slide. 12

Vijayawada Friday March 6, 2020 tollywood ANUPAMA TO REPRISE Starring Anna Ben in Helen Kumbalangi Nights fame Anna Ben in Telugu remake the titular VP acquired the Invisible Guest,) has even role, Helen, a Telugu remake zeroed in on the leading lady rights of Tamil to front the Telugu version. survival fantasy drama “He has spoken to Anupama Oh My Parameswaran to headline drama, told p Kadavule, featur- the film and she readily ing Ashok Selvan, Ritika accepted. She saw the film the story of a Singh, Vani Bhojan and when it released in Vijay Sethupathi in the Malayalam, and was mighty girl who gets lead roles. While there impressed with it. She never has been no significant thought the Telugu remake trapped in a development on who would come her way but as will spearhead the luck would have it, she was at freezer room, Telugu version, The the right place right time. Pioneer has now PVP is keen on tailoring the finds exclusively learnt script to suit Telugu sensibili- that the producer ties and work on it has begun has also bagged the full-swing. The project will go NAGARAJ Telugu remake to floors later this summer rights of last year and will be wrapped up most- GOUD Malayalam super hit ly in a start-to-finish sched- Helen. ule,” the source said. According to a well- Starring Nikhil's next gets placed source, PVP, Kumbalangi Nights who struck gold fame Anna Ben in last year with the titular role, Evaru (a Helen, a sur- Sukumar style title Telugu vival drama, remake of told the story nnounced last Aravind’s granddaughter The makers haven’t dis- Spanish of a girl who December, Arha sounded the clapper- closed the film’s genre as film The gets trapped in Kumari 21F board. well but we hear it is a a freezer director Palnati While there is no word quirky love story, which will room. Directed Surya Pratap’s yet on when the film will go tell the tale of an 18-page by Mathukutty A next with Nikhil to sets, as Nikhil will begin love story of the lead actor Xavier, it got Siddhartha has been titled shooting for good friend and so, the title. Plus, both critical 18 Pages. The film, a joint Chandoo Mondeti’s Sukumar, once a mathemat- acclaim and com- production venture between Karthikeya 2 shortly, it will, ics teacher, is known to have mercial success with GA2 Pictures and Sukumar however, have music by a penchant for numbers and alike. Just last month, Lasya Writings, was launched in Gopi Sunder. Yuvaraj, who it reflected in previous titles the film’s Tamil remake- Nagaraj has Hyderabad on Thursday. shot films like Krishnagadi like 100 % Love, 1: with Keerthi Pandian and also been announced Sukumar, who was written Veeraprema Gadha and Lie, Nenokkadine and Kumar went to floors earlier this week in the film, directed the hon- has been signed on as the 21F. in Chennai. remake Bengaluru. orary first shot as Allu cinematographer.

Naresh on a leave, Banerjee steps in roubles in MAA conduct. Major works of the seem far from body have been pending over and because of his constant President absence. Chiru was partic- Naresh VK ularly unhappy over this T is caught in and had to step in to the eye of the storm curtail the damage fur- once again. With him ther. The chances of going on a leave of 41 Naresh returning to the days over a “tight president post are schedule”, the discipli- unlikely now. Banerjee nary and executive com- has been told to conduct mittee of MAA has swung day-to-day operations of the into action swiftly. They body without attracting met at Film Chamber, controversies,” the source Hyderabad on Wednesday said. evening and decided to among the many who However, putting a brave make vice-president attended the meeting. face, Naresh extended his Banerjee as the acting presi- A source close to MAA best wishes to Banerjee for dent with the help of bye- says this is the end of the his new assignment. “I Suresh Babu and laws. Krishnam Raju, road for Naresh as the presi- thank the disciplinary com- Chiranjeevi, Murali Mohan, dent. “The image of MAA mittee of maa fr da accep- Jayasudha took a severe beating ever tance of my leave letter fr da and Ali since Naresh came into next 40 days due to my tight were power. The fact that he schedule . Our vp mr Dil Raju join the OTT was not available for Banerji has been appointed the most of the time as acting president wishing for the association him and our committee da meant that other best to take the good work members were forward. All for maa (sic),” bandwagon dejected with his he wrote on Twitter.

ith their counter- part Allu Aravind consumed neck- deep with Aha app, how can one Vijaya Shanti is W leave behind other two top producers of the industry-Suresh Babu and Dil Raju. We’ve reliably my inspiration, learnt that both the produc- ers are planning to make their entry into streaming services later this year. While says PAYAL Suresh has always been cau- tious when it comes to t a presser in Hyderabad embracing new forms of sto- recently, the makers of rytelling, Raju, who is in Payal Rajput’s next have tune with time, has been announced the film’s title as silently listening to the 5Ws. The film marks the scripts for the past four A directorial debut of months. “Without naming Pranadeep, who assisted director his production house, Raju Gunasekhar in the past, and is crime even issued an advertising investigative drama. Produced by Kaivalya sometime back that he is Creations, it is in the last leg of shooting. looking at stories for web Speaking later, Payal, who will be seen as series,” says a source close to a cop in the film, said that it’s any actor’s Sri Venkateswara Creations. dream to play an IPS officer and she The source adds that both realised that with 5Ws very early in her Suresh and Raju believe OTT career. “I thank Pranadeep sir for showing platforms are the future and faith in me. It’s a challenging role and I they don’t want to lag behind hope I did it well. The film helped me to Aravind. “Suresh is getting learn and do many things that I haven’t help from his older son done in my career previously. I’ve per- Rana, while Raju is seeking THE SOURCE ADDS formed the stunts on my own without a the counsel of his brother body double,” she pointed out. Sirish and directors who he THAT BOTH SURESH She added that Vijaya Shanti is her worked with. Both the pro- inspiration in the industry. “I saw a lot of ducers are looking at Telugu AND RAJU BELIEVE her films where she played a cop. So when content like Aha. The fact OTT PLATFORMS Pranadeep narrated me the story, I didn’t that they’ve produced a good think twice to greenlit it. The film will number of films over years ARE THE FUTURE shed the glamorous image I have. As a mean that those films can AND THEY DON’T part of my prep for the role, I interacted always be streamed on their with cops who are a part of my friends platforms, helping them to WANT TO LAG circle. The conversations helped me attract initial viewership,” BEHIND ARAVIND with my body language,” she adds the source. informed.