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WEATHER Max: 35.5OC Min: 23.8OC No Indian is outsider, BJP’s CJI Bobde recommends RH: 26% Rainfall: Nil Forecast: Partly cloudy ‘son of soil’ to be CM: Modi sky. Max/Min temp. RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC Ramana as his successor 36/24ºC KOLKATA, MARCH 24

Hammering at West New CJI to take charge on April 24 for 1-yr 4-month tenure Bengal Chief Minister ASTROGUIDE Mamata Banerjee’s slogan PARMOD KUMAR | DC A statement issued by Ramana did his B.Sc., B.L. Sarvari; Uttarayana of “bohiragoto” (out- NEW DELHI, MARCH 24 the top court said, “A com- and was enrolled as an Tithi: Phalguna Shuddha siders) against the BJP on plaint dated 6th October, advocate on February 10, Ekadasi till 9.43 am a nationalistic pitch, The , 2020, sent by the chief min- 1983. Star: Ashlesha till 10.43 pm Prime Minister Narendra Justice Sharad A. Bobde, ister of to Prior to him Justice Varjyam: 11.42 am to 1.16 pm Modi accused the Trin- on Tuesday recommended the Supreme Court was Koka Subba Rao, the 9th Durmuhurtam: 10.21 am amul supremo on Wedn- Justice N.V. Ramana — dealt with under the ‘in- Chief Justice of India, was to 11.10 am; 3.11 pm to 3.59 pm esday of “defaming” Nan- the senior most judge after house procedure’ and the from AP and was in office Rahukalam: 1.30 pm to 3 pm digram, the hot seat of the him — to be appointed as same, on due considera- from June 30, 1966, to April HIJRI CALENDAR Assembly election where the next Chief Justice of tion, stands dismissed. It 11, 1967. Justice Subba Rao Sha’ban 11,1442 AH she is contesting from. India when he demits be noted that all the mat- did his graduation from With her nemesis ters dealt with under the Govt. College, Rajah- PRAYERS office on April 23, 2021. Suvendu Adhikari on the Justice Ramana will be ‘in-house procedure’ being mundry, B.L. from Law Fajar: 5.16 am dais at his mega rally at the 48th Chief Justice of Justice Ramana strictly confidential in College, Madras, and had Zohar: 12.32 pm Contai in East Midnapore, India and will have a nature, are not liable to be practised in Madras High Asar: 4.43 pm Mr Modi also promised tenure of one year, four While recommending the made public.” Justice Court, 1926 onward. Maghrib: 6.34 pm the crowd that the BJP months and five days. He appointment of Justice Ramana will be the second Though initially Justice Isha: 7.41 pm will pick a “son of this was elevated as a judge of Ramana as next Chief Telugu speaking Chief Subba Rao was appointed SUNSET TODAY 6.28 PM soil” as the Chief Minister the top court on February Justice of India, the Justice of India. as a judge of Madras High if it comes to power in the 17, 2014. Supreme Court also reject- Born in an agricultural Court, he went on to SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.15 AM state. Justice Ramana will take ed a complaint by Andhra family in undivided become the Chief Justice MOONRISE TODAY 3.14 PM In a virulent speech, Mr over as Chief Justice of Pradesh Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh on of AP High Court. MOONSET TODAY 3.41 AM Modi said: “Didi is now India on April 24, a day Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy August 27, 1957, in talking of bohiragoto in after incumbent CJI Bobde against him relating to the Ponnavaram village, ■ Page 5: Recommendation Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with Bengal, which stitched the demits office. Amaravati land scam. Krishna District, Justice based on seniority whole of India with Vande party candidate for Nandigram seat Subhendu Adhikari, COUNTER POINT Mataram! Amra Sobai Ei during an election campaign rally for the upcoming Bharatbhumir Sontan. Ei West Bengal Assembly polls, at Kanthi in East Bhumi te Kono Bharatbasi Midnapore district on Wednesday. — PTI Bohiragoto Noy. Bolun Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Vande all Indians in one bond Seva Korbo. Khela Noy Covid double mutant surfaces Mataram! Ekhane Kono and said from this soil Seva Hobe (Didi, you will Bharatbasi Bohiragoto what we repeat daily? How play while we will serve Noy. Sob Bharatmatar can you? While labels of the masses. Service, not a States witnessing surge reveal different mutation profiles Sontan (All of us are the ‘tourist’ are made, fun is game, will take place.) children of the land of made and insults are Didi is nervous because KANIZA GARARI | DC India. No Indian is an out- hurled. The people from her game has been expos- HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 sider on this land. Hail the soil of Gurudev ed. The TMC is resorting DEGREE, PG EXAMS Mother India, we worship Rabindranath Tagore do to lies and fake allegations A new double mutant vari- SSC, Inter exams Mother India. No Indian is not see anyone as bohi- on Nandigram. Didi, ant of the Coronavirus has IN an outsider here. All are ragoto here. This is the Nandigram gave you so been found in India along the children of Mother call of the soil. In Bengal, much dignity and honour. with several other “vari- POSTPONED India).” the CM of the state govern- But you are defaming ants of concern” that have unlikely this year Invoking the national ment of the BJP that you Nandigram before the already been found in 18 HARLEEN MINOCHA | DC anthem, Mr Modi asked are going to build will be a whole country by making states. L. VENKAT RAM Sabitha Indra Reddy on HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 Ms Banerjee: “How dare son of this soil. After all, false claims! The people of So far, some 771 variants REDDY | DC Tuesday to take a call on you to talk of bohiragoto the land is Bengal.” Nandigram will not toler- of concern have been HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 the closure of institutions, In view of the shutdown of in that very Bengal from He continued: “Didi, ate it. They will seek your detected from 10,787 sam- the Inter Board officials education institutions and where Gurudev stitched Apni Khela Korben. Amra explanation.” ples collected from differ- The Telangana state gov- opined that the situation rise in the number of SHORT TAKES ent states and Union ernment is likely to cancel was not conducive to hold- Covid-19 cases in the state, Territories, the Union the SSC and the Interm- ing the inter-ethics exam the higher education Health Ministry said on ediate public exams this on April 1, environmental department has postponed RS approves Wednesday. It said among year, as was done last exam on April 3 and inter all offline degree and Post NIA INVOKES UAPA these were 736 samples of year on several grounds. practical exams from Graduate exams in all Delhi LG Bill 24 ‘dead’ lakes the UK variant, 34 of the These grounds were of April 7. universities in Telangana. New Delhi: Parliament on ON SUSPENDED South African variant and fewer working days, The SSC officials said The collegiate education Wednesday approved a single sample of the incomplete syllabus and out that only formative department has advised the Government of the MUMBAI COP WAZE Brazilian variant. poor attendance of stu- assessment-1 (school-level registrars of all universi- National Capital Territory in Hyd as water The ministry, however, dents after schools were exams) was completed till ties, including JNTUH of Delhi (Amendment) SHAHAB ANSARI | DC stressed that no sufficient reopened in February. date and it was not possi- and Osmania University, Bill 2021 after the Rajya MUMBAI, MARCH 24 link has been established The schools were re- ble to hold SSC exams. to conduct only online Sabha passed it by a between the recent surge opened in February after This fueled doubts over classes and examinations, voice vote. Rebutting quality worsens The National Investi- of Covid-19 cases in India the 10-month lockdown the fate of Inter, SSC if any, as per schedule. allegations by members gation Agency on Wedn- and the new Indian vari- and a closure of all educa- exams this year. For inter Syed Omar Jaleel, com- of Opposition parties, T.S.S. SIDHARTH | DC indicated the lake water esday invoked the Unl- ant with E484Q and L452R tional institutions from students, ethics and envi- missioner of collegiate and point by point, minister HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 quality was below ‘E’ awful Activities (Prev- mutations. March 24. As per sched- ronmental exams are technical education said of state for home G. class. ention) Act against sus- “The double mutant ule, the Inter theory mandatory. With closure all offline classes and Kishan Reddy asserted The lakes in the city are However, the present pended Mumbai police Coronavirus and other exams should be held of all institutions from examinations may be the Bill does not infringe not in the pink of health. analysis of the sample of officer Sachin Waze. The variants of concern were from May 1 to 19 and SSC March 24, the chances of rescheduled in view of the on the powers vested in Of the 185 lakes in the the Lake water collected Maharashtra ATS also identified in a few samples exams from May 17 to 26. holding exams, just a orders issued by the state the government of NCT. Greater Hyderabad lim- by the Board Official on handed over the two but the numbers are not During the meeting held week away, look remote. government. ■ Report on Page 8 its, 24 have very low dis- 18.03.2021 indicates that accused and the case sufficient to establish a by Chief Minister K solved oxygen levels and the lake water quality papers in the Mansukh relationship to explain the Chandrashekar Rao and ■ Page 5: Govt students at ■ Page 5: TSCHE to review hence are identified as improved to ‘E’ class from Hiren murder case to the rapid increase in cases in education minister P disadvantage in exams situation with varsities Haryana bans dead lakes. below ‘E’ class,” the NIA after a court order. some states,” the ministry This means that the report said. The NIA had approached said. Holi in public water from these lakes Even as there is an the court saying despite Maharashtra also has ples, study and under- to other southern states. contacts as well as treat- can be used only for improvement in the water the Centre transferring this variant and the tested stand how these two vari- The variant is found also ment according to the pro- Chandigarh: The Haryana industrial cooling, irriga- quality, activists like the Hiren murder case to samples revealed that, ants are living together.” in 16 other countries tocols must be carried out, government banned pub- tion or controlled waste Amjed Ullah Khan of the the NIA, the ATS was not compared to December In the other Coronavirus including the UK, Den- the ministry said. lic celebrations of disposal and that it could Majlis Bachao Tehreek handing over the case 2020, there is an increase variant of concern, a virus mark, Singapore, Japan It said genome sequenc- upcoming Holi festival in not sustain aquatic life. rued that the lake is being documents to them. in infection rates by 15 to with N440K mutation, hav- and Australia. ing by Indian SARS-CoV-2 the wake of rosomg In a report filed on usurped by encroachers. Under the UAPA law, 20 per cent. ing high transmission In a study published in Consortium on Genomics Coronavirus in the recent Tuesday at the National “Many parts of the lake the investigating agency Stated the director of rate, was detected in 123 of the journal of the Indian (INSACOG) has identified weeks. During the past Green Tribunal, the have been eaten away by can get police custody of CSIR-CCMB, Dr Rakesh the 2,032 samples collected Academy of Sciences, variants of concerns few days, Haryana has Telangana state pollution encroachments. They an accused up to 30 days Mishra: “Both these muta- in Kerala, 53 of the 104 CCMB had identified the (VOCs) in several states been reporting over 800 control board (TSPCB) resort to first drying up and can also get an exten- tions were found together, samples in Telangana and E484Q mutation for fur- and a new double mutant new cases daily. "The stated that it took three the lake and then dump- sion of 90 days to file a in these samples. The in 33 per cent of the sam- ther surveillance because variant. Haryana government has years for the Bum-rukn- ing soil to make space on chargesheet (over the L452R mutation was ples in Andhra Pradesh. of its propensity to having Genomic sequencing and banned public celebra- ud-dowla’s water quality the lake bank. Despite usual 90 days). Securing detected in US in This variant emerged in high transmission rates. epidemiological studies tions of Holi in view of to graduate from below E these issues, the depart- bail will also be much November 2020. The other, Andhra Pradesh in Increased testing, com- are continuing. (rise in number of cases category to E category. ments concerned —the tougher in comparison E484Q, was detected in December 2020. CCMB, in prehensive tracking of of) corona..,” home min- Among the dead lakes GHMC, irrigation, and with other sections. Brazil and South Africa. its study, cautioned that close contacts, prompt iso- ■ Page 5: What is ister Anil Vij tweeted. are the lake, revenue— aren’t proac- ■ More reports on Page 8 We need to take more sam- this variant would spread lation of positive cases and INSACOG the DMRL lake in tive in stopping this from Kanchanbagh and the happening,” he told Mothkula Kunta in Deccan Chronicle. Cargo ship blocks Machabollaram. ARMY | RULES Defence ministry’s decision to ease discontent among officers “The analysis of the lake ■ Page 5: Activists: Need to Suez Canal samples collected in 2018 demarcate lakes properly Dubai: A cargo container that’s among the largest in the world has turned CPCB WATER QUALITY CRITERIA Retd SSC officers can use military ranks sideways and blocked all A — Drinking water source without traffic in Egypt’s Suez PAWAN BALI | DC causing dissatisfaction and ● THE DEMAND for use of military ranks by Short SSC attractive. Permission Canal, officials said, conventional treatment but after disinfection NEW DELHI, MARCH 24 discontentment among the Service Commission (SSC) officers after release from to allow use of military threatening to disrupt a B - Outdoor bathing (organised) SSC officers who serve ranks by these officers has global shipping system The Ministry of Defence under the same service service has been pending since 1983. been one of their major strained by the Covid C - Drinking water source after conventional (MoD) has decided to allow conditions and face similar ● THE SSC officers form the backbone of the support demands. Unlike in the pandemic. The MV Ever treatment and disinfection the retired Short Service hardships as Permanent cadre of the Army. past when SSC officers Given, a Panama-flagged Commission (SSC) officers Commission officers with used to serve for a period of container ship that car- D — Propagation of wild life and fisheries of the Indian Army to use similar service profile. ment on Wednesday. It since 1983. The SSC offi- five years, now they serve ries trade between Asia E — Irrigation, industrial cooling, controlled military ranks. “This decision of the gov- said that this decision will cers form the backbone of for a tenure of 10 years, fur- and Europe, was ground- waste disposal The Short Service ernment will not only act as morale booster for the support cadre of the ther extendable by four ed in the narrow, man- Commission (SSC) officers, remove dissatisfaction and the existing SSC officers. Army. They serve for a years. The SSC officers made wate-rway dividing Below E: Not meeting A, B, C, D, E criteria. after completion of their discontentment among the The demand for use of period of 10-14 years to provide a support cadre to continental Africa from mandated terms and condi- retired SSC officers, but military ranks by Short make up the deficiency of the officers’ cadre of the Sinai Peninsula. tions of service, were not will serve as a big boost to Service Commission (SSC) young officers in units. Army and has been created ■ Report on Page 9 authorised to use the mili- the young aspirants,” said officers after release from There have been several primarily to provide young tary ranks. This had been defence ministry in a state- service has been pending attempts of making the officers to the units. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 2 Students up in arms as varsities close hostels Many students return home as colleges shut down DC CORRESPONDENT ● OU AUTHORITIES, under preventive custody Rao Podile said that he HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 said that the last meal to as per ‘regular protocol’, understands the anxiety be available at the mess- the police said. The stu- among students and their The decision to close col- es on campus will be dents were advised to fol- families, and the leges, as well as hostels in low the university instruc- Telangana government the state following a spurt lunch on Thursday fol- tions. decision to close educa- in Covid-19 cases led to lowing which the host- While state run univer- tional institutions. protests by students on ellers will have to vacate sities began shutting He added that those stu- some campuses while oth- their rooms. This did not down as per the Telangana dents who wish to go back ers, with schools and col- go down well among the government’s instructions home may feel free to do so leges shut beginning students and some of on Tuesday, the University and assured that the uni- Wednesday, made their them staged a protest. of Hyderabad adopted a versity will facilitate con- way to bus stands to different approach tinuation of academic return to their native on campus will be lunch announcing that the 1,200 activities online. places. on Thursday following students already on the Meanwhile, with all On a day when Osmania which the hostellers will UoH campus would be schools and colleges University authorities have to vacate their allowed to stay in the hos- closed, hundreds of stu- made it clear that rooms. tels as they complete their dents began returning to hostellers on its sprawling This did not go down practical/laboratory/proj- their native towns and vil- campus cannot stay well among the students ect/thesis work before lages on Wednesday and beyond lunch on and some of them, staged they graduate in June. many students could be Thursday, some OU stu- a protest in front of the All work will continue by seen at the inter-district dents, demanding that the NCC Gate of the campus following strict Covid pro- bus stations in the city. hostels and messes be kept with a demand to run the tocols. Some reports from a open, were taken into cus- hostels. The UoH, however, said few districts said that tody by the police. The OU Following the informa- that it will not allow any managements of some pri- authorities, in their tion about the protest, more students to come to vate schools and hostels instructions to students, police patrol the campus. were not allowing the stu- said that the last meal to team reached the spot and The university Vice- dents leave unless they be available at the messes detained 14 students Chancellor, Prof. Appa paid all fees dues. FOLLOW COVID Fresh Covid cases in state PROTOCOLS, remain over 400 mark SAYS SAJJANAR DC CORRESPONDENT DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 Over 39,000 get Cyberabad police com- The number of daily new missioner V. C. Sajjanar Coronavirus cases in has appealed to public Telangana continues to be and recovered Corona- above 400 mark with the vaccinated in TS virus victims to donate latest figure being 431. 111 blood and plasma, apart of these are from within DC CORRESPONDENT ies. The number of from following Covid-19 Greater Hyderabad HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 vaccination centres has protocol, as cases of the Municipal Corporation been increased from dreaded disease are limits, taking the total Vaccination for 572 to 635. A total of rising. number of cases in the protection from Covid-19 10,10,800 beneficiaries It is to be noted that state so far to 3,04,298. was given to 39,139 have been vaccinated and Cyberabad police, along Two more deaths have beneficiaries, as first dose wastage is 0.79 per cent. with Cyberabad been reported, taking the at 635 centres in The total number of Security Council, has set death total to 1,676. Telangana state, an senior citizens vaccinated up a Covid-19 Control Total active cases in the official statement on in the state was 3,10,728, Room, which functions state are 3,352 of which Wednesday said. of which health care round the clock to assist 1,395 are in home and The second dose was workers were 3,82,683 and people affected by institutional isolation. given to 3611 beneficiar- frontline workers 1,69,671. Coronavirus. The con- Testing of Covid-19 trol room facilitates reg- cases in entire Telangana ular drives across has increased to 70,280 Ranga Reddy, 37 in Karimnagar 15 and Hyderabad, Rachakonda samples. Such tests will and 15 in Yadadri-Bhonigir 16. and Cyberabad through help know where Covid-19 Sangareddy. Districts see- Government has asked a dedicated website for is spreading, so that it can ing a surge are the people to wear their donating plasma and be controlled. Mancherial and Jagityal masks properly and blood. These are essen- New cases recorded on with 21 cases each, adhere to social distanc- tial for recovery for city outskirts are 31 in Nizamabad 19, ing norms. Covid-19 patients who are serious. Sajjanar pointed out that 500 ml of plasma can save lives of two per- sons and bring cheer to Covid-19 spurt triggers their families. The Cyberabad commission- er said: “We request peo- ple to wear masks, use rumours of lockdown sanitisers, and maintain social distance when in ATHER MOIN | DC tivals such as Holi, Shab- low now. They might not public places. We should HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 e-Barat, Bihu, Easter and be able to buy in bulk and not take the second Eid-ul-Fitr, the letter store essentials. That is surge lightly. It is also Petty traders here are wo- advised states that they also why we are also not my humble request that rried about a likely fresh consider imposing local making advance procure- people get vaccinated. spell of lockdown after restrictions to festivals ments or piling up of Public should ensure the present closure of ed- and mass gatherings. stocks,” he said. they take precautions ucational institutions in A trader in Nampally According to Sohail of and make others too fol- Telangana. Some cities in said, “Though we want to Farhat Foods, prices of low Covid protocols,” other states have already store additional stocks to essentials have been ris- he added. imposed night curfews face a fresh lockdown, we ing. “The price of a 15- and lockdowns. do not have the money to litre edible oil tin has ● CYBERABAD POLICE, Traders fear the market get goods in bulk.” gone up by `850. Rice vari- along with Cyberabad will be in doldrums if Wholesale dealers might eties and wheat cost `400 Security Council, has lockdown is imposed hike prices if they foresee to `600 more per quintal set up a Covid-19 again even for one week. another lockdown. Rates now. Price of pulses has A letter from additional of essential items, partic- gone up by `700 to `800,” Control Room, which secretary of the National ularly edible oil, grains he said. “The small shop- functions round the Health Mission to chief and pulses have seen a keepers serving commu- clock to assist people secretaries of states and steady rise over the past nities at the local level are affected by Coronavirus. administrators of Union fortnight, he said. worried. They keep ask- Territories is making the Mohammed Younus of ing us if there is going to ● THE CONTROL room rounds on social media Ilyas Home Needs, be a lockdown. Our fear is facilitates regular drives platforms. The official , said people that suppliers might take across Hyderabad, says the battle against in general are now prac- advantage of these fears, Rachakonda and Covid-19 is at a critical ticing thrift. “They are hold back on stocks mov- juncture, with a rising careful about spending ing into the market and Cyberabad through number of cases and more money and making pur- create artificial shortage, a dedicated website deaths being reported. In chases. The purchasing leading to a hike in for donating plasma view of the upcoming fes- power of the consumers is prices,” he said. and blood.

COVID | ALERT Carelessness in headquarters adding to spread 3 GHMC officials test +ve MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC ● CITY MAYOR Gadwal Coronavirus. Moreover, HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 R. Vijayalakshmi too held the state has been report- a review meeting with ing more than 400 Covid- Three senior officials of 19 cases daily since past Greater Hyderabad health and sanitation two days, an overwhelm- Municipal Corporation officials in violation of all ing majority of them from (GHMC) headquarters Covid-19 norms, even within the GHMC limits. near Tank Bund here test- while instructing corpora- These figures have been ed positive for tion staff to focus on the highest since August Coronavirus on Tuesday. improving the health last year. One of them is a deputy of citizens. Surprisingly, on engineer and the other Wednesday, city mayor two assistant engineers headquarters. None Gadwal R. Vijayalakshmi working on the fifth floor else exists in the entire too held a review meeting of the main building. GHMC building, though with health and sanitation The three have been asked thousands of visitors officials in violation of all to isolate themselves at Picture of the sanitiser throng the place for vari- Covid-19 norms, even home. dispenser which is dys- ous works. while instructing corpora- However, staff on the functional at the entrance This has been the state of tion staff to focus on fifth floor had been found of commissioner’s office affairs at the headquar- improving the health of working normally on ters of GHMC, whose citizens. The mayor Wednesday, which is in GHMC commissioner’s responsibility is to keep instructed officials to violation of all Covid-19 office is dysfunctional. the entire state capital ensure hygiene not only in norms. Incidentally, even It has been so since two clean. Such carelessness residential but also com- the sanitiser dispenser months. This is the only is being attributed to three mercial areas and public installed at the entrance of dispenser at GHMC’s of its officials contracting spaces across the city. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 3

SHORT TAKES Only 17,000 doctors in MAN NABBED Pedestrianisation project WITH `1 CRORE state renew registration FOREIGN NOTES turns into white elephant DC CORRESPONDENT ● their practice. QUACKERY IS a DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 major concern and it is The HRDA questioned HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 one of the reasons why the council several times GHMC, Water Board don’t coordinate on `38 cr plan Bizarre as it may sound, about elections but there Central Industrial Security the Telangana State many doctors are not has been no proper Force (CISF) personnel seized MADDY DEEKSHITH | DC opening and end points. Medical Council (TSMC) able to practice in rural response. foreign currency worth `1.03 HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 This came as a double- is not in a position to func- areas. Hence, the HRA moved crore from a passenger at trouble for the civic body tion as expected nor can the High Court demand- Rajiv Gandhi International The since the excavation there be any action of the reasons, the elec- ing elections for various Airport (RGIA) in Pedestrianisation Project would damage cobble- against quacks because tion process has been kept posts in the TSMC. on Wednesday. (CPP) is struggling due to stones worth `50 lakh. the council is unaware of on hold. The court ordered that According to officials, the the failure of two promi- This apart, the electricity the actual figure of regis- We want a new council renewal of doctors’ regis- passenger, Mohammed nent government depart- department has demanded tered doctors in the state. in the state to act against tration must be carried Mustafa, aged about 37, is a ments to coordinate their `33 lakh to identify the Only 17,000 doctors have quackery and take up var- out by March 31 following resident of Hyderabad and work and act in tandem. source point of the duct to renewed their registra- ious issues faced by doc- which they should pre- was supposed to travel to As a result, the works pro- lay the power cables. tion in Telangana while tors of modern medicine.” pare the electoral list. Dubai by IndiGo Airlines. gressed at snail’s pace Laying of fresh cobble- 30,000 are yet to complete Quackery is a major con- Elections have to be com- Head constable Jitender over the past one decade stones near the iconic the process. Because of cern and it is one of the pleted by June 17. Kumar of CISF surveillance and more. structure meant a damage this, elections for the med- reasons why many doc- Dr M. Jhangir from team noticed him acting suspi- The Greater Hyderabad of the order of `1 crore. ical council also cannot be tors are not able to prac- HRDA is writing to doc- ciously while entering the ter- Municipal Corporation After completing the elec- held. tice in rural areas. The tors urging them to renew minal building. Mustafa was and the Hyderabad trical line-laying, the Healthcare Reforms council has the powers to their registrations imme- diverted to a random X-BIS Metropolitan Water HMWS&SB has swung Doctors Association form anti-quackery teams diately. machine point, for a thorough Supply and Sewerage Steel bars set up in and around of Charminar —DC into action to replace the (HRDA) president Dr and crack down on them. The renewal charges are check of his luggage. Board (HMWS&SB) failed 18mm via sewerage lines Mahesh Kumar said: They also have to con- `2,000. “During x-ray screening, Ajit to join hands in the execu- `35 crore CPP works were granite-paving around with 45mm via lines. “There have not been elec- duct continuous medical Dr Jhangir says “This Kumar Yadav, Assistant Sub- tion of the works. The being taken up with joint Charminar at an estimat- Officials said the cost of tions to the council since education programmes to election is crucial as it Inspector of CISF, observed result is that completed funding by the Centre and ed cost of `35 crore. The cobblestones has escalated 2007 as many doctors are update doctors with the will help us address the suspicious images inside his roads and other installa- the state government. CPP work started in 2012. to `1.5 crore. Since the not renewing their regis- latest in medical research issue of quackery, which bag and referred the bag for tions are now dug, in a project drew huge funds It has also installed 125 cobblestones were severe- tration. Citing this as one as this would help them in is a major problem.” physical checking. Upon doing delayed action by the from Centre’s Jawaharlal bollards near the struc- ly damaged, they have to so, foreign currency of vari- HMWS&SB, which is used Nehru National Urban ture and on the Laad lay this afresh. ous countries were found con- to performing such acts Renewal Mission Bazaar, Sardar Mahal (sec- “Though we have inti- cealed inside sweet-boxes,” elsewhere too. (JNNURM) in 2012 of the ond phase), Gulzar Houz mated HMWS&SB to said officials, adding that The corporation has order of `300 crore. and Mecca Masjid (first simultaneously lay sewer Mustafa could not produce any spent about `38 crore to What was done with this phase) roads, all of them lines while we were laying Post lockdown, couples opt valid document for carrying complete the project. money is now being leading to the Charminar, the electrical lines, it did such foreign currency. HMWS&SB waited till undone. at a cost of `2.38 crore. not turn up for the work. then and it now started The project was initiat- The GHMC has As a result, an additional the digging process. “The ed with the aim to reduce initiated the process of burden of `35 crore for quicker settlements GHMC LAUNCHES board remained a mute pollution, ensure uniform demarcating the 50-feet came on the GHMC, a spectator until the comple- signage, remove hoard- radius of the Charminar civic official told Deccan NAVEEN KUMAR | DC 650 MORE SATs tion of the project and is ings, boost conservation edifice as a hawker-free Chronicle. HYDERABAD MARCH 24 now hyperactive, digging efforts, widen roads in zone and it used two- On the flipside, the sew- IN CITY ROADS through the completed ways as to make the four metre-high bollards erage board official said After the lockdown, cou- Ego clashes drive surfaces. It dug up the roads pedestrian- friendly around its boundary. the HMWS&SB could not ples from the city are opt- DC CORRESPONDENT side by and provide an alternative Surprisingly, the corpo- work in tandem because of ing for quicker settle- HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 removing expensive cob- road for the traffic. ration that had construct- a fund crisis during 2018. ments as they are mindful blestones to lay sewer The corporation, in ed a 330-metre under- “There was no budgetary of the uncertainty of life couples apart Around 650 swachh auto tip- lines,” civic officials works over the years, com- ground duct over a decade allocation, so how could in the aftermath of the pers (SATs) hit the city roads noted. pleted the construction of ago to shift the electricity we take up the work,” they pandemic in 2020, say fam- DC CORRESPONDENT ● THE WIFE is coming on Wednesday. The Greater Launched in 2006, the kerbing and footpath and cables, failed to mark the asked. ily court advocates here. HYDERABAD MARCH 24 forward to file divorce Hyderabad Municipal Instead of fighting cases Corporation (GHMC) had of divorce, settlements Ego issues are said to be plea in most of the launched 2,500 in 2015 to pick and alimony for months the major cause of cases and parents are garbage from every house- and years, couples now increase in divorce rates in standing beside their hold. These 2500 vehicles were Spirit of freedom prefer facilitating the set- the city after the lockdown, financially independent allotted to 5,000 informal tlement of the cases with- say advocates from family daughters. If husband waste pickers (one driver and in a matter of a few courts. Also, financially one helper per vehicle), thus weeks. independent women were and wife have good formally integrating them “The parties are much more in numbers when it understanding and with solid waste collection. matured on topics about came to filing divorce blend each other well, Each auto tipper would cover time-saving and uncer- pleas. ego issues can be 600 households. tainty of life. They are The common sign of dis- Besides providing livelihood opting for quicker and turbance in a marriage is solved. to rag-pickers, the initiative early settlement to save an ego-clash. “Couples has increased the collection time, as opposed to the need to maintain the gap file divorce plea in most of efficiency of waste from 3500 usual months or year-long between ego and self- the cases and parents are MT in 2016 to 4500 MT in 2017. battles. In one case, the respect,” said Dr. Mamta supporting them, as the At present 650 more SATs of husband was ready to pay Rajkumar, a consulting women are financially 3.3 cubic metric capacity, two times the amount he psychologist. independent,” said the which can carry 1.5 MT of could afford to pay as “Ego problems between advocate. waste, will be launched on alimony as the wife husband and wife usually Explaining how couples Thursday to cover newly- requested for it, just for arise due to the fear of los- can work on their ego formed areas. saving time and finishing ing control over one’s part- issues, Dr. Rajkumar said The vehicles are provided the case to move on with ner or due to the insecurity it's all about communica- with a partition for their lives,” explained of losing your spouse to tion and understanding. carrying wet and dry waste advocate Anita Shalabh someone else. People do “If husband and wife separately and there is a provi- Jain. not realise that they have have good understanding sion for hazardous waste col- It's a faster and hassle- ego problems and it and blend each other well, lection. The procurement of free mode of divorce. eventually leads to ego issues can be solved. vehicles is under driver-cum- Under this, both parties breakups or divorces,” said You must know your owner scheme in which 10 per file for divorce petitions, the doctor. spouse and how he/she cent of the cost of the vehicle said another advocate. Speaking about divorces reacts in different situa- is borne by the beneficiary, “They are asked to stay in the city, Anita Shalabh tions.” who is a rag-picker. separately for six months. Jain, an advocate from “If you are in a long- The remaining 90 per cent of Even after six months, if , said that term relationship, you the cost is borne by GHMC by they still want to go for- after the lockdown phase, have to give out some- taking finance from Canara Citizens participate in Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav organised at Necklace Road on Wednesday. Chief secretary ward with the divorce, divorce rates have thing of yours. Only then, Bank. Somesh Kumar, DGP Mahender Reddy and police commissioner Anjani Kumar also took part.— DEEPAK DESHPANDE both the parties are called increased. “In all the eight marriage survives. Love before the judge and family courts, cases of has the power to dissolve divorce is granted. In this, divorce, with a reason of ego, so, learn to love and U.S. CONSULATE the entire divorce process ego issues, have understand from where NEW APOLLO can be closed within a increased. It is the wife they come from,” said the WANTS POLICY Gang of 6 Nepali nationals year,” he explained. who is coming forward to doctor. PROGRAMMES CENTRE TO DC CORRESPONDENT UNDERTAKE TS TO COMPLETE HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 SURGERIES held for several burglaries Auto driver held for In a special session hosted by DC CORRESPONDENT lance at jewellery shops in interrogation the accused CREMATORIUMS the Kautilya School of Public DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 the area hoping that the confessed to the crime and Policy, the United States HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 accused might dispose the disclosed the location of running over child BY APRIL 30 Consulate General Hyderabad Rachakonda police stolen ornaments. It prove their associates. insisted on the need for public Apollo Health and nabbed a gang of six effective in nailing the Subsequently a joint DC CORRESPONDENT ● APART FROM seizing Hyderabad, March 24 : diplomacy programmes for Lifestyle Limited has Nepali burglars, includ- accused. team of CCS Malkajgiri HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 the auto involved in the Panchayat Raj Minister the next-gen leaders, and also started a round-the- ing a woman, on Unaware of the trap, the and police pro- accident, police also Errabelli Dayakar Rao spoke on the US-India partner- clock emergency care Wednesday and seized accused walked right into ceeded to the location and Cyberabad police arrest- on Wednesday informed ship in higher education. centre – Apollo Spectra property worth `13 lakh it. While a team, led by B apprehended the other ed an auto driver who, arrested the owner of the the Legislative Assembly The team from the US Hospitals – at from their possession. Nagaraju, Sub-inspector four offenders and recov- under influence of alco- auto that the State Governm- Consulate constituted of in the city. Apart from The police claimed to have at Nacharam police sta- ered 18 tulas gold orna- hol, caused a road acci- over, resulting in the ent has spent over `1800 David Moyer, public affairs dealing with emergen- solved four cases. tion, was scouting the ments, 48 tulas silver dent leading to the death death of nine-year-old crore for the construc- officer; Salil Kader, cies, the multi-speciality The gang mainly stuck area, they found Amar ornaments and net cash of of a nine-year-old kid. Chakali Vishal. tion of crematoriums, cultural affairs adviser; and centre will also under- in Mallapur area where Bahadur and Lil Bahadur `5,330. Apart from seizing the During investigation, dumping yards and segr- Senthil Kumar, cultural affairs take minimally invasive they burgled three houses Kami moving suspicious- The other accused auto involved in the acci- police found that the auto egation sheds in villages assistant. Various topics surgeries. and an electric equipment ly around a jewellery shop includes Ram Bahadur, dent, police also arrested driver did not even possess across Telangana State. such as the new administra- It is stated Apollo manufacturing company. in Mallapur. During frisk- Ashok Karan Singh the owner of the auto. a valid driving license. He said of 12,760 segre- tion’s priorities, consulate Spectra will provide Following the series of ing police found one gold Khane, Vishwa Karma The accident had Police then arrested Ch- gation shed works, operations and public diplo- affordable and person- property offences in necklace in their posses- Sagar, and Janavi all hail- occurred on March 5 near akali Anjaiah, auto rick- which were sanctioned macy programs were dis- alised quality health- Mallapur area of sion, said Rakshitha K ing from Nepal. The value Mirzaguda gate of shaw owner, for hiring out at a cost of `318.99 cussed at the session. The US care to people of Nacharam police station, Murty, DCP Malkajgiri of the property recovered Chevella mandal. Chakali his vehicle to a person who Crore, as many as 12,301 Consulate team also interact- Ameerpet and its neigh- Rachakonda police during a press conference. from them was `13 lakh. Venkatesh, who was at did not possess a license. have been constructed. ed with the faculty and bourhoods. formed special teams to She further said that as All the four were sent to the wheel, was driving Both of driver and He said the remaining staff from Kautilya School The facility was inau- nab the culprits. they did not give proper judicial custody and fur- the auto (AP 28 W 3591) owner have been remand- works would be complet- of Public Policy and gurated by Greater According to their plan, answers, police took them ther investigation is despite being drunk. This ed to judicial custody ed by 30th April, 2021. GITAM. Hyderabad Municipal police intensified surveil- into custody and during underway. led to the auto toppling for 14 days. — INN Speaking at the occasion, Corporation mayor Moyer said, “The strong ties Gadwal Vijayalakshmi. between Telangana in particu- Those present included lar and India in general and advisor to TS govern- FREEZE | FRAME Minister Talasani says movies will screen following Coronavirus guidelines the United States can become ment Anurag Sharma, even stronger through student retired IPS, and Dr. and faculty connections. Sangita Reddy joint We hope more US students managing director, will choose to study in India in Apollo Hospitals Group. Telangana not to close multiplexes, theatres addition to the large number The hospital is backed of Indian students by professional expert- SANJAY SAMUEL precautionary measure and its employees have entertainment and com- 4. 100 per cent occupancy underlined that audiences pursuing degrees in the ise of 155 healthcare pro- PAUL | DC following a surge in cases suffered huge losses mercial value, apart from was allowed only after are not hesitating from United States”. fessionals, including 90 HYDERABAD, MARCH, 24 of Covid-19 in the state. because of the earlier providing employment to March 4. Every theatre is experiencing the movies Sridhar Pabbisetty, founding specialist consultants. “Movie theatres will con- lockdown. “The state gov- people in 24 crafts associ- following all Covid-19 in theatres and multiplex- director, Kautilya School of Telangana government tinue to screen films as ernment had stepped for- ated with film-making ind- safety protocols,” M. es. Recent release “Jathi- Public Policy, said, “This visit ● APOLLO SPECTRA will not shut down movie usual while implementing ward to help movie ustry. The movie exhibiti- Vijayender Reddy, Ratnalu” went house full by our friends from the US will provide affordable theatres or multiplexes, existing Coronavirus industry during its time of on sector in Telangana co- secretary Telangana for the first week and is Consulate is only the first step and personalised quality cinematography minister guidelines,” Yadav crises. Shutting down the- mprises 480 single screen Theatres Association, seeing 60 per cent occu- towards what I perceive as a healthcare to people of Talasani Srinivas Yadav declared. He asked movie atres at this point in theatres and 250 multi- pointed out. pancy during the second, strengthening of ties and a Ameerpet and its neigh- announced on Wednesday. industry not to believe in time will push cinema plexes. He said when rumours he stated. foregrounding of how our Speculation had been rumours about closure of industry into serious diffi- “This assurance given by began doing rounds about Suresh Kondeti, produc- shared commitment to diplo- bourhoods. The facility rife whether the govern- cinemas. culties,” the minister the state government is closure of cinema halls, er and distributor, said, macy, mutual enrichment was inaugurated by ment will keep cinemas Cinema industry pro- remarked. very encouraging for us. cinema industry had got “The government’s deci- through knowledge-based Greater Hyderabad open after it ordered on vides direct and indirect Telugu cinema industry Theatres were allowed to worried. The minister’s sion is appreciable. There exchanges, and relevant Municipal Corporation Monday closure of all edu- employment to thousands is considered one of the function with 50 per cent announcement has come are few good movies ready research partnerships.” mayor. cational institutions as a of people. The industry top ones in India for its occupancy from December like a life saver. He for release,” he added. CITY DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 4

IN BRIEF WAKF BOARD RELEASES `20.17 CRORE Sharmila to hold Farmers, Oppn slam state FOR PAYMENT TO IMAMS AND MUEZZINS DC CORRESPONDENT while amount for six months rally on April 9 HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 has been disbursed to imams Hyderabad: Y. S. Sharmila, and muezzins in Nalgonda, daughter of former chief Telangana Wakf Board on Khammam, Warangal and minister Rajasekhara Reddy govt over ‘failed’ promises Wednesday sanctioned `20.17 Siddipet districts up to and sister of AP Chief crore for payment of hono- February 2021. Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, rarium to imams and Wakf chairman Mohammed has on Wednesday Reopen Nizam Sugar Factory, demand protesting sugarcane farmers muezzins. State government Saleem said the sanctioned announced that she will con- provides `5,000 per month to amount will be disbursed test the next assembly elec- DC CORRESPONDENT 10,000 imams and muezzins in immediately once it is tions in Telangana from HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 all 33 districts of the state. received it from the govern- Paleru constituency in The board has released ment. The remaining amount Khammam district. Opposition parties and remuneration for four will also be released very Addressing a press confer- farmers unions tried to months up to December 2020, soon, he assured. ence here, Sharmila, who is lay siege to the state proposing to launch her assembly on Wednesday, party in Telangana, said her demanding that the TRS new party will work for government fulfill the development of people in promises the party made Telangana. “Like the way late before the elections. Rajasekhara Reddy devel- Tension prevailed at the oped Pulivendula constituen- assembly area and the cy, I hope to ensure all- police deployed heavy round growth in Paleru con- force to control the stituency,” she maintained. agitators. Sharmila said prior to launch Telangana Congress of her party, they will be Committee working pres- Police personnel stop BJP activists outside the state assembly on Wednesday. The party members were holding a huge public meet- ident and former MP, ing in Khammam on April 9. Ponnam Prabhakar and protesting against the state government. (Right) Security personnel detain Congress workers who were hold- senior leader ing an agitation against the TRS government outside the Assembly on Wednesday. — S. SURENDER REDDY Satyam from Karimnagar led the protest march that people on various issues and national secretary S. Kumar from the post of Korutla and Jagapathi FEROZ KHAN started from the Osmania and failed to fulfill the Kumar alleged the chief social welfare secretary Reddy from Jagityal dis- Gate. They reached up to promises he made during minister failed to fulfill as he had “insulted trict alleged that the TRS QUITS CONGRESS, the assembly in private the last assembly poll his promise to do so in Hindu gods”. government did not take vehicles and attempted campaign. the last seven years of this matter seriously and JOINS BJP entry to the legislature his rule. They com- SUGARCANE FARM- said the government sur- complex. The police took BJP SC MORCHA: The plained that Mr Rao used ERS: Meanwhile, sugar- render the factory to the DC CORRESPONDENT them into preventive cus- BJP SC Morcha also held the Dalits to win polls but cane farmers under the Nizam sugarcane farm- HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 tody and sent them to the a protest near the assem- did little for the welfare Rythu Aikya Vedika held ers’ association, which Chikkadapally police sta- bly demanding that a of the marginalised sec- a protest in front of the would run it. The farmer In a shocker for city Congress, tion. Ponnam said Chief statue of Dr BR tions. The Morcha lead- assembly seeking leaders were taken into minority leader Feroz Khan Minister K. Ambedkar be installed at ers demanded that the reopening of the Nizam custody and sent to the joined the Bharatiya Janata Chandrashekar Rao NTR Marg. Morcha state government sack IPS Sugar Factory. Farmers Ramgopalpet police Party in Delhi on Wednesday cheated the Karimnagar president Koppu Bhasha officer RS Praveen Krishna Rao from station. in presence of Telangana BJP affairs in-charge Tarun Chugh and state president . TN NEEDS THIRD TS VACCINATION There were rumours several months ago that Feroz Khan, Congress leader from who contested as Congress POLITICAL FRONT, DATA IS DISMAL, candidate the last State Legislative Assembly elec- SAYS OWAISI SAYS DASOJU tions from Nampally con- Mudhole joins BJP stituency in the city, was join- ATHER MOIN | DC DC CORRESPONDENT ing the saffron party. He had HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 DC CORRESPONDENT observed. HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 then condemned the news. But HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 Telangana MPs the latest development con- AIMIM president Arvind Dharmapuri AICC national firms his long-held intentions. on Congress in Telangana and Soyam Bapu Rao, spokesperson Dr Sravan Feroz Khan is a popular sen- Wednesday expressed received another jolt as MLC Ramchander Rao Dasoju on Wednesday ior person among Muslims in hope that the political senior party leader and and other party leaders criticised Chief Hyderabad. Earlier, he had alliance headed by T.T.V. former MLA of were present on the Minister K. also contested from the Dhinakaran will emerge Mudhole constituency, occasion. Chandrashekar Rao for Hyderabad con- victorious in Tamil Mohan Rao Patil The BJP TS in-charge his negligent attitude stituency. Nadu elections. He said Bhosale, joined said entry of Mohan towards curtailing the his party’s aim was to Mohan Rao Patil Rao, brother of former spread of the deadly ensure the win of those at its headquarters in Bhosale MLA Narayan Rao Coronavirus in the state ADOPT FARM with whom the AIMIM Delhi in presence of TS Patil, into the saffron and wondered how a rich has allied with for the BJP in-charge Tarun as a political party in party will see many state like Telangana has MECHANISATION: polls. Chugh and state presi- Telangana. “This is a other senior Congress such a poor track-record Addressing an election dent Bandi Sanjay shot in the arm of leaders moving to BJP in Covid-19 vaccination. AGRI MINISTER meeting in Vellore, he Kumar. Prime Minister in Telangana. The senior Congress said Tamil Nadu Chugh termed Narendra Modi, whose Recently, senior leader, while referring to DC CORRESPONDENT requires a third political Bhosale’s entry as a big welfare schemes are Congress leader and Centre’s vaccination Precious in the sight of the Lord is the HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 front and criticised the boost for BJP and indi- becoming popular former MLA Kuna data, questioned why death of his faithful servants. Ps 116:15 DMK for what he called cation of how Congress among people across Srisailam Goud had Telangana State had IN FOND MEMORY OF Minister for agriculture S. a lapdog of the BJP. is becoming irrelevant the country,” he joined BJP. restricted itself to admin- Niranjan Reddy on Wednesday “In the Lok Sabha istering just nine lakh said that the state government when I moved amend- doses of vaccine when will soon launch a new scheme ments against the other states are far ahead. to encourage farm mechanisa- Citizens Amendment “Eight states, includ- tion and to address the short- Act, I got only nine votes ing Kerala (25,58,544 age of farm labourers in the and the BJP got 324 votes. PRC is a TRS political doses), MP (26,66,064), DOB: 10-12-1938

state. What stopped DMK and Karnataka (28,46,344), DOD: 21-03-2021 Replying to queries during Congress MPs from sup- West Bengal (41,25,209), Rev. T. SWAMIDAS the Question Hour in the porting my amendments. Gujarat (41,86,828), B.Sc: M.A, B.Ed & BD Legislative Assembly, he said Now they have the cheek UP(46,53,705), Rtd. Sr. Pastor & Principal ploy, alleges Aruna Funeral on 27-03-2021, Saturday the new scheme is being for- to say that we are divid- Maharashtra (47,43,837) mulated to provide modern ing votes in Tamil DC CORRESPONDENT more a bait aimed at April. She also demand- and Rajasthan (47,52,984 Service at 3.00 p.m. Methodist Church, Chapel Road, Hyderabad. Burial at farm equipment to farmers at Nadu,” he said. HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 boosting his party’s sur- ed equal pay for similar doses) account for 60 per 5.00 p.m. Narayanaguda Cemetery. subsidised prices. He said in Tamil Nadu vival prospects by win- work to all contract and cent of the cumulative Inserted by: Sons & Daughters-in-law Daughter & Son-in-law, “Under the new scheme, the as far as Muslims BJP national vice-presi- ning over the trust of outsourcing employees. five crore doses given so Grand Children & Family state government is aiming to minorities are con- dent D.K. Aruna on employees, she said. Aruna said far in the country where- Mob: 8688921680, 9121640654 double farm mechanisation cerned, their population Wednesday stated that Speaking to the media, Chandrashekar Rao’s as Telangana is much (CA-3557) OBITUARY from the existing 45 per cent to is 7% and 11% of worried that the TRS she alleged that the rul- move to increase the lower with 9,93,030 90 per cent over the next three- Muslims are languishing would have no future if ing party had spent `100 retirement age of doses. Chandrashekar four years in order to tackle in jails. Who is responsi- they lose MLC and civic crore on each seat in the employees would be a Rao and K.T. Rama Rao shortage of farm labourers,” ble for this, he asked. body elections, Chief MLC elections. She body-blow to the unem- claim that the state is Niranjan Reddy said. The min- The ratio of dropouts in Minister K. demanded the state gov- ployed people, who were rich. Why is this not ister stated that a cluster-wise Muslims is very high. He Chandrashekar had ernment to release all eagerly waiting for reflected in Covid-19 vac- farm inventory is being pre- asserted that the people wooed the employees arrears that were due to employment notifica- cination?” he asked. pared to identify the needs of of Tamil Nadu want a with the PRC before the employees. She contend- tion. Meanwhile, she He pointed out that the farmers for every 5,000 acres. secular alliance. “We elections. ed that employees would appealed to the people to government was keen on should not only stand to The PRC was not be severely disadvan- strictly follow the Covid running ‘Bar and Beer’ represent the hopes and because of any concern taged if the PRC is protocol as there were shops to squeeze money ETALA: BASTI aspirations which are for the employees but implemented from this fears of a second wave. from the people. Dr. K. M. FAROOQUI mentioned in our consti- Retd. Prof. of Medicine tution of liberty, equali- (Deccan Medical College) and DAWAKHANAS IN 3 Retd. CMO, Abha - KSA, Passed away on ty, fraternity and justice, Tuesday 23rd March, 2021 MORE CITIES SOON but to also ensure the Inserted by: dreams of Anna Periyar Shehla - Irfan, Seema - Kabir, DC CORRESPONDENT and Amma be realized in Centre ignoring TS, says KTR Sulaiman - Zainab and all Grand Children. HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 Tamil Nadu,” he said. DC CORRESPONDENT Telangana government long to set this up in now being assured of the (B/2021/D00143) Basti Dawakhanas, which pro- ● HE SAID in Tamil HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 is making repeated Nizamabad. “A BJP MP turmeric board as an vide free treatment and medi- Nadu as far as Muslims requests and submitting candidate even went to election promise,” Rama cines to the poor and which minorities are con- Industries, IT and representations to the the extent of promising Rao said in the state have received overwhelming cerned, their population municipal minister K.T. Centre seeking nod for the setting up of the assembly on Wednesday. response in GHMC limits, will is 7% and 11% of Rama Rao alleged on various projects and turmeric board and sign- Pointing out that soon be extended to other Muslims are languishing Wednesday that the BJP funds, but the Centre is ing on a bond paper dur- Hyderabad had emerged cities in the state. in jails. Who is responsi- government at the giving such to only the ing the 2019 Lok Saba as the vaccine capital of Health minister Etela Centre was playing poli- states that are set for poll campaigning that he the world, he said diplo- Rajender on Wednesday said ble for this, he asked. tics by announcing new polls. would resign if the board mats from 70 countries that the government has The ratio of dropouts in projects and extending Referring to the setting is not set up. “He won but had recently visited the decided to set up Basti Muslims is very high. He financial assistance to up of the Turmeric the turmeric board did Genome Valley. “This Dawakhanas in Warangal, asserted that the people states that are poll- Board, he said the state not come about even speaks volumes of the Khammam and Karimnagar of Tamil Nadu want a bound. government had been after nearly two years. In importance they attach soon. Replying to queries dur- secular alliance. The minister said the requesting the Centre for the end, Tamil Nadu is to the city.” ing the Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly, Rajender said that 225 Basti Dawakhanas have been estab- ANGRY | MOOD Victims allege Telangana govt failed to extend financial aid lished under GHMC limits. “The Chief Minister has given approval to set up 350 across the state. Of them, 225 are functioning in GHMC lim- Martyrs’ kin to fight N’Sagar polls its. We will soon have them in Birthday Remembrance Warangal, Khammam and DC CORRESPONDENT ployed youth and out- “The families of the Telangana Martyrs demanding the state gov- Our loss was Heaven’s gain* Karimnagar. Some more cities HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 sourcing employees plan remaining 800 martyrs Families’ Forum (TMFF) ernment to issue job noti- “Daddy”, who meant so much, and loved by all he knew. Who left behind a and towns will be covered in a to file nominations en- did not get any help from has demanded that the fications and to protest trail of tears and precious memories too. phased manner,” he said. As many as 400 family masse to press for their the state government. To state government fulfill the increase in retire- And now thats its his special day. Dear He said Basti Dawakhanas members of Telangana demands. protest against this negli- its promises made under ment age limit of angels hear our special prayers Guard him with your gentle wings How much were being set up where there martyrs are planning to Telangana Agitation gence, we have decided to the Telangana employees from 58 to 61 we wish that he could be with us today!!!. is no availability of urban pri- contest the upcoming Martyrs Association field family members of Amaraveerula Path- years. mary healthcare centres Nagarjunasagar Asse- (TAMA) president 400 martyrs in akam. They say this will deny (UPHCs) or at a distance of mbly by-elections to Raghuma Reddy said Nagarjunasagar by-poll TMFF president J. job opportunities for three kilometres from UPHCs. protest against the injus- that the state govern- to raise our issue at the Naresh Naik said that newcomers for the next Rajender said Basti tice meted out to them by ment rendered justice to national-level. We they would come up with three years. Dawakhanas were set up to the state government in families of only 500 of demand all political par- an action plan soon to There are also indica- cover 10,000 population in a extending financial 1,300 martyrs in the past ties to support our candi- seek justice. tions that some contract radius of three kilometres. assistance even after six years. Most families dates, whose family Meanwhile, some and outsourcing employ- B. EARNEST The government is extending more than six years since are yet to receive benefits members sacrificed their unemployed youth from ees, who were sacked Retd. Junior Engineer (S.C.R.) `20,000 aid for procuring medi- the State’s formation and like double-bedroom lives for the cause of various universities in from their jobs, are also International Technical Officials (Athletics) cines and `10,000 for other to raise the issue at the houses, three acres of Telangana state,” he Telangana are also plan- planning to file nomina- Date of Birth: 25.03.1939 operational costs to each hos- national-level. land and `10 lakh com- said. ning to contest in the tions demanding that Promoted to Glory: 07.12.2020 Inserted by: Family Members pital, he added. Similarly, few unem- pensation. Meanwhile, the ensuing by-elections they be reinstated. CITY/AP DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 5

IN BRIEF Paved for vendors TSCHE TO REVIEW AP SEC rules out MPTC, SITUATION WITH VARSITIES ZPTC elections for now From Page 1 Adding to this, TSCHE chair- Ramesh wishes his successor will take up responsibility man Prof. Papi Reddy said they will review the situation DC CORRESPONDENT opportunity to hold India, he ruled out con- issued, it was final under with all universities on when VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 24 MPTC/ZPTC elections as duct of immediate elec- existing election law and the rescheduled examinations it faced several unexpect- tions. terminated all further can be conducted. The state election commis- ed legal challenges. The state election com- inquiries forthwith. Meanwhile, all entrance sioner N. Ramesh Kumar Moreover, he said that as missioner wished that his Moreover, the SEC said examinations like TS-EAM- ruled out any chance to it was a prerequisite to fol- successor would take up that the contestants and CET, TS-ECET 2021 will be resume the adjourned low four weeks of model that responsibility in political parties were open held as per schedule now and elections for MPTC/ZPTC code of conduct and also earnest. to approach the collector there is no discussion over its as his tenure will end by to accord top priority for However, the SEC said and district election postponement, said Prof. Papi March 31. safety of polling staff and that in cases where there authority and submit in Reddy. In an order issued here taking up Covid-19 vacci- was only a single valid writing about their legiti- on Wednesday, he stated nation programme, as nomination after the with- mate grievance so that the that the State Election per observations of drawal deadline and authorities would inquire RECOMMENDATION Commission lost the Election Commission of Form-10 had already been into them. BY CJI BASED With vendors blocking the pavement pedestrians walk on the road in West ON SENIORITY on Wednesday exposing themselves to danger. — GANDHI From Page 1 AP to administer vaccine to 1 cr CJI Bobde recommended Justice Ramana as next Chief What is INSACOG Justice of India going by the principle of seniority — the people in coming month: Jagan From page 1 INSACOG initiated its been found in about 15-20 senior-most judge after the CJI work, 771 variants of con- per cent of samples and succeeding the incumbent CJI DC CORRESPONDENT ● DURING A review sure there is no shortage CM told the officials to The Ministry of Health cerns (VOCs) have been do not match any previ- upon his retirement. VIJAYAWADA, MARCH 24 meeting held on vaccina- of doctors in PHCs. Each select two villages in had established on detected in a total of ously catalogued VOCs, He was appointed as a per- tion, the chief minister mandal should have two every mandal each day December 25 the 10,787 positive samples the ministry pointed out. manent judge of the Andhra The Andhra Pradesh gov- PHCs. Each of these and cover eight villages INSACOG, a grouping of shared by states and UTs.” Added the ministry: Pradesh high court on June 27, ernment would adminis- asked officials to start the should have two physi- per week. Thus, one crore 10 national laboratories, “The analysis of sam- “These have been cate- 2000. He functioned as acting ter Covid-19 vaccination to process in urban areas cians. Similarly, each people could be vaccinated for carrying out genomic ples from Maharashtra gorised as VOCs but Chief Justice of Andhra one crore people in the from March 29 and take mandal should have two in four weeks, covering a sequencing and analysis has revealed that, com- require the same epidemi- Pradesh high court from coming month to contain up a pilot project in rural 104 vehicles with one doc- population of 25 lakh each of circulating Covid-19 pared to December 2020, ological and public health March 10, 2013, to May 20, 2013. pandemic’s spread. Chief areas, limiting it to two tor in each vehicle and week. viruses, and correlating there has been an response of increased He was appointed Chief Minister Jagan Mohan villages a day in each there should be six doc- Covid tests should be epidemiological trends increase in the fraction of testing, comprehensive Justice of Delhi high court in Reddy said on Wednesday mandal for four days a tors in every mandal who conducted through with genomic variants. samples with the E484Q tracking of close contacts, September 2013. that as the election week. should visit every village RTPCR method and all Genomic variants of and L452R mutations,” the prompt isolation of posi- He has participated in sever- process has been complet- thrice every month. existing facilities to treat various viruses are a nat- ministry said. tive cases and contacts as al national and international ed in urban areas, the vac- tion process for MPTC and The CM told officials to Covid-19 patients should ural phenomenon and are Such mutations confer well as treatment as per conferences held in India and cination drive would start ZPTC polls to complete. hire the doctors as per be continued. He said the found in almost all coun- immune escape and National Treatment abroad and submitted papers from Monday. Thereafter, the full atten- requirement and directed medical services to the tries, the ministry said increased infectivity. Protocol by the states and on various topics of legal During a review meeting tion of officials should be the financial department people who call 104 should and added: “Since These mutations have UTs.” importance. held on vaccination, the on vaccination. Officials officials not to be negli- be effective. chief minister asked offi- must involve village and gent in disbursing the The officials said 5,000 ● HE FUNCTIONED as acting cials to start the process in ward secretariats, volun- required funds. beds are ready at present ACTIVISTS: NEED TO DEMARCATE LAKES PROPERLY Chief Justice of Andhra urban areas from March teers, as also Asha and The officials said 3.97 and additional beds will Pradesh high court from 29 and take up a pilot proj- health workers. Officials lakh health and frontline be made available as per From page 1 dumped along the Bum- City-based environmen- March 10, 2013, to May 20, ect in rural areas, limiting must ensure all people are workers, 59.08 lakh people the requirements. They Rukn-Ud-Dowla Lake. The talists like BV Subba Rao 2013. He was appointed Chief it to two villages a day in vaccinated in their respec- who are either over the said the number of cases As it turns out, the report GHMC has removed con- note that to prevent such each mandal for four days tive regions, Jagan said. age of 60, or above 45 with in schools is less and if filed by the TSPCB notes: struction and demolition discrepancies of the full- Justice of Delhi high court in a week. The CM also emphasised comorbidity, are yet to be students are tested posi- “GHMC authorities have waste, which were dum- tank level from taking pl- September 2013. The CM said only six on the Village Doctor con- vaccinated. tive in any school, it will removed municipal solid ped along the Bum-Rukn- ace, the water body must days are left for the elec- cept. They must make As for vaccination, the be closed for three days. waste, which were earlier Ud-Dowla Lake earlier.” be demarcated properly. Govt students at Career Chronicle disadvantage in writing exams From page 1 This is because the syl- labus in private institu- Official sources said that tions was completed by the Tamil Nadu govern- conducting online classes, ment had already while the syllabus in gov- announced the cancella- ernment institutions was tion of SSC and Inter not completed even to the exams, citing corona pan- extent of 50 per cent due to demic, and the Telangana the delay in launching government too is consid- online classes and lack of ering this proposal serious- access to online education l y. to students from disadvan- While ordering closure of taged sections of the socie- all educational institutions t y. from March 24, the state Officials say the current government cited states conditions do not ensure a like Uttar Pradesh, 'level playing field' for gov- Madhya Pradesh, ernment and private stu- Maharashtra, Punjab, dents if public exams are Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, conducted by taking into Chhattisgarh etc to justify consideration just 40 days its decision. of classroom teaching in Officials say if exams are the entire academic year held as scheduled under (2020-21) so far. these circumstances, the Officials say conducting students in government public exams would be pos- schools and junior colleges sible only if the govern- will be worst-hit, while stu- ment permits classroom dents in private institu- teaching at least for SSC tions will have the advan- and Inter students till the tage. April fourth week. DRI seizes 25 kg imported gold DC CORRESPONDENT enquiry, they did not know HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 whom to meet in Hyder- abad yet. Usually, in such Officials of the DRI cases, the mules get a call (Directorate of Revenue about further orders once Intelligence), Hyderabad they reach the destination Zonal Unit, intercepted a city. We are verifying the pick-up truck at Panthangi details,” sources said. toll plaza and seized 25 The said SUV, bearing an kilos of foreign marked 1- Assam registration, had kilo gold bars worth `11.63 travelled more than 2,500 crores of four different Kms all the way from brands. Preliminary inves- Guwahati towards Hyde- tigation reveals that the rabad crossing the poll- smuggled foreign marked bound states of Assam, gold, concealed in the West Bengal Odisha and airbag compartment by the Andhra Pradesh. three men in the car, was Further, on a detailed handed over to them in inspection of the car, 25 Guwahati, Assam to be kilos of foreign marked 1 delivered in Hyderabad. kilo gold bars of four dif- The DRI unit, based on ferent companies, Heareus, specific intelligence, Suisse, Melter Assayer and mounted surveillance on Valcambi, were recovered the Vijayawada-Hyderabad from a specially made cavi- Highway and intercepted ty inside the vehicle. “The an SUV in the early hours gold was ingeniously con- Tuesday at Panthangi Toll cealed in the dashboard Plaza, around 55 kilome- space by removing an air- ters away from Hyderabad, bag meant for the front seat said the officials. passenger and the cavity Sources from the DRI was used for concealment revealed that the three of gold. The cavity was men, all natives of Uttar carefully sealed with the Pradesh, were used as dashboard cover using fevi- mules by a bigger party to stick to avoid any suspi- transfer the gold to cion during road checks,” Hyderabad. “As per our the officials explained. EDIT DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 6

25 MARCH 2021 Shot eligibility expansion Subhani route out of return wave he decision of the Union government to open up the vaccination programme against pandemic Covid-19 further and include all those who are aged 45 years and above is a welcome move as it Tcomes in the nick of time. India is on the verge of a second wave of the pandemic with more than 47,000 people contracting the virus on Tuesday alone. The daily caseload has been hovering above 40,000 for the last couple of weeks. Several states have already gone back to or are con- templating re-introducing lockdown in varying intensities to check the spread of the virus. The government decision comes amid demands made by several state governments to include more categories of the population under it. The Delhi government has demanded that everyone above 18 years be given the jab while Punjab wanted the norms for the second phase where only those above 60 years were eligible for the vaccine be done away with. Its chief minister is particularly worried as 81 per cent samples that under- went genome sequencing from the state The US has showed B117 virus, the UK strain of Covid-19. The government has of late ratcheted up vaccinated 37.83 of the daily numbers in the inoculation pro- LETTERS every hundred gramme, and the number of people who got a people while China’s dose of the vaccine touched 33 lakhs on Halt Covid complacency: PRIVATE TEACHERS number stands Tuesday. This is a commendable achieve- ment compared with the slow progress the The TRS government’s at 5.21 against programme made in the initial phase. The unanimous decision to India’s 3.54 total number of people who have got at least close all educational insti- one dose of the vaccine has become 4.5 crores tutions in the wake of ris- now but only less than 80 lakhs have got both their doses. The percentage Be vigilant, keep all safe of people who have got the vaccine is far too low compared with that in the ing Covid cases is good US and Britain: the US has vaccinated 37.83 of every hundred people while A spike in ple are tired and craving (TS shuts all schools, col- China’s number stands at 5.21 against India’s 3.54. At this rate, India will for normalcy and eco- leges, DC, March 24). take months on end to get a sizeable share of the population inoculated. Patralekha coronavirus cases nomic recovery. This would mean some region or the other being under lockdown or debil- in India would dent But let’s face it — we However, life of private itating restrictions. But the nation cannot afford to keep its economic Chatterjee the green shoots of are in the middle of two teachers will become criti- activity in chains for long. the economic crises — the coron- cal without sufficient It has been one year since Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a recovery as fresh avirus pandemic and the national lockdown to tame the virus and flatten the curve. One year on, Dev 360 one impacting the econ- salaries. I don’t under- India has suffered immensely at the hand of the microorganism. Crores of curbs will kick in to omy. Both intersect. We stand why the government people found it difficult to make ends meet but the governments at the prevent a new have the vaccine. But as doesn’t care about private Centre and in most states offered very little in the form of immediate round this ic; it increased to 23.2 wave from gaining scientists keep remind- teachers as much as gov- relief. Lakhs of people were made to flee their temporary abodes in the time last per cent, an increase of momentum. We ing us, the vaccine does- towns and trek thousands of miles on their way back home, creating one year, Prime 14.5 per cent. The female n’t herald a full stop to ernment teachers. of the most heartrending and shameful episodes of Independent India. One Minister Nar- unemployment rate was must do everything the pandemic just yet. Naresh B. year down the line, India is still the country with the third largest number endra Modi 25.6 per cent before the we can to ensure Nicholas Christakis, a Hyderabad of Covid cases and deaths after the United States and Brazil. Aannounced a nationwide pandemic and went up that does not physician, epidemiolo- There cannot be a repeat of the same this year. The government must fur- lockdown to stop the to 54.7 per cent, an happen. gist, and sociologist at ther strengthen the inoculation programme and at the same time strictly spread of the coron- increase of 29.1 per cent, Yale University, says impose Covid-appropriate protocol across the country. Any laxity on these avirus. Indians were in the same period. The the coronavirus pan- ONE-DAY VICTORY counts will cost the nation heavily. given four hours’ notice average monthly income he used to earn his liv- demic will continue to Swashbuckling batting by Shikhar before the order took of employed persons in ing as a waiter, mostly at affect our lives through Dhawan, K.L. Rahul, effect. “From 12 mid- the city before the pan- weddings. For the last 2021 and beyond. He and Krunal Pandey steered India night tonight, the entire demic was `16,511. It one and half months, he talks about it in detail to magnificent victory at the Pune country will go under a dipped to `15,383, a had been at the shelter. his new book Apollo’s One-Day (Extraodinaire, DC, Lanka: A lost opportunity complete lockdown,” Mr reduction of 6.8 per cent He had no work for the Arrow: The Profound March 24). I am optimistic that Modi said. “To save in the average monthly past year. He was picked and Enduring Impact of India will do well to clinch the n abstaining from the vote on the United Nations Human Right Council India and every Indian, income during October- up by a rescue van and Coronavirus on the Way series against England. resolution against Sri Lanka, India may have been attempting to find a there will be a total ban November last year. brought to the shelter. We Live. Dr Manthena Damodara Chary Ipragmatic balance. But, in not claiming the moral high ground on the on venturing out of your In the past year, on the He had no identity docu- When the virus is sur- Hyderabad issue of human rights violations against Sri Lankan Tamils, the country homes.” The initial whole, the worst-affect- ments. Naresh Kumar rounded by people who lost an opportunity to be the conscience keeping leader of the region. clampdown was for 21 ed sectors have been feared going back to are vaccinated, it has There may have been inhibiting reasons in voting for the resolution like days. construction, food and sleeping in the streets nowhere to go and thus CASTE RESERVATION respect for the territorial integrity of the island nation, but none was so A year on, where are beverages, service activ- once the temporary shel- outbreaks are sup- The theory of caste seemed to work compelling as to impose an ambivalent position on how Sri Lanka tamed we? That question is the ities, education, whole- ter closed down. I won- pressed, he says. Until wonderfully with the superstitious LTTE’s secessionist movement towards the end of the civil war when it big story in our lives. sale and retail trade, ser- der where he is today…. such a state of herd people. It was an effective instru- brazenly carried out executions, including that of the minor son of LTTE Many of us have lost vices to buildings and Even in tony South immunity is reached, ment to dominate and exploit peo- leader V. Prabhakaran. loved ones, jobs, landscape activities, Delhi enclaves, it is not mask wearing, hand ple and keep them ignorant and What the Sri Lankan Army did in the guise watched our savings information service uncommon to find peo- washing with soap and submissive by increasing divi- of winning a war was morally reprehensi- evaporate, been sick activities, land trans- ple in the beauty, well- social distancing will sions among them. It also worked It is clear that India ble. Considering the head of the defence ourselves. Most of us port, security and inves- ness and hospitality have to necessarily as a vote bank. Reservations are chose the path of forces in the war against the rebels that have no choice but to tap tigation activities, industry complaining of remain. meant only to correct historical lesser resistance in ended in May 2009 is now the president of our inner strengths as human health activities getting less than their A lot has changed since injustice against Dalits. Sri Lanka, it is unlikely that the probe, we cope with everyday and wearing apparel salary. They can’t quit 2020. For many, hugging G.R. Narsing Rao joining the abstainers financed with the UN’s US $2.8 million, will challenges in the time of manufacturing. their jobs because there a loved one is a fantasy Secunderabad rather than the 22 get very far. It is clear that India chose the a pandemic. The survey was con- are few new opportuni- with restrictions on nations who voted for path of lesser resistance in joining the It is not a totally bleak ducted last year, and ties in the market. mobility still in place. the resolution and 11, abstainers rather than the 22 nations who picture. Vaccines are arguably things have Though the unemploy- New protocols for health KUDOS TO KCR voted for the resolution and 11, including available now and we improved since then. ment rate is gradually safety have drastically Hats off to KCR for his timely deci- including Pakistan Pakistan and China, voting against. India’s are likely to see a huge But here is the catch, decreasing in the city, changed our everyday sion to select Vani Devi and Palla and China, voting two fundamental considerations of “sup- scale-up in the govern- signs of economic activi- the implementation of a lives in the past year. No Rajeswara Rao as MLCs candi- against. porting the Tamils for equality, justice, dig- ment’s immunisation ty do not necessarily job guarantee scheme is one knows just how long dates and give 30% fitment for nity and peace and ensuring the unity, sta- drive in the coming mean that workers are very much needed to it will take us to bounce Govt Employees, teachers, etc. It bility and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka”, weeks. getting their due wages. revive the national back psychologically, was like killing 2 birds with 1 shot. are in the realm of the pedantic. But alongside, worry- From my personal con- capital’s economy socially and economical- Annapurna Putcha There is no doubt the nearness of April 6 elections in Tamil Nadu influ- ingly, we are also seeing versations with scores of scarred by the coron- ly in the long term. Hyderabad enced the decision to abstain. The perception of New Delhi varies vastly a big surge in Covid-19 people in the informal avirus pandemic. There are still many from that of Tamil Nadu, obviously influenced by the romanticism of a cases in many parts of service sector, I know The survey tells us that uncertainties about the Tamil Eelam, or homeland. The fact remains that New Delhi voted thus the country and a dis- that many are still get- people at the bottom of virus and variants are 50 YEARS AGO IN only with an eye on the Tamil Nadu voter rather than the empathetic first concerting general dis- ting a fraction of their the income hierarchy popping up. principles in favour of a people residing in northern Sri Lanka who are regard for safety proto- former wages and many were among the worst But we know that a discriminated against on the basis of their ethnicity. No Indian on Tamil cols. India’s new Covid- who are without work. affected. Those with no spike in coronavirus can influence the court of post-war events in Sri Lanka. But to remain a 19 cases had peaked at In January this year, I or minimal education cases in India would silent spectator to human rights abuses reflects moral bankruptcy. nearly 100,000 a day in met Naresh Kumar, 55, lost jobs in far greater dent the green shoots of September and had been in one of the “pagoda” numbers than those the economic recovery Defence spending declining steadily until style temporary refuges with a simple diploma. as fresh curbs will kick hiked late last month. in winter in the Bangla This is not just in Delhi in to prevent a new wave DECCAN CHRONICLE Two recent surveys Sahib shelter run by an or India’s big cities. from gaining momen- NEW DELHI, MARCH. 24 give us a sense of just NGO. Mr Kumar told me Across the country, not tum. We must do every- The Finance Minister, Mr. Y.B. KAUSHIK MITTER K. 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he merger of the Jammu Kashmir, nine out of 20 district P.K. Sinha, senior advisor to to the PMO, similarly resigned “for sources say, Mr Pandey drew the and Kashmir cadre into the magistrates are from the state Prime Minister Narendra personal reasons” but was soon ire of Odisha-based IT chief com- UT cadre, among other administrative service. named chairman of the prestigious missioner D.P. Kar, who reportedly things, is meant to address Apparently, no state administra- Modi, quietly put in his Ram temple construction wrote to the Prime Minister T papers but cannot stop the old problem of the acute short- tive service officer has been induct- committee. demanding an inquiry against age of IAS officers in the Union ter- ed into the IAS since 2012, which tongues from wagging. It is Pandey. Dilip Cherian ritory. The erstwhile J&K cadre has only accentuated the problem. being said that Mr Sinha BABU’S MIXED LEGACY Yet, others point out that the had a stipulated strength of 137 IAS While in other parts of the country could be the next lieutenant Economic affairs secretary Tarun same Mr Pandey was among the Dilli Ka Babu officers but currently has merely there is a 37 per cent reserved Bajaj has been given an additional few babus who successfully led 58, of which nine are on Central quota for state service officers, in governor of either Delhi or charge of revenue secretary after three crucial institutions of the deputation. The result is that prac- Kashmir it has become 50 per cent! Puducherry. the retirement of A.B.P. Pandey Modi sarkar — department of rev- tically every IAS officer in the UT The cadre merger, the Centre last month. However, Mr Pandey’s enue, goods and services tax net- is handling several portfolios, hopes, will allow officers in the exit hasn’t been as quiet as he may work and the Unique Identification Will J&K-AGMUT which is not exactly great news for AGMUT cadre to be posted in J&K tongues from wagging. It is being have expected. As soon as he Authority of India (UIDAI). As rev- good governance. and Ladakh, and vice-versa. Until said that the former Cabinet secre- retired, media reports appeared enue secretary, Mr Pandey led sig- The problem has lingered for sev- that happens it is the state service tary is being primed for another around the lack of progress nificant tax reforms undertaken by cadre merger solve eral years, with the result that offi- babus who will continue to hold role by Mr Modi. Among the theo- in filling more than 400 vacancies the government. The detractors cers of the Kashmir Admin- most of the administrative posi- ries doing the rounds, it is being of income tax commissioners and waited for the man to retire before istrative Service have long been tions in the Union territory. speculated that Mr Sinha could be others, some of which have raising issues that troubled them Valley’s problem of handling posts reserved for IAS the next lieutenant governor of been hanging fire since 2019. during his tenure. officers, without being promoted to A HIGH-PROFILE EXIT either Delhi or Puducherry. It was somehow hinted that Mr the IAS. For instance, the post of P.K. Sinha, senior advisor to Prime This may not be without prece- Pandey did not do enough during Share a babu experience! Follow district magistrate (DM) can only Minister Narendra Modi, quietly dent. Recall 2019 when Nripendra his stint as revenue secretary [email protected]. Let’s sparse governance? be filled by an IAS officer, but in put in his papers but cannot stop Misra, the then principal secretary to fill these vacancies. Further, multiply the effect. NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 7

IN BRIEF SHIVRAJ CALLS EMERGENCY MEET AS MP With 5,185 Covid-19 cases, RECORDS YEAR’S HIGHEST ONE-DAY RISE Nuns attacked DC CORRESPONDENT tally of cases to 2,78,577. BHOPAL, MARCH 24 On December 9, positive in Jhansi cases in the state had Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Madhya Pradesh recorded dropped to 495. Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Mumbai reports new high year’s highest single-day However, cases increased Wednesday urged Union spike in Coronavirus posi- on March 17 when the state home minister Amit Shah to tive cases on Monday prod- recorded 832. “We are very take strict action against the Maha minister Munde contracts Coronavirus for second time ding Chief Minister Shivraj much concerned over the persons who attacked nuns Singh Chouhan to convene resurgence of cases. I have in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh. Mumbai, March 24: an emergency high level taken stock of the situation. In a letter to Shah, Pinarayi Mumbai on Wednesday meeting late in the evening I have convened a high level said the attack was carried reported its highest one- Cases in Odisha to review the situation and official meeting to review out while the nuns were day rise in Covid-19 cases roll out fresh measures to the situation again before travelling by a train. He said so far with 5,185 new contain the epidemic. declaring some tough meas- the Bajrang Dal activists and infections coming to The state has reported ures to break the chain”, Jhansi police had attacked light, said the Bri- continue to surge 1,712 positive cases in the Chouhan said on the nuns. They were forcibly hanmumbai Municipal last 24 hours, taking the Wednesday. ejected from the train. Desp- Corporation. It took the DC CORRESPONDENT from the disease so far, ite producing the identity caseload in the country’s BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 24 said the state informa- cards, the police did not financial capital to tion and public relations release them. It was only af- 3,74,611, the civic body Covid-19 single-day spike department. ter intervention from a high said. With six deaths, the in Odisha continued to Of the 170 positives level that they were released fatality count stood at breach the 100-mark for reported on Wednesday, from the police station at 11 11,606. On the other hand, the fifth time in the last 99 were detected in quar- pm. Vijayan said the action 2,088 persons were dis- six days when 170 people antine centres while the of Bajrang Dal and Jhansi charged from hospitals, tested positive for the rest 71 are local transmis- police had brought a bad taking the tally of recov- virus on Wednesday. sion cases. name to the country and the eries to 3,31,322. An artist makes a mural of Monalisa in Mumbai on Nuapada in western Reports from Puri said tradition of religious toler- There are 30,760 active Wednesday with a theme to spread awareness to Odisha which had report- that in view of recent ance. He said the attack patients, the BMC said. wear masks in view of rising Covid-19 cases. — PTI ed four positive cases on spike in Covid-19 cases, should be viewed seriously The growth rate of the Tuesday witnessed the Shri Jagannath Temple and the central government viral infection between February 14 to March 23 were added in the state, maximum surge with 27 Administration (SJTA) should condemn the incident March 17 and 23 in the was three times that taking the caseload to people testing positive in was contemplating to in no uncertain terms. city was 0.79 per cent recorded in the previous 25,33,026. the last 24 hours. restrict entry of devotees while recovery rate was four months, data shows. Meanwhile, Mah- However, the death toll inside Srimandir, Lord 90 per cent, it said. After a steady decline arashtra Minister due to Coronavirus rema- Jagannath’s temple, once There are 39 active con- since October, the new Dhananjay Munde said ined unchanged at 1,919 in every week. 3 COW VIGILANTES tainment zones which cases surged noticeably he had tested positive for as no fatalities have been Sources said the restric- include slums and chawls since February 14. On Coronavirus on Tuesday, reported since Monday. tion on devotees’ entry INJURED IN FIGHT while 432 buildings have March 20, Maharashtra adding that his health With the inclusion of inside the centuries-old been sealed so far after reported over 30,000 new was fine. This is the sec- Wednesday’s figures, the temple might be imposed WITH SMUGGLERS patients were found cases, the highest since ond time the state minis- total infections in the on every Sunday from there. the pandemic began. ter for social justice is state went up to 3,39,246. next week, as it used to be AKSHAYA KUMAR The rate of increase in Between February 14 contracting Covid-19, the Odisha now has 1,008 after reopening of the SAHOO | DC Coronavirus cases in and March 23, in the span first being in June last active cases while 3,36,266 temple in December last BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 24 Maharashtra between of 37 days, 4,68,748 cases year. — PTI patients have recovered year.

Three cow vigilantes were seriously injured as they were allegedly attacked by cattle smugglers on National High- way 16 in Bhadrak district on Modi to begin 2-day Wednesday. The injured were admitted to the Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital in critical conditions. B’desh visit tomorrow According to reports, a team of cow vigilantes under the SRIDHAR also said that the people Mujibur Rahman at banner of Go Surakhya Samiti KUMARASWAMI | DC to people ties between Tungipara in Gopalganj was trying to intercept three NEW DELHI, MARCH 24 the two nations would be district. trucks in which over 300 cattle the ‘highlight’ of the Prime Minister Modi were being transported illegal- Prime Minister visit, and added that will also visit places of ly. However, the smugglers lau- Narendra Modi will cooperation on security “cultural importance” at nched attacks on the vigilan- begin his two-day visit to and defence, culture, Satkhira in western tes with sharp edged weapons, Bangladesh from March health, border develop- Bangladesh (a famous sticks and stones, leaving thr- 26. The Prime Minister ment and start-ups Goddess Kali Temple) ee of them injured. “We were will be the guest of hon- would all be discussed and Orakhandi (a informed by some local people our at the National Day during the visit. Vaishnavite Temple that that some cow smugglers were programme of He also said that is sacred to the Hindu carrying cattle in container Bangladesh, celebrated the Indian commitment Matua community). trucks. The workers of Go on March 26, with both to conclude an agree- Incidentally, the Hindu Surakhya Samiti chased the countries focusing on ment for sharing of the Matua community is trucks and informed the police “preservation of the Teesta river waters reportedly present in about the same. On the way at spirit of 1971” and hon- remained. considerable numbers in Ranital near Bhadrak town, ouring the Bangladesh Modi will deliver an West Bengal that goes to the smugglers started throwi- freedom struggle for address at the National the polls shortly. ng stones in order to stop us. “independence from Parade Ground at Dhaka It may be recalled that They also attacked us with sh- Pakistan and the oppres- during the National Day Bangladesh is celebrat- arp edged weapons and sticks sion it represented”, ceremony on Friday and ing 50 years of its exis- and injured three of us badly,” foreign secretary Harsh will later hold talks with tence this year and both said Rabindra Das, a member Vardhan Shringla his Bangladesh counter- countries are also cele- of Go Surakhya Samiti. said on Wednesday at a part Sheikh Hasina, brating 50 years of While Bhadrak police seized special ministry of with the two leaders establishment of diplo- two trucks from the spot with external affairs (MEA) expected to discuss the matic relations with the help of the vigilantes, the briefing. entire gamut of bilateral each other this year. smugglers managed to flee He added that during ties that will be followed The Indian armed with another truck. “Around the visit, both countries by several “announce- forces’ victory over 10-12 smugglers attacked me will also ink a “range of ments” to strengthen it. Pakistan in the war in when we were trying to stop agreements” in areas During the visit, Prime December, 1971, had led them. They thrashed me seri- such as trade, oceanog- Minister Modi will also to the liberation of the ously,” said another Go raphy and disaster man- be visiting the mau- erstwhile East Pakistan Surakhya Samiti member, agement. soleum of the founder and the birth of Hemant Baisakh. The top ministry of of Bangladesh Bangladesh as an external affairs official “Bangabandhu” Sheikh Independent nation. MP: 62-yr-old kidnapped, raped by youth RABINDRA NATH CHOUDHURY | DC BHOPAL, MARCH 24

A 62-year-old woman was abducted at knife point by a youth in Gwalior and raped repeatedly on Tuesday night and later abandoned at the crime spot, police said. The incident took place near Bhagabanpur village on the outskirts of Gwalior city. Local villagers found the victim lying in an unconscious state on the hilltop near the village on Wednesday morning and alerted the police. A police team led by local city superintendent of police Atmaram Sharma rushed to the spot and made arrangements for admission of the victim in the government hospital in Gwalior. The victim’s condition was stated to be critical. The woman narrated the inci- dent to the police leading to the arrest of the accused. According to the police, the victim was working as a cook in the eatery owned by the accused, identified as Kallu Pal (28). The accused called her to his eatery late on Tuesday night and then took her to the nearby hilltop at knife point where he allegedly repeatedly raped her the whole night. The accused stabbed her in the stomach and hands when she resis- ted. The victim later became unconscious. The accused abandoned her thinking that she was dead and fled the spot in the morning by hiring an auto-rickshaw. The accused also allegedly ran the auto-rickshaw over her, crushing both her toes, police quoting the victim said. Police launched a manhunt for the driv- er of the auto-rickshaw. ● LOCAL VILLAGERS found the victim lying in an unconscious state on the hill- top near the village on Wednesday morning and alerted the police. A police team rushed to the spot and admitted the victim to the hospital in Gwalior. NATION DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 8

SHORT TAKES EC TRANSFERS BJP MANIFESTO EC FILES FIR COIMBATORE PROMISES LAW AGAINST BJP COLLECTOR, TOP AGAINST LOVE CANDIDATE POLICE OFFICER JIHAD IN KERALA G. BABU JAYAKUMAR & GILVESTER DC CORRESPONDENT D. SEKAR | DC ASSARY I DC GUWAHATI, MARCH 24 CHENNAI, MARCH 24 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 24 The Election Commission (EC) Cracking the whip, the has filed an FIR against BJP Election Commission of The BJP which is mak- candidate in Assam for his India suddenly trans- ing an all out effort to remarks on beef during an ferred the Coimbatore improve its electoral election meeting. The FIR has District Election Officer prospects in Kerala, got been lodged at the Gauripur and Collector, K. a boost on Wednesday police station in Western Rajamani, and Coimb- with the participation of Assam’s Dhubri district. atore Commissioner of union home minister BJP candidate Banendra Police Sumit Sharan to Amit Shah in road Kumar Mushahary, who is con- non-election posts on shows and election meet- testing from Gauripur, claimed Wednesday and ordered ings. that beef is the “national dish the Chief Secretary to The BJP which had of India”. In an obvious bid to report compliance by just a lone member in appease the minority voters he noon. the 140 assembly in made this remark at an elec- S. Nagarajan would Kerala is hopeful of tion meeting in a Muslim-dom- take over as the doing better this time inated area of the district. Collector and Davidson though various opinion “How can anyone ban beef ? It Devasirvatham as the polls have predicted just is the national dish of India,” Commissioner, the ECI one to three seats for the he said at the meeting. order said, adding that party. “We will perform Contrary to frequent cam- the decision was taken in a much better way in paigns of the saffron party to ‘on the basis of various Kerala in the coming ban beef across the country, he input received.’ elections. The people of went on saying, “The beef is It is alleged that the Kerala are fed up with an international dish and two officers were close the corruption of LDF “educated Muslims in the to a State Minister that and UDF. They are des- rural areas of Assam should gave rise to many com- perately looking for an understand that no one can plaints of partiality that alternative. The BJP ban the sale of beef in Assam were forwarded to the A BJP supporter holds party flag during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election campaign rally ahead of the Assam Assembly polls at Sipajhar in will provide them the or anywhere in India.” Election Commission. Darrang district on Wednesday. — PTI alternative,” union Mushahary, a veteran politi- In another crackdown, home minister Mr Amit cian, joined the BJP in authorities seized `1 Shah told mediapersons December 2020. He was first crore cash hidden in the on the sidelines of his elected to the Assam Toyota-Innova MUV dis- roadshow in Tripun- Legislative Assembly in 1996 playing a MLA sticker ithura in Ernakulam as an independent candidate on the windscreen. The district. from Gauripur in Dhubri dis- sticker had been issued Mr Shah put five ques- trict. for Musiri AIADMK Cong’s Mahajut is a ‘Maha tions to the chief minis- In 2011, he was elected as an MLA M Selavaraj. ter in connection with AGP candidate from Gauripur. The vehicle, when it the gold smuggling case Later, he joined the Bodoland was stopped at the which included: was People’s Front (BPF) and was Petavaithalai check post your principal secretary elected as an MLA for the third near Trichy, had three jhooth’, says PM in Assam not involved in gold time. occupants other than the smuggling and money Meanwhile, BJP workers in driver. laundering? Didn’t you the districts have expressed All the three men, said Cong did nothing for tea workers when they were in power: Modi pay 3.5 lakh salary to the deep anguish over to be AIADMK party accused ? Didn't the Mushahary’s remarks and functionaries, reported- MANOJ ANAND | DC main accused travel on demanded an unconditional ly told the police that GUWAHATI, MARCH 24 government expense? apology for his remark. they were not aware of Didn’t the principal sec- the currency bundles Prime Minister Narendra BJP leader’s ‘wear Bermudas’ retary call up to save the inside the car. Modi on Wednesday accused? Didn’t you BJP WORKER The seized cash was accused the Congress of apply pressure on taken to the office of the making false promises to Customs? FOUND DEAD IN returning officer in the people of Assam. In the last elections the Srirangam at midnight Coming down heavily on remarks distasteful: O’Brien BJP-led NDA had COOCHBEHAR and it took two hours for the Congress-led grand secured nearly 15 per- the officials to count the alliance - Mahajut (grand New Delhi, March 24: ● A VIDEO clip of Ghosh does not mean that they seen stating at an election cent of the votes. It man- RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC `500 bundles using cash alliance), Prime Minister Trinamool Congress MP apparently suggesting are political enemies. meeting in Purulia on aged to retain the same KOLKATA, MARCH 24 counting machines. The while addressing a public Derek O’Brien on Mamata Banerjee should “...so what if there are Monday that after the cast percentage of vote even money was handed over meeting at Bihpuria said Wednesday condemned as wear Bermuda shorts to political differences...we was taken off and the foot in the local bodies poll Close on the heels of a boy’s to the Income-Tax that it’s not Congress’ “distasteful” BJP leader have major differences on was bandaged, she is dis- held in December. death in a crude bomb blast department, which Mahajut but it’s Congress Dilip Ghosh’s purported display her injured leg has ideology. I respect Ma’am playing the leg to every- In a bid to improve its pre poll violence claimed would take up the inves- party’s ‘Maha jhooth’ remarks against the West triggered a controversy. and every other MP. They one. vote share and convert another life in West Bengal as tigation of the case since (Biggest lie). Bengal chief minister sug- While no one was named are our political rivals. We “...she is wearing saree the votes into seats, the a BJP worker was found dead the seized currency “A Maha jhooth that gesting that she should in the purported speech are not political ene- with one leg covered but BJP had made an under mysterious circum- exceeded `50 lakh. guarantees illegal immi- wear Bermuda shorts to by Ghosh, most commen- mies...,” he said referring kept another open for attempt to reach out to stances at Dinhata in Another Income-Tax grants in Satras, display her injured leg, tators took the comments to Finance Minister viewing. Haven’t seen any- the Christian communi- Coochbehar of North Bengal. raid in Chennai on Namghar, National Parks, and said such comments to be directed at Nirmala Sitharaman. one draping a saree in ty. The party has even The deceased, Amit Sarkar, Wednesday made a mahajhooth which guar- were “not acceptable” in Banerjee. A video clip of Ghosh such a way.... If she has to given tickets to was the Dinhata Town Mondal tongues wag about the antees poaching and cor- politics. apparently suggesting display her leg for view- Christians this time president of the party. He was possibility of the ruption. It is a maha- Participating in a debate wear Bermuda shorts,” West Bengal Chief ing, she can very well hoping to make some found hanging by a rope tied authorities trying to fig- jhooth, who for their own on the Finance Bill in the Trinamool MP said. Minister Mamata wear Bermuda shorts. dent in the Christian around his neck at the veran- ure out a possible money sake, can defame Assam's Rajya Sabha, O’Brien said He said the statement Banerjee should wear That will help to have a belt of Central dah of a state-run veterinary distribution channel for pride and even tea in the his party condemns this was made by a parliamen- Bermuda shorts to display better view,” the BJP MP Travancore. However, hospital and his feet almost a political party. The whole world,” said Mr kind of remarks against tarian who is a state presi- her injured leg has trig- was purportedly heard the attempts to woo the touching the ground on raids were at the houses Modi. anyone. dent of the BJP. gered a controversy. stating. Christian community Wednesday morning. Angry and offices of a railway Speaking about the “There is decency, there “This is not acceptable While no one was named Taking part in the debate received a setback fol- BJP workers initially stopped union leader and his promises made by the is courtesy which we in politics. This was said in the purported speech by on the Finance Bill, lowing an attack on the the police from taking away son. Congress to improve the always try to extend. by an MP and state presi- Ghosh, known for his con- O’Brien targeted the nuns in Jhansi who the body for post-mortem. When the I-T sleuths condition of tea workers, Doesn’t matter man, dent of the BJP. We con- troversial comments, most Centre over the Beti Bac- were travelling by train. BJP MP Nishith Pramanik, tried to storm into the Mr Modi said that the woman... So I am little dis- demn this kind of remarks commentators took the hao, Beti Padhao scheme. Meanwhile, Union contesting from Dinhata, house of Prakash, son of Congress did nothing for turbed...most distasteful against anyone,” the comments to be directed at “It is bad, poor and pathet- minister Prakash alleged that the TMC goons Southern Railway those working in the tea statement was made about leader said. Banerjee. ic governance when 60 per Javadekar on first killed Sarkar and then Mazdoor Union long gardens when the party a woman saying that she He said there may be In the video, the veracity cent funds of the scheme Wednesday released the hanged the body to pass it as a time general secretary, was in power. “In 15 years should not wear a saree political differences of which could not be con- are spent on advertising,” NDA manifesto for case of suicide. N. Kanniah, in the regime, they could not anymore but she should among parties but that firmed by PTI, Ghosh was he said. — PTI Kerala elections. Pointing fingers at TMC morning they faced hike the tea workers The BJP promised to MLA and his rival candidate resistance. Police rein- wages above Rs 100,” he bring in a law to curb Udayan Guha, he demanded a forcements were requisi- said. dens,” said Mr Modi. crimination against He claimed that those illegal infiltrators.” love Jihad, an exclusive CBI probe into the case. tioned and the officials He alleged that Congress The BJP leader said that indigenous people of ‘Satras’ and ‘Namghars’ of He said that Lakhimpur law for protecting the gained entry into the never worked for the uplift Congress can do anything Assam, is asking people to Assam were captured by is famous for Bao Dhan rituals and customs of house. Soon, I-T officials of tea garden workers for votes. hand over Assam to them illegal immigrants during (Red Rice) and under Sabarimala temple, six ORDER ON were at the house of while the NDA govern- “Today, Congress’ hand again. I have come to wake Congress rule, are now ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat free LPG cylinders to the Kanniah and offices of ment has increased and is with those who are set you up. Congress has its free from encroachments Abhiyan’, the BJP govern- BPL families every year, ELECTORAL the SRMU and that of doubled their wages. to destroy the identity of hands with such people, and even Assam's pride - ment is working to take social welfare pensions Prakash, who own IT “Immediately after com- Assam. Congress can do whose objective is to Kaziranga has been freed this rice to the world. to be raised to `3,500. BONDS RESERVED companies. Kanniah is ing to power, we will work anything for votes. They destroy the identity of from the clutches of The Prime Minister also It may be noted that also the head of Railway extensively to make their can stand with anyone and Assam. Will you let this Congress and its cronies. claimed that the BJP has Prime Minister Employees Urban Bank. life better. The NDA gov- can even betray anyone,” happen? Will you let your Referring to the illegal built eight medical col- Narendra Modi is sched- PARMOD KUMAR | DC Though a union leader, ernment is committed to he alleged. culture and tradition be migrants, he said, “Indo- leges in the last five years uled to address five pub- NEW DELHI, MARCH 24 he is known for his providing a dignified life “The Congress, which destroyed?,” said the Bangla Border in Dhubri besides constructing lic meetings in Kerala ostentatious lifestyle. to the women of tea gar- has been a symbol of dis- Prime Minister. is now sealed, to tackle roads and bridges. next week. The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) VITAL | INVESTIGATION ATS hands over two accused and case papers to NIA seeking stay of the opening any further window for sale of RS approves fresh electoral bonds from April 1 ahead of the ongoing Assembly elections in five UAPA invoked in Ambani case states. Delhi L-G Bill Reserving the order, a bench SHAHAB ANSARI | DC tions. The NIA has added Ambani's residence which headed by Chief Justice MUMBAI, MARCH 24 section 16 (Punishment for the NIA is investigating. New Delhi, March 24: before the passage of the Sharad A. Bobde and also com- terrorist act) and 18 The ATS had contended The Rajya Sabha on bill, the Congress too prising Justice A S Bopanna National Investigation (Punishment for conspira- that the plea of NIA is not SC: Allegations Wednesday approved the walked out. and Justice V Agency on Wednesday cy) of the UAPA Act maintainable because Bill giving primacy to Earlier, Rajya Sabha Ramsubramanian, however, invoked Unlawful against suspended API they have not received any Delhi’s Lieutenant witnessed uproar by expressed concerns over the Activities (Prevention) Waze. directions from the state Governor (L-G) over the Opposition members who possible misuse of bonds and Act against suspended Chief judicial magis- government for handing elected government after termed the Bill as asked the Centre to examine it. Mumbai Police officer trate P.P. Ingale on over the case. ‘very serious’ high drama in the House “unconstitutional” and “If a political party gets Rs Sachin Waze. The Wednesday directed the After hearing arguments that saw uproar by the demanded that it be sent 100 crore worth bonds what is Maharashtra ATS also state Anti Terrorism the magistrate Ingale SHAHAB ANSARI | DC practices of Maharashtra Opposition and a walkout to a Select Committee for the control over the use of handed over the two Squad (ATS) to hand over observed, “It appears that MUMBAI, MARCH 24 Home Minister Anil by MPs of parties like the scrutiny. The upper house these bonds for illegal activi- accused and the case all relevant documents, the investigation of this Deshmukh. BJD, SP, Congress and the also witnessed two brief ties or purposes outside politi- papers of Mansukh Hiran case records, material etc ATS Crime no 12/2021, is Former Mumbai police Even though the court YSR-Congress. adjournments. The mem- cal agenda,” the court asked in murder case to the NIA related to Mansukh Hiran transferred to the NIA by commissioner Param Bir noted that, “No doubt the The Government of bers of the BJD, SP and a poser to the government. after a court order. The case to the National the Central Government Singh will move the matter is quite serious National Capital the YSR-Congress also The court asked Attorney NIA had approached the Investigation Agency as per order dated Bombay High Court affecting administration Territory of Delhi walked out of the House. General K.K.Venugopal that court saying that despite (NIA). The court passed 20/03/2021 as per section 8 against state home minis- at large. It appears lot of (Amendment) Bill, 2021 Replying to the debate, they would like the govern- Central government trans- this order on an applica- of the NIA Act.” ter Anil Deshmukh after material has come in pub- that seeks to make it clear Union Minister of State ment to look into the angle of ferring Hiren murder case tion filed by NIA com- She also said that the fact the SC termed his allega- lic domain due to per- that the “government” in for Home Affairs G misuse of the funds coming to NIA the ATS is not plaining about ATS not is communicated to the tions against the minister sonas falling apart.” Delhi means the Kishan Reddy sought to through electoral bonds. handing over the case doc- handing over the Hiran Director General of “very serious” and told However, it asked two “Lieutenant Governor” dispel the concerns of the The Attorney General how- uments to them. murder case to them in Police, Mumbai and a copy him to approach the HC questions to the petition- was passed by Lok Sabha opposition members say- ever, said after the electoral Under this stringent spite of the Central gov- of this letter is also first. er. The bench asked why a on March 22. ing the amendments in bonds scheme was launched in UAPA law, the investigat- ernment transferring the received by the ATS office. A division bench of jus- petition has been filed The legislation was the Act would create a 2018, black money in election ing agency can avail police case to the NIA. All these facts are admit- tice Sanjay Kishan Kaul before Supreme Court passed in Rajya Sabha by sound government mech- funding has been kept under custody of an accused up Additional Solicitor ted by the investigating and Justice Subhash under Article 32 rather a voice vote on anism in the NCT of check as no cash is collected. to 30 days and also the General Anil Singh on officer of the ATS. With Reddy of the Apex Court than a petition under Wednesday. However, a Delhi. He said it will These bonds can be purchased probe agency can get an behalf of NIA had con- these observations the on Wednesday asked for- Article 226 before the HC. division was sought by improve equity and inclu- only through cheque or extension of 90 days to file tended that the Central magistrate directed the mer Mumbai Police chief The Court also asked him the Opposition when the siveness. The amendment Demand Draft, he said. a charge sheet (additional government directed the ATS not to proceed with Param Bir Singh to as to why Anil Deshmukh, government moved the will lead to transparency The court was hearing a peti- to the usual 90 days). NIA to take up this mur- the investigation and to approach the Bombay the person against whom bill for consideration. and clarity in governance tion by the ADR seeking to Securing bail will also be der case because it is con- forthwith transmit rele- High Court with his plea they have made serious During voting, 83 mem- in NCT Delhi and stall the sale of fresh electoral much more tough in com- nected to the bomb scare vant documents and seeking CBI investigation allegations hasn’t even bers were in favour while enhance public accounta- bonds starting from April 1. parison with other sec- near industrialist Mukesh records to the NIA. in the alleged corrupt mal- been impleaded as a party. 45 opposed the Bill. Just bility, he added. — PTI WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 9

SHORT TAKES DUBAI’S DY Myanmar releases hundreds Cargo ship RULER PASSES AWAY AT 75 It is first gesture by the military to try to placate the protest movement turns sideways, Yangon, March 24: Hun- Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin dreds of people imprison- Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ed for protesting last mon- blocks Suez ruler of Dubai and the finance th's coup were released minister of the United Arab Wednesday in the first ap- Dubai, March 24: A Suez Canal from the Red Emirates, has died, his brother parent gesture by the mili- cargo container ship th- Sea but none of its conta- said on Wednesday. He was 75. tary to try to placate the at's among the largest in iners had sunk. Sheikh Hamdan served as protest movement. the world has turned side- A Egyptian official, who deputy leader of Dubai under Witnesses outside Insein ways and blocked all traf- spoke to the AP on condi- his brother, Sheikh Moham- Prison in Yangon saw bus- fic in Egypt's Suez Canal, tion of anonymity as he med bin Rashid Al Maktoum, loads of mostly young peo- officials said Wednesday, wasn't authorized to brief the hereditary ruler of the ple, looking happy with threatening to disrupt a journalists similarly bla- city-state who also serves as some flashing the three- global shipping system med a strong wind in the prime minister and vice presi- finger gesture of defiance already strained by the area for the incident. Egy- dent of the UAE. Emirati offi- adopted by the protest mo- coronavirus pandemic. ptian forecasters said cials announced his death wi- vement. State-run TV said The MV Evergreen, a high winds and a sandst- thout specifying the cause. Sh- a total of 628 were freed. Panama-flagged contain- orm plagued the area Tu- eikh Hamdan had been in poor The prisoners appear to er ship that carries trade esday, with winds gusting health for several months. be the hundreds of stude- between Asia and Europe, as much as 50 kph (31 nts detained in early Mar- became grounded Tuesd- mph). “All crew are safe ch while demonstrating ay in the narrow, man- and accounted for,” said VIRGINIA GOV. TO against the Feb. 1 coup made waterway dividing Bernhard Schulte Shipm- that ousted the elected go- continental Africa from anagement, which mana- SIGN LAW ENDING vernment of Aung San the Sinai Peninsula. It ges the ship. Suu Kyi. One lawyer, spea- wasn't immediately clear “There have been no DEATH PENALTY king on condition of anon- what caused it to turn reports of injuries or pol- ymity because she doesn't sideways in the canal. lution.” The Evergreen's Jarratt (US): Governor Ralph want attention from the GAC, a global shipping bow was touching the ca- Northam is set to sign historic authorities, said all those and logistics company, nal's eastern wall, while legislation that will put an end released were arrested on described the ship as suf- its stern looked lodged to the death penalty in March 3. She said only 55 fering “a blackout while against its western wall, Virginia, a state with a long people detained in connec- transiting in a northerly according to satellite data and prolific history of carry- tion with the protests rem- direction,” without elabo- from MarineTraffic.com. ing out executions. ained in the prison, and it AP journalist Thein Zaw waves outside Insein prison after his release Wednesday, in Yangon, Myanmar. — AP/PTI rating. Evergreen Marine Several tug boats surrou- Northam scheduled a tour on is likely they will all face Corp., a major Taiwan- nded the ship, likely atte- Wednesday of the death cham- charges under Section It also says that as of The extent of the strike movement's fallen heroes, tims on Tuesday. based shipping company mpting to push it the rig- ber at the Greensville Corr- 505(A) of the Penal Code, Tuesday, it had verified was difficult to gauge, but to recharge protesters' en- The Assistance Associat- that operates the ship, ht way, the data showed. ection Center, then planned to which carries a penalty of arrest or charges against social media users posted ergy and to contradict the ion for Political Prisoners said in a statement pro- An image in Instagram sign the landmark legislation up to three years in pris- 2,812 people, of whom photos from cities and junta's claims that “every- included her in its list of vided to The Associated by a user on another wait- abolishing the death penalty. on. Myanmar's Assistance 2,418 remain in custody or towns showing streets em- thing is back to normal.” fatalities. “Khin Myo Chit Press that the ship had ing cargo ship appeared The legislation marks a dra- Association for Political with outstanding charges. pty of activity save for the The new tactic was empl- was shot in the abdomen been overcome by strong to show it wedged across matic shift in a state that has Prisoners says it has conf- Demonstrators on Wedne- occasional stray dog. The oyed after an extended on- by a soldier while she sat winds as it entered the the canal. — AP executed more people than irmed the killings of 275 sday tried a new tactic that online meme posted to pu- slaught of violence from in her father's lap inside any other. Virginia has put to people in connection with they dubbed a silence str- blicise the action called security forces. Local med- her home in Aung Pin Le death nearly 1,400 people since the post-coup crackdown, ike, calling on people to silence “the loudest scre- ia reported that a seven- ward,” the online news its days as a colony. In modern with additional deaths sti- stay home and businesses am” and explained its pur- year-old girl in Mandalay, service Myanmar Now times, Virginia is second only ll unverified. to close for the day. pose was to honour the was among the latest vic- reported. — AP to Texas in the number of exe- cutions it has carried out, with 113 since the US Supreme Court reinstated the death PRE-ARREST penalty in 1976. BAIL GRANTED No winner in Israel exit poll GILANI’S POLL Jerusalem, March 24: dented fifth consecutive previous inconclusive ele- state of Israel to new elec- TO MARYAM Israeli parliamentary elec- election later this year. ctions, Netanyahu had tions, to a fifth election,” RESULT PLEA tions have resulted in a vi- The election was seen as been hoping for a decisive he said. "We must form a Lahore, March 24: A rtual deadlock for a fourth a referendum on Netanya- victory that would allow stable government now.” DISMISSED Pakistani court on Wed- time in the past two years, hu's polarising leadership, him to form a government Around 64 per cent of the In this photo released by the Suez Canal Authority, a nesday granted pre-arre- exit polls indicated, leavi- and the initial results sh- with his traditional ultra- vote had been counted by cargo ship Evergreen sits grounded Wednesday, after Islamabad: A Pakistani court st bail to Maryam Naw- ng Prime Minister Benja- owed the country remains Orthodox and hard-line early Wednesday, leaving it turned sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal. — AP/PTI on Wednesday dismissed form- az, daughter of deposed min Netanyahu with an as deeply divided as ever, nationalist allies and seek the outcome underdeter- er prime minister Yusuf Raza prime minister Nawaz uncertain future and the with an array of small sec- immunity from corrup- mined. A small Islamist Gilani’s petition challenging Sharif, in an illegal land country facing the prosp- tarian parties dominating tion charges. party was hovering just the results of the Senate chair- acquisition case till ect of continued political the parliament. In an address to support- below the threshold to en- man election which he lost in a April 12. gridlock. The exit polls on The results also signall- ers early Wednesday, a ter parliament, and whe- Merkel cancels keenly-fought contest. The Lahore High Court Tuesday on Israel's three ed a continuing shift of subdued Netanyahu boast- ther it made the cut could Gilani filed the petition on stopped the National main TV stations indicat- the Israeli electorate towa- ed of a “great achieveme- affect the distribution of Monday in the Islamabad High Accountability Bureau ed that both Netanyahu rd the right wing, which nt” but stopped short of pro- and anti-Netanyahu Court (IHC) which was accept- (NAB) from arresting and his religious and na- supports West Bank settle- declaring victory. Instead, blocs in the Knesset. Easter shutdown ed for hearing by Chief Justice Maryam, Vice President tionalist allies, along with ments and opposes conces- he appeared to reach out Updated exit polls on two Athar Minallah. During the of the main Opposition a group of anti-Netanyahu sions in peace talks with to his opponents and cal- channels forecast an even- Berlin, March 24: the day before Good Fri- hearing on Wednesday, Chief Pakistan Muslim parties, fell short of the the Palestinians. That tre- led for formation of a “sta- ly divided parliament. The Chancellor Angela Merk- day — a “rest day,” with Justice Minallah noted that League-Nawaz (PML-N), parliamentary majority nd was highlighted by the ble government” that wou- third station gave el on Wednesday dropped all shops closed, and only the proceedings of the upper and granted her bail till required to form a new go- strong showing of an ultr- ld avoid another election. Netanyahu's opponents a plans for a five-day shut- allow supermarkets to house of parliament were April 12. vernment. That raised the anationalist anti-Arab rel- “We must not under any one-seat advantage. down in Germany over open on Easter Saturday. “immune from the interfer- — PTI possibility of an unprece- igious party. After three circumstances drag the — AP Easter, which had prom- Since the Friday and ence” of the high court. pted confusion and criti- Monday are already The “language used by the cism. She called the idea a holidays, that would have framers of the Constitution is mistake and apologised to created a five-day shut- unambiguous and effective in Germans. down of public life — on order to prevent a court from Merkel announced the top of existing lockdown encroaching upon the inde- Surgeon General: Senate okays Murthy decision after calling a restrictions, which were pendence of the Majlis-e- hastily arranged video- extended through April Shoora (Parliament),” Chief Washington, March 24: Party voted in support of conference on Wednesday 18. Justice Minallah wrote. Indian-American physi- Dr Murthy. He was an with Germany's 16 state The lockdown plan had cian Vivek Murthy has adviser to the Biden cam- INDIA, U.S. TO governors, who are respo- raised many questions been confirmed by the China bashes paign and transition. nsible for imposing and about logistical details, UK MIN PLEDGES Senate as President Joe Senator Joe Manchin TALK HOMELAND lifting restrictions. which remained unre- Biden’s surgeon general, a said that during his previ- The same group had solved, and also was criti- OVERHAUL OF role in which his top prior- ous tenure as Surgeon SECURITY come up with the unex- cised because there had ity would be responding to US over racism General, Dr. Murthy pected plan for deeper been no public discussion REFUGEE SYSTEM the Coronavirus pandemic worked to create a culture Washington, March 24: restrictions over Easter, of it before it emerged in that has severely hit the Beijing, March 24: social division.” The doc- of public health promo- The Biden administration which was announced the small hours of London: British Home country. Dr Murthy, 43, China lashed out on ument released by the tion grounded in nutri- has announced the re- early Tuesday. Tuesday following Secretary Priti Patel on would occupy the position Wednesday at the US over State Council Information tion, physical activity and establishment of the The plan was to make lengthy haggling. Wednesday announced a of America’s Surgeon Ge- racism, financial inequal- Office also highlighted emotional well-being to Homeland Security Dia- Thursday next week — — AP major overhaul of the coun- neral for the second time. ity and the federal govern- the January 6 insurrec- help prevent conditions logue with India that was try’s asylum system, which In 2011, president Barack ment’s response to the tionist attack on the like obesity and diabetes. discontinued by the previ- includes tougher measures to Obama tapped him to Coronavirus in an annual Capitol as well as gun vio- Dr. Murthy also released ous Trump dispensation. break what she described as serve on the advisory gr- report that seeks to count- lence and health dispari- a report outlining plans to This comes a day after the business model of people oup on prevention, health er US accusations of ties. reduce opioid prescrip- Homeland Security Shooting suspect smugglers and remove illegal promotion, and integra- human rights abuses by China issues the report tions and expand access to Secretary Alejandro migrants more easily. tive and public health. China’s ruling each year in response to treatment for those suffer- Mayorkas spoke with In a speech in the House of I’m deeply grateful to be Communist Party. US criticism of its record ing from a substance use India’s Ambassador to the Commons, the senior Indian- confirmed by the Senate to The report issued by on issues such as abuses disorder, he said. He US Taranjit Singh Sandhu prone to rage origin Cabinet minister laid serve once again as your China’s Cabinet said the against minority groups understands the issues on Monday and expressed out a “New Plan for Surgeon General. We’ve US in 2020 “saw its own in the western regions of facing this nation includ- his desire to further Colorado (US), March Immigration” because she endured great hardship as epidemic situation go out Xinjiang and Tibet and a ing the ongoing Covid-19 strengthen the partner- 24: Law enforcement offi- DEMOCRATS said the current system is a nation over the past year, of control, accompanied crackdown on opposition pandemic, the drug epi- ship between India and cials and former associat- becoming overwhelmed, as and I look forward to by political disorder, voices in Hong Kong. demic and protecting his department. es of a 21-year-old accus- 1,09,000 claims are sitting in working with you to help inter-ethnic conflicts, and — AP rural healthcare. “Mayorkas and Sandhu ed of killing 10 people at a VOW VOTE ON the asylum queue and 42,000 our nation heal and create Covid-19 has taken the agreed to re-establish the Colorado supermarket failed asylum seekers have not a better future for our chil- lives of several members US-India Homeland Secu- described the suspect as GUN BILLS left the country, despite hav- dren, Murthy said on the youngest ever to hold advise President Biden on of Murthy’s extended fam- rity Dialogue and to discu- someone prone to sudden ing their claim refused. Tuesday soon after the the office at the age of 37. the Coronavirus pandemic ily. During his confirma- ss important issues such rage who was suspended Washington, March 24: The plans have been dubbed Senate confirmed his nom- However, he had to abrupt- and will be the federal gov- tion hearing in February, as cybersecurity, emerg- from high school for a Democrats said they are the “biggest overhaul of the ination by 57-43 votes. ly leave the position dur- ernment’s leading voice he said that seven of his ing technology and addr- sudden attack on a class- pushing toward a vote on UK’s asylum system in dec- In 2013, Obama nominat- ing the Trump administra- on public health. family members in India essing violent extrem- mate that left the student expanded gun control me- ades” as Patel said parts of the ed Dr. Murthy to be the tion. As US Surgeon Seven senators from the and America have died ism,” according to a read- bloodied. asures as the nation reels immigration system have been surgeon general. He was General, Dr. Murthy will opposition Republican due to Covid-19. — PTI out of the meeting. — AP Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, from its second mass sho- “open to abuse... for too long”. who is from the Denver oting in a week. President suburb of Arvada, was Joe Biden said “we have booked into jail Tuesday to act,” but prospects for 4 KILLED, 14 COSMIC | MOUTHFUL Vines grew faster than those on Earth despite less light on murder charges a day any major changes were after the attack at a King dim, for now, in the close- HURT IN PAK Soopers grocery in Bould- ly divided Congress. er. He was due to make a Senate Majority Leader BOMB BLAST first court appearance Chuck Schumer vowed Tasters savour wine that orbited earth Thursday. Alissa had bou- Tuesday morning to bri- Quetta: At least four people ght an assault weapon on ng to the Senate floor legi- were killed and 14 others inj- Bordeaux (France), longer-term effort to make ● PRIVATE INVESTORS Chemical and biological vines on earth a n d March 16, six days before slation passed by the Ho- ured after a powerful roadside March 24: It tastes like plants on earth more helped fund the project, analysis of the wine’s pave the way for grape- the attack, according to use that would require bomb exploded outside the rose petals. It smells like a resilient to climate change though the overall cost aging process could allow growing and wine-making an arrest affidavit. background checks for offices of Pakistani security campfire. It glistens with a and disease by exposing scientists to find a way to in space. Investigators have not most gun sales and trans- forces in the restive Baloc- burnt-orange hue. What is them to new stresses, and wasn’t disclosed. artificially age fine vin- Plus, he said, established a motive, said fers. He said the Senate histan province, bordering it? A 5,000-euro bottle of to better understand the tages, said Dr. Michael Grapes...are very healthy Boulder County District “must confront a devas- Afghanistan, police said. Chateau Petrus Pomerol aging process, fermenta- uncorked at the Institute Lebert, a biologist at for the astronauts. Private Attorney Michael Dough- tating truth” after a lack No one immediately claimed wine that spent a year in tion and bubbles in wine. for Wine and Vine Germany’s Friedrich- investors helped fund the erty. It was not immedia- of congressional action responsibility for the attack space. Researchers in At a one-of-a-kind tasting Research in Bordeaux. Alexander-University. project, though the overall tely known where the sus- on the issue for almost outside the Levies headquar- Bordeaux are analysing a this month, 12 connois- When you expose wine, The vine snippets — cost wasn’t disclosed. pect purchased the weap- three decades. — AP ters in Chaman town. Chaman dozen bottles of the pre- seurs sampled one of the when you expose cells, known as canes in the For the average earth- on. Among the dead was Assistant Commissioner Zaka- cious liquid along space-travelled wines, plants to an environment grape-growing world — ling, the main question is: Boulder police Officer ullah Durrani said at least four with 320 snippets of Me- blindly tasting it alongside without gravity...we create not only all survived the What does cosmic wine Eric Talley, 51, who was believed Alissa was suffe- people were killed and around rlot and Cabernet Sauvig- a bottle from the same vin- tremendous stress on any journey but also grew taste like? For me, the first to arrive after ring some type of mental 14 others injured in the ex- non grapevines that retur- tage that had stayed in a living species, he said. faster than vines on Earth, the difference between the responding to a call about illness, including delusio- plosion. Explosives were plant- ned to Earth in January cellar. I have tears in my Jane Anson, a wine despite limited light and space and earth wine...it shots fired and someone ns. Relatives described ti- ed in a motorcycle and the after a sojourn aboard the eyes, said Nicolas Gaume, expert and writer with water. wasn’t easy to define, said carrying a gun, said poli- mes when Alissa told apparent target was a police International Space CEO and co-founder of the The Decanter, said the It’s too early for the Franck Dubourdieu, a ce Chief Maris Herold. them people were follow- mobile stationed outside the Station. company that arranged wine that remained on researchers to determine Bordeaux-based agrono- A law enforcement offic- ing or chasing him, which Levies headquarters, which They’re releasing pre- the experiment, Space earth tasted a little why. But when they do, mist and oenologist, an ial briefed on the shooti- they said may have con- also serves as a temporary liminary results on Cargo Unlimited, as the younger than the one that Lebert said that could help expert in the study of wine ng said the suspect's fami- tributed to the violence, prison, he said. Wednesday, as part of a bottles were carefully had been to space. scientists develop sturdier and wine-making. — AP ly told investigators they the official said. — AP WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | pg 10 THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 NEPAL-BANGLADESH INK 4 PACTS AFGHAN NSA: Kathmandu: eements to en- nectivity and Nepal and Ban- hance their ties cultural excha- YET TO SEE A gladesh have si- in areas such as nge, officials gned four agr- tourism, con- said. — PTI CHANGE IN TALIBAN POSE

Washington, March 24: The Afghan negoti- ating team has not seen any change in the Taliban’s posture, which does not seem to be much different from when they were in power pre-9/11, Afghan- istan’s National Secur- ity Advisor Hamdullah Mohib has said. He alleged that the Taliban have evaded, dragged, and even avoid- ed substantive engage- ment. “Our negotiating team that has been engaging with the Taliban reports back to us that they don't see any change in the Taliban from the time they had a regime,” Mohib told the Hudson Institute think-tank here on Tuesday during a conversation with for- mer Pakistan ambassa- dor to US Husain Haqqani. “We are yet to see the change in Taliban’s pos- ture, in Taliban’s opin- ions, in Taliban’s poli- cies, that we all hoped would come because there was a lot of buzz around a changed Taliban. We don’t know what a changed Taliban looks like yet because we have not seen that change,” he said. — PTI REPORT: UN MONITORS LANKA AFTER ADVERSE RESOLUTION

Colombo, March 24: The critical resolution against Sri Lanka’s human rights policies which was adopted by the UNHRC will take immediate effect with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights begin- ning the process to close- ly monitor the country, according to a media report on Wednesday. The resolution titled Promotion of Reco- nciliation Accou- ntability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka’ was adopted by the 47-mem- ber Human Rights Council after 22 mem- bers voted in favour of the document at the ongoing 46th UNHRC session in Geneva on Tuesday. India and Japan were among 14 countries which abstained from voting. Eleven coun- tries, including Pakistan, China, Bangladesh and Russia, voted against the resolu- tion. The resolution “will take immediate effect with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) beginning the process to closely monitor Sri Lanka”, the Daily Mirror reported, citing UN sources. — PTI U.S. TO CONDUCT NSA-LEVEL MEET NEXT WEEK WITH JAPAN, S. KOREA

Washington, March 24: The US plans to hold the NSA-level trilateral talks with Japan and South Ko- rea next week on issues related to North Korea, making them among the most senior foreign offi- cials to visit Washington since the start of the Biden presidency, offi- cials here have said. We’re in the final stages of that (North Korea poli- cy) review, and next week plan to host the national security advisors of Japan and the Republic of Korea to discuss the outcomes and other issues. This is the first time that we will have convened the trilateral at this level, a senior admin- istration official told reporters during a con- ference call. And these will be am- ong the most senior for- eign officials to visit Wa- shington since the start of the Biden administ- ration. We look forward to a robust discussion on a wide range of issues on how the US, Japan, and South Korea can deepen our trilateral coopera- tion, said the official. — AP WORLD DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 11

EUROPE ADOPTS Mistrust between China, India STRICTER EXPORT CONTROLS FOR at all-time high, says US admiral COVID VACCINES Washington, March India’s efforts to protect members of the Senate reaten stability and se- 24: While the US-India its northern border dur- Armed Services Comm- curity in the region,” he Brussels, March 24: military relationship is ing a months-long stand- ittee on Tuesday during said in a written respo- The European Union is at its best level in years, off with China. the confirmation hear- nse to a set of questions moving toward stricter the mistrust between “The mistrust between ing for commander, US from Senators for the export controls to China and India is at an China and India is at an Indo-Pacific Command. confirmation hearing. ensure that there are all-time high, a top US all-time high. In addi- “China’s posture ini- Replying to a question more Covid-19 shot sup- admiral has said and tion to the rupture of tiatives in both Gwadar, from Senator Deb Fisc- plies for the bloc which alleged that Beijing’s bilateral relations as a Pakistan, and Ham- her about China’s acti- should boost its flagging lack of transparency result of the LAC (Line bantota, Sri Lanka, also ons along India’s bor- vaccine drive at a time of and duplicitous actions of Actual Control) skir- cause India concern. As ders and the future of another surge of the in the Indian Ocean mish, India is deeply is the case across the the India-US military co- Coronavirus pandemic region threaten stability suspicious of Chinese Indo-Pacific, PRC’s lack operation, Aquilino co- on the continent. and security there. activities as part of the of transparency and du- mmended the work done The EU’s executive Admiral John C. Aqu- ‘One Belt, One Road’ ini- plicitous actions in the by India to protect its body said on Wednesday ilino also commended tiative,” Aquilino told Indian Ocean region th- northern border. — PTI on the eve of a summit of the 27 leaders that it has a plan ready to guar- antee that more vaccines produced in the bloc are available for its own citi- zens before they can be shipped for exports. EU nations have been specifically stung by the United Kingdom, which has received some 10 million doses from EU plants while they say nothing came back from Britain. The EU now insists on reciprocity as it sees vaccination rates in Britain racing upwards, while the bloc proceeds at a crawl. — AP PHILIPPINE ARMY GUN DOWN 16 MUSLIM ULTRAS IN CLASHES

Cotabato (Philippi- nes), March 24: The Philippine military said on Wednesday that its troops have killed at least 16 Muslim rebels aligned with the Islamic State group in a series of clashes over the last week that have displaced thousands of villagers in a southern province. The heaviest fighting began March 17 and last- ed four days in Maguindanao province’s Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, regional military spokesman Lt. Col. John Paul Baldomar said. He said troops killed 14 militants, from both the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and the Dawlah Islamiyah groups, and wounded another 25. Baldomar said the fighting, which wounded three soldiers, erupted after the mili- tants threatened to att- ack a village and a secu- rity outpost. Troops rec- overed seven homemade explosives and two fire- arms from the scene of the fighting. — AP HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021 pg 12

Selling pressure drags Sensex by 871 pts SEBI TO ATTACH BANK, DEMAT New bankruptcy filings quick Market panics ACCOUNTS OF RANA KAPOOR may resume from April BITES SHRUTI SRIVASTAVA & considering a proposal to New Delhi, March 24: BIJOU GEORGE this effect. over 2nd wave Markets regulator Sebi MARCH 24 A spokesman for the % on Wednesday ordered corporate affairs min- INDICATORS RAVI RANJAN PRASAD attachment of bank India's government is istry didn't answer calls Sensex 49,180.31 -1.74 MUMBAI, MARCH 24 accounts as well as share considering resuming made to his mobile dur- Nifty 50 14,549.40 -1.79 and mutual fund hold- fresh bankruptcy filings ing business hours. S&P 500* 3,919.66 0.23 Weak global cues and ings of Rana Kapoor, for- after the current suspen- The move closely fol- surging Covid cases in mer MD and CEO of Yes sion expires on March 25, lows a Supreme Court Dollar (`) 72.56 -0.17 India and Europe led to Bank, to recover dues of people with knowledge of ruling on Tuesday that Pound Sterling (`) 99.61 0.16 across-the-board selling in over Rs 1 crore. the matter said. allows lenders to resume the stock market on The decision has been The lifting of the halt classifying bad debt. The Euro (`) 85.90 0.28 Wednesday, as investors taken after Kapoor failed would come even as a to insulate cash-strapped two steps together give Gold (10gm)* (`) 44,350▼149 0.33 worried about the impact to pay the fine imposed resurgence in virus cases borrowers hit by the pan- investors a clearer sense of fresh lockdowns. The on him. threatens the nascent demic for six months of the impact of the pan- Brent crude ($/bbl)* 64.43 5.99 Sensex closed at 49,180, Sebi, in September economic recovery. It starting March 25, and demic on the asset quali- IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.152 0.00 down 871 points, or 1.74 2020, had levied a fine of could spark a wave of that was extended twice ty of local banks. US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 1.642 0.004 per cent, near a two- Rs 1 crore on Kapoor for new insolvencies, pent during the year. The move also reopens month low. not making disclosures up from last year when The suspension is avenues for lenders to * As of 8:30 PM IST The Nifty-50 Index fell regarding a transaction businesses were hurt by unlikely to be prolonged collect on soured debt 265.35 points, or 1.79 per of Morgan Credit, which India's first economic further because a return from delinquent borrow- cent, to 14,549.40. was an unlisted promot- contraction in decades. to normality is needed, ers, allowing them more The broader market "All sectors barring lakh crore as markets wit- er entity of Yes Bank. The government last the people said, asking tools to manage one of Covid health indices fell even more, pharma witnessed selling nessed massive selling By not disclosing about year halted the process of not to be identified citing the world's worst bad with the Nifty Mid-cap 50 as second and third wave pressure. The market capi- the transaction to Yes initiating most fresh rules. Finance minister loan piles. Index down 2.45 per cent infections in India and talisation of BSE-listed Bank’s board of direc- insolvency proceedings Nirmala Sitharaman is — Bloomberg policies can be and the Nifty Mid-cap 100 Europe, respectively, are companies plunged by Rs tors, Kapoor created an Index down 1.99 per cent. bound to hamper econom- 3,27,967.71 crore to reach opaque layer between renewed till Sept. The second wave of coro- ic recovery. Reports of a Rs 2,02,48,094.19 crore at him and stakeholders navirus infections was potential tax hike in the the close of trade. and violated the provi- The insurance regulator permit- causing grave concern in US also impacted the mar- Binod Modi, head-strate- sion of the LODR ted all insurers to offer and the market, as it would ket sentiment," said Vinod gy at Reliance Securities, (Listing Obligations and renew short-term Covid-specific impact the economic Nair, head-research, said, "Domestic equities Dislcosure Require- Healthcare allocation of states rise health policies up to September recovery process. Mumbai Geojit Financial Services. fell sharply on weak glob- ments) Regulation, Sebi 30, 2021. Accordingly, Corona alone crossed 5,000 daily Crude oil prices fell 4 per al cues and continued had said in the order. SANGEETHA G mate of FY22 has gone up the total spending on Kavach policies (standard infections, the highest so cent to below $58 per bar- apprehensions among Further, the Securities CHENNAI, MARCH 24 over BE FY21 due to the health. Uttar Pradesh is indemnity-based health policy) far, as total fresh cases in rel on global growth con- investors from surge in and Exchange Board of spending on Covid-19 vac- the only state where and Corona Rakshak policies Maharashtra stood at cerns, as Europe is experi- coronavirus cases in the India issued a demand Battling the pandemic, cination of Rs 35,000 health care spending in (standard benefit-based 28,699 and the all-India encing a third wave of country.” notice to Kapoor in both central and state gov- crore. FY21 remain at the same polices) are permitted to be daily cases stood at 47,262. Covid infections. Further, a sharp rebound February this year, ernments have increased Among the 19 states, 10 level as in FY20. offered and renewed by all The Maharashtra gov- “Sensex and Nifty-50 lost in dollar index aggravated although he did not pay their budget outlays for have made double-digit Meanwhile, the hospital insurers upto September 30 ernment announced a 871 and 265 points on the concerns despite dip in US any dues. healthcare expenditure in increase in allocations for and healthcare industry is said the Irdai. All other terms complete lockdown in back of weakness in the bond yields and crude The pending dues, FY22 compared with budg- health. These 10 states expected to grow by about remain as specified before. Beed and Nanded districts commodity prices, lack of prices, he added. totalling Rs 1.04 crore, et estimates of FY21. This account for 50 per cent of 10-12 per cent in FY22. The from March 25 to April 4. FPI flows and tight liquidi- Among the 30 scrip include an initial fine of is good news for the the spending on health. industry revenues, which The foreign portfolio ty conditions due to suc- Sensex pack, barring Rs 1 crore and an interest healthcare industry, However, Maharashtra had de-grown the first investors turned net sell- cessive IPOs and QIPs. Asian Paints and Power of Rs 4.56 lakh and a which is expected to see brought down the alloca- three quarters of FY21, ers of equities worth Rs Defensive sectors like Grid Corporation, all recovery cost of Rs 1,000, positive revenue growth tion by 7 per cent and West are estimated to return to Differential 1,951.90 crore. Pharma & IT were rela- other constituents closed the attachment notice from the first quarter of Bengal by 5 per cent, finds normal levels by end of With equity derivatives tively stable whereas high in the red. showed on Wednesday. FY22. a report by Care Ratings. Q1FY22 backed by expect- licensing in expiry scheduled on beta sectors like metals, The top losers included In the notice, Sebi has Healthcare allocation is In the current fiscal, 13 ed improvement in occu- Thursday, market volatili- banking and mid-cap Mahindra & Mahindra asked banks, deposito- to go up by 9.2 per cent in states have registered dou- pancy rates, footfalls and ty is expected to rise, said stocks fell sharply," said (3.97 per cent), SBI (3.38 ries and mutual funds the FY22 budget estimates ble-digit growth in health- ongoing vaccination pro- telecom mulled analysts. Hemang Jani, head- equity per cent), Axis Bank (3.33 not to allow any debit of 19 state governments care spending compared gram. Increase in momen- NSE's India VIX Index strategy, Motilal Oswal per cent), ICICI Bank from the accounts of that have announced their to their revised budget tum of non-Covid treat- surged 8.66 per cent to Financial Services. (3.22) per cent), IndusInd Kapoor. But credits have budgets, while the alloca- estimates of FY21 and RE ments and elective surger- 22.46, indicating higher Investor wealth on tum- (3.07 per cent) and ITC been permitted. — PTI tion of the central govern- of FY20. These states ies will support the indus- market volatility ahead. bled by more than Rs 3.27 (2.75 per cent). ment in the budget esti- account for 70 per cent of try growth in FY22. ICICI BANK Sushil Modi says GST on petrol US mental health app CUSTOMERS

The Centre is carrying out a CAN PAY SCHOOL consultation process on differ- impossible for next 8-10 years draws big investors ential licensing through which FEES IN EMIs different layers related to tele- New Delhi, March 24: GILLIAN TAN & will get access." com services will be dealt sepa- Bringing petrol and diesel HEATHER PERLBERG Statistics bear that out. rately. Currently, infrastructure, under the GST regime is PETROL SEES FIRST PRICE CUT THIS YEAR MARCH 24 During the week of March network, and service layers are not possible for the next 8- 8th, demand for therapy not segregated and are part of 10 years as no state is FC BUREAU Chennai (Rs 92.95), Jaipur Blackstone Group Inc is and psychiatry services the Unified Licence. "The gov- ready to face the annual NEW DELHI, MARCH 24 (Rs 97.56), Hyderabad (Rs leading a $100-million jumped 365 per cent com- ernment is in the process of revenue loss of over Rs 2 94.61), Kolkata (Rs 91.18), funding round in on-dem- pared to pre-pandemic consultation on the matter of lakh crore on this account, For the first time this Mumbai (Rs 97.40). and mental-health compa- averages measured from enabling unbundling of different BJP member Sushil year, state-owned oil mar- The diesel price in Delhi ny Ginger, accelerating a August 2019 to January layers," minister of state Sanjay Kumar Modi said in Rajya keting companies on has now dipped to Rs push into fast-growing 2020, the company said. Dhotre told the Lok Sabha. Sabha on Wednesday. Wednesday cut fuel prices 81.30, down 17 paise from technology startups. In the first half of the Speaking in support of by 18 paise on petrol, and Tuesday. It has also come The funding will be done year, Ginger plans to the Finance Bill, the for- 17 paise on diesel, follow- down in other major by the investment firm's announced the close of its extend its reach to under- mer finance minister of ing a steep decline in glob- cities like Bengaluru (Rs growth equity arm, Black- first growth equity fund at served populations Bihar dared the opposition al crude oil prices. It is 86.21), Chennai (Rs 86.29), stone and Ginger said. The $4.5 billion. Its New York- through new government to raise the matter at the widely speculated that the Hyderabad (Rs 88.67), stake values the San based growth vehicle has relationships and collabo- New Delhi, March 24: Tesla to accept GST Council, saying no companies may go for fur- Jaipur (Rs 89.84), Kolkata Francisco-based service at made several investments, rations with non-profits, ICICI Bank customers can finance minister from non- ther price cut. Petrol and (Rs 84.18), Mumbai (Rs about $1 billion, vaulting it including backing online Glass said. break their high value Bitcoin as NDA ruled states has diesel prices remained 88.42), Bengaluru (Rs to unicorn status. dating company Bumble Ginger has already made transactions of over Rs opposed any decision of unchanged at record 86.21). Demand for resources Inc, vegan food products inroads with large brand- 50,000 into suitable EMIs the GST Council. highs for 24 straight days. Taxes on petrol and provided by Ginger, which maker Oatly, enterprise name companies, includ- directly on its internet payment for cars The Centre and states Following Wednesday's diesel are an essential connects users to behav- software provider ISN ing Delta Air Lines, Sanofi banking platform to make Having stunned the market collectively collect over Rs cut, the price of a litre of revenue source for the ioural health experts via a Software Corp and and Domino's Pizza, which their purchases more with its audacious bet on 5 lakh crore tax on petrole- petrol in Delhi now costs Centre and state govern- mobile app, is surging in Epidemic Sound, a royalty- provide Ginger's mental affordable, the lender said Bitcoin earlier this year, Tesla um products, Modi said. Rs 90.99, down from 91.17. ments. Taxes and levies the Covid-19 pandemic. free music company. health resources to their on Wednesday. Inc will now start accepting the The statement assumes Petrol prices have also constitute account for 60 The company's revenue Ginger CEO Russ Glass employees. The facility, offered on world's largest electronic cur- significance in view of the declined in other major per cent of the retail cost has tripled in the past year. plans to use Blackstone's Ginger has also savings account, is the rency as payment for its elec- outcry over the rise in cities comprising for petrol and 54 per cent "There's a widespread investment to acquire com- announced a partnership first in the industry, the tric cars. CEO Elon Musk tweet- petrol price for the past Bengaluru (Rs 94.04), for diesel. prevalence of mental panies and platforms with digital pharmacy bank added. ed that "you can now buy a over one year that touched health issues in this coun- focused on mental health, Capsule to provide medica- It will be applicable on Tesla with Bitcoin" and that Rs 100 per litre in some try," said Ram Jagannath, or data that could comple- tion delivery to members. transactions up to Rs 5 paying by Bitcoin will also be states and the demand by discuss the issue at the the loss of revenue of over who heads health-care ment what Ginger is "I see this as an invest- lakh and will bear no available to customers outside the Congress and some next GST Council meeting. Rs 2 lakh crore to states." investing for Blackstone already doing. ment, not a cost," said additional cost on the cus- the US later this year. He said other parties that petrol Modi said, “I have been "I want to tell this House Growth Equity. "Like other "There's going to be a Clint Wallace, the head of tomers. any Bitcoin paid to the compa- and diesel be brought associated with the GST that it is not possible to put sectors of health care, the massive mental health human resources for Christened 'EMI @Inter- ny will be retained as Bitcoin. under the GST regime. for a long time, I want to petrol and diesel under the pandemic exacerbated the need for the foreseeable North America at Sanofi. net Banking', the facility Finance minister Nirm- know from the House, that GST in the next eight to 10 underlying trends and future," Glass said in an "We can't solve all of peo- will enable customers to ala Sitharaman had on if petrol and diesel are put years, as no state is ready accelerated people's adop- interview. "The more we ple's problems but we can convert their high-value Tuesday said in Lok Sabha under the GST regime, to lose Rs 2 lakh crore rev- tion of digital platforms." can focus on innovation, help them give their best." transactions up to Rs 5 that she would be "glad" to who will compensate for enue,” he added. — PTI Blackstone recently everyone who has a need — Bloomberg lakh into easy monthly instalments, ICICI Bank RBI ex-deputy said in a release. Customers can purchase XIAOMI PROFIT NO | COUPON Investors will receive their capital along with additional payout gadgets or pay for their guv Khan to leave insurance premium or school fees in easy EMIs Bandhan board SURGES AFTER from their savings account using the inter- Bandhan Bank said former RBI HUAWEI RETREAT First wildlife bond to track rhino populations net banking platform, it deputy governor Harun Rashid said. Khan is not seeking re-appoint- March 24: Chinese ANTONY SGUAZZIN gramme could be expand- their original capital and as much as 1.4 tonnes -- The bank has tied up ment as independent director smartphone maker MARCH 24 ed to protect black rhino an additional payout much smaller than the with online payment gate- on its board after completion Xiaomi Corp on populations in Kenya as depending on how much white rhino. ways BillDesk and Razor- of his term later this week. Wednesday reported a A bond designed to raise well as other wildlife the rhino population has Rhinos are under threat pay to enable this facility. Khan was brought on-board 36.7 per cent rise in funds to grow the popula- species such as lions, grown over five years. The from poaching, mostly To begin with, over 1,000 Bandhan Bank from March 26, fourth-quarter net profit, tion of endangered black tigers, gorillas and orang- principal of the bond and because of demand in merchants in categories 2018 for a period of three as its major Android rival rhinoceros in South utans, Rhino Impact said the possible payout at Vietnam and China for the like online shopping por- years. His first term would Huawei steadily retreats Africa will be sold by the in a document detailing maturity will be paid by powder from their horns tals, insurance, travel, come to end at the close of from the global market World Bank this year. the proposal. It provides the Global Environment that's believed to cure can- education- school fees and business hours on March 26, due to US-led sanctions. The five-year, 670 million an opportunity for people Facility, which has cer and improve virility. electronic chains have 2021, Bandhan Bank said in a Adjusted net profit for rand ($45 million) security interested in conservation received donations from "When working on inno- been brought on-board. regulatory filing. the December quarter will be the world's first to get a return on their more than 40 countries vative structures like this The bank endeavours to rose to 3.2 billion yuan wildlife conservation support and possibly re- and was formed ahead of one, we start small and partner with more pay- ($490.84 million), beating bond and the aim is to sell invest money in new proj- the Rio Earth Summit in hope to learn from the first ment gateway companies, Printed & Published by analysts' expectations of it in the middle of the ects rather than the more rated bond," it said. Credit 1992. one and then get success- merchants and add cate- K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan 2.9 billion yuan. year. Returns for investors traditional route where Suisse Group AG is advis- Of the 29,000 rhinos fully larger in an ambition gories under this facility Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at Sales jumped 24.8 per will be determined by the projects are funded by phi- ing on the project. made up of five species to ultimately scale what in the near future. Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan cent year-on-year to 70.5 rate of growth of the pop- lanthropists or govern- The World Bank will also globally, about 80 per cent works," Marisa Drew, chief Customers can select Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, billion yuan. Smartphone ulations of the animals in ments. sell a $100 million conser- are in South Africa and sustainability officer at tenures of 3, 6, 9 or 12 Behind Andhra Bank Pet , sales, which make up the two South African "The innovative wildlife vation bond at the same almost all them are white Credit Suisse, said. months for the EMIs. , Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: rhino. Black rhino num- The two sites selected in T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg bulk of the company's reserves, according to the conservation bond financ- time, without specifying Sudipta Roy, head-unse- No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights revenue, hit 42.6 billion Rhino Impact Investment ing mechanism plans to what it will be used for. bers have dropped to South Africa are the Addo cured assets, hoped the reserved. Reproduction in whole or in yuan, up 38.4 per cent. Project, an initiative start- use a World Bank, Under the terms of the about 5,500 from 65,000 in Elephant National Park facility will empower mil- part without written permission of The Xiaomi's shipments in ed by the Zoological International Bank for rhino bond, investors will 1970. The animals are and the Great Fish River lions of the bank's pre- Editor, Financial Chronicle ® is China surged 52 per cent Society of London. Reconstruction and forgo an annual coupon found in four African Nature Reserve. approved customers to prohibited. and it cornered 15 per cent If successful, the pro- Development IBRD AAA- and will instead receive countries and can weigh — Bloomberg purchase or shop for their of the market. —Reuters needs. — PTI GAMES pg 13 DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021

SHORT TAKES Zampa to wed, Srikanth, Abhishek are top shows miss RCB game Bengaluru: Australian leg-spin- Mudassir, Vaibhav, Pavan, Rajeev, Gopi, Sannidhi also come good in local league ner Adam Zampa is getting DC CORRESPONDENT ONE-DAY LEAGUE HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 married and will miss Royal ■ Picket CC 152 in 41.3 overs ( Srikanth 33) Challengers Bangalore’s open- bt Satya CC 71 in 31.3 overs (Abhay 33, ing IPL match against defend- Shiva Srikanth Naidu and Vaibhav 5/11) ing champions Mumbai Indians Abhishek emerged top perform- ■ Golconda 90 in 23 overs (Rithvik 3/29, on April 9, the team’s director ers in the Hyderabad Cricket Darshan Reddy 3/14) lost to Satyam Colts 96/7 in 19.4 overs (Pavan Sai 5/39) of cricket Mike Hesson said on Association’s two-day league ■ Mahaveer CC 349/5 in 45 overs Wednesday. matches played on Wednesday. (Asadullah 83, Prem Sunder 35, Rajeev “Adam Zampa is getting mar- Srikanth snared seven wickets Sarma 128 n.o, Rohith 31 n.o) bt St Andrews ried... We won’t have our full while conceding 79 runs to bowl 183 for no loss in 45 overs (Surya Kiran contingent of overseas players Deccan Blues to victory over Yadav 72 n.o, Aditya Anand 74 n.o) ■ Cosmos 194 in 38.1 overs (Prem 54, available for the first game,” Aggarwal Senior, for whom B. Shiva Srikanth Naidu Vaibhav C. H. Sannidhi Dass Charan 30, Praksh 3/27, G. Prakash 3/27) Hesson said in a video posted Ram Prakash’s unbeaten 154 lost to M. L. Jaisimha 195 for no loss (Gopi in Twitter. went in vain. Brief scores: 259 in 59.3 overs (Ayman Arif 77, Gautham Krishna 106 n.o, G. Prakash 80 n.o) TWO-DAY LEAGUE Sarika 31, B. Avinash 4/46, Ananth 3/60). ■ St Marys 316/5 in 46 overs (Melvin “It’s an important time for him Abhishek hit 173 not out in 202 Points: Brothers 5, Green Turf 0. and it’s something that as a balls, 21 of which crashed against ■ ■ Oldbury 63, C. H. Sannidhi Dass 99, Raghu Canara Bank 266 in 69.2 overs lost to Hyderabad Titans 363/9 (all out) in 85 Ram 73, Dhruva 3/46) bt Chums XI 147/7 in franchise we are aware of and the boundary and two sailed over Greenlands 267/8 in 69.2 overs (Abhishek overs bt Young Citizen 97 in 35 overs (Sai 46 overs (Arjun 50, Rehan 43) 173 n.o — 202b, 21x4, 2x6, we respect and we hope he has it as Greenlands defeated Canara Neeraj 46). Krishna 36, P. Ruthish 3/28, Anurag 3/4). ■ Boys Town CC 158 in 35.3 overs (Salman Points: Greenlands 5, Canara Bank 0. Points: Titans 5, Citizen 0. a great time. So when he joins Bank by two wickets. ■ ■ Khan 59, Jai Deep Kumar 33, Shravan Naidu Deccan Blues 522 in 84.1 overs bt Mahbubnagar District 170 in 59 overs bt 3/25) lost to Mahesh CC 162/5 in 29.2 overs us, once again he is going to be Mirza Mudassir Baig was the Aggarwal Sr 313 in 59 overs (B. Ram Prakash Oxford Blues 103 in 44.1 overs (Naman fresh and make a massive con- other centurion, scoring 100 to (Randheer 52) 154 n.o — 195b, 27x4, 4x6, Navaneeth Rao Agarwal 33, Srikanth Yadav 3/38). Points: ■ Sports Minister Srinivas Goud (left) and Sports Authority tribution to the rest of the tour- fashion New Star’s eight-wicket 53, Shiva Srikanth Naidu 7/79). Points: Mahbubnagar 5, Blues 0. Navjeevan Friends 265/7 in 45 overs (Ritvik Yadav 65, Arjun 68, Madhav 57, Jairaj of Telangana State chairman A. Venkateshwar Reddy nament,” Hesson said. win over Lords CC. Mudassir had Deccan Blues 5, Aggarwal Sr 0. ■ Saleemnagar 269 in 62.5 overs lost to ■ 3/40, Afroz 3/39) bt Southern Stars 239/9 (right) felicitate tennis player Shrivalli Rashmikaa who RCB will begin their camp in earlier taken four wickets while Lords CC 155 in 28.1 overs (Mohd Khammam District 270/9 in 67.4 overs (Sk Azharuddin 87, Mirza Mudassir Baig 4/42) Azhar 60 n.o, Vasiuddin 7/55). Points: in 45 overs (Jairaj 50, Manikanta 51, Rehan returned to Hyderabad after winning the National Hard Chennai on March 29, a day conceding 42 runs as Lords were lost to New Star CC 156/2 in 22.2 Khammam 5, Saleemnagar 0. 46, Hrushikesh 32, John 4/56, Charan 3/35) ■ Court Championships in Gurugram on Sunday. after India’s ODI series against bowled out for 155. overs (Mirza Mudassir Baig 100 — 52b, 14x4, ■ Hyderabad Cricket Academy 535/6 in 86 Vijaynagar 201 in 47.1 overs (Vinod 42, England gets over. In the one-day league, Picket 5x6). Points: Superstar 5, Lords 0. overs bt Adams XI 240 in 43.5 overs (M. Naresh 62, Dheeraj 3/31, Rithvik 4/48) bt RCB skipper Virat Kohli and CC’s Vaibhav (5/11), ■ Vijay Hanuman 356 in 80.3 overs bt MCC Balaji 41, Sasank Reddy 84, Imam Shareef SUCC 192 in 49.1 overs (Ayush 49, Murarai 215 in 76.5 overs (Abhishek Kare 31, Arjun 60, Syed Zaheer Abbas 4/48, Sahil Parikh 3/40) others who are part of India’s Golconda’s Pavan Sai (5/39), Reddy Kola 52, Vivek Singh 86, Shaik Sahil 3/37). Points: Academy 5, Adams 0. ■ Team Kun CC 128 in 34.2 overs (Pranay 51, ODI squad in Pune will have a Rajeev Sarma (128 n.o) of 4/49). Points: Vijay Hanuman 5, MCC 0. ■ International 375 in 71 overs bt Anu CC 114 Khaleel 4/36) lost to South- bubble-to-bubble transfer with- Mahaveer CC and Gopi Krishna ■ Postal 269 in 52.2 overs bt Pasha Beedi in 54.3 overs (M. Rahul Gupta 3/14, C. Rahul end Raymonds 129/2 in 10.4 overs (Tajamul Tejas thumps into out having to serve the seven- (106 n.o) of M. L. Jaisimha did 226 in 61 overs (Faiz Ahmed 63, K. 5/26). Points: International 5, Anu 0. 33, Irfan 52 n.o) ■ day quarantine. well. C. H. Sannidhi Dass of St Sandeesh 34, F. K. Mujtaba 53, K. ■ Superstar CC 116 in 54 overs (J. Prakash Ranga Reddy 229/7 in 50 overs (Nihal Chandrakanth 3/11). Points: Postal 5, Pasha 43, J. Rahul 3/21, A. Nikshith 3/7) lost to Reddy 56, Upranj 68, Sai 3/39) lost to Rest of the members will Mary’s CC was unfortunate to get Beedi 0. Rushiraj CC 117/5 in 19.3 overs (Ramesh 83). Consult CC 230/6 in 45.3 overs (Ronit Singh arrive in batches. — PTI out on 99. ■ Brothers XI 294 in 82.4 overs bt GreenTurf Points: Rushiraj 5, Superstar 0. 76, Abhinav 70 n.o). top four at SMTA DC CORRESPONDENT Reddy (3) bt P Tejaswi 6-4, 6-2; Diya Mattipati (8) bt Manvi Mushra 6-1, 6- Venus bows out HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 2; Sejal Butada (2) bt Nyasa Sharma 6-1, 6-3. Gagan close Unseeded Tejas Singh ■ Boys singles quarterfinals: of Miami Open Bhatia turned heads as he Bhavyanand Reddy (5) bt Vedanta G Ram rises, Labonel lap it up 6-4, 6-3; Tejas Singh Bhatia bt Miami: Venus Williams crashed to making made the semifinals of the Reyansh Rajeev 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; V. out of the Miami Open on DC CORRESPONDENT boys singles at the AITA Thirumurugan (3) bt Rohan Karthik Tuesday, losing her first round HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 Championship Series 6-0, 6-3; Murali Koushal (2) bt game in straight sets to Zarina Under-14 Tennis Chaitanya Arunmani 6-2, 3-6, 6-0. cut in Kenya Second round: Vedanta Gundu bt Diyas of Kazakhstan. Team Labonel dished out Tournament being held at Anish Jain (1) 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 6-1; Diyas advanced to a second Nairobi (Kenya), March the best performance in Tennis Bhavyanand Reddy (5) bt Siddharth round meeting with Swiss 11th 24: Shubhankar Sharma the third round of the Academy in Murtuzaguda, Mohopatra 6-3, 6-2; Reyansh Rajeev seed Belinda Bencic after com- and Gaganjeet Bhullar Hyderabad Premier Golf Hyderabad, on Wednesday. (4) bt C Pranav 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Tejas Singh Bhatia b C Akshat Reddy 6-2, pleting a 6-2, 7-6 (12/10) victo- made amends of their League to earn bragging Tejas, coached at the 6-3; Rohan Karthik V bt Praneel ry in 1hr 28min on the Hard none-too-happy first rights on Wednesday. SMTA, defeated Reyansh Eshwar (7) 6-4, 6-2; V. Thirumurugan Rock Stadium’s Grandstand round cards in the Kenya In a closely fought con- Rajeev 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the (3) bt Srivant Reddy 6-1, 6-2; C. court. Savannah Classic by test at Boulder Hills Golf quarterfinals. Second seed Arunmani bt Shivtej Balaprasad 6-2, 6-1; Murali Koushal (2) bt Aarav The round of 128 defeat is the bringing in decent scores Club, Labonel logged in Murali Koushal, third seed Saradhi 6-2, 6-1. 40-year-old Venus’s earliest in the first nine of the sec- 197 points to inch ahead V. Thirumurugan and No.5 ■ Girls doubles quarterfinals: Divya exit in Miami since she made ond round here. of King’s Warriors, who seed Bhavyanand Reddy M/ Sreemanya (1) bt Neha Enja/ Siri her debut in the tournament in Sharma, who shot 2- tallied 194.25 points for were the others who made Katekineni 6-1, 6-2; Sejal Butada/ Asin Komineni (4) bt Vaishnavi/ 1997. under 69 in the first round the day. the semifinals. Apeksha 6-3, 6-4; P. Tejasvi/ Manavi After Diyas raced through the and T-54, was 4-under Villaggio Highlanders, In the girls quarterfinals, Mishra (3) bt Nysa Sharma/ Sanvi first set, Venus fought back in through 10 holes in the also with 194.25 points, top seed Rithika Singh 6-4, 1-6, 10-6; Srividya/ Laxmi the second, breaking her second round to get to 6- took the third spot on a Kakarlamudi beat sixth Dyuthi (2) bt Aditi Paturi/ Tejaswi M 6-3, 6-4. First round: Neha Enja/ Siri Kazakh opponent’s serve in the under and was T-31 with day fortunes of teams seed Vanishka Maria 6-3, 6- Katkineni bt Sherya Jampana/ Shrika 12th game to force a tie break. seven more holes to play. fluctuated quite a bit 4 while Apeksha Reddy, Reddy 6-1, 6-1; Vaishnavi/ Apeksha Venus saved three match points Bhullar, who was second much like their swings, third seed G. Hansika bt Srinithi Sai/ Srishti Allam 6-2, 6-3; to extend the tie break but at Qatar Masters and then chips and putts. Reddy and seed No.8 Diya Adithi Paturi/ Tejaswi M bt Sandhya/ Yashitha 4-6, 7-5, 10-4. handed Diyas a fourth match T-16 at Kenya Open, was 1- Eagle Hunters with Mattipati also made the ■ Boys doubles quarterfinals: 1. point with a double fault which under 70 in first round to 192.75 points and Boulder Last Four stage. Anish Jain/ Tirumurugan (1) bt Sujay she converted to complete vic- be T-67 and just outside Tigers with 191.5 were P/ Anjann Sai 6-1, 6-0; C. Pranav/ THE RESULTS tory. the projected cut line. In fourth and fifth for the Praneel Eeshwar (3) bt Shivtej S/ ■ Girls singles quarterfinals (number Sarthak G 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 10-0; Aarav “I’m very happy with the win, the second round, he was day. in brackets denotes seeding): S/ Laksh T (4) bt Siddhant/ Neil especially against such a leg- 3-under through first However, Team Origins Rithika Kakarlamudi (1) bt Vanishka Kumar 6-4, 6-0; Chaitanya end as Venus — I looked up to nine. He has six more maintained their overall Maria (6) 6-3, 6-4; Apeksha Reddy Arunmani/ Tarak Arjun bt Murali her when I was little,” the 27- holes to play and ensure lead with 508.63 points, bt Laxmi Dyuthi (7) 6-4, 6-4; G. Koushal/ Bhavyananda Reddy (2) 6- year-old from Almaty said. action on the weekend. much ahead of Villaggio Ram Musunuri of Benelli Raiders follows the ball after a shot during the third round Hansika Reddy (3) bt Apara 2, 6-4. First round: Sujai Pothula/ of the Hyderabad Premier Golf League at Boulder Hills Golf Club on Wednesday. Khandare (5) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1; Diya Aanjan Saibor bt Shamanthak/ Diyas set up the victory behind South Africa’s Justin Highlanders (494.37). The Mattipati (8) bt Sejal Butada (2) 6-1, Rudransh Raj 6-1, 6-0; Shivtej S/ an accurate service game, win- Harding picked up from Markenzo Fairways are 6-3. Second round: Rithika Sarthak G bt Rayansh Routray/ ning 61 per cent of her first where he left off at Karen close with 490 points, fol- Faheemuddin of King’s today,” Ram summed up 194.25 points. Kakarlamudi (1) bt Rishita Bokka 6-2, Varshit P 6-3 , 6-3; Siddhant Moha/ Warriors was a close sec- his effort. 6-0; Vanishka Maria (6) bt Sri Neil Kumar bt Mokshak Chali/ serve points, and varying play Country Club last week as lowed by Swans (483.5) 4. Eagle Hunters 192.75 Krishna Vaishnavi 6-2, 6-1; Apeksha Siddharth K 6-3, 6-1; Aarav S/ Laksh cleverly to pull Venus around he carded a 7-under par 64 and Eagle Hunters ond with 38 points, fol- TEAM LEADERBOARD points. Reddy bt Hasini Yadav 6-4, 6-2; T (4) bt C. D. Praneeth/ Abhinav the court. to move into a share of (480.24) who complete the lowed by Rahul Ajay Laxmi Dyuthi (7) bt Avni Paturi 7-5, Reddy 6-0, 6-0; Chaitanya Aru/ (OVERALL) 5. Boulder Tigers 191.5 — AFP the first round lead. top five. (37.25), Abhishek Mitra points. 6-1; Apara Khandare (5) bt E Sanvi Tarakarjun bt Rohan Karthik/ Sanjith Joost Luiten, mean- In individual play, Ram (37) and Srinivas 1. Origins 508.63 points. Reddy 7-6 (7-4), 6-1; G. Hansika 4-6, 6-1, 10-2. INDIVIDUAL PLAY while, drew on some fond Musunuri made all the Modukuri (36.5) in the 2. Villaggio Highlanders (THIRD ROUND) Haryana, SAI memories of his very first right choices to rise to the high five. 494.37 points. Challenge Tour appear- top. The Benelli Raiders “I used to just casually 3. Markenzo Fairways 490 1. Ram Musunuri (Benelli make semis ance as he joined Harding player displayed cool go on the course and play points. Raiders) 39.5 points. — along with Spain’s nerves and had a good but the League made me 4. Swans 483.5 points. 2. Mohammed Faheem- Double title for Hyderabad: Haryana, Sports Alejandro Caizares and measure of the course, to go to the practice area 5. Eagle Hunters 480.24 uddin (King’s Warriors) Authority of India, Chandigharh Frenchman Clment evident from his calculat- for the first time. The points. 38 points. and Uttar Pradesh boys reached Sordet — at the top of the ed cuts and flawless putts. short game practice of 3. Rahul Ajay (Boulder TEAM LEADERBOARD the semifinals of the 47th leaderboard with 64 each. Ram rallied late, turning chipping and putting for Tigers) 37.25 points. crafty Kaavya (THIRD ROUND) Junior National Kabaddi Harding continued his the tables on his rivals in three continuous days 4. Abhishek Mitra Championship being played at exploits in the second the last few holes to helped me understand the 1. Labonel 197 points. (Villaggio Highlanders) DC CORRESPONDENT bt P. Nanditha Reddy 6-1, 6- Suryapet on Wednesday. round with 66 and shared emerge in front of the speed of the greens at 2. King’s Warriors 194.25 37 points. HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 3. Semifinals: S. Kaavya bt Haryana defeated Karnataka the lead with David individual leaderboard Boulder and deliver points. 5. Srinivas Modukuri Mahitha Avula 8-0, P. 50-19; SAI overpowered Andhra Drysdale (65-65). — PTI with 39.5 points. Md results for the best round 3. Villaggio Highlanders (Swans) 36.5 points. S. Kaavya won two titles at Nanditha Reddy bt Jeebu CO 43-8; Chandigharh pinned the TSTA State Ranking Jayani 8-5. Gujarat 58-32 while Uttar Tennis Tournament held at ■ Girls U-18 final: S. Kaavya Pradesh was too good for Emanuel Tennis Academy bt P. Nanditha Reddy 6-1, 6- Jharkhand 36-12. in Old , 4. Semifinals: S. Kaavya bt Earlier, Madhya Pradesh girls INGRAM SHINES, Secunderabad. Canchi Harini 8-0, P. defeated Sikkim 47-36 after She defeated P. Nanditha Nanditha Reddy bt Jaythi leading 23-19 at half-time while PELICANS PICK Reddy 6-1, 6-3 in the girls Tanna 8-7(7-4). Jharkhand boys got the better Under 16 final and then ■ Boys U-16 final: Abhay of Odisha with a 45-30 score- beat the same opponent 6-1, Karthik Banda bt Shashank line. They were ahead 21-10 at LAKERS IN NBA 6-4 for the U-18 trophy. Chilla 6-3, 6-2. Semifinals: the break. Abhay Karthik Banda Abhay Karthik Banda bt Los Angeles, March 24: won the boys U-16 title Darsh Agarwal 8-6, Brandon Ingram scored with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Shashank Chilla bt Saaketha Sangareddy, 36 points as the New Shashank Chilla while Rama 8-2. Orleans Pelicans took full Rushi Chakra Budidha Gajwel win advantage of LeBron emerged the boys U-18 ■ Boys U-18 final: Rushi James’ injury absence to champion as he defeated Chakra Budidha bt Shiva Hyderabad: Sangareddy and pummel the Los Angeles Shiva Sankar Muppana 6-3, Sankar Muppana 6-3, 6-4. Gajwel (Siddipet Rural) won Lakers 128-111 on 6-4 in the final. Semifinals: Rushi Chakra their respective matches in the Tuesday. Budidha bt Akshay Kotturi 8- THE RESULTS Telangana Cricket Association’s Ingram sent his former 0, Shiva Sankar Muppana bt U-19 Inter Districts West- team sliding to defeat in a ■ Girls U-16 final: S. Kaavya Mohammed Irshad 8-1. Central Zone tournament at one-sided game at New IOC Grounds in Gajwel. Orleans’ Smoothie King Sangareddy defeated Center. Kamareddy by 61 runs while Players of the Hyderabad handball team pose with Hyderabad District Handball Association secretary S. R. The Lakers were rocked Gajwel got the better of Sanjeev Kumar and other officials after finishing runners-up in the Men’s Inter-District Championship held at on Saturday by an injury Jangaon by four wickets. Maddur in Siddipet. Hyderabad lost 16-21 to Warangal in the final. to James which has left BRIEF SCORES the four-time NBA cham- ■ Sangareddy 213/6 in 25 overs pion facing several weeks (D. Sudeep 71, Narender 40, on the sidelines. With Sameer 3/32) bt Kamareddy Anthony Davis and Marc 152/7 in 25 overs (Shaik Mujju Gasol already out injured, 64, Arbaaz Pasha 2/13). the depleted Lakers have ■ Jangaon 87 in 18.2 overs Comfortable win for Keystone now lost three consecu- (Vinay 4/12) lost to Gajwel tive games to fall to fourth (Siddipet Rural) 91/6 in 13.5 DC CORRESPONDENT Subhash, Lakshman and turn the tables on RR Gautham 25) bt place in the Western overs (C. Karthik Reddy 22, HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 Jaydev sharing the hon- Club with a 69-44 win 41 (Sai 9, Conference standings at Rohit 2/8). ours in scoring, HAL after trailing 17-28. Salman 15). 28-16. Players of the Abbas Union FC pose with the trophy along ■ The Pelicans meanwhile with president Shabbir Ali and secretary Hussain Abidi. Keystone Basketball trailing till the 38th BRIEF SCORES YMCA Hyderabad 62 (Sumit Academy registered a minute of play turned the 11, Gaurav 8) bt Destiny 45 remain in the hunt for a comfortable win in their tables on Hyderabad ■ Keystone Basketball (Vivek 19, Girish 10). playoff berth after a win Live on TV opening round while Rovers at 50-47 with Academy 48 (Subhash 15, ■ Loyola Academy 69 that sees them improve to HAL and MLRIT men Aman and Adarsh dis- Lakshman 10, Jaydev 10) bt (Rahul 15, Sudershan 14) bt 19-24. FOOTBALL ABBAS UNION CHAMPS teams had to struggle to playing their grit and Sharp Shooters 15 RR Club 44 (Vishnu 21, Elsewhere, Devin European Qualifiers for 2022 ward off stiff challenges determination in the (Manideep 6, Chandu 6) Prince 10). Booker scored 23 points DC CORRESPONDENT World Cup: Bulgaria vs posed by their opponents final stages of the game. ■ HAL 50 (Aman 17, Adarsh ■ Beyond 45 (Aditya 19, and Deandre Ayton added HYDERABAD, MARCH 24 Switzerland from 10.30 pm on in first round matches of In other matches, 10) bt Hyderabad Rovers Ranjith 8) bt Hoopsters a double-double as the Sony Ten 2; Spain vs Greece from the inaugural Pradeep MLRIT tied at 27 at the 47 (Mahesh 19, Tharun 8) Club 23 (Arjun 7). Phoenix Suns extended Abbas Union Football Club won the Red Hills 7-a-side 1.15 am (Friday) on Sony Ten 2; ■ ■ Italy vs Northern Ireland from 1.15 Dakoor Memorial Open halfway stage against St Patrick’s 28 (Anthony Nizamabad ‘B’ 86 (Nikhil their winning streak to Football Tournament with a narrow win over Hyderabad am (Friday) on Sony Ten 3; Basketball Tournament KPHB went on to register 11) bt St Mary's 9 (Sainath 5) 34, Revanth 23) bt KVBR three games with a 110- Globe at Red Hills Football ground. Irfan Razvi scored the England vs San Marino from 1.15 conducted by the YMCA a 75-62 win; St Patrick’s ■ MLRIT 75 (Mithil Reddy 65 (Venu 22, Ram 14), 100 road win over the all-important goal for the winners. am (Friday) on Sony Six; Germany Secunderabad Basketball accounted for St Mary’s 27, Dinesh Kumar 23, Vinay ■ Nizam Basketball Miami Heat. In the semifinals, Globe beat PJR Club 1-0 while Abbas vs Iceland from 1.15 am (Friday) on Alumni. at 28-9 while Loyola 9) bt KPHB 62 (Saikrishna Academy 74 (Kaushik 18, The Suns are now in sec- Union had got the better of CCOB 2-0 via goals scored by Sony Ten 1 Keystone outscored Academy made a come- 26, Lokesh 14, Akhil 13) Majid 13) bt Nizamabad ‘A’ ond spot in the Western Abid and Irfan. As many as 32 teams had participated in Sharp Shooters 48-15 with back in the second half to ■ KVBR Sravan 58 (Raja 14, 18 (Upendra 14). Conference. — AFP the tournament. GAMES pg 14 DECCAN CHRONICLE | HYDERABAD | THURSDAY | 25 MARCH 2021

SHORT TAKES Chinky grabs gold in pistol; Ind shuttler forced out of Orleans tour Shreyas shoulder slips Pune, March 24: India Ravichandran Ashwin. Aishwary tops in men’s rifle Paris: An unnamed Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer EOIN, SAM INJURED TOO woman shuttler was on Tuesday was on Wednesday ruled New Delhi, March 24: the five targets twice — in forced to withdraw from the out of the ongoing ODI Meanwhile, Eoin Morgan Chinky Yadav upstaged the the first competition Orleans Masters after a team series against England and Sam Billings are experienced Rahi Sarnobat stage’s second series and entourage member tested posi- and left in serious doubt doubtful for the second and the fancied Manu the sixth series of the elim- tive for Covid-19 and she was for the first half of the ODI against India here on Bhaker to win gold as India ination stage — after begin- identified as a close contact. IPL starting next month Friday after sustaining swept the women’s 25m pis- ning with two. In a statement, the Badminton after dislocating his left injuries in the series- tol event of the ISSF shoot- Meanwhile, young Indian World Federation (BWF) said shoulder in the opening opener, dealing a fresh ing World Cup here on shooter Aishwary Pratap that a total of three players game here. blow to the side’s floun- Wednesday, highlighting Singh Tomar claimed the have been withdrawn from the The incident happened dering campaign. the country’s depth of tal- gold medal in the men’s event which began with the in the eighth over of the The visitors suffered ent in the sport. 50m rifle 3 positions event, qualifiers here. England innings when the setbacks in their 66- The 23-year-old Yadav pre- consolidating the host “An Indonesian women’s dou- Shreyas dived on a drive run defeat after the skip- vailed over Sarnobat, 30, 4-3 nation’s top standing in the bles pair has been withdrawn hit by Jonny Bairstow off per split the webbing in a shoot-off after their ISSF World Cup here on after one player tested positive pacer Shardul Thakur. between his right thumb scores were tied at 32, tak- Wednesday. to the mandatory PCR test con- He looked in tremen- and index finger that ing India’s gold tally to nine The 20-year-old from ducted on Monday,” the BWF dous pain as he left the required four stitches. In in the event. Bhopal shot 462.5 to win the stated. field clutching his shoul- another incident, Billings Bhaker, aged only 19, shot top prize ahead of “An Indian women’s singles der. injured his collarbone fol- 28 to settle for the bronze Hungary’s star rifleman player has been withdrawn “It is unlikely he will lowing an awkward dive medal before being elimi- Chinky Yadav poses with Istvan Peni (461.6) and India’s Shreyas Iyer (left) walks off the field after after a team entourage member play first part of IPL,” a to stop a boundary. nated, leaving her two her gold medal in the Denmark’s Steffen Olsen injuring himself while fielding during the first One-Day tested positive to the mandato- BCCI source said. “We’re going to wait 48 other compatriots to fight Women’s 25m Pistol event (450.9) at the Dr Karni International against England at Maharashtra Cricket ry PCR test. The singles player On Tuesday, the BCCI for hours and see how it for the top prize at the Dr at the Shooting World Cup Singh Shooting Range. This was identified as a close con- had stated, “Shreyas Iyer Association Stadium in Pune on Tuesday. — AP is...give as much time as Karni Singh Shooting was India’s eighth gold in Delhi on Wednesday. tact of the entourage member subluxated (partially dis- needed to hopefully be Range. medal at the ongoing mar- and as a result the player has located) his left shoulder begins on April 9. dislocation and much available for Friday,” Yadav led the pack after quee event. been withdrawn from the tour- in the 8th over while field- Shreyas had led Delhi longer in case a surgery Morgan said. first 20 targets with a score 21 and pulled away from the The other Indians in the nament,” it added. ing. He has been taken for Capitals to the final in the is required. Morgan said his batting of 14. rest, even as the seasoned final, veteran Sanjeev — PTI further scans,” the source previous edition of the In his absence, the DC would not be 100 per cent She was followed by Sarnobat clawed her way Rajput and Niraj Kumar, added. league. It could take as captaincy could be hand- given the injury and field- Bhaker at second with 13. back into the finals after finished sixth and eighth He captains Delhi much as six weeks to ed to either Rishabh Pant, ing too is a concern with Then, the shooter from struggling in bottom half. respectively. SAI asks PCI to Capitals in the IPL, which recover from shoulder Australian Steve Smith or a split webbing. — PTI Bhopal led with a score of In the finals, Yadav shot all — PTI submit report Bengaluru: Sports Authority of India on Wednesday sought a report from the Paralympic Committee of India after it emerged that facilities here at the National Para Athletics championship are not wheel- chair-friendly and Covid-19 pro- tocols are also “not being adhered to”. A qualification event for the Tokyo Paralympics, the tourna- ment to be held from March 24 to 27 was shifted here from Chennai at a short notice on March 20, leading to discrepan- cies in the conduct of the event. SAI has asked the national fed- eration to immediately sort out the issues. “It has been brought to the notice of Sports Authority of India that the facility in Bengaluru at which the Para Athletics National Championships is not wheel- chair-friendly and that Standard Operating Procedures for pre- vention of Covid-19 are not being adhered to,” SAI said in a statement. — PTI Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds up the team’s redesigned T-shirt for the new IPL season. The camouflage on the shoulders is a Blatter banned tribute to India’s armed forces. — Twitter by FIFA again Zurich: Sepp Blatter was Super Kings pay tribute to banned for a second time by FIFA on Wednesday for finan- cial wrongdoing, seven months before the 85-year-old former armed forces in new jersey president's first ban expires. Blatter has recently been in Chennai, March 24: about the significant and That’s not all, Dhoni is poor health and was put in an Three-time IPL champi- selfless role of the armed an honorary Lieutenant induced coma for one week ons Chennai Super Kings forces. The camouflage is Colonel in the Territorial after undergoing heart surgery on Wednesday unveiled a an appreciation of their Army and also trained in December. new-look jersey that fea- service...they are the true with the Parachute FIFA said its ethics committee tures camouflage as a heroes, CSK CEO K. S. Regiment in 2019. banned both Blatter and former tribute to the country’s Viswanathan said in a “The jersey has been secretary general Jerome armed forces. release. redesigned for the first Valcke for six years and eight Unveiled ahead of the The IPL team also time since the inaugural months for financial wrongdo- 2021 IPL season, the jer- released a short video of edition in 2008,” the ing linked to awarding them- sey also has three stars talismanic skipper M. S. release said. The camou- selves contractual bonuses atop the franchise’s logo Dhoni, launching the new flage on the shoulders is worth millions of dollars. to denote the three titles jersey on its Twitter feed. bordered with gold bands Both men, who also face crimi- won in 2010, 2011 and CSK hold the armed that signify the high stan- nal proceedings in Switzerland, 2018, besides the camou- forces close to the heart dards set by the team will start serving the new bans flage as a tribute to and showed their appreci- both in terms of consis- when their current ones expire. India’s armed forces. ation by presenting a tency and fair play. CSK Blatter and Valcke were previ- It has been on our mind cheque of `2 crore at the have won the IPL fair ously banned for six years and for some time now to find start of the 2019 IPL sea- play award six times in 11 10 years, respectively, in sepa- ways to raise awareness son, the release said. seasons. — PTI rate cases. Blatter's first ban expires in October and Valcke’s initial ban will be served in October USHA, GURBACHAN TO HEAD SELECTION PANEL 2025. — AP New Delhi, March 24: Sprint legend P. tee are Soma Biswas, Anand Menzes, T. Usha has been given charge of the Satbir Singh, Sandeep Sarkaria, Sunita Regd. No. HQ/SD/509/2021-23 junior selection committee, while hur- Rani, Rama Chandran, Joseph Printed and Published by dling great Gurbachan Singh Randhawa Abraham, Harwant Kaur, M. D. K. Sudhakar on behalf of Deccan will head the senior panel in the latest Valsama and Kamal Ali Khan. Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed appointments announced by the The senior selection committee, to be at Deccan Chronicle Press situated at Plot No. 9 Village, Vallabh Athletics Federation of India. chaired by Randhawa, will have former Nagar Taluk, Malkajgiri Usha won multiple medals in the chief coach Bahadur Singh, Bahadur Dist. Telangana and Published at 36, Asian Games in 100m, 200m, 400m and Singh Saggu, , S.D. 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