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resident Donald Trump sparked controversy Friday, calling it a "great day" his year's annual Amarnath Yatra to the raduates and post-graduates rendered uneral pyres have been drafted in to Pfor George Floyd, the man whose death in custody last week unleashed THimalayan cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir Gjobless by the Covid-19 crisis now Fburn the bodies of coronavirus victims nationwide protests over police brutality against African will be of 15 days duration beginning on July 21 and have no hang-ups about taking up in Delhi as crematorium furnaces Americans. "We all saw what happened last week. We can't ending on August 3. This was stated by the officials unskilled and labour-intensive jobs under struggle to keep up with the mounting let that happen," Trump said of Floyd, who was killed as a of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural death toll. Smoke from the open-air white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly manages the affairs of the Yatra to the cave shrine Employment Guarantee Scheme blazes stings the eyes of waiting nine minutes. "Hopefully, George is looking down right now situated at 3,880 metres above the sea level in J&K's (MGNREGS). They are in sizeable mourners and workers at Nigambodh and saying, 'This is a great thing that's happening for our Anantnag district. The 'Pratham Puja' for the Yatra numbers among at least 35 lakh people Ghat, Delhi's biggest and oldest crematorium. The rising number of country.'" The remarks during a televised White House briefing was held here on Friday. The duration of the Yatra across the country who have applied for MGNREGA since April 1 —the bodies arriving from hospitals has forced the facility, situated next to the came eleven days after Floyd's death and sparked confusion as has been cut short this time because of the highest for this decade. In a village in Uttar Pradesh, about 150 km from the historic Red Fort, to extend its opening hours. Funerals start at 8 am to why Trump thought it was a great day for Floyd. coronavirus pandemic. national capital, Roshan Kumar is looking for work under MGNREGS. and go on late into the night. India tells China to remove Resentment brewing among legislators of the ruling party troops from Pangong Lake D MOHANA RAO Some of the elected people’s n VIJAYAWADA representatives have started raising l Talks to resolve stand-off, de-escalation of forces across the LAC begin Discontent is their voice against shortage of sand brewing among and drinking water problem and PNS n NEW DELHI The Chinese troops in large the people’s rep- numbers have been camping at resentatives of have started blaming the online ‘ALL AND India and China military top Finger 4 area of the Pangong the ruling sale of sand for the scenario brass began talks on Saturday Lake. India also matched these YSRCP as they SUNDRY’ to resolve the stand-off situa- numbers in deployment there. are unable to tion in Eastern Ladakh region The Pangong Lake is divided resolve problems ment over of sand, but of no use, he TS must keep and de-escalation of forces into 8 fingers. The mountain- in their constituen- the sand remarked. across the Line of Actual ous spurs jutting out into the cies even one year after shortage and The contractor paid Rs excuses aside Control. The meeting is being lake are referred to as fingers. the party stormed to accused the 14,000 to the APMDC for and step up held in Moldo on the Chinese So far India has been control- power in the state. APMDC of total failure in building canal, permission side opposite Chushul. ling fingers 1 to 4 and China Some of the elected people’s implementing the sand poli- letter was given three days Covid-19 tests Indian military delegation is controls the area between 5 and representatives have started cy. ago, but not a single load of headed by the commander of 8. There is an Indian post near raising their voice against “Being a ruling party MLA, sand was supplied, he resent- Leh-based 14 Corp Lieutenant Finger 4. However, India claims shortage of sand and drinking I myself say that the APMDC ed. 2 General Harinder Singh and the entire stretch till Finger 8. water problem and have start- has utterly failed in supplying To place on order online the Chinese are led by Major The area between Finger 4 and ed blaming the online sale of of sand. There are 10 sand for supply of sand, the stocks General Liu Lin, Commander 8 has been a matter of dispute sand for the scenario. reaches in my the con- get booked in just five min- of South Xinjiang Military and has often witnessed con- They say that they are not stituency in Konaseema, but utes. There was no scope for Region. Chinese People's Liberation in areas that were under Indian frontations. able to get a handful of sand not a single ramp has started allotment of coarse sand that Both countries are engaging Army has attempted to change control so far. Before this, talks The clash took place at anywhere, however hard they sand mining,” he said. is found in river Godavari, the in dialogue to resolve the status quo. between major general-rank Pangong Lake on May 5, leav- try to. Though there is sand in foundations for houses are stand-off in Eastern Ladakh They attempted to change officers between two coun- ing several from both sides Those who have expressed Vasistha and Gautami rivers, being executed using gravel, region, particularly at north the status quo by putting up tries took place on June 2 that wounded. their resentment include MPs, the people have to go to dis- brought from 45 km from bank of Pangong Tso where the shelters and setting up a camp remained "inconclusive". 3 MLAs, former MLAs and for- tant places to get sand. To way. If the farmers bring soil mer Ministers. build a small port at from their land, cases are In the latest development, Podagatlapalli, a letter was being filed against them on senior MLA Chirla Jaggireddy addressed to the district the grounds that there was no 210 new Covid of went Collector, DSP and revenue permission to do so. Driver in Jagan’s peshi tests cases take public expressing his resent- officials for two tractor loads 3 positive for Coronavirus tally to 4,460 Some pvt PNS n VIJAYAWADA Key conspirator in hospitals ‘black- PNS n VIJAYAWADA Coronavirus cases rose marketing of The AP Secretariat, the seat of sharply by 210 to 4,460 in Vizag spy case held beds': Kejriwal governance in Andhra Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, Pradesh, has turned into a while the toll due to the PNS n NEW DELHI arrested wife Shaista Qaiser hotspot of corona infection. infection stood at 73. and others, an official The State Secretariat located at The state government The NIA on Saturday arrested spokesman said. Amaravati has reported five stopped releasing any details a terror funding conspir- During the search of his 4 more Covid-19 positive cases. about the cases though new ator in the infamous house, a number of The official driver of Chief hotspots have been emerging Visakhapatnam espi- digital devices and Minister YS Jaganmohan by the day in almost every dis- onage case wherein incriminating doc- Reddy’s peshi was tested pos- trict. 11 Naval personnel uments were itive for the Coronavirus along 'Jaggery town' Anakapalle allegedly leaked seized by the with five others. On Saturday, near Visakhapatnam report- sensitive informa- National two official drivers attached to ed at least 18 Covid-19 cases tion to Pakistan's Investigation JC Prabhakar the Planning Department and in one day, though it spy agency, Inter- Agency (NIA) the CM’s peshi, an employee of Last week, three employees Meanwhile, in the State remained Corona-free all Services Intelligence. which took over the Reddy booked Industries Department, a data in the State Government test- Secretariat, Blocks 3 and 4 were these days, sources here said. The investigation case in December last entry operator of RTGS in ed positive for Coronavirus, completely shut as two In the state Secretariat here, operation was named as year, he said. for cheating CM’s block were tested positive after they moved to Amaravati employees working in different five more coronavirus cases ‘Operation Dolphin Nose’. The Indian intelligence agen- for Covid-19. With these five, along with 220 employees from departments tested positive were added as employees of Abdul Rehman Abdul Jabbar cies had busted the espionage PNS n TADIPATRI in all, 10 persons working in Hyderabad after the lifting of for the virus on return from different departments tested Sheikh, 53, a resident of racket linked to Pakistan in the State Secretariat tested restrictions on inter-state Hyderabad. positive n the last 24 hours. Mumbai, was involved in the December last year. Cases were booked against positive for Covid-19. movement of people. 3 3 terror funding along with his 3 former MLA of Tadipatri JC ‘Covid-19 Prabhakar Reddy and five others on a complaint lodged could be by former employees of JC opportunity Lockdown in containment zones till June 30 Govt destroying economy, Travels Nageswar Reddy and Subba Reddy under Section for India’ PNS n VIJAYAWADA zones, all activities in other operations from June 8 and Welfare Standard Operating 420 and other Sections (467, zones will resume from orders have been issued to Procedures (SOP) on preventive this is Demon 2.0: Rahul 468 and IPC Section 34) for Lockdown will continue to be June 8, said the CS and all the district collec- measures to contain spread of PNS n NEW DELHI cheating. strictly in force in containment added that temples, tors, joint collectors, Covid-19, persons above 65 On Saturday, some lorry 6 zones till June 30, as per the mosques churches police commis- years of age, persons with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on owners staged protest in front Disaster Management Act 2005. and others places of sioners, municipal comorbidities, pregnant women Saturday accused the government of the residence of JC Chief Secretary Nilam Sawhney worship will allow commissioners were advised to stay at home, of destroying the country's econo- Prabhakar Reddy, accusing TODAY issued orders to this effect on worshippers from and other officers except for essential and health my by not providing cash assistance him of cheating them by sell- Saturday. The orders, issued as June 8, except in concern, she purposes. to the people and Micro, Small and ing BS-3 vehicles as BS-4 ALMANAC per the Central Government containment zones. added. Individuals must maintain a Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), vehicles. They alleged that JC Month & Paksham: guidelines, said that relaxation The CS said that As per the minimum distance of 6 feet in terming it as demonetisation 2.0. Prabhakar Reddy caused loss Jyeshtha & Paksha will be given to other zones in hotels, restaurants and Government of India public places as far as feasible. 3 to them. Moreover, they Panchangam phases. Except in containment shopping malls will also start Ministry of Health and Family 3 accused him of using their Tithi : Dwitiya: 08:55 pm lorry engine numbers illegally leading to authorities getting Nakshatram: Mula: 02:10 pm their vehicles seized. Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start However, JC group fol- any important work) Tollywood bigwigs to meet CM to get industry back on track lowers allege the hand of the Rahukalam: 05:07 pm – 06:45 pm ruling party leaders behind n Yamagandam: 12:15 pm – 01:52 pm PNS VIJAYAWADA Celebrities like had already to the industry. They may the incident. likely discuss the building of The lorry owners contend Varjyam: 12:39 pm – 02:10 pm, Actors, producers and top dis- appreciated the a single-window initiative of new studios in the state as that JC Prabhakar Reddy dis- 11:36 pm – 01:10 am tributors from the Telugu Film the state government that will benefit all the there is a large scope of scener- posed of 10 vehicles regis- Gulika: 03:30 pm - 05:07 pm Industry (TFI) will meet Chief film workers. Any movie with a budget of Rs 4 ies in the state due to the pres- tered using forged docu- Good Time: (to start any important work) Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy ence of beaches in ments. As it caused severe Amritakalam: 08:03 am – 09:35 am at 3 pm on June 9, according to crore will be eligible for government subsidy Visakhapatnam and greenery loss to lorry owners who Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:49 am – 12:41 pm film producer C Kalyan. places like Araku. bought lorries from Megastar K Chiranjeevi has In May, TFI celebrities had Prabhakar Reddy, the victims VIJAYAWADA already taken the Chief Kalyan said that they have er. He added that they will con- also met Chief of the fraud staged the Minister’s appointment for the invited all the important people duct a press conference imme- Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. protest. The police dispersed WEATHER meeting. It is speculated that TFI from the industry including diately after the meeting. All the activities related to the protesting lorry owners. Forecast: Mostly cloudy celebrities will discuss the future megastar Chiranjeevi, Tollywood top celebrities shooting, production, distribu- Tension prevailed near JC Temp: 40/29 action plan to be implemented Nandamuri Balakrishna and will attend this meeting and tion and exhibition of the films Prabhakar Reddy’s house on Humidity: 38% post lockdown in the state. K Chiranjeevi C Kalyan several others. However, discuss with the Chief Minister were completely shut due to the account of the protest leading Sunrise: 05.41am Celebrities like Chiranjeevi Balakrishna will not attend the and request him to permit Coronavirus-induced lockdown, to the police taking some pro- Sunset: 06.49 pm and several others had already that will benefit all the film gible to get a subsidy from the meeting as he is busy with his shooting activities, along with resulting in the loss of livelihood testers into custody. The Current Weather Conditions appreciated the a single-window workers. Any movie with a government, as per this single 60th birthday celebrations on the opening of theatres and to lakhs of people who were police also registered case Updated June 6, 2020 5:00 PM initiative of the state government budget of Rs 4 crore will be eli- window scheme. the same day, said the produc- several other activities related dependent on the industry. against the protesters. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 7, 2020 vijayawada 02

‘ALL AND TS must keep excuses aside and step up Covid-19 tests SUNDRY’ for a month that Covid-19 and Petlaburj hospitals, are mission chain. "The virus will done. Samples of say 20 per- cases would peak in June- The spike in cases in Mumbai and lately in currently lying in hospitals spike during June-July before sons are taken and divided July. The spike in cases in for Covid-19 treatment after flattening." into four groups of five each. t is time for the Telangana Mumbai and lately in Delhi Delhi and as well reinforces this they performed surgeries on "It doesn't matter where the The samples of a group are government to make a sin- and Chennai as well rein- theory but, quite distressingly, Telangana patients without getting them patient comes from so long as mixed and RT-PCR tests done Icere appraisal of its strate- forces this theory but, quite has slid to the bottom of the ladder with tested. By attributing the fresh the testing is done on a high on each pool. If the sample of gy to fight the corona virus as distressingly, Telangana has cases to migrants and scale. Uttar Pradesh is doing a any pool gives a positive result, cases are rising at a galloping slid to the bottom of the lad- the TRS govt showing no urgency in returnees, the Health remarkable job in enforcing we test each individual. pace ahead of Unlock 1.0 der with the Chandrasekhar checking rapid spread of the disease Department's attitude is akin laws in areas marked as red Testing is the only solution as entering its second phase. Rao government showing no to the ostrich burying its head and containment zones. We go the virus is going to circulate It cannot remain in denial urgency in checking rapid Hyderabad. of contact testing. It tested a in the sand to escape reality - in for testing in all cases where for two years", the scientist mode any longer because cases spread of the disease. Initially, TS held that ran- mere 14 contacts per con- spread of the infection through symptoms are akin to influen- noted. as well as deaths are rising. The Here are some statistics to dom testing was not possible. firmed case, against 40 in S NAGESH KUMAR community transmission. za. In asymptomatic cases of The ground reality is not cumulative tally stands at 3,290 show where Telangana Later, they maintained that Kerala, 44 in , 54 Former Resident Editor, In a conversation with persons coming from places what the Telangana govern- cases and 113 deaths, a clear stands.Only 30,000 samples Telangana was sticking to in Andhra, and 93 in Dr.Sunit Singh, Professor of like Mumbai, we test everyone ment would like us to believe. indication of community were tested till May end -- ICMR guidelines. . Such slackness is Molecular Biology, Institute of and quarantine the rest", Dr. India is moving towards fourth transmission, phenomenon nothing compared to Andhra's Subsequently, they blocked unacceptable amid reports Medical Sciences, Benaras Singh, who earlier worked in position in terms of deaths and the government has all along four lakh-plus tests. Its low ICMR-approved private labo- suggesting that the strain of been stubbornly insisting that Hindu University, we tried to the Hyderabad-based Centre third in cases. Going by the been denying. It is welcome testing is coupled with a high ratories from conducting tests Covid-19 in Hyderabad is it is not the number of samples unravel the reasons why large- for Cellular and Molecular current rate of growth, India that Health Minister Eatala positivity rate of 20.2 %, the on the ground that they were highly virulent. tested but the number of cases scale testing is so important.He Biology (CCMB), said. will have 5.64 lakh cases by Rajender has announced an second poorest after Delhi still drafting guidelines for Rapped by the Union detected that matters. No won- says any lockdown can be "I agree that random testing June-end, leaving no scope for increase in testing. with 25.7 per cent. It has the testing. Health Ministry, frowned der, more than 30 doctors, successful only if it is accom- is impossible in India (4.10 complacency by States. Covid- The daily addition of 9,500- fifth highest fatality rate The Indian Journal of upon by the High Court for its including gynaecologists, panied by testing, contact trac- million tests conducted so 19 must be tackled now; plus cases in India confirms among all States. There are 159 Medical Research ranks low testing rates, and slammed physicians and cardiologists ing, and isolating. There is no far, against 18.60 million in the excuses for not testing can what experts have been saying containment zones in Telangana poorly in its record by the national media; TS has working in Osmania, NIMS other way to break the trans- US), but 'pool testing' must be come later. AP not to lock horns YSRCP leaders eyeing Simhachalam lands: Bonda Uma PNS n VIJAYAWADA n Throwing a gauntlet at n Bonda Uma alleged that the Chief Minister betrayed even Chief Whip Gadikota Chief Minister has pushed the tailors and Nayee Brahmins by The YRSCP and TDP leaders Srikanth Reddy, former TDP State into a debt trap with no putting trade licence condition, intensified their tirade against MLA Bonda chance for any recovery for which will cost Rs 15,000 per with TS: Anil Kumar each other. They are levelling year for one licence for getting Umamaheswara Rao asked next 20 years. He alleged that allegations and counter allega- Rs 10,000 financial assistance. PNS n VIJAYAWADA n The minister explained that tions against each other on var- him for a debate comparing YSRCP mafia gangs were He said even temples were they are using the water they ious issues, while some leaders the administration of YS encroaching properties, not being spared as the YSRCP Minister for Irrigation Anil ought to get from both the are throwing challenges for an Jaganmohan Reddy and N including temple and school regime started gifting TTD Kumar Yadav has made it clear Krishna and Godavari rivers. As open debate comparing Chandrababu Naidu lands lands at Tirumala to seers. that they do not want any dis- part of that, the capacity of the administration of the ruling The latest GO 165 was issued pute or differences with the Potireddipadu has been and opposition parties. He alleged that the Chief YSRCP Chief Whip Gadikota to give away 4,871 sft prime neighbouring State. He said that increased. Furthermore, he said Throwing a gauntlet at Chief Minister has pushed the State Srikanth Reddy not to throw land atop Seven Hills to a Telangana has no specific allo- that the Polavaram project, which Whip Gadikota Srikanth into a debt trap with no chance challenges for a debate with pontiff, who is close to the cation of water from the Reddy, former TDP MLA for any recovery for next 20 Naidu or Lokesh in Kuppam He pointed out that people YSRCP. He alleged that Rs 2.5 Godavari and that it needs is the lifeline of the Andhra Bonda Umamaheswara Rao years. He alleged that YSRCP instead YS Jaganmohan Reddy in the State were frustrated crore scam took place in proper clarification from the Pradesh, will be completed by asked him for a debate compar- mafia gangs were encroaching should face the common man with the settlements, looting Srisailam temple, while YSRCP Godavari Management Board. December 2021 ing the administration of YS properties, including temple for a debate in Tadepalli itself and plundering by YSRCP leaders are eyeing lands worth The Godavari Board met on n Jaganmohan Reddy and N and school lands. to find out how the people were goons in land, sand and liquor. thousands of crores belonging Friday amidst a dispute over The TDP chief did not construct a single house for the relocated Chandrababu Naidu. Uma suggested to the vexed with his rule in one year. He further stated that the to Simhachalam temple. water supply between the two residents of Polavaram, and reminded that YS Jaganmohan Reddy States. Addressing the media became the fourth best Chief Minister in the country in his one here on Saturday, he said that year rule. Has Naidu ever been in the top five, he questioned and Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan opined that Lokesh's political stint is a damp squib Digital Library Reddy's aim is to provide water Huge stock of illegal liquor seized to the backward Rayalaseema which is the lifeline of the Naidu ever been in the top five, set up for region. Andhra Pradesh, will be com- he questioned and opined that PNS n VIJAYAWADA n On a tip-off on Friday, the The minister explained that pleted by December 2021. Lokesh's political stint is a damp police team swung into students they are using the water they The TDP chief did not con- squib. He said that Naidu is Police arrested four persons for action and conducted a ought to get from both the struct a single house for the relo- deceiving the people by boating illegally selling liquor. The PTI n NEW DELHI Krishna and Godavari rivers. As cated residents of Polavaram, of his past achievements. But the Special Enforcement Bureau search operation and part of that, the capacity of the and reminded that YS Chief Minister has introduced (SEB) on the instruction of found liquor bottles A National Digital Library Potireddipadu has been Jaganmohan Reddy became the many schemes for BCs that no Police Commissioner Ch illegally brought from has been set up by the increased. Furthermore, he said fourth best Chief Minister in the other CM has ever done in his- Dwaraka Tirumala Rao led other States and were Human Resource that the Polavaram project, country in his one year rule. Has tory, he reminded. by DCP Harshavardhan Raju, being sold here Development (HRD) along with SEB officer M Satti n Ministry for all students in Babu and Kankipadu police, The arrested were the country. The library seized 5,162 liquor bottles ille- identified as V includes subjects such as ele- Kanipakam to gally transported from Punjab Venkataramana (36) from mentary education, law, med- Reconstruct demolished worth Rs 20 lakh. Kankipadu village, K Anand icine and engineering. It pro- be reopened On a tip-off on Friday, the (39) from Nidamanuru vides more than 4.5 crore text temples: Jana Sena police team swung into action village, Shaik Mahaboob resources. and conducted a search oper- bring liquor bottles from other unloaded in Venkataramana’s Subhani (43) from Krishna Union HRD Minister on Monday PNS n VIJAYAWADA ation and found liquor bottles States for a lesser price and sell village Manthina. Lanka and Shaik Rafi (38) Nishank PNS n CHITTOOR them in Andhra Pradesh for a Venkataramana initially hid illegally brought from other from Nidamanuru. said "This library is for stu- Jana Sena Party official States and were being sold higher price to make money. the liquor bottles under the dents from all over the coun- Sri Varasiddi Vinayaka spokesperson Pothini Venkata here. The arrested were iden- The mastermind Subhani dry grass heap in his village, try. This portal covers all sub- Swamy temple will be Mahesh alleged that Minister tified as V Venkataramana deposited money into the while selling liquor police laid appreciated the SEB team and jects from primary to post- reopened on Monday and for Endowments Velampalli (36) from Kankipadu village, K account of a person in Punjab a trap and arrested the Kankipadu police for seiz- graduate level. For example, devotees would be allowed Srinivas had failed to measures Anand (39) from Nidamanuru and the material was transport- Venkataramana and through ing the liquor. it covers subjects like social into the temple as per the for the reconstruction of tem- village, Shaik Mahaboob ed in Anand’s lorry keeping him, the remaining three were Kankipadu Inspector Sivaji sciences, literature, law, med- lockdown norms, according ples, which were demolished Subhani (43) from Krishna under maize bags. nabbed. Liquor bottles were Raju, SIs Sharif, Shatakarni, icine, etc." The educational to , Executive across the State. Addressing the Lanka and Shaik Rafi (38) The non-duty paid liquor, seized, along with the lorry, SEB Vijayawada team material at the National Officer. Speaking to the media media here on Saturday, he from Nidamanuru. which has to be transported to used for transporting liquor. A Inspector Hanis, SIs Srinivas, Digital Library is also avail- at Kanipakam on Saturday, he said that protests were staged Pothini Venkata Mahesh On interrogation, they Arunachal Pradesh, was divert- case was registered. Ranesh, Bharat Naidu and oth- able in various regional lan- said 300 devotees would be many times for the recon- revealed that they planned to ed to Andhra Pradesh and was The Police Commissioner ers took part in the operation. guages. allowed for darshan per hour. struction of temples, however, n Jana Sena Party official Prasadam would be supplied no action was taken till date. spokesperson recalled that outside the temple and devo- He recalled that seers took seers took an active role in the tees should wear traditional an active role in the protests for protests for the dress and face mask is manda- the reconstruction of demol- ISRO signs MoU with ARIES Govt spent Rs 11,205 cr reconstruction of demolished tory, he informed. ished temples, however, they Before entering the temple, kept mum. He expressed his temples, however, thermal screening test would doubt about the sincerity of they kept mum later for space situational awareness under SC sub-plan be conducted. If they find any pontiffs for not taking up the PNS n VIJAYAWADA devotee in an unhealthy con- issue with the government. He alleged that YSRCP lead- PNS n CHENNAI er studies are important aspects Indian space arena. This MoU dition, they would be sent He alleged that the Minister ers are the main cause behind in Space Situational Awareness will pave the way for future col- The State government has back, he said. for Endowments was trying to the rise in Covid-19 positive The Indian Space Research and Management to safeguard laborations between ISRO and spent Rs 11,205.40 crore under Queue lines, Kalyana Katta gain political mileage on all cases in the west Vijayawada Organisation (ISRO) and Indian space assets from criti- ARIES in establishing optical the Scheduled Castes Sub- and cottages would be cleaned issues. He pointed out that a constituency. A few ruling Aryabhatta Research Institute cal conjunction threats like telescope observational facili- Plan during 2019-20, which is with hypochlorite once in complaint was lodged on the party leaders were tested pos- (ARIES) have signed a space debris. ties for space object tracking, 20 per cent more than the two hours and sanitizers are Durga temple duplicate tickets itive but were not sent to quar- Memorandum of Future endeavours in space R&D studies in space weather, amount spent during the cor- kept available at all places in and fake website issues but no antine and they have been Understanding (MoU) for exploration depends on astrophysics, and Near Earth responding period last year, the temple for the use of action was taken. He ques- roaming freely in public, he cooperation in the field of research and development Object (NEO). The MoU was said Muddada Ravichandra, devotees. tioned why the minister was pointed out. The Collector Space Situational Awareness (R&D) in astrophysics, solar signed by R Umamaheswaran, Secretary, Social Welfare tight-lipped on the sale of and the Commissioner of (SSA) and Astrophysics. sciences, and space environ- Scientific Secretary, ISRO and Department. temple property, which hurt Police should take action on Space objects' orbital track- ment. Self-reliance in these Prof (Dr) Dipankar Banerjee, Addressing the media here n Muddada Ravichandra, VIJAYAWADA the sentiments of Hindus. such issues, he said. ing, analysis and space weath- areas is key to the progress of Director, ARIES. on Saturday, along with joint Secretary, Social Welfare BULLION RATES director Raghuram, he said that the government concen- Department, recalled that GOLD trated on the development of the previous government had spent Rs 8,888.48 ` 48,840 (10 gm) the Scheduled Caste commu- Indigestion drug may help treat mild Corona nities in agriculture, education, crore under the SC Sub- ` 10 industry and welfare sectors plan in 2018-19 SILVER IANS n NEW YORK hours of starting Famotidine and during 2019-20. n ` 48,500 (1kg) According to the study, had mostly cleared up after 14 He recalled that the previ- The government is ` 50 A widely available and inex- published in the journal Gut, days. Improvement was evident ous government had spent Rs concentrating more on pensive drug that is used to the effects were felt within across all symptom categories 8,888.48 crore under the SC the education sector and ease the symptoms of indiges- assessed, but respiratory symp- Sub-plan in 2018-19. Stating in April alone this year it CHICKEN tion may prove a worthy con- 24 to 48 hours of taking toms, such as cough and short- that the government is con- has spent Rs 242.96 crore RATES `/KG tender for treating Covid-19 Famotidine. Famotidine ness of breath, improved more centrating more on the educa- on Jaganna Vasati and infection in those whose dis- belongs to a class of drugs rapidly than systemic symptoms, tion sector, he said and added Vidya Deevena schemes Dressed/With Skin `231 ease doesn't require admission such as fatigue, the study said. that in April alone this year, it Without Skin `262 to hospital, say researchers. known as Histamine-2 Seven of the patients didn't has spent Rs 242.96 crore on Broiler at Farm `159 According to the study, pub- experience any side effects while Jaganna Vasati and Vidya of Covid-19.” lished in the journal Gut, the times a day, for the treatment of toms-cough; shortness of breath; toms of which had been going on Famotidine, and in the three Deevena schemes. He said that 15.65 lakh SC effects were felt within 24 to 48 acid reflux and heartburn. For fatigue; headache and loss of on from two up to 26 days at who did, these were mild, and all Ravichandra said that 175 families were benefited with EGG hours of taking Famotidine. the findings, the research team taste/smell as well as general that point. The most frequent- but temporary forgetfulness were residential schools out of 185 the enhancement from 100 RATES Famotidine (Pepcid AC) from Cold Spring Harbor unwellness-was measured using ly used dose was 80 mg taken known side effects associated schools were provided with units to 200 units of free `/100 belongs to a class of drugs Laboratory Cancer Centre in the a version of a four-point scale three times a day, with the aver- with taking the drug. While compound wall, toilets, drink- power consumption under SC HYDERABAD 401 known as Histamine-2 receptor US, picked 10 people (six men; normally applied to assess the age treatment period lasting 11 promising, the researchers point ing water, furniture, repairs Sub-plan. VIJAYAWADA 401 antagonists, which reduce the four women), who developed severity of cancer symptoms days, but ranging from five to 21 out that the findings might have and other infrastructure under Industrialists in the MSME amount of stomach acid pro- Covid-19 infection, all of whom (ECOG PS). days. been affected by 'the placebo Nadu-Nedu scheme. “Every sector were given incentives VISAKHAPATNAM 375 duced. happened to have been taking All started taking Famotidine The findings showed that all 10 effect,' and hazy recall, added to student of residential schools worth Rs 238.5 crore in the RETAIL PRICE `4.01 Famotidine can be taken in Famotidine during their illness. when they were feeling very patients said that symptoms which the number of case study was given 12.5 kg rice, 30 eggs present financial year, he (IN VIJAYAWADA) doses of 20-160 mg, up to four severity of five cardinal symp- poorly with Covid-19, the symp- quickly improved within 24-48 participants was small. and 28 chikkis in the backdrop added.

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Govt renaming TDP schemes, Oppn charges on farm land Trial run of darshan in alleges Naidu PNS n VIJAYAWADA temples on June 8, 9 Politics should bring a change buying for housing refuted PNS n VIJAYAWADA in people and society, said Leader of the Opposition N A trial run of darshan in tem- PNS n AMARAVATI Chandrababu Naidu. n The minister further ples will be conducted on June The Jaganmohan Reddy said the opposition 8 and 9 by the temple staff and government has done noth- The government is acquiring local devotees, said Minister ing except painting their farm lands for housing pro- for Endowments Velampalli party colours on the public jects as per the law that allows (TDP) leaders are Srinivas. Addressing media buildings constructed during paying an excess amount of "unnecessarily persons here on Saturday, the the TDP regime and renam- three per cent, Agriculture creating minister said that regular dar- ing the welfare programmes Minister controversies over shan for the devotees will started by the TDP, he said on Saturday, as the oppo- the state begin from June 10. alleged. sition scaled up attack over the government housing He said as part of the lock- He claimed that the land purchases. project and down relaxation, permission YSRCP has renamed the Kannababu said the govern- confusing the public" for temples’ reopening was Annadata Sukhibhava as ment is aiming to construct 30 given and the state government n Permission for temples’ n Devotees should Rythu Bharosa. Naidu crit- lakh houses in the next two to n "Today, TDP leaders has issued guidelines pertain- reopening was given and the maintain a queue line icised Jaganmohan Reddy three years, finishing at a pace are alleging that the ing to it. Sri Kalahasti temple state government has for darshan by for stealing the well-planned of 15 lakh houses every year, state government is under containment zones issued guidelines pertaining maintaining social and people-friendly pro- starting from August 26, an has acquired lands and devotees will not be per- to it distancing of six feet grammes introduced during official statement said. at an increased price mitted for darshan while Sri the TDP tenure. For this initiative, the gov- Durga Malleswara Swamy and wearing mask is by paying Rs 45 lakh n He claimed, "The TDP ernment has decided to use Varla Devastanam in Officials will take measures mandatory. Thermal per acre, but during gave Rs 1.10 lakh cash assis- 25,842 acres of government ernment housing project and paying Rs 64 lakh per acre, he Vijayawada is not in the con- to accord permission to scanning will be the TDP tenure, at tance to each farmer in four land and acquire 16,078 acres confusing the public". said. tainment zone. All the devo- carry out tonsure and conducted at the the same place Rs to five phases but YSRCP has of private lands. "Today, TDP leaders are "Since the farmers are giv- tees coming for darshan should annadanam. At present, entrance of the caused a loss of Rs 75,000 to "At least from now on the alleging that the state govern- ing up their lands for a cause, 49.27 lakh per acre install Arogya Setu app, he blessing devotees with temple and sanitiser is them in the name of Rythu opposition leaders should ment has acquired lands at an we have to be generous has been paid," informed. ‘Shatagopam’ and offering made available and Bharosa." avoid such cheap remarks increased price by paying Rs towards them and we fol- Kannababu said. Devotees should maintain a theerdam is being stopped He alleged that the YSRCP against the government, as 45 lakh per acre, but during lowed the rules as per the rel- queue line for darshan by devotees shall not spit in all the temples right now inside the temple leaders were experts in people are not going to trust the TDP tenure, at the same evant act and paid at a normal maintaining social distancing and entry into sanctum smooth talk while harbour- anymore," the statement said place Rs 49.27 lakh per acre rate," he added. He also mentioned that the of six feet and wearing mask is premises, said the ing evil intentions to deprive quoting the minister, having has been paid," Kannababu He said the government previous TDP government mandatory. Thermal scanning sanctorum is not permitted, minister. the people of their basic ben- said at a press conference said. has acquired the land as per had provided only 7.5 lakh will be conducted at the he added efits and rights. He took the here. Similarly for the Andhra the guidelines of the Act, houses in its five year tenure entrance of the temple and government to task for giving The minister further said Pradesh Township and which allows paying an excess and handed it over to the ben- sanitiser is made available and vailing situation, temple offi- with ‘Shatagopam’ and offering credit to the YS Rajasekhara the opposition Telugu Desam Infrastructure Development amount of three per cent and eficiaries. It had also left pay- devotees shall not spit inside cials will take measures to theerdam is being stopped in Reddy’s government for Party (TDP) leaders are Corporation (TIDCO) hous- clarified that it is indeed pro- ment of Rs 4,300 crore dues the temple premises, said the accord permission to carry all the temples right now and bringing the world-renowned "unnecessarily creating con- ing project in Dhavaleswaram, viding house sites more than pending to the Housing minister. out tonsure and annadanam. entry into sanctum sanctorum Kia Motors to the State. troversies over the state gov- 24 acres have been acquired by the number promised. Corporation and TIDCO. He said that as per the pre- At present, blessing devotees is not permitted, he added. Business establishments to reopen Govt destroying Resentment brewing among legislators... economy... Continued from Page 1 municipal administration, but which costs only Rs 15000, to Rs Reddy in a meeting held to crit- Continued from Page 1 in non-containment zones on June 8 not a single rupee was allocat- 40,000 in the black market. icise the sand policy. Venkatagiri MLA and former ed. The sand is available with the Former MLA Shatrucharla Taking to Twitter, the for- PNS n VIJAYAWADA minister Anam Ramanarayana Though the panchayat raj middlemen as when required. It Chandrasekhar Raju, who is mer Congress president said, Reddy felt discontentment that minister was urged to take steps is due to online booking tricks. also father-in-law of Deputy "Government is actively All type of shops and malls he would not be able to much to resolve drinking water prob- The stock points have low grade Chief Minister Pushpa Srivani, destroying our economy by could be opened from June 8 for the development of con- lem, there was hardly any quality sand, while the top qual- openly criticised the state of refusing to give cash support only in the non-containment stituency barring celebrating response. ity sand is being siphoned off to affairs, saying that develop- to people and MSMEs. This zones in the city strictly follow- one year in office. Even if the Chief Minister somewhere else, he lamented. ment works in Kurupam con- is Demon 2.0." Rahul, who is ing the guidelines issued by the It was one year since drink- gave a letter of recommendation Kandukuru MLA and former stituency of Vizianagaram dis- also an MP from Kerala's government, said Collector Md ing water supplied through to the Minister, Venkatagiri Minister Manugunta trict touched rock bottom lead- Wayanad has been demand- Imtiaz. tankers, but so far bills were not municipality did not figure in Maheedhar Reddy of Prakasam ing to execution of drinking ing cash aid to the needy and Addressing the representa- cleared, he lamented targeting the first list for implementation district questioned the govern- water schemes getting strand- MSMEs, for the past several tives of malls, shops, hotels and the government and official of drinking water problem. ment officials for the reason for ed. Pensioners are complaining days. He has also urged the restaurants, various religious machinery for his criticism for So exasperated is Anam that not holding review meeting on of not receiving pensions at all, government to provide Rs places, the Collector elaborated two days. he wondered whether Nellore drinking water supply in June. he said. 7,500 cash assistance to the the guidelines issued by the gov- He said that he gave a letter district was part of AP or not. He expressed his dissatisfaction The condition of the roads is vulnerable sections for six ernment as per the GO 288. to Chief Minister YS There was no response to his over the district collector, when- very bad. Confusion is prevail- months across the country. He made it clear that the Jaganmohan Reddy explaining request for development of ever he had called up, comes ing among the people in the restrictions would be in place in “Shopping malls should said. Timings for the shopping him about development works Somasila project, he said, char- reply that he is busy with some constituency as they do not the containment zones in the maintain the temperature malls and restaurants would be in his constituency. ing the administrative machin- meeting or the other. The Chief know whom to approach to get city. “Theatres situated in the between 24 and 30 degrees and intimated later. The Chief Minister forward- ery with negligent. Minister has allocated Rs 100 works done, he said. Driver in shopping malls should not be the shopping malls and restau- In case of temples and other ed the letter to officials asking Senior MLA and former min- crore to tide over drinking Palasa MLA Appala Raju opened.” rants should provide e-Valet religious places, the Collector them to go into it. ister Dharmana Prasada Rao water crisis in the district, but said that the people would not Jagan’s peshi... Referring to the food courts facility to customers.” said that temples should be kept So far, there was no response alleged that the sanitation work- not a single rupee has been identify themselves with the Continued from Page 1 and restaurants, the Collector He said that hotels and open from 6 am to 7 pm. All the from officials on his letter. CM’s er post in government general spent, he said. government if it fails to imple- said that only 50 per cent of the restaurants should use dispos- devotees should be encouraged welfare and development pro- hospital in Srikakulam was sold Vinukonda MLA Bolla ment development works. In AP Secretariat Association capacity is allowed; tables and able items and paper napkins. to download Arogya Sethu app. grammes are trickling down to for Rs 1 lakh to contractors. He Brahma Naidu of Guntur dis- the review meeting held at president K Venkatarami chairs should be arranged “In case they come across any The symptomatic devotees people, but as an MLA he could minced no words when he said trict alleged that the sand lorries Vajrapukotturu MPDO office in Reddy said the two blocks accordingly. Top priority should suspected persons, officials should be stopped from enter- not get one rupee allocated to in the presence of Deputy Chief were disappearing en route , he were fumigated and other be given to the sanitisation by should be immediately ing the temple premises. The the constituency to get develop- Minister Ala recently that from the sand reach to the expressed his displeasure over employees who moved close- cleaning the tables and chairs informed.” addresses, phone numbers, ment works executed, Anam such irregularities would take yard. Not a fistful of sand could lack of progress in Vamsadhara ly with the two patients have every time after customers leav- All staff should use masks Aadhaar card details of devotees said. place if sanitation work contract be obtained in villages. project works and irrigation been requested to go in for ing the restaurant. compulsorily and there should should be collected. He said that he got a project is given away to contractors Collectors and mines officials development works. The peo- self-quarantine. AP has seen He suggested to people above be thermal scanning facility. Sanitisers should be kept at report prepared for laying based in Mumbai. not paying heed to others, he ple would question MLAs when a surge of Covid-19 cases 65 years and children below 10 Social distancing should be the entrance of all temples, drainages, roads and to solve Narsapuram MP said. they approach them, he said. over the last few days. On years to stay home and cus- maintained at even at the esca- churches and mosques, and drinking water problem perma- Raghuramaraju said that the Brahma Naidu raised his Then the MLAs would find Saturday, the state reported tomers should be sensitised to lators. Games and play areas for devotees should maintain six nently in Venkatagiri municipal- middlemen are disposing of voice in the presence of minis- themselves in a spot giving 210 fresh cases taking the that effect. children should be closed, he feet distance by wearing masks. ity and gave it to the minister for five units of a lorry-load of sand, ter Peddireddy Ramachandra explanations to people. tally to 4,460 with 73 deaths. Key conspirator in Vizag spy case held RI,SI land Pandu not involved in Continued from Page 1 under the guise of conducting sensitive and classified infor- Pakistan," the NIA said last in ACB net cross-border trade. mation regarding locations month. PNS n HYDERABAD The NIA arrested During these visits, he had and movements of Indian AP intelligence department land settlement: Kin Mohammed Haroon Haji come in contact with two naval ships and submarines, had initially launched the oper- Two officials, one Revenue Abdul Rehman Lakdawala, a Pakistani spies namely Akbar and other defence establish- ation named “Operation Inspector from Shaikpet PNS n VIJAYAWADA resident of Mumbai, last Ali and Rizwan, who directed ments. Dolphin’s Nose” to bust the Tahsildar office and a Sub- month. A probe found that he him to deposit money into the "Investigation revealed that espionage racket with links to Inspector of Banjara Hills, In a new twist to the recent gang was one of the "key conspira- bank accounts of the navy a few Navy personnel came in Pakistan. were nabbed by the sleuths of war in Vijayawada, the family tors" in the case. personnel at regular intervals. contact with Pakistani nation- It may be noted that Anti-Corruption Bureau on members of Pandu claimed With the arrest of Sheikh, a The same was done through als through various social Dolphin’s Nose is a hill adja- Saturday for demanding and that he was not involved in the total of 15 accused have so far different means. media platforms such as cent to Eastern Naval accepting the bribe. land settlement dispute, which been arrested, including the 11 During searches at the house Facebook and WhatsApp, and Command in Visakhapatnam, Following an investigation, led to one of the ugliest street Navy personnel, Pakistan-born of Haroon Lakdawala, a num- were involved in sharing clas- housing the residential com- officials recovered Rs 30 lakh fights in the city's history. Indian national Qaiser and ber of digital devices and sified information in lieu of plexes and offices of Indian cash and gold with other When Pandu went to collect her associates. incriminating documents was monetary gains. The money Navy. The hill resembles the valuables from the residence Rs 15,000 that was due to him Investigation revealed that seized by NIA. Further inves- was deposited into the bank nose of a dolphin. Hence, it is of Sujatha, the tahlisdar of from Pradeep Reddy, Sandeep made a startling revelation received on his neck during the Haroon Lakdawala had visited tigation in the case continues. accounts of the Navy person- suspected that the spying Shaikpet. was there at the time mediat- that it was Sandeep, who had fight, Pandu’s family mem- Karachi, Pakistan on many Pakistan-based spies recruit nel through Indian associates activities were being conduct- The complainant, Syed ing the land settlement. actually plotted to kill Pandu bers said. occasions to meet his handlers agents in India for collecting having business interests in ed from Vizag itself. Abdul Khalid, had lodged a Sandeep became furious as he when the latter asked him to On Friday, Vijayawada complaint pertaining to land did not like the presence of come down to Patamata for police arrested 13 persons in in road number 14 of Banjara Pandu there. Later, Sandeep negotiations. After provoca- connection with the incident. Hills worth Rs 40 crore. He came to their house and had an tions by each other, the two, The arrested persons, includ- India tells China to then filed a petition at the tah- altercation on the issue,” along with their gangs, fought ing gang leader Pandu alias Lockdown in containment sil office in Shaikpet with a Pandu’s kin maintained. using knives and sticks. Manikanta, were produced remove troops from request to survey his land and The family members also Sandeep died of deep cuts he before the media. update the same online. The Pangong Lake tahsildar of Shaikpet had then zones till June 30 filed two cases of encroach- Continued from Page 1 ment against the complainant Juvenile held Continued from Page 1 by all and reporting any ill- Staggering of visitors to be in Banjara Hills police and 210 new Covid cases Sources further pointed out ness at the earliest to the done, If needed they should then asked him to approach for burglary that the standoff was not a spon- One should mandatorily immediate supervisory offi- be kept in separate slots for the Revenue Inspector, PNS n HYDERABAD taneous reaction to India's road use face covers/masks, prac- cer, spitting shall be strictly each individual /family by the Kandala Reddy, take tally to 4,460 construction in Ladakh. Unusual tice frequent hand washing prohibited and installation persons themselves. who demanded Rs 30 lakh to Continued from Page 1 App in their phones for enter- Officials of the Balapur police activities were first noticed in with soap (for at least 40-60 and use of Aarogya Setu app Proper crowd manage- solve the issue which involved ing the premises. arrested a juvenile boy who was few weeks before that clash. seconds) even when hands by employees is mandatory. ment in the parking lots and other revenue authorities. Employees Association lead- Of the 210 fresh cases report- involved in a series of house The current standoff in Ladakh are not visibly dirty. Entrance to have mandatory outside the premises – duly “Reddy was caught red- ers said an employee each in ed in the state in the last 24 burglary offences on Saturday. is not the usual patrolling faceoff Use of alcohol-based hand hand hygiene (sanitiser dis- following social distancing handed on Saturday near Planning, RTGS, Revenue and hours, ending 9 am on Saturday, The arrested juvenile is a 17- but part of the new combative sanitizers (for at least 20 sec- penser) and thermal screen- norms shall be organised. Shaikpet tahsil office when he Municipal Administration 161 were state residents and 41 year-old boy from Shaheen strategy that was rolled out by onds) can be made wherev- ing provisions. Any shops, stalls, cafeteria demanded and accepted a departments tested positive for were those who came from Nagar in Balapur. Officials China after Doklam. er feasible, respiratory eti- Only asymptomatic per- etc., outside and within the bribe of Rs 15 lakh. the virus. Four other Secretariat other states. Also, eight foreign seized gold, silver and other In 2017, there was a 73-day quettes to be strictly fol- sons shall be allowed in the premises shall follow social Subsequently, the Sub- staffers had already tested pos- returnees also tested positive, the jewellery apart from electron- stand-off between India and lowed that involves strict premises, Posters/standees distancing norms at all times. Inspector of Banjara Hills itive for the virus since the Covid-19 bulletin said. So far, ics. According to police, the China. The standoff was at the practice of covering one’s on preventive measures Specific markings may be police, A. Ravinder, was beginning of the week. 2,601 people were discharged boy is addicted to gutkha, India-China-Bhutan tri-junction mouth and nose while about Covid-19 to be dis- made with sufficient distant caught red-handed when he The Secretariat has now from hospitals after treatment. ganja and liquor. He used to Doklam. China's road construc- coughing/sneezing with a played prominently. Audio to manage the queue and was accepting a bribe amount become the latest hotspot for There are a total of 1,786 active work as a daily wage labour in tion in Bhutanese territory was tissue/handkerchief/flexed and Video clips to spread ensure social distancing in of Rs. 1.50 lakh related to the coronavirus even as the state cases in the state. The number his locality. Due to insufficient seen as an attempt to change the elbow and disposing off used awareness on preventive the premises. Preferably sep- same case. Both the officials, government made it mandato- of tests conducted touched earnings, he by doing labour status quo by India and finally the tissues properly. measures for Covid-19 arate entry and exits for vis- produced before the Special ry for all employees and visitors 4,36,335 with a positivity rate of work the JCL boy decided to road work had to be stopped. Self-monitoring of health should be regularly played. itors shall be organised. Judge for SPE and ACB cases. to instal 'Aarogya Setu' mobile 1.02 per cent. commit thefts in his locality. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 7, 2020 nation 04 Naidu underlines need for Govt to invest Rs 1 lakh cr to SHORT READS ramp up coal production: Joshi proper data on migrants PNS n NAGPUR Union minister Pralhad Joshi PNS n NEW DELHI on Saturday announced that The governments the Centre would invest more Vice President M Venkaiah at the Centre and than Rs one lakh crore in the Maha govt to procure Naidu on Saturday underlined in the states have next three to four years to the need for "proper" data on increase the country's coal 10k vials of migrant workers to help author- taken several measures to production and to augment Remdesivir: Tope ities impart them with required alleviate the suffering of the facilities for its off-take and skills and provide employment poor and the needy, transportation. MUMBAI: The Maharashtra opportunities as the country especially migrant workers He said steps were being government will procure exits the coronavirus-triggered taken to reduce the import of 10,000 vials of the drug lockdown. — M , coal. He was speaking at the Remdesivir for treating In a Facebook post on the Vice President virtual inauguration of Western coronavirus patients, Public novel coronavirus and ways to Coal Field's (WCL) one under- 24 and for that 60 new coal "Unfortunately, despite India Health Minister Rajesh Tope deal with it, he said unfortunate- ground mine in Adasa-Nagpur blocks have been allotted to it. having five largest coal reserves said on Saturday. The ly, the poor, the daily wage earn- primal instincts of survival, we in Maharashtra and two under- "The CIL has coal reserves in the world, we imported 200 expensive medicine is being ers, farmers, and small business- on the migrants in the country. Over the past few weeks, lakhs have also adapted to this new nor- ground mines in Sharda and of about (next) 100 years. We to 240 million tonnes of coal in made available for the poor and es have been severely affected by Creating such data will help the of migrant workers have returned mal and this transition now Dhankasa in Madhya Pradesh are investing a huge amount of 2019-20 as the international needy patients in the state, he the events triggered by the pan- governments to impart skills to their native states as the lock- appears quite seamless," he said. with a total capital expenditure money...more than Rs one prices were also down. Some said. "GoM to procure 10k vials demic. The governments at the and create employment opportu- down had rendered them jobless. When compared with many of Rs 849 crore. lakh crore in the next three to other factors were also involved of Remdesivir. Based on Centre and in the states have nities to them in their respective Referring to the precautions developed countries, India has Joshi said that 75 to 80 per four years for coal produc- in it. But the overall import is evidence from Laboratory, taken several measures to allevi- places," he said. people are taking to prevent the managed the COVID-19 crisis cent of the country's electric- tion, coal off-take and trans- continually increasing," the animal and clinical studies, It ate the suffering of the poor and At the same, there is a need to spread of the killer virus, Naidu quite admirably, he said. Experts ity is generated using coal. portation. We will come out Union Coal Minister lamented. has generated promising the needy, especially migrant create awareness among the said, "What initially looked a bit have suggested that the fatalities He said the Coal India Ltd with the details after taking He said that even if the CIL results in MERS-CoV and workers, he said. migrants on the facilities available bizarre and surreal has become could have been several times (CIL) has been given the spe- guidelines from and holding produces one billion tonnes in SARS which are also caused by "The recent events underline for their welfare and upliftment, the new normal." higher had there been no lock- cific target of one billion consultations with prime min- 2023-24 as per the target, there Corona Virus," Tope tweeted. the need for having proper data he opined. "But driven as we are by our down, the vice president said. tonnes of production by 2023- ister," he said. will be a shortfall. "WHO Suggests it may have some positive effects in Covid19 treatment. This expensive medicine is being made available for poor & Two Vistara pilots test Rush to ease lockdown curbs, Maha CM inaugurates needy patients," he added. As of Friday, Maharashtra had reported 80,229 coronavirus cases and 2,849 deaths, which positive after flight migrants' return led to spike coal mine, calls for are the highest in the country. PNS n KOLKATA simulator training MP's Mahakal temple Bengal registered as many as low pollution to reopen doors for PNS n NEW DELHI 1,802 COVID-19 cases in last five days, with the tally rising to PNS n NAGPUR/MUMBAI devotees from Monday Two Vistara pilots have tested 7,303 in the state in an alarming BHOPAL: Nearly eleven weeks positive for COVID-19 after spike in 5,501 infections record- Maharashtra Chief Minister after the famous Mahakaleshwar undergoing flight simulator ed in two months up to May 31, Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday temple in Ujjain city of Madhya training, the airline said on when the government called inaugurated the Western Pradesh was shut due to the Saturday. "Two of our pilots on for easing lockdown curbs. Coalfields' Adasa coal mine coronavirus outbreak, its doors returning to duty, unfortunate- Senior doctors at state-run near Nagpur via video confer- will be reopened for devotees ly tested positive for COVID- hospitals said "unplanned relax- encing and stressed the need for from Monday, its office-bearer 19 after undergoing some ation of lockdown norms" and proper utilisation of such mines said. However, those who wish flight simulator training. As return of migrants in hordes with the focus on lowering pol- to visit the temple will have to part of our contact tracing national flights continue to were to blame for the surge in lution levels. register their names first, he efforts, we immediately placed remain suspended. numbers. Some of the doctors least for a few more weeks," a cases in less than a month. Speaking after the inaugura- said. The Mahakaleshwar temple all the direct and secondary The Vistara spokesperson also said the lockdown did not senior doctor at one of the ded- Similar were the scenarios in tion, Thackeray said if focus is have incurred a total capital in Ujjain, located around 175 contacts in home-quarantine," said: "The simulator training yield the expected results, as icated COVID-19 hospitals in adjacent districts of North 24 kept on production of quality expenditure of Rs 849 crore. kms from Bhopal, is one of the a Vistara spokesperson said. centre has been duly informed migrant movement was allowed the city said. Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and coal, then problems of shortage Union ministers Nitin 12 "jyotirlingas" in the country Pilots who were in direct to carry out the necessary amid the spike in cases, and According to the doctor, who South 24 Parganas. of power in the country will end. Gadkari and Prahlad Joshi also and attracts lakhs of devotees contact with these two pilots sanitisation, disinfection and curbs were eased abruptly. did not wish to be named, peo- North Bengal, which was He rued that despite ranking joined online. every year. The reopening of the were sent for RT-PCR other laid down guidelines as "The rise should be attributed ple had been travelling from one largely unaffected by the pan- fourth in the world in terms of "Coal is very important for temple is part of the easing of COVID-19 test, the spokesper- stipulated by the authorities." not just to return of people place to another with no regard demic till May, have at least 698 the number of coal mines, India power generation. If focus is kept lockdown restrictions in the son said, adding, "So far, the "Vistara is extending all pos- from other states, but also the for social distancing norms, cases at present. Both Cooch is still importing coal. on production of quality coal, state. "The temple will reopen on results for some of the pilots sible support to the two infect- unnecessary rush to ease the since transport vehicles resumed Behar and Alipurduar were Simultaneously, two mines in then problems of shortage Monday. It will be kept open have been found negative while ed pilots and continues to lockdown norms. Health experts services in the state. green districts until May 27. Madhya Pradesh were inaugu- ofpower in the country will between 8 am and 6 pm as per others are still pending." make every effort for the health had been warning against such In Kolkata alone, a total of Several returnees from other rated by chief minister Shivraj end. Rural areas especially farm- the central guidelines," temple While domestic flight oper- and safety of its staff and cus- moves, as the outbreak might just 2,589 coronavirus cases were reg- states, however, tested positive for Singh Chouhan. The two under- ers will get uninterrupted and management committee's ations have begun in India tomers that they serve," the get out of control. Total shut- istered till Friday, up from 1,000 the disease in the two districts in groundmines in Sharda and affordable electricity supply," administrator Sujan Rawat said. from May 25, scheduled inter- spokesperson added. down should have continued at in mid-May - a rise of over 1,500 the days that followed. Dhankasa in Madhya Pradesh the CM said. "We are going to launch a mobile application and set up a toll-free number for the devotees to book an Shah's ‘virtual Waiter held in appointment to enter in the Poor weather condition hampering work to Bhaderwah-Basohli- shrine," he added. People can rally' for people Pune for double register their names from Sunday afternoon, Rawat said. control gas flow from OIL well blowout of Bihar today Pathankot highway to murder in Mira PNS n GUWAHATI PNS n NEW DELHI Fake notes of Rs 7 lakh reopen by June 15 Road restaurant recovered, 2 held n n Poor weather condition on Senior BJP leader and Union PNS BHADERWAH/JAMMU PNS THANE PALANPUR (GUJ): Fake Saturday hampered work to Home Minister currency notes of Rs 7.68 lakh control gas flowing uncon- will address the people of Bihar The 168-km Bhaderwah- Police claimed to have cracked face value were recovered and trollably from a well blowout through an online event on Basohli-Pathankot National the case of double murder at two persons were arrested in of the Oil India Limited's Sunday in what is being seen as Highway is likely to reopen for Mira Road in Maharashtra's this connection at Palanpur in (OIL) at Baghjan in Assam's launch of the party's campaign normal traffic by mid-June as the Thane district with the arrest Banaskantha district of Gujarat, Tinsukia district, officials said. for the assembly polls, which snow-clearance work, which got of a 35-year-old waiter from a police official said on Gas is flowing unctrollably are slated for October-Novem- delayed due to the COVID-19 Pune. The accused, Kallu Saturday. The duo was arrested from the well blowout since ber. The saffron party is pulling lockdown, resumed in full steam, Yadav, was arrested on Friday late on Friday night based on a May 27, they said. out all the stops to make the Border Roads Organisation to Chattargala located at a height for the crime he had alleged- tip-off, the official said. "Poor weather condition is event a success as the COVID- (BRO) officials said on Saturday. of 14,600 ft above the sea level, ly committed on May 30, a "Palanpur's Special Operations hampering the work progress 19 outbreak has ruled out any The resumption of snow- the most difficult stretch of the police official said. Group (SOG) team arrested two for removal of equipment from spillage to surrounding areas. wind direction in the water big political gathering. Though clearance operation coincided road where snow depth is over According to police, the persons and recovered 384 well plinth and development of A Bund has been created reservoir and pump area, civil this 'virtual rally' is part of the with the easing of lockdown 20 feet. "Jawans from Sarthal side murder was a fallout of a dis- fake currency notes of Rs approach road for removing around the well site to prevent work for alternate water reser- BJP's over month-long cam- restrictions and the BRO person- of Kathua district will clear the pute between the accused 2,000 denomination from equipment from the site", the contaminated water runoff voir and placement of pumps paign to highlight the achieve- nel are working till late evening road till Chattargala within four and the victims over food. them," he said. The accused- according to a statement issued to surrounding and nearby is in progress, the statement ments of the Modi government, to ensure early restoration of the days but it may take at least one The bodies of the victims, Hamir Patel and Rama Patel- by the company. water body. Arrangement for added. Shah is expected to dwell in highway, Officer Commanding more week for other BRO team Harish Shetty (42) and were passing through Palanpur Associated condensates collection of required quanti- OIL has engaged local fish- length over the upcoming 144 Road Construction to reach the pass from Pandit (53) had been on their way to Deesa in two coming out with the gas are ty of water from the river ermen with boats to identify oil assembly polls in which his Company (RCC) of BRO Bhadarwah side," Kumar said recovered from the water separate four- wheelers. After water sprayed and collected in source was in progress but the spill, if any, in Maguri party is in alliance with Cm Pramod Kumar told PTI. adding they were still cutting 10 tank of Sabari restaurant- being tipped off, the police a pond near the well site itself job has been hampered due to Matapung Beel so that imme- Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and He said the machines have to 20 feet deep snow and have cum-bar at Mira Road in the arrested them from Charotar and utmost care has been certain difficulties. diate remedial action may be Union minister Ram Vilas successfully cut through the reached nearly one km beyond wee hours of Friday, the offi- village, around 10 kms from taken to arrest condensate Considering the current taken up as required. Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party. snow and ice walls of Guldanda Chattargala pass. cial said. Palanpur, an SOG official said. Migrant Trial of clothing prohibited at malls, no labourer found ITBP opens its countrywide murdered in health centres for veterans ‘prasad' at religious places in Punjab UP's Chitrakoot PNS n CHANDIGARH PNS n NEW DELHI "Our Himveers have PNS n CHITRAKOOK (UP) No trial of clothing shall be The Indo-Tibetan Border Police sweated throughout allowed in shopping malls, The body of a 25-year-old (ITBP), that guards the LAC with their life. We do not while places of worship will be migrant labourer, who China, has thrown open the gates want that they barred from distributing returned from Surat in of its countrywide health centres 'prasad' when they reopen Gujarat almost two weeks and hospitals for its veterans suf- suffer and hence all from June 8, according to the ago, was found in a field in fering from the novel coron- our veterans are guidelines issued by the Punjab Vinayakpur village here avirus, the chief of the paramil- being offered health government on Saturday. on Saturday, police said. itary force said on Saturday. The fresh guidelines also The labourer was iden- ITBP Director General (DG) services in case provide for a token-based tified as Hemraj, S S Deswal has issued an official anyone of you are entry to malls. Superintendent of Police message to all his troops and for- affected by Religious places shall remain Ankit Mittal said. mations saying the decision has open between 5 am and 8 pm, However, a family can be will be a provision for maxi- Injuries caused due to been taken after the force came COVID-19," he said the guidelines said. allowed to enter a mall even if mum time limit for a mall vis- attack by sharp-edged across media reports of people Besides, there shall be no one of the members has COVA itor, it said. weapon were seen on the facing problems in getting admis- they suffer and hence all our vet- ty Referral hospital for the tion is "under control" in the distribution of prasad, food or app installed in his/her phone, "The maximum capacity of head of the deceased per- sion or treatment at COVID-19 erans are being offered health Central Armed Police Forces force as protocols were strictly serving 'langar' at the places of the guidelines said. persons allowed in each shop in son, the SP said, adding his designated hospitals. services in case anyone of you are (CAPFs) or paramilitary forces followed by field units. worship, according to the COVA Punjab (Corona Virus the mall shall be fixed on the family members have "We have come across news affected by COVID-19," he said. in Greater Noida, has two base "Everyone of you have con- guidelines issued by the Punjab Alert) App has been developed basis of maintenance of six-feet ruled out any enmity items that citizens are facing He further said that all hospi- hospitals at Tigri in Delhi and tributed in this tense period. We government for shopping by the state government to pro- distance," it added. angle. problems in hospital admissions tals of the force throughout the Kimin in Arunachal Pradesh and are greatful and proud of our malls, restaurants, hotels and vide people with preventive With the management being Mittal said a case has and treatment or they are country will admit veterans with composite hospitals at Dehradun doctors and para-medical staff places of worship which have care information and other responsible for ensuring max- been registered against charged exorbitantly," DG coronavirus infection and treat and Chandigarh apart from who have sincerely and with been allowed to open from government advisories. imum capacity of the mall, not unidentified persons, and Deswal said in his message. them. health centres at its every base in utmost dedication treated our June 8. The new guidelines forbid more than 50 per cent of the the body sent for post- "Our Himveers (mountain The ITBP has about 20,000 the country. troops and policemen from all Mall visitors are required to loitering in malls. A token maximum capacity shall, at mortem. warriors) have sweated through- retired and dependent personnel. The DG, further in his mes- forces working in the national have COVA app on their system for entry to the malls any point of time, enter the out their life. We do not want that The ITBP runs a super special- sage, said the COVID-19 situa- capital region," the DG said. mobile phones. will be introduced and there mall, the guidelines said. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 7, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Some pvt hospitals ‘black- Amit Shah's Bihar rally nothing but ‘political vulturism': Tejashwi marketing of beds': Kejriwal PNS n NEW DELHI A day ahead of Amit Shah's PNS n NEW DELHI virtual rally to sound BJP's poll "We will take bugle in Bihar, RJD leader Delhi Chief Minister Arvind strong action Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday Maharashtra failed to Kejriwal on Saturday warned of against such said electioneering amidst the strong action against some hospitals and they cannot coronavirus crisis in the coun- improve health infra: private hospitals allegedly try is nothing but "political vul- Pravin Darekar refusing admission to COVID- refuse patients. Some time turism", and alleged that the 19 patients and involving in will be needed to break the saffron party was only interest- THANE: BJP leader Pravin "black-marketing" of beds, and mafia who are indulging in ed in electoral victory even at Darekar on Saturday alleged said his government is going to it. These few hospitals the cost of human lives. that the Shiv Sena-led issue an order stating that hos- The Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra government has pitals cannot deny treatment to have political approach but the Bihar Assembly also failed to provide adequate such people. they should not be under accused the Nitish Kumar-led "contrarian views" is healthy ence and Facebook live, state health infrastructure to check The Delhi government will the illusion that their NDA government of meting for any democracy. BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal the spread of coronavirus in the depute medical professionals at out "step-motherly" treatment His remarks come a day said, adding the party has set state. The Leader of Opposition political masters can save all hospitals who will update them," he said. to migrant labourers and before the Rashtriya Janata a target of roping in "at least in the state Legislative Council availability of beds for coron- number of tests conducted in sion that their political masters asserted that this would be a Dal (RJD) is set to observe one lakh people across the 243 said CM Uddhav Thackeray has avirus patients at an official app the city is the highest in the can save them," he said. — ARVIND KEJRIWAL, major issue in the assembly ''Garib Adhikar Diwas'' that assembly segments in Bihar" been accusing the BJP of and ensure admission of such country. The government is talking to Delhi Chief Minister polls slated for later this year. was announced to counter for the event, besides those playing politics on the issue to patients, he said. Most of the private hospitals the owners of private hospitals In an interview to PTI, Shah's rally on June 7 in which who may prefer to listen to the "hide the failure" of the state His government is going to in Delhi are good but some of to determine their problems in Yadav said he is hopeful that all the Home Minister will speech on the social network- government. "Hospitals lack issue an order that no hospitals them are demanding money for reserving 20 per cent of their they don't have bed and when like-minded parties who are address the people of the state ing site. ventilators and oxygen supply will refuse admission to sus- beds which is nothing but beds for COVID-19 patients, patients insist, they demand driven by the same ideology of through video conferencing On party's 'Garib Adhikar system while the government is pected COVID-19 patients "black-marketing", Kejriwal said. he said. huge amount. Isn't this black- pro-constitutional supremacy and Facebook live, given the Diwas' event, Yadav had tweet- ramping up number of beds. and that it will be their respon- "We will take strong action Private hospitals are a criti- marketing of beds?" he asked. and pro-poor would come COVID-19 guidelines and ed that in this calamity, the Inadequate health facilities is a sibility to test and treat such against such hospitals and they cal part of the Delhi's health The chief minister said the under one umbrella and fight restrictions. government has kept the plate serious concern in the state persons, Kejriwal said in a cannot refuse patients. Some infrastructure and the Delhi Delhi government launched the "divisive and a failed gov- The BJP will sound the poll of farmers and labourers which has seen a rise in corona viorus cases," he told reporters virtual media briefing. time will be needed to break government acknowledges an app on Tuesday for provid- ernment of 15 years" in the bugle in Bihar with the virtu- empty, so in retaliation to in Bhiwandi. Doctors, nurses The chief minister also rub- the mafia who are indulging in their role, he added. ing information on the avail- state. al rally by the Union minister their insensitivity, on June 7, and health workers are not bished claims that COVID-19 it. These few hospitals have "There are some private hos- ability of government and pri- He also dismissed reports of and party's senior leader Shah RJD will awaken the govern- available in hospitals, he said, tests have been stopped in political approach but they pitals which are resorting to vate hospital beds for COVID- cracks in the opposition who will address the people of ment by beating "thalis-katoras adding that various depart- Delhi, and asserted that the should not be under the illu- such means. First they say 19 patients. alliance, saying that having the state through video confer- (plates-bowls)". ments of the state government "lacked in coordination". Stable patients Negligence in treating Akhilesh demands Two held for recording BFI involves boxers' should be allowed breakup of and uploading police to use mobile economic package station video cases a serious issue: Ajit parents in its online program PNS n PUNE PNS n LUCKNOW VADODARA (GUJ): Two phones in hospitals persons were arrested here in PNS n NEW DELHI "I really enjoyed PNS n NEW DELHI Stating that negligence during Samajwadi Party chief Gujarat on Saturday for treatment of COVID-19 Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday allegedly shooting a video of After organising online classes the feedback of the An association of doctors patients in private hospitals is sought to know the breakup of interior of a police station and for boxers during the nationwide young boxers and working at the government a "serious issue", Maharashtra the Rs 20 lakh crore consoli- editing it in a "filmy style" lockdown, national federation their parents and I hospitals in West Bengal has deputy Chief Minister Ajit dated economic package before uploading on TikTok, a BFI has involved parents of am hopeful of written to Chief Minister Pawar on Saturday warned announced by the Centre for police officer said. The video junior athletes in its 'E-pathsha- Mamata Banerjee, requesting them of strict action for different sections of the soci- was purportedly shot on April la' program. Boxing Federation seeing these young her to allow use of mobile "unethical practices". ety. "The government should 16 when the accused Salman of India (BFI) has been been stars shine in the phones by non-critical Addressing a review meet- say how much of the Rs 20 Pathan and Arif Sheikh were educating the next generation of future. I would like COVID-19 patients in their ing on the COVID-19 situa- Pawar also observed that lakh crore 'mahapackage' is for held by the police for violating pugilists and their parents as a to compliment BFI wards as the ban on cell tion with senior officials here, many people are not following the poor, how much is for the the lockdown rules. "They part of government's Khelo India phone usage is causing men- Pawar said, "negligence by the lockdown norms in the farmers, daily-wage labourers, recorded the video of initiative. and SAI for coming tal stress for these people, an private hospitals during treat- state. small traders and vendors,” he Sayajigunj police station here On completion of a month, together and giving official said. ment of infected patients is a Maharashtra has launched said in a tweet in Hindi. after they were released on Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, activities, the boxers have a a new direction to If a patient is "clinically sta- serious issue". phase-wise reopening of the “People who are experts in bail on the same day (April SAI DG Sandip Pradhan, BFI strong backing in their pursuit of our young boxers," ble", the person should be "A strong action will be economy and public activity dividing the society should 16) without the knowledge of President Ajay Singh and six- the sport. said Rijiju allowed to use mobile hand- taken against such hospitals under "Mission Begin Again" also provide details of the police officials," said police time World Champion Mary "I really enjoyed the feedback sets, the Association of Health for any unethical practices," he though the lockdown remains economic (package) breakup,” station inspector S G Solanki. Kom were present for the online of the young boxers and their Service Doctors, a left-wing said. in force until June 30. Yadav added. The duo added sound of a interaction, where more than 500 parents and I am hopeful of see- Nieva and key officials from the organisation, said in the letter. Speaking about reopening "The economy needs to be Prime Minister Narendra police siren in the background boxers from the remotest corners ing these young stars shine in the National Centre of Excellence Referring to the cremation of schools in Maharashtra, restarted but it has to be done Modi had last month of the clip and uploaded it on of India tuned in. future. I would like to compli- and BFI have been conducting of COVID-19 victims at an the epicentre of coronavirus by observing discipline. It has announced an economic relief TikTok, he said, adding that "Our young boxers are lucky ment BFI and SAI for coming high-level, visually demonstra- isolated place in the absence infection, Pawar said a deci- been observed that many package of Rs 20 lakh crore to they were arrested after the because we never had the best together and giving a new direc- tive training programmes of of family members, the asso- sion will be taken soon with people are not following make the country self-reliant video came to notice of a boxing practices coming to our tion to our young boxers," said international standard to guide ciation said the near ones adequate precautionary mea- rules. Officials should take in the wake of the coronavirus police official. They have been door and with parents also tak- Rijiju. The elite coaches, led by the young stars with the right should not be denied to pay sures to insulate students from appropriate action against pandemic, and pitched for booked under section 66 (E) ing part in such daily fitness Performance Director Santiago advice. their last respects. the coronavirus impact. such people," he said. promoting local businesses. of the Information Technology Act for violating privacy of an area by recording and sharing image or video without consent, he said. UP Deputy CM calls Hotels, restaurants can re-open Reduce syllabus by 30%, Govt sets up taskforce ‘Priyanka Twitter Vadra' if norms are followed: CM reopen schools with to examine maternal PNS n LUCKNOW PNS n BENGALURU that he would examine their mortality rate Taking a swipe at Congress demands and take appropriate precautions: Sisodia to HRD NEW DELHI: A taskforce has general secretary Priyanka Karnataka Chief Minister B S decisions. PNS n NEW DELHI been set up by the government Gandhi Vadra, Uttar Pradesh Yediyurappa on Saturday said The Chief Minister also to examine matters pertaining Deputy Chief Minister Keshav hotels and restaurants would released a handout regarding Delhi Deputy Chief Minister to the age of motherhood, Prasad Maurya on Saturday be allowed to re-open, but the the guidelines that need to be Manish Sisodia pitched for a imperatives of lowering said social media projects her precautionary measures laid followed as the tourism depart- 30 per cent reduction in syl- maternal mortality rate and as a "prominent national down by the Centre against ment is opening hotels, guest labus for all grades to make up improvement of nutritional leader" but she could not even coronavirus were mandatory. houses and tourist destina- for the loss caused by the levels, according to a ensure victory of her brother The Chief Minister on tions. COVID-19 pandemic and statement by the WCD Minis- and then party president Friday held a meeting with the Deputy Chief Minister advocated reopening of try. The 10-member taskforce Rahul Gandhi from Amethi in tourism and transport depart- Laxman Savadi, Tourism schools wih reasonable pre- will be headed under the chair- the 2019 parliamentary elec- "But everyone knows when ment, also stakeholders, Minister C T Ravi and senior cautions. manship of Jaya Jaitly. It will tion. she came to Uttar Pradesh to regarding revival of tourism in officials of the department In a letter written to HRD suggest suitable legislations or Seeking to downplay the campaign for the Congress in the state. participated in the meeting. Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal amendments in the existing impact of Priyanka Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Hotels associations and religious places of worship, The government had, on 'Nishank', Sisodia asserted that he said, it would be a "histor- laws to support its recommen- the state politics, Maurya said, hoping that she would make transport companies have said shopping malls, hotels, restau- Thursday, said safaris, since people need to learn to ical blunder" if the "opportu- dations; and also work out a "I do not take her seriously.... her brother the prime minis- they would follow the guide- rants and other hospitality trekking, jungle lodges and live with coronavirus now, it nity" is let to pass by not trust- detailed roll-out plan with We have already named her ter, she could not even ensure lines issued by the govern- services on June 8. resorts in areas that fall outside would be better if the already ing schools with a bigger and timelines to implement these 'Priyanka Twitter Vadra'. She his victory," he said. ment, an official press release Buses, hotels and taxi own- the COVID-19 containment existing learning spaces like bolder role, which is, to pre- recommendations, the WCD only tweets for 2-3 days and Rahul Gandhi lost to Smriti said here. ers association placed some zones can re-open provided schools, take up that role. pare children for better and Ministry said in the statement. the media remains busy and Irani of the BJP in his pocket The Karnataka government demands at the meeting, the they adhere to social distanc- Noting that online teaching responsible life and not just for The taskforce will submit its social media shows her as a borough of Amethi in the had said it would go by the release said, adding that ing, hygiene as issued by the can only complement learning a few lessons of their text- report by July 31, it said. prominent national leader." 2019 elections. Centre's direction on opening Yediyurappa informed them governments. in schools and not replace it, books. Online classes short-term response, need to Smack worth Two judges Rs 4.5 crore test positive make schools resilient to hurdles: Nilekani seized in Shamli for COVID-19 PNS n NEW DELHI The foundation PNS n MUZAFFARNAGAR (UP) PNS n KOLKATA The rapid shift to teaching and extends learning Uttar Pradesh police seized In the first such instance in learning activities online opportunities to smack worth Rs 4.5 crore and West Bengal two judges of a prompted by closure of schools Indian children arrested two men on Saturday city court have tested positive due to the COVID-19 pandem- after intercepting a truck car- Plea in Delhi HC for for COVID-19 following ic is only a "short-term response" through a colla- rying watermelons at the which people who had come and we need to fundamentally borative, universal border with Haryana in in contact with them have reimagine schools as a resilient platform that Bidoli check-post of Shamli resumption of normal judicial been advised to proceed on system which can function under district, police said. home quarantine, state helth continuous turbulence, accord- facilitates creation The truck was travelling department sources said ing to Infosys Chairman Nandan and consumption from Bareilly to Chandigarh, work via videoconferencing Saturday. Nilekani. of education Superintendent of Police (SP) The two affected are judges Classroom should not be the Vineet Jaiswal said, adding PNS n NEW DELHI The petition filed by advocate of the district civil and sessions only location, teacher the only that a police team led by S B Tripathi has sought a direc- court in Alipore aand are facilitator and textbook not the spent on making things efficient, Jhinjhana police station SHO A plea has been moved before tion to the high court adminis- being treated at private med- only medium, is the roadmap dealing with things which we P K Singh stopped it and the Delhi High Court seeking tration to pass an order for ical establishments here, an laid by Nilekani for a "resilient" response which was necessary dren through a collaborative, could not anticipate," he added. found out the drug consign- resumption of normal judicial resumption of normal judicial official of the health depart- school system while delivering but not sufficient. We need to universal platform that facilitates Noting that the COVID-19 ment hidden beneath the work in all courts in the nation- work via e-filing and videocon- ment said. the keynote address at a virtual fundamentally reimagine creation and consumption of pandemic is a crisis that has watermelons while searching al capital via videoconferencing ferencing. It has also sought set- Those who came in contact conference on 'Future of Schools: schools, build a resilient system education. affected everybody, he said it is an the vehicle. and e-filing. In an administra- ting aside of the May 29 admin- with the two judges were also Overcoming COVID-19 chal- strategically detailing how are we "A resilient system is some- unprecedented disruption and we A case was registered tive order issued on May 29, the istrative order of the court. asked to go for medical tests lenge and beyond' organsied by going to deal with the turbulence thing in which we are able to have to now strive for education against the driver Shahbaz and high court had said it would only The plea contended that since tests to confirm whether there Ashoka University. for next few years,” said Nilekani, function even when there is excellence in a "seismic era". helper Danish under relevant hear urgent matters via video- all the benches are sitting now is any confirmation or not. "The rapid shift to move who is also co-founder of EkStep turbulence outside, it is like a ship Nilekani said our traditional re- provisions of the Narcotic conferencing till June 14 in and cases are being filed by e-fil- There are 4025 active cases of everything online, zoom classes, Foundation. sailing through a stormy sea and flexes to a disaster are now paral- Drugs and Psychotropic view of the COVID-19 pandem- ing, there would be no impedi- the contagion in West Bengal teaching through smart phones, The foundation extends learn- resilience has to be thought ysed and the domino effect of the Substances (NDPS) Act and ic. The order also applies to all ment in hearing "not-so-urgent" so far while the number of all of this is part of a short-term ing opportunities to Indian chil- through. A lot of time has been pandemic will be felt for years. arrested them. district courts in the city. pending and fresh matters. confirmed cases is 7,303. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 7, 2020 money 06 CAPSULE AYUSHMAN BHARAT Anti-dumping duty on Malaysian calculators ‘Covid-19 could be PNS n NEW DELHI item at a price lower than the price of that product in its India has imposed anti-dump- domestic market. ing duty on imports of elec- Dumping impacts the price tronic calculators from of that product in the import- opportunity for India’ Malaysia for five years with a ing country, hitting margins view to guard domestic play- and profits of manufacturing PNS n UNITED NATIONS ers from cheap imports from firms. Yatra Online that country. According to global trade The COVID-19 pandemic, After conducting a probe, norms, a country is allowed to terminates merger which has presented chal- the commerce ministry's impose tariffs on such dumped pact with US-based lenges for several nations, investigation arm Directorate products to provide a level- could be an “opportunity” for General of Trade Remedies playing field to domestic man- Ebix Inc India to speed up the health (DGTR) had recommended ufacturers. The duty is insurance scheme Ayushman anti-dumping duty on elec- After conducting a probe, the imposed only after a thorough New Delhi: Online travel Bharat, especially with a focus tronic calculators from investigation by a quasi-judi- company Yatra Online Inc said on primary healthcare, WHO Malaysia. commerce ministry's investigation arm cial body, such as DGTR, in it is terminating pending chief Tedros Adhanom "The anti-dumping duty DGTR had recommended duty on India. merger agreement with the Ghebreyesus has said. imposed (USD 0.92 per electronic calculators from Malaysia The imposition of anti- US-based software firm Ebix WHO Director-General piece)...shall be effective for a dumping duty is permissible Inc and has filed a litigation Ghebreyesus was responding period of five years (unless under the World Trade seeking substantial damages to a question on the COVID- revoked, amended or super- the domestic industry has suf- key trading partner of India in Organization (WTO) regime. from Ebix over breaches of the 19 situation in India, where the India can speed up health insurance seded earlier)," the depart- fered material injury due to the the Southeast Asian region. India and Malaysia are agreement. Ebix Inc had number of coronavirus cases ment of revenue has said in a dumping. While DGTR rec- The bilateral trade between members of this Geneva-based signed an agreement to are increasing rapidly. India scheme Ayushman Bharat, especially notification. In its findings of ommends the duty, the finance the countries increased to multi-lateral body. acquireYatra Online Inc, the went past Italy on Friday to with a focus on primary healthcare, the probe, the DGTR had ministry will take the final call USD 17.25 billion in 2018-19 The duty is aimed at ensur- parent company of online become the sixth worst-hit WHO chief Tedros Adhanom said concluded that the product has to impose the same. from USD 14.71 billion in ing fair trading practices and travel firm Yatra.com, for an nation by the COVID-19 pan- been exported to India Ajanta LLP had filed the 2017-18. creating a level-playing field enterprise value of USD 337.8 demic. from Malaysia below its asso- application for imposition of In international trade par- for domestic producers vis-a- million (over Rs 2,300 crore) India saw a record single-day care. I know there is a very had said that the number of ciated normal value, which is anti-dumping duty on imports lance, dumping happens when vis foreign producers and in 2019. The company, "has jump of 9,887 coronavirus cases strong commitment from the people who have benefited amounting to dumping and from Malaysia. Malaysia is a a country or a firm exports an exporters. provided notice of termination and 294 deaths on Saturday, government to speed up the from the scheme crossed the of its pending merger pushing the nationwide infec- implementation of Ayushman one crore-mark. The scheme agreement with Ebix Inc and tion tally to 2,36,657 and the Bharat and with primary aims to cover more than 500 filed litigation in the Court of death toll to 6,642, according to healthcare and community million beneficiaries and pro- Chancery of the State of the health ministry. "Of course engagement, I think we can vide coverage of Rs 500,000 per Near-term outlook for FMCG Delaware over Ebix's breaches COVID is very unfortunate really turn the tide,” family per year. Referring to the of the merger agreement," and it's challenging for many Ghebreyesus said during a press Ayushman Bharat scheme, Yatra Online Inc said in a nations but we need to look for briefing in Geneva on Friday. Ghebreyesus added that “using sector extremely uncertain' statement. Yatra Online Inc opportunities too. For instance Ayushman Bharat is the world's and speeding up what has start- seeks to hold Ebix accountable for India, this could be an largest health insurance scheme ed could actually help in India PNS n NEW DELHI for breaches of its opportunity to speed up and was launched by the and that's what WHO was very representations, warranties Ayushman Bharat, especially government appreciative by the way when The near-term outlook for and covenants in the merger with a focus on primary health in 2018. Last month, Modi Ayushman Bharat started. “ Pak court issues the FMCG market is agreement and an ancillary "extremely uncertain" as the extension agreement, and notice to Imran COVID-19 outbreak had a seeks substantial damages, "terrible impact" and the sit- the statement added. "As Khan in Shahbaz's uation remains volatile with L&T board gives nod to the trajectory of the coron- detailed in the complaint, Ebix's conduct breached defamation case avirus undetermined, accord- material terms of the ing to HUL. n agreements and frustrated reappointment of AM Naik PNS LAHORE While describing the cur- Yatra's ability to close the rent situation as "much more n transaction and obtain the Aircraft parked PNS NEW DELHI A Pakistani court has issued uncertain than normal", the benefit of Yatra's bargain for a notice to Prime Minister FMCG major added that it is Yatra's stockholders," Yatra at airport hit by Engineering and construc- Imran Khan in a defamation confident about its ability to The FMCG major said that it is Online Inc said. tion giant Larsen & Toubro on case filed by PML-N presi- manage the immediate crisis. step ladder amid Saturday said its board has dent Shahbaz Sharif seeking "The situation remains confident about its ability to manage given nod for reappointment early hearing of his suit volatile with the trajectory of the immediate crisis strong winds of A M Naik as non-executive against the Pakistan the virus undetermined, chairman of the company for Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chair- evolving hot spot geographies, PNS n MUMBAI a period of three years from man, pending for three the success of containment medium to long-term growth volatility continue to rise. In October 1, 2020. years. measures uncertain, the sever- prospects of the sector. the last quarter of financial An IndiGo aircraft parked at Naik's present tenure is Prime Minister Khan in ity and duration of resulting "Despite the near-term year 2019-20, we have seen an the Chhatrapati Shivaji scheduled to end on April 2017 alleged that economic crisis and the extent ambiguity, we remain confi- unprecedented global break- Maharaj International Airport September 30, the conglom- ending on September 30, Shahbaz offered him USD of structural damage dent of the medium to long- out of the COVID-19 pan- (CSMIA) here was hit by a step erate said in a regulatory fil- 2020," L&T said Naik has 61 million through a “com- unknown," HUL Chairman term growth prospects of the demic leading to a humanitar- Sunil Kumar Bansal ladder of rival carrier SpiceJet ing to the BSE. The board also been re-appointed as a non- mon friend” to withdraw the and Managing Director Sanjiv FMCG sector," HUL said, ian crisis, lockdown across takes charge as DMD amid strong winds, an official gave approval for extending executive chairman for a peri- Panama Papers case in the Mehta said in his address to adding its strong portfolio of many countries and a signif- said. The wing and engine the tenure of whole-time od of three years with effect Supreme Court against 70- shareholders in the company's trusted brands and capable icant economic fallout," it of IFCI cowling of the aircraft suffered Director Dip Kishore Sen. from October 1, 2020 and up year-old former prime min- annual report for 2019-20. teams is built to survive times said, adding, "In India, the some damage in the incident, "The Board of Directors at to September 30, 2023, it said, ister and his elder brother "There are many unknowns like these. economic impact of COVID- New Delhi: State-owned a spokesperson of Mumbai its meeting held on June 5, adding Dip Kishore Sen has Nawaz Sharif. today and hence, the near- According to the company, 19 is trickling in on the back- lender IFCI on Saturday said International Airport Ltd 2020, based on the recom- been reappointed as a whole- Sharif, who is currently in term outlook is extremely despite being one of the fastest drop of an already challenging Sunil Kumar Bansal has taken (MIAL) said in a statement. mendation of the Nomination time director with effect from London for treatment, is uncertain," he added. growing markets globally for macro-economic environ- charge as deputy managing Due to partial operations, a and Remuneration Comm October 1, 2020 and up to the supremo of the Pakistan Though the coronavirus FMCG products, the per capi- ment." director of the company. Prior to this, he was chief general sizeable number of aircraft ittee and subject to necessary April 7, 2023. Under Naik's Muslim League-Nawaz and containment efforts have ta FMCG consumption in Mehta said various con- manager with National Bank are grounded at airports across approvals of the shareholders leadership, L&T overcame (PML-N). He was disquali- resulted in supply and India is still amongst the low- tainment measures and the for Agriculture and Rural the country. IndiGo said of the Company, has approved multiple challenges and fied as prime minister in demand disruptions, leading est in the world, giving the nationwide lockdown from Development (NABARD). SpiceJet's step ladder got the ... proposals for re- emerged stronger with a 2017 by the Supreme Court to a sharper growth decelera- industry a long runway for March 25 caused disruptions Bansal served in NABARD at detached from its parked posi- appointment of Directors, sharper focus on profitable in 2017 in the Panama tion, Hindustan Unilever Ltd growth. across the company's value several positions and has vast tion and hit its parked aircraft. whose present tenures are growth. Papers case. (HUL) is confident about "The complexity and chain. experience of more than 35 The incident, which took place years, IFCI said in a statement Saturday morning, is being He has cumulative 10 years probed by the authorities. board-level experience in "Unpredictable cyclonic storms Co-founder of organisations like SIDBI, engulfing India have posed a Arunachal sees 17pc drop in share of central taxes NABCONS and huge challenge for unattended Reddit Alexis n NABVENTURES. aircraft parked across airports. PNS ITANAGAR generation is limited, Khandu quits board said. He said the government is Arunachal Pradesh's share in currently spending a substantial PNS n SAN FRANCISCO central taxes dropped by 17.81 amount on strengthening the per cent in the first two months health infrastructure in the Reddit co-founder Alexis of the current fiscal, adversely wake of the coronavirus out- WCL launches Ohanian has resigned from impacting the state's fight break, resulting in an addition- the tech firm's board and against COVID-19, Chief al burden to the state exchequer. mobile, desktop urged the company to replace Minister said. The government has spent Rs him with a black candidate. The share of the central taxes 45.73 crore so far to combat the app for employees The tech entrepreneur, who expected per month wa Rs COVID-19 outbreak and con- is white, is the husband of 985.83 crore, he said. stituted a committee for revival PNS n NEW DELHI tennis legend Serena "The actual receipt for April of the state economy, he said. Williams. and May 2020 was Rs 1,620.56 "There has been an overall Coal India arm WCL on Ohanian decided to quit crore at an average of Rs 810.28 shortfall of 18.40 per cent in the Saturday launched a mobile after days of violent protests crore per month. "There has release of the state's share of the and desktop app 'Samvaad' for across the US over the killing been a shortfall of 17.81 per cent central taxes vis- -vis the recom- its employees and stakehold- of African-American George in the last two months, which, mendation of the 14th Finance ers which will provide a virtu- Floyd, a 46-year-old man if maintained throughout the chief minister said during an all- the Centre is a major contribu- Commission (FFC) during the al platform for suggestions, who died in Minneapolis on year, would lead to an overall party legislators meeting on tor to the developmental process period of 2014-2019," Khandu feedback and experience shar- K’taka Bank reports May 25. deficit of Rs 2,457.67 crore," the Friday. The fund received from in the state as its own resource said. ing. The launch comes at a time when companies are increas- ingly adopting virtual tools in Rs 285 cr fraud in the wake of the COVID-19 ‘WCL targets 100 MT coal production by FY27’ crisis. "'Samvaad' is a mobile and PNS n NEW DELHI black-marketing and later legal 2026-27," he said, adding that desktop app for employees & four loan accounts battle. WCL is providing it to thermal power plants in stakeholders, which will pro- PNS n NEW DELHI "DHFL (defaulted entity) Coal India arm Western NHAI, PM Awas Yojana and Maharashtra will benefit from vide a virtual platform for sug- dealing with us since 2014 Coalfields Ltd (WCL) has set government entities on lesser the increase in output. gestion/feedback/experience Private sector lender had availed various credit an ambitious target of 100 prices and it should provide it WCL had achieved an out- sharing. Quick response teams Karnataka Bank has reported facilities under consortium million tonnes (MT) produc- to poor people also for con- put of 57.46 MT in FY20 will respond to the queries and to the RBI that it has been arrangement wherein, we tion by 2026-27 and plans to struction of houses," Gadkari against a target of 56 MT. feedbacks in seven days man- defrauded of over Rs 285 were one of the member set up 20 more mines in the said in his address. The three coal mines of dated period," the coal min- crore consequent to loans banks. In view of Early next four years, Union Minister He said proper planning in WCL inaugurated on Saturday istry said in a statement. gone bad to four entities Warning Signals (EWS) in the said on Saturday. this regard could take WCL's include two in Madhya Western Coalfields Ltd also including DHFL. conduct of the account and Inaugurating three mines of income from sand to Rs 1,000 Pradesh and one in launched a digital surveil- A total of Rs 285.52 crore other developments, the WCL through video conferenc- crore. The minister said if Maharashtra. The inauguration lance system named 'WCL has been reported as fraud account was red flagged on ing, the road transport, high- transparent sand auction is ceremony was attended by the EYE' which will monitor oper- wherein the bank was one of November 11, 2019. ways and MSME minister also followed in the country, it chief ministers of the two ations of its 15 major mines the consortium lenders dur- "The borrowing account asked the company to employ would fetch up to Rs 20,000 states, besides Coal and Mines round-the-clock that account ing 2009 to 2014 to Dewan was classified as Non- more 'sons of the soil' in its pro- crore royalty for the govern- Minister Pralhad Joshi. for 70 per cent of the compa- Housing Finance Corporation Performing Asset on October jects. ment. He also asked WCL to The Adasa underground to ny's coal production. Ltd (DHFL), Religare Finvest, 30, 2019 and now, for misap- "It (WCL) will have Rs 5,300 ensure that only good quality opencast mine in Nagpur, It will also help monitor coal Fedders Electric and propriation & criminal breach crore capital investment. I Gadkari said if transparent sand auction coal is provided to consumers, Maharashtra, has capacity of stocks and availability of the Engineering Ltd and Leel of trust & diversion of funds would request that it should charge as per the calorific 1.5 MT, while Sharda and dry fuel at sidings, keep a tab Electricals Ltd, Karnataka in the credit facilities extend- look into inducting more local is followed in the country, it would fetch value of coal and bring in Dhankasa underground mines on placement of rakes and Bank said in a regulatory fil- ed earlier to the company, a people even if norms are to be up to Rs 20,000 crore royalty for the more reforms for quality con- in Chhindwara, Madhya loading at railway sidings and ing on Friday. fraud amounting Rs 180.13 relaxed as there has been sev- government trol. Pradesh, have 0.4 MT and 1 ensure accountability, it said. The maximum is owed by crore has been reported to eral disputed matters due to At the same time, he urged MT capacity, respectively. WCL on Saturday opened DHFL at Rs 180.13 crore, fol- RBI," Karnataka Bank said. small issues," the minister said. coal producers to aim for less These mines will entail a three new coal mines in lowed by Religare Finvest Rs Likewise, Religare Finvest He also asked WCL to pro- already providing sand to the prices. imports and more exports. total capital expenditure of Rs Maharashtra and Madhya 43.44 crore, Fedders Electric Ltd (RFL) was dealing with vide sand at lower cost to the National Highways Authority "There should be a transpar- "WCL has set a target to 849 crore with provision of Pradesh having combined Rs 41.30 crore and Leel the bank since 2014, availing poor for construction of hous- of India (NHAI) and other ent system for sand auction as increase coal production... (to) direct employment to 647 per- annual production capacity of Electricals Rs 20.65 crore. various credit facilities. es. He said the company is government entities at lower often absence of it results in 100 million tonnes (MT) by sons. 2.9 million tonnes (MT). VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 7, 2020 special 07 Burqa avenger From a burqa clad woman sanitising temples, to young souls distributing raksha kits and immunity boosters to frontline workers — people from all walks of life have come out during this pandemic to contribute to the welfare of humanity, says MUSBA HASHMI

words, shields, capes and magical happy that I am making the society proud,” powers are what folklore tells us Parveen tells you. about superheroes and warriors. But Managing family and work was a task not all superheroes wear a cape. One for Parveen especially during Ramzaan. She just needs to have the eye for detail used to wake up at 3 am, do sehri, offer toS find one. Clad in a burqa, mouth covered namaz and then went on for sanitising the with a mask and a sanitising machine tied streets. “I did it throughout Ramzaan. I like a backpack, the 30-year-old Lucknow used to leave my house at around 5 am and University graduate, Syed Uzma Parveen is return by 9 am. The reason being to not making headlines and for all the right rea- feel the heat while fasting. Then after an sons. hour of rest, I used to get back to house- A mother of two — Veer Abdul hold chores,” she says. Hameed (1) and Wali Ullah (6), Parveen has For a person who is fasting to carry a been sanitising galis, mohallas, mosques and sanitising machine as heavy as 16 kg can temples of Lucknow for the last two months be a Herculean task. “Yes, the machine is now. However, she came in the limelight heavy and it was difficult to carry for such because of a video in which she is seen sani- long hours. When I returned after sanitis- tising a temple. Social media and news chan- ing places my back ached a lot, it still does nels were quick to appreciate Parveen and but then I don’t have an option but to carry the video went viral. it,” she says. Parveen usually goes for the The idea hit her when she realised that work alone, but sometimes her friends lend there is a dire need to disinfect the sur- a helping hand. roundings. “Day in and out we hear these Sanitisation is only one of the many debates on new channels about Hindu- things that Parveen is doing. There is much Muslim, we need to realise that these top- more in the list. “It all started when the lock- ics are not at all important when we all are down was announced. Just two days into fighting a pandemic. It is not the right time the period, and I came to know about peo- to sit and scream about our ideologies but ple living in nearby areas who don’t have to come out in the open and do our bit. enough money or ration to survive the lock- Temples and mosques are places of worship down. That’s when I decided to distribute and people do visit them. That’s how I ration to each one of them. Then after few thought of sanitising these places as well days, I came across the migrant labourers apart from the mohallas. I started two OUT OF ALL THE who were returning home, starving. I months back and since then there is no stop- decided to help them as well,” Parveen, who ping me,” Parveen, who has sanitised 38 galis ABUSES, THE ONE lives in a joint family, tells you. till date, tells you. THAT SHOCKED ME Not only in Lucknow, Parveen is help- Parveen started the work from her area, ing people in other cities as well. “We have Saadatganj and then proceeded to the WAS OF A WOMAN created a Facebook group where the vol- Sitaram temple in Faizullahganj. It was love WHO POSTED A unteers post about the needy. We try and for the country and its people that made her help these people in every possible way,” she take up the cause and risk her life. “When VIDEO ON SOCIAL tells you. someone in the family falls ill, we just don’t MEDIA, CALLING ME During the lockdown, Parveen also let them be on their own. Such should be tried to make sure that people are follow- the case when it comes to our nation. Just NAMES AND ABUSING ing the guidelines. “When I went for sani- when the country and its people need us, I tising streets, I saw people in groups vio- cannot run away from my duty. My neigh- IN EVERY POSSIBLE lating the lockdown norms. I told them that bours are like a family and it is my respon- MANNER. IT by doing this they are not only putting their sibility to ensure that our surroundings are lives at risk but their family’s too. Some were clean and infection-free,” she says. AFFECTED ME A LOT. generous enough to understand while oth- The social work that Parveen is doing MORE SO, BECAUSE ers retaliated and asked ‘who am I to dic- is not once in a blue moon thing. She has tate them’ and that I should focus my work. been actively helping people in every pos- IT CAME FROM A But their response never bothered me. I sible way since her college days. “My inspi- WOMAN. BUT I used to humbly tell them that it was my duty ration has been my father, Syed Javed to stop them for their own safety, rest they Hussain, who taught us to be kind. The life PICKED MYSELF UP are all by themselves,” she tells you. lessons that he gave us are engraved in our AND DECIDED TO NOT The cost of the humanitarian work that hearts,” she says. Parveen is doing daily, is the money that Recalling the first time when she helped LOSE MOTIVATION she saved for her children’s education. “Till someone, she says: “The sense of empathy BECAUSE OF A date `95,000 has been spent on sanitising aroused when I was 10. My family and I were and around `5 lakh on distributing ration. off to some place. On our way, we saw an PERSON WHO IS This is the money that I have saved all these old man, helplessly lying on the road, cov- HIDING BEHIND HER years for my children’s education. It was dif- ered in ragged clothes, in biting cold. Abba ficult for me to use it but then there was stopped the car, and he gave the old man a MOBILE PHONE AND no one I could look up to for help. When blanket and offered him some food. That I asked my son, who is six, that whether I kind of act my father inspired me to help SPEAKING RUBBISH could take the amount that I have saved for people even more. During my college days, his education, he replied: ‘Mummy, you go I used to offer people free rides on my ahead. Education is important and we can Scooty. Whenever I used to see a student or earn the money back. But what is more elderly walking in the sun, I used to offer important right now is that no one should them a ride to their place,” she tells you. stay hungry and that our surroundings Parveen’s kind act inspired her friends to do remain infection-free.’ Hearing that com- something on similar grounds. ing from a child was astonishing but then But not everything in the garden is rosy. I am glad that my son, at such a young age, Her idea of sanitising streets met with a lot has a better understanding of things than of resistance from the family and society. most people,” she says. “Initially, my idea of going out on streets, She tells you that it was a little fright- sanitising didn’t sit well with my family. They ening to be on the streets during such a told me that I should stop worrying about time when stepping out of the house is not all this and look after the family. People a good option. “It was and is a little scary around me, asked me: ‘Sirf tum hi kyun karo- but then someone needs to do the job. My gi yeh kaam, koi aur kyun nahin’? To which children are young, that is more worrisome. I replied: ‘Main hi kyun nahin’? So, they gave Despite all the hurdles and abuses that a burqa clad to sanitise a mandir. “It is moments later, an old lady, of that my But I take all the precautions and follow the up and realised that I was firm in my deci- she faced daily, Parveen was determined to indeed an unusual sight, because not grandmother’s age walked up to me and preventive measures stringently. At all sion. However, my husband, Saiful Hassan, not give up. “Out of all the abuses, the one many times people have seen a woman in showered her blessings on me for what I times, I wear a mask. And when I return never stopped me from doing the social that shocked me was of a woman who post- burqa outside a temple. Therefore, there was doing. All these sweet gestures encour- home, I head straight to the washroom to work,” Parveen tells you. ed a video on social media, calling me were unusual stares from people but then aged me to do it all the way more,” have a bath before meeting my children,” That was not all. Her neighbours start- names and abusing in every possible man- I learnt to brave them. When I first went Parveen tells you. she tells you. ed complaining about how she is roaming ner. It affected me a lot. More so, because to sanitise the temple, a man sitting there But not all is lost in Parveen’s story. For her work, the Lucknow adminis- around sanitising streets and temples. “One it came from a woman. But I picked myself told me to go back as there is no need to After coming in the limelight, her moth- tration has awarded Parveen a Corona day after another, my neighbours would tell up and decided to not lose motivation sanitise the area and that they will do it on er-in-law and the rest of the family and Warrior Certificate. my mother-in-law: ‘Your daughter-in-law because of a person who is hiding behind their own. But then the pujari (priest) came neighbours appreciated the fact that the “This is not the end. Since, places are has no shame. She is out on the streets freely her mobile phone and speaking rubbish,” out and told me that I was doing a hum- work she is doing is for a good cause. opening up, I am now disinfecting bus and doing a man’s job’ and that it will put a Parveen tells you. ble job and no one has the audacity to stop “When they saw my video on a news chan- stands and railways stations and will con- question mark on my character too,” she tells The resistance was not only from fam- me. He asked me to continue the human- nel and my photos in newspapers, my tinue to do so,” Parveen, whose aim is to you. ily but also from the people who didn’t want itarian work that I was doing. Just a few neighbours congratulated me. They were sanitise the complete city, tells you. KEEPING THEM SAFE A THANK YOU FOR WARRIORS

hile many of us have the Shelatkar’s Grand Maratha nother unsung hero is helping York doing management consulting, I privilege to adjust to the Foundation have come forward to the frontline health workers by returned to India and then this pan- Wnew normal by working provide Mumbai Police with immu- Aproviding them with raksha kits demic happened. I realised what the from home and staying safe, the nity boosting supplements. which includes sanitary pads, masks, country is going through and that there frontline warriors — the police offi- “It gives us immense pleasure to gloves and sanitisers. Meet 26-year-old is a need to safeguard our healthline cers — are walking an extra mile and support Mumbai Police who are Shivang Tayal, Director, TSL Group workers. That’s how I came up with the working round the clock to ensure working day and night to fight this from Hisar, Haryana. campaign and started distributing rak- that we are safe and sound. There are pandemic. Wellman and Wellwoman “We started the Rakshak ki Raksha sha kits,” Tayal, whose parents Mukul many instances when the officers tablets are scientifically researched campaign at the end of March and since and Sumita supported him in the have gone out of the way to bring a and have proven to boost one’s then we have provided raksha kits to cause, tells you. smile on people’s faces. A case in immunity. We want to thank the more than 10,000 frontline workers Tayal says this campaign is just a point is when a group of police offi- police personnel for their commit- which include Asha and anganwadi minor way to thank the frontline cers in Punjab surprised a boy with ment to the cause and extend our workers, ANMs, multi-purpose health- workers for their endless efforts. “I just a birthday cake and sang ‘Happy care by providing them with the sup- care workers who work in villages to want to thank all the COVID-19 war- Birthday’. plements,” Shelatkar says. protect our communities,” Tayal tells riors who are risking their lives and The officers are at the forefront The company will distribute you. helping people in time of need. And I of an invisible war and the need of over 45,000 units immunity boost- Besides providing resources to would request all the citizens to try and the hour is to ensure their safety. To ing supplements. In addition, the COVID-19 hotspots, they are focusing help these warriors in every way they contribute to the cause, Rohit company will also be distributing on building capacity in rural India’s can. To take care of their wellbeing is Shelatkar, vice-president, Meyer 46,000 packs of Vitamin D supple- under-resourced public health system. the least we could do in the recent Vitabiotics in partnership with ments to the entire force. “After spending three years in New times,” he says. sunday magazine BELIEVE IN YOUR INFINITE POTENTIAL. YOUR ONLY LIMITATIONS ARE THOSE YOU tarot 8 SET UPON YOURSELF — ROY T. BENNETT Vijayawada, June 7, 2020

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ARIES March 21-April 19 LEO July 23-Aug 22 SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21 Overall health remains good. You will feel energetic and This week health will be good. This is the time when you This week you will reap the results of your past efforts. enthusiastic. There is a need to bring about change in feel at your best, physically, mentally and emotionally. You will be focused on the reality that life comes a full your nutrition. Adopt new approach and ideas. You are Health, vitality and inner vibrancy will fill you with energy circle and that what goes around always, without fail, will filled with positive energy through the week. Those who and inspiration. Some creative ideas will occupy your come around. Remember that when you make a point to have recovered from serious ailment must do the mind and shine you bright. Females who are on the family be generous, whether, with time, energy, or money, that follow-through. On the career front, if you are involved way, would feel healthier and nourished. Make sure you too is an investment in your future. Professionally, you in any sort of competition, then you are advised to keep take out adequate time for relaxation. On the work front, may be inspired to start a new creative project. You are a close eye out for any cheating. The bottom line is this could be that phase in your life which begs you to at that point in your life where you feel comfortable with basically to cover your tail. Make sure you are doing bring some desirable changes in your career. You might who you are and what you feel. You see new potential in things the right way, and then you’ll have nothing to not be satisfied with your current job. Switching to a new allowing your creativity to flow. On the relationship front, worry about. You are not very vocal in a relationship. job is likely. Some of you may opt for business, instead of if you are in love and decide to make him or her your life Express yourself to those you love by saying loving a job. Don’t ignore your personal life. Your loved ones partner, take the approval of your parents. You will be words. Your introvert and individual persona does not mean a lot to you. Take some time out and show your able to maintain good relations with the seniors at home help you to get closer to the one you love. concern, let the heart speaks louder than the mind. and take their blessings.

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TAURUS April 20-May 20 VIRGO Aug 23-Sep 22 CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19 This week you will enjoy happiness, good health and This week you are extraordinarily active on a mental This week you are a quiet and keen observer. A positive worldly pleasures. You tend to be enthusiastic and will level. You find that your drive to make things happen is outlook will change your perception of life. You feel carefully weigh what others ask you now. You will get ignited. Your analytical and reasoning powers are very healthier than ever. Spiritually, things will move along inspired by everything around you. Connecting to yoga, strong and you will not listen to others. You think what well, and you will feel hopeful about the future. You may meditation cosmic healing, learning new interests is you say or what you do is right. Don’t find faults in have to decide whether to put your energy into things, indicated. Professionally, you will be torn between work others. On the career front, some good news is on the people, and situations that you are involved with. On the and entertainment. This is the time to weigh your cards. An out-of-the-blue opportunity may surprise you. career front, you will want your time and space and may priorities and responsibilities. Make a decision in favour Your focussed attitude will help you sail through difficult be in isolation for a while. You will feel exhausted. The of better work conditions and output. If you wish for times. Avoid work politics. Deceit, clashes could be trauma of losing your job, financial and health worries improved working conditions, stay away from tension experienced this week in love matters. You could ruin the may overpower you. You find most of the answers in and stress. Don’t let negative forces bother you. On the very things that you want the most such as close, your isolation. This is not the time to make decisions. personal front, look hard at yourself and analyse whether intimate relationships with your friends and lover. Lack of The beginning of love, happiness and compassion is on you are being realistic about love. Don’t spend too much communication and understanding could be harmful at the cards. The start of a new relationship, be it a time in self-pity or wishing your life away. this point. friendship or a romance will bring a smile on your face.

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GEMINI May 21-June 20 LIBRA Sep 23-Oct 22 AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18 Self-improvement is on top of your mind. Plan some This week you may restricted in your life. Health issues Running away from reality does not suit your creative activity to stay busy and avoid stress. The seem to be out of control. One after another problem may personality. Those dealing with a health problem tension you have been experiencing lately would ease. crop up on the health front. You need to analyse why you should consult a doctor. A change in environment will Don’t hesitate to share your feelings with your trusted are feeling this way and work to release yourself from rejuvenate your health. Do not stress over unnecessary ones or ask for help from them. Professionally, this is a these restrictions. You need an emotional release from issues. On the career front, you are ready to confront very good time to start planning long term. Where do whatever it is that is making you feel stuck. Professionally, any unfinished business in your life. You are decisive you want to be in the coming five years? How will you you are in mood for enjoyment and wish to have blast. and determined. You have reviewed your past make it happen? Focus on your skills and potentials. Spend some time to pamper yourself, feel good and look experiences and have learned from them. All the pieces You have great expectation from life and are happy good. Money is not a problem, earning will be good. This of the puzzle of your life are finally coming together to about the surprises it often it brings. The investments is a good time to look into home décor and consider form one. On the personal front, it is a good time to you made in the past are likely to return with interest. renovation. On the relationship front, messages of love listen to your mind than your heart. You find that your An existing relationship may suffer due to lack of and affection are likely to come your way. If you are single, drive to make things happen is ignited. At home, your understanding. Think calmly and carefully about what a new suitor with whom you have a lot in common may domineering attitude could make others irritated, and your limitations are in a relationship. come into your life. you may be left alone. Listen more and say less.

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CANCER June 21-July 22 SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 PISCES Feb 19-March 20 This is a good week. You will encounter new This week you can solve many problems with your This week you will have to make some efforts to improve experiences and warm people who will invite you into wisdom. With your experience and maturity, you would your health condition. You need more exercise under their world. Everything is starting to fall into place and be able to take hold of your life. Instead of being expert or nutritional guidance to make sure that you stay you can be one with the situation. On the career front, innovative, you need to adapt to the existing set of beliefs fir and are eating better. Take charge of your life. This can an enhanced status, promotion or designation is on and systems. Any new theory will not suit you this week. be a very creative time for you. Enjoy being with yourself the cards. This week you are very sound and grounded You have to follow an orthodox approach. On the career and your childlike energy will help you enrich your life. therefore, you are likely to take important decision front, you may be your own worst enemy. How you This week, working environment will be friendly, related to career or relationship. You are hardworking speak your mind is as important as what you say. There consistent and this will increase your efficiency. You will and focused. Expect some stressful moments this may be some unfairness at play at work. Be sure that enjoy working in a group and come out with productive week. Abundance of energy and self-confidence will your behaviour is impeccable. Try to cut unnecessary results. You will be able to win the support of your senior. give you a boost to move ahead. On the personal expenses. If you are already in a committed relationship True love, balanced partnership, commitment, and all of front, you are charged up with extra energy. You have the clear message is that trust is crucial. If you are the good are easily available for you. You could expect a great clarity on a situation and can now argue your feeling suspicious for some reason about your partner, genuine and long term relationship as the foundation of case out with the view to emerge victorious. make a point to talk about this even if it is difficult. your love is very strong.

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ASTROTURF BHARAT BHUSHAN PADMADEO Awareness for mindpower construct, chemistry, and operating prin- help of its perceptive instruments is sup- ontinuing from where we left last to have a holistic understanding of the ciples of mind. Remember, mind is the posed to collect outer field data. And week, it comes out that ‘Freewill’ living realities of life. One, thus, can’t see prime mover of a being. All actions out then deliver them for due diligence to Cserves as a double-edged sword. If, things in the right perspective due, and in the open, be it chasing a desired desti- buddhi, which following due considera- on one hand, it binds you to fate, at the therefore, fails to pick up the right lead. nation or respond and react to an exter- tion directs manasa to accordingly act same time, it also enjoins you with the So, we end up helplessly fated. nal stimuli, originates in mind, which upon. Manasa, again as directed by potential to come out of its limitations. The question now is: Is there any following processing translates into ahamkara, puts into action usual func- What choice to make, remains the pre- scope to come out of the binds of fate? If action. Even the imprints of all your tional mandates of mind. Guided by rogative of ‘ahamkara’ (Ego conscious- so, what is the way forward? Remember, inherent tendencies are there in the mind indwelling mind-trends, often ahamkara ness). The paradox, however, is that we the inherent limitations, with which we itself, in the form of thought-seeds. It is takes things on their face value, when it are all born with inherent desire and are born, don’t grant us access to the full again following a mental process that ignores buddhi, following which manasa mind-trends, coming as they may as landscape of our mind. Consequently, could help purify the mind, so as to have acts on instinctive judgement, and with Karmic carryover from the past birth, the processing power of the mind gets access to its full landscape with its obvious consequences. which serves as the defining principle of compromised. The obvious calling, wholesome powers. Unless you become All these three coordinates are sup- mind. We are, thus, born with a precon- therefore, is to first service our empower- conversant with the working modalities posed to work in a coordinated way as a ditioned mind. ment tool, the mind — by clearing all of the instrument in use, it will not be unified organism. If we remain alert As a consequence, more often than clutter and inherent limitations. possible to use it efficiently. enough to optimally use the functional not, ahamkara is inclined to identify Following which, you may then be able Be it known, Mind has three func- coordinates of mind exactly as mandat- itself with indwelling desires, which it to discriminate between ‘what you want’ tional tools — Buddhi, Ahamkara and ed, we shall be able to come out with our wishes to passionately purse as the end and ‘what is right’. Also, you could Manasa. Buddhi is the faculty of discrim- best. For, then, wholesome powers of game. Going through the run of life, explore all options available with an open inate intelligence, intrinsic to which is mind shall be available. The paradox, ahamkara also gets drawn towards mind, free from all limitations whatsoev- the sense of dispassion. It analyses issues however, is that stuck to the usual grinds tempting influences of the seeming er, to pick up the most appropriate lead. in hand in an unbiased manner, arrives of life, we often lose our sense of alert, world, and instinctively makes it as a The next question would be: how to go at the right judgment, and accordingly and with obvious consequences. dream destination. Taking them on their about? guides how to act upon. But, buddhi can’t To be continued... face value, ahamkara doesn’t allow time Awareness is the key. The first step act upon by itself unless directed by The writer is an astrologer, vastu consultant and space to look beyond for a better called for in this direction is to look for ahamkara. Ahamkara brings in the sense and spiritual counsellor. Write to him at option if any. Nor, is it keen to invoke an enlightened Guru, who may lead you of ‘I’ consciousness, which makes you G-1102, Bharat Nagar, New Friends Colony, buddhi (faculty of discriminate intelli- through. Otherwise, you may end up take the call of life, and own up for the New Delhi-1110 025 gence) for due diligence either. With being stuck to your mental mesh. The consequences of all your doings. Manasa Tel: 91-111-449848475/9818037273 such a narrow frame of vision, one fails Guru will first give you exposure to the is the sense-driven mind, which with the Email: [email protected]

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As queer citizens all over India join others across the world in celebrating a very atypical Pride Month, PARMESH SHAHANI reflects on how the world has changed so much between when the first edition of Gay Bombay came out in 2008 and now, when this revised edition is out. An editedWHAT excerpt:. DOES BEING GAY MEAN IN GAYGAY BOMBAY?BOMBAY?

arge numbers of Asian men and women continue to live within the ‘traditional’ spaces for gender or sex difference and to understand them- selves and their lives in ‘pre-gay’ terms Lthat often relate more to the pre-industrial rural pasts of their societies than to the post modernizing urban present. However, there are also large numbers of men and women who are homosexually inclined people. Many deal with reacting against what they see as the historic the dilemma by marrying and then leading a constraint on homoeroticism in their respective AUTHOR’S NOTE double life. societies and who are actively engaging in relo- For these married men, or soon to be mar- cating homoeroticism from the shadows and “When the book first came out, it was anthropology but now I think it can be read as ried men, marriage did not indicate a change in the periphery, to the centre stage of their lives. a slice of queer history. As you can see in this excerpt below, even 12 years ago, their sexual identity. They were clear that their (Jackson, 2000) members of the group were contesting ideas around queerness and Indianness, and marriage was an obligation, but that their sexu- I encountered two opposing conceptions of al gratification would continue to rest with homosexuality among my interviewees. One I read these discussions alongside the other rich activism that was happening in the men, even after marriage. There was very little version equated homosexuality with being gay; country then, and also as precursors to the intersectional queer projects that have sensitivity ex- pressed towards the feelings or this camp wished to assimilate and appropriate desires of women in these worldviews. the term within the Indian context, recognizing followed over the years. In the preface to this book’s new edition I ask the question Other respondents were avoiding marriage fully well the unique set of circumstances with- — what kind of world are we going to create together now that Section 377 is gone and devising means to negotiate what was best in which this would take place. For them, social but we have a regressive trans act? How do we find the connectedness between for them. For some of these individuals, this interaction was the key to building a sense of meant coming out, for others it meant discreetly gay community in Bombay, but they recog- trans rights, Dalit rights, Adivasi rights, and the rights of other minorities and move fighting for what they felt was important and nized that cutting across class and gender ahead together? Can we recognise that the #blacklivesmatter struggle that is going making creative compromises to attain their norms may be a problem within these kinds of on all around the world, is also connected to our queer struggle? I am glad to see goals. But for all respondents, there was a con- interactions. The other version of homosexuali- stant reflexivity- an acute consciousness of their ty I encountered questioned terms like gay and how many young queer projects in the country are about intersectionality. This Pride thoughts and actions vis-a?-vis their sexuality. deemed them Western imports and negative month, I sincerely hope that the queer movement in our country galvanises around Overall, I think that to be gay in Gay influences and preferred to use gay as just one Bombay signifies being glocal; gayness here term, alongside indigenous terminology such the important issue of the regressive Trans Act, the same way as it did around 377. stands for Indianized gayness. So, one might as kothi or functional terms like ‘MSM’. They There are so many other laws that need to change in future. A lot of work ahead, and dance in a Western style disco anywhere else in were interested in social interaction across class this pride month, I invite all our country’s straight citizens to join us queers in the world, but one can only munch on a post- norms, an assimilation of the various LBGT dance jalebi in India. My respondents wanted identities that exist in India and were also con- creating a more inclusive India together.” to selectively draw on a buffet of Indian and cerned with issues such as HIV/AIDS. western influences in conjuring their own thali Proponents of both these views used the gay of gayness! Most of them, even those who had Bombay newsgroup as well as real world events course of my research. Take the case of to meet someone like Nachiket, for example. access to the El Dorado of abroad, still wanted like parties and meetings as a battleground for OVERALL, I THINK THAT Harbhajan to whom being gay was ‘just sex, He was married with kids, had never had sex to configure their gay experiences within an their respective ideologies. The archive facility TO BE GAY IN GAY over and out’ and who was also married to a with another man, but still described himself as Indian matrix. As Cholan said, hanging out in of the Gay Bombay newsgroup provides a fasci- BOMBAY SIGNIFIES woman who was aware of his sex- gay, because he imagined him- the Castro was not important, but coming back nating and rich look at their debates as they GLOCAL ual orientation. I observed him at self so. home and being with his father was. Even for have played out through the volatile posts over BEING ; several GB events and he was an Many respondents felt the younger Gul, travelling to America opened the years. GAYNESS HERE STANDS intrinsic part of the organizing that they were bound by the his eyes to Queer as Folk and gay strip bars, but However, this is not to suggest that these FOR INDIANIZED committees for these. It was clear contract of silence and that he used the experience to be more confident in were the only two positions that my respon- GAYNESS. SO, ONE that he experienced his sexuality being discreet about their sex- India. dents adopted-as we have seen in Chapter 7, as something much more than uality was the pragmatic thing Gay Bombay is certainly inspired by there existed a variety of other stances that MIGHT DANCE IN A ‘just sex’. He felt a part of the com- to do. Within this silent space, Western notions of what it means to be gay-its were sandwiched between and around these WESTERN STYLE DISCO munity and there was camaraderie they found society to be pretty dance parties, PFLAG style meets, website and two prominent takes on the nature of Indian ANYWHERE ELSE IN between him and others. Or flexible and accommodating so on, have all drawn from Western experi- homosexuality. Many of these included recon- Bhuvan, who clearly told me that with regard to their sexuality. ences; but they have been customized, glocal- ciliatory stances advocating a middle ground, THE WORLD, BUT ONE he was not willing to shout out in Some, citing responsibilities ized and made uniquely Indian, uniquely Gay which echoed Shivananda Khan’s (2000) line of CAN ONLY MUNCH ON A public about his sexuality. Two towards their parents, families Bombay. Thus, as I noted in Chapter 3, even reasoning that ‘to say gay is appropriate and POST-DANCE JALEBI years later, he was one of the lead and society, had either chosen though I talk about flows throughout this book, right. But at the same time to denigrate or deny IN INDIA panelists at a CNN talk show, to get married, or were con- I do not want to diminish the agency of my other frameworks of identities and choices is openly discussing his life as a gay templating doing so in the respondents or their locatedness in Bombay not...’. man on television! near future. As Vanita (2001) itself. For Gay Bombay, as I have realized, place Let us stop seeing a debate that pits those For the gay identified respon- writes, this is typical in India does matter and this is true both offline and who work for gay rights and those who work in dents, being gay signified different — The parental family online, where even though it is a virtual world, preventing HIV/AIDS, among men who have things to each of them. For some remains a major locus of it is still a manifestation of Bombay and sex with men, against each other. Let us work gay just represented their sexual social and emotional interac- Indianness at large. together, whatever our own frameworks and desires, for others it was a political statement or tion for adults. There are few public places priorities and recognize that in a region of over a social identity. Many respondents felt that it where people can comfortably interact, so Excerpted with permission from Gay one billion people there is space for everyone to was a state of being or a way of life, while some friends are entertained at home and absorbed Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)longing in work out their destinies. (Khan, 2000) spoke of it as an emotional commitment to into the family or turned into fictive kin. The Contemporary India (Special Anniversary Indeed I find it difficult to look at things in other men. For all of them, the common ele- family is also the only form of social security Edition), by Parmesh Shahani — Vice President black or white after my experiences in the field. ment about being gay was the imagination of and old age insurance available to most people. at Godrej Industries Ltd., SAGE Select, `595; What people said often contradicted with what themselves as gay, in whatever way they wished This means that heterosexual marriage and Ebook (Kindle Edition): `435. The book is also they did and people’s views changed over the to articulate this imagination. It was fascinating parenthood hold many attractions even for available on KOBO and Google Play sunday magazine HOWEVER DIFFICULT LIFE MAY SEEM, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO AND SUCCEED AT spirituality 10 — STEPHEN HAWKING Vijayawada, June 7, 2020

HIDDENSOULS THE SPIRIT OF ONENESS PRAMOD PATHAK As we all stand together to face a global pandemic, it is time to reflect within Rethinking and embrace all humanity as one, writes SANT RAJINDER SINGH public health love and tolerance towards people, or do they perpetrate more prejudice and discrimination? At every opportunity, we should inspire the people with whom we work to make decisions and take actions that promote peace and unity. MEDITATION AND HUMAN UNITY One of the most effective meth- ods to make human unity a living reality in our own hearts is through meditation. Spending time daily in silent meditation helps us commune s the entire humanity reels under the pandemic impact with our true self and the divine an important question crops up. Do we give public Power that created us. Ahealth the same kind of priority that Defence gets? Those moments are filled with In all probability, no. The global obsession with war prepared- bliss, peace and love. As we enter the ness is rather an ancient phenomenon that indicates our inse- inner sanctum of our hearts, we find curity and inclination to be ready to repel any attack from that there is Light within us. an enemy known or unknown. Even a cursory review of That Light is the Light of the human history since the ancient times would reveal that wars Creator. The realisation dawns on us have killed millions causing wide spread devastation. The that the same Light that is within us economic, social and psychological costs of war have been is in all other human beings. We start huge in enormity and wide in scale. But, so also have proved to recognise that Light within others. the epidemics, in their impact on human history. If we take Then the outer differences that sep- into account the disruption and death caused by epidemics arate us start to dissolve. We see one it could be more than what wars have done. Why, then, have Light expressed by many different the epidemics been not accorded the same priority that wars outer coverings, each beautiful in its get? Why our preparedness against epidemics does not reflect own way. We start to see all life as the same degree of concern? These questions may not be easy one. to answer as many would compare the budgets that are ear- When we begin to have love for marked for defence and health. It is true that on this count all, a transformation occurs within many nations do show a tilt in favour of health. Nonetheless, us. Our behaviour towards others there are some nations who are found wanting on this count changes. We become nonviolent in all as they put more money for defence than public health. But our dealings. We begin to have that, notwithstanding, budgetary allocation as a percentage understanding and compassion of health is not the issue. That epidemics strike and disrupt towards the idiosyncrasies and habits irrespective of budgets is just one side of the story. The other of others. We stop criticising people and more important one is that preparedness is much more in our minds. First, we realise that than mere allocation of funds. How much effort and plan- they are bound by the shrouds of ning goes in defence and how much in health is what makes ignorance and illusion of this world. the difference. So, despite allocating much more budget for We know that deep within them is health than defence, the US was in no less precarious posi- the soul, a part of God, that it is only tion than Saudi Arabia and several others that had marked their mind and their state of spiritu- more funds for defence. This is the issue that needs to be al ignorance that causes them to resolved. But before that one important assertion. In many behave the way they do. Secondly, we cases war and epidemic connection can also be seen if we are so steeped in God’s love and the take a closer look at many past major epidemics. Of course, ur world is in need of our hearts are clear of any hatred and negative thoughts towards others. bliss which permeates us that we do there may be a few other variables, too, that would need to human unity. We are prejudice for others who we think are not want to be distracted from that be examined, but some moderate degree of correlation can connected to each other different from us. We must develop WATCH OUR WORDS rapturous state by petty thoughts of be found. The other significant pointer is the fact that epi- through the silken thread true love in our hearts for all people. Next, we live human unity by others. demics have played more havoc at commercial hubs. All these of love, and that is the We must eliminate prejudice and dis- AT EVERY making sure our words express Criticising others in our thoughts factors need to be examined by the big data analysts who Ocore of human existence. In our crimination from our heart and our appreciation and tolerance for all only pulls us away from the state of are busy finding out how many are going to die, when and homes, families, societies and cities, mind. It is said that out of the abun- OPPORTUNITY, WE people. We need to watch our words happiness that union with God where. To begin with the first lesson that governments all there is a need to come together and dance of our heart we speak. lest we injure any heart. Do our brings. Since our thoughts will be over the globe have to learn is that like equipping military embrace each other in the spirit of If we feel hatred towards any SHOULD INSPIRE words cause division or do they bring filled with divine love of God, our to defend the borders, they need to equip the doctors and love, tolerance and oneness. Doing so group, we cannot hide it for long; it THE PEOPLE WITH people together? Loving, caring words will become sweet and loving. nurses to defend public health. Had there been a well oiled can help bring about peace in our is bound to come out from our lips words that make people feel comfort- We will not say anything unkind to health machinery and a battle ready health army, many deci- homes, our neighbourhoods, our or show on our face. Our actions will WHOM WE WORK able bring people together. We need anyone. People who come within our sions that proved costly and painful could have been avoid- communities and in the world at large. speak even louder than our words. TO MAKE DECISIONS to become living examples of sweet sphere will find only words love and ed. There is one more requirement. We must revive the idea How do we live human unity? It Thus, living human unity begins with and loving speech. kindness. We will become sensitive of barefoot doctors, the concept that proved useful in the is not enough to tell others to prac- clearing our hearts of any animosi- AND TAKE ACTIONS to the hearts of others and will wish past but went out of practice. The paramedical personnel is tice unity and peace; we must live it ty towards others. THAT PROMOTE LIVE IT THROUGH OUR ACTIONS them no harm. Finally, we will never a medically trained force, like the para military forces, that ourselves if we want our words to be When we clean the chamber of Every day we are faced with do anything to physically harm any- must be reared and trained for such exigencies. Nevertheless, effective. Here are some ways that our heart from any prejudice and ill PEACE AND UNITY choices. Are we going to take action one. We will not become violent with this is not the last time that a pandemic has struck nations. have proven effective in making will for others, then God can reside that tears people apart or action that anyone. We will even have regard for Let good sense prevail so that we not only learn but prac- unity a reality: there. God is love. God is all-encom- brings people together? In our jobs, the life of animals. When this hap- tice the age old lesson that prevention is better than cure. passing and embraces all creation as we often have to work on committees pens, we will be truly living human And much less costly. Health is wealth, literally. CLEAR OUR HEARTS one family. That love will enter our or make decisions on policy. Do our unity in our own lives. Pathak is a professor of management, writer, and an acclaimed The first step is to make sure that heart when we keep it clear of any voices promote policies that show The writer is a spiritual leader public speaker. He can be reached at [email protected] Astrology & LGBTQ partners Fear of coronavirus The universe teaches acceptance of all that it embodies, says ACHARYA Death is destined; the cause is unimportant, says AJIT KUMAR BISHNOI PRAVEEN CHAUHAN as he shares the leanings of planets in the ancient science as he urges people to take care of themselves instead of living in fear ardly anyone can claim that the ne form of Lord Shiva is threat of Corona is not affecting Ardhanarishvara, one form of Lord Hthem, especially since the most OVishnu is also Mohini, In the advanced nations with the best medical Mahabharata, Lord Krishna transformed facilities are the worst hit. Affect it into a woman named Mohini and married should but not terrorise as it is happen- Iravan for one night. In the Mahabharata, ing in many cases. Why? I’ll explain. took the form of Brihannala, when This creation is God’s own; He is the during their exile, Arjuna used to dress like controller. It is His responsibility that the a woman and teach dance to Uttara. world functions properly. It appears to Shikhandi gender change is probably an me, rather I am reasonably sure that the example of reassignment. In Konark Sun Lord has decided that the humanity has Temple, statues depicting homosexual rela- abandoned its responsibilities towards tionships can also be seen. Impotence, one another, climate, etc. Therefore, homosexuality is an issue that has existed God had to act and He did in a very since the early period of human civilisation. decisive way. Only God can bring Let’s understand this mystery from the about the changes in the way we live. eyes of Indian Vedic astrologers What does God want? What has According to Indian astrology, there is Him so upset? We, human beings, have maintain your distance such that any proper perspective. No one is dying also a gender difference in the Navagraha. been given free will for proper use. And discharge from another person cannot because of Corona; people are dying The planets are also divided on the basis of tent. In a chart, the seventh, eighth, and them, thus it is noted that gay people are what have we done? A lot many of us, reach you, you should be safe, as safe as because it’s their turn to die. Death is gender. The gender of the king of the plan- twelfth houses of the horoscope are associ- proficient in various arts and sciences. who are reasonably well off have shown one can be. And, it is time to turn to destined; the cause is unimportant. Life ets, Sun, is male. The Moon is called the ated with sexual organs. Moreover, the Saptamesh (7th house) of the blatant disregard for others, climate etc. God, who alone can give the feeling of span of everyone is unrelated to any cur- queen of planets and is considered a female. Marriage is the most important sacra- horoscope, Mars, and Venus signify the per- They are so much engrossed in unlim- security, because He is the controller. rent event. It is fixed at the time of birth Commander Mars is a male planet. ment of human life. In Hindu culture, the son’s sexual desire, as well as the Dwadash ited sense gratification that no bar is too And as stated earlier, this will end when itself. Number of deaths due to Corona Devguru Jupiter is also considered male. tradition of matching horoscopes of a bride Bhav (12th house) denotes that how much low for them. In spite of a very active the Lord inspires a scientist or a group is a number only, and it should not scare Daityaguru Venus has been given the title of and groom is prevalent even today. In this, physical pleasure a person will get. Moon protest by climate activists, mostly of them in finding a vaccine for it as well anyone. Do you know that deaths due a woman. The prince of the planets the decisions are made on the basis of position reflects your mindset. Whereas young who are rightfully protesting, as drugs to cure this dreaded virus. Till to road accidents in India was down to Mercury is male but impotent. Saturn is mutual equality, friendship, and the rela- Rahu and curved planets show how differ- world leaders have chosen to ignore then, take all the precautions, which are almost zero from 400 per day in the ini- referred to as female (impotent) and the tionship between the birth planets and ent two people are. Since Venus is also the their concern. These leaders seem to for- relevant. tial lockdown period? Even death due shadow planet Rahu is male. planetary constellations of a boy and a girl. planet of sexual desires, it increases senti- get or do not realise that there is some- Some of them are as follows. Social to Corona is in low percentage of peo- Mercury leans towards homosexuality, But today, when a man comes to ask about mentality in a person due to its retrograde, one, who is the Master of the universe, distancing is the bedrock on which this ple infected by it. Intelligent people do The reason behind this logic is that his male partner or a woman, comes to ask and emotionality has its special significance and He has acted. We may blame some- virus is to be avoided. Then, comes not fear death due to Corona but avoid Mercury is considered a child planet and about his female partner, which is called in same-sex marriage. one for it, but the fact remains that it is wearing masks. Wearing one is crucial suffering due to getting infected by tak- not fit for sexual activity. Saturn has a low same-sex marriage, also known as gay mar- I remember a book written by God, who is active. And He will remain but not as crucial as the one worn by ing the necessary precautions. libido due to physical deformity. Ketu riage, then there is no such arrangement in American author and relationship coun- so till He has brought us to our senses. the person is your close promixity, and And, finally I will venture my per- (south node of the moon) is also marked the horoscope match making of Vedic selor John Gray named “Men Are from It will happen but not quite so soon. if he or she is talking or sneezing as well. sonal opinion about this virus. Since impotent. Ketu has been ascribed the status astrology to answer their questions. Mars, Women Are from Venus” so where are Habit changes take time. Till then, we, But your wearing a mask is critical for God is involved, as is evident from its of a monk planet, and it offers salvation According to Vedic astrology, sexuality the rest of us from? In my view, they came as individuals, must accept whatever is others. Therefore, everyone in public scale, it is to reset the style of living of away from indulgence. and homosexuality is mainly related to the from the universe and they should be given happening. must wear a mask period. Hygiene of the modern man. Good people need not Accordingly, the zodiac signs are also Lagnesh (1st house), Panchamesh (5th equal treatment as we give to straight cou- Yes, acceptance is the key. This is the highest standard should be prac- fear; they will gain something. Yes, bad determined on the basis of gender. Aries, house), Saptamesh (7th house), Ashtamesh ples. The universe teaches acceptance and reality right now. No one can deny it. tised. Sanitise whenever in doubt. Don’t people have something to fear, i.e. those Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius are considered (8th house) and Dwadash (12th house) reverence of all that it embodies. It never Don’t fight it; focus on protecting be lazy. Similarly, trust no one; treat who are harming this climate, etc; they male and Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, and Libra house of horoscope. The role of Mercury is discriminates. So why should we? yourself. You are safe if you do that. It every stranger as a suspect. need to reset their lives. are female signs. Gemini, Capricorn, seen in the horoscope of gay people. Also, The writer is a Delhi-based Astrologer and Palmist and does not matter if the person you come Before I end this article, let me put Bishnoi is a spiritual writer and can be reached Sagittarius, and Pisces are considered impo- Venus and Ketu also have an influence on can be reached at [email protected] across is infected or not, as long as you the matter of death due to Corona in the at [email protected] sunday magazine HEALTH CARE: ONE CUP (165 GRAMS) OF MANGO PROVIDES NEARLY 70% OF THE RDI FOR VITAMIN C — A WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMIN THAT AIDS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, HELPS YOUR BODY ABSORB IRON AND PROMOTES GROWTH AND REPAIR food 11 Vijayawada, June 7, 2020

With summer upon us, it is time to whip up delicious recipes using the season's MANGO-WALNUT favorite fruit, mangoes. While we love it best plain and sliced, and in smoothies and traditional chutneys, the flavourful fruit can add that extra punch to a lot of DELICACIES FOR other recipes. Adding a dash of walnuts can pack these dishes with multiple nutritional and health benefits. Try out these off-beat walnut-inspired mango recipes for a refreshing treat

SUMMERWalnut Falafel with Mango Pickles WHAT YOU NEED FOR THE FALAFEL: l 250gm dried green split peas l 2 onions l 2 garlic cloves l 1 small green chili pepper l 1/2 bunch of coriander l Salt l 1 teaspoon baking soda l 40gm California walnuts l 50gm chickpea flour (alternatively wheat flour) Puneri Mastani l Oil for frying WHAT YOU NEED: WHAT YOU NEED FOR l 1 cup mango puree THE PICKLES: l 1/2 cup ice cubes l 1 mango l 3 cups curd l 1 small green chili pepper l 3 tablespoons sugar l 2 teaspoon oil l 1 cup California walnut milk l 1/2 teaspoon turmeric l 1/2 cup mango ice-cream l 1 tablespoon brown sugar l 4 tablespoons strawberry crush l 1-2 tablespoon white wine l 4 tablespoons fresh mango diced vinegar HOW TO MAKE: l 40gm walnuts l For this recipe by Chef Varun Inamdar, HOW TO MAKE: the frying oil to 160 degree C and fry the churn mango puree, walnut milk, sugar, ice cubes, curd and mango ice-cream l balls for 3-5 minutes until golden brown. Soak peas overnight in cold water. till it is smooth in a blender. l l Let them dry on paper towels. For the falafel, peel and chop the onions l Reserve till further use. and garlic. l For the pickles, peel the mango, remove l Take a few tall glasses and add a l Rinse chili pepper and chop finely. the pulp from the stone and cut into dices. Wash the chili pepper and chop tablespoon each of strawberry crush at l Rinse the coriander, separate the leaves finely. the base. Walnut Mango Lassi Bowl and chop finely. l l Heat oil and saute the chili pepper Top with the chilled smoothie. Finally l Drain the peas and then puree with the WHAT YOU NEED: briefly. top with fresh diced mangoes. Serve l 40 ml of milk onions, chili pepper, garlic and turmeric chilled. l 300gm of the flesh in a blender. l Add turmeric and mango, then sprinkle of a mango l 4 ice cubes with sugar and let it stew for about 1-2 l Season the mix with salt and stir in l l 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom minutes. 800gm of natural, sugar-free baking soda. Chop walnuts and roast HOW TO MAKE WALNUT yogurt l 60gm of California Walnuts them briefly. Then mix walnuts and flour l Add vinegar and raise heat for a minute. l MILK AT HOME? HOW TO MAKE: consistency is achieved. with the peas to form balls from the Chop walnuts, toast them in a small pan dough. and mix them with the pickles. Soak a cup of untoasted walnuts for 2 l For this recipe by Chef l Pour the mango lassi into 4 l l hours in 2 cups of water. Strain and rinse Sabyasachi Gorai, grinds the bowls and decorate with the Heat Serve the falafel with the mango pickle. walnuts well. Transfer to a blender with one mango together with half of rest of the California walnuts, cup cold water. Blend on high for a minute. California walnuts, yogurt, some of them grated, grated Strain through a milk, ice cubes and the cocoa, sheets of mango muslin cloth till you ground cardamom. and ground get an almost dry cardamom. l If the mixture is too thick, you powdery mass in can add water or milk until the muslin cloth after the desired pressing the milk. Transfer in a glass jar and store in the refrigerator. This gives you 2 cups of home-pressed walnut milk. VIJAYAWADA | SUNDAY | JUNE 07, 2020 12 VH with former AICC chief Rahul Gandhi

VH in his youth days Early days made me APPCC president in 1990. y parents - Vuthpala Laxmaiah and Helping YSR become PCC chief Vuthpala Hanumantha Rao, Rangamma - settled in Hyderabad I helped YS Rajasekhar Reddy become the PCC from their native place Mahbubnagar chief on the request of KVP Ramachander Rao. simply known as VH, has after my father's transfer and settled That time, Rajiv had asked me: "Why don't you in Amberpet Thahsil. I was born on become PCC Chief instead of suggesting YSR's been among the most M June 16, 1948 and my parents named name?". When I said I have no money, he told me me Hanumantha Rao after Lord Hanuman as two that he would arrange money. But I firmly said prominent faces of the brothers elder to me died of plague. I have five no. Rajiv made YSR the PCC president on my sug- sisters and one brother-Ranganayakamma, gestion even though 30 of the 41 MPs from the Congress in Telangana and is Andalamma, Laxminarsamma, Sugunamma, state opposed YSR's name alleging that his father Venkatesh and Shantha. I am youngest. I was suck- was a factionist. They also sent a letter saying this the party's senior-most leader led by my mother and then my eldest sister to Indira Gandhi. Only I and Vijayabhaskar Reddy Ranganayakamma. I am still strong because I had supported YSR's name. But KVP deceived me in the state. the milk of my mother and sister. whenever YSR tried to help me. I got an oppor- Police officer as a father tunity to become a Minister in 2008 but KVP Coming from a BC obstructed this by calling and threatening the high My father was police officer in the Nizam's command not to create another power centre. background, VH started his Police department. My father used to travel on horseback. My father used to visit Nanded, Belief in social justice political career amidst upper Aurangabad and other places in the Nizam's My only wish is social justice. I never joined Dominions as part of his job. His last posting was politics to earn money. I will continue my jour- caste politicians like Kasu Sherilingampally and that is where he retired. His ney on the path my father. I lost my many chances sisters and mother used to shower too much love in politics due to my attitude like bringing reser- Brahmananda on him and allowed him to roam around with his vations for BCs in IITs and IIMs. Even today, I friends instead of concentrating on studies. But lose out in the party due to my attitude and Reddy, Marri my father was known for his integrity. increasing money power in politics. Integrity and politics Standing: daughters--Dr Praveena, Pranathi, Laxmi Prasanna, (son-in-laws) Rajender, Dr Sudhir, Srinivas. Unable to meet Sonia Gandhi Chenna Sitting: Granddaughters--Rithika, Rishika, VH’s wife Chandrakala, AICC chief Sonia Gandhi, grandson Karthik and VH. I have followed my father's integrity even in pol- Due to money politics, I am not getting an Reddy, itics. My father refused to take 100 acres of land Azampura Middle Government School and com- my view madam as Rajiv will fill the place of appointment to meet Sonia Gandhi though I was gifted by a landlord for surveying his 1,000+ acres pleted Class VII. I joined Vivek Vardhini College Sanjay as his elder brother. very close to Rajiv. There are many who are suc- Jalagam as a police officer. My father also refused a 20- (VV College) to pursue my BA. However I did- Indira asked me to come to 1, Akbar Road after cessfully managing the high command and acre parcel of land purchased by my mother's n't complete my Degree. two days. There was Rajiv Gandhi along with obstructing me from meet Sonia and Rahul Vengala Rao, father for us, saying "I am police officer and I have Indira when I went there. Rajiv asked me why I Gandhi as they are aware of my nature and are to go wherever they post me". I too imbibed that Making a name gave such a statement. I said it is my view and we afraid that I would expose them. PV Narasimha attitude and that is why I still live in a small house One particular incident brought me fame in are interested in you and you have to help your in Amberpet. Amberpet. One of my friends named Narsimha mother (Indira) like your brother (Sanjay) and lead Family life Rao, Kotla Chary got a call from local big shot with regard Youth Congress. Then Rajiv said "no, no, I am not My wife Chandrakala is from Ibrahimbagh and School days to a love affair. Narsimha Chary took me along interested in politics…I am a pilot. I will contin- her father Bashaiah Patel was a police officer then. Vijaya- My first school was with him to meet this big shot. he started beat- ue as pilot'. Then I said pilot will become politi- I didn't take one acre os land as dowry. I have no the Girakabai ing Narsimha Chary without asking any expla- cian but politician will not become pilot'. Rajiv son but I am blessed with three daughters - bhaskar Government Girls nation. When I tried to stop him, his followers laughed. Later, he came to Begumpet Airport for Prasanna Laxmi who is married to T Rajender and School which I used started beating me. I got angry and took bullock his pilot training. I used to meet him every evening has a son Karthik, Pranathi married to R Srinivas Reddy, N to attend along cart's 'gadagoyya' and retaliated. This revolt at the Begumpet airport canteen. and her children are Rithika and Sai Neeraj, with my sister made me hero in my area. People used to come Jumping into the Godavari Praveena is married to N Sudhir and her children Janardhan Shantha in 1953. I to me and narrate their problems. are Rishika and Rithisha. My children aren't inter- studied in it till Tryst with T-movement When Rajiv entered politics full time, he used ested in politics. My wife has supported me all our Reddy YS Class IV along to call me whenever he was in Hyderabad and take married life as a housewife. with my sister. When the 1969 Telangana movement gathered me along with him. Rajiv was shocked when I Never a local 'dada' Rajashekhar Later, I joined steam, I was already very famous from Bibinagar jumped into the to Chadharghat and from Amberpet to Osmania I never did dadagiri but helped people in trou- Reddy and University. One of the women activists, Shantha ble. Amberpet Shanker's father was known to me Srivatsava, introduced me to former Chief Helping and Shanker still visits me. Shankar became a others and has Minister Marri Chenna Reddy, who was already 'dada' after fighting his friends. I used to advise synonymous with Telangana movement. From out KCR him not to do dadagiri. Now, Shanker is doing built his own then onwards I became close to Chenna CR was the Youth Congress vice-president some business. Reddy though I was in touch with anoth- when I was the organisation's president. A A fight over our playing sports in the niche. He was quite er former Chief Minister T Anjaiah. Amberpet police grounds resulted in a fight Kcase was filed against KCR in Joining Congress Delhi. Youth Congress national leader with the cops and the then Chief Minister close to Indira Chenna Reddy sanctioned a playground for I took Seva Dal training in 1962 Gulam Nabi Azad asked me to expel the locality. I got a swimming pool built in Gandhi's sons Sanjay held at Bhongir under M him from the Youth Congress that ground and named it after Rajiv Sathyanarayana Rao and immediately. However, I gave 24- Gandhi. Gandhi and Rajiv Kamalamma. Later I worked as hours to KCR. He joined the TDP in Seva Dal activist in AICC presence of NTR by quitting Youth Love sports Gandhi, who called him meeting held at Guntur in Congress. KCR would have not My hobbies are watching films, spending 1964. reached this stature had I expelled time with friends and playing games. I used Hanuman and I first visited Gandhi him from the Youth to bunk school and watch films in Deepak Bhavan when Law College Congress citing the Mahal and Royal Talkies. I also love sports. I Hanmanth. NSUI president human trafficking used to play Kabaddi and Vollyball. I didn't fall Laxminaryana Rao took case issue. in love with anyone, I kept away from all such With the Congress on a me over there where a things. Youth Congress meet- back foot in Telangana, ing was going on. No hangups about food Hotel politics I eat anything available when I am on tour. I VH has been struggling were famous in those Godavari do not hesitate to eat even street food. I like guava days. I too followed hotel River when he asked me fruit, ridge gourd and broad beans more than non- to keep the party cadre politics making my to jump in the water in jest. veg food. adda in Taj Mahal Hotel Another memorable incident was Rajiv asked together and toils day and at Sultan Bazar from 1972 me to get off the plane he was taking from Friendship that lasts to 1974 without having Hyderabad to Guntur as part of his tour. I still meet my childhood friends - Prathap night for the party. VH is any position in the party. Someone had said that the plane was overloaded. Reddy, Srinivas, Ravinder, Jagannatha Rao, I also raised my voice Rajiv asked me to get down, but I refused. When Narsimha Reddy, Partha Sarathi and many oth- credited with helping on one issue in the meet- he asked me why, I said that I would get down ers during Sathyanarayana Vratham. ing held at Guntur in 1972 only if the plane fails to lift off. Everyone start- During my college days I used to support some- several leaders become as a BC because there were ed laughing at my answer. The pilot then said one or the other in college elections. I helped N no BCs present. that there was no need for anyone to get off. Kiran Kumar Reddy win over P Sudhir Kumar in PCC chiefs, Chief Meeting the Gandhis These two incidents took me close to Rajiv. He Nizam College. Ministers and Ministers, I worked for Anjaiah whenever he contested for Musheerabad constituen- while he had been cy. I became Youth Congress general secretary in 1976 and it is my first posi- overlooked for plum tion in a political party. In 1979, I became Youth Congress president posts, perhaps due to his with the support of Sanjay Gandhi. Sanjay Gandhi also made me MLC in outspoken and 1980 when I refused to contest as an MP from Hyderabad. KS Narayana straightforward won the election from Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency. attitude. He speaks his My introduction to Rajiv Gandhi took place interestingly after the demise of Sanjay heart and doesn't pause to Gandhi. I was having coffee in Coffee House at Connaught Place in Delhi when a reporter think about the repercussions. asked me whether Maneka Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi would fill the void left behind by Sanjay Though he lives and breathes Gandhi. I and presidents of the Youth Congress from two other states said "hope of the nation is Congress, and puts the party Rajiv Gandhi". The next day out comments were splashed over as big news in newspapers. The day before his own self, VH finds after that, I went to meet Indira Gandhi and I introduced myself. She said 'You are Hanumantha it very tough to even get an Rao….Potherdhar inko baazu khada dhe' (Attender, take him aside). After completion of appointment of the party high her Dharma Dharshan to the people, she came inside and immediately asked me to tell as to why command, finds you have given such statement. Then I said it is VH’s father Vuthpala Laxmaiah, VH and VH’s wife Chandrakala and VH’s mother Rangamma during his marriage (1972) THE PIONEER in this heart-to-heart conversation VH first became a Minister in the Kotla Became a two-time Minister in Chenna Became Rajya Sabha KOLISHETTY Vijayabhaskar Reddy Cabinet in 1981 with Reddy Cabinet in 1989 getting the Sports and member for the first time with POLITICAL the blessings of Indira Gandhi. He served Youth, Cinematography portfolio after win- in 1992. Later became VENKATESHWARLU PROFILE as BC and Tribal Welfare Minister after ning from Himayathnagar Assembly con- Rajya Sabha member for becoming MLC in 1980. stituency over Ale Narendra for the first time. two terms from 2004-2016. VH in his teens