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CASES:10,498 CASES: 4,395 CASES: 3,439 CASES: 2,625 CASES: 2,582 CASES: 2,323 CASES: 1403 CASES: 1,038 DEATHS: 459 DEATHS: 214 DEATHS: 56 DEATHS: 137 DEATHS: 58 DEATHS: 40 DEATHS: 31 DEATHS: 28 AP Govt to track Covid-19 patients using GPS ‘Accurate’ PNR n VIJAYAWADA forecast of Covid-19 The state government will now 75% Covid monsoons, track Coronavirus infected Symptomatic VS Asymptomatic cases in AP Lockdown: patients using GPS. cyclones soon Disclosing this to the media In Andhra Pradesh, Unmitigated at the Secretariat here on asymptotic PNS n BENGALURU Thursday, Minister for Industries Symptomatic- 25 % & Asymptomatic 75% disaster for and IT Mekapati Goutham Until 29.04.2020 symptotic patients are Large-scale weather events, migrant labour Reddy said that Andhra Pradesh Aproving to be a major such as monsoons and tropi- is the only state in the country Symptomatic Asymptomatic challenge to the state cal cyclones, can now be more to make use of the GPS module government in flattening the accurately predicted, findings Rishi Kapoor, for tracking of Coronavirus curve of the novel from a joint India-UK research patients. He said that the state Coronavirus. As many as 75 project show, the IISc, 2 government will soon launch a percent of the total reported Bengaluru, said on Thursday. evergreen pilot project of the GPS module. cases till April 29 have been Using a research vessel in Goutham Reddy said that the asymptotic. The alarming and the southern Bay of Bengal, state government had already scary thing is that some of the teams from the Indian initiated deliberations with some these patients have exhibited Institute of Science, Bengaluru heartthrob, dead firms over the manufacturing of symptoms after 40 days. This and University of East Anglia leaves the government with no the GPS module. (UEA) in the United Kingdom NEW DELHI: Rishi Kapoor, beloved star of films such as Bobby other option but to increase and Chandni, died in a hospital in Mumbai at the age of 67 on Briefing the media about its AGE the number of tests. With early and several Indian institu- functionality, the minister said tions created a blueprint for Thursday. He fought a long battle with cancer and had spent 0- 19 20-39 >=60 symptoms, the mortality rate much of last year in New York being treated. A statement from that the GPS module would be 40-59 also remains low. future weather system obser- the Kapoor family said that the actor "remained jovial" and "kept attached to the Covid-19 vational experiments, critical doctors entertained till the end." Rishi Kapoor, who was patients, which will help track 3 for forecasting things such as famously fond of life, "would like to be remembered with a smile their movement continuously. He said that the State govern- Minister YS Jaganmohan rainfall amounts, the IISc said and not with tears," The family have also appealed that lockdown “This will help the authorities ment has exempted industries Reddy’s observations on Covid- soon and we have to live with it in a statement. "This could rules be respected by Kapoor's fans and well-wishers. Read the zero in on the patients quickly and stores in green zones from 19, Goutham Reddy stoutly by taking adequate precautions. mean, for example, that Asian full statement here. Rishi Kapoor's niece Kareena Kapoor and even if they escape from quar- lockdown restrictions in the defended the Chief Minister’s As there is no vaccine available farmers are able to determine her husband Saif Ali Khan were pictured at the hospital on antine centres,” he said. state. statement. “I support the Chief to treat Covid-19 so far. the optimal time for planting Thursday. Actress Alia Bhatt's car was filmed leaving the The minister said that this Referring to the “poisonous Minister’s observations on Whatever the Chief Minister crops and what will grow best hospital - it's not clear if she was in it. module will also go a long way campaign” being carried out by Covid-19. It is an undeniable said is absolutely true,” he said. based on expected levels of Need to open up in helping medical staff track the opposition Telugu Desam fact that the dreaded coron- rainfall," the statement read. 3 3 economy in patients in the future. Party leaders against Chief avirus cannot be eliminated so 3 measured way: Rajan to Rahul People hiding symptoms 71 new cases Expect more Covid patients to 5 take tally to fearing stigma: PV Ramesh 1,403 in AP be discharged, officials tell CM PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA CHINNAM PRADEEP KUMAR n VIJAYAWADA The government is The good news on the Covid- With no Covid-19 casualties in Jagan urges Centre to taking all possible 19 casualty front continued the state from the past three to Andhra Pradesh has reported measures to contain the for the sixth consecutive day four days, Andhra Pradesh is about 1,400 Covid-19 positive on Thursday, while 71 fresh likely to see more number of extend stimulus measures cases till now — the number has spread of the virus and infections were reported in discharge cases in the next two hief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday requested spiked in the last 10 days with provide better treatment to Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 to three days. Cthe Centre to extend stimulus measures for various sectors, 70 to 80 cases being reported the infected, even as keeping hours, taking the total to This was sum- particularly manufacturing, to overcome the economic distress across the state every day. up the number of tests, 1,403. marised at a review caused by the coronavirus pandemic and consequent Briefing about the various mea- especially in the districts like According to the health meeting chaired lockdown. In a 10-page letter to Prime Minister sures the state government had bulletin released by the State by Chief Narendra Modi, Jagan highlighted the contribution of been taking to contain the virus Kurnool, Guntur and Krishna government no deaths were Minister YS different sectors to the state and the national from spreading, Special Chief — PV RAMESH reported for the last six days Jaganmohan economy and sought specific incentives to each of Secretary PV Ramesh told The Special Chief Secretary while 34 patients made a Reddy here the sub-sectors, mainly the micro, small and medium Pioneer that the government complete recovery and were on Thursday. enterprises. Given the current pandemic, the Nokia profit up; was taking all possible measures discharged in the last 24 Briefing manufacturing sector in the state is in great peril and to contain the spread of the virus he said. Roadmaps on the living in slums are being educat- hours. So far 321 patients the Chief needs support in order to sustain itself and prosper in sales dip with and provide better treatment to immune system, blood plasma, ed to maintain social distance have been discharged while Minister of the the long run. In addition to piling up of inventory due to coronavirus the infected, even as keeping up antibodies, random therapy are and wear masks and maintain have 31 succumbed to the Covid-19 situa- trade and export restriction, the absence of the workforce the number of tests, especially in being done to find out the pos- personal hygiene and keep sur- virus. tion in the state, offi- has also hit the industry very hard. supply issues the districts like Kurnool, sibilities of the virus spreading. roundings clean as the commu- The number of active cases cials said that so far, 94,558 3 Guntur and Krishna where Ramesh said that the frontline nity spread is more in such areas, stood at 1,051 with Kurnool tests have been conducted, an more number of positive cases staff the doctors, paramedics and Ramesh said. He said that the district continuing to be the average of 1,771 tests per mil- ducted, the officials said. Instead of expressing sympathy have been reported. sanitary staff along with police government has come up with hotbed for Covid-19 with 43 lion population. Responding to a pathetic sit- towards them, it is inhuman to 8 Ramesh said asymptomatic are the key in containing the various schemes to support the fresh cases (an aggregate of The country’s Covid-19 pos- uation in Kurnool district stop the funeral of a Covid-19 people are not reporting in time spread of the virus. Village and poor by providing ration and 386). Guntur, the other itive rate and the mortality rate where the funeral of a Covid- deceased,” the Chief Minister fearing social stigma and ulti- ward volunteers, ANMs, financial support to the poor hotbed in the state reported are 4 per cent and 3.26 per cent 19 deceased was stopped by a said, directing the DGP to take mately spreading the infection to MEPMA and ASHA workers during the lockdown time and four new cases, making it 287 respectively, whereas for the few people, the Chief Minister strict action against such inci- TODAY within their family and neigh- are also playing their role in again so that the people are not over all while Krishna district state, it is 1.48 per cent and 2.21 termed the incident as ‘inhu- dents. Jagan said that untouch- bours. In a few instances where identifying the people with virus put to inconvenience. reported another 10 per cent respectively. Apart man’. “It is not appropriate to ability towards Covid-19 vic- ALMANAC immunity is high, symptoms are by educating them to report if (246 in all). from this, more than, 68,000 show such discrimination tims damages social bonds. Month & Paksham: surfacing even after four weeks, they are asymptomatic. People 3 3 rapid tests have been con- against Covid-19 victims. 3 Paush & Shukla Paksha Panchangam Tithi : Ashtami: 01:26 pm Nakshatram: Ashlesha: 01:05 am (Next Day) MHA says no separate passes needed for trucks Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start any important work) PNS n NEW DELHI said "we should wait" for the ones will be allowed to go. Rahukalam: 10:38 am – 12:13 pm State governments have to keep new orders to come. "State Buses will be used for travel All states and union territories governments have to keep in and these vehicles will be sani- Yamagandam: 03:23 pm – 04:57 pm in mind certain things while arranging (UTs) will have to "strictly fol- mind certain things while tised and social distancing Varjyam: 02:15 pm – 03:48 pm low" the home ministry's latest their movement. All states and UTs will arranging their movement. All rules will be strictly followed Gulika: 07:28 am - 09:03 am guidelines allowing cross-coun- appoint their nodal officers who will states and UTs will appoint while seated in the bus, Good Time: (to start any important work) try movement of stranded develop standard protocols for such their nodal officers who will she said. Amritakalam: 11:32 pm – 01:05 am migrant workers, students and stranded people develop standard protocols for All states in transit route will Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:47 pm – 12:38 pm pilgrims during the ongoing such stranded people." allow such movement and on lockdown, a senior official said — PUNYA SALILA SRIVASTAVA "They will also register such reaching the destination, local Home Ministry Joint Secretary VIJAYAWADA on Thursday. people and concerned states health officials will check the The Union government had will discuss among themselves travellers and if they are not WEATHER on Wednesday issued fresh avirus in the country. Asked Srivastava said the orders for ensuring these movements required to be kept in institu- Forecast: Mostly sunny directives allowing states to during a press briefing if spe- issued at present were for by road," Srivastava told tional quarantine then they Temp: 40/28 transport stranded students, cial trains and private vehicles "using buses and for group of reporters during the routine will be allowed to go in home Humidity: 49% migrant labourers, tourists and will also be allowed to transport persons". briefing on updates related to quarantine for 14 days, the offi- Sunrise: 05:50 am pilgrims to their home states or these people as demanded by Asked if e-commerce activ- the virus outbreak and lock- cial said, quoting the order Sunset: 06:36 pm destination by strictly follow- some states and others, Joint ities will resume post May 3, down measures. issued by the Ministry of Home Current Weather Conditions ing guidelines meant to contain Secretary in the Union home when the extended lockdown Every person will be Affairs (MHA). Updated April 30, 2020 5:00 PM the spread of the novel coron- ministry Punya Salila is scheduled to end, Srivastava screened and asymptomatic 3 VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MAY 1, 2020 vijayawada 02 Lockdown: Unmitigated disaster for migrant labour ather of the nation, have been caused by Covid-19 and bus services have stopped? Telangana government who At many places workers have Mahatma Gandhi wrote may have been moderated by Nikhil Dey of the Mazdoor Kisan No wonder, the migrants, put them away in some rehab trudged huge distances. Some Fin early 1948, a few weeks the lockout, but it has surely hit especially in Surat, are restive. centres. such missions have resulted in before his death: "I will give the poor and underprivileged Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) said on With the situation going out of Analysts point out that in disasters. For example, a group you a talisman. Whenever you hard. TV late last week that post hand, even the Gujarat the good old days, villagers of young men belonging to are in doubt, apply the follow- Nikhil Dey of the Mazdoor Director General of Police has went to cities which were close Tamil Naduwho were stuck in ing test. Recall the face of the Kisan Shakti Sangathan lockdown 300 migrants have died of written to the Gujarat Home by to work. Even now they do; Nagpur decided to trek home- poorest man (woman) who (MKSS) said on TV late last heart failure and exhaustion as they Secretary to figure out a solu- but with the shortage of skilled - a huge distance of 1,500 you may have seen and ask week that post lockdown 300 tion for the problem. labour many now cross states km.Some, 500 km later at yourself if the step you con- migrants have died of heart wended their back home, trudging A similar problem arose in to offer their services. Thus Hyderabad, one of boys, bare- template is going to be of any failure and exhaustion as they hundreds of kilometers Mumbai, where thousands laborers from Odisha, West ly 23, could not bear it any- use to him. Then you will find wended their back home, collected outside Bandra Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and more and died of a heart your doubts melt away." trudging hundreds of kilo- Railway Station on hearing eastern UP go far afield to attack. When Prime Minister meters. In what was unantic- But for the daily wagers, who the moment the property own- rumors that special trains Mumbai, Surat and Pune and Till 1991, when the process Narendra Modi declared a ipated, the lockdown meant buy food from what they earn- ers realized that the workers KINGSHUK NAG would start soon. But that other places to offer their ser- of liberalization began, the nationwide lockdown late last immediate cessation of activ- during the day,the lockdown- were out of work. was not to be and the crowds vices. This has been going on labour force in India was a month, possibly the fast- ities. For the rich and middle has turned out to be an In Surat, which has a flour- had to be dispersed. for two decades. pampered lot. But thereafter, in spreading pandemic gave him class-- managers and supervi- absolute disaster. They did ishing diamond polishing all the ten are in the small Similarly, in Hyderabad, hun- The recent problems in a bid to unlock the economy, little time to ponder the issue sors-- this was a shutdown not know what they would eat industry, the workers not only room.Thus, for the workers, dreds of workers set out for Surat have happened because the labour class has been grad- at any length. If he had thought which confined them at their every day with no incomes and work in shifts, but also live in the way out of this stuffy home 900 km away in north the workers there come from ually marginalized and had deeply, he would have realized homes. Though this was an to add to their problems many shifts. Ten people live in a cramped unhygienic situation coastal Andhra on foot the Odisha, which is some 1,500 many of their rights taken the problems that lockout imprisonment of sorts, these lived at temporary shelters for room and when five go out to is to go home during the lock- moment Modi announced km away. It's too long a way for away. Now so bad is their sit- would cause and probably set people are spending their time which rents had to be paid work, five others who return down period. But how do extension of the lockdown by workers to walk home,though uation that nobody really up safety nets in advance. The in pursuing their hobbies and unfailingly.In many places (like from work take their place to they go home, considering one month. They were, how- one young worker did cycle bothers that they are suffering number of deaths that could other leisure time activities. Delhi), they were kicked out rest. Now with the lockdown- that during lockdown all train ever, detained by the home to Cuttack from Surat. so badly.

YSRCP AND TDP LEADERS LOCK HORNS Govt gives nod for tapping toddy Naidu and his coterie will n PNS VIJAYAWADA l The Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown had put the brakes on toddy tapping activities of around four lakh people across The government has issued be quarantined: Jogi Ramesh the State. The demand for the toddy peaks in the summer, and the orders allowing toddy tapping toddy-tapper community have been in the lurch due to the lockdown in the State. The orders PNS n VIJAYAWADA l Naidu instead of using his enabling toddy tappers to earn l l The State The decision to allow toddy tapping experience in providing their livelihood, were issued by government has comes in response to a representation made YSRCP MLA Jogi Ramesh R Karikal Valavan, Special slammed TDP leaders for mak- suggestions for better control decided to allow to the government by the Managing Director of the virus, he is creating Chief Secretary to the govern- toddy tapping, while of the Andhra Pradesh Toddy Tappers ing unsavoury remarks against ment, in the name of the the government when the State hurdles for the government in adhering to physical Cooperative Finance Corporation Limited implementation of welfare Governor. distancing and other l was reeling under Coronavirus The Covid-19 outbreak and The move brings respite for toddy crisis. He asserted that all the activities, he YSRCP MLA Jogi the subsequent lockdown had norms prescribed in tappers, especially in the coastal districts TDP leaders, including N Ramesh the Covid-19 where the community taps toddy from put the brakes on toddy tapping Chandrababu Naidu, will be l protocols palmyra trees. While Chief Minister YS activities of around four lakh quarantined forever if they Jaganmohan Reddy was people across the State. The don’t stop levelling false allega- striving to controlling the demand for the toddy peaks in tions against Chief Minister YS spread of the virus by creating the summer, and the toddy-tap- government for containment of tapping comes in response to a Collectors/Managing Director, tancing norms and other mea- Jaganmohan Reddy, who is awareness among people and per community have been in Covid-19. representation made to the Andhra Pradesh Toddy Tappers sures as enshrined in the striving to combating the virus building confidence among the lurch due to the lockdown. The State government has government by the Managing Cooperative Finance Covid-19 protocol", the order with the help of officials con- tation of welfare activities, he them, the TDP leaders are The order, issued on decided to allow toddy tapping, Director of the Andhra Pradesh Corporation Limited, said. cerned. lamented. trying to gain political mileage Wednesday, comes in the wake while adhering to physical dis- Toddy Tappers Cooperative Vijayawada, to enable the toddy The move brings respite for He pointed out that opposi- While Chief Minister YS by flaying the government of relaxation of lockdown reg- tancing and other norms pre- Finance Corporation Limited. tappers for conducting Toddy toddy tappers, especially in the tion leader Naidu was staying Jaganmohan Reddy was striv- ulations for agriculture and scribed in the Covid-19 proto- "The government, after care- Tapping operations, during the coastal districts where the com- in Hyderabad and did not pay ing to controlling the spread of horticulture operations, in the cols. ful consideration, hereby period of Covid-19 lockdown munity taps toddy from a visit to the State when peo- the virus by creating awareness of people. On the other hand, guidelines issued by the Central The decision to allow toddy instructed the District duly following physical dis- palmyra trees. ple are fighting to containing among public and building stranded fishermen in other the virus with the help of the confidence among them, the States are being transported administration by following TDP leaders are trying to gain back to the State and also the the lockdown norms. Other political mileage by flaying the government was providing Rs TDP leaders are not coming to government. Fearing of afflict- 2,000 financial assistance to DIAT develops microwave Elderly told to take the rescue of people who are in ing with the virus, Naidu left each fisherman. Even after need of help, he alleged. the State and enjoying quaran- witnessing such good initia- Naidu instead of using his tine in Hyderabad, he opined tives, TDP leaders are making steriliser to disintegrate Corona experience in providing sug- “Despite going through a false allegations against the extra precautions gestions for better control of the financial crisis, the Chief government unable to digest PNS n NEW DELHI virus, he is creating hurdles for Minister was implementing the good deeds of the govern- l All the trials the government in implemen- several schemes for the welfare ment,” he alleged. The Defence Institute of carried out by the Advanced Technology (DIAT) DIAT, a deemed during lockdown n in Pune has developed a university, PNS VIJAYAWADA microwave steriliser named Lockdown: TTD postpones 'Atulya' to deal with supported by Elderly people should take Coronavirus, which gets disin- Defence Research more precautions during the tegrated by differential heating and Development lockdown as they more prone Padmavathi Parinayotsavam in the range of 560-600 degrees Organisation to afflicting the Covid-19, n Celsius. (DRDO), of the said T Vijay Kumar Reddy, PNS TIRUMALA All the trials carried out by the Commissioner of I&PR, ex- DIAT, a deemed university, sup- microwave steriliser officio secretary and member In view of ongoing Covid-19 ported by Defence Research was successful of Covid-19 Task Force. lockdown restrictions in Freak mishap and Development Organisation He said in a statement here Tirumala, the TTD has (DRDO), of the microwave ster- on Thursday that elderly peo- decided to postpone the occurs at VSP iliser was successful. laboratory (MVRL) was devel- of 15 days, against the usual time ple should not come out and three-day annual event, Sri "The product is a cost-effec- oped by the DRDO earlier this of six months . avoid meeting people. If nec- Padmavathi Parinayotsavam, PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM tive solution, which can be month in association with He had stated said this testing essary they should maintain quently with soap. They which is scheduled from May operated in portable or fixed Employees' State Insurance facility, which can process more a social distancing of one should preferably take nutri- 1 to 3. A mishap took place at installations. This system was Corporation (ESIC) Hospital than 1,000 samples in a day, will metre while meeting people, tional food, along with fresh Usually this fete is celebrat- Visakhapatnam Steel Plant on tested for human/operator safe- and private industry. enhance the country's capabili- he said. fruit juice, to improve their ed on a massive note by the Thursday as a ladle carrying ty and has been found to be The laboratory was developed ties in fighting Covid. People past 60 years of immunity and to prevent TTD in Narayanagiri metal weighing about 120 safe," the DRDO said. by Research Centre Imarat The minister said that the age, and others who are suf- dehydration. Gardens every year. But due tancing in the available space tonnes slipped in the Continus Depending upon size and (RCI), the Hyderabad- based government had taken several fering from chronic diseases The elderly should be to lockdown restrictions, the is not possible. So, the TTD Casting wing behind CCM-3. shape of various objects, the time laboratory of the DRDO in timely decisions due to which like heart ailments, kidney, encouraged to do moderate TTD has initially decided to has decided to postpone the The cause of the accident was of sterilisation is from 30 sec- consultation with ESIC Hospital, the spread of Covid in the liver, diabetes, cancer, physical exercise, meditation confine this fete inside the fete after consulting Pedda due to the main hoist of the onds to one minute. Hyderabad. Unveiling the lab- country is far less compared to Parkinson and other diseases and stick to regular medi- temple this year. Jiyar Swamy of Tirumala, crane developing a technical Approximate weight of the sys- oratory through video confer- many other countries. He said are prone to Covid-19. cines without fail. “In case But for that also, as it Agama advisors and chief snag, according to a spokesman tem is three kgs and it can be ence, Defence Minister Rajnath the armed forces are contribut- Hence, their family mem- they are suffering from fever requires a bare minimum of priests of the temple. The of the plant. However, there used for non-metallic objects Singh had appreciated the set- ing in many ways - such as set- bers should take care of them. or cough, they should take 70 religious and non-reli- fresh dates of the perfor- were no casualties nor any only. ting up of this bio-safety Level ting up of quarantine centres, He advised them to wash the medical help from health gious staff to perform the mance of the festival will be major damage to equipment or Also, a mobile viral research 2 and Level 3 lab in a record time providing healthcare facilities. their hands and face fre- centres,” he said. fete, observing social dis- announced later machinery, he said. 101 US nationals New Covid-19 symptoms in Indian patients: Experts PNS n NEW DELHI l such patient as of now at the skin or even this kind of what airlifted from Hyderabad These new symptoms Covid Centre he is currently these days is called 'Covid toe' on The initial symptoms of novel include symptoms like chills, posted at. "I have not seen any internet. "However, I would like PNS n HYDERABAD Coronavirus disease were iden- repeated shaking with chills, symptom like this yet, but I have to call it another skin manifesta- tified as influenza like and respi- headache, muscle pain, loss read in reports about it," said Dr tion during a viral disease." Another batch of US nation- ratory problems till now but of taste and smell Chatterji, adding "Skin rashes in Another doctor, Dr Bisakh als were airlifted from here on recently the Centre for Disease l Senior Resident of viral infections are not new. Bhattacharya, a Senior Resident Thursday by a special relief Control and Prevention, the US Infectious Diseases department They are common and this par- of Infectious Diseases flight of Air India, operated agency charged with tracking and of All India Institute of Medical ticular manifestation has not yet Department at the AIIMS, cur- from the Rajiv Gandhi investigating public health trends, Sciences, New Delhi, Dr been proven to be Covid mani- rently posted at National cancer International Airport. has come up with new symptoms Soumyadip Chatterji said, "Yes, festation but its association has institute (NCI) Jhajjar, which is It took the stranded US of novel Coronavirus. we are getting patients with been noticed." a dedicated Covid centre of nationals to Mumbai, from These new symptoms include these complaints" The reason behind this symp- AIIMS, said that if these atypi- where they will be flying to operations. With the support symptoms like chills, repeated tom, Dr Chatterji said may be cal symptoms are shown in the their destinations in the US. and collaboration of the US shaking with chills, headache, due to vessel inflammation as a patients and the person is from According to GMR-led consulate, Hyderabad and the muscle pain, loss of taste and known symptoms from early part of immunological response any containment zone, he needs Airport, the special flight from Telangana government, the smell. Chinese reports too. Anosmia or due to micro clots. However, to be tested for Covid-19 too. Mumbai landed at 02.46 p.m. US citizens arrived at the air- Some experts say the new cropped up in reports towards he said nothing is clear yet. "We Dr Bisakh said, "many It departed with 101 US nation- port from various parts of the symptoms have been observed in patients with these complaints." toms in Indian Covid-19 patients the end of March and early have to keep in mind that micro patients come with the com- als to Mumbai at 3.52 pm. As city. Special screening and Indian patients, too, while others Dr Chatterji explained that were visible since the end of April. There were reports from clots are menace in Covid-19 and plaint of severe headache and per the flight itinerary, the safety measures were in place have maintained that no such people having complaints of loss March. "As the number of the United States of patients thus we use anti-clotting drugs. sometimes they do not show passengers were to be airlifted during the flight's handling as study in India has been published of smell feel very irritated. patients increased here in India, having what looks like frostbite But cause of this awaits confirma- typical symptoms of Covid-19 by the Delta Airlines from part of Covid-19 precautionary yet and it requires more evidence "Anosmia is very irritating for we found these symptoms in or is called Covid-19 toe these tion," he said. like cold and cough. Even if a Mumbai to the US. steps that included thermal and data for this conclusion. patients. Anosmia is loss of Indian patients too. I recently days. However, in India the He also said in any kind of patient is complaining these The passengers were ser- screening, mandatory social Senior Resident of Infectious smell." encountered an aged diabetic, thickness of blood has been viral infections, skin lesions may symptoms sans typical symp- viced through the fully-sani- distancing enforced through Diseases department of All India Dr Chatterji, who is current- who was unable to take food as noticed in many patients. Talking range from reddish patches called toms of the novel Coronavirus tised main terminal building of special queuing arrangements Institute of Medical Sciences, ly posted at AIIMS dedicated he had loss of taste and smell," about painful sores or 'Covid-19 Erythematous maculopapular and he is coming from hotspot the domestic departures, which at all passenger processing New Delhi, Dr Soumyadip Covid-19 centre in Jhajjar, said Dr Chatterji. The doctor said toe' symptoms, Dr Cahtterji said lesions to Petechiae, meaning areas, that person needs to be was kept ready for evacuation points. Chatterji said, "Yes, we are getting Haryana, said that such symp- that chills, muscle pains were that he did not come across any bleeding spots to over clots in tested for Covid-19."

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Parents back English as medium Revive economic activity in rural Eight fishing harbours to of instruction area Green Zones: Union Secretary come up in State, says CM in govt schools PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA Zone where economic activi- n Minister for Fisheries Referring to ties should be undertaken on Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan permission to Mopidevi About 96.1% parents extended Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv a large scale. Reddy on Thursday said that Venkataramana told their support to the government Gauba, addressing Chief transport vehicles Likewise, Orange and Red eight fishing harbours and a decision of introducing English Secretaries of all the States and Zones should be decided fish landing facility in the the Chief Minister that across the the previous regime medium at the primary level. administrators of Union country, Union depending upon the number of State would be developed at a The government has elicited Territories from Delhi through positive cases, conducting tests, cost of Rs 3,000 crore bringing built only three fish opinion of parents from the vil- videoconferencing on Cabinet Secretary and surveillance system and cheers to the fishermen com- landing facilities at lage-level. A special format with Thursday instructed them to Rajiv Gauba, said other issues, Gauba said and munity. three places during the three options was formulated. 1 revive economic activities in that there should instructed the Chief Secretaries Reviewing the fishing har- past five years. The English as the medium of the Green Zones in rural areas not be any to submit the details to issue bours in the State with officials proposed fishing instruction, while Telugu as a on a massive scale. obstacles to their guidelines to decide the type of here on Thursday, he said that n Reviewing the fishing harbours in harbours and fish mandatory subject, 2 Telugu He told the Chief Secretaries movement zones. AP Chief Secretary the proposed fishing harbours the State with officials, Chief Minister landing facility would medium and 3 Other languages. that the lockdown in contain- Nilam Sawhney said that four and fish landing facility would YS Jaganmohan Reddy said that the bring revolutionary Of the 17,87,035 parents of ment zones should be strictly districts in the State have been be completed within three proposed fishing harbours and fish Class I to V students, about implemented till May 3. “The 19 victims should be conduct- their movement. Reiterating demarcated as Red Zones, years. He asserted that with the changes in the lives of 17,85,669 have shown their guidelines to transfer the ed extensively, he instructed. the rules to announce Green eight as Orange Zones and one construction of the new fish- landing facility would be completed fishermen increasing interest in opting for the first stranded migrant workers to Referring to permission to Zones, he said that if no district is a Green Zone. All ing harbours, fishermen in within three years. their revenue. option. About 3.05 per cent have their native places should be transport vehicles across the Coronavirus case was report- precautions have been taken to the State can earn a livelihood chosen second and 0.78 per cent adhered to strictly,” Gauba country, Gauba said that there ed in 21 days, that area should implement the lockdown here and there would be no harbours and fish landing in East Godavari, Narsapuram the third option voluntarily. said. Identification of Covid- should not be any obstacles to be demarcated as a Green strictly till May 3, she added. need to migrate to other States. facility would bring revolution- in West Godavari, Minister for Fisheries ary changes in the lives of fish- Machilipatnam in Krishna, Mopidevi Venkataramana told ermen increasing their rev- Nizampatnam in Guntur, the Chief Minister that the pre- enue. Kothapatnam in Prakasam and vious regime built only three Major fishing harbours Juvvaladinne in Nellore dis- Major boost to MSMEs Naidu's PA booked for fish landing facilities at three would come up in trict. One jetty would also places during the past five Badagatlapalem in Srikakulam, come up in Manchineellapeta PNS n VIJAYAWADA forgery, bank fraud years. The proposed fishing Pudimadaka in Vizag, Uppada in Srikakulam districts each. Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy gave his nod to clear all PNS n KUPPAM the pending dues from 2014- No non-veg sales 15 to the tune of Rs 905 crore The Andhra Pradesh police TDP MLC files PIL in two spells to strengthening registered a forgery case on Sundays, says the MSME sector. against Manohar, the person- In addition to this, all the al secretary of Telugu Desam demanding release of minimum power demand Party (TDP) supremo N Minister Nani charges of MSMEs during Chandrababu Naidu, in PNS n VIJAYAWADA April, May and June, an esti- Kuppam constituency of funds to MGNREGA works mated amount of Rs 188 crore Chittoor district on PNS n VIJAYAWADA Minister for Transport and would be waived, and Rs 200 Wednesday night. Information and Public crore would be provided as an The case was filed based on TDP MLC Y Babu Rajendra Relations Perni input capital to the firms at a complaint from Vidyasagar, Prasad filed a Public Interest Venkataramaiah (Nani) has low-interest rates. a YSR Congress Party leader in Litigation (PIL) in the High announced a ban on the sale During a review meeting on n With these decisions, over n The Chief Minister also Kuppam, who alleged that Court demanding that the of meat, chicken and fish on the MSME sector held here on 72,531 micro-enterprises, 24,252 clarified that the State Manohar forged his signature State government release Rs Sundays at a review meeting Thursday, Chief Minister YS small and 645 medium scale government will support to swindle funds of the be distributed as loans for 2,500 crore dues to the con- with officials here on Jaganmohan Reddy directed industries are going to be the textile industry and Kuppam branch of the beneficiaries associated with tractors and workers of MGN- Thursday. officials to develop an action benefitted, which would other enterprises based on Chittoor District Cooperative the agriculture sector. But as it REGS. He instructed officials to plan to boost the MSMEs, eventually create employment the Union government’s Central Bank (DCCB). The turned out, the money was He explained that sarpanch- take stern action against which are in the crippled state for about 9,68,269 decisions case was registered under illegally diverted as loans into es completed the works during those vendors who are selling due to Covid-19. In this regard, Sections 420, 468 and 471 of fake accounts of ineligible 2018-19 financial year, but essential commodities more the Chief Minister has decid- Indian Penal Court (IPC). persons based on the recom- the government has not Y Babu Rajendra Prasad than the price fixed by the ed to clear the pending grants has decided to waive mini- SIDBI at a low-interest rate.” After the YSRCP formed mendation of N Chandrababu released the dues of 2018-19 release the funds to contrac- government. The govern- to the MSMEs from 2014-15. mum power demand charges With these decisions, over the government in the State Naidu’s personal secretary works and wages, but clearing tors and workers based on the ment was taking all measures During the TDP tenure from for April, May and June. Apart 72,531 micro-enterprises, under the Chief Ministership Manohar. YSRCP leader the bills related to latest works. PIL filed by the AP Panchayat to containing the spread of 2014-15 to 2018-19, almost from MSMEs, all the power 24,252 small and 645 medium of YS Jaganmohan Reddy, a Vidyasagar alleged in his com- “After YSRCP came to Raj Chamber. At that time, the Covid – 19 virus but people Rs 828 crore was left unpaid. utility bills for the remaining scale industries are going to be detailed inquiry was ordered plaint that Manohar had will- power in 2019, the govern- High Court gave a grace peri- are violating the norms by With this, the total dues, which industrial sectors have been benefitted, which would even- into the allegations of misuse fully forged his signature and ment did not release the pay- od of one month to the State coming on to the roads. are about Rs 905 crore, would put back without imposing tually create employment for of funds in the Kuppam swindled the money. ments to the contractors relat- government, but in vain, he Particularly, on Sunday’s be cleared in two spells, one in additional charges. In addition about 9,68,269. The Chief branch of Chittoor DCCB. With the loan scam of ed to the TDP. Since then, con- said. The TDP leader markets are flooded with May and the other in June. to these, to boost the MSME Minister also clarified that the During the inquiry, officials Manohar coming to the fore, tractors have been facing informed that the Union gov- people to buy mutton, chick- Minister for Industries M sector, the State government State government will support detected the diversion and the officials of the Chittoor financial problems,” he ernment has released Rs 1,900 en and fish without maintain- Goutham Reddy said, “As part will allocate Rs 200 crore as the textile industry and other swindling of bank funds to the DCCB’s Kuppam branch are reminded. crore to the State government ing social distancing. Hence, of the fostering plans for investment capital by provid- enterprises based on the Union tune of Rs. 2.97 crore. scratching their heads on how He reminded that the High to clear the dues pertaining to he said the government has MSMEs, the Chief Minister ing loans in partnership with government’s decisions. These funds were meant to to recover the funds. Court has given a directive to 2018-19, but the money was decided to ban non-veg sales the State government to diverted, he added. as a precautionary measure. People hiding symptoms ‘Accurate’ Expect more Covid patients forecast of AP Govt to track Covid patients using GPS fearing stigma: PV Ramesh Continued from page 1 He said the leaders of the to be discharged, officials... 75% Covid cases in opposition party, who have Continued from page 1 The reason behind the monsoons... Continued from page 1 “I support the Chief lost the trust of the people, sudden increase in positive Continued from page 1 Jagan urges Centre Minister’s observations on AP asymptotic are desperately trying to Ramesh said that study cases in the state is due to As per the Central govern- to extend stimulus Covid-19. It is an undeniable Continued from page 1 tweak every word being spo- on symptoms of the virus is more tests, he said. According to the IISc, the ment guidelines, legal action fact that the dreaded coron- ken by Jagan and distort the on while following the guide- As more tests are being research project was led by Prof can be taken against those measures avirus cannot be eliminated According to government data, facts. lines of the Indian Council done these days, more infec- P N Vinayachandran of the involved in such incidents, Continued from page 1 so soon and we have to live asymptomatic patients are The minister sought to for Medical Research tions have been detected in Centre for Atmospheric and and cases can be filed, said with it by taking adequate mostly below the age of 60. remind the TDP men that (ICMR) besides study on the the state when compared to Oceanic Sciences at the IISc officials in the review meeting. While all the markets are shut precautions. As there is no Further, as the new cases keep Andhra Pradesh actually tops transmission of the virus to other states, they say. and Prof Adrian Matthews, of The Chief Minister direct- down, the uncertainty around vaccine available to treat coming due to delay in the the ranks in the country in people who do not have It may be noted that the the Centre for Ocean and ed the officials to monitor the future demand looms over the Covid-19 so far. Whatever exhibition of symptoms, the terms of Covid-19 testing. On abroad travel history and state had conducted 94,558 Atmospheric Sciences in UEA facilities in GGH, Kurnool sector," the CM pointed out. the Chief Minister said is government may have to keep average, AP has carried out contact with and positive tests at an average of 1,771 s School of Environmental and improve the infrastructure Exports from AP crossed Rs absolutely true,” he said. many areas under lockdown. 1,771 tests per million pop- patients on how the virus is people per one million pop- Sciences and School of at the hospitals and quarantine 98,983 crore in 2018-19, with Goutham Reddy lashed out ulation which, he said, is spreading. ulation which is the highest Mathematics. centres. major items being at Chandrababu Naidu and them of doing cheap politics even higher than the average Regarding lockdown in the country. The findings, 'Closing the sea As per the categorised clus- pharmaceuticals, textiles, other TDP leaders, accusing even as a health crisis raged. of the rest of the country. extension in the state, partic- For the past few days, surface mixed layer tempera- ters, presently, 80 very active processed food, aqua products ularly in containment zones, there have been no casualty ture budget from in situ obser- clusters, 64 active clusters, and electronic items, to the Ramesh said lockdown may to the virus in the state. vations alone: Operation and 66 dormant clusters have lockdown the world over, many be continued in Red Zones as The positive cases rate is Advection during BoBBLE', been identified in the state, of the firms in AP are not able to MHA says a few places reported more 1.48 percent and the mortal- are published in Nature besides 20 clusters with no export. I would like to reiterate 71 new cases take positive cases, and Green ity rate is 2.21 per cent. In Scientific Reports, said the active cases in the past 28 days. that the impact on MSMEs is no separate Zones may get relaxation comparison, 8,30,201 tests statement. Covid-19 preventive mea- likely to have a cascading effect from lockdown. “However, have been conducted across The project was jointly fund- sures are being intensified in across the value chain even after tally to 1,403 in AP the call has to be made by the country, revealing 33,184 ed by the Ministry of Earth Kurnool, Guntur, Vijayawada the lockdown curbs have been passes... Prime Minister Narendra positive cases (4.00 percent) Sciences, Government of India, in the wake of increasing eased owing to global slowdown Continued from page 1 cases. Vizianagaram district Continued from page 1 Modi and the Chief Minister with 3.26 per cent mortality. and the Natural Environment cases. The lockdown strategy in demand," Jagan noted. remains untouched by the YS Jaganmohan Reddy in Also, the state government Research Council (NERC), is being strictly implemented The active cases reported in virus. Among the 34 patients Their (travellers) health this regard,” he added. has appointed 1,170 medical UK. The project also included and high-risk patients are With concern to the agricul- other districts was Chittoor 64, who made a complete recov- check-up will be done regular- Ramesh pointed out that officers and paramedical researchers from Cochin being monitored with more ture-related sectors, the Chief SPS Nellore 55, YSR Kadapa ery from the virus and were ly and monitored. Travellers for about a week now, the staff. Besides notification has University of Science and care. A comprehensive system Minister instructed the offi- and West Godavari 45 cases discharged in the last 24 hours will be encouraged to use the number of tests performed on been released to recruit 1,070 Technology, Kochi, India; the will be set up in three days for cials to publicise toll-free num- each, Anantapur and are 28 from Guntur, there 'Aarogya setu' app, she said. people has drastically super specialty doctors to CSIR- National Institute of the effective functioning of the ber 1902 in village secretariats Prakasam 37 each, East from Anantapur, "All states will have to strict- increased after importing treat the Covid patients in Oceanography, Goa and YSR Telemedicine pro- and every reported issue Godavari 28, Srikakulam five two from East Godavari and ly follow these directives," testing kits from South Korea. the state. Visakhapatnam. gramme, officials said. should be resolved. and Visakhapatnam three one from Visakhapatnam. Srivastava said. The officer also briefed the media about the feedback given by the inter-ministerial Rishi Kapoor, central teams (IMCTs) that went to Hyderabad TRUCK OPERATIONS RESUME IN STATE (Telangana's capital) and evergreen n PNS VIJAYAWADA n Mostly essential n The government has started facility for 14 days if they took Chennai (capital of Tamil heartthrob... commodities, fruits and distributing about 30,000 'driver up a trip, which is further dis- Nadu). Easing of lockdown curbs, pick- paddy are being carried both suading them from resuming The teams are headed by an Continued from page 1 ing up of rabi farming season protection kits', each containing work, Easwara Rao said. additional secretary-rank offi- and the prospects of more intra- within and outside the State three face masks, a pair of gloves, "This is deterring drivers cer of the central government a sanitiser and two soaps to Rishi, a third generation state movement seem to have n The kits were being from coming to work. As such and comprises experts from ensure hygiene of the driver and actor of the famous Kapoor perked up the private goods distributed to truck drivers in we have a severe shortage of dri- health care, disaster manage- the cleaner, according to Joint dynasty, is survived by his wife transport sector in the State all the districts of the State, vers of about 35 per cent and ment and other fields and are Neetu Kapoor, actor son with about 30 per cent of the Transport Commissioner now they are scared to come out. mandated to review the he said Ranbir and daughter Ridhima. trucks started rolling on to the SAV Prasada Rao We are unable to resume oper- progress of COVID-19 con- “He is no more. He has roads in the last few days. ations in such a scenario," he tainment in worst affected passed away,” Randhir Truck operators, however, are mitting them. out distinction of essential and said. districts of the country. announced. Rishi was taken to unhappy that lorries carrying "Truck operations are badly non-essential, during the lock- In Kakinada, for instance, In Hyderabad, the IMCT the H N Reliance hospital by non-essential commodities are hampered as many restrictions down period. about 100-odd lorries were toured hospitals, central drug his family on Wednesday. still not being permitted despite State. The State government has commodities and fruits are being are still in place though the The entire supply chain of stranded because drivers were stores, shelter homes and His death comes a day after clear guidelines from the Centre. started distributing about 30,000 transported even on inter-state Centre permitted movement of milk collection and distribution, reluctant to attend work. 'mandis', Srivastava said. after his “D-Day” co-star Following considerable easing of 'driver protection kits', each con- routes. Within the state, paddy non-essential goods. We have including its packing material, Transport Principal Secretary It found that the state has Irrfan Khan passed away, also restrictions in the ongoing taining three face masks, a pair movement is high as harvesting taken up the issue with the state groceries, hygiene products such M T Krishna Babu took up the adequate numbers of test kits of cancer. Three months ago, national lockdown, about 30 of gloves, a sanitiser and two of rabi crop is picking up," Rao government and are hoping for as hand wash, soaps, oral care issue with East Godavari district and personal protective equip- the disease claimed his sister per cent of the trucks have start- soaps to ensure hygiene of the said. a positive outcome," AP Lorry items, disinfectants, battery cells Collector Muralidhar Reddy to ment (PPE) and is using an Ritu Nanda. ed services and the government driver and the cleaner, according But, truck operators in Owners Association General and chargers are also allowed, ensure the drivers were not put end-to-end IT (information “Our dear Rishi Kapoor has pitched in with its part in to Joint Transport Andhra Pradesh see red as Secretary Y V Easwara Rao the Home Ministry had said in to any harassment. technology) dashboard that passed away peacefully at providing safety kits to the dri- Commissioner SAV Prasada "many restrictions are still in said. March. "We are ready to comply with tracks a patient from testing to 8:45am IST in hospital today vers. Rao. The kits were being distrib- place" and vehicles carrying The Union Home Ministry Furthermore, in the State, the government guidelines and discharge, she said. after a two-year battle with Mostly essential commodities, uted to truck drivers in all the non-essential commodities were had on March 29 asked the States village volunteers were telling ensure testing of drivers for The team also visited the leukemia,” the family said in a fruits and paddy are being car- districts of the State, he said. not being allowed despite clear and Union Territories to allow the drivers that they would be coronavirus," Easwara Rao hospital which is the state statement. ried both within and outside the "Right now mostly essential guidelines from the Centre per- transportation of all goods, with- sent to a government quarantine added. nodal centre for COVID-19. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MAY 1, 2020 nation 04 SHORT READS Reduce exam duration, conduct Industries may resume soon in areas not hit exams offline or online in July: UGC by COVID-19: Pawar n n PNS NEW DELHI It has recommended that intermediate PNS MUMBAI DMK urges Centre, TN Universities may conduct semester students may either be NCP chief Sharad Pawar on govt to decide on semester exams in July either evaluated on the basis of internal Thursday said he is sure that online or offline depending steps will be taken soon to lockdown upon feasibility and the assessment or in states where the resume business activities in CHENNAI: The opposition DMK COVID-19 situation and COVID-19 situation has normalised, parts of Maharashtra which in Tamil Nadu on Thursday reduce the exam duration from exams be conducted in July only are not hit by COVID-19, to demanded the Centre and the three hours to two hours, the bring the state's economy on state government to decide and University Grants Commission track and restore normalcy announce well in advance, its (UGC) has recommended. on the basis of internal evalu- appear in special exams for after the lockdown ends on further course of action on the Detailing the guidelines for ation and the remaining 50 per such subjects during the next May 3. ongoing lockdown, scheduled examinations and academic cent marks can be awarded on semester. In his address via Facebook to end on May 3. Whether to calendar for universities in the basis of performance in the Universities and schools Live, Pawar said different extend the lockdown or view of the COVID-19 pan- previous semester. across the country have been decisions on movement relaxing the curbs, the Centre demic and subsequent lock- "The situation where previ- closed since March 16 when restrictions may be taken in and the state government down, the commission has view the support system avail- or rules and regulations, ous semester or previous year the central government connection with coronavirus Pawar said steps should announce the decision said the exams for final semes- able with them and ensuring scheme of examinations, and marks are not available, partic- announced a countrywide hotspots like Mumbai and to relax curbs "without any delay" in the ter students be conducted in fair opportunity to all stu- must observe the guidelines of ularly in the first year of annu- classroom shutdown as one of Pune. interest of the public, DMK July. dents. social distancing besides keep- al pattern of examinations, the measures to contain the Pawar said steps to relax should be taken President M K Stalin said. With It has recommended that "Universities may adopt ing in view the support system 100 per cent evaluation may be COVID-19 outbreak. curbs should be taken on the on the condition of the second leg of the ongoing intermediate semester students alternative and simplified available with them and ensur- done on the basis of internal Later, a nationwide lock- condition of adhering strict- adhering strictly to lockdown, being enforced to may either be evaluated on the modes and methods of exam- ing fair opportunity to all stu- assessments. The internal eval- down was announced on ly to social distancing norms stem the spread of coronavirus basis of internal assessment or inations to complete the dents," it added. uation can be continuous eval- March 24, which has now been to keep the deadly coron- social distancing in the country, scheduled to in states where the COVID-19 process in shorter period of The commission has said in uation, prelims, mid-semes- extended till May 3. avirus at bay. norms to keep the end on Monday, "there is situation has normalised, time. They may reducing the case the situation does not ter, internal evaluation or what- The UGC had formed two He expressed concern over deadly coronavirus expectation and confusion exams be conducted in July time from 3 hours to 2 hours," appear to be normal in view of ever name is given for student committees to deliberate on the rise in number of COVID- among people whether it will only. the UGC has said. COVID-19, the safety and progression. issues arising due to the lock- 19 cases in Mumbai, Pune, at bay be extended or if it will be a The varsities may decide "They may conduct exami- health of students be prioritised The UGC has said if the down to avoid academic loss Malegaon, Aurangabad and graded exit," he said in a whether to conduct exams nations in offline or online and their grading could be student wishes to improve and take appropriate measures other parts of Maharashtra, are badly hit, steps will be statement. online or offline keeping in mode, as per their ordinances composite of 50 per cent marks the grades, he or she may for the future of students. noting that the cases are main- taken to resume ly from densely-populated activities/businesses elsewhere areas. (in areas not hit by COVID- 22 new cases confirmed "The lockdown period will 19) soon," he said. in Karnataka; total end on May 3. We are all ears Such instructions have been Survival threatened teerth Study linking coronavirus origin to towards what future steps given to district collectors infections rises to 557 Prime Minister (Narendra and care will be taken to BENGALURU: Twenty-two new Modi) will announce. But I restore normalcy, the former cases of coronavirus have been stray dogs ‘speculative’: Experts am sure, barring areas which Union minister said. confirmed in Karnataka, taking purohits seeks help the total number of infections PNS n MATHURA (UP) PNS n NEW DELHI in the state to 557, the Health department said on Thursday. There is a serious threat to the Scientists have expressed con- "Twenty-two new positive cases survival of thousands of 'teerth cerns about a study which Two COVID-19 patients recover have been reported from last purohits' in the country due to proposed that stray dogs may evening to this noon...Till date the lockdown over the novel have played a role in the ori- in C'garh; two under treatment 557 COVID-19 positive cases coronavirus pandemic, an gin of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed. This office bearer of the All India behind the COVID-19 pan- PNS n RAIPUR Korba district, were dis- includes 21 deaths and 223 Teerth Purohit Mahasabha demic, saying that pet owners charged after results of their discharges," the department said. may abandon their dogs Two COVID-19 patients, two consecutive tests came said in its mid-day situation "In absence of any immedi- because of these "speculative" including a pregnant woman, out negative for the infec- report. Among 22 new cases, ate support from the govern- findings which need experi- were discharged from tion," a public relations offi- 14 are from Belagavi, three ment, the existence of their mental proof. Chhattisgarh's All India cer of the AIIMS told PTI. from Bengaluru urban, two family is in peril," Mahesh a meagre amount of Rs The study, published earlier ducive environment for coro- the study. Institute of Medical Sciences At present, two patients, from Vijayapura, and one each Pathak, president of the Akhil 10,000-15,000 per month by this month in the journal naviruses to evolve into ones "The study is theoretical. It (AIIMS) in Raipur on including a male nursing from Davangere, Dakshina Bhartiya Teerth Purohit acting as a guide/custodian of Molecular Biology and with better ability to evade cer- does not provide a functional Thursday, after recovering officer of AIIMS, were under- Kannada and Tumakur. Out of Mahasabha, said in a letter to pilgrims, but tourism is halt- Evolution, proposed a possible tain mammalian host immune lab experiment proving that from the illness, an official going treatment in the isola- 22, eight are contacts of Prime Minister Narendra ed ever since lockdown was link between stray dogs, par- defences. the virus would be less virulent said. tion ward of the hospital, he patients already tested positive, Modi. imposed, he said. ticularly their intestines, and Based on this, he suggested if certain changes mentioned As many as 36 persons added. ten are secondary contacts, two Pathak has requested Modi Appreciating the prime the evolution of the novel the "importance of monitoring in the study are made," have recovered from the Katghora, located around had contact with containment to grant some relief to the minister for steps taken by him coronavirus. SARS-like coronaviruses in Subhajit Biswas, Senior deadly infection in the state, 200 km from Raipur, had zone BBMP Ward-135, and the priests in the same way the to contain the deadly COVID- According to the study feral dogs in the fight against Scientist of Infectious Diseases which now has only two emerged as the COVID-19 other two are with history of Centre had given to industri- 19, he said: "Teerth Purohits author Xuhua Xia from the SARS-CoV-2." and Immunology from the active cases left. hotspot in the state with 27 Severe Acute Respiratory al units, traders, daily wage have contributed in his mis- University of Ottawa in However, several scientists CSIR-Indian Institute of "A 35-year-old pregnant confirmed cases reported Infection (SARI). earners, labourers and others. sion by providing all possible Canada, the intestines of stray have raised concerns if such a Chemical Biology (IICB) in woman and her brother, who there till April 16 and all of The Teerth 'purohits' earned help to stranded pilgrims." dogs may have offered a con- conclusion can be made from Kolkata, told PTI. hail from Katghora town in them have recovered. COVID-19 death toll in Indore rises to 68 Guest workers take out march in Kerala Labourers to truck drivers...they INDORE: The death toll due to coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's worst-hit Indore rose to 68 after three more people demanding arrangements to go home keep going against all odds succumbed to the disease, a health official said on Thursday. PNS n MALAPPURAM (KER) slogans, the workers took out- PNS n CHENNAI Three men, aged 40, 64 and the march at around 10 am at 69, died of complications due Violating lockdown protocol, at nearby Chattiparambilbazaar. It was half past noon and to COVID19 in different least 100 guest workers took "Less than hundred workers Seenu, a young labourer and hospitals of the district in last out a march here on Thursday from other states took out a two of his colleagues chatting 12 days, Indore's Chief Medical demanding immediate protest march seeking assis- beneath the shade of a tree at and Health Officer Praveen arrangementsto return to their tance to go back to theirnative. the Koyambedu market here, Jadia said while confirming home states. states. We used force to dis- one of largest in the country for their deaths on Thursday. He The demonstration comes a perse them and held discus- vegetables, flowers and fruits, also said that the number of day after the Ministry of Home sions and noted down their decide to call it a day and go coronavirus cases in the district Affairs (MHA) issued guide- demands," the Malappuram home. has gone up to 1,485 after 19 lines to allow inter-state move- DySP told PTI. "There is not much work Seenu adjusting his 'lungi' market here are raring to go, more people tested positive for ment of stranded migrant He said the workers were these days. Our earnings have cloth piece that served as a but with arrivals dwindling due the infection in the last 24 workers, tourists, pilgrims, stu- demanding transport facilities taken a hit as the arrival of mask. to COVID-19 curbs, their hours. The number of new dents and others. to move back to their native trucks carrying supplies is Toughened physically by work has shrunk leaving them patients getting infected by the Holding placards and raising land as there was no work here. diminishing each day," said hard work, the labourers at the a worried lot. virus is declining, he said, expressing hope that the disease may be contained to a large extent in the district in 11 Nepal nationals stopped next 15 days. An analysis of the SC refuses to pass directions for changing data showed the death rate in while trying to go there on foot the district stood at 4.58 per cent till Thursday. Curfew has PNS n BADAUN (UP) guidelines on Covid-19 treatment been clamped in the urban PNS n NEW DELHI filed by an NGO, 'People for limits of Indore since March 25 Eleven Nepalese nationals who Better Treatment' (PBT), to be after the first COVID-19 case were on their way to Nepal on The Supreme Court Thursday considered as representation to was detected. foot amid the countrywide refused to pass any direction the Indian Council of Medical lockdown were stopped near on changing treatment guide- Research (ICMR). Kakoda village here, a senior lines for seriously ill COVID- During the hearing, Ohio- Maha hospitals official said on Thursday. 19 patients who are receiving based Indian origin doctor warned against "These Nepalese youth who medical superintendent post- a combination of anti-malari- and PBT President Kunal Saha work in Mathura were on ed at Kadar Chowk Primary al drug hydroxychloroquine said he has not challenged the turning away patients their way to Nepal when a Health Centre, Dr Avdhesh (HCQ) and antibiotic treatment line for Covid-19 per MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief health department team Singh Rathore. azithromycin (AZM) saying se but the use of HCQ and secretary Ajoy Mehta on stopped them with the help of All of them have been sent that it is not an expert on the AZM combination has side Thursday directed all hospitals police and sent them for med- to a quarantine centre, he matter. Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul effects and people are dying HC refuses urgent in the state not to turn away ical examination," said the added. A bench of Justices N V and B R Gavai asked the plea due to it. patients, as complaints were piling up against several private order on plea over hospitals and clinics for reportedly refusing to examine people. While warning of strict UP Police orders PPE kits as 28 cops test +ve migrants' unrest action against those who defied the Maharashtra government's PNS n LUCKNOW gloves and sanitisers, according PNS n MUMBAI said such gatherings would directives, Mehta said official Director General of to Awasthi. increase the chance of the orders would come into effect Worried over the safety of its Police Hitesh "We have given money, The Bombay High Court has spread of COVID-19. from May 2. Considering the personnel after 28 of them test- Chandra Awasthi material, direction and guid- said the gathering of hundreds The plea sought a direction fact that the number of COVID- ed positive, the Uttar Pradesh ance to local police chiefs to of migrants near Bandra sta- to the Maharashtra govern- 19 cases continue to soar in the Police has ordered over 10,000 also asked district save our personnel," he said. tion here earlier this month ment to make an assessment state, the chief secretary PPE kits and asked cops above police chiefs to "The districts have to access was a one-off incident, and if military could be deployed directed all state-run and private the age of 55 years with health purchase and purchase things required refused to pass urgent orders in such vulnerable spots. hospitals not to turn away history to stay off the frontline and give it to their men." in a plea seeking deployment The petition sought for patients without examining them duty. necessary safety Asked about the number of of adequate security personnel armed forces, or the Central under any circumstances. The Director General of Police kits at local level personnel under quarantine, he in the city. Justice B P Reserve Police Force and State government will also enforce Hitesh Chandra Awasthi also wherever needed said: "This number continues Colabawalla made the obser- Reserve Police Force person- directives to ensure asked district police chiefs to to change, but we are doing vation on April 27 while hear- nel to be deployed in the city. that results of COVID-19 tests purchase necessary safety kits whatever is possible for saving ing a petition filed by one Refusing to accept the peti- come out within 12 hours of at local level wherever needed. Directives have been issued our force from the virus." Shankar Pai and two others, tioners argument that the sample collection and deceased "Till Thursday, 28 policemen 10,000 PPE kits. But due to said. to ensure that frontline police A 'police corona helpline' has who claimed to be residents of Bandra incident demands COVID-19 patients are shifted have been found coronavirus shortage, only 3,000-4,000 kits "We have to take extra pre- personnel, especially in hotspot been set up at the DGP head- suburban Bandra, Khar and urgent orders to be passed, from hospital wards within 30 positive in different districts of have been received so far. Over cautions to save our personnel areas, follow all security proto- quarters in Lucknow for guid- Mahim and said they were Justice Colabawalla said, One minutes, the senior official said. the state," Awasthi told PTI. 6,000 PPE kits are being pur- from coronavirus," the state cols using personal protective ance and counselling to the directly aggrieved by the April incident does not make out an "We have already ordered chased at the district level," he police chief said. equipment (PPE) kits, masks, personnel. 14 incident. The petitioners urgency. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MAY 1, 2020 nation 05 SHORT READS Month of May could be ‘make Need to open up economy in measured way: Rajan to Rahul Gandhi or break' for COVID-19 fight PNS n NEW DELHI India should be "cleverer" in PNS n NEW DELHI lifting the lockdown and Medical experts should open up its economy in As the May 3 deadline for the feel an aggressive a "measured way" soon to save lockdown nears, medical jobs, former RBI governor experts feel the next month can containment Raghuram Rajan said on be "make or break" for the fight strategy in red Thursday, underlining that Rs Maha: 23 new against COVID-19 and an zones and 65,000 crore should be spent to COVID-19 cases aggressive containment strate- support the poor amid the cri- gy for hotspots along with insulation of green sis. In a first of its kind dia- reported in Thane insulation of green zones is zones is a must logue broadcast on Congress' THANE: As many as 23 essential while giving some while giving social media handles this persons tested positive for relaxations. relaxations morning, Rajan, who was in COVID-19 in Maharashtra's The experts also suggested the US, deliberated on the Thane city, taking the tally here that railways, air travel, inter- economic impact of the In a first of its kind dialogue broadcast to 279, an official said on state bus services, malls, shop- During this time, the num- COVID-19 pandemic with Thursday. The Navi Mumbai ping complexes, religious ber of non-hotspot districts, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. on Congress' social media handles this Municipal Corporation and places, among others, should also known as orange zones, The interaction through morning, Rajan, who was in the US, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal be kept shut at least for the gave clear indications that the giving relaxations. increased from 207 to 297, they video conference lasted for deliberated on the economic impact of limits recorded 18 and 13 new month of May. ongoing nationwide lockdown The number of COVID-19 said. about 30 minutes. cases respectively, while no Prime Minister Narendra will be extended beyond May hotspot districts in India has Dr Rajesh Kumar Gupta, "We have to be cleverer the COVID-19 pandemic with Congress fresh cases were reported from Modi on Monday had told 3, but with "considerable relax- come down to 129 from 170 a Additional Director, about opening up...We need to leader Rahul Gandhi. Mira-Bhayandar area in 24 chief ministers that the coun- ations" to people and services fortnight ago, but in the same Pulmonology and Critical open up in a measured way but hours, the official said. At least try will have to give importance in "many districts". period the number of infec- Care, Fortis Noida, said it is as fast as possible so that peo- six children, between the ages to the economy while contin- Medical experts feel an tion-free districts or green important to understand that ple start having jobs. We don't ly that is unsustainable for the ering its total GDP, it can of six and 17, have tested uing the fight against coron- aggressive containment strate- zones too decreased from 325 the lockdown does not kill have the capacity to support economy," he said. afford to do that. positive for COVID-19 in Thane avirus. gy in red zones and insulation to 307, official sources said on the virus, it only slows the people across the spectrum for To Gandhi's query on how "Our GDP is 200 lakh city, he said. Of the 279 cases The Centre on Wednesday of green zones is a must while Wednesday. spread. too long. Being a relatively much money is required to crores, and out of that 65,000 in the city, Mumbra recorded poor country, people start out help the poor by way of subsi- crore is not a huge amount. So, the highest number with 50 with significantly lower dies, food and cash, the former we can do it. If this is for the patients, while Lokmanya Nagar reserves," Rajan said. RBI chief said, India needs Rs poor and to save their lives and and Wagle Estate areas had MP brings "It is all too easy to have a 65,000 crore to help them in livelihood, we must do it," the over 40 COVID-19 patients, lockdown forever, but obvious- times of pandemic and consid- economist said. deputy municipal Bihar urges Centre to run special back over 20K commissioner Sandeep Malavi said. trains for return of migrants workers CPI says timing PNS n BHOPAL Book explores life of PNS n PATNA of loan waivers The Madhya Pradesh govern- The Bihar government on ment on Thursday said it had king Krishnadevaraya for corporates Thursday urged the Centre to brought back over 20,000 allow running of special trains migrant labourers, who were PNS n NEW DELHI ‘distressing’ to facilitate the return of peo- stranded in other states amid ple stranded in different parts the COVID-19 lockdown. The life of king PNS n NEW DELHI of the country in wake of the Additional chief secre- Krishnadevaraya of revised lockdown guidelines tary I C P Keshari, who is in- Vijayanagara embodies all the Demanding action against released by the Union Home charge of the state control vibrant dynamism of his era, economic offenders and 57 migrants on way to Ministry. room, said at least 20,000 a time that witnessed radical recovery of bank loans, CPI Deputy Chief Minister migrant labourers, who were transformations in the social, General Secretary D Raja on hometowns on Sushil Kumar Modi made an stranded in other states, were cultural and political life of Thursday said the timing of bicycles booked appeal to the effect in a video brought back to Madhya South Asia, and the world at the loan waivers for big cor- message claiming that depend- Pradesh so far. large, says a new biography of porates by the government MUMBAI: A case has been ing on the road route could Labourers travelling in 200 the iconic ruler of south India. was "distressing". registered against 57 migrants take months because of the buses from Rajasthan's Author Srinivas In reply to a question labourers who set off for their limited availability and capac- Jaisalmer, Nagaur, Jodhpur Reddy says his book "Raya: under the hometowns hundreds of ity of buses. those wanting to return is tancing is ensured. Food, water and Jaipur cities had reached Krishnadevaraya of version will be released after RTI, the kilometres away on bicycles "We will welcome all our likely to be huge. "If we depend etc. could be made available on Neemuch, Agar-Malwa, Vijayanagar" is just one telling the bookshops and warehous- Reserve from Navi Mumbai, in violation people, willing to come back, on buses, the process could board," he added. Sheopur and Guna entry of Krishnadevaraya's life and es open up, the publishing Bank of the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, from any part of the country. take months to complete," he Modi pointed out that the points in Madhya Pradesh, he based on Portuguese and house said. of a police official said on Arrangements like screening, said. number of people from Bihar said. Persian chronicles, as well as Today, Krishnadevaraya is India Thursday. The police also home quarantine and institu- "I would therefore urge the stranded because of the lock- These migrant workers many overlooked Telugu liter- remembered not only because has registered a case against three tional quarantine are in place. Centre to run special trains. down is very large, with more will be sent to their home dis- ary sources. of his successes on the battle- revealed shop owners who sold bicycles We have also appointed These could be non-stop ones, than 17 lakhs having received tricts after they undergo a This is Juggernaut's field or the dazzling splendour 50 names to these migrants during the Pratyay Amrit (senior IAS with no halts between the financial assistance of Rs 1000 health check-up, he said. first digital book release in the of his empire, but also because of bank loan lockdown, he said. Some officer of Principal Secretary points of departure and the each from the state govern- As many as 500 people lockdown period. The ebook he was India's first truly glob- defaulters for whom a total Turbhe police personnel on rank) as the nodal officer," he destinations. Seating arrange- ment and nearly a million were brought back from will be available on the al leader, a compassionate and amount of Rs 68,607 crores patrolling duty spotted a group said. ments could be made for pas- more applications being Gujarat on Wednesday, the Juggernaut app until the lock- wise king and a celebrated has been written off as on of people on bicycles near Modi said the number of sengers in a way that social dis- processed. senior official said. down lasts and then the print poet in his own right. September 30, 2019. Mahape in Navi Mumbai in the early hours of Wednesday. When enquired, the migrants told the police that they set off Legendary footballer Its back to from Turbhe and other India's COVID mortality rate lower than US, UK and Italy neighbouring areas of Navi study time: n Mumbai to go to their native Chuni Goswami no more PNS NEW DELHI Data from the health min- places in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar istry and Worldometer, a web- n Usha Ram and Jharkhand, as they did not PNS KOLKATA The rate at which COVID-19 site that records confirmed have any food or means to cases has been doubling in cases of infection and deaths sustain their livelihood, the Iconic former India footballer Manohar India is slower than several globally, said in India coron- n official said. Chuni Goswami, who cap- PNS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM other countries such as the avirus cases doubled from 500 tained the 1962 Asian Games USA, Italy, Spain and the UK to 1,000 in five days and then gold-winning team and also Her days in the isolation which have been hit hard by took four days to reach 2,000. Maha sets up office to played first-class cricket, died ward no longer haunt India's the pandemic, according to It took just three days for help people stuck here on Thursday after suffer- first COVID-19 patient in official sources. coronavirus cases in the coun- ing a cardiac arrest. Kerala and the 20-year old In terms of mortality rate try to double and reach the outside state: Pawar The versatile sports veteran medico who has fully recov- too, India fared better than 4,000 mark but six days for the MUMBAI: The Maharashtra was 82 and breathed his last at ered is now busy attending these developed nations. tally to reach 8,000. government has set up an a hospital here. He is survived online classes from her uni- office here to help migrant by his wife Basanti and son versity in Wuhan in China as workers, pilgrims, tourists and Sudipto. she completed three months students from the state, who "He suffered a cardiac arrest since being diagnosed with CRPF JAWAN ARREST are stranded in some other and died in the hospital at Goswami was also the disease. Prez, PM and other political states due to the lockdown, around 5pm," a family source battling underlying She is not unduly per- NCP chief Sharad Pawar said said. ailments, including turbed by the fact that leaders pay homage to Rishi SI suspended on Thursday. Pawar said that Goswami was also battling Wuhan turned out to be the theoffice has been set up under underlying ailments, including sugar, and epicentre of the deadly virus, PNS n NEW DELHI film "D-Day". director of Maharashtra's sugar, and prostrate and nerve prostrate and which went on to affect most President Kovind said Disaster Management Authority problems. nerve problems parts of the world, and eager- President Ram Nath Kovind, Rishi Kapoor's death comes in Karnataka Abhay Yawalkar. He alsoshared Born in Kishoreganj District ly waiting to go back to the Prime Minister Narendra as a "shock". the contact numbers of the of undivided Bengal, which is Chinese city and resume her Modi and prominent politi- "An evergreen personality PNS n BELAGAVI office 022- 22027990, 022- now in Bangladesh, the strik- tinental showpiece till date. course once normalcy cal leaders across party lines with an always smiling face, (KARNATAKA) 22023039, 9821107565 and er, whose actual name was As a cricketer, he represent- returns. remembered veteran actor he was so full of life that it's 8007902145, where people can Subimal but was best known ed Bengal in 46 first-class "I am attending online Rishi Kapoor, who died on difficult to believe that he is A police sub-inspector has dial to seek help. "You (the by his nickname, played 50 games between 1962 and 1973. classes of our university since Thursday in Mumbai after a no more. A huge loss for the been suspended in connection stranded people) can call on international matches between Goswami, PK Banerjee, February. The classes are two-year battle with entertainment industry. Let with alleged ill-treatment of a these numbers for help, to get 1956 and 1964, including the who also died recently, and held everyday depending on leukaemia, as an "evergreen" us pray for his soul. CRPF jawan for 'violating' your problems solved," the 1960 Olympics in Rome. Tulsidas Balaram formed a the subjects. We were told the and "multifaceted" personal- Condolences to his family lockdown norms in Belagavi former Union minister said besides captaining India to deadly forward-line during portions now being taken ity. and friends," the president district of Karnataka, days during his address via the Asian Games gold medal the 'Golden Era' of Indian would be take once again The death of the 67-year- added. after the paramilitary force Facebook live. The nationwide in 1962, he was also a part of football when the country was after the regular classes start old veteran actor comes a Remembering him as a took up the issue with the state lockdown, imposed to contain the silver-winning team in considered one of the Asian as practicals have to be held", day after the sudden demise "multifaceted", "endearing" police chief. Anil Kumar, the spread of novel the 1964 Asia Cup in Israel, powerhouses. the student told PTI from her of versatile actor Irrfan and "lively" person, PM attached to the Sadalga station, coronavirus, will be in force till which remains the country's Goswami won the Best home town in Thrissur dis- Khan. Rishi Kapoor and Modi said he is "deeply was suspended pending May 3. best performance in the con- Striker of Asia Award in 1962. trict. Irrfan co-starred in 2013 anguished" by the news. inquiry for not handling prop- erly the case related to the arrest of CoBRA commando Sachin Sawant in Examba vil- We have lage, police said on Thursday. suspended the Migrants hope CMs won't let them down According to police, the sub-inspector of CRPF jawan was arreste d after PNS n NEW DELHI labourer in Nagpur, he allegedly picked up a quar- that police station The Ministry of Home Affairs on Maharashtra had decided to rel with constalbes on patrol for not handling Twenty-three year old Amir Wednesday issued a fresh set of walk back to his home in duty and attacked one of them the case properly Sohail wants to hug his son and guidelines to let migrant workers, Meghnagar, Madhya Pradesh when they questioned him get a good night's sleep on his but was restrained by fellow sitting in a public place along charpai in the courtyard of his students, tourists and pilgrims stranded workers after they got to know with his friends without wear- sub-inspector of that police house in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. in different parts of the country to get that some like them had been ing masks as required under station for not handling the He is just waiting for the back home. detained by the police. the lockdown rules on April case properly. He is the in- promised bus to take him "I was ready to walk it. I was 23. charge of the police station and there. After a nearly 40-day tired of waiting for food and A video showing the consta- is responsible for anything ordeal of skimming for food, The Ministry of Home ernments by road only, the basic necessities. When we bles beating up Sawant and happening there," Inspector Sohail, a migrant worker, is Affairs on Wednesday issued a order stated. Anyone willing to earned, whatever little we did, parading him barefoot and General of police-Northern tired and all his hopes are fresh set of guidelines to let be transported back home will we lived on our own terms. later keeping him handcuffed Range Raghavendra Suhas now depended on the bus the migrant workers, students, have to be medically screened Here, we have to beg for every- and chained at the Sadalga sta- told reporters on Thursday. government has said will ferry tourists and pilgrims stranded at the source as well as destina- thing. Now, when the buses tion went viral, prompting Sawant was arrested and him home from Surat in here. There is hardly any food. return to my son. I want to hug in different parts of the coun- tion and will be kept in a home come, I want to be the first to CRPF Additional Director produced before a court which Gujarat where he has been I keep thinking if I should have him," Sohail, who stitched try to get back home. or institutional quarantine on get on it. While I have been General of Police Sanjay Arora had initially remanded him to stranded due to the lockdown. tried to return earlier like the clothes at a factory before the The inter-state movement of arrival, the home ministry here for seven months, never write to Karnatka DGP and an judicial custody but later "I just want to go home others. But I am no good to my lockdown told PTI on the these stranded people will be guidelines said. have I longed for home like inquiry was ordered. granted conditional bail on now. We have been struggling family if dead. I just hope I can phone. facilitated by the state/UT gov- Suman who works as a this," he said. "We have suspended the Tuesday. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MAY 1, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION What of critical care? Hospitals are turning away serious patients with other The Tablighi tangle conditions because they don’t have a COVID-free certificate ith a death rate ranging between 2.3 One wonders whether the Government did or didn’t possess any advance information on and five per cent in the worst case Wscenario, the Coronavirus pandem- the Nizamuddin gathering. The event has exposed another kind of intelligence failure ic has us all hunkering down in our homes with the medical fraternity primed in battle mode. To the extent that all other patients are being told to stay away from hospitals and use telemedicine facilities instead. But now an extended lockdown and the fear of contami- nation mean that emergency rooms at most hospitals are turning critical care patients away unless they have a COVID-free certificate, PRIYADARSHI DUTTA which can take days to come. However, before the Coronavirus reared its ugly head in China and subsequently in India, a whopping 5.8 million people in this t was an adage about Hindi films in the country were dying each year due to Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), as 1970s and 1980s that the police always indicated by a 2015 World Health Organisation (WHO) report. So now, we also Iarrived in the end. There seemed to be a re-run of it in real life when Delhi Police have to think of the millions of patients who till now made up the disease bur- personnel reached the Nizamuddin Markaz den of the nation. Cancer, heart, respiratory diseases, diabetes, malaria, TB, dengue, mosque on Sunday, March 29, as part of the stroke, renal diseases, endocrine and infectious diseases to name a few have COVID evacuation exercise, several days after the Tablighi Jamaat event (March 13- not disappeared overnight. They are still very much in the country, people are 15) had concluded and many of the partic- suffering and yes, they are dying from them. But are they being treated? For ipants had departed to various parts of the instance, last month, private hospitals in Vizianagaram stopped new admissions country. Attendees took home not only the message of reverting to true Islam but many of non-Corona patients and discharged many in-hospital ones. Out Patient also carried the strain of the Novel Departments (OPDs), too, were non-functional as many doctors and staff showed Coronavirus. The rest stayed back in the little or no interest in extending their services. The Government itself has asked enormous six-floor dormitory of the Markaz mosque before being caught up in hospitals to stop OPDs and elective or non-emergency surgeries. As a result, the lockdown. private hospitals around India are reporting a sharp drop in footfall — as high The evacuation lasted for 72-odd hours as 70 per cent to 80 per cent, says a FICCI study. Many patients, who were ail- involving police personnel, medical and ing from diseases other than the virus, were evicted from their rooms at some administrative officials and staff members from the Delhi Transport Corporation. But hospitals as well. So what of the plight of non-COVID patients? What of the peo- it was the National Security Advisor (NSA), ple who have been diagnosed with cancer and have travelled to metropolitan Ajit Doval, who stole the media thunder with cities to seek treatment? Are they to be left to die and their relatives who accom- his presence. Why does the NSA need to visit the spot like a superintendent of police is not panied them left if the lurch, forced to fend for themselves amid a nationwide clear. One does not expect any bonhomie (Mujahideen), who indulge in left them unimpressed. the nursery of Maulana Ilyas’ terms of method that made its lockdown? Or even if they belong to the city where the hospital is located, what between the nationalist “superhero” of intel- terrorist activities with the use of What Zia could not do with work in the 1920s. Islam had impact widespread. Perhaps of their trauma? Are they being looked after, their treatment continuing? ligence and the Tablighis, who fell to disre- explosives and weapons. his policies and laws in the extended its sway in this region realising the truism of the pute. It might be his signature style. Had he By doing no such thing, the 1980s, the Tablighi Jamaat during the time of the Delhi axiom (made famous of Francis 2018 saw 2.15 million new cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in India. The not visited the scene during the Nepal earth- Tablighi Jamaat escaped the achieved with its proselytising Sultanate. However, Islam sat Bacon), “If the mountain does predicament of these patients, countless of whom would be on treatment at DOTS quake, the Kashmir lockdown or even the security radar. It is a huge glob- activities in the first decade of the only lightly upon most converts not come to Muhammad, he (directly observed treatment short-course) centres and additionally at hospital riots in Delhi? However, one wonders al missionary network that does millennium. Yousuf Youhana, for ages. The Meos (Mewati must go to the mountain”, he whether the Government did not possess any not recruit fighters but works Pakistan’s former vice-captain, Muslims) celebrated Hindu fes- began taking the teaching of OPDs, which are currently either closed down or difficult to reach because of advance information on the Nizamuddin peacefully. It does not target the thanks to the Tablighi’s activities tivals like Holi, Janmashtami, Islam to homes, fields and the rigid time limitation, is unimaginable. The resurgence of TB — multiple drug- gathering? Why was the event, which drew non-Muslims in any manner. Its inside Pakistani cricket squad, Dussehra and Diwali alongside workplaces of those who could resistant TB — because of not following treatment conventions is notable. It is participation from COVID-affected nations focus is only on nominal or became convinced that “Islam is Muharram, Eid and Shabi-e- not go to maktabs and like Malaysia and Indonesia, allowed to take lapsed Muslims, whom it seeks the best religion.” He adopted Barat. Very few know the Kalima madrasas. The Tablighi Jamaat significant that the wellbeing of TB patients during the lockdown is monitored. place in the first place? It appears that inter- to enliven with true faith of Islam, accompanied by a change and fewer still observe Namaz was born in that open air The dread of Coronavirus and the requirement for isolation must not stop indi- national participants were permitted to Islam. The Tablighis insist that of name to Mohammed Yusuf, regularly. The beginning of the preaching of missionaries going viduals from getting treatment for non-COVID medical emergencies. Both the enter India without proper screening, let preaching must be done face to whereas his wife Tania became Shuddhi and Sangathan move- from village to village in Mewat alone sending them into quarantine. This face and that intellectualism Fatima. As a Muslim, he grew a ment in 1923 by Swami and group retreats centred on Government and the hospital administrators must understand that people are failure led to a flare-up in COVID infection. and arguments are irrelevant long beard and piously hoped Shraddhanand of the Arya religion. Publicity was shunned rushing to hospitals only when the scenario is beyond redemption. Also, since Though the conduct of the event ante- when it comes to influencing that if every non-Muslim accept- Samaj threatened many Muslims from day one by Maulana Ilyas, all the hospitals and numerous smaller clinics are shut, a significantly high num- dated the beginning of the lockdown peri- lives. For them, what counts ed Islam in Pakistan, the coun- lapsing to their original faith viz, a code which remains in od, there were hardly any prohibitory orders more is a meeting of hearts. No try could become the land of the Hinduism. force even in this day of social ber of patients with cardiac, neuro, stroke, gastro, diabetic and orthopaedic com- (from the Delhi Government) on any polit- wonder, the Tablighi Jamaat has pure, literally. That is the power Maulana Ilyas began his media. plications are getting zero or delayed intervention that will prolong the recovery ical, cultural, social or religious gathering, no digital presence like the of the Tablighi Jamaat. campaign to turn Meos into true Emanating from the process. While the PM’s idea of clapping and clanging of utensils to recognise comprising more than 200 people. It was later Darul-Uloom of Deoband or the The “Islamisation” of the Muslims. He had grown up as a Nizamuddin Markaz, this mis- hardened to a gathering of more than 50 peo- Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Pakistani cricket team is illustra- beloved student of Maulana sionary movement has spread the efforts of those fighting the battle against COVID-19 was a noble one, the ple, before being completely prohibited. Were of Lucknow. tive of what Muhammad Ilyas Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (1826- to various parts of the world. on-ground reality still appears to be grim and disappointing. Doctors have been the intelligence and law enforcing agencies Its agenda is actually more Kandhlawi (1885-1944), 1905), co-founder of the Darul The Tablighi Jamaat organises assaulted by citizens as well as police forces for ‘breaking the rules of the lock- completely clueless about what was going on? penetrative. More than a decade founder of the Tablighi Jamaat, ul Uloom, Deoband. The the world’s largest Islamic con- down’ while trying to reach their respective workplaces to continue serving patients. It is difficult to believe that his large congre- ago, the Tablighi Jamaat was in envisaged to achieve almost a Deobandi movement, in con- gregation next to Hajj in Mecca, gation of more than 3,000 people was the news for Islamisation of century ago. His goal was to turn trast to the contemporaneous at Tongi near Dhaka in At this moment, the noise created by the clanging utensils is the last thing med- organised without seeking any permission. Pakistan’s cricket team. a born Muslim (mumin) into a Aligarh movement started by Sir Bangladesh every January. It is ical professionals want. Instead, demands are being made for better hardware Neither the Central or the Delhi Government Cricketers like Inzamam-ul- true Muslim (Ihsaan/Muhsin). Syed Ahmed Khan, had kept called Bishwa Ijtema (global and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Social distancing is a basic step to has accused the gathering as patently illegal. Haq, Saeed Anwar and Shahid He sought to purge a Muslim of itself away from Western educa- congregation). The Tablighi In non-COVID times, the event would have Afridi became devout Muslims non-Islamic parts, whether tion and turned its back to Jamaat has contributed to “re- check the spread of the infection. Yet, the lockdown could have been executed passed off peacefully without raising eye- by visibly growing beards. While inherited or adopted, into a developments in the modern Islamisation” of Bangladesh with more thought for people already suffering from various ailments. The health- brows. Pakistan is an Islamic republic, one-dimensional individual world. Maulana Ilyas’ work had that gained independence from care machinery of a country ought not to be decided by its reaction to a pesti- The event has actually exposed anoth- its cricketers, recruited from inspired by the lives of the the same imprint of Deobandi Pakistan on the plank of Bengali er kind of intelligence failure. Our security urban nurseries, were mostly Prophet Mohammed and his orthodoxy. He wished to bring nationalism. How little does lence but by its promise to save lives in the long haul. A fully functional health- apparatus is more obsessed with Islamic ter- urbane and suave sportsmen till companions as the basis of the expertise in Islam available India know about its most care system framework would have been helpful in crises such as these. So rorist organisations like the Lashkar-e- then. In the 1980s and early 90s, model Muslim society. in western Uttar Pradesh — globalised conservative Islamic we have to take stock of what we are doing. Are we exchanging one disease Taiyabba, the Jaish-e-Mohammed, the before ODIs became a year-long This was against the spirit of Muzaffarnagar and Saharanpur movement? Harkat ul Mujahideen, the Islamic State and activity, many Pakistani crick- syncretism that liberals often (which he considered “well- (The writer is an indepen- burden for another and ignoring the chronic, pre-existing one, thereby making Al Qaeda, among others because of their eters played in British county wax eloquent about. Mewat, spring of faith and godly men”) dent researcher based in New India a sicker nation than it was before? It is time we got a bit real. offensive and disruptive activities. These cricket. Even the Islamisation of the historical region spanning — to the service of Mewat. Delhi. The views expressed here- organisations recruit full-time activists Pakistan under Zia-ul-Haq had Haryana and Rajasthan, became His innovation was in the in are his personal) Dad Boris S O U N D BITE I am sorry to say, it’s a Both of them (Rishi Kapoor We’re working with our There will have to be a COVID-19 isn’t the only challenge for Johnson. The British retreat. A lot of progress and Irrfan Khan) were talented friends in Australia, India and rethinking of everything in PM needs to resolve trade talks with the European Union made in the Panchayati Raj and brilliant actors and won- Japan to share information the global economy once has been lost, we are now derful human beings. They and best practices as we we are out of this. If there is arely three weeks ago, when the cruel moving to a sort of bureau- both fought cancer and were begin to move the global an opportunity for India, it Coronavirus had infected British Prime cratic, DM-based structure. on the way to getting better. economy forward. is in shaping that dialogue. BMinister Boris Johnson, threatening his Congress leader Actor US Secretary of State RBI Governor life and putting the entire country, its people —Rahul Gandhi —Dharmendra —Mike Pompeo —Raghuram Rajan and the Government on tenterhooks, none had expected that he would bounce back. But he did. And now he is proud father of a boy with L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR his partner, Carrie Symonds. All this must have surely made him forget the rollercoaster ride Reform the economy The callousness of COVID response Weigh the risks he had to go through last month in hospital, only three months after he secured a resound- Sir — If the Indian political lead- een as nothing less than a war, the nation’s strug- Sir — It is worrying that a corpo- ing personal mandate from a Brexit-weary elec- ership and entrepreneurs play gle to contain the spread of COVID-19 has evolved rate hospital in Delhi used plasma their cards well, the nation is sure Sinto an emergency of sorts with the Government therapy to treat a critical COVID- torate. Johnson, though, is not the first PM to have a child while in office; his to witness a revolution post the resorting to drastic measures to secure the country 19 patient. Hospital authorities predecessors David Cameron and Tony Blair, too, experienced fatherhood while COVID-19 crisis. This is because against the scourge of the novel virus. The lockdown claimed that the patient had been being in the chair. May be Johnson will need to borrow paternity drills from their hundreds of multinational com- thus came as a completely unexpected but desirable cured of the disease. But there’s no panies, in sectors like automo- “event” for those capable of turning such situations to evidence that plasma therapy can book. Like them, he, too, would find it difficult to achieve a balance between work biles, mobile phones, electronics their advantage. Even otherwise, it is observed that inge- be used as treatment as it’s still in and family life, especially in these tough times when the world, as also his coun- and textiles among others, are nuity is a natural corollary to the strict enforcement when- the experimental stage. The Indian try, is facing the darkest moment in history. It’s another matter that both Cameron considering moving their manu- ever they are implemented. However, a “price” had to Council of Medical Research facturing bases from China to be paid for this inventiveness. The exorbitant prices at (ICMR) has itself not approved its and Blair were able to compartmentalise their familial and official duties. But the India and other business-friend- which provisions and various other commodities are use. same cannot be said of Johnson. What do we do with his undeniable vigour ly Asian nations. They have being made available to the public have been a shame- If not used under proper and energy which define most of his political identity and appeal? Though he decided to relocate due to the fail- ful testimony of the administration’s apathy towards the ing witnessed in the initial stages of the lockdown was a guidelines, it can cause life-threat- ure of China to contain the hardships faced by the residents. consequence of this gross mismanagement. But what to ening complications, too. The has made it clear that he would be postponing the paternity leave until the end COVID crisis and also its lack of In fact, at times, it did appear that the Government say about the unscrupulous elements who see opportu- risks associated with it are many. of the year, for that to happen, the rules need to be bent for the Prime Minister transparency. was hopelessly helpless about streamlining the process nities even in catastrophes? At a time when the entire First, as the blood transfusion as official codes call for the leave to end within 56 days of childbirth. The US has been openly crit- to supply provisions to people. Maybe it was due to the nation is engaged in an intense war with the Coronavirus, takes place, other kinds of infec- icising China for the same; vari- lack of coordination between various departments that led we still have an insensitive few for whom profiteering is tions may get transferred to the Officials commitments aside, though Johnson has been around the father- ous European nations, too, have to the confusion. The plan to rope in municipalities and not a big deal. Woefully, our lack of preparedness for such patient. Second, the therapy may hood course many times — maybe five, six or even more — to expect that any raised fingers at it. The need is for panchayats to assist in the task was commendable. But emergencies has been so glaringly evident. not essentially be successful for all aspect of his life will be normal, even fatherhood, in these times, is irrational. the Indian Government to intro- somehow, these plans did not translate into meaningful Pachu Menon patients. And third, the anti- duce more reforms to attract actions and the populace had to bear the brunt. Panic buy- Margao body administration may sup- Over 26,000 Britons have died due to the COVID pandemic, thanks to the investors. Foreign companies are press the body’s natural immune Government’s early dilly-dallying approach and “herd immunity” experiments. bound to get attracted by the big response. Given the risks Even now, it is feared that Britain may face the second wave of the disease and market that India represents. The May day in COVID times who are left without jobs and express gratitude towards the involved, medical professionals availability of skilled manpower, money, struggling to find food. poor, who toil hard to keep the must desist from using this form account for the worst fatality rate in Europe. COVID-19 isn’t the only challenge labour and raw material will be of Many have even died as they wheels of our economy running. of treatment. for Johnson. Even as the Government is currently fighting the most pressing cri- immense help to these companies Sir — As we mourn the death of undertook a long march back Let this be the spirit of May Day. Venu GS sis, there are the faltering trade talks with the European Union that need resolu- and their entry will boost our Bollywood stars Irrfan Khan and home. Let us celebrate the achievements Kollam tion. The Brexit ghost will come to haunt him once again. Father and Prime Minister economy. Rishi Kapoor, we must also spare Let class-conscious India dis- of workers. M Pradyu a thought for the daily wage play a bit of humane attitude at Kajal Chatterjee Send your feedback to: Johnson has a tough job ahead. Kannur earners and migrant workers least in this moment of crisis and Kolkata [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MAY 1, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Kickstart fiscal POINTCOUNTERPOINT I ASKED PARLIAMENT TO NAME 50 BANK SCAMMERS. THIS IS TYPICAL TO THE CONGRESS. THEY RESORT growth THE FM REFUSED TO REPLY. NOW THE RBI HAS NAMED TO SENSATIONALISING FACTS BY TAKING BJP’S FRIENDS NIRAV AND CHOKSI. THEM OUT OF CONTEXT. While India has somewhat managed to —CONGRESS LEADER —FINANCE MINISTER ‘flatten the growth curve of the virus', the biggest casualty has been the economy RAHUL GANDHI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN Keep health front and centre KUMARDEEP BANERJEE he last time I sat down to pen this column, I still had to think twice The Coronavirus has posed several challenges for expectant mothers and parents due to the before ordering a barrel of crude oil. However, things have changed Tdramatically and crude is now nearly at a 160-year-low. To quote closure of health clinics, OPDs and Anganwadi Centres providing vital healthcare services The Economist “…. it stood in real terms at the very same level as it did at the start of January 1860 — its first regular reading.” Just a month into the global caging of humans at home, the unimag- inable has happened. Oil futures dipped to negative, which basically means sellers would actually pay buyers to lift barrels of crude. If you were to take an aerial snapshot of offshore oil tankers, it is oceans full of plen- ty, coast to coast. Yet, the rock-bottom oil prices do not offer a signif- icant upside to a fossil fuel importing country like ours at this stage. Like everyone else or perhaps many shades higher, India has been under the world’s harshest lockdown, shuttering more than 70 per cent of enterprises and economic activity. While India has somewhat managed SIMI RITIKA ANSHULA to “flatten the growth curve of the virus”, the biggest casualty has been MEHTA GUPTA MEHTA the nearly $3 trillion economy. Estimates suggest nearly $30 billion week- ly losses, which translate to a whopping $180 billion losses since the uman health is a prerequisite for the econom- first day of the lockdown. This number, even by conservative estimates, ic health of a country. Unless the population is three times the total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of $49 billion His healthy, the economy of a nation cannot that India managed in 2019. A near-complete closure of all services perform. This hypothesis has been validated by the and manufacturing activities has led to India (along with the rest of the outbreak of the Coronavirus which has led the world into an economic recession. In the light of this, the globe), staring at a “great economic depression” rerun. importance of mother and child health (MCH) can- In such a scenario any bet on building a huge reserve of crude not be overemphasised as pregnant women, infants might be seen as a risky option, particularly by a cautious bureaucra- and children are very susceptible to infections and cy. To be fair, no one can predict for sure if demand for crude-based diseases. The Coronavirus has posed several legit- energy, riding on airlines and power-hungry factories, is going to make imate concerns and challenges for expectant moth- a comeback soon, even when the lockdown is lifted. Many are wor- ers and parents due to the closure of doctors’ clin- ried about the uniformity of the lifting of the lockdown across the coun- ics, outpatient departments (OPDs) of hospitals and try. the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) providing vital WITH THE This brings us to the issue of policy flip-flops. E-commerce, togeth- healthcare services. CORONAVIRUS er with home delivery of all kind of goods, is clearly emerging as the So the question that arises is, how can benefi- CRISIS ciaries access healthcare/welfare services during the consensus winner for the “most-apt solution” to the new, post-Covid EXPECTED pandemic? Pregnant and lactating mothers and chil- TO CONTINUE world order. The Government did allow delivery of all essential and non- dren in both rural and urban areas have already essential (fridge/mobile phones/ACs/clothing/perfumes and so on) via AND PEAK begun to suffer. For instance, the Government order IN THE NEXT FEW an order, only to reverse it a day before its implementation under pres- to the Anganwadi workers (AWWs), to home-deliv- sure from protectionist groups. There is no direct scientific or medical er dry rations for children and mothers, has had MONTHS, IT IS research to prove that delivery of a kilogram of apples (currently approved problems in execution. The AWWs have complained IMPERATIVE TO under the e-commerce route) is safer than that of a mobile phone or about having to travel long distances on foot because URGENTLY AC remote control. of lack of personal/public vehicles and villagers DESIGN AND Similarly, there is no evidence to prove that delivery of “sin” taxed threatening and in some cases even beating the IMPLEMENT items such as alcoholic beverages and cigarettes poses a greater risk women AWWs for violating the lockdown. Plus they ALTERNATE have to bear an added financial burden as they have The dashboard can also track the able medium so that the people use these prenatal care, well-child care and enabling to human health at this stage, than the visible crumbling of a tall, promis- SOLUTIONS not been paid money to purchase rations for the last WHICH ENSURE whereabouts of pregnant women (of the when they develop COVID-19 symptoms. services such as case management, trans- ing economy. Yes, opening up both of these requires bold decisions at one year and have not been provided with protec- region in focus) and put reminders on Pregnant women, who become portation and home visits. the top and quick amendments to regulatory requirements along with INSTITUTIONAL tive gear to save themselves from the virus. DELIVERIES, their cell phones and on that of their fam- infected, should be treated with World The maternal healthcare services changes to tax laws. The time for the Government to take a bold poli- Another challenge that has emerged is the inabil- ily members, which would provide regu- Health Organisation-recommended sup- must include mental healthcare, contra- cy decision could not have been better, with a 130 billion-strong cap- ity of the auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) and FACILITATE lar information on the precautions they portive therapies in consultation with their ceptive services and supplies; diagnosis and tive audience staring at it. accredited social health activists (ASHA) to help TREATMENT TO need to maintain and the ways to respond obstetrician/gynaecologist. Pregnant treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; As of now, e-commerce restrictions continue to be in place and pregnant mothers and infants get their vaccination THE PREGNANT if they develop Coronavirus-like symp- women and health practitioners must be prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum even after things open up for the sector, post May 3, in many districts as well as arrange transportation to the nearest health MOTHERS AND toms and so on. These can be integrated informed about these therapies without care; regular breast and pelvic exams of the country, State interpretation of Central laws will continue to cre- facility for delivery, while adhering to the service level THEIR NEWBORNS with the existing applications of the any delay. (including Pap tests), in accordance with ate roadblocks to recovery. benchmarking to combat the pandemic. AND ADDRESS MCH Government and must be triaged after pri- It is also important to record all new well-recognised periodicity schedules; While we don’t know what the future will be NEEDS IN A mary screening. cases of pregnancies due to the COVID- risk assessment; adequate education and Lakhs of trucks stuck across State borders are another issue which once the lockdown ends, here are some solutions that Most women have monthly to week- 19 lockdown, so that Government pre- counselling to support these interventions. calls for urgent attention and close Centre-State coordination. With the TIMELY AND the Government/States can consider to address STRUCTURED ly interactions with doctors/health prac- pares for an impending “Coronial gener- For infants and children up to five motto of “protecting lives over livelihoods” multiple key business dis- MCH-related concerns during the times of Covid. titioners during pregnancy for prenatal ation” after nine months and also has a years, emphasis must be on preventive ser- tricts across the country have sealed their borders, in some cases by MANNER, Harness the advantage of mobile phone and SIMULTANEOUSLY check-ups. But in the times of the pandem- ready benchmark for future shutdowns vices, such as immunisation and the erecting physical walls. This act, even if temporary in occurrence, is internet penetration to the remotest areas of the ic this may go missing, so it is imperative based on the lessons learnt. The existing monitoring of physical and psychosocial sending wrong signals to an already-eroded business sentiment across country for geo-tagging beneficiaries and for the pro- ADHERING to keep them informed via digital medi- HMIS and ICDS data, though not very growth and development, with attention the country. Remember, these high on optics clampdowns will not leave vision of telemedicine, using location data, call data, TO SOCIAL um. For instance, the Kilkari application reliable, can still be low hanging fruits in to critical periods in which appropriate entrepreneurs’ memories for a long time and will make them more risk- and Health Management Information System DISTANCING of the Haryana Government can be this regard to utilise the Digital India archi- care is essential for sound development averse. A potential solution at this stage could be re-designating each (HMIS) database. In this situation, the health prac- AND ISOLATION scaled up to include video messages for tecture. and progress. District Magistrate as “CEO” of the area. The “Board Chairman”, the titioner will only advise high-risk pregnancy cases NORMS women that are specific to their stage of In the lockdown scenario, the A separate, more comprehensive like ante-partum hemorrhage (APH), gestational pregnancy. Frequent live conversations Government must ensure that the duties midwifery training programme with ser- State Chief Secretary in this case, could give the task of restoring each hypertension (PIH/GH), eclampsia and severe with doctors/health practitioners need to of AWWs are notified as essential services vice level benchmarking in India must be district economic activity to its pre-Covid level to each regional “CEO.” anaemia. To distinguish between severe and normal be arranged to reduce anxieties and neg- if it does not want the health and nutri- introduced on an urgent basis. Having Corporate solutions like this have great potential to quickly refuel cases, the programme can be administered by ative psychological impacts due to the tion security of women and children to be well-trained and capable midwives would the dried-up economy engine of the country. This could start a new machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. spread of COVID-19 and the lockdown compromised. All pending payments due provide a better birthing experience for the chapter of constructive federalism, with true devolution of power to the With all the recent beneficiaries of the Janani in effect. to the AWWs must be transferred to the mother and would reduce the burden on district level, with each District Magistrate running a small portion of Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and the Pradhan Mantri WhatsApp accounts must be set up relevant bank accounts without any fur- obstetricians. the national Gross Domestic Product and adding to the bigger picture. Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) having been where pregnant and lactating women are ther delays. It must be noted that the Women’s SHGs should be roped in This brings us to ‘Make in India’ and the country’s high hopes of assigned Unique IDs, these should be used for direct able to share their concerns and through Budget 2020-21 has allocated `28,600 for better outcomes in ensuring the pro- getting investments from corporations exiting China. The Centre has to benefit transfers (DBT) and nutritional assessment, audio and video messages. Volunteers can crore for programmes that were specific vision of take home rations. There should start aggressive virtual roadshows with all hands-on deck presenta- screening of COVID-19 cases, triage referrals and be roped in with the support of civil soci- to women. It is indeed a matter of concern also be certain modifications and expan- referral to secondary-care hospitals. ety and community networks. that the reimbursement for the purchas- sion in the type of food provided, vary- tions to win over global investors. A key fact to remember here is, while As an emergency measure, pregnant women Coordinators of Self-Help Groups es made for preparing Mid-Day Meals for ing regionally, to meet nutritional require- attracting China-fleeing investment is a key task, a blanket ban on money (especially migrant workers) travelling or in tran- (SHGs) in the villages must be identified children at AWCs has not been released ments. Planning of resources is a must to coming from China could have downsides. In private, most will acknowl- sit in the next few months and seeking institution- to assist ASHA workers and ANMs in- for over seven months in States like avoid misallocation and panic. edge that China is more integrated into the global economy than many al delivery can be imparted with the benefits of the home delivery of required medicines. Jharkhand. With the present Budget out- With the Coronavirus crisis expect- would have thought. Therefore, keeping a sharp eye on aggressive over- Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY) or While this would help in reducing the bur- lay, there should be no financial excuse to ed to continue and peak in the next few tures from China to fish in troubled waters by taking over companies Ayushman Bharat (AB) with the participation of the den on the latter two, it would also help withhold the payments due to the AWWs, months, it is imperative to urgently design at low prices has to be balanced with attracting good quality long-term private sector. expand community cohesion. For this, the and in fact, they must be paid a three- and implement alternate solutions which investments from factories willing to relocate out of China. Japan has Create a MCH dashboard in line with the SHGs can be awarded certificates of month advance honorarium to facilitate ensure institutional deliveries, facilitate already announced a $2 billion package for assisting industries mov- Ayushman Bharat and PMMVY dashboard, to syn- appreciation that would strengthen their their work and ensure their safety. treatment to the pregnant mothers and ing from China into its territory. India will also have to start talking these chronise data, harness HMIS and Integrated Child credit scores for availing any further Expanding health insurance cover- their new-borns and address MCH needs Development Services (ICDS) database to show the loans from banks. age to women and children will increase in a timely and structured manner, simul- kinds of numbers. It will also have to remove or possibly temporarily facility closest to the pregnant mother for rapid wel- The Government has identified both their access to necessary health services taneously adhering to social distancing and lock down tonnes of regulatory compliances existing and future busi- fare delivery and integration of immunisation ser- private and public hospitals to take in more than other groups. Along with the isolation norms of the Government. nesses face in India. The sharp focus has to be on ‘Make in India’ and vices for home-based new-born care, so that all the Coronavirus patients in each district. maternal and child health programmes, (Simi is CEO and Editorial Director to quote the Prime Minster, “protecting livelihoods along with lives.” essential immunisation vaccines can be given to the The contact numbers of these hospitals this must be added with the existing pub- while Ritika and Anshula are Research (The writer is Country Manager, India, ITI Council) children below two years of age without any delay. should be publicised through every avail- lic health and community services such as Assistants at IMPRI) Is this crisis really a turning point? There is no magical deliverance on the way and on balance the current health emergency is setting back the cause of climate sanity, not advancing it

of-control global heating? time, and that has the unfortunate of climate sanity, not advancing it. el. No show, no dough, so I did it — ing from home, less commuting, decline of oil has begun. Just in time we are being taught ring of truth. Last year saw an Nevertheless, we can take some but then came Coronavirus, social more teleconferencing, less travel. But those are about the only humility and perspective, the opti- unprecedented upsurge in public comfort from the fact that behaviour- distancing and a temporary halt to air And lower greenhouse gas emissions. bright spots. This year is forecast to mists say. Even better, some of the concern about climate change — al moulds are being broken all over travel. End of that solution. What to Another positive change coming out be the hottest-ever and the major cli- things we urgently needed to do are Australian wildfires, record floods all the place and several generations are do next? of this emergency is that we are final- mate summit that was scheduled for now happening without our help. over the place, “Extinction Rebellion”, learning together that disruptive So I put my talks on video and ly beginning to take a chunk out of November has been postponed until People are learning to work from Greta Thunberg — but all that has changes, even very big ones, can be offered them to the usual suspects — our biggest problem: our heavy next year. Total annual emissions may home, air travel has been closed now been pushed aside by the accepted by most people if they universities, schools, libraries, confer- dependence on oil. Coal, the dirtiest be down by a few percentage points GWYNNE DYER down, the oil industry is collapsing. Coronavirus. understand the need. ence organisers — saying I could do of the fossil fuels, has been declining this year but most of the decline is By contrast, the pessimists (who Global heating and its associat- A small example from my own a live Q&A session afterwards on fast as an energy source for years in only temporary. eople who look for silver linings often refer to themselves as realists) ed disasters will kill far more people trade: This column has appeared in some web-hosting site for the wide- most places but oil, the second- Do not despair. The planet is now (aka optimists) think that believe that crises don’t make people in the long run but COVID-19 is newspapers all over the world for ly distributed audience. They would worst fossil fuel, just kept going up. hot enough to produce several major PCOVID-19 might be the inflec- behave better. The “Great Depression” killing them now. There’s no time for decades but the relentless retreat of never have accepted that arrangement In January the world was pump- local calamities every year, so we’ll tion point where we start getting seri- led to World War-II and 9/11 led to climate this year and last year’s climate the print media before the online two months ago. Now there is no ing and burning 100 million oil bar- quickly get re-motivated to worry ous about our relationship with the wars all over the Middle East, the momentum will not automatically onslaught has eaten deeply into the alternative, so we’re back in business. rels per day (BPD). That is about two about global heating once the current planet. “Crash of 2008” led to austerity, slow return when the virus is under con- revenue base of the Press everywhere. Some of this business will go back to litres a day for every man, woman and emergency is past. Although proba- There’s no direct link between the growth, mounting popular anger trol. Many papers have died, almost the old model when normal service child on the planet. bly not fast enough to save us from Coronavirus and climate change but and the rise of populist regimes Momentum takes time to build all have downsized, and that hit my is restored but I suspect quite a lot of Demand this month has fallen to having to resort to geo-engineering if a tiny virus can bring our whole across the world. Don’t expect any and we are running out of time. There own income hard. My solution was it will not. 70 million BPD and while some of it by the 2030s. bustling civilisation to a halt, then better from this crisis. is no magical deliverance on the way to do more speaking engagements, This is happening all across the will return when the Coronavirus is (Gwynne Dyer’s new book is how vulnerable will we be to a dis- Moreover, they say, most people and on balance the current health which involved more time away business world and will mean perma- contained, it will probably never see ‘Growing Pains: The Future of ordered environment driven by out- can only process one problem at a emergency is setting back the cause from my real job and a lot more trav- nent, significant change: More work- 100 million again. The inexorable Democracy and Work’) VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MAY 1, 2020 money 08

CAPSULE FB aims to extend products, tech Agri-startups can offer solutions to keep food supply chain rolling built with Jio to other markets PNS n NEW DELHI through mobile imagery and digitisation. PNS n NEW DELHI able to communicate with Agri-startups, which are grow- To address post harvest chal- through WhatsApp and do ing at 25 per cent year-on-year lenges, the study said some star- Facebook's mega Rs 43,574- payments online through basis, can offer tech solutions to tups have begun work on near crore pact with Reliance Jio will WhatsApp. So, I think that is help Indian farm sector to keep farm, modular and affordable Tata Steel raises help the social media giant a great, very large example of food and farm supply chain storage and processing solu- Rs 1,000 cr via build products and technolo- how we can wire up and help rolling during and post lock- tions. NCDs gy that can be extended to small businesses in the coun- down phase, according to a This becomes These storage facilities are other parts of the world, its try where we have the largest study by industry body Ficci. more critical amid intended to give farmers an New Delhi: Tata Steel on Chief Executive Officer Mark WhatsApp community," he This becomes more critical option to sell the produce at the Thursday said it has raised Rs Zuckerberg said. said. amid the ongoing procure- the ongoing right price and at the right time, 1,000 crore through allotment He also said the social media Soon after announcing the ment of rabi (winter) crops and procurement of instead of immediate or dis- of non-convertible debentures giant aims to create a "much deal with Facebook, billionaire consequent sowing of kharif tressed liquidation of their pro- (NCDs) on private placement better shopping and commerce Mukesh Ambani had said (summer) crops across the rabi crops and duce after harvest. basis. "The Committee of experience" in India working Reliance Jio and the social country in the backdrop of consequent The startups in this catego- directors today approved with JioMart by leveraging Last week, Facebook announced an networking giant will look to COVID-19 scare, it said. sowing of kharif ry include Our Foods, Agri allotment of 10,000 WhatsApp's communication investment of USD 5.7 billion use WhatsApp for delivering There are about 450 active Bazaar, Star Agri, Arya unsecured, rated, listed, and payments platform. goods from local neighbor- agri-startups in India. Many of crops Collateral, Ecozen, Origo, it redeemable, NCDs of face Last week, Facebook (Rs 43,574 crore) in Jio Platforms hood Kirana stores to con- them are already working to added. For smooth operation of value Rs 10,00,000 each, for announced an investment of sumers before expanding col- solve the problems at hand, it kharif sowing, the study said cash aggregating to Rs 1,000 USD 5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 laboration in education and added. kitchens and even direct to con- startups such as Agrostar, crore, to identified investors crore) in Jio Platforms. to a "long-term growth prior- create a much better shopping healthcare sector. According to the study, agri- sumers. BigHaat, Behtar Zindagi, on private placement basis..." "All the products and tech- ity in India even in the midst and commerce experience," "In the very near future, tech startup companies have Startups working in this area Unnati, Gramophone, the company said in a BSE nology that we're building to of a troubled global economy". he said. Zuckerberg said the JioMart, Jio's digital new com- grown 25 per cent year-on-year. include Ninjacart, Jumbotail, Freshokartz, AgriBolo, DeHaat, filing. It said the issue enable that partnership (with Zuckerberg pointed out that focus is on helping small busi- merce platform, and They have received venture Bigbasket, ShopKirana, Bharat Rohan, and Bharat Agr consisted of two series -- Jio) are going to be things that the largest Facebook and nesses have a presence on all of WhatsApp will empower near- capital funding of USD 545 mil- SuperZop, WayCool, are offering solutions to opti- Series A and Series B of 5,000 we want to do around the WhatsApp users in the world the apps -- Facebook, ly 3 crore small Indian kirana lion since 2014. out of this, USD MeraKisan, Kamatan, DeHaat, mise the use of agricultural NCDs each. While Series A world. So, we're excited about are in India. Instagram, WhatsApp, and FB shops to digitally transact with 330 million came in 2019. KrishiHub, Agrowave, Loop, inputs and enable delivery to had a floating coupon rate of working with them to drive "We think that there is an Messenger -- so that they can every customer in their neigh- Highlighting agri-tech solu- Crofarm, FreshoKartz, farmers. 7.85 per cent per annum, the this vision forward and then especially important opportu- communicate organically with bourhood. This means all of tions, the study said agri-star- Agribolo, Himkara, Kisan Agri-startups are trying to other Series had a fixed extending it everywhere over nity to serve small businesses people and then, increasingly you can order and get faster tups can provide aggregation Network. build business models to reach coupon rate of 7.95 per cent. the coming months and years," and enable commerce there do things that can help them delivery of day-to-day items, and distribution of farm pro- To provide quality assaying out to farmers directly both An amount of Rs 500 crore Zuckerberg said during an over the long term. By bring- drive transactions. from nearby local shops. At the duce from point of collection to of agricultural commodities, online as well as through offline was raised in each series. The investor call. ing together JioMart, which is "There are millions of small same time, small kiranas can consumption centres. startups like Intellolabs, presence in the villages. Such NCDs are proposed to be He added that the company's Jio's small business initiative to businesses and shops across grow their businesses and cre- Many startups are trying to Agricxlab, Zense, Raav Tech, startups can play a pivotal role listed on the BSE's Wholesale strong balance sheet proved to connect millions of shops India, and they (JioMart) want ate new employment opportu- connect farmers with buyers, Occipital, Amvicube and in making sure that farmers get Debt Market Segment. Shares be an "important asset" this across India with WhatsApp, to try to help get them on to a nities using digital technolo- including retailers, e-com- Nanopix are attempting to solve desired inputs in a timely man- of Tata Steel were trading at quarter, enabling it to commit we think that we're going to single network that you'll be gies," Ambani had said. merce, processors, cloud the problem of standardisation ner, it said. Rs 295 apiece, up 4.42 per cent on the BSE. With 7.45L followers, Over 3.25 lakh Sensex soars 997 pts; Nifty Just Dial Board RBI most popular people using gives nod to Rs Janaushadhi tops 9,850 mark 220-cr buyback on Twitter Sugam app PNS n MUMBAI offer PNS n MUMBAI Taking its rising streak to the PNS n NEW DELHI HC refuses to stay PNS n NEW DELHI fourth straight session, equity MCX decision to The Reserve Bank of India is benchmark Sensex rallied 997 Just Dial on Thursday said its not the most powerful in The government on points on Thursday led by board has approved a propos- settle crude oil terms of monetary fire power Thursday said over 3.25 lakh gains in energy, IT and bank- al to buy back shares worth futures contracts like its peers in the US and people are using ing stocks as positive cues up to Rs 220 crore. In a reg- Europe but when it comes to 'Janaushadhi Sugam' mobile from global markets enthused ulatory filing, the company New Delhi: The Delhi High popularity, the monetary app to access the nearby domestic investors. Short cov- said the Board has cleared a Court has refused to stay the authority is the most followed Janaushadhi Kendra amid ering due to expiry of April proposal to buy back up to decision of Multi Commodity on Twitter. Since March 2019, the count the nationwide lockdown due series F&O contracts added to 31,42,857 equity shares at a Exchange of India (MCX) to settle crude oil futures With the microblogging site of followers has more than to the COVID-19 pandem- the momentum, traders said. maximum price of Rs 700 per contracts at a negative price of emerging as a key platform for doubled from just about ic. This app also allows peo- After surging 1,167 points share for an aggregate maxi- Rs 2,884 per barrel. The high information dissemination, 3,42,000 to over 7,50,000 to ple to search the availability during the day, the 30-share mum amount of Rs 220 crore. court, however, issued notices many central banks are active data, the official said. of affordable generic medi- index settled 997.46 points or It added that the maxi- and sought responses of the on Twitter, especially in these The RBI created its Twitter cines along with their price 3.05 per cent higher at lifting the lockdown, said International oil benchmark mum number of shares pro- Securities exchange Board of times of economic uncertain- account in January 2012. at the nearby Janaushadhi 33,717.62. It hit an intra-day Sanjeev Zarbade, VP PCG Brent crude futures rallied 9 posed to be bought back India (SEBI), MCX and MCX ties amid the coronavirus pan- Closely behind RBI is the Kendra, the Ministry of high of 33,887.25. Similarly, the Research, Kotak Securities. per cent to USD 26.40 per bar- may increase in case the Clearing Corporation Ltd on a demic. Bank Indonesia, the central Chemicals and Fertilizers NSE Nifty soared 306.55 "Reports of encouraging results rel. actual price of the offer is less petition by an investor The 85-year-old RBI and its bank of the East Asian nation, said in a statement. points, or 3.21 per cent, to about Gilead's drug in treating Further, rising buzz of than the maximum price of challenging the MCX April 21 Governor Shaktikanta Das with 7.15 lakh followers. At the The app has been devel- 9,859.90. ONGC was the top COVID-19 as well as starting another stimulus package by the buyback. "...however in circular. The court asked the have separate Twitter third spot is Banco de Mexico oped by the Bureau of gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- of human trials on a vaccine the government, focussed on any case, it will not be more authorities to file their accounts. -- the apex bank of Mexico -- Pharma PSUs of India lying over 13 per cent, followed also fuelled the rally," he said. industries, kept investor senti- than 25 per cent of paid up responses within four weeks An analysis of official with 7.11 lakh followers on the (BPPI), it added. by HCL Tech, Hero MotoCorp, Top US epidemiologist ment positive, traders said. equity share capital and free and listed the matter for June Twitter accounts of major cen- microblogging site. Pradhan Mantri NTPC, TCS, M&M, Infosys Anthony Fauci said that Gilead On the currency front, the reserves of the company in 24. The order, passed on April tral banks shows that RBI has RBI also created a Twitter Bharatiya Janaushadhi and Maruti. Shares of Reliance Science's remdesivir "has a rupee surged 57 paise to pro- terms of the Securities and 27, was made available on the the maximum number of fol- account 'RBI Says' and also Pariyojna (PMBJP) has been Industries and Tech Mahindra clear-cut, significant, positive visionally close at 75.09 against Exchange Board of India court's website on Thursday. lowers. started a Facebook page with providing over 900 quality climbed around 3 per cent effect in diminishing the time the US dollar. (Buy Back of Securities) The plea said the circular had As of Thursday morning, the same name in early April. generic-medicines and 154 ahead of their earnings to recovery". Meanwhile, global tally of Regulations, 2018," it said. As fixed the due date rate of RBI's Twitter handle has 7.45 At that time, it also launched surgical equipment and con- announcements, while HUL Bourses in Shanghai and coronavirus infections climbed on April 24, 2020, promoters crude oil futures contracts, lakh followers. On April 20 a safety campaign advising sumables at affordable prices settled in the red. Tokyo ended with significant to 31.93 lakh, with around 2.27 held 33.44 per cent stake in which have expired on April alone, the handle saw 1.31 lakh people to remain healthy and to the people, the statement Sun Pharma, IndusInd Bank gains, while those in Hong lakh deaths. Just Dial, while the rest was 20 this year at Rs (-) 2,884 new followers, according to an safe by not going to bank said. Currently, more than and Asian Paints too closed Kong and Seoul were closed The death toll due to the public shareholding. per barrel and it is official with the central bank, branches as the nation was put 6,300 Janaushadhi Kendras with losses. Most major glob- for a holiday. COVID-19 in India rose to Shares of Just Dial were unprecedented and against the who attributes the massive under a lockdown to help are functioning across the al markets have rallied in the However, stock indices in 1,074 and the number of cases trading at Rs 410.95 apiece, contours of law and rules of spike to an ongoing cam- contain the spread of coron- nation covering 726 districts, current week as several coun- Europe were trading on a tepid climbed to 33,050, according to up 5.43 per cent from the MCX. paign. avirus infections. it added. tries have started to talk about note in early deals. the union health ministry. previous close, on the BSE. Cadila Nokia profit up; sales dip with ‘Many consider banking India Inc staring at 15 pc profit Healthcare to as most essential service’ erosion, 10 pc revenue decline sell 49 pc stake coronavirus supply issues in WHPL PNS n Helsinki said Nokia didn't see a decline PNS n MUMBAI Banking was followed by PNS n MUMBAI may fall to zero if the lock- in demand in the first quarter the online home repairs, down continues. Its chief econ- PNS n NEW DELHI Finnish telecom equipment but noted that as the coronavirus Majority of urban Indians which was considered to be India Inc is staring at a bleak omist Dharmakirti Joshi said maker Nokia has reported situation develops “an increase consider banking and online crucial during this time by and forgettable fiscal year up to 4 per cent of the GDP Drug firm Cadila Healthcare improved first quarter profit in supply and delivery challenges home repairs as important around three-quarters (74 per FY21, which is likely to see a will be lost permanently as a on Thursday said it has signed but said the COVID-19 pan- in a number of countries is pos- essential service during the cent) of respondents. The 10 per cent fall in revenues and result of the crisis, which will a definitive pact to sell its 49 per demic dented sales by around sible and some customers may lockdown, even as nearly onset of summer and the need at least 15 per cent erosion in lead to scores getting unem- cent stake in Windlas EUR200 million (USD 218 mil- re-assess their spending plans.” three-quarter of respondents for AC and fridge servicing profits due to the COVID-19 ployed. He said the fiscal sup- Healthcare to Windlas Biotech lion) mainly due to supply issues Nokia is one of three main said they are satisfied with the could be the reason for plac- pandemic, domestic ratings At present, the country is port worth Rs 1.7 lakh crore for Rs 99.44 crore. The compa- associated with disruptions in providers of the ultra-fast, new- available essential services, ing greater importance on agency Crisil said on Thursday. under a 40-day lockdown till announced till now is inade- ny's board has approved and China. The company based in generation 5G networks along says a survey. According to a this need, the survey noted. Loan servicing can become May 3, and there are indica- quate to fight the crisis. signed the agreement for sale Espoo, Finland, reported China's Huawei and Sweden's survey by market research Interestingly, the survey said difficult as a result of the trou- tions of it being gradually Crisil expects a doubling of of 2,31,33,717 equity shares of Thursday net profit of 33 mil- Ericsson. Suri said Nokia and data company YouGov, many people considered news- bles, its research wing said, withdrawn. the stimulus to Rs 3.5 lakh Rs 10 each fully paid-up capi- lion euros for the January- expected the COVID-2 nine in 10 urban Indians (89 papers and magazines as well estimating banks' non-per- Crisil estimated one month crore with a focus on the tal, representing 49 per cent of March period, in compar- impact into its operations to per cent) picked banks as the as pet stores to be of higher forming assets (NPAs) to rise of the lockdown to shave off 3 industries segment in the sec- the total paid-up share capital ison to a loss of 116 million be largest in the second most essential service during importance (61 per cent each) by up to 2 percentage points to percentage points from the ond phase. Apart from the of Windlas Healthcare Pvt Ltd euros the previous year. quarter, noting that “our the lockdown from a list of in the current scenario than 11.5 per cent, and credit gross domestic product (GDP) spending measures, there can (WHPL), to Windlas Biotech Sales were down 2 per cent industry is fairly resilient to businesses providing non- the availability of alcohol and growth to slow down to 2 per and warned that its base case be others like loan guarantees Pvt Ltd, Cadila Healthcare said at 4.9 billion euros. the crisis, although not essential goods and services. cigarettes. cent. of 1.8 per cent growth for FY21 also, it said. in a filing to the BSE. CEO Rajeev Suri immune.” COVID-19: RBI grants more time Many to lead ‘immediate' travel post lockdown n PNS MUMBAI The second phase of the nationwide to banks to file regulatory returns Young professionals will lead lockdown to contain COVID-19 the first phase of 'immediate PNS n MUMBAI demic, it has been decided to and essential travel' once the infections is scheduled to end on May 3 extend the timelines for their lockdown restrictions are The RBI on Thursday permit- submission," the Reserve Bank relaxed, a survey has revealed. ted banks to file regulatory of India said in a circular. The second phase of the prise millennials or working safer and also work closely with returns with a delay of up to 30 Accordingly, all regulatory nationwide lockdown to con- professionals within the age our partners to ensure that days from the due date as sev- returns required to be submit- tain COVID-19 infections is group of 25 to 35 years. together, we are ready to eral entities face difficulties in ted by such entities to the scheduled to end on May 3. "In these uncertain times, we address concerns and meet timely submission in view of Department of Regulation can While many are willing to are closely gauging customer customer expectations," the disruptions on account of be submitted with a delay of up stay put for the next few sentiment to better understand MakeMyTrip Group Chief the coronavirus outbreak. to 30 days from the due date. months until the situation what travel would look like Marketing Officer Sunil Suresh The central bank has listed ing shares)', 'PSU investment "The extension will be improves, 25 per cent of the once restrictions ease. While said. As people anticipate what 18 regulatory returns which statement' and 'return on large applicable to regulatory returns 'young Indian workforce' have travel will take a while to nor- post COVID-19 world will banks and All India Financial exposure'. required to be submitted upto shown a strong sentiment malize, our survey helps us look like, travellers will be Institutions can submit with a "In order to mitigate the dif- June 30, 2020," it said. towards travel immediately to travel company MakeMyTrip between April 1-15 among understand specific customer seen shifting towards con- delay of a maximum 30 days. ficulties in timely submission However, the entities that return home or to their work has found. 1,500 respondents between the needs and concerns. scious travel with people prior- These include 'payment of of various regulatory returns, are in a position to submit the city, visit friends and family, for The survey was commis- age group of 18 to 55 years. "This will help us do all we itizing social distancing and dividend', 'statement of share- in view of disruptions on returns earlier may continue to business and for medical pur- sioned by MakeMyTrip's Most people who are willing can to help make our cus- high safety standards, the sur- holding (Restrictions on hold- account of COVID-19 pan- do so. poses, the survey by online Consumer Insights team to travel immediately com- tomers' journeys easier and vey said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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1,200 sharing residents. platform. The plat- R Rajeshwari Iyer, who form according to the conceived the idea along with founder of the startup, Rama fellow residents at Vertex Prime Narayana Reddy Malay, was devel- Apartment, says, “Every episode oped as an outcome of Lockdown LOCKDOWN (every day) has eight singers sing Research by the Startup located in ered their favourite songs or showcase Cyber Towers in Hyderabad. safe. their artistic talent. Their perfor- “Webkonf Meetings is India’s Many peo- ven mances are recorded in their answer to platforms such as Zoom, ple in the twin thou homes. Then they share those GoToMeeting, RingCentral Video, cities of gh videos to the coordinator, who pre- TeamViewer, Skype, Join.me, Hyderabad prefer con- sents them in a sequence with an Google Hangouts, Adobe Connect, Virtual Consultation fined emcee giving briefing every partic- CiscoWebex, Amazon Chime, for non-life threaten- innovations! within fourE walls, there ipant, performance, and entertain- Event Centre. What started as an ing illnesses. is no stopping netizens’ ing the audience. Every episode effort to create a web platform dur- Telemedicine is now the creativity. The lockdown features 8 singers, artists, amateurs, ing the lockdown resulted in the new order of treatment. has paved way for many to bathroom singers. All the videos product,” shares Ram Malay. A WhatsApp group creat- come out with creative ideas, are collaged into a one hour cap- “This platform provides one of ed by G. Deshya Nayak, develop new products, utili- sule and posted on the YouTube the easiest methods to host a con- Tahsildar of Munugodu ties, and some even have Channel of Vertex Apartment.” ference call, it has screen sharing Mandal is also noteworthy. improved their existing prod- “This is the best way to beat capabilities. Meetings can be ‘Helping Hands’ the newly cre- ucts or idea. COVID-19 has lockdown blues. Though the per- recorded. It has whiteboard capa- ated WhatsApp group to help given people enough time to formers are residents, bilities, instant messaging, collabo- people in need, has received think, research, and come out the outsiders too rative document editing are some around Rs 7 lakh from various with new solutions. can watch of the salient features he explained. donors. The group was specially A residential community in It offers web-based audio, video, created to help 112 poor families. Nizampet in Hyderabad has come and screen sharing solution for Another Hyderabad’s techie up with a unique idea of meetings and conferences,” he developed an app to help achieve “e-Concert”. The adds. social distance. The app, according community Freemasons of Telangana are to its creator, Vijayanand Reddy, which planning a virtual get-together of will help reduce the chance of con- their 1,000 plus members this tracting the virus while waiting in week, to talk about random things the queue. and have fun. With so many creative ideas “Through the e-Get-Together, and innovative products, one ‘Hello Brother’, our members thing is certain: that people are can share a joke, present a using the lockdown as an recitation, perform a magic opportunity to hone their act, play an instrument, sing thinking to come up with With the extension of lockdown, netizens are a song, take us a virtual tour solutions to problems. Let’s of their house, can intro- hope we also soon find the getting creative and are coming up innovative duce their family members, cure to wipe away the pan- they can show their garden say demic. ideas such as hosting ‘eConcerts', virtual get- the three ARGMs. We can’t gather, and but, we can still be together. This comment on will be a delightful time for many WITH togethers', virtual doctor consultations, innovativeYouTube. This will souls with their smartphones, wife, SO MANY give amateur artists the and friends. Lockdown is better web conferenceinto charity tools, groups, WhatsApp andmuch-needed the groups list is exposure, turningendless who can with company,” says Madan CREATIVE IDEAS AND has further their talent, hobby, and Mohan Lal, Madduleti G and D INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS, ONE 280 flats, passion,” she adds. Ramchandram, Assistant houses Lockdown also opened up Regional Grand THING IS CERTAIN: THAT over avenues to many. A Hyderabad- Masters(ARGMs) of based startup, Soniks Consulting Freemasons of Telangana. PEOPLE ARE USING THE has come up with “Webkonf Virtual doctor consultations LOCKDOWN AS AN Meetings”, India’s first Web have become the new norm Video Conferencing as personal visits are OPPORTUNITY TO HONE THEIR and Screen not consid- THINKING TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS 10 special Vijayawada Friday May 1 2020 EMBODIMENT OF A HOPELESS ROMANTIC SENDING LOVE From sending LETTERS TO NEETU.... RISHI KAPOOR'S FEW DHAMAKA MOVIES ! love letters to Rishi Kapoor, a third generation n BOBBY (1973) actor from the Raj Kapoor ‘khaan- Neetu, to a self daan’, known for his witty and Casted opposite Dimple romanticised nature breathed his Kapadia, Bobby was a proclaimed last on Thursday. His amorous per- sweet teenage love story sonality on screen was the reason that gave us some of the alcohol Neetu Kapoor fell head over heels best songs, establishing in love with him. His personality Rishi as a romantic hero. aficionado, Rishi was a mixture of high stake drama amid media and paparazzi to a Kapoor led a ball pinch of sweetness with his chil- n KARZ (1980) dren Ranbir and Riddhima Kapoor. Karz is known for his of a life. An He channelised his inner romanti- goofy self on screen and cism from reel to real and used to romance with Tina Munin! send love letters to his wife in their It stands out for his double amazing sense of earlier shooting days while she was in J&K expressing how he’s unable role theme. humour, full of to concentrate on movies without her presence. A life full of sweet, n DO DOONI CHAR (2010) sarcasm, he was action and witty instances, his fami- Rishi Kapoor and Neetu ly played an important role in his Kapoor starred in this the foreman of life story always. comedy-drama about a Tell us what Neetu means to him, teacher who tries hard to Twitter. Read on Rishi earlier in an interview said, “Whatever I am in life, apart from keep his family happy, to know more my mother, is because of Neetu — despite facing financial my work, my being, my family crunch. An iconic movie about the real bonds, I owe it all to her. She has that’s the him regularly stand- with any common man been the only inspiration behind greatest weapon any performer can ing in never ending can relate to. chocolate boy and my goals and she made me reach have”, said Rishi Kapoor. The leg- queues to catch a RISHI KAPOOR: them. She’s the reason behind my endary trouper always reminisced glimpse of him. mental stability. For an actor to his father as his biggest support and Middle-aged women n AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY a sassy remain sane, the ambience at home strength sharing a really cool bond used to still go crazy (1977) has to be peaceful. I value the way with him in regards to Rishi’s love for him as he was that This movie focussed on the quintessential she has groomed my kids and her interests as well keeping the dignity sassy quintessential three brothers who are unstinting love towards my family and a leverage of respect intact. A man of cinema. On the separated in their childhood man of Indian — especially my mother.” sentimental duo of father and son, contrary, he was a little they communicated affection in a temperamental as well. & adopted by three different cinema.... very low key manner. Ever since He was often seen ranti- families of diverse faiths. RAJ KAPOOR, THE HERO OF Amitabh, Rishi & Vinod as RISHI KAPOOR’S LIFE Rishi Kapoor stepped into this ng out at mediapersons world, he always looked at his father with his outspoken the main leads, the movie The bond that a father and a son for inspiration and dreamt of nature. He shared a love- was a trendsetter! share is unique and unrivalled to all becoming like him someday. hate relationship with the the other bonds they might share According to sources, Raj Kapoor papz we suppose! n with others. A father is his son’s first always wanted his darling son to don’t let alcohol CHANDNI (1989) hero and so was Raj Kapoor, the take forth the legacy of “Kapoor affect my looks on screen. If it’s said A romantic drama with MAN BEHIND BOBBY Sridevi as a young champion of Rishi’s life. Raj Kapoor Khandan” and that’s why every lau- COLLAR SHIRTS..... that I have become fat due to alco- used to direct his son and they rel he was bringing home used to hol, then I don’t buy that. It’s in my sparkling lady stuck together changed the way lip-sync light up his father with a bright All shirts stitched in the ’70s had genes…I work with a lot of dedica- between two admirers of was done in the late 70’s by giving smile and happiness in his heart. one thing in common — the Bobby tion and I drink to unwind. People that league namely Rishi him instructions to sing all the songs collar. That’s the kind of fashion say that I’ve been very loyal to Kapoor & Vinod Khanna, it loudly. Like the doctor’s child who is FOREMAN OF TWITTER.... influence Rishi Kapoor had on his Neetu. That’s because I chose wine familiar with medical jargon and the audience that lasted for almost a over women!” became iconic for it’s policeman’s kids who can distinguish The veteran actor was also known decade. Everyone walked to their He also admitted on many occa- super elite lifestyle between “handcuff” and “handker- for giving befitting replies to his nearest tailor saying ‘I want a Bobby sions that he used to have cheat projected in it. chief”, Rishi Kapoor understood the Twitter followers. He was an active collar on this new shirt of mine’. meals outside as he doesn’t get the pleasures, peculiarities and pitfalls of user of the most widely used plat- When songs like Main Shayar Toh kind of food he wants at home. show business very early. Rishi form and was recently seen exchang- Nahi, Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Kapoor in one of his earlier inter- ing numerous tweets in support of Bandh Ho, and the likes played in views explained what his father told PM Modi’s lockdown decision apart theatres, one could barely get to lis- BIDDING SILENT him about his acting. “You talk with from the desire to let liquor shops ten to the lyrics, thanks to the loud GOODBYES your eyes, you speak with your eyes open because alcohol could have clapping and cheering. Raj Kapoor’s and been termed as his significant other efforts to introduce Rishi as a The year 2020 has many calling it too! An amazing sense of humour, ‘romantic hero’ proved successful. a nightmare. It began with the full of sarcasm, he was the foreman One could say his first film was Coronavirus pandemic and now we of Twitter. Internet was indeed houseful because of this curiosity, saw two of Bollywood’s biggest stars, bringing the best out of him for but his second and third films too, Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor, leave his fans to know more about his were sold out, proving he drew us this week. personality leaving them in splits crowds with his acting and charm. What’s saddening is the timing of of laughter. He was all out there, With the star no more, our hearts their death. Their funerals have been n SAAGAR (1985) be it controversies or taking a have an unknown feeling of deep calm and a low-key affair due to the A movie rich in sacrifice, stance on a particular topic. despair. lockdown called as a result of the His last message on Twitter COVID-19 pandemic. What love, clash between elitist was about how India should would’ve otherwise had hoards of & the poor over a fishery HIS LOVE FOR business Saagar is unitedly fight the coronavirus WINE AND FOOD... fans thronging their homes and car- war. rying these legends to their funerals remembered for Rishi “An appeal folded hands to We all know how much Rishi burial, saw a quiet family mourning Kapoor's excellent acting. all brothers and sisters from all loves his alcohol and food and the their way to the burial ground and With a twist of a love social status and faiths. Please kind of lifestyle he maintains. Many crematorium. don’t resort to violence, even had a problem with it. But the While Irrfan Khan was buried at triangle between Dimple, stone throwing or lynch- actor never cared. In fact, he used Mumbai’s Versova Kabrastaan, the Rishi & Kamal Hassan the ing. Doctors, nurses, to defend himself saying, “I don’t mortal remains of Rishi Kapoor movie is known for its medics, policemen know why people make an issue were taken directly to crematorium melodramatic venture. etc..are endangering of my drinking. I am in Marine Lines Chandanwadi, close their lives to save you. fond of the to HN Reliance Foundation n MULK (1982) We have to win this good life and Hospital, where he breathed his last. Coronavirus war together. as long as it Mumbai Police have reportedly Mulk is known to be Rishi Please. Jai Hind!,” he had doesn’t get into requested the actor’s family not to Kapoor’s toughest film as tweeted on April 2 after my professional take his mortal remains home owi- an actor depicting him as the reports of violence life, it’s fine. I ng to the lockdown. The family had somebody who’s trapped against the medics sur- don’t drink on specifically requested fans and well- in a dark islamophobia faced. the sets. I wishers to respect the lockdown and controversy with Tapsee The original romantic not gather to pay tributes. hero Rishi’s stardom (Inputs from Pannu fighting for his was enormous. K Ramya Sree, Rachel rights! Mulk standing Fans came Dammala and against the prevailing out to Shikha Duggal) islamophobia culture, see Rishi stands as a courageous citizen against politicians peddling communal strategies.

n PREM ROG (2018) Known for Raj Kapoor’s unique way of storytelling & Rishi Kapoor’s bold role, Prem Rog revolves around glorifying remarriages of widows with Padmini Kolapure as the lead actress!

n NAGINA (1986) Super hit movie Nagina starring Sridevi & Rishi Kapoor is still a celebrated movie for his famous naagin dance! A film full of fantasies was successful in commercialising Hindi cinema thereafter. VIJAYAWADA | FRIDAY | MAY 1, 2020 sport 11

Every game I played Labuschagne earns CA central contract for CSK gave me Burns, Agar, Wade too rewarded for their performances; Khawaja, Handscomb, Stoinis & Shaun Marsh out goosebumps: Tahir PTI n CHENNAI PTI n MELBOURNE eteran South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir enior batsmen Usman Warner against saliva-ban Vsaid every time he turned up for Chennai Khawaja and Shaun Marsh Super Kings it gave him goosebumps and the fam- Smissed out but the fast-rising for shining ball ily atmosphere in the IPL team is something which Marnus Labuschagne and Joe he has never got anywhere else. Burns were rewarded for their MELBOURNE (PTI): Australian “Every game I played for CSK gave me goose- performances in Cricket opener David Warner does not see bumps, a really special feeling about it...We play Australia’s annual player con- the need to abolish the use of sali- so well as a team,” he was quoted as saying on the tracts announced on Thursday. va to shine the ball when cricket CSK website. The list, which has come later resumes in the post Covid-19 “We just try to play as hard as we can and win than scheduled, features six new world as he feels it is no more or as many games as possible for CSK, enjoy each faces for the 2020-21 season — no less risky than sharing the other’s success and that’s what makes Chennai such Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar, change room with fellow players. a special team,” he said about the three-time IPL Burns, Labuschagne, Kane “You’re sharing change rooms winner. Richardson and Matthew Wade to and you’re sharing everything Tahir, who joined the Mahendra Singh the list. else, I don’t see why you have to Dhoni-led team in 2018, said the day he put on “Marnus’ rise has been mete- change that,” Warner told the CSK cap was one of the special moments of oric and well-documented, Joe has cricket.Com.Au. his life. been a good Test match player, “It’s been going around for David Warner during nets session CA “The day I put on the Chennai Super Kings Ashton Agar’s form in T20 hundreds of years now, I can’t cap was one of the special moments of my life. I Internationals has been exception- recall anyone that’s got sick by Shaun Tait believes it is important never knew I was going to be around special peo- al, while Kane Richardson has doing that. If you’re going to con- to be open about changes and the ple and (be part) of a special squad,” he added. been outstanding in the 20-over tract a bug, I don’t think it’d nec- use of saliva could become a thing The 41-year old South African, winner of the and one-day games,” Chief selec- essarily be just from that. of the past. purple cap (prize for highest wicket-taker in IPL) tor Trevor Hohns said in a state- “I’m not too sure but it’s not “I’ve never been a huge fan of in 2019 season, said the family atmosphere in the ment. (Left to right): Australian Test cricketers Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns cricket.com.au/Twitter my place to comment on whether the saliva on the ball, it’s not very team makes it special. Labuschagne has risen to No or not we should or shouldn’t (use nice really,” Tait said. “It’s a family really, and I never really felt that 3 in ICC rankings after making Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Marsh’s inclusion, Hohns said: initial contract list, can be upgrad- saliva to shine the ball). It’s up to “We have to open to some in any other franchise anywhere. It’s very special, Test debut for Australia in 2018. Nathan Coulter-Nile, Marcus “After missing the list last year ed during the year by accruing 12 the ICC and the governing bod- possible changes there.” The sub- not just to me but close to my In 14 Tests he has played, Harris, and Shaun Marsh were Mitch Marsh’s recent form showed upgrade points with Tests worth ies to decide.” ject of legalisation of ball tamper- family’s heart as well. My Labuschagne averages over 63 also not included as Cricket he has a lot of international crick- five points, ODIs two points and However, former fast bowler ing has led to divided opinions. son always sings the CSK and has accumulated 1459 runs. Australia named 20 players in its et ahead of him as a batting all- T20s one point for men. song when he is at the Burns averages over 50 in new centrally-contracted list. rounder. “...There are always plenty of unlucky omissions but, however, women’s list having not played for ground and when I am both Tests and ODIs. “Matthew Wade’s summer “Mitch proved this with his opportunities for those who have because you are not on the list does the national side since 2017. playing for Chennai. He The 33-year-old Khawaja, showed he is not only a tough but man of the match performance missed out to be re-selected by not mean you cannot be selected Fast-bowling all-rounder just loves it,” Tahir added. who missed out for the first time a good Test player for us. His form against New Zealand at the SCG performing consistently at domes- to represent Australia,” he added. McGrath and young guns Tayla The veteran leggie in five years, didn’t feature in any extended into white ball cricket in the last game Australia played tic level; and importantly to make National selectors also named Vlaeminck and Annabel also fondly remembered Test for Australia since losing his late in the summer, earning him and a five-wicket haul in the last the most of any opportunity that 15 women who will be contract- Sutherland are the new faces on the open-top bus place after the third Test against well deserved call-ups to the one- Test match he played on the comes their way at international ed for the next 12 months with the women’s list, while Nicole parade in the run-up England in August last year. day and T20 Australian squads.” Ashes tour.” level,” Hohns said. South Australian Tahlia McGrath Bolton, Elyse Villani and Erin to the 2018 season, Besides Khawaja, Peter Talking about Mitchell Players, who miss out on the “As is always the case there are being a surprise addition on the Burns have missed out. when the franchise returned after a two- year ban from IPL. “Unreal to see the support the fans gave Moeen eager for ‘fresh start’ after ending Test exile No Olympic qualifiers us, it was amazing, something that I’d AFP n LONDON never witnessed in 2020: World Archery before in my life. oeen Ali is keen to make a “fresh start” Hundred postponed to 2021 Grateful to Mand regain his place in England’s Test PTI n NEW DELHI before Thursday also said no new everyone side after ending his self-imposed exile from LONDON: English cricket’s controversial over until next year. “The situation we find decision to imple- event will be who sup- the five-day game. new Hundred competition has been ourselves in as a country means that he World Archery on ment it till August announced with less ports The off-spinning all-rounder was delayed until 2021 because of the coron- delivery of the Hundred will not be possi- TThursday decided not to 31. than two months CSK,” he dropped by England following a poor dis- avirus pandemic, cricket chiefs announced ble this summer,” ECB chief executive Tom hold any Olympic qualifying The world body notice. said. play in last year’s Ashes opener and then lost on Thursday. Harrison in a statement. event this year in view of the his England central contract. The new 100-balls-per-side format, to “Whilst we are naturally disappointed Covid-19 pandemic and also Moeen then decided to take a break be played by eight franchises rather than that we won’t get to realise our ambitions freezed the world rankings. from Test cricket that saw him miss series the established 18 first-class counties, this year, the Hundred will go ahead in 2021 The world body also Legendary footballer Chuni Goswami no more in New Zealand and South Africa. had been due to start in July. when we are safely able to deliver every- extended the suspension of all He also made himself unavailable for But with the English season delayed thing we intended to help grow the game.” international competitions till PTI n KOLKATA visor was not able to attend to this year’s tour of Sri Lanka, cut short before until at least July 1 and matches after The ECB's statement said playing the the end of August. It, however, him regularly, forcing his wife the internationals by the coronavirus, that likely to be played behind Hundred behind closed doors was not an is hoping to start competi- ubimal Chuni Goswami, Basanti to administer the med- even though he’d taken 18 wickets at an closed doors, the England and option because an event with no fans tions (not Olympic qualifiers) Sone of India’s sporting giants icine. impressive average of 24.5 during Wales Cricket Board has “directly contradicts the competition’s goal before the end of the year. who captained the 1962 Asian The former striker played England’s last visit to the island 18 decided to hold the Hundred to attract a broader audience”. AFP Accordingly, a draft calen- Games Gold-winning football 50 international matches, 36 of months ago. But now, with 181 wick- dar for the last few months of team and also played first- them official, between 1956 ets in 60 Tests behind him, Moeen is cricket now. I still back cricket and I just almost had a fresh start and the year has been prepared. class cricket, died here on and 1964, including the 1960 ready to fight for his place in Joe Root’s myself to get back into the that’s hopefully what has happened over the “No further Olympic qual- Thursday after suffering a car- Olympics in Rome. He netted XI once again despite the competition side at some stage.” last year or so, it’s probably made me a bet- ification events will take place diac arrest. 13 goals during his internation- from the likes of fellow spinners Jack Moeen, 32, had previ- ter bowler. It’s put me in a better mindset. in 2020. They will be scheduled The versatile sports veter- Subimal Chuni Goswami IFT/Twitter al career. Leach and Dom Bess. ously spoken of how he felt “I don’t want to keep going on about it in 2021. The world rankings an was 82 and is survived by his During his cricket stint, he “For sure if I got the call he’d been made a scapegoat now, I just want to move forward and try will remain frozen,” the WA wife Basanti and son Sudipto. Goswami was also battling represented Bengal in 46 first- tomorrow to play I would for England defeats but he to enjoy my cricket again.” said in a statement. “He suffered a cardiac underlying ailments, including class games between 1962 and definitely put my hand stressed his mood was now Moeen, a member of England’s victo- The suspension of interna- arrest and died at the nursing sugar, and prostrate and nerve 1973. A right-handed middle up,” Moeen told reporters far more positive after a rious 2019 World Cup squad, continued to tional competition was up to home at around 5pm. He was problems. Goswami needed order batsman, Goswami could via video link. break from Test duty. play limited overs internationals during his April 30 initially but it was brought here for a routine insulin daily and due to the also bowl medium pace and “I will be available to play any “I absolutely love Test Test absence. extended to June 30 later, check-up,” Sudipto said. lockdown, his medical super- was a very good fielder. Football’s return ‘good Serie A will comply should Sania nominated for Govt end season, says chief PSG awarded Ligue 1 title Fed Cup Heart award for everyone’: Mourinho 2019-20 season is over,” said LFP NEW DELHI: Indian tennis star Sania AFP n ROME Pino said. president Nathalie Boy de la Tour, Mirza on Thursday became the first “Otherwise we will rigor- in a conference call with reporters. Indian to be nominated for the Fed Cup erie A “will comply” with ously comply, as we have Ruling out any possibility of Heart Award from the Asia/Oceania zone Sthe Italian government’s always done, with the following the lead of the along with Indonesia’s Priska Medelyn decision should it choose to Government’s decision. The Netherlands, who decided to void Nugrorho. Sania had recently made a end the current season due to (sports) ministry can be sure of their season without a champion, comeback to Fed Cup after four years. the coronavirus pandemic, the our constructive and collabo- relegation or promotion, the LFP With her 18-month son Izhaan pre- league’s president said on rative spirit.” said a final table was arranged on sent in the stands, Sania had helped India Thursday. Serie A, which has been the basis of average points per qualify for the Play-offs for the first time. Italy’s top flight, a majori- suspended since March 9 due game. “Stepping on to the court for the first ty of its clubs and the Italian to a pandemic, will hold an Ten rounds of matches time in India colours was a moment of Football Federation (FIGC) emergency general assembly remained when the campaign was pride for me, back in 2003. It has been have repeatedly insisted that on Friday and the possibility of halted, although PSG and an eighteen year long journey since they want to finish the 2019-20 the season being ended is like- Strasbourg both had a game in then and I feel extremely proud and priv- campaign but on Wednesday ly to be on the agenda follow- hand. ileged to have contributed to the success Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho Spurs/Twitter Minister of Sport Vincenzo ing Spadafora’s remarks. Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Jr celebrate with Ligue 1 trophy AP As a result, Marseille and of Indian tennis,” Sania was quoted as say- Spadafora said the chances of That’s despite FIGC presi- Rennes will go into the Champions ing. AFP n LONDON restarting were “increasingly dent Gabriele Gravina saying a AFP n PARIS The announcement by the League next season, while fourth- “The Fed Cup result at the narrow”. cancellation would be “the LFP comes after Prime Minister placed Lille will play in the Europa Asia/Oceania tournament last month is ottenham manager Jose Mourinho believes And Paolo Dal Pino in a death of Italian football” and rance’s football league declared Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday League. one of the greatest achievements of my Tbringing football back, even behind closed statement said that Serie A that he would “never sign for Fthe season over on Thursday, that “professional sports leagues, Toulouse and Amiens, the playing career. These are the moments an doors, would be a much-needed morale boost would maintain a “constructive the end of the championships”. with Paris Saint-Germain named notably football, cannot restart” bottom two, are condemned to rel- athlete plays for and I am grateful to the for fans starved of action during the coronavirus and collaborative” dialogue Gravina estimates that as Ligue 1 champions. because of the risks linked to the egation, with Lorient and Lens Fed Cup Heart Awards selection panel for crisis. with the Government after Italian football would suffer PSG led the table by 12 points pandemic. coming up from Ligue 2. this recognition,” added the 33-year-old. No Premier League games have been played weeks of hostility. losses of up to 800 million from Marseille when the season “There is no ambiguity about The identity of the other The winners of the Heart Awards will since March 9 due to the pandemic. “If it’s possible to do it euros ($870 million) in the was suspended in mid-March this declaration. We needed to European representatives depends be determined by online voting by fans England’s top-flight clubs are due to meet (restart) while respecting event of the season being can- because of the coronavirus out- make a final decision about this on whether the finals of the two which will go Live on May 1 and will go on Friday with Project Restart at the top of their health legislation, great,” Dal celled. break. season. We acknowledge that the domestic cups are ever played. on until May 8. PTI agenda. They will discuss how they can complete the season despite the logistical difficulties. “I miss football,” Mourinho told Sky Sports from the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, which has been transformed to house a testing centre. Pochettino ‘wants to manage Spurs’ again Bundesliga starts testing players “But I prefer to say I miss our world, like I think we all do. Football is just part of my world. AFP n LONDON should they complete a takeover, but Champions League.” AFP n BERLIN resume. But we have to be patient, this is a fight that we Pochettino could not disguise his Pochettino said he felt motivated The labour ministry, which all have to fight.” ormer Tottenham manager desire to return to north London at for his next job but still felt the pull of he German league con- has approved the plans, has Even if matches can return, they will be FMauricio Pochettino says some stage in his career. Tottenham. Tfirmed on Thursday that demanded each player be test- played behind closed doors for the foreseeable he wants to return to the The ex-Southampton boss, who The 48-year-old transformed clubs have started testing play- ed twice before clubs resume future to minimise the risk of spreading the virus. Premier League club one day to spent more than five years at Spurs’ fortunes after arriving from ers for the coronavirus as part team training, having so far Mourinho, though, believes players will still finish the job he started. Spurs, told BT Sport: “It was Southampton in 2014 but failed to win of plans for the Bundesliga to trained mainly in smaller be putting on a show for millions watching The Argentine left an amazing journey that a trophy. resume next month. groups. around the world. Spurs in November, six finished the way no one “Deep inside I want to go back Testing for the virus, which Players would be subject to “If we play the remaining nine matches this months after leading wanted it to finish. because the fans are so special. Maybe has so far claimed over 6,000 strict hygiene measures, includ- season it will be good for every one of us,” he them to the Champions “But deep in my heart in five years, maybe in 10 years, but lives in Germany, is a key ing testing for the virus every said. “It will be good for football, for the Premier League final, and has I am sure our paths will before I die I want to manage component in the plans to few days. League. been linked with cross again. From the Tottenham,” he said. restart the Bundesliga in stadi- German Chancellor “If we play football behind closed doors I’d Newcastle in recent day I left the club, my “I want to feel what it means to ums without spectators. Merkel is chairing a video con- like to think that football is never behind closed days. dream is to be back one win one title with Tottenham because The DFL confirmed that ference with the premiers of 16 doors. With cameras, it means that millions and Reports claim he is day and to try to finish the the fans are amazing, all the love we regular testing has begun in the Bayern Munich’s Thomas Müller FCB states with the Bundesliga set millions are watching. So if one day we walk into the main target of the work we didn’t finish. We received was amazing and that is a top two leagues amid hopes However, the league still to be discussed, but a final deci- this empty stadium, it will not be empty, not at Magpies’ prospective new were so close to winning the good opportunity to pay back all the matches could be played from needs the go-ahead from sion is only expected next all.” Saudi Arabian owners Premier League and love they showed us from day one.” as early as May 9 or May 16. Angela Merkel’s government to week. 12 tollywood Vijayawada Friday May 1 2020 Telugu industry pays DILSHAD POPULAR HAUNT tribute to Rishi Kapoor rominent members of the Telugu film industry took to social media to share an outpouring of grief following the death of PBollywood actor Rishi Kapoor. Popular star of films such as Bobby, Chandni, Love Aaj Kaal and Do Dooni Char, the Hindi veteran, aged 67, died in a hospital in Mumbai on Thursday. He fought a long battle with cancer and had spent much of last year in New York being FOR RISHI FANS IN HYD treated. While he hasn't ventured out of Hindi cinema in a career yderabad’s famous youth then. Bobby is about a crowd and somehow we have spanning 47 years, Rishi continued to command a large fan base theatre Dilshad has young couple’s love story who managed to get tickets. About 50 cutting across industries. great memories asso- runs away from home. The song students from my college had ciated with Rishi Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein is come to watch the movie on the Megastar Chiranjeevi, who is good friends H Kapoor and Kapoor heard everywhere. Most of the first day. Rishi Kapoor was an with Rishi, responded by tweeting, Khandaan in general. English movies used to release in inspiration for youth. Those days “Devastated to know Rishi Ji is no more. A Particularly, his movie Bobby Secunderabad area and Hindi and theatre life is gone now. We great friend , A great artiste, heartthrob of inspired many youth to fall in love. films used to release in Hyderabad have great memories with theatres millions. Carrier of a Great legacy. Feel so Most of the ’70s theatres like back then.” like Dilshad, Royal, Skyline and heartbroken at this loss. Farewell my friend Dilshad, Prabhat, Skyline are lost Sumit Sen, General Secretary, we watched most of the Hindi in time. These theatres were Hyderabad Bengali Samithi rec- films in these theatres.” #RishiKapoor. Rest in peace. (sic)”. known for airing Hindi movies. ollects, “I was in my intermediate — V Sateesh His movie, Chandni celebrated its when Bobby released. I watched Reddy Nandamuri Balakrishna wrote, “A big loss for silver jubilee at Maheshwari and the movie at Skyline Theatre in Indian Cinema. Deeply Saddened by the sudden Parameshwari theatre in Basheerbagh. There was a huge demise of two legendary actors #IrrfanKhan and Kacheguda. These theatres #RishiKapoor, They will always be remembered. arrived in ’80s and had My Heartfelt condolences to their families, May glitzy decor and architec- their souls rest in peace.” Rishi created ture. Even till date, many Hyderabadis remember Akkineni Nagarjuna posted, “You will watching those films at always be in our hearts dear Rishi ji and a style of his Maheshwari Parameshwari theatres. we will miss you.. deepest condolences to own: Pawan Senior journalist Gowri the family #RIPRishiKapoor (sic).” Shankar says, “I was in my ctor-politician Pawan Kalyan degree first year in 1973. Victory Venkatesh said that “Rishi Ji will said that barely a day after Dilshad at Sultan Bazaar always remain in our hearts" with that child- AIrrfan Khan passed away; it was known for screening like smile spreading joy. "It was always a was unfortunate to see Rishi Hindi movies at that time. learning experience whenever we met. Your Kapoor too leaving this world. We watched Rishi absence will be a big loss to our family as Stating that Indian cinema has lost Kapoor’s Bobby and it was well sir. Deepest condolences to the Kapoor a crowned jewel, Pawan went on to an inspiration for the family and friends in such testing times,” point out that the Hindi veteran Venky posted on his social media pages. established himself as a top hero with his very first film (Bobby) as a ALIA, KAREENA, SAIF, ABHISHEK Describing Rishi Kapoor as a complete male lead, thereby inspiring entertainer, Mahesh Babu noted, aspiring actors in the process. “Heartbreaking to hear about #RishiKapoor “Despite the presence of dad Raj ATTEND RISHI KAPOOR'S LAST RITES sir. Yet another irreplaceable loss in our world Kapoor and other heroes from the ARRAYMUMBAI: Alia Bhatt, of cinema... A complete entertainer and an family, he created a style of his Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali incredibly talented actor... A true legend. My own. And it's not exaggerating to Khan, Aadar Jain and Abhishek deepest condolences and strength to Ranbir say that it was emulated by youth Bachchan turned out to provide and his family. May his soul rest in peace (sic).” of those days. From acting to moral support and strength to dance, he left an indelible Ranbir Kapoor at his father, Jr NTR posted, “Heartbreaking!!! We lost the impression on his craft," Pawan veteran actor Rishi Kapoor's said in a statement, while offering supremely talented Irrfan Khan sir yesterday. funeral. The last rites were And now, the legendary Rishi Kapoor Saab! his condolences to Rishi's wife performed at around 4pm in the Neetu Kapoor, son Ranbir and This is a devastating loss for Indian Cinema city's Chandanwadi crematorium. (sic).” other family members. "I hope God Rishi Kapoor, who was 67, gives their family the strength and passed away on Thursday courage to overcome this For Allu Arjun, Rishi is a versatile performer who morning. He was cremated in an he looked up to. "Grief-stricken by the demise of situation.” Politician and electric chamber. Celebrity philanthropist T Subbarami Reddy the charismatic actor Rishi Kapoor ji . A Versatile photographer Viral Bhayani took Performer... who I always admired . An actor from said that he was shaken hearing to Instagram, where he shared a the death reports of Rishi Kapoor, a legendary family entertaining us for decades video of Rishi's last journey. All gone too soon . Condolences to the entire family . whose 1989 film Chandni he family members and friends who produced jointly along with the RIP . #Rishikapoor,” he wrote on his social media were at the funeral turned out pages film's director Yash Chopra. “I can wearing masks and gloves, amid never forget the memories of the COVID-10 lockdown. producing Chandini with him. He is Ram Charan tweeted, “Heartbreaking to know a great human being and a family that #RishiKapoor Ji is no more. Another friend. It is painful to see that he is stalwart of Indian cinema leaves us today. My no more amongst us,” he said. deepest condolences and strength to the Mr. Kapoor's family (sic).” A high-octane chase in Pushpa llu Arjun-starrer Pushpa, a truck in the scene. “The sequence will be supervised by masters who worked whose shoot has been deferred cost the makers a bomb for sure, as it with him earlier,” said a source. due to lockdown restrictions, has been planned on a lavish scale. Set in the backdrop of Seshachalam A will be an action-feast for the Arjun will train for the part extensive- forests, the film, a production venture audience, insiders say. An ly before he shoots it. Sukumar will take of Mythri Movie Makers, deals with red action-thriller, the Sukumar director- the help of visual effects but at the same sanders smuggling. The likes of ial will boast of major action blocks and time, he wants to get as much real-time Jagapathi Babu, Vijay Sethupathi, Raj in particular a major chase sequence footage as possible. Initially, he thought Deepak Shetty, Brahmaji and Kannada has been conceived inside a forest, of roping in foreign stunt co-coordina- Kishore are on board to essay key sup- where a major part of the film of tors for the whole sequence but he had porting roles, while Rashmika will be shot. Bunny will be driving a change of heart. Mostly, it will now Mandanna is the leading lady. Chay and Vikram Kumar's Thank You Now, Warner shakes he Pioneer has already reported that Naga Chaitanya will be joining forces with Vikram t Kumar for a new film, which will be produced a leg to Buttabomma by Dil Raju under his Sri Venkateswara Creations. To this end, the latest we hear fter Bollywood actors about the film is that the makers are considering nam- Shilpa Shetty and Disha ing it as Thank You. According to sources, the mak- Patani, it's now the turn ers felt that Thank You goes well with the theme of A of Australian cricketer the film and David Warner to groove though they toyed to the hit song, Buttabomma, with a couple of from Allu Arjun-starrer Ala other options as well, Vaikunthapurramuloo, on they finally settled TikTok. This is the former with Thank You. Kangaroos vice-captain's latest However, they were in video. A week ago, he was seen for a surprise when they dancing with his daughter Indi- learned that Mahi V Rae on popular Bollywood Raghav, director of track Sheila Ki Jawani. Anando Brahma and This time around though, Yatra, had already regis- Warner got company from his tered the title for a future wife Candice, as they both tried project of his. The director to match hook steps of the song, though parted it when Dil sung by Armaan Malik. Their Raju had a word with him. daughter Indi too sneaked in Thank You, which with a step of her own in a marks Chay and Vikram cameo, much to the love of neti- teaming up for the sec- zens. “It’s tiktok time #but- ond time after the suc- tabomma get out of your com- no time and offered a solace of Hyderabad for his association cessful Manam, will go fort zone people lol @candy- comfort to a nation which is with Sunrisers Hyderabad, team to floors after the for- warner1,” wrote the cricketer on grieving the death of two Hindi of which he captained to IPL mer wraps up his his Instagram page. Allu Arjun film icons Irrfan Khan and glory in 2016. His family is a pending work on was quick to reply to the crick- Rishi Kapoor. regular to all the matches played Sekhar Kammula’s eter with a “thank you”. The The swashbuckling left-han- by the team and enjoy a good Love Story. dance video went viral within der is a much-loved cricketer in fan base.