INDIAN 2 April, 2020 | Thursday | Volume No: 8| Issue No: 37 Pages: 8 CHRONICLE www.indianchronicle.com Published from : Ranga Reddy (Telangana State) 3 MP D Srinivas donates Rs 50 L each to Toddy addict ends life by self electrocuting in Hyderabad A man with withdrawal symptoms committed suicide by self electrocuting here at Kothur Mandal of Rangareddy Nizamabad, Telangana and AP district. He was identified as Lakshmaiah. TRS MP D Srinivas donated Rs 50 lakh each to Nizamabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to support the Lakshmaiah, a native of Kodicherla village was addicted to toddy and could not have it since lockdown that was government to fight against COVID-19. D Srinivas wrote a letter to Nizamabad district collector Narayana Reddy announced to curb the spread of coronavirus. According to the police, Lakshmaiah was depressed a?er he failed to that he is donating Rs 50 lakh from MPlad funds. It is known that D Srinivas had worked as the Congress party get toddy and showed withdrawal symptoms. chief and minister in undivided Andhra Pradesh. In the letter, the MP said that he shares a close bond with the people in Andhra Pradesh and announced Rs 50 lakh to tackle with COVID-19.“4/1/2020 MP D Srinivas donates His family members said that Lakshmaiah went out on Monday night and committed suicide by catching the Rs 50 L each to Nizamabad, Telangana and AP Union Minister for state home affairs Kishan Reddy also donated nearby electricity transformer. The police registered a suspicious death case and launched an investigation. In a Rs 1 crore to Prime Minister relief fund from MPlad funds, supporting the measures being taken up by centre to similar case, a man identified as Ajaz from Nizamabad stabbed himself a?er failing to get toddy. Ajaz sustained prevent the spread of COVID-19. injuries in his intestine was undergoing treatment in Bodhan government hospital. Violate norms, lose passport: KTR Tracing contacts of Nizamuddin attendee District Collector Krishna from JK who travelled by plane, train and bus In a teleconference with cials to close all market INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU the district authorities from Bhaskar to take necessary yards and instead, facilitate HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 Hyderabad on Tuesday, steps and support the mi- opening of small procure- INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU grants working in brick kilns, IT Minister KT Rama Rama Rao reviewed the pre- ment centres in every vil- HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 Rao directed the district ad- ventive measures initiated construction sector and also lage. He requested the farm- ministration of Rajanna- by the district administration irrigation projects during the ers to follow token system A Srinagar-based busi- Sircilla to expedite efforts to to curb the spread of the dis- Covid-19 crisis. Besides en- and sell their produce for nessman travelled by air, ease. He asked suring food and shelter, he Minimum Support Price train and road to Delhi, Uttar them to ensure wanted the officials to pro- (MSP). Pradesh and back to Jammu that 1,032 per- vide necessary free medical and Kashmir before he died assistance to the workers. About 1.32 lakh acres of COVID-19, and may have sons who were in are under cultivation in quarantine in the He asked them to provide infected many others, in- free meals through Rajanna Sircilla district, cluding a doctor battling for district stay in where about three lakh home isolation till Annapurna canteens to life in a Jammu hospital, of- poor and the needy. tonnes paddy production is ficials said on Tuesday. April 7 under any estimated. Arrangements circumstances Rama Rao insisted that have been made to procure The businessman, and even sus- sodium hypo chlorite is paddy, corn and other crops who travelled to Delhi to at- pend the pass- sprayed in every village through about 215 procure- tend a Tablighi Jamaat con- ports of those across the district, while sani- ment centres including gregation, died on March 26 who violate the tation works were taken up Indira Kranthi Patham (IKP), in a Srinagar hospital, 19 quarantine or- without any trouble every Primary Agricultural Coop- days after he set off for the ders. day. He said the district ad- erative Societies (PACS), national capital. travelling with him in the and was taken to a nearby two doctors who had exam- He also ministration should take all and others. The procure- He could have infected trains have been put under hospital and later to the su- ined him were also taken for wanted the offi- necessary steps to ensure ment centres are also being scores of people during his quarantine after authorities per specialty SKIMS hospi- quarantine. cials to create smooth supply of essential sanitised, besides insisting travels and about 300 dug out their details. tal in Soura on the outskirts awareness in ru- commodities, while keeping that farmers maintain social people have been put under Authorities across the of Srinagar," an official said. ral areas and a tab on escalation of prices distance during procurment. quarantine because of him, In Jammu, the busi- country have swung into ac- contain spread of of vegetables and other es- nessman met up with his Doctors were initially of the tion to trace the contacts of educate them to ensure that District Collector officials said. Recapping his coronavirus in the district. He sential commodities. doctor friend and both ad- opinion that he had a pollen those who attended the those who come from other Krishna Bhaskar, Superin- movements, they said he left also directed the authorities dressed a religious congre- allergy, common in Kashmir Tablighi Jamaat congrega- districts or villages are kept With the State govern- tendent of Police Rahul by air from Srinagar to Delhi to make foolproof arrange- gation in a mosque in during spring. tion, attended by hundreds in home isolation for a pre- ment making arrangements Hegde and other officials on March 7 to attend the con- ments for procurement of Samba on the outskirts of the The next day, however, of people, including from scribed period. for procurement of paddy, attended the teleconference gregation of the Tablighi paddy and other crops, city. The two were together his condition deteriorated Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and The Minister directed corn and other crops, the from Sircilla. Jamaat, an orthodox Muslim while avoiding arrival of Ministers directed the offi- organisation at the centre of till March 16 and stayed at a and he was shifted to the Indonesia. Delhi Health farmers in large groups. the coronavirus spread with lodge, since sealed, in Bari Chest and Disease Hospi- Minister Satyendar Jain said 24 of the 2,000 odd partici- Bramhmana outside Jammu tal in the city where he died 1,033 people in Nizamuddin pants testing positive. city. The doctor, now in a on March 26. The elderly West have been shifted to Jammu hospital in a critical Six people in gentleman was the first various places. condition, belongs to Rajouri Telangana who attended coronavirus fatality in "An estimated 700 Telangana BJP wants CM to reconsider district of Jammu region, of- the meeting in the city's Jammu and Kashmir, which people who attended this ficials said. Nizamuddin West area died has reported 55 cases. As congregation have been on Monday. Being referred At least 45 people from news spread about the quarantined while around to as a "super spreader" by his area have been quaran- death, officials began track- 335 people have been ad- decision on slashing salaries tined. On March 16, the busi- ing his movements closely. mitted to hospitals," he told some, officials said the nessman, little suspecting sion of slashing salaries of government’s decision will Kashmiri businessman left He is believed to have reporters. Besides, all those INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU that he might be a full blown government employees, struction workers in the state adversely affect the salaried Delhi on March 9 and took a spread the virus to at least who participated in the case of COVID-19 and a car- HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 teachers and pensioners from Rs 2300 crore funds employees. sleeper coach of a train for four people from Bandipora event are being screened. rier of the virus, took a flight State BJP president without discussing the issue available under Cess col- Deoband, where he at- district who had attended his Members of the Tablighi “I urge the State gov- to Srinagar from where he Bandi Sanjay while welcom- with the affected groups. lections. He expressed dis- tended a meeting at the Sopore congregation and Jamaat are known to travel ernment to withdraw the de- drove to Sopore in north ing the State government’s may over the decision of the Darul Uloom seminary. maybe more as well. The in the cheapest modes of In a statement here on government to cut March cision as many private com- Kashmir, about 54 km away. passenger lists of the flights transport so they can reach decisions with regard to Tuesday, Sanjay said the panies might also declare Two days later, on salaries, and said that the 21 Two days later, he re- on which he travelled were out to more people. coronavirus urged Chief State government can di- such cuts citing the State March 11, he took another day lockdown should not turned to his home in also pulled out and every Minister K Chandrashekhar rectly deposit money into the government decision,” he train to Jammu. Tracking the They also hold reli- make a dent in the State’s Srinagar, again by road. "He individual was picked up and Rao to reconsider the deci- accounts of 14 lakh con- said. travel history of the man, who gious 'Iztimas' (congrega- treasury. He said that the was in his mid-60s, officials complained of chest pain put under necessary quar- tions) locally besides giving said many of the passengers and normal flu on March 21 antine, they said, adding the sermons at mosques. Telangana government imposes Over 2 lakh coronavirus deaths... steep salary cuts on staff in US likely: White House pandemic that has killed lives lost during World War INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU more than 3,500 Americans I. And the model’s high end HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 and infected 170,000 more. neared the realm of possi- The Telangana state “I want every American bility that Americans lost to government on Monday de- to be prepared for the hard the virus could approach the cided to impose a pay cut on days that lie ahead,” Trump 291,000 Americans killed on all classes of employees said. the battlefield during World next month, ranging from 10 “This is going to be one II. per cent to 75 per cent de- of the roughest two or three “There’s no magic bul- pending upon rank. weeks we’ve ever had in our let,” Birx said. “There’s no A meeting held at the country,” Trump added. magic vaccine or therapy. chief minister’s office re- “We’re going to lose thou- It’s just behaviors. Each of solved that this was neces- sands of people.” our behaviors, translating sary in view of the very poor The jaw-dropping pro- into something that changes WASHINGTON: Presi- the course of this viral pan- inflows into the state's trea- ter of life and death” for jections were laid out during dent Donald Trump warned sury and the need to deploy Americans to heed his a grim, two-hour White demic.” Americans to brace for a resources in the fight administration’s guidelines House briefing. Officials de- Fauci called the num- “hell of a bad two weeks” against the coronavirus epi- and predicted the country scribed a death toll that in a bers “sobering” and urged ahead as the White House demic. cent cut. would soon see a “light at best-case scenario would Americans to “step on the Class Four staff and pen- contract employees, the cut projected there could be Government officials There salary cut will the end of the tunnel” in a likely be greater than the accelerator” with their collec- sioners. will be 10 per cent cut. 100,000 to 240,000 deaths put a spin on the decision, apply to the chief minister, more than 53,000 American tive mitigation efforts. Central services offic- in the U.S. from the saying this was not a pay cut All category of pen- ministers, MLCs, MLAs, cor- ers (IAS, IPS IFS, etc) will coronavirus pandemic even but only a deferment. sioners will have to accept a poration chairpersons and take a cut of 60 per cent; state if current social distancing 50 per cent cut. local bodies representatives The salary cut, or de- service officers 50 per cent. guidelines are maintained. Italy mourns COVID-19 victims as Retired class four em- as well. Their cut will be 75 ferment, will apply to every Public health officials class of employee including For Class IV employ- ployees will have a 10 per per cent. ees, outsourcing staff and stressed Wednesday that the number could be less if death toll rises over 12,000 people across the country Rome: Italy observed a added that there were 1,109 bear down on keeping their to be leveling off. minute of silence for the vic- additional recoveries com- One dies as liquor unavailability makes distance from one another. “It appears we are pared to Monday, bringing tims of the coronavirus pan- reaching a kind of plateau, “We really believe we demic as their numbers rose that total to 15,729. can do a lot better than that,” which means our (isolation above 12,000. The death toll on Tues- six youth experiment said Dr. Deborah Birx, the and containment) measures police. Following this, the Speaking during a day was 837, raising the tally coordinator of the White are working,” Brusaferro INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU Tanuku at a chemical shop, village in Tanuku Rural remaining people who con- nightly televised press con- to 12,428 since the pan- House coronavirus task said in reference to an on- took one litre bottle of iso- mandal died the same day sumed the industrial alcohol ference on Tuesday, Civil demic first broke out in north- HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 force. That would require all going national lockdown propyl alcohol from the and his family members were also admitted to the Protection Department Chief ern Italy on Feb. 21. : Non-availability of li- Americans to take seriously and strict quarantine mea- shop. He invited five of his completed his last rites too. hospital.Deputy commis- Angelo Borrelli confirmed quor at Kavalipuram village their role in preventing the The overall number — sures. friends on Sunday and ex- sioner of prohibition and ex- that there were 2,107 new of Iragavaram mandal in On Monday, another spread of disease, she said. combining active cases, “Reaching the plateau plained that the isopropyl cise Anasuya Devi said they active coronavirus infections West Godavari district due to youth Alladi Venkatesh (22), deaths, and recoveries — does not mean we’ve con- alcohol gave the effect of li- have inquired into the Added Dr. Anthony compared to Monday, bring- coronavirus clampdown led also of Velpuru, became se- climbed to 105,792, up from quered the peak and the quor when consumed. matter.The youth revealed Fauci, the government’s top ing the nationwide total to to six youth experimenting rious and was admitted to a a total of 101,739 on Mon- fight is over, but that we must They all diluted the that they consumed the con- infectious disease expert, 77,635 cases, Xinhua news with a concoction of isopro- private hospital at Tanuku. day. begin the descent,” industrial liquid with a cool When doctors asked him the coction as liquor was not “This is a number that we agency reported. pyl alcohol. One of them need to anticipate, but we National Institute of Brusaferro continued. “And drink and consumed it. Two reason for his condition, he available due to the Of those infected, died while two of the five don’t necessarily have to Health (ISS) President Silvio the descent can begin if we of Veeresh’s friends were revealed the consumption of lockdown. She, however, 28,192 are hospitalized, hospitalised are in critical accept it as being inevi- Brusaferro said at a press continue paying maximum initially reluctant but later isopropyl alcohol. Doctors maintained that the incident 4,023 are in intensive care condition. table.” conference earlier in the day attention to how we behave they too consumed it.One of then took it as a medico le- does not come under their and 45,420 are isolated at According to sources, that the upward curve of the and what we do on a daily the youth Dharmala Naveen gal case and informed the department’s purview. Trump called it “a mat- home, Borrelli said. He P. Veeresh, who worked in Murthy Raju (21) of Velpuru rate of the pandemic seems basis.” 2 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2020 Indian Chronicle Lockdown: KTR comes to the Shops selling non-essential English Daily rescue of pregnant woman commodities fined in INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 Nizamabad With a nation-wide lockdown for three weeks, IT and Bareilly treatment Industries Minister KT Rama Rao took it upon himself and INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU went on a overdrive responding to several SOS messages HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 THE Supreme Court has rightly observed that mostly from expecting mothers and patients from different panic and fear are becoming a bigger problem than parts of Telangana State and its neighbouring States. Be- Owners of several shops selling non-essential goods coronavirus. The paranoia triggered by the pandemic sides assuring them necessary help, he directed his team were slapped with penalties for keeping them open on outbreak and the consequent lockdown is manifest- to coordinate and address their grievances. Tuesday in violation of the lockdown. ing itself in disturbing ways. On Sunday, migrant work- Nizamabad Municipal Commissioner Jitesh V Patil ers heading home were sprayed with a solution con- It all started with the Minister’s response to a SOS message from a journalist seeking help for a medico who and Nizamabad Collector C Narayana Reddy conducted taining sodium hypochlorite — often used to keep inspections at Nehru arch, Bodhan bus stand, Quilla road, swimming pools sanitised — at a bus station in is stranded in Mangalore and wanted to return to her par- ents living in Hyderabad. weekly market, railway station, Chandrashekhar Colony, Bareilly (UP). The exercise was carried out without pital. A resident of Hyderabad, said to have went to East market yard, Dubba and Lalitha Mahal theatre areas. any regard for the health — and dignity — of the The 23-year-old medical student is pursuing her stud- Godavari in Andhra Pradesh for an emergency, but could The officials imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on a furniture labourers. The local authorities initially justified the ies at Manipal University which had shutdown the hostels not return due to the lockdown. shop at Quilla road and Rs 2,000 on a tailor shop at Dubba. use of the hazardous chemical, but following a back- and her travel arrangements went topsy turvy. Though she The Minister promised her safe return to Hyderabad. lash, the district magistrate admitted that officials had was able to stay back in Mangalore, the Minister received Husband of an expecting mother from Bhadradri gone overboard. Nothing less than exemplary pun- several requests and he attended to over a dozen cases Kothagudem district, also got stranded in Hyderabad and ishment can deter overzealous personnel from ex- within next one hour. PRTU donates Rs 16 wanted to return to his family to take care of his pregnant ceeding their brief. Another was a case of a pregnant woman from wife. He was promised support. In UP as well as Bihar, jobless workers, having Kurnool, who wanted her mother living in Borabanda in Rama Rao also attended to others expressing con- walked hundreds of miles to reach their native vil- Hyderabad to accompany her during the time of pregnancy. cern over missing their chemotherapies, dialysis sessions crore to CMRF lages, are being treated like pariahs back home. There She stated that due to the lockdown, her mother was un- and other medical care. He informed them that all emer- have been several instances of fellow villagers re- able to reach her. INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU gency services including treatment for life-threatening dis- fusing entry to such persons and handing them over Another pregnant woman expressed concern over eases will continue. HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 to the police and medical authorities. A resident of missing her scan scheduled on March 28 at a private hos- Madhaul village in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district was al- Panchayat Raj Teachers’ Union (PRTU) members legedly murdered by workers returning from other announced a donation of Rs 16 crore to the Chief Minister’s states after he informed health officials about their Relief Fund. The consent letter was given by the PRTU arrival. members to give one-day salary as donation. The cheque TS Lockdown: Urbanites need to was handed over to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao The workers’ exodus has undermined the Cen- by PRTU president Pingili Sripal Reddy, secretary Birelli tral and state governments’ efforts to strictly enforce Kamalakar Rao on Tuesday at Pragathi Bhavan. the 21-day lockdown. Having already lost their jobs, these labourers are now facing victimisation, which Tandur MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy also donated his one is making it all the more difficult for them to rebuild learn from rural brethren month’s salary of Rs 2.50 lakh to the CMRF through a their lives. The authorities should get their testing cheque and handed it over to the Chief Minister. done on priority, but without degrading or harassing them. Another challenge for the officials is to ensure that the benefits of the Rs 1.7 lakh crore package Germany-returned announced by the Centre for the poor reach these people. And most importantly, there is a dire need to contain the ‘infodemic’ — the spread of misinforma- student warned for tion and fake news on social media — that is fuelling mistrust and suspicion between and within commu- nities. There should be no let-up in punitive action being taken against the rumour-mongers. breaking norms

INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 A student who had returned from Germany on March 16 was found loitering around the village. After the villag- Suryapet: Teen washed ers complained to the police, a team of district officials including the police gave him a serious dress-down. The incident happened in Gudla Narva village of away in SRSP canal INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU deadly coronavirus. Bijinapally mandal on Wednesday, when the police were HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 What is heart-warming is that these villagers, the so- informed by the villagers that a youngster who had re- INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU People in urban areas of Telangana, particularly called illiterates, have far higher awareness levels com- turned from Germany had violated the rule of self-isolation at his residence and was seen loitering around the village. HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 those in Hyderabad, would do well to learn a lesson from pared to the urbanites when it comes to taking on the the humble villagers across the State who seem far more coronavirus threat. Gangareddy, a resident of Yerugatla in Nagarkurnool RDO Nagalakshmi, along with A teenager was washed away in the SRSP canal at receptive to the enforcement of self-isolation and remain- Nizamabad district perhaps had the best message for the Bijinapally CI Gandhi Naik, MRO Anji Reddy went to his D Kothapally village of Jajireddygudem mandal in the dis- ing indoors to combat coronavirus. people from the cities and towns when he said: “The gov- residence and counseled the student and his mother. They trict on Tuesday. Varikuippala Sandeep (14), a native of ernment is doing everything to fight coronavirus, and we warned him that a criminal case would be booked against Lakshmakkapally in Jangaon mandal, had come to his While people in the State capital and other towns and cities chose to ignore the lockdown guidelines issued by decided to play our part by cooperating with the adminis- him if he repeated the same again. As of now, the student grandfather’s house at D Kothapally to attend a religious tration. We decided to follow all the guidelines issued by has not shown any symptoms of coronavirus. function two days ago. the government, residents of scores of villages in Nalgonda, Warangal, Nizamabad, Mahabubabad, Mahabubnagar, the government, be it on the issue of lockdown or precau- Sandeep, his uncle Pavan and brother Chandu had Adilabad, Khammam among others set up barricades us- tionary measures. We also decided to cooperate with the gone to the canal for a swim. However, when the brothers ing boulders, tree branches and thorny bushes to keep health officials when they seek information from us.” What struggled to stay afloat, their uncle swung into action and Don’t panic and be away outsiders from entering their villages. Some also is ironic and even comical is that in Kaghaznagar town, it managed to save Chandu. His efforts to save Sandeep placed boards at the entry of their villages advising non- took three sloth bears to make their presence felt to send went in vain. The police have launched a search opera- residents to stay away as a way to check spread of the people rushing indoors! tion in the canal. careful, experts to elderly

INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU Villagers close Covid-19: Officials suspect community HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 52-year-old Shashikala of Trimulgherry was worried entry points across after she came to know about her neighbour’s son who transmission in Telangana had arrived from the US. The family had taken necessary precautions to keep INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU Telangana their son, who went to US to pursue Master of Science, in HYDERABAD, APRIL 1 isolation in a separate room for 14 days in the wake of Adilabad/ Warangal: The scare of novel coronavirus Public health workers, Covid-19, but still, Shashikala was worried. surveillance officials and has forced the rural folks to explore and adopt old ways to Like Shashikala, many elderly are worried about the prevent entry of outsiders into their habitations and thereby doctors involved in the re- situation, especially with television channels continuously contribute to the efforts of breaking the virus chain. sponse to contain coronavirus fear that com- flashing news on more new cases being reported and the People of Wanvat village in Adilabad Rural mandal posts being shared on WhatsApp as well. put up a barricade with bullock carts across the road lead- munity transmission of the ing to their habitation to isolate their village. Residents of virus has started, at least in Psychologists say elderly people, instead of getting Kantha village in Jainath mandal placed huge branches at a few pockets of the State. worried, should stay normal and calm in their house. the entry point to prevent outsiders’ entry. Exponential rise in As the best way to protect from the virus is staying Covid-19 positive cases Dwellers of Shantapur village in Gudihathnoor also indoors, it is not only the senior citizens but also everyone blocked the entrance to their village using tree branches, among people who returned to Hyderabad from affected in the family must follow the safety measures listed out by boulders and thorny bushes while a similar barricade was the government, say psychologists. set up by the villagers of Muthnoor in the same mandal. countries and chances of The residents of many villages in Bazarhathnoor erected them infecting the local popu- “We see an increasing number of individuals suffer- wooden fences around their habitations. lation is a major risk factor. ing from heightened anxiety and exacerbation of symptom The regions that are most at Villagers of Kota (K) in Boath mandal were little ad- severity of psychological disorders during these times. The risk of community transmis- very nature of the situation also restricts them from seeking vanced and erected a fence using iron wires. A majority of sion include Hyderabad, munity transmission is quite might have transmitted or ports. However, the ailment appropriate help. Everyone reacts differently to stressful these gates and fences are manned by locals and police- Secunderabad, difficult to prevent. “In 2009, infected others. That’s the spread into the community situations,” said Baijesh Ramesh, Clinical Psychologist, men. Rangareddy, Sangareddy, reason why, the State gov- we tried our best through and became endemic,” they Chetana Hospital, Secunderabad. Penalties Medchal, Bhadradri ernment is insisting on aggressive screening at air- said. Meanwhile, residents of certain have fixed a penalty Kothagudem and lockdown and mandatory up to Rs 2,000 against outsiders for violating the lockdown Karimnagar. home quarantine,” health by entering the habitations. Dwellers of a village in Bhela There are large groups officials said. Covid-19 impact: Docs asked to vacate displayed a notice on the wooden gate, cautioning that of foreign travellers who are A long haul those who step inside their habitation until March 31 would isolated in their houses un- When will the entire der the mandatory 14-days be slapped with the fine. coronavirus outbreak come houses MGM Hospital in Warangal Similarly, the council of Narnoor mandal’s Lokari (B) home-quarantine across the to an end in Telangana? vacate their houses, fearing village local body administration unanimously passed a Greater Hyderabad region. While it’s difficult to hazard Warangal: In what can lords are in the grip of fear ing for the well being of the A large number of them hail transmission of pandemic resolution, opposing the entry of outsiders into their habi- a guess for any public health be termed as a diametric that the resident doctors society," a house surgeon through these doctors. Un- tation on Tuesday. To curtail the spread of the coronavirus, from districts and have trav- official, the State govern- contradiction to the solidar- working with the Covid-19 told The Stating that the is- derstandably, majority of it is decided to prevent the incoming of residents belong- elled to their native towns to ment authorities are now ity expressed by the people cases are likely to spread sue has been resolved, the live with their families, which these house surgeons be- ing to neighbouring villages, mentioned in the resolution. preparing themselves to across the country through the virus to others. The post Warangal Urban District long to various parts of the In many villages of Mancherial district, the locals placed has increased the risk of fight the coronavirus scare claps and clangs with the also said that they are work- Collector Rajeev Gandhi State. Over the years, drums and formed fences of sticks, bullock carts and dis- transmission in districts too. for the next 6 to 9 months. public health workers who ing without any protective Hanumanthu has said: "We By March 22, close to are extending a yeoman Kothawada, Bank Colony, gear without any holiday. It have allotted a separate carded saris. “We have not yet seen 200 persons with travel his- service in containing the Pochamma Maidan, has also come to fore that block for the house sur- Meanwhile, several villages in erstwhile Warangal it peaking in the country. The scary coronavirus (Covid- Mattewada, Gopala Swamy these house surgeons are geons on the KMC pre- district too adopted similar measures. Villagers of tory to coronavirus affected immediate need is to com- countries were under home 19) pandemic, a few in- temple and other surround- without stipend for the last mises. The administration is Venkatapuram in Mulugu district have closed their roads pletely stop or slowing down quarantine and being moni- stances of landlords forcing ing areas have become five months. The post also also taking initiatives to pro- to restrict entry of the vehicles from other villages. At the virus. The strategy is of the house surgeons to va- hotspots for the interns and read that the some of the vide protective equipment to Chinnamupparam in Mahabubabad district laid a fence tored by the medical and suppression that involves health officials in cate their houses have come other employees working in campus hostels have been the doctors working in the on the outskirts of the village. Several other villages also aggressive or extreme social Hyderabad alone. The to fore in Warangal. The stay the MGMHospital. converted into isolation isolation ward of the MGM closed their roads by putting barricades, boulders and thorn distancing measures, which of nearly 150 medicos who Against this backdrop, "This is the kind of respect Hospital." bushes. Health Minister, Etela will also reduce overcrowd- Rajender on several occa- have completed MBBS from a post purportedly put up by we command at a time the Similar measures in Nizamabad ing in hospitals,” official said. Meanwhile, GWMC sions said that nearly 20,000 Warangal's Kakatiya Medi- a house surgeon went viral resident doctors are toiling Commissioner Pamela H1N1 experience Nizamabad: Several villagers in Nizamabad district persons from foreign coun- cal College (KMC) and work- on the facebook and hard day and night to con- Satpathy tweeted: "Few simi- too closed their village borders voluntarily with the help of tries returned to the State. Surveillance officers ing as house surgeons in the WhatsApp. The post said tain the spread of lar posts have come to our fence, stones and branches of trees in view of the corona “All of them are poten- who were involved in fight MGM Hospital has become that the doctors working in coronavirus. The gratitude notice. The issue of accom- epidemic. tial carriers of virus and there against H1N1 outbreak in a question with some of the the MGM are 'DIRTY'. It's we need in deeds not in modation has been resolved is always a chance that they 2009 pointed out that com- landlords asking them to learnt that many of the land- claps. A?er all we are work- already. THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 3 COVID-19: 5 more cases in MEHBOOBA MUFTI LIKELY Maharashtra, total 149 TO BE RELEASED Mumbai: GNS News Srinagar: GNS News Agency, April 1 Agency, April 1 Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is likely to be re- Five more coronavirus leased on Wednesday after nearly eight months of detention positive cases were de- under the Public Safety Act (PSA). tected overnight in Sources told IANS that the PSA detention order against Maharashtra, taking the to- Mehbooba Mufti is likely to be revoked by the Union Territory’s tal number of infected per- Home Department. sons in the state to 112, health officials said here on “After the order is revoked and accompanying formalities Wednesday. are completed, she would be released”, said a top source. Five members of a fam- Mufti was detained on August 5, 2019 along with two ily from Islampur in Sangli former chief ministers, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah. district were found positive Detention of these leaders followed the abrogation of and are under treatment. Article 370 and the downgrading of the state into two union Besides, two patients com- territories. pletely cured are likely to be Farooq Abdullah was set free earlier this month while his discharged from Pune’s son, Omar was released on Tuesday. Naidu Hospital on Wednes- day. On Tuesday, eight posi- tive cases were treated suc- Five in Indore test positive for cessfully and discharged from Mumbai hospitals. Mumbai has so far recorded ordered doctors to keep Ajit Pawar, state Congress coronavirus, MP cases rise to 14 Chief Minister Uddhav four coronavirus deaths — open their clinics as well as President and Revenue Thackeray, in his address to two men aged 63, another medical shops across the Minister Balasaheb Thorat Indore: GNS News Agency, April 1 The four other patients are residents of Indore. “All the state residents late Tues- 65-year- old, and a 68-year- state as Out Patient Depart- and Health Minister Rajesh the five patients admitted in different hospitals of Indore day night, urged people to Five people admitted in different hospitals of Indore old Philippines national. ments in some hospitals had Tope appealed to the have tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total have no international travel history. Of these, two men, avoid ‘shunning’ people both friends, recently visited Vaishno Devi in Jammu,” Another 94 suspected been shut down in some people to celebrate Gudi number of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh to 14, who come from abroad and places as the whole country Padva — the traditional new Jadiya said. patients were admitted to asked all to cooperate with health officials said on Wednesday. various city hospitals on went into a lockdown for 21 year festival — indoors on Indore Collector Lokesh Jatav said the condition of the government by remain- days. Wednesday while taking all None of these five patients have history of travel to Tuesday, according to the ing indoors. abroad, Indore’s Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr all the five COVID-19 patients is stable. All arrangements Municipal Corporation of Deputy Chief Minister precautions in view of were being made for proper medical treatment of the The government also Praveen Jadiya said. Greater Mumbai. COVID-19 scare. coronavirus patients, he said. The five new COVID-19 patients include three men, aged 48, 65 and 68, and two women- one 50 years old and Earlier, six positive coronavirus cases were reported the other aged 65. from Jabalpur and one each from Bhopal, Gwalior and Shivpuri. Virus has inflicted political system: Sibal Of the two women, the 65-year-old patient belongs to neighbouring Ujjain. She is admitted to the government- Meanwhile, Ujjain Collector Shashank Mishra has run MY Hospital in Indore. imposed curfew in the temple town and lockdown in rest of on mass resignation of MLAs the district till further orders. gives up membership of the political party to which he or New Delhi: GNS News Agency, April 1 she belongs or votes against the whip issued by the party in the course of proceedings in Parliament or the legisla- COVID-19: First 2 positive cases of Days after the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh collapsed due to the mass resignation by 22 Con- ture. gress MLAs and Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as Sibal said In the 10 schedule when two third of the the BJP chief minister, former Union Minister Kapil Sibal MLAs merge along with the floor leader then it’s allowed Maharashtra now test negative otherwise it invites defection laws and subsequently dis- said ‘virus’ has inflicted the political system, as India went As per Maharashtra Health Department on Tuesday, qualification. But this is difficult to implement in large as- into lockdown. Pune: Two persons, who were tested positive for six more people have tested positive for coronavirus in semblies. Earlier too, Sibal had launched his debate in the Rajya COVID-19 two weeks ago, have now tested negative for Maharashtra, taking the total count in the state on Tuesday Sabhaon delhi riots calling it a “communal virus attack”. In small states like Goa, it has happened. Kapil Sibal the deadly infection, an official said on Wednesday. to 107. alleged that BJP is engineering defection by resignation Speaking to IANS he said that “10th schedule is not Both the patients, who were the first two positive cases In India, Maharashtra has the highest number of posi- where MLAs are lured and kept in captivity and moved in able to protect defection as the BJP has taken other route of Maharashtra, will be discharged today. tive cases for coronavirus. According to the state health chartered flights operating even from high security zones. by way of resignation”. “Two persons, who were found positive two weeks department, five people have tested positive in Mumbai He said “no dissident in any party will resign unless In case of Madhya Pradesh MLAs, the quitting lot was back, have now tested negative for COVID-19. They were and a positive case has been reported from Ahmednagar. there is a benefit clause attached to it,even the floor test lodged in Bengaluru and no congress leaders were al- tested twice and both the time their results came negative. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research has become a “farce” as we are witnessing constitutional lowed to meet them. The party leader alleged that in They will be discharged from hospital today. These were (ICMR), India has so far reported 536 confirmed positive anarchy”, said Sibal. Karnataka the coalition government was destabilised by the first two cases of Maharashtra,” said Pune Municipal cases of COVID-19. the resignation method and the beneficiary was the BJP. Corporation Public Relation Officer. “The tenth schedule was to protect ‘Aya Ram and Gaya Ram politic’. It prevents members of Parliament and He cited Uttrakhand, where the government was dis- assemblies from cross voting and defying the whip or re- lodged by this method and MLAs were whisked away to sign. It invites disqualification of a member who voluntarily Delhi but timely intervention but the High Court saved the Delhi CM Kejriwal asks people to government 277 stranded Indians brought stay at home during lockdown New Delhi: GNS Kejriwal said a helpline News Agency, April 1 number would be issued for back from Iran, taken to Jodhpur Delhi Chief Minister the e-passes. Arvind Kejriwal on Wednes- He appealed to people New Delhi: GNS News Agency, April 1 After preliminary screening conducted at the airport day said e-passes will be to avoid panic-buying, as- Over 270 Indians stranded in Iran were brought back upon arrival, the evacuees were shifted to the Indian Army issued to those associated suring that the government to India on Wednesday morning. According to sources, quarantine facility established at Jodhpur Military Station. with essential services, such would ensure that shops of Iran-based Mahan Air brought back 277 Indians from as vegetable-vendors, gro- daily use items like milk, “The Army in coordination with the Rajasthan State Tehran to Delhi and then all the passengers were taken to cers and milk-sellers, to en- vegetables, groceries and Medical authorities and Civil Administration, Jodhpur has Jodhpur. sure smooth supply of items medicines remained open. made adequate medical and administrative arrangements of daily use in the national Last week, Centre had given permission to Iran-based to cater to a comfortable stay and provide prophylactic The chief minister as- capital during the lockdown. Mahan Air for evacuating Indians stuck in the Middle East- medical support,” Indian Army stated. serted that there was no scar- ern country due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Prime Minister city of these essentials. He The facility has a dedicated team of Army doctors, Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged people to stay at As per plans, two ferry flights have been allowed to who will be constantly monitoring the health parameters of announced a nationwide home during the lockdown land in India. These will evacuate around 600 Indians from the evacuees for the duration of their stay. Iran. The first such flight arrived on Wednesday, while the lockdown of 21 days to period. Indian Defence forces have set up quarantine bases second flight will be operated on March 28. Presently, only check the spread of Baijal said the govern- across the country for 5000 people who are suspected to Mahan Air and Iran Air operate flight services between coronavirus. ment would ensure strict be affected by coronavirus or are coming from coronavirus- India and Iran. In a joint press confer- implementation of the affected countries. the Delhi Police number 011-23469536 in However, last month, the services of these two air- ence with Lt Governor Anil lockdown in Delhi. The Indian Army has set up quarantine bases for commissioner’s office could case of any problems. lines to India were discontinued to prevent the spread of Baijal on Wednesday, The chief minister said be contacted on helpline the global pandemic. Earlier, Mahan and Iran Air evacu- around 4000 people and Indian Navy and Indian Air Force ated Indians from the Middle Eastern country on March 13 set up facilities for 1000 people. and 15. Cheer up! Cellular network to GoAir says all employees go robust during lockdown day by Uday Shankar, Chairman, Star & Disney India, with will have pay cut in March key stakeholders of the digital industry. The meeting, held virtually, was attended by NP Singh (Sony), Sanjay Gupta (Google), Ajit Mohan (Facebook), Sudhanshu Vats India has banned international commercial passen- (Viacom18), Gaurav Gandhi (Amazon Prime Video), Punit ger flights for a period of one week from Sunday. Goenka (Zee), Nikhil Gandhi (Tiktok), Ambika Khurana Moreover, domestic flights have also been sus- (Netflix), Karan Bedi (MX Player) and Varun Narang pended from Tuesday midnight. (Hotstar). Last week, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta stated that the The digital industry has decided to act immediately in senior employees of the low-cost carrier will have a pay the larger national and consumer interest and to ensure cut of up to 25 per cent. the robustness of the cellular network. It was unanimously Air India also announced that the pandemic has agreed that as an exceptional measure, all companies will caused “insurmountable dip” in revenues and therefore, it immediately adopt measures, including temporarily de- is reducing the allowances of all employees – except cabin faulting HD and ultra-HD streaming to SD content or offer- crew – by 10 per cent for the next three months. ing only SD content, at bitrates no higher than 480p on cellular networks. These voluntary measures will be in ef- fect until April 14. All participants are immediately taking Paswan donates Rs 1 cr from measures. MPLAD fund for COVID-19 After Manipur woman, Mizoram New Delhi: As the coronavirus pandemic has drasti- cally impacted revenues of the aviation sector, GoAir CEO patients in Bihar man tests positive for COVID-19 Vinay Dube stated on Wednesday that all employees will New Delhi: Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Aizawl: A 50-year-old man from Mizoram has tested be taking a pay cut in March. New Delhi: GNS News Agency, April 1 on Wednesday donated Rs 1 crore from his MPLAD funds positive for the novel coronavirus, making it the second During the last few weeks, GoAir has already taken for treatment of coronavirus infected people in Bihar. The Prime Ministers call for social distancing and now case in the northeastern region of India, officials said on some cost cutting measures — it has laid off its expat pi- Paswan, in his tweet, said the fund has been allo- a total lockdown has led to people staying at their homes. Wednesday.In the first case in the northeast region, a 23- lots, asked its employees to go on leave without pay on a cated from the Members of Parliament Local Area Devel- This has caused an unprecedented surge in mobile internet year-old woman, who had returned from the United King- rotational basis, and announced that its top leadership opment Scheme (MPLADS) for providing treatment and consumption. As a result, the government and the telecom dom, tested positive and she is now undergoing treatment would be taking a pay cut of up to 50 per cent. buying required medical equipment. operators are concerned about its potential impact on the at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Dube told employees in an official communication, Paswan is a Rajya Sabha member. MPs are given Rs cellular network infrastructure. (JNIMS) in Imphal.In Mizoram’s capital Aizawl, National “Under the current conditions we find ourselves in we are 5 crore funds per annum under MPLADS for undertaking The digital industry is acutely aware of this challenge Health Mission (NHM) Director Eric Zomawia said that soon left with no choice but to extend salary cuts for all of us for work in their constituencies. and is committed to ensuring that all citizens are able to after receiving his test report of nCoV as positive late Tues- the month of March. We will ensure that the lowest pay day night, the middle-aged man has immediately been According to Health Ministry data, the number of access mobile networks wherever and whenever they want. grades suffer the least.” taken to Zoram Medical College and Hospital in Aizawl coronavirus cases has risen to 562, including three in Bihar. In order to achieve this, a meeting was organized on Tues- and kept in isolation. 4 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2020 War-torn Libya reports COVID-19: Messi donates one million euros to Barcelona hospital first COVID-19 case Barcelona: Argentina football great Lionel Messi has donated one million eu- Tripoli: GNS News Agency, April 1 Even before this first case was detected, both rival ros to a hospital in Barcelona Libya has reported its first case of the novel administrations had launched preventive measures against to help combat the ongoing the COVID-19 pandemic, including night-time curfews and coronavirus, a particular source of concern in the North coronavirus pandemic. African country where civil war has badly degraded the the closure of restaurants and cafes. public healthcare system. According to a report in But they have continued to fight in the main battle- goal.com, Messi made the Libya has been mired in chaos since the 2011 over- ground south of the capital, where the sound of heavy donation to Hospital Clinic, bombardment was heard on Tuesday. throw of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi and is divided a public hospital in between the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity The risk posed by the pandemic is particularly worry- Barcelona with the hospital (GNA) and forces loyal to eastern-based military strongman ing in Libya, where the security and humanitarian situation confirming about the same Khalifa Haftar. have deteriorated further since Haftar launched an offen- on their official Twitter The health minister of the UN-recognised GNA late sive against Tripoli almost a year ago. handle. Tuesday reported “a first contamination with the coronavirus The fighting has killed more than 1,000 people and Messi’s former in Libya,” without giving details of the case. displaced 150,000. Barcelona manager Pep “The necessary measures have been taken to treat” A fragile truce entered into force on January 12, but Guardiola has also given the patient, the minister, Ehmed Ben Omar, said in a brief fighting has continued with each side blaming the other. one million euros towards online statement. Days ago, UN chief Antonio Guterres urged both GNA the purchase and produc- Badreddine al-Najar, director of the National Centre and Haftar forces to observe a truce, citing “the already tion of medical supplies and spread an awareness cam- actively involved in passing coronavirus. I have no doubt for Disease Control, said the patient had returned from dire humanitarian situation in Libya and the possible im- equipment with another paign to combat the the message against this with this type of support that Saudi Arabia via Tunisia a week ago. pact of the COVID-19 pandemic”. Barcelona-based cam- coronavirus pandemic. pandemic since the very together we will win,” he said paign. beginning,” said WHO Di- in a FIFA release. FIFA and the World rector-General Tedros Star Portugal footballer Health Organization (WHO) The 28 players, who Cristiano Ronaldo and Adhanom Ghebreyesus at are involved in the video have teamed up to combat the virtual launch of the cam- WHO partners Microsoft, Facebook for agent Jorge Mendes have the coronavirus (COVID -19) campaign to be published in also donated one million paign at WHO headquarters 13 languages, include the by launching a new aware- in Geneva, Switzerland. euros to fund intensive care ness campaign as football likes of India captain Sunil global coronavirus hackathon units in hospitals in Lisbon calls on all people around “Be it through cam- Chhetri and World Cup win- and Porto. the world to follow five key paigns or funding, FIFA has ners like German Philip Messi has been picked steps to stop the spread of stood up to the coronavirus, Lahm, Spain’s Iker Casillas New Delhi: GNS News Agency, April 1 by FIFA along with 28 past the disease. and I am delighted that and Spanish defender The World Health Organisation (WHO) has partnered and present football icons to world football is supporting Carles Puyol. “FIFA and its President WHO to kick out the with tech giants like Facebook and Microsoft for a global Gianni Infantino have been hackathon, asking developers to build software solutions that drive social impact, with the aim of tackling some of the challenges related to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Gunmen attack Sikh religious The #BuildforCOVID19 hackathon would begin ac- cepting project submissions on Thursday. The hackathon would announce top projects on April 3. gathering in Kabul; 4 dead Along with Facebook and Microsoft, tech companies Twitter, WeChat, TikTok, Pinterest and Slack are also par- ticipating in the hackathon. “We’re encouraging YOU – innovators around the world – to #BuildforCOVID19 using technologies of your choice across a range of suggested themes and challenge areas – some of which have been sourced through health useful prototypes and ideas will come out of this one as partners including the World Health Organization and sci- well,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a post. entists at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub,” said the hackathon portal. “Given the isolation currently being experienced within communities right now, we want to create an online space Facebook features like Blood Donations and Crisis where developers could ideate, experiment and build soft- Response were first built during hackathons and are now ware solutions to help address this crisis,” said the used by millions of people worldwide. I’m hopeful that some hackathon. Airlines may suffer $252 billion revenue loss due to COVID-19

Geneva: GNS News Agency, April 1 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has updated its analysis of the revenue impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on the global air transport industry. Owing to the severity of travel restrictions and the ex- pected global recession, IATA now estimates that industry Kabul: GNS News Agency, April 1 No one has taken responsibility for the attack, but passenger revenues could plummet 252 billion dollars or Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of earlier this month an Islamic State affiliate attacked a gath- 44 percent below 2019’s figure. Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs in their place of worship in ering of minority Shiite Muslims in Kabul, the capital, killing 32 people. This is in a scenario in which severe travel restric- the heart of the Afghan capital’s old city on Wednesday, tions last for up to three months followed by a gradual killing at least four people, a minority Sikh parliamentarian Sikhs have suffered widespread discrimination in the economic recovery later this year. said. conservative Muslim country and have also been targeted by Islamic extremists. Under Taliban rule in the late 1990s, IATA’s previous analysis of up to a 113 billion dollar Afghanistan’s interior ministry said that police were at they were asked to identify themselves by wearing yellow revenue loss was made on March 5 before the countries the place of worship, known as a Gurdwara, but that the armbands, but the rule was not enforced. In recent years, around the world introduced sweeping travel restrictions firing was continuing. large numbers of Sikhs and Hindus have sought asylum in that largely eliminated the international air travel market. The parliamentarian, Narindra Singh Khalsa, said he restrictions on travel are lifted after three months. India, which has a Hindu majority and a large Sikh popula- “The airline industry faces its gravest crisis. Within a was near the Gurdwara when the attack happened and tion. matter of a few weeks, our previous worst-case scenario is The recovery in travel demand later this year is weak- ran to the site. He said at least four people were killed. looking better than our latest estimates,” said IATA’s Direc- ened by the impact of the global recession on jobs and tor General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac. confidence. Full-year passenger demand (revenue pas- senger kilometres or RPKs) declines 38 per cent com- “But without immediate government relief measures, pared to 2019. Commonwealth develops there will not be an industry left standing. Airlines need 200 billion dollars in liquidity support simply to make it Industry capacity (available seat kilometres or ASKs) through,” he said in a statement. in domestic and international markets declines 65 percent during the second quarter ended June 30 compared to a coronavirus tracker Some governments have already stepped forward, year-ago period, but in this scenario recovers to a 10 per- protective equipment, being asked to work in unfamiliar but many more need to follow suit, said de Juniac. The New Delhi: The Commonwealth has developed a cent decline in the fourth quarter. IATA represents some environments and inconsistent or absent access to testing latest analysis envisions that under this scenario, severe coronavirus tracker that shows daily cases in member coun- 290 airlines comprising 82 percent of global air traffic. tries, including India. for healthcare workers. The tracker collects data from the World Health Orga- “We are encouraging national organisations to con- nization (WHO) and shows the total confirmed coronavirus tribute data to the Commonwealth coronavirus tracker. This cases and deaths in the affected member countries. data will better prepare and equip healthcare workers to Hardware supply chain improving tackle this global emergency.” The tool is designed to help countries prepare and respond to the pandemic. She urged Commonwealth countries to work with health professionals to ensure healthcare workers are protected and able to care for their patients safely and but demand is big worry: Nadella appropriately. The tracker is part of the Innovation Hub, which Secretary-General Patricia Scotland established in 2018. San Francisco: GNS News Agency, April 1 The online hub promotes the cutting-edge ideas and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that although innovations of the Commonwealth’s 2.4 billion people, hardware supply chain is coming back to normal, the big 54 member countries and 90 accredited organisations. worry is people holding up the demand especially in the A Commonwealth’s health protection policy toolkit US and Europe as they battle with the spread of the COVID- is available on the Innovation Hub. The toolkit looks at 19 disease. the effects of pandemics on global security and offers Microsoft last month revised its revenue guidelines solutions to strengthen health protection systems. for its January-March quarter owing to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying the supply-chain has been slowed down which will impact its Windows and Surface The disease, caused by coronavirus is known as Canada’s coronavirus economic aid businesses. COVID-19, has infected more than 400,000 people and In a statement, the company said although it sees killed close to 17,000 in over 100 countries. package delayed strong Windows demand in line with its expectations, “the Assistant Secretary-General Nabeel Goheer said: Ottawa: Billions in economic aid announced last week supply chain is returning to normal operations at a slower “Coronavirus has rapidly spread across the world affect- by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help Canadians deal pace than anticipated at the time of our Q2 earnings call”. ing people, livelihoods and nations. with the coronavirus pandemic hit a snag Tuesday when According to a CNBC report on Tuesday, Nadella said “The Commonwealth, as an organisation that believes opposition parties rejected giving his minority government that “on the supply side we are getting back on rails”, add- in innovation, has prepared this tracker that offers real- unprecedented spending powers. ing that the big question would be whether demand holds time and accurate insight for governments to make informed Thirty-two members of Parliament, proportionally rep- up in the US and Europe. decisions on this worsening crisis.” resenting each party instead of the full 338, gathered in “We have a great balance sheet, we are a very di- As of March 23, the online tracker shows 12,707 Com- Ottawa for a vote on the emergency measures. verse business, we have a mix of annuity, non-annuity, monwealth citizens have been infected and 340 have died But opposition Conservatives balked at additional that is also stronger than even the last time we even went in some member countries. provisions giving Trudeau’s Liberals unlimited borrowing into the financial crisis. I feel confident we’ll come out of A Commonwealth analysis suggests access to hos- and spending powers for 21 months without oversight. this, frankly, pretty strong,’ he was quoted as saying. pital beds and ventilators are limited in many countries, Parliament had been suspended from March 13 On January 29, Microsoft issued quarterly revenue which could present a major challenge if coronavirus is through April 20, but reconvened only to approve the cash guidance for its ‘More Personal Computing’ segment be- not contained early enough. injection to help individuals and businesses. tween $10.75 and $11.15 billion, which included a wider adding that it would continue to partner with local and glo- Kathleen McCourt, President of the Commonwealth At a news conference, Conservative leader Andrew than usual range to reflect uncertainty related to the public bal health authorities to provide additional assistance. Nurses and Midwives Federation, said: “Commonwealth Scheer said his party supports the Can$82 billion (US$57 health situation in China. In its second quarter (October-December period), nurses and midwives are at the forefront of the global Covid- billion) in aid to help Canadians through this pandemic — “As the conditions evolve, Microsoft will act to ensure Microsoft reported revenue of $36.9 billion and a profit of 19 response. including nearly one million who have been laid off follow- the health and safety of our employees, customers, and $11.6 billion. Surface revenue for the quarter was up 6 per “They are reporting inadequate access to personal ing temporary closure orders given to many businesses. partners during this difficult period,” said the company, cent (year over year) to $1.9 billion. But he said he can’t back a Liberal “power grab.” THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 5 Sensex gains 1,862 pts; US Senate, White House agree on Nifty reclaims 8,300 level ended 1,861.75 points or 6.98 per cent higher at 28,535.78. $2 trillion coronavirus rescue plan Mumbai: GNS News Agency, April 1 Similarly, the NSE Nifty settled 516.80 points, or 6.62 Benchmark Sensex soared 1,862 points on Wednes- per cent, up at 8,317.85. WASHINGTON: GNS News Agency, April 1 day led by massive gains mainly in heavyweights RIL, Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex The White House and Senate leaders of both parties HDFC twins and ICICI Bank as investors shrugged off con- have struck an agreement on a sweeping $2 trillion mea- cerns over the 21-day nationwide lockdown in anticipation pack, rallying up to 15 per cent, followed by Kotak Bank, Maruti, HDFC twins, Titan, L&T and Axis Bank. sure to aid workers, businesses and a health care system of a stimulus package by the government to cushion the strained by the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. economic blow of Covid-19. On the other hand, IndusInd Bank, ONGC, ITC and Bajaj Auto closed with losses. Top White House aide Eric Ueland announced the agreement in a Capitol hallway shortly after midnight. Receding uncertainty in domestic mar- kets following defined lockdown announce- The agreement came after days of often intense hag- ment and assurance of domestic stimulus gling and mounting pressure and still needs to be finalized by the government boosted investor senti- in detailed legislative language. ment, said Narendra Solanki, Head- Equity “Ladies and gentlemen, we are done. We have a Research (Fundamental), Anand Rathi. deal,” Ueland said. Earlier in the day, the US Senate and The unprecedented economic rescue package would White House reached agreement on a USD give direct payments to most Americans, expand unem- 2 trillion stimulus package for the US ployment benefits and provide a $367 billion program for economy. small businesses to keep making payroll while workers are forced to stay home. sis, and intense haggling over the fine print, negotiators The deal aims to buttress the teetering were almost done with a $2 trillion bill to respond to what economy by giving roughly USD 2 trillion to One of the last issues to close concerned $500 billion Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called “the most health facilities, businesses and ordinary for guaranteed, subsidized loans to larger industries, in- serous threat to Americans’ health in over a century and Americans buckling under the strain of the cluding a fight over how generous to be with the airlines. quite likely the greatest risk to America’s jobs and prosper- coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals would get significant help as well. ity that we’ve seen since the Great Depression.” According to the latest Union Health After days of pressure, unusual partisanship in a cri- The final details proved nettlesome as Trump admin- Domestic market was also enthused by recovery in ministry update the number of coronavirus cases in India istration officials continued negotiations deep into the night. global stocks after the US Senate and White House reached rose to 562, while the death toll rise to10. agreement on a USD 2 trillion stimulus package for the US The number of global Covid-19 infections has shot economy. past 4,20,000. Worldwide fatalities have topped 18,000. Experts peg India's cost of After opening on a choppy note, the BSE barometer Flipkart ceases operations across COVID-19 lockdown at USD 120 bn Mumbai: GNS News Agency, April 1 supply chain amid lockdown Pegging the cost of the COVID-19 lockdown at USD New Delhi: GNS News Agency, April 1 120 billion (approximately E-tailer Flipkart on Wednesday said it has temporarily Rs 9 lakh crore) or 4 per cent suspended its operations and services – including grocery of the GDP, analysts on items as India enters a 21-day lockdown. Wednesday sharply cut their Although ecommerce platforms were allowed to pro- growth estimates and vide essential goods and services in Prime Minister stressed on the need to an- Narendra Modi’s address to the nation, Flipkart decided to nounce an economic pack- halt all orders from March 25 for its three supply chains age. grocery, non-large goods and large items. The Reserve Bank of “These are difficult times, times like no other. Never India (RBI), which is sched- before, have communities stayed apart to stay safe! Never uled to announce its first bi- before, has been at home meant helping the nations!” the monthly policy review on company posted on its website. April 3, is set to deliver a deep rate cuts and it should In an internal email sent to employees, Adarsh Menon also be assumed that the fis- who is senior vice president at Flipkart wrote that senior cal deficit targets will be executives will “evaluate how to get supply chains back in breached, analysts said. FY21 growth forecast by 1.7 cent during the course of the Nirmala Sitharaman, while consultation with government and stakeholders but as of percentage points to 3.5 per year. announcing some measures now the platform will not accept any orders”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced cent. Domestic brokerage to help the economy on Ecommerce giant Amazon, in a blog post on Tues- a three-week complete It specified the cost of Emkay congratulated Tuesday, had hinted that an day, said that it has prioritized available fulfilment and lo- lockdown of the country to the three-week nationwide policymakers for acting ear- economic aid package is in gistics capacity to serve products that are currently critical ucts, we are reaching out to customers and giving them a prevent the spread of the lockdown to be alone at lier than other countries, but the making. for customers such as household staples, packaged food, choice to cancel their orders, and receive a refund for pre- coronavirus infections in the USD 90 billion, which is over rued that there is not much Analysts at Barclays health care, hygiene, personal safety and other high prior- paid items,” said Amazon. country. and above the lockdowns to cushion the economic im- said the government will ity products. pact. The company said it will continue to work with con- ?We estimate that the announced by various most likely invoke the cause “This also means that we have to temporarily stop cerned government authorities to ensure on-ground sup- cumulative shutdown cost states like Maharashtra ear- ?The Indian govern- for natural calamities under taking orders and disable shipments for lower-priority prod- port that will enable it to offer a more expanded selection around USD120 billion or 4 lier. ment has so far been largely the fiscal prudence frame- ucts. For all pending customer orders on lower-priority prod- to fulfil customer needs. per cent of the gross domes- They also said that the silent on the economic im- work in FY21 and estimated tic product (GDP),? British RBI is most likely to go for a pact from the lockdown, the fiscal deficit to come at 5 brokerage Barclays said in 0.65 per cent rate cut in the leave alone any measures per cent of GDP versus the a note, revising down its April review and will slash to cushion the hit,? it said. 3.5 per cent budget target. Indian Bank announces interest rates further by 1 per Finance Minister additional funding facility Asia markets surge as US agrees Mumbai: GNS News blockbuster stimulus package Agency, April 1 Hong Kong: Asian equities soared again Wednes- day after US lawmakers finally agreed a mammoth stimu- while the S&P 500 enjoyed its best day in more than a Amidst the coronavirus decade. outbreak, state-run Indian lus package to support the world's top economy against Bank on Wednesday an- the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. And the gains spread into Asia, which rallied for a nounced an additional fund- While the deadly disease continues to spread, trad- second straight day, with extra impetus later in the day ing facility for large ers have a rare semblance of optimism after weeks of car- coming from the news out of Washington. corporates, MSME, retail nage across global markets, with eyes fixed on Washing- Tokyo ended eight percent higher, with investors there customers, pensioners and ton where lawmakers also relieved that the 2020 Olympics had been postponed self-help groups (SHGs). in the early hours rather than cancelled. Last week, the country's thrashed out an emer- Hong Kong and Singapore put on more than three largest lender State Bank of gency bill worth as percent and Shanghai was up more than two percent, India also announced an much as $2 trillion Sydney and Manila rallied more than five percent and Seoul emergency credit line to around 10 percent of piled on more than four percent. meet any liquidity mismatch US gross domestic product. Taipei added almost four percent, while Mumbai, for its borrowers. Bangkok and Wellington were also well up. ?IND- COVID Emer- "At last, we have a deal," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, citing the massive "wartime level of Adding to the more upbeat mood was the G7's prom- gency Credit Line ise to do "whatever is necessary". (IBCECL)? will provide ad- investment into our nation". The unprecedented moves are part of a worldwide ditional funding of up to 10 longer period of time to give The prospect of a massive spending splurge, com- per cent of the working capi- with six months moratorium. on track again,? the bank's bined with the Federal Reserve's pledge to essentially print response to the rapid financial shock caused by the COVID- them the flexibility in opera- managing director and CEO 19 outbreak, which has locked down countries including tal limits (both fund based "We have made these tions until business is back as much cash is needed, sent Wall Street into overdrive and non-fund based limits) loans repayable over a Padmaja Chunduru said. Tuesday, with the Dow seeing its biggest rise since 1933, the US and brought the global economy to a juddering with a maximum limit of Rs halt. 100 crore,? the lender said in a statement. Crores of retail sector The loan tenor will be Capital, debt services providing for 36 months with an initial moratorium of up to six months and would carry employees may lose jobs entities to remain operational: SEBI fixed interest rate of 1-year MCLR. Chennai: Around 20 lakh employees of modern retail empted from such closures." According to him, it will take at least two to three New Delhi: Capital ties and activities shall also It will be offering loans stores will lose their jobs if the lockdown continues for three months. The job losses in the unorganised retail may run months for the sector to get back into shape even after the markets regulator Sebi said Accordingly, the regu- remain operational, it added. to large corporates and me- the entities providing capi- lator, in a notification issued into crores, say trade bodies. virus subsides and the total impact would be 50 per cent It further added that "the dium enterprises that are in tal and debt market services late on Tuesday, said the “Retail stores have been operating at 80 per cent less loss of annual revenues. head office/ regional offices/ the standard category. will remain operational dur- entities exempted from the than average sales. Now that the country is in lockdown, This in turn would affect the jobs in the sector and local offices of Sebi shall The bank is also offer- ing the nationwide nationwide closure are stock the stores will remain closed. If the closure continues for almost 20 lakh people or more than 30 per cent of the 60 also function with minimum ing loans to salaried em- lockdown for 21 days, an- exchanges, clearing corpo- lakh people employed in the sector, would lose their jobs. number of employee." ployees up to an amount nounced by Prime Minister rations, depositories, custo- The unorganised sector, which employs 45 crore equal to 20 times of their lat- Narendra Modi as part of ef- dians, mutual funds, asset Sebi has issued the people, too will have to suffer if the same situation persists. est monthly gross salary, forts to curb spread of management companies, notification with "directions with a cap of Rs 2 lakh to “If the situation continues only for a few days, the re- COVID-19 pandemic. stock brokers, trading mem- for strict implementation" and meet urgent medical and tailers will be able to absorb the losses. But if it continues shall remain in force in all Referring to an order bers, clearing members, other expenditure. for a month or more, people will start losing jobs," said parts of the country for 21 issued by Ministry of Home depositories participants, Praveen Khandelwal, secretary general of Confederation days, with effect from March It is offering loans to Affairs, Sebi said "the order registrar and share transfer pensioners for an amount of All India Traders (CAIT). 25, 2020. provides that commercial agents. equal to 15 times their The industry body has also asked the government to and private establishment Besides, credit rating In his second address monthly pension, with a provide 90 days of grace period for depositing all statutory shall be closed down but that agencies, debenture trust- to the nation in less than a maximum limit of Rs 2 lakh. dues, like Income Tax, Advance Tax, GST, ESIC and PF, the capital and debt market ees, foreign portfolio inves- week on the growing con- The repayment time for this moratorium on bank loans, letter of credit and purchase cerns over COVID-19, Modi loan will be 60 months. bills, additional working capital credit and relaxation on service as notified by the tors, portfolio managers, al- said the lockdown will be in NPA reporting guidelines. Securities and Exchange ternative investment funds, SHGs are being offered three months, retailers will lose up to 50 per cent of their Board of India shall be ex- investment advisers and force from Tuesday midnight. loan of Rs 1 lakh per SHG revenues,” said Kumar Rajagopalan, the CEO of Retailers other Sebi registered enti- for a period of 36 months Association of India (RAI). 6 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2020 Dineout launches vouchers to financially support restaurants

New Delhi: Restaurant tech platform Dineout on Wednesday introduced “Restaurant Vouchers” that cus- tomers can purchase and redeem later when the pandemic subsides. “While we are encouraging our diners to stay home despite financial implications on us, local restaurant busi- nesses need our support more than ever as they face se- vere losses,” Ankit Mehrotra, Co-Founder and CEO Dineout said in a statement. Restaurant vouchers can be purchased via Dineout on supportrestaurants.in, available in Rs 1,000 denomi- nations that can be redeemed in the next 6 months. Dineout will transfer the funds to the restaurants at no additional charges to ensure that restaurants continue to receive the crucial cash-flow to survive these trying times, and food-lovers get discounted coupons from their favorite eateries in town. Customers can now buy these vouchers at a dis- counted price at over 20,000 partner restaurants. Dineout has also started an online petition to support After your baby, bring back the National Restaurant Association Of India (NRAI) on change.org, requesting the government to help restaurants with employee unemployment pay cover, moratorium on upcoming statutory dues, delay in utility bill payments, holi- excitement in your sex life day/temporary stoppage on EMI payments & interest, freez- ing rental dues and restoration of Input Tax Credit on GST New Delhi: It is natural for new mothers to feel low wise), to re-establish bonds, create new bonds and build for all restaurants. both physically, emotionally and psychologically after child- closeness. Find out what sparks intimacy between both of birth. Fathers also bear the emotional brunt of childbirth.Both you, and work on it; there is no fixed formula for this so be new parents can experience a drop in their libido during creative and explore! the first 6-9 months after the baby’s birth. Just became parents? Consider doing this: It is very important for the mother to understand her body and give it some time for recovery, it is even more Set-up date nights (once a week would be a good Effects of smoking, idea) important for her partner to be by her side during this time.”Postpartum hormones are responsible in making the Have one meal with your partner (here, talks about new mother feel low on sex-drive. The first six weeks – the baby are a no-no, or are to be kept minimal) Puerperium, are the hardest, both physically and emotion- Bring back her hobby (if the new mother loves to drinking on beauty ally. read, buy her a gift by her favourite author) affects blood flow and ham- Also, low Estrogen levels makes the vagina dry and Switch night-duty roles (this way both parents re- pers the delivery of nutrients devoid of lubrication, so sexual intercourse is painful,” Dr ceive adequate rest, and may also be able to manage to all parts of the body, in- Manjiri Mehta, Senior Consultant Gynaecologist and Ob- some intimate time) cluding the skin and the hair stetrician, Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi – A Fortis Network follicles. Take on household chores from the new mother, Hospital.However, it is important to understand ‘when’ it is giving her a little more ‘me’ time (fathers can help with two There are many thera- safe to have sex, more than ‘if’ you are ready to have sex – or more household chores, this could include dishwashing, pies and methods that are speak to your gynecologist to address this question. laundry, restocking the pantry, etc.) advocated for giving up Try to take some time off by engaging a babysitter or smoking, like nicotine re- Leave her love/sex notes (leaving a little sex note a close family member to look after the baby for a short for the mother may help have intimate conversations. It placement, with nicotine time. Take this time to reconnect with each other’s bodies patches, or nicotine gum. could be as simple as ‘how pretty you looked when you again; the release of Oxytocin is high when couples touch, woke up today morning’) However, I feel that one’s hug and kiss each other. Hence, in the first 6 weeks even if personal decision and will- intercourse is difficult, physical contact should be reestab- Try new positions (couples after a period of time to power are most important. lished between the couple. get used to a certain routine, break away from it, try a new Making the decision to quit position that is mutually exciting, don’t be over-adventur- is an important step. “Don’t compare sex to a battlefield, by that I mean that ous though-take it slow) If the pain associated with inter- new moms judge dads for having sexual urges, whereas course I not reducing, visit your gynecologist, he or she Along with the decision dads feel rejected and shame the new moms for their de- to quit smoking, make the could help you understand the problem better, and help creased sex drive; this doesn’t really help. Don’t let your resolve it. decision to detoxify the body relationship with your spouse get destroyed completely in Pollution in the air can ance, too, in terms of early lagen, which is essential for too. Many of us lead seden- an attempt to look after the baby; spending every waking You may also seek your doctor’s help to under- lead to a build-up of toxins ageing, dull skin and hair. keeping the skin firm and tary and stressful lives, with- minute with the baby will leave you no time for your part- stand the ideal time when new mothers can start exercis- in the system. Our lifestyle Alcohol is also a diuretic, so youthful. out any exercise. So, bring- ner,” the doctor added. ing. Once you start exercising, work on toning up your ing about changes in our body, start doing Kegel’s and pelvic floor strengthening and habits compound the you can get dehydrated, Recent research also lifestyle is another positive It is also important to try new things (sexual or other- exercises, they are found to be extremely important espe- problem further. One of leaving the skin dry and dull. indicates that tobacco these is smoking, a habit that step one can take. You can cially after childbirth. The chemicals present smoke increases the pro- take up Yoga. Combined is difficult to quit. What we in cigarette smoke poses a duction of an enzyme that with Pranayama, or breath- may not realise is the extent real danger from free radi- also breaks down collagen. of damage that smoking can ing exercises, Yoga helps to cals, which enter the body Therefore, smoking can lead improve oxygenation, purify Carbs or calories? Strike a balance cause to the body. In fact, it through the bloodstream to premature ageing of the the organ systems, reduce can affect almost every part If you pay attention to and pose a real threat to skin. Actually, smoking stress and induce relaxation and organ of the body. It your diet and work hard in health and also beauty, as leads to a dull and sallow of both body and mind. also weakens our immune they adversely affect the skin skin and definitely interferes the gym but still experience systems and leaves us and the supportive tissues, with the glow and vitality that And, when you give up no muscle gain, then it can prone to disease. like collagen. Therefore, we associate with a healthy smoking or drinking, treat be really frustrating some- Alcohol also has a det- apart from many adverse ef- skin. yourself to a deep tissue times. Muscles are hard to massage at a salon or spa. rimental effect on our health fects on the body, cigarette Smoking and free radi- build and even harder to and beauty. 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If you oozes elegance and simple dresses or indian casuals. to 10 million deaths a year ing in the field. colours of the rainbow and Magnetic beads are parent device is easy to fab- are training yourselves at beauty, coral pink is one Saffron accessories would you’ll never have a dull day. by 2050 if no action is taken, small nano- or shade we must have in our THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 7 Adah Sharma's Coronavirus: 'Wonder Woman Steamy Show In Red! 1984' release pushed until August Los Angeles: The DC superhero film, starring Gal Hot Mumbai girl Adah Sharma made an im- Gadot in the lead which was pressive debut with 'Heart Attack' in Tollywood scheduled to open on June 5, will now hit the screens but couldn't follow it up with good films. She faced on August 14, reported Va- some setbacks and was given spineless roles riety. which never helped her career. Her only notable The sequel reunites role apart from 'Heart Attack' was in 'Kshanam' Gadot with "Wonder Woman" director Patty where she dies by the interval. Jenkins and co-star Chris She tested her luck in Bollywood too with Pine, with Pedro Pascal and Kristen Wiig joining the fran- films like 'Commando' but fortunes aren't in favor chise. of his fair-skinned girl. With nothing left to do, Adah Gadot said she is look- Sharma has only one way to lure the audience ing forward to a brighter fu- and filmmakers which is resorting to heavy glamor ture in these "dark and scary times". show which she abundantly does on social me- "Where we can share dia. She posts were workout clicks in slinky out- the power of cinema to- many are, we are excited to Emmerich, Warner Bros. 15. fits, her bikini pictures, hot photo shoots, and gether again. Excited to re-date our film to August Pictures Group chairman, Thriller "Malignant" di- whatnot to impress and satisfy the followers. redate our 'WW84' film to 14th 2020 in a theater near added in a statement. rector James Wan was origi- August 14, 2020. I hope ev- you," the director tweeted. The studio has also nally slated for an August 14 She is now back again with some smoking eryone is safe. Sending my "When we greenlit pulled "In the Heights", debut, but with "Wonder hot selfies where she is seen wearing a too deep love to you all," she wrote on "Scoob" and "Malignant" till Woman 1984" taking up the Twitter on Tuesday. ?Wonder Woman 1984,' it neck red outfit revealing a huge amount of cleav- was with every intention to further notice. date, the film is also looking age thereby raising temperatures to the core. She Jenkins also prayed for be viewed on the big screen An adaptation of Lin- for a date. better times ahead. and are excited to announce Manuel Miranda's musical, Production on other is bringing all of her glamour out to keep her fol- "We made Wonder that Warner Bros Pictures "In The Heights" was due out Warner Bros films "The lowers entertained and attract some makers. Woman 1984 for the big will be bringing the film to June 26 and "Scoob", an Batman", "Fantastic Beasts Hope all her efforts workout. screen and I believe in the theatres on August 14. animated film based on 3" and "The Matrix" has power of cinema. In these "We hope the world will "Scooby-Doo" characters been suspended amid the terrible times, when theater be in a safer and healthier was supposed to out on May COVID-19 outbreak. owners are struggling as so place by then," Toby Rakul Goes For Shoot Despite ... Who Will Starr Driving Corona Outbreak! License Telugu Remake? As we know, the outbreak of Corona virus has forced everyone to stay in their home and the government has ordered a complete shutdown. Whoever comes out with- 'Driving Licence' a comedy-drama film star- out a good reason is being severely punished. ring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj We are not talking about today but a week back when Venjaramoodu became a blockbuster in Rakul Preet Singh had to shoot for an ad film despite the Malayalam. Now, this flick will be remade into Corona pandemic. The shootings came to a halt from the past two or three weeks but Rakul and the team risked Telugu with star heroes by a noted producer. their lives just to shoot an advertisement. This movie is about a film actor who seeks The 'Sypder' heroine took to Instagram and posted a help from one of his dear fans, a Motor Vehicle selfie with the entire crew wearing masks and wrote, "Leav- ing home felt like going to war. We made sure that there Inspector to renew his driving license. In this con- was a doctor onset and a limited crew. It was the toughest text, a misunderstanding takes place and hatred shoot, considering the paranoia. No one was allowed in- develops between them that takes a toll on each side my van except my entourage." other's personal and professional lives. Do you think what the team did is necessary? As per the sources, Venkatesh has agreed to act in this movie. But there is suspense on which role he is going to play. The makers have Ravishing Rakul In now concentrated on whom to pick for another role. They are considering Megastar Chiranjeevi or Ram Charan for this role. If not, they are trying to rope in Natural Star Nani to this massive Glamorous Ethnic Wear! project. There is no confirmation on this news yet but it is strongly heard in the film circles. North beauty Rakul Preet Singh got to the top in Tollywood at a very short span and even went down at the same speed. She then flew to Mumbai and is trying to make things Mahesh Gives Precautionary work but nothing seems to be going her way. With luck not favouring her, Rakul is keeping herself busy by spending endless hours at Measures To Stay Away From Corona! the gym and posing for photo shoots. She recently did an ethnic photo shoot The deadly Corona virus is shat- tering the entire world and Indian PM where she looked absolutely ravishing white Narendra Modi ordered a shutdown of designer lehenga and colorful pink dupatta. the whole country for the next 21 days. With matching jewellery, Rakul Preet is look- Influential people like sportsmen and film celebrities are coming forward in ing splendid. Despite being ethnic wear, she support of the government. added her own glamour touch to it by resort- On the occasion of Ugadi, super- ing to some cleavage show through that low- star Mahesh Babu wished everyone and wrote about the six ways to avoid cut blouse. On the whole, Rakul is like a star this hazardous virus. in the sky twinkling brightly. Here are those rules: Her last outing in Telugu was Nagarjuna's 1 The first and most important rule is to stay at home. Do not step out un- 'Manmadhudu 2' which was a disaster. Her less there is an emergency. Hindi outing 'Marjaavan' was a failure too. She 2 Make sure you wash your hands is currently doing a brief role in the gigantic with soap and water very frequently for flick, 'Indian 2'. at least 20/30 seconds. 3 Avoid touching your face espe- cially eyes mouth and nose. 4 Use your elbows or tissue when coughing or sneezing. Upasana Welcomes 6 Use a mask only if you have symptoms or feeling sick. Please contact 5 Please understand the need for the doctor or clinic if you have COVID-19 symptoms. social distancing, keep a minimum 3- meter distance from the other person Let us follow these rules and stay as away as possible from their ter- Chiranjeevi On Social Media inside or outside your house. rible and contagious virus that is shaking the world.

On the auspicious occasion of Ugadi, Director Maruthi To Uplift 'Aha' Megastar Chiranjeevi has joined the social media. He made his first tweet wishing his fans on the While countries around the globe are in complete selection and subjects to build content strategy for Aha. lock down, the demand for OTT platforms and home enter- Telugu New Year also called Ugadi and gave a tainment has surged up. The Internet consumption It is evident that Aha is still in the initial stage while call to fight the deadly Corona Virus unitedly. He has become a big issue now but this is the time for advised everyone to be responsible and stay in 'work from home' and staying indoors so there is so homes safely. much time but so less entertainment! Though the netizens are enjoying the OTT gi- On this occasion, his daughter in law, Konidela ants like Amazon, Netflix and Hot Star's offerings still Upasana has welcomed him to social media via there is a need for newness in this home entertain- ment space. Now that the demand is high in this Twitter. home quarantine hours, Ace producer of Tollywood, Chiranjeevi had announced yesterday that he Allu Aravind who own the first of its kind OTT plat- will be joining the social media. Not only in movies form exclusively for Telugu audience has seeked the help of this young director-Maruthi who is in quar- but he showed his dominance on social media too. antine break now. Within minutes lakhs of his fans have followed his Maruthi was once known youthful masala films. official account. After all these years Chiranjeevi Of late he diverted his attention towards making clean has noticed the importance of social media to en- movies and gained the acceptance of family audience as there is tough competition between Amazon Prime and well. Allu Aravind thought that who knows better than Netflix. Wonder whether Maruthi lives up to the expecta- gage and share his views with his fans. Maruthi what to offer the youth audience on OTT platform tions of his mentor Aravind! Aha and thus asked Maruthi to take over the reins of script 8 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE THURSDAY 02 APRIL 2020 English cricket rolls out $75M His Excellency Nawab Mir Nasir Ali Khan offers help for stranded Indians in Kazakhstan themselves and stay safe,” rescue package amid pandemic Telangana and facilities, informed Khan. the letter added. Meanwhile, AndhraPradesh,His Excel- “The Indian embassy is Kazakhstan Ambassador lency NAWAB Mir Nasir Ali your friend in a foreign land. London: GNS News Yerlan Alimbayev wrote a Khan directed the Indian stu- We need to maintain pa- letter to Mir Nasir Ali Khan Agency, April 1 dents who arrived in Almaty tience and calm. Please requesting airline facilities to to contact Martin Cyriac contact us if you require any A $75 million rescue help around Kazakh nation- package was rolled out by Clemense, Second Secre- help,” Ali Khan added in a als in India to return to their tary and Officer In Charge of letter addressed to the Indi- English cricket on Tuesday homeland. He requested Representative office of In- ans living in Kazakhstan. to help teams at all levels Nasir Ali Khan to arrange a withstand the financial im- dia at +77012207608 or “We are in an unprec- special flight for five Kazakh [email protected] for edented situation. As you pact of a pandemic de- nationals, located in AP and staying facilities. The air are away, India has sus- scribed by a leading execu- Bengaluru to help reach tive as one of the biggest travel stands blocked in In- pended air traffic for a short Goa by April 2-3 from which dia due to the travel ban is- period to ensure your safety, challenges "in the history of Kazakhstan nationals may sued by the Central govern- security along with that of the game." BY SNAPS INDIA- go by car transport. Around The England and Hyderabad ment to stop the spread of your beloved ones. It is our 120 Kazakh nationals are the novel Coronavirus. The request to our fellow citizens Wales Cricket Board said 40 stranded in various parts of Honorary Consul of the Indian students will receive and students to look after million pounds (about $50 Republic of Kazakhstan in the India million) was being made lodging, food and medical available at first-class and county level from Wednes- day. More than 20 million pounds (about $25 million) International staging will go to local cricket clubs, the modern era. would happen should via loans and grants. fees have been suspended "The aim is to give cer- for the next four months, and cricket be back on the The start of the English tainty in these extremely dif- they will be waived in 2020 agenda before the end of the cricket season has been ficult times and to keep the if matches are not played as summer. delayed until May 28 at the lights on," Harrison said. scheduled because of the The most lucrative earliest because of the "This is just the start of ad- virus. matches will be favored -- coronavirus outbreak, with dressing this massive chal- Furloughing of staff meaning men's the ECB modelling a range lenge and we have to work internationals, the Twenty20 of options for cricket to be- together because every Harrison, who earns Blast and the inaugural sea- gin in June, July or August. area of the game will be im- almost 720,000 pounds a son of The Hundred. One model takes into ac- pacted in the event that most year, will take an as-yet-un- or all of the cricket season is defined pay cut, and the Harrison said The Hun- count the possibility of the dred, a new format designed entire 2020 campaign being lost."Monthly payments prospect of furloughing which would usually be some non-playing staff is and promoted by the ECB in canceled. a bid to draw a new audi- ECB chief executive passed down by the ECB in under consideration. May, June and July will be ence to the sport, could be Tom Harrison said his orga- Centrally contracted pushed back to 2021 if there nization was doing every- issued immediately, as will England players will not be two years' worth of facilities were restrictions on fans thing it can "to try and make approached to take a pay cut entering the grounds. sure that we keep the cricket maintenance money usually but may discuss the option ring-fenced for work on the on a voluntary basis. West Indies and Paki- network in business" during stan are scheduled to tour what he said was the sport's ground and venues but which is now unrestricted. Discussions have England for test and limited- biggest crisis, at least in in taken place about what overs matches this summer. IPL may happen at the expense of a couple of bilateral series New Delhi: GNS News Agency, April 1 No play, no pay. This could well be the fate of play- ers, who have signed up for this year's IPL, which has been postponed and seems unlikely to go ahead unless BCCI figures an alternate window later in the year, compromising a few bilat- eral commitments. "The system of IPL pay- ments is that 15 per cent is paid a week before the tour- nament starts. 65 per cent is paid during the tournament. The remaining 20 percent is paid within a stipulated time after the tournament ends," discussion at all on pay cuts. a senior official of an IPL Another franchise offi- cut but probably the much- cial clarified that the salaries IPL obviously is BCCI's big- awaited pay hike could be franchise told PTI. of the players are not in- gest tournament. But at this put on hold for some time. "The BCCI has specific point, it is very difficult to do sured for a pandemic. "We "The BCCI earns its guidelines. Obviously, no will not get any money from calculations and estimate player will be paid as of losses. The calculations are money from cricket. If cricket insurance company as pan- is not happening, where will now," he added. demic is not covered in the complex and till office-bear- ers get together, we can't say the money come from? We In fact, the economic clause. Each franchise has have to be sensible here. implications of a season with- salary overheads ranging anything," Dhumal told PTI. Hyderabad City Police demonstrate corona virus helmet and banner stating JANATA CURFEW STAY AT AND out IPL could be huge, ad- between Rs 75 to 85 crore. However, former India "So, it's not just interna- FOR SAFE HYDERABAD & FUTURE mitted BCCI players' body -- How can we pay if there's no Test player Malhotra feels tional cricketers but domes- the Indian Cricketers' Asso- action," he asked. that one needs to be practi- tic players will also be af- fected. It's not the board's ciation -- president Ashok Are pay cuts looming? cal in understanding the situ- Malhotra. ation. In case of domestic fault. This is an unavoidable Helpline for Elderly and They say BCCI needs players, it might not be a pay situation," Malhotra said. He feels that even do- to see what can be done mestic players may have to even though they under- accept pay cuts if losses run stand that the parent body No Wimbledon into thousands of crores stands to lose close to Rs Physically Challenged Persons amid the ongoing lockdown 3000 crore. would be 'tough pill to Hyderabad, April 01, 2020: It is naturally difficult for the elderly to combat the Covid19 pan- and the physically challenged persons to get things done. Lockdown demic. "It's not just the Dhonis and the Kohlis who will be swallow'; John Isner made their life more difficult. They definitely need to stay at home Alternate window affected. Surely they would because the elderly are at higher risk of COVID-19. Now they need a Right now, BCCI is feel the pinch but for many New York: John Isner, who won the longest-ever ten- new supply of medicines and other necessities, for them Youth for looking at an alternate win- first-timers, the Rs 20, 40 or nis match over three days at Wimbledon in 2010, says it Anti-Corruption(YAC) NGO members are coming forward to help them. will be a "tough pill to swallow" if this year's event is can- dow as chances of a cur- 60 lakh is serious life-chang- These activists will provide the necessary medicines or equip- celled. tailed IPL in May look dim ing money after all the hard ment if they need these services by calling the following phone num- but nothing concrete has work. Hope the BCCI has a A decision is expected soon by tournament officials bers and telling them what they want by sharing your location via come out. plan in place," he said. about whether or not they can stage the classic event at WhatsApp. the All England Club as planned starting June 29, post- The country is BCCI treasurer Arun These activists will provide those items and supplies standing pone it or cancel it outright due to the coronavirus pan- curreently under a 21-day Dhumal, however, said that outside the house. You can pay after taking the bill from them. demic. lockdown till April 14 while at present, there hasn't been This service is currently limited to certain parts of Hyderabad, "We're hoping that they're going to be somewhat op- IPL has been postponed till any discussion about pay depends on the response areas limit will be increased with the sup- timistic about playing the event this year," Isner told ESPN April 15 and therefore needs cuts. port of volunteer’s. to be postponed another on Tuesday. Calculating losses Phone Number ... 9182339595, 9491114616, 8143304148, time or cancelled. "I'd love to hear some optimism from them." "There has been no 7013747112 But with tournament timing crucial due to grass con- Timings: 11:00am to 4:00pm dition and weather, Isner has already started to ponder a No IPL, no money? year without Wimbledon. New Delhi, April 1 "We may have to come to grips with the fact that we may not be playing Wimbledon this year," Isner said. Chelsea's Loftus-Cheek says injury No play, no pay. This could well be the fate of the cricketers who have signed up for this year’s IPL, which "It's going to be a tough pill to swallow." has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Isner, the top-rated US player at 21st in the ATP tournament could well be cancelled unless the Indian rankings, defeated Frenchman Nicolas Mahut after more battle was 'toughest hurdle yet' cricket board (BCCI) finds alternate dates for it later in the than 11 hours of playing time spread over three days in the London: GNS News Loftus-Cheek has when the Premier League rehab the Achilles and year. epic first-round affair, taking the marathon fifth set 70-68. Agency, April 1 been sidelined since suffer- was suspended earlier this handle his long-standing “The system of IPL payments is that 15 percent is "Wimbledon sort of has to be played this (same) time ing a torn Achilles tendon in month because of the back problem. Chelsea midfielder coronavirus. paid a week before the tournament starts, and 65 percent of year," Isner said. Ruben Loftus-Cheek admits a Chelsea friendly against "My physical presence, more is paid during the tournament,” a senior official of an "With that surface, the event, it seems, has to be played battling to return from a seri- New England Revolution in In an Instagram video how powerful I am, is my big- IPL franchise said, adding: “The remaining 20 percent is this time and there's a good chance it won't be." ous Achilles injury while Boston last May. discussing his long road to gest strength," Loftus-Cheek paid within a stipulated time after the tournament ends. The French Open has been postponed from its origi- dealing with back problems The 24-year-old En- recovery, Loftus-Cheek said said. "But my body is also my The BCCI has specific guidelines. Obviously, no player nal May 24 start and has been scheduled for the red clay of has been a draining experi- gland international was the power of positive think- weakness. And that's just will be paid as of now.” Paris from September 20-October 4. ence. close to returning to action ing eventually helped him what I have to manage.

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