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BUCKING COVID-19… In brief Telangana betters UPSC to commence interviews for civil TS IT exports zoom to Rs 1.45L cr national average services exam from Aug 2 n PNS HYDERABAD ment in the IT/ITeS sector has The sectors created indirect remarkable growth against odds to he Union Public Service increased by 7.99 per cent," he said jobs/employment to 20 lakh people, the visionary policies of Chief Commission (UPSC) Bucking the devastating impact of in the report. The number of IT he said. Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao and T has decided to the COVID-19 pandemic, &ITES employees stood at 6.28 KTR underlined that Telangana the collective efforts of the govern- in industry growth commence interviews for civil services Telangana recorded nearly 13 per lakh. While the strength of IT and State had been forging ahead in all ment as well as officials. He said the examination 2020, which were deferred cent growth in IT and ITeS exports ITES employees was3.23 lakh sectors, achieving good progress State was emerging as the leader in PNS n HYDERABAD due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, from at over Rs 1.45 lakh crore over last employees at the time of formation despite the pandemic crisis. He the country. Pharma, life sciences, August 2, according to an official fiscal, Minister for IT and Industries of State, it had almost doubled now. attributed the Although the State had been The State's flagship Telangana statement. The civil services KT Rama Rao said on Thursday. facing unprecedented times since State Industrial Project aerospace, defence examination is conducted annually by The State's IT exports totaled The State registered a growth rate of 20.9 per cent in agriculture the last year due to Covid-19, Approval & Self sectors do well the UPSC in three stages -- preliminary, Rs.1.28 lakh crore in 2019-20. which has affected the entire Certification System (TS- main and personality test (interview) -- Presenting the annual report on During the last fiscal, Telangana added 46,489 new jobs, globe, Telangana's GSDP in iPASS), intended for progress with to select officers of the Indian IT, Electronics and taking the total IT/ITES employment to 6,28,615, year-on- 2020-21 was Rs.9.78 lakh crore, hassle-free industrial Rs.1.16 lakh Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Communications Department for year increase of 7.99 per cent compared to FY 2019-20 registering a growth rate of clearances, has helped crore invest- Foreign Service (IFS) and the Indian FY21, Rama Rao said during the last 1.35 per cent, while the nation attract cumulative ment and with Police Service (IPS), among others. At Telangana's GSDP in 2020-21 was Rs.9.78 lakh fiscal, Telangana added 46,489 new registered a negative growth investments totaling employment had in April this year deferred interviews crore, registering a growth rate of 1.35 per cent, jobs, taking the total IT/ITES and its GDP contracted at over Rs.2 lakh crore potential for the prestigious examination due to while the nation registered a negative growth and employment to 6,28,615, year-on- 3.8 per cent. The State over the past six for 7.88 increase in coronavirus cases. year increase of 7.99 per cent com- its GDP contracted at 3.8 per cent. registered a growth rate years, providing lakh people. pared to FY 2019-20. Despite the COVID pandemic, of 20.9 per cent in agri- employment to Releasing the "Despite the COVID-19 pan- culture. more than 15 lakh Annual Report 2020- Telangana once again proved demic, Telangana once again proved All of this reflected people. 21 of the Department of Mumbai building crash: its mettle by boasting a growth of its mettle by boasting a the resilience of Of the 15,852 Industries here on Thursday, IT and 12.98 per cent in the IT/ITeS growth of 12.98 per cent in the Telangana State, whose approved projects with Industry Minister K.T.Rama Rao said Man survives, but Exports over the previous year, IT/ITeS Exports over the previous per capita income was at Rs.2.14 lakh crore investments, that about 80 per cent of investors in recording a total of Rs 1,45,522 year, recording a total of Rs Rs.2.27 lakh, against the 12,198 units commenced opera- the State were repeat investors -- a tes- loses 9 family members crore in IT/ITeS exports. Telangana 1,45,522 crore in IT/ITeS exports nation's per capita of tions with Rs.98,120 crore invest- timony to the investor-friendly poli- afique Sheikh is too dazed to has seen more than double the esti- — KT RAMA RAO Rs1.27 lakh. ments and provided employment cies of the State. comprehend whether to mated average national growth rate Minister for IT and Industries to 7.7 lakh people. The remaining R thank his luck for surviving during this period and the employ- 2 3,654 units are in various stages of 2 after the Mumbai building where he stayed collapsed or to mourn the loss of his wife and eight other family members in the tragedy. Eleven Government issues SOPs for Civic bodies people, including eight children, were Mamata’s call to non-BJP CMs to killed and seven others injured after two floors of the three-storey building e-auction of govt land parcels contract staff to collapsed on a single-storey house in Malwani area late Wednesday night. ML MELLY MAITREYI affect KCR’s Federal Front plan Sheikh (45), who was staying on rent n HYDERABAD Efforts to mobilise get ESIC cover SNCN ACHARYULU along with his family members in the additional resources PNS n NEW DELHI n HYDERABAD ill-fated building, had stepped out to Faced with the twin problems of buy milk minutes before it collapsed. revenue shortfall occasioned by The Ministry of Labour and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata the lockdown as well as restric- Employment on Thursday Banerjee calling upon opposition tions on economic activity due to announced that the Employees' leaders and Chief Ministers of non- the Covid-19 pandemic and State Insurance Corporation BJP ruled states to take a stand Rath Yatra in Puri mounting expenditure towards (ESIC) would extend benefits of against the BJP-led Central govern- stepping up of public health infra- its health insurance cover to all ment may affect the prospects of the without devotees for structure and commitments under casual and contractual workers at Federal Front proposed by second year in row welfare schemes, the State govern- municipal bodies. Telangana Chief Minister K ment has decided to speed up the Various municipal bodies in dif- Chandrasekhar Rao. month ahead of the annual Rath proposed disposal of government ferent States and Union Territories This is because KCR 's proposed Yatra, on July 12, the Odisha lands for additional resource employ a large number of casual Federal Front is based on equidis- A government on Thursday mobilisation. and contractual workers. Since tance from both the BJP and the Congress and BJP find no place in leaders like HD Deve Gowda of announced that this year, too, The state government on they are not regular employees of Congress, while Mamata leans more it. This sounds logical, since the BJP Janata Dal (secular), MK Stalin of the devotees will be barred from Thursday issued Stand Operating Secretary directed the District municipal corporations and munic- towards that latter party and is leads the NDA while the Congress DMK, Akhilesh Yadav of Samajwadi participating in the festival, which will Procedures (SOPs) for disposal of Collectors to follow the SOPs for ipal councils, these workers remain vehemently anti-BJP. is the biggest constituent in the UPA. Party as well as Mamata Banerjee only be held in Puri amid strict vacant government land parcels smooth conduct and timely exe- out of the social security net. KCR’s proposed Front would be Before the 2019 General Elections, and discussed his proposal. adherence to COVID-19 protocols. under the control of various cution of the sale deeds and for an amalgamation of regional parties KCR was quite actively pursuing his Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P departments in the State, especial- getting a fair market value. 2 and national parties like the Federal Front proposal; he also met 2 K Jena said that all guidelines of the ly those which were not required Among other things, the SOPs Supreme Court, issued last year, will have to be followed in letter and spirit for any immediate public purpos- require the Collectors to ensure while observing the rituals on the es. that the lands in question are lit- occasion. "This year also, Lord As some of these lands are in igation-free for e-auction and are Jagannath's Rath Yatra will be held prime locations and prone to clearly demarcated. Southwest Monsoon sans devotees in Puri. The unauthorized occupation or REFLECTED 2 administration has prohibited similar encroachments, the Chief GLORY celebrations in other parts of the state," covers entire Telangana Jena said. The IMD issued weather warn- As petty Jagan discusses ing for the next 3 days, predicting Ramdev heavy to very heavy rainfall that is vendors National award-winning Polavaram with very likely to occur at isolated started places in Kumaram Bheem filmmaker Buddhadeb changes his Shekhawat, Javadekar Asifabad, Mancherial, winding up Karimnagar,Peddapally Jayashankar their Dasgupta dies at 77 mind, says PNS n NEW DELHI Bhupalapally, Bhadradri- minent film director Buddhadeb Kothagudem, Mahabubabad and business Dasgupta, who had been Besides funds for Polavaram heavy rain fall that is very likely to early on E battling kidney ailments for will take multi-purpose project and for occur at a few places in quite some time, died at his residence basic infrastructure in the Nirmal,Nizamabad,Jagtial,Rajanna Thursday here early on Thursday following a Greenfield colonies being devel- Sircilla Mulugu, Warangal due to cardiac arrest, family members said. Covid jab; oped by the state government, the (Rural),Warangal He was 77. The national award- Centre’s cooperation for his three- (Urban),Janagaon, districts of restricted winning director is survived by his calls doctors capitals concept were on top of Telangana. hours , this wife, and two daughters from a Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan PNS n HYDERABAD Thunderstorm accompanied previous marriage. Extending her Reddy’s agenda during his visit to with lightning and gusty winds (30- man was condolences to the ace director's God's envoys Delhi on Thursday. The Southwest Monsoon has cov- 40 kmph) is likely to occur at iso- pictured with friends and family, West Bengal Chief The Chief Minister called on ered entire Telangana on Thursday. lated places over Telangana. the mirror Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted, P: 2 Union ministers Gajendra Singh The monsoons hit the state on June The State Average Cumulative "Saddened at the passing away of Shekhawat and Prakash Javadekar 5th. According to the authorities at rainfall from 1st to 10th June, 2021 reflecting the eminent filmmaker Buddhadeb on Thursday and sought the the Indian Meteorological is 56.5 mm, against normal 25.3 Dasgupta. Through his works, he investment clearance for the sec- Department, apart from Telangana, mm, with deviation 123%. GHMC city's infused lyricism into the language of TODAY ond revised cost estimate of the the monsoons completely covered Average Cumulative rainfall from principal cinema. His death comes as a great Polavaram irrigation project, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra 1st June, 2021 to 10th June, 2021 is landmark loss for the film fraternity." Dasgupta ALMANAC amounting to Rs 55,656.87 crore on Thursday. IMD predicts "light to 32.7 mm, against normal 22.1 mm, was found motionless by his wife, Month & Paksham: at the 2017-18 price level. moderate rain or thunder showers with a deviation 48%. -Photo by SV Chary Sohini, at his residence in Kalikapur Vaishakha & Krishna Paksha very likely to occur at many places area of the city at 6 am, according to 2 2 the family members. Panchangam over Telangana until 14 June". Tithi : Amavasya: 04:21 pm Nakshatram : Rohini: 11:44 am Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start any important work) Vizag poses more risk to Covid patients returning to hospitals after testing negative Rahukalam : 01:53 pm – 03:30 pm NAVEENA GHANATE n HYDERABAD Yamagandam : 05:45 am – 07:22 am Hyd than Vijayawada Youngsters with no Varjyam : 05:59 pm – 07:46 pm Although there has been a dip in co-morbidities Gulika : 09:00 am - 10:37 am SNV SUDHIR Four states at risk from the number of Covid-19 cases n VIJAYAWADA Good Time : (to start any important work) across the state, an increase in the AP’s coastal city in case number of patients returning to getting heart attacks Amritakalam : 08:08 am – 09:56 am Distance wise, Vijayawada may be of any infectious hospitals post recovery is now a Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:49 am – 12:41 pm closer to Hyderabad but the disease outbreak: Study matter of deep concern for doctors. al complaints like pneumonia, col- Telangana capital is more at risk from Several hospitals across lapsed lung, heart failure, strokes faraway Vizag if any infectious dis- states — Odisha, Telangana, Telangana are witnessing a rise in and mucormycosis. HYDERABAD ease outbreak takes place in either Chattisgarh and West Bengal figure the number of patients with seri- Doctors point out that even WEATHER of AP’s major cities. According to among the top 10 cities that face ous post-Covid complications. As younger people with no co-mor- an infectious diseases hazard map higher risk if an infectious disease many of the recovered patients in bidities are experiencing heart Forecast: Mostly cloudy developed by a team at Indian outbreak takes place in Vizag. These this wave had developed lung attacks, pulmonary embolism, and Temp: 30/23 Institute of Science Education and cities are Hyderabad in Telangana, fibrosis, they were advised to thrombotic complications. Humidity: 73% Research (IISER) in Pune using real Bhubaneswar in Odisha, Raipur and remain on oxygen support at their Officials pointed out that the higher in the second wave due to second Covid-19 wave has been Sunrise: 05:41 am time data, Vizag faces a lower risk if Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh and homes. Apart from symptoms like incidence of cardiac complications a larger number of cases. massive, such cases have increased Sunset: 06:50 pm such an infectious disease outbreak Kolkata in West Bengal. lethargy, fatigue, body pains and and acute heart attacks are report- An official, speaking to The everywhere. Current Weather Conditions takes place in Hyderabad. brain fog, witnessed in the first edly the same in both waves, Pioneer, on condition of anonymi- Updated JUNE 10, 2021 5:00 PM More importantly cities in four 2 wave, some patients have addition- though the numbers have been ty, said:"Since the magnitude of the 2 HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | JUNE 11, 2021 hyderabad 02

Jagan discusses... Continued from page 1 Consortium of 4 cities to enhance ‘Keep mobiles away from He also sought shifting of the Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) headquarters from Coronavirus genome surveillance Hyderabad to Rajahmundry girls, they elope with boys’ at the earliest as it was diffi- PNS n HYDERABAD Molecular Biology (CSIR- would also focus on building "Our aim is to develop cult to travel from Hyderabad CCMB), Hyderabad, which is capabilities for real-time sur- strategies and capabilities to PNS n ALIGARH (UP) families should keep tabs on She further said mothers for project monitoring and A consortium of four Indian leading the consortium. veillance and epidemiology. identify Variants of Concern them. Girls talk with boys should take care of their inspection. city clusters has been estab- The consortium currently It will work closely with before they spread widely and In controversial remarks over the phone and later daughters as such incidents The Chief Minister, who is lished to upscale coronavirus includes different partners in local governments, hospitals cause outbreaks. This will also here, a member of the Uttar run away with them," Meena occur due to their "negli- on a two-day visit to the genomic surveillance, com- three other cities: NCBS-TIFR, and clinicians. In collaboration help correlate with clinical Pradesh women's commis- Kumari told reporters when gence". national capital, was sched- plementing national efforts led InStem-DBT, and NIMHANS with the INSACOG, the con- symptoms and disease severi- sion has suggested that girls asked about the rise in crime Citing an example, Meena uled to meet Union Home by the INSACOG. in Bengaluru; the CSIR-IGIB in sortium aims to eventually ty, potentially associated with should be kept off mobile against women. Kumari said she had received Minister Amit Shah later on The consortium comprising New Delhi; and the Pune make this a national effort by emerging variants," said the phones by families who don't "Society and family mem- a similar complaint that a boy Thursday. He also called on Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Knowledge Cluster, IISER- expanding to other strategic team. want them "running away" bers, especially mothers have and a girl from different Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Delhi, and Pune is established Pune, and CSIR-NCL in Pune. locations in India. "All the partner institutes with boys. a major responsibility to castes ran away recently. Rajiv Kumar earlier in the with generous support and The consortium aims to Dr Rakesh Mishra, Advisor have been fighting COVID-19 She also asked mothers to ensure that young girls do She stressed that the mis- day. At the meeting with Jal seed funding from Rockefeller develop targeted sampling at the CSIR-CCMB, will lead since its very beginning in the keep tabs on their daughters. not go astray," added the use of cellphones was fre- Shakti Minister Shekhawat, Foundation. The new effort strategies based on granular these efforts along with Prof country. This much-needed "Girls should not be given member of the UP State quently leading to such social Jagan sought the investment will track the emergence of epidemiological and clinical Satyajit Mayor of the NCBS, collaboration will bring all mobile phones and if given, Women's Commission. ills. clearance for the second viral variants correlated to epi- data. Coupled with intense Prof L.s. Shashidhara of the their strengths together in a revised cost estimate of the demiological dynamics and environmental surveillance Pune Knowledge Cluster, and structured fashion," CSIR- Polavaram irrigation project, clinical outcomes, said CSIR- and advanced computational Dr Anurag Agrawal, of the CCMB Director, Dr Vinay amounting to Rs 55,656.87 Centre for Cellular and techniques, the consortium CSIR-IGIB. Nandicoori, said. crore at the 2017-18 price Mamata’s call level, according to an official TS IT exports zoom statement. to non-BJP... He said an early clearance of the funds is necessary so Southwest Monsoon covers entire Telangana to Rs 1.45L crore Continued from page 1 that the project works, including land acquisition Continued from page 1 Development Planning ed at Mamda (Nirmal), (Suryapet) and mowest min- Continued from page 1 ers were under construction in Each of these parties are anti- and resettlement and rehabil- Society (TSDPS), during the highest maximum tempera- imum temperature 20.0o C Mahbubnagar and Nizamabad. BJP and pro-Congress. Not itation, can be completed in According to authorities at last 24 hours, highest rain- ture of 36.5o C was record- was recorded at Pitlam Rama Rao observed that Construction of IT towers in surprisingly, Mamata Banerjee accordance with the schedule the Telangana State fall of 37.9 mm was record- ed at Donda Padu (Kamareddy). Telangana attracted several Ramagundam, Siddipet and and Sharad Pawar of the by June-end. marquee companies such as Nalgonda would be taken up Indian Nationalist Congress Amazon Web Services, in the next one or two years. and others told KCR that it Goldman Sachs, and The T-Hub Phase II will be was not possible to form a MassMutual last year. He said launched this year, he added. front against BJP without hav- Civic bodies contract staff... several MNCs were coming to As for the electronics indus- ing the Congress on board. Telangana betters national Hyderabad and many of the try, Rs.4,000 crore investments Almost all the regional par- Continued from page 1 government being the appro- existing ones were expanding came with 15,000 jobs. A solar ties are either pro-BJP or pro- priate government under the their operations. The invest- park would be set up soon in Congress, while some main- To address the issue, the min- ESI Act, the ministry has ments and growth statistics Diviti area in Mahbubnagar, he tain equidistance from both istry has decided to extend already issued an intention average in industry growth reflect what the State had said. the BJP and Congress. coverage under the Employees' notification, dated June 7, for achieved in the last seven The State was doing its best In the Telugu States, the State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI the ESI coverage of casual Continued from page 1 highest share, at 60.3 per cent. Motors et al, while toy sector years. More than 20 marquee to help Medium, Small and TRS and YSRCP are mainly Act) to all casual and contrac- and contractual employees Pharma and Life Sciences has been identified as a sunrise companies came to Telangana, Micro enterprises that were anti-Congress. The Congress tual workers working at the working at the municipal cor- Growth of the industrial sec- sectors continued to make sig- sector. he said. In office space absorp- impacted by Covid, he said and is the main rival for the TRS municipal bodies in the coun- porations and councils. tor contracted by 5.6 per cent nificant contributions by man- The Telangana State tion, Hyderabad had surpassed requested the GoI to take a in Telangana, while for the try, it said in a statement. Once notifications for ESIC for Telangana during 2020-21 ufacturing life-saving drugs, Industrial Infrastructure Bangalore in the last two quar- holistic view to help SMEs YSRCP, it is the TDP. ESIC has been directed to coverage are issued by the under the impact of pandem- developing RT PCR kits, and Corporation (TSIIC ) devel- ters, though Bangalore's IT across the country. It is for this reason that take up the matter with the respective States and UTs, the ic; yet, the state fared better vaccines for fighting Covid-19. oped 10 new Industrial Parks industry had started much The Sate was leading in YSRCP supremo is expected to States and UTs, being the casual and contractual work- than the country where the The Food processing sector in 2020-21 and allotted 810 ahead, he pointed out. employing new IT technolo- support whichever front that appropriate government(s) ers working with municipal sector contracted by 8.2 per too showed promise with the acres to 453 industries with an Explaining that the govern- gies like Artificial Intelligence, forms the next government at under the ESI Act, for issue of bodies will be able to avail the cent. The State's resilience was launch of two new food pro- expected investment of ment was expanding the foot- Machine Learning, Drone the Centre, as long as it accords notification for coverage of full gamut of benefits available led by the Agriculture and cessing parks and several Rs.6,000 crore, he said. print of IT and ITES to tier two technologies, and Block chain Special Category Status to AP. casual and contractual work- under the ESI Act such as sick- Allied sectors, which grew by investments by companies like Telangana registered sever- cities, KTR said Warangal and for various applications in However, it’s not possible for ers in the municipal corpora- ness benefit, maternity bene- 20.9 per cent, dwarfing the 3 Monin. Handloom and al key achievements in various Karimnagar already had IT multiple sectors like agricul- the TRS to sail politically with tions and councils in their fit, disablement benefit, per cent growth at the nation- Textiles sector had been sup- industrial sectors. Hyderabad towers. Warangal also had IT ture, medical and health, and the Congress as well as the BJP respective jurisdictions, dependent's benefit and funer- al level. porting the weaving commu- ranked number one in the lat- incubation centre. In service delivery. An actionable (due to the unofficial TRS- The coverage shall be al expenses. The agriculture and allied nity. est edition of FDI's Aerospace Khammam, IT tower was framework for AI had been AIMIM alliance). The YSRCP extended to those casual and In addition, these workers sector, thanks to its continued Aerospace and Defence sec- Cities of the Future 2020/21 recently inaugurated. IT tow- launched, he said. however faces no threat polit- contractual employees/ agen- will be eligible to avail medical high growth rate, contributed tor showed continued growth rankings under the category- cies/ establishments which are services through a vast net- to a higher share of 20.6 per and attracted repeat invest- of Top 10 Aerospace Cities in within the implemented areas work of ESI facilities -- 160 cent to overall GSDP than in ments from Boeing, Safran cost-effectiveness. The State already notified under the ESI hospitals and over 1,500 dis- any year since the State's for- and others. The State, follow- achieved 3rd rank in the Covid patients Act, 1948 by the central gov- pensaries all over the country. mation. The contribution of ing the launch of its Electric nation-wide Ease of Doing ernment, the statement said. Labour Minister Santosh the industrial sector stood at Vehicle Policy in 2020, signed Business rankings for 2019 returning to... Vizag poses more For the National Capital Gangwar said that ESI cover- 19.1 per cent. The services sec- several investment MoUs with and the assessment was in Region of Delhi, the central age of casual and contractual tor continued to contribute the Mytrah Energy, Olectra, ETO progress for 2020, KTR said. Continued from page 1

It is mostly seen in patients admitted to ICU and requir- risk to Hyd than... Ramdev changes his ing a sufficient number of mind, says will take days to recover. Certain Continued from page 1 the risk faced by the Government issues SOP for recovered patients develop cities/towns due to spreading lung infections and they need Among the five of the top 10 infection. Given an outbreak Covid jab; calls to be put on oxygen support". cities that are at high risk due location, a hazard rank is Despite a reduction in to Vizag in other states, four are assigned to each one of the doctors God's envoys cases, the government contin- capital cities. cities/towns with respect to PNS n DEHRADUN e-auction of govt land parcels ues to convert regular beds to The hazard map has been that outbreak location. oxygen beds to not only brace developed by a team of five In the hazard map, a city or Yoga guru Ramdev, who had Continued from page 1 required, the Nodal Agency and Registration and District and MD. up for the third wave cases, researchers at IISER-Pune’s town with a lower rank has the said he does not need the may be permitted to engage Collectors concerned. Once the bids are finalized but also to handle the num- physics department based on higher risk, compared to a city Covid vaccine as he has pro- The identified lands should be consultants, he said. It will be the responsibility of by a committee constituted by ber of people complaining of mobility and transportation with a higher rank. For exam- tection of yoga and ayurveda, declared as 'multipurpose The Nodal Agency will issue Collectors to verify the pro- the Nodal Agency, e-auction is lung issues and pneumonia. networks. ple, with respect to some out- on Thursday did a summer- use'and the change of land use notification and further pro- posed land/plot, demarcation conducted, the conveyance According to Dr Sravan The IISER’s team used exten- break location, if Bangalore is sault, saying he will soon get must be carried out in a time- ceedings at timely intervals and fix boundaries of the land deed should be executed and Kumar, city-based pulmo- sive real data and estimates of assigned rank 5, and Hyderabad the jab and described doctors bound manner and notified upon identification of saleable and create saleable land bank of land given for possession to the nologist, "Patients who were air, rail and road mobility and is given rank 8. Then, Bangalore as "God's envoys on earth". under the appropriate zoning land bank after analysing the at least 1,000 acres. highest bidder( H1) by the hospitalised are the majority developed a transportation and is at a higher risk of getting the Ramdev had earlier stirred a regulations. market trends and demand. There will be another com- Collectors within seven days of those who are returning. mobility network of 446 Indian infection than Hyderabad. This controversy with his comments The approvals of the For the smooth disposal of mittee- Approval Committee from payment. Even in asymptomatic cases cities having a population high- means that Bangalore is more on the efficacy of allopathic Hyderabad Metropolitan government lands, the gov- comprising GHMC In the 2021-22 Budget, the there will be Covid. We are er than 1 lakh. likely to get the infection before drugs against COVID-19, Development Authority and ernment appointed various Commissioner, TSSPDCL state government proposed to seeing increasing cases of As part of the hazard map Hyderabad gets it. drawing the ire of the medical the Greater Hyderabad committees: The Steering CMD, HMWSSB MD, DG, raise Rs.30,000 crore through uncontrolled diabetes in a project, risk score/rank has Warangal, Nizamabad, fraternity. Now, welcoming Municipal Corporation must Committee, headed by Chief Fire Services and Member asset monetization, auction of normally healthy person. been assigned to cities given Bangalore, Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra be secured for the layouts and Secretary and comprising sec- Secretary, TSPCB. The government lands and revision Scars caused by the Covid knowledge of an outbreak in Vijayawada, Delhi, Modi's announcement about they should be incorporated in retaries of Revenue, Finance, Approval Committee will of market prices to garner infection remain on lungs, another city/town. Mahbubnagar, Vizag, Kurnool free vaccine to all from June 21, the Master Plan of HDMA Housing, MA&UD, IT&C, and ensure development of lands higher registration and stamp making it difficult for the Based on a notion of an effec- and Ramagundam are the top Ramdev described it as a "his- and GHMC. All the clearances Law, will review the status of and preparation of layouts with duty revenue. The government lungs to function properly. tive distance that incorporates 10 cities in the order that are at toric" step and appealed to all should be given through TS- the lands and issue suitable proper boundaries prior to the hopes to raise Rs.16,000 crore The scar tissue which replaces mobility information, the IISER higher risk if there is any infec- to get themselves vaccinated. bPASS single-window system. instructions to the officials conduct of e-auction. All through sale/auction of lands. the diseased lung tissue after team assigned a hazard value to tious outbreak in Hyderabad. "Get both doses of the vaccine The Chief Secretary also concerned for timely imple- approvals i.e. building permis- Finance Minister Harish Rao the infection is not capable of each city for a given outbreak In the case of Vizag — and the double protection of yoga said that a nodal department mentation. The committee will sion, electricity, fire, PCB etc., said that the government had the original function to trans- location. It is shown that the Vizianagaram, Hyderabad, and ayurveda. They will combine would be delegated powers to meet every fortnight for mon- are to be given through TSb- proposed to sell government fer oxygen into the blood. effective distance, rather than Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar, to give you such a robust shield approve the special terms and itoring and guidance. PASS only. lands in the last financial year Such patients are left with a the geographical distance, from Rajahmundry, Raipur, of protection that not a single per- conditions and the tentative The government also consti- Every department should itself but because of dull mar- persistent oxygen require- the outbreak location has a lin- Srikakulam, Jagdalpur, Kolkata son will die from Covid," he told schedule for conduct of the e- tuted 'Lands Committee' whose give approvals/clearance with- ket under the impact of pan- ment; so, they return to hos- ear relation with the time of and Kakinada are the top 10 reporters in Haridwar. auction. job is to ensure that litigation- in seven days under TSb-PASS, demic there had been no pital". Several recovered arrival of infection at every city, cities in the order that are at The nodal department will free lands are made available for the Chief Secretary said. response. patients have to be given and hence provides a better higher risk. HYDERABAD be delegated powers for fixing sale/auction. The committee Finally, the Auction Subsequently, in the last immediate treatment in hos- measure of risk. In the case of Vijayawada — BULLION RATES the upset price, after duly deter- will have Law Secretary, CCLA Committee will have HMDA quarter of 2019-20, the real pital, but some are advised to The estimated hazard index Guntur, Gudivada, mining the prevailing market representative, Commissioner Commissioner, Housing Board, estate market revived and the remain at home and contin- was also compared with real Machilipatnam, Bhimavaram, GOLD rates with due diligence. If and Inspector- General, Stamps MD and TSIIC Vice Chairman demand for land transactions ue the treatment process. data of SARS-CoV-2 spread Vizag, Hyderabad, Chennai, ` 49, 970 (10 gm) during the first wave in 2020 Rajahmundry, Nellore and and the team had seen a good Bangalore are the top 10 cities ` 110 agreement. in the order that are at higher SILVER The hazard rank indicates risk. ` 76, 100 (1kg) Child labour records 1st rise in 20 years, ` 0 CHICKEN millions more at risk due to Covid: Report RATES `/KG PNS n NEW DELHI Day Against Child Labour on aged 5 to 17 years in hazardous UNICEF India riage, and even falling victim to Dressed/With Skin `190 June 12, says the progress to work --defined as work that is Representative Dr Yasmin Ali trafficking," she said. Without Skin `216 The number of children in end child labour has stalled for likely to harm their health, safe- Haque said the coronavirus Children have lost parents child labour has risen to 16 the first time in 20 years, ty or morals -- has risen by 6.5 pandemic has clearly emerged and caregivers to the virus, Broiler at Farm `131 crore worldwide -- first reversing the downward trend million to 79 million since as a child rights crisis, aggra- leaving them destitute, without increase in two decades -- that saw it fall by 94 million 2016, the report said. vating the risk of child labour parental care, she said. These EGG with millions more at risk due (9.4 crore) between 2000 and "The number of children in as many more families are children are extremely vulner- RATES to COVID-19, according to a 2016. child labour has risen to 160 likely to have fallen into able to neglect, abuse and `/100 new report by the International The report points to a signif- million (16 crore) worldwide extreme poverty. exploitation. HYDERABAD 508 Labour Organization (ILO) icant rise in the number of chil- -- an increase of 8.4 million "Children in poor and disad- "We must act fast to prevent and the UNICEF. dren aged 5 to 11 years in child (84 lakh) children in the last vantaged households in India the COVID-19 pandemic from VIJAYAWADA 524 The report -- 'Child Labour: labour, who now account for four years -- with millions are now at a greater risk of neg- becoming a lasting crisis for VISAKHAPATNAM 557 Global estimates 2020, trends over half of the total global fig- more at risk due to the ative coping mechanisms such children in India, especially RETAIL PRICE `5.08 and the road forward' -- ure. impacts of COVID-19," the as dropping out of school and those who are most vulnera- (IN HYDERABAD) released ahead of the World The number of children report said. being forced into labour, mar- ble," she said.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | JUNE 11, 2021 hyderabad 03 PV Marg being readied for visitors Gandhi Hospital produces PNS n HYDERABAD already a popular selfie spot for 7 tonnes of oxygen per day visitors. The road leading to PV The Hussain Sagar Lake will Ghat, near the end of the PNS n HYDERABAD soon acquire Lake Front Park Marg, has dozens of food stalls, from PV Ghat to Jala Vihar on restaurants and amusement The eight oxygen plants at Necklace road to woo more parks on either side. To reduce Gandhi Hospital, the Covid visitors to the water body. The the speed of the commuters, nodal centre, produce 7.5 park is coming up on seven parking tiles have been laid on tonnes of oxygen per day against acres land providing thrills to the middle of the roads. the average oxygen require- the tourists. n the coming days, a Neera ment of 5 to 6 tons during nor- In tune with state govern- Café and exclusive amusement mal days. ment's directions to beautifi- centre will come up on the At the height of coronavirus cation of places surrounding stretch. The amusement centre second wave, the superinten- Hussain Sagar lake, the is located near Sanjeevaiah dent of the Gandhi Hospital Hyderabad Metropolitan Park and will have a unique put the oxygen requirement of Development Authority theatre, Virtual reality (VR) the hospital at 30 tons per day (HMDA) took up beautifica- games and roller coaster rides. to provide oxygen to 1,200 to tion works in the vicinity of the The lake front park will 1,300patients. However, now lake in phases. have features like water chan- the requirement has come On 3.5 acre site near PV nel deck with seating facility, down to 23 tons per day as the Ghat, plants have been raised glass deck and lake side over Covid cases are on the decline. at a cost of Rs 41 lakh design- the water body, innovative In the past, the hospital was ing impressive flower beds, theme of animals to amuse be over by August. Marg can spot former Prime children's play area, wooden forced to wait for oxygen Out of the eight plants, These eight plants produce pathways, hedge plants, land- children. The designer plant in The structural designs need- Minister PV Narsimha Rao's seating and so on. Another tankers as there is no backup Hetro Labs, Divi's Lab, 7.5 tons of oxygen. The oxygen scape and constructing foot the form of large elephant is ed for the lake front park statue towards the right side at important feature of the park facility in the hospital. The cap- Aurobindo Pharma, NATCO produced caters to oxygen over bridge. sure to be cynosure of all eyes. should be brought here getting the entrance of the road. The would be elevated walk-way tive oxygen plants have solved Lab, SMS, MSN Lab and other needs of 300 patients per day. Arrangements have been Works on the Rs 7 crore gar- them designed elsewhere. The statue will be unveiled on June that takes visitors over to the the problem. He feels confident pharma companies have set up Because of the back-up facil- made to observe the tallest den are under way, according authorities said that various 28. water from the lush green that there would be no short- six oxygen plants. Under the ity, even in the most criticial national flag installed in the to HMDA Engineering offi- structures are being built with- After crossing the statue, park. It will be a thrilling expe- age of oxygen even if the PM Cares a 2.8 oxygen plant circumstances the oxygen lev- Sanjivaiah Park. A walking cials. The works have been out having to remove hundreds people can spot the Love rience to observe beauty of Covid third wave were to has been set up here. Besides els of patients can be sus- track has been laid, greenery delayed on account of lock- of trees. Hyderabad urban sculpture at Hussain Sagar and all around occur. Earlier, the hospital has these, a 20,000-litre capacity tained till the tankers supply has been developed with the down. In fact, the works should Visitors coming from NTR People's Plaza. The area is from the elevated walk way. eight oxygen plants. oxygen plan has been set up. oxygen. No salaries yet, RTC staff restive ‘Box drains for free Newly married T'gana records 1,798 PNS n HYDERABAD flow of stormwater' woman found The Telangana State Road PNS n HYDERABAD dead in house new cases, 14 deaths Transport Corporation PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD (TSRTC) employees have not Greater Hyderabad Mayor yet received their wages this Gadwal Vijaylaxmi along with A recently married Telangana reported 1,798 new month as the bank loan to the MLA B Subash Reddy and woman was found hang- Covid infections and 14 fatal- TSRTC is not yet cleared. Deputy Mayor Srilatha Reddy ing in her house in ities on Thursday pushing the The TSRTC has applied for held a review meeting on Manchal in Ranga Reddy cumulative number of deaths bank loan as the state govern- monsoon preparedness and district here on Thursday. to 3,440 and the total number ment decided to give guaran- the pending works in Uppal Her family has alleged of positive cases to 5,98,611. tee for Rs 1,000 crore to the Constituency with GHMC that harassment from her The number of active cases in transport undertaking. The Officials at the head office here The Mayor instructed the husband led to her suicide. the State as on Thursday daily income of the TSRTC is on Thursday. officials to give details of mon- The woman, identified evening, stood at 23,561. Jagtiyal, 15 from Jangaon, 40 Rs 2.5 crore, which is hardly In the meeting, the Mayor soon teams and emergency as Gauthami, 21, from Between Wednesday and from Jayashankar Bhupalpally, sufficient for it to meet the the bank authorities decided to salaries on the 30th of the asked the corporators of Uppal vehicles to the corporators so Manchal had an arranged Thursday, authorities con- 18 from Jogulamba Gadwal, 7 wage bill of the employees. In clear the loan. Only after month in case the 1st of the Assembly Constituency on that they can contact as and marriage with one ducted 1,30,430 Covid rapid Kamareddy, 91 from Karimn- fact, Rs 120 crore is needed to receipt of the loan amount, the next month fell on a holiday. the progress of desilting of when needed. Further, Mayor Santosh from the same tests of which test results of agar, 165 from Khammam, 7 pay wages to workers. RTC would be able to pay the Now 10 days have passed and nalas and other monsoon appealed to the corporators to mandal about a fortnight 1,226 samples are awaited. from Asifabad, 45 from Ma- The banks have listed wages to workers. the TSRTC is least bothered as related works and their sug- be in field in the morning and ago, in the presence of On Thursday, 2,524 individu- habubnagar, 68 from Mahab- TSRTC under non-perfor- Salaries for this month have to how staff will pay their gestions in order to prevent verify the attendance with elders from both sides. als have recovered with a ubabad, 65 from Mancherial, mance assets as the RTC is yet still not been given, say union monthly loans, EMIs, rent," inundation in their respective SFAs and inspect the workers According to the recovery rate of 95.48 per 11 from Medak, 95 from to clear Rs 190 crore loan members. Staffers are urging said a member from Employee wards. All the corporators in field in order improve san- police, soon after the cent. So far, a total of Medchal, 37 from Mulugu, 26 dues regarding the loan availed the government to step in and Union of TSRTC on condition expressed satisfaction on itation. On the representation wedding, the couple start- 1,63,87,698 Covid-19 tests from Nagarkurnool, 151 from by it earlier. support the corporation to of anonymity. desilting of nala works in their of works from the Corporat- ed having frequent fights. have been conducted in the Nalgonda, 10 from Narayan- As the work to clear the remit the salaries. In two days, the RTC is like- respective wards and request- ors, the Mayor informed that Gauthami is suspected State out of which 5,98,611 pet, 11 from Nirmal, 20 from pending loan has begun, the "It is becoming hard to ly to get Rs 1,000 crore ed to replace the existing old the Zonal Commissioner to have been depressed have tested positive and Nizamabad, 88 from Pedda- way is cleared for the RTC to imagine that there used to be enabling it to pay the wages to drainage pipe lines with extra Upender Reddy would inspect over it and family prob- 5,71,610 persons have recov- palli, 37 from Rajanna Siricilla, get fresh loan. Two days ago, a time the corporation paid employees. width pipes as the population the places personally and issue lems and hanged herself ered. 107 from Rangareddy, 40 from in the colonies increased in instructions to the concerned from ceiling fan in her The Covid-19 positive cases Sangareddy, 51 from Siddipet, many fold. Some of the cor- to take action accordingly. bedroom. She was found reported from the districts 84 from Suryapet, 35 from Vi- porators requested to con- SE Ashok Reddy, Deputy dead by her husband who included six cases from karabad, 33 from Wanaparthy, TRSMA ties up with Police create ‘green corridor' struct box drains and remove Commissioner Aruna Kumari, informed the police, who Adilabad, 86 from Bhadradri 29 from Warangal Rural, 61 major obstructions for free Executive engineers, AMOHs registered a case. Kothagudem, 174 from areas from Warangal Urban and 46 EdTech platform to flow of stormwater. and ACPs attended the meet. under GHMC, 39 from from Yadadri Bhongir. benefit 10K schools to help transport live organs PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD The Hyderabad traffic police Covaxin Phase III trials SCR making level crossings safer Immersive learning EdTech on Thursday facilitated a spe- platform and Hyderabad-ba- cial green corridor for non- PNS n HYDERABAD sed, Practically has announ- stop transport of live lungs and ced that it has entered into an heart from Rajiv Gandhi result likely next month South Central Railway is on a exclusive partnership with International airport, PNS n HYDERABAD both Covaxin and Covishield mission mode to enhance safe- Telangana Recognised School Shamshabad to KIMS hospi- showed a good immune ty at level crossing gates. The Managements Association, tal, Begumpet, Hyderabad The results of third phase tri- response after two doses, rationalisation of level crossing to bring technology-enabled The distance between the als of India's first indigenous- Covishield produced more gates is progressing rapidly to education to over 2.5 lakh te- airport and the hospital is tated a special green corridor ly developed Covid-19 vaccine antibodies than Covaxin. provide safety to the road achers, 33 lakh students acr- 36.8 kms which was covered in for non-stop transport of a Covaxin are expected to be "The last participant (par- users, a total of 81 manned oss 10,000 schools covering 26 minutes after the heart from Kamineni Hospital, released next month. ticipant #25,800) received the level crossings have been all 33 districts in Telangana. Hyderabad and Cyberabad LB Nagar to save a patient Covaxin manufacturer Bharat second dose in Mid March, replaced with the construction Practically offers learning Traffic police coordinated and admitted at Apollo Hospital, Biotech said its service add two months (based on of LHBs, RoBs, RuBs during experiences through its inno- arranged green channel for the Jubilee Hills. A special pas- provider, IQVIA, has started CDSCO/FDA requirements the financial year 2020-21. vative Practically School transportation. senger-less train was arranged final statistical analysis. for 2-months post-dose-2 safe- During the current financial Solution. The solution enables The efforts of the city police for the same, which covered Raches Ella, who leads the ty follow-up), and we are in year 2021-22, so far 7 manned 2021 is being observed as ty procedures while crossing the teacher with capabilities in the transportation were the entire 21-kilometre stretch Covid-19 projects at Bharat Mid May with sufficient data level crossing gates have been ILCAD. As a part of this, the level crossing gates like like 3D visual content, life-like applauded by the manage- in less than 30 minutes. Biotech, tweeted that after for quality checks and analy- removed. SCR has taken up the South Central Railway is par- stopping and looking out for simulations, augmented real- ment of the KIMS hospital as In 2021 alone, the submitting efficacy and 2- sis," he wrote. removal of the manned level ticipating in the global cam- train in both directions before ity modules and live classes it could help in saving lives. Hyderabad traffic police has months of safety to Central Ella also revealed about the crossing gates in a phased paign to sensitise road users to crossing the track at level that help K-12 students grasp Earlier in February, the been able to facilitate organ Drugs Standard Control massive data generated from manner by providing alterna- enhance safety at level cross- crossings. concepts better. Hyderabad metro rail facili- transport over 14 times. Organisation (CDSCO) in the trials. "Data captured thus tive arrangements such as con- ings. Railways ensures imple- Gajanan Mallya, General July, it is expected to instant- far: each participant has 30 struction of Limited Height mentation of putting up cau- Manager of SCR called upon ly reach pre-print server. Peer separate forms and with Subways (LHS); Road under tion boards with statutory the road users and road vehi- review will take another 2-4 25,800 participants individual Bridges (RuBs) and Road over warning indicating road users cle drivers to be cautious at the months. data pointsp.4 Lakh. Quality Bridges (RoBs) with the co- on mandatory precautions to approach of railway level cross- Ella made a series of tweets (query) checks completed 2.1 operation and participation be observed when the railway ings. He advised the road users on the status of the long await- Lakh. Thanks to the coura- of state governments. gate is kept closed for to be alert while driving ed results from third phase geous investigators and field International Union of approaching train. Railways through railway level crossings and this comes amid a raging staff (350), ensuring compli- Railways, (UIC) observes one also solicits the co-operation of and do not endanger the pre- debate on a recent pre-print ance in the midst of the sec- day as the International ILCAD all the road vehicle owners, cious lives by ignoring the study which said that while ond wave." every year. This year, June 10, users in following all the safe- safety guidelines. Man arrested for black marketing Counselling services by cops evokes good response PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI eral psychological problems. of Amphotericin Of the 253 calls received so There were nine callers with PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI These are tough times, and it far, 78 were stress related, 52 suicidal tendencies, seven who is not possible for everyone to were troubled by marital issues The sleuths of Special sail through smiling. And that were Coronavirus related while the rest had various Operations Teams (SOT) of is where the psycho-social mental health issues, 15 issues including health as well. LB Nagar under counseling service of the "Many calls were from young Rachakonda Police Rachakonda Police is coming were depression related people who are in depression Commissionerate appre- in handy for many. and 18 with several and feeling low in the uncer- hended a person selling The team has been helping psychological problems. tainty caused by the Covid-19 Amphotericin vials in black people cope with anxiety, pandemic. Be it a software market at higher price. stress, and fear of uncertainty employee or a student or a The accused was iden- and Covid-related issues and There were 9 callers with hawker, everyone has a certain tified as Gangolla Manish, there were a few psychiatric degree of fear of the future in 23, a resident of Pragathi and relationship issues which suicidal tendencies, 7who were the pandemic situation," Nagar in Kukatpally. needed long term intervention troubled by marital issues while the rest Bhagwat said. The SOT sleuths arrest- and were directed to experts Stating that the fear of suf- ed the accused person accordingly. The helpline has had various issues including health. fering was dangerous than while selling Amphotericin been designed in a way that the actual suffering, Bhagwat B injection for Rs 35,000 every call is attended. affirmation, a few tips and someone to hear and a timely Bhagwat said the psycho-social said while there were many per each vial illegally under Since its launch on May 10, actionable strategies. Mostly support for mental health counselling service was affected with Covid, there Saroornagar Police Station 253 persons have called the youngsters in depression and issues prevent suicides. launched with 14 counsellors. were even more affected with limits. The officials recov- psycho-social counseling ser- with suicidal tendencies are Considering these mental Of the 253 calls received so the fear of Covid. There were ered 5 injections and reg- vice number of Rachakonda seeking the support of psy- health challenges as important far, 78 were stress related, 52 in fact many who suffered the istered a case against him Police, with expert counsellors chological services, officials as physical health services, were Covid-19 related mental brunt not because of Covid and remanded him. addressing their issues by said Rachakonda Police health issues, 15 were depres- but because of the fear of the equipping them with positive Counsellors say having Commissioner Mahesh M sion related and 18 with sev- disease. hyderabad 04 HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | JUNE 11, 2021 Make KTR ‘idiot' like Rahul was BJP is platform for protagonists and democrats in TS, says Bandi made pappu: BJP spokesperson PNS n HYDERABAD An internal meeting of the Telangana BJP general secre- PNS n HYDERABAD Khemchand He (KTR) reported my tweet. taries, with party in-charge I reported his tweet with wrong Tarun Chug taking part as Like we made Rahul Gandhi Sharma information. We need not fear, chief guest and party president pappu, make KTR idiot, said (@SharmaKhemchand) we made him Minister." of Telangana unit Bandi Sanjay BJP spokesperson Khemchand You Idiot : India is on top of He added, "Rahul Gandhi k in chair, held at the party Sharma. He made these saath papu chipaka diya, I office here on Thursday, took remarks during a spaces ses- administrating at least one suggest make him (KTR) idiot. stock of the situation in the sion 'Telangana handling Covid dose that is about 17.5 It is not abusive. People may state, criticised the state gov- tions with monsoon becomes repression on those who have crisis and the controversy crore and over all about think woh kcr ka beta, power- ernment for delay in procure- active all over the state, but taken part in the movement for around YOU IDIOT phrase' 22.37 crore. ful hai. But when we do this, ment of paddy from farmers. they are waiting near their dry- Telangana. A former minister hosted on Thursday at 10 pm. Why are you serving the people will start thinking and It noted with concern that ing yards and procurement and a crucial member of the Khemchand said, "Idiot means take him lightly. People will there was no security to peo- centres for the government to state cabinet Eatala Rajender a mindless person, it is not like half-truth to the people. also decide that he is an idiot." ple like a former Health lift the paddy. has no security in the state, he I abused him". #ThankYouModiJi Responding to a question Minister in the state cabinet Bandi Sanjay said that BJP is said adding that if anyone BJP's spokesperson asked on spaces session, The like Eatala Rajender and a the platform for the protago- plays second fiddle to the gov- Khemchand Sharma has BJP spokesperson said, "KTR journalist like Raghu. nists and democrats, which is ernment is a protagonist and crossed his line and called #LetsTalkVaccination. was hitting Modi ji with wrong Bandi Sanjay sought to the only alternative to the anyone who opposed the TRS Telangana IT Minister KTR, Offended by this, KTR data. He was able to put pro- know from the state govern- TRS, for all those who have is being branded as corrupt. 'IDIOT.' Going into details on countered the BJP leader. "Sir, paganda with money and ment the reason for the delay faith in democracy. He alleged that Journalist Sunday evening KTR went for I too can call you names but it's diversions. I have received in paddy procurement in spite Meanwhile, he termed the Raghu was kidnapped by the a Twitter chat with the hashtag not in my culture to do so. For thousands of abusive messages of commencement of Telugu rules of the TRS in the state as police during broad daylight a #LetsTalkVaccination. your information, this is where from TRS volunteers and no auspicious month Mrigasira. despotic and accused it of la criminals. How can the During this, KTR took pot- the world is at. Israel has vac- point in replying to them" The paddy remained unlifted unleashing repression on those authorities kidnap journalist shots at the Centre for its late cinated 60% & US 40% of its He told the BJP followers from the yards of farmers. who question the omissions like Raghu for exposing the actions in placing orders for the population. I guess it's difficult attending the session that, The farmers have been sustain- and commissions of the gov- land encroachments of TRS vaccine. "Why is there a KTR. This has irked the BJP half-truth to the people," to comprehend for those who "Always we need not do it (call ing losses as the paddy is get- ernment. He said that utter leaders? He said that several demand - supply gap when leader Khemchand and out of replied Khemchand. don't want to accept facts," him idiot), but sometimes we ting drenched due to rains. On anarchy prevailed in the state. leaders have been evincing India is the vaccines hub? Lot aggression he used the word BJP spokesperson added KTR. have to do. The intention is to the other hand, the farmers The government has been tar- interest to join the BJP. of questions on this. While all 'IDIOT.' "You Idiot: India is on Khemchand Sharma called On Thursday, Khemchand start a dialogue and they get have to stand in serpentine geting everyone who opposed He alleged that the TRS other countries were placing top of administrating at least Telangana IT minister KTR, said that use such words for deviated from agenda.. once I queues to procure seeds for KCR administration, he government is unable to make orders for vaccines back in first one dose that is about 17.5 'IDIOT' on Sunday evening seeking attention and to engage put tweet, his focus was on kharif, wasting time. The farm- alleged. Most importantly, arrangements to efficiently half of 2020, Government of crore and overall about 22.37 when the minister hosted a him. He claimed that, "He is attacking us and not his propa- ers should have been busy the objective of the govern- conduct the free vaccination India woke up late," tweeted crore. Why are you serving the Twitter chat with the hashtag being tactful and not abusive. ganda." with their agricultural opera- ment appears to unleash offered by the Centre. MLA launches TS Congress to stage protest at Injured leopard distribution of shifted to Nehru free PDS rice fuel stations against price hike Zoo Park in Hyd PNS n HUSNABAD PNS n HYDERABAD He said that the All India the protest in their respective PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR Congress Committee has towns and mandal headquar- Local legislator Satish Kumar Telangana Pradesh Congress called upon the party leaders ters. A leopard with injuries in the on Thursday launched the Committee (TPCC) presi- and workers to stage protests The TPCC chief explained rear legs and back that was distribution of fine variety dent N Uttam Kumar Reddy opposing the raise of petrol that price of petrol breached Rs found lying in a farmer's rice among card holders on Thursday called upon and diesel prices at will. 100 per litre mark at several field in Burugupalli village, through fair-price shops in party leaders and activists to Protests should be held in places in the country. In the Koilkonda mandal on Jellelagadda tribal hamlet. participate in demonstra- front of the petrol pumps all past 13 months, petrol price Thursday was shifted to Addressing the gathering, tions in front of fuel stations over the state at 11 am, he shot up by Rs 25.72 per litre Nehru Zoological Park in he said that the fine variety of on Friday opposing the spi- added. and diesel by Rs 23.93 per litre. Hyderabad for treatment. rice is being distributed ralling petrol and diesel He said that the District He said that the prices have The villagers found the through the PDS. Expressing prices and demanding imme- Congress Committee presi- been raised 43 times and this injured leopard lying motion- concern over many people diate reduction in prices. dents should participate in is an example of the loot of the less, and offered it some facing difficulties on account In a statement, he said the protests at the district people by the Centre. water in a plastic saucer. of the lockdown, he said that prices of petrol and diesel headquarters and constituen- He said the protests should They also informed the for- the quality fine variety of rice had been raised indiscrimi- cy in-charges at the headquar- be held strictly adhering to est officials who rushed to the is being distributed through nately while the people were ters of the Assembly Covid norms. Leaders and spot and immediately cor- the PDS and appealed to one facing indescribable hard- Constituencies. In the same workers should wear masks doned off the area. and all to collect their PDS ships due to Coronavirus way town and mandal in- and should maintain social dis- Preliminary investigation rice from the FP shops. pandemic. charges should participate in tance during the protests. revealed that the leopard may have tried to attack some buf- faloes and in the process, got injured when the buffaloes too launched a counter Export of Horticultural produce Rains lash city attack. A couple of buffaloes PNS n WARANGAL too suffered injuries on their faces, FDO C Ganga Reddy to be encouraged from M’nagar Several low-lying areas were said. "But this is just prelim- inundated because of the inary investigation based on PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR heavy down pour experi- After years of neglect, Warangal's central and locals version and we are enced in the city in the early regional libraries got a makeover. The investigating thoroughly District Collector S Venkata hours of on Thursday. People Regional Library in Warangal is being from all angles including Rao has said that all efforts are of the low-lying areas are liv- repainted. The GWMC has taken up a project, possible attack by humans," being made to encourage hor- ing in the grip of fear. which involves fixing the roofs of the he said. ticultural farmers to export There were reports of buildings, replacing age-old furniture and The forest officials sought their produce. water entering the houses in providing basic infrastructure, at an estimated help from Nehru Zoological He inspected Anns Hanmakonda and Excise cost of Rs 6.5 crore to give the book houses a Park and a six-member res- Agronomy fruits and vegeta- colony in the city. facelift under the Smart City Mission. cue team rushed to the spot. bles export processing unit at Revalli village in Bala Nagar here on Thursday. He appreciated the farmers of Balanagar, Rajapur, Ayush Hospital in a shambles Nawabpet, Midgil, Jadcherla, him on behalf of horticulture Saibaba, Nabard AGM Srini- Hanwada mandals for pro- department. vas, DDM Nagarjuna, export PNS n WARANGAL ducing vegetables and fruits The farmers exporting veg- unit owner Anand Sagar, suitable for export market. etables and fruits would get not retired Tahsildar Jagannadham The Ayush hospitals in the city He appreciated entrepre- only profits but also earn for- and others accompanied the are in dire straits for want of neur Anand Sagar setting up eign exchange for the country, district collector. basic amenities. Patients visiting export processing unit at he said. He said that five to six Earlier, the District Collector these hospitals complain of lack Revalli in 2018 and exporting varieties of mangoes are being S Venkata Rao has inspected of even basic amenities. The vegetables and fruits to five exported to overseas markets the vaccination centre being Government Homoeopathy and nations. The District Collector through the unit. District hor- run at Expo Plaza at Unani Hospitals located on the offered necessary support to ticulture deputy director Ambedkar Cross Roads. premises of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Hospital here are in a very bad shape. Police going Man washed away in flooded stream These hospitals will draw at least 100 patients per day. attention is being paid to recruit Ayush hospitals remained extra mile to PNS n ADILABAD Venkat met with a watery During the current rainy season, doctors and provide necessary vacant. As several have retired grave when he ventured into the patients as well as the hos- facilities to treat patients. from service, these posts have A man was washed away in a the stream that was in spate pital personnel are facing severe In fact, 50 per cent of the posts not been filled so far. This has reach needy flooded stream at Nipani vil- due to downpour in upstream problems. Even though the mat- of professors and assistant pro- been affecting the treatment to PNS n PATANCHERU lage in Bheempur mandal on areas, to reach his house on the ter was complained to govern- fessors in Government patients visiting the hospitals. Thursday. other side. He was washed ment officials, no attention is Ayurvedic College here Patients visiting these hospi- Madhapur Deputy Commiss- The body was traced in a away in the swirling waters of being paid to provide basic remained vacant. There was no tals appeal to officials to respond ioner of Police Venkateswara thorny bush downstream. the stream. Sources said that amenities to Ayush Hospitals. regular principal in the college immediately and take urgent Rao has said that the police Bheempur S-I Ravinder said Bheempur received light rain- The Centre gives top priori- for the past many years. steps to solve the staff problem are actively involved not only that the deceased was Venkat fall, resulting in local streams ty to our indigenous medical In undivided Warangal dis- and other inherent problems in in maintenance of the law Goud, 45, a resident of Nipani. and rivulets overflowing. systems, but in practice no trict, many doctor posts in the Ayush Hospitals. and order but also in serving society and appreciated the gesture of the police. Inaugurating the blood donation camp organised by New TPCC chief only after solving UP, Punjab issues! the Ramachandrapuram PNS n HYDERABAD from the shock. In Punjab too Telangana and it will invariably Police for Talassemia patients things are not all hunky dory announce the name by the end here on Thursday, he said that Several reasons have con- for the Congress party. There of this month. In the mean- the talassemia patients tributed to the delay in have been efforts made to while enthusiasts from require blood transfusion announcing the name of the strike a rapprochement Telangana are making last ditch twice a month. The camp was TPCC chief by the Congress between the Chief Minister of efforts to grab the party chief's organised responding to a call Party high command. The tur- the state Amarinder Singh and post. But as the lobbying con- given by Cyberabad com- moil faced by the grand old the disgruntled party senior tinued well placed sources said missioner VC Sajjanar to do party in the states of Uttar leader and Minister Navjot that Sonia Gandhi had already so. The Chandanagar Police Pradesh and Punjab has been Singh Sidhu. received two names as proba- are also involved in conduct- sighted as the latest reason It has been learnt that the ble TPCC chief and she will ing the camp behind the delay, it has been party high command will finalise one of these two as the The DCP appealed to peo- stated. Observers say until and declare the name of the new state's new chief. The names of ple to donate blood as they unless the situation in these TPCC chief after solving the the three TPCC working pres- will get replenishment soon. two north Indian states problems prevailing in UP and idents are however, already He presented certificates to improve Sonia Gandhi will Punjab. It has also been learnt finalized, sources said. A senior the blood donors. Miyapur not be announcing the name of that the Congress high com- leader of the Congress party on Assistant Commissioner of the Telangana Congress Party General Secretary Jithin Prasad the Congress party both in the mand will finalise the name of condition of anonymity said Police Krishna Prasad and chief. from the Congress party and Uttar Pradesh and in New the new TPCC chief after that, "Madam will announce other police officials took It may be recalled that the his subsequent joining the rul- Delhi, with the party high weighing in the different opin- the name (of the TPCC chief) part in the event. recent resignation of the AICC ing BJP has sent shockwaves in command now recuperating ions that it has got from by the end of this month". nation 05 HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | JUNE 11, 2021

Armed robbers loot Rs 1.19 cr Narendra Modi is top leader ‘Campaign to counter from bank branch in Bihar of country and BJP: Raut rumours on vax drive’ PNS n HAJIPUR PNS n MUMBAI PNS n MUMBAI on the official machinery.” Armed robbers looted Rs To a question on A nationwide campaign will be 1.19 crore from a private Days after the one-on-one Maharashtra BJP president launched by social and educa- bank branch in Bihar's meeting between Chandrakant Patil's remarks tional institutions to “curb and Vaishali district on Maharashtra Chief Minister that his party would make crush rumours and apprehen- Thursday, police said. Uddhav Thackeray and friendship with tiger (Shiv sions spread by nefarious and The incident took Prime Minister Narendra Sena's symbol) if Modi vested interests" about the place in Jarua Bazar in Modi in Delhi, Shiv Sena wished, Raut said, “No one world's largest anti-coron- Ganga Bridge police sta- leader Sanjay Raut on can make friendship with a avirus vaccination drive being tion area in the morning, Thursday said Modi is the tiger. It is the tiger that conducted in India, Union Hajipur Sadar Sub- top leader of the country and decides whom he wants to be Minister for Minority Affairs Divisional Police Officer the BJP. friends with." Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said (SDPO) Raghav Dayal He made the statement in When asked about his tour here on Thursday. said. response to a question on of north Maharashtra, he State Haj committees, Waqf “Such elements are enemy of The Central government led He said four armed whether he felt that Modi's said it was part of the Shiv boards, their associate organisations, health and well-being of the peo- by Prime Minister Narendra robbers were involved in popularity is on a downslide Sena's efforts to strengthen Central Waqf Council, Maulana ple,” he told reporters. Modi is running the world's the incident and they as media reports suggested cess to Narendra Modi in the Jalgaon. the organisation. "All Maha Azad Education Foundation and The above-named organisa- largest Covid vaccination drive had come to the bank that RSS is contemplating to last seven years and cur- The Shiv Sena's stand has Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies other social and educational insti- tions and groups will encourage in India, Naqvi said. As many as branch on motorcycles. project state leaders as the rently he is the top leader of always been that a prime have a right to expand their tutions will be part of the campaign people to get vaccinated to tack- 24.30 crore people in India have A special team has face in the state elections. the country and his party," minister belongs to the entire base and strengthen the par- “Jaan Hai To Jahaan Hai”, to be le the pandemic, the minister been vaccinated so far, he said. been formed to investi- "I don't want to comment Raut said. country and not a particular ties. It is also the need of the launched especially in villages and said. Naqvi who chaired the Haj gate the incident, on this...I don't go by the The Sena's Rajya Sabha party, he said, adding, hour. We are also holding remote areas of the country, he said. “Unfortunately some narrow- 2021 review meeting at Haj Superintendent of Police media reports. There is no member, who is currently on "Hence the PM shouldn't get meetings on strengthening The senior BJP minister said minded elements are creating House in south Mumbai earlier Manish said after visiting official statement about a tour of north Maharashtra, involved in election cam- our coordination among Women Self Help Groups will confusion and fear on the vac- in the day, said preparations the spot. this... The BJP owes its suc- was speaking to reporters in paigning as it puts pressure each other," he said. also be included in the campaign. cination front. They are not regarding this year's Haj are These groups will inform the only enemies of the health and complete, but keeping in view people about “some narrow- well-being of the people but also the pandemic, India will stand minded self-interests creating of the country. We have to with the Saudi Arabian govern- fear and confusion” on the vac- remain cautious of such people,” ment's decision on the annual ‘Maha Govt will Moily on Jitin's exit: Cong has cines. Naqvi said. pilgrimage. complete full term’ to undergo ‘major surgery’ Mumbai: NCB PNS n MUMBAI "But, the Shiv Sena is a party their approach to the common Jharkhand tops in which can be trusted. The gov- PNS n NEW DELHI people, while appointing them seizes over 2 kg NCP president Sharad Pawar ernment will last its full term to positions of importance. on Thursday said the Maha and also perform well in the A day after Jitin Prasada Moily, who had suggested Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govern- next Lok Sabha and Assembly switched to the BJP, senior after the 2019 polls debacle vaccine wastage cannabis sent ment in Maharashtra will polls," the NCP chief said. Congress leader M Veerappa that the Congress has to PNS n NEW DELHI were supplied to states and complete its full term and "The Shiv Sena is a party Moily on Thursday said the undergo a major surgery to be UTs in May out of which total from Canada praised ally Shiv Sena, say- you can trust. (Sena Congress needs to undergo a competitive, said the party Kerala and West Bengal vaccinations were 610.6 lakh PNS n MUMBAI ing it is party which one founder) Balasaheb "major surgery" and not had long delayed that major recorded negative wastage of while 658.6 lakh shots were can trust. Thackeray honoured depend just on legacy, assert- surgery and it was "needed COVID-19 vaccines in May, utilised and the closing bal- The Narcotics Control Bureau The remarks came his commitment to ing that the top leadership right now, there is no tomor- saving 1.10 lakh and 1.61 ance was 212.7 lakh. (NCB) has seized 2.2 kg of against the backdrop Indira Gandhi," he must give primacy to ideolog- row". lakh doses respectively, while The vaccination in May "multi-strain" cannabis buds, of the one-on-one said. ical commitment while giving "Next year we are facing Jharkhand reported maxi- was less as compared to April collectively worth over Rs one meeting between The Shiv Sena, NCP responsibility to leaders. assembly elections in seven mum wastage of 33.95 per in which a total of 898.7 lakh crore, at the Foreign Post Office Maharashtra Chief and Congress came Alleging that Prasada had things and then only the party states and then immediately cent, according to govern- vaccinations were done, 902.2 (FPO) in south Mumbai, an Minister Uddhav Thackeray together to form government placed "personal ambition" can come up, the former parliamentary polls will be ment data. lakh vaccines were utilised official said on Thursday. and Prime Minister Narendra in Maharashtra following the over everything else, Moily Union minister said. there after that (in 2024). If we While Kerala reported - and the closing balance was The parcel of cannabis was Modi in Delhi on Tuesday and Assembly polls in 2019, after said the Uttar Pradesh leader's "Properly reorganise the don't perform well in the seven 6.37 per cent vaccine wastage, 80.8 lakh. sent from Whittier in Canada Pawar's meeting with BJP the Uddhav Thackeray-led ideological commitment was party with proper people in elections we will have more West Bengal recorded -5.48 India's first dose coverage of to Mumbai with "emergency leader and former CM party had a fallout with the suspect from the beginning positions and not put incom- difficulty in the general elec- per cent. the 45-plus population till food supply" mentioned on the Devendra Fadnavis last week. BJP over the issue of sharing and the party winning zero petent people (in positions of tions," Moily told PTI. Chhattisgarh reported June 7 was pegged at 38 per box, he said. Speaking on the 22nd foun- the chief ministerial post. seats in West Bengal under his responsibility) who cannot "The Congress should not 15.79 per cent vaccine wastage cent with Tripura's coverage The authorities of the dation day of the NCP, Pawar "We have formed a govern- charge showed that he was deliver. This is a lesson, the just hinge upon legacy, but we while Madhya Pradesh report- being 92 per cent, Rajasthan Mumbai unit of the NCB have also said the MVA (compris- ment comprising parties of incompetent. Congress needs to make an need to readjust ourselves and ed 7.35 per cent. and Chattisgarh 65 per cent launched a search for the per- ing the Shiv Sena, NCP and different ideologies. We never In an interview with PTI, introspection in the face of the prepare ourselves for compet- States like Punjab, Delhi, each, Gujarat 53 per cent, son, who was to receive the par- Congress) will do well in the thought we will one day form Moily also said the top leader- developments," Moily said, itive politics played by (Prime Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala 51 per cent and Delhi cel, he said. next Assembly and Lok Sabha government with the Shiv ship should make a proper making suggestions for the Minister Narendra) Modi. It is Gujarat and Maharashtra 49 per cent. “Based on specific inputs, the elections, indicating the three Sena because we had never assessment of leaders in the party's high command. not that Modi is undefeatable, reported 7.08 per cent, 3.95 Tamil Nadu's first dose cov- NCB team conducted an oper- parties may contest the 2024 worked together. But, the party, asserting that "one can- Asked if Prasada's exit from he can be defeated by putting per cent, 3.91 per cent, 3.78 erage of the 45-plus popula- ation on Tuesday at the foreign polls together. experience is good as all the not make people leaders when the Congress has a message for our party back on track. Major and 3.63 per cent and 3.59 per tion is at a low of 19 per cent, post office, where they found a He said doubts are being three parties are working well they do not deserve it". the party top brass, he said they surgery is needed right now, cent respectively. Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh parcel of multi strain buds of raised as to how long the state together during the COVID- The Congress has to rethink must give importance to lead- there is no tomorrow," he The data showed that a at 24 per cent each and Bihar cannabis concealed in a blue government will last. 19 pandemic," Pawar said. and re-strategise some of these ers' antecedents, ideology and asserted. total of 790.6 lakh vaccines at 25 per cent. carton box,” he said.

AICC panel Pak spies ring illegal Indian telephone submits report Nadda lauds Modi govt for exchanges for secret information to Sonia over measures to fight Covid PNS n BENGALURU/NEW DELHI SIM card from being blocked by Punjab factions PNS n NEW DELHI Modi prepared itself to fight duction of two made-in-India service providers or detected by COVID-19. This is truly vaccines within a year of the A call from a Pakistani spy government agencies. PNS n NEW DELHI The way the government admirable and is reflective of disease's outbreak. agency to an Army installation Operation of these illegal under Prime Minister India's strength," he said, not- "Within nine months, India in eastern India has led to the exchanges not only incurs loss- A three-member AICC panel set Narendra Modi prepared itself ing that the number of Covid- had two vaccines, unprece- unravelling of an illegal tele- es to the cellular networks but up to end factionalism in the to fight Covid is "admirable" testing labs has grown to 2,500 dented in our nation's history. phone exchange in Bengaluru, also to the government as it is Punjab Congress submitted its and reflects India's strength, from one and their capacity to People were questioning and raising questions whether sim- an un-registered operation, and report to party chief Sonia BJP president J P Nadda said 25 lakh per day from 1,500 spreading rumours. Congress ilar systems were operational in the money generated is un- Gandhi on Thursday, sources on Thursday, citing the ramp- since last year when the high- leaders were spreading lies other parts of the country, offi- accounted and non-taxable said. ing up of medical infrastruc- ly infectious disease was first and questioning the ability of cials said on Thursday. which can further be utilised to The panel chaired by Leader ture in the country to laud the reported in India. India's experts and scientists," The entire racket was busted support anti-national activities of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Centre. The number of isolation he said. by the Military Intelligence without leaving any money Mallikarjun Kharge and com- While noting that the coun- beds has risen to over 14 Only two companies were wing of the Army's Southern trail. prising AICC general secretary try faced shortage of medical lakh and ICU beds to making vaccines earlier Command which had inter- The officials said the "adver- in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish oxygen as the pandemic 81,000 from 2,000, he but now 13 firms are cepted the call received at the sary nation" has been found Rawat and former MP JP surged, he said Modi left no said. making jabs in India, Army installation in eastern using these illegal SIM boxes Aggarwal has suggested accom- stone unturned to meet the Nadda's com- he said. India a few weeks back. exchanges to route their calls to device used in the telecom sec- often to obtain sensitive infor- modating all sections, castes shortfall in a week by rallying ments came amid "By December, 19 During the call, a spy from connect with Indian citizens tor for termination of direct mation and maintain contact and regions in the revamped resources through "earth, air criticism by opposi- companies in India Pakistan was asking about gen- and obtain information of mil- Global System for Mobile with their agents who have party unit. and water", a reference to its tion parties of the will be making vac- eral details while posing as a itary installations. Communications (GSM) com- penetrated into the country. Though no major changes transportation through all Modi government's han- cines and India will have senior officer. The officials said Pakistani munication. The racket came to light have been recommended at the available means. dling of the pandemic. The 200 crore vaccine doses," he On further investigation, the intelligence operatives have An operator uses a technol- after the anti-terror cell of the top level, sources said the panel In an address after inaugu- have accused it of being "ill- claimed. intelligence sleuths found that adopted the modus operandi of ogy called 'migration' of the Bengaluru Police, with the help has said that Navjot Singh Sidhu rating the BJP's office building prepared" to deal with the India had earlier waited for some other offices located in investing in illegal call exchanges SIM cards, wherein the registra- of Military Intelligence of the should be "suitably accommodat- in Arunachal Pradesh through recent second surge. decades and years earlier for various formations such as the that switch Voice over Internet tion of the SIM cards jumps on Southern Command, arrested ed" in the revamp. a virtual event, Nadda said The BJP president accused starting vaccine programmes Movement Control Office Protocol (VoIP) calls to normal different GSM modules with a two men who ran an illegal Sources said his name is doing medical oxygen's production the opposition parties, includ- to tackle the diseases like (MCO) as well as the Principal Indian mobile calls. specific frequency, leading to phone exchange, converting the rounds for elevation as rose to 9,446 MT from 900 ing the Congress, of trying to measles and polio, he said. Comptroller of Defence To execute this illegal oper- multiple GSM gateways locat- international calls to local ones, deputy chief minister of Punjab. MT. "derail" India's vaccination In his address, he also high- Account (PCDA) were also ation, SIM boxes are used which ed throughout a city or a town, causing a huge revenue loss and The decision will be taken by He also expressed condo- programme by questioning lighted the government's wel- receiving such calls seeking run a parallel illegal telephone and the system creates an illu- posing a threat to national Gandhi. lences to those who lost their the safety of jabs being manu- fare measures like providing details from them. exchange. sion of a real user's movement security. The panel earlier held delib- loved ones to the pandemic, factured in India. free ration to the poor and A deeper probe led to uncov- The officials explained that a by showing the call being con- Thirty-two SIM box devices, erations with a number of lead- and said Covid is the biggest They tried to break the financial, educational and ering of the scam in which Subscriber Identity Module ducted from different gate- which can use 960 SIM cards at ers from the state ahead of next pandemic of the century. morale of vaccine manufactur- health benefits for children Pakistan-based intelligence (SIM) box, also known as a SIM ways. a time, were seized from them, year's assembly elections in the "We feel happy at the way ers, he alleged, while praising who lost both their parents to operatives exploited such illegal bank, is a hardware-based This helps in prevention of a they said. state. the Indian government under the Modi government for pro- the disease. Javadekar seeks report on illegal States asked to obtain nod to share vax data PNS n NEW DELHI (UIP), and temperature relat- and balance is reflected on the ed data in respect to each such CoWIN platform, and it is also axing of rosewood trees in Kerala The government on Thursday vaccine, can be used to manip- regularly shared by the Union said its advice to states and ulate the market as well as asso- Health Ministry through week- union territories to obtain per- ciated research with respect to ly press conferences and daily PNS n NEW DELHI/KOCHI Javadekar in New Delhi sunder the shield of an order mission before sharing eVIN various vaccines and cold chain press releases. today seeking his interven- issued by the state govern- data on vaccine stocks and equipments. "The Health Ministry's letter Union Environment Minister tion into the matter. mentlast year. temperature of storage is to "It is important to note that to the states and UTs in focus Prakash Javadekar on Talking to reporters in Demanding a comprehen- prevent any misuse of this the Union Health Ministry is was intended to prevent use of Thursday sought a report New Delhi, Muraleedharan, sive probe into the incident, information by various agen- using the eVIN electronic plat- such sensitive data for unau- from officials concerned on who isfrom Kerala, said the Muraleedharan said the cies for commercial purposes. form for all vaccines used thorised commercial purpos- the issue of alleged mass Union Environment Minister order was issued with the The Health Ministry clarifi- under UIP for more than six es," the ministry said. felling and smuggling of cen- has sought a report from his complete cation comes in the wake of years now. Sharing of sensitive The government of India is turies-old rosewood trees officials on the basis of his knowledge of the political media reports about the Centre E-VIN data on stocks and committed to transparency in from the forest land in complaint seeking action leadership of state's ruling writing to the states and UTs, storage, temperature requires the COVID-19 vaccination Kerala's Wayanad district. against the culprits, who had LDF. advising them not to share the storage at public forums with- "The crucial information the Health Ministry's prior programme, and that is the rea- This was disclosed by axed timber worth crores "The role of the two min- data of the Electronic Vaccine out prior consent, and stating related to specific vaccine usage consent," the ministry said in son it came up with a real-time Minister of State for from the Kerala forests. isters in the previous LDF Intelligence Network (eVIN) that it is a "sensitive informa- trends for multiple vaccines its statement. IT-based tracking of vaccine ExternalAffairs V He alleged that the trees government should also be system on vaccine stocks and tion and to be used only for used in Universal The data on COVID-19 vac- logistics through CoWIN, it Muraleedharan, who met were looted from the forest- investigated", he added. the temperature of vaccine programme improvement". Immunization Programme cine stocks, their consumption said. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | JUNE 11, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Vector, virulence Last resort With nothing seemingly going his way in the Congress, Jitin Prasada has taken a leap of faith and velocity VV SUNDAR he election season is upon Uttar Pradesh. Even though the State Assembly, last constituted in 2017, has breathing time till March 2022, politics has already warmed All segments of our population, percolating down from the politicians, Tup with one of the prominent UP Congress faces, Jitin Prasada, shifting allegiance to the BJP. The latter, being the incumbent party readying to return to power, got a fil- have done grave injustice to our great nation. Even the citizenry has! lip with Prasada’s entry. Political pundits promptly did some caste calculations to point s a nation, COVID- out Prasada being a Brahmin, his shift would boost the sentiments of members of that 19 has put us all to a caste in the BJP and even bridge any schism caused by the Brahmin-Rajput political severe stress test and rivalry in the State. It is not the case that the BJP is desperately looking for Brahmin extracted a heavy toll. However, our support right now. Be that as it may, the young leader’s departure first and foremost Acollective conduct and response perhaps represents the frustration among Congress leaders of his stature in UP and, to it was unsatisfactory. This is a secondly, tells the story of the Congress itself at a time when the party would be look- once-in-a-century health crisis. ing to the coming Assembly elections to somehow Ironically, it is being fought at a political level, at common man’s resurrect itself politically. It drew a blank in West Bengal, expense. The irresponsible, lost to the Left Front in Kerala and was thrown out of motor-mouth media coverage power in Puducherry in the last round of Assembly and open hostility to logic and elections. The coming round is a tougher task, with reasoning are quite astonishing. First came the question — six of the seven States having the BJP Governments. Why the lockdown? Then poli- Uttar Pradesh is where the fight is, really. It has the tics on migrant sufferings ensued; highest political stakes for all parties, the BJP in par- followed by vaccine hesitancy ticular, but the Congress has its back to the wall. created by a few parochial politi- cians. Later, it was “why vaccine For one, Rahul Gandhi lost his Amethi seat in 2019. diplomacy”? The Government His sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, is a member of nei- felt it had prevailed over COVID- ther House in the Assembly though she is the All India 19 better than any other country. Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary for the State. The brother-sister duo is Alas, the triumph was short- lived. The pandemic chose not to occasionally seen at events in the State, but that just about sums up the Congress follow the eloquent graphs and, presence there. Senior Congress leaders like Pramod Tiwari, Salman Khurshid or Imran instead, spread like wildfire at the a hasty burial. The motor- couldn’t resist using the tanta- acceptable to us? Masood appear to have been sidelined or faded away, though Tiwari at least managed second instance — engulfing mouth media scavenged every lising visuals to deck up their Umpteen “experts” and to hand over his Assembly seat to his daughter. The only leader of sorts is Priyanka’s the country with ruthless speed. ounce of this tragedy. The front pages. Even in this hour talking heads added chaos Consequently, the health sys- forensic reporting of the deaths of universal human tragedy, and cacophony more than appointee, the current UPCC chief, but he has little acceptance among the old guard. tem collapsed with patient over- and burials and ambulance- the foreign media swooped so comfort. The pandemic com- The party cadre is divided into numerous camps, with nobody from Delhi there to hear load. The country felt humiliat- chasing continued regardless, low; and how! munication protocols are weak them out. Jitin Prasada was lucky in that the high command made him election in- ed by falling flat on its face and assaulting and shocking the Adding to this rot are the and need to be strengthened. charge for West Bengal at least. The local Pradesh Congress Committee refused to now gasping for breath. The viewers’ senses. Tracking the ever-bankable, omniscient A pool of well-trained medical critics quickly got their mojo death numbers became a com- award-winning fiction writer professional who can articu- recognise him and he remained largely ignored. The AICC did not help him out, either. back and floored the petitive sport. As if arriving at celebrities. One wonders, what late and provide consistent He cut a sorry figure, returning with a zero win. Perhaps that was the last straw. He Government on several counts of a statistically correct figure do these creatures eat and messaging in the most reas- may not have seen much benefit remaining in the Congress — he had already lost the alleged mismanagement. Amid would lend more credence to breathe to radiate such toxic- suring manner should form last three elections he contested in UP. His career, politics and stature at stake, he acted this spectacle, media and the journalistic reporting. Instead SHOWCASING ity? Commenting on statecraft, the backbone of any pan- political class chipped away the of erring on providing a mea- health and policy decisions are demic communications sce- decisively, taking up the BJP offer that came to him “sometime ago”. Now it is the turn national spine. sured tone and tenor, media BRUISES RATHER perhaps the same things for nario in future. It’s time med- of the Congress high command to act, not just to prepare for the elections, but to pre- Showcasing bruises rather got busy framing the macabre. THAN THE them as writing fiction. One ical education emphasises on vent Prasada’s exit sparking a cascade. than the breakthroughs achieved, In the process, it inflicted thing is clear, the western teaching and “patient commu- the Opposition and media incalculable psychological BREAKTHROUGHS press has no appetite for any nications” as key soft skills and offered their own narrow politics trauma and emotional scars on ACHIEVED, THE meaningful engagement with management subject area. PICTALK and collective depravity. They an entire generation. the country, its aspiration or its Doctors require training on gravely compounded the confu- Foreign media laid bare OPPOSITION AND trials and tribulations. how to deliver critical health sion and trauma of the common their fangs. They have dissed MEDIA OFFERED Also, perplexing amidst all information to public and man with their insensitive utter- us before and their continued this was the hyper-ventilating elicit trust and confidence ances and reporting, with lasting interest in framing narratives THEIR OWN doctors posting emotionally among it. Most practising consequences. But are only politi- for India — as an inferior NARROW POLITICS charged appeals on social doctors seem to be incapable cians and media to be blamed? nation that can’t get anything media. Such outbursts need- of drawing upon this vital skill. Reckless public flouting rules right — continues with charm- AND COLLECTIVE lessly created further panic Finally, a citizenry with exacerbated it. In a country like ing regularity. Misrepresenting DEPRAVITY. among the common public. no individual responsibility India, it can be a recipe for dis- India pays rich dividends to Maybe the intent was to spread and expecting everything to aster. It is akin to offering the the western press. Their THEY GRAVELY awareness on the ruthlessness be done by the Government pandemic vector, velocity and entrenched prejudices towards COMPOUNDED THE of the pandemic — but it com- is sheer delinquency. An irre- virulence, all at the same time. No our country fail to meet the CONFUSION AND pounded hopelessness. We sponsible and devil-may-care wonder the country was on the journalistic standards they can’t afford doctors, our front- attitude of the citizens was skids in the second wave. avow to follow. They hunted TRAUMA OF THE line workers, to break down visible all through the pan- The mayhem on TV news for stories at the burial COMMON MAN and be seen shaken and help- demic. Nothing will work channels gave the impression that grounds. Invading the privacy less. It sends a jarring message. unless we do! States and their administrators of families, without consent, Imagine a soldier at our bor- (The author is a commu- were running like headless chick- they gleefully and luridly cap- ders broadcasting to the world nications specialist based in ens. Common sense, sensitivity tured drone shots of burning all the hardships he is suffer- New Delhi. The views and conscience were also given pyres. The western press ing on duty, would that be expressed are personal.)

Fishermen not adhering to social distancing norms take boats for fishing, in Thiruvananthapuram PTI LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

DATABASE TO HELP FIGHT COVID BETTER Online registration Sir —Even as the nation is putting up a brave Urgent electoral reforms needed is not important front in fighting against the ongoing pan- for the vaccine. Taming the dragon Those who do not criminal antecedents, the criminalisation of pol- demic, a concrete database is found want- have access to ing. Data is a critical tool to determine the itics has taken the front seat and dictates terms internet also have China is trying to boost its influence by providing actual number of fatalities so that adequate to the executive.The less said about corruption the right to life. COVID-19 vaccines to the Southeast Asian nations medical infrastructure is put in place to mit- in the corridors of power, the better. The anti- igate its ill effects. Evidence-based response defection laws have been reduced to just a mock- Congress leader s China hosted the 10 Asean Foreign Ministers earlier this week, the fault lines and decision-making in countries like ery of democracy. Many scams have broken out — Rahul Gandhi between the Communist State and the Quad grouping seem to be deepening, South Korea have put them in a better posi- but no political leader has been convicted in over tion, compared to others. seven decades. How can one expect good gov- We are looking Alargely with regard to the Indo-Pacific region and the South China Sea. China’s A glaring disparity in the reporting of ernance under such circumstances? Our coun- to ease some expansionist blueprint, especially under the Belt and Road Initiative, is an open secret. COVID-19 cases has been found between his has reference to your editorial ‘Good try really needs electrifying electoral reforms. COVID-19 restric- intent’ tions in stages, To counter India’s “Vaccine Maitri” initiative and a similar broad-based plan among the urban and rural areas. This is so even (June 10). Electoral reforms have not It is distressing to note that over 40 reforms starting in early the Quad members — an informal grouping of India, Australia, Japan and the United as the hinterlands, which account for about Tseen the light of the day for decades alto- are pending for implementation. The laws, in the July. If we can 65 per cent of the population, are afflicted gether. The politicians, their caste-based politics existing form, have failed to make the political keep our communities safe and States —now China has pledged to provide COVID-19 vaccines and to cooperate by inadequate testing, lack of reporting fatal- and money and muscle power win the elections class mend its ways. As soon as a citizen exer- free of COVID, we will not have in vaccine research with the Southeast Asian countries as it aims to boost influence ities, ignorance/fear or rumours. The urban and, in reality, truth and honesty don’t triumph. cises his franchise, there ends his political duty. to return to measures that are so in the region to counter the US amid recent military areas, too, are not immune from this mal- The politicians in our country are not liable to People are not allowed to participate in law-mak- difficult for everyone. incidents involving the Philippines and Malaysia in practice as several cases show as negative in be questioned; they are not accountable for their ing; they don’t have any voice till voting for the Canadian Health Minister the RTPCR test but turn out to be positive mistakes or misdeeds. next elections begins. This system should be — Patty Hajdu the South China Sea. The Communist country is basi- in the CT Scan, but these are not included Of late, the blame game has become the done away with. Also, people must be taken on- cally looking to push back against the recent region- in the official estimates. order of the day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi board in the governance process. The voters is faulted by the Opposition for everything, should have the right to recall their corrupt rep- To my dearest son, al outreach of the Quad. Chinese officials have in Recently, the WHO asserted that the never forget that I whether right or wrong. Also, caste plays a pre- resentatives. This will have a positive impact on recent weeks stepped up Quad’s criticism. In Sri COVID-19 death toll globally is likely to be love you, and that I significantly on the higher side rather than dominant role in the elections. Also, with close the incumbent Government. Lanka and Bangladesh recently, China’s Defence Chennai will always have the official figure of 3.4 million. If accurate to 40 per cent of our elected lawmakers having Sravana Ramachandran | your back. Minister called on both the countries to reject “mil- data is carried forward, experts will be in a itary alliances”, which is their loose translation for better position to assess the nature, origin adopters or care homes should be WHITHER MONSOON PREPAREDNESS? Television actor the Quad. For its part, Quad’s diplomatic and mili- and spread of the virus and can then devise informed by their safety and welfare. How effective mitigation steps. The rational and — Arjun Bijlani tary arrangement was widely viewed as a response each child is treated must be constantly Sir — Monsoon rains mean suffering in scientific methods of data sharing, data trans- and closely monitored. The vulnerability Maharashtra. What’s needed should have to increased Chinese economic and military power. parency and their timely dissemination are been done before the rains; this has to be It is the biggest of children should not be allowed to be challenge that you In the latest round of developments, three-quar- crucial to overcome the pandemic. exploited. The State must intervene and resolved once and for all. Inundated roads, Vijay Singh Adhikari | Nainital people dying in open potholes: Such news can have: playing ter of the Quad members — that is, minus India so protect these children if the circum- on clay against stances start working against them. The are so common in India that we accept them far — have come out in the open to say that it’s pertinent to be wary of China amid SORRY STATE OF KIDS AFTER COVID-19 as normal. Eleven people died and several Nadal, on this Child Welfare Departments must have an court where he the unfolding events as it attempts to tighten its hold in the Indo-Pacific region by Sir — It is of particular poignancy that many were injured after a residential structure col- oversight of how these children are looked has had so much success. exerting influence among the neighbouring countries. US Secretary of State Tony children have been orphaned by the after and brought up. lapsed on another building following heavy Blinken said in Washington that China is the single nation that militarily, economi- COVID-19 pandemic. All of a sudden, these rains in Mumbai. Heavy rain affects life year Serb tennis star Whoever they live with, the orphaned — Novak Djokovic cally, diplomatically and politically has the ability to try to “disturb” the rules-based kids find themselves without the loving care children inevitably feel the absence of their after year in Mumbai. The Met Department and protection of their parents. parents. However, they will feel less forsak- announces the onset of the southwest order that America, its friends and allies strongly defend. Speaking of bilateral ties, The condition of these orphans is too monsoon in Maharashtra but the prepared- We have tied up en if they grow up in their own social and with certain hospi- China was mentioned as both the “most consequential and most complicated rela- sorrowful to think about. It makes us con- cultural milieu. It is of some comfort to learn ness touched a new low every passing year. template on the nature of human life and In the name of development, the city’s tals to provide vac- tions that the US has”. Around the same time, in Tokyo, Japan and Australia shared that the Centre and the State Governments cination, and the what the future holds for them. If we are expansion has gone out of hand and the peo- are promising to help children who have lost cost will be borne concern about China’s increasingly assertive actions in regional seas and its “coer- really a caring and humane society, we ple suffer forever in the monsoon rains. cive or destabilising” behaviour. It’s about time that India too openly came out to either one or both of their parents to the dis- by GGF. We appeal have to empathise with and take care of ease. The Supreme Court has also stressed Gopal K Mani | Chembur to all Delhiites to come speak in support of its partners in Quad — which is just an informal strategic dia- such children. the need to ensure no break in the educa- forward and get the jabs. logue that is maintained by talks among the member countries — and didn’t fight The decision about leaving such chil- tion of these children. dren in the care of surviving close relatives, Send your feedback to: BJP’s East Delhi MP shy of calling a spade a spade. G David Milton | Tamil Nadu [email protected] —Gautam Gambhir HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | JUNE 11, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN COVID-19 impact G7 OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA ABHISHEK RAJA This summit could be the beginning of a new on Indian economy world order based on cooperation & alliances Besides informal sectors, the lower strata of society and daily wage workers faced the greatest impact due to social distancing as well as reduced household income he second wave of the COVID-19 pan- demic has taken a vicious toll on India's health, but the economic toll has also KUMARDEEP BANERJEE been heavy, though nothing like the car- Tnage seen in the first quarter of the last fiscal year, ich economies known as G7 meet in person this week when GDP growth crashed 23.9 per cent in in the UKduring one of the most volatile times in human response to the Centre's no-notice lockdown. Rhistory. Experts may term it a political meeting witha new India's GDP shrank 7.3 per cent in 2020-21 (in president in the US and other participating leaders facing tough real terms adjusted for inflation). This is the worst questions and scrutiny back home over the handling of the pan- performance of the Indian economy in any year demic. This summit could be the beginning of a new world order since Independence. based on mutual cooperation and strategic alliances for solv- Almost all the sectors have been adverse- ing some of the toughest challenge's humanity faces. India is ly affected as domestic demand and exports sharply plummeted with some notable excep- an invited country to the summit and the Prime Minister will attend tions where high growth was observed. A major a virtual meeting with global leaders. What makes India's par- concern of the second wave is that the virus has ticipation key to this summit is the other bunch of nations who spread into India's hinterland and could wreak have been invited to participate. India for some time has been havoc in villages, towns and small cities. trying to shed the cold war era mindset of maintaining a safe Lockdowns may help break the chain of trans- distance from 'at war' adversaries and move closer to the west- mission, however they will just postpone ern powers. The aggressive military moves of China in India's another surge unless the gap period is utilized to vaccinate the people.As of now, the coun- northern and north-eastern borders, coupled with open sup- try's GDP growth is likely to be below the port to India's western neighbour for spreading hatefulmisin- expected 10 per cent. formation, its aggressive naval exercises in South China sea,it To complicate the situation further, the facing questions about the origin of the pandemic and finally wholesale price-based inflation shot up to an all- China's techno-military dominance in global ICT supply chains time high of 10.49 per cent in April, on rising makes this case compelling. India is happy to collaborate with prices of food items, crude oil and manufactured THIS PANDEMIC goods, and experts believe that the uptrend is HAS TAUGHT likely to continue. This is the fourth straight MANY MONEY month of uptick seen in the wholesale price index MANAGEMENT (WPI)-based inflation. In March, 2021, it was LESSONS. IT 7.39 per cent. that supply goods to the sector. The ployment rates is their volatility basis points (bps), with certain Centre's flagship welfare schemes have kept HURTS THE MOST public transportation sector is throughout the COVID-19 period exceptions. pace despite slowdown. Schemes like MGNRE- WHEN YOUR already mulling a hike in rates in save those during absolute lock- But there is a huge gap in exist- GA, Ujjwala, NSAP and PM Awas Yojana have LOVED ONES FALL view of rising operational costs. down. The volatility has some ing interest rates in comparison to seen a big jump in both physical and financial SICK AND THE Firming international crude implications for the labour market the general existing formula. achievements in FY21 as additional succour was FINANCIAL STRAIN oil rates and extremely high taxes and earnings. This confuses people Currently the Post Office Savings provided by the Centre to people affected by TO ENSURE THAT levied on fuel are the key reasons as to whether to enter the labour Deposit rate is at four per cent, COVID-19. Merchandise exports surged a THEY GET THE behind the latest round of petrol market or not. This could rather whereas interest rates on many record 196 per cent year-on-year in April as the BEST MEDICAL and diesel price hike in the coun- lead to 'discouragement effect' in small saving instruments are high- the Western powers (read G7) to tackle the global problems while country had witnessed a COVID-induced lock- CARE MAKES THE try. The biggest reason behind the sense that people might be er, like in National Savings making its presence felt in the room. India's constant push on down throughout April last year. However, HURT A DOUBLE higher fuel prices in the country is dropping out of the labour force far Certificate (NSC), Kisan Vikas Quad is a welcome step in the right direction. India in a way is what comes as a pleasant surprise is that even WHAMMY. THIS the high rate of central and state more speedily than they did before. Patra (KVP), Term Deposits, etc. in absolute terms, exports in April stood at $30.6 BLOW, AT A TIME taxes. Even when international Also, they disrupt the earnings of The next review is due on June 30. likely to take a Quad synched position on various issues at the billion, up almost 18 per cent from the same WHEN A LARGE crude oil prices plummeted in workers which would have led to In case the rates are revised down- G7 summit, as most of the other member countries of the Quad month in 2019 (before the pandemic struck). SECTION OF THE 2020 due to lower demand, Indians two effects, dis-savings (exhaustion wards, it is advisable to lock in at are part of the meeting. In these times, the suffering of the common WORKING kept paying higher rates for petrol of the cash reserves and may be the currently available rates, where India has a unique position to offer to the world and reiter- man can't be penned in words. As mentioned POPULATION HAS and diesel due to the various taxes pawning of small assets) and resort- applicable, by June 30. ate its increasing economic and strategic importance. The invite before the wholesale price-based inflation has WITNESSED PAY levied. At the moment, Indians pay ing to fresh borrowing which could ''The prospects for the Indian to India by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (despite opposi- jumped to double digits. There has been a sud- CUTS AND JOB one of the highest taxes on fuel in be weaker and thereby they may economy, though impacted by the tion from one of the G7 members)signifies a growing close bond- den surge in prices of edible oil and pulses. In LOSSES, TOO, the world. end up paying usurious interest second wave, remain resilient, the past few weeks, tur prices in retail markets This pandemic has taught rates. As informal sectors were backed by the prospects of anoth- ing between UK. This could serve as a bookmark reminder for ADDS TO THE have been over `7,000 per quintal, which is PRESSURE many money management lessons. impacted in terms of job losses, the er bumper rabi crop, the gathering leaders controlling 40 per cent of global GDP to understand the almost `1,000 more than its 2020-21 MSP. Urad It hurts the most when your loved lower strata of society and daily momentum of activity in several newemerging world challenges, specially after, and in the mid- prices are ruling even higher, at around `8,000 ones fall sick and the financial strain wage workers faced the greatest sectors of the economy till March, dle of, the Covid crisis, and how strategic alliances with coun- per quintal. The market price of moong is also to ensure that they get the best med- impact due to social distancing as especially housing, road construc- tries such as India could be beneficial for the long run. India for near its MSP of `7,196 per quintal. To keep retail ical care makes the hurt a double well as reduced household income. tion, and services activity in con- sure is likely to raise the issue on vaccine cooperation includ- prices from rising further, the central government whammy. This blow, at a time when We are all aware of the flurry of struction, freight transportation, ing removal of patents. It is significant to note that India is one on Saturday allowed free import of tur, urad and a large section of the working pop- activity at the start of the current and information technology (IT),' moong. The move, following a gap of three years, ulation has witnessed pay cuts and financial year: interest rates on small RBI said in its annual report. of the key and largest vaccine manufacturers in the world and comes weeks before the beginning of sowing for job losses too, adds to the pressure. savings schemes, of which the post We will continue to see a surge the current vaccination process being undertaken within domes- the kharif season. As if these were not enough, work office schemes are a part, were in the gig economy across all sec- tic boundaries could be the biggest ever in human history. It is Fuel prices in India continued to inch from home and focus on hygiene reduced drastically through a gov- tors. Furthermore, organisations important to note China despite having a large population and towards the `100-mark. The spike in diesel prices and wellness have simultaneously ernment notification, on March 31. will be tempted to move away from large economy has not been everable to make it to high table have contributed to a growth in freight rates increased routine monthly expens- The very next day, the order was legacy models of hiring by choos- of G7 since 1975 (the year when this intra governmental alliance across ways of transport. High transport cost es for many families. withdrawn and the erstwhile rates ing performance over pedigree. leaders first met). This is an ideal opportunity for India to push leads to increase in higher inflation, impacting Most Indian corporates expect were maintained.As per a histori- Our growing reliance on collabo- industry. High fuel prices will have an impact not the ongoing pandemic to influence cal decision of the government, the rative tools and technologies, such its case on strategic alliances and multilateral agreements on only on people but also on the automotive sec- the direction of their business rate of interest on small savings as artificial intelligence, machine the healthcare front beyond vaccine manufacturing. India is in tor - a large source of employment in the coun- The author is a GST strategy over the next three schemes are aligned with the gov- learning, and cloud computing, specialist and analyst. a unique position to offer thousands of healthcare profession- try - as vehicle sales may see a sharp drop. A con- The views expressed years.What is striking about the ernment security (G-Sec) rates of will yield new skill sets and roles in als for the globe to access. India's Prime Minister has openly traction in demand will impact lakhs of MSMEs are personal. trends in high-frequency unem- similar maturity with a spread of 25 the coming years. expressed the desire to develop the nation as the pharmacy of the world, with relatively cheapermedicine and world-class health- care professionals. The G7 group of nations have some the most POINTCOUNTERPOINT advanced research facilities in pharmaceuticals, emerging bio- logical/health threats to humans and use of new technology such PRASADA as artificial intelligence to predict and control diseases. India I FEEL THERE IS NO PURPOSE OF STAYING IN A WILL HE GET FROM THE BJP OR IS HE could well collaborate with G7 and emerge as one of the key POLITICAL PARTY IF A PERSON IS NOT ABLE TO SERVE JUST A CATCH FOR UTTAR PRADESH ELECTION? IF players on the healthcare front besides protecting its interests PEOPLE. I REALISED THAT BEING IN THE CONGRESS. IDEOLOGY DOESN’T MATTER, CHANGEOVER IS EASY. on the borders with strategic defense ties. — BJP LEADER — SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER (The author is a policy analyst. The views expressed JITIN PRASADA KAPIL SIBAL are personal) UFOs: The silly season comes early this time Then there are all the suggestions that the UFOs are optical illusions, meteorological phenomena or electromagnetic events he Silly Season has nothing really new in it apart ous flying objects are really And there are squillions of emerged that long ago. Not gling all the others in their cra- come early this year. from the categorical assurance ultra-advanced Chinese or planets in the universe, so in necessarily anywhere near our dles for billions of years. And, Normally it happens in that the UFO 'sightings' were Russian technology being test- theory there could be at least a own galaxy, but if even one civil- of course, it avoids communi- August, when wicked not actually just top-secret US ed over the United States, but few zillion civilisations. isation cracked the problem of cating by means detectable to Tpeople all over the northern technology. The story practical- that's utterly implausible. On the other hand, there is long-term survival, it could have dawn civilisations like our own. hemisphere temporarily stop ly took over the US media for "Any sufficiently advanced the problem of the Great Silence. spread throughout the universe I don't believe this is true, doing evil things to take their GWYNNE DYER a day, and much of the rest of technology is indistinguish- As physicist Enrico Fermi put it in less than one billion years even but it COULD be true. It would children to the beach and enjoy the world's as well. Even read- able from magic,", as Arthur C. back in 1950: "Where is every- without faster-than-light travel. certainly provide a justification the last of the summer. With no ers of this column asked me to Clarke's Third Law puts it, but body?" The universe is very old, Would it subsequently for the presence of an bad news to report, desperate comment on it. at no time in modern history so if civilisations were common, allow rival civilisations to autonomous monitoring sys- journalists will run any story, The only reason that have the major powers of this and long-lived enough to devel- emerge, some of which would tem set to report to home base however silly. UFOs/UAPs were such excel- planet been that far apart in op interstellar travel, then they certainly be dangerous to it? Or about any emerging civilisation Why is it Silly Season in lent media fodder in their technology. Besides, one does would have spread throughout would it constantly monitor problem on Earth (and on a June this year? Because the US heyday in the 1950s, and that not test one's most advanced where no obvious explanation the universe by now. Their planets with life to ensure that bajillion other planets with Department of Defence has they are making a comeback flight technology over what is is available. However, that does existence would be obvious. if any such rivals do emerge, it life)- or just to destroy the new announced that it will release now, is the hope and/or fear potentially enemy territory. not entitle us to assume that we That is Fermi's 'Paradox'. It's can destroy them before they civilisation automatically once a report on 'Unidentified Aerial that 'the aliens are among us.' Then there are all the sug- are being watched by aliens. seventy years old, and still became dangerous? it has crossed a certain thresh- Phenomena' (UAPs), which is 'Flying saucers', in other words, gestions that the UFOs are opti- I'm not saying that 'aliens' unanswered. However, there is It's a far-fetched hypothe- old. What I find completely what people who want to The author is a Gwynne controlled by aliens who may cal illusions, meteorological don't exist. The fact that life has one chilling possibility that sis, but it's completely rational incredible is the notion that sound grown-up say instead of Dyer's new book is or may not be friendly. phenomena or electromagnet- emerged on this planet shows some experts do take seriously. and it would resolve Fermi's such a ruthless, universal, bil- 'Unidentified Flying Objects' 'Growing Pains: The There are rival, non-alien- ic events. Most alleged UFO at least the possibility that it Conditions in the universe Paradox. Yes, the universe is full lions-of-years-old civilisation (UFOs). Future of Democracy related explanations, but they sightings undoubtedly do fit exists on other planets too. have been suitable for life for at of life, but no, there are not a would be monitoring us with (and Work).' The views The key parts of the report expressed are personal. all fail. For example, there is the into one of those categories, but Same goes for intelligent life least the past ten billion years, so lot of civilisations: one of the devices that we can actually see. were leaked at once, and there's hypothesis that these mysteri- there is a residue of cases and technological civilisations. the first civilisations might have earliest ones has been stran- That does not compute. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | JUNE 11, 2021 Money 08

JSW Steel India's agri exports up 17.3 output rises Sensex rebounds 359 pts; 10 pc to 13.67 pharma stocks key drivers pc at $41.25 bn in 2020-21 LT in May PNS n MUMBAI PNS n NEW DELHI ters have been identified for PNS n NEW DELHI The BSE benchmark Sensex export promotion and 29 surged nearly 359 points to India's export of agricultural cluster level committees have JSW Steel on Thursday post- close above the 52,300-level on and allied products in 2020-21 been formed. ed a 10 per cent growth in its Thursday, with financial, phar- grew by 17.34 per cent to USD The Department of crude steel production at ma and IT shares gaining the 41.25 billion, and this growth Commerce has been making 13.67 lakh tonne (LT) during most amid positive global cues. momentum is expected to be efforts, in collaboration with May 2021. The 30-share Sensex finished sustained in the current fiscal the Department of The company had pro- 358.83 points or 0.69 per cent as well, a top government offi- Agriculture, for gaining mar- duced 12.48 LT steel in the higher at 52,300.47. Intra-day, cial said on Thursday. ket access for Indian prod- same month last year, the the index swung between a Commerce Secretary Anup ucts. steel maker said in a regulato- high of 52,346.35 and a low of Wadhawan said huge growth India has recently gained ry filing. 51,957.92. On the forex market front, boost its COVID containment has been seen in the export of market access for pomegran- During the said month, Similarly, the broader NSE the Indian rupee lost 9 paise to efforts. We maintain our con- cereals, non-basmati rice, ate in Australia; mango and JSW Steel said its output of Nifty climbed 102.40 points or end at 73.06 against the US structive view on the market," wheat, millets, maize and other Basmati rice in Argentina; flat-rolled products also reg- 0.65 per cent to end at dollar on Thursday. he added. coarse grains. carrot seeds in Iran; wheat istered a rise of 10 per cent and 15,737.75. On the Sensex "Many states have eased The active COVID-19 cases The largest markets for flour, basmati rice, mango, stood at 9.99 LT, as compared chart, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj lockdown restrictions since in the country have reduced to India's agricultural products and plantation products) marine and plantation prod- banana and soybean oilcake to 9.05 LT in May 2020. FinServ, SBI, IndusInd Bank, the peaking of the second 11,67,952 comprising 4 per are the US, China, Bangladesh, increased by 28.36 per cent to ucts) during 2020-21 jumped in Uzbekistan; tomato, okra The production of long- Dr Reddy's, Tech Mahindra, COVID wave in early May. cent of the total infections, UAE, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, USD 29.81 billion in 2020-21 to USD 41.25 billion, an and onion in Bhutan; and rolled products was at 3.09 LT, ITC and Kotak Bank were the The central bank is maintain- while the national recovery Indonesia, Nepal, Iran and as compared to USD 23.23 bil- increase of 17.34 per cent," oranges in Serbia. up 55 per cent from 2 LT in prominent gainers – rising up ing its accommodative stance, rate has improved to 94.77 per Malaysia. lion in 2019-20. Wadhwan said. The commerce ministry in the year-ago month. to 7.29 per cent. On the other while the government has cent, the Health Ministry data He also informed that "Agriculture Exports have Further, as many as 18 states a statement said that pesticide "The capacity utilization hand, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, HCL launched another fiscal pack- showed on Thursday. exports have taken place from performed well during 2020- -- including Maharashtra, residue problems have affect- remained at 91 per cent in Tech, Ultratech Cement, age via the distribution of free Meanwhile, 94,052 new several clusters for the first 21. After remaining stagnant Kerala, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, ed Basmati rice exports to the May as the liquid oxygen sup- PowerGrid, ONGC and Nestle vaccines and food," said Jen-Ai cases took the tally to time, for instance, the export of for the past three years (USD Assam, Punjab, and Karnataka European Union due to strin- plies were over 30,000 tonnes suffered losses. Of the 30 Chua, Equity Research Analyst 2,91,83,121; while a net fresh vegetables and mangoes 38.43 billion in 2017-18, USD -- have finalised their specific gent norms imposed by the for medical purposes from the shares in the Sensex pack, 23 Asia, Julius Baer. decline of 63,463 cases has from Varanasi, and black Rice 38.74 billion in 2018-19 and action plan to implement the EU for chemicals like steel complexes of the compa- ended with gains. Elsewhere in "India is expected to vacci- been recorded in the total from Chandauli. USD 35.16 billion 2019-20), Agri export policy. Tricyclazole and Buprofezin, ny across India, as against over Asia, stock markets closed nate two-thirds of its popula- number of COVID-19 cases Exports of only agricultural the exports of agriculture and As part of the policy, 46 which are extensively used in 20,000 tonnes in April 2021," with gains ahead of crucial US tion with a first dose by early in a span of 24 hours, the data products (excluding marine allied products (including unique product-district clus- rice cultivation in India. the company said. inflation data for May. 2022 -- a key move that should showed. MONEY MATTERS Auto retail sales drop 55% as virus Wipro IT Tata Digital to acquire Sebi's order to not impact puts break on vehicle registrations Services majority stake in 1MG existing schemes: Franklin PNS n NEW DELHI approves USD PNS n NEW DELHI llaying investors' fears, Franklin Automobile retail sales in the 750 mn notes Tata Digital Ltd, a wholly-owned Templeton AMC has said Sebi's country declined by 55 per cent arm of Tata Sons, on Thursday Aorder prohibiting the company in May as compared to April PNS n NEW DELHI said it will acquire a majority from launching new debt funds will this year as lockdowns across stake in 1MG Technologies Ltd, have no bearing on existing various states amid second IT services major Wipro on an online healthcare market- schemes managed by it. Sebi on wave of the coronavirus pan- Thursday said its step-down place. grow at around 50 per cent Monday barred Franklin Templeton demic hit vehicle registrations, subsidiary, Wipro IT Services, The company, however, did Compound Annual Growth Asset Management (India) from automobile dealers' body has approved a proposal for not disclose the financial details Rate (CAGR) driven by launching any new debt scheme for FADA said on Thursday. issuing US dollar denominat- of the transaction. increased health awareness two years and imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore for violating All the segments were hit last ed notes of up to USD 750 mil- Just days after the company among consumers and greater regulatory norms in the case of winding up of six debt schemes in month as showrooms across lion. said it will invest USD 75 mil- convenience. This category will 2020. Also, it has been asked to refund investment management and various states were forced to The net proceeds of the lion (around Rs 550 crore) in fit- form a key element of the Tata advisory fees of over Rs 512 crore (including interest) collected with down shutters amid the pan- notes, which are proposed to ness-focused Curefit Healthcare Digital ecosystem offering. respect to the six debt schemes. This amount will be used to repay demic led restrictions. Total be listed on the Singapore for an undisclosed stake, Tata "The investment in 1MG unitholders, as per Sebi order. However, Franklin Templeton has said registrations across categories Stock Exchange, are intended Digital said its investment in strengthens Tata's ability to pro- it "strongly disagrees" with the findings in the Sebi's order and has in May dropped to 5,35,855 at 4,10,757 units last month, as "The second wave of COVID to be utilised for refinancing 1MG is in line with Tata Group's vide superior customer experi- decided to challenge the direction in Securities Appellate Tribunal units as compared to 11,85,374 compared to 8,65,134 units in has left the entire country dev- existing debt and general cor- vision of creating a digital ence and high quality healthcare (SAT). In an e-mail dated June 8 to investors, Franklin Templeton units in April this year. April. astated as there may not be a porate purposes, a regulatory ecosystem which addresses the products & services in the e- AMC President Sanjay Sapre said Sebi's order does not impact the According to the Federation Similarly, commercial vehi- single household which did not filing said. consumer needs across cate- pharmacy and e-diagnostics current monetization process of the six debt schemes under winding of Automobile Dealers cle sales dropped by 66 per cent get affected. Apart from urban "...Wipro IT Services, a gories in a unified manner. space through a technology-led up being undertaken by the liquidator. Associations (FADA), which to 17,534 units last month, as markets, this time, even rural wholly owned step-down sub- Tata Digital said e-pharma- platform," Tata Digital CEO collected vehicle registration against 51,436 units in April. areas were badly hit. May saw sidiary of Wipro, incorporat- cy, e-diagnostics and tele-consul- Pratik Pal said in a statement. data from 1,294 out of the 1,497 Three-wheeler sales saw a continued lockdown in most of ed under the laws of Delaware, tation are critical segments in 1MG Co-founder and CEO regional transport offices decline of 76 per cent to 5,215 the states," FADA President United States of America this ecosystem and have been Prashant Tandon said, the Skoda Auto launches (RTOs), passenger vehicle (PV) units last month, from 21,636 Vinkesh Gulati noted. (issuer) has approved the pro- among the fastest growing seg- investment by the Tatas "marks sales declined by 59 per cent in units in April this year while He added that the auto retail posal for issuance of US dol- ments in this space, as this sec- a significant milestone in 1MG's new version of Octavia May as compared with 2,08,883 tractor sales witnessed a dip 57 fraternity is in dire need of sup- lar denominated notes in an tor enabled access to healthcare journey to make high-quality koda Auto India on units in April this year. per cent to 16,616 units last port amidst business disrup- aggregate principal amount of through the pandemic. healthcare products and services Thursday launched the new Two-wheeler sales also wit- month, against 38,285 units in tions due to the coronavirus up to USD 750 million," it The overall market is around accessible to customers across Sversion of its premium nessed a decline of 53 per cent April. pandemic. added. USD 1 billion and is expected to India." sedan Octavia with price starting at Rs 25.99 lakh.The fourth- generation Octavia is powered by a 2-litre petrol engine delivering GAIL shares power of 190 PS and returning Nigeria sets up official BharatPe acquires Payback India fuel efficiency of 15.81 km/litre, Skoda Auto India said in a gain over 2 pc statement. It is available in two variants -- Style priced at Rs 25.99 PNS n NEW DELHI end customers, that will lakh and Laurin & Klement tagged at Rs 28.99 lakh (ex-showroom account on Koo amid enhance footfalls at merchants PNS n NEW DELHI India). Skoda Auto India Brand Director Zac Hollis said when Merchant payment and lend- and accelerate the growth of Octavia was introduced 20 years ago, it changed the dynamics of ing service provider BharatPe their businesses. Shares of GAIL (India) Ltd the executive sedan segment - "one that continues to offer on Thursday said it has As a result of the acquisi- on Thursday gained over 2 significant growth potential, catering to a burgeoning class of standoff with Twitter acquired Payback India from tion, all Payback India employ- per cent after the company discerning buyers with a penchant for luxury, as well as the right PNS n NEW DELHI American Express and ICICI ees will become part of the reported a 28 per cent jump value proposition". "Having retained its characteristics of design, Investments Strategic Fund. BharatPe group. in March quarter net profit. safety, technology, performance, space and comfort, the all–new Koo on Thursday said the The company, however, did Suhail Sameer and Gautam State-owned gas utility Octavia is a compelling combination and will continue to drive Government of Nigeria has set up not disclose the financial Kaushik (Group Presidents at GAIL (India) Ltd on Skoda Auto's success in the Indian market," he added. an official account on the Indian details of the transaction. BharatPe) along with Sumeet Wednesday reported a 28 per microblogging platform, which This is the first-ever acqui- its partner merchant outlets. Singh, General Counsel of cent jump in March quarter is looking at making deeper sition by BharatPe and will The acquisition of Payback BharatPe, have joined the net profit as petrochemical inroads into the African nation. make Payback India a wholly- India is in line with BharatPe's Board of Payback India. margins soared and gas mar- Rupee falls by 9 paise, The development comes in the owned subsidiary of BharatPe, strategy to build a robust and The role of the senior lead- keting business turned backdrop of a standoff between a statement said. engaged network of over 20 ership team at Payback India around on rise in internation- the Nigerian government and handle of the government of Payback India - launched in million small merchants by will be expanded to also work al prices. breaches 73-mark against $ Koo rival, Twitter. Last week, the Nigeria is now on Koo!” 2010 - is a multi-brand loyal- 2023, the statement said. on the loyalty programme for Net profit in January- xtending losses for the Nigerian government had Interestingly, he also shared the ty programme with over 100 With Payback India, the six-million plus merchants March stood at Rs 1,907.67 third straight session, the announced an indefinite suspen- information on Twitter saying : million members in the coun- BharatPe will be able to of BharatPe, it added. The crore as compared to Rs Erupee on Thursday fell by sion of the US social media plat- ”A very warm welcome to the try. It has a network of more enhance its value proposition team, led by Pramod Mahanta 1,487.33 crore net profit in the 9 paise to end at 73.06 form in that country. official handle of the than 100 offline and online for the merchant partners, it and Rijish Raghavan, will be same period a year ago, GAIL (provisional) against the US Koo co-founder and CEO Government of Nigeria on partners and allows its cus- added. Additionally, it will working closely with Gautam Chairman and Managing dollar even as the domestic Aprameya Radhakrishna in a @kooindia ! Spreading wings tomers to earn and redeem enable BharatPe to build a Kaushik to build a new version Director Manoj Jain said on equity markets settled with significant gains. Forex traders said post on Koo said, “The official beyond India now”. points on every transaction at lucrative set of offerings for of Payback India. a call with reporters. the local unit is trading in a narrow range as investors looked to key US inflation data and European Central Bank meeting later in the day for further cues. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 72.96 per dollar as against its previous close of 72.97. It hovered in the range of 72.94 to 73.12 during the day before ending at 73.06. The domestic currency has lost 26 paise Old coal plants can help Maha save Rs 16,000 cr :Report in the last three trading sessions. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six PNS n MUMBAI Instead of retrofitting, retir- the old units will bring down currencies, rose 0.09 per cent to 90.20. On the domestic equity ing Bhusawal Unit 3, the coal transport bill to Rs 627 market front, the BSE Sensex ended 358.83 points or 0.69 per cent Maharashtra can save up to Rs Chandrapur Units 3-7, crore annually from the current higher at 52,300.47, while the broader NSE Nifty rose 102.40 16,000 crore in the next five Khaparkheda Units 1-4, Koradi Rs 927 crore. points or 0.65 per cent to 15,737.75. years by shutting down old Unit 6 and 7, Nashik Units 3-5 Apart from shuttering of the coal-fired power plants, along will save about Rs 2,000 crore old units, it also pitched for dis- with other measures, an envi- in avoided costs, its lead analyst continuing the Rs 3,158 crore Gold declines Rs 259; ronmental advocacy group said Ashish Fernandes said. project to build a new unit at on Thursday. He added that replacing the Bhusawal. There is "no eco- The savings can go up to Rs scheduled generation from nomic rationale" for the unit, silver tanks Rs 110 75,000 crore over a decade if the these old units with cheaper and if completed, MSEDCL will old in the national capital state follows a set of recommen- renewable electricity will save be forced to pay high fixed cost on Thursday declined Rs dations, the report by Climate another Rs 1,600 crore annual- charges despite low demand for G259 to Rs 48,127 per 10 Risk Horizons said pushing ly. power, it added. grams amid weak global for more reliance on renewable "The power surplus situation A 10-year transition to a trends, according to HDFC sources of power and calling in the state and country, as well renewable energy dominated Securities. In the previous them cheaper as well. as the advent of cheaper renew- electricity system can save the trade, the precious metal had The report said that over able energy, allows the state state thousands of crores closed at Rs 48,386 per 10 4,000 megawatts (MW) of coal government a significant room through reduced power pur- gram. Silver also dipped Rs plant capacity owned by the to retire these end-of-life assets chase costs, it said adding that 110 to Rs 70,274 per kg, from Maharashtra State Power and generate savings which this alone can lead to savings of Rs 70,384 per kg in the previous trade. HDFC Securities Senior Generation Company can be will benefit the discom and up to Rs 62,000 crore over a five Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said, "Spot gold prices for 24 retired by 2022. consumers," he added. PLF is the ratio of average power in the state, even as reducing subsidy payouts from year period. karat in Delhi fell by Rs 259 reflecting decline in COMEX (New York- It added that older coal plants The report by the group power generated by the plant to Maharashtra is expected to the government to Maharashtra "The COVID-19 pandemic based commodity exchange) gold prices." In the international are less efficient and more pol- added that Maharashtra's coal the maximum power that could have a power surplus of 15 per State Electricity Distribution Co has hit both MSEDCL and market, gold was trading lower at USD 1,880 per ounce and silver luting, and will need to meet the fleet has been running below- have been generated in a given cent till 2025 as per the local (MSEDCL), freeing up state government finances. As was flat at USD 27.65 per ounce. Gold prices traded lower with firm 2015 air and water emission 55 per cent plant load factor time. regulator's calculations, he resources for other priorities in the government explores ways dollar, he added. Motilal Oswal Financial Services Vice-President norms notified by the Ministry (PLF) for the last four financial The task of retiring old plants added. the health and infrastructure to cut costs and improve finan- (Commodities Research) Navneet Damani said, "Gold prices edged of Environment, Forests and years, even before the pan- is easier because the unconven- The savings generated can be sector, the report suggested. cial health, retiring old coal lower after trading steady in the past few trading sessions, weighed Climate Change by 2024 at the demic-induced slump in eco- tional energy policy is aiming used to improve efficiencies in The re-allocation of coal plants should be part of the down by a firmer dollar." latest. nomic activity in 2020-21. to add over 17,000 MW of the electricity system, further resources after the retirement of mix," he said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Friday June 11, 2021 All set to usher a TEQUILA REVOLUTION distilled drink made from the blue agave plant, Tequila was first A produced in the 16th century near the city of Tequila, in Mexico. Although some tequilas have remained as family-owned brands, most well-known tequila brands are owned by large multinational corporations. Now, Kunal Patel, who represents some of the best international liquor brands in India believes that tequila is the next big es are aiming at a 70% market thing, after gin! Bartenders around share of the Indian tequila market! the world are taming this humble Being regarded as the world’s best- nectar into more than simple mar- selling tequila with a global share garitas and tequilas. And, Indians of 30%, the brand Jose Cuervo’s are all about riding on the western appeal is unparalleled and the influence of doing things, and company aims to replicate that suc- competitions to popularise the Tequila, being one of the most cess in India. The market dynamics spirit amongst the Indian audi- popular spirits overseas, with so say that the growth of the global ences on a much larger scale,” adds many celebrities launching their tequila market is expected to be the one who wants to reinvent this own Tequila brands too, one can driven by the increasing momen- craft! only wonder what a trendsetter it tum of the cocktail culture, where Today’s millennials want every- will be in the coming years for the consumers are on the constant thing to be modern, fresh, and Indian market! lookout for experiences that are cool. The result should be some- “The Indian consumer, in recent modern, globally inspired, and thing that makes the customer sit years, has had more global expo- absolute. up, take notice and savour the sure than ever before, through There is an increasing demand drink right away. There was a time travel, social media, and other for tequila in cocktails, which is when whisky drinkers would not sources. Consequently, they have not restricted to bars and restau- venture and go beyond scotch and become more aware of global rants but also gaining demand single malts while rum fans stuck trends and are also willing to within the parties organised at to their favourite brands. Now, expand their horizons. The uptick homes. The market is also gaining even connoisseurs and experts are of the domestic gin market, for traction with the shift in the pref- venturing into Tequila’s territory to instance, follows a massive spurt in erences of the consumers from sample and sip something new! popularity across European and binge drinking to more sophisticat- What’s the difference between pre- Kunal Patel, who other Western markets a few years ed drinking. “Due to the rise in mium variants and how to con- Helping you ago,” says Kunal of Monika cocktail culture in India, mostly sume them? Kunal explains, represents some of Enterprises. amongst the younger generation “Though tequila is popularly con- Drinks are like fashion, they who are keen to experiment with sumed as a shot, there is more than the best keep changing with time. Many various mixers and spirits, we have one way to consume the spirit — drinks we sip and relish today have partnered with renowned bar- ‘Blanco Tequila’ is the clear tequila international a long and bright history attached tenders to be brand ambassadors which is bottled shortly after distil- meet your best to them, and were crafted more who understand the spirit and the lation and is usually consumed in a liquor brands in than a century ago. Kunal also manufacturing process for their cocktail and ‘Reposado Tequila’ brought varied cocktail culture to brands which would help them in which is aged for a minimum of India, believes the huge melting pot that is India’s training as well as in educating the two months and has a certain gold- F&B sector. The current market consumers at home. For this pur- en color to it is consumed chilled that tequila is the share of tequila in the Indian alco- pose, the company is also planning as a shot. There is ‘Anejo’ too, hol market is in single digits but to launch DIY cocktail kits! Once which is aged for at least a year walk goals! next big thing, the country’s largest importer and the situation improves and the hos- which gives it a dark color, and this distributor of premium liquor pitality sector is back on track, the variant is usually consumed with oogle has launched a new brands is of the opinion that with company plans to conduct train- ice and water and there are many feature called Paced after gin! He talks the right measures ings, tastings, exciting events, and more variants. The Indian spirit Walking that will help to The Pioneer's and mar- market though set in its ways for G you meet your best walk keting, this whiskey and beer is now wel- goals for utmost health number can coming white spirits to gain benefits with an audio SHIKHA be increased acceptance amongst the young beat for you to fall in step with. to 20-30%. To population with every year, a few Available on Google Fit, the Paced DUGGAL about contribute to million consumers getting added Walking feature will help you find the potential to the list as they reach the legal your preferred walking speed — a its evolution and jump in the drinking age! I see this as a great pace that feels natural — and pick- market share, opportunity to fill the gap and an ing up that pace has health benefits revolution. his enterpris- attempt to kickstart the tequila rev- similar to riding a bicycle. olution in the country.” “Plus, if you start walking faster, Tequila has been growing in your natural pace will get faster popularity since the early 2000s over time,” said Kapil Parakh, and it shows no sign of slowing Medical Lead, Google Fit. headphones during a Paced down, when are you taking the Once you start picking up the Walking session and we’ll play an next shot? pace using Paced Walking, you’ll audio beat — a gentle background earn more heart points in Google tick for you to fall in step with,” he Fit — for every minute that you said in a statement on Wednesday. walk at a pace of over 100 steps per One can even use the application to minute, you’ll earn one heart point. change the beat speed and vary the This will help you get the American intensity of your walks. Heart Association and the World “The beat plays on top of other Health Organisation recommenda- audio, so you can still play music or tions of at least 150 minutes of podcasts while you walk,” Rob moderate physical activity per week. Harle added. According to Rob Harle, a (The Paced Walking feature research scientist for Google Fit, is available on most Android the idea is simple. “Pop in some phones globally.)

From an engineer to stand Why did you not continue Appurv Gupta, up comedian, how has the with Mudde ki Baat? journey been? I started doing Mudde Ki aka Guptaji, has I enrolled for engineering Baat in 2015 and it was a ‘Staying safe, need of the hour’ in 2008 and soon realised great concept. But the idea been busy it's not my cup of tea. That’s was probably ahead of its in a position to help those in the second wave hot us and The main challenge these when I started exploring time. India ke liye woh answering SOS need. The tweet that I got, I we are even in a worse situa- days Is to verify information. other avenues and I ended thoda jaldi thha. I think forwarded the same and that’s tion today as compared to There is so much fake infor- up doing stand-up. It was a abhi karta toh sahi hota. when I started getting more how things were in May mation that is circulating new concept back then and I Maybe I will start it again. messages and SOS messages. There were so 2020. It has been a nightmare over the internet that is is was skeptical whether it What are the plans for this many that it was impossible as a stand-up comedian but tough to verify each and would work for me. I gave year? helping those in for me to reply to all. That’s there’s a silver lining. Things every one of them. But we do myself two years. and decid- For now, the important when I created a separate ID are good around where we our best to verify each one ed if it didn’t work I would thing is to keep safe; that’s need. The and asked my fans and live; that’s the only positive but sometimes it is just not do my MBA. Luckily every- the need of the hour. Folow friends to please help. We thn that there is to this for now possible due to the sheer thing fell in place. A video the protocol — wear a mask comedian created a team in every city to How did you get involved number of queries we get. went viral in 2013 and there and maintain social distanc- help those in need. This with the social cause? One has to be sure that the was no looking back. I was ing. If there is one thing that speaks with The helped to streamline things. Like I said, I got an SOS information being sent to the doing 12-14 shows; some- the present pandemic has Also, the situation is much message on Twitter — that person who needs it is gen- times I would end up doing taught us is that there is no Pioneer about better today than what it was started it all. My day starts uine; one can’t lose a single two shows back to back. It point in planning ahead. in April. But the good part is with talking to volunteers in second — each life is pre- was an exciting phase; kind You never know when how this that we were able to help each city to see what more cious. Then, there is the gap of a roller coaster ride. things will turn for the quite a few people. can be done to help people in between demand and supply. Why is it that most stand worse again. However, I am initiative started What is keeping you busy? need. Then, if I have time Do you think that stage up comedian are engi- working on a couple of I am just staying safe and and I feel the inclination, I sit shows are thing of the past? neers? things that people will get to keeping indoors. This last down to write or try to make Definitely, stage shows Because many people listen in next few months. How tough has it been for one year has been full of videos; there is so much neg- won’t be happening for the realise its not they want to Appurv Gupta | Aka Guptaji you during the last one year? stress and tension. Last year, ativity around us today. next few months. Maybe explore options. It is impor- has been busy answering In April 2021, my shows In March was probably the There is need to keep our after six-eight months when tant o follow one’s passion. SOS messages and helping that were booked started get- last time that I had my show spirits high. Then again I go when a large population has Most of the engineers are those in need. The comedi- ting cancelled one by one. without any worry. Then back to reading messages. been vaccinated, there is a either stand-ups, musicians, an speaks with Shalini Then things came to a head. things picked up a little after This is what I have been chance to hold such shows. writers, authors, and even Saksena about how this ini- Mid-April I read a Twitter six months — I did a few doing for the last 30-40 days. Otherwise it will take a year actors. PUrsuing engineer- tiative started, how he got SOS asking for help. And I shows. The New Year What are the challenges you or 18 months for things to ing gives you an opportunity into stand-up and why he thought what was the point of brought hope and I felt have been facing in trying get back to being like it used to think what you want to doesn’t want to now plan for so many followers if I was not things were looking up. Then to help people? to be in 2018-19. really do in life. the future. 10

Hyderabad Friday June 11, 2021 what’s brewing? Essential steps to catching Covid symptoms Women-centric Indian documentary to premiere at UK film fest early in children OMB – Women demic. against women and girls is of my Billion’, a “An Awedacious a human rights violation. powerful narra- Original, ‘WOMB’ is a And since the outbreak of W tive that high- poignant and heart-warm- Covid-19 and the world uring the second wave of lights the plight, ing watch exploring the locking down to live within the coronavirus pandemic, dreams, rights social and political issues four walls, emerging data many cases of children get- and fight of the women of faced by women of today’s and reports from those on D ting infected from the dead- today’s India against all India. The documentary the front lines, have shown ly virus have been reported. forms of violence, is all set feature highlights the that all types of violence It starts off with milder for its world premiere at monumental journey against women and girls, symptoms in kids but it gets severe if the opening night UK through Srishti’s lens, her particularly domestic vio- it’s not taken seriously. Therefore, it’s Gala of the London Indian interaction with over lence, has only intensified. essential that parents be aware of the Film Festival 2021. 85,000 women over more With ‘WOMB’, I aim to symptoms and seek medical help The festival line up is a than 100 workshops she bring forth inspiring sto- immediately. “love letter to India”, given conducted in schools, vil- ries of fight and survival Nishant Bansal, Consultant the ongoing hardships of lages and institutions on which Srishti was privy to Neonatologist, Motherhood Hospital, the Covid-19 pandemic, her walk from by meeting brave women Noida, lists down some signs and say makers. Kanyakumari to Kashmir. on her walk. My aim is to symptoms of Covid-19 in kids: Deeply shocked and dis- Emotional and power- pass on this privilege of Covid-19 has a range of symptoms turbed by the highway 91 ful, the documentary is a knowing these women and including rape case that was report- unique testament to seem- their stories to inspire con- ed in 2016 in India, Srishti ingly insurmountable versations on how gender o fever Bakshi decided to not be a challenges in these norms need to be over- o cough silent spectator to rising unprecedented times and hauled.” o trouble breathing crime against women in the everyday ‘sheroes’ who The film is the debut o symptoms of a cold such as a sore her country. are battling to overcome,” feature by director Ajitesh throat, congestion, or a running nose The documentary cap- said a statement. Sharma and produced by tures her 3800-kilometre “In this documentary International Emmy o chills o on foot journey from we have celebrated ordi- Winning Producer of muscle pain Kanyakumari to Srinagar nary women who’ve ‘Delhi Crime’ Apoorva o headache over 230 days and her shown extraordinary Bakshi along with o a loss of taste or smell in children above heroic effort to create courage to rise above their Monisha Thyagarajan and 8 years of age awareness on women’s limitations and challenge Gururaj Dixit. The 12th o nausea or vomiting safety and empowerment deeply entrenched gender Bagri Foundation London o diarrhoea through financial and dig- norms. We did this to Indian Film Festival 2021 o tiredness ital literacy. unite the majority because and its sister festivals in “The film highlights what we discovered was Birmingham and survivor stories of activist that ‘gender-based vio- Manchester will showcase Pragya Prasun Singh, Lt. lence is a crime perpetrat- WOMB as the opening Col. Sangeeta Tiwari and ed by the minority but film for the festival slated Neha Rai and stands a perpetuated by the silence to take place from June Even inflammation through- o red eyes what to do? Answers the above two-years-old then crucial testament to the of the majority,” says a 17-July 4. The film also out the body remains a major o feeling very tired expert: Seeing and examining he/she should wear a mask at worldwide crisis which very passionate Bakshi. showcases at the New York concern even sometimes sever- o red, cracked lips the condition of the child, the least for the time when the has only aggravated in According to Director Indian Film festival slated al weeks after they were infect- o swollen hands or feet doctor will then decide how to caregiver is in the room. Don’t these times of the pan- Ajitesh Sharma, “Violence from June 4. ed with the virus. This is called o swollen glands (lymph nodes) go about it: If it can be treated leave the child alone for a long multisystem inflammatory syn- at home, if one should come in time by putting on his/her drome in children (MIS-C). for a visit, or if one can have a mask. If the sick child is using Doctors are still trying to find If your kid is suffering from video or telehealth visit. the same washroom then wipe out how these symptoms are MIS-C, she or he might have How to keep other members down the bathroom with dis- related to the coronavirus pan- trouble breathing, pain or safe if the child has symp- infectant after he/she uses it. demic. pressure in the chest, bluish toms? Other family members should lips or face, confusion, or Bansal says: “It’s essential sanitise their hands at regular BANSAL SHARES SYMPTOMS OF trouble staying awake. Such that all the family members intervals.” MIS-C CAN INCLUDE: symptoms should not be stay at home until their test However, the family should ignored and the kid should be reports arrive. Make sure that not panic. Covid-19 vaccines o fever taken to the hospital. It has people and pets in the house are now available for people o belly pain been observed that those kids are away from your child as who are 18 and older. Even the o vomiting or diarrhoea get better with hospital care, much as possible. Ensure that doses for infants are on trial sometimes ICU admissions, he only one person in the family currently. Everyone should get o a rash o points out. is handling the care of the sick vaccinated as soon as they are neck pain If a child has symptoms, child. If the infected child is eligible.

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Hyderabad Friday June 11, 2021 tollywood Gopichand Malineni to direct BALAYYA n the occasion of film with Gopichand makers Nandamuri Malineni, provided the script released Balakrishna’s suits his image. the new birthday on Balakrishna’s last three poster of O Thursday, the offi- releases — NTR: Akhandha in cial announcement Kathanayakudu, NTR: which Rajamouli to come regarding #NBK107 has been Mahanayakudu, and Ruler, Balakrishna is made. For the first time, received lukewarm response seen walking Nandamuri Balakrishna and at the box office. He is cur- stylishly director Gopichand Malineni rently working with Boyapati sporting a with a H’wood film of Krack fame are teaming up Srinu for an action drama pleasant ollywood Jakkana Prabhas once again. In for a project, which will be Akhanda. smile. Rajamouli the midst of all this, bankrolled by Naveen It is a much awaited movie The poster T became the no 1 Vijayendra Prasad, Yerneni and Y.Ravishankar of of Tollywood and has Pragya went viral with- director in the Rajamouli’s dad made a Mythri Movie Makers known Jaiswal in the leading lady in minutes of its country after the sensa- startling revelation that for bankrolling blockbusters and Srikanth in the role of release. tion of Baahubali. The Rajamouli is planning a like Mirchi, Janatha Garage main villain. Balayya is play- magnum opus starring Hollywood entertainer. and Rangasthalam. ing a dual role in the film, in Prabhas, Rana, Anushka Spilling beans he said “I The yet-to-be titled action which one of the characters and Tamannaah elevated wrote a story for film is currently being will be playing the role of an the standard of Indian Rajamouli. The film will referred to as #NBK107. Aghora. cinema toanother inter- be made in live anima- Celebrating Balayya Babu’s “Happy birthday to balaiah national level. tion mode. This is a pro- birthday, Mythri Movie babu garu…eagerly waiting All are waiting for ject with Indian content- Makers have released a small to meet you on sets soon Rajamouli’s next after for international plat- video making an official sir..to feel the roar in Baahubali. The film is a form. A popular announcement. The poster live..??????#NBK107 multi starrer RRR with Hollywood production has the image of lion and the @MythriOfficial Ram Charan and NTR in house will collaborate makers also confirmed that ??@MusicThaman the lead. Right after that, with this project”. Fans Thaman has been roped in to #HappyBirthdayNBK, (sic),” he is teaming up with have been getting super score the music for tweeted Gopichandh Mahesh babu for his excitedand are speculat- Balakrishna film. Malineni (@megopichand). next. In the meantime ing as to who will star in Sources say that Meanwhile, the makers of rumours spread about Rajamouli’s Hollywood Balakrishna has always Balakrishna’s upcoming Rajamouli teaming with project. believed in young talent and entertainer Akhanda celebrat- he has no qualms doing a ed his birthday in style. The Sundeep Kishan Rana gets tribal villages vaccinated elebrities from all walks of life tracting the virus. recalls hilarious are stepping in to help the Rana, upon learning C poor and needy during the about their plight, sent med- spread of deadly coronavirus icines and groceries to 400 moment when he pandemic. In the midst of all this, tribal familes who are living actor Rana, known for his helping in a cluster. Rana’s gesture is hand helped tribals from the remote winning appreciation punched co-star Neha parts of Telangana to get vaccinated. from all quarters. Rana Rana who helped many with his is currently busy with ctor Sundeep Kishan, known “There was an action sequence team during the first wave of coron- Virataparvam and for his work in films like that took almost 19 takes because avirus, along with his team reached also starring in A Venkatadri Express, A1 of some technical error. We were the tribal villages in Nirmal district in Ayyappanum Koshiyum Express, and more, will soon all stressed out because we were Telangana. As these villages are remake along with Pawan be seen in the action comedy shooting at 4 in the morning and remote, help has been reaching slow Kalyan. Apart from this Rana is also film Gully Rowdy. were desperate to get the right from the government authorities and in talks with top directors for his The actor had recently shared take.” this resulted in many villagers con- future projects. a funny incident where he ended He went on to say: “Now, in up punching his co-star Neha that hustle, my co-star Neha Shetty. missed the timing and the punch The crew was working on landed on her face. Thankfully, strict deadlines, and fatigue led to she didn’t wasn’t injured and was aper Boy and Ek wrapping up Gopichand’s an incident which left everyone very sweet about it. After a point, Vishal files plaint against Mini Katha actor Pakka Commercial. Due to in splits. it got habitual to get injured every P Santosh Sobhan is the pandemic, Maruthi Sharing the incident, Sundeep now and then during action on a signing spree altered his plan. Since said, sequences, but yes, it did freak producer RB Choudary after the latter has been Santosh Sobhan was avail- me out.” extremely successful. The able, he decided to The film is his second collabo- opular Kollywood actor not returned to him even months actor received a lot of announce this web film ration with director G. Vishal, who touched the after he settled down the debt he applause for his perfor- even though the second Nageswara Reddy after P hearts of Telugu audiences acquired for the film Irumbu Thirai. mance in Ek Mini Katha in wave is yet to recede com- the 2019 comedy with films like Pandemkodi, Apparently, RB Choudary has mis- which he shared the screen pletely. Tenali has lodged a police com- placed the documents. Calling the space with Kavya Thapar. The web film Manchi Ramakrishna plaint against veteran act unacceptable, the actor revealed After the success of his Rojulu Vacchayi is said to BA BL. producer RB that he has filed a police complaint. OTT release last month, revolve around an interest- Choudary after the On the work front, Vishal will be now Santosh Sobhan has ing concept. One wonders latter failed to seen playing the lead role in upcom- collaborated with star if Santosh Sobhan’s charac- return the cheque ing movies Thupparivaalan 2 and director Maruthi Dasari for ter suffers from some dis- leaves, bonds, and Enemy, which are in the different a web series which also has order in this web film of promissory notes production stages. Mehreen Kaur Pirzada as that also stars Mehreen to Vishal. the leading lady. According Pirzada, considering Vishal, who to the latest update, Maruthi’s movies have runs a produc- Maruthi Dasari, Satosh more often than not suf- tion banner Sobhan and Mehreen Kaur fered from some or other Vishal Film Pirzada starrer web syndrome!. Factory, had taken drama has been titled a loan from RB Manchi Rojulu Choudary for his Vacchayi. film Irumbu Thirai The director (Abhimanyudu in Maruthi has Telugu). According to penned the reports, Vishal had story utilising

returned the total loan money, SANTOSH SOBHAN the lockdown but the producer hasn’t returned period and the the pro-note that Vishal had signed pre-produc- at the time of taking the loan. tion work of Vishal took to his social media this web film pages and wrote, “It’s unacceptable has been start- that Mr RB Choudhary failed to ed. return the Cheque Leaves, Bonds Maruthi and Promissory Notes months after Dasari wanted repaying the loan to him for the film to do this web Irumbu Thirai, he was evading giv- film after ing excuses and finally told he has misplaced the documents. We have lodged a complaint against RB Choudary with Police.” According to Vishal, his docu- for ‘Manchi Rojulu Vacchayi’ ments acquired by the producer were Ghantasala Ratnakumar dies of cardiac arrest hantasala Ratnakumar, the son of legendary play- back singer Ghantasala and popular dubbing G artist, passed away at Kaveri hospital in Chennai on Thursday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest. Ghantasala Ratnakumar had been suffering from kidney-related ailments for some time now and has been on dialysis. Ratnakumar tested negative for Coronavirus a couple of days ago, but he was undergoing dialysis. Doctors confirmed that Ratnakumar had other health issues which piled up of late and kept him vulnerable the past few days. On Thursday he breathed his last after com- plaining of pain in the chest. Ratnakumar also entered the India Book of Records for dubbing eight hours non-stop. He also dubbed his voice to over 15,000 episodes in Telugu and Tamil serials and more than fifty documentaries. Ratnakumar was the voice for Arvind Swami in Mani Ratnam’s directorial ventures — Roja and Bombay. HYDERABAD | FRIDAY | JUNE 11, 2021 sport 12 EURO 2020 FINALLY SET FOR LIFT-OFF global dimension to be held since the FRANCE THE FAVOURITES In England, there are hopes Italy will host Turkey in the first pandemic struck,” he said. On the pitch, France will be Gareth Southgate’s young side “It will be the perfect opportu- firm favourites despite being one could take advantage of playing match of delayed championship nity to show the world that Europe of the few traditional giants not to most of their games at Wembley. is adapting. Europe is alive and cel- have any games at home. The England have never before ebrating life. Europe is back.” world champions’ first match is in reached a European at Stadio Olimpico today The clearest illustration of that Munich against Germany on Championship final, but captain AFP n ROME is set to come from Budapest, where Tuesday. Harry Kane believes the team will Italy vs Turkey it is hoped the new Puskas Arena “All the other countries envy start their bid in a ‘better place’ he delayed Euro 2020 tourna- Live from 12:30am IST will be packed to capacity. us,” said a recent front page of than they were before reaching ment will finally get underway SONY TEN NETWORK But the majority of the 11 French sports daily L’ E q u i p e the 2018 World Cup semi-finals. Ton Friday, a year behind venues, all in different countries, will underneath pictures of Kylian schedule, with Covid still set to cast The team even had to name a only be partially-filled for matches, Mbappe, Karim Benzema and UKRAINE, RUSSIA IN SHIRT a shadow over the event. ‘parallel’ squad of 17 reserve players, although Denmark on Thursday Antoine Griezmann. ROW The continent-wide event, first fearing a possible wider outbreak in announced it would lift mask rules All eyes will be on 33-year-old UEFA has also demanded envisaged by then-UEFA president the official 26-man squad. and allow 25,000 fans, instead of forward Benzema, who was that Ukraine make changes to its Michel Platini when he announced Although captain Busquets still 16,000, to attend games in recalled after an international jersey after Russia complained. the tournament would be held has Covid, Llorente’s test result will Copenhagen. exile of five-and-a-half years fol- European football’s governing across Europe, will be played in front allay fears that the first-choice side Munich aims to host a mini- lowing a prolific season for Real body said the message ‘Glory to of limited crowds and with strict might have to miss Spain’s opening mum of 14,500 fans — around 22 Madrid. our Heroes’, a rallying cry during health restrictions in place. game against Sweden in Seville on percent of the Allianz Arena’s capac- Holders Portugal, with a star- the 2014 anti-Russia protests in The action gets under way at Monday. ity, the lowest of the stadiums being studded squad led by Cristiano Ukraine that is featured inside the Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, where Italy Two Swedish players — forward used. Ronaldo, and Hungary complete shirt, was ‘clearly political in take on Turkey in front of 16,000 Dejan Kulusevski and midfielder Dublin and Bilbao were a tough-looking Group F. nature’ and must be removed. fans. Mattias Svanberg — have also test- dropped from the list of hosts after The other likely contenders However, the Ukrainian foot- Spain’s preparations for the ed positive for the virus. being unable to give guarantees they among the 24 nations include ball association said it was in talks month-long tournament have been But despite the ongoing threat, could meet UEFA’s requirement of Belgium, sweating over the fitness with UEFA to reverse its decision. hit after two players, Sergio Busquets UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin accommodating limited numbers of of key player Kevin De Bruyne The association said that ‘ear- and Diego Llorente, tested positive has been bullish, insisting Euro spectators, but Seville stepped in for after he suffered facial injuries in lier UEFA had approved the new for the virus, although Llorente on 2020 will be safe. Bilbao while Dublin’s games went to the Champions League final, and kit and every element of it, includ- Thursday returned a negative test. “It will be the first event of a London and Saint Petersburg. usual suspects Spain and Italy. ing the slogan’. Anastasia enters 1st French final Novak ready to face biggest rival AFP n AFP n PARIS defence — pulling off a Greece will have two players in PARIS Men’s semifinals 5,000 fans could be funnelled remarkable backhand volley, the semi-finals with Sakkari out of Court Philippe Chatrier. nastasia Pavlyuchenkova throwing her racquet at the joining Stefanos Tsitsipas. ovak Djokovic on Live from 6:20pm IST Djokovic eventually Abeat Tamara Zidansek in ball and watching in astonish- World number 18 Sakkari, NWednesday said facing STAR SPORTS NETWORK claimed the match on a third straight sets to reach a first ment as it caught the line. whose mother Angeliki Rafael Nadal for the 58th time Nadal enjoys a 7-1 record in match point in the 12th game Grand Slam final at the French Zidansek then carved reached the third round at the on Friday, with a place in the their French Open meetings but only after he kicked out at Open on Thursday at a record herself two break points at 5- French Open in 1985 and French Open final on the line, and is 19-7 overall on clay. an advertising board in frustra- 52nd attempt. 5 but Pavlyuchenkova man- 1987, was the highest-ranked will be ‘a great battle’ against his Djokovic’s last win over the tion at missing the first two. The 29-year-old Russian aged to hold, and the Russian player to reach the women’s ‘biggest ever rival’. Spanish star on a clay court was His scream into the humid defeated world number 85 struck the following game to last four. Djokovic secured the in Rome five years ago. night air told of his relief as his Zidansek 7-5, 6-3 and will face wrap up the first set as her It is only the second Grand eagerly-awaited clash when he Nadal’s record in Paris now bid to win a 19th Grand Slam Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari opponent committed a cost- Slam in the Open era to fea- reached his 40th Grand Slam stands at 105 wins against just and be the first man in more or Barbora Krejcikova of the ly double fault. ture four first-time semi-final- semi-final with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 two losses. than 50 years to claim all four Czech Republic for the title on Pavlyuchenkova rolled that ists in the women’s singles, (5/7), 7-5 win over Matteo One of those defeats, how- majors twice stayed on course. Saturday, 14 years after her momentum over into the sec- after the 1978 Australian Berrettini. ever, was at the hands of “It was a release of all the Grand Slam debut. ond set, breaking in a lengthy Open. It will be his 11th appear- Djokovic in 2015. emotions I had kept inside me,” Pavlyuchenkova, a quar- second game to lead 2-0. “I think the draw has ance in the last-four in Paris said Djokovic who hit 44 win- ter-finalist in Paris a decade Zidansek responded to get changed so much so it doesn’t where he was champion in ‘RELEASE OF EMOTIONS’ ners and saved all three break ago, became the first woman back on serve but was again really matter who was the 2016. With Djokovic’s quarter- points he faced against the to play more than 50 majors broken as the Russian swept highest ranked in this tourna- Nadal, the 13-time winner, final extending beyond the Italian. before making her first final, into a 4-1 advantage. ment,” said Sakkari, who beat beat Diego Schwartzman 6-3, national 11pm curfew, play “After all the fans left and breaking the previous mark of Zidansek, twice two points 2020 runner-up Sofia Kenin 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 to make the was halted for around 20 the little break it wasn’t easy to 44 set by 2015 US Open run- from defeat in the first round before shocking reigning semi-finals for the 14th time. minutes at 3-2 in the fourth find rhythm. It was really a very ner-up Roberta Vinci. here, continued to scrap hard champion Iga Swiatek. He will be playing in his set so that difficult match for me.” “I am so tired and so and the nerves resurfaced for The 33rd-ranked 35th Slam semis. He added: “It was a happy, it is very emotional,” Pavlyuchenkova as two double Krejcikova, a 2018 Roland “I’ll probably pick Rafa as great battle against a said Pavlyuchenkova. faults allowed the Slovenian to Garros doubles champion, had the biggest rival I’ve ever had player who serves well “It was difficult, I tried to claw her way back to 4-3. never won a Grand Slam sin- in my career,” said world and is powerful. Maybe I fight very hard and to work on But Pavlyuchenkova was gles match before last year’s number one Djokovic. could have finished on the tie the tactical side. It is important not going to be denied, as Australian Open. “The anticipation for the break, but I’m happy to have to stay focused and in the right Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, left, shakes hands with Tamara Zidansek after their semi another break left her serving “I never really wanted to match against him, any match, won.” zone for the final on Saturday.” final match of the French Open tournament at the Roland Garros stadium AP for the match, with victory be a doubles specialist. any surface, any occasion, is Nadal also has a landmark The 31st seed dropped assured when Zidansek fired Everybody, they just put a always different from any in view in Paris. serve in the opening game on for 2-2. ahead as Zidansek sprayed a wide. label on me like, ‘Yeah, you other. If he gets to Sunday’s final a sun-drenched Court Pavlyuchenkova, a former forehand wide. play doubles, you are a doubles “Let’s have a great battle.” and wins, he would secure a Philippe Chatrier but capi- junior world number one and But the Slovenian imme- GREECE REPRESENTED specialist,’” said Krejcikova, Although Djokovic has the record-setting 21st major, edg- talised on a fourth break point Roland Garros girls’ singles diately broke back, rewarded For a nation where football mentored by the late Jana edge at 29-28 in their overall ing ahead of Roger Federer in against Zidansek to break back finalist in 2006, surged 5-3 for her persistence and tireless and basketball typically rule, Novotna. rivalry stretching back 15 years, the all-time race. Five Indian women to Boxer Dingko Black Caps roar back after lunch shortpasses passes away ROBINSON TO TAKE BREAK AFP n BIRMINGHAM back problem was only announced LONDON: Paceman Ollie Robinson will skip play in The Hundred New Delhi: Asian Games Gold shortly before the toss, all missing. Sussex's two games on Friday and Saturday to medal-winning former boxer ngland openers Rory Burns and Their places were taken by Will spend time with his family ‘after a difficult London: India’s T20I skipper Dingko Singh, who inspired a EDom Sibley ensured the hosts made Young, Ajaz Patel and Tom Blundell week’, the county announced on Thursday. Harmanpreet Kaur and teen generation of Indian pugilists a sound if cautious start to the second respectively. batting sensation Shafali Verma with his swashbuckling ring and final Test against a much-changed But spearhead quick Tim Southee, ONANA’S DOPING BAN REDUCED will be representing the craft and flamboyant personal- New Zealand, reaching 67-0 at lunch all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme and LAUSANNE: Ajax goalkeeper André Onana had Manchester Originals and ity, died on Thursday after a long on Thursday’s first day at Edgbaston. towering paceman Kyle Jamieson were his ban for a positive doping test cut to nine Birmingham Phoenix respec- battle with liver cancer. He was Burns, fresh from his hundred in all apparently rested ahead of the months on Thursday and can resume playing tively in the inaugural edition of 42 and had been fighting the dis- last week's drawn first Test at Lord’s, was showpiece match with India. in November. The Hundred in the UK start- ease since 2017. During his bat- 32 not out, with Sibley 31 not out on Experienced left-arm seamer Trent ing on July 21. Sharma will turn out for the tle with cancer, the former ban- his Warwickshire home ground. Boult, back in the team after family CELTIC HIRE ANGE AS MANAGER The duo will be joined by London Spirit. tamweight (54kg) boxer’s health England captain Joe Root won the leave, and Matt Henry took the new ball GLASGOW: Former Australia national coach opener Smriti Mandhana, all- Mandhana, the Indian T20 woes were compounded by a toss and batted despite the overcast con- in place of Southee and Jamieson, with Ange Postecoglou has been appointed rounder Deepti Sharma and vice captain, is set to form a dev- bout of jaundice and Covid-19 ditions that appeared to favour his Daryl Mitchell replacing de manager of Celtic. The 55-year-old signed a batswoman Jemimah Rodrigues astating opening partnership last year. The Manipuri super- attack, once again without a specialist Grandhomme. 12-month rolling contract. in the 100-ball tournament with England’s Danni Wyatt at star, who won his maiden spinner. Meanwhile, James Anderson’s involving eight men’s and Southern Brave and Rodrigues national title (sub-junior) as a New Zealand made an exception- 162nd appearance saw him become NEYMAR, SILVA IN BRAZIL SQUAD women’s teams. will feature for Northern 10-year-old, was among the al six changes from Lord’s, with the England's most-capped Test player, SAO PAULO: Neymar will spearhead Brazil's While 17-year-old Verma, Superchargers. first modern stars of Indian box- Black Caps clearly conscious of want- Three were injury-enforced, how- breaking the record he had shared with attack for the Copa America, with veteran who is the No 1 ranked T20 bat- Harman, known for her ing with his Asian Games Gold ing to field their strongest team for next ever, with captain and star batsman retired former captain Alastair Cook. defender Thiago Silva also included despite a ter, joins Birmingham Phoenix explosive hitting power, will and inspired the likes of six-time week’s inaugural World Test Kane Williamson (elbow), spinner England made one change, with recent injury. Barcelona signing Emerson will as a replacement for New star in the opening match as she world champion M C Mary Championship final against India at Mitchell Santner (cut finger) and BJ fast bowler Olly Stone replacing Ollie take the place of injured Dani Alves. Zealand’s Sophie Devine, joins Manchester Originals. PTI Kom among others. PNS Southampton. Watling, whose withdrawal due to a Robinson. PSG SIGN WIJNALDUM PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum from Liverpool on a three-year deal, Siraj should play in WTC final: Harbhajan the French club announced on Thursday. PTI n NEW DELHI “Ishant is a brilliant bowler but for taker in Test cricket observed. INDIA VERY STRONG: KNIGHT this game, my choice is Siraj, who has On Gill, Harbhajan believes that the LONDON: England's captain Heather Knight acer Mohammed Siraj’s ‘remarkable shown remarkable improvement in the talented Punjab lad would have certain- has said that India will be ‘very strong’ and Pimprovement’ should be rewarded last two years.” ly worked on his flaws and hoped he ‘hard to beat’ in their upcoming engagements with a place in the playing XI in the For Harbhajan, a player’s current would come out all guns blazing during at home as she gave her thumbs-up to the World Test Championship final against form should always be taken into account the next three months in England. multi-format, points-based series. New Zealand, reckons former India and that’s where Siraj, whose five-wick- “A good first innings score of 375 to spinner Harbhajan Singh. et haul in Brisbane was crucial in India’s 400 will set up the match nicely for ITALY TO REPLACE PELLEGRINI Harbhajan also says young opener series win, should get a look-in. Indian pace attack. But for that Gill needs ROME: Italy asked UEFA for permission to Shubman Gill must get back to his groove “You have to look at present scenario. to bat well. Rohit has had enormous replace injured midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini after a cheap run against England and in Siraj’s form, pace and confidence makes white ball success in England during with Gaetano Castrovilli on Thursday, a day the IPL at home since a good start is para- him a better choice for this final match. World Cup and he is an experienced before facing Turkey in the opening match. mount in seam and swing friendly con- The kind of form he is in last six hand. ditions in England. months, he looks like a bowler who is “You don’t want a situation where NORWICH DROP SHIRT SPONSOR Asked about his preferred team hungry for his chances. Ishant has gone Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara are LONDON: Norwich ended its new shirt combination for the final, Harbhajan gave through some injuries of late but has been every time walking in at 15 for 2. You sponsorship deal with a gambling operator on his reason why he feels Siraj can pip a great servant of Indian cricket no should also give a start which allows Thursday after a fans' backlash at the firm Ishant for a place in the final XI. doubt,” the off-spinner said. them to build and consolidate.” using sexual images of young women in social “If I was the captain, I would go with “If you leave some grass on the sur- The cold conditions in Southampton media marketing. three pure fast bowlers. In that case, face, Siraj with his pace will be lethal. might not be too conducive for spinners Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami New Zealand batters won’t find him easy with the pitch expected to remain solid MESSI COULD MOVE TO MIAMI pick themselves. In this final, I would like as he not only hits the deck but also gets throughout the course but Harbhajan BARCELONA: Lionel Messi could move to Inter to go with Mohammed Siraj ahead of to move the ball off the pitch at brisk feels that two spinners in five-man Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja prepares to bowl during team’s Miami as part of a new 10-year deal the Ishant Sharma,” Harbhajan said on pace. He can create awkward angles for attack is the way forward if Hardik first group practice session at a ground adjacent to Ageas Bowl in Argentinian is negotiating with Barcelona, the Thursday. batsmen,” India’s third highest wicket- Pandya is not there. Southampton on Thursday ravindra.jadeja/Instagram owner of the MLS side said. Agencies