Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL THE PARLIAMENT’S CENTRE TO RELEASE RS 35 K CR EXTRA CARELESS RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR PREROGATIVE ADDL COMPENSATION TO STATES INDIA LOSE CUP RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 100 VIJAYAWADA, MONDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable I WASN'T COMFORTABLE PLAYING RAM: SHARWA { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com 5 KILLED IN ODISHA AFTER BUS CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL HITS MODI WRITES TO XI, OFFERS HELP WHY IS EC NOT RELEASING FINAL COMES IN CONTACT WITH LIVE WIRE 814, OVER 37,000 INFECTED TO DEAL WITH CORONOVIRUS VOTING PERCENTAGE: KEJRIWAL t least five persons were killed and over 30 injured after a bus in he death toll due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has rime Minister Narendra Modi has written to Chinese President Xi am Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday questioned why the Awhich they were travelling caught fire after coming in contact with an Tincreased to 814, authorities said on Sunday, while the number of PJinping, offering India's assistance to China to deal with the AElection Commission has not released the final voting percentage overhead power transmission line in Odisha's Ganjam district on confirmed cases has crossed 37,000. Chinese health authorities said it coronavirus outbreak. In his letter, the prime minister expressed even after over 22 hours since the polling ended on Saturday. The Sunday, police said. The accident took place near Nandarajpur under the received reports of 2,656 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus solidarity with the president and the people of China over the outbreak voting ended at 6 p.m. on Saturday, however, due to Golanthara police limits of Ganjam district. The passengers were on infection and 89 deaths on Saturday from 31 provincial-level regions of the virus in the country, official long queues at some booths, more time was given their way to attend an engagement and the Xinjiang Production and sources said. Modi offered India's so that those in line can exercise their rights. ceremony when the bus came in contact Construction Corps, Xinhua reported. assistance to China to face the Responding to a tweet from a journalist which says with an 11 KV power transmission line. Another 3,916 new suspected cases were challenge, besides conveying that officials are saying "final polling percentage Locals, police and fire service personnel reported Saturday, said the commission. condolences at the unfortunate loss of will be made public by today (Sunday) later rescued the passengers. Also on Saturday, 87 fell seriously ill. lives due to the outbreak, they said. evening", Kejriwal called it "shocking". Odisha moves SC seeking Centre to release Rs 35,000 cr GST compensation to states PNS n NEW DELHI n Finance Minister Nirmala stay on Polavaram works Sitharaman in her Budget speech The central government will said the government has decided n PNS VIJAYAWADA Odisha government soon release another Rs 35,000 to transfer to the GST crore pending Goods and Compensation Fund balances in In what could be dampener for told the SC that AP Services Tax (GST) compensa- the AP government's resolve to claims that water flow tion to states for revenue loss. two instalments complete the Polavaram Pro- at the project site was "We will soon transfer n Under GST law, states were ject within the stipulated time, 36 lakh cusecs, but another Rs 35,000 crore from guaranteed to be paid for any Nod for NPR will the Odisha government has the consolidated fund of India loss of revenue in the first five submitted an affidavit before was actually 50 lakh (CFI) to compensation cess invite people's years of GST implementation the Supreme Court stating that cusecs fund in 2 instalments. The first ire, says DMK its interests will be harmed if tranche will be compensation the project was completed. silt and asked the apex court to for October-November," an amount since September 2019. speech said the government Maintaining that the maxi- conduct backwater study for official told. Compensation cess is levied for has decided to transfer to the mum flood flow at the project calculating the maximum Under GST law, states were making up for any shortfall in GST Compensation Fund bal- site is much higher than the AP Quoting a team of experts ther said that the number of flood level. guaranteed to be paid for any states revenue due to imple- ances in two instalments. 4 government's projections, it from IIT-Roorkee, which con- villages to be submerged was The Odisha government has loss of revenue in the first five mentation of GST. The short- According to credit rating said that there is no clarity over ducted its survey at the project initially put at 412 in 2005 and been raising concerns over the years of GST implementation, fall is calculated assuming a 14 agency ICRA, there could be a the extent of land to be sub- site, the Odisha government the number was reduced to 371 Polavaram project over the which came into force from per cent annual growth in shortfall of around Rs 15,000- merged in Odisha state. The claimed that the flow would in 2017. There is no clarity on submergence of the number of July 1, 2017. This monthly GST collections by states over 25,000 crore in GST Odisha government asked the peak at 58 lakh cusecs at the the number of villages to be villages in its territories. It has compensation was to be paid the base year of 2015-16. Compensation Fund to states Supreme Court to stay con- time of floods. It further said submerged, it said. not signed any agreement within two months but states Finance Minister Nirmala in FY20. struction of the project. that if the survey report are Keeping in view the injustice reached in the aftermath of the haven't received any such Sitharaman in her Budget Continued on Page 3 The Odisha government correct, the area along Sabari that can potentially be caused change in project designs. said that the AP government and Sileru in Odisha state due to the Polavaram project, Stating that the Polavaram has been claiming that water would be submerged as water the Supreme Court should project would have its impact flow at the project site was 36 level would rise to 200 feet. In pass orders staying construc- on 6,000 tribals in Odisha, an Debt dispute lakh cusecs, as per the informa- such a scenario, the Polavaram tion of the project, the Odisha MP from that State, Sasmat Quota in promotions tion furnished to the Tribunal. dam would not be able to government appealed. It Patro, during a discussion in ‘triggered’ However, the water flow is 50 withstand such an extent of expressed concern over the the Rajya Sabha, recently asked lakh cusecs, the Odisha gov- floodwater. possible problems created by the Centre to intervene in the not a right, rules SC ernment maintained. The Odisha government fur- backwaters due to collection of matter. Thai massacre PNS n NEW DELHI AFP n THAILAND In a major judgement, the A Thai soldier who killed at MP asks 100 Supreme Court has said that least 26 people before being MNCs if their No alcohol tests for flight crew at Kerala airports there is "no fundamental right shot dead in a mall by com- investment which inheres in an individual mandos went on the rampage PNS n NEW DELHI India has so far city, the epicentre of the virus to claim reservation in promo- Citing the necessity of rel- because of a debt dispute, the details can be reported three novel outbreak. The virus has spread tions", and also no court can evant data collection regarding kingdom's premier said on made public Aviation regulator DGCA has rapidly since emerging late order a state government to representation of SC/STs in Sunday, offering the first offi- stopped the pre-flight breath- coronavirus cases, all last year in China, killing more provide for reservation to public jobs, the apex court cial speculation for the alyzer (BA) test for the aircrew students from Kerala than 800 people in the main- SC/STs. emphasized this exercise is motive of an "unprecedented" operating out of Kerala's four land and infecting over 37,000. A bench comprising Justices pre-requisite to begin reserva- shooting spree. airports during the next 15 who recently returned Cases have been reported in L. Nageswara Rao and tion. And this data collection After a night which see- 5 days in the wake of the dead- from Wuhan province, two dozen other countries. Hemant Gupta said, "In view exercise, is not required when sawed between heavy exch- ly novel coronavirus outbreak. the epicentre The DGCA had stated on of the law laid down by this the state government decided anges of gunfire and terrify- The breathalyzer (BA) test Saturday that foreigners who Court, there is no doubt that not to provide reservations. ing dashes for mall exits by measures whether a person is have been to China on or after the State Government is not The top court observed the trapped shoppers, sharp- drunk or not. Aviation (DGCA) said. the next immediate city where January 15 won't be allowed to bound to make reservations. state government has the shooters brought an end to "The mandatory BA test for He, however, added that the they land. enter India. There is no fundamental right absolute discretion to decide the 17-hour-ordeal when flight crew who are operating crew working in flights depart- India has so far reported The aviation regulator, in its which inheres in an individual whether or not to provide for they killed the gunman on out of Kerala's airports has ing from any one of Kerala's three novel coronavirus cases, circular to airlines on Saturday, to claim reservation in promo- reservation in jobs or reserva- Sunday morning in Nakhon been stopped for the next 15 four airports - Calicut, Kannur, all from Kerala.