Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW POWER UP THE SENSEX CRASHES AS INVESTORS VIRAT IS BEST AT BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH RURAL ECONOMY GIVE THUMBS DOWN TO STIMULUS MOMENT: CHAPPELL BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 2 ISSUE 218 HYDERABAD, TUESDAY MAY 19, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable NO GLIMPSE OF TARAK FROM RRR ON HIS B’DAY { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com ‘Bogus package’ KCR tears into Rs 20L-cr stimulus ence at Pragathi Bhavan here after the Cabinet meeting, KCR lashed out at Modi say- LOCK OPEN ing that the PM has treated n TELANGANA IS GREEN ZONE EXCEPT CONTAINMENT AREAS: CM States and state governments as beggars with his package. PNS n HYDERABAD announcements. Shops will be the state. They will follow KCR was furious at Modi Telangana back to work allowed to operate on alternate Covid-19 rules by sanitising imposing conditions on States Chief Minister K days, following odd-even rule. buses. Wearing of masks by even to avail the FRBM limit, Chandrasekhar Rao on n All offices will be n All commercial shops In containment areas, nothing passengers and staff would be increased from 3 per cent to 5 Monday declared that except open no restriction on will open,no malls, cinemas, will be allowed to open.” compulsory. In some situa- per cent. for containment areas, all other staff numbers Public transport, except tions, the state government "This is not the package areas in Telangana State are n Night curfew will Hyderabad Metro Rail, will be will retain control. that I had sought. I and CMs green zones. n RTC Buses, Autos, continue from 7 pm to 6 am operational in the state. 2 of several other states had Extending the lockdown “RTC buses will start asked the PM to extend finan- until May 31, KCR announced Cabs to ply across n Swiggy, Zomato will from 6 am within the cial assistance to states direct- the much expected relaxations Telangana be back bound- ly in the form of cash. We to the lockdown and said that aries of wanted to transfer this cash to these decisions were taken to people to spur demand and ensure that the state is not “eco- said that the government keen- shops can be opened boost supply chain. But what nomically backward”. ly observed the operational across the state and we got in return was just loans He said that 1,452 families procedures of other states and shopowners can con- Remain PNS n HYDERABAD KCR termed PM's package as from the Centre. Even to avail remain in containment areas decided to go forward. duct business as 'bogus', 'gas' and 'jugglery of these loans, they have imposed that will continue to be consid- “Scientists and experts have usual.“In closed Telangana Chief Minister K numbers’ and said the final stim- conditions. As the head of ered hotspots and part of Red said that Coronavirus vaccine Hyderabad, the Chandrasekhar Rao on ulus does not amount to even Rs government of a state, I felt Zones. Seeking cooperation of won’t come in a day or two. We GHMC com- n Monday launched a scathing 1 lakh-crore. He cited a report very pained looking at the the families living in these don’t know how long it (the missioner All religious places attack on the Rs 20 lakh-crore from an international journal details of the PM's package containment area, the Chief infection) will go on and will make n package announced by Prime which termed PM's package unveiled by Union Finance Minister declared that there nobody can say so. The only Educational Minister Narendra Modi on would not be helpful in reviving Minister over the past five will be strong police vigil and option is to live with Corona,” institutions May 12 to tackle the impact of the battered Indian economy on days. The conditions imposed Red Zones will be barricaded. KCR said. n coronavirus and two months of account of Corona lockdown. on states are a big joke. In line with reports of India The Chief Minister said Function halls, malls lockdown in the country. Addressing a press confer- 2 heading back to work, KCR that except in Hyderabad, and cinema halls RTC buses will start from 6 am within the boundaries of the n Bars, pubs, clubs, sports, ‘No benefit for state. They will follow Covid-19 rules by sanitising buses. Wearing swimming pools, gyms, ‘Over 40L migrants to of masks by passengers and staff would be compulsory. In some gymanisum, parks STs in Centre's situations, the state government will retain control. package’ return to native places’ —K CHANDRASEKHAR RAO , Chief Minister n Meetings, rallies not allowed PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD Over 40 lakh migrant work- KRISHNA WATER ROW There is no direct benefit for ers have registered across the Record jump of STs in the Rs 20 lakh crore countryto return to their economic package native places even as the num- 5,242 COVID-19 announced by the Centre, ber is growing,Union Minister No issues with Jagan, but won’t compromise Telangana ST Welfare, Kishan Reddy said on Monday cases in India Women and Child Welfare and called for states to ensure PNS n HYDERABAD AP's new project. We will Minister Satyavati Rathod all such people are identified PNS n NEW DELHI KCR reminded approach Supreme Court also alleged on Monday. and enrolled to facilitate their Telangana Chief Minister K that he was the to protect our interests. We will She conveyed onward journey. The death toll due to Chandrasekhar Rao on first to make an fight on all legal forums,” KCR this to Union He also said that the Centre The Centre took up the COVID-19 rose to 3,029 and Monday stated that he has no offer to Jagan on told a press conference at Tribal Affairs is mulling bringing out modal- responsibility of the number of cases to 96,169 disputes or differences with his Pragathi Bhavan here after the Minister ities for setting up Anganwadi in the country on Monday, AP counterpart YS Jaganmohan resolving any Cabinet meeting. Arjun centres, admissions into providing train services to ferry registering an in crease of 157 Reddy on any issue but would contentious He stated that he proposed Munda when schools and scholarships to the them to their native places. deaths and a record jump of never accept if the interests of water sharing or to Jagan to divert whatever he telephoned children of migrant workers at — KISHAN REDDY, Union Minister 5,242 cases in the last 24 Telangana are hit on account of bifurcation issues excess water available in her and enquired their respective workplaces, hours, according to the the new lift irrigation project Godavari to Rayalaseema or about the conditions of STs in besides insurance coverage. Union Health Ministry. undertaken by AP government with AP. any region in AP. the state against the backdrop Speaking to the media According to him, Uttar The number of active on river Krishna diverting "There is excess water avail- of COVID- 19, an official through video conferencing, Pradesh and Bihar received COVID-19 cases stood at Srisailam water. cation issues with AP. so that water sharing and other able in the Godavari which is release said here. the Minister of State for home over 500 and 400 Shramik 56,316, while 36,823 people KCR reminded that he was He reminded that he had contentious issues between TS going waste into the sea. I pro- She urged that measures be said the Centre cannot ferry all Special Trains respectively. have recovered and one the first to make an offer to invited Jagan for talks to and AP could be resolved. posed Jagan to take this excess taken to improve medical the registered workers at one "All over the country, so far patient has migrated, it said. Jagan on resolving any con- Pragathi Bhavan soon after "We have already lodged a water to Rayalaseema. and transport facilities in ST go as it may create problems in over 40 lakh migrant workers "Thus, around 38.29 per tentious water sharing or bifur- the latter assumed power in AP complaint with KRMB against 2 areas as part of the econom- terms of keeping them in have registered their names. cent patients have recovered ic package, it said. mandatory isolation at the The number is going up. so far," a senior health min- 2 recipient state. 2 istry official said. The total confirmed cases 1,002 discharged, include foreign nationals too, TAFRC chief’s memo is criminal the ministry said. 41 test positive Send us home, urge stranded Indians in US PNS n HYDERABAD 2 contempt, interference, rules HC PNS n HOUSTON Texas, New Mexico, Colorado Telangana recorded 41 fresh and Nebraska - with top uni- INKESHAF AHMED tion filed by 121 PG medical cases of Coronavirus on Thousands of Indians, includ- versities. TODAY n HYDERABAD seat aspirants urging the High Monday, taking the tally to ing students, stranded in the "If Air India can fly and Court to set aside GO MS No. 1,592 cases. Among those US for weeks because of charge exorbitant prices in the ALMANAC A division bench of the 20 issued by the State that tested positive are 12 COVID-19 travel restrictions, name of helping stranded Month & Paksham: Telangana High Court on Government on April 14, 2020 migrants, 26 residents of have requested the govern- Indians, then why doesn't Paush & Shukla Paksha Monday said that the memo of increasing the fee of PG GHMC limits and three from ment to send flights to evacu- India let private airlines fly? Panchangam Telangana Admission and Fee Medical courses in the range of Medchal. While the number ate them and connect more This is not a help, instead, it's Regulatory Committee 118 per cent to 554 per cent in of active cases shot up to 556, cities like Houston and Dallas robbing people, charging Tithi : Dwadashi: 05:30 pm (TAFRC) chairman Justice P. the private medical unaided the state reported no deaths. with a sizeable Indian popula- round trip fare for one way and Nakshatram: Revati: 07:53 pm Swaroop Reddy in a case filed minority and non-minority With 10 persons being dis- tion. Students and people who There are around 30,000 still not letting the deserving Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start against the PG Medical course professional institutions for charged on Monday, the total had travelled to America for students alone in the Houston people go," an Indian man, any important work) fee hike prima facie amount- the academic year 2020-2023. number of patients making a medical treatment say they Consular region, comprising who lost a family member Rahukalam: 03:25 pm – 05:02 pm ed to criminal contempt and The petitioners told the The petitioners told the full recovery stood at 1,002. urgently need evacuation amid eight US states - Arkansas, and desperately wants to Yamagandam: 08:59 am – 10:36 am interference with the adminis- court that the hike was court that the hike was made 2 increasing financial strain. Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, return, told media. tration of justice. by the state government on the Varjyam: 06:25 am – 08:13 am The division bench, com- made by the state basis of the recommendations Gulika: 12:12 pm - 01:49 pm prising Justice MS government on the basis of TAFRC. Good Time: (to start any important work) Ramachandra Rao and Justice of the recommendations The division bench headed Promising vaccine sends drug firm's shares soaring Amritakalam: 05:12 pm – 06:59 pm K. Lakshman, also said that the by Justice MS Ramachandra Abhijit Muhurtham: act of the chairman in sullying of TAFRC. Rao took up the hearing of the PNS n NEWYORK 11:46 am – 12:38 pm the judicial process can also be case as per the orders of the viewed as an attempt to witch Chief Justice. However, the Moderna Inc said on Monday its Method to rapidly identify antibodies hunting which has been court, while stating that it did controversy in the hearing of experimental COVID-19 vac- HYDERABAD strongly deprecated by not want to behave like the the case began following the cine showed promise in a small from convalescent plasma developed WEATHER Supreme Court in the RK TAFRC chairman. submission of the memo by early-stage trial, with the vaccine BEIJING: Researchers have used a single-cell analysis method to Forecast: Partly cloudy Anand vs Delhi High Court The division bench later Justice P. Swaroop Reddy in producing virus-neutralizing identify multiple antibodies from COVID-19 patients that could Temp: 38/27 case. While denying all the recused itself from hearing response to a directive to the antibodies similar to that found neutralise the novel coronavirus, an advance which may lead to better Humidity: 50% allegations levelled against the case and asked the High committee to submit a report in recovered patients, sending therapeutics against the deadly disease. According to the scientists, Sunrise: 05:43 am Justice MS Ramachandra Rao, Court registry to place the highlighting the reasons behind shares soaring 25%. including Sunney Xie, director of the Beijing Advanced Innovation Sunset: 06:41 pm the division bench however matter before the Chief Justice making the recommendations The company's vaccine is at week, won the US health Center for Genomics at Peking University, antibodies could be Current Weather Conditions declined to initiate any pro- for passing appropriate orders. to the state government to the forefront of the efforts in agency's "fast track" label to successfully used to treat viruses like Ebola, AIDS, and MERS. Updated May 18, 2020 5:00 PM ceeding against the chairman The bench passed the orders hike the fee on May 15, 2020. developing a treatment for the speed up the regulatory review. 2 for committing contempt of while dealing with a writ peti- 2 fast-spreading virus and last 2

AS INDIA Recover Deaths REOPENS,1 , ,326 COVID-19 CASES REACH 39,233 3,156 HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | MAY 19, 2020 hyderabad 02 Atma Nirbar Bharath - A stimulus towards self-reliant India he announcement of Rs was promised. Along with the sector, but the employer and the strengthen over two lakh food 20 lakh-crore package to initial relief of Rs.1.70 lakh- The PM has come with a new slogan ‘Local damage to employee portions of processing industries will fruc- Thelp India sail through crore given under PMGSY, MSMEs is TRULY the EPF has certain- tify Mahatma Gandhi's dream the current pandemic and the RBI's announcement to the is our life mantra'. It is an opportunity for huge. ly given some relief of 'Gramraj'. build a resurgent and a self- tune of Rs 8,01,603 crore, the Indian entrepreneurs who go to other Understan SPEAKING to the middle and The images of migrant reliant Bharat has stumped the present tranche totalled Rs ding the plight of lower classes. labour stretching miles and die-hard detractors of the 20,97,503 crore that would be nations and thrive in mining contracts MSMEs due to lock- Although most of the miles on foot are indeed heart- Union Government. available to all stakeholders to down, the Centre above measures come from wrenching. In due anticipation Prime Minister Narendra kickstart work. has allocated over Rs 3 lakh- fresh thinking, reforms aimed of the crisis, the Modi govern- Modi's clarion call to convert The package, which is 10% changes in the system, would about radical changes in the crore which MSME could at farming sector are indeed ment made provisions for liabilities into assets, duly of the GDP, stands at par with take India ahead of the so- sector and undoubtedly avail without collateral secu- historic. With the freeing of their free ration and direct powered by economic stimu- packages announced by called developed nations. change the face of the nation. rity over and above their exist- restrictions over inter-state cash in the PMGSY, within lus involving all the sections nations like the USA (13%), Appreciating that the state The PM has come with a ing loans. Further, they have transportation of farm pro- hours into the lockdown. life, is indeed a defining Canada (8.4%), Brazil (8%) governments are fighting new slogan 'Local is our life been given many concessions. duce, farmers now can sell In order to provide work for moment in post- etc. In addition to providing Covid-19 from the front, the mantra'. It is an opportunity Y SATYA KUMAR The provision for Rs 5,000 their crop directly anywhere them when they reach their Independence India. This is food security, tax concessions, Finance Minister has made for Indian entrepreneurs who BJP National Secretary crore loans exclusively for the across the country. Edible villages, plans and funds are truly topnotch statesmanship. revitalising health sector, lend- substantive provisions for go to other nations and thrive street-vendors enunciates the oils, pulses, onion and pota- ready to provide them work The path-breaking tranch- ing help to the local bodies, them to augment financial in mining contracts. The gov- concern of this government to stand removed from the list and succour which will ben- es that the Finance Minister the government factored a resources by allowing an ernment made a historical The decision not to allow for the poor, so does the pro- of essential commodities. If efit over 8 crore migrant announced during the last slew of measures to ensure increase in the GSDP limit decision of increasing the foreign contractors for tenders vision of Rs1,500 crore grant the 1991 economic reforms labour. One nation-one ration five days expectedly stunned that no segment is left out. from 3% to 5%. It will facilitate upper cap to 74% in defence upto Rs 200 core is in due towards facilitating loan under augured a new era, the farm- card offers them food securi- the Centre's adversaries. Alongside, Modi thought an additional avenue for Rs requirements for indigenous recognition of the potential of Mudra Shishu scheme. ing sector reforms initiated ty and MNREGA provides The announcements are that it was time to unleash 4.28 lakh-crore for the states. production of arms and Indian contractors. The way minute details now are equally revolutionary them job security. Even a cur- aimed not merely at overhaul- economic reforms and ensure To ensure that the money ammunition. In due recogni- Today, people demand have been factored into the in terms of empowering sory look at the provision in ing the economy but targeted greater participation of private thus borrowed would be spent tion of the indigenous poten- quality service commensu- package not to leave anyone farmers. the PMGSY and the econom- to rejuvenate and revitalise the players in key sectors. He dis- rationally to accelerate growth, tial, the government has also rate with their payment. Modi from 'Delhi' to 'Galli' reflects The unprecedented alloca- ic package evidences reveals entire eco-system around it. played a great deal of sagaci- the Centre incorporated cer- introduced reforms in the government made huge allo- the conviction of Modi in tion of Rs 1 lakh-crore for cre- how proactively Modi govern- The announcements that ty in blending welfare and tain checks. aviation sector, which will cation for DISCOMS to rescuing the people in need. ating agri-infrastructure to ment extended a helping hand concluded on Sunday actual- reform measures, which by The reforms envisaged in make India a hub for repair ensure quality power supply. In addition to the reduction benefit the famers and villages to the poor and migrant ly crossed Rs 20 lakh-crore that bringing about structural the industrial sector will bring and maintenance of aircraft. Covid-19 impacted every of TDS, the move to pay coupled with the proposal to labour. OP services resume across districts Tur dal supply fails to take off PNS n HYDERABAD PV KONDAL RAO n WARANGAL Resuming OP The Telangana government's services may lead decision to supply tur dal to Following government direc- to occurrence of 87.55 lakh ration card holders tions to resume outpatient ser- has failed to take off. Supply of vices, people thronged hospi- Covid positive tur dal free to the poor large- tals in the districts across the cases among docs ly remained unimplemented state. Doctors are advising the if they don't take because the National patients and their attendants to Agricultural Cooperative maintain physical distance by precautions, say Marketing Federation of India wearing masks at the Centres experts (NAFED) sent red gram pro- but the rush has been heavy on duced in Telangana to Tamil the first day of the resumption Nadu and the red grams pro- of the OP services in MGM treatment during the lock- duced in Karnataka to Hospital of Warangal. down period. Telangana and due to inabili- The previous outpatient However, doctors running ty of the millers to rise to the The millers are not come forward stating that it is not feasible to mill red grams as graph in the regional hospital private hospitals and clinics occasion. per the government specifications of north Telangana was above expressed apprehensions about The millers are not come for- one thousand and on the spurt in fevers and Covid ward stating that it is not fea- ed to supply at the rate of one vide red gram to card holders. resumption of services, almost symptom related cases in the sible to mill red grams as per kg for each card holder. Recently, the Agriculture half of the patients came to the clinics in the coming days the government specifications. But, the NAFED managed Department invited bids for OP wing to get treatment. The since the people are coming The Centre has decided to give to procure only 6,000 tonnes of supply of 17,509 tonnes of red selective operations and surg- Patients thronged MGM Hospital in Warangal as the outpatient services reopened on Monday without taking any required red gram at the rate of 1 kg for red gram and supplied the gram for milling and even eries which were there during precautions. Pleading each of the 87.55 lakh food same to the state. The red gram perused the technical bids on the crucial lockdown period With the accidents and other Crossroads, where a number of their operations. The number anonymity during this crucial security card holders, including could be distributed among the May 13. When asked, the have now been opened to all, ailment related cases picked up clinics and hospitals are locat- of entries in the diagnostic cen- period, a senior doctor leader 34.34 lakh cards issued by the card holders in 21 districts millers expressed their inabil- but the patients coming to the subsequent to the resumption ed was found abuzz with hec- tres and in the private and cor- of the IMA told 'The Pioneer' state government. In all, 8,700 only. From April till date, it is ity to supply the tur dal by May hospital say that they were of liquor shops, the number of tic activity on Monday and porate hospitals have also that the fresh phase would tonnes of red grams are need- apparently not feasible to pro- 20. taking necessary precautions medico legal and other cases even the diagnostic centres, reached the maximum on witness occurrence of Covid on their own to admit into the have reached the normal num- which kept aloof from tests fol- Monday and many observed positive cases among the doc- hospitals for the inpatient treat- bers on Monday. The Doctors' lowing the instructions of the how these people stayed tors if they don't take proper ment process. Street area in Hanamkonda government, have commenced indoors without getting any precautions. Constable ‘Bogus package’ suspended for Continued from page 1 have to impose higher power Lock open No issues charges, higher taxes in ‘No benefit for STs in Centre’s... It's like blackmailing states municipalities, corporations taking bribe Continued from page 1 with Jagan, to implement the policies of on people to avail this 1.5 per PNS n HYDERABAD Continued from page 1 does not benefit the state said. ao told the Union the Centre," KCR said. cent hike, agree for privatisa- AP and Maharashtra have much, the release said. Minister that the virus is The Chief Minister also tion of Discoms. They want The Cyberabad Police has high caseloads, so we won’t Observing that concrete Meanwhile, Union Minister under control in the state but won’t ... came down heavily on Modi powers to appoint even mar- suspended a constable allow buses to cross the bor- measures have been taken to of State for Jal Shakti Rattan though cases are being report- Continued from page 1 saying that his talk of cooper- ket committees in the States. attached to the ders with these states. We are check the virus spread in the Lal Kataria called up ed in Hyderabad. I have no objection if any- ative federalism was just I am ready to forego Rs 2,500 Petbasheerabad police sta- not giving consent to buses state under the leadership of Telangana Panchayat Raj Noting that drinking water one use excess Godavari bogus. crore loan by not implement- tion after he was caught tak- for interstate travel,” the CM Chief Minister K Minister Errabelli Dayakar is being supplied through the water. But I will not accept if "Modi repeatedly talks ing power reforms. I am ready ing bribe from a migrant said. He noted that strict Chandrasekhar Rao, Rathod Rao and asked about the 'Mission Bhagiratha' scheme, someone diverts Krishna about Centre, states working to forego any loans but will not worker who returned from social distancing guidelines said the virus has not signifi- COVID-19 situation in the Rao said the state government water denying Telangana its together in the spirit of true implement these anti-people Maharashtra. will be applicable on the cantly affected the ST areas. state and about the drinking is ensuring that there is no legitimate share. I will never cooperative federalism. But reforms in Telangana. Is this Pavan Kalyan, a resident of number of passengers travel- Asked about the Centre's water facilities during the water scarcity even during compromise on the interests the PM's package clearly the way the Centre treats Kompally took to Twitter ling in auto-rickshaws and package, she said the package peak summer, another release the summer. of Telangana state or proves that all his talk of States to avail PM's package? informing that his father, car. If these guidelines are Telangana people,” KCR cooperative federalism is Are States beggars?, the Chief who was working as a toddy violated, the police will asserted. He said he was not bogus. His package signifies Minister thundered. tapper in Maharashtra, had impose challans. a 'narrow minded politician' to his feudal, dictatorial mindset," He said of the five reforms returned home after getting KCR declared that night Record jump deny excess water in any river KCR commented. sought by Centre, the the coronavirus tests done in curfew will continue in the 1,002 discharged... to AP or any other state. The The CM expressed severe Telangana state already ful- the state. He was advised state up to May 31. He said Chief Minister said his policy anger at the Centre for forcing filled three like one nation-one home quarantine as per pro- “Everyone has to wear mask Continued from page 1 31-40 with 233 and 202 peo- of 5,242.... was always to maintain cordial states to implement anti-peo- ration, Ease of Doing Business tocol. and follow social distancing ple getting cured respective- relations with all neighbour- ple reforms in power, urban reforms etc but will not agree The family about his return norms. If not, they will have Of these, 663 are men and ly. Continued from page 1 ing states and adopt ‘live and local bodies to avail increased for any reforms which trouble to the police who visited the to pay Rs 1,000 fine. Don’t 339 women. Meanwhile, seven of a let live policy'. "For this reason, FRBM limit from 3 per cent to people. KCR asked Modi to worker's home for inquiry. come onto roads and create A total of 60 persons in the group of 17 migrant workers Of the 157 deaths deaths I visited Maharashtra seven 5 per cent. realise that States are not sub- A constable, identified as R ‘hungama'. If the situation age group of 61 to 70 yrs and belonging to Mahadevpuram reported since Sunday morn- times when Fadnavis was CM "Only 0.5 per cent of the ordinates to Centre and State Srikanth, told Kalyan to reverses, then we might be 15 in the age group of 71 to village that returned to the ing, 63 were in Maharashtra, and secured his approval for increased FRBM limit is government are constitution- remain in home quarantine forced to go for lockdown 80 yrs have been successful- state on May 14 were found to 34 in Gujarat, 31 in Delhi, six constructing barrages under unconditional. TS as a rev- al bodies. "States have more and demanded Rs 500. After again. Families, especially ly treated and discharged be ill. in West Bengal, five each in Kaleshwaram project. We are enue-surplus states is anyway responsibility towards people haggling, the constable elders, are not allowed to go from Gandhi Hospital. Also, Medical and health offi- Rajasthan and Madhya now benefitting from eligible to claim this 0.5% than the Centre," he said. agreed to take Rs 300 and the outside.” “We allowed shops 85 children under the age of cials have collected their blood Pradesh, four in Tamil Nadu, Kaleshwaram project. When hike. To claim remaining 1.5 He categorically stated that amount was transferred to open in a few areas and 10 and 132 in the 11-20 age samples and sent them for test- three in Punjab and one each Chandrababu Naidu was CM, per cent hike, the Centre it’s the constitutional right of through PhonePe. The inci- thankfully, the situation did group have been cured of ing. One of the seven is from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, he always adopted confronta- wants state to agree to anti- states to get due share in dent gained traction after not worsen. It’s a dangerous Coronavirus. The maximum believed to be Corona positive, Haryana, Jammu and tion attitude with neighbour- people reforms in power, Central taxes and it's not any- Kalyan’s tweet appeared on virus, so we have be to very number of discharges are in according to Khammam Kashmir, Karnataka and ing states. urban local bodies etc. We one's mercy. Twitter. careful,” the CM said. the age bracket of 21-30 and DM&HO Dr Malati. Odisha. ‘Over 40L Promising vaccine sends TAFRC chief’s memo criminal migrant’s... contempt, interference... Continued from page 1 allegations made by the Continued from page 1 chairman, the division drug firm's shares soaring In his memo, Justice bench said that a division “The Centre took up the Swaroop Reddy cast asper- bench of the High Court responsibility of providing Continued from page 1 sions on the independence headed by the then Chief train services to ferry them to and impartiality of Justice Justice, Justice TB their native places. All the state Moderna expects to start a Method to rapidly identify... MS Ramachandra Rao. Radhakrishnan and governments should take the larger late-stage trial in July. Referring to two cases decid- Justice Ramesh responsibility of identifying There are currently no Continued from page 1 researchers said antibodies ed in the year 2017, he Ranganathan upheld the migrant labourers in their approved treatment or vaccine can lead to significant recovery alleged that Justice verdict of Justice respective places. We are ready for COVID-19, caused by the In the current study the of COVID-19 patients. Ramachandra Rao set aside Ramachandra Rao while to provide as many trains as new coronavirus, and experts scientists used a method Convalescent patients' plasma, the recommendations made noting that upholding of the states want," Reddy said. predict a safe and effective vac- called high-throughput single- which contains neutralising by him as chairman of the the order passed by Justice Expressing concern over the cine could take 12-18 months cell genome sequencing to antibodies produced by the TAFRC to the state govern- Rao by the division bench rise in the number of COVID- to develop. identify the antibodies from immune response, has led to a ment on fixation of fee for was not a motivated judg- 19 cases and deaths due to the Eight patients who were convalescent plasma, a clear clinical improvement of engineering courses by ment against the chairman disease, Reddy said there are administered Moderna's vac- component of patients' blood. both mild and severe COVID-19 attributing motives. of the committee. 934 COVID-19 dedicated cine were found to have anti- Citing earlier studies, the patients, they noted in the study. He also stated that con- Referring to the contempt hospitals in the country with body levels similar to those in tempt case was also initiat- of court case, the division over three lakh beds and over blood samples of people who 19, according to early results the National Institutes of ed in the two cases against bench forgot to state that it 30,000 ICU. have recovered from COVID- from the study conducted by Health. the said judge. Refuting the was closed two years back.

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RIME CORNER Construction firms in TS 25-year-old auto driver stabbed to death by friends HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old experience labour pains man was murdered allegedly by his friends at Huda colony K VENKATESHWARLU of Asifnagar on Sunday night. n HYDERABAD Construction firms The victim was identified as employ about 6L Shravan Kumar, an auto driver Construction works have migrant workers. by profession residing at Huda resumed in Telangana, but the colony along with his wife and pace of work is tardy to say the On average, 3 lakh Ministers KT Rama Rao, Etela Rajender holds review meeting with Mayor Bonthu Rammohan, MA&UD Principal Secretary sister. According to the Police, least. The contractors are find- migrant workers Arvind Kumar and other officials on Monday on Sunday night, after drinking ing it increasingly tough to find are still in city and with his friends, an argument labour, as the migrant workers ensued and they attacked are returning to their native the construction Shravan Kumar and his friend places due to prevailing condi- firms have Increase fogging, intensify with a knife near his house. tions after the shock imple- resumed projects Shravan Kumar sustained mentation of the lockdown in serious injuries and died in the Hyderabad. spraying in city, tells KTR attack while his friend was Builders say that this trend "Only 200 migrant of the 600 than three lakh migrant work- and will go back to their native injured. Police suspect may continue for two more workers working with my ers are still in Hyderabad and places. However, Covid-19 cre- PNS n HYDERABAD gunya with colony and apart- previous enmity between months before the situation group have left for their native the construction firms have ated an unprecedented atmos- A total of 2,412 ment associations from May 19 Shravan Kumar and his friends returns to a semblance of nor- places. However, they are ready resumed projects. phere. Some workers have a lot MA&UD Minister KT Rama members from the onwards. to be the cause of the attack. malcy. to come back any time. The Ram Reddy said that the of fears regarding Covid-19. Rao along with Health He asked the officials to use The Asifnagar police registered Construction firms that had migrant workers are happy to labour problem will be nor- Some teams have gone back," Minister Etela Rajender held a entomology team special equipment for desilting a case of murder and began an been forced to halt all works work in Hyderabad because malised within two months as he explained. review meeting on containing are indulging in 54 nalas and also barricade investigation. Three teams have had made plans to complete the wages are good and they the state government is putting Ram Reddy said "Surely, seasonal diseases in Hyderabad anti lava fogging nalas where necessary. He also been formed to nab the the work on hand after the will get wages properly here so serious efforts to bring back the labor will return as they are given the oncoming monsoon using 2k machines asked the officials to set up assailants. relaxation given by the govern- that they will return," Ram migrant labourers by conduct- happy with construction firms season. signboards near manholes to ment, but their plans have Reddy said. ing meeting with construc- in Hyderabad. Presently, we are In the meeting, KTR asked avoid any accidents. US national dies gone awry. According to peo- He said that some individu- tion firms. not only worried about labour the officials to increase fogging A total of 2,412 members He instructed the officials to after accidental fall ple familiar with the construc- als are facing labor problem but "Just today, I attended a but also the increased prices of and intensify spraying of sodi- from the entomology team of take up cleanliness drives in tion sector, it will take at least overall, construction works meeting held with Labor cement, steel and other mate- um hypochlorite to fight sea- GHMC are indulging in anti the open plots and asked them while cycling six months for major players to are going on in Hyderabad. Commissioner through Zoom. rial. As of now we are running sonal diseases. He instructed lava fogging by using 2,200 to charge the owners of the HYDERABAD: A 42-year-old take up new ventures. Ram Reddy admitted that Even a meeting was held before through tough times. But I am the officials to ensure intensive machines plots for the cleaning work. US national was found dead on Builders say that the works some workers who have with R&B Minister in confident that we will bounce sanitation and spraying of anti Minister instructed the During the meeting, Etela a hillock near here after he going on with an average of 50 already left for their native this regard. I hope the back. I also spent Rs.1.25 lakh lava in high-risk areas. Zonal Commissioners to take Rajender appreciated the accidentally fell down while per cent labour when com- places may not return mig-rant workers per day to feed my labour for KTR asked the officials to stock of the situation in their Municipal officials and staff for cycling, police said on Monday. pared with the pre-lockdown due to the fear psychosis would come back 45 days." use floating trash collector respective divisions by involv- their relentless work along A cross-terrain cycling period. According to Confed- created by Covid-19 as opportunities are Meanwhile, construction machines to clean water ing public representatives and with health department offi- enthusiast, he was staying in eration of Real Estate Deve- lockdown, but there is a more, wages are firms are unlikely to take up hyacinth in the lakes. He also corporators and arrange for cials in the past two months. Hyderabad with his wife for lopers' Association of India possibility that others good in Hyderabad. new ventures before 6 months asked the officials to set up an additional fogging machines to He also appreciated KTR for over a year. He used to go on (CREDAI) Telangana chairm- would replace them. In general, the as they do not foresee sales to instant repair team to fix pot- take up anti lava spraying once proactively preparing the offi- cycling trips daily in Gandipet an also chairman and manag- Construction firms in migrant workers pick up. "Customers may not holes on city roads. in every five days and five cials to handle works in the area along with his friend, but ing director of ARK Group G Hyderabad employ come and work for 3 come forward to purchase flats Minister asked the officials phases a month. upcoming monsoon season. on Sunday his friend did not Ram Reddy, the works are about six lakh months and and buildings and they are like- to hold convergence meetings The Minister instructed the Mayor Bonthu Rammohan, accompany him, police said. going on with the migrant migrant workers. take lump ly to adopt a wait and watch with concerned departments at Deputy Commissioners to MA&UD Principal Secretary While he was cycling, he fell workers that remain behind. On average, more sum amount approach," he concluded. circle levels. He also instruct- conduct awareness programs Arvind Kumar, HMWSSB MD and sustained head injuries ed to provide financial powers on taking measures to fight D Kishore and GHMC and died, they added. His wife to deputy commissioners to act seasonal diseases such as Commissioner Lokesh Kumar complained after he was not swiftly on emergency works. dengue, malaria and chikun- were present. answering her phone calls and Complaint police tracked cell phone tower 6 members involved in fuel signals to reach the spot and against show locate the body, a senior police Usha, Apurva official said. "It's an accidental on Alt Balaji death and a case was theft nabbed, diesel seized Jain take over registered," the official said. PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD the mantle of Ten detained A complaint was filed against A six-member gang involved the director, producer and for gambling, in fuel theft was nabbed by the artists of a show on popular FLO and YFLO Rs 31k seized Special Operations Teams of video-on-demand platform Rachakonda police on Alt Balaji, owned by Ekta Ka- PNS n HYDERABAD HYDERABAD: The South Zone Monday. The officials seized poor, with Cyber Crime team of the Commissioner's 20,400 litres of diesel and Police. The complainant, S In a first of its kind, virtual Task Force raided a gambling other incriminating materials Vishal Kumar, alleged that the change of guard meeting in den at Chandrayangutta and worth Rs 13,87,200. show, 'xxx Uncensored 2' was this part of the country, caught 10 persons who were The joint operation was airing defamatory content Usha Manne, and Apurva allegedly playing a three cards conducted along with against the Indian Army and Jain city-based industrial- game on Sunday night. Based Medipally Police, who con- was insulting the national ists succeed as new chairper- on credible information, Cyberabad police officials issuing challan to a two-wheeler driver riding ducted a raid at an illegal emblem. without helmet and side mirrors sons of FLO and YFLO officials raided a house at diesel pilferage unit at IDA According to the compl- respectively. Mohammednagar under Cherlapally and apprehended ainant, he had watched the Usharani Manne, the new Chandrayangutta police station six persons. Rachakonda police nab six-member trailer of the web series chairperson is the founder limits and found 10 persons The accused were identified gang and seize 20,400 litres of diesel 'Uncensored Season 2 special Bikers cry over challan director of Polmon playing card games and as Bondla Upender, 45, the left the job and hatched a episode', on Facebook. "In the Instruments Pvt Ltd, placing bets. The arrested main organiser who is plan to steal the diesel from the trailer, a character, who plays Hyderabad. She is associat- persons were handed over to absconding, Katanguri Suresh diesel tankers of IOCL/BPCL. the role of wife of an Army ed with FLO, Hyderabad in the Chandrayangutta Police for spree from traffic police Reddy, 30, Nakka Sirinbabu, He formed a gang to indulge in officer is shown as maintain- various capaci- further investigation. The police 29, Mandadi Chinna Reddy, stealing of diesel from tankers ing an illegal relationship PNS n HYDERABAD ties for over seized Rs 31,000 and mobile 44, Peddi Venkatesh, 51, Md and selling the same to known point of Updender at IDA with one person, after which, Cops claim all it 11 years phones from them. Salahuddin, 32 and Mandal customers, less then market Cherlapally as per the instruc- she is also seen tearing the The police are there to burn a for the safety and Apurva Subhash, 32. price and earning money ille- tions of the Upender, Suresh army uniform which has the hole in your pocket by slap- security of the Jain is a TikTok friend "Upender is a helper by gally," police said. Reddy and his associates use to national emblem on it. ping the people with hefty Director sexually assaults profession and was earlier The vehicle drivers of the draw the diesel from the The complainant has asked challans if two-wheeler drivers vehicle riders, but of city woman on pretext working as a helper in IOCL, IOCL/BPCL which were tankers in 24 litres cans, which the police to initiate action are not a bit extra careful. challans come as Pokarna of marrying her Cherlapally and also at the engaged to transport the diesel is then sold to customers. against Alt Balaji. KVM Does your bike have side a bolt from the Ltd. President of Drivers/Helpers from the IOCL, Cherlapally The accused persons were Prasad, ACP, Cybercrimes mirror? Does your helmet is of blue for middle Usha In this HYDERABAD: A 27-year-old Association, IOCL. As his after filling the tankers from handed over to Medipally confirmed that the complaint high quality specifications? Is unique online woman was sexually assaulted earnings were not sufficient, he the company use to visit the Police for taking further action. was received. it a full helmet or not? class people oath taking by a man she had met on Otherwise, you dare not take ceremony, social media. The accused on your two-wheeler out. The the chair- pretext of marrying her, pillion-rider travelling with tion how they can get side mir- person sexually assaulted her multiple Proposals sought for free distribution of fishlings you should also have the hel- rors fixed to their vehicles. Sona times, said the complainant. met. Take extra precautions In one of the incidents, a Chatwani n The accused has been PNS HYDERABAD that the State government has while driving the two-wheel- private sector employee was passed the identified as 34-year-old Akbar initiated, the prices of fish are er under the limits of slapped with five e-challans for baton to the Apurva Shah, a resident of Nasheman Minister for Fisheries and under control, he said. Cyberabad. various reasons ranging from incoming chair- Nagar of Talabkatta. The two Animal Husbandry Talasani However, the Minister said During the past 50 days, the not wearing helmet to lack of person Usha met through TikTok in Srinivas Yadav has directed that the retail sale of fish has Cyberabad Police issued over side mirror during April 7 to Rani Manne, Shilpa Datla to December and soon a authorities to prepare propos- come down to an extent 9-lakh e challans on violations May 2 period. Apurva Jain. friendship began. Shah then als for distribution of fish- because of the Coronavirus like this. Showing the same reasons, Principal Secretary of IT professed his love and lings among fishermen at free impact. In all, 3.18-lakh challans an employee of Moosapet Jayesh Ranjan was the chief promised to marry her. In of cost for release among var- The Minister asked Fisheries have been issued for the fault region was slapped with four guest at the virtual meet. January, he took her to his ious water bodies keeping in commissioner Suvarna on the of pillion-rider not wearing a e-challans from April 13 to The virtual oath taking sister's house in Tolichowki mind several additional water scope of Fishermen's Coope- helmet. May 11. In Cyberabad region, ceremony or handing over where he sexually assaulted resources available in the state. rative Federation running The police claim all it for the on charges of violation of the ceremony is very unique the woman. In the complaint, It may be recalled that 64 wholesale shops procuring fish safety and security of the vehi- MV Act, the police imposed and you are one among the the woman said that Shah crore fishlings and 3.42 crore directly and also the scope of cle riders, but the challans fines to the tune of Rs 12.5 first in this area to do so said forced himself onto her after plain water prawns worth Rs running outlets in govern- come as a bolt from the blue crore during the past 50 days. Jayesh Ranjan. promising to marry her. In 53 crore were released in Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav holds meeting with officials of Fisheries and ment and private partnership. for middle classes. The amount imposed as Though these are stressful February, they got engaged in 15,715 water resources last Animal Husbandry Department and others at Masab Tank on Monday The responsibility of Because of the lockdown, fine was Rs 1.25 crore for two- and difficult times, you the presence of their relatives year for the benefit of fisher- enrolling all fishermen in fish- automobile shops and motor- wheelers not having side mir- haven't been bogged down at her house and again men. chambers in Masab Tank on improved enormously in the ermen's cooperative societies cycle mechanic shops rors and Rs 3.18 crore fine was by the adversaries and went assaulted her sexually a few Addressing the authorities of Monday, the Minister said that state to the benefit of fisher- squarely rested on fishermen remained shut for the past 50 imposed for pillion-rider not ahead with virtual change of days later. He kept visiting her his department at his office the Fisheries wealth has men. As a result of measures alone. days. The vehicle riders ques- wearing helmet. the guard. after their engagement to fulfil his desires, said the victim. On April 24, a woman identified as Sana, called her and informed that Shah is her husband and Contract staff at Gandhi Leopard might have returned to its habitat warned her to not to interfere in her marital life and family. DAVE BENNETT SILVERY at the lake and alerted the loc- The surveillance footage was When she confronted Shah booze in hospital cellar? n HYDERABAD als and then the forest officials. shot at 8.45 am on Thursday at about this, he agreed that the PNS n HYDERABAD The forest officials started the time when the leopard ran lady is his wife and said that he The leopard which was seen on patrolling in the forest area away from the road and moved assumed that he would marry A few personnel of the con- the roads at Katedan on near ORR between Himayat- into an industrial area adjacent her also. In the first week of tract staff working in the Thursday, is suspected to have sagar and Shamshabad. to RuB. The video also shows May, Shah again visited the Gandhi Hospital allegedly had returned to his habitat from Surveillance cameras, dron- a pack of stray dogs that man- victim and had sexual a party and consumed liquor where it ventured out. es, baits have been arranged to aged to chase away the leopard intercourse. However, for a few in the hospital cellar on The leopard was spotted on catch the animal but in vain. from the place after which it days he was not responding to Sunday night. The incident room in the cellar, had dinner a road in Mailardevpally on However, a tracker dog of sneaked into the farmhouse. her calls and not visiting her. came to light when one of and consumed alcohol. Thursday morning. It appeared Cyberabad police took the "We suspect that the leopard Realising she was cheated, the them died after reaching However, on the way home, to be injured and was seen officials to the Rajendranagar might have returned to its nat- woman approached the home. Srinivas suddenly collapsed lying beside the median of a Leopard spotted on a road in Mailardevpally on Thursday agricultural university and ural habitat from where it ven- Chandrayangutta Police who According to sources, three and died. Family members RUB, as commuters surround- towards Himayat Sagar, said tured out. It could be the for- found that Akbar was already brothers named Srinivas, suspect that he died of a heart ed it and clicked pictures from ran onto the road. It was last On Saturday, the leopard officials. est corridor near Chilkur area married and also has four Naresh and Nagesh, employed attack. The deceased Srinivas a distance. Efforts were on to seen jumping over the com- was spotted at Himayat Sagar, A CCTV grab of the leopard but we do not know for sure" children. The police launched a in various departments at was working in the hospital safely rescue the wild animal, pound wall of a private farm- 48 hours after officials began trying to grab a man, identified said Bheema Naik, Rangareddy hunt to nab the accused. An Gandhi Hospital on contrac- sterilisation department. forest officials said. house near Shamshabad," said rescue operations. Sources said as the cleaner of a lorry at Kate- Forest Officer adding that three investigation is underway. tual basis, along with two Police have launched an inves- "The leopard first moved to an official from the Nehru that a few truck drivers spot- dan on Thursday, went viral on teams are on the lookout for other hospital staff, went to a tigation into the incident. the adjacent footpath and then Zoological Park. ted the leopard drinking water social media on Saturday. the leopard. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | MAY 19, 2020 hyderabad 04 KCR TELLS FARMERS TO GROW CROPS THAT ARE IN DEMAND Says Rythu Bandu will be extended to those farmers who cultivate crops as suggested by govt K VENKATESHWARLU n HYDERABAD

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday said that cotton will be cultivat- POTHIREDDYPADU ROW ed in 70 lakh acres, paddy in 40 lakh acres and red gram (tur dal) in 15 lakh acres in a pro- Project well within our right: AP posed regulated agriculture sys- tem in the coming season. PNS n VIJAYAWADA in the 2016 Apex Council for which there was no allo- Asking farmers not to culti- meeting, Telangana had said cation by the KWDT-I in vio- vate maize in the rainy season, Justifying its stand on the that it would restrict itself lation of the provisions of AP the Chief Minister made it Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Ministers Niranjan Reddy and Gangula Kamalakar during a video conference on Monday execution of the Rayalaseema within the allocation made by Reorganisation Act, i.e. with- clear that Telangana Sona would Lift Irrigation scheme, the the KWDT-II and would go out any clearance or approval be cultivated in 10 lakh acres at Andhra Pradesh government ahead with the Palamuru- from KRMB, CWC, and Apex any cost this season as it has on regulated agriculture keep- in another 2 lakh acres and soya has written to the Krishna Ranga Reddy LI scheme and Council prejudicially affecting great demand due to lower gly- The CM said that cotton will ing in view the demand. bean in 3 lakh acres. He said that River Management Board Dindi LI scheme. The AP the interests of the lower semic index percentage that is be cultivated in 70 lakh acres, paddy He said “We conducted meet- the government asked the agri- (KRMB) stating that the State government is following the riparian state of AP. beneficial for diabetics. ings with scientists, experts and culture scientists to improve the plans draw water at a level of same path, Das wrote. In spite of the repeated KCR wished farmers pro- in 40 lakh acres, red gram (tur dal) in Ministers of Agriculture and quality of paddy from 6.3 mm to 800 ft to meet drinking and He pointed out that as per requests by the AP before duce quality cotton and 15 lakh acres in the state Civil Supplies. Telangana and 6.5 mm to compete at world irrigation needs of the critical- the AP Reorganisation Act, KRMB, CWC, MoWR and the become rich. While explaining Vidarbha are producing the best level. ly and chronically drought- planning of any new projects Central Government to prevail the comprehensive agriculture cotton. We have to improve the “District agriculture cards will prone areas of Rayalaseema, by AP and Telangana would on Telangana to take prior rec- policy, he said that the state reiterated that Rythu Bandhu government to get the Rythu quality of the cotton to make it be given to the officials to sug- Nellore and Prakasam dis- have to be appraised and rec- ommendations of KRMB, the government was not a business will be given only to those Bandu. The government will No. 1 in the world as it has great gest the crops to be cultivated by tricts and restrict itself with- ommended by KRMB and new state is going ahead execu- entity and it would not pur- farmers that cultivate the crop promote competition among demand.” The Chief Minister the farmers. Food processing in the allocation of Krishna Central Water Commission tive the five projects-Palamuru- chase grains in the future. “advised” by the government as the collectors to ensure farm- said that the agriculture acreage SEZs will be set up in the state Water Disputes Tribunal. and thereafter it requires the Ranga Reddy LI Scheme, Dindi However, the CM said that part of regulated agriculture. ers practice regulated agricul- will be increased from 1.23 for progressive agriculture. Cold Aditya Nath Das, Special approval of the Apex Council. LI scheme, Bhaktha Ramdas LI the government will procure all He directed district collec- ture. Addressing the media on crore to 1.33 crore acres. He said storages will set up in every con- Chief Secretary, Water However, after formation of scheme, Water Grid project the red gram (tur dal) totally tors to ensure farmers cultivate Monday, KCR said that the that farmers have to cultivate stituency besides constructing Resources Department, said Telangana, five new projects under Mission Bhagiratha and from in the coming year. KCR the crops suggested by the state government has decided vegetables in 2 lakh acres, chilli more godowns,” KCR said. in his letter to the KRMB that were taken up by the new state Tummilla LI scheme. Villages thriving with Harish asks firms to ensure technical safety Congress tells KTR to bumper crops: Errabelli PNS n SANGAREDDY complaints about industries stop ‘publicity stunts’ releasing effluents into water PNS n HYDERABAD Finance Minister T Harish bodies, rivers and drilling them PNS n HYDERABAD Rao on Monday called upon down into the earth, Rao said Chief Minister K the management of industries the government will take stern Telangana Pradesh Congress Chandrashekhar Rao has to ensure employee's safety by action against such industries. Committee (TPCC) Treasurer made Telangana number one following all the precautionary He also asked the district Gudur Narayana Reddy State in the country in the fight measures to contain the spread administration and industries demanded the state govern- against Covid 19, Minister for of Coronavirus at workplace to put up a grievance cell in the ment to immediately Rural development and besides ensuring regular tech- industrial area so that locals announce monsoon action Panchayat Raj Errabelli nical safety measures in the can lodge complaints if they plan for Greater Hyderabad Dayakar Rao told Union industries. suffer any discomfort from and take measures to prevent Minister of State for Jal During a review meeting on the operation of industries. the city from further deterio- Shakthi, Ratanlal Kataria. Potable water Monday with representatives of While cautioning them on ration. Narayana Reddy said The Union Minister called over 100 industries operating Since most of the industries remained industrial safety, the Minister that the Greater Hyderabad has been TRS government Errabelli Dayakar Rao on in Patancheru Assembly con- closed for a couple of months, Harish asked them to ensure that Municipal Corporation has no Monday and enquired about delivered to every stituency in Sangareddy dis- said sometimes, this can lead to employees wear masks, main- (GHMC) was yet to draft the the status of the pandemic in door through trict, the Minister asked them tain physical distancing and monsoon action plan although accountability. It the State and also about the to prevent industrial accidents explosion or leakage of harmful gases thermal screening at the work- the next monsoon is expected simply makes fake drinking water facilities creat- Mission like gas leakages, boiler explo- place besides washing hands to hit Telangana in the next ed in the State to meet Summer Bhagiratha, said sions and others. regularly. three weeks. He said neither promises and later time demand. Citing the Vishakapatnam the Inspector of Industries on Minister directed the Deputy Citing the example of Assam storm water drains were makes false Dayakar Rao has told the Minister Errabelli gas leak accident, Harish Rao industrial accidents, Harish Inspector of Factories, Carbon, Patancheru, which cleaned nor lakhs of tonnes of Union Minister that except Dayakar Rao said industrialists must be said 20 persons were killed and Pollution Control Board was closed down after one of garbage has been lifted from claims, said Gudur Hyderabad, districts and all careful while restarting work. 19 permanently disabled in department, District Industrial the employees tested positive the city. Narayana rural areas in the State have Since most of the industries over 30 industrial accidents in Centre, and Fire Department for COVID, the Minister cau- "The recent sudden rains in been free from the impact of that the bold initiate of the remained closed for a couple of Sanagreddy district during the to constitute a joint team to tioned that the industries Hyderabad have already the virus, and the villages are Chief Minister who has set months, he said sometimes, past one year. inspect industries regularly to would suffer losses because no exposed the unpreparedness of stands valid or has it been thriving with bumper crops. aside the financial implications this can lead to explosion or Stating that the alarming examine the safety measures employee would turn up for the GHMC as many areas and withdrawn in view of changed "Potable water has been deliv- has decided to lockdown the leakage of harmful gases. increase in industrial acci- being taken by them. work if any one of them tests roads got inundated after a circumstances due to ered to every door through state saving hundreds of valu- After obtaining data from dents was worrying, the Expressing concern over positive. short spell of drizzle. TRS Coronavirus. Narayana Reddy Mission Bhagiratha, the dream able lives. "There are around 40 government has been playing alleged that '10 AM, 10 project of the Chief Minister K active cases getting registered the same track for the last six Minutes' was a cheap publici- Chandrashekhar Rao," he told in Hyderabad where there are years that the storm water ty stunt KTR borrowed from the Union Minister."Mission few red Zones where contain- Youth dies of KERALA MODEL drains in Hyderabad were 70- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Bhagiratha is providing drink- ment is strictly imposed, while years-old and need to be Kejriwal. "While it is good to ing water to all the habitations remaining part of the State is lightning replaced. However, it did noth- create awareness among peo- though direct supply to house- under orange and green HC seeks info on mobile tests ing to either replace them or at ple to keep their surroundings holds despite of the ongoing zones," he explained. PNS n MULUGU least repair them at an appro- clean, those in power must summer season," he added. He also mentioned that the PNS n HYDERABAD priate time, i.e., before the ensure that they keep the entire Explaining the steps taken to State is distributing 12-kg of A youth died after being struck onset of monsoon," he said. city clean which is not possi- put a tab on the spread of free rice and Rs 1,500 as finan- by lightning at Motlagudem The Telangana High Court on The Congress leader asked ble in just 10 minutes in a Covid 19, he said that the cial assistance to the poor and village in Mangapet mandal on Monday directed the State gov- whether the announcement week. Hyderabad has wit- Telangana is the first State to the migrant labour. He said Monday. The deceased was ernment to submit a report made by the State govern- nessed a rise in cases of impose lockdown and said that supply of all the daily identified as Bontha Ramesh informing it whether it has ment of spending Rs 10,000 Malaria, Dengue and other that the state is strictly main- needs including vegetables has (25). , son of Komuraiah of plans to provide mobile Covid- crore on Hyderabad during the vector-borne diseases in the taining the night curfew while been streamlined and there is Narsimhasagar village. The 19 tests on the lines of Kerala financial year 2020-21 still last three-four years. implementing zonal system no shortage of such daily body was shifted to state, extent of testing done in during the morning times. He requirements anywhere in the Eturunagaram CHC for post- each district etc. informed the Central Minister State. mortem. A division bench of the High Court passed this order in a Gear up for Haritha Haram from Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by one Varun Sankineni, a June 20, Minister tells foresters native of Suryapeta town. In his HC asked the state whether it has Bandi accuses State police of bias PIL, he alleged that the state gov- PNS n HYDERABAD Department has readied crores ernment had failed to conduct plans to provide mobile Covid-19 tests of saplings in village nurseries PNS n NIRMAL mission to offer prayers at the minor. Who gave authority to adequate number of Covid-19 on the lines of Kerala state Minister for Forests Indrakaran for planting. Nurseries under places of worship. He alleged police to thrash a minor," he tests on the residents of Suryapet Reddy has exhorted the forest the limits of the GHMC, BJP state unit president Bandi that the police have been sup- claimed demanding the state district. He urged the HC to officials to be prepared to HMDA and Panchayat Raj Sanjay on Monday sought to porting a section of society. The government and DGP to issue directions to the state gov- set aside the resolution passed by passed appropriate orders. implement the sixth phase of and Rural Development know from the police the rea- conduct of some police officials respond. ernment to hold door to door Telangana Legislative Assembly However, the division bench told the Haritha Haram pro- department have kept ready son behind clash between two is violative of their profession- The police are siding with a tests and declare results accord- opposing the controversial CAA, the counsel for the petitioner gramme for June 20 and asked more than 21.16 crore saplings. sections of society armed with al ethics, he lamented. Though section of the society, he alleged ingly. NPR and NRC on March 16, that it would hear the petition the officials to prepare feasible The Minister put the total swords and axes. He visited the not related to the incident, the and accused the state govern- PIL on CAA adjourned 2020 for four weeks by terming after four weeks and adjourned plans to implement the pro- number of saplings kept ready injured in the incident at the police took a person called ment of supporting the MIM The Telangana High Court on it not a matter of extreme it. In his petition, Reddy also gramme keeping the past expe- including those at elsewhere at residence of Nirmal District Santosh into their custody and conspiracy to drive away Monday adjourned the hearing importance. Arguing the case on urged the HC to declare the riences in mind. Addressing 24.74 crore, including 2.16 president of the BJP Payal thrashed him severely labelling Hindus from Bhainsa on the of a Public Interest Litigation behalf of the petitioner, advocate action of the state government the forest officials through crore large plants to be plant- Shankar. Addressing them, he him as an inter-state terrorist, lines of driving away Hindus (PIL) filed by BJP senior leader Y Balaji urged the HC to take up to pass the resolution in the state video conference from Aranya ed on behalf of the Forest sought to know who gave per- he alleged. "In fact, he is a from J and K. N Indrasena Reddy urging it to the hearing of the case and Assembly as illegal and arbitrary. Bhavan on Monday, the Forest Department.

Vamshi Chand CIE surveys impact slams AP govt RGIA facilitates evacuation of Omani nationals of Corona on startups PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD As per the flight itinerary, these Former MLA and AICC Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi passengers were to be airlifted by an PNS n HYDERABAD planned strategies. Short-term Secretary Challa Vamshi International Airport on cash flow seems to be the Chand Reddy participated Monday handled a departure Air India Express flight to Oman, In order to identify and pre- biggest worry for startups, in a video conference with the repatriation flight for Omani airport sources said sent a comprehensive under- medium-term concerns are delegates of Indian Overseas nationals stranded in the city. standing of the impact of smaller. Most startups seem to Congress, organised by the A relief charter flight of Star Covid-19 on deeptech star- be struggling with revenue Telangana chapter of the Air with 28 passengers depart- measures were in place during So far the airport has handled tups, CIE-IIITH conducted generating activities in sales, IOC. On the occasion, ed for Mumbai at 7.12 am. As the flight's handling to protect 14 departures evacuations an online survey to assess and marketing and business devel- Vamshi strongly condemned per the flight itinerary, these against the Covid-19 threat flights facilitating over 1000 understand how startups are opment. The help sought also and objected the decision passengers were to be airlifted including thermal screening foreign nationals stranded in coping, and what assistance is towards connecting with taken by the Andhra Pradesh by an Air India Express flight prior to terminal entry, and Hyderabad to various coun- they require. corporates, clients and chan- government over GO No 203 to Oman, airport sources said. mandatory social distancing tries. The airport has also han- According to the survey nels. Most surprising facet was and sanctioning about Rs Under the second phase of A relief charter flight of Star Air with 28 passengers at Rajiv Gandhi International enforced through special queu- dled nine arrival evacuations report, the operations are not the future outlook. 80 per cent 7,000 crore for lifting 3TMC Vande Bharat Mission, the first Airport on Monday ing arrangements at all passen- flights under the first phase of usual as nearly 70 per cent were optimistic about the of water per day through flight from Muscat to ger processing points. Amidst the Government's Vande startups are able to do lesser future and 30 per cent said Rayalaseema Pumping System Hyderabad Air India Express Airport at around 5.35 pm on International Departures the Covid-19 pandemic and Bharat Mission facilitating than earlier planned. Only 30 they see a better prospect and enhancing the capacity of IX 818 from Muscat (Oman) Monday. All departing passen- Terminal (IIDT) as per all lockdown, the airport has been arrival of about 1,500 Indian per cent of the startups are able than they did Pothireddypadu head regula- landed with Indian citizens at gers were serviced through safety protocol in place. handling evacuation flights for citizens from various foreign to run with their routine pre-lockdown. tor to 80,000 cusecs. Hyderabad International the fully sanitised Interim Special screening and safety both arrivals and departures. destinations. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | MAY 19, 2020 nation 05 Fiscal stimulus package Former bureaucrats raise concerns SHORT READS over Central Vista revamp project hopelessly inadequate: Cong PNS n NEW DELHI Sixty retired bureaucrats have PNS n NEW DELHI "In our view, a fiscal written to Prime Minister stimulus of Rs Narendra Modi, raising concerns The Congress on Monday said 1,86,650 crore over the Central Vista redevelop- the fiscal stimulus package ment project, which is likely to DU to be closed till announced by the government is amounting to barely cost around Rs 20,000 crore, call- "hopelessly inadequate" given 0.91 per cent of GDP ing it an "irresponsible" move at May 31; all varsity staff the gravity of the economic cri- will be totally a time when enormous funds are asked to download sis as it amounts to only Rs 1.86 inadequate given the required strengthen the public Aarogya Setu app lakh crore, which is 0.91 per cent gravity of the health system. of the GDP. economic crisis and In the letter, also marked to NEW DELHI: Delhi University The party sought a revised and the dire situation in Union Housing and Urban has urged its employees to comprehensive package of 10 per which people find Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh download the Aarogya Setu app cent of the GDP. Senior Congress Puri, the former bureaucrats public health system, to provide also among them. on their phones and announced leader and former finance min- themselves," he said said there was no parliamentary sustenance to people and to The Central Vista redevelop- that the varsity will remain ister P Chidambaram said the debate or discussion that preced- rebuild the economy, taking up ment project envisages con- closed till May 31 in view of stimulus package has left sever- Chidambaram said most ana- India's GDP, i.e. worth Rs 3.22 10 per cent of GDP," ed the decisions taken with a proposal to redesign the entire structing a new Parliament extension of the lockdown to al sections like the poor, migrants, lysts, rating agencies and banks lakh crore instead of Rs 20 lakh Chidambaram said at a press regard to the project. Moreover, Central Vista at a cost of at least building, a common Central combat the COVID-19 farmers, labourers, workers, small have placed the size of the fiscal crore as claimed by the prime conference through video-con- the redevelopment plans were Rs 20,000 crores, a figure likely Secretariat and revamping of the pandemic. During this period, shopkeepers and middle class stimulus between 0.8 to 1.5 per minister. ferencing. not substantiated by any public to escalate significantly, seems nearly 3.5-km-long stretch from the e-learning process will high and dry. "In our view, a fis- cent. On Sunday, former union "We express our thorough He also accused the govern- consultation or expert review, it particularly irresponsible. the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the continue and departments and cal stimulus of Rs 1,86,650 crore minister and Congress leader disappointment and request the ment of being opportunistic by said. The selection of the firm "It seems like Nero fiddling India Gate. The letter said con- colleges are requested to amounting to barely 0.91 per cent Anand Sharma accused the gov- government to reconsider the pushing reforms. It is bypassing and the processes employed to while Rome burns," it said. struction and redesign on the provide basic reading material of GDP will be totally inadequate ernment of misleading people stimulus package and announce stakeholer consultation, legisla- do so leave a lot of questions Signatories to the letter include scale planned in the redevelop- to students through their given the gravity of the econom- with its "trickery, fakery, quack- a revised and comprehensive fis- tion and discussion in Parliament unanswered, the letter added. retired IAS, IPS and IFS officers. ment project would significant- respective websites, the varsity ic crisis and the dire situation in ery" and said the economic mea- cal stimulus package of not less on the package and this will be "In the post Covid 19 scenario, Former DDA vice-chairman V ly affect the heritage nature of said in its order dated May 17. which people find themselves," he sures announced by the Centre than Rs 10 lakh crore of real addi- strongly resisted and challenged when enormous funds are S Ailawadi and former Prasar this precinct and destroy it "The university shall remain said. amounted to only 1.6 per cent of tional expenditure equivalent to in the House, he added. required for strengthening the Bharti CEO Jawahar Sircar are "irrevocably". closed for a further period of two weeks with effect from May 18 for containment of COVID-19 pandemic. Further, all the Kailash Satyarthi Children''s Foundation employees are requested to Centre must practice cooperative install Aarogya Setu app in their compatible mobile phones," the 88 Nobel Laureates call order said. The ongoing federalism; clear GST dues: Moily nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus was PNS n NEW DELHI extended till May 31 by the for $1 trillion to protect National Disaster Management Describing the stimulus pack- Authority on Sunday. The children in COVID-19 era age announced by Finance lockdown announced by the Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prime minister came into effect PNS n NEW DELHI as "cosmetic", senior Congress on March 25 for 21 days leader M Veerappa Moily on initially. It was first extended till 88 Nobel Laureates and Monday said the Centre must May 3 and then again till May World Leaders, as part of practice cooperative federalism 17. On Sunday, the lockdown Laureates and Leaders for and at least clear the GST dues was extended till May 31. Children, issued a statement of states to enable them to fight Waynad giant jackfruit eyes calling for the world's gov- the COVID-19 pandemic. Maha: 3 COVID-19 ernments to unite and prior- The package reflects itize the world's children rhetorics like the 'Atma Nirbar entry into Guinness book cases detected in during their lockdowns and Bharat' (Self reliant India) and green zone Gadchiroli in the aftermath. Statement excerpts: 'One Nation one Ration Card', PNS n WAYANAD 57.15-cm long with a circum- Founded by 2014 Nobel COVID-19 has exposed and which was supposed to be The people require at least Rs 100 in tax collection, the ference of 132.08 cm. The 52- GADCHIROLI: Three persons Peace Laureate, Kailash exacerbated pre-existing implemented by June 1, 2020, 10 kg of grain till September Centre loses only Rs 29 and the A massive jackfruit, weighing kg ripe fruit attracted the tested positive for novel Satyarthi, who has fought tire- inequalities in our world. The Moily said in a statement. and six months of free ration states lose Rs 71. Even GST has over 52 kg and 117 cm long, attention of residents who coronavirus on Sunday night in lessly for decades against child virus, restrictions placed on According to the ration card to non-ration card holders not been devolved to the states is eyeing to enter the plucked it carefully and Maharashtra's Gadchiroli labour, slavery and trafficking, the majority of the world's scheme, the entire nation was should be given to meet the particularly for the months of Guinnessrecord book. informed the panchayat offi- district, till now a green zone as per the Centre's outbreak Laureates and Leaders for population, and the aftermath to be covered by March 2021, present contingencies, he said. December, January, February, The fruit was found in a pri- cials. intensity classification. The Children highlights challenges will have a devastating impact the former Union minister "The package announced March and April," Moily said. vate plantation at Kappattu- The panchayat informed three had returned from faced by the world's most vul- on the most vulnerable. said. by Finance Minister Nirmala According to the budget mula in nearby Mananthavady the Department of Agriculture Mumbai and were in nerable children and advocates The pandemic's public health As per the FM's announce- Sitharaman is quite rhetorical allocation itself, the revenue and is likely to replace the as to verify the claim and offi- institutional quarantine, an for solutions. emergency is set to exacerbate ment, the migrants who are and cosmetic. If you exclude devolved to the states is less existing Guinness record of the cially inform the Guiness official said on Monday. District "We, the Laureates and the exploitation of children. neither covered under the the allocations already made in than what was estimated by the heaviest jackfruit globally. World Record authorities. health officer Dr Shashikant Leaders for Children, demand Trapped in homes to escape the National Food Security Act the Budget of February 2020, 15th Finance Commission, he Another giant jackfruit, Agricultural officer K G Shambharkar said people who that the most marginalized virus, children are at greater risk (NFSA) nor are state ration the outgo is even less than one said. In the present state of weighing 51.500 kg, from Sunil said necessary documen- had come by truck from and vulnerable children are of sexual abuse and domestic card beneficiaries will be pro- lakh crore," Moily said. emergency, the Centre is man- Kollam, is also vying for the tation was completed on Mumbai on May 14-15 were not forgotten by governments violence. As restrictions are lift- vided 5 kg of grains per person The total package ultimate- dated to at least restore normal record books. Monday and it would be sent quarantined and tested, and during this grave crisis and ed, children will be trafficked, and one kg of channa (gram) ly trickles down to not more GST compensation recom- As on date, the worlds heav- to the Guinness authorities. three reports returned positive. beyond. We must act now or forced out of school and into per family for two months than three per cent of the mended by the 15th Finance iest jackfruit according to the The fruit, weighing 52.360 kg, risk losing an entire genera- labour, bearing the burden of which is totally inadequate, GDP, he said. Commission, the Congress Guinness came from India, the is 117 cm long and has a cir- tion." – Kailash Satyarthi sustaining their families. Moily said. "When the country loses leader said. fruit weighed 42.72 kg and was cumference of77 cm, he said. ATM blown up, looted in Damoh in MP, 3 CHOPPER SCAM: accused on the run Migrants hurl stones at police in Ahmedabad; 100 detained DAMOH (MP): Three unidentified persons blew up PNS n AHMEDABAD an ATM with explosives in HC seeks Saxena's reply Joint Commissioner Damoh district of Madhya Nearly 100 migrant workers of Police Amit Pradesh on Sunday night and fled with cash, police said. The gathered on a busy road connect- Vishwakarma said ing IIM Ahmedabad with loot at the State Bank of India on ED plea to cancel bail migrant workers ATM took place at 9pm in Vastrapur area here on Monday PNS n NEW DELHI and hurled stones at police and from different Hinouta Kala village under Gaisabad police station limits, vehicles passing by while states have been The Delhi High Court Monday demanding that they be sent said Damoh Superintendent of sought response of accused- back to their native places imme- asking local Police Hemant Chouhan. "When turned-approver Rajiv Saxena on diately, officials said. authorities since people arrived at the spot after hearing a loud sound from the a plea by the Enforcement Police later lobbed teargas many days that Directorate challenging the bail shells to disperse the rioters and explosion, the three accused threatened them with a pistol granted to him in the Rs 3,600- detained nearly 100 suspects, they should be sent back to their native and escaped. We have crore VVIP chopper deal scam. they said. On getting information contacted the bank to find out Justice C Hari Shankar, who about the incident, a large police places at the how much cash was stolen," he conducted the hearing through force, including senior officers, added. video conferencing, issued notice rushed to the spot to control the have been asking local authori- asked them to go back and have earliest to Saxena on ED's plea which situation. ties since many days that they patience," he said. also sought revocation of his Local residents living near a should be sent back to their "We told them that the admin- workers, city police conducted a approver status on the ground labour colony in the area claimed native places at the earliest. istration is also working hard to combing operation at a labour that he had undertaken to dis- and revoke the approver status In its plea before the trial migrant workers suddenly came "Around 400 to 500 migrant resolve the issue. However, they colony near the GMDC ground close all the facts related to the given to him. The Dubai-based court, the ED had said that while on the road demanding they be workers live at the labour colony suddenly got angry and engaged and detained some 100 people, offence but he was not doing so. businessman was extradited to seeking pardon, Saxena said he allowed to go back to their and work at a nearby construc- in stone-pelting. It was a sudden Vastrapur police inspector M M The court listed the matter for India on January 31 last year in would make full disclosure of the native places in the wake of the tion site. They are demanding outburst...not directed at police," Jadeja said. further hearing on June 3. connection with the Rs 3,600- facts within his knowledge. His lockdown. since long that they be sent he said. Nearly 100 suspects "The situation has been The probe agency has chal- crore scam case relating to the statement was recorded in March Joint Commissioner of Police back. When some of them gath- were detained after the incident, brought under control. Two lenged the trial court's order purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters last year after which he was Amit Vishwakarma said migrant ered on road on Monday over he said. Following indiscriminate teargas shells were also lobbed to which refused to cancel his bail from AgustaWestland. granted pardon. workers from different states the same demand, local police stone-pelting by the migrant disperse the mob," he said. Auto driver uses cash saved for wedding on migrants Azim Premji Foundation, NCBS, n PNS PUNE "I saw several people Timber market area in the Maharashtra city. inStem ink pact for Covid testing In a noble gesture, a 30-year-old on roads who could They then set up a kitchen and auto-rickshaw driver, who saved not even afford to started preparing 'chapatis and PNS n BENGALURU testing centres approved by their Rs 2 lakh for his marriage but have one meal and sabji' (flat bread and vegeta- respective Departments, Atomic postponed the ceremony due to bles), which they have been dis- Azim Premji Foundation, the Energy (DAE) and the lockdown, is now using the were struggling to tributing at places where migrant National Centre for Biological Biotechnology (DBT), as per the money to feed migrant labour- survive. I and some of labourers and needy people gath- Sciences (NCBS-TIFR), and the guidelines of the Indian Council ers and those in distress on my friends then er. "Using my auto-rickshaw, we Institute for Stem Cell Science for Medical Research (ICMR), it Pune streets. distribute one-time meal among and Regenerative Medicine was stated. Akshay Kothawale is not just thought of doing people at Maldhakka Chowk (inStem) said on Monday they NCBS-TIFR and inStem are stopping at that, but also helping something to help the near the railway station, have collaborated to augment institutions working on research senior citizens and pregnant daily wagers and Sangamwadi and Yerawada testing infrastructure and facil- in the frontier areas of biology. women by offering them free needy people," he said areas," he said. ities to deal with the COVID- 19 Both employ experimental and rides to clinics in his vehicle, and Since his cash flow is also dry- pandemic. computational approaches in also going around the city creat- ing up fast, Kothawale and his The collaboration is also for the study of molecules, cells, ing awareness on how to stay Talking to PTI, Kothawale, not be appropriate to have the who could not even afford to friends have now decided to conducting research into new organisms, and systems, and protected against the coron- who comes from a humble back- ceremony now, so my fiancee have one meal and were strug- replace 'chapati-sabji' with 'pulao', and innovative methods for test- an Azim Premji Foundation the deployment of stem cells in avirus. ground, said he feels happy to be and I decided to postpone the gling to survive. I and some of my masala rice or sambhar rice, he ing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. statement said. health and disease. With the help of his friends, able to help others in this time of marriage," he said. friends then thought of doing said. "But, we are continuingdis- The partnership would enable The institutions will also Azim Premji Foundation and Kothawale is using the money he crisis. During the lockdown, something to help the daily tribution of food among the free-of-cost testing for COVID- actively research innovative Wipro have committed a sum of saved for his wedding to prepare "While working as an auto- Kothawale was pained to see sev- wagers and needy people," he migrant labourers and those in 19 to a large number of people methods of testing that can Rs 1,125 crore to contribute food for nearly400 people every rickshaw driver, I could save eral poor people, specially said. need," he said. from disadvantaged and margin- potentially help enhance the towards an integrated nation- day. They then go around the city around Rs 2 lakh for my mar- migrant labourers, facing hard- "I decided to use my savings The group intends to contin- alised communities, using country's capacity and speed of wide response to Covid-19 in streets and distribute the food riage, which was scheduled on ships due to no work and no for the cause and some of my ue providing food to people at NCBS-TIFR and inStem's high- COVID-19 testing considerably, coordination with government among migrant labourers and May 25. But, due to the lockdown income. friends also chipped in," said least till May 31 with the help of capacity technical capabilities it said. institutions and civil society poor people. extension, we thought it would "I saw several people on roads Kothawale, who is a resident of the funds they have. and skilled scientific personnel, NCBS-TIFR and In-Stem are partners, the statement said. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | MAY 19, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Too little still The stimulus that came in tranches won’t make for a big In the spirit of federalism push to the economy. Much more is required inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has The Centre’s decision to take charge of the overall operations vis-à-vis COVID-19 is in line with been announcing economic booster Fpackages in small doses over the week- the Constitutional scheme of things. States must cooperate to tide over the Corona crisis end but the fact of the matter is that the stim- ulus just doesn’t seem punchy enough for a big push. Yes, on any other day, policy-driven structural and reformatory changes would have seemed visionary as all of them can only yield results in the long-term and frankly cannot make it past the agenda-setting stage at this moment. But these are turbulent times, the COVID-19 pandemic is severely aggravating A SURYA PRAKASH an already depressed economy and a fund infusion in the form of largescale cash transfers is still needed. Just to galvanise the wheels of the economy that are t may take some more time for the still grunting and gasping. The intended beneficiaries, like migrants, the self-employed COVID-19 pandemic to be brought and small unit owners, are so listless that they cannot wait for processing loans, fully under control in our country and to be eventually eliminated but one thing they need money in hand. Anyway the relief for them has come too little, too is clear, Coronavirus is certain to result late. States, too, need much more to steady the ship from all sides. Yes, mar- Iin a re-ordering of India’s federal structure and ket-borrowing limits for States have been raised from three to five per cent of relations between the Union and the States. While a united national effort is on to tack- the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). But this is contingent on them intro- le the virus, there are a few discordant voic- ducing reforms relating to portability of ration cards though digitisation, power es here and there that question the Union distribution and ease of doing business. This makes much of the agency of deci- Government’s right to issue directions to the States. The nation has never witnessed such sion-making dependent on Central assessment and could be used as a tool for a national health crisis ever before and, there- playing politics. None of these measures makes sense in the absence of demand fore, Constitutional and other legal provisions and the increasing spiral of joblessness means consumer spending is at an all- that exist to deal with an emergency of this kind will, inevitably, have to be deployed. This time low. Without any discernible immediate push to perk up overall infrastruc- means that the “unitary tilt” that is there in ture, there is little scope for job creation, incomes or demand. The Government the Constitution becomes rather pronounced is probably holding back on largescale bank transfers, fearing bad loans and pro- in circumstances such as these. visioning for a deeper trough, but the fact of the matter is that if nothing is done BR Ambedkar, the Chairman of the draft- ing committee of the Constitution, dwelt on to plug the current sink hole, the economy could whoosh down further like quick- the nature of the Indian federation vis-à-vis sand. For all the grandiloquence, the actual fiscal outgo is just a bit over one per other bodies, especially in emergencies, in his cent of the GDP, which is hardly enough to battle an unprecedented crisis such concluding remarks on November 25, 1949, in the Constituent Assembly. He said that to take charge when a disaster Centre’s decision to send inter- eral interests of the country as a as this, when the economy is expected to contract to 12.5 per cent. All pack- there was an allegation that there was too strikes, issue directions and ministerial Central teams to whole. Herein lies the justifica- ages are aimed at pushing banks to extend credit on the basis of Government much centralisation and that the States had ensure compliance. assess the situation on the tion for giving to the Centre cer- guarantees to certain sectors or measures to ease cash flow to companies in been reduced to municipalities. He said this The orders issued by the ground in some districts that tain overriding powers to be view was not only an exaggeration but was Union Home Secretary, who is were suspected to be COVID-19 used in an emergency. “After all, the short run rather than addressing collective anxieties of the economy as a also founded on a misunderstanding of what also the chairperson of the ACCORDING TO KC hotspots in the State. Some what is the obligation imposed whole. While the Finance Minister has put the overall stimulus at `20 lakh crore, the Constitution sought to achieve. National Executive Committee, WHEARE, THE political parties, too, joined the upon the constituent States by the near-term fiscal impact is just `1.7 lakh crore, including free foodgrain, addi- The basic principle of federalism is that regarding the lockdown and the murmur and complained about these emergency powers? No the legislative and the executive authority is measures to be taken to imple- INDIAN the Union Government’s atti- more than this that in an emer- tional DBT, healthcare spending, fund outlay for MSMEs — subordinated debt partitioned between the Centre and the States, ment the same, flow from these tude. However, the Centre’s gency, they should take into con- and equity contribution — EFT support, interest rate subversion for Mudra loans, not by any law to be made by the former but provisions of the DMA. For CONSTITUTION decision to take charge of the sideration alongside their own subsidies under CLSS-MIG, viability gap funding and additional MGNREGA allo- by the Constitution itself. This principle is example, in his March 29 order, ESTABLISHES A overall operations vis-à-vis local interests, the opinions and embodied in the Constitution. Therefore, he the Home Secretary referred to COVID-19 is in line with the interests of the nation as a cation. Some amount would go into creating infrastructure for agriculture and said, the charge that centralisation is defeat- the movement of a large number SYSTEM OF Constitutional scheme devised whole. Only those, who have not allied activities in the longer run. Policy wise, there are quite a few ups in the ing federalism must fail. The second charge of migrants in different parts of GOVERNMENT by Ambedkar and his colleagues understood the problem, can form of emphasis on social infrastructure, rural jobs, turning agriculture into a was that the Centre had been given the power the country and violation of seven decades ago. complain against it.” to override the States. Ambedkar said he lockdown measures on maintain- WHICH IS QUASI The Constitution vests When one reads these robust business model, improving healthcare facilities like setting up infectious “admitted” to this charge and explained that ing social distance and said that FEDERAL. IT IS A residuary power with the Union observations of Ambedkar, one disease blocks in district hospitals and e-learning programmes through satellite the overriding powers do not form the nor- in case of any violation of these Government as also the power realises the depth of his under- channels. All of these will be on a public-private partnership model. There is reg- mal features of the Constitution. He said, directions, the States and Union UNITARY STATE to override the States in an standing and his foresight. He “their use and operations are expressly con- Territories should take necessary WITH SUBSIDIARY emergency. According to KC knew his country and his peo- ulatory relief for entrepreneurs to encourage investment and reduce public sec- fined to emergencies only.” action. The order also made it Wheare, a noted Constitutional ple very well. He could anticipate tor monopoly except in strategic sectors. Structural reforms in coal, minerals, He obviously had in mind not only the explicitly clear that the district FEDERAL FEATURES authority, the Indian the problems that could arise in defence production, civil aviation, power distribution, space and atomic energy articles in the Constitution regarding the magistrates and the superinten- RATHER THAN A Constitution establishes a system a national emergency in a coun- proclamation of an emergency among other dents of police in the districts of Government which is quasi- try that is as diverse as India. are definitely welcome but have long-term gestation. We know how long coal things but also the powers vested in the Centre “will be personally liable for the FEDERAL STATE federal. It is “a unitary State with Currently, 42 political parties block auctions, which have been allowed, take and the procedural bungling that in the Union List and the Concurrent List in implementation of these direc- WITH SUBSIDIARY subsidiary federal features rather run the States and Union happens in between. FDI limits have gone up but one hopes that foreign and Indian the Seventh Schedule to make laws to deal tions and lockdown measures than a federal state with sub- Territories and are tugging in firms can help develop a local industry and get some tech transfers. An addi- with emergency situations. For example, item issued under the above-men- UNITARY FEATURES. sidiary unitary features.” Ivor different directions with regard 23 under the Concurrent List in the Seventh tioned orders.” Jennings, too, concluded that the to the plans to fight this epidem- tional `40,000 crore has finally been allocated to MGNREGA to generate more Schedule gives the Union Government the This, to ensure that the IVOR JENNINGS, Indian Constitution “is a feder- ic. Only a strong centralising work for returning migrants but that doesn’t address the chronic labour short- power to make law with respect to “preven- orders are not flouted because TOO, CONCLUDED ation with a strong centralising force with adequate consulta- ages at vacant SEZs and the urban economies. That’s where the demand is. tion of the extension from one State to anoth- generally, the district magistrates tendency.” tions (the Prime Minister has er of infectious and contagious diseases or and superintendents of police are THAT THE INDIAN In his concluding remarks, held several rounds of discus- A crisis provides a rare opportunity for structural reform and an impetus to pests affecting men, animals and plants.” drawn from the Central services CONSTITUTION IS A Ambedkar was emphatic with sions with the Chief Ministers) the Government to think out of the box without being hemmed in. Seemingly done In the light of this epidemic and the coor- and they are well acquainted with FEDERATION WITH A regard to the tilt towards a between the Union and the for the poorest, the Government has just rescued them temporarily without pro- dinated national effort that is on, one can see the consequences of non-compli- strong Centre in certain contin- States can help tackle this prob- the Disaster Management Act (DMA) as one ance in these matters. Apart STRONG gencies. He said that in the opin- lem. We owe it to our founding viding them long-term comfort as growth is projected to dip in key sectors. Right which enables the Centre to evolve a nation- from the provisions in the ion of the vast majority of the fathers for creating the now, the focus seems to be on attracting investment but boosting demand means al policy and a plan of action to handle the Concurrent List and the DMA, CENTRALISING people, the residual loyalty of the Constitutional mechanism to innovative responses and interventions to specific problems and sectors and get current COVID-19 crisis. the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, TENDENCY citizen in an emergency must be cope with this pandemic and This Act defines a disaster as “a catastro- also arms the Centre with pow- to the Centre and not to the con- national emergency. each moving lest they clog up the economy as a whole. Promises can be made phe, mishap, calamity or grave occur- ers to handle such epidemics. stituent States. For, it is only the (The writer is an author spe- anytime but how many can be actualised overnight? Such is the crisis that only rence…..” Several of its provisions, including However, the State of West Centre that can work for a cialising in democracy studies. increased Government spending can work now, considering that most Sections 6, 10 and 35, empower the Centre Bengal took objection to the common end and for the gen- Views expressed are personal.) Governments around the world, some of whom have been tight-fisted, too, are doing so. S O U N D BITE Whenever there is a terror- The film industry will chalk Playing cricket in an empty The fiscal stimulus package ist attack on our soil, out a pandemic-proof plan to stadium is like marriage with- is hopelessly inadequate Pakistan should be wor- function and be safe. I am out a bride. We need crowds given the gravity of the eco- Soulless sport ried. It has to stop abetting optimistic that we will bounce to play games. I hope the nomic crisis as it amounts terrorism in India and it back with more relevant con- Corona situation will be to only `1.86 crore, which Top-flight sport Bundeslig resumed behind closed doors has to get out of worries. tent and suitable formats. normalised within a year. is 0.91 per cent of the GDP.

this weekend. But without the audience, it isn’t the same Chief of the Air Staff Actor Former Pakistan pacer Congress leader he German premier football league, the —RKS Bhadauria —Anil Kapoor —Shoaib Akhtar —P Chidambaram Bundesliga, the first major sports league Tin the world to open up after the Coronavirus pandemic if one discounts L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR Korean baseball and some other smaller leagues, played its first games this weekend Address loopholes must exercise voluntary safety to COVID exposes the real migrant story keep the spread of the disease in in two months since the virus struck the world. check. They must venture out of The games were entertaining, a lot of goals Sir — The COVID-19 pandem- wenty-five migrant workers, who lost their lives in a their homes only when necessary. were scored and the celebrations were prop- ic has led to the dilemma of life trailer-truck collision in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya dis- The succour is that awareness vs livelihood for Governments, Ttrict, six migrant workers who were killed when a truck regarding the need to maintain erly socially distanced with a few exceptions Central and States, as well as the overturned in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, 16 migrant social distancing has grown. Since here and there when the excitement of scor- citizens. The problem is exacer- workers who were killed on the tracks in Maharashtra’s there is no cure for the virus and ing a goal made players forget the times we bated due to the absence of basic Aurangabad and many more who fell prey to accidents the economy, too, cannot be kept income and food security facili- and exhaustion were our compatriots. Had the lockdown in limbo, people must cooperate are in. Some players were not able to follow ties for migrant workers. With been adequately planned, keeping in mind the financial with the Government by follow- the guidelines or contain themselves after scoring. Yet, while the return of the most workers taking a train support and transport facilities the workers would need, ing all safety protocols. In the top-flight sport is welcome and it might help other leagues across the world for- home, the migrant crisis will such tragedies could have been avoided. It is incompre- absence of any cure or vaccine, we come to haunt the country’s hensible as to why the Government remains unmoved and will be living a dangerous life. Any mulate their plans for a return, the fact of the matter is that without crowds, sports development paradigm as these unruffled by such tragedies and refuses to help strand- laxity on our part and we will is not the same. Take the game at Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park for example, workers are the wheels of the ed and cash-strapped migrant workers. Interminable lip have to pay a huge penalty. where the famous “yellow wall” is a place where tens and thousands of sup- urban economy. service does not help. The 100 million-strong migrant workers form a con- Katuru Durga Prasad Rao Moreover, according to the Transportation of the migrant workers is a doable siderable part of the country’s workforce. They earn Hyderabad porters jumping up and down in unison lend the stadium an atmosphere that 2011 census, there were 45 crore task and well within the capacity of the Government wages by working in the construction industry, facto- makes it hostile to visiting teams. Watching that game in an empty park felt wrong. internal migrants, who account- machinery. But for this, it must have the will. The mighty ries and farms and doing other sundry work that come Safety first While empty stands might make little or no difference to Test Cricket match- ed for 37 per cent of the popula- Indian State is resourceful enough to take care of the their way. They belong to the unorganised informal econ- tion. In this context, the Centre’s migrant workers. If this involves some expenditure, the omy and don’t have unions or organisations to voice es, where audience numbers have been a challenge for years, save the occa- plan to roll out the one nation, one Government must bear it. Besides, the differential treat- their grievances or fight for their rights. The pandemic Sir — It will be good if the States sional game at Kolkata, sports without live audiences is not on. While ticket receipts ration card scheme is welcome. ment based on social class is all too apparent. Sadly, has given visibility to migrant workers and their vulner- agree to open up public transport. from stadia account for a diminishing proportion of sales as television revenues This programme is meant for the the Government spared no expense to fly home Indians ability. There can be no act more patriotic than caring The general public needs public welfare of migrant workers. But stranded abroad. It seems to have forsaken migrant work- for migrant workers and others in untold misery. transport, including buses, metro, keep climbing, the fact is that even television viewers missed the crowds. Without loopholes remain. The package ers and developed a certain mental resistance to their G David Milton cabs and auto rickshaws. But at the ambient noise and the sudden excitement when a goal is scored or a six is provides for the distribution of needless deaths. Maruthancode the same time, the safety of the hit, how can sports be fun even to the television viewer? Yes, we are living in foodgrains only. It does little to citizens, too, will have to be incredible times where things will take time to adjust and maybe smaller crowds address the plight of those worst ensured through social distancing affected. And it’s not just a mat- Together, we can States by allowing them to decide and devising COVID-19 manage- and other guidelines. will be a fact of life but it seems strange. The fact is that the return of major sports ter of losing livelihoods. Workers on the reopening of all commer- ment strategies on the other. Sweta is a sign of normalisation and people need that comfort. The new “normal” may have lost lives in an attempt to cial activities. The onus is now on It’s a do-or-die situation not Via email be a much-abused term now but if the new normal of sports will be so soul- reunite with their family. Sir — The Union Government the State Governments to prepare only for the Central and State Gautam SR has taken the right decision to a roadmap for a safe resumption Governments but also for the Send your feedback to: less, is it worth it? Bhopal vest greater powers with the of the economy on the one hand people of this country. Citizens [email protected] HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | MAY 19, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Lifelong POINTCOUNTERPOINT I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THE CONGRESS PARTY TO WHY DID THEY SEND BUSES TO UP BORDER INSTEAD lessons RUN 1,000 BUSES FOR OUR BROTHERS OF MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO BRING THE MIGRANTS AND SISTERS WALKING HOME. DIRECTLY FROM CONGRESS-RULED STATES TO UP? The present crisis has shown us how even —UP CONGRESS LEADER —UP BJP SPOKESMAN sending citizens to their hometowns can become a grave challenge PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA CHANDRAMOHAN Power up the rural economy REVA NAYYAR ven if we decide to go back several decades, the temperatures in India is home to abundant non-conventional energy sources such as the sun, water and wind India from February to May have not been as temperate as they Ehave been this year. There is an unusual peace in the atmosphere, that can be harnessed to supply reliable electricity to households and micro-enterprises a clarity so that we can see the blue sky and stars without squinting. The air was always free but was it so pure in our urban spaces? Let us try to understand how the miracle has come to pass. An educated guess would lead us to deduce that this happened since the shutdown caused all vehicles, construction and industrial work to be halted. When trains, airplanes and all automobiles stop, fossil fuel neither sells nor burns, leading to reduction in air pollution. The shutdown actually did this for us. To verify the truth, let us observe nature carefully when we resume our normal pace of life after we come out of the lockdown. Also, there are those that are keeping track of the purity of river waters and changes in the ozone layer. A close monitoring of all indicators before and after the shutdown would be an interesting study. Perhaps many weather- men could take up a doctoral thesis on this and advocates of climate JAIDEEP MUKHERJI change could rejoice for a bit. The confirmation of this narrative can be studied in slow stages as the lockdown lifts and life comes back to nor- he pandemic and the resultant lockdowns put mal with the return of pollution and reduced air quality in cities. a temporary stop to economic activities The answer to the above is not to criticise but to be able to man- Tacross the globe, impacting millions of peo- age industrial/construction/transportation and other activities while imple- ple and their livelihoods. The Asian Development menting all pollution control measures which are already in the statute Bank (ADB) estimates this loss to be around $4 tril- book but are not being implemented. There are appropriate watchdogs lion, which is nearly five per cent of the global Gross like the National Green Tribunal, Pollution Control Boards and emission Domestic Product (GDP). As a young, developing nation with 65.97 per cent of the population still control authorities who must do their jobs earnestly and sincerely. Random residing in the villages, the pandemic not only test- cutting down of forests is a luxury we cannot afford, nor is illegal min- ed India’s economic resilience but also exposed the ing or burning of wood and coal as fuel for cooking. growing urban-rural divide and income inequali- AS WE SEEK We will weaken as a species if we do not safeguard our habitat our- ty. As we continue to step up our fight against the TO REBUILD selves. We need clean air to breathe, pure food to eat and clean water Coronavirus, we are certain that the post-pandem- THE RURAL to drink, if we are to grow up healthy with an innate immunity acquired ic world would be different from what we left behind. ECONOMY, by fighting infections from time to time. We will weaken our immune The rebuilding exercise should, therefore, begin with RELIABLE system if we depend wholly on medical aid. Today, our children are born rural India — where, as Mahatma Gandhi said, “The ELECTRICITY unable to survive the polluted air and unable to fight lung and other infec- soul of India lives.” WILL PLAY A tions, especially in urban slums. We must learn a lesson from this pan- Rural India has always found it challenging to unleash its economic potential due to a variety of CRUCIAL demic and write an account for posterity. Our grandchildren or their chil- fiscal and social factors. A major reason among them ROLE IN dren must never make our mistakes. This year has cost us precious is the continued unavailability of reliable power. Per PROMOTING lives and the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down yet. We will capita electricity consumption in rural areas still MICRO- work hard to control it. We will surely find a vaccine and we resolve to remains significantly low due to erratic power sup- ENTERPRISES, mend and rebuild our environment tree by tree and brick by brick. ply. Research data show that there is a strong pos- DOUBLING Practically speaking, for our country an honest beginning would be itive correlation between economic development and FARMER INCOMES to allocate a larger percentage of our Budgets for health infrastructure electricity consumption. For example, China start- AND CREATING and education; for rural health services both at the district and village ed growing at double digit when the demand and SUSTAINABLE JOB tricity in regions where grid-connected tion in the post-pandemic world. India’s al productivity with availability of low-cost panchayat levels. In all our years of planning expenditure, there was scarce- consumption of power in rural areas doubled and OPPORTUNITIES. power has not found its way yet. A recent healthcare preparedness was found to be irrigation technologies. For example, ly even a mention of medical/health allocation in the National Five-Year the small-scale businesses expanded rapidly. survey on the impact of COVID-19 in inadequate during our fight against the rural households that would sell paddy at Similarly, rural India, too, has a growing demand THE CUMULATIVE mini-grid villages of Uttar Pradesh (UP) COVID-19 pandemic. Primary health a low price earlier sell hulled rice as there Plans. for reliable electricity but due to supply side con- IMPACT OF and Bihar revealed that 90 per cent of the centres, which approximately serve 65 per is an electricity-powered rice huller in the In the first few decades after Independence, the Five-Year Plans spoke straints, this demand remains partially unfulfilled. IMPROVED rural households trust mini-grids for reli- cent of the rural populations, need to be village. These are few of the examples of mainly of industrial growth, capital growth, capital goods expansion, agri- How do we address the challenge and ensure HEALTHCARE, able power supply. However, despite modernised with state-of-the-art infra- the transformative impact of reliable culture growth, food self-sufficiency, rural electrification, growth rates reliable power for all? We must strengthen the last- MODERNISED mini-grids becoming a trusted source of structure, especially uninterrupted power electricity supply. Modernising agriculture and poverty alleviation but not a word on health, health education, research mile power delivery system, which is largely dom- AGRICULTURE reliable electricity for rural India, they supply. Reliable supply can provide cru- will unlock myriad employment and and development in medicine. It was only in the Ninth Five-Year Plan at inated by State-run Distribution Companies (DIS- PRACTICES AND often run the risk of reverse migration of cial support to critical functions of these business opportunities for rural India. the turn of the millennium that we see visible mention of allocation for COMS). But as DISCOMS continue to remain RISE IN RURAL customers to centralised grids when the health centres, especially during medical Big push to micro and small busi- healthcare, nutrition and education. Thereafter allocations were contin- trapped in mounting losses and operational ineffi- ENTERPRISES necessary infrastructure is available. emergencies. The survey also revealed that nesses: Formalisation of the rural econ- ued but not in any meaningful way. They remained at just one to three ciencies, last-mile power delivery has taken a back- WILL BE This concern, however, can be a majority of the rural households depend omy is an essential step in providing nec- per cent of the total Plan. To be truly meaningful they need to be any- seat. The DISCOMs, therefore, need to streamline addressed by integrating mini-grids with on community health centres for their essary infrastructural support to budding and strengthen their distribution networks with SIGNIFICANT centralised ones to provide enhanced medical needs. Inadequate and irregular micro and small businesses. Reliable where between seven to 10 per cent of the Budget, like in some Western greater focus on enhancing customer satisfaction, AND WILL ENABLE access to electricity supply. A fully-inte- supply of electricity may affect their electricity supply encourages creation economies. Fifty years of neglect have led to occasional spends on health- timely complaint redressal, regularised billing RURAL grated power system is an optimal solu- functioning with critical implications for and expansion of new businesses in rural care without the strong foundation of core health services. processes and transparency in finances at all levels. INDIA’S tion for electrifying un-electrified villages rural populations. Electrifying and mod- areas and can potentially open the door As a result, India could not expand health services especially for Addressing challenges such as power theft and billing TRANSFORMATION with reliable power. Integrated power sup- ernising the health centres will, therefore, for greater economic activity and invest- the poor, women and children, in short, the most vulnerable. This impact- inadequacies can help DISCOMS enhance their INTO A ply models can minimise the cost by intro- be a key step towards rebuilding the econ- ments. Villages with access to reliable elec- ed hugely the mother and child mortality rate which did not reduce sat- delivery efficiency. HUB OF ECONOMIC ducing efficient planning, investment omy and reshaping the lifestyle of rural tricity have already seen the emergence of isfactorily. We know how an illness can lead to impoverishment. Every In addition, the proposed amendments to the ACTIVITY and operation of assets with significant populations. Millions of dollars can be micro enterprises such as training centres rupee saved in healthcare is an additional household income for food Electricity Act, 2003, particularly the unlicenced sub- economies of scale. Ghana, for example, saved if rural populations have access to for computer skills, coaching institutes and and other essentials. We realise today that neglecting the health of peo- distribution and payment security mechanism, will built an integrated grid, providing power high quality healthcare services. This will travel agencies. The income levels of ple is as much a problem as hurting the environment. The largest seg- boost private sector investments in the distribution to 85 per cent of its urban population and not only have a lasting economic impact households engaged in small business have sector, reduce their losses and strengthen operational 41 per cent of the rural population. on health delivery but will lead to better witnessed a steady increase, too. These are ment of a nation is humanity. If healthy and empowered, they are a valu- efficiencies of DISCOMS. Private investments will Integrated power systems can speed up the social outcomes such as improved health replicable models that can be extended to able asset. If weak and unproductive, they are a liability, as the present not only help DISCOMS deal with financial stress rural electrification process and ensure and hygiene. other villages and reliable power can help times have shown. Not only do our people lack healthcare, they also but will enhance the quality of services and healthy reliable supply. Modernising agriculture: Farming rural India unleash its economic poten- need food and shelter. We must never forget that poverty is the great- competition. This will ultimately have a transfor- The health and economic crises trig- remains the primary source of livelihood tial. est polluter, so until we make poverty history, we have miles to go to mative impact on last-mile power delivery and gered by the pandemic clearly underline for nearly 65 per cent of Indians. Yet, agri- As we seek to rebuild the rural econ- provide healthcare for all. Nations have millions of choices on how to ensure access to reliable power for rural households. the significance of providing reliable culture productivity is significantly low in omy, reliable electricity will play a crucial spend. There are priorities in budgets which cannot be postponed. The India is home to abundant non-conventional power for all critical rural infrastructure India and accounts for only 15.4 per cent role in promoting micro-enterprises, utility of money for India is very high if spent on strengthening human energy sources such as solar, water and wind that such as health centres, micro-enterprises of the GDP. The growth in agriculture has doubling farmer incomes and creating sus- resources and capital. Many exciting projects for redesigning our Capital can be effectively harnessed to supply reliable elec- and schools. Productive uses of energy been moderate in the past decade at near- tainable job opportunities. The cumula- city or sending space ships to Mars and the Moon could cede space tricity to rural households and micro-enterprises. such as for irrigation, small businesses, tai- ly three per cent per annum. Critical func- tive impact of improved healthcare, mod- Renewable energy provides low-cost power mod- loring, food storage and so on will further tions such as irrigation, harvesting, post- ernised agriculture practices and rise in to urgent needs of the nation. If we choose wisely, we will not only make els and can be deployed even in remote areas despite ensure adequate livelihood options for harvest handling and storage, all require rural enterprises will be significant and will India stronger but build an edifice were the foundation stones will not the geographical barriers. Expansion of renewable rural communities with greater econom- reliable power supply. In regions where enable rural India’s transformation into a disintegrate. The present crisis has shown us how even sending citi- energy-based mini-grids in rural India can be fur- ic resilience. rainfall is scanty, groundwater is the hub of economic activity. A new India is zens to their hometowns can become a grave challenge. This summer ther incentivised and be provided additional poli- How will reliable electricity help main source of irrigation. Electricity waiting to be born out of the COVID-19 holds a promise as it imparts a lifelong lesson. cy support for generation and distribution of elec- rural India rebuild its economy? demand in rural India is majorly driven pandemic. (The writer is former Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child tricity at affordable rates to rural households. Rural healthcare: This is a key area by irrigation. Villages with access to elec- (The writer is Chief Executive Officer Development) Mini-grids serve as the primary source of elec- that will lead to a new economic revolu- tricity have seen an uptick in agricultur- of Smart Power India) The tiger must stop the dragon India must consider BRICS as just an economic interest group and not allow China to use it for retooling global fora like the UN lation while the UNSC is the premier came after the US decided to put on accusing each other of irresponsible ing like BRICS fuelled hopes for a mul- deployed underwater drones and ships wide. Taiwan has been able to push forum for all discussions and collec- hold all funding for the WHO. The handling of the pandemic. tipolar world, but it is not what meets in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), back against COVID-19 effectively. tive action against threats to peace and move has raised questions regarding The Trump administration has the eye when it comes to China’s per- which are capable of conducting sub- The methods and practices could be security around the world. COVID-19 US priorities in the competition questioned its global commitments, as ception of a multipolar world. marine and anti-submarine operations. used globally but it might not be pos- has not spared any country, developed against Beijing: America First vs mul- mentioned above, which has led to China’s strategies and motivation The takeaway from this particular inci- sible as China intervenes in global or developing, which begs the ques- tilateral cooperation. Critics of the China taking the lead. China has start- are inspired by its rich history of inter- dent is China’s increasing capabilities forums and opposes its inclusion. tion, does China truly support multi- Trump administration do agree that ed contributing more to the UN and nal warfare, strife, and foreign occu- when it is looking to expand its pres- The New Development Bank of lateralism on the world stage? the WHO was deferential to China at has used this to put its top Communist pation. The Stratagems of Warring ence in the IOR. In both cases, the BRICS has loaned $15 billion to boost In October 2019, US President the start of the crisis but holding out Party officials to fill its leadership posts. States (an ancient Chinese text of Indian Army and the Navy respective- the grouping’s economies. Further Donald Trump in the United Nations on the funding seems to defeat the pur- Chinese nationals now head a quarter manipulation and warfare) explains ly declined to comment to the press. on, a Vaccine Research and AAYUSH MOHANTY General Assembly (UNGA) said: “The pose, as it gives China more sway in of the UN’s specialised agencies. The that the natural world is hierarchical, China’s credibility has been under Development Centre is being consid- future doesn’t belong to globalists. The global multilateral forums. The sus- US backing out of the Human Rights and systems without a rule are tran- the scanner as a future global leader ered by the grouping to find a cure for n the last week of April, the Foreign future belongs to patriots.” The state- pension of funds might or might not Council, suspending funding to the sitional. This is the opposite of what due to the accusations of mismanage- COVID-19. The initiatives by BRICS Ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, ment echoed what he said a year ear- be removed later but the Trump WHO, might lead to ceding ground to Beijing claims when they say that they ment of handling COVID-19. The are commendable but the problems IChina, and South Africa (BRICS) lier while addressing the UNGA: “We administration’s proposed budget for the Chinese. Although there is low look forward to a multipolar world aggressiveness on the Line of Actual between India and China, along with held a video-conference to discuss reject the ideology of globalism and we 2021 calls for voluntary contributions confidence in China’s role as a global where the US is the first among Control and the IOR and the US aver- Beijing’s ambitions and interventions BRICS’ handling of COVID-19. embrace the doctrine of patriotism.” to be reduced by half for the WHO. leader but in the future, a clash of lib- equals. Chinese officials in the UN and sion to multilateralism put India in a in global forums, curtail its effective- Around a week later, the United The US, under the Trump administra- The US’ reason for stalling the eral values with the Communist Party other public forums since 2005 have tight spot. During the G-20 video con- ness to provide alternate solutions, Nations Security Council (UNSC) tion, has had a mixed history of aver- UNSC resolution is that it wants of China’s interest and values cannot spoken a lot about da tong, which has ference in March, Prime Minister especially when BRICS is supposed to Chair, Estonia, criticised the council’s sion towards multilateralism, which “transparency” added into the French be ruled out. been translated as a “commonwealth” Narendra Modi called for structural facilitate the Global South approach to COVID-19. The criticism started with Trump’s election campaign and Tunisian “compromise” resolution Can BRICS fill the void left by the or “an era of hierarchy” but, the bet- reform of the WHO. India has been Cooperation. India should start con- comes at a time when the US and based on the notion of “America on COVID-19. The other way the US US? There are two reasons as to why ter translation of da tong is “an era of approached by Taiwan to support its sidering BRICS just as an economic China have stalled any contagion res- First” (also his campaign slogan). is considering for passing the resolu- BRICS cannot fill the US’ shoes. The unipolar dominance.” bid to participate in the World Health interest group, in light of recent events olution to be passed. BRICS members The US has more than one mil- tion is a refashioned language forma- first one is, BRICS when it was formu- The second reason is the tensions Assembly, which is the WHO’s parent on the border and the IOR, while not Russia and South Africa backed lion COVID-19 cases, which is the tion on transparency along with drop- lated was seen as an intersection of on the India-China border. Multiple organisation. China is not in favour of allowing China to use the grouping as China’s bid to block discussions in the highest in the world. Trump has not ping any reference to the WHO. South-South cooperation. The group- soldiers on both sides have been Taiwan’s participation in the WHO a strategic device to promote retool- UNSC in late March. The events in the shied away from criticising China, and China is using this opportunity to ing was perceived to bring about injured during a skirmish along the meeting in Geneva on May 18. The cri- ing of global fora like the UN. UNSC and the discussions in the also the World Health Organisation, block any resolution on COVID-19. noticeable changes to the existing boundary in North Sikkim near the sis created by COVID-19 has pushed (The writer is a Research Associate BRICS are a mismatch. BRICS repre- (WHO) going as far as calling it “… The US and Chinese Ambassadors to security paradigm and bring notable Naku La sector. Added to this, in late liberal values to its limits and has led at the VIF. The views expressed are per- sents 43 per cent of the world’s popu- China’s PR agency.” The statement the UN were involved in a twitter spat changes to the world order. A group- March, it was reported that China had to an anti-globalisation wave world- sonal) HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | MAY 19, 2020 money 08

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Nissan Motor India said. The loans are payable four tranches of the stimulus Experts said that the Modi the fallout of the coronavirus But the company's technol- Managing Director Rakesh within a period of one to three package, focussed on credit government may have touted a pandemic had slammed the ogy licensing and royalty rev- Srivastava. years with flexible repayment line to small businesses mega Rs 21 lakh crore stimulus value of its sprawling invest- enues may drop due to Arm, The new Kicks includes options. The bank's general and new fund creations package to deal with the fallout ments. which provides microproces- features such as vehicle stabil- manager D Vijay Kumar said: SENSEX NIFTY 50 to be shouldered by of COVID-19 outbreak on the Tokyo-based SoftBank had sors and other technology and ity management system, elec- "We understand the depth of banks and finan- economy but the actual bud- reported a profit of 1.4 trillion is also part of SoftBank's oper- tronic stability control, trac- the issues our customers are 30028.98 8823.25 cial institutions getary outgo is just Rs 2.02 lakh yen the previous fiscal year. Its ations, due to pandemic-relat- tion control system, and a hill currently facing due to the 313.6 (-3.43%) with very little crore or less than 10 per cent of sales for the fiscal year inched ed disruptions. start assist, and cruise control, COVID-19 pandemic and they -1068.75 (-3.44%) extra budget the total package. up 1 per cent to 6.2 trillion yen SoftBank's chief executive, among others, the company are in need of immediate (USD 58 billion). It did not Masayoshi Son, told reporters said. credit support to meet their immediately break down quar- the company was facing The latest version of the emergency needs. terly results or give a forecast “unprecedented challenges” compact SUV also comes ‘Pernicious' US for the fiscal year through because of the pandemic. with standard two years or ‘Apparel export industry should March 2021. But he said some business- 50,000 km warranty that can chip restrictions On top of WeWork's poor es such as Chinese e-com- be extended up to five years performance, the company merce giant Alibaba and Arm or one lakh km at an attrac- be treated at par with MSME’ suffered damage to the value hold great potential, and the tive price besides free road- threaten economy of Uber and other holdings in stock value of SoftBank's hold- side assistance subscription PNS n NEW DELHI its portfolio. The pandemic is ings has fallen but has stead- for two years available in PNS n SHENZHEN (CHINA) adding to uncertainties. ied. “I realize I am giving over 1,500 cities, Nissan Vedanta's oil and Reeling under the impact of The merger of Sprint with excuses, and the extreme eco- Motor India said. gas head Ajay COVID-19 pandemic, appar- Chinese technology giant T-Mobile in the U.S. was com- nomic hardships from this el exporters on Monday urged Huawei on Monday assailed pleted April 1, in one bit of 'corona-shock' are very real,” Dixit quits the government to treat the the latest US move to cut it off good news. Son said. SoftBank bailed out New Delhi: Billionaire Anil labour-intensive sector at par from semiconductor suppli- The pandemic was not WeWork last year, and severed Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd's oil with MSMEs. ers as a "pernicious" attack expected to affect SoftBank's ties with its co-founder Adam and gas division Cairn CEO In a letter to Prime Minister that will sow chaos in the telecommunications business, Neumann, whose reported Ajay Dixit has decided to hang Narendra Modi, Apparel global technology sector and such as mobile phone services lavish living has tarnished the up his boots at month-end, Export Promotion Council of other industries. in Japan. As people stay home brand. Its IPO was ditched, the fifth chief executive to quit India (AEPC) Chairman A The Commerce to help curb the spread of the and SoftBank has shelved its the firm since it was taken Sakthivel said the sector is fac- Department said on Friday it coronavirus, they tend to use tender offer. over by the mining baron eight ing huge losses due to nonpay- employers of the country exporters lost huge money by was tightening sanctions on years back. Dixit, who was ment of export bills and can- employing 12.9 million people booking forward contracts and Huawei -- seen by appointed CEO of Cairn Oil cellation of orders. directly. He also said the ben- we feel that the loss can be con- Washington as a security risk and Gas in mid-April last year, “We would request that the efits related with Employees' verted into a working capital- -- to include denying access has decided not to seek an apparel exporting industry Provident Fund (EPF) should term loan with repayment in to semiconductor designs ‘Bharat Coking Coal struggling to pay extension of his contract when may be treated at par with the be extended to the sector, irre- three years with a 6 per cent developed using US software it comes to an end at the end MSME sector as we work on spective of the number of interest rate," he added. and technology. of the month, sources with wafer-thin margins of 4-5 per workers employed and more Sakthivel further suggested The company had with- salaries, needs help for recovery’ direct knowledge of the cent," Sakthivel said. specifically to cover all the that the facility of granting held immediate comment, development said. It wasn't Domestic exporters have a apparel exporting units, since additional working capital to but came out swinging on PNS n NEW DELHI immediately known why Dixit huge pile-up of inventories they are highly labour intensive all MSMEs without collateral Monday. quit. When contacted, a because of lockdown in sever- with a huge women work- may also be granted to all "The decision was arbitrary As Coal India's arm Bharat company spokesperson said a al countries, he said adding the force. apparel exporting industries and pernicious and threatens Coking Coal struggles to pay statement is likely shortly. industry is one of the largest "A large number of our irrespective of their size. to undermine the entire the salaries of its employees, an (technology) industry world- association of serving and wide," a Huawei spokesman retired executives of the said. maharatna firm has sought Rupee settles Pricol resumes Huawei, which has largely government's help and urged weathered an escalating 18- for a suitable package for the 33 paise lower month campaign by the recovery of the subsidiary. operations at Trump administration to iso- Bharat Coking Coal (BCCL) at 75.91 against late it internationally, said its is struggling for fund salaries to Andhra-based business "will inevitably be its 42,000 employees due to finds itself in a position to help crore on levies and input costs. US dollar affected" by the new non-payment/part payment these affected PSUs to come out The total dues from power facility American salvo. from customers in the last few of woods, the association said companies have crossed Rs PNS n MUMBAI weeks, All India Association of seeking a suitable package for 3,200 crore, one of the highest PNS n NEW DELHI Coal Executives (AIACE) has BCCL's recovery. among subsidiaries, due to liq- The rupee plummeted 33 paise said in a letter dated May 17, As per rough estimates, uidity crisis faced by electrici- to close at 75.91 (provisional) Auto components maker 2020, to Coal Minister Pralhad AIACE said, Bharat Coking ty generators during the lock- against the US dollar on Pricol on Monday said it has Joshi. Coal Ltd usually receives down, it noted. The entire Monday, tracking weak resumed operations at its “Under the circumstances, it around Rs 1,000 crore from working capital has been spent domestic equities and foreign Andhra Pradesh-based plant is requested to help create a sus- consumers every month. Out of on producing and supplying fund outflows. Forex traders in a phased manner. tainable recovery method so this, Rs 450 crore is spent on coal to state-owned customers said rising crude oil prices and Airtel launches work According to the direc- that the central government salaries and another Rs 450 on credit, it said. concerns about the effective- tives issued by central and ness of the fiscal stimulus state governments, the com- package also weighed on from home solution pany has re-started opera- investor sentiment. Besides, tions at its Sri City (Andhra market participants said the PNS n NEW DELHI become the new normal for Pradesh)-based facility from Six workers at Oppo Noida factory tested covid positive extension of the nationwide millions of Indian profession- Monday in a phased, Pricol PNS n NEW DELHI available with the Gautam places the safety of all our lockdown could weigh on the Airtel Business on Monday als. "Airtel Work@Home said in a regulatory filing. Budh (GB) Nagar police, the employees and citizens at the economic outlook of the coun- launched 'Work@Home' solu- comes in the form of essential With this, all of the com- Chinese smartphone maker officer told PTI that six work- forefront, we had not only try. tions for enterprises, and said and add-on bundles and pany's plants are now partial- Oppo has suspended opera- ers at the Noida plant of Oppo undertaken COVID-19 tests The local unit opened that the offering is geared to allows business to customise ly operational, it added. tions at Noida factory after its have been tested covid-19 pos- for all employees at the manu- sharply lower at 75.85, then lost enable employees to operate their own plans," it said. Pricol, which has 11 facil- six workers were found to be itive. When contacted, Oppo facturing facility in Greater further ground to finally settle efficiently and securely from Airtel Business Director ities in India and overseas, infected by coronavirus, a India said that the company Noida but also suspended all at 75.91 against the US dollar, their homes. Airtel Business, and CEO Ajay Chitkara said, manufactures components senior Gautam Budh Nagar had obtained permission from operations at the plant. We are down 33 paise over its previ- the business-to-business arm "These are unprecedented for all kinds of automobiles, police officer confirmed on the state authorities to resume undertaking stringent mea- ous close. It had settled at 75.58 of Bharti Airtel, said in a times and businesses are including two-wheelers, four- Monday. screening of all employees who production, following the sures to keep the employees against the US dollar on Friday. statement that the solution adapting to the evolving envi- wheelers and commercial The company had resumed were asked to join the work. MHA directive. safe," the company said in a The government on Sunday enables a secure and seamless ronment with new way of vehicles. operations on Friday with Based on the information "As an organisation that statement. extended the coronavirus lock- 'office-like experience at home' working." down for two more weeks by offering connectivity, col- For a large proportion of with the fourth phase provid- laboration tools and security as employees, working from their ing more relaxations outside an integrated solution, at a homes is set to become the the containment zones. time when work for home has new normal, he said. Swiggy to lay off 1,100 employees due to Covid-19 PNS n NEW DELHI The core food delivery business has Food ordering and delivery been severely impacted and will stay Kia Motors resumes operations at platform Swiggy on Monday impacted over the short term said it is laying off 1,100 employees across grades and Anantapur manufacturing facility functions in cities and the "We need to hence prepare the next 18 months. The head office over the next few to come out stronger on the biggest impact here is on the PNS n NEW DELHI its facilities, putting all safety days due to the impact of other side by continuing to cloud kitchens business, with measures in place for the well- coronavirus pandemic on its build on capabilities that will many unknowns about vol- Kia Motors India on Monday being of its employees and ven- business, including cloud help us make the most of the umes through the year, he said it has resumed production dors. "These are unprecedent- kitchens. opportunity when things are added. "While this crisis has at its Anantapur-based plant ed conditions and we are com- In an email to all employees, better again," he added. impacted our core business after putting in place a compre- mitted to adapting to the new Swiggy Co-founder & CEO "We also need to build a negatively, there is no doubt hensive regime of safety mea- norms of the world while we Sriharsha Majety said, "Today much leaner organisation and that we are now at an inflection sures. work towards normalcy," Kia is one of the saddest days for reduce costs to be able to with- point for the penetration of The facility commenced ating on a single shift basis and Motors India MD and CEO Swiggy as we have to go preparedness for the road for this decision. stand any further risks from the digital commerce and home operations on May 8 after get- operations will begin in full Kookhyun Shim said. through an unfortunate down- ahead, he added. The core food delivery busi- uncertainty," Majety said. delivery in India. This offers us ting mandatory approvals from force only after the COVID-19 The company's initial focus sizing exercise." Giving the reasons for the ness has been severely impact- The company is choosing to opportunities to continue the government authorities, situation in the country nor- is to keep employees motivat- COVID-19 has hit the com- laying off of 1,100 employees, ed and will stay impacted over scale down or shut down adja- investing our efforts in grocery the South Korean auto firm malises, it added. ed, retain a positive outlook pany with a huge blow of Majety shared the manage- the short term, but is expect- cent businesses that are either and other service offerings said in a statement. The company said it invest- and deliver on promises to the uncertainty, forcing it to look ment outlook and key business ed to start growing again after going to be highly volatile or that we think will continue to Currently, the plant is oper- ed the initial few days to ready customers, he added. even harder at its cost base and decisions that were reasons that, Majety said. will not be highly relevant for do well," Majety said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Tuesday May 19, 2020

MODELLING INDUSTRY Too much sitting causing stiff muscles? Here's HIT BY COVID-19 CRISIS what to do Avoid going overboard and stop immediately if you encounter pain. An appropriate balanced diet can help your muscles. With the modelling industry too, battling lack of work We are what we consume. ith fitness cen- Including good-quality and revenue, The Pioneer's SHIKHA DUGGAL tres closures and protein post-exercise, as little workout part of a balanced diet, is a speaks to Nilofer Haidry, a fashion model from W activity at home, good move. When colla- most Indians are gen, which is made from Hyderabad, to understand better how the industry is not moving the building blocks of pro- around as much as they tein, is combined with coping amid the lockdown due to COVID-19 should. Prolonged sitting at Vitamin C, it may help to home, often in uncomfort- decrease joint pain, sup- able positions, can cause porting tendons and aiding muscles to stiffen up. recovery and reducing ith mod- and many such pageants, this 24-year-old Army brat. Here are easy tips to muscle soreness. elling shares how the industry is With no cash flow currently, reduce muscle stiffness and projects faring. the economy needs to restart any accompanying pain coming Nilofer gives credence to in order to protect the talent and discomfort. CARDIO, W to a the fact that the entertain- across the country. It’s not It is no brainer that flexi- STRENGTH stand- ment and modelling industry known when travelling will bility tends to include the still, there are mod- is going through a downfall. resume completely, hence the range of motion in one’s TRAINING elling agencies set- From considering the advent viability of the fashion and joints. It is the ability to EXERCISES, ting down work- of social media as a challenge retailer business, advertise- move your joints effective- ers, some receiv- for the upcoming models, ment sector has hit a low. ly. Being flexible can help SWIMMING, ing delayed pay- she feels the scenario of lock- Nobody knows if their jobs you keep injuries at bay. ments and most down with no movement are secure. At present, Stretching on a daily basis WALKING, AND others left with no outside, has added a pinch of Nilofer and many such mod- can be opted for. Stretching YOGA CAN DO work. Everyone in salt in it. According to her, els are succouring to social everyday can help you the industry is agencies inclining more media to expand their busi- make sure that the muscles THE TRICK. IN struggling to sur- towards digital media will be ness and boost their income present on each side of YOGA, CAT AND vive as they cope the new normal. sources. your joint have an equal with their share of “With the cut-throat com- She also feels companies pull to allow your joints to COW POSE, AND will be more price-conscious move freely without diffi- COBRA STRETCH as nobody is going to travel culties. With the cut-throat competition going on to a designer house for fit- Stretching can strength- CAN BE tings and trials and castings en your joints and help you HELPFUL. alongside models who bagged international have already begun online. reduce stiffness, says Dr assignments, coping up with the digitisation, With more than 21k follow- Gautam Zaveri, Spine attaining more exposure, indulging in self- ers on her social media, this Surgeon, Zen Take a warm bath. While mass communication post- Multispeciality Hospital, a warm bath or shower marketing, etc., all of this has come to a halt graduate does think the Chembur. may have more of a psy- which may affect our careers world is going to change. Cardio, strength training chological benefit, it is later on if the lockdown isn’t Digital management is here exercises, swimming, walk- worth a try. In this summer to stay but we will all be con- ing, and yoga can do the season, most of us take lifted soon. nected to each other. “Every trick. In yoga, cat and cow cold shower baths. NILOFER HAIDRY dark cloud has a silver lining, pose, and cobra stretch can One of the things that MODEL everyone should continue to be helpful. High-intensity you have to overcome in abide by the state govern- interval training (HIIT) stretching and increasing ment's rules. Rise above with can be helpful for the fit- flexibility is the muscles greater spirits, new economic ness enthusiasts out there. natural protective response. problems amid the petition going on alongside and exit strategies and utilise Pilates can help your So if you can relax the Coronavirus pandem- models who bagged interna- this time for self rejuvenation muscles become flexible. It muscles via a warm shower ic. Model Nilofer tional assignments, coping and introspection,” she advis- involves slow and con- or bath, you could poten- Haidry, also a win- up with the digitisation, es. trolled exercises for your tially get more out of your ner of Miss Twin attaining more exposure, Turning to be a successful whole body. The static stretches because you are cities and Good indulging in self-marketing, entrepreneur soon, she’s holds and dynamic stretch- starting with nice, warm, Looks, Blender’s etc., all of this has come to a working on a startup cur- ing can improve flexibility. relaxed muscles. Pride Miss Diva, halt which may affect our rently, to bring sports memo- Miss Catwalk, careers later on if the lock- rabilia to India through and Congeniality down isn’t lifted soon,” adds 'Sportzium'!

with our clients, vendors, and logistic partners for a smooth AI is steadily operation. We have taken the necessary steps for our staff emerging in all AI - Farmers' Knight at the farm. We have provid- ed our farm staff with good fields including living quarters at the farm. We are making sure to pro- the agriculture vide a clean, safe, and hygienic working environ- sector. ment. We are providing them in shining armour? their basic essential food requirement on a daily basis. Hyderabad- We have arranged for regular griculture is both a Hyderabad is using global doctors to visit our farm to based ‘Simply major industry hydroponic technology in brief our staff and check for Fresh India', a and foundation of farming based on European any symptoms of health A the economy. standards. issues. We are also training Factors such as cli- Digitally controlled by an our staff to stay safe and modern agri- mate change, pop- AI Platform called ‘Farm in work efficiently during this ulation growth, and food A Box’ (FiAB), which deter- pandemic.” tech startup is security concerns have pro- mines and detects climate What do they have in line? pelled the industry into seek- conditions and requirements Darbarwar tells us, “With our using global ing more innovative for the plants and alters the new 150-acre farm ready approaches to protecting and environment to suit the near Siddipet, Hyderabad we hydroponic improving crop yield. As a needs, Simply Fresh Farms intend to spread our reach to result, AI is steadily emerging produces a full line of medic- more retail, corporates, and technology in as part of the industry’s tech- inal plants and fresh produce HoReCa clients in various nological evolution. One year-round at their green- Each package cities in India. We also grow such organisation, Simply houses located in Hyderabad. has a QR code. a variety of Nutraceutical farming, based Fresh India, a modern Agri They are grower-owned plants. We plan to expand tech start-up, from processors adhering to indus- our produce.” When scanned, more in the Nutraceutical on European try-leading food safety and “By introducing AI in this code will put segment and focus on quality standards. farming, we are able to do a exports as there is a huge standards. Sachin Darbarwar, lot of things that were not out the whole demand around the globe for Founder and CEO of Simply possible earlier, and they history of the safe and traceable produce.” K RAMYA SREE Fresh India spent three years include crop profiling — ana- product including To ensure their customers learning and understanding lyzing seeds for better germi- have confidence in their pro- speaks to the the process in Australia and nation, measuring nutrient when the seed duce, each package has a QR later began work on develop- requirement of plants,” he was sown, who code. When scanned, this founder of this ing the technique. informs. code will put out the whole Speaking on the ideology “In a country like India, harvested it, how history of the product includ- startup about behind Simply Fresh, Sachin where water scarcity for agri- many days it was ing when the seed was sown, Darbarwar says, “With a cultural use is a reality, using in the system, who harvested it, how many the future of AI motto of affordable food AI and hydroponic technolo- days it was in the system, and safety, Simply Fresh’s mission gy helps reduce water con- and so on. so on. Their Good in agriculture, is to bring fresh, clean, trace- sumption drastically by up to Manufacturing Practices able, and technologically 1/10th of the traditional (GMP) employ Trust and assisted produce through sus- farming water consumption,” Explaining how labour Transparency in consumers tackling labour tainable farming, adhering to he adds. challenge can be tackled, he with this unique QR code the best standards of food With the help of modern says, “The biggest task we printed on each product challenges, and safety. We produce Nutra raw technology in farming, face right now is making sure package. Simply Fresh also material that is traceable, Darbarwar says they are able our farms are operating at sources the highest quality more... safe, and with higher alkaloid to cut down dependency on optimum capacity and that Non-GMO seeds from across levels to nutraceutical com- man labour by up to 1/3th of we meet the demands of the the globe. They nurture and panies and follow sustainable what is required by tradition- orders we receive from our harvest using precision farm- farming practices to grow all al farmers. clients. We’re working closely ing techniques. 10

Hyderabad Tuesday May 19 2020 what’s brewing? POETIC STORIES OF LIFE

ranya: A Folk realm unfolds, drawing bring about change and ‘Horses’. Harmonious Story brings the viewer into its positivity. These are unions and the celebra- Aranya: A Forest Story shows together a depths through every challenging times, for tion of various aspects A compilation line and painted stroke. all of us. Let us make an of love feature in works the work that narrates poetic of work by “Aranya: A Forest Story effort to sustain art and like ‘Meetings’ in which stories of life, patterned Venkat Singh shows the work that nar- creativity and chan- the figures meld into paintings describing Shyam that narrates rates poetic stories of nelise it further to help each other, the feeling poetic stories of life. life, patterned paintings those affected by the attenuated by the com- protagonists from a forest His vivid and intri- describing protagonists Covid 19 pandemic. plementarity of their world. With the impact of the cately patterned paint- from a forest world. With this aim in mind patterned bodies. COVID19 virus, the paintings ings describe protago- With the impact of the the gallery shall donate Dynamic movement nists from a forest COVID19 virus, the percentages of proceeds through linear elements provide a lens through which world. Symbolically rep- paintings provide a lens to charities and NGOs and articulated space to imagine a more respectful resenting balance, the through which to imag- working tirelessly are other devices that and sustainable relationship images express both the ine a more respectful towards aiding & reha- bring his works to life, benevolence and harsh- and sustainable relation- bilitating those suffering as in the ‘Doves’ — por- with nature’s resources, a ness of our environ- ship with nature’s due to #COVID19,” says trayed against a vibrant reminder that change is ment, honouring inter- resources, a reminder Neelam Mahlotra owner red background, the possible. dependence of all that change is possible,” of Ampas Art Gallery. intricately feathered beings and acknowledg- says Venkat Singh Shyam Notions of home and birds appear poised VENKAT SINGH SHYAM ing nature’s resilience who hails from the belonging, love and mid-air, in a dance of ARTIST under the threat of Gondwana region in desire, friendships and courtship amidst blos- human interference. Madhya Pradesh. co-dependence appear soms. The online exhibition The Gondwana as primary threads of that started on May 14 region is in the heart of exploration in the will be held till July 5. the Indian subcontinent artist’s work — the The precariousness of — the term from which themes he returns to the world’s industrial the prehistoric even as he responds to and capitalist systems ‘Gondwanaland’ was topical situations and was never more visible derived. The art form of events, like the dreaded than now with the the region’s native peo- coronavirus currently; impact of the COVID- ple reveals an aesthetic it’s impact and the con- 19 virus; the paintings language gleaned from a dition of our planet are provide a lens through profound relationship not unconnected to which to imagine a with the natural world, him. more respectful and its sounds and forms — Venkat Shyam builds sustainable relationship with songs and stories, visual tension between with nature’s resources, organic dots, lines, monochromatic back- a reminder that change swirls, and vibrant grounds and detailed is possible. Within these colours that envelope forms that are often intersections of mythol- the environment and all camouflaged with each ogy and contemporary its spirits. other in seamless reality, a fascinating “Art has the power to design, as seen in the

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Hyderabad Tuesday May 19 2020 tollywood PVP ridicules Bandla Ganesh hen Bandla Ganesh believe he is not fit to pro- gave an interview to duce short films for a Telugu news chan- YouTube, whilst there are a W nel recently — in dozen producers to make which he said that he films with you which will wouldn’t be associat- cross Duvvada records.” ing with Harish Shankar Blade Babu is an obvious again in his capacity as a pro- reference to Bandla here. ducer — little did he know Replying to PVP’s post, that it would elicit a reaction Harish wrote, “It’s not nec- from producer PVP, who in essary to fight to tear up a the past has had his troubles man. You showed that a with Bandla. Tagging Harish tweet is enough. I would Shankar, PVP wrote on try to match your range as Twitter on Monday, “It seems a filmmaker. Thank you Blade Babu will not produce for acknowledging my 1990 films with you Harish. I work sir.” 2020 eanwhile, production house 14 Reels Plus on Monday confirmed that they have signed on Harish, 14 Harish Shankar for a new feature. The director last year made the successful Gaddalakonda M Ganesh for the production house. “We are proud Reels Plus and happy to be working with Powerful Director @harish2you garu again after #GaddalakondaGanesh! More details to be announced once the Industry is back to business post lockdown! (Sic),” read a tweet of the produc- team up tion house. Harish is slated to direct Pawan Kalyan up next for Mythri Movie Makers, so in all likelihood his film with 14 Reels will go to floors after he wraps up Pawan’s again film.

The actor's next Maa Vinthagada Vinuma, SID TURNS TO CHIRU AND WIFE RECREATE penned by 30-YEAR-OLD PIC him, is a family ropping a rather cool post with ‘Then vs Now' theme of himself with wife Surekha, Megastar Chiranjeevi has recreated a drama/ love Dmemorable moment from his life in the ’90s where he is seen story peppered FULL-TIME cooking while his wife seems to be assisting him out. “Times change..Things remain same to same. #90sNostalgia (sic),” he wrote with a lot of on Twitter accompanying the picture. On a jovial note, he further said first photo was the ‘joyful holiday in America in 1990’, while the humour, finds second one is “jail” full holiday in Corona 2020. NAGARAJ GOUD WRITING robably, Siddu the directorial debut of Aditya ILEANA D’CRUZ: Jonnalagadda who was an associate on the HE ALSO SIGNED FILMMAKER belongs to that rare sets of Kshanam. It’s a family MADHURA SREEDHAR’S NEXT P breed of actors drama/ love story peppered I’M A BIG CUDDLER who is not just into with a lot of humour. I’ve PRODUCTION, WHICH ACCORDING acting but is also wrote it myself. Seerat Kapoor ctress Ileana perfect washboard developing his own scripts. is cast opposite me in it, while TO HIM IS “AN ORIGINAL CRIME- D’Cruz shared a abs. Starting his writing career by Silly Monks is producing it.” THRILLER LACED WITH COMEDY” photograph of Ileana took to co-writing Guntur Talkies He has recently signed A herself hug- Instagram along with its director filmmaker Madhura ging her Stories, where Praveen Sattaru, the actor’s Sreedhar’s next production, which requires us to sit wrap up mother Samira she posted a future line-up of films have all which according to him is “an together and develop it fur- Madhura D’Cruz and said boomerang been written by himself — of original crime-thriller laced ther over beers. It will remind Sreedhar that she’s a big video of her- course with help from its with comedy”. “Vimal who the viewers of old crime garu’s film,” cuddler. self show- directors. His next release, worked for Kshanam and comedies like Kshana he points Ileana took to casing her Krishna and his Leela, too has Krishna and his Leela is Kshanam and Money Money,” out. Instagram, where abs in a been penned by him along debuting as a director with he promises. she shared an sports bra and with the film’s director the film. We’ve completed Then there is another film adorable photo- yoga pants. Ravikanth Perepu, who is his writing the first half but he agreed to do for new pro- graph of the mother- On the image, dear friend. because of Covid-19 outbreak, ducer Srinivas Reddy who is a daughter duo. In the she wrote: “Post As far as his next release we couldn’t sit together and businessman. “It’s a thriller image, Ileana and her workout sweaty jiggle.” post Krishna and his Leela is complete the second half, as and Ajay Bhuyan (Dhada and mother are seen looking at the On the work front, Ileana will next be concerned, Siddu tells us, he was stuck somewhere else Mastis fame) will direct it. I camera while hugging. seen alongside Abhishek Bachchan in “The film has been titled Maa whereas I’m in Hyderabad. It’s am writing it. It will go in The actress is seen pouting. “Because Ajay Devgn’s production The Big Bull, a Vinthagada Vinuma. It marks a chill and whacky drama front of the cameras after I just one day isn’t enough to celebrate my film reportedly based on gorgeous amazing mama… India’s biggest securities Also…I’m a big cuddler. I appar- scam of 1992. The Big ently make weird faces when I Bull is slated to hit cuddle,” she said. theatres on Uppena will Recently, Ileana showcased her October 23. not have a direct OTT No glimpse of Tarak release from RRR on his b’day or the past ith Ram Charan fans get- outbreak, NTR has requested his couple of ting a treat from SS fans to refrain from conducting days, there Rajamouli with a short any public events on his has been a glimpse of him from RRR birthday Wednesday. “Every F growing buzz W on his birthday in late year the love and affection that Uppena March, Jr NTR fans too shown by you all on the makers are in consulta- were prepared for a similar promo- occasion of my birthday tions with top streamers tional cut for their beloved star’s is something that I truly for a direct OTT release. birthday this Wednesday. Turns out, cherish. But this year, The film, which introduces the plans have been disrupted by the biggest and most Megastar Chiranjeevi’s coronavirus. Team RRR on Monday valuable gift that nephew, Vaisshnav Tej, is an released a statement, saying that you can give me is anticipated one and with its despite their best efforts they couldn’t to stay home and couple of songs already turning finish the glimpse of Tarak. “As the stay safe,” he said into chartbusters, expectations lockdown gets extended time and in a statement have only soared on it. again, work has come to a dead stop. on Monday. However, a source close to the And though we tried our best, we Commenting unit denied news of the film couldn’t finish work on a glimpse of about RRR bypassing the regular mode of dis- NTR to give you all a treat on his team not releas- tribution and landing on OTT. “The birthday! And so, we will not be ing his first film was meant for theatrical exhibi- releasing either a first look or a video glimpse from the tion and it will stand that way no on the occasion,” the team said. film on his birth- matter when the theatres will open. The team added that they don’t day, the actor stat- It is Vaisshnav’s debut after all, so he want to release something just for the ed that the film’s and his family would want the film sake of it, promising that the wait will team is as disap- to be lapped up by the audience in be absolutely worth it. “Whenever it pointed as his fans. big numbers and help him build a comes to you, be sure it will be the “They (team) have certain fan base. Plus, the makers biggest festival for all of us,” the team worked extremely hard are extremely confident about the said. and tried to come up film as they believe that it can be A fictional story based on two real- with something worthy best enjoyed only on the silver life heroes and freedom fighters — of the film but the social screen,” added the source. Alluri Seetharama Raju and distancing guidelines and Buchi Babu Sana, who has been Komaram Bheem — RRR has also restrictions prevented the long-time assistant of Sukumar, has been postponed from Sankranti. team from getting it done. turned director with the flick, a rus- Director SS Rajamouli will announce RRR is a prestigious film that tic love story, while Mythri Movie the new date at an appropriate time. is being helmed by Makers and Sukumar Writings have The film is a production venture of Rajamouli garu, so I have jointly produced it. DVV Danayya under DVV no doubts you will be Entertainment. thrilled with the final Meanwhile, in the light of Covid-19 output,” he added. HYDERABAD | TUESDAY | MAY 19, 2020 sport 12

be delighted that we’re trying Premier League to make that effort. “In phase one we’re Spanish clubs begin allowed to train four to five clubs agree people on one pitch, so basical- ly a player has a quarter of a pitch to work within, so social group training distancing is not a problem. group training We’ll train with eight to 10 at return from a time on two separate pitch- AFP n MADRID es. “Everything is in place in today the safety aspect. I’ve got no panish clubs began training issues and I can tell the sup- Sin groups of 10 players on porters the players and the staff Monday, in line with health are as safe as we possibly can protocols, as La Liga takes be.” another step towards the planned resumption of the ‘MAKING GOOD PROGRESS’ coronavirus-hit season next The resumption of month. Green Germany’s Bundesliga over Barcelona confirmed that the weekend has raised expec- their squad was back on the tations that the Premier League training ground at 9:30am can follow suit. (0730 GMT), with pictures But some Premier League published on their Twitter players remain concerned over account showing several play- returning to work while the ers including Gerard Pique Barcelona players train during team’s first group training session FCB/Twitter virus is still uncontained, with and Sergio Busquets taking Britain one of the countries part in the session. worst-hit regions. less of the date,” Tebas told worst hit by the crisis. Real Madrid players also “It is a ministerial decision. Movistar TV. Liverpool is just two win away from securing first top flight title in three decades Speaking to Good Morning trained at the club’s base on the It was very important that all “It is the health authorities light Britain on Monday, Watford outskirts of the Spanish capital, teams could train in the same who will say when we start. continue with players, man- confirmation that players had captain Troy Deeney said: as clubs begin the last step way,” said Javier Tebas, the “I would like it to happen AFP n LONDON fected after each session. agers, clubs, the PFA and LMA been tested at their training “Phase one is social distancing towards being able to work president of La Liga. as soon as possible, but the Testing for the coronavirus as protocols for full-contact ground. individual training with a with their full squads Tebas reiterated La truth is that we do not have an remier League clubs will has taken place at Premier training are developed.” The club said players coach. That’s no problem, that’s together. Liga’s desire to finish ideal date. We have to wait for return to training in small League clubs over the last few The training proto- would return on Tuesday, like going to the park. Spanish Government the remaining 11 the green light from the health Pgroups from Tuesday days and will continue cols were presented to by which time all test “Phase two will be next protocol allows training rounds of matches in a authorities.” after the latest stage of Project throughout the training period. players and managers results would be known. week six days of training, three sessions to be expanded by season that has been According to an official Restart was approved on “Strict medical protocols of last week before being Players will be asked to six people training together all clubs, even those suspended since mid- statement by the Government Monday. the highest standard will ensure rubber-stamped during to use an app on a daily with contact and then six days belonging to areas that March. on Saturday, professional sports Clubs unanimously voted everyone returns to training in Monday’s video confer- basis to record any symp- after that you’re going into 11 are further behind in the He has circled June clubs “may carry out complete to allow players to start social- the safest environment possi- ence call. toms. versus 11 and you can’t social country’s programme of de- 12 as the ideal date for match- training sessions” while “com- ly distanced training in a bid to ble,” a Premier League state- Other rules in phase “It’s been a really dif- distance with 11 verus 11. escalation from a strict lock- es to return but admitted the plying with the corresponding meet the Premier League’s mid- ment said. one include players not travel- ficult time, but I hope with the “I would say 98 per cent (of down. exact timing will depend on the prevention and hygiene mea- June date to resume the season. “The health and well-being ling with anyone to or from news that phase one is about to players) are very much aware That means teams like health authorities in Spain and sures”. Contact training is not of all participants is the Premier training, while the use of pub- start,” Newcastle manager Steve that phase one is very good, I Real, Barcelona and Aletico the trajectory of the virus. The statement put the permitted at this stage and League’s priority, and the safe lic transport and team vehicles Bruce said. would say 65-70 per cent of Madrid are able to train in “We are working so that maximum number at 14 for corner flags, balls, cones, goal- return to training is a step-by- is banned. “I must stress that phase people are concerned with groups of 10, despite both (the return of La Liga) will take group training but La Liga posts, playing surfaces and step process. Newcastle were one of the one looks as if it’s as safe as it phase two. I’d say even higher Madrid and Catalonia remain- place from June 11-12, but we informed clubs the limit would other equipment will be disin- “Full consultation will now first top-flight teams to issue can be. I’m sure everyone will after that.” ing in phase 0 as two of Spain’s are working to be ready regard- be 10 on Monday. BVB showdown will decide Celtic declared Scottish champs Bundesliga: Mueller Virat is best at moment: Chappell of the season. MUNICH: Thomas Mueller expects Bayern “It is, of course, a real shame that we Munich’s showdown behind closed doors at were not able to see out the league in front closest rivals Borussia Dortmund in a week’s of our fans. However, no one can deny how Kohli & I are different type of players: Babar time to decide who wins the Bundesliga title. deserved this title is,” said Celtic chief exec- Goals by Robert Lewandowski and utive Peter Lawwell. KARACHI: Pakistan’s top “I am only striving to behind closed doors, Azam Benjamin Pavard sealed a 2-0 win for Bayern A ninth consecutive title matches the batsman Babar Azam on bat well and help my team said they are already used at Union Berlin on Sunday. record set by Celtic’s European Cup-win- Monday played down com- to victory every time I take to it having played most of The result in Berlin maintained Bayern’s ning side of the sixties and seventies and parisons with Indian run- to the field.” their homes series in near- four-point lead at the top of the table. Rangers’ dominant team that won nine in machine Virat Kohli, saying With consistent perfor- empty stands in the Dortmund host Bayern on May 26 and Mueller a row between 1988 and 1997. it is not wise to do so as mances across three for- grounds of UAE for more expects the potential top-of-the-table clash to “To be sitting here now as the man- both are “different” kind of mats, the 25-year-old Azam than 10 years. be a key factor in determining whether ager of the nine in a row, and having played players. has been steadily rising up “We know better than Munich will go on to clinch an eighth straight a huge part in that, fills me with so much “I think it’s better if you the ranks in recent years, other teams how it feels to league crown. pride,” said Lennon, who has been in are not comparing. I have while the Indian captain play without crowd having “The match in Dortmund will decide how Celtic team fans celebrate outside Celtic Park AP charge for five of the nine straight titles. said that he is a different Kohli has already estab- played most of our cricket exciting and close it will be in the next few “It feels wonderful and I’m so proud kind of a player, and I am lished himself as one of the in Dubai in last 10 years. weeks, that’s for sure,” said Mueller. Former AFP n GLASGOW of the players. It’s an incredible record and a different player,” Azam greats of the game. “It’s not a great feeling Dortmund striker to be part of that is something very spe- said a during a press con- Asked about the possi- for fans and it’s not great for Lewandowski netted a eltic were crowned champions for a cial, and I think it’s thoroughly deserved ference. bility of playing cricket us also.” PTI first-half penalty for Crecord-equalling ninth consecutive as well.” NEW DELHI: Former Australian captain Ian Bayern on Sunday for season as the Scottish Premiership cam- A points-per-game formula for deter- Chappell feels India skipper Virat Kohli’s England batsman Kevin Pietersen said that The best short-form player in the time I his 26th league goal paign was declared over on Monday. mining final league placings also sees bot- penchant for playing copybook cricketing Australia’s batting mainstay Smith was played was Viv Richards, and he just this season, taking Neil Lennon’s men were 13 points tom club Hearts relegated unless there is shots and his incredible fitness make him nowhere close to Kohli. played normal cricket shots but he placed him one closer to clear at the top of the table when the sea- any progress in talks over league recon- the world’s best batsman across formats Kohli, who has scored 70 internation- the ball so well he was able to score at a very Gerd Mueller's son was stopped due to the coronavirus struction. among the current generation of cricketers. al hundreds and more than 20,000 runs, fast rate. And Kohli’s the same. He plays tra- record of 40 in the pandemic in March with eight games Premiership clubs have previously “Of that group (including Steve Smith, averages more than 50 in all three formats. ditional cricket shots, and he plays them 1971-1972 season. remaining for the majority of clubs. rejected proposals for reconstruction, but Kane Williamson, Joe Root), Kohli is the Explaining his reasons on why he feels really well.” Aked if the Pole Second-placed Rangers had a game in Hearts said they will put forward a new best in all three forms. That’s unquestion- Kohli is the best, Chappell said: “I like his Chappell also expressed his admiration could overtake Mueller’s hand to try and cut that gap and were due resolution and warned they may take legal able,” Chappell said on The RK Show, which approach to batting. We did an interview for Kohli’s captaincy. 48-year-old record, Bayern to face Celtic twice more before the end action if it is rejected. is hosted by Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan on with him last time India were in Australia, “The one thing that stands out to me coach Hansi Flick said: “It YouTube. and one of the things he talked about was is that Kohli is the one (captain) that does- won’t be easy, but he “His record in all three forms is quite why he didn’t play the fancy shots, the inno- n’t fear defeat. He’s prepared to lose a game (Lewandowski) has the qual- unbelievable, particularly his record in the vative shots of particularly T20 cricket. in trying to win it. You’ve got to be that way ity. “If anyone can do it, he’s Sports Ministry gives go ahead shorter forms.” “He said he didn’t want those to creep as a captain in my opinion. I like that the one.” AFP for training to resume in stadia Chappell’s comments come after former in his batting in the longer form of the game. approach,” the legendary skipper said. PTI NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry on “I’m happy to inform aged by private entities like Singapore GP not Monday gave its go ahead to the sportspersons and all concerned TransStadia and JSW Group. No saliva, no problem for Ishant resumption of training in all sports that sports activities will be con- “Sporting activities can now possible behind complexes and stadia with imme- ducted in sports complexes and start across the country, includ- PTI n NEW DELHI is no option but to get used to these things. diate effect after the Government stadia strictly in accordance with ing in private facilities and those “But honestly I don’t like to think about eased restrictions for the fourth MHA guidelines and that of the managed by states but in com- enior India pacer Ishant Sharma says fast these things too much. I feel it is important closed doors phase of the coronavirus-forced States in which they are situated,” plete adherence to MHA guide- Sbowlers will have to get used to the “new to stay in the present and not look too far lockdown. Rijiju tweeted. lines,” the source said. normal” if the ICC decides to ban the ahead,” said the lanky pacer. AFP n SINGAPORE Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju “However, use of gyms and “There is no time frame on use of saliva to shine the ball owing During the chat, Ishant also said he has said activities can now be conduct- swimming pools are still prohib- when to start. It entirely depends to the Covid-19 pandemic. not met a better coach than Ricky Ponting as ingapore F1 organisers ed in all sports complexes and sta- ited,” he added. on individual players and NSFs. The International Cricket Council the Australian great made him feel wanted Son Monday said it was dia, including those managed by According to ministry sources, For example, our hockey teams (ICC) is reportedly considering the use from the word go in his IPL comeback last “not feasible” to hold the private players, but only in accor- sporting activities can resume in are based in SAI Bengaluru of artificial substances on the ball year. race behind closed doors, dance with the Ministry of Home facilities and academies across the since the start of lockdown, so instead of saliva in the post Covid-19 Ishant was bought by Delhi Capitals threatening further prob- Affairs guidelines. country, including those man- if Hockey India wants to start scenario, effectively legalising ball-tam- ahead of the 2019 IPL after he went unsold Khawaja dropped due to lems for the coronavirus- onfield training from tomorrow, pering. in the previous auction. ravaged season. they can do so,” he said. “We know there are talks of some “He’s the best coach I’ve ever inconsistency: Ponting After 10 races were The source, however, said changes and adjustments in cricket, but met. I was very nervous when I was cancelled or postponed, ‘It’s time for Mortaza to retire’ that sportspersons joining the I feel cricketers will have to get used making a return to the IPL last sea- MELBOURNE: Australia’s two-time World Formula One bosses are national camps or SAI centres to the new normal, whatever that son. I was almost feeling like a debu- Cup winning captain Ricky Ponting says aiming to begin the sea- tional coach will now start to build afresh will have to go through is” said Ishant during an tante walking into the camp the first senior batsman Usman Khawaja was son with two races in a team. I am quite sure that’s what medical checkups and a manda- Instagram Live with his IPL day, but he gave me a lot of confidence axed from the national team due to his Austria in July, both with- Russell will be thinking. tory 14-day quarantine period. franchise Delhi Capitals. since the first day I arrived at the camp. inconsistency but he is not willing to out fans. Races in other “So he would want to see play- “Not just SAI facilities, all “The ball may not shine as “He just told me, ‘You’re a senior play- write him off yet. countries are also expect- ers like young Hasan Mahmud, private facilities and academies per your liking if you are not er and you should help the youngsters. Just The 33-year-old Khawaja was ed to go ahead in closed (Mohammad) Saifuddin, Shafiul will have to ensure medical allowed to use saliva, or you may don’t worry about anything — you’re my recently left out of the Australia’s annu- venues. (Islam) and Ebadot (Hossain.) check ups of those wanting to have to go and fetch the ball first choice.’ And I think that bit of conver- al list of contracted players after he was But the Singapore We haven’t seen Ebadot in white- resume training.” PTI yourself during nets — but there sation really helped me,” Ishant recalled. dropped midway through last year’s Grand Prix, scheduled ball cricket yet. There’s Taskin Ashes. “I honestly think now he’s going for September, is a night- (Ahmed) and Khaled (Ahmed) to find it difficult (to get back into the time street race around gets fit again. We have Hasan and Australian team) and I feel for him,” the city-state’s waterfront, (Mehedi Hasan) Rana. So there’s Ponting, who was recently involved with where it would be chal- a lot of young cricketers in the Markram not desperate for SA Test captaincy the Australian team as a batting consul- lenging to keep spectators DHAKA: Bangladesh’s bowling country,” Gibson added. JOHANNESBURG: Batsman that my name is the hat for spective, I really enjoy captain- tant, told ABC Grandstand. away. coach Ottis Gibson has urged According to Gibson, Aiden Markram on Monday people who are writing news cy and the responsibility asso- “I’ve always felt he’s a very good Organisers said they Mashrafe Mortaza to bid adieu to Domingo is now trying to build a expressed his desire to lead so to speak, it’s nice to be con- ciated with it,” said Markram. player and we probably never saw the have been in talks with international cricket as he doesn’t team for the future and that’s why Proteas in Tests but at the sidered. I’d love to do it and I’d “I’ve been able to watch absolute best of him at international Formula One, the see the 36-year-old fast bowler in Mortaza should now move on and same time insisted that it will probably even give an arm and and learn from various fran- cricket. We saw glimpses of it, and dribs Singapore Government the scheme of things for the 2023 can advise country’s young fast not be the end of the world for a leg to do it,” Markam was chise captains as well as some- and drabs, but not the consistently good and others involved “to World Cup slated to be played in bowlers in a different capacity. him if he isn’t given top job. quoted as saying by Sport24. one like Faf. If it were to hap- player I thought he could have been for assess different possibili- India. “I think if Russell is now try- After veteran batsman Faf “I’ve said it before though pen (being named captain) it Australia.” ties” for holding the race. Gibson, who joined ing to build a team for the future, du Plessis resigned from cap- that it’s not the be-all and end- would be great, but if not, Ponting, however, hoped that But a spokesperson Bangladesh in January this year, then I don’t know what part taincy across all three formats, all for me. I don’t want to there are plenty of strong Khawaja can score loads of runs in the added that “as the said that head coach Russell Mashrafe will have to play in that. Cricket South Africa (CSA) become desperate about it. I’d leaders in the group that domestic cirucit and make an interna- Singapore F1 race is a Domingo has to look at several Perhaps now is his time, with all has been in a lurch, trying to be honoured and excited, but would definitely take the team tional comeback. street circuit, it is not younger bowlers to build a team that’s going on in the world, to find a suitable leader for the I’m not looking too much into forward.” “One thing I know, you never write feasible to conduct the in the next three years. move on,” Gibson said. longest format of the game. it,” he added. Markram has featured in great players off. He’s got every oppor- race behind closed doors”. “I think he (Mortaza) has “He (Mortaza) can find other Quinton de Kock was The 25-year-old, who suc- 20 Tests for South Africa, but tunity once domestic cricket does start Ferrari’s Sebastian had an outstanding international ways to pass on his vast knowledge handed the reins in both cessfully led South Africa’s spent most of the 2019-20 sea- this summer, and all he can do is rep- Vettel won last year’s race, career,” ESPNcricinfo quoted and experience to the young guys. white-ball formats but South under-19 team to World Cup son sidelined with an injury, resent Queensland, get a truck load of which drew 268,000 spec- Gibson as telling Bengali daily I don’t think he has to be on the Africa’s director of cricket, glory in Dubai in 2014, has and he now is focussed on runs under his belt and wait for anoth- tators over three days, a Prothom Alo on Monday. field to be able to pass on what he Graeme Smith, ruled out the the ring. “I’ve never given cap- emerged as one of the front cementing his place in the er opportunity to come along. substantial portion of “He has done himself and his has learned over his career. He wicketkeeper-batsman for Test taining my country too much runners to succeed du Plessis side. “My main focus is to get “If it does I’m sure he wouldn’t let them coming from over- country proud. With the next needs to find other ways to pass on captaincy, prompting several thought. It’s always been a shot as the Proteas’ next Test cap- back into the team and stay anyone down if he gets a chance to play seas. World Cup in 2023, any interna- that message,” he added. PTI players to throw their hats into in the dark for me. But now tain. “From a personal per- there,” he said. PTI again.” PTI