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Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From OPINION 6 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW HAUNTED BY SENSEX ENDS 199 PTS HIGHER; RELIANCE INDIA TOUR DOWN BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE PAST INDUSTRIES RALLIES OVER 3 PC UNDER STILL ON BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 186 VIJAYAWADA, SATURDAY MAY 9, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ADAH ON CASTING COUCH: PRODUCTION OF COUCHES EXISTS { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com TELANGANA IMPOSES RS 1,000 MANASAROVAR PILGRIMS ECSTATIC INDIA SENDING MEDICINES TO 25 DEFAMATION CASES HAVE BECOME FINE FOR FAILURE TO WEAR MASK AFTER KEY ROAD OPENS IN U’KHAND AFRICAN COUNTRIES, SAYS MEA TOOL TO INTIMIDATE MEDIA, SAYS HC fter making wearing a mask in public places mandatory, the Telangana n 80-km strategically crucial road connecting the Lipulekh pass at a ndia is dispatching medicines to more than 25 African countries as part of he Madras High Court has observed that defamation cases have become Agovernment has issued orders imposing Rs 1000 as fine for those not Aheight of 17,000 feet along the border with China in Uttarakhand with Iassistance for them to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of T"tool of intimidation" by some powerful politicians and corporates and has complying with it. "In order to prevent transmission of COVID-19, it shall be Dharchula was thrown open by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on External Affairs said on Friday. It said medicines included quashed such proceedings against two journalists and an Engish daily. mandatory for everyone to wear a face cover/mask in public places. Friday.The new road is expected to help pilgrims visiting Kailash hydroxychloroquine, paracetamol and other drugs which are immediately Justice G R Swaminathan, who quashed the proceedings recently, said such Each violation shall attract a fine of Rs.1,000, an order issued by Mansarovar in Tibet as it is around 90 kms from the Lipulekh required to fight the pandemic. "These medicines are expected to "cases are used as tools to intimidate the media." The higher the state government on Thursday said. The government issued pass. After inaugurating the road through video- complement the national efforts of the various countries in Africa to judiciary could not desert its duty when it comes to fresh orders as the lockdown was extended upto May 29 to conferencing, Singh said pilgrims going to Kailash combat the pandemic," the MEA said in a statement. On April 17, protection of fundamental rights and the freedom of the contain the coronavirus spread. While permitting certain Mansarovar will now be able to complete their journey Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with press, the judge said. The Judiciary will have to take the activities, the orders said no movement of any person shall be in one week instead of up to three weeks. The road South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and conveyed to him role of an activist as "criminal defamation proceedings permitted for any purpose other than accessing emergency medical originates at Ghatiabagarh and ends at Lipulekh India's "full support" to the African continent in dealing have become a tool of intimidation for corporate bodies care during the period from 7 PM to 7 AM. pass, the gateway to Kailash-Mansarovar. with the coronavirus pandemic. and powerful politicians,” he said. VIZAG TRAGEDY 554 affected by Styrene leak, 305 still in hospital No patient on ventilator, 128 recover; efforts are on to neutralise gas Former NCP MP PNS n VIJAYAWADA in list of BJP Concerted efforts are being candidates for made by experts in the field to Police officers inspect the site of the horrific accident near Karmad in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra in which 16 neutralise the Styrene gas that migrant labourers were crushed to death under a goods train early on Friday. Maha Council leaked from the tank of LG Polymers here, killing 11 peo- ple and affecting many others, said Minister for Industries M 16 migrant workers crushed to 4 Gautam Reddy on Friday. Health Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas said that death by goods train in Maha 554 victims were shifted to hospitals out of whom, 128 PNS n AURANGABAD have completely recovered. While there are 305 persons, At least 16 migrant workers Train accident: Survivors including 52 infants, are being sleeping on rail tracks were treated at the KGH. There are crushed to death by a goods raised alarm, but in vain 121 others being treated at train in Aurangabad district of AURANGABAD: Survivors of the private hospitals that are out Maharashtra on Friday morn- After some time, these Aurangabad train accident three saw a goods train of danger. Nobody is on ven- A mother feeds her baby recovering from the affects of gas leaked from the LG Polymers factory on Thursday, at the King ing, police said. frantically raised alarm to alert their tilator support, the Health George Hospital in Vizag on Friday Two other labourers were group members sleeping on tracks coming and immediately raised Minister said. The govern- injured in the accident which about a fast-approaching the alarm but it went unheard ment would provide com- took place at 5.15 am under the freight train, but it all went plete medical support to all of Karmad Police station jurisdic- —MOKSHADA PATIL , High-Power in vain as 16 of them Superintendent of Police them, he added. 65-yr-old succumbs tion, an official said. were crushed to death at Speaking after a high-level The workers, who were the crack of dawn on panel set up adjoining Aurangabad review meeting of the Group walking to Bhusawal from Friday. in central Maharashtra, of Ministers, which included to gas, toll rises to 12 Jalna in central Maharashtra Chilling details to probe leak and were heading home Alla Nani, Kurasala along rail tracks, were return- emerged about the tragedy n n in the amidst of coronavirus- Kannababu, Botsa PNS VISAKHAPATNAM PNS VIJAYAWADA ing to their home state Madhya involving a group of migrant enforced lockdown, officials said. Satyanarayana, Dharmana Pradesh, an official at the workers who were on their way Manu Bhaker gets "A group of 20 stranded Krishna Das, Avanti Srinivas One more person suc- The Andhra Pradesh govern- Karmad police station told to native places in Madhya labourers started walking from electronic target and P Jayaram, Gautam cumbed to the styrene gas ment on Friday constituted a PTI. They were sleeping on rail Pradesh on foot from Jalna. They decided to take rest Reddy said there was no need that leaked from LG five-member High-Power tracks due to exhaustion when Maharashtra and had taken a installed at home and most of them lied on rail to panic as experts from the Polymers India Private Committee to probe the leak- they were run over by the break to rest on rail tracks out of tracks. Three of them were field are doing their best to Limited plant at RR age of styrene gas from the LG goods train coming from Jalna, sheer fatigue. taking rest in a nearby plain area. neutralise the gas in the tank. Venkatapuram in Vizag on Polymer plant at RR around 40 km from Karmad, The accident left 16 migrant "After some time, these three He said stern action would Thursday, taking the toll to Venkatapuram in he said. workers dead and one injured 5 saw a goods train coming and be taken against those found 12. Visakhapatnam on Thursday, "The labourers, working in while three others survived. All immediately raised the alarm but guilty for the accident after the The victim was identified A GO was issued by Chief a steel factory in Jalna, left for of them were working in a steel it went unheard," Superintendent inquiry report is presented. as Ratnala Gangadhar Secretary Nilam Sawhney to their home state on foot last manufacturing in Jalna, a district Asking people not to believe Chowdhary (65), who was this effect. As per the orders, night. of Police Mokshada Patil told. in rumours, the Minister said declared dead at Kothavalasa the committee will be headed 3 it might take 48 hours to neu- Primary Health Centre in by Neeraj Kumar Prasad, tralise the gas. Vizianagaram district. Special Chief Secretary (EFS The government has only Vizianagaram and T department) and the COVID CRISIS been a facilitator for industries Superintendent of Police B Well-wishers console the relative of a members will include Karikal HC reserves and now it has taken up the Raja Kumari said that victim in front of the KGH on Friday. Valaven, Special Chief task of safety audit of 86 Gangadhar was a resident of Secretary (Industries), Vinay order in SEC industries in the state, he the Gopalapatnam in Vizag inhaled the Styrene on Chand -Visakhapatnam dis- 3 die, 80-year-old added. city. Thursday morning. trict collector, removal case 3 Like others, he had 3 3 cured, discharged PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA Meanwhile, an 80-year-old The Andhra Pradesh High Over 60 pc of patient from Ganigalli, Court on Friday reserved its Identify hazardous factories in Despite the increase in the Kurnool City made a complete verdict on the plea against leaked styrene number of patients being dis- recovery from the virus and removal of the N Ramesh Record excise duty charged after recovery, there was discharged on Friday from Kumar as State Election populated areas, officials told has been a steady increase in Viswabharathi District Covid Commissioner by the State hike unlikely to polymerised the number of Covid-19 pos- Hospital, Kurnool according Government.