INDIAN 30 May, 2020 | Saturday | Volume No: 8| Issue No: 60 Pages: 8 CHRONICLE www.indianchronicle.com Published from : Ranga Reddy (Telangana State) 3 Gang selling spurious cotton seeds held in Hyderabad Body of Kanna Lakshminarayana's daughter-in-law handed . A four-member gang selling spurious cotton seeds was arrested by the Special Operations Team (SOT), LB Nagar zone on Thursday. Around 39 over to family after post-mortem bags totalling two tonnes of seeds worth Rs 50 lakh, seed processing ma- The body of Andhra Pradesh BJP chief Kanna Lakshminarayana's daugh- chine, two seed packing machines, a van and 76,700 empty seed packing ter-in-law was handed over to the family after post-mortem. The post-mortem has covers of various brands were seized from them. Acting on a tip-off, the SOT been held at Osmania General Hospital in the presence of forensic expert Dr sleuths along with the officials of agriculture department and Kandukur police Venugopal Reddy. As no injuries have been found on the body, the doctors conducted a raid on the outskirts of Kandukuru village of Rangareddy district affirmed that she was dead due to a heart attack. However, a forensic report is and arrested the gang while they were transporting the spurious cotton seeds awaited yet and according to the doctors, the arrival of the report would take 15 to sell to farmers. Also Read - Body of Kanna Laksh days. Her body was handed over to her husband Phanindra and other family members, doctors said Chief Minister KCR arrives at 13 cities including Hyderabad makes Kondapochamma, participates in Homam 70 per cent coronavirus cases in India Hyderabad: Chief Min- Hyderabad: As many ister K Chandrashekhar Rao as 13 cities including along with his wife arrived Hyderabad has made 70 at the Kondapochamma per cent of coronavirus temple at 7.45 am and took cases in the country. Cities part in the “Chandi Homam” like Mumbai, Chennai, performed on the occasion Kolkata, Delhi, Thane, Pune, of release of water into the Ahmedabad, Indore, Jaipur, reservoir. The Chief Minis- Jodhpur, Chengalpattu and ter offered “Poornahuti” in- Thiruvallur were included in dicating the successful the list. A meeting was held completion of the homam to by Union cabinet secretary appease the goddess , the with all the municipal com- presiding deity at missioners and district mag- Kondapochamma. The istrates of 13 cities including temple is 30 kilometers from Hyderabad to review the the project site. situation. Chief secretaries of all the states and Union The Chief Minister af- Territories attended the ter taking thirtha prasadams meeting. The union cabinet offered by the priests also secretary reviewed the took blessings from the for farmhouse in Erravelli. reaches pump house by 10 Canal to welcome the measures being taken up by Vedic scholars. Minister for The Chief Minister will inau- AM. Godavari waters. He will the municipal corporations Somesh Kumar said that the Finance T Harish Rao, En- gurate Rythu Vedika at perform Pooja to the graphically based on the fac- porations can also an- The CM will participate in the state to tackle government is prepared to dowments Minister A Erravelli and Markook after Godavari Gangamma. Chief tors like cases, contacts and nounce the wards, zones in the Poornahuthi coronavirus. tackle any kind of situation. Indrakaran Reddy were 9 AM. Later, he will reach the Minister is also expected to geographical dispersion as and towns as containment programme of the He said that the government among the others that ac- pump house, which lifts wa- offer prayers at the Markook The cabinet secretary that would help in enforcing zones. Meanwhile, the chief Sudarshan Yagam which is can deal with even if the companied the Chief Minis- ter to Kondapochamma Varadarajaswamy temple asked the cities to define the the lockdown strictly. It also secretary of the state going on at the pump house. state reports one lakh cases. ter at Kondapochamma Sagar . The Chief Minister Later he will switch on the before breaking for lunch. containment zones geo- said that the municipal cor- temple. will welcome Sri Tridandi pump house. He will then The Chief Minister will also From there, he has left Chinna Jeeyar Swamy who visit the Project Discharge address press at the Markook pump house by 1.30 pm. Fire breaks out at chemical Chief Minister KCR inaugurates godown in Dhulapally A major fire erupted from Krishna Industries Chemi- Kondapochamma Sagar cal godown at Dhulapally under Petbasheerabad police station limits here on Friday. According to recent reports coming in, it is believed that two persons sustained seri- Hyderabad: Chief Min- ous injuries. A total of eight workers were present in the ister K Chandrashekhar Rao godown when the mishap occurred. The fire led to chaos has inaugurated the 15 TMC among the local people who suffocated with the foul smell Kondapochamma Sagar emanating from the godown. reservoir by switching on pumps at the Markook pump The fire is learned to have occurred after the chemi- house under Gajwel Assem- cals preserved in the drums exploded. Locals alerted the bly segment on Friday at police and the fire brigade who rushed the spot. The around 10.50 am in a simple firefighters doused the fire and the police shifted the in- but solemn ceremony jured to a nearby hospital. The police registered a case graced by Sri Tridandi and launched an investigation. On Thursday, a fire broke Chinna Jeeyar Swami. The out from a chemical godown in Jeedimetla and is believed Chief Minister along with the to have occurred due to a short circuit. No casualties were Seer then reached to the reported in the incident. observation deck on the project outlets to watch the event of water being re- leased into the reservoir. Spurious cotton seeds seized The Chief Minister along Laxmi Narayana used Hyderabad: Four per- different areas and sell the The arrests on Thurs- with his wife then offered tra- to procure loose seed from same to the farmers. day were made under the ditional offerings and sons who were allegedly Nandyala town of Kurnool transporting spurious cotton Last year, criminal supervision of Mahesh M prayers to the river goddess. pump house, he proceeded The Chief Minister pro- district and after reprocess- and accompanied him to the seeds were nabbed by the cases were registered Bhagwat, Rachakonda Po- for the inaugural. The Chief ceeded from ing the same at his process- Earlier the Chief Minis- homam. Ministers T Harish Special Operations Team against Laxmi Narayana in lice Commissioner, Minister also participated at Kondapochamma temple to ing unit in Uppal, he would ter along with his wife par- Rao, Indrakaran Reddy, (SOT), LB Nagar Tekulapally police station, G.Sudheer Babu, Additional Chandi Homam performed Erravelli and Markook pack the spurious seed in ticipated at the Sudarshana Singireddy Niranjan Reddy, zone.Acting on specific in- Burgampadu police station Commissioner of Police, by Vedic pundits at where he laid foundation for different brands of covers Homam performed at the Principal Secretary Irrigation formation, the SOT sleuths and Ashwaraopuram police Rachakonda, Sunpreeth Kondapochamma temple construction of Rytu Vedikas viz., Lion, Raghu, Kavya, pump house. After complet- Rajat Kumar , Transco and along with officials of agri- station of erstwhile Singh, Deputy Commis- some 30 km away from the . After returning to the pump Billa, Arunodaya, Meghana- ing “Poornahuti” at the Genco CMD D Prabhakar cultural department and Khammam district, and he sioner of Police, LB Nagar pump house in the morning. house he received the Seer 45, and Pavani etc. With the Rao were also present. Kandukur police on Thurs- was arrested and remanded Zone and in the presence of assistance of others, he agriculture officers, the press day conducted a joint raid would transport the same to to judicial custody and those and nabbed four persons – cases are pending trial. release added. Trump says Modi in ‘bad Manyam Laxmi Narayana, Pinjari Yusif Basha, Mala Dasari Suresh and Vempati mood’. India says Whaaaat! Bachi on the outskirts of Andhra High Court reinstates sacked state Kandukuru village of RR fully resolve it," External Af- district while they were trans- India has strongly de- fairs Ministry Spokesperson nied any recent contact be- porting the spurious cotton Anurag Srivastava said, re- seed to sell to gullible farm- election commissioner N Ramesh Kumar tween US President Donald plying to a volley of ques- ers. Trump and Prime Minister tions at an online media Vijayawada: The A total of 39 bags con- Narendra Modi after the briefing. Andhra Pradesh High Court taining around two tons of former claimed on Thursday on Friday set aside the ap- "The two sides have spurious cotton seed along of having spoken to the lat- pointment of Justice (retd) established mechanisms with a van, seed processing ter over the ongoing border Kanagaraju as the State both at military and diplo- machine, two seed packing dispute between India and Election Commissioner and matic levels to resolve situ- machines and 76,700 empty China. ordered the restoration of his ations which may arise in seed packing covers of vari- Sources within the In- predecessor, N Ramesh border areas peacefully ous brands were seized dian government indicated through dialogue and con- Kumar, in the post. that there has been no con- "ready, willing and able to from their possession. The countries with 1.4 billion tinue to remain engaged This is a serious embar- versation between the two mediate" between the two total worth of seized property people (each). Two coun- through these channels," he rassment to the YSRC gov- leaders since April 4, when countries. was around Rs.50 lakhs, tries with very powerful mili- said. ernment which removed they had spoken on the sub- according to a press re- taries. India is not happy and Responding to a ques- While the Chinese For- lease. Ramesh Kumar from the ject of hydroxychloroquine. tion on his tweet, Trump reit- post under controversial cir- probably China is not eign Ministry is yet to react According to the po- Interacting with jour- erated his offer, saying if cumstances after he stayed happy," the president said to Trump's tweet which ap- lice, Manyam Laxmi nalists in the Oval Office of called for help, "I would do the elections to the state lo- when asked if he was wor- pears to have caught Beijing Narayana, a native of the White House on Thurs- that (mediate). If they thought cal bodies when the ried about the border situa- by surprise, an op-ed in the Jogulamba Gadwal district day, Trump said a "big con- it would help" about "medi- coronavirus pandemic was tion between India and state-run Global Times said and resident of flict" was going on between China. ate or arbitrate, I would do both countries did not need beginning in the state. High Court. Advocate Yogesh India and China. that," he said. Mansoorabad, Nagole, had "I can tell you; I did such help from the US presi- been selling the spurious A division bench of the The judges observed Thandava, who first filed a "They like me in India. I speak to Prime Minister India on Wednesday dent. cotton seed i.e., banned BT- High Court comprising chief that there was an oblique public interest litigation chal- think they like me in India Modi. He is not in a good said it was engaged with "The latest dispute can 3 Glicle by establishing a justice J K Maheshwari and motive behind the state gov- lenging the state's decision more than the media likes mood about what is going on China to peacefully resolve be solved bilaterally by cotton seed processing unit Justice M Satyanaryana ernment promulgating an to replace Ramesh Kumar, me in this country. And, I like with China," Trump said. the border row, in a carefully China and India. The two Thapasya Agro Tech, at Murthy set aside various ordinance sacking Ramesh told Deccan Chronicle that Modi. I like your prime min- crafted reaction to Trump's Kumar. the court also made it clear A day earlier, the presi- countries should keep alert Laxminagar colony, Uppal. government orders (GOs) is- ister a lot. He is a great offer to arbitrate between the that no decision on the ten- dent offered to mediate be- on the US, which exploits The suspect has no license sued by the Jagan Mohan The High Court said gentleman," he said. two Asian giants to settle ure of the state election com- tween India and China. every chance to create under Seed Act 1966 to Reddy government replac- Ramesh Kumar's reinstate- "They have a big con- their decades-old dispute. waves that jeopardise re- manufacture or sell the cot- ing Ramesh Kumar with ment would be with immedi- missioner should be taken Trump on Wednesday flict ?India and China. Two "We are engaged with gional peace and order," it ton seed. Justice Kanagaraju, a re- ate effect and continue till his to the disadvantage of the said in a tweet that he was the Chinese side to peace- said. tired judge of the Madras term ends. incumbent. 2 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY 30 MAY 2020 Indian Chronicle Govt washing off hands with Expedite development English Daily works, Balka Suman just 200 tests per day: Uttam tells officials the number of them staying in the State. He appreciated Mother of Muzaffarpur INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU AICC leader Sonia Gandhi for extending transportation INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU EVEN after death, it seemed she was watching HYDERABAD, MAY 29 over her two tiny tots, one barely walking. The mother of charges to them. HYDERABAD, MAY 29 Muzaffarpur, lying dead on the railway platform with : TPCC president N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday Uttam also found fault with the State government for Government Whip and Chennur MLA Balka Suman nobody to mourn or cremate her, has replaced all other alleged that the fewer number of the coronavirus cases in not revealing the details of the Central assistance and do- toured Mandamarri and Chennur municipalities and took metaphors of misery of the migrant labourers during the State was only on account of the government not con- nations from philanthropists. The amount spent on the pan- part in various programmes besides inspecting several the Covid lockdown. She still remains nameless; the ducting enough testing. demic had also not been revealed. developmental works on Thursday. Suman initially vis- politician who tweeted the video clip of a toddler trying Addressing the press conference here, the TPCC chief The State had been reeling under debts. It was not ited Mandamarri town and distributed groceries to the poor. to wake up his dead mother did not care to find out her said so far, only 22,000 tests were conducted in the State because of the coronavirus. Indiscriminate borrowings He said that the government was taking a slew of mea- name or whereabouts. All that we know from news re- while over two lakh tests were carried out in the during the last six years forced the State into debts, Uttam sures for helping the sectors which were hit by the ports is she was travelling in a Shramik train from Surat neighbouring States. said, adding that Rs 4,000 crore was borrowed by the gov- lockdown. in Gujarat to Katihar in Bihar. In the past couple of days, Stating that the government was not being transpar- ernment by mortgaging bonds recently. He stated that it was extending financial help of Rs five others have died in Shramik trains, one of them a ent in the corona-related matters, he reminded that the The TPCC leader said the government was encour- 1,500 and 12 kg rice to the families affected by the four-year-old child. Some say they have died of ex- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had instructed aging farmers to sow cotton by entering into a secrete un- lockdown. He requested the people to practice physical haustion, dehydration and hunger, but the Railways the State to allow private hospitals to conduct Covid tests. derstanding with cotton seed manufacturers. He said the distancing and to wear face masks to break the chain of insists that they had pre-existing conditions. The mi- However, the government did not bother to do so until the farmers should only be insisted on cultivating cotton if the novel coronavirus infection. He asked them to keep their grants who travelled in cement mixers and crossed the intervention of the High Court. Though it was necessary to government was ready to provide Rs 7,000 per quintal. He premises clean and use sanitisers to ward off the acute Yamuna on tyre tubes have survived, but not these un- conduct 5,000 tests every day, the State was washing its alleged that before the Huzurnagar elections, Rythu respiratory disease. He opined that the disease could be fortunate passengers of Shramik trains, which strayed hands by just doing 200. Bandhu amount was provided to the farmers and that the prevented by staying home. from their stipulated routes without food or water in the government was not even talking about it now. peak of summer. He questioned how could the State government pro- The legislator later inspected works of a mini tank vide food to migrant labourers when it was unable to tell Payments had not been made to red gram farmers taken up at Pedda cheruvu in Chennur town. He con- The host states did not care for these men and even after three months of the procurement. vened a review meeting with municipal officials over beau- women, forcing the Supreme Court to order them to tification of the town and told them to expedite the works. ensure food, shelter and transportation. The home He said that the town was undergoing a makeover with states, after initially trying to push them back, are now central lighting and beautification of important junctions. indifferent to the plight of those returning in desperation Municipal commissioner K Bapu and many other officials — dead or half dead. Well, nothing much was expected Education getting top priority were present. of the home states, but the hosts should remember that their farms and factories would need the migrant labourers sooner than they would have imagined. Some of the employers have already announced doubling of in Telangana: Gangula Centre calls Telugu States salaries and other incentives. If only they had the wis- dom to see the tragedy while it was unfolding. INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU HYDERABAD, MAY 29 for Apex Council meeting BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Heat wave conditions Kamalakar on Thursday on water sharing said the State government INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU predicted in Telangana was according top priority to Hyderabad: Even as Hyderabad recorded the hottest education, with Chief Minis- HYDERABAD, MAY 29 day of the year so far, the India Meteorological Department ter K Chandrashekhar Rao The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti has called for an has issued a warning saying there was a possibility of heat taking initiatives to provide Apex Council meeting to discuss various issues pertain- wave conditions in isolated pockets in Telangana over the quality education in State- ing to Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) and next five days, beginning from Thursday. run colleges. Godavari River Management Board (GRMB), and directed In its daily weather report, the department said heat After the formation of the governments of Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh wave conditions were ‘very likely’ to prevail in isolated Telangana State, measures to send their agenda points immediately. The Union Jal pockets in Telangana till May 24, after which, on May 25, were taken to provide qual- Shakti Minister and the Chief Ministers of the two States light to moderate rain or thunder showers were also ‘very ity education in all govern- are members of the Apex Council. likely’. ment colleges, the Minister In a letter to the Principal Secretary of Irrigation and The slight respite the State got from the scorching heat said, after laying the founda- Command Area Departments of both the Telugu States, with the help of showers in the last few days appears to be tion stone for the construc- and chairpersons of both the Boards, AC Mallick, Under tion of additional classrooms a thing of the past already, with summer peaking across Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti, on Thursday said the next the State. As per the observations recorded till 8.30 am on at the science wing college meeting of the Apex Council which was constituted under Thursday, the highest maximum temperature recorded was here. the AP Reorganization Act 2014 is likely to be convened 43.8 degrees Celsius, at Adilabad, Khammam, Nizamabad Besides constructing shortly under the chairmanship of the Minister of Jal Shakti. and Ramagundam. additional classrooms in old to the coronavirus, he said He further said that as per the minutes of the meeting buildings, infrastructure had mentary about its works and recorded in history. and added that the work on held on January 21, 2020, under the Chairmanship of Sec- also been developed with activities to check the spread He said government a cable bridge would be retary Department of Water Resources to discuss various Rs 6 crore. As part of it, both of the coronavirus. Speaking completed in August. IT and issues under KRMB and GRMB, both Telangana and the science wing and the staff, sanitation workers, po- PD Act invoked against on the occasion, Kamalakar lice, and public representa- Municipal Administration Andhra Pradesh had agreed to submit Agenda points for girls college were sanc- appreciated the KMC for its Minister KT Rama Rao the next meeting of Apex Council. “However, these are still tioned Rs 1.22 crore each. tives had played a vital role efforts to check the spread in controlling the virus in would launch daily water awaited from both the States,” he said, and requested them ganja smuggler in Earlier, the Minister re- of the virus and said that the Karimnagar. supply scheme after the to send the agenda points for the next meeting of the Apex leased a Karimnagar Mu- works undertaken by it dur- lockdown was lifted. Council treating the matter as urgent. nicipal Corporation’s docu- ing the pandemic would be Several developmen- tal works were pending due An urgent Apex Council was necessitated following the recent order of the AP government augmenting the Warangal capacity of Pothireddypadu Head Regulator and construc- tion of a 3TMC capacity lift to take water from Srisailam INDIAN CHRONICLE BUREAU Covid-19: Telangana to Reservoir. Subsequently, the Telangana government took HYDERABAD, MAY 29 up the issue with the KRMB. The AP government too lodged Police have invoked the Preventive Detention (PD) a complaint against Telangana government alleging that Act against a marijuana (ganja) smuggler Shaik alias review High Court directives the upper riparian State was building seven new projects Mohammed Saddam (30). While police commissioner V including Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) to Ravinder issued the orders to this effect on Wednesday, Hyderabad: The State government will review the utilize 450 TMC without consent of the Apex Council. Hasanparthy Inspector Srihdar Rao handed over the docu- High Court directives which were issued on Wednesday ments to the accused who is lodged in Warangal central allowing private hospitals to treat Covid-19 positive pa- prison in the presence of the jailor on Thursday. tients and private laboratories to conduct coronavirus di- Application process for It is alleged that Saddam, who belongs to Maharastra, agnostic tests, Health Minister, Eatala Rajender on Thurs- has been purchasing ganja at lower rates from day said. Vishakapatnam and its surrounding areas in Andhra “Before taking any decision on allowing private labo- Pradesh and smuggling the same to Maharashtra and Uttar ratories and private hospitals to test and treat Covid-19 TSWREIS Degree College Pradesh where there is huge demand for ganja. He was patents, we have to peruse the High Court directions,” arrested by the Hasanparthy police on May 2 while he was Rajender said. transporting 320 kgs of dry ganja. If a person tests positive for coronavirus, then his or Principal posts resumes her family members and close contacts are first traced and brought to Gandhi Hospital to conduct diagnostic tests. Hyderabad: Receipt of hard copies of the online ap- Based on the condition of the suspects, some are also kept plication along with all testimonials for the post of Degree Niranjan Reddy wants “From beginning, we had reservations about use of College Principal posts in the Telangana Social Degree under home quarantine. “Can private health care institu- tions take-up all these responsibilities” said Rajender. rapid kits to diagnose coronavirus, which were later proved College Principal posts Welfare Residential Education In- when ICMR directed all States to stop using them. Chief stitutions Society (TSWREIS), which was earlier discontin- Rythu Bandhu Samithis to It requires a coordinated effort from all departments Minister, K Chandrashekhar Rao has said that the govern- ued in view of the lock down in the backdrop of Covid-19, including Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration, Po- ment sector was capable of providing holistic treatment has now been resumed, Dr. R.S. Praveen Kumar, Chair- lice, Revenue and Health in providing care to coronavirus facilities including testing and treatment to patients under man, TREI-RB said in a press statement. positive cases, he said. air farmers issues one roof. We will study the High Court directives and chalk- The candidates can submit all hard copies of the out future course of action,” Rajender said. online application along with all testimonials, on all work- Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan ing days between 10.30 am and 5 pm in the office of TREI- Reddy on Thursday urged the Rytu Bandhu Samithis to RB, D.S.S Bhavan, IV Floor, Masab Tank upto June 5. voice farmers’ issues in the State. CGI, Bala Vikasa donate medical Addressing Rythu Samithi district presidents here, the Minister called upon the Samithi presidents to play an im- Two more opposition portant in implementing the Comprehensive Agriculture Policy being implemented in the State. “You should take equipment to Gandhi Hospital active part in taking forward the ideals of the State govern- ment to the farmers,” he said, adding that remunerative Warangal Urban: CGI, NMC Corporators join prices for agricultural produce will only be possible if farm- one of the largest indepen- dent IT and business con- sulting services firms in the TRS world, has partnered with Bala Vikasa, a reputed com- Nizamabad: District level leaders including corpora- munity development tors and MPTCs from the opposition parties continued to organisation based in flock to the TRS with two more Nizamabad Municipal Cor- Warangal to donate medical poration corporators and one MPTC from Balkonda As- equipment to Gandhi Hos- sembly constituency joining the ruling party on Thursday pital, Hyderabad, in their in the presence of R&B and Housing Minister Vemula battle against coronavirus Prashanth Reddy.It may be recalled that three BJP corpo- pandemic. rators and four MPTCs besides one ZPTC from Congress had shifted their allegiance to the ruling party recently.The “To help the hospital two NMC corporators – Sirigada Dharmapuri (BJP) of 25th combat the pandemic, CGI Division and Nyamatabad Shivacharan (Congress) of 40th has donated critical equip- division joined the TRS on Thursday. Puppala Raju, an ers implement suggestions of experts and the government. ment such as continuous Director, Bala Vikasa, tial and modern equipment pleased to collaborate with MPTC of Mendora mandal in Balkonda Assembly constitu- He told them that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar renal replacement therapy Singareddy Shoury Reddy to serve covid patients. The CGI to provide essential ency also joined the TRS in Hyderabad, where Prashanth Rao had brought in the new policy to transform farmers (CRRT), Video here on Thursday address- Superintendent Dr. Raja medical equipment to Reddy presented them with the pink scarves. Nizamabad into kings and farming into a and profitable successful ven- Laryngoscopes, and -80 ing a press meet. He said Rao said Gandhi hospital is Gandhi Hospital, rural MLA Bajireddy Govardhan and Nizamabad urban ture. He suggested that the Samithi chiefs convince farm- degree Deep freezer for that the equipment was the first hospital in Telugu Secunderabad, a desig- MLA Bigala Ganesh Gupta were also present.Welcoming ers to follow the suggested farming pattern for better yields. plasma storage. This equip- handed over to Gandhi Hos- states to have the CRRT nated COVID-19 hospital. them into the party, Prashanth Reddy said that public rep- He also said that the government will slap PD Act if any ment will aid the hospital pital through Health Minis- machine which is very es- The equipment donated by resentatives from the opposition were keen on joining the trader was found selling spurious seed. prepare for plasma therapy ter Eetela Rajender. sential to Covid patients who CGI will aid the government TRS after seeing the efficient administration of Chief Minis- to deliver high-value critical are under dialysis,” Shoury Rytu Bandhu Samithi State President Palla Rajeshwar “The minister appreci- Reddy said. and the hospital to deliver ter K Chandrasekhar Rao. Reddy and MLA Koppula Maheshwar Reddy were also care to COVID-19 patients a ated CGI and Baa Vikasa effective treatment to present at the meeting. week ago,” said Executive efforts to provide very essen- “Bala Vikasa is COVID-19 patients. SATURDAY 30 MAY 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 3 Lockdown impact: Migrant workers from Assam walk At least 19 million children at imminent risk due to to Chennai from Vellore, spend night under flyover Cyclone Amphan in India, Bangladesh: UNICEF

Chennai: Physically Bangladesh: exhausted by their long UNICEFA woman salvages walk from Vellore and in be- items from her house dam- tween hitching a ride, about aged by cyclone Amphan in 45 migrant workers from Midnapore, West Bengal. Assam reached the Assam (AFP Photo) Highlights At Bhavan here on Tuesday least 19 million children in hoping to obtain necessary parts of Bangladesh and In- travel documents to reach dia are at "imminent risk" home but found it locked to from flash flooding and their dismay. With nowhere heavy rain as Cyclone to go, they spent a night un- Amphan makes landfall and der a flyover and finally the state of West Bengal is ended up in a college here expected to take a direct hit where they are temporarily from the powerful storm, the lodged. UN's children agency has Most of them were warned. At least 19 million working in restaurants in children in parts of neighbouring Vellore. The Bangladesh and India are at group, which also includes "imminent risk" from flash a 65-year-old man and a flooding and heavy rain as woman, hail from Sonitpur, Cyclone Amphan makes They decided to reach the Assam Bhavan on May 19 19 could deepen the hu- tory, Cox's Bazar in Golaghat and Nagaon dis- we had no money to pay as landfall and the state of West eral Antonio Guterres' Assam Bhavan in but were told it was closed manitarian consequences of Bangladesh – now shelter- tricts of Assam and are now we had exhausted all our Bengal is expected to take a spokesperson Stephane Pallikaranai here in order to due to COVID-19 lockdown. Cyclone Amphan in both the ing over 850,000 Rohingya staying at Asan Memorial savings. "Moreover, with the direct hit from the powerful Dujarric said at the daily get their travel documents Initially, they were lodged at countries. Evacuees who refugees – is likely to expe- College of Arts and Science, lockdown displacing us from storm, the UN's children press briefing that UN teams processed. the Guru Nanak College in have moved to crowded tem- rience high winds and heavy Pallikaranai, here. They our jobs at restaurants, we agency has warned. The on the ground continue to But the transit point Velachery, after their bid to porary shelters would be rains which may cause dam- hope to get reunited with had no other option but to extremely severe cyclonic work with the Government of turned into a nightmare as board a train from Central especially vulnerable to the age to homes and shelters their families through gov- vacate the premises and storm Amphan made a land- Bangladesh to prepare and they could not obtain the railway station failed. They spread of respiratory dis- in the refugee camps and ernment intervention, soon. explore ways to reach fall at Digha in West Bengal support those in need in the necessary documents and have all been screened and eases like COVID-19, as Bangladeshi communities. home," Ranjeet who has and Bangladesh on wake of the cyclone. "Given "Our landlords kept their attempt to board a spe- are being provided food well as other infections. "We This population is already been working in Tamil Nadu Wednesday, leaving a trail the current pandemic, this demanding rent from us and cial train also turned futile. and now await their turn to continue to monitor the situ- highly vulnerable and cases for about a decade, told PTI. of destruction. At least three support includes distributing The group had reached return home after official for- ation closely," said UNICEF of COVID-19 have recently persons were killed in India personal protective equip- malities are completed. Regional Director for South been confirmed in the camps and seven in Bangladesh. ment, disinfectants and Asia Jean Gough. Also and host communities. , Amit Shah says Read - Unicef warns over other materials to evacua- Aster RV Hospital imparts Basic 'closely monitoring situation' lack of life-saving vaccines The UNICEF said it is tion shelters. To reduce the The UNICEF said that at for kids "The safety of chil- working with the Deputy person-to-person contact least 19 million children in dren and their families in the Commissioner's Office in during the delivery of aid, e- parts of Bangladesh and In- areas that will be impacted Cox's Bazar, the Office of the cash distributions will be Life Support skills virtually dia are at "imminent risk from Refugee Relief and Repa- used," he said adding that is a priority and it is good to flash flooding, storm surges see that the authorities have triation Commissioner, and the UN along with its part- Bangalore: Aster RV and heavy rain as Cyclone planned their urgent re- humanitarian partners to ners is mobilising more than Hospital recently conducted Amphan makes landfall." sponse factoring in the on- help ensure Bangladeshi 1,700 mobile health teams an e-Basic Life Support skills West Bengal, "home to more going COVID-19 pandemic." and Rohingya children and and preparing for emer- program that is open for all. than 50 million people, in- Across the region, the families remain protected. gency food deliveries. "The The pilot session was held cluding over 16 million chil- UNICEF is "working closely These efforts include raising Super Cyclone is taking a with a city-based running dren, is expected to take a with the governments of awareness among westerly trajectory towards group – Running Roadies direct hit from the powerful Bangladesh and India and Rohingya and Bangladeshi India, but nearly 8 million which had about 55 partici- storm," the UN agency said stands ready to support hu- communities on cyclone people in Bangladesh re- pants. 'Basic Life Support' is in a statement on Wednes- manitarian operations to preparedness and main at risk," he said adding a skills training program that day. Also Read - COVID-19 reach children and families prepositioning emergency that the Bangladesh govern- teaches the common man could kill 6,000 children ev- affected by Cyclone life-saving water, sanitation, ment has evacuated more how to administer life-saving ery day: UNICEF The Amphan." Also Read - hygiene and medical sup- than 2 million people in high- medical interventions such UNICEF said it is also very Online predators put mil- plies to meet immediate hu- risk areas. as Cardio-Pulmonary Re- concerned that the COVID- lions of children at risk Based manitarian needs. Mean- suscitation (CPR) during on the storm's current trajec- while, UN Secretary-Gen- emergency situations. Amit Shah says 'closely monitoring situation' Ancient Idols, Temple Remnants Found During Exca- During the online session, participants were taught 5 simple steps like checking minutes after a person suf- vation At Ram Janmabhoomi In Ayodhya scene safety, how to assess adhere to the traditional way Fiercest cyclone in 100 the response of the patient, fers a sudden cardiac arrest of performing CPR. While years 'Amphan' overwhelms making arrangements for are crucial for his survival. answering questions from Bengal Aster RV had During Excavation At police or medical help and When proper CPR is admin- viewers, the doctor ad- launched the 'Basic Life Ram Janmabhoomi In how to check for a pulse. istered to a patient at the dressed misconceptions Support' program – 'You AyodhyaFor representa- The session included live right time, his chances of around performing CPR, Don't Need to be a Doctor to tional purpose Highlights demonstrations of the right survival increases by 60%. stating, "Many individuals Save a Life' at NMKRV Col- During excavation in way to perform CPR. Dr. These skills are valuable avoid administering CPR lege in March, which was Ayodhya on Wednesday, for Mohammed Imran during the pandemic and because they are afraid that attended by more than 200 the levelling work on the Soherwadi, Consultant, beyond." they might damage the students. The session was construction of a Ram Emergency Medicine, Aster The doctor explained patient's heart or rib cage, felicitated by ACP Ramesh, temple at the RV Hospital who led the the different guidelines that however, this is not true. We ACP of South Bangalore, Ramjanmabhoomi site, re- session, explained, "Often are to be following during urge people to equip them- Mr. Harshvardhan V, Presi- mains and parts of idols during emergency situa- the pandemic, such as per- selves with Basic Life Sup- dent of Leo, the youth wing were discovered. During tions, if someone suddenly forming only chest compres- port skills to understand the of Lions Club International excavation in Ayodhya on collapses, people are un- sions while ensuring mouths correct way to perform CPR and Mr. Sushil Bhasin, an Wednesday, for the levelling sure of what to do and they are covered. Post the pan- so that they too can save ultra-runner who has com- work on the construction of lose precious time waiting for demic, once the situation people in need." pleted a 500 miler in 11 days a Ram temple at the medical help. The first few has normalized, people can at the age of 70. Ramjanmabhoomi site, re- mains and parts of idols for the building of a grand were discovered. Work of tall Shiva Ling, six pillars of Ram temple. report stated that Babri red sandstone, 7 pillars of levelling on the sanctum dia gave its final judge- Masjid was not built on va- Resumption of domestic air travel will sanctorum began recently black touchstone and bro- cant land and that there was ken idols of gods and god- ment on the Ayodhya dis- after the Yogi Adityanath pute in November 2019. The evidence of a temple like government permitted con- desses are said to have structure having existed on been discovered. Levelling then Chief Justice of India help kick-start eco activities: Travel cos struction activity to resume. Ranjan Gogoi read out the the land earlier. The ASI had During the excavation work work has been going on for excavated the disputed land the past 10 days at the Ram unanimous judgement on on Wednesday at the the Ayodhya title suit in No- in Ayodhya in compliance New Delhi: Leading Janmabhoomi site after Ayodhya Ram vember 2019 which referred with orders issued by the online travel firms on Thurs- construction was resumed Janmabhoomi site a 5 foot to the report of Archaeologi- Allahabad High Court 15 day said the decision to re- cal Survey of India ASI. The years before the final verdict sume domestic air travel will by the Supreme Court. go a long way in providing stimulus to economic activi- ties. Limits on air fares set in seven bands as per About a third of domes- tic flight operations will re- sume in India from May 25 flight durations: Puri under strict norms. New Delhi: Domestic flights resuming next week will All commercial pas- be placed in seven categories on the basis of the journey’s be stopped from boarding the flight. senger flights were sus- duration, and limits will be set on fares, which would be in The minister added that private carriers will join the pended in the country from place till August 24, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Vande Bharat mission to repatriate Indians stranded March 25, when the govern- Puri said on Thursday. abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic. ment imposed a countrywide lockdown to curb the spread The minister said each band would have its specific Puri said by the end of the month, total 50,000 Indians of COVID-19. lower and upper limits of air fare, and the first such band would be brought back from abroad under the mission. will consist of flights that are of less than 40 minutes dura- The Vande Bharat mission began on May 7. “The resumption of do- tion. mestic air travel after a shut- down of over 60 days is an The subsequent bands from the second to the sev- important step that will pro- enth would be of flights with durations of 40-60 minutes, 60-90 minutes, 90-120 minutes, 120-150 minutes, 150- vide access to thousands of Yatra.com Co-Founder and people via the quickest “While we anticipate change in 180 minutes and 180-210 minutes respectively, he told CEO Dhruv Shringi wel- a press conference. means possible. It will also comed the decision of com- customer demand and confidence, but go a long way in helping mencement of domestic civil However, Puri did not say what would be the up- kick-start economic activities aviation operations from are also hopeful that this move will per limit and lower limit fares, and when would airlines as businesses reopen,” May 25. be able to open their bookings for domestic flights. MakeMyTrip Co-founder give the much needed economic “While we anticipate Aviation Secretary P S Kharola, who was also and Group CEO Rajesh stimulus to the tourism sector and present at the press conference, said 40 percent of the Magow said. change in customer de- mand and confidence, but travel agents,” he added. seats would have to be sold at the mid-point of the lower Safety of travellers is are also hopeful that this and upper airfare limits set for the flights. paramount to MakeMyTrip move will give the much back, this will give them oxy- Puri said he can’t comment right now on when flight and as domestic skies open needed economic stimulus gen, as they were without and others.” operations would be restored completely. “We gained up the company will con- to the tourism sector and any revenue for almost 2 Govt putting cap on some experience from Vande Bharat mission. Now we tinue to work closely with its travel agents,” he added. months and were refunding lower fare will also reduce are opening 1/3rd of our domestic civil aviation opera- airline partners to ensure On the development, money for tickets which got advance buying of tickets tions. Whatever experience we gain now, on that basis safe and convenient travel affected due to impact of among customers, so ac- we would then go to open international travel,” he said. experience, adhering to the EaseMyTrip Co-Founder and CEO Nishant Pitti said: COVID19. They were also cording to EaseMyTrip in fu- If a passenger does not have the Aarogya Setu app To date, only Air India and its subsidiary Air India new protocols announced bearing the fixed cost of their ture advance booking of tick- Express have been operating flights under this mission. by the ministry, he added. “Airlines were eagerly wait- on her or his phone for some reason, they can give a self- ing to start their operations operations, salaries, rental ets will be reduced, he declaration form, the minister said, adding that they will not Domestic flight operations will resume in India from May In a similar vein, added. 25. 4 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY 30 MAY 2020 Indians drive UK’s overseas US student builds website to track student population growth London: Students from India choosing the UK as a lockdown. COVID-19 in India higher education destination made up the biggest chunk Indians also continued to dominate the professional New York: In the midst of the global pandemic, a com- of migrants to Britain last year, with their figures registering puter science student from the US, has created a website Apart from the ordinary people using it to be aware of Tier 2 visa category, with half of all grants in the segment the current situation of the country, we’ve had a few states’ a whopping 136 percent increase over the previous year, going to Indian professionals. to help India keep track of COVID-19 infection rates. according to latest immigration statistics released here on task forces also monitoring the website to keep up with “Indian nationals account for half (50 percent) of all Jeremy Philemon has applied his skills in the cre- their reports,” Philemon said. Thursday. ation and updating of covid19india.org, a website that ag- Tier 2 visas granted, and the number of grants increased “We’ve also had researchers and data analysts work- The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data revealed by 3 percent to 58,114 in the year ending March 2020,” the gregates data from every part of the country of 1.35 billion that 49,844 Indian students were granted study visas for people. ing on the dataset to figure out where we might be headed statistics revealed. in the coming days,” he said. the UK until the year ending March 2020, which marked The covid19india.org website presents a “tracker” the largest number of grants to Indian students since the The overall net migration figures to the UK continue The skills he learned at VIT and Binghamton have to reflect a post-Brexit impact, as migration from countries based on that database of up-to-date numbers entered by year ending September 2011. hundreds of volunteers.Over the past two months, guided his programming for this project. He also open- outside the EU rose to its highest level for 45 years but sourced the website on the software development plat- The only other ctegory ahead of Indian students re- from within the economic bloc it remained in decline. theAwebsite has received more than 1.75 billion page mains those from China, up 18 percent compared with the form GitHub, which helped to patch bugs and to introduce In 2019, an estimated 49,000 more EU citizens came views.Philemon started the website in early March 2020 year ending March 2019 to 118,530. when India saw a sudden jump in positive COVID-19 cases. new features and improvements. to the UK than left – down from the “peak levels” of more “Keeping the website small, easily accessible on “For the year ending December 2019, non-EU migra- than 200,000 in 2015 and early 201 He realised there was no central place for residents and tion was at the highest level we have seen, driven by a rise officials to find data on infection rates. slower network speeds and compatible on almost all de- “Overall migration levels have remained broadly in students from China and India, while the number of He is splitting his education between the Vellore In- vices across different browsers has been quite challeng- people arriving from EU (European Union) countries for stable in recent years, but new patterns have emerged for ing,” he said. EU and non-EU migrants since 2016,” added Lindop. stitute of Technology in India and Binghamton’s Thomas J work has steadily fallen,” said Jay Lindop, director of the Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science in the Designing covid19india.org also has taught him more Centre for International Migration, Office for National Sta- This in part reflects the different trends in immigration US about tailoring website design with users in mind. He for employment and study, with EU migrants predominantly tistics. “Each of the 28 states and eight union territories had wanted to make sure that the COVID-19 infection rates “We know the coronavirus pandemic has had a sig- arriving for work-related reasons and non-EU migrants were presented in a way that was not overwhelming and arriving for study, the ONS notes. their separate channels of communication and reporting, nificant impact on travel since December and new analy- each of them with varying degrees of granularity,” said desensitizing to those who visited the website. sis today shows how international travel to and from the While experts warn that it is too soon to try and quan- Philemo. “It’s been quite an enlightening experience whenever UK has decreased in recent months,” she said, indicating tify the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on migration I had to spend time researching about visualisations and levels, dramatic changes are expected in the figures for It got a lot harder for an average person or even a an expected drop in these numbers expected during the data scientist to get hold of all the information in one place, attempts at humanising them,” Philemo noted. course of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 related foreign workers and students this year who may not be With 5,609 new COVID-19 cases and 132 new fatali- able to travel freely for their jobs and university courses. he added. He connected with a team of researchers who were tracking the novel coronavirus through state-released ties in the last 24 hours, the total tally of such infections in bulletins and news sources reporting on behalf of medical India stood at 1,12,359 on Thursday, the Health Ministry Pakistan continues to be a priority in institutions. ” data revealed. neighbourhood diplomacy: China After 91K deaths, Trump "Beijing: China said on Thursday that it will continue to accord priority to Pakistan in its neighborhood diplo- Zhao, who worked earlier as China’s Deputy Ambas- says its 'badge of honour' macy and reinforce “iron-clad’ ties as the all-weather allies sador to Islamabad, had a personal note of praise for his stint in Pakistan. celebrated the 69th year of the establishment of their dip- New York: President lomatic relations. “I had the pleasure of working in Pakistan. Before Donald Trump has said it is Pakistan recognised China in 1951, a year after India leaving the country, I said that Pakistan stole my heart. I a "badge of honour" for established diplomatic ties with Beijing. India became the believe it shows the deep-rooted friendship between the America to "lead" the world first non-Communist country in Asia in 1950 to establish two countries,” he said. with 1.5 million confirmed diplomatic relations with China. “In future, we have every confidence in the develop- coronavirus cases since it Though a late entrant, Pakistan, an Islamic republic, ment of bilateral relations. We will continue to put Pakistan means the US is testing has emerged as Communist China’s closest ally and the a priority in our neighbourhood diplomacy and work to- more people for the disease two countries in recent years firmed up their all-weather gether for high-quality CPEC development”, Zhao said. that has killed over 300,000 alliance with USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic India had protested to China over the CPEC as it tra- people across the world. The Corridor, the biggest overseas investment by Beijing. versed through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK). US has 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases and over “Today marks the 69th anniversary of the diplomatic “We are all-weather strategic cooperative partners. In relationship between China and Pakistan. I offer congratu- 91,000 deaths, both the the past 69 years, this relationship has stood the test of the world's highest. lations,” Foreign Ministry spokesman told a media briefing changing international landscape, and has remained firm here on Thursday. as a rock,” he said. I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better," he said on Tuesday at the Hydroxychloroquine trial for White House as he hosted in a certain respect, as be- ticular. "It's a great tribute to defence and I'll stay on it for his first Cabinet meeting ing a good thing because it the testing and all of the work a little while longer. I'm just since the COVID-19 out- means our testing is much that a lot of professionals very curious myself, but it break began. "By the way," better." have done," the president seems to be very safe," he told reporters, "you know : "So I view it as a badge said. Trump on Tuesday de- Trump told reporters at the coronavirus begins in the UK when you say that we lead of honour. Really, it's a fended his taking antima- White House, a day after he in cases, that's because we badge of honour. Trump larial drug disclosed that he has been London: A trial to see whether two anti-malarial drugs given either hydroxychloroquine or a placebo for three have more testing than any- was responding to a ques- hydroxychloroquine as a taking the drug to ward off -- chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine -- could prevent the months. These are the first of a planned 25 UK sites, with body else." "So when we tion about whether he was 'line of defence' against the deadly infection. The US results expected by the end of the year. The trial is have a lot of cases," he con- considering a travel ban on coronavirus. Also Read - president said the drug has open to anyone delivering direct care to coronavirus tinued, "I don't look at that as Latin America, Brazil in par- Trump threatens WHO with gotten a bad reputation only patients in the UK, as long as they have not been a bad thing, I look at that as, permanent funding freeze "I because 'he was promoting diagnosed with COVID-19. It will test whether the think it's worth it as a line of it'. drugs can prevent healthcare workers exposed to the virus from contracting it. Also Read - 'I've been on Hydroxychloroquine' says Donald Trump One of the study's leaders, Professor Nicholas White at the Uni- Singapore slammed for 'cruel' versity of Oxford said: "We really do not know if chlo- roquine or hydroxychloroquine are beneficial or harmful against COVID-19." But, he said, a randomised controlled trial such as this one, where death sentence via Zoom call neither the participant nor the researchers know who has been given the drug or a placebo, was the best . Singapore: Singapore way to find out. Also Read - COVID-19: India gives was criticised for being 200,000 HCQ tablets, other medical supplies to "cruel and inhumane" on Myanmar "A widely available, safe and effective vaccine Wednesday after a death novel coronavirus has begun in the UK's Brighton and may be a long way off," the BBC quoted Professor Martin sentence was handed down Oxford. The first UK participants in the global trial are be- Llewelyn from Brighton and Sussex Medical School, who via video-conferencing plat- ing enrolled on Thursday at the Brighton and Sussex Uni- is also leading the study. "If drugs as well-tolerated as form Zoom. Malaysian drug versity Hospitals and the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could reduce the trafficker Punithan Genasan reports the BBC. Also Read - US secures 300 million doses chances of catching COVID-19, this would be incredibly was on Friday sentenced to of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine They will be valuable." hang in a hearing conducted remotely due to restrictions in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Oxfam to close 18 offices worldwide as court officials said. The 37-year-old had been found guilty over the virus drains finances trafficking of at least 28.5 London: Oxfam International, one of the world’s grams (1.0 ounce) of heroin, leading aid agencies, is to severely curtail its work a crime punishable by death under the city-state's tough because of the financial strain caused by the anti-drugs laws. The Su- coronavirus pandemic, including the closure of opera- preme Court said that it was countries, Singapore has was hit by a second wave of tions in 18 countries at the potential cost of more than maintains that the death the first criminal case where penalty - a legacy of British ordered the closure of most infections, mainly affecting 2,000 jobs. a death sentence was colonial rule - is necessary businesses, advised people low-paid migrant workers in The organisation, which currently operates in 66 handed down in a remote as a deterrent against crime to stay at home to fight the crowded dormitories. countries and whose global work is coordinated via 20 hearing. Zoom has become although rights groups have virus. The city-state man- Singapore has reported affiliate offices around the world, said in a statement popular during virus long called for it to be abol- aged to keep its outbreak in over 29,000 coronavirus in- lockdowns worldwide for ished. Like many other check in the early stages but fections including 22 deaths. late Wednesday that it has had to accelerate changes everything from virtual as a result of the pandemic. school classes to business Countries it will be exiting include Afghanistan, meetings -- but Human Brazil surpasses 1,000 Egypt, Rwanda, Sudan and Tanzania. It said the Rights Watch criticised its changes will affect around 1,450 out of nearly 5,000 use to mete out capital pun- program staff and 700 out of nearly 1,900 partner ishment. coronavirus deaths in 24 hours organisations. "The death penalty is Following the changes, it will retain a physical pres- inherently cruel and inhu- The overall death toll in Brazil now stands at 17,971, the ministry said. This was the mane, and Singapore's use ence in 48 countries, six of which it will explore as new first time the daily toll exceeded 1,000. Rio De Janeiro: Brazil registered 1,179 coronavirus of remote technology like deaths in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said Tuesday, as the pandemic exacted independent affiliate members, including Indonesia and Zoom to sentence a man to Kenya. its worst daily toll yet in the hardest-hit Latin American country. The overall death toll in death makes it even more Brazil now stands at 17,971, the ministry said. This was the first time the daily toll ex- The organisation had started a 10-year strategic so," said the group's deputy ceeded 1,000. New infections in the past 24 hours totalled 17,408, bringing the total to Oxfam says the changes will enable it to be more Asia director Phil Robertson. review in late 2018 in the wake of a sex scandal in effective in tackling global poverty and inequality and 271,628, the third-highest in the world after the United States and Russia. Haiti that caused a global outcry and prompted many helping people to survive humanitarian crises. ll "It's pretty astounding COVID-19 vaccine The pandemic appears to be gaining pace rapidly in Brazil, and donors to withdraw their support, particularly in the UK, the prosecutors and the One key change will be shifting more decision- experts say the peak there is not expected until early June. Public health experts also say where it started operations back in 1942 court are so callous that they the government figures may grossly understate the death and infection tolls -- perhaps making power to the global south and re-orientating fail to see that a man facing by as many as 15 times or more -- because Brazil carries out very little coronavirus Many of its charity shops, particularly in western work to meet local contexts capital punishment should Europe, have had to close, a visible sign of the finan- testing. Brazil recently jumped three spots in 72 hours to take third place in the world in Vera said the changes, combined with further have the right to be present the number of known infections, overtaking Britain, Spain and Italy. cial damage caused by the scandal. Haiti is another in court to see his accusers," country in which it will be closing operations. “phases of transformation in the months ahead,” will he told AFP. The top court COVID-19 data Already, hospitals are close to the breaking point in some areas, lay “the foundation for our future over the coming de- said that the hearing was including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and the northwestern state of Amazonas. - Chloro- “We’ve been planning this for some time but we cade as the longer-term effects of this devastating quine battle - Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is in open conflict with most of the are now accelerating key decisions in light of the ef- conducted remotely "for the pandemic become clearer.” safety of all involved in the country's 27 state governors as he downplays the virus and presses for the end of stay- fects of the global pandemic,” said Oxfam proceedings". Singapore at-home measures to rescue Latin America's largest economy, which is now forecast to International’s interim executive director Chema Vera. be headed for a deep recession. SATURDAY 30 MAY 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 5 IRCTC IPO Closes Today: RBI likely to cut policy rate on Know the Details Kahekashan to boost economy Many analysts have 20% and 15%, respectively, said. recommended "subscribe" Mumbai: The Reserve banks to link their loan prod- and the fiscal measures an- to IRCTC IPO, citing valua- says Reliance Securities, ucts to an external bench- nounced by the government While economic activi- which has a subscribe rat- Bank of India is likely to go tion comfort. Important up- for yet another rate cut on mark, like repo rate, for faster will have an impact on infla- ties are showing signs of dates in your mailbox Sub- ing to the issue. "It has a transmission of reduction in tion in the medium term and sluggishness, the policy healthy balance sheet with Friday, the fifth in a row, as scribe IRCTC IPO, which inflation is within the comfort policy rates to borrowers, the fiscal deficit. Hence, we makers are drawing solace opened for subscription on ?1,100 crore cash to support from October 1. expect the MPC to be more from the fact that retail infla- capex. IRCTC has good divi- zone and the need to boost Monday, closed today. To- the economy is pressing. Ahead of the meeting, measured in its response tion remains in the comfort day till 1:15 am, with retail dend pay-out track record, with a rate cut of 20-25 ba- zone of the central bank. as it made 50% average RBI Governor the Das-headed Financial investor segment seeing Shaktikanta Das has al- Stability and Devel- strong demand IRCTC IPO payout in the last three years," the brokerage further ready hinted that benign in- opment Council was subscribed seven flation provides room for fur- (FSDC) sub-commit- times. The government is added. The brokerage says, The Railways has restored ther monetary policy easing tee took stock of the offering two crore equity while space for fiscal space prevailing macroeco- shares or 12.6% stake convenience for e-ticket from September 19, which was is limited. nomic situation. through this IPO. Post-IPO, So the effective price band IRCTC IPO - Allotment and discontinued for some time. Earlier, the RBI the government will be left of IRCTC IPO for retail inves- Listing Date (Tentative) 9th The government has With an average monthly 25 Governor had said with 87.4% stake. The strong tors is ?305-310 per share. October is the tentative date announced a series of mea- million ticket booking, this is that the government demand is the result of "rea- Alankit Assignments Limited of allotment of IRCTC sures including steepest cut likely to generate additional has little fiscal space, sonable valuation" at which is the registrar to the IRCTC shares. These IRCTC in corporate tax, rollback of annual revenue of ?450 giving hope that the IRCTC offered the shares. IPO. IRCTC is also venturing shares will get listed on both enhanced surcharge on crores for IRCTC. Broker- central bank may Many analysts have recom- as a private train operator as BSE and NSE, and 14th Foreign Portfolio Investors ages like SAMCO Securi- provide more mon- mended "subscribe" to the Railways opens key October is the tentative date (FPI), among others to jump- ties, ICICI Securities, Angel etary stimulus to prop IRCTC IPO, citing valuation routes to private operators. of this. start growth which hit a six- Broking, Canara Securities up the economy. comfort and IRCTC is the In FY19, IRCTC reported a year low of 5 per cent during Shares Reserved for and Prabhudas Lilladher the first quarter of the current The only unit authorised by In- net profit of ?272.6 crores on Staff: The IRCTC IPO com- have recommended a sub- fiscal. government's fiscal space sis points in the October dian Railways to deliver ca- revenues of ?1,867 crores. prises an offer for sale (OFS) Retail inflation inched scribe to IRCTC IPO, citing has been squeezed on ac- policy," she said. tering services to railways, IRCTC IPO - Lot Size of 2.01 crore shares, of The six-member MPC up to 3.21 per cent in August online railway ticketing ser- attractive valuation and its is scheduled to announce count of cut in rates of cor- The minimum order quantity which, 1.6 lakh are reserved monopolistic nature of the "We continue to expect but remained within the vice and packaged drinking the fourth bi-monthly mon- porate tax as well as lower- the RBI MPC to follow RBI RBI's comfort zone. or the lot size is fixed as 40. for employees. Brokerages business and asset-light ing of GST rate on various water at railway stations and So, orders can be placed in Recommendation During etary policy for 2019-20 on Governor into another 'out- The RBI has been trains in the country. model. Analysts added a Friday, after a three-day goods. Revenue collection the multiples of 40 shares. FY17-19, IRCTC's revenue change in the policy of the of-the-box' 35 basis points mandated by the govern- meeting. too has been below the repo rate cut on October 4. IRCTC is offering That means for the price band and PAT clocked 10% and Ministry of Railways could Budget estimates. ment to ensure that inflation shares at ?315-320 per of ?305-310 per share retail 9% CAGR, respectively affect the financials of IRCTC There was no meeting This should send a strong remains below 4 per cent, share, but retail investors get investors need to spend Rs while the average EBITDA of the panel on October 2 on Experts are of the opin- signal for bank lending rate with deviation of 2 per cent while competition could ion that another rate cut is a discount of ?10 per share. 12,200-12,400 per one lot. and net margin stood at pose a risk to its monopoly account of Mahatma Gandhi cuts with the 'busy' industrial on either side. Jayanti. on the cards as the season round the corner," position. government's hands are tied Experts and industry The central bank has BoA Merrill Lynch said in a and the onus of taking initia- report. feel low inflation provides already slashed repo rate tives now rests with the cen- enough headroom for the Maharashtra: After Government's ban on four times consecutively this According to RBI to further lower the policy tral bank. year amounting to 110 ba- NAREDCO president rate, especially when festive sis points in aggregate. Shanti Ekambaram, Niranjan Hiranandani, there season has just started. President, Consumer Bank- exports, onion prices fall to less than Rs 30/kg At its last meeting in is expectation of a further 50 People make huge pur- ing, Kotak Mahindra Bank, basis points repo rate cut in chases during Navratras August, the Monetary Policy said with inflation still within Mumbai: Onion prices culture Produce Market the backdrop of muted infla- and Diwali. Committee (MPC) reduced the RBI's medium-term tar- declined below Rs 30 per kg Committee, while the maxi- tion which stands lower than the benchmark lending rate get of 4 per cent, the MPC With liquidity concerns level at Lasalgoan in mum rate was Rs 30.20 per the expected 3.2 per cent. by an unusual 35 basis has the headroom to cut the in the NBFC sector almost Maharasthra, Asia's largest kg and minimum rate quoted The further reduction of points to 5.40 per cent. repo rate further. taken care of, the real estate wholesale market for the was Rs 15 per kg. repo rate will not only bring sector too is hopeful that the The upcoming MPC "However, the recent bulb crop, after the govern- Onion prices have down the lending rates but RBI will go in for the much meeting comes in the back- volatility in crude oil prices ment banned export and been on a rise since August, drop of RBI's mandate to also incentivise investment needed rate cut to boost de- imposed stock limit on trad- as floods in key growing and boost consumption, he mand for affordable housing. ers. The maximum whole- states especially sale rate of onion at Maharasthra and Karnataka Lasalgoan in Nasik district disrupted supplies. The have declined from the peak likely fall in area sown to India seeks banking details of Lalit of Rs 51 per kg during mid- kharif onion further put pres- September, according to the sure on prices. Right now, data maintained by the Na- stored onion from rabi crop in retail markets, where the as state run Mother Dairy are Modi, wife Minal from Switzerland tional Horticulture Research of last year is being sold in rates have shot up to Rs 60- selling the buffer onion at a and Development Founda- the market. The fresh kharif 70 per kg in the national cheaper rate of Rs 23.90 per New Delhi/Berne: As branch of the global bank- tion (NHRDF). crop is expected to hit the capital and other parts. To kg. Other state governments India steps up its crackdown ing giant. It may be noted that market from November on- give relief to consumers in have also been offered on suspected black money Lasalgoan mandi sets price wards. For long, Switzerland Delhi and NCR, coopera- buffer stock onion main- stashed abroad, Switzer- trend across the country. used to be known for strict Since onion has been tives National Agricultural tained by the central govern- land has issued public no- Any fluctuation in this mar- secrecy clauses about de- a politically sensitive crop, Cooperative Marketing ment. Last week, the govern- tices to former IPL commis- ket reflects in other parts of tails of foreigners having the government has taken Federation of India Ltd ment banned export of on- sioner Lalit Modi and his wife the country. The average accounts in Swiss banks. several measures to boost (Nafed) and the National ion and imposed stock limit Minal following requests wholesale price of onion Under growing global pres- the supply in the domestic Cooperative Consumers' on traders. made by Indian authorities was Rs 26 per kg on Thurs- sure, Switzerland has, how- market and contain price rise Federation (NCCF) as well about Swiss bank details of day at the Lasalgaon Agri- ever, begun sharing infor- the couple. mation in cases where other In its latest federal ga- countries have been able to zette notification on assis- present some evidence of Rupee recovers from day's lows, tance sought by foreign ju- suspected illegalities. risdictions under bilateral Under the Swiss law, a treaties for exchange of in- prescribed procedure is fol- settles 20 paise higher at 70.87 formation on matters con- lowed for any administration cerning suspected financial assistance or information ex- Sharma further noted serve Bank of India is likely 0.52 per cent. Likewise, the irregularities, Switzerland's change by the FTA with In- Mumbai: The Indian 50-share NSE Nifty closed rupee recovered from the that "ongoing IPO, IRCTC to go for yet another rate cut Federal Tax Administration dia or any other country with has received good response at the fourth bi-monthly mon- down by 46.80 points or 0.41 (FTA) has named Lalit and which the Alpine nation has into force between India and The Automatic Ex- day's lows and settled higher Switzerland under which the from Institutions. Asian cur- etary policy for 2019-20 on per cent at 11,313.10. Minal Modi (alias Minalini tax treaties about their re- change of Information by 20 paise at 70.87 to the Indian tax authorities now US dollar on Thursday, rencies are trading higher Friday. The Financial Bench- Modi) among such individu- spective nationals. (AEOI) is being seen as a following weaker economic mark India Private Ltd (FBIL) als. have access to all details major boost in India's fight helped by weakening of the On the domestic mar- Besides, an automatic about Swiss bank accounts greenback overseas and data". ket front, the 30-share BSE set the reference rate for the The former IPL com- information exchange against suspected black rupee/dollar at 70.9109 and missioner, who is said to of Indians, including those money stashed abroad. easing crude oil prices. The initial public offer- Sensex swung between a mechanism has also come closed during 2018. ing of Indian Railway Cater- high of 38,310.93 and a low for rupee/euro at 77.1752. have left India for London in However, sustained The reference rate for rupee/ foreign fund outflows and ing and Tourism Corporation of 37,957.56, before settling 2010, is already facing a at 38,106.87, showing a de- British pound was fixed at money laundering probe cline of 198.54 points or 87.0554 and for rupee/100 also, though he has been Sensex slips 198 points on financial Japanese yen at 65.49. denying any wrongdoing. The two separate noti- fications dated October 1 sector woes, global trade tussle Gold prices jump Rs 348; did not disclose any further financial sector have been details, besides giving Lalit playing in the minds of and Minal Modi ten days' Mumbai: Equity share NSE Nifty closed silver zooms Rs 1,630 time to designate authorised benchmark Sensex down by 46.80 points or investors, pulling the persons to respond to the furthered losses to the 0.41 per cent at 11,313.10. benchmark indices down assistance request received for the past couple of New Delhi: Gold prices jumped Rs 348 to Rs 39,115 fourth session in a row on The Sensex was per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday, tracking by the FTA from India. sessions. Thursday, dropping about pulled down mainly by firm global cues and a weak rupee, according to HDFC Interestingly, similar 199 points as financial On the Sensex chart, Securities. notices were issued against losses in metal and sector trouble and re- Vedanta was the biggest sell-offs in domestic equities "Spot gold prices for 24 Karat in Delhi rose by Rs 348 the two in 2016, but it could put pressure on the forex (IRCTC) was subscribed not be ascertained whether loser with 4.66 per cent 77.91 times so far on the fi- with markets returning from holiday. Gold prices traded market, somewhat capping stronger on global cues and weaker rupee," said Tapan the details were eventually decline. Other major the rupee gains. nal day of bidding on Thurs- Patel, senior analyst - commodities, HDFC Securities. shared by the Swiss authori- laggards were were Tata day. ties with India in that case. At the interbank foreign Steel, IndusInd Bank, exchange market, the rupee Foreign institutional in- That time also, the two HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, opened weaker at 71.22 a vestors (FIIs) remained net were given time for "exercise dollar. It fell further to the sellers in the capital markets, of the right to be heard". Axis Bank, HUL and Bharti day's low of 71.35, before pulling out Rs 810.72 crore Airtel, losing up to 3.36 per on Thursday, exchange data In recent months, sev- recouping losses to touch a eral other Indian nationals cent. high of 70.86. showed. have been named in such On the other hand, The local unit finally Brent futures, the global notifications after the Swiss Yes Bank surged about 33 settled at 70.87, up 20 paise oil benchmark, dropped 0.28 FTA was approached by In- against its previous close. per cent to USD 57.53 per dian authorities for informa- per cent on Thursday after barrel. The Indian rupee on Silver also zoomed Rs 1,630 to Rs 47,580 per kilo- tion about those people with five consecutive days of Tuesday had closed at The dollar index, which gram here. regard to the pending tax- fall after the bank said its 71.07 against the US dollar. gauges the greenback's In the global market, gold was ruling higher at USD related probes against them. financials are strong, with strength against a basket of Forex market was 1,501 per ounce in New York, while silver was trading at After a due process newed trade war concerns banking stocks. the liquidity position well in six currencies, fell 0.07 per USD 17.61 an ounce.International gold prices traded prescribed under the Swiss weighed on sentiments. closed on Wednesday on Globally, markets excess of regulatory cent to 98.95. higher after disappointing US private payroll data, while law, the information has account of Mahatma Gandhi After opening on a requirements. Jayanti. The 10-year govern- announcement of imposition of tariffs on European goods been shared by Switzerland came under an immense ment bond yield was at 6.61 by the US also fuelled buying in gold prices, he added. with India in several cases, negative note, the 30- pressure after the US Others top gainers "Indian rupee has re- per cent on Thursday. share BSE Sensex swung covered from morning lows In the previous trade on Tuesday, gold prices had pursuant to which the Indian decision to impose new were Tata Motors, ITC, of 71.35 a dollar and last "India's bonds advance closed at Rs 38,767 per 10 gram, while silver closed at Rs authorities ? including the between a high of tariffs on European goods, HCL Tech PowerGrid, and tax department and Enforce- quoted at 70.93 a dollar with for a third day amid bets the 45,950 per kilogram in the bullion market. 38,310.93 and a low of triggering worries for the ment Directorate ? have pro- M&M, gaining up to 6.16 the gain of 15 paise amid central bank will cut interest The Delhi bullion market was closed on Wednesday 37,957.56, before settling rates when it meets Friday. ceeded with their prosecu- global economy. per cent. foreign fund flows in Primary on account of Gandhi Jayanti. at 38,106.87, showing a A decline in U S Treasury tion and other actions. Besides, a series of Asian markets were market and lower dollar in- Meanwhile, the Indian rupee opened on a cautious yields is also supporting These included sev- decline of 198.54 points or dex," said V K Sharma, Head note and fell 28 paise to 71.35 against the US dollar in negative headlines in the down amid concerns over sentiment," Sharma said. eral Indians named in the 0.52 per cent. PCG & Capital Markets early trade on Thursday amid rising crude oil prices and Indian banking and the US opening a new front leaked 'HSBC List' of people Strategy, HDFC Securities. Experts believe the Re- unabated foreign fund outflows. Likewise, the 50- with accounts in the Geneva in its trade war. 6 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY 30 MAY 2020 Laxmmi Bomb: Akshay Kumar looks Viral video: Alia Bhatt scolds like fierce Indian Goddess in first look paparazzi like a teacher

New Delhi: Akshay Kumar on Thursday shared his Mumbai: Be it for going skin deep into a character or first look from the upcoming film 'Laxmmi Bomb' during the for having chic fashion sense, Alia Bhatt swears it by all. auspicious period of Navaratri. She knows how to handle celebrity fame like a pro. On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, the Raazi actor visited Wadia Hos- The picture shows him cross-dressed in a bright red pital where she handled the paparazzi, and the, masses saree, as he poses front of an idol of goddess Durga. well. The first look shared on Twitter shows him sporting a She was seen attending the Art for Heart painting red saree paired with a black blouse along with red glass exhibition wearing a yellow outfit and white sneakers. The bangles and a huge bindi. photographers went crazy looking at her and started creat- "Navratri is about bowing to the inner goddess and ing a ruckus to click her view. The precise words that came celebrating your limitless strength. On this auspicious oc- out of her mouth were, “"Mein nahi jaa rahi hun, mein idhar casion, I am sharing with you my look as Laxmmi. A char- hi hun, don't worry. Jaise school mein silence hota hai, sab acter I am both excited and nervous about... but then life log silence. Yeh hospital hai, yaha pe chilla nhi sakte." begins at the end of our comfort zone...isn't it? Alia has already started shooting for Karan Johar’s #LaxmmiBomb," Akshay tweeted talking about trying some- 'Laxmmi Bomb' is set to burst on the silver screen on Takht. The film has a stellar cast of Ranveer Singh, Kareena and Anil Kapoor. While Ranveer will play Dara Shikoh, thing completely different in the flick which also stars Kiara June 5, 2020. Whereas Akshay's 'Housefull 4' is set to Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar Advani. Alia will reportedly play his wife Begum Nadira Banu in the theatres on 25 October, this year. film. Raghava Lawrence is directing the film, which is be- Meanwhile, Kiara Advani will be seen alongside ing produced by A Cape of Good Films Production in asso- Kartik Aaryan in 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'. She was last seen ciation with Shabinaa Entertainment and Tusshar Enter- opposite Shahid Kapoor in 'Kabir Singh', a Hindi remake Bigg Boss 13: Twitterati bash Shefali Bagga, tainment House. of Telugu hit 'Arjun Reddy'. Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi kicks off praise Siddharth-Koena for maturity Mumbai: Salman Khan hosted reality show Bigg Boss season 13 is now gaining momentum. On day 3, viewers 'Thalapathy 64' with puja ceremony witnessed big havoc in the madhouse. Mumbai: Actor Vijay whose famous for doing Tamil Apparently, the contestants came across a task called cinema is currently all geared up with his next, Thalapathy 'Bigg Boss hospital' which involved doctors torturing their 64. Directed by Maanagaram and Karthi director Lokesh patients. Well, some contestants played the game Kanagaraj the dubbed version of Thalapathy 64 project sportingly, some others played it dirty. launch ceremony on Thursday in Chennai. Amongst all, Siddharth Shukla and Koena Mitra, who The gangster drama has been a collaboration of Vijay were patients in the task, won everyone's heart for their and Lokesh. The shooting of the same will commence soon. maturity in the task. However, doctor Shefali Bagga is get- Malavika Mohanan- Beyond The Clouds actor, will be act- ting bashed on social media for playing a dirty game. ing opposite Vijay for the first time. She will be playing the leading role opposite villain Vijay. Antony Varghese and Shefali tortured Arti Singh and Rashami Desai by tak- Shantanu Bhagyaraj will also play key roles. ing a dig at their personal issues. The music for the film has been given by Anirudh Ravichander. On the other hand, the Kollywood star waits for the launch of his other film Bigil this Diwali. Shanvi Srivastava makes an 'honest' appeal Used To Wake Up Suddenly Mumbai: The world of cinema has its own secrets apart from all the glitz and glamour, which attracts many talented artists and At 3 AM: Ram Charan technicians. While things are changing for good, but Team Sye Raa is overjoyed with the unbelievable they are still at a snail's pace. response from across the World for the patriotic flick. A Artists are often seen Thank You Meet is being conducted Today to share the expressing displeasure over heartfelt feelings. 'assurances' when it comes Speaking at the event, Ram Charan said: 'I don't know to work - the huge difference from where I should start. Bow my head before Paruchuri between what one promises Brothers for leading us from the front. Honey Akka and at the beginning and the ac- Vidya Akka are like my two backbones and pillars of this tual outcome in the end. project. Several people told Me that Jagapathi Babu is the On several occasions, most beautiful person. I can say that he is 10 times more an actor has opened up on than what's being told to Me. My special thanks to him! issues like scenes, songs Thanks to my favourite actress Tamanna. Should thank my and dialogues being de- dear director Surender Reddy for remaining cool on the leted without notice. "An actor understands microblogging sites. sets and extracting the best from everyone'. On a similar note, a portance to what matters the need for a cinema and Mega Powerstar recalled the sleepless nights he spent popular actress down south She writes: "Who most - work ethics, sincerity will respect the change if it's and honesty towards mak- prior to the release of 'Sye Raa'. 'I used to wake up all of a has made an honest appeal doesn't love watching good genuine. Misleading an ac- sudden at 3.30 am...I don't know why! Even Rajamouli and My Producers very well. Even rest of the heroes in our to her colleagues, to stay cinema? Well, we all do! ing a 'good' cinema for all". tor is unethical. Further, Tarak used to ask Me on the sets of #RRR whether I am Industry are so nice (he laughs)'. true to work to seek for the And, who wouldn't want to She goes on to add making it clear that fake as- feeling the pressure. I might appear normal but at some Dil Raju who was on the stage when Charan made best of results than making make a good cinema for the that every actor is a part of surances, appeasement of point people could see what I am going through. May be, these comments about the Producers burst out laughing. false assurances. audience? All it needs is an that film and has to be ap- any kind and honest approach irrespec- Other Producers in the Industry might experience the same. Rest of the Industry Folks at the event offered a smile in Actress Shanvi proached with honesty. The unprofessionalism are a I really felt pity for the Producers. Of course, I take care of acceptance of the views expressed by the Mega Hero. tive of its outcome. It's like narration has to be exactly strict no. Let's give our best Srivastava, who is currently giving one's best irrespective basking upon the success of the way it is gonna be por- to seek for the best", she of losing or winning a game trayed on the screen and if wraps up while keeping ev- 'Geetha', has publicly re- in a sport. Hence, it's my quested her colleagues in any changes made, the ac- eryone guessing on what Superstar Mahesh Babu's Family Will Be off humble request, to give im- tor should be informed. made her convey this 'hon- the film industry by putting For A Holiday: Namrata Shared The Photo up a humble request on her est' message to all. the name of shooting. Important updates in your mailbox Ranveer Singh's bright or- Subscribe Everyone has an opinion about the lives of movie heroes. Most of us think that all our heroes lives is a bed of roses who enjoy life by travelling all around the world in the name of shooting. But at the end of the day, ange outfit leaves a kid in tears they too are humans who have wife and children waiting at home. One man who is none other than superstar Mahesh Mumbai: Bollywood Babu is the only hero who can handle personal and pro- actor Ranveer Singh is un- fessional life better. The actor looks after his two children doubtedly considered as an with the utmost care. Mahesh always takes his family to experimental fashionista in Holiday whenever the time permits. This time too, Mahesh's Bollywood. The 34-year-old Family is heading to getaway for this Dussehra holidays. actor knows how to catch Superstar's wife Namrata who doesn't hesitate to everyone's attention with his share their personal life has shared the news of their next strange yet peppy outfits. Holiday trip through her Instagram handle. Namrata wrote Everyone has an opinion about the lives of movie Recently, Ranveer was in her Instagram post, "At their crazy best! dushera holi- heroes. Most of us think that all our heroes lives is a bed of seen in the over-the-top out- days have started .. and we r off !! See u all soon." roses who enjoy life by travelling all around the world in fit. The 'Padmaavat' actor was donning long orange hoodie with dark sun- glasses, neon green shoes. Stylish Star Allu Arjun To Build A Well, this look caught everyone's attention, how- ever, an innocent girl child Ranveer spotted a child and funny? torial venture, '83. The film cried after seeing Ranveer his father waiting to click a New House: Named It 'Blessing' Meanwhile, on the work also stars Deepika in the outfit. picture with him. But when Padukone in the female front, Ranveer will next be he patted the child, she lead. '83 is slated to release After a debacle of Naa Peru Surya last year, Allu Watch the video here: seen in Kabir Khan's direc- erupted into tears. Isn't it on April 10, 2020. Arjun was off from the films for last one year. But the year In this viral video, 2019 has become the most successful year for the Styl- ish star as he is taking himself to the next level in per- sonal and professional life. Important updates in your mailbox Subscribe After a debacle of Naa Peru Surya Priyanka reveals how hubby Nick greets last year, Allu Arjun was off from the films for last one year. But the year 2019 has become the most successful her mother on Kapil's show year for the Stylish star as he is taking himself to the next level in personal and professional life. Earlier, the Mumbai: “Desi girl” Priyanka Chopra is going to be seen on Duvvada Jaganatham actor bought a caravan worth Rs the silver screen with Shonali Bose’s The Sky Is Pink. Everyone’s 7 crore and named it 'Falcon'. And now the actor is all set eagerly waiting to see her stunning performance. The dusky to build his dream house in Hyderabad. The actor shared beauty is busy with the promotions of her upcoming film, in India. the news through his Instagram handle along with a beau- tiful pic carrying his wife and two children, Ayaan and Recently, the leggy lass was seen visiting India’s most en- Arha performing the rituals. The picture has a text, which tertaining, comedy show The Kapil Sharma show. Kapil is known reads, "Bhumi Pooja of our New House named Bless- to have quirky and humorous interactions with celebrities com- ing." It seems Allu Arjun Is blessed. ing to promote their show. On the work front, All Arjun is shooting for Ala Kapil posted a video on Instagram where he had a cute Vaikuntapuramlo, under the direction of Trivikram banter with Priyanka. Kapil reminded her how both got married mei! Bechara hug karta hai mummy ko!" The mean- Srinivas and has a couple of films with Sukumar and in December 2018. He further asked if hubby Nick Jonas takes ing of the same was mommy Madhu Chopra is Venu Sriram in pipeline. The movie with Sukumar will be the blessing of mom Madhu Chopra or just blows kisses in the non-biased and takes the middle route, and he launched soon. air. Priyanka gaves a sassy reply. She said, “Dono ke beech agreed. SATURDAY 30 MAY 2020 INDIAN CHRONICLE Ranga Reddy 7 Using your phone in the loo Fashion that takes you to the may cause piles: Doctors glory of yester years leads to more straining and Guys "can be just as If you take your vice in the loo may make you to haemorrhoid problems," Milan: Dries Van Noten As seersucker birds bodices begging to be descent in lower rectal mu- beautiful as women in a smartphone to the toilet, spend a longer time there, Kumar said. and Christian Lacroix chan- fluttered overhead and fab- ripped have a kinky sexi- cosa as well as the anal dress", he insisted, even a chances of getting piles may increasing the pressure on T "Sitting too long and nelled "Barry Lyndon", ric flowers sprouted from the ness that also strikes a chord cushion which further leads hooped one, "it is just about go up as using the device in the veins of the anus in the straining too much may Andreas Kronthaler and arch formal garden the New with designers. Fashion's to formation of perianal prob- adapting." "Of course, not the loo may make you lower rectum, health experts cause the haemorrhoids to Vivienne Westwood Mozart, Yorker created, millinery enfant terrible of the mo- lems like haemorrhoids or every dress is going to suit a spend a longer time there, have warned. The impulse engorge with blood, causing and on Sunday US designer guru Stephen Jones said ment, Demna Gvasalia, piles and fissures," man," he added backstage, increasing the pressure on to check official mails or so- symptoms such as pain, Thom Browne went potty for fashion was crying out for a known for his post-Soviet Dipankar Sankar Mitra, Ex- as he swigged champagne cial media updates makes swelling or bleeding," he Madame de Pompidour. bit of pomp and circum- Munster models and his ecutive Consultant, with actress Pamela Ander- cynical take on branding and added. A recent YouGov With designers' falling stance. Department of GI & son and several stars of consumerism, may have survey revealed that 57 per out of love with streetwear, HPB Surgery at "There has been the "RuPaul's Drag Race". made his name with $800 cent of British people admit- Paris fashion week has whole idea of practicality" Jaypee Hospital in Kronthaler went big on hoodies. ted to using their phone on gone nuts for the 18th cen- with sportswear dominating Noida, told IANS. 18th-century suede ankle the toilet, with eight per cent tury. Even streetwear's main the catwalks for several sea- But the biggest shock Naveen Kumar, boots -- putting a pair on claiming they "always" do it. man, the American Virgil sons, said the British hatter, the Georgian cooked up in Consultant Gastroen- The problem with using the Gigi's sister Bella Hadid -- as his show on Sunday was fol- terology, Narayana smartphone on the toilet is well as bowed sandals, as lowing up a fetish dress with Superspeciality Hos- that one may lose track of the did Browne with mules in the a line of crew-necked velvet pital in Gurugram, time spent there, according same seersucker pastel crinoline ballgowns that agreed that prolonged to Bijendra Kumar Sinha, nursery hues of his collec- brought to mind Miss Scarlett sitting, which can hap- Senior Consultant, Minimal tion. from the boardgame Cluedo. pen if you get very ab- Access, Bariatric & GI Sur- With "Game of Thrones" With a major exhibition sorbed in your gery, Fortis Memorial Re- actress Maisie Williams about the 18th century's big- smartphone, can in- search Institute in (who played Arya Stark) in gest fashion icon, Marie crease the risk of Gurugram. "If some one is Browne's front row, Jones Antoinette -- the queen who one carry phones even to the veins of the anus in the haemorrhoids. "It's not the sitting for long time on the said another reason why lost her head in the French the toilet, but few people lower rectum, health experts actual act of using a toilet, he or she may be designers keep coming Revolution -- opening in may be aware of the danger- have warned. Important up- smartphone that is the prob- straining to pass stool all the back to the age of Enlight- Paris next month, the trend ous consequences of such dates in your mailbox Sub- lem. Rather, sitting on the time. Continuous straining enment was because "the is likely to continue. scribe New Delhi: If you take a habit. toilet (whether you are read- leads to piles," Sinha said. Abloh, rolled his clock back who created the show's tow- 18th century was really out It features some of your smartphone to the toi- "Now this unnecessary ing or just sitting there) for a this week putting Gigi Hadid ering headgear. "But I think there". John Galliano's famously let, chances of getting piles consumed time with phone prolonged period can lead in a trailing pink puffball people want fantasy now." "What we wear nowa- decadent designs for Dior may go up as using the de- while sitting in the toilet gown and another model in Britain's queen of punk days is really calm and re- during his 1990s pomp, as a zipped raincoat worn like Vivienne Westwood has al- strained compared to what well as the hugely popular a cape. ways had a soft spot for 18th- people wore 200 and 300 Japanese manga, "The He was not alone. century decadence. years ago," he told AFP. Van Rose of Versailles". Japa- Not all red meats unhealthy: Crinolines and feather-light And her Austrian-born Noten, who took Stanley nese master Yohji side hoops turned up in designer husband Andreas Kubrick's classic 1975 film Yamamoto sent out a big Jonathan Anderson's Kronthaler found a surpris- about an 18th-century Irish black hat Marie Antoinette Loewe show almost as if ingly elegant and modern rake as the inspiration for his might have worn to the guil- Research Jagruthi Maddela they were leisurewear. "If I "Rock Me Amadeus" note in show with veteran creator lotine as a final flourish if she Washington: Cutting had a perfumed handker- their Mozart-inspired show Christian Lacroix, agreed. had been allowed in his back on red meat is standard dence linking processed chief, I would be waving it Saturday. Given that the The Belgian, known as the Paris show, though his medical advice to prevent meat with cardiovascular right now," quipped one period's nightshirts, "King of Prints", said he had crinolines were more Belle cancer and heart disease – diseases and diabetes was adoring critic at the end of breeches and to tone down the original Epoque than Pompidour. but a review of dozens of "very low." "There are very the Thom Browne show, as knickerbockers can be eas- acid colours of historic pat- "Fashion is sometimes studies has concluded that small risk reductions in can- a posse of Pompidours in ily adapted for men or terns that caught his eye. very mysterious?" Jones the potential risk is low and cer, heart disease and dia- veiled skyscraper Versailles women, Kronthaler told AFP "They were anything but said. "All these people who evidence uncertain. In new betes, however, the evi- wigs promenaded around a that the era's gender-fluidity shy," he added. think the same things at the guidelines published on dence is uncertain," Bradley white Manneken Pis foun- was very "now". All that corsetry and same time, but I do think that Monday in the Annals of In- Johnston, an epidemiology tain. it is not for nothing." ternal Medicine, a panel of professor at Canada's researchers from seven Dalhousie University and countries suggested that director of the NutriRECS ... "adults continue current un- group that put together the processed red meat con- guidelines, told AFP. "So there may be a reduction – World’s deadliest fungi now sumption." cornerstone of dietary guid- personal values and prefer- The advice – which or there may not be. ance for decades in many ences. "It's kind of like say- immediately drew a sharp "People need to make countries and from leading ing: 'we know helmets can reaction from other experts their own decisions. We are health groups. The World save lives, but some people – added that adults should giving them the best esti- Health Organization Interna- still prefer the feeling of the found in Australia mate of the truth." – Steaks, tional Agency for Research also "continue current pro- wind in their hair when they One of the world's sausages back on the on Cancer says that pro- ride bikes. And let's face it, cessed meat consumption." deadliest fungi has been menu? The researchers cessed meat is carcino- The research, published in most people won't crash'," discovered in Australia's far said they want to change the genic, while red meat is the journal edited by the she said. "But everyone north for the first time -- thou- "old school" approach of giv- "probably carcinogenic." In agrees you should wear a American College of Physi- sands of miles from its na- ing general nutritional rec- response to the latest guide- cians, analyzed multiple helmet." Kevin McConway, tive habitat in the mountains ommendations and to bring lines, the World Cancer Re- studies that, taken together, emeritus professor of ap- of Japan and Korea. The more focus on evidence of search Fund said it would plied statistics at Britain's showed reducing red meat Poison Fire Coral fungus individual benefit. "People not change its advice. "We consumption by three serv- Open University, said the was discovered in a suburb should look at this and hope- maintain our confidence in ings per week could lower lack of hard scientific evi- of Cairns by a local photog- fully make more well-in- the rigorous research con- dence meant there were few cancer mortality by seven rapher and subsequently formed personal choices, ducted for 30 years," said its deaths per 1,000 people. clear answers. "Depress- identified by scientists, rather than being told what director of research, Giota Researchers said any ingly, all this tends to indi- James Cook University an- to do by authoritative orga- Mitrou. Marji McCullough, cate that after all these years such decline was modest nounced Thursday. the epidemiologist at the and that they had found only nizations," Johnston said. and all these millions of re- American Cancer Society, Several people have a "low" degree of certainty But eating less red meat and search participants, we still said the researchers had died in Japan and Korea af- about the statistic. They processed meat has been a don't know much," he said. taken into account people's ter mistaking the bright red added that the quality of evi- fungi for edible mushrooms that are used in traditional medicine, and brewing it into a tea. James Cook Univer- Aspiring Parents should stay sity mycologist Matt Barrett, a "horrifying" array of symp- in our backyard shows we who confirmed the identity of Cairns. "It didn't surprise me toms if eaten, including vom- have much to learn about the toxic mushroom found in because I have been find- iting, diarrhoea, fever and fungi in northern Australia," away from alcohol, here's why Australia, said the discovery ing quite a few things over numbness. Barrett said. extends its known distribu- the years," he said. If left untreated, it can Researchers have drinking by would-be par- served a gradually rising risk garding specific defects, the tion "considerably". Ray Palmer, a self-de- "No one traipses found that drinking alcohol cause multiple organ failure scribed "fungi fanatic" who ents is a high risk and dan- of congenital heart diseases study found that compared Poison Fire Coral is the around the rainforest up here three months before preg- or brain damage leading to found the specimen told gerous behaviour that not as parental alcohol con- to abstinence, maternal only known mushroom with photographing fungi. There nancy or during the first tri- drinking was correlated to a death. "The fact that we can AFP he had spent the past are quite a few (more) things only may increase the sumption increased. The re- toxins that can be absorbed find such a distinctive and mester was associated with 20 per cent greater risk of decade photographing vari- to be found and they prob- chance of their baby being lationship was not statisti- through the skin, and causes medically important fungus a 44 per cent raised risk of tetralogy of Fallot, a combi- ous fungi in the rainforest ably will be in the coming born with a heart defect, but cally significant at the lower like Poison Fire Coral right congenital heart disease for also greatly damages their quantities," Qin said. Re- nation of four abnormalities surrounding his home city of years." fathers and 16 per cent for own health," said study au- in the heart's structure. Insufficient sleep can Iceberg breaking off Antarctica is negatively impact grades Washington: Sleep less well on their tests no itly monitoring sleep, the not related to climate change and grades go hand in hand. matter how much total sleep Fitbit program's proprietary Yes, researchers in a new Australia: A more than they ended up getting. algorithms did detect peri- study have found a strong ods of sleep and changes in 600-square-mile iceberg relationship between a Researchers were broke off Antarctica in recent also trying to find a correla- sleep quality, primarily student's grades and their based on lack of activity. days, but the event is part of sleep time. tion between physical exer- a normal cycle and is not cise and the academic per- There was essentially related to climate change, What time students go formance of students. In ad- a straight-line relationship thor Jiabi Qin, from Central to bed and the consistency mothers. Important updates South University in China. scientists say. The iceberg, dition to having 100 of the between the average in your mailbox Subscribe dubbed D28, broke away of their sleep habits also students wear Fitbits for the amount of sleep a student The results suggested Beijing: Researchers have from the Amery ice shelf be- make a big difference. It also semester, they also enrolled got and their grades on the that when couples are trying found that drinking alcohol tween September 24 and states that getting a good about one-fourth of them in 11 quizzes, three midterms, for a baby, men should not three months before preg- 25, according to observa- night's sleep just before a big an intense fitness class. and final exam, with the consume alcohol for at least nancy or during the first tri- tions from European and test is not enough – it takes There wasn't any relation. grades ranging from A's to six months before mester was associated with American satellites. several nights in a row of Those without the fitness C's."In this study the benefits fertilisation while women a 44 per cent raised risk of good sleep to make a differ- classes performed just as of sleep are correlated to should stop alcohol one It measures 1,582 congenital heart disease for ence, according to the study well as those who did take performance in the context year before and avoid it dur- square kilometers (610 fathers and 16 per cent for published in the journal 'Sci- them. of a real-life college course, ing pregnancy. For the square miles), according to mothers. Binge drinking, gain mass. They want to stay ence of Learning'. and driven by large amounts study, the researchers com- the European Copernicus due to climate change. "What we found at the defined as five or more the same size," said Fricker, Researchers incorpo- end of the day was zero cor- of objective data collection," piled the best data pub- program. It is about 210 "It's really important that drinks per sitting, was re- a professor at the Scripps rated 100 students in an MIT relation with fitness, which I explained Grossman. The lished between 1991 and meters (yards) thick and con- the public doesn't get con- lated to a 52 per cent higher Institution of Oceanography engineering class who were must say was disappointing study also revealed no im- 2019, which amounted to 55 tains 315 billion tonnes of fused and think that this is likelihood of birth defects for at the University of Califor- given Fitbits, in exchange for since I believed, and still provement in scores for studies including 41,747 ice, American glaciologist climate change," Fricker men and 16 per cent for nia. the researchers' access to a believe, there is a tremen- those who made sure to get babies with congenital heart Helen Amanda Fricker said. said. An iceberg that was women. semester's worth of their ac- dous positive impact of ex- a good night's sleep right disease and 297,587 with- The gain in mass three times larger broke off Both aspiring parents tivity data. One of the sur- ercise on cognitive perfor- before a big test.Another out. comes from snow falling on Antarctica two years ago, should avoid drinking alco- The figures are huge, prising findings was that in- mance," said MIT Prof surprising finding is that the continent and glaciers she said, causing panic at hol ahead of conception to The analysis showed but iceberg production is dividuals who went to bed Grossman.He speculated there appears to be a cer- that move slowly toward the the time. "It's a fine line be- protect against congenital that a nonlinear dose-re- part of the normal cycle of after some particular thresh- that the intervals between tain cutoff for bedtimes, such shore. The east of Antarctica cause we definitely don't heart defects, according to sponse relationship be- ice shelves, which are an old time – for these students, the fitness program and the that going to bed later results -- where D28 broke off -- is want people to think that cli- the study published in the tween parental alcohol extension of the ice cap, she that tended to be 2 a.m., but classes may have been too in poorer performance, even different from the west of the mate change isn't happen- European Journal of Pre- drinking and congenital said. "Ice shelves have to it varied from one person to long to show an effect. While if the total amount of sleep is continent and Greenland, ing," Fricker added. ventive Cardiology. "Binge heart diseases. "We ob- lose mass because they which are rapidly warming another – tended to perform the devices weren't explic- the same. 8 Ranga Reddy INDIAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY 30 MAY 2020 No domestic cricket to be played Premier League set before August 1: ECB London: The suspension of England’s domestic cricket season has been for 17 restart extended to at least August 1, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday. The previous suspension was scheduled to end on July 1. London: The Premier League season is set to re- “The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can today confirm a further start on June 17, three delay to the start of the professional domestic cricket season, with no domestic months after it was sus- cricket to be played before 1 August. pended due to the “The specifics of the season remain subject to ongoing advice from UK coronavirus pandemic, Brit- Government and health experts, but the ambition remains to host domestic ish media reported on men’s and women’s cricket across England and Wales later this summer,” said Thursday. the ECB in its statement. No matches have been “The Professional Game Group (PGG) will look to outline a number of played since Leicester’s 4- opportunities for domestic play, which will be presented to the ECB Board in 0 win over Aston Villa on June.” March 9, with Liverpool just “Naturally we want to see cricket being played at every level,” said ECB two wins away from secur- Chief Executive Officer, Tom Harrison. “We remain hopeful of seeing both ing the title. domestic and recreational cricket this season and planning with the PGG has Top-flight clubs voted allowed us to map a number of potential scenarios for domestic play. the first two matches would tested positive for be held later on Thursday. unanimously on Wednes- be Aston Villa v Sheffield coronavirus after 2,752 tests Liverpool were 25 “While traditional formats of our competitions are the preference, we are day to return to contact train- United and Manchester City across the Premier League. points clear of 2019 cham- not against exploring the unorthodox to ensure that we can return our players ing and were meeting again v Arsenal. Those matches Germany’s Bundesliga re- pions Manchester City when to the field. That can only happen though when it is safe, and we have said on Thursday to discuss is- are the two games in hand. sumed earlier this month and the Premier league was shut throughout this crisis that the safety and well-being of everyone involved in the sues such as the restart date A full fixture list would then La Liga in Spain hopes to down, on the verge of being game is our key priority.” and the rebate to broadcast- be played on the weekend return from June 11, while a crowned English champi- The statement did not talk about the scheduled international series against ers. of June 19-21. crucial summit between Ital- ons for the first time in 30 Ireland and West Indies which are scheduled to take place in July. The BBC reported that So far, 12 people have ian football officials and the years. Bournemouth, Aston country’s sports minister will Villa and Norwich City are in the relegation places. Osmania University’s tryst with Kobe Bryant’s induction to hall of fame postponed Rohinton Baria Trophy in 1966-67 The late Kobe Bryant’s induction into America’s basketball hall of fame has been postponed to 2021, US media reported. Bryant, who died along with eight others in a helicopter crash in Janu- ary, was schedule to be in- ducted into the Massachu- setts-based Naismith Bas- ketball Hall of Fame on Au- gust 29. Former NBA stars Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and six others are also slated to be enshrined next year due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. “We’re definitely can- celling,” Hall of Fame in a couple of weeks and in Calabasas, California that NBA all-star, five-time NBA spokesman Jerry Colangelo look at the options of how also claimed the life of his 13- champion and three-time told ESPN. “It’s going to have and when and where.” year-old daughter, Gianna, NBA finals MVP in a two-de- to be the first quarter of next Bryant died January 26 at and seven others. cade career with the Los An- geles Lakers. year. (The board will) meet age 41 in a helicopter crash Bryant was an 18-time Australia announce schedule Hyderabad: Turning “Jayantilal and Nagesh did Gavaskar saying to Ramesh player in Saleem. In that par- the pages of Hyderabad’s the bulk of scoring while Nagdev, ‘Don’t worry, ticular match, Mumtaz sporting history brings there were other batsmen Ramesh, I know when he bowled that Chinaman to lovely memories and who came up with useful bowls that one.’ But the next clean up the in-form Michael with full series against India Osmania University winning contributions with the willow. delivery, Mumtaz deceived Dalvi, who was dumb- their maiden Rohinton Baria For instance in the final, Gavaskar with Chinaman,” founded by the delivery. Al- Melbourne: Ending begin with a match on Janu- Trophy in 1966-67 season when the middle order added Jayantilal. though Mumtaz and I took weeks of speculation, Kilda (January 25) and is one of the interesting and failed, Abid made 62, the bulk of the wickets, it was ary 12 in Perth and it will be Hobart (January 17). Rob- Mehta, who claimed Cricket Australia on Thurs- followed by contests on exciting facets. For the Krishnamurthy 43 while Gavaskar’s wicket in the first fast bowler Khaja day confirmed that India will erts hinted that if circum- record, OU beat the mighty Mumtaz struck an unbeaten Nayeemuddin who gave us January 15 (Melbourne) stances dictate, there could innings, said the team was make the trip Down Under and January 17 (Sydney). Bombay University by 172 46 coming at number 10. exceptionally led by Abid. the early breakthroughs.” starting October this year for be changes in the schedule runs. Brief scores: Osmania We could make 285 in the “We are working closely which also features series “He kept his cool in tight situ- Jayantilal pointed out a financially critical assign- with the BCCI to deliver the 285 and 314 bt Bombay 122 first innings. ations and was a busy man the biggest advantage was ment comprising four Tests, against New Zealand (both and 305. The final was eagerly anticipated men’s men and women), West “But it was primarily in the field. He would always that all the matches were ODIs as well as T20 and women’s tours, and we played at Nagpur on matting Mumtaz’s bowling, who was say kuch magic karo to played on matting wickets. Internationals. Indies and a one-off Test wicket. are looking forward to stag- against Afghanistan (No- unplayable with his Mumtaz whenever the wick- “We were all used to matting Cricket Australia an- ing the important series The 16-member team: Chinaman deliveries. He ets did not fall. Apart from his wickets. That benefited us. vember 21-25). “…but we’ll nounced the much-antici- against both the men’s and be doing everything we can Abid Zainulabideen (cap- took six wickets apiece in captaincy, he always made Team spirit was a big factor pated resumption of the women’s New Zealand tain), Sultan Saleem, both the innings while I took useful scores with the bat. In in our win. Do you know that to get as much international game after the COVID-19 sides,” Kevin Roberts, cricket in as possible this Nagesh Hammond, three each in the final. After fact, we had batsman batting we had a daily allowance of pandemic with a six-month Cricket Australia CEO, said Prakash Joshi, Ishaque dismissing Mumbai for 122 till No.11. We went into the Rs 5. We used to do lot of summer. We will communi- home summer schedule, in a statement. cate any changes to the Khader, Mumtaz Hussain, in the first innings, we were tournament as rank outsid- masti and watch movies in which will begin with a tour tralia for an ODI series with Kenia Jayantilal, P reduced to 9 for 3 before ers with minimum kit. We the night. Like typical The India women’s schedule if or when they are by Zimbabwe for a three- team will also travel to Aus- matches scheduled in required,” he added. Krishnamurthy, Naushir Jayantilal and Nagesh put won five successive Hyderabadis most of them match ODI series from Au- Canberra (January 22), St Mehta, Prahalad, B Mohan, us on top with smashing matches to emerge champi- woke up at 9 but by 10 am gust 9. India will tour the Khaja Nayeemuddin, centuries. Nagesh dazzled ons. we were on the field,” said country for a T20 series, Narender Patel, MD with his square and cover “We beat Mysore in the Jayantilal. which will begin on October Jaisimha, Mujataba Ali Baig drives while Jayantilal ex- final of the South Zone Mehta said that sad part 11 at Brisbane followed by and Zahid Ali Khan. Ramulu celled with his pulls and championship and in the all there were no rewards or Kumble optimistic of IPL matches on October 14 (kit boy). straight drives,” said Mehta, India championship, we up- reception on our return. (Canberra) and October 17 Jayantilal and Mehta who had 35 wickets. set hosts Nagpur. In the “Even now there is no rec- (Adelaide), the CA posted went down the memory lane. In fact, the final is re- semifinals, we beat Delhi, ognition for that historic win. on its official website. “It is fresh in memory. We membered how Mumtaz which had nine Ranji play- In fact Nagesh and I were not This is to be followed happening this year had a wonderful tournament plotted Sunil Gavaskar’s dis- ers while we had one Ranji in the South Zone team de- by the T20 World Cup, the and people remember the missal. “Most of the batsmen spite top performances.” likelihood of which going New Delhi: Former India captain and Kings XI Punjab head coach Anil Kumble is late Mumtaz Hussain for his failed to read Mumtaz’s ahead is slim owing to the hopeful of the IPL happening this year and mesmerising spells. He re- Chinaman. The particular pandemic. The CA did not is not averse to the idea of conducting the cash-rich event without spectators due to turned with 45 wickets or so,” delivery to dismiss Gavaskar Dutch F1 GP post- even mention the event in its said Jayantilal, who was the in the second innings was a official schedule unveiled on the COVID-19 threat. top run-getter with five cen- classic delivery. It was a per- Thursday. After the T20s, It is not official yet but there is specu- turies. Late Nagesh fectly bowled Chinaman that poned until next year Virat Kohli’s men will return lation that the BCCI wants to hold the IPL Hammond chipped in with had a solid batsman like for a four-Test series, begin- in the October window after the tournament three centuries. Gavaskar stranded and was The Hague: The Dutch Formula One Grand Prix, due ning on December 3 at was postponed indefinitely earlier this year stumped. According to Mehta, it to return to the calendar for the first time since 1985, has Brisbane. due to the COVID-19 pandemic. was a total team effort. “We all remember been postponed until next year because of the coronavirus India are then sched- “Yes we are hopeful and optimistic pandemic.The Dutch GP was set to be held at Zandvoort uled to play a day/night Test, that there is still a possibility (to hold IPL EPL to restart on June on May 3, but was initially postponed in March amid the as committed by BCCI Presi- this year) if we can cram in the schedule,” COVID-19 outbreak. “Due to the worldwide spread of the dent Sourav Ganguly, from Kumble was quoted as saying by Star coronavirus (COVID-19) the Formula 1 Heineken Dutch December 11 to 15 in Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’. 17, say reports Grand Prix has, as previously announced, been post- Adelaide. The second and “If we are going to have a stadium MANCHESTER, May 28 poned,” organisers said in a statement.“The organisation fourth Tests will be held in without spectators, then probably have 3 The Premier League season will restart on June 17, of the Dutch Grand Prix, in consultation with Formula One Melbourne (December 26- or 4 venues; there’s still a possibility, we the BBC reported today. Management, has had to conclude that it is no longer 30) and Sydney (January 3 are all optimistic,” said the former spinner, possible to hold a race with an audience this year. There- to 7). The series is crucial fi- who is also the chairman of ICC’s Cricket A spokesman for the Premier League, which stopped fore, it has been decided to postpone the race definitively play in March, declined to comment as the meeting of 20 nancial health of CA, which Committee. to 2021.”Together with the motorsport federation FIA, For- has had to stand down staff club officials was ongoing. mula One Management will determine the schedule for Former India batsman VVS Laxman to handle cost of operations said the stakeholders can stage the league The season will get under way on the Wednesday 2021 and with that the new date of the Dutch Grand Prix. in the wake of the pandemic. date with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester in cities which have multiple stadia to re- Like every year the date will be announced by the FIA by According to reports, City v Arsenal, which are both games in hand. A full fixture the end of 2020. All tickets remain valid for the new race. duce travelling by players. “Absolutely (there is chance to hold IPL this year), and also CA stands to earn up to 300 make sure that all the stakeholders have a say,” he said. “…you should identify one list would then be played on the weekend of 19-21 June, The 2020 Formula One season is due to get under the report said. All games will be behind closed-doors. — million Australian dollars venue, which probably has 3 or 4 grounds; if at all you find that kind of a venue because way in Austria with back-to-back races on July 5 and 12, from the tour by India. The travel is again going to be quite challenging,” said the former stylish batsman. Reuters both behind closed doors. ODI series is scheduled to “You don’t know who’s going to be where at the airports, so that I’m sure the franchises and the BCCI will be looking into.”

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