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Mayor wants generator Guruvaiah Yadav TODAY Telangana has not received likely TRS ALMANAC while Harish says no Month & Paksham: candidate for NS Magha & Shukla Paksha Panchangam PNS n HYDERABAD power cuts due support from NDA: KTR Tithi : Ashtami: 06:09 pm K VENKATESHWARLU invertors, con- The selection of candidate for Nakshatram: Jyeshtha: 09:38 pm n HYDERABAD verters in the PNS n HYDERABAD Nagarjuna Sagar by-election Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start month of India talks of competing Centre may is creating differences any important work) Telangana Rashtra March due to A progressive state like with China as large between the TRS party lead- Rahukalam: 09:30 am – 10:59 am Samiti's trouble-shoot- power cuts in Telangana has not received ers. On Friday, sitting MLA manufacturing countries in the privatise Singareni Yamagandam: 01:55 pm – 03:23 pm er and Finance the past (prior due support from the NDA world.How do you compete with late Nomula Narsimhiah’s Minister T Harish Rao to TRS rule) government at the Centre dur- followers organized a meet- Varjyam: 05:25 am – 06:58 am, must have got the and people ing the last six and half years, China.Unless you achieve economies Collieries too: KTR ing and made it clear that the 08:06 pm – 09:38 pm of scale, unless you think on scale, 'shock' of his life on used to spend state Industries Minister K T RS working president and TRS Chief K Chandrasekhar Gulika: 06:34 am - 08:02 am Friday after GHMC money on Rama Rao claimed on Friday you cannot compete with a large TIT Minister KT Ramarao Rao has to give ticket to Good Time: (to start any important work) Mayor Gadwal diesel as well. and sought support for such manufacturing country like China has said that the TRS Nomula family or else they However, Amritakalam: 01:12 pm – 02:44 pm Vijayalaxmi's letter states to realise the goal of — K T RAMA RAO government has been will think over their future asking GHMC Commissioner there was no need for diesel 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'. Industries Minister strengthening public sector course of action plan. Couple Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:03 pm – 12:50 pm to arrange 25 KVA power expenditure now as there were Referring to the NDA gov- organizations, whereas the of TRS party mandal presi- generator at her camp office to no power cuts. ernment's slogan of Team BJP-led Union government is dents and other local leaders HYDERABAD ensure uninterrupted power Workers in factories had been India, he said "things will not "selling away public sector participated in the meeting. WEATHER supply went viral on social working in three shifts. There happen" unless the intention companies". He was The leaders participating Forecast: Partly cloudy media platforms. were no dharnas in the state on translates into real action and speaking at a meeting of in the meeting demanded the Temp: 35/18 In her letter, the Mayor power cuts, he laid it on thick. the Centre and states work party in-charges of erstwhile party Chief KCR to give Humidity: 27% stated that she had been fac- Late in the evening, the together, though the motive Hyderabad district held under ticket to Nomula Sunrise: 06:30 am ing troubles in performing Mayor gave an explanation was very noble. meeting of the Confederation Andhra Pradesh were the aegis of Civil Supplies Narsimhaiah’s son Nomula Sunset: 06:23 pm her daily duties due to power on her letter. She said in her "But the one grievance I do of Indian Industry (CII) here. promised, at the time of bifur- Minister Gangula Kamalakar Bhagath. They stated in the on Friday. KTR alleged that Current Weather Conditions interruptions. She said that statement that she had only have, Telangana has been, as I Appealing to the Centre to cation of undivided AP, indus- meeting that Nomula Updated march 5, 2021 5:00 PM power cuts had been affecting asked GHMC Commissioner pointed out, a very progressive rethink on priorities, Rama trial incentives to further cre- the Centre, which had been Narsimhaiah defeated work at her camp office. to set up 25 KVA power gen- state, a state which has contin- Rao, working president of the ate employment opportunities privatizing all PSUs, would Congress bigwig K Jana The letter had gone viral at erator as there were power out- ued to encourage business." ruling TRS, said slogans like for the youth in the two states, privatise even Singareni Reddy and flew the TRS flag a time when Harish Rao was ages due to digging work. "Unfortunately, the kind of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', 'Make in Rama Rao alleged no special Collieries too in the coming in the constituency. The addressing an MLC election However, there was nothing in support that we have anticipat- India', 'Self-Reliant India' were incentive has been given. days. He asked graduate party has to do justice giving campaign meeting. At the her statement to answer the ed, the kind of support we great slogans but the country No announcement has been voters to remember that the ticket to Nomula’s family. meeting, in which question of why anybody expected from the was still not really making in made though it was included in Centre had taken away ITIR, They said in the meeting that Sherilingampally activists par- would want a generator to be Government of India in the last India and is one that assembles the AP Reorganisation Act, he the Nomula family deserves ticipated, he boasted that there set up for temporary, work- six and half years, has not come without manufacturing much. said. 2 a ticket. was a need for generators, related power outage. about," he said, addressing a Recalling that Telangana and 2 2 Tax cut on fuel will be Centre, states’ call: FM Fed up with cut, copy and PNS n NEW DELHI margin last year to mop up For consumers, gains arising from interna- Finance Minister Nirmala "there is enough tional oil prices plunging to a Sitharaman on Friday two-decade low, remained case to say that paste business of HCs: SC Mamata Banerjee acknowledged that consumers non-committal on taking the have a case for petrol and prices should be first step to cut Central taxes to PNS n NEW DELHI High Courts in which I see cut, releases diesel prices to be brought down, it’s a burden," give relief to consumers. copy and paste. This problem down but said a reduction in For consumers, "there is The Supreme Court on Friday has grown. They don't apply TMC list taxes to make that happen she said while enough case to say that prices said that it is fed up with cut, their independent minds for the should be a joint call of the interacting with should be down, it’s a burden," copy and paste business done in reasons , Justice Chandrachud Central and state governments. journalists at IWPC she said while interacting with this computer age by the High said. As much as 60 per cent of journalists at IWPC. Courts, which don't apply their Justice Chandrachud further 5 the retail price of petrol, which While the burden on the independent minds in their said, Reasons have to be given has shot above Rs 100-mark in time high elsewhere in the record high diesel rates. consumers is "understood", orders. when orders are being affirmed. some places in Rajasthan, country, is made up of Central Sitharaman, who had the pricing is a vexatious issue, The remarks by a bench of There has to independent appli- Madhya Pradesh and and state taxes. Taxes make up increased Central Excise duty she said. Justices DY Chandrachud and cation of mind . Maharashtra and is at an all- for about 56 per cent of the on petrol and diesel by a record 2 M R Shah came while dealing The UPSC has challenged the with a plea of Union Public order as the person was denied Service Commission (UPSC) a place in IAS cadre due to dis- against the Orissa High Court cut, copy and paste of Tribunal's ciplinary action against him. Promotions likely order upholding a decision of verdict only "adds to the volume The bench said that it is the CM gets dossier on ‘black sheep’ Central Administrative Tribunal of pages but does not answer the UPSC rules and Department of for power staff PNS n HYDERABAD reaction as "rather late, but an (CAT) asking it to look into the core issue of appeal". Personnel and Training (DoPT) eye-opener" to him. matter of granting IAS cadre to One of the problems of the guidelines which will hold repatriated to TS Chief Minister K The CM is reportedly assess- a person. computer-age is copying and ground on the issue. Chandrasekhar Rao, armed ing the reports submitted by the It restored a disposed of plea pasting of orders. I am fed up 1,150 power staff with intelligence department intelligence department. He is before the High Court and said when I come across orders of 2 dossiers on black sheep deemed firm in his considered view that to be reverted to be besmirching the image of the black sheep must be the TRS government, is report- removed. So, he is not likely to The great switch PNS n HYDERABAD ed to have ordered the officials show mercy on anyone, accord- Driver’s mistake concerned to keep an eye on ing to reliable sources. ‘Partly free' report in industrial In all, 1,150 engineers and offi- those leaders and officials fre- KCR has zeroed in on a former caused tourist policymaking cials of the TS electricity quenting Pragati Bhavan who MLC, who is accused of leaking department are going to be have amassed wealth dispropor- what has happened within the bus mishap in reverted to their previous posi- tionate to their known sources four walls of the Pragati Bhavan ‘misleading’: Govt tions, including eight chief of income. to the Opposition. Sources in Araku ghat PNS n NEW DELHI engineers of TS Genco. While focussing on certain ments. A relative of the KCR Pragati Bhavan said that the PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM This is because a seniority recent goings-on involving reg- family and some other staff CM, incensed over the actions of The Centre on Friday strong- 2 list has been prepared afresh in ular visitors to Pragati Bhavan, members have misused the some of the officials and party The Road Transport Authority ly rebutted a Freedom House accordance with the final the Chief Minister realised that CM's name in the districts and leaders, including those holding (RTA) on Friday ruled out the report downgrading India's report of the Dharmadhikari some senior officials and staff got works done by threatening high posts and whom he trust- brake failure, as claimed by the status to a "partly free" coun- Committee and the Supreme members got an opportunity to district officials and amassed ed most, causing damage to the driver of the tourist bus that fell try, calling it "misleading, Court orders. make a killing as there were vir- huge wealth, according to TRS image of the CMO and that of the in the Valley off Araku road on incorrect and misplaced", and 2 tually no curbs on their move- leaders, who described the CM's camp office. February 12. 2 asserted that the country has well established democratic practices. While the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting erties in India. Most people do not respond to violence in public places stressed that India treats all cit- Asked about the report at a izens equally and that discus- media briefing, MEA behaviour: Actions to address sion, debate and dissent are spokesperson Anurag Over 78 pc respondents have violence against women', 78.4 part of Indian democracy, the Srivastava said, "The political per cent of the respondents said Ministry of External Affairs judgements of Freedom House faced violence in public places that they had faced violence in said India has robust institu- are as inaccurate and distort- public spaces. tions. The MEA also took a dig ed as their maps." PNS n NEW DELHI for the hero, who plays his The study by Breakthrough, at the Democracy watchdog, Srivastava was referring to a macho character, but always as with support from Uber India saying India does not need wrongful depiction of India's PLI scheme to In films, right in the first reel, a man who respects women. and IKEA Foundation, was "sermons", especially from map by Freedom House. boost India's the hero, despite being a total He beats every one of them to conducted in Jharkhand those who cannot get their In a detailed rebuttal, the manufacturing stranger, enters the heroine's pulp. Alas! In reality, there is (Hazaribagh district), Bihar basics right. MIB said, "Government of heart straight by bashing up about 40-50 per cent chance for (Gaya district), Haryana A new report by Freedom India treats all its citizens with output: PM thugs harassing her on the a woman in distress to get help (Jhajjar district), Delhi, House, a US government- equality as enshrined under street. The number of rowdies from authentic persons. cent of them didn't intervene know what to do. According Maharashtra (Mumbai), funded NGO, released on the Constitution of the coun- who outrage the modesty of the A study on bystander behav- during violence in public to the findings of the study, Wednesday had also claimed try and all laws are applied petite heroine doesn't matter iour has revealed that 38.5 per spaces because they did not titled 'Decoding bystander 2 sustained erosion of civil lib- without discrimination." 8 HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MARCH 6, 2021 hyderabad 02

he bedrock of industrial Tpolicies of the Government has undergone a shift in recent times — from The great switch in industrial policymaking an almost exclusive reliance on supply-side tools to demand as well as serving as a catalyst slowdown in globalisation. integration with global value policymaking would require a factors in the market. to upgrade and reorient exist- The three main policy actions used by state The most significant chains, job-creating sectors “more highly-rationalised sys- The difference between ing companies in rapidly- and local governments are: early stage demand-side intervention is and sectors closely linked to tem of public subsidy in which these two types of industrial evolving markets. venture capital, promotion of high the Production Linked the rural economy, and (5) planning, forecasting, technol- policies is best captured in the In the United States, state Incentive (PLI) scheme of the enabling companies to achieve ogy assessment and strategic book “The Rise of the and local governments large- technology firms as a means of anticipating Government of India. Some of size and scale, which is expect- analysis are the critical tools to Entrepreneurial State: State ly relied on supply-side poli- and creating new markets, and promoting its demand-side features of the ed to make Indian products selective interventions”. and Local Development cies to attract investment dur- exports in new markets PLI scheme are: (1) a result- globally competitive and lead In this setting, bureaucrats Policy in the United States” ing the 1950s and 60s. This based scheme, which means to an increase in exports. would be called upon to do written by Peter Eisinger, a changed during the 1970s, order to attract investments. side policies continues even that incentives will be dis- Furthermore, Eisinger asso- high degree of planning, Professor at the New School at when entrepreneurial gov- Some of the common ingre- today, and some present-day bursed only after production ciates demand-side policies changeover to risk-taking Milan. ernments started to rely more dients in all these supply- examples are the develop- has taken place in the coun- with the development of an innovators and develop emo- According to Eisinger, a and more on demand-side side oriented policies were: ment of industrial infrastruc- try, (2) calculation of incen- entrepreneurial state and tional skills to overcome the supply-side orientation is one interventions. grants to firms based on fixed ture, improving ease of doing DR. SAMEER SHARMA tives is to be based on incre- bureaucrats. resistance to industrial change. that emphasises the role of the The three main policy investment in plant and business, providing more liq- mental production to be Entrepreneurial govern- The rise of an entrepreneur- government in reducing the actions used by state and local machinery called the invest- uidity to businesses, skilling, achieved at a high rate of ments would continue to act ial state where supply- and costs of business production. governments are: early stage ment subsidy; sales tax rationalising of the cost of demand-side interventions. growth. as principal agents of econom- demand-side policies com- In contrast, states’ role in venture capital, promotion of exemption or sales tax defer- power, developing world-class The Covid-19 has led to To achieve this incremental ic change, restructuring both pete and co-exist would demand-side orientation pro- high technology firms as a ral for a fixed number of logistics, and so on. These pol- reduced government rev- production, companies would themselves (e.g. ease of doing enable India to succeed in its motes reorganisation of exist- means of anticipating and years; interest rate subsidisa- icy initiatives are aimed at enues, thus, limiting opportu- have to make additional business climate) and indus- quest to bring about rapid ing companies, or encour- creating new markets, and tion, provision of infrastruc- reducing the cost of produc- nities available to State investments in establishing try in search of new markets industrialization and provide ages entry of new firms in a promoting exports in new ture and reduction in the tion. Government to recruit indus- greenfield facilities or carry- and products (e.g. PLI jobs to millions. state / country in order to markets. duties and fees on land pur- However, in recent times in tries. Additionally, there is ing out expansion of existing scheme). Moreover, seize opportunities created Similar trends are visible in chase. Some states also kept India there has been a grow- paucity of mobile capital with facilities, (3) focus on size and Governments would need to (Author has a PhD from by emerging / expanding mar- India as well. After the open- provisions in their industrial ing acknowledgement of the companies to invest in differ- scale as the selected compa- create new programmes that the USA and a DLitt from kets. The aim is to attract ing up of the Indian economy policies to give negotiated need to introduce demand- ent states. Finally, govern- nies have to deliver large incubate new products and Kanchi University. The arti- already existing companies in 1991, the Central and State packages for large invest- side policies. And, the pan- ments are emphasising on quantities of outputs, (4) tar- businesses (e.g. Start-up India cle is based on his research from outside the state by Governments crafted supply- ments. demic has only added to the development of domestic gets are sectors with cutting- scheme). and practice and views are offering lower cost incentives, side industrial policies in The preference for supply- imperative to bring-in value chains in the face of a edge technology, sectors for In addition, demand-side personal) Fed up with Telangana has not received cut, copy... Dubbak MLA held at Continued from page 1 due support from NDA: KTR It set aside the order of the Continued from page 1 High Court and restored the plea of UPSC against one Information Technology Centre may privatise Singareni... Bibhu Prasad Sarangi and Mallanna Sagar project Investment Regions (ITIR) were Continued from page 1 others there. announced to be set up in Advocate Subhranshu PNS n SIDDIPET Telangana and other states dur- Bayyaram Steel Plant and the Kazipet Railway Coach Factory from Padhi, appearing for Sarangi, Dubbak MLA ing the previous UPA rule, but Telangana State. The TRS working president said that the state was who has filed a caveat said that Dubbak MLA Raghunandan it has been scrapped despite giving 43 per cent fitment following PRC recommendations for the person in question has Rao was arrested at Mallanna Raghunandan numerous requests by the state employees, and it was better than the Centre's track record. KTR retired and the question is of Sagar project on Friday en Rao demanded government, he claimed. said that the TRS did more than 1.5 lakh graduates' enrolment in only notional promotion . route to Yetigadda Kistapur. Had the ITIR been imple- Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar constituency and asked the Justice Shah said, We are on He is going to the village to payment of mented, it would have led to cre- district in-charges of Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri districts to non-application of mind by gain first-hand knowledge of compensation to ation of couple of lakhs of jobs, take up the responsibility of making the voters go to the polling the High Court. The tribunal problems of the project dis- the displaced of Rama Rao said. booth on March 14. KTR outlined the strategy to be adopted for the order has been copied. placed. He cited the examples of an ongoing MLC elections and had teleconference with leaders. He Padhi submitted that the Talking to a section of the Mallanna Sagar integrated steel plant and a rail asked them to confront BJP MLC candidates and hold them tribunal has directed the UPSC media after his arrest, the project on the coach factory for promises accountable for the BJP dropping ITIR projects in southern states. to reconsider the case of the MLA said that it was atrocious allegedly unkept by the NDA KTR asked graduate voters to "teach a lesson to the Centre", which respondent (Sarangi) for pro- for the police to arrest him to lines of the government. had shown empty hand to Telangana, though it had allocated 16 motion to the IAS cadre by prevent his visit to the compensation "India talks of competing IITs, 10 NITs, 84 Navodaya institutions across the nation. The IT reconvening the meeting of the Yetigadda Kistapur. He accused with China as large manufactur- Minister pointed out that the Telangana government had enhanced selection committee and said Chief Minister K paid to evacuees ing countries in the world.How the exports of IT from Rs 55,000 crore to Rs 1.45 lakh crore worth that consequential benefits if Chandrasekhar Rao of sitting in Gajwel and do you compete with by providing job opportunities to Telangana youth. He urged youth any be given, if found eligible. pretty in his farm house and Siddipet China.Unless you achieve to cast their first preference vote to TRS candidate S Vani Devi, The bench said that high giving trouble to the Mallanna economies of scale, unless you contesting from the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahabubnagar court has simply extracted the Sagar project displaced to ben- think on scale, you cannot graduate constituency. Hyderabad district incharges, several judgement of tribunal and said efit contractors. Sircilla, Gajwel and Dubbaka. compete with a large manufac- corporators, MLCs, MLAs-Rasamayi Balakishan, Sunke Ravi that since tribunal has elabo- He demanded payment of Thats why the people defeated turing country like China," he Shankar and others were also present. rately discussed the question of compensation to the displaced the TRS candidate in Dubbaka said. law, no interference is warrant- of Mallanna Sagar project on Dubbak MLA Raghunandan Rao being taken into custody by police at Mallanna by-poll. Quoting a medical devices ed. the lines of the compensation Sagar project on Friday He accused the government manufacturer who imports already acquired over 12,000 "...I would like to tell the The UPSC has contended paid to evacuees in Gajwel and of stifling his voice with the equipment from China and acres of land for a pharma Central Government, Team that tribunal has committed Siddipet. pose of taking him into preven- ever since K Chandrasekhar help of the police and warned sells in India after putting his park, he asked why would not India that you talk about in error and gone beyond its He dared either the District tive custody like taking the Rao has become the Chief that it would not be able to do label as it cost him less com- the Centre support the state. national interest, make sure jurisdiction by granting relief to Collector or MP or MLA to thieves and robbers into cus- Minister of the State. He ques- so on the floor of the State pared to manufacturing in "Are we not part of India," that you deliver on that promise the respondent and the DoPT come to Mallanna Sagar for a tody. tioned the government for Legislative Assembly. He India, he said import duties in he said.Economics should and help progressive states like guidelines are only applicable debate with him on the injus- He observed that Section 30 applying different yardsticks to warned the government to the country are "ridiculous". supersede politics in the inter- Telangana continue to grow for promotion and not in the tice done to the project dis- of the Indian Police Act is in pay compensation to the pro- raise his voice against it in the He appealed to the Centre to est of the country and polit- with the support of industry," he facts of present case. placed. He questioned the pur- force almost on a daily basis jects displaced in Siddiept, Assembly. "think on scale" and support ical considerations should said. governments which have not come in the way of sanc- Rama Rao also spoke about acquired land. tioning strategic projects, he the rapid strides made by Saying that Telangana has said. Telangana in IT and other areas. Water supply to be Guruvaiah Yadav Promotions likely TRS... likely for Driver’s 50% of women... hit in city on March 8 power staff mistake Continued from page 1 survivor for medical help. PNS n HYDERABAD Saidabad, Asmangadh, Continued from page 1 the party to give ticket to the Respondents also said they Yakutpura, Mahabub mansion, new candidate instead of the caused bus Telangana (Hyderabad) and helped by physically escorting Some parts of the city will Narayanaguda, Boggulakunta, It is learnt that the TRS Chief Nomula family, which is repatriated Kolkata, covering over 721 someone home when she is receive short supply of water on Adikmet, Shivam, Chilkalguda, KCR has assured ticket to the already in politics. mishap... respondents through digital being harassed. March 8, according to the Riayasathnagar, Aliabad, Rajya Sabha member However, Guruvaiah Yadav Continued from page 1 survey and 91 in-depth inter- The study also found 45.4 Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Miralam, BN Reddynagar, Badugula Lingiaha Yadav’s is a supplier of raw material Continued from page 1 views. per cent of the respondents Supply and Sewerage Board. Autonagar, Vanasthalipuram, co-brother Guruvaiah Yadav for Pharma companies and is Power utilities would Most participants, particu- said that they have not inter- In a press release, the Maruthinagar, Elugutta, on Thursday evening and also economically sound, it is now be including the The fatal accident, involving larly women, identified vio- vened in an incident of vio- HMWSSB said water supply Habsiguda, Nacharam, also given green signal to learnt. Guruvaiah met the names of even those the private bus carrying lence as a broad term, consist- lence against women. will be affected in some areas as Boduppal, Tarnaka, Lalapet, Guruvaiah to go ahead while Chief Minister in the employees who had tourists from Telangana ing of physical, mental, verbal, Over 38 per cent respon- Transco will be availing power Marredpally, Cantonment, MES, taking up campaign. evening of Thursday at been repatriated to occurred near Damuku on and sexual abuse. The study dents said that they did not shutdown on bulk load feeders Mekalamandi, Balapur, However, the local leaders Pragathi Bhavan after com- Telangana from Araku Ghat Road in Vizag also highlighted how patriar- intervene because they did at 132KV substations at Maisaram, Sahebnagar, from the Yadav community ing from Yadagirigutta. The Andhra Pradesh. Agency, and claimed four lives chal practices were culturally not know what to do. Around Kodandapur, Nasarlapally and Mailardevpally, Bandlaguda, are also demanding that the Chief Minister gave a green Promotions will be and injured 23 persons. embedded in society and its 31 per cent of them said that Godakondla in Nalgonda district Golden Heights, Suleman Nagar, party has to give ticket to the signal to Guruvaiah to start effected on the basis of After inspecting the vehicle, correlation between deterio- they were worried about their on March 8 from 10 am to 4 pm. Asifnagar, Prashasannagar, Nomula family. They are stat- an election campaign too, it the fresh seniority list. a team of RTA said negligence rating mental health and own safety, and about 11.5 per The affected areas include Madhapur and Shaikpet reser- ing that it is not proper for is learnt. Accordingly, the of the driver with a vehicle everyday misogyny and patri- cent of them felt that they Santhoshnagar, Vinaynagar, voirs. chief engineers are braking system of the vehicle archy. would be dragged into going to be reverted to led to the accident. The study found that 54.6 police/legal matters if they HYDERABAD the post of superin- The team observed that the per cent of the respondents intervened. BULLION RATES tending engineers -- driver failed to notice the said that they have intervened "For us, promoting positive the post previously held braking system and also failed in an incident of violence bystander action to address GOLD Tax cut on fuel will be Centre... by them. to manage the situation while against women in a public violence against women has ` 45, 220 (10 gm) Continued from page 1 cading impact of taxes and Council meeting." The power utilities getting down the steep descent space, while 55.3 per cent been a consistent focus area. bring uniformity, the Finance Sitharaman raised excise duty are going to cancel the curve. respondents observed the dis- Breakthrough's intent in ` 380 "That's where I use the word Minister said the call has to be by Rs 13 and Rs 16 per litre on promotions awarded to The driver of the bus, G comfort of woman/girl facing undertaking such campaigns SILVER 'dharamsankat'," she said. "It is taken by the GST Council, the petrol and diesel, respectively, the electricity depart- Srisailam, had claimed that he violence. is to move the general public ` 69, 800 (1kg) a question which I would like apex decision making body of between March 2020 and May ment staff by the state lost control over the bus due Around 67.7 per cent from identifying violence ` 1800 states and the Centre to talk the indirect tax regime. 2020 and it now accounts for government, soon after to the failure of brakes at the respondents said that their against women and girls as a about because it's not just the Currently, the Central govern- more than one-third of the Rs coming to power in hairpin bend, due to and he intervention resulted in the personal issue to identifying Centre which has duties on ment levies a fixed rate of excise 91.17 a litre price of petrol in the state i.e. those made the decision to stop the violence stopping. People violence against women and CHICKEN petroleum products, it also has duty while states levy different Delhi and 40 per cent of Rs effected between 2015 bus by ramming into a retain- who intervened to stop the girls as a shared community RATES `/KG the states charging." rates of VAT. Under the GST, the 81.47 per litre rate of diesel. and 2017. ing wall on the right side. The violence did so in a variety of issue, a shared responsibility, Stating that both states and two would merge and bring Earlier this week, economists After the Model bus crashed through the wall ways which included swapping requiring community action," Dressed/With Skin `187 the Centre draw revenue out of uniformity, solving the problem at SBI in a report stated that Code of Conduct in and plunged into a gorge. seats with the survivors/vic- said Sohini Bhattacharya, Without Skin `213 taxes levied on petrol and diesel, of fuel rates being higher in petrol price can go down to Rs connection with MLC Luckily there were huge trees, tims, giving one's mobile num- president & CEO, Broiler at Farm `129 she said 41 per cent of the tax states with higher VAT. 75 a litre across the country if elections is over, the which arrested the fall further. ber to connect later, taking the Breakthrough. collections made by the Centre "Whenever the GST Council it is brought under the ambit of reversion orders would Vizag Deputy Transport go to the states. decides to take up this issue, GST. Diesel will come at Rs 68 be implemented. Commissioner GC Raja EGG "So there is an issue which is they are well within their inter- a litre and the revenue loss for As many senior offi- Ratnam said that the private RATES `/100 layered and as a result that has est to take it up and discuss. It's the Centre and states will be cials of Telangana, post- transport agency completely to be a matter ideally for the a call which the Council has to only Rs 1 lakh crore or 0.4 per ed in AP, are going to neglected the maintenance of HYDERABAD 388 Centre and the states to talk take," she said. cent of GDP, according to the be repatriated soon, the vehicle and was knowing- VIJAYAWADA 393 about," she added. Asked if the Centre will take calculation by the economists they are likely to bene- ly running the vehicle with a On the issue of bringing such a proposal to the Council made under the assumption of fit most by the fresh poor braking system. The pri- VISAKHAPATNAM 505 petrol and diesel under the in the next meeting likely this global crude prices at USD 60 promotions. vate transport agency did not RETAIL PRICE `3. 88 Goods and Services Tax (GST) month, she said a call will be a barrel and exchange rate at Rs change the brake pads in time, (IN HYDERABAD) regime, which will end the cas- taken "closer to the date of the 73 per dollar. he said.

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IIIT-Hyd’s Agriculture dept dithering annual R&D showcase today on staff promotions PNS n HYDERABAD ŸPNS n HYDERABAD International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)- The officials and employees of Hyderabad's annual R&D show- agriculture department are case will be conducted on Monitor nutritional status worried as the file awarding Saturday in an entirely virtual promotions to them is yet to be format. put up with higher officials. The event is a great oppor- Proposals to get new posts are tunity for the general public to of tribal people in state: Guv not yet circulated to the gov- interact with faculty and stu- ernment. dents and understand their The process of awarding work in more tangible forms Tamilisai expresses concern over the nutritional promotions to ancillary depart- through demos, prototypes and ̈ ments like marketing, horti- presentations in keeping with status of tribal people in the post-Covid scenario culture, cooperation, animal the institute's endeavour to pro- husbandry has been through. mote applied research that ben- PNS n HYDERABAD ference with the officials of the The Governor also inter- It may be recalled that Chief efits society. Currently, in its Raj Bhavan, here. She direct- acted with the participants of Minister has asked agricul- 20th edition, the event has Telangana Governor Dr ed the authorities to arrange a the Atma Nirbhar Bharat self- ture department to complete grown from strength year-on- Tamilisai Soundararajan on video conference with the employment training pro- the process in 10 days to sanc- year and attracts more than Friday directed the Raj Bhavan experts from National Institute gramme and appreciated their tion new posts. But the agri- 3,000 visitors from research, officials to keep a track of the of Nutrition or other organi- idea of organising an exhibi- culture department is yet to academia, media and industry. nutritional status of tribal peo- sations to review the nutri- tion of their products. Taking send proposals in this regard to This year's virtual research ple in the State. tional status of the tribal peo- a virtual look at their products, the government. expo will feature IIIT-H's 22 Expressing concern over the ple. Dr Soundararajan appreciated There is scope for creation of two years are eagerly awaiting research centres, 300+ research nutritional status of the tribal The review with the experts their attractive and creative over 539 posts, including that There is scope for creation of 539 promotion. There are 13 JDA demos and an inaugural keynote people in the post-Covid pan- will help to come out with a designs. of five additional directors, 28 posts, including that of five additional posts, 18 DDA posts, 8 ADAs, address by Prof Ashok demic scenario, the Governor, plan to distribute nutritional She has also agreed to joint directors and 300 agri- directors, 28 joint directors and 300 20 Agriculture Official posts Jhunjhunwala, Professor, II in a communique here said: supplementary food items to extend the financial support to culture extension officers in the remained vacant in the depart- Madras, a release here said on “We must ensure that tribal the tribal people. the participants to procure department. agriculture extension officers in ment. If promotions are award- Friday. This year's showcase people get access to good Referring to the Indian Red material for their products to Deputy Director posts need- the department. ed, 55 AOs will become ADAs, will also present research from nutritional food. The pan- Cross Society (IRCS) activities, be displayed at the proposed ed to be created to set up farm- 47 ADAs will become DDA, 13 IIITH's Kohli Centre of demic must not affect the the Governor asked the IRCS exhibition. ers’ training centres in newly- is the problem of filling super- has increased with the imple- DDAs will become JDAs. Intelligent Systems (KCIS), the nutritional status of the people State branch to involve the vol- "Women entrepreneurship formed districts and their man- numerary posts in fifth and mentation of RytuBandhu, In the state, ADA level offi- recently launched Smart City in tribal habitations in the unteers from the Youth Red and women empowerment agement. Assistant directors sixth zones. RytuBhima and other welfare cials have been officiating as Research Centre set up in col- State. Cross and the Junior Red need to be encouraged and are yet to be appointed to Even after directing the agri- schemes. The officials say District Agriculture Officers in laboration with MEITY, Smart She said she was planning to Cross in service activities in a promoted on a priority basis," newly formed agriculture divi- culture department to send the that the work load on them 18 districts. City Mission and Government visit some tribal habitations in big way. Dr Soundararajan said. sions. proposals for awarding pro- would be eased to an extent if To solve all these problems, of Telangana as well as Applied the state as soon as she comes “There must be concerted Secretary to Governor K Agriculture officer posts motions by the CM more than the additional posts promised the agriculture department AI, Research Centre that has from Puducherry, where she is efforts to rope in the volunteers Surendra Mohan, who led the should be filled in newly cre- a month ago, in the last week by the CM are sanctioned to should prepare seniority list been working on applying AI to currently holding additional for the public service and team of Raj Bhavan officials ated 128 mandals. Therefore, of January, the department is the department. and send proposals to sanction population scale problems in the charge as the Lt. Governor. social impact activities. I plan here, in the video conference the requirement is for 300 yet to submit proposals to the The seniority list of employ- new posts to the government. Indian context, combining Dr Soundararajan, from Raj to interact with the registered with the Governor, explained agriculture extension officers. government. ees is yet to be prepared in the But, the agriculture commis- research and translation in col- Nivas, Puducherry, was volunteers to motivate them to about the progress in the first Besides appointing agriculture The work load on agricul- department. Those who have sionerate is adopting dilly-dal- laboration with Intel and reviewing the developments in get into social service activi- and second phase of vaccina- officers in RytuVedikas, there ture officials at the field level put in a service of more than lying methods. Government of Telangana. the state through a video con- ties," she added. tion programme in the state. CITY LIGHTS Expedite land Chalk out plan to use IT for Power consumption crosses Dry weather likely to prevail acquisition 50 million units per day in TS, AP over next 5 days for reservoir, developing SHGs: CS to staff PNS n HYDERABAD Hyderabad: Dry weather is likely to prevail in Telangana, Andhra says Collector PNS n HYDERABAD The power consumption has Pradesh & Yanam during the next five days, Meteorological Centre touched 50 million units per said on Friday. In a bulletin here, it said that dry weather prevailed in Telangana Chief Secretary day in March with increase in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Yanam during the last 24 hours. PNS n MEDCHAL Somesh Kumar has directed usage of power in government The highest maximum temperature of 39.5 degree Celsius was officials to formulate action offices, as the mercury has recorded at Bhadrachalam on March 4, while the lowest minimum Medchal Malkajgiri Collector plan on using Information been rising in the city for the temperature of 16.7 degree celsius was recorded at Dundigal of Shwetha Mohanty on Friday Technology, capacity build- past two or three years. Telangana on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. instructed the officials con- ing, livelihoods, enterprise, The peak-hour demand is Hyderabad recorded a maximum temperature of 35 degree celsius cerned to expedite the land development and convergence likely to increase in April and likely to resume their full while the mininum temperature is 17.4 degree celsius. The highest acquisition for the construc- in the area of Self Help Groups May to 3,500 MW as against operations by March last week maximum temperature of 39.2 degree Celsius was recorded in tion of the proposed reservoir (SHGs) in the state. the current peak-hour or April. The power demand Nandyal while the lowest minimum temperature of 15.5 degree of 5.04 tmc capacity at As per the direction of Chief demand of 2,000 MW per day. is likely to go up in April and Celsius was recorded in Arogyavaram of Andhra Pradesh, during the Keshavapur in the district. Minister K Chandrashekar The use of fans, air-coolers May to 75 million units as same period. At a review meeting here at Rao, the Chief Secretary held and other gadgets in govern- against the current 50 million the collector office, Shwetha a review meeting on different livelihood of SHG women in tion among children and ane- ment offices has increased. units. Mohanty asked the officials activities and preparation of the state. mia among women in the Besides increasing domestic During the lockdown, the Omron to expand its for effective coordination to action plan of Society for The Chief Secretary direct- state through convergence of power consumption, the daily consumption of power acquire land needed for the Elimination of Rural Poverty ed the officials to work in small SHGs respective line depart- power consumption is also had nosedived to 39 million footprint in Telugu states reservoir. (SERP) and Mission for groups and prepare detailed ments. likely to increase in commer- units per day. Hyderabad: Medical device maker Omron Healthcare India, a global She said that the reservoir Elimination of Poverty in road maps for each area. Arvind Kumar, Principal cial organisations, industries, The electricity department leader in digital blood pressure monitoring domain, on Friday said it is meant for providing drink- Municipal Areas (MEPMA) at Somesh Kumar asked the Secretary, MA&UD, Jayesh metro rail, railways and so on. has been making all arrange- plans to expand its footprint in Tier-II and III cities in Telangana and ing water to Hyderabad peo- BRKR Bhavan on Friday, an officials to provide seamless Ranjan, Principal Secretary, The IT units are also gradual- ments to meet the increasing Andhra Pradesh by expanding stores in these states to 1000 from 700 ple. The Government plans to official release here said. services to SHGs through use ITE&C, Sandeep Kumar ly going to resume normal demand at the field level. this year end. Our vision to strengthen the availability and practice of construct it by spending huge He instructed the officials to of IT and to initiate steps to Sultania, Secretary, PR&RD, B activities with work-from- Under the summer action home healthcare monitoring to help create a 2ero Events' society ( no money, she said and added focus on agriculture, food pro- make every SHG group to get Janardhan Reddy, Secretary, home culture slowly taking a plan, additional power trans- incidence of heart attack and brains strokes via provision of quality that the officials should speed cessing, soil testing, growing of bank linkage. Agriculture and Cooperation backseat. formers, new power supply medical devices to Indian Society like digital blood pressure monitors, up the process of the land vegetables, animal husbandry, He urged the officials to and other officials participat- Representatives of IT indus- lines and distribution trans- nebulizers, thermometers, nerve stimulators, body fat monitors, acquisition. nutrition etc., to change the ensure reduction of malnutri- ed in the meeting. tries say that the IT units are formers have been installed. weighing scales ), said Masanori Matsubara, Managing Director, Omron Healthcare India, at a press conference here. Currently, we have five home healthcare products including Blood Pressure and nebulizer, he said the company had already established the first ever experienced Tech hiring consistently above pre-pandemic levels: Report Centre in Hyderabad and third in the country after Gurgaon and Mumbai and we are also planning to set up similar centres in PNS n HYDERABAD above pre-pandemic levels, reliability engineer, cloud engi- Cognizant Technology have had to ramp up their tech Bangalore and Chennai and in other cities by end of FY21. peaking at 17 percent in neers, business intelligence Solutions, IBM, Wipro and hiring to support this transition. Hiring of techies in India was up November 2020. developers, sap consultants, Capgemini. Software architects, This is reflected in our data, 13 per cent in January 2021 Indeed also assessed the senior quality assurance engi- technical leads, cloud engi- which shows a steady upward TGUGCET: Last date for application compared to a year ago period, fastest growing tech roles in neers, technical consultants and neers, senior software engineer shift. We believe that digitisation in January 2020. A study of tech India and the companies active- automation engineers. and full stack developers are the and ‘virtual’ operations will submission extended till Mar 15 job postings on the platform — ly hiring for these roles during Hiring for tech roles was top paying tech roles in India in continue to increase in the near HYDERABAD: The last date submission of online applications for Indeed — a real-time indicator 2020-2021. According to the primarily driven by IT, ITeS, 2020 – 2021. future, creating a strong admission into first year UG Courses BA/B.Com/BBA/B.Sc (English of labour market activity in survey, the top 10 fastest-rising financial services, e-commerce, “With the pandemic neces- demand for tech-related jobs Medium) in Telangana Social and Tribal Residential Degree Colleges India, shows that hiring in tech tech jobs in India are application and consulting sectors. Top 10 are Accenture, JP Morgan sitating ‘remote working’ and across sectors,” said Sashi for men and women for the academic year 2021-2022 has been roles between April 2020 and developers, IT security special- companies that accounted for Chase, Ernst & Young, Oracle, more technology-based busi- Kumar, managing director, extended up to March 15, 2021. The online application date has been January 2021 was consistently ist, sales force developer, site maximum hiring in this space Genpact, Wells Fargo, ness operations, organisations Indeed.com. extended from March 5, 2021 to March 15, 2021. TGUGCET-2021 (Telangana Gurukulam Undergraduate Common Entrance Test) will be conducted on April 25, 2021.The candidates are instructed to visit social and tribal welfare residential educational institutions societies Telangana reports 166 new websites: www.tswreis.in and www.tgtwgurukulam.telangana.gov.in Prioritised student visa appointments for prospectus and online application. Covid cases, two fatalities Cyberabad Police celebrates Hyderabad: Telangana's Covid infections reached 2,99,572 as 166 fresh during Covid, says US Consul General cases were reported in the state on Thursday. The state suffered two Covid deaths in the past 24 hours to take the death toll to 1,639 till date International Women's Day PNS n HYDERABAD country during the lockdown. over a million international stu- translating a case fatality rate of 0.54 per cent as against the countrywide HYDERABAD: Cyberabad Police and Society for Cyberabad Security While giving priority to the emer- dents in the United States and one mortality rate of 1.4 per cent, according to a state health department Council (SCSC) on Friday celebrated International Women's Day at Almost 200,000 Indians studied gency situation prevailing and the in six students is Indian. We bulletin here on Friday. As many as 149 people have recovered from Covid Tech Mahindra, Danube Hall at Hitech City. It was a hybrid event - in in the United States last year and students, the consulate processed would love to see even more statewide pushing the total recoveries thus far to 2,95,970 constituting a person and online. Five hundred people participated in the many of them went from the visa with limited staff members Indians taking advantage of the recovery rate of 98.79 per cent while the national recovery rate was 97 per celebrations and the theme for the celebration was the United Telugu states. According to the during the lockdown. opportunities accorded by the US cent. The number of active cases in the state currently stands at 1,963 Nations theme "Choose to Challenge". Chief National Badminton U.S. Consul General, Joel Joel Reifman said, "Nearly higher education,” he added. including 330 individuals in home or institutional isolation. About 40,443 Coach Pullela Gopichand was the Chief Guest and Indian Badminton Reifman, more students in the three-quarters of student visa “About a year from now, we will swab samples have been tested in the state to detect the contagious virus Player Ms Mansi Joshi, Guest of Honour at the celebrations. V C United States go from this part of applicants between September inaugurate our new consulate and out of which the reports of 536 swab samples are awaited. Since the Sajjanar, Cyberabad Police Commissioner, Anasuya, DCP-Women & India, especially the two states of 2020 and March 2021 were issued building in Hyderabad. We are outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, more than 88.83 lakh Covid tests Children Safety Wing, Cyberabad, Krishna Yedula, Secretary General Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, visas. Since reopening, demand currently operating out of the his- have been carried out in the state so far. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal SCSC, Pratyusha Sharma, Joint Secretary, Women Forum, SCSC, than any other part of the coun- for available student visa appoint- toric Paigah Palace, which has Corporation (GHMC) remained the main contributor of the infection by DCPs Padmaja, Venkateshwarlu, Vinay Agarwal of Tech Mahindra try. One in four Telugu families ments at the US Consulate roughly 20,000 square feet of reporting a maximum of 27 new Coronavirus cases followed by Medchal also graced the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Sajjanar said: has a US connection, mostly General Hyderabad has been office space and 14 visa interview Malkajigiri district 14 cases and Rangareddy district 12 cases. The “There is no world without women. So be joyful all through the through higher education in the strong. A significant number of windows. By contrast, the new remaining Covid cases have been reported by other districts. month and the year. Lot of people talk about women empowerment, United States. stant said the US Consul General. student visa applicants deferred consulate building will have but Pullela Gopichand has put it in practice.” Pullela Gopichand, 2020 had been a challenging The US consulate in travel from Fall 2020 to Spring roughly 180,000 square feet of who launched a safety e-learning module in order to create year for everyone as both inter- Hyderabad has been working 2021 due to the pandemic, so we office space and 54 visa interview awareness about women safety, said nearly 4 lakh out of 10 lakh IT national and domestic travel had diligently to provide visa services believe that we will continue to see windows. The new consulate force work in Cyberabad are women. So this 20-minute digital been greatly impacted because of in a safe and responsible manner. increases in Indian students facility will be a beautiful, state- module is the answer. It is very important. It is launched in three Covid. Many students, who had The consulate prioritised stu- applying for visas and travelling of-the-art building that reflects the languages — Hindi, English and Telugu, said Krishna Yedula. We plans to study abroad, had to dent visa appointments and did to the United States to pursue great importance the US govern- want to reach out to all employees to achieve a holistic approach in adjust or delay those plans. Higher their best to make sure students higher education. ment places on the relationship our efforts, he said. Gender equality is under-rated. Our culture education institutions in the arrived at their campuses on “The United States continues to with Telangana, Andhra Pradesh taught us to respect women. And that has ingrained us from our United States had opened and time during Covid lockdown. welcome all qualified Indian stu- and Odisha and the long-term childhood, said Pullela Gopichand. My wife feels secured to travel closed in response to the severi- The US consulate has also done dents to come to study in commitment to facilitate even back from the airport to home, thanks to the She Team. So also ty of the Covid threat. But visa evacuation of American citizens America. The exchange of stu- more interaction between our two feels my 18-year-old daughter and many athletes at our academy, he policies of the US consulate in to the United States from dents is really the backbone of our countries,” said the US Consul said. Hyderabad had remained con- Hyderabad and other parts of the relationship with India. We have General. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MARCH 6, 2021 hyderabad 04

KCR not giving promotions to Parties shift campaign govt staff: Bandi

PNS n HYDERABAD gear in MLC elections Karimnagar MP and Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that the They focus on employment, livelihood and rising prices TRS government was not giv- (Left) Garla Srikanth of Sriramulapalli village in ̈ ing promotions to the govern- Karimnagar district being felicitated by BJP State unit ML MELLY MAITREYI TRS Ministers. ment employees. He went on chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar n HYDERABAD The brigade of Ministers in to add that Chief Minister K (Top) The farmer in his field charge of districts led by KT Chandrasekhar Rao used the Leaders belonging to ruling Rama Rao have been fanning police force to beat up the BJP and opposition parties leave no into every Assembly constituen- leaders and cadre and asked stone unturned to woo the elec- cy under the Graduate con- him to give promotions at Farmer from Karimnagar torate. Usually, leaders level stituency to talk about the injus- least to the police. He alleged allegations and counter allega- tice meted out to the Telangana that though a corrupt, tions against each other to out- at the hands of BJP government demonic family rule was wit each other but this time it in the Centre in terms of going on in Telangana. cultivates ‘magic rice’ seems there is a change in strat- resource allocation, reduction in Exuding confidence that egy. fertiliser subsidy, privatisation of BJP will come to power in TADURU KARUNAKAR crops. He takes part in agricul- The ongoing election cam- PSUs, including railways, that 2023 without any other polit- n KARIMNAGAR The magic rice needs tural conventions wherever paign to the two MLC seats has was taking away existing ical party’s support, but with to be soaked in water they are held to acquaint him- seen a midway change by shift- employment leave alone creat- the support of the people, he A young and enthusiastic and it swells like a self with modern agricultural ing the gear to focus on issues ing new jobs. said that the BJP then would farmer, Garla Srikanth, of practices. rather than personalities. For the The ball for the change was 2014 deprived people of a Telangana State, they said, at take back every single paisa Sriramulapalli village in charm. The rice His farm has become a first time, it is issues related to set in motion by the opposition greater number of jobs and least filled 1.32 lakh vacant illegally earned by KCR. He Illandakunta mandal of the cultivation is confined must-visit for the agriculture people, their living standards, Congress and BJP early on by growth. posts in the government and said that KCR’s arrogance district, has cultivated magic students. Many B Sc agricul- livelihood and policies of the targeting the TRS on its unful- Sticking to the strategy, for the recruitment to another 50,000 would increase further if rice of Assam also known as to tribal areas ture students visit his field to rival political parties that are filled promises- be it the slow last 10 days, Ministers, MLAs, posts in the process and threw intellectuals cast their votes in Boka Saul in 500 square yards of Assam gain knowledge. brought to the centre stage by pace of recruitment to fill vacant MLCs and other people's repre- the gauntlet at the BJP leaders favour of the TRS candidates and harvested 20 kg of the District Collector K different parties that are making posts in the government sector, sentatives, along with the party and sought to know how many in the Graduate MLC elec- magic rice, which does not Shashanka, Krishi Vigyan the graduate voters think and creation of jobs in the private candidates, are going to people posts were filled by the Centre, tions. warrant cooking. traditional varieties of rice. He Kendra in Jammikunta, Lions introspect. sector, sanction of unemploy- to talk about the TRS govern- which promised to create two Addressing a gathering at The magic rice needs to be is producing Navara and and Rotary Clubs of In a departure from the prac- ment dole, or pay revision to the ment's achievements --be it fill- crore jobs per year in the last six Narsampet on Friday while soaked in water and it swells Mappille Samba variety for dia- Warangal, Nabard officials, tice of indulging mostly either government employees. ing 1.32 lakh government jobs, years, or how many lakhs of participating in the Graduate like a charm. The rice cultiva- betics and Kala Bathi for those agricultural officials from AP in personal praise , or criticism As the campaign struck a creating 14 lakh jobs in the pri- acres were brought under cul- MLC election campaign on tion is confined to tribal areas who suffer from infertility. felicitated him for his accom- of the leaders and arouse senti- chord with the graduate voters, vate sector in the last six years tivation in the BJP ruled States. behalf of the BJP candidate G of Assam. The magic rice has In addition to cultivating his plishments. ments and emotions of people especially the unemployed and through clearance to 14,000 The rising prices of gas and fuel Premender Reddy, Bandi 11.5 per cent of fibre in it. own eight acres of land, he He sells Navara variety of based on region, or religion to government employees, TRS units under TS-iPass and creat- would hurt even Hindus, said Sanjay alleged that the TRS Srikanth said that he culti- took 20 acres on lease and pro- rice, grown mostly in Kerala, at garner votes, the ongoing cam- leadership --President and Chief ing employment in agriculture Finance Minister T Harish Rao leaders were enacting dramas vated the magic rice variety ducing more than 100 varieties the rate of Rs 120 and Mappille paign for the MLC elections Minister K Chandrasekhar and allied sectors by its focus on in a dig at BJP's efforts to con- while knowing fully well that because of the nutritional value of paddy to the surprise of the Samba variety at Rs 150-200 a have been witnessing a change. Rao and Working President irrigation facilities and infra- solidate Hindu votes. their candidates were going to it has and the same was sub- agricultural scientists. He kg as the crop tenure of the lat- Observers say it will take the and Minister KT Rama Rao-- structure. Certainly lot of grist for the lose the elections. mitted to the agriculture devoted six acres of land for ter variety is almost equal to debate right into the people and realised the need to change the The shelved IT Investment graduate electorate to ponder KCR was insulting the department officials. seed production alone. that of two crops of paddy. He help them choose candidates tack-- by talking about the State Region by the Centre and drop- over and cast their vote to send teachers by not allocating Srikanth, who studied up to He practices the organic is earning with both hands by and political parties, who would government's achievements ping of proposed railway coach a message. The outcome of this election duties to them, he Intermediate, is dependent on cultivation model of Palekarji. selling seeds as well as paddy. address their concerns even as while exposing how the Centre's factory in Kazipet and failure to election can well be a pointer to said while stating that KCR agriculture for livelihood. He is He applies cow dung, cow He said that he has plans to this has become a prestigious refusal to fulfil assurances under sanction Bayyaram Steel Plant the future elections in the State, was not speaking anything creating wonders in the field of urine and other organic fer- increase the area under magic election for every party. the State Reorganisation Act- were brought to the fore by the many feel. on PRC. farming with his choice of non- tilisers prepared by him to his rice in the future. Madhu Yashki Petrol price will reduce if State Cong cadre told to strive for victory in MLC polls invites Rahul PNS n HYDERABAD as its candidate from the the MLC elections. He said in the elections. govt brings it under GST: Vivek Graduates constituencies. In Rajeshwar Reddy, in the last six He said all graduates should to State Telangana Pradesh Congress the current elections, all parties years as an MLC, did nothing unitedly vote only for the PNS n HYDERABAD State is not receiving Mudra Committee (TPCC) President have nominated the Reddy either for the welfare of grad- Congress candidate to defeat PNS n HYDERABAD loans. Everybody assumed that and MP N Uttam Kumar community leaders as their uates, or the unemployed the TRS. Former MP and Telangana BJP KTR is an efficient and will not Reddy on Friday said that the candidates from the Warangal- youth. He said there were strong Former MP and Congress Core Committee member G speak lies as he stayed in the US, Congress rendered social justice Khammam-Nalgonda He said that TRS leaders chances of Congress winning senior leader Madhu Yashki Vivek has said that the petrol however, KTR is also speaking by nominating S Ramulu Naik, Graduates constituency. were now trying to win elec- both the MLC seats. Therefore, Goud has invited former prices will reduce if the TRS lies as his father, he alleged. a tribal, as its candidate in MLC However, he said tions by spending ill-gotten he said that the Congress cadre AICC chief Rahul Gandhi to government brings petrol He said that the Centre has elections for Warangal- intending to render wealth and supplying liquor should work hard in all six dis- pay a visit to the State. He met under GST. He questioned the given Rs.4,705 crore Mudra Khammam-Nalgonda social justice, TPCC Chief among voters. tricts to convince graduates to Rahul Gandhi on Friday in State government to tell as to loans to the Telangana State. Graduates constituency. Congress presi- The TPCC chief said that the vote in favour of Congress to Delhi and expressed his views why it was not bringing the The Centre’s official website Uttam Kumar Reddy, along dent Sonia addresses party main contest in the MLC elec- defeat the TRS and BJP. on the party affairs in the petrol under GST as already the stated that it received 11, 35,000 with Bhongir MP Komatireddy Gandhi nomi- tions from the Warangal- He slammed the BJP govern- State. He also urged Rahul Centre made a statement that applications seeking Mudra Venkat Reddy and CLP leader nated Ramulu leaders and workers Khammam-Nalgonda con- ment at the Centre for the rise Gandhi to consider social the States would bring petrol loans from the State. He said Bhatti Vikramarka were Naik as the through the work for the victo- stituency was between in the prices of petrol, diesel justice in selecting the new under GST. that the Centre gave top prior- addressing the party leaders party's candidate ry of Ramulu Naik Congress and TRS. He said that and cooking gas. TPCC chief. He asked Rahul Speaking to the media here ity to the Telangana State in and workers at a meeting from a general cat- Zoom app in the MLC elections. voting for Telangana Jana He said that the price of litre not to give PCC chief and on Friday, Vivek alleged that granting Mudra loans. Even the through the Zoom app. egory seat. Therefore, He said TRS MLC Samithi (TJS) president Prof M petrol was about Rs 70 in Campaign Committee posts TRS working president and IT Centre has accorded priority to He said that the no party has he said it was the duty of Palla Rajeshwar Reddy had Kodandaram would go waste as 2004, which has now increased to the leaders of the same Minister KT Rama Rao was Telangana state in the last fis- ever made an SC or ST leader the entire Congress cadre to no moral right to seek votes in he was not a strong contender to nearly Rs 100. community. speaking lies stating that the cal year. TRS, BJP ruined Hyd's Chintala takes charge as Senior Civil Judge brand image: Congress APRACA chief PNS n HYDERABAD hard in the transformation of wants women to Hyderabad into a brand at the PNS nHYDERABAD Hyderabad City Congress global level. Hyderabad was Committee (HCCC) Minorities ranked number one in Mercer's NABARD on Friday said its Department chairman Sameer Quality of Living Index in India chairman GRChintala has excel in education Waliullah accused the TRS and in 2015. However, the mis- assumed charge as the chairman BJP of ruining the brand image management and neglect by the of APRACA (Asia Pacific Rural of Hyderabad, which is conse- TRS government during the last andAgricultural Credit PNS n SANGAREDDY hesitate to lodge complaints quently affecting its ranking in seven years spoiled the city's Association). APRACA,estab- and they should come for- various fora. image and also it's branding," he lished in 1977, is an association Ashalatha, secretary, District ward to complain fearlessly. Reacting to Hyderabad slip- said. of institutions involved inagri- Civil Service and Senior Civil She said women in the work- ping to 24th position from The Congress leader also cultural, rural and microfi- Judge, said that women place did not come forward to sixth in the ease of living rank- expressed concern over Greater nance policy and development, should excel in education and complain of sexual harass- ing by the Union Ministry of Hyderabad Municipal representing 21countries in the take their rightful place in ment for fear, or hesitation. Housing and Urban Affairs, Corporation (GHMC) rank- Asia-Pacific region. society. She was speaking at an She suggested that women Sameer Waliullah said it was ing 17th rank among 51 munic- Chintala has taken over from awareness programme for should fight unitedly and not unfortunate that Hyderabad ipal corporations in the coun- DPKGunasekera, who is also women on sexual harassment, lag. Employees, who had been has scored low in almost all try and is ranked 45th in the ser- the Chief Executive Officer of related laws and complaints, sexually harassed, could file a parameters, especially in the vices parameter. Bank of Ceylon. Chintala,in his organised as part of the complaint to the Complaints quality of living. "While the TRS government address as the APRACA chair- Women's Day under the aegis Committee, she said and went "Most of the time, it is the cit- has neglected Hyderabad by not man appreciated the role of the of the District Women and on to add that superiors in izen's perception that plays a granting adequate funds for members ofAPRACA in pro- Child Welfare Department offices must not tolerate mis- major role in getting a rank for the development and mainte- moting the development of on Friday. Among other behaviour towards women. a city. The TRS government has nance, the BJP government at rural finance in Asia Pacific. things, the programme dis- She said that the rights of failed in maintaining the brand the Centre completely removed The pandemic has brought sig- cussed what was considered women should be protected image of Hyderabad, which Hyderabad from its funding nificantdisruption to all the sexual harassment, including on an equal footing with consequently changed people's lists. In fact, BJP spoiled countries of the region necessi- the various sections of the law human rights. She said that perception about the city and Hyderabad's image from being tating stimulus and reliefpack- that dealt with it. women should be aware of the affected the ranking," he said. a peaceful place to a communal- ages by the government and sig- Speaking on the occasion, laws and then go to confront He said that the previous ly sensitive city and even pro- nificant role by banks in ensur- Ashalatha said that women the injustice that taking place Congress government worked posed to change its name. ing creditflow, he added. facing problems should not in society. Excel on par with men, Sunita tells women PNS n NARSAPUR putting an end to the practice of child marriages. Fifty per cent of the quota for State Women’s Commission chairperson women has been reserved for them in all Sunita Lakshma Reddy and MLA Madan spheres of activity to encourage them on Reddy has called upon members of the par with males. self-help groups that birth of a female in They offered support to Nastipur a family should be an occasion for cele- women’s groups in all respects. They bration but should not be the reason for unveiled helpline service no 8712262161 disappointment. They appealed to peo- to resolve women’s problems. ple to take a cue from Haridaspur in Additional collector Rajarshi Sangareddy district, which celebrates announced the sanction of Rs 5 lakh the arrival of the female child on a grand revolving fund and a chikki making scale. machine worth Rs 16 lakh to the group. She was the chief guest in the women’s The chairperson and MLAs felicitat- Vijayotsava Sabha at Nastipur in Hatnura ed several village development commit- mandal under the aegis of the Federation tee members and local members of the of the village-level SHGs here on Friday. State Women’s Commission chairperson Sunita Lakshma Reddy addressing a gathering in local self-help group. Chairperson of the She called upon women to excel in all Sangareddy on Friday District federation of the SHGs Mamata fields of activity on par with males. She and mandal federation chairperson said the government has been making women and for their security. The gov- for women in society. She asked the par- Sirisha and others were present at the laws for the economic development of ernment is keen to create a special place ents to ensure that girls attend schools event. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MARCH 6, 2021 nation 05 Mamata Banerjee PM pitches for deepening releases TMC list ties with Sweden in tech PNS n KOLKATA West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday PNS n NEW DELHI priority for both the countries released the list of Trinamool In his opening remarks and the two can work together on Congress candidates for the India and Sweden can deepen at a virtual summit with this. "India's culture has always upcoming assembly polls for their partnership in several sec- stressed the importance of living 291 seats with emphasis on tors, including smart cities, e- Swedish premier Stefan in harmony with nature. we are youths, minority, women and mobility, smart grids and waste Lofven, Modi said, "We moving ahead on our commit- backward communities. management, as also on key pri- ments made under the Paris Three candidates of the ority areas like the important issue can further our Agreement. Bimal Gurung faction of of climate change, Prime Minister relationship in innovation, "We will not just achieve Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Narendra Modi said on Friday. these targets, but even exceed (GJM), an ally of the TMC, "After we come to power we In his opening remarks at a vir- technology, investment, them. Amongst G20 countries, will be contesting from the will create Vidhan Parishad to tual summit with Swedish pre- start-ups and research" India has progressed well on its remaining three seats in accomodate senior and expe- mier Stefan Lofven, Modi said, targets. In the last five years, our Darjeeling. rienced leaders. We could not "We can further our relationship tial where we can deepen our renewable power capacity has "This time we have stressed accommodate everybody in innovation, technology, invest- partnership," he added. increased by 162 per cent," he on more youths and women especially those above the age ment, start-ups and research." The Prime Minister also said. candidates. Around 23-24 of 80 years," she said. The prime minister said shared expressed solidarity with the Modi said India provided sitting MLAS have been "I will be contesting from values such as democracy, human people of Sweden on behalf of all medicines and other essential dropped and there are names Nandigram, my party col- rights, rule of law, equality, free- Indian citizens for the recent vio- items to more than 150 countries of about 50 women, 42 mus- league Sovandeb dom and justice strengthen the lent attacks in Sweden and while the world was fighting the lims, 79 SC and 17 ST candi- Chattopadhyay will be contest- relations and mutual cooperation wished for a speedy recovery of COVID-19 pandemic. dates in the list," Banerjee ing from Bhawanipore seat," between India and Sweden. those injured. "Till now, we have delivered said. she said. Banerjee also chal- "Smart cities, water treatment, He also expressed condo- Made-in-India vaccine to near- Exuding confidence of lenged Prime Minister waste management, circular lences for the loss of lives in ly 50 countries across the globe returning to power for the Narendra Modi and Union economy, smart grids, e-mobili- Sweden due to COVID-19. and in the next few days, we are third consecutive time, Home Minister Amit Shah to ty, digital transformation and Modi further said the impor- committed to delivering it to sev- Banerjee termed it as the "eas- deploy as much central force several other sectors have poten- tant issue of climate change is a eral more," he added. iest" election the TMC has ever as it wants but the TMC will faced. still emerge victorious.

INDIA CORNER Kerala BJP chief clarifies ‘Centre has no provisions to take 1 killed by Farooq Abdullah challenges ED on CM face remark action against digital platforms’ tiger in Maha order attaching his properties PNS n PATHANAMTHIMA PNS n CHANDRAPUR ational Conference PNS n NEW DELHI Bollywood A-listers Saif Ali president and former Kerala BJP chief K Surendran Khan, Dimple Kapadia and A man was killed by a NJammu and Kashmir chief on Friday clarified he had not The Supreme Court Friday Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub. tiger, while two others minister Farooq Abdullah has made any announcement on said the Centre's guidelines on Purohit has been accused of were injured in an attack challenged an Enforcement the party's chief ministerial regulating social media do not inappropriate depiction of by a sloth bear in the Directorate order attaching his candidate for the coming have any provision for taking Uttar Pradesh police person- forests of Maharashtra's residential and commercial assembly elections in the state appropriate action against nel, Hindu deities and an Chandrapur district, a for- properties worth nearly Rs 12 and said what he expressed digital platforms showing adverse portrayal of a charac- est official said on Friday. crore. Party MP Hasnain was that the people and party saying that the people of inappropriate content. ter playing the prime minis- The tiger attack took Masoodi said the petition workers wanted E Sreedharan Kerala want the leadership of It also granted protection ter in the web series. place in the jungle under challenging the ED order was to "lead" them. Sreedharan," Surendran said at from arrest to Amazon Prime The top court had on Chek Ashta of filed before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court here on Wednesday. It He said the BJP's central Pathanamthitta. Video's India head Aparna Thursday observed that some Pombhurna forest range is scheduled to come up for hearing on Friday. In December, the ED leadership alone will decide on His comments came a day Purohit in FIRs lodged over over-the-top (OTT) platforms in Central Chanda divi- attached the properties worth Rs 11.86 crore in Kashmir and in Jammu, the party's chief ministerial after Union Minister V web series Tandav. against digital platforms. at times show pornographic sion late on Wednesday, alleging that they were the proceeds of crime in a scam related to the candidate. Muraleedharan tweeted that A bench comprising jus- Solicitor General Tushar contents and there should be said N R Praveen, chief Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. Masoodi said the properties "What I said yesterday was the 'Metroman' will be the CM tices Ashok Bhushan and R S Mehta, appearing for the a mechanism to screen such conservator of forest, attached by the ED were either ancestral or acquired before the alleged the people of Kerala and the candidate only to retract later Reddy also issued notice to Centre, said the government programmes. Chandrapur circle. offence took place. BJP workers want a leader like saying the party had not made the Uttar Pradesh govern- will consider appropriate steps It had asked the Centre to The victim Purusottam E Sreedharan to lead them. any such announcement. ment on Purohit's plea for and any regulation or legisla- place its guidelines on regulat- Madavi, resident of There is no doubt in it. Kerala Surendran also blamed the anticipatory bail in FIRs on tion on it will be placed before ing social media. Pombhurna tehsil, had and its people want the lead- media in the state for "wrong- Tandav series. court. Mehta had said he would be ventured into the jungle to Rape survivor set ablaze in ership of Sreedharan." ly interpreting" what he had The apex court observed The apex court also direct- placing on records the collect some grass when "I am the party chief in said and claimed that the that the Centre's regulations ed Purohit to make Centre as Information Technology he was attacked and killed Rajasthan's Hanumangarh Kerala. I know what I said. I CPI(M) and the Congress on social media are mere a party to her plea. (Guidelines for intermedi- by a big cat, the official 33-year-old rape survivor was never made any announce- were jittery after Sreedharan guidelines and do not have Tandav is a nine-episode aries and Digital Media Ethics said. set afire in Rajasthan's ment yesterday other than joined the party. provision for any action political thriller starring Code) Rules, 2021. AHanumangarh district, police said on Friday. The woman has been admitted to a hospital in Bikaner with serious burn injuries, Golupura Station House Officer Pak govt not planning to TRP case: Interim (SHO) Omprakash said, adding that Pradeep Vishnoi, who was accused by the woman of raping her in 2018, has been detained for questioning. The incident occurred in the early buy COVID-19 vaccines relief for Arnab hours of Thursday. The victim, who has a daughter, was living with PNS n MUMBAI her maternal grandmother following a dispute with her husband, the PNS n ISLAMABAD police said. A man entered their house premises in the early hours of The Mumbai police on Friday Thursday, sprinkled kerosene on the floor, knocked on the door and Pakistan is not planning to buy told the Bombay High Court called the woman by her name. As she opened the door, the man vaccines anytime soon as it aims Dollar smuggling: that its assurance of not taking dropped a burning stick on the floor, resulting in serious injuries to her, to tackle the COVID-19 chal- Prime accused makes any coercive action against jour- the SHO said. He said the victim's maternal grandmother has accused lenge through herd immunity nalist Arnab Goswami and Vishnoi of committing the crime and the latter has been detained for and donated vaccines from shocking revelations other employees of ARG Outlier questioning. CCTV footage obtained from the area is also being friendly countries like China, Media that runs Republic TV examined, the SHO said.The rape case against Vishnoi was lodged in authorities have said. PNS n KOCHI channels, in the TRP scam 2018 on the basis of a complaint from the woman and the trial in the So far, four vaccines — case, shall continue till March case is going on. Sinophram (China), Oxford- Prime accused in the 16. AstraZeneca (UK), Sputnik-V gold smuggling case Senior counsel Kapil Sibal, approached the HC last year fil- (Russia) and Cansino Bio Swapna Suresh has made appearing for the Mumbai ing a bunch of petitions seeking Akali Dal MLAs suspended (China) have been registered in on international donors and million free doses of India-made "shocking revelations" police, told a division bench of several reliefs in the TRP scam. the country. friendly countries like China. Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID- against Chief Minister Justices S S Shinde and Manish They alleged that the whole from Punjab Assembly National Health Service The NHS secretary informed 19 vaccine through Gavi that Pinrayi Vijayan, Pitale that the police's earlier case was malafide and that they embers of the Shiromani (NHS) Secretary Amir Ashraf the PAC that Chinese pharma- would give cover to 20 per cent Assembly Speaker P statement of no coercive action had been targeted for Republic Akali Dal were on Friday Khawaja while briefing the Public ceutical company Sinopharm of the population of Pakistan. Sreeramakrishnan and against Goswami and other TV's reportage in the death of Msuspended for the Accounts Committee on had committed to providing one The Global Alliance for some ministers with employees shall be extended till actor Sushant Singh Rajput, remaining part of the Budget Thursday said that the Pakistan million doses of COVID-19 vac- Vaccines and Immunisation regard to dollar 'smug- March 16. and the Palghar lynching case, session of the Punjab government has no plan to buy cine, saying that 0.5 million (Gavi) is a public-private global gling' involving UAE The court was hearing a last year. Assembly for disrupting the vaccines anytime soon and aims doses had been handed over to health partnership with the goal consulate officials, the petition filed by ARG Outlier The Mumbai police had in proceedings of the House. to tackle the COVID-19 health Pakistan, out of which around of increasing access to immuni- Customs, probing the Media, challenging the FIR and January this year filed two affi- Marshals then evicted the challenge through herd immuni- 275,000 doses had been admin- sation in poor countries. case, claimed in the the charge sheet filed by the city davits in the case through the suspended MLAs from the ty and donated vaccines, Dawn istered to health professionals In response to a question by Kerala High Court on police for alleged manipulation commissioner of police, Param House. The House witnessed newspaper reported. dealing with COVID-19 patients. PAC Chairman Rana Tanveer Friday. of television rating points (TRP). Bir Singh, and ACP Shashank uproar when Chief Minister Herd immunity occurs when He said the second phase Hussain, the NHS secretary said In an affidavit filed in The court accepted Sibal's Sandbhor of the crime branch, Amarinder Singh was replying on the Governor's address and legislators a large number of people, usual- would cover the health officials Pakistan would get the first batch the court weeks before statement and posted the mat- saying it had not targeted of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) rushed to the well of the House and ly 70 to 90 per cent, become working in other hospitals and of AstraZeneca vaccine made by theassembly elections in ter for final hearing on March Republic TV or its employees. started shouting slogans. Speaker Rana K P Singh adjourned the House immune to a contagious disease health facilities, adding that the Serum Institute of India by the the state, the Customs 16.The bench will hear ARG's The police had said its probe twice and asked Akali Dal members not to disrupt the proceedings. after being infected to it. people aged 65 years and above middle of March and the rest was said Suresh made the main prayers challenging the was not a result of any political When the Akalis continued to shout slogans in the well of the House, the According to National Institute could also register themselves for expected to arrive in the country "revelations" in state- police's investigation and seek- vendetta and that there was evi- Speaker first named all the members of the SAD and suspended them of Health Executive Director vaccination. by June. ments given to the ing the transfer of probe to the dence to show that Goswami for the remaining part of the session. He even asked the watch and ward Maj Gen Aamir Aamer Ikram, He said Pakistan has planned According to him, vaccination agency undersection 108 CBI or any other independent had connived with senior offi- staff of the assembly to remove them from the House. the cost of a single dose of to vaccinate 70 million people to the aged people was due to and 164 of the CrPC. agency, on March 16 via phys- cials of the Broadcast Audience Chinese vaccine Cansino is USD this year. According to the NHS start by March 5; however, the ical hearing. Research Council (BARC) to rig secretary, Pakistan will also get 16 consignment was delayed. the TRP of Republic TV. Heritage buildings in Jaipur 13. He said Pakistan was relying ARG media and Goswami threatened by encroachment ver 3,130 encroachments AIADMK in TN China for building ‘Polar Silk Road' and illegal constructions in Othe walled city of Jaipur have changed the face of PNS n BEIJING global trade, it remains frozen heritage buildings, Rajasthan releases first list over for most of the year, Urban Development and As the ice-covered parts of making it much harder to tra- Housing Minister Shanti PNS n CHENNAI the Arctic Ocean melt due to verse than the two Arctic Dhariwal said on Friday. climate change, China has shipping routes currently Replying to a question raised by The ruling AIADMK on flagged its interest to take part available – the Northern Sea BJP legislator Jagsiram during Friday released its first list of in building "Polar Silk Road", Route and the Northwest Question Hour, Dhariwal six candidates for the April 6 raising prospects for the Passage, the Hong Kong- informed the House that the encroachments and illegal constructions were Assembly elections in Tamil emergence of a new sea route. based South China Morning identified in a survey conducted manually and through drone in 2019. He Nadu. China will participate in Post quoted a research paper said the encroachments have changed the outer shape of buildings. Chief Minister K Shanmugam (Law Minister) the pragmatic cooperation earlier. Dhariwal said that people living in walled city areas have been involved in Palaniswami would contest have been fielded from on the Arctic and the build- "To the best of our knowl- illegal constructions and encroachments from several decades. Since from Edappadi constituency in Royapuram here and ing of a "Polar Silk Road," the edge, China is the only coun- January 2019 to till date, 739 notices have been issued by the municipal his home district of Salem and Villupuram in northern Tamil state-run Xinhua news Both the plans were submit- and Pacific oceans, the try to have led official expe- corporation. He said due to the COVID-19 pandemic, action against illegal Deputy Chief Minister O Nadu respectively. agency quoted the draft out- ted to China's National Transpolar Sea Route (TSR) ditions of all three Arctic constructions and encroachments in walled city areas could not be done. Panneerselvam from MLAs, S PShanmuganathan line of the 14th Five-Year Plan People's Congress (NPC), the will cut across the centre of shipping passages, including However, action has been taken after any such case has come to notice of Bodinayakanur in Theni dis- and S Thenmozhi would face (2021-2025) for national eco- country's Parliament which the Arctic Ocean, passing the TSR,” the research team, the municipal corporation. The minister informed the House that from trict, his native place. the polls from Srivaigundam nomic and social develop- began its annual session here close to the North Pole. led by Dr Mia Bennett from January 2019 to February 2021, 11 construction works were undertaken at Senior leaders D Jayakumar and Nilakottai (Reserved) seg- ment and the long-range on Friday. While it could signifi- the University of Hong Kong, the cost of Rs 55.37 crore under Smart City project in walled city area. (Fisheries Minister) and C Ve ments. objectives to the year 2035. Connecting the Atlantic cantly reduce distances for wrote in the paper. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MARCH 6, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Ram, Ram! The challenge of The politicos are using the Ram temple tangle to ensnare voters but the latter must show prudence climate change HIRANMAY KARLEKAR e belongs to everyone. For millions, he is the very soul of their existence and the “aatma” of ‘Bharatvarsh’. “Ram Ram” is a common salutation across the Hindi Hheartland and no one else touches the lives of millions of devotees the way Lord The Biden Administration has an ambitious agenda for stepping up Ram does. The last words of even our Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, were “Hey Ram” when Nathuram Godse pumped three bullets into him. Be it “Jai Shri Ram”, “Hey action to cope with global warming but there are hurdles in the way Ram” or “Ram, Ram”, there is nothing controversial in His name; however, there is no denying the fact that the name has been used by the leaders of certain political parties he Trump Administra- to polarise voters and that it has for long been at the heart of communal controversies. tion, an unmitigated This time, it is the donation drive for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya disaster for the fight to save the environment, that is being used as a surefire recipe to turn the issue Thas been defenestrated. into a contentious one just when Assembly elections Thanking the heavens for that, in four States and a Union Territory are around the however, will not be enough. corner. The latest salvo in the ongoing tussle has been Wise leadership, massive alloca- tion of funds and unflagging fired by Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole political will are needed at the who, while speaking in the State Assembly, likened global level to undo the damage the donation drive to toll collection. He alleged that done during the last four years he was threatened for not donating to the cause of and step up action to cope with Ram temple’s construction while tauntingly asking global warming, which can wipe out humankind. whether Lord Ram has given the BJP a contract to Two questions arise here. collect “toll” in his name. How deep is President Joe One can hardly imagine how a powerful leader Biden’s commitment to fight like Patole, whose party is part of the ruling coali- global warming? What kind of hurdles will his administration tion with the Shiv Sena and the NCP and who yields considerable influence, is “threat- have to overcome? As to the first, ened” by someone who just came asking for a fund contribution. Such an allega- he has declared that climate tion reeks of petty politics and points towards deliberate attempts to fan unrest in change poses an “existential society. Along somewhat similar lines, former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) threat to the planet”. He has been called a “climate change pioneer” tualisation of the problem in Change was completed. He Agreements objectives. leader HD Kumaraswamy had last month attempted to discredit the Ram temple who believes that people have a all its dimensions and appoint- revoked the permission grant- Clearly, combating climate fundraisers, alleging that the collectors had been marking the houses of those who moral and economic imperative ment of competent and ded- ed to the TC Energy change is a mission with didn’t pay up. He said the act was similar to what the Nazis did during Adolf Hitler’s to address the issue. He has a $2 icated people to cope with it. Corporation to construct the President Biden, which is regime. Seen through the prism of politics, what Patole said is likely to reap some trillion clean energy plan, and is He has already made Keystone XL Oil pipeline for encouraging given the enor- on record as stating before progress with the second. In brining oil from Alberta, mous power and resources the benefit for the Congress, which is banking on minority votes in the Assembly elec- assuming his current office that, November 2020, not long Canada, to refineries in the US commands. Nevertheless, tions. Be it the decision to align with the Indian Secular Front, an Islamic outfit, for as the President, he would ensure after winning the presidential Gulf of Mexico. The Obama tall hurdles remain in the getting Muslim votes in West Bengal or Rahul Gandhi’s controversial remarks dur- that the US achieved a 100 per election, he named John Administration had denied way. The fossil fuel industry ing his Kerala visit, all point towards the divisive politics that the ‘Grand Old Party’ cent clean energy economy and Kerry, who was the Secretary permission to it in 2015 for lobby will fiercely oppose his net-zero emissions by 2050. As of State in the Obama the severe damage it would policies restricting drilling seems to be deploying. Meanwhile, nearly `2,000 crore have been collected from clearly a part of this goal, he Administration and a princi- cause to the environment but and oil use conducing to glob- across the world for the temple’s construction. The BJP, no doubt, is again banking wants to make the US power grid pal architect of the Paris AS THE PRESIDENT, the Trump dispensation had al warming, and will seek to heavily on Hindu votes in the name of the temple’s construction. However, it is in carbon neutral by 2035. Agreement on Climate allowed it to proceed. Also, mobilise senators and repre- the best interest of the voters to exercise their franchise wisely and judiciously and His commitment is reflect- Change (December 2015), as JOE BIDEN HAS according to a White House sentatives to derail his plans. ed in his track record. In 1986, his special presidential envoy GATHERED THE statement, Biden was direct- Second, his steps have not go by what these political leaders proclaim. They should not vote in the name he introduced one of the first cli- for climate change. He has set ing the Department of been taken through executive of any divinity as religion must be kept distant from politics. Rather, public welfare mate Bills in the US Congress. In up a White House office of LARGEST TEAM OF Interior to pause all oil and gas orders. These can be revised policies, programmes and development should be the priority for the voters. Remember, 1998, he played a critical role in domestic climate change pol- CLIMATE CHANGE drilling leases on federal land by a future President just as he Lord Ram was “Maryada Purushottam” but our politicians are not. the enactment of the Tropical icy to coordinate the imple- and water and, as far as pos- is doing in respect of Trump’s Forest Conservation Act, which mentation of his climate agen- EXPERTS EVER sible, launch a review of the measures. For permanence allowed the US to reach agree- da. Indeed, as the President, ASSEMBLED AT THE existing energy leases. Besides he needs legislation, which will PICTALK ments with foreign Governments he has gathered the largest these and other measures require careful navigation to conserve tropical forests in team of climate change WHITE HOUSE. BUT related to his domestic climate through the Senate and the exchange for debt relief. As experts ever assembled at the HE HAS TO agenda in the works, his House of Representatives chairman of the US Senate White House. More, on the SUCCESSFULLY administration is giving a where Democrats have a thin Foreign Relations Committee anvil is a national climate task hard look at the environ- majority. Finally, he has to suc- (2001-2003 and 2007-2009), he force comprising 21 COUNTER THE mentally harmful measures cessfully counter the criticism organised several hearings on cli- Government agency leaders, CRITICISM THAT taken by the US Environment that measures to protect the mate change and garnered sup- and an environmental justice Protection Agency during environment will mean job port for a number of non-bind- inter-agency council to address MEASURES TO Trump’s tenure. Many of them loss. He has doubtless empha- ing resolutions on the issue. racial and economic inequities PROTECT THE will be up for scrapping. sised the potential for jobs in As the President, he is mak- exacerbated by climate change In a reversal of the Trump new industries producing ing climate change the central and air and water pollution. ENVIRONMENT Administration’s policy of clean energy and research issue of his administration and President Biden has WILL MEAN turning away from the world organisations supporting the the subject of a two-pronged already taken certain impor- on the climate change issue, a latter. But then employment approach to combat it. The first tant steps. On his first day in JOB LOSS White House statement has must actually follow. is the establishment of a formi- office, the paperwork for the said that the US should “exer- (The author is Consulting dable administrative infrastruc- US’ return to the Paris cise global leadership” in Editor, The Pioneer. The views ture; the second is the concep- Agreement on Climate advancing the Paris expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

Pope Francis is greeted by Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi upon arrival at Baghdad's international airport AP DEMOCRACY MUST BE RESTORED IN BURMA We will fight in the Sir — The situation on the ground in Start door-to-door vaccination State politically, but Myanmar is troubling, to say the least and when we go out, let the Joe Biden Administration has been should be deployed to give the jab at home. It is us be with one voice. working closely with its partners in the indeed a great idea and will increase the rate of It is our State, we Blasphemous region. Tens of thousands of people in vaccination manifold. The Government should have to take care of Myanmar have taken to the streets peace- employ health volunteers after training them in giv- our State. ing the jab. This will help in inoculating villagers TDP leader A shameful 50 kg of food is wasted per person fully to show their strength and are up in — Nara Lokesh arms against the military regime. and those who live inside forests or tribal areas. per year in Indian homes, says a UN report There is widespread violence by Bharat Biotech's homegrown COVID-19 vaccine, Burmese security forces against the people, Covaxin, has shown an interim vaccine efficacy The overall work t is unbelievable and shocking at the same time: Average households waste 50 kg including peaceful protesters, journalists and of 81 per cent in late-stage clinical trials and this of the Party and the is really great news. Now, those who are hesitat- State can go well of food per person per year in India, where “Annapoorna” is considered the Hindu civil society. Myanmar’s military last month only when the city goddess of food and nourishment. Globally, according to the United Nations Environment took control of the country and detained top ing to get vaccinated should give up all apprehen- I sions. India's story has largely been successful and and county Party political figures, including Aung San Suu committees fulfill Programme’s (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report 2021, homes, institutions, retail out- it is the responsibility of every citizen to uphold Kyi. The Burmese military has failed to exer- ndia has already started the world’s largest vac- their missions and role. lets and restaurants wasted almost 931 million metric tonnes, or 17 per cent, of the cise any restraint and is cracking down heav- cination drive but, going by the current rate of it. food available for consumption in 2019. Besides, a ily on the protesters. The latest escalation Ivaccination, it may take at least two years for We must wear masks properly, sanitise our North Korean leader significant quantity of food is lost on farms and in in violence demonstrates the junta’s com- the entire population to get inoculated. Hence, the hands and follow all other protocols laid down by — Kim Jong-un supply chains, indicating that overall a third of the plete disregard for their people. The violence Government must step up the vaccination drive the Government. We have seen people becoming for which more private hospitals and Primary careless when the Mumbai local was thrown open is unacceptable and the world should con- I am definitely looking food produced actually never gets eaten. But the max- Health Centres (PHC) should be roped in. Further, for all categories of commuters. It resulted in rise tinue to condemn it. for a girl to get imum wastage is done at homes. Nearly 61 per cent The US should take immediate steps to the vaccination drive should be carried out 24x7 in a rise in COVID-19 cases Maharashtra. We can- not afford to take risks. married but I will get of consumer-level food goes into waste bins each resolve the Myanmar crisis. All nations, in shifts. married only after Ramesh G Jethwani | Bengaluru year at home, the report states. Although food waste including India, must work in tandem to Also, ambulances and special vehicles Salman Khan gets is normally thought of as a problem mostly affect- find an amicable solution to the existing cri- married. Till then I am ing rich countries, the report found that the levels of sis. The military had accused Suu Kyi’s going to enjoy this bachelor life. Government of not investigating allegations surveys. The city is replete with pollution, privatisation but it is not good for the coun- waste were surprisingly similar across nations, though of voter fraud in the November elections but garbage woes and heavy traffic load. The try. Apart from privatising the Raliways, the Singer it was somewhat handicapped in burrowing out more it had no right to take control of the Ease of Living Index, according to the Centre is also selling its stake in Public Sector — Mika Singh details due to the lack of data in poor countries. In Government. Suu Kyi’s party swept that elec- Government, is an assessment tool that eval- Undertakings (PSUs). It will bring misery to South Asia, besides the 50 kg per person food wastage tion while the military-backed outfit per- uates the quality of life and impact of var- the country and its citizens as corporate Let's not hide in India, 65 kg is wasted in Bangladesh, 74 kg in formed poorly and poll officials have reject- ious initiatives for urban development. houses will exploit human capital to the max- away from the truth. ed the allegations. It is in the best interest More than 32 lakh people across 111 cities imum and pay meagre amounts in return. England's batting Pakistan, 76 kg in Sri Lanka, 79 kg in Nepal and 82 kg in Afghanistan. of the international community and participated in a ‘Citizen Perception Survey’, There is hardly any financial or job securi- quite frankly is not Especially in the context of India, the revelation is excruciating because food waste Myanmar to resume the process of democ- holding a weightage of 30 per cent. However, ty for employees in the private sector. good enough in the has serious social, environmental and economic impacts. As per the UN, 690 million racy by conducting elections again in the there is no debate over the rising unemploy- It is true that in a globalised world, pri- Indian conditions. people were impacted by hunger in 2019 and three billion couldn’t afford a healthy diet. presence of global observers and interna- ment, lack of quality and affordable educa- vatisation is inevitable but the Government tional watchdogs. tion and shrinking jobs in the Government must keep a check on it. It is in the best inter- Former captain Closer home, just recall the plight of lakhs of migrant workers last year following the sud- Seetharam Basaani | Telangana and private sectors. est of the country and its people that the — Andrew Strauss den announcement of the lockdown. Confused, angry and helpless, they then started By such surveys, the Government just Government remains in business. Prime the long trudge back home, with impoverished and famished families in tow. They had DON’T GET SWAYED BY RANKINGS wants to show that all is well; however, the Minister Narendra Modi said that the to be content with the barest minimum that came their way, which on most days com- Sir — It is good that Bengaluru has been reality is to the contrary. We must not get Government has “no business to remain in Reliance will bear full adjudged the most liveable city in India, fol- swayed by such rankings and must ask the business” but it must be remembered that cost of vaccination for prised just a pack of biscuits and a couple of bananas. As per the Government’s esti- its employees, their lowed by Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Governments pertinent questions related to India’s situation is unique and complete pri- spouse, parents and mates, more than 1.06 crore migrant workers started for their homes; for at least 29,415, Surat, according to the Government’s Ease health, education, employment and food vatisation will bring untold misery to the it was their last journey. Just imagine if they could get to eat what we throw away every vaccine eligible aged of Living Index. The Bengaluru model of security. nation. children. Theirs and day! Then, wasted food, upon reaching landfills, leads to major greenhouse gas emis- development of citizen-centric initiatives CK Ramani | Coimbatore Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai their family's safety is sions. So, next time, think twice before leaving behind that morsel on the plate after your and delivery of services has ensured this top our responsibility. ranking. However, there are many grey areas STOP RAMPANT PRIVATISATION hearty meal. Think about all the people who are forced to go hungry every night, and Send your feedback to: Chairperson Reliance Foundation that raise questions over the accuracy of such Sir — The Government is doing rampant [email protected] think about the damage your seemingly innocuous act is causing to the environment. — Nita Mukesh Ambani HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MARCH 6, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN The new face of UNDECLARED SAFETY NET FOR THE POOR terror in Kashmir ANIL GUPTA The social sector attracted attention during the outbreak, but it has led many relief initiatives in the past too Desperate for an image makeover, Pak is recruiting locals in order to label its insidious plans against India as home-grown resistance against atrocities committed by Govt forces ost August 5, 2019, Islamabad has tried dif- ferent tricks to remain relevant in Kashmir. PHowever, most of the Pakistani moves have either failed or backfired. But as far as Pakistan- ANURADHA PRASAD sponsored terror is concerned, it is once again n the morning of March 25, 2020, less than 12 hours after threatening to thwart the desire of the Indian the nationwide lockdown announced by the Indian Government Government to restore normalcy and peace in Kashmir. It is a last-ditch attempt by Pakistan which Oto curb the spread of COVID-19, the nation woke up to heart- might fail but, it is certain to succeed in delaying breaking visuals of thousands of migrant workers walking on nation- the process of normalisation. al highways. According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, A new wave of terror is emerging in Kashmir more than 1.06 crore migrant workers returned to their homes dur- with indigenous flavour. Having been recognised ing the lockdown. The journey turned out to be both arduous and the world over as the fountainhead of terrorism fatal with at least 29,415 workers having lost their lives, official fig- and the biggest promoter of cross-border terror, ures revealed. While the affluent city dwellers struggled with the new Pakistan is desperately trying an image makeover. It is recruiting locals in order to label its insidious world order of working at and from home, a section of our society plans against India as home-grown resistance was exposed to the threats of COVID-19 as well as hunger, unem- against the atrocities committed by Government ployment and displacement. forces. The fear of being blacklisted by the The first relief response to this humanitarian crisis came from Financial Action Task Force, a global watchdog for THE FAMILIAR India’s social sector and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) ensured terror funding and financing, has also compelled NAMES OF TERROR that the marginalised population, especially the migrant and daily wage Islamabad to remain a latent promoter of cross- ORGANISATIONS labourers, were not starving. So, CSOs provided 30.11 lakh meals border terror. ACTIVE IN The familiar names of terror organisations KASHMIR, LIKE THE during the first phase of the lockdown. In many States, civil soci- active in Kashmir, like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), ety responded even before the Government did. It was a critical ini- LASHKAR-E-TAIBA, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen JAISH-E- tiative where the Public Distribution System was not accessible until (HM), are gradually being replaced by new ones MOHAMMED AND a few days after the lockdown was announced. like The Resistance Force (TRF), Lashkar-e- HIZBUL Mustafa, Ghaznavi Force and Al-Badr. Most of MUJAHIDEEN, ARE these groups are old wine in a new bottle with the ception by law enforcement agen- as this makes its case weak global- the IB sector for infiltration; hence majority of the cadre being locally recruited. GRADUALLY BEING cies. Bihar, also being a major ly. A concerted effort post August Jammu acts as a suitable base for However, their operational and financial control REPLACED BY NEW source of arms supply to Maoists 2019 has been diverted towards their further despatch to Kashmir or remains with their bosses in Pakistan. ONES LIKE THE active in the ‘Red Corridor’, is not reviving militancy in Jammu as Punjab. Similar is the argument for These new terror outfits are not as well- RESISTANCE able to meet the full requirement of well. Many sleeper cells have been smuggling and distribution of nar- equipped as their parent organisations and rely FORCE, LASHKAR- Kashmiri terrorists. Pakistan’s inten- created and the terrorists are being cotics. Hence, Jammu has emerged mainly on the arms smuggled into the Valley E-MUSTAFA, tion in all this is very clear, it wants trained for lone wolf attacks to dis- as an ideal base for narco-terrorism. through various means using the over ground net- GHAZNAVI FORCE Kashmir to remain a flashpoint on turb communal harmony. Like Kashmir, the ISI also wants work. Local youth are lured into militancy in the AND AL-BADR. the international radar; keep it on There are other reasons for to trigger insecurity in the Jammu name of jihad after being radicalised through social MOST OF THESE the boil; discourage outside invest- shifting the focus towards Jammu by region so that future investors are media platforms and venomous speeches of the GROUPS ARE OLD ment which is likely to generate the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). discouraged. It has not gone down mullahs and anti-India leaders. They are not being WINE IN A NEW employment and wean away the Jammu’s location close to the well with the ISI that the J&K According to the report, ‘COVID-19 Pandemic: Civil Society trained in the jihadi training camps in Pakistan- BOTTLE WITH THE youth from militancy and also cre- International Border (IB) and its Government is not planning to Response and Challenges Ahead’, by the Azim Premji University, occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) or Afghanistan MAJORITY OF THE ate a 1990s-like environment of inse- heterogeneous population with close confine new industries to the CSOs initiated relief services and partnered with local governments but locally in the jungles of South Kashmir and are CADRE BEING curity among the minorities so that proximity to Punjab — another tar- Jammu-Kathua belt but is encour- to deliver food grain to remote areas. Besides immediate relief, CSOs initiated into terrorism by lobbing grenades at secu- LOCALLY the possible return of Kashmiri get of the ISI — provides the ideal aging investors to set up industry in played a major role in creating awareness about the COVID-19 health rity forces’ pickets or crowded places. The focus RECRUITED. Pandits is thwarted. By ensuring that breeding ground for militancy. Also, far-flung districts, too. protocols. Distributing masks and sanitisers could only help as much; is also shifting from rural to urban insurgency, with HOWEVER, THEIR the youth remain unemployed and the murders of Kashmiri Muslims The new wave of terror in J&K, encounters taking place in and around Srinagar, frustrated, it wants to ensure that the by terrorists, both Pakistani and if not nipped in the bud, may prove the CSOs needed to generate awareness about social distancing and OPERATIONAL AND while Jammu is emerging as another preferred base FINANCIAL ready supply of fodder to the jiha- local, have created huge resent- costly and damaging, as has hap- hygiene, too. Initiatives such as the Bundelkhand Initiative for Water of these terrorists. Target selection, too, has CONTROL REMAINS di cadre is not affected. ment among Kashmiris. pened many times in the past. Agriculture and Livelihoods, led by Self-Reliant Initiatives through Joint undergone a change. The earlier modus operandi WITH THEIR An insecure environment will The citizens are not only fed up Surely, our leaders, experts and Action, attempted to revive the traditional water bodies in of large-scale attacks on security forces or suicide BOSSES IN also keep tourists away from but are turning against the terror- planners would have learnt lessons Bundelkhand, to tackle water scarcity and avoid crowding at hand- attacks on their camps has been given up and the PAKISTAN Kashmir and hence prevent the ists and not helping them as much from the past and would not let pumps and wells. terrorists are now concentrating more on target- revival of the tourism and handi- as they used to. They are sharing another opportunity for ensuring ed killings and use of Improvised Explosive crafts industry, the backbone of information about the presence of lasting peace slip away. Terrorism, Women were disproportionately affected by the contagion. Their Devices (IEDs). Now, instead of azadi (freedom), Kashmir’s economy. To this end, terrorists with the security forces, as whether local or imported, is the labour force shrunk by 13 per cent, as compared to two per cent establishing Nizam-e-Mustafa (Shariya rule) and Pakistan has been successful in a result of which most of the top enemy of peace and jihadis are the for men, making them impoverished, jeopardising their health and retaining the monolith character of Kashmir is the selling a narrative of demographic commanders have been killed. enemies of humanity. exposing them to increased dangers of domestic violence. The National main motivator of local terrorists. Minorities and invasion and minimising the Thus, safe havens in Jammu are Unfortunately, Pak apologists Commission of Women recorded 13,410 complaints of gender-based police personnel form the main targets of moti- Muslim-majority character of considered more lucrative. But the operating in India continue to crimes between March-September last year, including 4,350 cases vated and targeted killings. Kashmir and promoting the latest successes of the J&K Police in remain silent and accord their latent of domestic violence. The social sector spearheaded the response Earlier, the weapons recovered from the ter- Hindutva agenda of the RSS-backed capturing top commanders of the support to the madness. They refuse rorists used to be a big proof of Pakistan’s involve- BJP Government at the Centre. TRF as well as Lashkar-e-Mustafa in to condemn, name and shame to this shadow pandemic of violence. Organisations such as Shakti ment as they either had Pakistani or Chinese Unfortunately, many so-called Jammu have sent shockwaves not Pakistan or take a firm stand against Shalini, a Delhi-based CSO, ran a 24-hour helpline. Association for markings. To overcome this, Islamabad is now The writer is a nationalist mainstream leaders in only among them but also among targeted killings of minorities, quite Advocacy and Legal Initiatives helped the women register complaints encouraging Kashmiri terrorists to buy weapons Jammu-based political Kashmir have been vociferously their bosses in Pakistan. similar to their response in the and get shelter while Self-Employed Women’s Association devised from Bihar. Smuggling through tunnels and commentator, columnist, promoting the Pakistani narrative. Due to a strong anti-infiltration 1990s. Only a united approach dropping arms with the help of drones also con- security and strategic The ‘Deep State’ in Pakistan is grid created on the Line of Control would lead to elimination of the a long-term strategy to tackle the fallout of the lockdown by adopt- analyst. The views ing a three-fold strategy: Safeguarding health, restoring livelihoods tinue since the supply from Bihar and its trans- expressed are personnel. not satisfied with indigenous upris- by the Indian Army, terrorists and menace of terror and return of and extending social protection and food security. portation all the way to Kashmir is prone to inter- ing being confined only to Kashmir their handlers have been preferring peace. The social sector attracted attention during this pandemic, but it has quietly led many relief initiatives in the past too. Be it cyclone Amphan or more recently, the Uttarakhand floods. So, if India has POINTCOUNTERPOINT to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals or realise a more equi- table form of development, then the role of CSOs cannot be ignored. HAS LORD RAM GIVEN THEM (BJP) A CONTRACT TO THOSE WHO ARE KNOWN TO EXTORT MONEY CAN’T The sector needs investments of different kinds: Money, people and COLLECT TOLL? WHO ARE THEY TO COLLECT UNDERSTAND DEDICATION. IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS, intent. We need skilled and sensitive citizens who can contribute in meaningful ways to the sector apart from pressing the donate now DONATIONS USING THE NAME OF LORD RAM? LET’S HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE RAM TEMPLE. button on Facebook. —MAHARASHTRA CONGRESS CHIEF —BJP LEADER (The writer is founder and director, India Leaders for Social Sector. NANA PATOLE DEVENDRA FADNAVIS The views expressed are personal.) Ways to assess the value of start-ups abound However, it is important that a venture capitalist or an angel investor also delves into the importance of human capital he number of entrepre- tive and quantitative factors of the same industry ment; political; obsolete not take into consideration start-ups are generally consid- neurs increased mani- are assigned to every risk using the assigned values technology; competi- any future dilution. ered high risk for investments, Tfold last year, making faced by a start-up on five ele- and then using the tion; manufacturing; Another approach that a higher discount rate is India a global start-up hub. ments: The basic sound idea; scorecard to arrive at investment; legal risk can be used is the cost-to- applied for calculating the The start-up story in India has prototype; management team; the right valuation. and so on. Once an ini- duplicate approach that takes present values. A market mul- seen a very encouraging strategic relations and sales. There are several ele- tial valuation of the into account all costs and tiple approach is one of the growth with a vibrant ecosys- Each element is assigned ments involved in a start-up is established expenses associated with the most popular valuation tech- tem of incubators and venture KOTA a monetary value as well, that scorecard like the qual- using any of the valua- start-up, including the devel- niques where a base multiple capitalists, with total funding HIMA BINDU can reach up to $5,00,000. So, ity of the management tion techniques, the opment of its products and the is calculated based on the reaching the $70 billion-mark a value is assigned between team; the type of oppor- impact of business risks purchase of any physical worth of any recent invest- between 2014-2020. zero and $5,00,000 for each of tunity; uniqueness of the is either added or sub- assets. ment in a start-up in the Using the time series fore- the elements given above. For product or service; com- tracted from the initial It requires a high level of same industry. The business in casting technique, Inc42 Plus instance, a start-up with a petition; promotion and value for a positive and due diligence and is also the question is then analysed has predicted that start-ups are team having high domain marketing; requirement a negative risk, respec- most practical. One of the based on this base multiple. likely to raise capital to the knowledge can be assigned a of future investment and tively. major drawbacks of this So, there are numerous tune of $13 -$14 billion across value of $3,50,000. other similar factors. between five and 10 years. The ‘Venture Capital method of evaluation is that it valuation techniques avail- 1,000 deals in 2021. Since While, if a start-up has fin- A range of percentages is The value of the start-up Method’ is one of the quick- fails to take into account any able to value any start-up. No new business ventures by ished 45 per cent of the pro- assigned to each element is based on the projections est approaches to value an future potential of earnings one technique is superior to entrepreneurs emphasise on totype, a value of $2,25,000 which also provides flexibili- including sales and growth, early-stage company and is and growth. It also fails to the other. A slight change in launching new products or can be assigned to it. Similarly, ty in valuation as all beginners cost and expenditure projec- used by venture capitalists recognise the impact of intan- technique can change the per- services using unique ideas or an appropriate monetary value will have different strengths in tions and similar data. Taking globally. This is calculated by gible assets, like brand value, ception about investing in technologies, the methods to is allotted to each of the other different areas. the ROI forward, the risk fac- using the exit value, the value goodwill and patent, on the new ventures. assess their value are also dif- elements to create a valuation Another future-looking tor summation approach takes at which any venture capital valuation of start-ups. Overall, the monetary ferent. The writer is of the new venture. valuation technique is the into account all the business sells its portion of stock and The discounted cash flow aspect is just one side of val- The ‘Berkus Approach’ is Associate Professor, The ‘Scorecard Valuation’ future valuation multiple risks that can have a negative exits a start-up and the expect- technique uses a suitable dis- uation. It is also important that a technique given by the Amity University, Noida. method is an extension of the approach that evaluates long- impact on the ROI. ed ROI. count rate to find the present a venture capitalist or an angel The views expressed famous angel investor, Dave are personal. Berkus Approach, where start- term Return on Investment Some of the business However, a drawback of value of the future cash flow investor delves into the impor- Berkus, wherein both qualita- ups are compared with others (ROI), usually for a period risks considered are manage- this approach is that it does of new businesses. Since the tance of human capital. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MARCH 6, 2021 Money 08 PLI scheme to boost India's Oil hits almost 14-month high manufacturing output: PM

PNS n NEW DELHI after OPEC+ extends output cuts Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said produc- tion linked incentive (PLI) PNS n LONDON oil output curbs into parties together, but scheme, which is aimed at April, granting small the resultant price boosting domestic manufac- Oil prices jumped exemptions to Russia increase will almost turing and exports, is expect- more than 2% on and Kazakhstan. certainly push the par- ed to increase the country's Friday, hitting their “OPEC+ settled for ties to change their production by USD 520 billion highest in nearly 14 a cautious approach minds when they meet in the next five years. months after OPEC ... opting to increase again on April 1,” Addressing a webinar on and its allies agreed production by just Citigroup said in a PLI scheme, organised by not to increase supply 150,000 barrels per note. Department of Industry and in April as they await day (bpd) in April Analysts are review- International Trade (DPIIT) a more substantial while market partici- ing their price fore- and NITI Aayog, through the government is working to generation in the country. recovery in demand. pants looked for an casts to reflect the con- video conference, Modi said reduce compliance burden, The Prime Minister said Brent crude futures increase of 1.5 mil- tinued supply restraint the government is continuous- further improve ease of doing the government is working at were up $1.52, or lion bpd,” said UBS oil by OPEC+ as well as ly carrying out reforms to business and cut down logis- every level to promote the 2.3%, at $68.26 a bar- analyst Giovanni U.S. shale producers, boost domestic manufacturing. tics costs for the industry. industry through measures rel by 1008 GMT and Staunovo. who are holding back In this year's Budget, about "An average of 5 per cent of like ease of doing business, U.S. West Texas Investors were sur- spending to boost Rs 2 lakh crore was earmarked production is given as incen- reducing the compliance bur- Intermediate (WTI) prised that Saudi returns to investors. for the PLI scheme for the next tive. This means that PLI den, creating multi-modal crude futures climbed Arabia had decided to Goldman Sachs five years and "there is an schemes will lead to produc- infrastructure to reduce logis- $1.30, or 2%, to $65.13 maintain its voluntary raised its Brent crude expectation that the scheme tion worth USD 520 billion in tics costs, and constructing dis- as both remained on cut of 1 million bpd price forecast by $5 to would result in increasing the India in the next five years," he trict-level export hubs. track for weekly gains. through April even $75 a barrel in the production by about USD 520 said. He said that over the past "Our effort is to reduce over Both contracts after the oil price rally second quarter and billion in the next five years", 6-7 years, several successful 6,000 compliance burden (for surged more than 4% of the past two months $80 a barrel in the he said. efforts have been made to industry)," he said. on Thursday after the on the back of third quarter of this He added that there is also encourage 'Make in India' at The government, he said, Organization of the COVID-19 vaccina- year. UBS raised its an expectation that the current different levels. believes that its interference in Petroleum Exporting tion programmes Brent forecast to $75 a workforce in the sectors, which He stressed on the need to everything creates more prob- Countries (OPEC) and around the globe. barrel and WTI to $72 will avail the benefits of the PLI take a big leap, as well as lems than solutions and "there- allies, together known “An array of factors in the second half of scheme, will be doubled and increase the speed and scale to fore, self-regulation, self-attest- as OPEC+, extended coalesced to bring the 2021. job creation will also increase. boost manufacturing as it ing, self-certification are being The Prime Minister said would increase employment emphasised". Women fund managers tally MONEY MATTERS improves in MF space: Report Sensex slumps over 440 pts,

PNS n NEW DELHI Nifty slips below 15,000-level he BSE gauge Sensex India has witnessed an increase Ttumbled over 440 points in female representation in the and the NSE Nifty cracked CIL okays fund managers space, although below the psychological women still account for a mea- 15,000-level on Friday in line More women borrowed dividend of gre 8 per cent of the total num- with relentless sell-offs in ber of fund managers in the global equities as US bond Rs 5 per share country's asset management market turmoil continued to rattle investors. the closing bell, the personal loans during industry, a report by Sensex was quoted at 50,405.32, showing a decline of 440.76 points PNS n NEW DELHI Morningstar showed on Friday. or 0.87 per cent over the previous close. Intra-day, the index swung Of the 376 fund managers, 30 around 726 points. The NSE barometer Nifty ended lower by 142.65 pandemic: Report State-owned CIL on are women, who are managing points or 0.95 per cent at 14,938.10. On the Sensex chart, IndusInd Friday said its board has funds either as primary or sec- Bank, SBI, Dr Reddy's, NTPC, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech and Bajaj FinServ PNS n MUMBAI in the personal loan segment, approved payment of sec- ondary managers or have over- emerged as major laggards. On the other hand, ONGC, Maruti, Kotak as against 43.54 lakh in home ond interim dividend of sight as heads of equity or debt. Bank, Nestle and Ultratech Cement were among gainers. Of the More women have resorted to loans, while auto loans wit- Rs 5 per share for 2020-21. The number of such female fund the total mutual fund assets. "With a meagre 8 per cent Sensex shares, 21 ended with losses. Elsewhere in Asia, equity unsecured personal loan bor- nessed a 4 per cent de-growth Coal India Ltd (CIL) managers was 28 last year. The mutual fund industry's representation, women still markets continued their decline on Friday after a retreat on Wall Street rowings rather than home to 18.18 lakh women borrow- has fixed March 16 as Interestingly, the total num- assets during the last year have remain drastically under-repre- amid concerns that rising bond yields will lead to inflationary pressure. loans or auto loans during the ers, the report released in the 'Record Date' for the pur- ber of fund managers too saw a surged to Rs 30.50 lakh crore as sented among the ranks of pandemic, according to a run-up to the women's day pose of payment of sec- healthy increase this year up on January 2021, up from Rs mutual fund managers," the report. said. ond interim dividend on from 352 managers seen last 27.85 lakh crore a year earlier report added. Personal loans, which are Women's share in the over- equity shares for 2020-21, year. despite facing a sharp market Of the total open-ended assets Amazon opens special store to typically consumption loans all personal loan and auto the PSU said in a filing to The 30 women fund man- corrections, a full blown pan- managed by women fund man- borrowed without any securi- loan pie has increased by one BSE. agers were spread across 19 demic and strict lockdowns. agers, 80 per cent of the assets highlight products of bizwomen ty to meet expenses, have wit- percentage point to 16 per cent "The board of Directors fund houses, with 2 fund hous- "Over the last few years, while under management (AUM) out- nessed a 23 per cent year-on- now, the report said, adding in its meeting held on es having 3 or more women the assets managed by women performed the peer group aver- mazon India on year rise in the number of they constitute 29 per cent of Friday, the 5th March' fund managers, 6 fund houses are on the rise, in percentage age on a one-year basis and 80 AFriday said it is women borrowers in the first the home loans market. 2021 approved payment of had 2 women fund managers terms of the overall industry per cent of the AUM outper- launching a special nine months of 2020-21 The company data said the 2nd Interim Dividend for while 11 fund houses had at least assets, this number has not formed on a three-year basis and storefront (FY21) till December, as average ticket size of person- financial year 2020-21 @ 1 woman fund manager. When been something to boast about," 74 per cent of the AUM outper- highlighting against a 5 per cent growth in al loans borrowed by men and Rs 5 per share of the face it comes to tenure, 10 fund man- the report noted. formed on a five-year basis, the products made home loans segment, the women has reduced by 10 per value of Rs 10 per equity agers have managed funds con- There is certainly a rise in the report noted. available by more report by CRIF High Mark, a cent and 5 per cent, respective- share," the filing said. sistently for over five years, 12 number of women fund man- Major chunk of the overall than 450 women- credit information company, ly, over the past one year. The date of payment of fund managers have been man- agers in the mutual fund indus- assets managed by women fund led small usinesses said on Thursday. The average size of loan interim dividend is on aging funds between two and try. When Morningstar first managers were in fixed income on its online marketplace. The e-commerce major - The COVID-19 pandemic borrowed by women contin- and from March 24, it said. five years, and 8 fund managers came out with a report on category (Rs 1.77 lakh crore or which has partnered with UN Women to support women-led resulted in deeper financial ues to be smaller than that CIL accounts for over have a relatively lower experi- women fund managers in 2017, 43 per cent), followed by money businesses - will also make a contribution basis every issues in some households as borrowed by men, while the 80 per cent of domestic ence of managing or co-manag- there were only 18 women fund market funds, liquid funds and transaction on the storefront to NGO partner 'Nanhi Kali' for the pandemic and the resultant average auto loan size bor- coal production. It is eye- ing funds below two years. managers. This increased to 24 overnight funds (Rs 1.09 lakh sponsoring education of underprivileged girls. "It is no secret lockdowns hurt financially. rowed by women is 8 per cent ing one billion tonne of Women fund managers han- in 2018, 29 in 2019, was 28 in crore or 26.6 per cent) and equi- that the economic disruption caused by the pandemic has hit The active loans to women higher than that borrowed by coal output by 2023-24. dled assets worth Rs 4.11 lakh 2020, and again increased to 30 ty funds (Rs 1.03 lakh crore or won-dominated sectors and small businesses the hardest... borrowers stood at 64.82 lakh men. crore, which is 13.5 per cent of in 2021. 25.1 per cent). women entrepreneurs can play a pivotal role in creating stronger economic outcomes for society," Amazon India Senior VP and Country Head Amit Agarwal said during a virtual event. CAIRN ARBITRATION AWARD Rupee closes 2 held for passing bogus ITC ICICI Bank cuts home loan ` It’s our duty to at 73.02, worth 392 cr to Essel Group loses 19 paise rate to 6.70 per cent CICI Bank on Friday cut PNS n NEW DELHI Group. Though they are appeal, says FM PNS n MUMBAI Iinterest rate on home loans presently not working with using legislation that gave it the to 6.70 per cent, at par with GST officers have arrested the Essel Group officially, PNS n NEW DELHI power to levy taxes with retrospec- The rupee slumped by 19 market leader SBI, as part of two persons for passing on however, they are passing on tive effect. paise to close below the 73 a limited period offer. bogus input tax credit (ITC) inadmissible ITC to the said Finance Minister Nirmala While the government has mark against the US cur- The second largest private of over Rs 392 crore from group," the finance ministry Sitharaman on Friday indicated the already challenged in a Singapore rency on Friday due to a sector lender said the interest non-existent firms to Essel said in a government's intent to appeal court an international arbitration stronger dollar and risk rate offering, which is valid till Group companies without statement.Investigations indi- against an arbitration panel asking tribunal verdict that overturned its aversion in the global mar- March 31, is the lowest in a decade. Over the last week, there have actual supply of any goods or cate that a layer of genuine India to return USD 1.4 billion to demand for Rs 22,100 crore in back kets. been a slew of similar announcements by lenders on interest rates services. looking fictitious intermedi- UK's Cairn Energy Plc, saying it is taxes from Vodafone Group Plc, it At the interbank forex which were at 16-year-low at the systemic level. SBI cut The officers of the CGST Kumar Goyal, who is a ary companies was created to her "duty" to appeal in cases where hasn't yet done so against a market, the local unit its rate first to 6.70 per cent to best rated borrowers, which was fol- Commissionerate, Delhi (East), Chartered Accountant by pro- pass on bogus ITC from non- the nation's sovereign authority to December 21 award asking India opened at 72.98 against lowed up quickly by smaller rival Kotak Mahindra Bank that slashed unearthed a network of ficti- fession. existent and fake firms to the tax is questioned. to return the value of shares seized the greenback and traded its rate to 6.65 per cent and non-bank leader HDFC also reviewing it tious companies being operat- "Both Naresh Dhoundiyal companies of Essel Group Last year, the government lost and sold, divided, confiscated and in the range of 72.73 - down. “We see resurgence in demand from consumers, who want ed by Naresh Dhoundiy-al in and Devender Kumar Goyal without actual supply of any two high-profile arbitrations over tax refund stopped to adjust a Rs 73.09 during the day. to buy homes for their own consumption, in the past few months. connivance with Devender are former employees of Essel goods or services. the levy of taxes on British firms, 10,247 crore tax demand on Cairn. We believe that this is an opportune time for an individual to buy his/her dream home, considering the prevailing low interest rates,” ICICI Bank's head for secured assets Ravi Narayanan said. INDIAN WOMEN ON TWITTER Stop blocking vax ECGLS helps push MSME loan Passion points top conversation topic growth as of end Sept: Report exports: Australia PNS n NEW DELHI the top conversation theme, with ment in terms of an average num- "We commissioned this research women talking most about fash- ber of likes and replies per tweet, to build our understanding about he emergency credit line PNS n BRUSSEL The ban was requested by Conversations by Indian women on ion, books, beauty, enter- passion points and interests, women on Twitter and were inspired Tguarantee scheme (ECGLS) Italian authorities and approved Twitter spanned across a host of top- tainment and food on communities and by the results. These insights show has helped in the credit growth Australia is seeking assurances by the EU in a move that frus- ics, right from passion points and the service," it said. shared challenges were us that Twitter is for every woman. for small businesses, aiding an from the European Union's trated the Australian govern- interests to current affairs, commu- Current affairs the most retweeted Their communities and conversa- index of growth in loans for the executive arm that future ship- ment. “The world is in unchart- nities as well as social change, a report (20.8 per cent), categories, the data tions highlight the uniqueness and crucial sector ending a notch ments of vaccines will not be ed territory at present, it's unsur- by the microblogging platform said Celebratory showed. diversity of the service," Twitter India higher at the end of the September quarter. However, because of the blocked, after Italy banned a prising that some countries on Friday. moments (14.5 per Chennai-led Managing Director Manish special asset quality recognition dispensations like the moratoriums, large export of the AstraZeneca would tear up the rule book," Twitter India commissioned cent), conversations Maheshwari said. recast and then the Supreme Court decided standstill, the 'strength coronavirus shots. finance minister Simon research, surveying 700 women Communities (11.7 around celebratory Access to a free and open Internet index' for the MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) will get The shipment to Australia of Birmingham told Sky News and analysed 5,22,992 tweets from per cent) and Social moments, creative has made it possible for everyone to clearer in the next few months, Transunion CIBIL and Sidbi, who pre- more than a quarter-million Australia on Friday. 7,839 women's accounts between change (8.7 per cent) showcase and everyday express themselves freely without pare the index, said. The latest MSME Credit Health Index indicates doses was blocked from leaving Birmingham ackhnowledged, January 2019 and February 2021, also featured in the top five chatter, while Bengaluru dom- barriers, he added. that credit growth has accelerated, as the overall growth index the 27-nation bloc — the first however, that Australia received and found nine overarching conver- conversation themes among women inated chatter around communities, "As a service, our goal is to build inched up to 114 points, which is a three-point increase from 111 in use of an export control system 300,000 doses of the sation themes across 10 Indian on Twitter, it added. social change and shared challenges. on this foundation, giving people June. The overall Strength Index also improved to 89 from 83 over instituted by the EU to make AstraZeneca vaccine last week, cities. While conversations around Guwahati led conversations new ways to converse, form commu- the same period, the index prepared by the credit information com- sure big pharma companies and “that will see our current "With a 24.9 per cent share, pas- everyday chatter and celebratory around passion points and interests nities and control who can interact pany and the state-run financier said. respect their EU contracts. distribution plan work." sion points and interests emerged as moments saw the highest engage- and current affairs. with them in a conversation," he said. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Saturday March 6, 2021

n a unique attempt to both upcycle and express, two indi- I viduals — Dia Mehhta Bhupal ‘HYDERABAD SLOWLY and Neha Modi curated the Corona Quilt Project. Recently, the JSW Group has joined hands with the cura- tors to launch the unique art initiative in Mumbai on International Women’s Day (March 8, 2021.) WELCOMING ARABIC The Corona Quilt Project is inspired by India’s quilting traditions that frame tales of family love and care. They comprise of multiple, large- scale quilts made of upcycled material that weave individ- FOOD, WESTERN DESSERTS' ual experiences of the coron- avirus pandemic of more hef Partha Hyderabadis is that the pop- than 12,000 Indians together Chakraborty, the ulace is full of food lovers. creatively interpreted on a culinary director Hyderabadis are known to be lovers of food and art. To They aren’t into only south- collective art canvas. c for Green Park Indian food but any given Dia Mehhta Bhupal, co- Hotels and satisfy the cravings and taste buds of such locals is a cuisine, Mexican or South- founder of the project said, Resorts, born in the Bengali Asian cuisine or anything, “The Corona Quilt presenta- city of Kolkata, is all about tough job, but Chef Partha Chakraborty, a Bengali, who they love to enjoy food. tions are heavily inspired by vibes! For several years, he They are more centred on the inner innocence of chil- was in two minds, if he had walked into Hyderabad, after working in places like quality food than quantity. dren’s drawings. Our project to choose to reside in the UK and elsewhere, has been doing a fantastic job As far as I know the locals, I theme, Rise, draws continu- England for his professional feel they don’t like compli- ities and solidarities between job, or leave his family in at that. He tells The Pioneer's SHIKHA DUGGAL cated foods. Fusion, to an the human and the natural, Bangalore and work here in extent, is acceptable.” the artificial and the natural, Hyderabad, making a name why he chose this city, what keeps him going, and The chef said he made then and now. The concepts Quilting, for himself in the food and plenty of warmhearted embody our current reality beverages sector, whatever more... memories here, one of them and consequences of the he did, he did it all so made ingredients. In being the moment of cer- pandemic. It’s truly humbling pompously and he’s happy England, we never had to tainty he experienced during to have the opportunity to he chose the latter. process the meat which is the times of the novel coron- work on these individual sto- Currently, he’s assigned as not the case here, because avirus. “We hosted the crew ries that connect and collec- one of the jury members at the MSPs are low.” About the of an airline on a permanent tively empower the commu- no the Telangana Chefs standard of living in basis and the flights were nity”. Association finding his way England and Hyderabad, the shut. Due to some reasons, Leading Telugu movie into the most imperative Michelin star chef says they shifted to another hotel stars Mahesh Babu, Rana position as a chef. Hyderabad reminds him a amid the pandemic. Later, Daggubati, Ram Charan, The kitchen is home to lot about Kolkata, making after a span of two months Samantha Akkineni and him! He says he’s least inter- him feel much closer to his they returned, to my sur- Rakul Preet Singh, and ested in the external world city because of the ambience prise. Ask me why? Because Bollywood personalities quitting! when he has the power to and joy the city gives him. they loved the way I cooked including Twinkle Khanna, build another dreamland in Emphasising more on and missed it. That was so Rakul Preet Singh, Sonali the hotel’s kitchen. After how Hyderabadis are big- endearing. Hotels are their Bendre, Neetu Kapoor and empathy,” while actress Rakul individual squares woven gaining widespread recogni- time foodies here, he tells second home and preferring well-known Indian sports- Preet Singh said, “My partici- together in an inspired pre- tion in the city as one of the how locals were upset due to to have quality food is their men Shreyas Iyer and Sania pation in The Corona Quilt sentation by well-known best chefs, he continues to the unprecedented times top-most priority. I would Mirza have joined the Project celebrates the artist Dia Mehhta Bhupal. be modest about his stint in when they couldn’t be a part cater to all their favorable Corona Quilt Project by sub- strength and resiliency of the Drawing from more than the cookery segment. “I of the buffet system for needs. Having said that, mitting their own personal community in the midst of 12,000 digital and actual sub- arrived here in 2011, while months. What did the chef altogether, the city is a plate interpretation of the pan- the pandemic. The darkest missions that were sent to earlier I was appointed as do to serve his guests well full of different platters.” demic on the 8,000 square times produce the brightest them, Dia and Neha worked the executive chef for the then? He hosted a super-hit Whenever the chef’s feet art canvas of the Corona stars!” to create a montage of these very well-known hotel back Bengali food festival that friends or family visit hyder- Quilt Project. It is believed that quilts interpretations over nine then in the 90s called the was loved by more than a abad, he says they love to Tollywood actor Mahesh made by women with long months. Manohar Hotel. My family lakh of customers with an a- stopover at all the heritage Babu said he is glad to be a unflinching intensity and In March 2021, the Corona was apprehensive about la-carte menu! Changing the buildings and learn about part of the Corona Quilt affection in their hearts pro- Quilt Project will be unveiled migrating so it’s just me here style of service, chef Partha them all. Project, a wonderful initia- tect the user’s sleep and nur- across 9 locations in Mumbai in Hyderabad city, while my Chakraborty placed QR Concluding the interview tive that connects people tures his dreams. starting with Jindal Mansion. loved ones are settled in code menus on the tables on a foodaholic note, the through art. “Always keep the This project first began The other locations where Bangalore. I have dedicated that one can scan with a sin- chef says Hyderabad is a ris- hope alive. For those who during the national lock- these Corona Quilts will be ten years of my life to this gle click and your food will ing place for the world- hope nothing is impossible, down with the aim of giving hosted include the BMC city and it’s a wholesome be served to you without famous Arabic food, western it’s going to get better,” he people across India a chance School in Worli, the Haji Ali experience. It was a long paid attention to the lifestyle The ingredients differ, so do any physical contact. “One desserts and that he’s totally added. Actress Samantha to express and share their Pumping Station, among journey, from an Executive changes happening around. the client-profiles. Back in of the things I love about loving this transformation! Akkineni, while making her pandemic experiences. A others. Additionally, these Chef to a Culinary director Yet, I can say I love this city London, they have a degree submission said, “We will cloth square was the tem- Corona Quilts will be show- for the entire group and the and what it has to offer,” he of limited menus because it’s look back at this time and be plate; each person had to cre- cased as moving art installa- city is has been so fantastic shares. on a rotational basis for the proud of one another that we ate a design to imbue this tions on public vehicles along to me throughout. Before I Speaking more about the comfort of their guests, never gave up.” Indian Tennis square with the intensity of different routes in Mumbai. moved to Hyderabad, I contrast between England especially in Michelin star star Sania Mirza said, “The her or his own experiences. Together, all these Corona stayed in England and and Hyderabad’s culinary hotels. While in Hyderabad, world right now needs a little Today, nearly a year later, Quilts will cover more than would spend 15-16 hours in ways of life, he adds, “The we have an elaborate menu. bit more love, a little more the Corona Quilt Project has 8,000 square feet of space in the kitchen, so I hardly ever work culture is so different. Also, we do not have ready- kindness and a little more taken a tangible form with the city. A CATCHY SONG FOR MULAN Breaking orthodox gender barriers have never been better portrayed than through Mulan. Mulan’s father is a war veteran who Powerful stories is summoned to fight a war despite being WOMEN IS ON ITS WAY physically challenged and old. Mulan, a brave and confident girl, disguises herself as tures an international cast of influencers a man to take the place of her father and from the world of Zumba from across 15 enlists herself in the army. The movie countries directed by Rebecca Dorfman. In that'll inspire showcases an era where gender equality sync with the UN theme of achieving an was laughed at and it was considered a equal future in a COVID-19 world, the pow- shame if a woman ever crossed the line. FROZEN erful track imbibes a potent narrative serving as a bridge connecting women of all back- Princesses Elsa and Anna grounds and ages through the power of your little girl are strong female characters music, movement, diversity and strength. with unique flaws of their own. After a universally challenging year, the song The story narrates the journey is a welcome anthem filled with a renewed ave we ever really given change as gone are the days of these princesses towards sense of hope. Its high-energy, pulsating beat a thought as to why chil- where the princess, a damsel in self-discovery in a drama- is coupled with musical influences from dren love watching car- distress, waited years for her filled-adventurous way. Most around the world, resulting in a melting pot H toons and animated knight in shining armour. We importantly, the story of of styles and sounds topped with an inspira- movies? Well, the politi- want young girls to be indepen- Frozen brings a whole new tional message. The track showcases a fun cally correct answer would be dent, face difficulties but find aversion to finding true love new musical side of Rita whose more inti- that it helps build their imagina- the solutions on their own. We and sisterhood. With the mate music straddles the pop country space. tion and tingles creativity. But if wish for them to grow up to be sequel redefining warrior Speaking on her involvement Rita Wilson you really think about it, you strong and confident about who princesses, Frozen is a good comments, “The joy that comes from being will know that the answer is they are and journey whatever binge-watch movie. able to move or dance, without inhibition or pretty simple. Children love sto- the kind of life they choose. judgement, and just for the delight of it, is ries! They tread the path with Maybe even save a hero on their what inspired me to collaborate with Zumba their favourite characters to way. Here are five must-watch to co-write and perform this song, Hello learn and derive values from animated films with powerful MOANA World. To be dropping the song for these tales as they grow older. female leads whose stories will International Women’s Day, along with the What we see today is a welcome inspire every little girl! Moana is a curious girl, daughter talents of Claudia Leitte and Raja Kumari, of a chief and as her father says ‘is highlights how women have always worked destined to take his place and lead together to get things done.” RAYA AND THE LAST the tribe’. But even as a little girl, Music trailblazer and multi-platinum rap- DRAGON Moana is drawn to the ocean like a per-singer-songwriter- dancer Raja Kumari moth to a flame. Aware of an who has championed diversity and inclusivi- Set in the fantasy world of humans upcoming danger, she ventures ty through her art over the years further and dragons in a place called alone into the ocean to find Maui- THE BREADWINNER elaborates, “I couldn’t be more excited to be Kumandra, Raya is the latest addi- the demigod to save the tribe. No ere’s some great news for fans of part of Hello World with Rita Wilson and tion of powerful female warriors in love story, no hero, just a damsel A 2017 Oscar-nominated Rita Wilson and Raja Kumari. As Claudia Leitte. Rita and Claudia are two the Disney Animation family. On a who solves her own distress. film, The Breadwinner is set in part of the International Women’s women I have so much respect for and it was quest to search for the last legendary Afghanistan where the Taliban Day festivities, celebrated really cool to see how our styles all comple- dragon, Raya defies all odds to rule under Sharia law. An 11- H American actress, singer, song- ment each other. This song is meant to restore peace and save the world. year-old girl, Parvana is shoul- writer and producer Rita will be inspire and I can’t wait to see how the Hello Voiced by an incredible cast that dered with the responsibility of dropping a brand-new electrifying track World Movement takes off.” includes Kelly Marie Tran and feeding her family as her father titled Hello World on March 8, 2021. An The origins of the track were completely Awkwafina, the film is all set to take is arrested by the soldiers of the infectious dance-infused production, the col- organic. Rita Wilson was visiting a health spa you on a journey of a lifetime with Taliban. Disguising herself as a laboration also features guest vocals from and became enthralled with Zumba. She its magnificent visuals and authentic boy, in a society that saw Brazilian singer, songwriter, entrepreneur immediately clicked with her instructor cinematography. Raya and The Last women and girls as second-class and television personality and Zumba inter- Michele LaRocque, who in turn admired her Dragon is the perfect watch for 2021 citizens with no rights, a fearless national ambassador Claudia Leitte and yes, songwriting talent, leading Michele to intro- if you’ve missed going to the cinemas Parvana ventures a dangerous Grammy-nominated Indian-American rap- duce Rita to the Zumba team. The two par- with your family in the past year. path to find her father and per Raja Kumari! ties instantly clicked, quickly began collabo- bring him back home. The visually colourful music video fea- rating on a song and Hello World was born! 10

Hyderabad Saturday March 6 2021 what’s brewing?

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l Sandhya Jella l Vivekananda FRUITY FANCIES BIRTHDAY BASH eela Gopal Reddy, the Mayor of Nizampet, and MLA KP he birthday party of Sandhya Jella, fashion influencer SV Chary N Vivekananda were spotted at the and entrepreneur, was thrown at Hylife Pub! Under the inauguration of the 31st branch of Pure T glittering lights, her guests Sudha Jain, Varalaxmi Natural Fruits & Vegetables store.

Manchala, and Raunaq Yar Khan, among others, partook in Photos by The stores offer many imported fruits and the festivities that included dancing, live DJ music, cocktails dairy products, along with eggs, dry fruits, and delicious food. edible oils, and more. l Sudha Jain l Raunaq Yar Khan l Himabindu FUN

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Hyderabad Saturday March 6 2021 tollywood Venkatesh voices Samantha's cameo in Rana's father in ARANYA Chay's Thank You? oung and energetic actor Rana Daggubati t’s been a while is awaiting the release since of his upcoming MY UNCLE Tollywood’s Y trilingual drama VOICES MY most-loved Aranya. Recently the I couple Naga makers unveiled the trailer of FATHER IN Chaitanya and the film that grabbed several THANK Samantha Akkineni have eyeballs. The character play- ARANYA shared screen space. The ing Rana’s father in the film YOU CHINANNA FOR two were last seen togeth- has been voiced by Rana’s MAKING THIS SO er in Majili in 2019. If real-life uncle and actor rumours on the grapevine Venkatesh Daggubati, much SPECIAL! — RANA are to be believed, the two to the excitement of fans. could actually share screen Rana Daggubati himself space again, soon! confirmed the same by shar- in Prabhu Solomon’s direc- Yes, according to ing a post on Twitter, “My torial venture. sources, Naga Chaitanya uncle voices my father in Aranya is about saving the and Samantha Akkineni ‘Aranya’ thank you Chinanna elephants and the effects of could be seen together in for making this so special!” deforestation. the former’s upcoming The Nene Raju Nene Mantri The three-minute-long film Thank You, which is star did not reveal that who is trailer was about forest helmed by Vikram K playing the role of his father encroachment and capitalism. Kumar of 24 and Manam fame. The star heroine is said to be playing a special role in Thank You, howev- er, an official announce- ment regarding the inclu- sion of Samantha in Vikram K Kumar’s direc- Krithi Shetty roped in for torial venture is awaited. Naga Chaitanya is to romance two actresses in Ram-Lingusamy bilingual film the film which is bankrolled by Dil Raju. Currently, shooting for the am Pothineni, who is film on in Rajahmundry. riding high with back- Thank You marks the sec- to-back successes, has ond collaboration between R collaborated with Naga Chaitanya and director Lingusamy of Vikram Kumar after Sandakozhi, Paiyaa, Manam, which also and Vettai fame. starred Akkineni The new film was announced Nagarjuna, Samantha formally few weeks ago and on Akkineni and late Friday, makers of the film have Nageswara Rao. announced the female lead — it Thank You has music will be the newbie and sensation by S Thaman, cinematog- in tinsel town Krithi Shetty who raphy by PC Sriram, B V S will be pairing up with Ram Ravi’s story, while Naveen Pothineni. Lingusamy’s trademark style in Nooli is taking care of the This film #RaPo19 is going to the film. The film will be made editing department.On the be made in Telugu and Tamil on a high-budget with high tech- other side, Chay will also simultaneously. Touted to be an nical values, while being pro- be seen in Sekhar out-and-out mass action film duced by Chitturi Srinivasaa Kammula’s Love Story. laced with stylish elements, the under Srinivasaa Silver Screen as audience will get to see director Production No. 6.

DEVINENI earns leaders' praise fter a long hiatus, Taraka warned the distributors and exhibitors Ratna Nandamuri will finally not to release the film thinking it would be seen on the silver screen. cause clashes in Vijayawada. As asked by He will be play the role of the the court, we held a screening for the A late political leader and the leaders of Vijayawada, who, thankfully, former MLA of Kankipadu loved the film,” he said. Assembly Constituency Devineni Nehru. Tummala Prasanna Kumar, who The film, titled Devineni, has been playsthe role of Chalasani Varalakshmi bags produced by Ramu Rathod under RTR Venkataratnam in the film said, “The Films banner. Narra Siva Nageswara Rao, friendship and relationship between who has previously helmed several films, Vanga Veeti and Devineni were cinemat- will wield the megaphone for this biopic. ically and beautifully shown. The film Recently, a preview show of the film came out very well. Everyone said that another meaty role was screened for politicos from this movie will bring a good name.” Vijayawada who thoroughly enjoyed the The film also stars Suresh Kondetti, he won the Telugu On the occasion of film. Director Narra Sivanagu thanked Dhruvatara, Banerjee Tummala audience’s heart with Varalakshmi's birthday, the the leaders for their support. “This film Prasanna Kumar in crucial roles. Music her performances in makers of the film decided to landed us in a lot of controversies, to the Director Koti scored tunes for the film to S recent films like make a formal announcement. A point of being dragged to court. Many the lyrics penned by Mallik. Naandhi and Krack. poster of the film too was Actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar released, wishing her the best on will now be headlining a film that her big day. will be directed by Darling Touted to be a horror- Swamy and produced by entertainer, the film is all set to Kanchana Koneru and presented show the actress in a completely First ‘zolt' of by Koneru Satyanarayana, under different avatar, so stay tuned! Havish Productions banner. Teja Sajja's Ishq out

hild artist-turned-hero Teja Sajja earned praises from all corners with C his recent hit Zombie Reddy. The actor is now working on his second film as a solo lead opposite wink girl Priya Varrier. Titled Ishq, the first look of the film, called ‘First Zolt’ was unveiled. Teja sports a stern expression on his face while the female lead Priya Prakash Varrier is graceful with a smile. Her expressive face makes her look lively, with pieces of shattered glass around them. “Are you bored of watching Love Stories? Here’s presenting the First Zolt of #ISHQ Not A Love Story!,” tweeted Teja with the first look. Ishq comes up with the caption ‘Not A Love Story’ and is being directed by SS Raju. Mahati Swara Sagar is composing music for this romantic entertainer. Senior producer RB Chowdary is presenting the movie while Mega Super Good Films banner is bankrolling it. HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | MARCH 6, 2021 sport 12

Rishabh’s USP: See Pantastic the ball and react Ahmedabad: Rishabh Pant on Friday license most of the time, but I have to assess Rishabh finally scores hundred at said he has got the license to go for his shots the situation and take the game head on. on most occasions but considering the I like to make the team win and if the crowd home & adds 113 with Sundar to game situation on Friday, he had to is entertained by that, I’m happy.” bide time before going for the most Pant came in when India’s batsmen had kick out England's advantage outlandish of strokes during his sen- been choked for runs on a difficult track. sational innings. Pant plundered 13 The 23-year-old displayed tremendous PTI n AHMEDABAD 4th Test. Day 3 fours and two sixes in his breathtak- game sense to first bide his time before tak- Live from 9:30am IST ing 101 off 118 balls, his third Test ing a worn out attack to the cleaners. He ishabh Pant changed his STAR SPORTS 1 NETWORK hundred, on Day two. The reverse completed his hundred with an audacious game-plan and in turn sweep off the great James Anderson six off Dom Bess. Pant’s approach RIndia’s fortunes with a home, having missed at least five was easily the most outrageous shot The southpaw, who not so long ago was magnificent century, helping in recent years. he played on the day. When criticised for his reckless approach, said he the side snatch control from When he finally got out, asked about that particular needed to be cautious considering the England’s grip to finish the sec- Root’s frustrated expres- stroke after stumps, Pant match situation. fine as long as he ond day at a robust 294 for 7 in sion was a dead giveaway said: “You have to “If the bowlers are bowling well respect the final Test here on Friday. that the match was now premeditate it and take the singles, and that was on my England dominated the first out of hand for England, reverse-flicks, mind. I like to play the situation and I just two sessions and India looked in having conceded as many as but if luck is see the ball and react — that’s the USP gets job done: Rohit all sorts of trouble before Pant 141 runs in a single session. going your (unique selling point) of my game,” he said. (101 off 118 balls) suddenly Pant had hit 13 fours and way you The 23-year-old anchored India’s PTI n AHMEDABAD nitpick Pant’s occasional failures decided to catch the opposition two sixes during an innings can take innings, sharing 41 with opener Rohit which come with the package. by the scruff of their necks, which, in all likelihood, will the odd Sharma (49 ) first and then forging a 113- ishabh Pant’s attacking style “But there will be times effortlessly changing gears in earn him the ‘Man of the chance. run partnership with Washington Sundar Rof batting has the Indian when he will play his shots and company of Washington Sundar Match’ award. “I (60 not out). PTI team management’s mandate he will get out and I don’t want (60, 117 balls, 8x4). Ben Stokes (22-6-73-2) get as long as he gets the “job done” anyone to get upset with that. The duo added 113 runs in troubled the Indians with the more often than not and people Because he is someone, who will 26 overs but more importantly, reared up deliveries, one of should cut him some slack play an innings like that to get landed an exquisite ‘left-hook’ those got skipper Virat when there is an odd failure, the team from a tough situation on England’s hopes of turning Kohli (0), but there was no trou- the visi- Pant’s aggression paid feels senior batsman Rohit to suddenly within a span of one party-poopers, having already ble for Pant, who would gleeful- tors didn’t attack Sharma. hour, the team starts looking dif- conceded a first innings lead of ly pull the England all-rounder. the rough areas “Pant has his own style of ferent.” 89 runs. The audacity with which he enough. It was one off for India: Patel batting. Obviously there have Rohit feels that even Pant At stumps, Washington was came down the track against fascinating day of been messages, as to how he can play freely with the backing still at the crease with Axar Patel Anderson (20-11-40-3), deposit- Test cricket where PTI n AHMEDABAD ence. needs to approach his innings. of the team management. (11). For someone, who has ing him over extra cover for a flamboyant players “He did it so well today, He seems to be batting in his “People like Pant, you need always been panned for his lack boundary, could have taken like Rohit Sharma ngland’s spin- you know, he struck out of the own style which is great from to back their skills, back their of game awareness, it was Pant anyone’s breath away. (49 off 144 balls) Ebowling coach middle, big applause to him.” our perspective as well, because ability and management under- 2.0 at play where he defended So subtly Pant changed the and Pant traded Jeetan Patel on Friday Pant found an able partner he seems to be getting the job stands that and he has been when it was necessary but pace of his innings, that even their natural doffed his hat to young in Washington Sundar (60 done, which is more important,” given the freedom as well which unlocked his brutal attacking Root didn’t know what hit his attacking instincts wicket-keeper batsman not out) as the two forged 113 Rohit said at the post-match is very important from my per- instincts when required. team which looked in control for a more conser- Rishabh Pant for taking runs for the seventh wicket to press conference. spective as I completely under- The first 50 came off 82 balls when India went into the tea at vative approach. the game away with his pull India out of trouble after Rohit could empathise a stand from a batsman’s point of and the next off 33 balls with 153 for 6. The pitch aggressive batting display it suffered a collapse. lot with Pant as he too has seen view. Washington being the ideal foil, Pant was then batting on 36, wasn’t very on the second day of the “... He (Pant) certainly the flip side of being rated as a “When you have captain holding one end well en route to defending the deliveries that difficult to fourth Test. came out after that tea break talent which comes with its and coach backing you, how his third half century in Test would turn and jump off the bat on but “When players are and took it to us. He was in a own share of ruthless scrutiny. important a feeling is that to cricket. Just like playing a single rough while playing Anderson certainly allowed to play as well as totally aggressive role and I “You should have a mix of have as a player. Pant seems to spinner in the third Test was a and Stokes judiciously. not as easy they are and showcase think it obviously paid off for players in your squad. There have that now. He will give you blunder, England paid the price England till then had main- as Pant the skills that they can them getting a hundred,” Patel would be a few guys who would knocks like this every now and for playing a bowler short as tained the shine of the ball well made it ... Rishabh Pant is in said. play respectfully, then you need then but I don’t want anyone to their main four got tired during but post tea as the ball got soft, look with this side to do what “But the important part of someone who will take those make opinions about how he got the final session. Pant took charge. his devil- he does, like he did him was the partnership that chances, be courageous, which out playing bad shots.” In Virender Sehwag style, With Washington looking may-care today, take games they created with Washington is absolutely fine for team man- “At the end of the day, we Pant deposited Dom Bess into solid at the other end, Root approach away from the Sundar and for them to bat agement as long as he gets the need these (kind of) guys who the ‘cow corner’ of the stands asked Jack Leach (23-5-66-2) to which later opposition,” Patel almost all the session without job done,” said the India white can take those chances and against the turn, to complete his come round the wicket and the rubbed on said at the virtual losing a wicket, hats have to go ball vice-captain. bring the team at a position third Test hundred, first at idea played into Pant’s hands as Sundar. post-day press confer- off (on) how they played there.” He urged one and all not to which no one was expecting.” SINGLES SARITA MOR TO FIGHT FOR GOLD Rome: Asian Championship Gold medallist Sarita Mor Oz crush Kiwis to level series Shikha’s omission tough call assured herself of at least a Silver by reaching the women's 57kg final while India's Greco Roman AFP n WELLINGTON wrestlers Neeraj and Naveen bagged Bronze medals in Crowds allowed the UWW Ranking Series event — Matteo Pellicone. ustralia crushed New Zealand by but she isn’t dropped: Harman The 25-year-old Sarita will now fight for Gold against A50 runs in a low-scoring fourth for double-header Brazil's Giullia Rodrigues, who prevented an all-India T20I on Friday to level the series at PTI n LUCKNOW final by defeating Anshu Malik 10-7 in the other 2-2. Wellington: Spectators will be semifinal. The 19-year-old Anshu will face Italy's The result sets up a winner-takes- allowed for Black Caps’ final T20I ndian women’s ODI team Francesca Indelicato in the Bronze play-off. all blockbuster in the final match at against Australia as well as the New Ivice-captain Harmanpreet MARY SETTLES FOR BRONZE AFTER SF LOSS the same venue on Sunday, with Zealand women’s team fixture Kaur on Friday said it was a New Delhi: Australia in red-hot form after strug- against England here on Sunday “tough call” to leave veteran Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom gling early in the series. after Covid-19 related restrictions pacer Shikha Pandey out of the (51kg) settled for a Bronze medal in the 35th Boxam The Australians scored 156/6 in were relaxed in Wellington. upcoming limited-overs series International Boxing Tournament after going down to American Virginia Fuchs in an intensely-contested their 20 overs after winning the toss “The relaxation of Wellington’s against South Africa and insist- semifinal bout on Friday. The 37-year-old olympic- and electing to bat. In reply, New Alert Level status means spectators ed that she has not been bound star lost in a split decision after an exhausting Zealand were all out for 106 after 18.5 are now able to attend Sunday’s final dropped for good. contest that was also messy in equal measure. overs. T20I double-header at Sky The Indian women’s team Captain Aaron Finch anchored Stadium,” New Zealand Cricket will play five ODIs and three BILBAO SET UP FINAL AGAINST BARCA the tourists’ innings with a gritty 79, Australia’s batters with accurate bowl- said in a statement. PTI T20Is against South Africa, Bilbao: Athletic Bilbao could win two Copa del Reys making him Australia’s most prolif- ing and a steady flow of wickets. starting here on Sunday, which in two weeks after beating Levante 3-2 on aggregate ic T20I run scorer on 2,310, ahead of Despite his player-of-the-match Paceman Kyle Richardson ended will mark the team’s return to on Thursday to book their place in this season's final David Warner’s 2,265. batting performance, Finch singled with the best figures of 3/19, but spin- competitive cricket after almost against Barcelona. Bilbao's 2-1 win after extra-time Finch chiselled out his 14th T20 out his bowling attack for praise, say- ners Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa 12 months. means they will face Barca on April 17 at La Cartuja, half-century off 55 balls before cut- ing they were outstanding on a wick- and Glenn Maxwell all contributed Pandey’s omission from the shortly after playing Basque rivals Real Sociedad in ting loose with four sixes in the final et that did noy play as expected. with two wickets each. ODI and T20 teams for the the postponed final of last season's tournament at the over, in which Kyle Jamieson conced- “I thought we adapted really Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi was the South Africa series created quite Harmanpreet Kaur chats with coach WV Raman during team’s practice @BCCI Women same venue on April 3. ed 26 runs. But he struggled for part- well, it was a really polished perfor- pick of the New Zealand bowlers, a flutter. She was the India’s sec- GLADBACH CONFIRM CL TIE AT MAN CITY ners as the Black Caps pinned back mance with the ball,” he said. claiming 3/32. ond highest wicket-taker in mance against South Africa. “We will see how we will go Manchester: their previous assignment — the “I don’t think we are feeling about things, what to do with Borussia Moenchengladbach T20 World Cup. any rustiness, we are very excit- our batting and bowling line up, confirmed on Friday that their Champions League, last 16, return leg away at Manchester City is due to go “I know it was a tough call, ed, I know it is a long break, how to set our playing XI.” Sanchez brace extends sometimes, you need to give sometimes things are not in Harmanpreet will complete ahead as planned at the Etihad Stadium on March 16. Liverpool in crisis after “If we had had problems continuing our match chance to other players,” said your control. I hope we will have a century of ODIs on Sunday operations in the Bundesliga, Manchester would have Inter’s lead at top Harmanpreet, who is the cap- a great tournament,” she said. and she said it will only moti- had to look for an alternative venue. But that is not the tain of India’s T20 team. “Every tournament is vate her to do better. case,” said Gladbach sport director Max Eberl. historic Anfield defeat Parma: Alexis Sanchez struck twice in the “She is not dropped... important, and definitely South “I didn’t know that (100th second half for his first brace in the Inter Sometimes you need to take Africa is one team which has ODI). I will be very excited MUSIALA SIGNS NEW BAYERN DEAL AFP n LIVERPOOL Milan jersey as his side moved six points chances, after this tournament done very well in last couple of because first of all we are play- Munich: A week after his 18th birthday, Bayern clear at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 win we will be able to settle our com- years and for upcoming tourna- ing after a long time and then Munich's rising star midfielder Jamal Musiala has ason Mount fired Chelsea over Parma on Thursday. bination as we have a lot of ments, it is an advantage for us it is my 100th ODI so, both the signed his first professional contract until 2026. “I just Minto fourth place in the Romelu Lukaku had a role in both the cricket coming up in next 2-3 to play well against them and things will give me a lot of ener- feel very good at the club and in the team, I'm playing Premier League as the midfielder’s goals by his former Manchester United years.” regain our confidence since we gy to play and I hope to do well,” with the best players in the world and I can learn from superb strike clinched a 1-0 win teammate to give Antonio Conte’s side a The 31-year-old Pandey are playing after a long time.” she said. them every day in training,” said Musiala in a against troubled Liverpool, while sixth consecutive league win. has played 52 ODIs and 50 Asked if the team is going Harman hasn’t been able to statement. Everton boosted their top four bid Inter pull clear of second-placed AC T20Is for India, taking 73 and into the series with an unsettled score a fifty in any format in the with a 1-0 victory at West Brom on Milan who were held 1-1 against Udinese 36 wickets respectively. squad, Harmanpreet said: last 10 matches since February CHURCHILL BROTHERS BEAT RKFC Thursday. with champions Juventus a further four Talking about the upcom- “Before this series, we got 4-5 last year. “As a player, it doesn’t Kolkata: Fredsan Marshall's injury time strike gave Churchill Brothers a 2-1 win over Real Kashmir FC in Mount’s first half goal was points adrift with a game in hand. ing series, Kaur said there is no days to set our combinations. matter if you haven’t played the I-League. After Lukman Adefemi's (67th) second- enough to see off lacklustre “The improvement over last year is rustiness in the side despite the We had open nets, we tried cricket for long but you want to half strike had cancelled out Luka Majcen's first-half Liverpool and extended Chelsea’s obvious, but there are 13 games left and in prolonged time away from game some combinations. Before the perform for the team whenev- goal (45+1), Marshall's (90+4) long-range screamer impressive renaissance under new Serie A each is a battle,” warned boss and they will look to regain their first game, we will fix what er you get an opportunity,” she proved to be the difference between the two sides. boss Thomas Tuchel. Antonio Conte. AFP confidence with a good perfor- needs to be fixed. said. Chelsea are unbeaten in 10 PAIRE PENALISED FOR SPITTING ON COURT games in all competitions since Buenos Aires: Frenchman Benoit Paire crashed out Tuchel replaced the sacked Frank of the Argentina Open in disgrace on Thursday after he Lampard in January. The Blues sit five of their last six league match- was docked a point for spitting, and then 'tanked' his one point clear of fifth placed es. “It is a massive blow,” Klopp said. Chopra shatters own national record final service game in a stormy second round clash Everton, who have a game in hand “It is not about Anfield or whatev- against local Francisco Cerundolo. The world No 29, on the west Londoners. er, it is in general, too often. In the PTI n PATIALA The 24-year-old Chopra rent standard in the world is quite seeded third in Buenos Aires, lost 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 against “It was a very good team per- decisive moments we have to opened the competition with an high.” the 22-year-old world No 137. formance. It was a six-point game improve. We have to show our qual- lympic-bound star javelin effort of 83.03m before having two Chopra, who was representing NO FANS ALLOWED AT AZERBAIJAN GP because the others lose,” Tuchel said. ity in these moments and we don’t Othrower Neeraj Chopra foul throws. After a fourth throw Haryana in the IGP, had said that Baku: “We played with courage, had excel- do that often enough.” smashed his own national record of 83.36m, Chopra sent the javelin he will also take part in the No fans will be allowed at the Azerbaijan F1 lent moments with the ball and In the earlier game, Dele Alli with a throw of 88.07m, which is to 88.07m amid loud cheers from Federation Cup National Grand Prix on June 6 because of ongoing coronavirus concerns. The Baku City Circuit which organizes the never lost the attitude and desire. delivered in his first league start also the best of the year so far, in a sizeable audience at the NIS Championships to be held here race said the decision not to allow fans “comes after The race is on. We can never rest since the opening day of the season a sensational return to action dur- Patiala. His final throw was from March 15-18. extensive deliberation” with the Azerbaijan and never celebrate. There is no as Tottenham won 1-0 at Fulham. ing the third Indian Grand Prix 82.24m. Another Olympic-bound Government, F1 and motorsport's governing body. time.” While Chelsea are on the up, Alli was not credited with his first meet here on Friday. “I was prepared and today it javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh of injury-hit Liverpool crashed to a league goal for just short of a year Competing for the first time in was windy. I used my favourite Uttar Pradesh, was second with a PORTIMAO CIRCUIT TO HOST PORTUGAL GP fifth successive home defeat for the as his effort deflected off Tosin more than a year after the Covid- javelin which helped me. Pandemic best throw of 81.63m while Sahil Portimao: The Portuguese Grand Prix will be held on first time in their illustrious histo- Adarabioyo into his own net. 19 pandemic wiped out the whole did affect training and preparation Silwal, representing Haryana, was May 2. It remains uncertain whether fans will be ry, leaving the spluttering champi- Fulham’s Josh Maja saw his of 2020 calendar, Chopra hurled but we managed to hold on,” said third with a best effort of 80.65m. allowed at the Portimao Circuit amid the coronavirus, ons without a win at Anfield since effort harshly disallowed for a the spear to a distance of 88.07m Chopra who is also the 2018 The Tokyo Olympics qualifi- but F1 said it is working with the promoter and the before Christmas. handball by Mario Lemina, but in his fifth attempt to obliterate his Commonwealth Games Gold cation mark in men’s javelin is 85m Portuguese Government to find a solution. “We hope Jurgen Klopp’s team are lan- eighth placed Tottenham held on to earlier national record of 88.06m, medallist. and the Games record stands at to welcome fans to Portimao again this season in a guishing in seventh place, four move within five points of the top sealed during the Gold-winning “On the world level I would 90.57m. The world record is, how- safe way,” F1 president said in a statement. Agencies points behind Chelsea after losing four with a game in hand. effort at the 2018 Asian Games. need to perform even better as cur- ever, rather steep at 98.48m.