Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 12 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW A TRICKY US BEATS CHINA TO BECOME JITENDER ENSURES PLACE BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH ROAD AHEAD INDIA'S TOP TRADING PARTNER IN INDIAN TEAM BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 114 VIJAYAWADA, MONDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable PAIDIPALLY OUT, PARASURAM IN FOR MAHESH'S NEXT { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com TWISTS AND TURNS OPENING OF NEW VISTAS Trump dinner invite hots up Telugu politics ‘Jagananna Vasathi KCR getting invite, Jagan ignored hotly debated in political circles Deevena’ launch today L VENKAT RAM REDDY Chief Ministers, including AP for the CMs of Telugu states, let PNS n VIJAYAWADA n n For reasons that cannot ‘Jagananna Vasathi Deevena' HYDERABAD Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan alone the other uninvited CMs scheme will provide financial Reddy, do not as-yet figure in among those of 28 states. be fathomed, the names A new era will begin on The guest list at the dinner the guest list. It is widely believed in polit- of other prominent Chief Monday with the launch of assistance for hostel and President Ram Nath Kovind is This has touched off a ical circles that TRS and Ministers, including AP 'Jagananna Vasathi Deevena' mess charges of ITI, hosting for the visiting US flurry of politically YSRCP are 'secret friends' scheme by Chief Minister YS Polytechnic and Degree President Donald Trump on sensitive specula- of BJP. There are strong CM Jaganmohan Reddy, Jaganmohan Reddy in students February 25 at Rashtrapati tions that it could be reasons for this. Both do not as-yet figure in the Vizianagaram on Monday, n As many as 11,87,904 Bhavan has heated up politics due to the "changing TRS and YSRCP extend- guest list according to officials. pertaining to Telugu states. equations" of the BJP ed complete support to 'Jagananna Vasathi Deevena' students would be benefited For once, the reasons are cer- with TRS and YSRCP all the initiatives taken scheme will provide financial by the scheme tainly not cooked up! for various reasons. up by the NDA-I gov- demonetization, GST, election troversial Citizenship assistance for hostel and mess Telangana Chief Minister K Political circles and ernment of President and Vice President Amendment Bill in Parliament charges of ITI, Polytechnic amount under 'Jagananna dents, Rs 15,000 for Polytechnic Chandrasekhar Rao is among rumour mills are abuzz between of India etc. Both the parties and voted in favour of it. TRS, and Degree students. As many Vasathi Deevena' will be cred- students, Rs 20,000 for Degree the select Chief Ministers who over the factors that 2014 and supported abrogation of Article on the contrary, vociferously as 11,87,904 students would be ited into the accounts of the candidates every year through have been invited for the din- possibly could have 2019, 370 after the NDA-2 govern- opposed CAA Bill in benefited by the scheme. mother or guardian of the eli- 'Jagananna Vasathi Deevena' ner by the President. For rea- contributed to the espe- ment took over in May 2019. Parliament and voted against it The Education Department gible student. scheme in two equal instal- sons that cannot be fathomed, Centre adopting cially Besides, YSRCP went a step in both the Houses. has approved Rs 2,300 crore for The Education Department ments in February and July. the names of other prominent different yardsticks ahead and supported the con- 3 the present financial year. The will offer Rs 10,000 for ITI stu- 3 CONGRESS TO MODI ‘Raise H-1B visa issue with Trump’ PNS n NEW DELHI Ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit, the Congress on Sunday asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would raise with him the issue of easing H-1B visas, restoration of GSP status and security concerns over Taliban. ment's restrictive immigra- Congress chief tion policies have hit H-1B spokesperson Randeep visas. Indians get 70 pc of Surjewala asked why Prime 85,000 H-1B Visas. Minister Modi is silent "Now, Rejection Rate for about "India First" as India has increased from six President Trump talked of per cent in 2015 to 24 per "America First". cent in 2019, especially for He also asked whether IT professionals. Post 10 Modi would ensure cheap- million people gala event, er oil for India after it Will PM Modi ask for eas- stopped buying oil from ing H-1B visas," he asked on Iran in view of sanctions Twitter. and if Indian steel exports Surjewala said as the US would get a boost after prepares to sign a deal with India commits to USD 3 bil- Taliban on February 29, lion defence purchases. what about India's red lines. "The Trump govern- 3 Stalker who fired at woman ends life PNS n VIJAYAWADA An armyman allegedly committed suicide here on Sunday, a day after he opened fire and injured a woman. The body of Diveneni Balaji, 25, was found on railway track near ing pressure on the girl to Kolanukonda village in marry him. However, the Guntur district. girl and her parents reject- Balaji, who was on the ed his proposal. run after Saturday's inci- On Saturday, he went to dent, is believed to have the girl's house in jumped under a train. He Nadimpalli village in was suspended from Army Guntur district. As soon as in December last year fol- the girl's mother opened the lowing his arrest on charges door, he opened fire from a of sexually exploiting a girl country-made pistol. The after promising to marry alert woman moved quick- her. ly but the bullet pierced After his release on bail through her right ear. recently, he had been exert- 3 Farmers attack YSRCP MP Suresh PNS n VIJAYAWADA YSRCP MP from Bapatla Nandigam Suresh was allegedly attacked by women belonging to TDP at Lemalle village in the Capital Region on Sunday night. According to sources, a group of TDP activists ing to the TDP, who were obstructed the convoy of the opposing the government's Dalit MP, as he reached the move to shift the capital village, and sprinkled red from Amaravati, stopped chilli powder into his eyes. the convoy. The MP gunmen and his Meanwhile, Suresh alleged associates in the convoy that the attack was engi- were also attacked. neered by the TDP accord- The incident took place ing to a plan as the TDP was when Suresh was proceed- intolerant of the good work ing towards Guntur after being done by the YSRCP participating in government in terms of wel- Radhamahotsvam in fare and development activ- Amaravati. A large number ities in the State. of people reportedly belong- 3 MONDAY | FEBRUARY 24, 2020 02 CAPSULE Marine Krishi Udan to airlift Andhra Kabbadi Assn pans ‘fake’ Krishna body shrimp from Vizag airport PNS n VIJAYAWADA Andhra Kabaddi Association SUMIT ONKA regional airline operating 49 president and Legislative Collector Md Imitiaz releases a n VISAKHAPATNAM daily flights under UDAN and Council member KE poster on 423rd Hazrat Syed Shah a pioneer in 'Livestock Krishi Prabhakar and secretary Bukhari Urs in Vijayawada on In a big boost to the shrimp Udaan', exporting livestock Veeralankaiah demanded Sunday. The three-day Urs will begin farming in Andhra Pradesh, from India to UAE. that the government take on March 4 at Kondapalli village SpiceJet will introduce dedicat- Welcoming the decision, the stern action against in Krishna district ed freighter services from Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Yalamanchali Srikanth for Vizag and Chennai to Surat Commerce and Industry, registering a fake Kabaddi Collector releases and Kolkata/Durgapur from Director, Nekkanti Mahesh, Association. poster on Urs February 26 under Marine said "This would really help to Addressing a gathering at Krishi Udan scheme. transport sea food perishing the executive body meeting VIJAYAWADA: District collector Andhra Pradesh, the leading within three to four days. here on Sunday, Prabhakar Md Imtiaz assured cooperation producer of farmed shrimp in Farmers here can send good said that the Andhra Andhra Kabaddi Association of the government for 423rd the country, accounts for 60% quality seeds to Gujarat." Kabaddi president and Legislative Hazrat Syed Shah Bukhari Urs, of the national production. He also suggested that the air Association was which is scheduled to begin on Tweeting about its new service, cargo facilities to Hyderabad or recognised by Council member KE March 4 and end on March 6 at SpiceJet stated that shrimp n Andhra Pradesh, the n Shrimp seeds are sent from Delhi should be introduced to Amateur Prabhakar and secretary Kondapalli village in Krishna season in the country starts leading producer of major producing centres tap the huge potential of tuna Kabaddi Veeralankaiah demanded that district. The Urs Committee from mid-February and con- farmed shrimp in like Vizag, Chennai and fishing market. Japan and the Federation and the government take stern member met the Collector and tinues till mid-June. Shrimp US are the main international demanded action invited him for the Urs. On the seeds are sent from major pro- the country, Puducherry to West Bengal markets for tuna exports. He against Srikanth action against Yalamanchali occasion, he released a poster ducing centres like Vizag, accounts for 60% of and Gujarat for further said if tuna fish could be for registering a fake Srikanth for registering a fake and calendar at the Collector's Chennai and Puducherry to the national farming and breeding exported to these countries association. camp office on Sunday. The production Kabaddi Association West Bengal and Gujarat for n Welcoming the decision, using air cargo, the sea food He alleged that false allega- Hazrat Syed Shah Bukhari Urs further farming and breed- n business would see a boom.