Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer , SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2021; PAGES 10+16 `5 RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 Published From HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 234 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable www.dailypioneer.com ‘Revised FAME II P ‘Cong will have relook at P Does a plant-based diet really P subsidies to be game changer’ 6 Art 370 revocation’ 5 help beat Covid? 10 In brief Indian-origin seeks hike Center rejects report on ‘under- journalist wins Pulitzer prize in FRBM rate to 5% egha Rajagopalan, an Indian- ML MELLY MAITREYI on Covid-19 relief items like liq- origin journalist, along with reporting' of Covid deaths in TS n HYDERABAD uid medical oxygen, M two contributors has won NAVEENA GHANATE the Pulitzer Prize for innovative Buffeted by untamed revenue 2 n HYDERABAD investigative reports that exposed a vast Daily estimated shortfall and mounting Covid- excess deathes* Hospitals, States infrastructure of prisons and mass related expenditure, Finance ST rate relief on Covid The Centre has in a way denied a internment camps secretly built by China Minister T. Harish Rao on Saturday medicines, devices report that claims Covid-19 deaths 50% 95% Confidence must audit Covid for detaining hundreds of thousands of requested Union Finance Minister are being under-reported in intervals Muslims in its restive Xinjiang region. Nirmala Sitaraman to increase the n Telangana. The Union Ministry of Ms Rajagopalan from BuzzFeed News is State to step up deaths: AIIMS chief FRBM rate from four per cent to market borrowings Health and Family Welfare refuted among two Indian-origin journalists who five per cent of GSDP to enable the suggestion made in a report pub- NEW DELHI: A "mis-classification" of won the US's top journalism award on Telangana State to go for more lished by the international magazine Covid-related deaths by hospitals and Friday. Tampa Bay Times'' Neil Bedi won n Revenue shortfall market borrowings. The Economist that "the coronavirus state governments can be unhelpful in for local reporting. Neil Bedi along with at Rs.4,100 crore Asia (excl. ) Africa India's efforts to form strategies to Due to the lockdown imposed has killed six times more people than & Oceania Kathleen McGrory has been awarded the in May fight the pandemic, one of the prize for the series exposing a Sheriff's again to contain Covid-19, the official numbers in Telangana". State had suffered a revenue loss of The Economist in an article titled Americas country's top doctors has said. For a Office initiative that used computer Europe (excl.US) Rs.4,100 crore in May. 'More evidence emerges of India's better picture of mortality in these modelling to identify people believed to US India circumstances, they must perform a be future crime suspects. The suggested hike in true death toll from Covid-19' on FRBM rate would enable Saturday said, "Another recent study death audit to reconfigure the the State to give a boost of one state, Telangana, based on Again, there is no peer reviewed sci- patterns highlighted by the Chennai- numbers, according to Dr Randeep Some actions by Indian Govt to economic activities and insurance claims, suggests that the entific data available on such study" based management consulting firm Guleria, Director of the AIIMS Delhi. employment generation virus has killed as many as six and added, "Studies which are used Proxima. The analysis found that His comments come amid reports inconsistent with democratic once again, he said. times more people than official by the magazine as an estimate of states like Gujarat and Telangana had and allegations of various state government underplaying the number values: Top US official Participating in the vir- numbers admit". excess mortality are not validated a much higher percentage of insur- tual 44th GST Council The Ministry, in a release on tools for determining mortality rate ance claims being made against of deaths. In MP, for instance, there seemed to be a mismatch between ndia remains the world's largest meeting held mainly to Saturday, responding to the report in of any country or region. " recorded Covid-19 cases and deaths, official figures and the number of last democracy with a strong rule of discuss the report sub- the magazine, said, "Another evi- Both MOHFW and The compared to the national average. rites performed in April. I law but some of the Indian mitted by the GoM on dence given is the study done in Economist were referring to an government's actions, including giving GST concessions Telangana based on insurance claims. analysis of Covid-19 insurance claim 2 restrictions on freedom of expression, have raised concerns that are inconsistent with the country's nd democratic values, a top US official CM, prominent has told lawmakers. Acting Assistant 2 lakh new pattadars to get RythuBandhu 2 wave claims lives of Secretary of State for South and PNS n HYDERABAD Central Asia Dean Thompson's persons call on CJI remarks came during a Congressional The number of farmers identified hearing on Democracy in the Indo- to get Rythu Bandhu assistance is Justice Ramana to 36 doctors in TS, 35 in AP Pacific on Wednesday at the House likely to go up by 2 lakh this sea- PNS n HYDERABAD Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, son, thanks to Chief Minister visit Yadadri today In total, the Pacific, Central Asia and K.Chandrasekhar Rao's decision to PNS n HYDERABAD The second wave of Covid-19 has 719 Nonproliferation. "India remains the address pending grievances and been devastating, with nearly 71 doctors world's largest democracy with a have the revised data uploaded On Saturday, many VVIPs called doctors from Telangana and across strong rule of law and independent through the Dharani portal. on Chief Justice of India Justice N succumbing to judiciary and enjoys a strong and the The government had set June 10 V Ramana; who has come to the the virus. country growing strategic partnership with the as the cut-off date and asked offi- State for the first time after According to the Indian Medical United States," Mr Thompson said. cials to prepare a fresh list of all eli- assuming charge as the Chief Association (IMA), 36 doctors have died gible farmers for Rythu Bandhu Justice of the Supreme Court. from Telangana died due to Covid- due to assistance. The list is being final- Governor Tamilisai 19. This is the highest figure in the Covid. No evidence to suggest ized, according to sources. The Soundarajaran organised a lunch- fraternity among south Indian children will be more Rythu Bandhu amount will be eon in honour of Justice Ramana, states. Likewise, 35 doctors in credited to the accounts of farm- Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao during the who is staying at the Raj Bhavan. Andhra Pradesh infected by virus inoculated first, the number of affected in third wave ers from June 15 in time for the luncheon hosted in CJI's honour by Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan at Raj Bhavan on Saturday Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar have died. At 111, the highest doctors who died in the second here appears to be no substantial Vaanakalam agricultural opera- Rao and several prominent per- number of doctors succumbed to wave is nearly same as in the first evidence to suggest that children tions. many of the errors in data entry tions after land transactions or sons attended it. the virus in Bihar and 109 in wave. T will be more affected or have For a long time, changes could pertained to name, extent of the change in the name of legal heir. KCR, who received the CJI at Delhi. In total, 719 doctors across IMA president Jayalal, in his let- greater illness severity due to COVID-19 in not be made in Dharani portal due land etc. Several applications Raj Bhavan upon his arrival on the country have died due to ter, also stated that doctors suf- the anticipated third wave, according to a to technical problems, though had been kept pending muta- 2 Friday, met Justice Ramana again Covid-19. fered a higher viral load and case new report. The Lancet COVID-19 on Saturday. As many as 748 doctors died in fatality ratio as a community. Commission India Task Force prepared the the first wave of the pandemic. report after convening an experts group 2 Despite health care workers being 2 comprising leading paediatricians from the Eatela quits as MLA, Speaker country to examine the issue of paediatric COVID-19' in India. It said the infection's symptomatology in children in India accepts, vacancy notified appears to be globally comparable. "Most Sharp political strategy behind children with COVID-19 are asymptomatic, Says bye-poll will be fight and amongst those symptomatic mild infections are predominant. between KCR's family and people n Huzurabad constituency vacancy notified KCR's proposed surprise visits n Parties get into another election mode TODAY SNCN ACHARYULU give any scope for the BJP to rise GST Council cuts tax PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD in the coming Assembly elections. ALMANAC According to sources, KCR does Month & Paksham: on Covid medicines, Former health minister Eatela Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar not want either Congress or BJP to Jyeshtha & Shukla Paksha Rajender formally cut off his long Rao's proposed surprise visits gain strength in the state. KCR is Panchangam equipment ties with the TRS party by resign- across the state are intended to give hopeful that the proposed surprise Tithi : Tritiya: 09:39 pm ing as MLA of the Huzurabad con- a befitting reply to the opposition visits would be a morale booster for PNS n NEW DELHI stituency here on Saturday. He party's criticism that he has con- party workers, apart from improv- Nakshatram: Punarvasu: 07:00 pm immediately announced his deci- fined himself to Pragati Bhavan and ing the image of the state govern- Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start The GST Council on Saturday sion to fight against the 'feudal and his farm house, according to TRS ment, said a TRS senior leader. any important work) slashed the tax rate on COVID-19 dictatorial' rule of Chief Minister circles. There is also a political At the same time, the Chief Rahukalam: 05:09 pm – 06:47 pm medicines such as Remdesivir and K.Chandrasekhar Rao that he strategy behind the Chief Minister's Minister will assess the ground Yamagandam: 12:16 pm – 01:53 pm equipment like oxygen concentra- averred had undermined the dem- plan. Municipal officers across the state. level position of the party in the vil- tors and medical grade oxygen. ocratic aspirations of people in the KCR has announced that he will There is also a political angle to lages and in urban areas. In his first Varjyam: 05:59 am – 07:43 am, 12:00 While GST on Tocilizumab and separate State. Former health minister Eatela Rajender with undertake surprise visits across the the CM's plan. Apart from former term and in the second term in the am – 05:15 am Amphotericin B is slashed to nil Eatela paid tributes at the his supporters at the Gun Park, where he paid state after June 19th, mainly to health minister Eatela Rajendar, last two years, KCR never toured Gulika: 03:31 pm - 05:09 pm from 5 per cent, the rate on Martyrs Memorial at Gun Park tributes to martyrs before resigning as MLA assess Palle Pragati and Pattana some senior leaders are also going the state, except during elections. Good Time: (to start any important work) Remdesivir and anti-coagulants before handing over his resignation Pragati programmes as well as the to join BJP soon. Against this like Heparin is lowered from 12 per letter, addressed to the Speaker, to The Speaker subsequently functioning of Panchayat and background, KCR does not want to 2 Amritakalam: 04:24 pm – 06:08 pm cent to 5 per cent. the Legislature Secretary V accepted his resignation and the Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:50 am – 12:42 pm Tax on medical grade oxygen, Narasimha Charyulu in the vacancy in the Huzurabad con- oxygen concentrators, ventilators, absence of Speaker Pocharam stituency was notified and con- HYDERABAD BiPAP machines and high flow Srinivas Reddy at his office in the veyed to the Election Commission Danish midfielder nasal cannula (HFNC) devices State Legislature. He was accom- of India by the Secretary, Citizens turn to freelance during WEATHER has been cut to 5 per cent from 12 panied by former MLA Enugu Legislature. It all happened in a Christian Eriksen Forecast: Partly cloudy per cent, Finance Minister Nirmala Ravinder Reddy, former matter of couple of hours. P:3 Temp: 38/22 Sitharaman said. Karimnagar ZP chairperson Tula pandemic, trend may stay forever collapses on field Humidity: 32% Also, tax on Covid testing kits Uma and several supporters. 2 Sunrise: 05:41 am has been brought down to 5 per n DENMARK Sunset: 06:51 pm cent from 12 per cent. Current Weather Conditions Pulse oximeters, hand sanitisers, Denmark star Christian Eriksen Updated June 12, 2021 5:00 PM temperature check equipment and collapsed on the pitch in Saturday's ambulances too will attract lower Mayawati to reorient BSP’s image as sarv samaj party Euro 2020 game against Finland in 5 per cent tax, she said. PNS n LUCKNOW Cautioning party men against based party, fighting for the welfare Copenhagen, causing the suspen- OBTUSE ANGLE leaders who give more importance of the poor and neglected people of sion of the match in the first half. BSP president Mayawati on Saturday to their personal interests than the entire society . Danish players were in tears as asked her party leaders and work- those of the party, she said the party Accordingly, the party's culture of medical staff tried to revive the ers to connect with every section of men should have more trust in the holding small cadre meetings should Inter Milan player, who suddenly the society and expand its base to cadre than such leaders who are be continued as they help the party collapsed near the touchline. improve the party's poll prospect in more interested in serving their own connect with masses at the ground "The UEFA EURO 2020 match the next year's assembly elections. interests while pledging by names of level and strengthen it, she said. in Copenhagen has been suspend- Seeking to reorient the party's Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and Kanshi She also told her party workers ed due to a medical emergency," image, she told party leaders and Ram. that during her four tenures as the UEFA said in a short statement. The workers to remember that the Ultimately such people harm state chief minister, the BSP govern- previously raucous crowd at the Bahujan Samaj Party is a sarv samaj themselves more than the party, ment had done countless work for Parken Stadium in the Danish cap- party, committed to achieving the even if they realise it later. It is the entire society and its weaker sec- ital fell silent after the 29-year-old objective of Sarv Jan hitay, Sarv Jan important to be careful of such peo- Lalji Verma and its former state unit tions, but the subsequent govern- fell to the ground near the end of the sukhay (serving interests of all, ple, the former chief minister cau- president Ram Achal Rajbhar for ments stopped them due to their opening period, with his teammates ensuring the welfare of all). tioned its party leaders and work- anti-party activities during the pan- casteist and communal mindset. gathering around him. After Mayawati gave the directions in ers. chayat elections. She also appreciated the work around 15 minutes Eriksen was a meeting held here to examine the The BSP president recently She also sought to impress upon done by BSP workers in extending stretchered off the field followed by party's preparedness for the next expelled two senior leaders, includ- the party leaders and workers that help to common people during the the rest of the Denmark team, while year's assembly elections. ing the BSP's legislature party leader "unlike other parties, BSP is a cadre- pandemic. Finland's players also left the pitch. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JUNE 13 , 2021 hyderabad 02 Covid orphans in TS to get mobile Eatela for Delhi; key OU leaders also set to join BJP K VENKATESHWARLU Santhosh Mudiraj and Medi Speaker Pocharam Srinivas phones with emergency numbers n HYDERABAD Ramana, are joining BJP along Reddy accepted the resignation with Eatala in the presence of of Eatela. The Speaker's office PNS n HYDERABAD ents succumbed to Covid and These children, as per the stituted with each team consist- tions are being made to deal Former health minister Eatala BJP national president JP then released a gazette stating 75 children have lost their Central Adoption Resource ing of a doctor, Auxiliary nurse with an expected third wave of Rajender, who seems inclined Nadda in Delhi. that it accepted the resignation With an aim to ensure safety of parents because of some other Authority (CARA) rules, are midwife (ANM), one member COVID-19. to join the Bharatiya Janata Eatela and his team dropped of Eatela. The Speaker's office children who lost their parents reasons during the pandemic. then being put for adoption from DCPO unit and a super- "Separate dedicated isola- Party, is going to New Delhi on their idea of going to Delhi by also informed the Election to Covid, the Department of Apart from these 85 chil- and before adoption, both the visor. "Every week these three tion rooms have been created June 14th, along with key OU a special flight as the BJP high Commission of India. Women Development and dren, there are 138 children in children and the adopting par- teams have to visit these chil- at the 57 Children homes. 4 students' leaders who are set to command cautioned Eatala Previously, Eatela had ten- Child Welfare has decided to Hyderabad alone, who lost ents are counselled by counsel- dren's homes and conduct transit homes have been made join the saffron party. not to come to Delhi with too dered his resignation in 2008 give them mobile phones con- their single parent to Covid. lors, he added. health checkups. If any child is ready to take care of children According to Eatela many followers, considering and 2010 during the Telangana taining all the necessary num- He said that these children, Further speaking, Rao said found to be having COVID during isolation and further the Rajender's team, several the Covid situation. Hence, movement. This is the first bers including that of the who count over 200, have been that to make sure that educa- symptoms, then we send that we have tied up with the Osmania University students' Eatela has decided to go to time that he quit as MLA after District Child Protection given monthly ration kits in tion of these orphaned children child for further diagnosis. Nature Cure Hospital here in leaders, including OU JAC Delhi only with important the formation of Telangana Officer (DCPO) as well as collaboration with an NGO as is not interrupted, the depart- Separate rooms have been ded- Hyderabad to provide treat- chairman Mandala Bhaskar, leaders. State. Eatala has the record of helpline and emergency num- an immediate relief. ment is getting these children icated for isolating children ment to those children who JAC president Elchala Eatela resigned from his never facing defeat in any bers. T Akkeshwar Rao, If a child has been orphaned admission into Government with COVID symptoms," said have been tested positive to Dattatreya and other leaders, MLA position on Saturday. election he has contested till District Welfare Officer but has a guardian, then such hostels, Government Model Akkeshwar Rao. COVID." including Rasa Venkat, Within one and half hours, date. (DWO) of Hyderabad said, child is sent to the guardian. Schools and BC (backward "If in case in a family both Balamani, the grandmother "By providing these mobile "Each family is being given classes) Residential schools in the parents have tested positive of two orphaned girls said, phones to orphaned children, a mobile phone, whom they Telangana. for Covid and the child/chil- "The initiative of the Women they can find help just a click can contact in case of any Moreover, a financial assis- dren have been tested negative, Development and Child nd away and can contact any of the need for help. They are also tance of Rs 2,000 per child is the department has come up Welfare department has been 2 wave officers, numbers of whom being provided with monthly also being provided by the with 4 transit homes across the helpful as they have promised Center rejects report have been saved in the phone's ration kits," said Akkeshwar department. city that look after those chil- to look after the education of contact list. We have also coun- Rao. The DWO said that if a Akkeshwar Rao added, "All dren whose parents have been my granddaughters and further selled children on whom to child is orphaned and has no these children either with their tested positive to COVID. they have been providing us on ‘under-reporting'... claims contact and when to contact a guardian to look after, then guardian or at the children Once the parents are recovered, with ration. Now, they have concerned officer." those children are shifted to the homes are checked upon very the children are then sent back given us a mobile uploaded Continued from page 1 sis of the said article is based The DWO mentioned that 57 child homes across the city frequently, to counsel them to their parents." with all the numbers saved in on extrapolation of data with- in Hyderabad district alone, 10 where all the needs and cares and to know their mental and Akkeshwar Rao stated that it so that whenever we face a Proxima pointed out that out any epidemiological evi- lives of children were rendered com- of that children will be looked physical health." all the necessary precautions problem, we can call them for around 8,281 to 19,844 dence". The Center said that pletely orphaned as their par- after by the department. Three teams have been con- are being taken and prepara- help. COVID-19 deaths could have the States and UTs had been gone unreported between urged through formal commu- 36 docs.. March 2020 and May 2021 in nication, multiple video confer- Telangana. As per data gath- ences and through deploy- Continued from page 1 ered from the General ment of Central teams for cor- 4.70 L persons under Eknoor cops seize unlicensed Insurance Council, in rect recording of deaths in The fatality in Andhra Telangana 925 were death accordance with laid down Pradesh is less compared claims and 86,629 hospitaliza- guidelines. States consistently to that in the first wave, tion claims. Proxima extrapo- reporting lower number of wherein more than 41 high risk category chilli seeds worth Rs 1.4 crore lated these figures and said that daily deaths were told to re- doctors succumbed to If the percentage of hospitaliza- check their data. A case in the virus. PNS n KHAMMAM Sai Lakshmi Agency, located at quantities of 'Star Bindhu F-1' tion claims were similar to the point was the Union According to the IMA, vaccinated by GHMC Sujatha Nagar in Kothagudem chilli seeds packets from Sai nationwide figures (6%), then Government's note to the State more than 1,400 doctors Enkoor police in the district district was arrested. Lakshmi Agency and from Telangana would have around of Bihar to provide detailed have lost their lives since PNS n HYDERABAD According to GHMC offi- have seized unlicensed chilli Venugopal Rao and the seeds shops selling the seeds at 14,43,817 Covid cases. If the date and district wise break-up March 2020 when the cials, persons working in gro- seeds worth Rs 1.43 crore and company salesman, Mangaiah Mahabubabad town. Police also percentage of death claims of the reconciled number of COVID-19 pandemic Over 4.70 lakh persons cery shops, rythu bazaars, arrested four persons in con- were booked under Section 7 identified that Parameshwari was extrapolated, Telangana deaths to the Union Health broke out in India. On were administered with free grocery shops, salons, laun- nection with the case. of Essential Commodities Act Agro Agency in was might have witnessed 11,562 Ministry. Maharashtra, June 7, the IMA wrote to vaccines in Greater dry service, pan shops, mar- Commissioner of Police, and Section 3 (1) of Seeds also selling the same seeds. deaths if adjusted to the nation- Jharkhand had revisited their Prime Minister Narendra Hyderabad Municipal kets (vegetable, fruits, flowers, Vishnu S Warrier speaking to (Control) Order, 1983. Seeds traders, Ajmeera al average of 8%. Covid death count, apart from Modi seeking his per- Corporation (GHMC) lim- chicken, meat and fish) as media persons here on Venugopal Rao confessed to Suresh, Cherukumalli Sridhar The Central government, Bihar, the Centre said. sonal intervention to its under the massive vac- well as street vendors were Saturday informed that a the police that Mangaiah and Tumu Pichaiah of referring to the article in The Asked if Telangana had been resolve the pleas put for- cination drive organised categorised as high-risk farmer, M V Krishna Rao of approached him stating that Mahabubabad were arrested by Economist, said: "It is a spec- asked to revisit its death count, ward by the apex medical for people falling under the groups. Enkoor had bought 'Star seeds manufactured by the police while Magaiah, ulative article, which is without Director of Public health G body concerning the high-risk category. The civic body officials are Bindhu F-1' hybrid chilli seeds Dwaraka Seeds Company were Laxma Reddy, Siva Reddy and any basis and seems to be mis- Srinivasa Rao did not com- safety of medical profes- When the drive com- visiting the markets and pub- worth Rs 68, 000 on June 8. He of good quality and asked him Deva Sathish of Parameshwari informed. The unsound analy- ment. sionals. menced on May 28, a total lic places to enroll eligible per- then consulted the local to sell them to farmers. Agro Agency were absconding, of 21,815 persons were vac- sons for free vaccine. The Agriculture Officer (AO) A The trader further told the the CP informed. He further cinated and since June 6, beneficiaries are initially Narasimha Rao to verify the police that trusting Mangaiah's informed that so far the district every day more than 34,000 being enrolled in the State quality of the seeds. words he consulted the com- police have seized spurious and 2 lakh new pattadars to get RythuBandhu persons are being adminis- government's app. At the vac- The AO confirmed the pany managing director V unlicensed seeds worth Rs 2 tered with the vaccine. cination centre before the hybrid chilli seeds manufac- Laxma Reddy and regional crore and seized around 14, Continued from page 1 the Grievance Module, so far Many purchased lands from On Saturday, a total of person takes the shot, the tured by Dwaraka Seeds manager M Siva Reddy of 805 packets of chilli seeds . In 66,500 applications had been January 1 till now and their 39,212 beneficiaries details are entered in the app. Company were not licensed. Hyderabad for procuring the all 44 persons were booked for With the introduction of received through the portal, of land details had been uploaded received the free vaccine The drive is also being mon- Following that, Bairu seeds, Warrier said. selling spurious and unlicensed Grievance Module in the por- which over 38,000 were in the portal, making them eli- shot. itored by senior officials. Venugopal Rao, the owner of The police have seized huge seeds. tal, many pending applica- resolved. In some cases, peti- gible for the assistance. tions could be cleared. tions that were in the court 'Hurried' job But there are Of 1.45 lakh applications for had been disposed of and also complaints from some mutations, 1.4 lakh have been thus those lands were removed low-rung revenue employees done and these persons will be from the Prohibitory Order that problems were resolved Nine research studies published CM, prominent getting Rythu Bandhu, accord- Book. and details uploaded in a ing to sources. Some farmers could not get hurry as the government had Meanwhile, some land dis- the assistance as their pattadar set a deadline. While the putes that had been kept in passbooks were not seeded Collectors handled the cases on Covaxin’s safety this year: BB persons call on CJI Part B were also resolved and with Aadhaar number. As and resolved the grievances, Continued from page 1 for the people of Telugu States they will now be transferred to another module had been the digital signatures in some PNS n HYDERABAD Likewise, Covaxin's phase I Studies on B.1.617 variant to see a Telugu man appoint- Part A and those will be eligi- introduced, about 6,000 peo- cases pertained to Tahsildars, studies carried out to assess and Alpha variant B.1.1.7 Minister Errabelli Dayakar ed to the highest post in the ble for the investment assis- ple had applied and seeding though they were not involved Aimed at demonstrating data vaccine's safety, immune were published by the journal Rao called on the CJI and Judiciary. He expressed his tance. Sources said that under had been done for 5,500 cases. in the final decision. generation and data trans- response and right dosage as of 'Clinical Infectious Disease' invited him to tour Warangal. happiness over Justice parency, Covaxin maker well as phase II clinical trials and the 'Journal of Travel Former Deputy Chief Ramana's decision to observe Bharat Biotech on Saturday which also evaluate a vac- Medicine' respectively. "The Minister and MLC Kadiyam social justice in the appoint- said that the company has cine's ability to generate published studies are widely Srihari met Justice Ramana ment of Judges. published nine research stud- immune response were pub- cited for the rigor and breadth and conveyed his greetings Telangana Bar Council Telangana seeks hike in FRBM rate... ies on the safety and efficacy of lished in the 'The Lancet - that Bharat Biotech brings to on his appointment as the representatives met CJI and Continued from page 1 people as per a plan, he sug- complications. its vaccine in a year. Infectious Diseases' journal. its clinical trials. Currently, CJI. He requested the CJI to thanked him for increasing gested. The vaccination pro- The GST rate on other "The company has pub- "The full data from studies data from both efficacy and help bring in changes in the the strength of the Telangana Medicines, pulse oximeters, gramme assumed significance Covid-19 medicines like anti- lished as many as nine research on Covaxin's neutralisation safety follow-up of Covaxin's Model Code of Conduct dur- High Court Judges and ventilators and vaccines, in view of the caution sound- coagulants was reduced from studies on the safety and effi- of variants are already pub- phase III trial is being ing elections as well as the requested him to take initia- Harish Rao extended ed by scientists about the 12 per cent to five per cent and cacy of Covaxin in five glob- lished at bioRxiv, Clinical analysed and compiled," the related guidelines to enable tive for the welfare of lawyers Telangana's support to the impending third wave of so also on related medical ally reputed peer-reviewed Infectious Diseases, and statement added. According even common but committed in the State. Bar Council recommendations made by Covid-19, he added. devices like medical grade journals in a span of just Journal of Travel Medicine," to the company, complete people to contest the elections Chairman Narasimha Reddy GoM in its report. There was some relief to the oxygen, oxygen concentrator, twelve months," Bharat Biotech the pharmaceutical major data for phase I, II and par- and thereby clean up the requested Justice Ramana to Harish Rao said that the States as Union Finance including personal imports, said in a statement. said. tial data from phase III trials political system. He expressed set up a training institute for vaccination programme Minister, who chaired the ventilators, ventilator masks, As part of its preclinical Similarly, the study on neu- of Covaxin have been thor- his expectation that, under lawyers at Shamirpet. should be speeded up across GST Council meeting attend- canula, BiPAP machine etc, studies involving testing of tralisation of beta and delta oughly scrutinised by the the leadership of Justice Chief Justice Ramana will the country to save the lives of ed by the Finance Ministers of the GST rate was reduced vaccine candidates on labora- variants (B.1.351 and Indian regulators. The Ramana, Indian judiciary visit Yadadri temple on June people. Since enough vac- all States, decided to cut the from 12 per cent to 5 per cent. tory animals, the company B.1.617.2 respectively) and Hyderabad-based company would usher in reforms. 13 and observe the temple cines were not being manufac- GST on black fungus medi- The GST rate on testing kits has already completed three the study of B1.1.28 variant promised that it will make TPCC president N.Uttam development works there. He tured in the country, they cine -Amphotericin B and on and specified inflammatory studies which were published were published in the 'Journal phase III trials data from the Kumar Reddy presented a will be accompanied by the should be imported to meet Tocilizumab, medicine given diagnostic kits was reduced in 'Cellpress'. of Travel Medicine'. final analysis public soon. bouquet to the Chief Justice Governor and the Chief the demand and provided to to Covid-19 patients with from 12 to five per cent. and said it was matter of pride Minister. HYDERABAD BULLION RATES Eatela quits as MLA, Speaker accepts, vacancy... Sharp political... GOLD ` 49, 900 (10 gm) Continued from page 1 the Cabinet on May 2 culmi- the Gun Park that he might against the rulers of combined als, democrats within and Continued from page 1 such visits. So, with regard to nated in Eatela's resignation as have got a party's B form, but State "for the self-respect of outside the State and all those the present announcement ` 400 This is also the first time in MLA. he had won six times only Telangana people" and unfor- who had taken part in the In the Assembly, KCR regarding surprise visits, a SILVER the seven-year history of the Fight between KCR family with the support of people. tunately similar situation was Telangana movement to join announced several times that section of TRS leaders have ` 77, 300 (1kg) State that an MLA resigned & people of Telangana Interestingly, many NRIs prevailing in the State. While a movement again for self- he, along with officials, would their own doubts and have ` 200 from his post before joining Now the stage is set for a hailing from Telangana who thousands of people were los- respect of Telangana people. visit tribal areas to resolve alerted officials. another political party. bye-election any time within had worked as members of ing lives due to Corona, The State was not achieved for Podu lands issue. KCR also According to sources, KCR In the past, several opposi- the next six months, pushing the Telangana Development unemployed youth were in the prosperity of 'Kalvakuntla said that he would sleep in suddenly announced his plan CHICKEN tion MLAs had crossed over the State once again into elec- Forum during the Telangana distress and farmers were family' and there was no the tribal villages till the to make surprise visits after RATES `/KG to TRS without resigning tion mode. This election, movement expressed their anguished over delay in pro- respect for MLAs and problem was solved. During getting some feedback from from their MLA posts and unlike the previous elections, solidarity with Eatela soon curement of crops; Chief Ministers in this State, he the recent Nagarjuna Sagar vigilance officials. Dressed/With Skin `162 despite complaints by the will be significant with Eatela after his dismissal from the Minister Chandrasekhar Rao said. Assembly bye-election cam- In the second wave of Without Skin `185 respective parties to the declaring the bye-election as Cabinet and urged him to focused all his energies on Eatela said some warned paign also, KCR said that Covid-19, the images of Broiler at Farm `112 Speaker on the need to dis- "a fight between KCR family "restore the democratic spir- political games and in attack- him that with ill-gotten Podu land problems across Prime Minister Narendra qualify them, no action was and the people of Telangana it in Telangana". Many of ing and isolating him by using money of hundreds of crores, the state would be resolved Modi and BJP have been taken. and their self-respect". them had advised him not to police officers. the TRS leadership would use soon by organising 'Praja badly affected. KCR wants to EGG The dramatic political This election will be a test join a communal party like Eatela said he was not new all its might to defeat him, but Darbars' beginning with utilise this opportunity to RATES `/100 developments in the TRS that for Eatela's political future BJP then. Perhaps keeping to facing oppressive measures people of Huzurabad were Nagarjuna Sagar. In 2016 build the image of TRS gov- unfolded on May 30 with and his individual clout in the that in mind, Eatela said on and vowed to strive to free solidly behind him, he said KCR announced that he ernment. So, KCR has HYDERABAD 510 allegations of encroachments constituency against the Saturday that secularism was people from the dictatorial exuding confidence. would go on surprise visits to planned visits across the state. VIJAYAWADA 456 on assigned and temple lands might of the ruling party. in his DNA and his agenda rule of KCR. A systematic Reiterating that he was assess the involvement of For the first time, KCR against Etela, subsequent Set to join the BJP in the was neither right nor left, but effort was made by this Chief above caste and community elected public representa- recently visited Gandhi VISAKHAPATNAM 355 inquiries ordered by the gov- presence of its national pres- to put an end to the "autocrat- Minister to crush the spirit bias, Eatela said he would tives and officials in the Hospital in the state capital RETAIL PRICE `5.10 ernment into those charges, ident at New Delhi on June 14, ic rule of KCR". Eatela said and awareness of people and respond to everyone as a Haritha Haram programme. and MGM Hospital at (IN HYDERABAD) and ejection of Eatela from Eatela told media persons at that he had raised his voice time had come for intellectu- human being. But the CM did not go on Warangal.

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HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JUNE 13 , 2021 hyderabad 03 Citizens turn to freelance during Raids by task force teams check sale of counterfeit seeds in state pandemic, trend may stay forever PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD these freelance workers in India The sale of spurious seeds Despite the grim employment outlook come from abroad. came down due to the joint The Coronavirus pandemic dug the Covid pandemic, there is a Until last year, only a few raids carried out by the task has resulted in record layoffs people were interested in doing force teams across the State, and cuts to planned expansions silver lining for those willing to seize the freelance work. But now there said Agriculture Minister across the state. It's difficult to opportunity. As full-time staff positions seems to be a huge craze for Singireddy Niranjan Reddy fully gauge the fallout, but lots freelance work. Not only young here on Saturday. of jobs were lost in the last one dwindle, contract and freelance work people, but also women and Expressing satisfaction over year due to Covid. is actually picking up steam. middle-aged persons are show- positive results achieved by the However, despite the grim ing interest in freelance work. task force teams comprising employment outlook, there is There is no particular reason officials from the police and a silver lining for those willing Since the outbreak of the pandemic for that. Many are now moving agriculture departments, the to seize the opportunity. As last year the number of freelance in this direction due to the Minister appreciated the offi- full-time staff positions dwin- opportunity to work from cials for striving towards Chief substandard quality seeds at illegally getting substandard dle, contract and freelance workers has almost doubled. With home, opportunity to work Minister K Chandrashekhar some places. The State gov- quality seeds from other States work is actually picking up more than 1.5 million freelance without investing any money, Rao's objective of making ernment was also exploring and selling them in Telangana. steam. This includes highly flexible working hours and Telangana free from spurious making amendments to the The menace of selling spu- technical roles, including soft- workers nationwide, the sector opportunity to use ones skills seeds. existing laws meant for selling rious seeds was reduced dras- ware development, statistical has grown by 46 per cent since and experience. "We have created such a sit- seeds and making Telangana tically because of the joint analysis, and big data applica- Freelance work however, is uation among seed dealers free from spurious seeds, he operation of the police and tions. Companies still need Coronavirus last year. not as easy as it sounds. It also that they are now scared of said. agriculture departments, work to get done and are has some rules. Generally, if resorting to selling spurious Following instructions from Mahendar Reddy said, asking beginning to get a better sense someone wants to work as a seeds," he said at a meeting the State government that stern officials to prepare a report on of what a remote, on-demand nationwide, the sector has At present freelance work is freelance work that gives one freelancer, s/he first needs to conducted at the Ranga Reddy action should be taken against problems faced during the workforce can accomplish. If grown by 46 per cent since available in areas like photo- the opportunity to work from register their names on some district Collectorate office here dealers selling substandard raids along with suggestions to companies pay only for vital Coronavirus last year. shop, mobile app development, home at ones time and pace, online websites. Currently, the to review the measures taken quality to farmers, the police initiate more stringent steps to tasks as they're needed and are With jobs being lost due to web designing, teaching, tutor- people who are employed and most popular sites in the coun- to control the sale of spurious department has launched a eradicate the menace. able to choose from a wider the lockdown, people are going ing, content writing, copy- working from home are taking try for freelance work are seeds. crackdown and registered 209 Nagi Reddy said history- range of geographically dis- for these freelance jobs to earn writing, sales and marketing, up freelance jobs to use their Upwork, 99Designs, Director-General of Police cases against 320 people so far, sheets would be opened persed workers, they can bet- money. The freelance jobs were optimization, spare time and earn some Truelancer, Freelance India M Mahendar Reddy, Principal said Mahendar Reddy. against dealers, who are found ter manage the bottom line. available before too in some 3D modelling, game develop- extra money. etc.. After getting registered a Secretary to Government, M He said Preventive to be repeatedly selling sub- Since the outbreak of the sectors like DTP work, data ment, translation and photog- Many small software com- freelance worker may bid for Raghunandan Rao, IG North Detention (PD) Act was standard quality seeds. The pandemic last year the number entry, telecallers' job and oth- raphy as well. panies in these Covid condi- the jobs available and if chosen Zone Y Nagi Reddy and other invoked against four people history sheets would be sent to of freelance workers has almost ers. However, in the recent While on one hand people, tions are also completing their must complete the work with- officials also attended the this time and similar action the police station concerned doubled. With more than 1.5 times the scope of freelance who have lost their jobs are get- projects with freelance workers. in deadline. Money gets trans- meeting. The Minister said a would be taken against the for maintaining a constant million freelance workers work has increased manifold. ting hooked to these types of Most of the opportunities for ferred online. few dealers were still selling notorious persons who are vigil on errant dealers. Cops arrest three retailers, seize Police arrest nine persons for party spurious seeds worth Rs 1.16 cr during lockdown PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI PNS n HYDERABAD

The sleuths of Rachakonda The Habeebnagar Police Special Operations Team arrested nine persons for (SOT), LB Nagar Zone along dancing with the women and with Police of Hayathnagar, transgenders for violating Vanasthalipuram and officials lockdown rules on Friday. of Agriculture Department The video of a party organ- conducted surprise raids on ised during the lockdown in godowns as part of a crack- the Habeebnagar police sta- down to curb sale of spurious tion limits surfaced on social seeds and illegal hoardings of media on Friday night. The seeds. police have booked a case. The police officials seized thousand empty packets, all Bhagwat said. Some persons had organ- cotton seeds, unprocessed worth Rs 60 lakhs. The officials seized seeds, ised a party and invited a groundnut, castor seeds, In another case, the packing covers, seed treat- group of women and trans- expired and illegal stored seeds Hayathnagar Police nabbed ment chemicals, all worth Rs genders for a dance perfor- of chilli, all worth Rs 1.16 Gopal Kamal Kishore, 60, a 50 Lakhs from his possession. mance in the Afzalsagar area FUN ABOARD crores in three different cases trader from Moosarambagh in In the third case, the SOT in Habeebnagar. The dancers under the limts of Rachakonda Dilsukhnagar, who is in pos- sleuths along with the performed to loud music People enjoy a boat ride in Police Commissionerate on session of Real India Agro Vanasthalipuram Police appre- played, with a video clip of Saturday. Tech castor seeds, paddy seeds hended a person Kakani the same going viral on social Durgam Cheruvu as they In the first case, the SOT and lentil seeds stored at ille- Venkataramana, 58, at his shop media. Following a call on cruise towards the cable- sleuths along with gal storage unit in order to sell in Chinthalkunta and seized party, a patrol team rushed to stayed bridge as the city Hayathnagar Police raided an it to the gullible farmers at an 2.5 quintals of illegally stored the spot and seized the music illegal godown at Pasumamula exorbitant price. BT-2 cottonseeds, 10 kg of spu- system while the participants experienced a cool, cloudy village and nabbed Garineni "During the raid we also rious BT-3 cottonseeds, 3 quin- ran away on seeing the police. and a breezy Saturday. The Phani, 40, a resident of seized expired seeds that he tals of unprocessed groundnut Three days ago, another city saw a typical June day, Hayathnagar and seized 3,875 collected from dealers. He and packing equipment, all birthday party was organized with light spells of rain in packets of spurious red chilli forged expiry dates and worth about Rs 6 lakhs. The in the Habeebnagar police seeds under the brand names repacked the same and sent officials also arrested another station limits where a group parts of Hyderabad. 'BIBO-HYTHI, BIBO-9 & them to dealers to sell to farm- accused Veeranjaneyulu, 45, of persons were seen dancing — SV Chary BIBO-CHAITHRA' along with ers," Rachakonda Police for selling BT-3 cottonseeds to with swords. A case was reg- 41 kg of loose seeds and two Commissioner Mahesh Venkataramana. istered against them.

28 GCs of Technical Entry Scheme pass T’gana logs 1,771 fresh 3 held with banned cigarettes Minor fire breaks PNS n HYDERABAD the receivers. out of CTW, MCEME On credible information, PNS n HYDERABAD Covid cases, 13 deaths The sleuths of Commissioner's the sleuths of Commissioner's out in warehouse PNS n HYDERABAD have been conducted in the Task Force, North Zone team, Task Force, North Zone team, PNS n HYDERABAD Twenty eight young and State out of which 6,02,089 Hyderabad along with Hyderabad along with proud Gentlemen Cadets Telangana has reported 1,771 have tested positive and Shahinayathgunj Police appre- Shahinayathgunj Police laid a A fire broke out in a mattress (GCs) of the 37th course of new Covid infections and 13 5,76,487 persons have recov- hended three persons for ille- trap at NavBharath Road lines making unit in Roshan Colony the Technical Entry Scheme fatalities on Saturday pushing the ered. The Covid positive cases gally transporting and selling and intercepted a lorry while in Mailardevpally on the city passed out from the portals of cumulative number of deaths to reported from the districts noxious tobacco products at unloading huge quantity of outskirts here on Saturday Cadets Training Wing 3,469 and the total number of included seven cases from Begum Bazar on Saturday. noxious tobacco products and morning. No casualties were (CTW), Military College of positive cases to 6,02,089. The Adilabad, 107 from Bhadradri The accused persons were cigarettes of various brands. reported as the warehouse fighting by the fire personnel, Electronics and Mechanical number of active cases in Kothagudem, 177 from areas identified as Pratap Kumar The police officials appre- was closed. the fire was doused. Engineering (MCEME), at a Telangana, as on Saturday under GHMC, 44 from Jagit- Bhasker, 56, a resident of hended three persons and Officials suspect a short The unit was full of fibre, solemn passing out parade evening stood at 22,133. ial, 15 from Jangaon, 42 from Katedan, Amith Anil Yadav, seized 83 bags of noxious circuit could have led to the cloth and synthetic material, organised at Cariappa Drill Between Friday and Bhupalpally, 21 from Gadwal, 19, and Mohan Raghoba the business. tobacco material and 67 bags fire. Around 8 am, local resi- due to which thick smoke Square here on Saturday. Saturday, authorities con- two Kamareddy, 99 from Kari- Shadole, 50, both residents of To earn easy money illegal- of cigarettes, all worth Rs dents noticed the fire and engulfed the surrounding It was a momentous day ducted 1,20,525 Covid tests of mnagar, 149 from Khammam, Begum Bazar. ly, he formed a gang and start- 71,93,120 from their proces- thick smoke emerging from areas, triggering panic among for the GCs who were pipped which results of 1,380 samples five from Asifabad, 50 from Pratap, who shifted to ed transporting banned tobac- sion the unit which is surrounded the residents. as commissioned officers in were awaited. On Saturday, Mahabubnagar, 57 from Hyderabad thirty years ago, co products illegally from The arrested persons along by residential colonies. They Officials said the cost of the the rank of 'Lieutenant' by 2,384 individuals have recov- Mancherial, 11 from Medak, started transporting business Delhi to Hyderabad and sup- with the seized material were alerted the fire department property damaged was yet to senior military officers and ered with a recovery rate of 104 from Medchal-Malkajgiri, under the name NavBharath plying to various merchants at handed over to SHO of and police immediately. A fire be estimated. The welcomed into the fraternity 95.74 per cent. So far, a total 33 from Mulugu and 157 from Road lines and engaged Hyderabad. Investigation is Shahinayathgunj PS for fur- engine was rushed to the spot Mailardevpally police are of officer cadre of the Army. of 1,66,32,289 Covid-19 tests Nalgonda. Amith, Mohan and others in under progress for trace out ther investigation. and after over an hour of fire investigating. Two held for stealing Dentists see ‘mask mouth' issues during pandemic Body lying in pool PNS n HYDERABAD fungus due to the use of of blood found at steroids beyond the require- ration worth Rs 10 L Masks are a must during these ment as part of treatments. construction site pandemic times. But, wearing The risk of black fungus is PNS n HYDERABAD The modus operandi of the a mask for long hours has its high in those, who are already PNS n HYDERABAD accused is that they identify own side effects, one being the suffering from bad teeth prob- The Meerpet Police under trucks and lorries loaded with problem it creates for the gum lems. An unidentified man was Rachakonda Police ration and essential goods, and teeth. With the masked Gum infection and jaw found murdered at a con- Commissionerate on Saturday parked on the main roads mouth getting dried up for lack inflammation are also symp- struction site near Asha arrested two notorious atten- and wake up the drivers by of intake of fresh water odour- toms of black fungus. It has Talkies in Hussainialam tion diversion offenders for introducing themselves as causing bacteria grow in the become difficult for doctors to here on Saturday morning. robbing vehicles loaded with owners. mouth leading to various identify at the initial stage Workers and the local rice, oil and other food items They steal the items loaded infections, including sore whether the person is suffer- residents who noticed the worth Rs 10.2 lakhs. in the trucks by diverting the throat and swelling in the ing from teeth problems or has body of the man, aged in the The accused persons were attention of the drivers. gum. got black fungus disease. mid-thirties and lying in a identified as Abdul Raheem, On receiving credible infor- Doctors said that with the Therefore regular dental pool of blood, alerted the 32, and Tummu Sai Nanda mation, the Meerpet Police pandemic taking its roots in checkups even during the pan- Hussainialam police. Police Kishore, 36, both residents of apprehended the habitual our lives oral hygiene has gone demic are a must, doctors said surveillance camera Malakpet. offenders at their residence for a toss as people are post- months. Using a mask for a long time teeth and is becoming home to said. footage was being exam- Both the accused persons and recovered 1920 kg of oil, 4 poning dental checkups as Currently, 90 per cent of the and subsequent low intake of a variety of bacteria and virus- Dental problems have also ined. Charminar division were arrested several times tonnes of rice, 1100 kg of those are not the immediate population suffers from some water lead to dry mouth, es. Many people are suffering doubled in children as they In-charge ACP Bhiksham and were involved in cheating zeera, 2250 kg ground nuts, two need and this neglect is lead- dental problems. 45 to 48 per- which as has been already from gum diseases. have generally been neglecting Reddy along with Naresh, cases in Telangana and Andhra bikes, all worth Rs 10.2 Lakhs. ing to various problems con- cent suffer from bad teeth stated is the main cause for Most of those affected by their oral hygiene and have Inspector (Hussai nalam) Pradesh as well. A PD Act was The arrested persons were cerning teeth and gum. In problems. 75 per cent are suf- most of the dental problems in corona and admitted to hos- been avoiding follow-up den- and Sudharshan, Inspector also invoked against Nanda produced before the court fact, oral health checkups fering from gum inflamma- this pandemic. Plaque is get- pitals needed steroids. Some tal treatments for over a year (Kalapather) visited the Kishore in the year 2009. and sent to judicial custody. should be done once in six tion. ting accumulated around the people have contracted black now. spot. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JUNE 13 , 2021 hyderabad 04

Eatela Fulfill KCR's birthday speaking 'out Telangana police the best of frustration': wish: Minister Koppula in country: Home Minister PNS n PEDDAPALLY said Chief Minister KCR was Cong leader extending all support to the PNS n SANGAREDDY corona, the services of the police Minister for Welfare Koppula physically challenged per- PNS n HEDERABAD personnel were fantastic in con- Eeswar said the people sons after the Telangana state The law and order situation taining the virus, the Home should fulfil Chief Minister k was formed. The Telangana What it appears that for- was effectively maintained after Minister said and added that Chandrasekhar Rao's birth- government was giving a mer minister Eatela the Telangana state was formed they were extending services day wish to complete the helping hand to all sections Rajender was speaking and the Telangana govern- daring hot Sun and even during construction of Sri and CM KCR was providing 'out of frustration' and it ment has strengthened the the heavy rains by risking their Venkateswara Swamy temple Rs 3.000 pension per month was still a mystery why he police system by according lives. He lauded the services of atop the Sripadakshetra to the differently challenged failed to speak about top priority, Minister for Home the police on the occasion say- Ramunigundala hill and it people to lead a respectable Telangana martyrs all Mohammed Mahmood Ali ing that they were giving an should be flourish as a great life. Since the beneficiaries these days, Congress said on Saturday. assurance to the people that they devasthanam in the State. were facing difficulties with leader Padi Kaushik Reddy The Home Minister inaugu- were available 24/7. Minister Koppula Eeswar ordinary tricycles, battery has lamented. rated the town police station Telangana Legislative on Saturday visited the site cycles would be given to Speaking to the media building at Sangareddy con- Council Protem chairman where the temple construc- them with which they could at his residence at structed at a cost of Rs 1 crore Bhupal Reddy said the law and tion was proposed. galasasanams of Sri Tridandi travel up to 40 km with a Kondapur on Saturday, on Saturday. Speaking on the order were improved after the Ramagundam MLA China Jeer Swamy, the con- speed of 25 km. It would be Kaushik Reddy, who had occasion, Mahmood Ali said separate state came into being Korukanti Chander handed struction of Sri Venkateswara very useful to the challenged contested as a Congress the police department was in Telangana and the govern- over the temple construc- Swamy would commence. persons, he said. candidate from the performing well in protecting up. The women were given a 33 in the country as they were ment provided all facilities to tion map to the Minister. Eswar assured all help for the Koppula Eswar said the Huzurabad constituency the law and order situation. As per cent quota in the recruit- serving the people with friend- the police if the best law and Meanwhile, the MLA and construction of the temple. government was planning to in 2018 elections, asked many as 80,000 police consta- ments, the Home Minister ly behaviour. Stating that even order is required. Zilla Parishad Chairman Meanwhile, Minister distribute support sticks, lap- him how he had pur- bles and sub-inspectors were added. the thieves got fearing to com- Police department Housing Putta Madhukar performed Eeswar distributed tri-cycles tops and other equipment as chased assigned lands appointed in the state after the Mahmood Ali said the mit any crime, he said the Corporation Chairman special rituals at the temple. to the 50 physically chal- the CM KCR was striving given to SCs and STs hold- Telangana state came into Telangana government has police personnel were tactful- Damodara Rao, IGP Stephen Speaking on the occasion, lenged people at the MLA hard for the welfare of the ing a responsible position being and 20,000 more police allocated a huge budget to the ly catching the culprits within Ravinder, Sivasankar Reddy, Minister Koppula Eeswar camp office here on Saturday. challenged people. Stating as a minister. Eatela should personnel would be recruited police department by increas- two hours after the crime inci- district Superintendent of said Ramagundam MLA The programme was attend- that MLA K Chander has explain to the people of this year. The government has ing the staff, modern vehicles dent and the Telangana police Police Chandrasekhar Reddy, Chander's wow on the day of ed by Peddapalli MP sought setting up of a school Huzurabad about his ille- established 'SHE teams' for and technology and Preventive were at the forefront in control- Additional Collector Veera KCR's birthday to build the Borlakunta Venkatesh and for deaf and dumb children, gal activities, Kaushik exclusively protecting the Detention (PD) Act was strict- ling the crimes. Reddy, former MLA Chintha temple for Sri Venkateswara Ramagundam MLA K the Minister said efforts Reddy demanded. women in the state and simi- ly enforced in the state. The When the doctors and med- Prabhakar, police personnel Swamy was the best religious Chander. Speaking on the would be made to set up it in larly, Bharosa centres were set Telangana police were the best ical staff gave treatment for the and others were present. initiative. With the man- occasion, Koppula Eeswar Ramagundam. Chief Whip Dasyam calls Speculations rife Cong demands withdrawal over TPCC chief for protection of child rights of GO to pay court fee post PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n WARANGAL PNS n HYDERABAD Speculations are rife that the Everyone must strive hard for Congress party Dubbak con- Congress high command in protecting children rights and stituency in-charge Cheruku New Delhi may announce the the government was taking all Srinivas Reddy on Saturday TPCC chief anytime from now measures to eliminate child alleged that the state govern- as all the aspirants of the much- labour in the state, ment had paid Rs.58.95 crore coveted post including TPCC Government Chief Whip towards court fee instead of working president and Malkajgiri Dasyam Vinay Bhakar has punishing the officials who MP A Revanth Reddy, Bhongir said. committed to mistakes despite MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy On the occasion of World the court order in connection cials, who committed mis- and former MP Yashki Day against Child Labour on with Mallanna Sagar project. takes. Goud camped in Delhi was any Saturday, Dasyam Vinay The Congress leader It may be recalled that the indication. MLA Vivekanand Bhaskar participated in a pro- demanded the state govern- revenue department issued a The Telangana Congress gramme organized by the allowed to promulgate special Telangana government was ment should withdraw the GO No.208 on June 7 releasing leaders said that the party high District child labour elimina- laws for the welfare of the boys taking many measures to erad- GO issued in this regard budget Rs.58.95 crore towards command may announce the tion Department at Circuit and girls under rule 15 of the icate child labour and the offi- immediately. The problem of pending contempt cases post- new TPCC Chief's name inspects vax centre Guest House here on Saturday. Indian Constitution and as cials were creating awareness farmers whose lands were ed in High Court to get relax- tonight or tomorrow. They He released a wall poster on per Section 23 of the on the welfare of the children. acquired for irrigation pro- ation from treasury control said that these leaders are in PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI Former Municipal Vice- the occasion. He expressed Constitution, the law has The children identified in the jects, could have been resolved and quarterly regulation orders Delhi to make last-minute Chairman , former concern that because of their opposed the working of chil- work would be admitted to with the amount paid towards by way of obtaining supple- efforts to grab the post. MLA KP Vivekanand inspect- councillor Ranga Rao and poor financial conditions, illit- dren and making them 'goods' welfare gurukul schools. The the court fee, he said. mentary estimates during the However, the close aides of ed the vaccination centre set others participated. eracy and others reasons, the in the market. The government people who allow children Speaking to the media on financial year 2021-22. The these leaders ruled out the up at Sarojini Gardens in CMRF cheques disbursed: parents in rural areas were was implementing various wel- below 14 years in the work, Saturday at Gandhi Bhavan government released the rumours saying that they were Kutbullahpur circle on Uppal MLA Bethi Subhash encouraging children to work. fare schemes to eliminate child would be punished as per the along with PCC general secre- amount to pay court fees in the capital on some private Saturday. Reddy disbursed Chief It was a matter of sadness that labour and protect children's Juvenile Justice Act, 2005 and tary Judson, Srinivas Reddy towards pending contempt work. Speaking to 'The Speaking on the occasion, Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) the golden future of the chil- rights. But, out of ignorance, it was a punishable offence for said that though government cases posted in HC. Most of the Pioneer', Komati Reddy Venkat the MLA said the govern- cheques to the beneficiaries at dren was becoming dark. some people were sending the owners under the 1986 Act, not cared for the welfare of the cases were related to Mallanna Reddy said that he went to ment was functioning with the his camp office here on He said the states were their children for work. The he added. farmers it supported the offi- Sagar and other projects. Delhi to expedite developmen- only aim to protect the people Saturday. He handed over tal works in his constituency from the corona pandemic. cheques worth Rs 3 lakh to and he has no political activi- Appealing to the people who beneficiaries Sushmitha, ty in Delhi. He hoped that the were extending services must Surekha, Abdul Gaffor, party high command may pick have their jab, he said and Mallesh, Jangaiah, Sangeetha, Get ready for seventh phase him up for the post consider- added that the government Sathyamma and Anitha. ‘KTR and team behind ing his long political career. was committed to providing Speaking on the occasion, The party circles said CLP vaccination to all the people. Subhash Reddy said the state leader Bhatti Vikramarka was But it was becoming difficult government would assist the land irregularities’ Haritha Haram, officials told also camped in Delhi. When to inoculate all the people poor people and the credit contacted, however, Bhatti due to a shortage of vaccine. goes to Chief Minister K PNS n HYDERABAD KTR's friends were doing PNS n NAGARKURNOOL Sandeep Kumar said the offi- visit to Nizamabad district. This clarified to 'The Pioneer' that Efforts would be made to give Chandrasekhar Rao that var- real estate business in the cials should chalk out strategies time, the forest officials, DRDO, he was not in Delhi and he was a vaccine to everyone in the ious welfare schemes were BJP vice-president and for- state and the decision to sell The district officials must pre- which saplings would be shift- DPO and other concerned present in Telangana state and constituency once the vac- introduced for the different mer MLA NVSS Prabhakar the government lands pare with proper planning for ed from which nursery and departments should work with ruled out the speculations. cine was available at full level. sections of the society. has alleged that the TRS became a boon to the the seventh phase of the steps should be taken to ensure coordination and plant saplings working president and IT encroachers, he said and Harithaharam programme, 100 per cent growth of saplings at a multi-level. Every plant Minister KT Ramarao's team added demanded that the Sandeep Kumar Sultania, secre- planted last year. Big size should be protected and they was involved in the land state government should tary of Panchayat Raj said on saplings should be planted have to send daily reports with irregularities in the state. convene an all-party meeting Saturday. beside the dead plants. Every details of the plantation. His team was there behind on the sale of government Addressing a video confer- household could be given six Panchayat Raj Special every land transaction that lands. ence with Additional Collectors, saplings and ensure that they Commissioner Raghunandan was taking place under The government has failed DRDO Project Directors, forest must plant them properly. The Rao said along with HMDA limits and about 70 to arrest the people behind officials, DPOs and Zilla panchayats secretary have to do Harithaharam, special plans TRS MLAs were facing alle- the sales of spurious seeds in Parishad CEOs over the a door-to-door survey and list were given for sanitation in gations of land encroach- the state and it didn't take Harithaharam on Saturday, he out the saplings people wished every village panchayat and the ment. action against the seven per- said the saplings should be to plant and record them in the officials have to take it up on a Speaking to the media at sons selling spurious seeds in planted as per the targets given registers. priority basis. With the onset of the BJP state office here on the last seven years. in the current year and the offi- Speaking on the occasion, monsoon, seasonal diseases Saturday, Prabhakar said the Prabhakar threw a challenge cials have to identify the places Chief Minister's OSD Priyanka may erupt and hence priority state government has taken at the TRS party that it to plant the saplings and made Verghese commended that should be given to sanitation, he up 13-link road construction should call for mid-term registrations online. The pits nurseries were developed added. for the sake of TRS leaders elections. The state govern- should be dug with the help of through the panchayat raj Additional Collector Manu violating the HMDA master ment should withdraw its collies of employment genera- department this year. But the Chowdhary said a target was set plan. The plan was changed decision to sell lands and tion scheme and saplings should Chief Minister has noticed that to plant 80 lakh saplings in Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao and MLC Kadiyam Srihari called on Justice N V Ramana at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad accordingly to benefit the release a whitepaper on gov- be planted at multi-level on both the plantation was not up to the Nagarkurnool district this year on Saturday. (Right) TPCC President N Uttam Kumar Reddy offering a bouquet to Justice Ramana and greeting him on TRS leaders to increase the ernment lands immediately, sides of R&B and panchayats mark on both sides of the roads and around 62 lakh plants were his appointment as Chief Justice of Supreme Court. value of their lands. he added. roads. and he observed it during the ready in nurseries. Essential items distributed to Digital survey of land for food processing zone ordered PNS n MAHABUBNAGAR others. Meanwhile, District children orphaned by Covid District Collector S Collector Venkateswara Rao Venkateswara Rao has ordered inspected the new Collector PNS n NAGARKURNOOL the revenue officials to conduct building which was under con- a digital survey of land identi- struction in Mahabubnagar on The district administration fied for setting up a special Saturday. He directed the offi- would make all efforts to stay food processing zone. cials to complete the minor support to the children orphaned After visiting the Sallonipalli works pending as early as pos- by the corona and eight children forest area in Hanwada mandal sible. lost both mother and father, of Mahabubnagar district on The Collector directed the while 165 children left with a sin- Saturday, the Collector direct- R&B Executive Engineer gle parent in the devastation cre- ed the Survey Land Records Swamy to make ready the heli- ated by the Covid, Nagarkurnool AD Srinivas to identify the pad, internal roads, compound District Collector L Sharman complete government land and wall, lift, parking tiles, land- said on Saturday. He said the conduct the digital survey. scape, plantation and other state and the central govern- department. The interest would be paid to Earlier, the officials of revenue works. Venkateswara Rao ments were assisting the children Speaking on the occasion, the the children on the PM Cares and forest have identified sev- inspected the electric room, orphaned by Covid. Sharman Collector said apart from pro- Fund apart from Rs 5 lakh eral sites suitable for the food server room, NIC, Collector distributed kits of essential com- viding free education to the 8 Ayushman Bharat scheme up to processing zone in the outskirts Chambers, meeting halls, other modities to the guardians of the children orphaned by Covid, 18 years of age and the premi- of Venkatapur, Hanwada, extent of the area in the forest Earlier, the revenue officials accompanied by Revenue chambers, toilets, elevation children, who lost both parents they would be given monthly um would be borne by the Eronipalli and Sallonipalli areas area and land in the govern- identified 200 acres of land, but Additional Collector K and vehicle parking area. or single parent due to corona at stipend till they attain 18 years PMCF. He directed the Child and reported to the Collector. ment possession. He asked the the Collector asked them to Seetharama Rao, DFO Additional Collector (Revenue) the camp office here on Saturday. of age. After they completed 23 Protection Officer Intiyaz to He visited the Sallonipalli area Survey Land Records officials more the number of acres that Gangireddy, Survey Land K Seetharama Rao, R&B DE The kits were provided by the years, Rs 10 lakh would be complete the registration process in Survey No 718 and asked the to start the digital survey from may be needed to set up the Records AD Srinivas, Hanwada Sandhya and others were pre- district women and child welfare given from PM Cares Fund. for the children. revenue officials about the Sunday onwards. zone. The Collector was Tehsildar Bakka Srinivas and sent. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JUNE 13 , 2021 nation 05 Digvijay says Cong will have ‘relook' ‘Secret' friendship between Modi and Punjab CM: AAP at Art 370 revocation; BJP hits out PNS n NEW DELHI where Assembly polls is slated for early next year. Modi's BJP AAP leader and Delhi Deputy is another opposition party in PNS n NEW DELHI Attacking him, Patra told () to Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Punjab. reporters, "We have all seen ANC, Anti-national on Saturday alleged a "secret" Sisodia alleged that Punjab's Congress leader Digvijay how Digvijay Singh is spitting Clubhouse. This is such a friendship between Prime government schools have poor Singh's purported comments venom on India and speaking clubhouse whose members Minister Narendra Modi and educational facilities for stu- in a clubhouse conversation in agreement with Pakistan. have begun hating India while Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, dents and parents prefer to that the revocation of Article This is the same person who hating Modi," he alleged. after Punjab was ranked num- send their children to private 370 and stripping Jammu and had dubbed the Pulwama Patra asked Sonia Gandhi ber one in the Performance schools. The index is an effort Kashmir of statehood was an attack as an accident and and Rahul to make their Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 to hide the incompetence of "extremely sad" decision and described the 26/11 Mumabi party's stand clear on the by the Centre. the Punjab government in the his party will have a "relook" attack as RSS conspiracy." issue. "Captain (Amarinder Singh) field of school education, he at the issue have triggered a The BJP leader cited old He claimed that Rahul has got the blessings of Modiji. alleged. row, with the BJP accusing comments of other Congress Gandhi is the leader of these Delhi's schools have been to private entities but Punjab "Maybe later, the govern- him of speaking against India leaders, including Rahul Congress politicians, adding ranked much below. Nearly has been ranked on the top," he ment might release a report and in agreement with Gandhi and Mani Shankar that Pakistan prime minister 800 government schools in said. saying Punjab's hospitals are Pakistan. Aiyar, to allege that Singh's Imran Khan had used his Punjab have been shut down in The Aam Aadmi Party best. There is a secret friend- Singh's remarks to a person, remarks were part of a larger criticism of Article 370 as the last five years and many (AAP) is in opposition in the ship between Modiji and who the BJP said was a jour- pattern of the party being part of his country's dossier schools have been handed over Congress-governed Punjab Captain," he said. nalist of Pakistani origin, was "hand in glove" with Pakistan. against India on the issue in seized by the saffron party "This is all part of the toolk- the UN. leaders to hit out at the oppo- it which the BJP had exposed," Union ministers Giriraj sition party with its spokesper- Patra said in a reference to a Singh and Kiren Rijiju were Rains lash most INDIA CORNER son Sambit Patra demanding and the Congress party would As the BJP attacked him, controversial document reject- among other BJP leaders who statements from Congress certainly have a relook on the Singh posted a tweet in Hindi ed as fake by the Congress. targeted the Congress in their parts of Raigad; president Sonia Gandhi and issue," Singh said, according to in an apparent jibe at the rul- The Congress would go to tweets over the issue. 5 showrooms damaged in fire at her son Rahul Gandhi on the bits of conversation available ing party. the extent of collaborating Singh alleged, "Congress's issue. on social media. "This bunch of illiterate with China and Pakistan to first love is Pakistan. Digvijay Mhasala records "The decision of revoking He was responding to a people cannot probably differ- spread "hate" against Modi and Singh conveyed Rahul Delhi market Article 370 and reducing the question about the "way for- entiate between 'shall' and India, he alleged. Gandhi's message to Pakistan. 100 mm showers ive showrooms were statehood of J&K is extreme- ward" on the issue once the 'consider'," the former Madhya "The Congress should Congress will help Pakistan in damaged in a fire that ly, I would say, sad decision, Modi government is gone. Pradesh chief minister said. change its name from INC grabbing Kashmir." PNS n ALIBAUG Fbroke out in a market area here on Saturday morning, Maharashtra's Raigad dis- officials said, adding no trict received an average injuries were reported. The of 54 mm rainfall in the incident took place in south PM urged to treat Claims of Co-WIN system hacking, last 24 hours ending Delhi's Lajpat Nagar Central Saturday morning, with Market area, they said. Mhasala recording the According to the fire highest 100 mm showers, department, a call about the blaze was received around 10.20 am, river bank erosion data leak ‘baseless': Government an official said. The dis- following which 16 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. "When fire PNS n NEW DELHI tigated by the Computer hacking of the Co-WIN sys- trict administration has tenders reached the spot, four showrooms were on fire and later (the PNS n KOLKATA problems," the letter read. Emergency Response Team tem and data leak, is baseless. issued a red alert in the blaze) spread to the fifth shop. It must have started early morning in Citing an example of the The government on Saturday of the Ministry of Electronics We continue to take appro- region warning people of one of the shops and then spread to the rest,” Delhi Fire Service Leader of the Congress in the problems faced by the erosion- dismissed the claims of hack- and Information Technology. priate steps as are necessary, heavy rains, he said. Director Atul Garg said, adding its origin and cause were unknown. Adhir Ranjan affected people, Chowdhury ing of the Co-WIN system Dr R S Sharma, Chairman from time to time, to ensure Last year, the average He said the firemen were able to prevent the blaze from spreading Chowdhury on Saturday said a colony of such people and data leak as "baseless". of the Empowered Group that the data of the people is rainfall recorded by the further with a timely response to the call. "Our firemen showed great requested Prime Minister from Malda has come up in In a statement, the Health on Vaccine Administration, safe with Co-WIN." Co-WIN district till June 12 was presence of mind and saved the fire from spreading to the residential Narendra Modi to treat large- Mumbai's Byculla area, where Ministry said the matter of has clarified that "the claims portal facilitates the nation- 238mm, while this year, it areas behind the showrooms,” Garg said the operation to douse the scale river bank erosion in they are branded as the alleged hacking of the Co- of so-called hackers on the al COVID-19 vaccination has risen to 311mm, the blaze began from a lane between the rear gates of the showrooms to Malda and Murshidabad dis- Bangladeshi infiltrators as they WIN system has been inves- dark web, relating to alleged drive. official said. residential quarters. A total of 30 fire tenders and over 100 firefighters tricts of West Bengal as a have also lost their docu- were on the spot to bring the fire under control, he said. national disaster and ments to the erosion. release adequate "During the UPA funds for mitiga- regime, a large tion. fund was sanc- Mehul Choksi denied bail by Dominica HC NCW summons Rajasthan In a letter to tioned for the PNS n NEW DELHI from leaving the country, news Choksi's lawyers had filed a ing warrants against him, Red the prime min- above issue. I outlet Antigua News room habeas corpus petition calling Notice and charge sheets, Police chief ister, the senior request you to The Dominica High Court said. Choksi had approa ched his arrest illegal and alleging while the External Affairs Congress leader, kindly release has denied bail to fugitive the high court after the magis- that he was abducted, tor- Ministry will argue that Choksi he National Commission who is also the adequate funds to diamantaire Mehul Choksi in trate had rejected his bail peti- tured and handed over to continues to be an Indian cit- for Women (NCW) has party's state unit check the land ero- the case of illegal entry into the tion. The 62-year old diaman- Dominica authority to deny izen, they said. Tsummoned the Rajasthan chief, said that large sion and protect the island country after his myste- taire, who has an Interpol Red him rights available to him in The affidavits, if admitted, Police chief on Monday over chunks of fertile lands life and livelihood of the rious disappearance from Notice against him, had mys- Antigua and Barbuda as a cit- will pave way for noted lawyer reports of women being have been lost to the Ganga, affected people," he said. neighbouring Antigua and teriously gone missing on May izen. The Central Bureau of Harish Salve to plead Indian allegedly mishandled during which flows through the two Chowdhury represents Barbuda where he is staying as 23 from Antigua and Barbuda Investigation (CBI) and the case in Dominica, they said. "forceful displacement" of minority-dominated districts, Berhampore Lok Sabha con- a citizen since 2018, local where he has been staying External Affairs Ministry have Choksi, promoter of people residing in a part of rendering lakhs of people stituency in Murshidabad dis- Caribbean media reported. since 2018 as a citizen after flee- sought to implead in the Geetanjali Gems and other Jaipur. Taking cognisance of the homeless and making them trict. The high court on Friday ing from India. habeas corpus petition by fil- famous diamond brands in incident, the commission has "neo- refugees". Ganga flows through Malda (local time) gave the ruling by He was detained in the ing two affidavits in the India, had fled the country directed the state's Director "They become landless and before entering Murshidabad, concluding that Choksi was a neighbouring island country of Dominica High Court, offi- weeks before Rs 13,500 crore General of Police to take immediate action in the matter. "The NCW lose their livelihood. where it splits into Bhagirathi "flight risk", did not have any Dominica for illegal entry cials said here. The central fraud in Punjab National Bank while taking suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding Sometimes, poverty leads to that flows south through West ties with Dominica and the after a possible romantic agency will focus on establish- (PNB) allegedly involving him forceful displacement of residents living in Parshuram Circle, Jaipur, an increase in crimes. It creates Bengal and Padma which court could not impose any escapade with his rumoured ing criminal culpability of and his nephew Nirav Modi has directed the Director General of Police, Rajasthan, to appear neo-refugees with many social flows east into Bangladesh conditions which will stop him girlfriend. Choksi, fugitive status, pend- surfaced. before the commission on June 14, 2021 at 12:30 pm," the NCW said. "The commission had also sought explanation for mishandling of women by officers concerned and even ignoring COVID-19 protocols. The commission has agreed to the request of the DGP to 8-year-old girl appear via video onferencing considering COVID protocols," it said in Guj govt praises MGNREGA a statement. The DGP has also been directed to provide the status of 4 swept away while raped in UP matters of heinous crimes against women. village scheme; calls it ‘lifesaver' crossing stream PNS n PNS n MUZAFFARNAGAR AHMEDABAD Sale of rly platform tickets resumes PNS n SINGRAULI (MP) An eight-year-old girl was The BJP government in at 8 stations under Delhi div Two women died, while a allegedly raped by her neigh- Gujarat has hailed the minor girl went missing, after bour in a village here, police Mahatma Gandhi National he Northern Railways has four persons were swept away said on Saturday, adding the Rural Employment Guarantee now permitted the sale of while crossing a stream amid accused has absconded. Act (MGNREGA) scheme as a Tplatform tickets at eight heavy rains at a village in Kapil Kumar took the girl "lifesaver" for the migrant major stations under the Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli to a field on Friday on the workers, who returned to their Delhi division. The sale of district, police said on pretext of giving her man- native villages in the state due platform tickets was Saturday. goes and raped her, they said. to the lockdown last year. suspended to avoid While one of the victims years were swept away while The girl ran to her home The state government overcrowding at railway managed to swim to the crossing Chunia nullah, he crying and narrated her praised the scheme in its report stations in view of the COVID- banks, bodies of two women said. ordeal to her family, they ‘Implications of COVID-19 19 crisis. The announcement have been recovered and a While the 10-year-old vic- added. A case was regis- on Gujarat on Energy, "The MGNREGA scheme of "Under the MGNREGA, the was made by Northern nine-year-old girl is still miss- tim managed to swim to the tered at Bhopa police station Emissions, Climate and guaranteed employment has minimum wage paid is Rs 224 Railways General Manager Ashutosh Gangal. However, the price has ing, Sarai police station in- banks and was found by the on her parents' complaint Development Perspectives', been a lifesaver for labourers, per day, which has been been enhanced to Rs 30 per platform ticket in order to prevent charge Santosh Tiwari said. rescue team in the early hours against Kumar under which was released by Chief compelled to return to their increased from earlier wage of unnecessary crowding at the stations. Now, passengers can avail the The incident occurred at of the day, the body of the Sections 376 (rape) and 506 Minister Vijay Rupani last homes following the COVID- Rs 198 per day. On a brighter platform ticket facility at New Delhi, Delhi Jn., Hazrat Nizamuddin, Koni village, about 70 km girl's mother was found about (criminal intimidation) of Saturday on the occasion of 19 pandemic," the report said. note, living in their own village Anand Vihar Terminal, Meerut City, Ghaziabad, Delhi Sarai Rohilla from the district headquarters, 9 km from the accident spot the Indian Penal Code and World Environment Day. Although in comparison to made them save more money, and Delhi Cantt railway stations. At other stations, a decision will be on Friday evening, when the and the other deceased and the Protection of chil- MGNREGA is the Centre's what these migrants were earn- which otherwise was spent in taken according to the demand, a Northern Railways spokesperson victims went to the forest to woman was found at dren from Sexual Offences work guarantee scheme for ing in cities, the wages under travelling and rents," said the said. The Railway Board had permitted the sale of platform tickets, collect wood, but got caught Doodhmania village in the (POCSO) Act, Station House rural people with predeter- MGNREGA are minimum, report, which was prepared by authorising its divisions and zones to take individual decisions based in the downpour, the official morning, he said. Officer (SHO) Deepak mined minimum wage. It was they still consider it to be suf- the state's climate change on the Covid scenario in their areas. said. The search is on for the Chaturvedi said. The victim launched by the Congress-led ficient to sustain their families department together with IIM Two women in their 30s nine-year-old girl who is still was sent for medical exam- United Progressive Alliance during such crisis situations Ahmedabad and IIT and the girls aged nine and 10 missing, the official added. ination. (UPA) government in 2006. induced by COVID-19, it said. Gandhinagar. IMA to hold nationwide protest against assault on docs Ganga Dussehra he Indian Medical Heavy rains lash Mumbai; train, bus services hit Association will hold a celebrations Tprotest on June 18 against PNS n MUMBAI ‘orange alert' for Mumbai for safety reasons, the official said. assault on doctors, with the Saturday. An orange alert The operations of local slogan of ‘save the saviours'.In cancelled due to Heavy rains, coupled with implies that authorities should trains on other sections of the a statement, the apex medical thunderstorm and strong be prepared to handle any sit- main line and other routes, body asked all its state and COVID-19 winds, lashed Mumbai and its uation arising out of severe including the Thane-Vashi local branches across the suburbs on Saturday, leading to weather condition. line, are normal, he added. country to observe the protest PNS n MUZAFFARNAGAR disruption of train and bus ser- The Central Railway official A Western Railway spokes by wearing black badges, vices as tracks and roads got said, "Due to more than 61.21 person said that the suburban masks, ribbons, shirts and running awareness campaign against The district will not hold waterlogged at several loca- mm rainfall in the last one services on their corridors are violence targeting healthcare professionals. The IMA said press Ganga Dussehra celebrations tions, officials said. hour, coupled with a high running without any disrup- conferences will also be organised and they will also meet local this year in view of COVID- A Central Railway spokes tide of 4.34 metres at 1.32 pm tion, but they are closely mon- NGOs and voluntary service leaders. It termed "extremely disturbing" 19 norms, authorities said on person said the suburban train and closing of Mithi river itoring the situation. a series of violence against doctors in the last two weeks in Assam, Saturday. services between Dadar and floodgates, water level has Water-logging was wit- Bihar, West Bengal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and other places. Hundreds of devotees par- Kurla stations on the main line been rising on track between nessed at several locations in It demanded the implementation of central hospital and Health Care ticipate every year in the fes- were suspended after the water India Meteorological Depart erate to intense spells of rain Kurla and Sion.” The suburban Bandra east, Hindmata, King's Professionals Protection Act with IPC and Code of Criminal tival that involves taking a rose above the track level, ment (IMD) had issued a thun- with gusty winds 30-40 kmph services on the Harbour line Circle, Kurla Kamani and Procedure (CrPC), standardisation and augmentation of security in holy dip in Ganga river. while a Brihanmumbai Electric derstorm warning for a few dis- are likely to occur at isolated also slowed down due to Wadala. each hospital, and declaring hospitals as protected zones among The daylong festivities and Supply and Transport (BEST) tricts in Konkan region, includ- places," the IMD said in its water-logging on tracks near The BEST spokesperson others. "Action Committee of IMA, after considering all the aspects the fair were scheduled for official said that several of its ing Mumbai, for the next three warning for Mumbai, Thane, Chunabhatti station as a result said the undertaking diverted and to express our concern, anger and solidarity, has decided to June 20 at Shukartal, Sub- buses had to be diverted due to hours from that time. Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri of "extremely heavy rain", he its buses on at least 17 loca- observe the 18th June 2021 as IMA National Protest Day with Divisional Magistrate water-logging at some points. "Thunderstorms accompa- districts of Konkan. said. Trains have been run- tions due to water logging on demand to stop assault on the profession and the professionals with Jayendra Kumar. At 10 am on Saturday, the nied with lightning and mod- It had earlier issued an ning at a restricted speed for roads. the slogan ‘Save the Saviors'," the medical body said. HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JUNE 13 , 2021 money 06 G7: Why economies are delaying a break with fossil fuel industry PNS n CARDIFF Governmental support for the industry in the form of subsidies The climate crisis is certain to be or tax breaks artificially inflates the a hot topic at the G7 summit in profitability of fossil fuels, in turn Cornwall. While the leaders of the making renewables a less attrac- world's richest countries agree in tive investment. Put simply, it is theory on the need to reach net less risky and more profitable to zero emissions by 2050 at the lat- – at least for now – invest in oil est, they remain faithful to a fos- and gas. sil fuel industry reluctant to sub- Carbon lock-in stantively change its business The fossil fuel industry contin- model. ues to shed public support, but it India Power Corp Ltd clocks A recent report by the can rely on the fact that it's International Energy Agency, a embedded within a complex sys- typically conservative advisory tem of consumers, suppliers and Rs 27 cr profit after tax in ’21 body, argued for an immediate contractors, politicians and the ban on new fossil fuel projects. But media. The cause-and-effect rela- PNS n NEW DELHI kilometres in Asansol- quarters of the financial year. investments by oil, gas and coal tions that define such an intricate Ranigunj region of West "We were able to overcome companies into finding new system often produce unintend- India Power Corporation Ltd Bengal. It provides power to the setback of the coronavirus sources continue, as does indus- March 2021 were earmarked as Betting on the long-term ing economies such as China and ed outcomes. on Saturday said its profit after industrial, commercial and pandemic by adding a large try lobbying to undermine regu- financial aid for the fossil fuel business case India. This puts G7 leaders in an This interdependency is tax (PAT) jumped 60 per cent domestic consumers. number of consumers across lation. industry. Worse, USD 8 of every Despite setbacks in volatile awkward position. On the one referred to as carbon lock-in. to Rs 26.66 crore in the fiscal Total income for the year voltage levels, which resulted in The environment ministers of USD 10 dedicated to non-renew- markets and oversupply risks, hand, governments need to Economies have evolved in such year ended March 31, 2021. was at Rs 518.37 crore, it said accelerated sales growth from the G7 countries committed to able energy was paid with no con- there is still a lot of money to be reboot economic growth after the a way that they perpetuate an In 2019-20, it recorded a without disclosing the compar- second quarter onwards. Our end funding for new overseas coal ditions on these companies to made from extracting, producing pandemic slowdown – a prof- energy landscape dominated by profit of Rs 16.69 crore, a com- ative figure. ability to procure power at projects by the end of 2021. reduce their emissions. and selling hydrocarbons. itable energy sector nourished by fossil fuels and plagued by an pany statement said. India Power further said its competitive prices led to cost But 51 per cent of their Why does it seem so hard for Demand for coal has plateaued, rising demand abroad is welcome, inability to radically change. Not The Kolkata-headquartered sales increased by 2 million savings and further improved COVID-19 economic recovery G7 leaders to match their words but oil and gas demand is predict- even though hydrocarbon extrac- only does carbon lock-in result in company is an integrated units in 2020-21 despite the our earnings," India Power funds – a total of USD 189 billion– with action when it comes to the ed to rise at least for the next 15 tion can be especially polluting in inertia, it causes a tragedy of the power utility with distribution impact of the pandemic and Whole-time Director Somesh paid between January 2020 and fossil fuel industry? to 20 years, particularly in emerg- developing countries. commons-type problem. licence covering 618 square lockdown during the first two Dasgupta said. Revision to FAME II subsidies to HCL provides MTaI concerned over MONEY MATTERS 17 imported states capping prices Infosys automating integration be game changer: EV makers ready-to-use PNS n NEW DELHI between own platform, CoWIN PNS n NEW DELHI oxygen plants The Medical Technology T major Infosys on Saturday Association of India (MTaI) on said it is automating the Electric two-wheeler makers to Delhi govt Saturday said states must be Iintegration between its own on Saturday termed as "a phe- restrained from intervening in vaccination platform and nomenal move" by the govern- PNS n NEW DELHI price control of medical devices CoWIN to ease the inoculation ment to increase subsidy for and other products, and the process for its staff and their such vehicles by 50 per cent IT firm HCL Technologies on national drug price regulator incurring additional costs and families.CoWIN head R S under the FAME II scheme Saturday announced that it has should take decisions in this logistical challenges due to re- Sharma had recently said over saying it would be a game provided 17 ready-to-use regard. labelling and may disrupt the a dozen entities, including changer in the adoption of eco- imported oxygen plants to the The organisation, which rep- availability of these essential large digital companies like friendly vehicles. Delhi government. resents research-based medical products. Companies may also Paytm, MakeMyTrip and Infosys are looking at approval for offering The government had on These plants are aimed at technology companies, said price choose not to market the prod- vaccine bookings. "As Infosys is in the process of rolling out Friday made a partial modifi- ensuring oxygen support to capping orders by various states uct in the territory where the vaccines for employees and their family, across our Development cation of the scheme for Faster the subsidy by 50 per cent per Vehicles (SMEV) Director COVID-19 patients across on COVID essentials like PPE costs and complexities out- Centres in India, we are automating integration between our own Adoption and Manufacturing KWh, is a phenomenal move. General Sohinder Gill said, "It's various hospitals in the nation- kits and N95 masks could lead to weigh the benefits," Choudary vaccination platform and CoWIN to make the programme seamless," of Electric Vehicles in India Sales of electric two-wheelers an important and an admirable al capital as well as enabling supply constraints. noted. Infosys said in an emailed statement to PTI. India has been ramping Phase II (FAME India Phase have grown despite the pan- decision taken by the govern- the Delhi government to be "We are at a critical juncture in The govern- up vaccination to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. India has so far II), including increasing the demic and with this addition- ment, a move that will bring adequately prepared for a pos- the fight against COVID and the ment on June 4 announced the administered over 24.9 crore jabs to eligible beneficiaries. The demand incentive for electric al subsidy, we expect electric down the prices of electric sible third wave of the pan- government and industry are try- fixing of MRP of 15 COVID government had, last month, released new guidelines for the two-wheelers to Rs 15,000 per two-wheeler sales to disrupt two-wheelers nearer to the IC demic, it said. These plants ing to rally together to overcome essential medical products integration of CoWIN with third-party applications, easing the way KWh from the earlier uniform the market, and clock 6 mil- (internal combustion engine) were inaugurated by Delhi this situation. At such a time, including hand sanitizers, PPE for such apps to offer vaccine bookings. subsidy of Rs 10,000 per KWh lion-plus units by 2025," Ather vehicles and remove one of the Chief Minister Arvind decisions taken without con- kits, N95 masks and surgical for all EVs, including plug in Energy CEO and Co-founder biggest blockade of the high Kejriwal, Health Minister sulting with the industry will lead gowns, he said. hybrids and strong hybrids Tarun Mehta said in a state- sticker price of electric two- Satyendar Jain and HCL to confusion," MTaI Chairman This is similar to the orders except busses. ment. The government's con- wheelers." Elaborating further, Technologies Chairperson and Director General Pavan released by the govern- MaxVIL posts multi-fold In the latest modification, tinued support to drive adop- he said a 'city speed electric Roshni Nadar Malhotra in a Choudary said in a statement. ment in May and by the the department of heavy tion of EVs, with a keen focus scooter' with a range of virtual ceremony. The oxygen Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra government last rise in Q4 profit at Rs 34 cr industries also capped incen- on locally built electric two- 100km/charge will now cost plants have been imported Maharashtra have fixed prices year, Choudary added. ax Ventures & Industries Ltd tives for electric two-wheelers wheelers will make India the less than Rs 60,000 and a from France and are now at different points which may The points at which the (MaxVIL) has clocked nearly at 40 per cent of the cost of manufacturing hub of EVs, he high-speed scooter with a deployed across seven hospi- create risk of products being prices have been capped seem M10-fold jump in its vehicles, up from 20 per cent added. Expressing similar range of 80 km will come tals in the city, the company sold at multiple price points irrationally low, which may consolidated net profit at Rs 33.59 earlier. "The revision in the views, Society of nearer to the price tag of Rs 1 said in a statement. across the country, he added. make this market unviable for crore for the quarter ended March FAME (II) policy, increasing Manufacturers of Electric lakh. "This will lead to companies the industry, Choudary said. 2021 and announced its decision to foray into residential real estate business. Its net profit stood at Rs 3.43 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 333.93 crore in the fourth quarter of last fiscal from Rs 258.88 crore in the ONGC to support art, handicraft projects corresponding period of the previous year, according to a regulatory filing. For the full 2020-21 fiscal, net profit increased to by ONGC include supporting Rs 57.09 crore from Rs 44.09 crore in the previous year. Total PNS n NEW DELHI the bamboo craft of artisans of income, however, fell to Rs 1,189.91 crore last fiscal from Rs Jhabua district of Madhya 1,399.49 crore in the 2019-20 fiscal. MaxVIL, a part of multi- Oil PSUs led by ONGC will take Pradesh, helping artisans of business conglomerate Max Group, is into two core businesses - up 75 projects to support vari- ancient metal casting craft real estate and specialty packaging films. Sahil Vachani, MD & CEO ous art and crafts in the coun- Dhokra in Odisha's of MaxVIL, said, "Despite FY21 being a year chequered by try in an attempt to encourage Dhenkanal, reviving Lac cul- pandemic induced uncertainties, both core businesses of real estate local artisans. ture in Khunthi and Ghumla and packaging films coped exceptionally well.” In line with the govern- districts of Jharkhand, promote DLF sale bookings up 24 ment's commemoration of 75 traditional craft of wool dyeing years of Indian Independence in Uttarakhand, and facilitat- – Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav, ing handloom weavers of Hyundai donates PPE kits, pc at Rs 3,084 cr in FY21 Petroleum Secretary Tarun Sivasagar district in Upper Kapoor inaugurated an initia- Assam. PNS n NEW DELHI "New sales at Rs 3,084 crore tive by oil PSUs to support var- Company chairman oxygen concentrators for the fiscal despite Q1FY21 ious art and crafts in the coun- Subhash Kumar said oil PSUs yundai Motor India Foundation, Realty major DLF sold resi- being muted," DLF said. try and launched the Bamboo have always stood with the the philanthropic division of dential properties worth Rs Housing sales were badly Craft project of Madhya community wherever they Hautomobile major Hyundai 3,084 crore in the last fiscal impacted during June quarter Pradesh supported by ONGC, have an operational presence. MotorIndia, handed over oxygen year, registering a growth of 24 of 2020-21 because of the the company said in a state- ONGC Director (HR) Alka concentrators, personal per cent from 2019-20, as it nationwide lockdown to con- ment. "As part of a larger ini- Mittal said that the handi- protectiveequipment kits to the saw better demand for com- trol the COVID-19 pandem- tiative, central public enterpris- handicraft projects and ONGC, in association with crafts industry of India gener- Kancheepuram district pleted and new inventories ic. "Residential demand had es under the Ministry of empower the local artisans. local NGOs and forums, will ates over Rs 13,000 crore in administration on Saturday. As despite the pandemic. The exhibited strong rebound dur- Petroleum and Natural Gas will ONGC will take up 15 of the initially undertake five projects export earnings and is a source many as 25 oxygen concentrators, 5,000 units of N95 masks, 3,100 company's sale bookings stood ing the later part of FY21. take up 75 projects in different 75 projects. The bamboo hand- across the country to support of livelihood for over 6 million PPEs, 600 litres of sanitiser were presented tothe government at Rs 2,485 crore in 2019-20, Q1FY22 may be impacted districts across the country. icraft of Madhya Pradesh has the handicraft sector, with an craftsmen. "ONGC will remain headquarters hospital in Kancheepuram, a pressrelease said.The according to an investors' pre- due to the lockdown restric- ONGC has launched the initia- been launched on June 11, outlay of around Rs 1.3 crore. actively involved in such initia- car-maker under the Hyundai Cares 3.0 initiative'Project: Back to sentation. tions," DLF said. tive to revive the struggling 2021," it said. The five projects supported tives touching lives of people". Life' has expedited the purchase and supplyof critical medical equipment ensuring quick dispatch ofrelief materials to hospitals in the most affected States ofTamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Haryana, New Delhi and Telangana.Hyundai Motor India Foundation trustee Ganesh Mani Spresented the oxygen concentrators, PPE kits to ‘Purple revolution’ leading farmers towards Atmanirbhar Bharat thegovernment headquarters hospital in the presence ofKancheepuram MLA Ezhilarasan, the release added. PNS n BHADARWAH Anish, a resident of Tipri vil- has come as a major relief for was reported from any of the lage, told PTI. them during these testing times villages where there are laven- Despite Covid-19 induced However, he said his deci- of corona pandemic. der fields," Sarpanch, Neota- China's internet watchdog lockdown, around 1,000 fam- sion to return and join his fam- "When we switched from Karyan, Om Raj, believes. ilies associated with exotic ily in growing Lavender revo- growing traditional maize The progressive farmers of lavender farming here have lutionized his life as he became crops to aromatic lavender Tipri village, where all the res- issues notices to 129 apps not only made themselves self- a job provider from a job seek- farming 10 years ago, we were idents have switched to laven- hina's internet watchdog has reliant but also emerged as job er a year ago. discouraged even by our rela- der farming and have become issued notices to the operators provider during the pandem- "I am more confident today tives and friends but today all the leading producer of laven- Cof 129 smartphone ic time. than ever before as not only my of them look at us as an inspi- der flowers, demand road con- applications, including several news Lavender farmers have also savings have increased but it ration. "During current crisis nectivity to transport their pro- apps, for illegally collecting or become a source of inspiration gave me immense satisfaction of pandemic when everybody duce to the distillation units. using consumers' personal for those still practising tradi- that I am giving jobs to others,” is worried about losing jobs "No doubt lavender farming has information.Popular news tional farming, according to a he said, thanking the scientists and businesses, lavender farm- changed our fortunes but we aggregation app Jinri Toutiao grower. of IIIM Jammu for mobilising ers are not only making good have to carry our produce on developed by TikTok owner ByteDance, alongside -operated The families from different farmers of this far flung area. fortunes for themselves but our back to the distillation Kuai Bao and Tencent News, News by New York listed villages of Jammu and Farmers from Tipri, also providing jobs to at least centre at Dradhu which is 7 km Sogou, and Nasdaq-listed Qutoutiao, were among a group of news Kashmir's additional district Lehrote, Khellani, Manwa, 3,000 others during these test- away from the village for apps that received an order from the Cyberspace Administration of Bhaderwah under Union al market, which earned them "I worked with a multina- Chinta, Trabbi, Koundla, ing times," Toufeeq Bagban, a extraction of oil," Anjali Devi, China on Friday to rectify their data practices within 15 days, the Government's Aroma Mission good fortunes. At the time of tional company in Delhi for Sharora, Chattra, Dandi, Bhalla young entrepreneur, said. a local resident, said. Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.Seven other switched from maize cultiva- the pandemic and prolonged four years before losing my job and some parts of Athkhar, "Growing of lavender not She said it is not only very app categories targetted included fitness, video streaming, online tion to growing of aromatic lockdowns, the farmers were due to the pandemic last who have started harvesting only helped us survive during cumbersome to transport the shopping, education, women's health, dating, and app stores. plants and they are happy over providing jobs to hundreds of year…I packed my bags and their produce of lavender flow- the hard times of pandemic but produce on backs in sweltering Popular apps included under the order were Tencent-backed fitness their decision in the backdrop labourers, thus becoming a returned to my native village ers, are expecting a bumper it's strong aroma also kept heat, but the non-availability of app Keep, sports giant Nike's shopping app, video streaming apps of ever increasing demand of true symbol of 'Atmanirbhar dejected after finding it difficult crop this year and opined that Corona at a bay and it's proof a motorable road is a major dis- such as Tencent's NOW Zhibo and Tencent-backed, gamer-focused lavender oil in the internation- Bharat', officials said. get another job,” 28-year-old switching to lavender farming is that not a single positive case advantage for the residents. 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FROM THE INSIDE The vaccine solution The Shrieks As the Maldives tourism industry faces the Rape of minor by minors is a clarion call to look within, to brunt of rising Covid-19 cases, it is time wake up and give voice to the calls for help by the 10- cut the losses & buy effective vaccines 8 9 year-old that went unheard, says MUSBA HASHMI

WORLD WIDE WEB OF ARTIFICIALARTIFICIALTHETHE WORLD WIDE WEB OF INTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENCE AI can be great to increase the wealth and happiness of humans but we must be making more intelligent choices about when to let it in, writes AKSHAT TYAGI as he warns against the manipulation/misuse of knowledge engineering

Narender Modi has shown the people of India sure you are not a bad person with ill inten- zens. Detecting bot accounts and misinforma- a difference of intelligence or any other genetic that he is the only leader who can lead India to tions because the kind of damage AI can do to tion is already hard for social media compa- advantage; it was merely a case of a larger pool become a developed country. The first thing he our democracies, relationships, health and nies. What happens when they have to distin- of data. The compounded benefit of better did in his reign was to eliminate the corruption communities are far more severe than we cur- guish between the thoughts of flesh beings and decision-making strengthened their position as that was rampant all over India. The corrupt rently understand. And this damage is going to silicon avatars? better deserving of making important deci- bureaucrats were fired and the black money that be deeper and more nuanced, like murder Even when the political moment is over, sions. It created a self-serving cycle that kept was stashed away was brought back to India. without a murderer, a fountain of blood but no imagine how it changes people. If AI can tweet improving the decisions made by them, earn- The people were fed up of the scams that were knife. and talk like a person, would you be more ing them even greater power. These pocket taking place in the country. Modi has made sure It is the closest we have come to the sci-fi alarmed about the account which replied to machines work the same way but have the data that the corrupt people are punished and put dystopia feared for so many decades. AI does- your post yesterday? Would you be sure they of all the earth’s drivers combined and aug- behind the bars. Modi has shown that the coun- n’t need to be a conscious entity with a desire actually agreed with you, are they genuine ment drivers to be much better at their jobs. try is secure in his hands. He has made sure that for power, nor does it need an Iron Man suit to allies? Suspicion and mistrust can be lethal That’s just one example of how a combina- no terrorist would be able to penetrate into the do real damage to real people. When we talk weapons to make us doubt the reality around tion of AI and algorithms changes our lives country and destroy the peace that we have in about not-yet-possible AI in anthropomorphic us. every day right now. It impacts who has the India. He has also made sure that the Chinese form, we forget a form of it is already here. power to lead and who is left behind. are not able to cross the border and conquer any And until we understand how it can hurt us, MANY LIVES OF AI of the Indian territory. we will not know how governments and com- Even though an AI program has a prede- NOW THAT WE’RE HERE panies can use it to manipulate common peo- fined objective, we don’t quite know how it will When a breakthrough in AI happens, it he passage above is neither my opin- ple for greater power. go around achieving that objective. There is no can be deployed before any government can ion nor my writing. In fact, it was Stuck at homes we are spending more time simple mathematical function AI follows to get blink an eyelid. There limits to how we can not written by a human being at all. on social media and the internet than ever. It the outputs from the inputs, even though it has regulate a technology the creation of which It was generated using one of the means more of our beliefs are shaped by a vir- been designed purposefully to get those specif- doesn’t even need an office building let alone a most advanced language models tual world that we would never verify and ic outputs. We can observe and study how it registered GST address. It doesn’t come asking Tever — OpenAI’s GPT3. The instruction I gave experience personally. AI may have had the behaves by adjusting levers in a controlled for environmental and labour permits. the model was: Write an essay about Prime distant potential to disrupt our lives for years, environment, but we still don’t know what kind Governments can attempt to control big cor- Minister Narender Modi and his ideology. Using but now more than ever it has an immediate of relation it develops between the input and porations from following some ethical princi- publicly available information it can generate chance to touch us as we scroll our timelines output and whether these relations can be ples and defining what’s okay. Sadly, Indian coherent thoughts best resembling a human for sharing SOS messages and distracting our- translated into real-world properties at all. politicians and bureaucrats are highly unlikely writer. The model can create new ideas, classify selves from the horror outside. Many traditionally human-intensive jobs to lose sleep over the design and data of AI information like moods and intentions, sum- are already being augmented by tech, making anytime soon. marise content, chat like an empathetic friend WHY DOES AI CONTENT MATTER? people’s skills less central to the equation. Ever The transport ministry will be better off and even write basic computer code. It can Let’s look at the anatomy of a conversation had a bad day and a worse Uber driver who beginning the work of mitigation now rather often ramble and throw meaningless sentences on social media. For example, you hear about a wouldn’t pay any heed to the Maps’ than after all the driving jobs in transportation too, like most humans, I guess. report of political corruption at the highest lev- traffic-congestion warnings? He thinks he are lost. Transport minister Gadkari may or The model is so good at producing human- els of government. You create a hashtag like knows these streets better than any American may not be around to defend his position of like sentences that the company which built it #CorruptionHurts. Your friends and their corporation ever will. He knows which route is not letting autonomous driving happen in the has decided to not give out access to this tool friends share it, popular pages use the same shorter and quicker because driving is what he country. India spent a lot of effort wooing Tesla to the general public. They sell the right to use hashtag and some big celebrities also join in. has spent his life doing. There’s no point fight- to India when the car maker’s ultimate pitch is GPT3 to a selected group of people and strong- Twitter picks up your chatter and features it in ing to persuade each other when confirming vehicles that can drive themselves. We want ly review what you do with it. They do not per- the ‘Trending’ section. THE ONLY BULWARK both his and Google’s hypothesis that the traf- Tesla’s factory jobs but fear its main product. mit its use for political campaigns, spam, hate- The leader in question is of course threat- AGAINST AI IS TO BE fic will cost you more time than taking a bad India is like a man in his midlife crisis who ful content, content that incites violence, or ened by this public mobilisation. So they get BETTER-INFORMED option. Even when he surrenders to your argu- likes looking at children but not spending time other uses that may cause social harm. their own troll army to use the same hashtag to ments about Google Map’s algorithm and takes with them. Whether the paragraph above is for a political either tweet gibberish, highlighting the corrup- CITIZENS. WE SHOULDN'T that unintuitive path to drop you at the desti- The only bulwark against AI is to be bet- campaign or not is for you to judge, or might tion of the Opposition or calling the dissenters BE OKAY WITH OUR nation on time, he still cribs about the path not ter-informed citizens. We shouldn’t be okay depend on where it is published. It can easily a gang of hooligans. When the next person GOVERNMENT BOASTING taken. In any case, he is always right. with our government boasting about selling qualify as public awareness advertising with tries to click on the hashtag to learn more or ABOUT SELLING OUR Of course, the algorithm is not always our driving license data in the parliament or some skilful explanation. search the trend, it will appear to be a partisan right. We selectively remember the times it using facial recognition technology to identify Absurd, isn’t it? A company limits its cus- issue where one can pick their monster or DRIVING LICENSE DATA IN didn’t alert us about the diversion, but there is protestors. Neither should we naively get excit- tomer size when so many others are waiting in declare the whole thing a hoax. Unimaginable? THE PARLIAMENT OR a logic behind its accuracy that we generally ed every time a company talks about a ‘person- line to give them their money. It doesn’t have We don’t know if this was government-spon- USING FACIAL trust. It gathers data from millions of other alised’ diet, music playlist, book recommenda- to market its product, it has to keep it quiet sored obfuscation but this is what happened RECOGNITION cars, analyses the historical traffic-movement tion, career counselling or the next shiny thing and control what you do with it. Imagine you during the Russian protests of 2011 when peo- patterns of a neighbourhood and predicts the made just for us. go to buy a new car, and you first have to sub- ple came out against ballot stuffing and voting TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY soon-to-be congestion on your path. AI can be great to increase the wealth and mit an application describing where you’re irregularities in the elections. After the Russian PROTESTORS. NEITHER Even though this sophisticated synthesis of happiness of humans but we must be making going to drive it and the car manufacturer says police detained protestors at Moscow’s SHOULD WE NAIVELY GET data has been around for a while, it has gained more intelligent choices about when to let it in. they can anytime decide you’re a bad driver Triumfalnaya Square, activists created a mas- EXCITED EVERY TIME A increasing traction in the past decade. Never Exciting technology solutions should not steal and take the car back. You would probably sive tweetstorm with the hashtag before have we had the capacity to collect these our attention from things that matter and think the car ain’t worth the fuss. #Triumfalnaya (in Russian). It wasn’t much COMPANY TALKS ABOUT A many data points nor the computing power to make life worthwhile. If there are no vaccines And you’d mostly be right. You can do later that the same anti-government hashtag ‘PERSONALISED' DIET, make any meaning of them. Just fifteen years in a country, talking about a facial authentica- pretty horrible things with a car if you want was polluted by pro-Kremlin messages. If you MUSIC PLAYLIST, BOOK ago, the best way to predict the shortest and tion system for efficient distribution is like but the damage is still going to be limited. never heard about it, they did a good job. RECOMMENDATION, quickest path to a destination was individual talking about interior design for cloud castles. When you start crashing into other cars and Scholars call this censorship by noise. AI human intelligence. And that largely meant Sounds fancy but is pretty useless. Or even killing pedestrians, the car would either break with its ease of believable content generation at CAREER COUNSELLING OR you were a frequent commuter of that route to deadly. down or you will soon enough hit a police bar- scale will make this problem almost impossible THE NEXT SHINY THING have formed at least a stable opinion of traffic rier. This level of insanity is pretty rare not to tackle. Every time that the powerful need to MADE JUST FOR US movement. The more outgoing you were, the The writer is the founder of WorkHack and because of the policing by Hyundai or Suzuki, change the narrative and get away with their more personal data you had, the smarter your a Rajeev Circle Fellow. AI and Automation is but because there are real-life consequences to failings, they wouldn’t even have to summon decisions turned out to be. one of the ideas in his book, Now That We’re such behaviour. You’ll land up in jail and the an army of trolls to that. A few skilled employ- In this pre-Google Maps era, individuals Here: The future of everything (published by rest of your life would get very difficult. ees with access to advanced language models with greater social freedom turned out to be Penguin), amongst Design, Data, Behavioural OpenAI has to go out of its way to make will take care of millions of disgruntled citi- better decision-makers. To be clear, this wasn’t Economics and so much more sunday magazine SUSTAINABILITY IS NO LONGER ABOUT DOING LESS HARM. IT'S India&world 8 ABOUT DOING MORE GOOD —JOCHEN ZEITZ HYDERABAD, June 13, 2021 THE VACCINE SOLUTION As tourism industry faces the brunt of rising Covid-19 cases in the Maldives, now might be the time cut the losses and buy the more expensive, but more effective, vaccines, writes SONU SHIVDASANI

he Maldives, along with Dubai, er with high dose vitamin C, Andrographis, the Seychelles, the United Thyme extract etc. as complementary ther- Kingdom, and Israel, are count- apies and all of our patients have gotten bet- ed among the most vaccinated ter with such treatment.” So, irrespective of countries as of now. But while whether one has had the vaccines or not, IsraelT and the UK are seeing the virus maintaining a healthy lifestyle is still very almost disappear, the Maldives, Dubai, and important to ensure that one does not suc- the Seychelles are witnessing the opposite, cumb to this disease. with cases skyrocketing. In the Maldives, the number of cases MIXING AND MATCHING VACCINES has risen from a low of 19 per day in Call it the way forward, but if the December to over 2,000 in late May, the Maldives wants to get both the health and number of deaths, 45, represents one economic long-term benefits of its vaccine third of all deaths that we have suffered roll-out, it might consider changing the since the beginning of the pandemic. brand of vaccines it uses for second shots. This is in spite of the fact that 58% of the There is little information on the effects population has received one vaccine shot, of combining Sinopharm with other vac- and 30% has received both. cines. However, a recent article in the Lancet finds that pairing the Pfizer- THE HUMAN AND ECONOMIC TOLL BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines The recent rise in cases in Male has led appears to increase the likelihood of mild to hospitals overflowing with patients, and to moderate side effects, but no serious a tragic rise in deaths. Out of the 125 outcomes were reported. In fact, the arti- Covid-19 deaths in the Maldives, 45 cle goes on to say that: occurred during the past month. While the “MIT Technology Review reports that fatality rate remains extremely low (0.2% such an approach could become more of people who caught Covid-19 in the common if mixing and matching Covid- Maldives have died), that statistic doesn’t 19 vaccines is proven to boost the overall provide much solace to those who have lost level or duration of immunity — as tan- loved ones. talizing, early evidence suggests might be The high case load in recent weeks has the case.” also inflicted economic damage. Out of the “Several trials …… have been top ten markets this year, four are no longer launched to examine the question MIT able to travel. Indians (the number two Technology Review reports, including a market this year) are no longer permitted study in Spain assessing the viability of to visit the Maldives. Germany, the UK, and mixing a first doses of AstraZeneca’s vac- France (markets number three, seven, cine with a second dose of Pfizer- and nine) have put the Maldives on their BioNTech, as well as a study between red lists. In the UK, citizens returning home AstraZeneca and Russia’s Gamaleya from the Maldives have to quarantine in a Institute examining how AstraZeneca’s miserable hotel for 14 days. vaccine works in combination with Russia’s According to the Maldives Inland According to one of the experts: “The cines, as well as the feedback of these ACCORDING TO MIRA, the Maldives. So, whilst the vaccines V vaccine.” Revenue Authority (MIRA), US Dollar rev- mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) experts, it would seem that Sinopharm may might be less effective in preventing one Early evidence suggests that it is pos- enues collected in January 2021 were are the only ones with published data not be as effective as we have been led to US DOLLAR REVENUES from getting the virus, they are generally sible to combine vaccines and change USD 46 million — just 1% down on showing high performance even against believe. protective against serious disease and course. The Pfizer vaccine is considerably January 2020. But in January, things were the new virus variants. The Chinese vac- COLLECTED IN death. There are more deaths in Male at more expensive than other options. looking good. Now as many countries’ cit- cines that are being used in many parts PROTECTING A PATIENT FROM CATCH- JANUARY 2021 WERE the moment simply because there are Covishield is generally available for some- izens cannot travel here, and revenues in of the world appear to be only weakly ING THE VIRUS V/S PROTECTING THE many, many more cases.] where between USD 2-4 per vaccine (if you May and June are likely be similar to protective, from the limited amount of PATIENT FROM GETTING SERIOUSLY ILL JUST 1% DOWN ON can get hold of the shots, that is). The cost October 2020 — 58% down on the year information available… The problem is All data shows that while some vaccines A NEED FOR PERSPECTIVE of the Pfizer vaccine is approximately USD earlier. On an annualised basis, this could that we do not have reliable data on the are more effective in preventing you from JANUARY 2020. NOW As we discuss the benefits and draw- 25. Israel was the first to receive a large cost the Government as much as USD 250 Chinese vaccines.” catching the virus, all the vaccines are gen- backs of different vaccines, it is important amount of Pfizer because they offered the million in lost revenues. Shared another expert: “Sinopharm, erally effective in preventing serious illness AS MANY COUNTRIES' to remember that the experience in the company 23 Euros vis-a-vis the 12 Euros unlike the vaccines noted above, is more and, most importantly, death. As one of the CITIZENS CANNOT Maldives, is that if one gets Covid, one has the E.U. countries were offering. It is my THE UNDERLYING REASON of a “classical” vaccine design (i.e. inacti- experts consulted said: “Even the weakly a 99.8% chance of survival. understanding that Dr Reddy’s One reason could be the choice of vac- vated whole virus) — the kind of vaccines protective vaccines may be quite helpful in TRAVEL TO THE Furthermore, it is important to Laboratories, the Indian manufacturer of cine. The first vaccine Israel used was the which have been trialed (and failed) for preventing serious disease or death.” remember to boost one’s immunity. the Sputnik V vaccine, proposed a price Pfizer-BioNTech. They also have an excess decades for combating seasonal While the number of cases have MALDIVES, REVENUES Immune-boosting diet, rich in foods of USD 14 for the vaccine. supply of Moderna. Dubai and the Coronavirus. Although the Sinopharm spiked, and last month, 5 out of 45 fatal- including garlic, turmeric, cardamon, cin- However, as I mentioned earlier, we are Maldives had a similar vaccination pro- licensing studies suggest the vaccine has ities were from people who had already IN MAY AND JUNE ARE namon, ginger, and red onions is consid- starting to see a big drop in tourism as a gram using a combination of the Oxford 80% effectiveness, the trials had very few received a second dose of the vaccine, the LIKELY BE SIMILAR TO ered to be of great help. As is popular result of the spike in cases. The econom- AstraZeneca vaccine and Sinopharm. The people over 60 years and I have concerns performance in the Maldives in terms of Ayurvedic herb, Andrographis Paniculata. ic consequences could affect MIRA’s rev- Seychelles is the most vaccinated country about Sinopharm’s effectiveness in older fatalities is amongst the best in the world. OCTOBER 2020 — 58% Fortunately, we have had no fatalities enues by as much as USD 10 million to in the world but has relied almost exclu- individuals in particular. Whether A few months ago, the survival rate here among the people who tested positive at USD 20 million per month — consider- sively on Sinopharm. Sinopharm will provide more or less was 99.7%. It is now 99.8%. This is second DOWN ON THE YEAR our resort. ably more than the cost of more expensive At Soneva, we consulted six leading resilience to emerging Covid variants, to Singapore at 99.95%. It is also a com- Dr. Abdul Slocum, a Turkish vaccines. Now might be the time cut our infectious disease experts from around such as the new strain found in India mendable performance when compared to EARLIER Oncologist, who treated his cancer patients losses and buy the more expensive, but the world to assist us with our Covid remains unclear.” India (98.88%), the U.S. (98.21%), that caught Covid recently shared : “We more effective, vaccines. strategy. Unfortunately, the feedback on When one considers the relative per- Germany (97.6%), and the U.K. (97.16%). used anti-coagulants, anti-biotics, anti- The writer is the CEO and Joint the Chinese vaccine was not great. formance of countries using different vac- The Seychelles at 99.65% is slightly behind virals as conventional therapeutics togeth- Creative Director of Soneva The low hanging fruit of agroforestry India was the first country to adopt a national agroforestry policy in 2014. However, most farmers are reluctant to embrace this ecologically and socially sound practice due to lack of policy support, write ELISA VALLETTE & SIJO ABRAHAM

groforestry designates land- population depend on as their pri- rather than alleviating political of clear land ownership rights use systems that deliberately mary source of livelihood. Thus, obstacles has added confusion. which discourages farmers from Aintegrate woody perennials increased socio-environmental Indeed, the creation of a national planting trees, perceived as a long (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboo, concerns have sparked renewed agroforestry board, which aimed term investment. Social discrimi- etc.) with crops or animals. The interests for agroforestry practises. at aligning existing programmes nations along with gender, caste or “forest” within the “agroforestry” Agroforestry provides the oppor- and providing better coordination tribal lines further force farmers can be an existing native forest, tunity to mitigate climate change between the ministries of agricul- to focus on short term yields and the edge of a forest or a planted by reducing emissions from agri- ture, forest and rural development, profits. Therefore, for the agro- forest by the land’s owner. But culture, capturing atmospheric never gained enough authority. forestry policy to be successful, it agroforestry should not be carbon, while simultaneously Therefore, despite successfully is essential to first clarify land reduced to the addition of trees. helping farmers to adapt to harsh- simplifying regulations, the tenure rights while subsidising Agroforestry is a regenerative agri- er climate conditions. Already enabling legal environment is access to land, water, technology cultural practice which, through practised on 13.5 million hectares shadowed by an ambiguous gover- and credit across caste and com- topsoil regeneration, enables in India, the potential to expand is nance system. munal barriers. biosequestration that is the cap- enormous, especially for the 80% Secondly, the policy offers Finally, despite the stated ture and storage of atmospheric of small-holders farmers in the farmers extension services and objective of the policy to boost carbon dioxide. Moreover, agro- country with two hectares of land capacity-building training. market linkages, rural farmers still forestry seeks to optimise the or less. Numerous low-hanging However, inadequate awareness encounter difficulties to find out- vibrant interplays within local fruits stem from tapping into this failed to popularise these policy lets for these products. However, ecosystems to make farms more potential. initiatives. Non-governmental the growing demand given the productive, self-sustained and While at first glance agro- organisations such as Saytrees, popularity to buy local, organic resilient without a lot of external forestry did not seem profitable, who have helped more than 700 and nutritious-indigenous vari- human inputs. Indeed, the today’s socio-environmental crisis farmers, planting 1500 fruit trees eties, should incentivise farmers to dynamic ecological equilibrium makes this long-neglected practise over the past 4 years, act as useful overcome these supply-chain gaps. between trees and crops increases an undeniable solution. According bridges between national programs To conclude, despite the agro- biodiversity while improving nat- to the Restoration Opportunities and on-the-ground realities. forestry policy seeking to extract ural water cycles and enhancing Atlas, India has 87 million Wider local-knowledge dis- agroforestry’s tremendous bene- ecosystem services. hectares of land that could benefit water, agroforestry favours and ter from being contaminated by fore secures farmers’ livelihood. It semination might still be insuffi- fits, farmers still face many chal- Despite its ancient origins, the from agroforestry. 952.5 million takes advantage of natural water excess fertilizers or manures. In also boosts agricultural productiv- cient to overcome farmers’ reluc- lenges to make the transition. practice of agroforestry declined at tons of above-ground carbon cycles. Also, scientific evidence addition to efficient water man- ity since, on smaller plots of land, tance since at first sight, agro- Therefore, complementary ser- the expense of intensive agricul- could be sequestered by just a 20% shows that trees stimulate evapo- agement, a forest’s inherent native agroforestry grows more food forestry might not seem profitable. vices and additional support, espe- ture promoted during the green increase in tree cover. Beyond cli- ration and transpiration thereby biodiversity helps prevent pest than mono-crops per hectare, alle- Indeed, yields might decrease in cially during the transition phase, revolution in the 1970s. Today, the mate change mitigation, agro- increasing local rainfalls. Then, as attacks and soil erosion. viating the current pressure on the first few years until the soil should work in synergy with the agriculture sector suffers from cli- forestry farmers are better the roots of trees extend deeper Therefore, agroforestry allows land. This maximisation of poten- quality has fully recovered. To agroforestry policy. India has mate change while still largely equipped against climate varia- than annual crops, water can more restoration of depleted soils, main- tial yields is all the more pleasing countervail perceived risks during already established itself to be a contributing to it. Indeed, agricul- tions. Although decades of inten- easily infiltrate into the ground, tenance of biodiversity and cli- as harvests prove to be more the transition phase, the policy global agricultural powerhouse ture is responsible for 16% of sive agriculture have depleted soils preventing floods and making mate resilience. nutritious. Therefore, agroforestry should provide safety nets so the and by the successful implementa- India’s annual greenhouse gases and threatened natural ecosystem communities resilient in the face These environmental benefits provides hope for long-term food farmers can change without risk- tion of agroforestry, it could emissions, making it the second services, regenerative agriculture of natural disasters. coincide with socio-cultural posi- security to a growing nation. ing their livelihood in addition to champion sustainable agriculture most polluting sector. However, could repair these damages and Roots also take up nutrients tive externalities for farmers and However, several barriers prevent information about agroforestry’s and inspire other nations to adopt the flip side of the coin is that cli- conserve soils. from deeper layers of soil that oth- consumers. Indeed, agroforestry agroforestry from becoming a longer-term benefits. and implement similar policies. mate change threatens agriculture, For instance, while agriculture erwise cannot be reached by the diversifies types of crops, makes mainstream practice. Another major obstacle the The writers are Fellow, Anant on which about 58% of India’s devours and tends to contaminate crops and prevent the groundwa- harvests more resilient, and there- First, since 2014, the policy policy failed to address is the lack Fellowship for Climate Action HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JUNE 13, 2021 special 09

Rape of minor by minors is a clarion call to look within, to wake up and give voice to the calls for help by the 10-year-old that went unheard, says MUSBA HASHMI

n a usual busy morning of May 24, a 10-year-old girl left her house to play with friends, only to return with a trau- A 10 or 12-year-old, when committing a crime, TALES OF ma that will continue to haunt her for won’t think of the consequences. A child many years to come. The incident is of ORewari, Haryana, where a group of about seven cannot comprehend a crime at such an age HORROR boys, all minors except for one who is 18, raped the girl in a school building. This was not all. The and calculate the actions. As most people say, accused went a step ahead and filmed the act. The it is nothing but a result of criminal mentality, video went viral in no time. It was not until a villager informed the girl’s par- and it is because they are not educated ents about the video that the family came to know about the horrific incident. One can only imagine enough about right and wrong. They see what what trauma the little one must have suffered that is happening in their family or area and made her take to silence. While rape is not something we haven’t heard replicate it of before, the fact that boys as young as 12 don’t shy — Urmi Chudgar, Lawyer, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights away from committing such acts is what is both l Six people have been arrested this shocking and unfortunate. month for allegedly raping a 16- What made these young ones take to such heinous crimes? There can be no one answer to this. the increasing cases. The more educated children ones. The POCSO and Juvenile Justice Act are year-old girl in Mumbai. But it gives us a reality check of the society we live are about such acts and crimes, the instances of strong enough,” she emphasises. l Another minor was allegedly sexual- in and the world we will be leaving behind for the such cases will reduce. “The Government should She adds that it is not because of the loopholes ly assaulted by four youths near generations to come. work towards the prevention of such crimes in the law that juveniles are taking to such crimes “The young ones are the most vulnerable of all. because the general trend is to respond to a cri- thinking they will get away with it; instead, it is Shivamogga, last year. The girl was We don’t know what exactly might have happened sis and not prevent it. Also, children don’t fall because they commit a crime without thinking of taking care of her mother at a that led to such a crime, but we can anticipate that under the vote bank, and the Government thinks the consequences. COVID care centre when the inci- it was because of the company those boys shared. that work for children is more charity-driven; this “A 10 or 12-year-old, when committing a crime, The 18-year-old was indeed aware of what he was shows in the budget as well, where only 0.6 per won’t think of the consequences. A child cannot dent happened. doing, and he might have lured other boys into the cent is spent on child protection. They often see comprehend a crime at such an age and calculate l In November, 2020, a 68-year-old crime,” Pulkit Sharma, a clinical psychologist, says. investment and result as two parallels, but the need the actions. As most people say, it is nothing but a priest was arrested for raping a 10- is to merge the two and work on things. You can’t result of criminal mentality, and it is because they WATCH YOUR KIDS expect results if you don’t invest. The investment are not educated enough about right and wrong. year-old at his daughter’s home in The only way out here is to have a close eye on A LOT OF MORAL here is to be done in the prevention of such They see what is happening in their family or area Bengaluru. your child’s friends. The parents must take charge crimes,” Urmi Chudgar, Lawyer, HAQ: Centre for and replicate it. So, parents have to work with their l An eight-year-old girl was allegedly of the company that their child shares. Keep a look PREACHING IS THE NEED OF Child Rights, tells you. children from the beginning. And especially when at what your child does when alone. The need is THE HOUR. WE NEED TO Experts emphasise that educating children and a crime has been committed, and they are in the raped by a 70-year-old man in a vil- such that even children as young as ten are having EDUCATE CHILDREN ABOUT creating awareness is the only way to reduce these shelter homes, there has to be intensive counselling lage in Uttar Pradesh. The girl was access to mobile phones and WiFi; this increases crimes. “A lot of moral preaching is the need of the to make them realise and understand that what they playing around when the incident the risk of internet abuse. CONSENT AND RAPE hour. We need to educate children about consent have done will have consequences on them as well. “Parents must monitor the watch and search PUNISHMENTS. SADLY, THE and rape punishments. Sadly, the school’s curricu- They should not think that they are juveniles and happened. history when their child uses the phone. There are SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM lum covers sex education as a mere topic. But does will get away,” Chudgar tells you. l A man was held for allegedly raping times when a child ends up watching inappropri- it cover STI, STDs, AIDS, rape, pregnancy after rape, a 17-year-old girl and filming the act COVERS SEX EDUCATION AS VICTIMS HESITATION TO REPORT ate videos or ads, not because he searched for it, but the complications that rape victims go through and and sharing it on social media. The because it appeared as a suggestion. It is all toxic A MERE TOPIC. BUT DOES IT the psychological treatments they require? The While these cases are fortunate enough to make and addictive. Hence, try to put your phone in kid- COVER STI, STDS, AIDS, answer is no. All these topics should be covered with headlines and reach public notice, hundreds of cases accused was arrested for repeatedly safe mode before giving it to your child; this will RAPE, PREGNANCY AFTER the help of examples and suggestive role plays,” go unnoticed and even unreported. The reason raping the minor girl for the past eliminate any chances of incorrect use of the Sareen opines. being public shame and harassment that follows. one year. Internet,” Sharma opines. RAPE, THE COMPLICATIONS Some people even doubt the law and think they will He adds that many children grow up with dif- THAT RAPE VICTIMS GO A MIRROR TO SOCIETY not get justice. ficult emotions such as loneliness, hatred, aggres- THROUGH AND THE Sareen adds that rape by a 10-year-old or a 6- “Some people think that reaching out to the sion and envy because of our current social struc- year-old, is not just an example of a mentally sick court and attending the hearings will further trau- NEED TO STREAMLINE TECH USE tures; this makes them hardened and aggressive and PSYCHOLOGICAL and frustrated child, but it also holds a mirror to matise the survivor. But in such cases, the law has Both Sareen and Chudgar agree with Sharma predisposes them to such criminal behaviours. TREATMENTS THEY the parenting, teaching from school, friends and several provisions for the survivor. There’s a sepa- that the unrestricted use of technology is also lead- REQUIRE? THE ANSWER IS highlights the dearth of efforts made on him. “Such rate room for the vulnerable survivors. There’s no ing to such crimes. “Giving them gadgets is a key DISCUSS AND EDUCATE KIDS news makes headlines every other day. We read lawyer or the culprit in the room. The survivor is to easy access to sex. Especially during the lock- Pooja Sareen, advocate, women and child NO. ALL THESE TOPICS them, think about them and often forget. The ques- accompanied by a support system and can put her down, when both classes and tuitions have gone rights activist, says that parents' biggest problem is SHOULD BE COVERED WITH tion is: are the boys only to be blamed? And not point forward. There are no direct questions online, how fair is it to not mentor them on what’s not opening up with their children. “The biggest THE HELP OF EXAMPLES their parents who fail to teach them the difference thrown on these young survivors. Not only this, but essentially a part of them. I beseech to all parents, problem in India is that the parents do not open between right and wrong,” Sareen asks. the law even allows them to avoid multiple visits hold hands of your children, educate them on sex. up with children on a very critical subject such as AND SUGGESTIVE ROLE to the court. If they want, the survivor can give out Educate them on repercussions of rape, talk to them sex, sexual needs and sexual restrictions, what PLAYS DO WE NEED STRICTER LAWS? their statement in one go. Also, when they need to as friends, they need you,” Sareen says. should be and should not be done. Most of them — POOJA SAREEN, While many people demand that there should be questioned, police don’t go in uniform,” Chudgar And the even more horrifying trend that is, watch web series with their children that are often be stern laws for such heinous crimes, Chudgar feels explains. of course, a result of technology — shooting videos full of abusive hurls and sexual and love-making ADVOCATE, WOMEN AND that the current laws are sufficient. “Amending the It is nothing but a result of a lack of knowledge and posting them online, is becoming infamous. scenes. While some skip them, others don’t think CHILD RIGHTS ACTIVIST laws and increasing the punishment is not the way and awareness related to law. It’s high time we should Chudgar says that it is part and parcel of technol- that the child is juvenile, or a teenager. It is disheart- forward. When the Nirbhaya Case happened, start creating awareness instead of just talking about ogy. “It is a strange world that we live in. Not only ening to hear some parents say “dekhne do, ladka there was a change that 16-18 years olds also could it. “In the rural areas, the Asha workers can be children but even adults have the habit of record- hai, seekhne do, isi ne sambhalna hai”. We read too be tried as adults in case of heinous crimes; this in trained and educated about the law, and they can ing whatever is happening near them; this is both many articles on child rapes, rape on children by itself is a deviation in the principle of the Juvenile further pass on the knowledge to the people. The good and bad. However, being in possession of children or juveniles and we have read about ‘Bois Justice (JJ) Act. Also, because India is a signatory Government can organise short informative sessions child pornographic material is a crime in itself; locker room’ too; this is one way to expose the young to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of on such topics. Further, hoarding and posters can it is again because of the lack of awareness that minds towards such a sensitive topic, and due to the Child (UNCRC) bringing in such changes in be put in public places. It is said that you tend to people don’t shy away from recording and circu- the lack of proper guidance, they fail to understand the law that are against the benefit of the child are remember things that you have read for a long time. lating such crimes. The need is to educate peo- what is right and wrong,” Sareen says. not in line with the principle of JJ Act and Posters will prove to be helpful as they will initiate ple about the wise use of technology because The lack of dialogue on sexual crimes at the UNCRC. Hence, the need is for proper implemen- that dialogue and also educate people about such there’s not much we can do about this infamous school and community level is the reason behind tation of the existing laws and not thinking of newer sensitive topics,” Chudgar opines. trend,” she suggests. kaleid scope backpage HYDERABAD | SUNDAY | JUNE 13, 2021 G7 adopts global infra Does a plan in pushback to plant-based China's ‘belt and road' diet really Villagers pray to ‘goddess corona’ to rid them of the virus help beat ndian villagers have erected a shrine to “goddess corona” and Covid? Iare offering her prayers in the hope that divine intervention can ban- ish the deadly virus. ince the beginning of the pan- Devotees in Shuklapur village, in the demic, it's been suggested that he Group of Seven China's Belt and Road northern state of Uttar Pradesh, have Scertain foods or diets may offer rich nations will Initiative (BRI) is a multi-tril- been offering prayers, holy water, and protection against COVID-19. But Tannounce on lion-dollar infrastructure flowers at the bright yellow shrine are these sorts of claims reliable? Saturday a new global infra- scheme launched in 2013 by where they have placed their idol of A recent study published in BMJ structure plan as a response President Xi Jinping involv- "Corona Mata", since they erected it Nutrition, Prevention and Health to China's belt and road ing development and invest- this week. sought to test this hypothesis. It found intiative, a senior official in ment initiatives that would "Maybe with her blessings the vil- that health professionals who reported U.S. President Joe Biden's stretch from Asia to Europe lagers, our village, and everyone else following diets that are vegetarian, vegan administration said. and beyond. get some relief," one villager, who gave or pescatarian (those that exclude meat but The official, who spoke to More than 100 countries her name as Sangeeta, said on Friday. include fish) had a lower risk of developing reporters on condition of have signed agreements with India was hit hard by a surge of moderate-to-severe COVID-19. anonymity, said the United China to cooperate in BRI coronavirus infections in April and Additionally, the study found that those States would also push the projects like railways, ports, May but there are signs the worst who said they eat a low-carbohydrate or high- other G7 leaders for "con- highways and other infra- could be over. protein diet seemed to have an increased risk of crete action on forced labour" structure. Authorities reported 84,332 new contracting moderate-to-severe COVID-19. So what in China, and to include criti- According to a Refinitiv cases on Saturday, the lowest daily tally This may make it sound like certain food pref- cism of in their final database, as of mid-last year, in more than two months, health min- erences - such as being vegetarian or a fish eater - communique more than 2,600 projects at a istry data showed. read more COVID- may benefit you by reducing the risk of COVID-19. does this tell us? "This is not just about con- cost of $3.7 trillion were 19 has killed 367,081 people in India, But in reality, things aren't so clear. hen it comes to trying to determine the best fronting or taking on China," linked to the initiative, according to government data. The Wdiet for protecting against COVID-19, the the official said. "But until although the Chinese foreign Shuklapur villagers’ prayers have not Self-reporting and truth is we don't have enough quality data even now we haven't offered a pos- ministry said last June that been fully answered - there are sill some with the results of this study, which are a small data set and only observational. And a further itive alternative that reflects about 20% of projects had cases in the district - but the numbers irst, it's important to small samples statisticians call a type 1 error. issue is that the study didn't look at the quality of our values, our standards and been seriously affected by the are also sharply lower than they were at underline that reported diet Then there is another problem F their diet into one of 11 people's diets by assessing which foods they our way of doing business." COVID-19 pandemic. the height of the pandemic. type didn't influence the initial with studies of this type. It's categories, this left a very small actually ate. This is another reason why it needs risk of contracting COVID-19. observational only, so can only number eating certain types of treating with caution. Self-declared diet types or The study isn't suggesting that suggest theories about what is diet and then even smaller food questionnaires may not capture information diet changes the risk of getting happening, rather than any numbers getting seriously ill. on the variety and type of foods eaten for infected. Nor did it find links causality of diet over the effects This meant, for instance, that instance missing details about how much fresh between diet type and length of of COVID-19. To attempt to fish eaters had to be grouped or processed food someone eats, how meals are illness. Rather, the study only show something is actually together with vegetarians and eaten and with whom. And as alluded to above, suggests that there's a link causal, you ideally need to test vegans to produce meaningful self-reported data on what people eat is also between diet and the specific it as an intervention that is, get results. In the end only 41 notoriously inaccurate. The bottom line is: the risk of developing moderate-to- someone to switch to doing it vegetarians/vegans contracted name of what you call your diet is far less severe COVID-19 symptoms. for the study, give it time to COVID-19 and only five fish important than what you actually eat. Just It's also important to consider show an effect, and then eaters got the disease. Of because a diet is vegetarian or pescatarian the actual number of people compare the results with these, just a handful went on to doesn't automatically make it healthy. For now, involved. Just under 3,000 people who haven't had that develop moderate-to-severe the robust evidence isn't there to suggest that health professionals took part, intervention. This is how COVID-19. Working with such being vegetarian or pescatarian protects against spread across six western randomised controlled trials small numbers increases the COVID-19 so there's no need to rush to switch countries, and only 138 work and why they are risk of a falsely identifying a your diet as a result of this study. However, what developed moderate-to-severe considered the best source of relationship between factors we do know is that keeping active, eating a disease. As each person placed evidence. when there isn't one what sensible healthy diet and keeping our weight in check helps to fortify us against a wide range of health issues, and this could include COVID-19.

mid renewed calls to probe into the origins of COVID-19, Chinese Japan city uses tsunami A researchers said they had found a batch of new coronaviruses in bats. The newly found viruses in the bats include one that may be the second-closest yet (genetically) lessons for Covid vaccinations to the COVID-19 virus, CNN reported. The amio Hayashi, 77, doubt- told Reuters after he and his the most advanced, Canada, at researchers say that their discoveries in southwestern ed he could ever navigate wife got their second doses at a 63%. China show just how many coronaviruses are there in the internet systems set local gymnasium. "You just get Soma's nimble, homegrown bats and how many have the potential to spread to people. In T a report published in the journal Cell, the Chinese researchers up to register for COVID-19 a notice that says come on approach eschews the reserva- vaccines across most of Japan. such-and-such a day." tion systems and fragmented from Shandong University said, "In total, we assembled 24 novel He hated the idea of using Soma, a rural city 240 kilo- efforts common across Japan. coronavirus genomes from different bat species, including four SARS- the "troublesome" systems that metres (150 miles) north of The city has inoculated 84% of CoV-2 like coronaviruses." The samples were collected from small, forest- have broken down and befud- Tokyo that was devastated by its elderly - versus about 28% dwelling bats between May 2019 and November 2020. The researchers say dled other older residents, hob- the 2011 earthquake and tsuna- nationwide - is now injecting that they tested urine and feces as well as taking swabs from the bats' mouths. bling Japan's inoculation push. mi, has surged ahead of most of younger generations and aims According to the Chinese researchers, one of the viruses was very similar, Luckily, local officials in his the country in vaccinations by to reach people as young as 16 genetically to the SARS-CoV-2 virus that's causing the ongoing pandemic. "It would be small, northeastern town heeding lessons learned from by the end of July, just as the the closest strain to SARS-CoV-2 except for genetic differences on the spike protein, the helped him through the red the catastrophe of a decade ago. Olympics are getting underway. knob-like structure that the virus uses when tape and he got his shots - a Japan lags far behind other Prime Minister Yoshihide attaching to cells," they said. "Together with rarity in Japan, where the advanced economies in vacci- Suga wants to have Japan’s the SARS-CoV-2 related virus collected authorities are racing to inocu- nating its people - 12% have elderly population fully vacci- from Thailand in June 2020, these results late the vulnerable elderly pop- received at least one shot, nated by July and all adults by clearly demonstrate that viruses closely ulation before the start of the according to a Reuters tracker, November. But that will require ‘Chinese researchers find batch related to SARS-CoV-2 continue to circulate Summer Olympics in just six compared to France, the next boosting shots to a million a in bat populations, and in some regions weeks. lowest in the Group of Seven day from the peak so far of might occur at a relatively high frequency," "This way is great," Hayashi industrial powers at 42%, and around 700,000. of new Coronaviruses in Bats’ they wrote.

WORK FROM HOME EFFECT Count of males seeking emotional counselling sees upward trend PNS n PUNE Officials and the counsel- ing more complaints from Giving an example, she to each other which was lors from Pune police's women about domestic vio- said, "A male professional required, she said. The national lockdown Bharosa Cell that was set up lence abuse, emotional out- had approached us saying "During the counselling imposed last year due to to offer help to women, chil- bursts, psychological con- that he has been working sessions, we asked them to coronavirus had reportedly dren and senior citizens in finement and husbands and from home since the last start giving compliments witnessed a rise in the num- distress, said since in-laws' tendency of taking lockdown. He complained about each other's work ber of complaints from September last year, men are them for granted. that just because he is at and spending more time women about domestic vio- increasing coming forward "But post-unlock home, his wife expects him with each other, she lence, abuse by family mem- with complaints. (September onwards), com- to help in household chores. added. bers, psychological disor- Assistant police inspector plaints from men also The husband had failed to Sadavarte said that ders, emotional outbursts Sujata Shanme of the cell increased and they were communicate to her his there is a perceived notion and other issues. said that it had received a about mostly work-related work-related woes, as a that such cells and But counsellors say that total of 2,074 complaints in stress and extended working result of which both of them helplines are generally they have been observing a 2020. hours due to work from started arguing. women-centric, but the trend over the past few "Of these, 1,283 com- home mode, she said. While coun- lockdown has changed months in which men are plaints came from women, She said that if both selling them, that notion and men have increasingly coming forward while in 791 cases the com- the spouses are work- we realised also found a platform to complain about a host of plainants were men. In 2021, ing, they are generally that both where they can issues, including strain in till April, we have received are sympathetic towards of them share their emo- relationship with spouse and 729 complaints from women each other's job responsi- had not tions. work-related stress as a large and 266 from men," she said. bilities. However, if one given number of professionals con- Advocate Prathana spouse is not working, then space tinue to work from home Sadavarte, one of the coun- he or she may not get full due to the restrictions dur- sellors with the cell, said that idea of the hardships that the ing the second wave of the during the strict lockdown other one is facing on the pandemic. last year, they started receiv- professional front.