Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 Published From CORONA: SOME REAL, COAL INDIA JHARKHAND ARM CCL IGA IS QUEEN OF ROME VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THOUGH SOME HYPE LOSES 47 PERSONNEL TO COVID-19 BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 183 VIJAYAWADA, MONDAY MAY 17, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SHILPA SHETTY IN MAHESH- TRIVIKRAM'S STORY { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com PETROL, DIESEL PRICES HIKED AGAIN; CONGRESS MP RAJEEV SATAV WHO HAD COVID-19: LOCKDOWN EXTENDED IN FREE WI-FI NOW AT 6,000 PETROL PRICE NEARS RS 99 IN MUMBAI COVID DIES, RAHUL GANDHI SAYS ‘BIG LOSS’ DELHI BY ANOTHER WEEK RAILWAY STATIONS etrol price on Sunday was increased by enior Congress leader and MP Rajeev Satav elhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on he railways has enabled free Wi-Fi at 24 paise per litre and diesel by 27 died at a private hospital in Pune this Sunday announced extension of the its 6000th station as the facility Ppaise, pushing rates across the Smorning, days after recovering from Dongoing lockdown by one more Twent live at Hazaribagh town of country to record highs and that of petrol coronavirus infection. "It's a big loss for us all," week in the national capital, saying the Jharkhand on Saturday, the national in Mumbai to near Rs 99 a litre. The Rahul Gandhi tweeted, addressing Mr Satav gains made so far in combating transporter said. The railways pro- increase led to rates in Delhi climbing to as "my friend" who embodied the ideals of the COVID-19 cannot be lost due to any vided Wi-Fi facility first at the Rs 92.58 per litre and diesel to Rs 83.22, Congress. "Rajeev Satav became RT-PCR relaxations now. During a visit to the Mumbai Railway station in 2016, according to a price notification of state- swab negative on May 9, 2021. However, after GTB Hospital, he said Delhi has reaching its 5000th station, at owned fuel retailers. Rates had already a prolonged illness he succumbed to secondary recorded a "good level" of COVID-19 Midanpore in West Bengal. On May crossed Rs 100-mark in several cities in pneumonia with multi-organ dysfunction on May recoveries in the past few days and the 15, Jarapada station in Angul District of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and 16 at 4:58 am," Jehangir hospital, where the Congress number of cases is also reducing "very fast". Odisha was also provided with Wi-Fi facility, with the latest increase, price in Mumbai too was inching leader was admitted, said in a statement. The 46-year-old Congress "But we do not want the gains made in the past few days to it said on Sunday. “The Wi-Fi facility at railway stations towards that level. A litre of petrol in Mumbai now comes for leader was in critical condition after he was diagnosed with a new viral be lost all of a sudden. So, the lockdown is being extended meets the objectives of the aspiring ‘Digital India' pro- Rs 98.88 and diesel is priced at Rs 90.40 per litre. infection, according to Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope. for another week till 5 am on May 24," Kejriwal said. gramme of government of India.

BENGAL POLL EFFECT Lockdown inevitable? Centre changes its C PRADEEP KUMAR high. Medical experts are also n VIJAYAWADA deeply concerned about the situa- attitude towards tion here. With more than twenty thousand The state government was initi- Covid positive cases being report- ating region-wise action depending ed everyday during the recent past, on local conditions, but that had Telugu states now despite imposing 18 hours curfew not been yielding expected results for 14 days across Andhra Pradesh, to contain the spread of infection. SNCN ACHARYULU TS and AP as per the requests the state government is likely to Generally, if the positivity rate n HYDERABAD made by the respective Chief MLA Vamsi donates move ahead with a complete lock- crosses ten percent it is termed dan- Ministers. down. As per the fever survey, a gerous, however, the data revealed Following the debacle of the Before May, the Centre faced lot O2 cylinders to GGH measure to control Covid-19, the that the positivity rate has crossed Bharatiya Janata Party in the two of criticism from opposition par- positivity rate is alarming in the 20 per cent, which is alarming. recent bye-elections - Nagarjuna ties and non-BJP ruled states over state and has crossed 20 percent. According to ICMR lockdown is Sagar and Tirupati seats- and its the assistance provided in tackling Despite the strict curfew being inevitable if the positivity is above not-so-good performance in the the Covid pandemic. In April the imposed in the state, Covid posi- 10 percent. West Bengal Assembly elections, Congress interim president Sonia tive cases are spreading like wild- In the 11 districts in AP, the pos- there is a perceptible shift in the Gandhi alleged that the BJP-ruled 3 fire. Curfew is imposed from 12 itivity rate was found to be above Centre's attitude towards the two states had been receiving preferen- noon to 6 am exempting emer- 20 per cent, with Visakhapatnam, Telugu States. This is in line with tial treatment in getting medical gency medical care. The present East Godavari and Anantapur dis- the expectations of the Chief equipment. The states ruled by curfew does not appear to contain tricts recording the most positive Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and opposition parties alleged that they the spread of Covid as relaxation is that the corona cases will be diffi- According to the ranking matrix cases. With this, ICMR suggests Telangana. This also explains why were getting step-motherly treat- given from 6 am to 12 noon and cult to control without a complete of Covid-19 situation index and imposing complete lockdown their current expectations are ment from the Centre in getting people are coming onto the roads lockdown. health infrastructure index of a few instead of curfew in the state for being met by the Centre, especial- supplies of oxygen, vaccines and unnecessarily during the relax- The second wave of Covid is selected states in the country, AP's another six to eight weeks. ly in connection with the distribu- other items to fight the pandemic. ation period. There are criticisms turning scary with the increasing health infrastructure index is aver- According to the Fever Survey tion of oxygen, vaccine and med- Prior to the West Bengal that corona is not coming under number of positive cases of about age and the Covid-19 situation conducted in AP more rural pop- icines to fight the pandemic. Assembly elections, the Chief control with the present curfew. 20,000 per day besides shortage of index is poor. ulation seems to be suffering from There has been a lot of differ- Ministers of Telugu states had In the present scenario officials medicines, lack of vaccines, inad- The AP government has been fevers. Although most people show ence in the attitude of the Centre indicated that they expected a feel that lockdown, as imposed dur- equate beds in hospitals, short taking steps to curb the pandem- corona symptoms, the survey towards the Telugu states in May, change in the attitude of the cen- ing Covid first wave, is the only way supply of oxygen, exploitation done ic, however the question now is seems to find that they do not come compared to that in April, tral government towards non-BJP out. It is learned that the authori- by private hospitals etc.. All these how far their measures will yield forward to get tested. If tests are observers feel. The Central govern- ruled states, should TMC win the ties have also told CM Jaganmohan are the conditions under which good result as the spread of the conducted for everyone the real sit- ment has increased the quota of polls. Reddy the same and it is believed people have to live in dire straits. virus in the state appears to be very uation will be more alarming. oxygen and vaccine supply to both 2 Maha CM asks family docs to join fight Tauktae intensifies against Covid Primary contacts 39,000 people suffer from fever into ‘very severe refuse to get tested reveals household survey: Singhal cyclonic storm' PNS n NEW DELHI 5 PNS n VIJAYAWADA Cyclone Tauktae has intensi- for Covid Anil Kumar Singhal, principal sec- fied into a "very severe PNS n VIJAYAWADA people who were primary contacts retary, Medical and Health depart- cyclonic storm" and is of the Covid positive patients. ment, said a household survey to approaching the Gujarat In a surprising move by the vil- They were told to come and get identify people suffering from coast, the India lagers of U Venkampeta hamlet of tested by the health staff, six of fever was in full swing across the Meteorological Department Veeraghattam Mandal in the north them came and got tested while the state and was likely to be complet- (IMD) said on Sunday. Andhra district of Srikakulam, remaining six said that they could ed by the evening of May 17. He "It is very likely to move the villagers refused to get them not come for testing. asked the Centre to increase the north-northwestwards and tested for Covid infection. Already Jagadish said that they would oxygen quota given to AP. reach Gujarat coast in the a few people in the village were conduct a Covid testing camp Addressing a press conference evening hours of 17th (May) tested Covid positive and the at Chidimi village, which is on Sunday, Singhal said that Asha and cross Gujarat coast medical and health author- close to U Venkampeta workers were identifying people ter of black fungus to find out if any from Durgapur. He said all hospitals between Porbandar and ities were identifying and get the primary con- suffering from fever at every home. case was reported in the state till date. across the state have full stocks of Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) their primary contact to tacts and others tested ANMs would provide medicines and On the other hand the central gov- oxygen. He asked the central govern- around 18th May early morn- test for the deadly infec- for Covid infection. isolation kits to the identified peo- ernment has allotted 1,600 vials to ment to further increase the oxygen ing," the IMD said. tion while the villagers M Sarasvathi ANM ple suffering from fever. The survey AP to treat black fungus cases and allocation to AP. Central government The IMD has also issued a refused to come for- said that three women was expected to be completed by the state government is ready to pur- officials will hold video conferenc- yellow alert for the coasts of Covaxin effective ward for the test. and two men of U Monday evening. So far, 39,000 chase the vials, said the Principal ing and decide on oxygen allocations Gujarat and Diu and Daman. According to Health Venkampeta hamlet people had been diagnosed with Secretary. by Monday, he said. According to the Cyclone against India, UK Supervisor, B Jagadish, U were infected and the fever across the state. He said if treat- He said that during the past 24 During the past 24 hours 94,550 Warning Division of the strains: Biotech Venkampeta is a hamlet family members were not ment was provided to the infected at hours, the central government had samples were tested and 24,171 IMD, by May 18, the wind that has a population of 950 willing to come to the testing the right time, the pressure of coro- delivered 600 MT liquid medical turned out to be positive and 101 speed is expected to increase people. About five people were centre as it was about 5 kms away na cases on hospitals would be oxygen (LMO) to AP and that was people succumbed to the deadly to 150-160 kilometres per tested positive a few days back and and the medical supervisor told reduced. 10 MT more than the regular allo- virus. On the other hand 15,911 peo- hour, gusting up to 175 they were isolated from their fam- that they would set up a camp for Anil Kumar Singhal, said that the cation. He said 80 MT of medical ple across the state called 104 call cen- kmph. ily members. The health depart- them at Chidimi village on Medical and Health department oxygen was received from Jamnagar, tre in the last 24 hours and availed 8 ment staff identified about 12 Monday. officials were looking into the mat- 60 MT from Jamshedpur and 40 MT medical services, said AK Singhal. 2 TODAY Israel air ALMANAC No injuries caused to rebel MP Raju: HC panel Month & Paksham: strikes kill 33 SNV SUDHIR Vaishakha & Shukla Paksha n VIJAYAWADA Panchangam The High Court appointed medical Kshatriyas disown Raju Tithi : Panchami: 11:34 am Palestinians PNS n ISRAELI committee had said that there were Nakshatram : Punarvasu: 01:22 am no injuries or wounds on the body PNS n VIJAYAWADA "We as a community support- Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed of YSRCP rebel MP Kanumuru ed him in the last elections and any important work) 33 Palestinians, including eight Raghurama Krishna Raju and he The Kshatriya community rep- campaigned for him. But he is Rahukalam : 07:23 am – 08:59 am children, Gaza health officials was in perfect health. resentatives and leaders from disloyal. In the last 15 months Yamagandam : 10:36 am – 12:12 pm said, as militants fired an early Raju was arrested by CID on Narsapuram, Palakollu, of his tenure he did nothing for morning barrage of rockets into sedition charges on Friday evening Bhimavaram, Undi, his constituency as an MP. He Varjyam : 09:53 pm – 11:35 pm Israel. in Hyderabad. After his bail peti- Tadepalligudem had conduct- has been not cooperating with Gulika : 01:48 pm - 03:25 pm With no sign of an end to the tion was rejected by a single judge ed a meeting on Sunday and any of the five MLAs of this Good Time : (to start any important work) worst outbreak of Israeli- bench of the High Court on unanimously stood on the region," Guntur Peddiraju, Palestinian violence in years the Saturday afternoon, Raju through point not to support YSRCP member of Kshatriya Seva Amritakalam :10:45 am – 12:29 pm United Nations Security Council his advocate wrote a letter to the rebel MP Kanumuru Samithi told reporters on Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:46 am – 12:38 pm was due to meet later on Sunday High Court chief justice that he was medical committee. tests at GGH CID sleuths had Raghurama Krishna Raju. Sunday. to discuss the hostilities. inflicted injuries by the police on The medical team clearly stated taken Raju to Guntur sub jail The members of the Kshatriya He added Raju had changed VIJAYAWADA The death toll in Gaza Friday during their custody. that there were no injuries on the instead of Ramesh Hospital which Seva Samiti of Narsapuram at least three parties in the last WEATHER overnight jumped to 181, includ- Acting upon the letter, the High body of Raghurama Krishna Raju was objected by Raju's counsel found fault with Raghurama few years and his interest lies during the hearing before the High Forecast: ing 47 children, amid an intensive Court chief justice had asked a divi- and added that he was in perfect Krishna Raju and also con- solely in safeguarding his prop- Partly cloudy Israeli air and artillery barrage sion bench to look into it. The divi- health. Court bench on Sunday. demned his hate speeches. Their erties and increasing his wealth. Temp: 37/28 Humidity: 61% since the fighting erupted last sion bench had constituted a med- The High Court has ordered to The Additional Advocate condemnation comes in the The members said they were Sunrise: 05:43 am Monday. Ten people have been ical committee and asked it to sub- implement the orders of the CID General (AAG) Ponnaavolu wake of Raju trying to evoke feeling disgusted with the Sunset: 06:41 pm killed in Israel, including two mit a report in a sealed cover. Court which had said Raju should Sudhakar Reddy said that the High sympathy from his constituency behavior of Raghurama Raju children. On Sunday High Court judges be taken to private Ramesh Court had issued orders at 6:40 PM particularly from his communi- and they were not going to sup- Current Weather Conditions while hearing the petition of Raju Hospital for medical tests and on Saturday. ty members. port him in this context. Updated may 16, 2021 5:00 PM 2 read the report submitted by the examination. However, after the 2 VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MAY 17, 2021 vijayawada 02

Tauktae intensifies India records 3.11 lakh fresh into ‘very severe... Monday Mirchi Continued from Page 1 Lack of coordination or com- loading and dispatching of cryogenic tankers The IMD said wind speed munication? with LMO. Rising to the nationwide demand reaching 70-80 kmph gusting The decision to regulate entry of ambulances for LMO, RINL-Vizag Steel's cumulative dis- cases of Covid, 4,077 deaths to 90 kmph is likely along and with Covid patients at Telangana borders has cre- patch has crossed 11,900 MT mark since the off south Maharashtra-Goa ated a stir in the administration in both the outbreak of the pandemic. The bulk of it is PNS n NEW DELHI from Uttar Pradesh, 216 from and adjoining Karnataka Telugu states. While the Chief Secretary of being dispatched primarily to other states. On Punjab, 197 from coasts, and 40-50 kmph gust- Andhra Pradesh called his counterpart to con- April 22, the first Oxygen Express, carrying 100 With 3.11 lakh fresh coron- Uttarakhand, 149 from ing to 60 kmph along and off vey the AP government's displeasure, Telangana MT of LMO in 7 cryogenic tankers, was dis- avirus infections, India saw the Rajasthan, 144 each from the north Maharashtra coast Chief Secretary reportedly conveyed that he had patched to Maharashtra to meet the emergency lowest rise in daily COVID-19 Haryana and West Bengal, on May 16. It is likely to 'no role' in the decision to stop the ambulances. requirement in the state. At least subsequent- cases after a gap of 25 days, 129 from Chhattisgarh. increase to 65-75 kmph, gust- This has raised serious questions about who is ly the Vizag Steel Plant's oxygen could have while the death toll rose to A total of 2,70,284 deaths ing to 85 kmph along and off actually taking such important decisions in the been allotted to Andhra Pradesh, while send- 2,70,284 with 4,077 new fatal- have been reported so far in the north Maharashtra coast government. Both the governments have come ing Durgapur's output elsewhere, to save time ities, according to the Union the country including 80,512 from May 17 till the morning under fire for the 'inhuman' decision, due to and resources, say observers. Health Ministry data updated from Maharashtra, 21,434 of May 18. which Covid patients were stuck at the borders Stay home, stay safe on Sunday. from Karnataka, 21244 from Squally wind speed reaching with some losing their lives. Chief Minister of A total of 3,11,170 new cases Delhi, 17,359 from Tamil 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 Andhra Pradesh Y S Jaganmohan Reddy did not 'Stay home, stay safe' is the latest catchphrase were reported in a day, taking Nadu, 17,238 from Uttar kmph is likely over the north- call his Telangana counterpart even as patients that helps one realize the dire need to keep coro- India's total tally of COVID-19 Pradesh, 13,137 from West east Arabian Sea and along and died at the border waiting for emergency med- navirus at bay. The governments are telling peo- cases to 2,46,84,077. Bengal, 11,693 from Punjab off south Gujarat and Daman ical help, though his aides advised him to call K ple to stay at home and not come onto roads A total of 2,95,041 cases and 11,590 from and Diu coasts from morning Chandrasekhar Rao to sort out the issue. At the as corona is literally in the air. Moreover, were reported in a span of 24 recorded at 1.09 per cent, the on December 19.India Chhattisgarh. May 16. It will gradually same time, the Telangana CMO waited for some Telangana State has imposed lockdown. hours on April 21. data stated. crossed the grim milestone of The health ministry increase, becoming gale with 'higher level' intervention to sort out the prob- However, government offices, including the ad The active cases have India's COVID-19 tally had 2 crore on May 4. stressed that more than 70 per speed reaching 150-160 kmph lem as they have a defence in the form of 'state- hoc Secretariat, are working from 10 am to 5 reduced to 36,18,458 compris- crossed the 20-lakh mark on According to the ICMR, cent of the deaths occurred gusting to 175 kmph over the wise quota' from the Centre. pm with 30% staff. Still, most employees, moti- ing 14.66 per cent of the total August 7, 30 lakh on August 31,48,50,143 samples have due to comorbidities. northeast Arabian Sea and "We are getting 675 Tocilizumab injections to vated by the slogan, are staying at home. Post infections, while the national 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and been tested up to May 15 with "Our figures are being rec- along and off Gujarat coast the state from the Centre. We are reserving them demolition of the Secretariat buildings, the COVID-19 recovery rate has 50 lakh on September 16. It 18,32,950 samples being test- onciled with the Indian (Porbandar, Junagarh, Gir for our Telangana patients. If patients from other departments have scattered and no one knows improved to 84.25 per cent, the went past 60 lakh on ed on Saturday. Council of Medical Research," Somnath, Amreli) and 120-150 states flood our hospitals, how can we manage our which department is working from where. So, data updated at 8 am showed. September 28, The 4,077 new fatalities the ministry said on its web- kmph gusting to 165 kmph meagre supplies from the Centre?" questioned a one can only hope that the 30% staff required The number of people who 70 lakh on October 11, include 960 from site, adding that state-wise over Devbhoomi Dwarka, senior official. Though it seems to be quite logi- to work from office are really going to their have recuperated from the dis- crossed 80 lakh on October 29, Maharashtra, 349 from distribution of figures is sub- Jamnagar, Bhavnagar districts cal on the face of it, none could defend the 'inhu- workplace. An employee's union leader said: ease surged to 2,07,95,335, 90 lakh on November 20 and Karnataka, 337 from Delhi, ject to further verification of Gujarat from the early hours man' treatment meted out to the patients from "There is no mechanism in place to track the while the case fatality rate was surpassed the one-crore mark 303 from Tamil Nadu, 281 and reconciliation. of May 18. the Andhra Pradesh. Even as AP, TS are fighting 30% employees who are expected to attend the over this, patients from Karnataka, Maharashtra office and to determine which employee has to continue to flood Hyderabad hospitals. All of this come on which day". Employees, based on has exposed lack of communication between the mutual understanding, decide who has to come two states and lack of coordination at the official to office on which day. In other words, it is one Centre changes its attitude... Israel air strikes kill... level during the pandemic. big vacation for most employees; call it lock- Continued from Page 1 Israeli city of Ashkelon, Zvi Wish babus could think out of box down induced by corona or whatever. The gov- Continued from Page 1 they stood in both the Telugu their expectations, the central Daphna, a physician, whose ernment is also not in a position to ask the states. In the West Bengal government has increased the The pre-dawn attacks were on neighborhood has been Only babus can think of a circuitous route employees why they are not attending duty. A The two states were then fac- Assembly elections, the BJP quota of oxygen, Remdesivir houses in the centre of Gaza struck by several rockets, to reach medical supplies during an emergency. senior officer said: "If the government provides ing difficulties in getting from leadership thought that their injections and supply of City, Palestinian health offi- described a feeling of "fear That is because they work in silos, obey polit- vaccine to employees on priority, then it has a the Centre adequate medical party would come to power. Covid-19 vaccines to cials said. A spokesman for and horror". ical masters without thinking, and invariably right to ask". equipment and supplies to But the BJP has occupied the Telangana State. the Israeli military said he The Israeli military said resist change for the better. Babus at the Centre Babus in loop line elevated after fight Covid -19. Moreover, in principal opposition's posi- Union Minister Piyush would look into these reports. that Hamas, the Islamist have not risen to the occasion even during the Eatela's exit the bye-elections -- for the tion and not the position of Goyal called Telangana Chief Palestinians working to group that runs Gaza, and present pandemic-induced national crisis. Following the ejection of former health minis- Nagarjuna Sagar Assembly the ruling party. Minister K Chandrasekhar clear rubble from a building other armed groups have fired Just look at the time an Oxygen Express ter Eatela Rajender from the state cabinet, officials seat in Telangana and the In the light of these devel- Rao on Saturday to covey wrecked in the air strikes more than 2,800 rockets from reached Krishnapatnam in Nellore from in loop line, particularly those sidelined by him, Tirupati Lok Sabha seat in opments, the Telugu states' Prime Minister Narendra recovered the bodies of a the enclave in six days. Durgapur Steel Plant in West Bengal. are being elevated. An important source of the TRS Andhra Pradesh -- the BJP lost Chief Ministers, K Modi's decision to increase the woman and man. This was more than half the "Absolutely cannot understand this logic! supremo was sidelined and given a nominal role its deposits. Local BJP leaders Chandrasekhar Rao of quota. At the same time, the "These are moments of number fired during 51 days Vizag Steel Plant oxygen is supplied elsewhere after Eatela took over as health minister. However, of both Telugu states had told Telangana and YS Jaganmohan central government has horror that no one can in a 2014 war between Hamas and Durgapur Steel Plant sends oxygen to now that official has been elevated to serve in the the BJP high command that Reddy of Andhra Pradesh, increased the supply of oxygen describe. Like an earthquake and Israel, the military said, Vizag! What a colossal wastage of resources! CMO. A fortnight after the dramatic exit of the they were going to give a expected that the Centre - 80 tons per day - from hit the area," said Mahmoud and more intensive even than Bureaucracy still drives the divinity," goes a health minister, the doctor has been appointed as tough fight to the ruling par- would give preference to their Jamnagar Reliance plant to Hmaid, a father of seven who Hezbollah's bombardment tweet. Two cryogenic containers, each carry- Officer on Special duty in CMO. Dr T. Gangadhar, ties in the bye-elections. But states in all aspects, including Rayalaseema as requested by was helping with the rescue from Lebanon during the ing 20 MT of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) moved and asked to head the nephrology wing the results of the bye- elections the fight against Covid-19 the Chief Minister of AP YS efforts. 2006 war between Israel and from Durgapur Steel Plant reached in NIMS, was a made member of the Task force had shown the BJP where pandemic. In keeping with Jaganmohan Reddy. Across the border in the the Iran-backed Shi'ite group. Krishnapatnam port in Nellore district on committee on Covid last year. Possibly it was the Saturday. Another train with 60 MT of liquid first indication of the coming events for Eatela. The oxygen, after starting from Durgapur on doctor is the fourth OSD in CMO. About a fort- Saturday evening, was expected to reach night ago, he became a member of the Core Nellore within 24 hours. These two trains will Committee of Experts for the Union Ministry of be running in opposite directions to ensure Health and Family Welfare, which is involved in Spurt likely in gold market assured supply of 60 MT per day to developing guidelines and policies for handling Rayalaseema districts and Nellore. This being Covid positive patients. The gold market seems to be and $ 2,799 (per ounce) Rs.19.54, New Zealand only. Dilsukhnagar, Kukatpally, so, five units of oxygen making plants in the readying for an unprecedent- respectively. Dollar: Rs.53.04, Kuwaiti In local markets, standard Bowenpally and General Visakhapatnam Steel Plant are in operation, - Yours truly ed tejee (spurt) considering Other economic parame- Dinar: Rs.243.61, Omani Rial: gold (24 carats) appreciated by Bazar witnessed moderate the rapidly changing geo- ters remained from moderate Rs.190.41 and UAE Dirham: Rs.320 and closed at Rs.48,980 trading. political phenomena. If, on to strong. Brent and Nymex Rs.19.95, Japanese Yen: (per 10 gms). Ornamental During the week, like in the the one hand, the world has crude closed at US$ 68.71 and Rs.0.67 and Hong Kong gold too followed suit and was previous week, common puls- been watching with bated 65.31 (per barrel) respective- Dollar: Rs.9.43. quoted in the range of es such as tuar dal, masoor breath the war-like situation ly, while Crude MCX was India has been the second Rs.44,800-44,900 on the clos- dal, moong dal and urad dal No injuries caused to rebel... on Gaza borders, equally it is quoted at Rs.4,786 (per bar- largest importer of gold after ing day. Silver (0.999), on the and commodities like chillies worrisome matter to learn rel). While Gold MCX China. Akshay Tritiya is a fes- other hand, declined margin- and garlic remained Continued from Page 1 AAG informed the High regard. CID court will file an about Azerbaijan's invasion of stood at Rs.47,677 (per tival when traditionally ally by Rs.100 and closed at unchanged. Staple food grains Court that the CID court would affidavit by tonight. Armenia. These two factors 10 gms), MCX Silver Hindu families (nowadays, Rs.76,000 (per kg). and common edible recorded While the High court had amend the judgment once High It was a whole day of high have all the potential to divide closed at Rs.71,080 people of other faiths COMMODITIES a negligible decline. rejected private doctors' exam- Court order copy is submitted. drama on Sunday as there was the world into at least two (per kg). Copper also) purchase gold With a view to augment Common vegetables such ination, CRPF security and CID court had ordered the a delay in conducting medical blocks, each one siding one MCX closed at according to their supplies, the government has as cabbage, cauliflower, ribbed presence of family members, uploading of the judgment tests on YSRCP rebel MP from country or the other. If that Rs.773.25 (per financial capacity. eased restrictions on the gourd, snake gourd, lady's Additional Advocate General copy of the High Court online Narasapur Kanumuru happens, all markets, includ- kg). Sensex and In normal times, import of tuar daal, moong finger, cucumber, potatoes, Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy and AAG said it would be Raghurama Krishna Raju by ing of course gold, would Nifty 50 gold worth daal and urad daal until onions, tomatoes, French had informed the court that he uploaded online by tonight. the court appointed medical flare up as the global strife closed at 15-20 tons is October 31. beans and leafy vegetables himself had arranged the GGH AAG had objected to send- committee and submitting the escalates. 48,732.55 WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW bought on The sentiment in principal remained unchanged at the medical team. ing Raju to Ramesh Hospital report to the CID sessions During the week ended and 14,677.80 points respec- this occasion, but since the wholesale commodity mar- previous week's higher levels. AAG said that CID Court stating it's like sending him to court. The CID sessions court Saturday, the New York gold tively. Leading foreign curren- spread of Covid-19 pandem- kets in the twin cities turned The NECC wholesale price had ordered to send Raju to TDP office. It is not good to in turn submitted the report to appreciated and closed at US cies' exchange rates on the ic, due to a decline in earnings moderate due to lower of egg in Hyderabad further Ramesh Hospital at 8:30 PM send Raju to Ramesh Hospital the High Court. $ 1,843.90 (per ounce) while closing day of the week were: and restrictions on move- demand. appreciated by Rs.30 and which meant the orders of CID after a report is submitted by The High Court Division silver remained steady and US $: Rs.73.29, British Pound: ments, there has been a dras- Rythu Bazars and other closed at Rs.448 (per 100). Court had come after the orders GGH doctors after careful Bench had directed the medical closed at $ 27.43 (per ounce). Rs.103.32, Euro: Rs.89.00, tic fall in the volumes. This commodity markets located The highest price of Rs.552 of High Court. This issue has examination. board to submit the report On the other hand, platinum Singapore $: Rs.55.02, Swiss year, according to trade in Begum Bazar, Kishangunj, was recorded at Ranchi and been taken to the notice of CID The High Court has ordered along with the video footage of and palladium declined and Franc: Rs.81.27, Australian sources gold sale was record- Mukthyargunj, Risala Muzaffarpur, while Hospet Court by AGP. filing of an affidavit in this the tests conducted by 12pm. closed at $ 1,222 (per ounce) $: Rs.56.98, Saudi Riyal: ed in the range of 9-10 tons Abdullah, Mir AlamMandi, recorded the lowest of Rs.435. NIA searches A tale of two verdicts of Madras High Court in TN over n HC UPADHYAY Aggrieved by such caustic other words, the apex court has final order or judgment. 'resistance' by the religious Others assailing the order (approximately Rs.28,000- remarks by the Constitutional felt that the harsh words used Therefore, they are likely to group, if reciprocated by dated September 3, 2020 31,000) per month --which is ISIS social It is said that the courts are court against it which too, is a by the judges of the Madras form a wrong opinion about a another, could lead to chaos passed by the Commandant a wage well below the wage not the propounders of gospel Constitutional body, the ECI High Court have not been party to the case. Lastly, if the and riots. Alas! Even after of Provincial Armed fixed by the State and Federal media posts truth. Even judges are fallible, filed an appeal in the Supreme considered as ratio decidendi judges behave in dignified repeated judicial warnings, Constabulary (PAC), Etah governments - is now facing PNS n CHENNAI since they are also human Court. The appeal, titled and therefore, the ECI need not manner without losing temper, what prevents the govern- wherein the petitioner was a law suit. beings; and to err is human. Election Commission of India feel offended. there will not be any question ment of the day to declare found as being not suitable As per the plaint, the work- The NIA on Sunday carried However, in a country like Vs. Vijayabhasker & Others True, as the highest court of of gag on media's reporting of the country as a Hindu for the post of Constable by ers were recruited from India out searches at four locations ours where a vast majority of was heard and decided by a the land, the apex court has court proceedings. Rashtra still remains a riddle. the Competent Authority as to come to the United States in Tamil Nadu's Madurai in people look at the courts as division bench comprising done what it could be expect- Another judgment by a Allahabad HC on juvenile jus- the petitioner had not dis- with R-1 religious visas to do connection with a case relat- temples of justice, those adorn- Justice Dr.Dhananjay ed to do to douse the fire. division bench of the Madras tice closed in the application for stonework and other con- ing to incriminating Facebook ing the august posts as judges Chandrachud and Justice Still, it ought to have High Court, comprising A single-judge bench of the employment his criminal struction work during the posts by an extremist advocat- owe extra responsibility to peo- M.R Shah. The said judg- overtly or covertly at Justice N.Kirubakaran and Allahabad High Court, com- prosecution as a juvenile. construction of the BAPS ing the ideology of the Islamic ple. ment indeed is an excellent least 'advised' the judges Justice P. Velmurugan, deliv- prising Justice Ajay Bhanot, However, in the instant Shri Swaminarayan Mandir State terror group and funda- Seen in this context, the two example of tight-rope of not only of the High ered on May 9 is an eye- in a recent judgment has case the petitioner was 15 in Robbinsville, New Jersey. mentalist organisation Hizb- judgments delivered by the walking. While the apex Courts but also opener to the 'secular' band held that using criminal pros- years, 8 months on the date The plaint further alleged Ut-Tahrir, an official said. Madras High Court recently court on the one all other wagon. The fanatic Muslim ecution faced by a candidate of offence. The Court clari- that the workers were forced The case pertains to upload- deserve special consideration. hand, has upheld the subordinate elements of V.Kalathur vil- as a juvenile to form an opin- fied that these observations to live and work in a fenced, ing some incriminating posts However, the din and dust powers of the High courts to refrain from lage in Parambalur district of ion about his suitability for shall not apply to cases guarded compound, which on Facebook by Mohammad over the first Judgment relating Court under using harsh words Tamil Nadu had the audaci- appointment is arbitrary, ille- beyond the ambit of Juvenile they were not allowed to Iqbal, a Madurai resident, who to the Election Commission of Art.226 as also the against a litigant in the ty to knock on the doors of gal and violative of Art.14 Justice Act, 2000 and also in leave unaccompanied by was arrested in December last India (ECI) has been subse- media's right of LEGAL open court in course of the High Court for register- and 21 of the Constitution of cases of heinous crimes com- overseers affiliated with year, he said. quently cleared in an appeal by reporting and hearing or trial of a case, ing their resistance to India. The bench further mitted by persons in the age BAPS. Further, BAPS had In the social media posts, the apex court vide its 31-page expression, on the ROUNDUP because any way such Hindus taking out religious observed: "As a sequitur pros- group of 16 to 18 years. confiscated the workers' pass- Iqbal, an extremist, advocated judgment dated April 30. other it has upheld oral observations or out- procession through Muslim- ecution faced as a juvenile is Temple hauled up in US ports to prevent them from the ideology of the ISIS terror Earlier, the Madras High Court the importance of the bursts by the presiding dominated areas on the not a relevant fact for form- for labour law violations leaving, the plaint added. group and Hizb-Ut-Tahrir, a had castigated the EC for its ECI and eulogized its role in officers are not going to form ground that Islam considers ing an opinion about the The Bochasanwasi Shri Filed by Jaffe Glenn Law fundamentalist organisation, utter disregard for the people conducting free and fair elec- the part of their orders or taking out a religious proces- criminal antecedents and Akshar Purushottam Group, the suit stated that the the official of the premier and going ahead with the elec- tions in the last seven decades. judgments. Further, the read- sion of other religions as a suitability of the candidate for Swaminarayan Sanstha actions of BAPS constitute investigation agency said. tions in Tamil Nadu even when The apex court, obviously ers of newspapers and viewers 'sin'. appointment, such prosecu- (BAPS), which brought some forced labour, document zThe posts on the Facebook people were dying due to applying the principle of obiter of televisions are generally The High Court, while tion cannot be made a basis 200 workers to the US as reli- servitude, conspiracy and page titled “Thoonga Vizhigal Covid-19 pandemic. The court dicta, has observed that since devoid of the knowledge about dismissing the Writ Petition, for denial of appointment." gious volunteers from India confiscation of immigration Rendu is in Kazimar Street" had gone to the extent of nothing has gone into the legal fine line between the oral observed that allowing reli- The observation came in a and made them perform documents with the intent to was uploaded by Iqbal for den- describing the ECI as killer of judgement in written form, observations of the court and gious intolerance is not good writ petition, titled Anuj manual labour for as many as engage in fraud in foreign igrating a particular commu- the people. there is nothing to quash. In what will form the part of the for a secular country and Kumar Vs. State of U.P & 87 hours a week for $ 450 labour contracting. nity, the official said.

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PNS n VIJAYAWADA are not much impacted this on YSRCP rebel MP’s release year with Covid conditions We are quite jubilant to have a robust power Power utilities are expecting a compared to last year. system in place in meeting the requirements of surge in the electricity con- Similarly, as per the esti- all categories of consumers sumption across the state in mates of the state energy — SRIKANT NAGULAPALLI, Chinarajappa demands June when compared to last department the demand in Energy Secretary year. In fact, the electricity June 2021 is expected to rise by usage had already gone up in 13 per cent compared to the CBI probe into ‘custodial the last fortnight of May. energy consumption of 167 The energy consumption in ities because the state govern- The average energy con- MU/day in June 2020. the first week of May 2021 was ment is fully supporting the torture’ of Narsapuram MP sumption during the fortnight This clearly indicates that the 1,399 million units (MU) with power sector in the augmenta- i.e; from May 1 to 15 was economic activity in the state an increase of 23 per cent as tion of generation capacities, PNS n VIJAYAWADA around 196 MU/day, which is has picked up compared to last against 1,139 MU in the first transmission and distribution, an increase by 15.37 pc com- year. “Taking all the precau- week of May 2020 while the renewable energy generation TDP senior leader N pared to corresponding days in tionary steps in Covid, we will national energy consumption and other advanced technolo- Chinarajappa asserted that May 2020. put all-out efforts to provide increased by 25 per cent. The gies. “We are quite jubilant to Narsapuram MP Raghurama The energy demand in May satisfactory services to all con- demand as of May 15 is 188.2 have the robust power system Krishnam Raju was being 2021 is expected to be 190 sumers,” Energy Secretary MU as against the expected in place in meeting the require- victimised by the YSRCP MU/day with an average Srikant Nagulapalli said during quality and reliable power to its demand of 200 MU. The ments of all categories of con- PNS n VIJAYAWADA government for filing a peti- increase of seven per cent as a telephonic review on power electricity consumers with the reduction of demand of 12 MU sumers,” he said tion in the CBI court seeking against 177 MU/day in May supply position on Sunday. continuous support of the gov- on May 15 is due to rains in Minister for Energy Balineni Leader of the Opposition N cancellation of Chief 2020. The demand is low in Even as the Covid had hit ernment. Significantly elec- some parts of the state. Srinivasa Reddy appreciated Chandrababu Naidu on Minister YS Jaganmohan May 2020 due to Covid hard the entire power sector in tricity consumption across the The secretary said that meet- the efforts of power utilities in Sunday appealed to Governor Reddy's bail. induced Lockdown and an the country, Andhra Pradesh sectors in Andhra Pradesh had ing the growing energy meeting the demand and Biswa Bushan Harichandan He said the ruling YSRCP increase in energy demand in power utilities have shown sig- surged manifold in the last few demand is absolutely not at all requirements of the consumers, to intervene in the case of targeted Raghurama would be the fate of the May 2021 is because industries nificant progress in supplying days. a constraint for AP power util- the secretary said. Narsapuram MP K Krishnam Raju for his coura- common man in the state Raghurama Krishnam Raju, geous remarks against the when an MP was assaulted who was shifted to the Guntur government. No further by the police. It was a fact sub-jail by the AP CID in vio- proof would be needed other that Raghurama Raju sus- lation of court orders. than the third degree meth- tained injuries while in the Second Oxygen Express with In a letter to the Governor, ods to say how the YSRCP custody of the CID. The AP Naidu stated that the MP's wife regime was bent on taking its CID violated the Covid and family members were wor- revenge regardless of the guidelines by going in large ried as there was a grave dan- political repercussions, he numbers to arrest the MP. medical oxygen reaches Guntur ger to his life because of the said. They committed one more threat from the YSRCP. In a statement issued here serious offence by using third PNS n VIJAYAWADA Already, the MP sustained on Sunday, the TDP leader degree methods against Raju. injuries while in the CID cus- said the government and the Some police officers were The Second Oxygen Express tody. The court has ordered for Chief Minister would be going to any length in order with 76.39 MT reached Guntur sending him to medical exam- held responsible if anything to please the Chief Minister. on Sunday, said D Narendra ination at the Ramesh Hospital happens to the Narsapuram Terming it as a disgrace for Varma, Senior DCM-Guntur. in Guntur, but the police defied MP. The police were wield- the police force, He said that given the rapid the orders. ing their lathis against the Chinarajappa asked whether rise in Covid cases and a sig- Expressing serious concern, law-abiding citizens instead there would be any safety and nificant surge in the demand the TDP chief, said: "The CID of maintaining law and order. security for the Opposition for Liquid Medical Oxygen Police of Andhra Pradesh have The rule of law was thrown parties if they wanted to MLA lauds NGO’s gesture (LMO) across the country. illegally arrested Lok Sabha to the wind under the auto- highlight the failures and Indian Railways has created a MP K Raghurama Krishnam cratic rule, he remarked. misdeeds of the government, PNS n VINUKONDA gesture. signal-free ‘Green Corridor’ to Raju in Hyderabad on May 14 Chinarajappa asked what he questioned? He thanked the donors for provide safe, secure, hassle-free and he was brought to the CID MLA Bolla Brahmanayudu coming forward to set up and fast transportation of oxy- Police Station in Guntur. On inaugurated a special ward for beds worth Rs 2 lakh on wit- gen to the different parts of the the same day, custodial vio- court order the police were not produce Raju for medical the Covid patients at the Covid nessing the plight of people in country during these critical lence was unleashed on Raju supposed to get the MP exam- examination at Ramesh Care Centre in Vinukonda, the backward Vinukonda times. by five masked men and was ined at the Government Hospital and they shifted him which was set up with the help area. The Second Oxygen Express minutes to reach the destina- Manager, Narendra Varma, brutally injured. In this regard, General Hospital, Guntur, and to the Guntur sub-jail. They of the US-based NGO Empower and Excel volun- for Andhra Pradesh was tion in Guntur. IRTS Senior Commercial the court has ordered for a then at Ramesh hospital. This shifted the MP through the Empower and Excel. teer Vasireddy Ravichandra loaded with four containers The Oxygen Special Express Manager, and other officials medical report about injuries should be done in the presence backdoor from the GGH in Speaking on the occasion, said that their organisation carrying 76.39 tonnes of Liquid arrived at Pagidipalli in Guntur visited the container depot sustained by Raju during the of his ‘Y’ category security is Guntur without informing his the MLA lauded Ayesha came forward to sponsor 500 Medical Oxygen (LMO) Railway Division and was and monitored the decanting police custody." given by the Central govern- family members and by evad- Charagulla, founder President beds across the state and they reached Concor Siding in placed at Concor Siding for of liquid oxygen. This Oxygen Naidu said that as per the ment. However, the police did ing the media. and CEO, Empower and Excel, are planning to provide 100 Guntur on Sunday. It had decanting of liquid oxygen. A Express is expected to bring USA, and Karanam Kalyan beds in the Guntur district and started from Reliance Rail total of 76.39 tonnes of Liquid relief to Covid patients in the Krishna Kumar, India Chapter already handed over 50 beds Terminal, Kanalus in Gujarat Medical Oxygen was decanted. state and strengthen the collec- head, Vijayawada, for their to GGH in Vijayawada. on May 14 and travelled a total Ram Babu, Senior tive effort in the fight against Nadendla Christian JAC leaders welcome of 1,854 km and took 31 hrs 30 Divisional Operational the Covid pandemic seeks LS YSRCP rebel MP’s arrest Govt sanctions Speaker’s PNS n VIJAYAWADA from Narsapuram, was trying Tech Biz Incubator launched at SRM University to create differences among `15,000 for Covid intervention The members of Andhra people with his hate speeches. victims’ funeral PNS n VIJAYAWADA business ideas in the first business Pradesh Christian JAC wel- Praveen Kumar said that cohort. I am sure that with our PNS n VIJAYAWADA comed the arrest of YSRCP Raghurama Raju making PNS n VIJAYAWADA Technology Business Incubator guidance and mentorship, they rebel MP from Narsapuram unsavoury remarks against of SRM University-AP launched all can reach new heights in set- Jana Sena Party Political Raghurama Krishnam Raju Christians, however, when he The government has issued the first venture cohort with 36 ting up their ventures in the Affairs Committee chairman by the CB-CID. They said that was brought before a court of law orders sanctioning Rs 15,000 selected start-up business ven- industry.” Nadendla Manohar con- God has listened to their he was talking about the rights towards funeral charges of tures in the presence of the spe- Udayan Bakshi, CEO, SRM demned the government for prayers and taught a lesson to and law, which is ridiculous. those who died of Covid. In cial guest of honour from the TBI & Associate Director arresting Narsapuram MP Narsapuram MP. AP Christian He said that the court this connection, the govern- industry Prof Ramesh Entrepreneurship, thanked Raghurama Krishnam Raju. JAC president Yalamanchali should not grant bail and ment accorded permission to Loganathan, head of Co- “The entrepreneurial journey neurs should identify such sim- speakers and panelists for their He said that the Lok Sabha Praveen Kumar alleged that complete the trial immediate- all the District Collectors. Innovation and Outreach at IIIT should start with identifying the ilar problems thorough market efforts to make the SRM TBI Speaker should take a suo the MP was trying to disturb ly. He further stated that those The commissioner of Health Hyderabad. problems in the ecosystem. A research and then prepare the cohort launch a grand success. moto cognizance of the case communal harmony in the who have been cooperating & Family Welfare shall release On the occasion, Ramesh great example can be the face business plan.” He also highlighted that TBI will and order an inquiry. state. with the MP so far be identi- the required funds to the Loganathan delivered a lecture recognition software that start- Dr Prakash Jadav, associate not limit to just this batch of stu- He said that it was not Praveen Kumar in a state- fied, punished and the punish- respective District Collectors on the scope and future of entre- ed with the idea of capturing stu- professor and head of IDEA, dents or the SRM University-AP, appropriate to misbehave ment issued here on Sunday ment shall be a lesson to oth- while the latter shall take nec- preneurship in India and the dent attendance in colleges. opined, “It is exciting to see so but shall extend its vision and with the MP in the name of said that Raghurama Raju, ers who try to spread commu- essary action accordingly. global scenario. Similarly, the budding entrepre- many students submitting their activities to the entire ecosystem. investigation. who was elected as an MP nal hatred. Work from Covid patients’ kin home facility for ‘Raghurama enacting drama to avoid punishment’ women police PNS n VIJAYAWADA arrested by the police, but YSRCP, as he was going against police custody? Rambabu cry foul over hospitals’ none has complained of being the party rules and criticising warned of dire consequences if PNS n AMARAVATI The law will take its own assaulted by police unlike the government. the TDP leaders continued course where even an MP can Raghurama Raju, he pointed The CID had submitted 46 their vicious propaganda In the wake of the Corona pan- be arrested if he goes against out. CDs before the court, explain- against the government. exorbitant fees demic, the police department the constitution, opined He said that Raghurama ing how the MP had commit- Raghurama has violated the has made it easy for pregnant YSRCP MLA Ambati Raju was enacting drama and ted treason, also indulging in 10th schedule of the PNS n VIJAYAWADA And officials found solid women to work from home. Rambabu. he has complained about his hate speech targeting some Constitution by toeing anoth- evidence from the patients end DGP Gautam Sawang issued Addressing the media here assault immediately after his sections of society provoking er party line, betraying the The kith and kin of Covid about the billing issues in the orders to all police stattions in on Sunday, he said that there is bail application was rejected in religious hatred among the party from which he was elect- patients, who admitted their hospital. This hospital is a the state regarding the facility. no need for the government to the High Court. public. Being a public represen- ed. The MLA alleged that leav- dear ones to private hospitals, reputed one in the city and it He directed all the police sta- ill-treat an MP and with the The MLA said that people tative, he has left out the wel- ing people behind, the MP is alleged that they are being had treated patients well in the tions in the state to notify the GGH report making it clear are not going to believe either fare of people of his con- only lobbying in Delhi and fleeced by the hospital manage- Covid first wave, but after the details of pregnant police per- about injuries of MP TDP’s version or Raghurama’s stituency and was living in working under the direction of ments by violating the rules transfer of powers from one sonnel to the police headquar- Raghurama Krishna Raju, the allegations against the YSRCP, Delhi for 14 months, all the N Chandrababu Naidu. framed by the government. person to other during the sec- ters in Vijayawada immediate- anti-social elements supporting as everyone knew that those way participating in the debates Right from Tirupati bypoll Therefore, officials made ond wave, the hospital report- ly. He ordered officials to make his stand exposed. injuries of Raghurama were of TDP pro media channels to to every election, including surprise raids on Covid Care edly collecting huge bills from arrangements for women Raghurama is only trying to due to psoriasis where many accuse the government. ZPTC, MPTC, municipal and Hospitals here in the city on patients. police personnel to work from defame the government and are still studying on search of them can gain political Refuting the TDP's allega- panchayat polls, Raghurama Sunday. Minister for Transport Indeed, local governing bod- home. He directed to monitor took up the drama by accusing engines. mileage nor damage the gov- tions that the government has spoke against the party on Perni Nani, local MLA ies in the cities had already the health and medical services that he was assaulted by the TDP chief N Chandrababu ernment's image. Rambabu been trying to eliminate him, which he was elected as an MP Krishnaprasad, Collector appointed an animal husbandry from the Police Help Desk police just to avoid jail. Two Naidu is the man behind demanded that he resign as an Ambati Rambabu questioned in 2019, also inciting the sen- Imitiaz, JC Siva Shankar and assistant director as a coordina- from time to time and provide TDP leaders Atchannaidu and Raghurama’s drama, he said MP he has no right to contin- what is the necessity for the timents of people by speaking others are part of the team that tor to the hospital earlier. appropriate assistance. Dhulipalla Narendra were also and made it clear that neither ue as a representative of the government to kill an MP in on caste and religious matters. inspected the hospitals. But, due to his negligence in Nimra Hospital at doing his work, the hospital Ibrahimpatnam is one among management was acting as per them where they paid a visit its whims and fancies, alleged where some beds are taken over officials during the inspection. Navy gives fresh lease of life to Covid patients by the government for free Not only Nimra Hospital, but treatment under the there are also so many hospitals PNS n VIJAYAWADA Sunday by overhauling the n naval team undertook repairs Aarogyasri. in the city that are collecting compressors and replaced cer- Teams from of the plant and achieved the But, it was alleged that the more money than prescribed by Teams from Visakhapatnam tain adapters and accessories, Visakhapatnam Naval requisite output proved for hospital management was col- the government. Naval Dockyard achieved a which were manufactured Dockyard repairs two medical-grade oxygen above lecting lakhs of rupees from the Recently, a woman in the city breakthrough in repairing two within Naval Dockyard. major oxygen plants 93 per cent, zero per cent car- Covid patients and also not posted on social media about major oxygen plants in Nellore The Krishna Teja oxygen in Nellore and Sri bon monoxide and 0.02 per maintaining the records accord- the cost of treatment in a local and Sri Kalahasthi bringing a plant in Nellore is a big cryo- Kalahasthi near Tirupati cent carbon dioxide by carry- ingly. corporate hospital where she major boost to the oxygen genic plant capable of charging ing out necessary adjustment The issue came to the notice was an attendant to a man supply in the state during the 400 jumbo type cylinders a day of column and moisture of the government when one of infected with Covid, and saw ongoing oxygen crisis amid and has been non-functional cent carbon monoxide and absorption of the plant. the public representatives’ fol- paying Rs 7 lakh towards the Covid second wave. for the past six years. The 0.01 per cent carbon dioxide, A specialist team from the lower had received a huge bill hospital bill without getting Based on a request from the naval team undertook the meeting the requirements of Naval Dockyard led by from the hospital management any receipts. government, the Eastern Naval repairs of the plant and man- medical-grade oxygen. Commander Dipayan worked recently. Vigilance officials responded Command (ENC) airlifted the aged to achieve the cryogenic The oxygen plant at Sri tirelessly for almost seven days, At the time of the inspection, to the post and assured her to teams of specialists from Naval temp of minus 186 degrees Kalahasthi near Tirupati is a along with the engineering hospital management was render justice. Indeed Krishna Dockyard by naval Dornier Celsius and also achieved the big plant-based on VPSA tech- teams of the Health unable to show the requisite district has 77 Covid Care Aircraft from Visakhapatnam requisite output oxygen pres- nology and is capable of gen- Department, to complete the documents like duplicate med- Hospitals, of which six, are recently. sure to charge bottles. erating 16,000 litres per minute task with the cooperation of ical bills, which had given to the under the control of the govern- The teams successfully The analysis of the output is at five bar (direct feed to lines the Collectors and the admin- patients at the time of discharge. ment. repaired the oxygen plants on 98 per cent oxygen, zero per rather than charging). The istration. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MAY 17, 2021 vijayawada 04

Dist Collector 39 private hospitals fined suspends 2 docs, 2 nurses ` for negligence 1.56 cr in East Godavari PNS n ANANTAPUR PNS n KAKINADA He also inspected several pri- vate hospitals and found many Anantapur Collector Acting tough on the violations lapses. Gandham Chadrudu issued during the second Covid-19 The inspections carried out orders suspecting two doctors wave, the East Godavari dis- by vigilance officers, cluster at the Government super- trict administration has officers and flying squads speciality hospital in imposed fines against as many found 39 private hospitals in Anantapur on Sunday for Minister Balineni inspecting the vaccination process at Ongole PVR School as 39 Covid notified private the district notified for Covid dereliction of duties. hospitals for violating govern- treatment to have resorted to He expressed ire over the ment regulations, besides sev- malpractices. Each hospital negligence on the part of the eral other reasons. imposed a fine at a rate of Rs doctors and their failure to Be vigilant in Covid treatment, District Collector 2 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, the provide better medical ser- Muralidhar Reddy enforced a Collector said. vices to APMIP project direc- total penalty of Rs 1.54 crore on The respective private hos- tor Subba Rao, who suc- all the 39 Covid-notified pri- pitals were ordered to pay the cumbed to the Covid at the Minister Balineni tells doctors vate hospitals in the district for fine to the Arogyasri account hospital. He suspended Dr failing to allocate 50 per cent within 48 hours. Muralidhara Sudhakar and Dr Sridhar on PNS n ONGOLE the second wave corona pan- corona cases in the district. He of beds for Covid treatment Reddy warned that the private the spot. Show-cause notices demic. appealed to the people to under no-cash treatment under Some of the private corpo- scheme. Some hospitals, how- hospitals would be taken over were issued to Minister Balineni Srinivasa Minister Balineni asked the meet him only for Covid Arogyasri and EHS (employees rate Covid hospitals in the ever, admitted Covid patients by the government and main- Superintendent Bhaskar and Reddy directed the Ongole government doctors to pro- related issues and for other Health Scheme). The hospitals district were allegedly robbing even without permission. tained by its personnel if they two head nurses. The GGH doctors to be more vig- vide maximum care in treat- works. charged more fees against the the patients and charged exor- Acting on the media reports, repeated to commit irregular- Collector expressed grief over ilant and work hard to provide ing the corona victims at the Joint Collector TS Chetan, prescribed rates and violating bitant prices. They ignored to Collector Muralidhar Reddy ities without changing their the death of Subba Rao due better Covid treatment to the GGH. He inquired about the Ongole Mayor Gangada regulations. consider the Arogyasri health ordered surprise inspections. attitude. to the corona. poor in government hospitals. emergency requirements such Sujata, the nodal officer K At an emergency meeting as oxygen and Remdesivir Krishna Veni, GGH superin- with government doctors and injections. A nodal officer tendent D Sriramulu were SHORT TAKES GGH officials at Prakasam was appointed at the district present. Bhavan in Ongole on Sunday, level to ensure an uninterrupt- Balineni Srinivas Reddy First black fungus case the Minister said steps should ed supply of oxygen, he said. visited the vaccine centre set Ongole MP's sons donate be taken to ensure the best The Minister said he would up at PVR Boys High School medical assistance in the wake stay here for two months and where he instructed staff to of the increase in Covid posi- work on the Covid control in ensure a smooth vaccination Rs 1 crore to TN CMAF detected in West Godavari tive cases in the district during the wake of the surge in the procedure. PNS n ELURU

The first-ever black fungus case in Andhra Pradesh was reported from Nidadavole in West Godavari district. Doctors at District Headquarters Government Hospital said that one of the patients Kolapalli Anjibabu of Nidadavole has had symp- toms of black fungus. Anjibabu recovered from Covid 15 days ago. contacted expert doctors in eyes, nose and brain. They ONGOLE: Ongole MP Magunta Srinivasula Reddy's sons and young At the time of discharge Visakhapatnam and have made it clear that they industrialists Magunta Raghava Reddy and S D Rami Reddy from the hospital in Eluru, he Rajamahendravaram. Doctors have no option except surgical- announced a donation of Rs 1 crore to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's has had a swollen eye. For the confirmed it as one of the ly removing one of the eyes, Assistance Fund (CMAF) and handed over the cheque to Chief past one week, one of his eyes symptoms of black fungus. putting his family members Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin. Stalin thanked Magunta is swelling progressively with The doctors say that the fun- under a lot of stress. Srinivasula Reddy and Magunta Raghava Reddy for donating funds each day. His family members gus is likely to spread to the for the cause of containing the Covid during critical times. He called upon the people to work together to defeat the Covid pandemic in the dire circumstances. Speed up new crematorium MLA Vamsi donates O2 cylinders to GGH ‘Restore Garuda works: Minister Anil Kumar PNS n GANNAVARAM Gannavaram MLA scheme to help Vallabhaneni Vamsi has donat- ed 100 oxygen cylinders to the Government General Hospital which was facing an acute families of priests' shortage to save the lives of the PNS n KAKINADA Covid patients in Vijayawada. As the oxygen shortage in the Consultations were going on state was severe, he took the with the state government to initiative to bring the cylinders support the poor priests at the NELLORE: Minister for Water Resources Dr P Anil Kumar Yadav on in a special vehicle from Superintendent on Sunday. leaders Anagani Ravi, Olupalli Venkateswara Rao and GGH state level during the critical Sunday inspected the new crematorium works going on at an estimat- Hyderabad with his own funds. The doctors thanked MLA Mohanaranga, EE Purushottam and DE times of Covid-19, state pres- ed cost of Rs 2 crores at Bodigadi Thota in Nellore. Along with the The cylinders were handed Vamsi for his timely action to Ramavarappadu Sarpanchi Ramana Rao were present on ident of the Andhra Pradesh officials concerned, the Minister visited the site and directed the offi- over to the hospital save the Covid patients. YSRCP Vari Sridevi and Modugumudi the occasion. Brahmin Seva Sangh cials to speed up the work and make it available by month-end. The Federation and spokesperson Minister's visit came close on the heels as people were facing difficul- of the YSR Congress Party ties and standing up in queue lines with corpses at the crematoriums DIVERSION AVERTED Brahmin Welfare Study during the second Covid-19 wave. Leaders Obili Ravichandra, Polam Govt trying to kill Committee Jwalapuram Reddy Venkateshwarlu Reddy, Sankranti Kalyan and others accompa- Srikanth said on Sunday. nied the Minister. He said there was a scheme my husband, earlier that financial assis- tance of Rs 10,000 would be Man slits wife's throat, held given under the Garuda GUNTUR: A man allegedly attempted to alleges Raju's wife scheme through the Brahmin kill his wife by slicing her throat at Corporation if someone in a Boyapalem village in Yedlapadu mandal PNS n GUNTUR The accused in the mur- Brahmin family lost their under Chilakaluripet constituency. ders were going scot-free bread-earner. Due to the priests in the same way According to the police, the couple Narasapuram MP and leaders who questioned unknown reasons, It was now that the government has been Fopoon Ganun (37) and Rita (28) from Raghurama Raju's wife the government on public stopped. helping the Imams and the Orissa were working as daily labourers in Satyamani Ramadevi issues were put behind the Chairman of the Brahmin Christian fathers through the a local Ranganaika spinning mill. Fopoon alleged that her husband bars. Corporation MLA Malladi Minority Corporation. They Ganun allegedly slit his wife Rita's throat was badly beaten up by the Meanwhile, MP Vishnu agreed to revive the promised that funds would be with a blade on Sunday. Raged by the police in the lock-up. Raghuram Krishna Raju Garuda scheme to support allocated to the Brahmin incident, the local people tied him to a pole and beat him. Later they hand- Asking the police why they was shifted from GGH to Brahmin families in difficult Corporation and steps would ed him over to the police. The police arrested the accused and rushed the did not follow the Court's Guntur jail. circumstances, he said. be taken to revive it. injured woman to Chilakaluripet Government Hospital. SI P Rambabu said order and failed to admit The police tightened the On Sunday, he held a zoom Samakhya District Working that Rita's health condition was stable. A case was registered and the him to the Ramesh Hospital, security at the district jail. video conference with Committee representatives investigation was on. she alleged that the govern- Despite the court order to Samakhya representatives Mamillapalli Ayyappa, Cable ment was trying to kill her provide proper treatment to from East Godavari district. Ramana, Tejomurthula husband tonight. him, he was shifted to jail. On this occasion, he said that Murthy, Bhuvanagiri She said she was unable to The prison authorities he had met the Chief Minister, Venkataramana, Korukonda understand what was actu- assigned prisoner number Minister of Endowments and Sitarama Sastry and others Officials seized a lorry laden with PDS rice at Nachugunta in Unguturu mandal of ally going on. 3468 to Raghurama Raju. the Principal Secretaries of explained the severe Covid sit- 3 bail pleas to come West Godavari district on Sunday. Revenue asking them to help uation prevailed in the district. up for hearing today Contest over next pontiff of Brahmamgari Matham MARTHI SUBRAHMANYAM petition was also coming to the n VIJAYAWADA bench in the AP High Court G GOPIKRISHNA Giving another twist to the on Monday filed by former n KADAPA episode, the second wife was Drawing interest in the polit- MLA Dhullipala Narendra. also claiming the position to her ical circles, three bail petitions He was allegedly arrested on The ancient Brahmamgari two sons. She said Venkateswara filed by political leaders are charges of tampering with Matham in Kadapa district was Swamy had given her a promise coming up for hearing in dif- Sangam Dairy affairs. With looking for the next descendant on papers stating her two sons ferent courts in one day on this, the Telugu Desam Party as a pontiff as the incumbent would be the next seers. The Monday. Since all the three bail focused on him whether seer Veera Bhoga Vasantha devotees of the Matham have, applications were belonging to Narendra would get bail or not. Venkateswara Swamy (76) however, ruled out her claim political leaders, everyone was In the third issue, the bail peti- passed away recently, leaving a saying it was ambiguous as both waiting to see who would get tion was expected to come for puzzle among the devotees who her children were minors. bail and who would be reject- a hearing in the Supreme would be the next? As per the AP Endowment ed. The Andhra politics were Court filed by MP Raghurama Now, it was a matter of a Act, the seer of the Matham has gaining momentum with inter- Krishnamraju, who was arrest- debate as to who would succeed a power to decide who should nal squabbles and allegations ed on the allegations of hate him in the key post of Matham inherit the post of the pontiff. and counter-allegations across speech against the govern- pontiff. Srinivasa Swamy, the wives Chandravatamma and is who would descend the son was eligible for the highest Swamy's first wife's second son He, however, has to inform the the state when the people were ment during debates in two sixth generation seer of Maruthi Mahalakshmi. The first Matham after Venkateswara position which comes as an Veerabhadra Swamy entered Endowments Department in struggling for life in hospitals Telugu TV channels. Brahmamgari Matham and his wife had eight children, while Swamy. A debate was going on inheritance. into the scene claiming that he writing of the decision within 90 with the second Covid-19 Meanwhile, the other parties wife had three sons and two the second wife has two chil- among the people of Speaking to 'The pioneer', should be the right person to days. Still, it was not clear wave. The petition filed by were also watching closely to daughters and he had demised in dren. After the death of his first Brahmamgari Matham and also educationalist Deepti Ramana hold the position. Moreover, he whether the seventh seer has Raghurama Krishnam Raju to see the court orders on the 1969. After him, according to the wife Chandravatamma 12 years the devotees of Veerabrahmam. Reddy shared his views stating brought a new theory stating given any such letter to the cancel the bail issued earlier to three bail petitions. One Hindu tradition, Veera Bhoga ago, he married Maruti Most of the people living in that they were living in the that his father had promised him Endowment Department or not. Chief Minister YS Jagan should have to wait and see Vasantha Venkateswara Swamy, Mahalakshmi from the Matham area want Matham for the last 60 years and the top post. He was showing The issue of the next pontiff of Mohan Reddy in CBI Court who would be granted bail in the eldest son of their children, Singarayakonda of Prakasam Venkateswara Swamy's eldest well aware of the Brahmamgari some documents as evidence the monastery would be was coming up for a hearing the courts today. Whose peti- had taken over as the pontiff of district. son Venkatadri Swamy to be Matham. As per the Hindu tra- that his father had promised him resolved within the family or it on Monday. Hence, the focus tion would be cancelled and the seventh generation in He had faced strong opposi- given the opportunity as a seer. dition, the eldest son should be after he got impressed with him would be settled in the court of of YSRCP activists and leaders who would have to spend September 1969 at the age of 23. tion to having second marriage According to Agama Sastra and the next pontiff. when he donated his kidney to law became a debate among the was on the case. Another bail some more time in jail! The seventh seer has two in those days. Now the question Hindu tradition, only the eldest Meanwhile, Venkateswara his mother. devotees. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MAY 17, 2021 nation 05 Heavy rains lash Kerala; orange alert issued Sonia condoles MP

PNS n KOCHI Rajeev Satav's demise One dead, six All but 19 fishing boats return to The water level in many dams PNS n NEW DELHI across Kerala showed a rising V-P condoles trend on Sunday even as missing as tug ports in Maha, Gujarat Congress president Sonia cyclone Tauktae moved away NEW DELHI: With Cyclone kmph gusting to 60 kmph is like- Gandhi on Sunday condoled Congress from the state's coast after boat capsizes Tauktae fast approaching the ly over the northeast Arabian Sea the demise of party MP Rajeev wreaking havoc. Gujarat coast, the Indian Coast and along and off south Gujarat Satav and described him as a leader’s death India Meteorological MANGALURU: One person died Guard (ICG) on Sunday said that and Daman and Diu coasts from rising star of the party known Department (IMD) has issued and six others were missing after all fishing boats, except 18 in Sunday morning. for his unfailing dedication New Delhi: Vice- President M orange alerts --a warning indi- their tug boat that was assisting a Maharashtra and one in Gujarat, The IMD has also issued a yellow and sincerity. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday cating heavy to very heavy ship capsized 10 nautical miles off have reached their harbours or alert for the coasts of Gujarat In her condolence message, expressed shock at the death of rain-- on Sunday in three dis- the coast here. Nine people were taken shelter at nearby ports. and Diu and Daman. Gandhi said she is deeply Congress leader and Rajya tricts-Ernakulam, Idukki and on the boat that left New According to the India According to the Cyclone pained by the tragic loss of the Sabha member Rajeev Satav Malappuram. Mangalore Port on Friday to carry Meteorological Department Warning Division of the IMD, by party leader, "who was a trust- due of post-COVID The catchment areas of out maintenance work at the single (IMD), Cyclone Tauktae has May 18, the wind speed is ed colleague and a friend to all complications, saying he was a many dams in the central point mooring facility, which is intensified into a "very severe expected to increase to 150-160 of us". dynamic parlia-mentarian deeply Kerala districts have reported located 17 km from the port. cyclonic storm" and is very likely kilometres per hour, gusting up She said it is also a person- comm-itted to serving the heavy rains, prompting the The boat was caught in the rough to reach the Gujarat coast in the to 175 kmph. Wind speed al loss to her. people. Satav died on Sunday authorities to sound alert warn- seas in adverse weather conditions evening hours of May 17 and reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to "Rajeev Satav was only 46 morning due to post- ings before upping their shut- and capsized while they were cross it between Porbandar and 90 kmph is likely along and off years old yet he rose from the coronavirus complications in ters. K'taka CM takes stock of situation returning to the shore on Saturday, Mahuva in Bhavnagar district south Maharashtra-Goa and grassroots to holding many Pune. He was undergoing trea- The Thrissur district admin- Bengaluru: With Cyclone Tauktae visit and carry out relief and rescue police sources said. The body of around the early morning of May adjoining Karnataka coasts, and responsibilities in a short time tment at a private hospital in the istration said spillway shutters wreaking havoc in the coastal works in the areas affected by the one crew member was found near 18. "Pre-emptive measures in full 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph due to his unfailing dedication, city in Maharashtra after testing of the Peringalkuthu dam will districts of the state, Karnataka cyclone which has come amidst Kaup beach in Udupi district, while swing for Maharashtra & Gujarat. along and off the north sincerity and hard work," she COVID-19 positive last month be opened if the water level Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on the COVID pandemic. The Chief two others were rescued. A search Barring 18 boats from Maharashtra coast on May 16. It said. and was on ventilator support. crosses the permitted limit of Sunday asked district in-charge Minister has directed the officials is on for the rest of the crew Maharashtra and one boat from is likely to increase to 65-75 Gandhi said Satav served as After recovering from the coro- 419.41 metres. Ministers and Deputy to call the Ministers concerned or members, police sources said.The Gujarat, all boats have either kmph gusting to 85 kmph along President of the Indian Youth navirus infection, he was diagno- In a statement, the adminis- Commissioners to visit affected him directly if in need of any damaged boat was found at returned harbour or taken shelter and off the north Maharashtra Congress, AICC secretary and sed with the cytomegalovirus tration has urged the people liv- areas and carry out rescue and emergency assistance from the Katipatna near Padubidri in nearby ports," the ICG said on coast from May 17 till the In-charge of the state of and his condition became ing on the banks of Chalakudy relief works. Yediyurappa on state government, it added. beach in Udupi district. Twitter. The IMD said squally- morning of May 18, the IMD Gujarat. critical. "I am deeply shocked river to be cautious. Shutters Sunday called Ministers incharge According to the Karnataka wind with speed reaching 40-50 said. "As Member of the Lok by the untimely demise of of Malankara dam in Idukki of coastal districts and Deputy Disaster Management Authority Sabha, he championed peo- Rajya Sabha member, Rajiv district will be opened on Commissioners there and took heavy to extremely heavy rainfall weather conditions, undertook ple's issues and fought for the Satav due to COVID-related Sunday, as the water level has stock of the situation there, his was observed over the state rescue and rehabilitation of Kaipamangalam, Chavakkad following high waves. ideals of the constitution. complications. increased, the district author- office said in a statement. It said, mainly, in coastal and Malnad people who got trapped in and Kodungallur in Thrissur, According to the state gov- ities said. the chief minister asked them to districts during last night. houses. Pallithura in Thiruvanan tha- ernment, at least nine districts The administration has They were shifted to a relief puram, Thrikkannapuzha in have been severely affected by directed those people living on havoc. deployed its diving and quick camp at St Mary's High School Alappuzha and Beypore and the sea incursion. INDIA CORNER the banks of Thodupuzha river, Hundreds of families living reaction teams in the coastal in Chellanam, a Navy official Koyilandy in Kozhikode dis- A large number of people Muvattupuzha river and their in coastal areas and low lying village of Chellanam in has said. Besides Chellanam tricts. were shifted to relief camps in tributaries to be cautious. areas of the state have been Ernakulam district, which was in Ernakulam district, rough Hundreds of houses were various districts, arranged in Digvijaya writes to MP CM over In the coastal areas, high shifted to relief camps. heavily hit by tidal waves. sea and high tidal waves had damaged in coastal belts across adherence to COVID-19 pro- tidal waves continued to wreak Indian Navy on Sunday The teams, braving harsh wreaked havoc in the state as sea water seeped in tocols. key mucormycosis injection

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said an injection Vet doctors told to to treat Mucormycosis, a First Oxygen Express arrives in Kerala PM Modi speaks to rare and dangerous fungal infection join Covid fight which has been found in PNS n KOCHI some COVID-19 patients as well as in rural areas those who had recovered from An Oxygen Express train car- four CMs on the infection, was not available in rying 118 metric tonnes of PNS n HISAR shops in Madhya Pradesh. In a medical oxygen arrived here letter to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh from Odisha in the wee hours Hisar's civil surgeon has Chouhan, the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday, official sources sought roping in the ser- COVID-19 situation people were in distress due to the said here. vices of veterinary doctors PNS n NEW DELHI unavailability of Amphotericin injections that are used to treat "The first #OxygenExpress in the anti-Covid fight in Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus.Singh said the to Kerala has reached rural areas of the district. Prime Minister Narendra unavailability of Amphotericin gives rise to doubts whether it too is Ernakulam from Kalinganagar Civil Surgeon, Dr Ratna Modi on Sunday spoke to the being black-marketed like Remdesivir, a key medicine in COVID-19 with medical Oxygen for Bharti, on Sunday said she chief ministers of Uttar treatment. Singh, in his letter to the CM, said the black fungus COVID-19 patients in the has requested the district Pradesh, Rajasthan, infection was spreading fast, with more than 70 cases reported in State," Railway Minister Piyush completing the process of require critical care, includ- administration for availing Chhattisgarh and Puducherry capital Bhopal alone, of which 23 are in Hamidia Hospital here. The Goyal said in a tweet. decanting from containers to ing oxygen support. services of veterinary doc- on the COVID-19 situation in former MP CM asked Chouhan to take strict action Sources said the medical tankers, they said. "As the State government tors in rural areas. the states and the union terri- against those involved in medicine black-marketing and ensure oxygen load was meant for The Oxygen Express train will not be able to manage the On what would be the tory, government sources said. people needing Amphotericin get it in time. Delhi but it was diverted to reached Kerala, two days oxygen demand without nature of duties of veteri- Modi has been regularly Kerala after requirement in the after Chief Minister Pinarayi assistance from the Central nary doctors, Dr Bharti said speaking to chief ministers to national capital has dipped. Vijayanwrote to Prime government, it is requested their services could be take stock of the pandemic's 26 new Covid cases push The train carrying oxygen Minister Narendra Modi that Kerala's daily oxygen utilised for things like keep- situation in states and union reached the Vallarpadam ter- requesting him to allocate allocation may be immediate- ing records of patients in territories. prising 14.66 per cent of the Andamans’ tally to 6,568 minal here at 1.45 AM. 450 MT oxygen as the state ly enhanced to 450 MT," isolation centres being set With 3.11 lakh fresh coro- total infections, while the Trucks carrying oxygen will was witnessing an increase in Vijayan had said in his letter up. navirus infections, India saw national COVID-19 recovery The union territory of leave for various districts after the number of patients who to Modi. They can also be put on the lowest rise in daily rate has improved to 84.25 per Andaman and Nicobar Islands other Covid-related duties COVID-19 cases after a gap of cent, the data updated at 8 am reported 26 new COVID-19 cases, as deemed fit by the admin- 25 days, while the death toll showed. pushing the tally to 6,568, a health istration, she added. rose to 2,70,284 with 4,077 The number of people who department official said 177 fresh Covid She said the veterinary new fatalities, according to the have recuperated from the on Sunday. All the new cases in the 15-day lockdown comes surgeons can be put on Union Health Ministry data disease surged to 2,07,95,335, archipelago were detected cases, two duty in the villages where updated on Sunday. while the case fatality rate during contact tracing, the official they are already posted in The active cases have was recorded at 1.09 per cent, said. The COVID-19 death toll in the union territory into force in West Bengal government hospitals. reduced to 36,18,458 com- the data stated. remained at 85 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last die in Ladakh 24 hours, he said. Forty-two more people were cured of the disease PNS n KOLKATA outside grocery shops, while during the period, taking the total number of recoveries in the some queued up next to PNS n LEH archipelago to 6,267. The union territory now has 216 active Streets were largely empty in vegetable and fish stalls at COVID-19 cases of which 209 are in South Andaman district and the metropolis and elsewhere local market places early in Ladakh's COVID-19 tally Maha CM asks family docs seven in North and Middle Andaman district. The Nicobar district in West Bengal on Sunday as the day. mounted to 16,333 with 177 has no active COVID-19 case at present, the official said. The the 15-day COVID 19- The state administration fresh cases while the death toll Andaman and Nicobar administration has so far tested 3,79,096 induced lockdown came into has allowed sale of essential climbed to 165 as two more samples for COVID-19, and the positivity rate is 1.73 per cent. effect in the state, with just items for three hours amid people succumbed to the viral to join fight against Covid a few vehicles seen ferrying the shutdown - 7 am to 10 disease in the union territo- essential items during the pm. A senior police officer ry, officials said on Sunday. PNS n MUMBAI He said family physicians Suspected Pakistani drone day. here said necessary mea- Of the latest deaths, one can evaluate the COVID-19 Buses and other passenger sures were being taken to each was reported from Leh Maharashtra Chief Minister patient's condition, co-mor- spotted along IB in Jammu vehicles stayed off the roads, generate awareness on the and Kargil districts, they said. Uddhav Thackeray on bidities and oxygen level suspected Pakistani drone and shops selling non-essen- lockdown norms, and action So far, Leh has reported 119 Sunday appealed to doctors during home isolationand was seen hovering along tial items had shutters down, would be taken against those deaths and Kargil 46. Leh who serve as family physi- guide them effectively Athe International Border in accordance with the curbs flouting the rules. reported 174 of the fresh cians to join the state's fight regarding the need for hos- (IB) here, prompting security imposed by the government In several bazars in the cases and Kargil three, the against COVID-19 and pitalisation. forces to launch a massive as part of the lockdown. city and its outskirts -- such officials said. They said that advise their patients under "If the asymptomatic search operation to check if it Police officers deployed as Hatibagan, Gariahat and the number of active cases in home isolation about the patients in home isolation are had dropped anything inside in the city's nooks and- Sodpur -- customers, howev- Ladakh stands at 1,549 -- right treatment protocols. treated effectively,it would the Indian territory, officials corners intercepted some of er, did not maintain physical 1,260 in Leh and 289 in During a virtual interac- "The treatment protocols help reduce the COVID-19 said on Sunday. However, the vehicles that plied on the distance and many vendors Kargil. The officials said as tion with private medical of COVID-19 patients in mortality rate," he said. nothing suspicious was found during the search operation, they said. roads to check their papers were spotted without masks. many as 181 COVID-19 practitioners and members of hom isolation can be man- He said family doctors This comes two days after a Pakistani drone dropped an AK-47 rifle, before allowing them to pro- Some hawkers who had patients -- 165 in Leh and 16 the state COVID-19 task aged more effectively if their should also take into account a pistol and some ammunition along the IB in Samba district of ceed. their shops open beyond 10 in Kargil -- were discharged force, Thackeray said patients family physicians join the the increasing sugar level of Jammu and Kashmir. The suspected Pakistani drone was seen A handful of people were am were forced to close the previous day after their trust their family doctors battle against the viral infec- COVID-19 patients and how hovering in Kanachak sector here late on Saturday night. Some seen waiting for their turn down by the police. recovery. more than anyone else. tion," the chief minister said. it can be restricted. residents saw a streak of yellow light in the skies for quite some time before it vanished in the darkness, officials said. A search, which began at 5:30 am on Sunday, was carried out by joint teams of Army, Border Security Force (BSF) and police in a vast area between Voluntary lockdown helps tribals beat Covid Panch Talli and Laliyal, about 1,500 meters from the IB, they said. PNS n IDUKKI(KER) themselves to ensure that no dwellers of Koodalkattukudy side world has never made me Delhi govt deploys 4-member one among them got infected. isolated themselves from the sad. We are happy with our Confining himself to his for- They come out of the shel- outside world from the begin- farming and all. If everything est hamlet isolating from the ter of forests only rarely to col- ning of this April. we want is around, why should team to answer distress calls outside world seems to be a lect essential articles, baby Health and Forest depart- we go out," he told P T I. he Delhi government has non-issue for Rajesh, a tribal food and medicines. ment officials are constantly Forest officials also help deployed staff from its youth living in Oonjampara, a They were also not hesitant to monitoring the situations and them get essential articles dur- TDepartment of Social Welfare settlement located over five request the outsiders including conducting periodic health ing the time of emergencies. to attend to distress calls and kms away from Marayur here. police and health workers to checks in these settlements. Tapioca, ginger and beans other queries from senior citizens If anyone asks if he is not ensure that they are not carriers Twenty-five-year old Rajesh, were the most frequent crops impacted by the pandemic A team missing his frequent trips to of the virus while visiting them. belonging to Oonjampara set- cultivated in the forest-fringe of four officials has been sent to the nearby town these days, he Edamalakkudy, the first tribal tlement ofKoodalkattukudy, farms, the tribal youth added. the office of the divisional has a clear but sure answer: panchayat of the state located said everyone, cutting across all Marayur forest range officer, commissioner to support helpline "This isolation is for our well- about 30 kms away from the age groups, are diligently obey- M G Vinod Kumar said his number 1077 that is run under the Delhi Disaster Management being only...to keep this disease tourist town Munnar here, is the ing the directives of the tribal department was giving all sup- Authority (DDMA), the department said in an official order. Section away. Isn't it?" only panchayat in the southern other connectivity, has now Located about five kms away council to follow self-isolation. port to the efforts of the inhab- officer G C Meena, senior assistant Kumar Gandharva, welfare This wisdom has helped a state now where there is zero pos- become a model for the entire from Marayur, there are over He said he concentrated more itants of Koodalkattukudy to officers Kuldeep Saini and Vijay have been deployed for the task, it section of forest dwellers in this itive case, thanks to the self isola- world outside to emulate in 1,300 tribals, belonging to 500 on farming, the major occupa- keep their settlements free of said. "These officials will also coordinate with HelpAge India, hill district tokeep COVID-19 tion. their fight against the pandem- families of Muthuvan and Hill tion of dwellers of his settlement, the disease. Qutub Institutional Area to utilise the manpower engaged for the at bay in their hamlets, at a A habitation of Muthuvan ic. Pulaya community, living in 9 during the lockdown period "Self-isolation is the mantra new elderly helpline for which the Department of Social Welfare time when the entire country community, around 3,000 peo- Besides Edamalakkudy, the settlements in this panchayat and he never felt that the self- that has helped these tribesmen has entered into an MoU with HelpAge India as a project is reeling under its second ple, belonging to over 750 fam- inhabitants of ward. isolation was boring. to keep the virus infection at supported by the Ministry of Social Justice and the National wave. ilies are living in more than 25 Koodalkattukudy, a tribal ward If'oorukoottam', the tribal "We go down (the hills) bay. All government depart- Institute of Social Defence," the order stated. The duties of these Long before the govern- settlements in this village. in Marayur panchayat, have council, of Edamalakkudyhad once in every week, most often ments including the forest officials will involve attending telephone calls from senior citizens, ment clamped lockdown offi- Located inside the Munnar also succeeded in keeping their decided to adopt self-isolation Saturdays, to collect baby food, department are extending providing guidance regarding the online process of applying for cially, they were confined to forest division, the remote ham- settlements COVID free so far when the first wave of medicines and other essential every possible support to them senior citizen pension and answering queries pertaining to the their fringe hamlets isolating let, having no proper road or through self-isolation. COVID-19 hit the country, the articles. Isolating from the out- for this," he said. non-receipt of pension. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MAY 17, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Keep going The sinking Despite reverses, the nation needs to keep reminding of the goal ahead: Keep ourselves healthy GYANESHWAR DAYAL n April 19, at a virtual event organised by the All India Management Association, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar fielded a question from industrialist Sunil Munjal of a paper boat Oabout India exporting or donating vaccines without first satisfying the domes- tic demand. The Minister said: “So ask yourself this question — can I go around In these pandemic times, do we remember that we had a time and say ‘guys, keep your supply chains flowing towards me and, by the way, the end product of the supply chain I am asking you raw material for — vaccine — but filled with the zest for life, ambitions and hope? Where is it now? I am not going to give you the vaccine’. If you get into this, why are you exporting at all; then someone else will ask why am I exporting to India and that is so short- t was the summer of the 71. sighted and only really irresponsible, really non-serious people will make that argu- Agra, my hometown, was ment and, by the way, there are some around as flooded. Our house, on a you would have noticed.” What he did not tell Munjal higher ground, was a bit less Iaffected; nevertheless, water had was that the vaccine doses donated by India, that entered the ground floor and we is, given free to several foreign countries, were only were perched on the top. As the 10.75 million out of a total 66.37 million doses rescue boats went by, we children shown as “Made-in-India vaccine supplies” on the were busy floating paper boats as playthings. They were, though Ministry of External Affairs website. A substantial inanimate, like our aspirations part of it, 35.79 million doses to be precise, are and thoughts. The boats, of commercial and licensing liabilities of the two vac- course, couldn’t do a long course. cine manufacturers, the Serum Institute of India and But our imagination did. Those days we children had so much to Bharat Biotech. Another 19.86 million doses are do, so much to learn from the life vaccines sent abroad because of the agreement around us that there was never the manufacturers had signed to obtain raw mate- a dull moment. Indeed! , for the rials for producing the vaccines. children who spent their child- The last two types of supplies were tagged along with the free doses supplied. hood around 50 years back, they had a childhood quite different The vaccine diplomacy of New Delhi, called “Vaccine Maitri”, began on January 21 from the current crop. and lasted till April 16. In this period, India had supplied abroad all the vaccine it Innocence! That’s was all we possibly could and the rationale for this comes from no less a person than Prime had. The world around us was Minister Narendra Modi himself. At the inaugural Raisina Dialogue on April 13, he our playground. It was all real; there was nothing virtual about said: “…this year, despite many constraints, we have supplied vaccine to over 80 it. Yes, we children knew so lit- countries. We know that the supplies have been modest. We know that the demands tle about everything else that was are huge. We know that it will be a long time before the entire humanity can be vac- not in our immediate vicinity. But cinated. At the same time, we also know that hope matters.” During this period, doses that was fun, exploring on our bell and we ran to have it. we believed them all. For us, rather than enjoying it. The own and enjoying every bit of it. Entertainment was hard to there was a ghost on every pictures of restaurants and were sent to 95 countries across the world. Now comes the part where the Government Unlike now, the phones were come by. We waited for the cir- peepal tree, and the djinns, places visited on the trip find did not do what it was supposed to do during this period of “Maitri”. On May 11, unheard of. We had wired cus to arrive in town and churails and dayans were floating on Instagram and the cumulative doses given to Indians stood at 17.51 crore and no more orders were phones instead, which we made made plans to go see it. We watching us when we returned Facebook. They might not placed in this period even though shortages were being reported. In early May, the with a thread and two matchbox- watched it with disbelief, often late. Caring for them came nat- see churails and dayans but es. replicating the feat and hurt- urally, partly out of affection have demons in their head Government said it was still to receive 23 million doses from its previous order and But the connections they ing ourselves back at home. and partly out of greed for sto- which tell them to seclude placed fresh orders of around 160 million doses. These orders, for May, June and provided were pretty strong. The The melas were again some- ries and money that the par- them from the rest. You won’t July, are supposed to be met by July. The manufacturers have their own compul- parents at that time were differ- thing that we looked forward ents refused. There was a close know if your child is at home sions meeting the orders in time and the vaccination drive awaits vaccines, free or ent, too. They hardly cared what to. The charm, of course, was THOSE WERE THE bonding with them. They because he is too much the child studied at the school the merry-go-round and the became part of you. engrossed with the mobile paid for, in the meantime. unless a complaint from the giant wheel. It made us dizzy YEARS OF INNOCENCE Now that when I see my that he needs no one else. school came in. They would but then enjoyment doesn’t AND IGNORANCE kids growing, I realise the Last year in the monsoon, PIC often forget the standard in come cheap. ALIKE. AS WE GREW children and their childhood I told my young daughter TALK which their child studied. The Those were the years of have undergone a sea change. how we floated paper boats in only day the father would come innocence and ignorance alike. UP, WE REALISED They are informed but not the puddles. She said that she into the picture was when you got As we grew up, we realised HOW LITTLE WE KNEW innocent. They can get you the did not know how to make your annual report card. how little we knew about any- ABOUT ANYTHING; YET information you might have one. I was excited as she And his only concern was thing, yet we had learned so not known till your gradua- showed some interest. I said, that if the child was promoted to many lessons of life that stay WE HAD LEARNED SO tion. They don’t play with I will make one for you. I made the next class. Else, the ear- with us forever. The parents MANY LESSONS OF matchboxes or waste time one, gave it to her, and asked twisting took place. That was did not care about the studies LIFE THAT STAY WITH decorating Janmashtami mod- her to set it afloat. Fifteen min- more or less summed the early of their children; they cared els. They are always with their utes later, she was with her education. Playing I Spy or about their health and so saw US FOREVER. THE gadgets. They play with them phone again, chatting. I asked Hit&Run was the best pass time. to it that the children ate PARENTS DID NOT or, rather, live with them. Life whatever happened to the Children’s extracurricular activ- everything cooked at home. CARE ABOUT THE has turned virtual. It is a dig- boat she was supposed to play ities involved spreading papads The kids, too, contributed to ital degeneration of sorts with. “It sank,” she said with a and chips in the sun. The pack- the household chores willing- STUDIES OF THEIR where you know a lot yet you flat face and submerged into aged chips would come much ly, or unwillingly in my case, CHILDREN; THEY are rudderless as the frame- her phone again. later. Eating out meant having but learned that anyway. work that comes with human (The writer is a columnist golgappas at the street vendor. Of The elderly were no pari- CARED ABOUT THEIR interaction is missing. The and documentary film-maker. course, the kulfiwala occasional- ah either. The granny would HEALTH pizza-burger generation is The views expressed are per- ly announced his arrival with a tell endless ghost stories and more about flaunting its feat sonal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE The faithful gather at St Peter's Square at the Vatican AP THE AIR INDIA DISINVESTMENT PLAN You can reduce your Sir Cairn says it remains open to talks with risk for high blood the Government to resolve the dispute, but We are together in it, or not? pressure with healthy it is not unusual in legal proceedings of this lifestyle changes Too young? Which society will nature to seek attachment of the alleged Government must prepare it to deal with the dis- assets of the debtor in foreign jurisdictions. aster before it becomes a burden on the Centre. condone ur actions? The Myanmarese people, most of them born after Air India operates flights from India to It becomes the duty of every citizen of the They lost their father who died while Suu Kyi came into the frame, are kicking up dust New York, Chicago, Washington DC and country to serve it in this battle, at least at their being in Govt custody. other cities in the US. The suit brought by own level, but do we actually do it? We need he younger generation is leading the fight against oppression and exploitation around to change ourselves. Small efforts, on the part People's Conference chairman Cairn would seek to seize airplanes or — Sajad Lone the world. Be it the students of Hong Kong or the youth of Myanmar, they are out other immovable assets, like sales offices of each one of us, will have to be made. There are many villages in Haryana where small sup- to defend their democratic right at the cost of their lives. Ever since the Myanmar that the carrier operates in some of these T locations. As we all know, Air India has port groups are engaged in serving the peo- We are concerned Army seized power in February this year, it unleashed a regime of terror. But the terror long been a loss-making entity and the ple. The administration is also sending them about the has not intimidated the young Myanmar. Thousands of people, mostly young, have been Government has indicated that it is in an help and they have also made arrangements intercommunal protesting and demanding the restoration of democracy. More than 770 civilians had advanced stage of being disinvested with e, for the past several days, see that many at their level. Such work is also a unique quote violence across of reflexes and dedication to society. If such been killed and over 3,738 detained. Yet the morale of the protestors is as high as ever. multiple parties having submitted offers, Wpeople have been criticising Modi ji on the Israel including the Tata Group. Corona issue. If these people can come for- support groups are raised above the rural level As they say, democracy dies in the darkness; the young This action against Air India could put ward and do some positive work in the inter- politics and taking everyone in confidence, then US President ones are keeping the torch lit. And they are doing it in a roadblock to that process as the est of our country, that would be more than there should be no solution to any problem. — Joe Biden style by making good use of social media to tell the world Government was hoping to conclude the welcome. After all, what do they get from I, as a citizen, request you to do as much sale by September this year. Secondly, this speaking against Modi? The Opposition also as you can. The country is currently facing a Stay safe, wear your what is happening in Myanmar. They are finding inge- major crisis. In this order, many progressive nious ways to thwart the might of the State and military. can be seen as yet another setback in a con- has a limit in democracy and if someone uses masks and get tinuing story of the retrospective tax law it only for their sole benefit, then that too is a things are being done by the system and the vaccinated as soon Anti-coup protesters are exploiting the military’s patriar- damaging India’s international reputation travesty. Government. Obviously, there are things unat- as possible and chal values to their advantage. The Myanmarese Army when it comes to doing business. It is the absolute duty of every citizen of tended. But let’s not focus on the negatives. follow all COVID Bhiwani is rather conservative and ill-trained to deal with civil dis- CK Subramaniam | Navi Mumbai India that when calamity occurs, we all must Satyavan Saurabh | guidelines fight together against it. Of course, the Central Actor obedience. Or, is it? THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT Yes, true that they would not go under the women's — Madhuri Dixit-Nene Sir It is a matter of profound sadness that Administration, Israel is emboldened to od of mourning through sharing and clothesline as it brings in bad omen. The protestors would while the world is battling the COVID-19 continue its air offensive “as long as nec- support. circle their protest site by wires and hang women’s clothes pandemic, Israel is resorting to aerial bom- essary”. The issue at the heart of the con- But what seems unbearable is that people We have got a tour as protection. The Army may have bullets but they have bottles filled with petrol to keep bardment in Gaza, inflicting casualties on flict is Israeli occupation of Palestinian are being forced to bury bodies in the shal- against India in the Palestinians. It exemplifies man’s mid-September. them at the bay. Of course, it is not enough, but it has kept their fight going; it works. land. It is true that advanced warning and low soil of water banks or let them float inhumanity to man and man-made suffer- time to evacuate were given. There are away, something partially cremated and So, there are a The social media campaigns are telling the world about the Army's wrongdoings. They ing in this time of a global pestilence. global protests in support of the people of sometimes not at all. couple of camps. post everything, their atrocities, and highhandedness. They have already won the moral The Israeli air strikes on Gaza have Palestine. Let’s just hopr for better sense It is as though the roots of the soci- Australia bowler claimed the lives of at least 162 to prevail across. ety are being torn apart, for the cultural — Megan Schutt high ground. But young Myanmar is not only fighting the army for restoration of democ- Palestinians, including 41 children. Of par- racy alone, it is also fighting a stagnant social system that is sexist and oppressive, G David Milton | Tamil Nadu and psychological damage caused by this ticular poignance is the fact that children unprecedented crisis is incalculable. If mired in superstitions and dogmas. Generation Z typically less than 25 years of age is become the victims of this escalation in LET’S NOT NEGLECT THE DECEASED helpless citizens are unable to accord their Hello there! Missing also working for a more fair, inclusive future. Myanmar is Southeast Asia’s most tradi- violence. Every single death in the Israeli- Sir — This refers to the news report, loved ones even the minimum dignity in all my red! With the tional society. It has an archaic family structure, respect for authority, and gender inequal- Palestinian conflict is a tragedy for which ‘Innumerable bodies float’ (May 15). death because, perhaps, no one is around last entire year the right-wing dominated, repressive being covered in ity. Spousal rape and domestic violence are still legal and pervasive in Myanmar. Yet Bidding farewell to the dead through to take the bodies for cremation, or they Israeli Government is responsible. funeral rites was one of the earliest signs can’t afford the soaring prices of wood or masks, and Myanmar’s Generation Z activists are defying many of the social norms with their protests The interception of most of the rockets of our civilisation. The people wish peace the funeral —profiteers never rest –and continuing to do and taking down gender stereotypes. Every nation must fight its own evils and that is fired towards Israel by Hamas indicates the for the dead through rituals according to have to throw bodies into the river. so..missing a bit of perhaps what is happening in Myanmar today. It is as much a fight against the Army difference and disproportion in military their cultural and religious beliefs, it is a N Sadhasiva Reddy | Bengaluru the #redlipstick action. power between the two sides. With ‘unwa- way of coping with the unknown. as it is against the social disorder that has not been challenged for centuries. vering support’ from the Biden Send your feedback to: Actor Social bonds are confirmed in the peri- [email protected] — Raveena Tandon VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MAY 17, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | at the rate ofTheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Corona: Some real, SHOULD YOU COUNT ON MUTUAL FUNDS? though some hype HARISH BARTHWAL Research shows that past returns and the age of the mutual fund have an impact on your savings Somehow, the States and the Union Government are passing on the impression that they have been unable to meet the challenge of the virus. But why? houghts of prospective troubles hardly come true, and most people die of visceral fear of spectre or something that doesn’t exist. HIMA BINDU KOTA T “Ninety per cent of our problems are caused by our utual funds are gaining popularity as a preferred investment own thoughts,” says Hilda de la Rosa, a South avenue among Indians over the last decade. Particularly over African popular author and motivational speaker. the last five years, the industry has witnessed a huge increase She says, entrapped in our thought processes, we M find it arduous to extricate ourselves from the think- in the number of folios which grew to 44.2 million from March, 2014 ing pattern we have imbibed over years. Unaware to June, 2019. What makes this growth interesting is the fact that it of the facts about morbidity and mortality due to had largely come from the segment of individual investors, includ- Covid or otherwise, most people are caught with ing both retails investors and high networth individuals (HNIs). This the fear psychosis that is taking a larger toll than segment registered a growth rate of 15.5 percent during this period, the pandemic itself.The predicament has shaken which in turn contributed to a 27 percent rise in assets under man- people of all description. The pandemic 2.0 is hit- ting Indians with greater intensity and virulence but agement (AUM) of individual investors from `4 lakh crore in March, a sensible and broader perspective can reduce the 2014 to `4 lakh crore in June, 2019. Since mutual funds have become hype and assure the implications of the current cri- one of the preferred investment destinations or investor, it is impor- sis are not as dismal as being made out. tant to choose funds that will perform better than others. Certain mystery shrouds the resurgence of One of the ways in which the performance of mutual funds is Covid 2.0 with new strains. True, the plateauing of measured is through net inflows and outflows, which is the net result Covid cases in India by last fall led to public and of the total money that has moved into and moved out of the fund government complacence about continuing risks. And the the government toned down restrictions. for a particular time period. If the end result is positive, indicating As the going seemed manageable, shops,restaurants, wholesale and retail markets, malls,schools, public transport, businesses and public establishments AT HOME, DURING tended to function normally.Export of jet fighters, COVID 1.0, THE plans to lay 75,000+ stations to charge electric vehi- OPPOSITION cles, supply of domestically produced Covid vac- DECRIED cine to 87 countries and medicines to over 150 coun- LOCKDOWNS FOR tries meant progression towards a vibrant econo- ITS ADVERSE my and making of “atmanirbhar” nation. Naturally, IMPLICATIONS ON the Indian buoyancy and optimism was not palat- LIVELIHOODS. IN able to arms, oil, and pharma lobbies,as theycould THE SECOND WAVE, lose huge businesses in India; apropos of 5-billion- AFTER THE STATES dollar PPE and masks deals alone came to a naught WERE ALLOWED TO inflows, it means that more money has been invested into the funds in one shot, oil companies were next. Prime Minister DECIDE AT THEIR shall be revalatory. stering in the nerve breaking era we have eclipsed altogether. Based on and vice versa. Net flows are important as they provide the perfor- Narendra Modi, who repeatedly said and meant OWN LEVEL, THEY At home, during Covid 1.0, the are passing through. 2017 data, World Economic Forum ‘desh nahi lutne dunga, desh nahin bikne dunga’ was CHOSE LOCKDOWN. Opposition decried lockdowns for its As for the numbers gamein analysis revealed 25,270 daily mance report of mutual funds. High net inflows are significant as they a common enemy who would not bend like adverse implications on livelihoods. Covid, national morbidity and mor- deaths in India, second to China at lead to higher AUM, which in turn increase company's profits. On Donald Trump of the US. For the global business THEY ALSO In second wave, after States were tality data across states in specific 28,036. The estimated global the other hand, high net outflows, might lead to some tactical changes magnates to flourish in India, Modi’s downsizing- CRITICISED THE allowed to decide at their own level, time frames are subject to wide fluc- annual death toll for tuberculosis like changing the fund manager or the investment philosophy. Increase with the aid of domestic disgruntled elements EFFICACY OF they chose lockdown. They also tuations because transmission of of all kinds in 2019 stood at 14.18 in the collective net inflows also leads to increase in the size of some appeared the only option. To support them was VACCINE, THEN criticised the efficacy of vaccine, then Covid is multifactorialin nature lakh and 79,144 in India; for HIV- neighbouring China. Possibility of China-sponsored TOOK IT ONE took it one by one. The purpose was involvingthe vision of the govern- related diseases the annual death individual mutual funds and also the size of the mutual fund indus- BY ONE try as a whole. In addition, net flows can also provide an insight into biological war behind the abrupt rise in Covid cases creating a public impression that gov- mentad thestrict measures it takes to toll was 5-9 lakh globally and in India bypassing the neighbouring countries with ernment is unwilling and unfit to control the pandemic including 69,000 for India in 2017. These fig- the general collective predictive capacity of investors. So, an over- identical life style during April 10-15 cannot be ruled manage Covid crisis, something not health facilities.Thus,it shall be naïve ures shall not be significantly dif- all net inflow into any mutual fund may forecast its positive perfor- out. Accompanying this was the opposition’s refrain in national interest. to pronounce judgement on the ferent for 2020 and 2021. A fair, mance. So, if net flows are so important for any mutual fund, what of failure of Modi government to deal with Covid, Ambiguity in identifying the performance of the governance comparative assessment of quanti- determines that it gets positive inflows? Research shows that fac- enthusiastically supported by Western media.On precise aetiology, genesis and man- based on infections and death data tative changes in morbidity and tors like past returns, the age of the mutual fund, higher expenses April 20, international media showed’large scale’ cre- ifestations of Covid 2.0 further tends of few days, weeks or even months; mortality in pre-Covid and it a time like higher advertising costs, lower fees and size of the fund family. mations and highlighted deficiencies in Indian to destabilise the poise of lay public. policies and actions take long to frame shows that the Covid death Some strategic decisions, like changing the name of the mutual fund health care sector. Strangely, at this hour, Pakistan The doctors find it expedient to clas- show results. Taking the Covid data toll as reported is misleading and also offered to help India. sify routine health issues as Covid in of April 28, 2021, though numer- ignores mortality from classical dis- to match the current season trend also bring in extra inflows. The anti-government chorus was endorsed by keeping with trends. The head of a ically India witnessed largest daily eases. The actual Covid toll is not Size plays an import role in the performance of mutual funds. UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore on May prestigious health facility, Dr Arvind deaths (3647) compared to USA of the level we are told to make out. Several studies suggest that younger or new funds have higher per- 4: “The tragic situation in India should raise alarm Kumar of Medanta, Gurugram: (954), Germany (320), France (344) The fear against COVID is formance as they enter the industry with higher skill sets and their bellsfor all of us.” Most recent is the editorial in the Consider any one of symptoms like and Italy (344), the deaths per crore largely visceral. It is the spectre of relatively smaller exposure to market makes sure that any adverse medical journal Lancet summarily undermining the sneezing, headache, fever, throat population turns out to be mere 26 COVID that is the real threat, and market movements would have less impact on the performance. In government’s efforts in dealing with Covid;the vin- soar, vomiting, diarrhoea, loss of for India and 29, 38, 48 and 57, not the virus itself. The virus addition, the increasing size of the industry also has an adverse impact dictive portion being, “Modi’s actions in attempt- smell or taste, skin patches, body ache respectively, for these countries with a life of around seven days is ing to stifle criticism and open discussion during as Covid case unless proved other- (source: worldometers.info). Thus, an issue only in about three to five on the performance. The larger the industry size, the lesser is the the crisis crisis are inexcusable”. The statement sug- wise, and begin with self-isolation the narrative that India is worst hit per cent cases where specialist potential of any profitable trades, as adjustments to any anomalies, gesting the government “own up to its mistakes” is The author is a without wait for lab reports - even by Covid smacks of foul play to tar- handling is required. We are which may lead to any profit making, quickly happen, leading to less the tone of a hardcore political adversary and in bad blogger at www.blunts- negative reports with either symptom nish the image of India. undergoing times when each sec- chances of booking profits. taste, unbecoming of a medical publication. Reports peaker.com and writes must be treated as Covid. Such pre- Doctors are not knowalls in tion of country has to lend a help- Skill of the fund and the fund manager are an important deter- about Chinese instigations behind the sordid cov- on health, spiritual, cepts further down the already health matters but in a few weeks ing hand. Let us face the facts minant of mutual fund performance. Fund managers' compensation erage and observations on India’s handling of Covid and social issues. diminishing morale of the patient after Covid 2.0, how do they pre- squarely, keep our peace and hope and his kith and kin that needs bol- sume that all non-Covid diseases for the best. also contributes its performance. In cases where the compensation depends on performance, such mutual funds, due to an active strat- egy, end up generally becoming high performance funds and per- POINTCOUNTERPOINT form better than funds where managers use passive fund manage- ment style. So, a fund manager's skill in stock picking helps in gen- erating a higher return. THERE WILL BE NO SHORTAGE OF OXYGEN IN THE STATE THE SITUATION IN HARYANA IS WORSE THAN THAT OF Several studies show a predictive pattern of mutual fund analy- NOW, AND I ALSO I ONCE AGAIN APPEAL TO THE FARMER NEIGHBOURING DELHI. HEALTH MINISTER ANIL VIJ sis based on the above discussed determinants. Small investors should LEADERS TO SUSPEND THEIR PROTESTS. SHOULD RESIGN FOR FAILING TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. take advantage and make use of the skills of the funds and fund man- HARYANA CHIEF MINISTER INLD LEADER agers to beat the benchmark and hope to generate higher returns. — ABHAY SINGH CHAUTALA (The writer is Associate Professor, Amity University, Noida. The — MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR views expressed are personal.) Time to take hypertension, a COVID-19 comorbidity, head-on You can reduce your risk for high blood pressure with healthy lifestyle changes; just stick around with a few simple tips n India at least one in conditions, particularly hyper- High blood pressure is often can also raise your risk of three adults in India have tensives to ensure they contin- symptomless and quietly dam- developing high blood pres- Ihypertension, also known ue their treatment - through ages blood vessels leading to sure.Hypertension typically as high blood pressure. The telemedicine whenever possi- serious health problems. develops over the course of ongoing pandemic has ble and keep taking the pre- While there is no cure, using several years. Usually, you revealed how people with scribed medicines. On this medications as prescribed and don't notice any symptoms. hypertension are at greater World Hypertension Day, it is making lifestyle changes can But even without symptoms, risk of becoming severely ill or critically important for India enhance your quality of life high blood pressure can cause dying from COVID-19. VIKAS to pay attention to this silent and reduce your risk of heart damage to your blood vessels Research indicates that most MAHATME killer and take adequate pre- disease, stroke, kidney disease and organs, especially the people are unaware that they cautions. and more. brain, heart, eyes, and kid- have high blood pressure and Dos and don;lts: You can reduce your risk neys. even if diagnosed, they are Secure your supply of for high blood pressure with The first criteria to deal either irregular with their blood pressure medicines. healthy lifestyle changes. If with hypertension or high medication or discontinue Keep a stock of at least 90 days. you already have high blood blood pressure is early detec- taking it after a while. Studies Continue to take medi- pressure, the same lifestyle tion. Regular blood pressure have also shown that patients cines for blood pressure and changes combined with med- readings can help you and with hypertension but not on other chronic conditions such ication therapy (as recom- your doctor in noticing any medications had a significant- as diabetes as prescribed by the mended by your provider) change. If your blood pressure ly higher risk of mortality doctor. symptoms or feel unwell. In with hypertension aneurysm. Uncontrolled can also help you control it. is elevated, the health compared with those on med- If possible, regularly mea- the last one year, 35 lakh Hypertension can lead to hypertension may affect eyes; Certain individuals are more provider may need to keep ication, if they got Covid-19. sure your blood pressure at Indians have dialled E- severe health complications leading to Hypertensive likely to develop high blood checking it for over a few In the past World Health The author is a home. If it fluctuates, consult Sanjeevani, the government's and increase the risk of heart Retinopathy which may lead pressure than others if they weeks to see if the number Organisation (WHO) and Member of Parliament, your doctor remotely. Do not telemedicine platform for a disease, stroke, and some- to irreversible blindness. have a family history of stays elevated or falls back to Indian Council of Medical Rajya Sabha change your treatment without medical consultation. times death. It is a primary risk Keeping blood pressure under hypertension or consume normal levels. Treatment for Research (ICMR) have issued a medical opinion. Avoid consuming excess factor for cardiovascular dis- control is vital for preserving diets rich in salt, saturated hypertension includes both various warnings and guide- Avail of telemedicine facil- salt in your food ease, including stroke, heart health and reducing the risk of fats, consume tobacco or alco- prescription medication and lines for people with chronic ity if you develop coronavirus Risk Factors associated attack, heart failure, and these dangerous conditions. hol and are overweight. Stress healthy lifestyle changes. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MAY 17, 2021 Money 08 Q4 earnings, pace of vax, Coal India Jharkhand arm CCL loses 47 personnel to COVID-19 trends to dictate markets PNS n RANCHI FPIs net sellers Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) PNS n NEW DELHI supplying dry-fuel to the to the tune of nation's power plants and Equity markets this week are other projects even during the likely to follow the quarterly pandemic has lost 47 of its per- earnings outcome of listed Rs 6K cr in May sonnel to COVID-19, an offi- companies, pace of vaccination PNS n NEW DELHI cial said. drive in the country and glob- Many others and their fam- al market trends for further Foreign portfolio investors ily members are battling for direction, according to ana- (FPIs) pulled out Rs 6,452 life, the Jharkhand arm of the lysts. "In absence of any major crore so far in May from Coal India Limited (CIL) said. event, participants will be Indian markets amid tum- "Mining activities of Central closely eyeing the performance bling investor sentiment due Coalfields Ltd, a Jharkhand of global indices, US bond to the second wave of the based subsidiary of Coal India, yields, movement of rupee COVID-19 pandemic. are going on round the clock against the US dollar, and As per depositories data, but around 47 employees of more than one year. due to the COVID-19," the crude oil prices. the overseas investors pulled CCL have lost their lives while "Despite following the pro- official said. Religare Broking Vice- out Rs 6,427 crore from equi- serving the nation during the tocol of COVID-19 issued by CCL which has been President (Research) Ajit The quarterly earnings from (equity research) at Kotak situation aggravates." ties and Rs 25 crore from the ongoing COVID-19 pandem- the government from time to allowed mining activities, has Mishra said, "Needless to say, Canara Bank, JK Tyre & Mahindra Asset Management She added that in addition, debt segment during May 1- ic," a CCL official said. time, many executives as well recorded a 112 per cent COVID-19-related updates Industries, Havells India, JK Co, said. Investors would also this fear of inflation flourish- 14. The net outflow during This maharatna coal miner as non-executives, have been increase in production at 4.84 and progress of the vaccine Lakshmi Cement, JSW Steel track the Wholesale Price ing in developed markets may the period under review claims to have set up around affected from the COVID-19 million tonne (MT) in April drive will also be in focus." and State Bank of India will Index-based inflation data to continue to trickle down to stood at Rs 6,452 crore. "The 2,000 beds which include ICU, infection. Altogether about 47 2021 as against 2.28 MT coal On the earnings front, Bharti also be watched by investors be announced on Monday. India and keep domestic severe Covid second wave, isolation and covid care beds employees have lost their lives output in April 2020. Airtel, Tata Motors, Indian this week. "Going forward, Samco Securities Head bourses under pressure. "Stock- increasing lockdowns and with oxygen support. While due to the deadly virus and The surge in infections has Oil Corp, Havells, Hindalco market will track the pace of (Equity Research) Nirali Shah specific volatility due to quar- concerns regarding its impact oxygen supported beds are many are undergoing treat- led to the re-imposition of and Federal Bank are some of vaccination, trajectory of active said, "Indian indices have terly earnings cannot be ruled on GDP growth and corpo- over 750 the ICU beds number ment. It is not only the employ- severe lockdown in Jharkhand the prominent names who will cases curve and management shown sturdiness despite the out." During the holiday-trun- rate earnings seem to be nearly 70. ees of CCL are affected but till the morning of May 27 be announcing their results commentary of companies," increasing number of cases. cated last week, the BSE bench- behind FPI outflows," said The COVID-19 pandemic there are cases in which many which has imposed many during the week along with Shibani Kurian, senior execu- However, sustainability at high- mark tanked 473.92 points or VK Vijayakumar, Strategist at has disrupted lives in the coun- family members too became restrictions to flatten the several others, Mishra added. tive vice-president and head er levels seems difficult if the 0.96 per cent. Geojit Financial Services. ty as well as world over for affected and few of them died COVID-19 virus curve. MONEY MATTERS Covaxin effective against Granules India CBIC starts special drive to McDonald's plans Rs 100 cr earmarks capex of Rs 1,000 cr clear pending GST claims investment to open 30 outlets India, UK strains: BB PNS n NEW DELHI estlife Development, PNS n NEW DELHI till FY24 The Central Board of Indirect which operates PNS n NEW DELHI Taxes and Customs (CBIC) WMcDonald's restaurants Bharat Biotech on Sunday said has launched a special drive to in southern and western region its COVID-19 vaccine Drug firm Granules India has clear all pending GST refunds in India, plans to invest Rs 100 'Covaxin' has been found to be earmarked a capex of around by month-end. Drive' will be launched by all crore to open up to 30 outlets effective against coronavirus Rs 1,000 crore which it aims The 15-day GST refund Central Tax formations during of the quick service restaurant strains found in India and the to invest over the next three drive is on the lines of an the period from 15th May brand in the current financial UK. financial years on expansion ongoing similar drive organ- 2021 to 31st May 2021 for pro- year. The company, which now Citing a study published in of operations, according to a ised by the CBIC for refund of cessing and disposal of all witnesses more than half of its peer-reviewed medical journal top company official. customs and duty drawback pending GST refund claims on sales from convenience channels such as delivery, takeaways and Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Hyderabad-based firm claims. In an instruction to all priority," it said. drive-thru, is bullish about growth in FY'22, leaving out the next 2-3 the Hyderabad-based vaccine plans to invest on a new Principal Commissioners of "It is, however, expected months. "The intention is to open 20-30 McDonald's outlets in the major noted that vaccination manufacturing facility and on Central Tax formations, the that all Central Tax formations current fiscal year. We will invest Rs 100 crore for opening these with Covaxin produced neu- expanding production capac- CBIC said there is a need to will take up all the pending outlets," Westlife Development Vice-Chairman Amit Jatia told PTI. tralising titres against all key ities at existing plants. focus on timely disposal of all GST refund claims for pro- In the last financial year, the company had opened five McDonald's emerging variants tested, Research, it added. founder and Joint Managing "During FY22, we expect pending GST refund claims in cessing on priority and outlets. Jatia said COVID-19 has accelerated the shift towards including B.1.617 and B.1.1.7, "Covaxin gets internation- Director Suchitra Ella said in to spend Rs 400 crore and the order to provide immediate endeavour to dispose them of convenience channels and the company is bullish about growth in first identified in India and the al recognition yet again, by a tweet. She also tagged PMO rest of the Rs 600 crore is relief to business entities, espe- much earlier than the statuto- the current fiscal. "The business has pivoted towards becoming a UK, respectively. scientific research data pub- India, Finance Minister spread over FY23 and FY24," cially MSMEs, in the difficult ry time limits, preferably convenience brand. Having brought all digital channels in place, we The study was conducted in lished demonstrating protec- Nirmala Sitharaman and Granules India Chairman times of second wave of the before a period of 30 days have entered this second wave with a lot of strength. collaboration with the National tion against the new variants. Health Minister Harsh and Managing Director Covid pandemic. from the date of receipt of the Institute of Virology and Yet another feather in its Vardhan, among others, in Krishna Prasad Chigurupati "It is hereby instructed that refund application," the CBIC Windlas Biotech Limited Indian Council of Medical cap," Bharat Biotech co- the tweet. said in an analyst call. a 'Special GST Refund Disposal added. files draft papers for IPO M-cap of 8 most valued firms indlas Biotech Ltd has filed Power consumption grows nearly 19 pc preliminary papers with plummets Rs 1.13 lakh crore Wmarkets regulator Sebi for PNS n NEW DELHI to 118.08 BU. Power consump- an initial public offer that includes PNS n NEW DELHI Consultancy Services tum- tion in April 2020 had dropped a fresh issue of Rs 165 crore. bled Rs 30,054.79 crore to Rs Power consumption in the to 84.55 BU from 110.11 BU in Besides the fresh issue, there will Eight of the top-10 most val- 11,28,488.10 crore. country grew by around 19 per the same month in 2019, main- be an offer for sale of shares. The ued companies witnessed a Infosys witnessed an ero- cent in the first fortnight of ly because of fewer economic company is into domestic combined erosion of Rs sion of Rs 15,168.41 crore, tak- May to 51.67 billion units activities following the impo- pharmaceutical formulations contract development and 1,13,074.57 crore in market ing its market worth to Rs (BU) over the same period last sition of lockdown by the gov- manufacturing business. According to the Draft Red Herring valuation last week, with Tata 5,61,060.44 crore. year, showing recovery in ernment in the last week of Prospectus (DRHP), the company will also consider a pre-IPO Consultancy Services, Infosys The market capitalisation industrial and commercial March 2020 to contain the (Initial Public Offer) placement of up to Rs 50 crore. The proposed and HDFC Bank emerging as (mcap) of HDFC Bank erod- demand of electricity, accord- spread of deadly COVID-19. offer includes fresh issue of Rs 165 crore and an offer for sale of up the worst hit. ed by Rs 15,139.12 crore to Rs ing to the power ministry data. The power consumption to 5,142,067 equity shares. The latter will comprise "up to Among the top-10 most 7,65,035.49 crore and that of Power consumption in the also fell in May 2020 to 102.08 1,136,000 equity shares by the individual selling shareholder and valued companies, only Kotak Mahindra Bank plum- first fortnight of May 2020 was BU from 120.02 BU in May up to 4,006,067 equity shares by the investor selling shareholder", Reliance Industries Limited meted by Rs 14,398.04 crore to 43.55 BU. The power con- 2019. Similarly, peak power as per the document. The proceeds from the IPO will be utilised for and State Bank of India man- Rs 3,38,358.80 crore. sumption in the entire month demand met or the highest purchasing of equipment required for capacity expansion of the aged to book gains on a week- The valuation of HDFC of May last year was 102.08 BU. power supply in a day also facility at Dehradun Plant – IV and addition of injectables dosage ly basis. During the holiday- dived Rs 13,430.38 crore to Rs During the first fortnight of slumped to 132.73 GW in capability at the facility at Dehradun Plant-II. truncated trading week, the 4,36,879.75 crore and that of May this year (from May 1 to 168.78 GW (on May 6, 2021) period in 2020 (on May 13, April last year from 176.81 GW BSE benchmark Sensex tanked Bajaj Finance tanked Rs 14), peak power demand met and recorded growth of over 15 2020). in the same month in 2019, 473.92 points or 0.96 per cent. 9,844.62 crore to Rs or the highest supply in a day per cent over 146.54 GW (peak The power consumption in showing the impact of lock- 34,200 kg of oxygen production The valuation of Tata 3,21,592.05 crore. touched the highest level of met) recorded in the same April grew nearly 40 per cent down on economic activities. raw material lands at Bengaluru SBI to sell 3 NPA accounts for wo Air India flights, carrying Tractor sales to be hit due to second wave 34,200 kg of zeolite, used in Toxygen production plants, PNS n NEW DELHI through its partner. recovery of over Rs 235 crore arrived at the Bengaluru airport "Unlike in the first phase PNS n NEW DELHI Infrastructure Pvt Ltd and from Rome on Sunday, airport With the second wave of the (of COVID-19) where the Elize International Ltd for operator BIAL said. Zeolite is COVID-19 pandemic hitting impact was not at all there in The State Bank of India (SBI) sale to recover a total of Rs used in oxygen production plants rural areas, tractor sales will be the rural market, this time it will sell three bad accounts to 235.32 crore. that are based on pressure swing impacted in the short term is all very spread out. It is asset reconstruction compa- Heavy Metal has outstand- adsorption (PSA) technology, although in the second half of impacting not only the urban nies or other financial insti- ing dues of Rs 116.91 crore to and its import would help mitigate the acute shortage of medical the fiscal it is likely to pick up area, (but) channel partners tutions next month to recov- the bank, Khare and oxygen in the country. India has been hit badly by the deadly and to give the industry a mid-sin- and dealerships are also er dues of over Rs 235 crore, Tarkunde owes Rs 99.84 crore more virulent second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with gle digit growth, according to closed because of lockdown in according to a sales notice. and Elize International Rs hospitals across the country facing acute shortage of medical a senior official of farm equip- states. Clearly this will have an In terms of the bank's pol- 18.57 crore. oxygen, health workers, vaccines, life-saving medicines, among ment major Escorts Ltd. impact, it is more severe and icy on sale of financial assets, The bank has set the others. "Two Air India flights, carrying 34,200 kg of Zeolite from The company, which has a it is going to have an impact in line with regulatory guide- reserve prices for these NPA Rome, arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, joint venture with Japan's on everyone," Escorts Ltd lines, SBI said it has placed accounts for sale at Rs 27.50 on May 16. This is the first of the many batches of Zeolite that Kubota, is looking at around in 2021-22 with Europe serv- while it plans to enter markets Group CFO Bharat Madan Heavy Metal and Tubes Ltd, crore, Rs 15 crore and Rs 8 would be imported by the government to generate oxygen," 55 per cent growth in exports ing as one of the main drivers in South East Asia and Brazil told PTI. Khare and Tarkunde crore, respectively. Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) said in a statement. Gold import jumps to Covid brings behavioural change in cash usage: Experts USD 6.3 bn in April PNS n NEW DELHI Talking about the behav- now has invariably gone up by 2,939,997 crore, up from Rs old import, which has a ioural change in currency 20 per cent to Rs 3,000-4,000 2,858,640 crore on March 26. bearing on the country's The COVID-19 pandemic has usage, Sarvatra Technologies across both rural and urban Care Ratings Chief Gcurrent account deficit brought about a behavioural founder and MD Mandar India," Adashe said. Economist Madan Sabnavis (CAD), zoomed to USD 6.3 change in usage of cash with Agashe said that in view of the He further said UPI was tak- opined that during these uncer- billion for the month of April due people withdrawing larger lockdown and social distancing ing care of small-ticket trans- tain times, there is a preference to a surge in domestic demand, amounts from ATMs but pre- norms, people are not ventur- actions with the average tick- for people to hold down to according to the Commerce ferring to make digital modes ing out to banks and ATMs as et size constant at Rs 1,000. cash. It is more for precaution- Ministry data.Silver imports to make payments, said frequently. Owing to this behavioural ary purposes because one during the month, however, experts. "The average ticket size of shift, daily average transac- needs cash for rainy days such dipped by 88.53 per cent to about USD 11.9 million. Gold import The ferocity of the second withdrawals at any given time tions on IMPS have now gone as for medical reasons or for stood at USD 2.83 million (Rs 21.61 crore) in April 2020, the data wave of the coronavirus pan- has gone up by almost 20 per up to Rs 9,000 which was ear- any sudden other expenses, showed. The rise in gold imports pushed the country's trade deficit demic has scared people, forc- cent, as people withdraw in lier in the range of around Rs said Sabnavis. to USD 15.1 billion in April 2021 as against USD 6.76 billion in the ing them to withdraw larger larger quantities and prefer to 6,000-7,000, he said. PayNearby founder, MD same month a year ago. According to industry experts, increasing amounts from the ATMs with hoard, pre-empting medical "The second wave of the and CEO Anand Kumar Bajaj domestic demand is pushing up imports of gold, however, the a view to avoid frequent visits. or any other form of emergen- pandemic has had a significant said the anxiety of lockdowns second wave of COVID-19 may impact the demand in the coming The money thus withdrawn is cies, which ultimately is not impact on the handling and masses which will play out in electronic fund transfer service has forced people to withdraw months. Akshaya Tritiya, a highly auspicious day to purchase gold, mostly held for emergency use consumed as much. management of cash. favour of digital transactions in through mobile phones. money and to keep cash handy also saw muted sales as compared to pre-COVID numbers, with the and often payments are being "The average ticket size of "This has in turn brought the long run," he added. According to the RBI's latest — both for medical emergen- new pandemic wave and resultant restrictions and partial made through UPI and other withdrawals which earlier about substantial shift in Immediate Payment Service data, the outstanding currency cies and basic needs in these lockdowns hitting consumer sentiment. digital modes. ranged between 2,000-3,000 behavioral patterns among the (IMPS) is an instant interbank in circulation on May 7 was Rs dire times. 9

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Looks like the days of motorcycling THE PAWSOME PAIR as the best hobby in town are over. Meet AND THEIR ADVENTURES Vamsi and hile biking has few days to be okay with me his pet become a com- adopting, because it’s a huge mon scenario responsibility. My girlfriend doggo, Bear. these days back then was after my life W amongst millenni- to get it home. Finally, after The duo has als, who doesn’t fostering her for a week at love involving their furry the cafe, we got her home. made heads companions in the adven- He, while motorcycling tures of their life? Meet with Bear, toured Hampi, turn as they Vamsi Vedam, a 27-year-old Goa, Chennai, Bengaluru, music producer based out and Bagalkot. How does it toured of Hyderabad riding his feel to ride with a pet? He own classic 350 through the explains, “It’s amazing. It is places like streets of Hyderabad. His also scary at times but that journey to riding with his is inevitable when you’re on is different from the ones an easy one. But we stuck Hampi, Goa, pawfriend is no less inspiring. the road, even though I ride before, because it’s at different by each other’s side to the Not very long ago, he with a pet. Another advan- times of the day and we best we can to have a fun was performing at a cafe in tage is that since she is travel- get to do different things and adventurous life,” added Bengaluru, Hyderabad where adoption ing with me, I generally along the way. The best the passionate rider whose drives happen every don’t tend to ride too fast. I thing about all the rides is passion for motorcycling etc. The Sunday. 30 minutes into his maintain an average of the look people have on began after watching his performance, a rescuer 80KMph.” their faces when they see us uncles (who own a RE Pioneer's comes with a huge cage and Pets are a part of our cruising at those speeds on showroom in a tiny little pup in it. lives. Riding with them the highways,” adds he. Kumbakonam) ride around K RAMYA Everybody in the cafe went physically is no equal to a How do you take long to Ladakh and other places. crazy for this puppy and human because of our body trips? He answers, “We nor- What is the kind of SREE surrounded the cage, but postures. Vamsi shares, mally start early in the impact Bear makes in his the pup didn’t give a care. “The challenges I face start morning and we ride life? How has traveling with writes about But destiny got Vamsi and from storing her food to towards the sunrise. We a pet changed him? Vamsi the pup etched — Vamsi finding a place for the both take a break every two concludes, “She’s the best their decided to take a break of us to rest or halt for the hours or say 70 km, for thing that has happened to from his set and went close night. It is hard for Bear water and chai. Taking me. She is the reason why I adorable to the cage. “I fell in love because she is allergic to ride. It gets difficult because rural location. It is one of the bike when she was 29 breaks is the most important travel so much — because with her, but it took me a packed food. So, I must I must make sure the food the major reasons why I days old. That’s when we thing about the ride we both love to travel to journey. carry homemade food for doesn’t go bad. The next big have not traveled to places adopted her. She would sit because I don’t want to places and it’s fun to see her during thing is calling up places to where it takes more than a in between me and my girl- stress her out a lot. In these people watching us while the check if they allow pets. day to ride.” friend. As she grew bigger, I breaks, she gets to stretch we do that. It’s amazing how Even most of the metropoli- When it comes to riding grew confident about her and do her thing. After she she can make people smile Information tans are not petfriendly, with pets, training them to being able to handle herself came into my life, my life just by looking at them and tries imagine adjust to their surroundings and shifted her onto the changed. I suddenly became I have seen that happen a being passed via while they are the scenario and behave is the most cru- tank. It took a month for more responsible and a lot million times — where they ast week, the Uttar not restricted. at a cial process. Explaining how the both of us to get used to of other things changed. forget everything they are Pradesh government It is so satisfying he trained his companion, riding like this. She sits on Sure, it was difficult for going through, and just announced the estab- WhatsApp has that we are of some Vamsi shares, “The training my thighs with her forelegs both of us to understand smile. Looking at the joy lishment of 700 help to the people during started at a very young age. on the tank.” each other and it is a timetak- she spreads makes me so L helpdesks for the wel- been considered these troubled times,” informed have She started riding on “Every ride we experience ing process and it is not happy. fare of cows! Facing a Mohini Chaitanya who is a full- been pre- wave of criticism following the unreliable, for time worker at IKEA Hyderabad vented if pre- announcement to protect cows in and volunteers for TFMC. “Most pared in advance the wake of a pandemic, they were the right of the information that's circulated and we had taken forced to deny the plan. While in Hyderabad, what reasons. began as a need to do something for the ailing in the tech industry is Rumours and Helping women now a full-blown 24×7 responsibil- ity for satyanarayana Mathala, fake news have President of Telangana Facilities City's helpdesk on Management Council. We all ruled the app for know the perception of WhatsApp groups these days — they are more than a year help themselves abused as spreaders of misinfor- mation and hate messages. Most now. But today, Nizamabad-based 30- WhatsApp groups are considered the forefront in year-old Latha to be a nuisance as people are con- Nadukuda is a stantly buzzed with useless mes- a group of IT woman donning sages. But TFMC Corona Help N many hats – she is a Desk’s WhatsApp group is here to professionals in housewife, mother to change. “It is to help people work- the city is doing two girls, and a proud business ing in IT industries who are in dis- fight against Covid owner and founder of Shree tress, in panic mode looking for a Latha Garments and Ladies hospital bed, oxygen, plasma, all it can to Tailors. ambulance services, etc., because Latha – the ever-smiling the virus is spreading like wildfire. receive, pass on, and hard-working entrepre- I shared a link with fellow manage- neur – was part of Project ment professionals asking them to and verify, Her&Now’s women's entre- volunteer. Slowly colleagues started preneurship support pro- volunteering too. The initiative is reliable help gramme in Telangana in codenamed ‘Project Sahaya’ now. 2020. She's a successful At the moment, it has 200 embers amid the entrepreneur today, but providing services from 9 am to 6 she didn't get here easily. pm and it gets hard for us to keep Latha had to discontinue a track of emergencies. We are pandemic, her studies after 7th adamant on supervising IT offices standard due to finan- in and around Cyberabad, writes The cial problems in her Hyderabad, and Secunderabad in family, her zeal to learn which nearly 6.5 lakh IT employ- Pioneer’s and experiment with ees work,” shared the founder of new things and ideas this noble cause in the city. SHIKHA never died! During Over the last few weeks, the school, she had her country has witnessed horrific DUGGAL. first lessons in cutting scenes of people dying due to the and tailoring as a home lack of medication, oxygen supply, skill, which she then working from the store's factory, the hospital beds, etc. There isn’t through WhatsApp is the nobody’s control or predict, but perfected and mastered rest are working from their respective enough place for the dead in nonsense and unverified! We are pandemic seriously, misfortune can be preveted by deflecting over the years. As an homes. Latha and her husband have crematoriums, graveyards, nor here to curate data collected would've become avoidable! accountability and responsibilities! adult, Latha started equipped these women by buying each enough wood for pyres! through various sources and Recounting another testimony, The firm is also planning to set up earning a decent of them a sewing machine and giving Bodies have been verify it for you, because we where the Help Desk proved help- an ‘Isolation cum Oxygen income through this them detailed training on the kind of washing up to the banks found ful, Satyanarayan shares, Hub’ for residents below the skill, which eventually work that needs to be done. of the Ganga river in that 90 percent of informa- “One night we got an SOS Call for poverty line who don't have the led to new forming a Many have even started replicating Uttar Pradesh and Bihar tion is useless. We validate an oxygen concentrator from a luxury of quarantining at home. business idea. Latha’s business model on a smaller in the last few days, the information, cross- 75-year old man living in the out- “They will be treated With financial and scale and getting orders on their own perhaps because of the check the same, and when skirts of the city. His saturation for fourteen days with all the emotional support from (they are not dependent on Latha any- near impossibility of a requests come, we use the levels were going immensely low! medicines, food, and nursing her husband and in-laws, more for the orders)! Essentially, what proper funeral. data to facilitate their The night curfew was on but we care. In case of an emergency, Latha ventured into her Latha is doing through her enterprise Initially, it looked like requests,” Sandhya somehow managed to connect GHMC will shift them to own business enterprise is creating a “ripple effect” — helping there was a reduction in Jonnada, with the supplier, trying to negoti- the covid-care hospital! It is around tailoring. She began so many local women earn a livelihood both, infections and who works with Vigilent ate a deal. In no time, we facilitat- a thirty bedded arena com- making women’s wear, did on their own and become self-depen- mortality, but we let our Tech, tells us. We also learn ed all the clearances from police, ing up at handanagar well, and as orders kept com- dent over a period of time! guard down, became com- of the case of a 45-day old fixed up a vehicle, ensured its safe Community Hall. This is ing in, she was unable to man- During the Covid outbreak last year, placent, and declared victo- toddler from Chirala, who was passage, and reached out to the being set up in support age everything on her own, and all of Latha’s employees were working ry against the virus all too in an family! This is what we do — we of corporate houses so started employing local from home and having a steady source early with little regard to scien- emergency condition. The connect the right supplier and like GHMC, IKEA, women as employees, and train- of income, with some of them earning tific child had to be shifted to a consumer along with an expert’s HARSCO and ing them to do the work. as much as up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs per advice and without recourse to con- better medical facility. With the advice.” Zenoti, doctors and Her husband helped her scale the month! Latha started getting orders for sufficient and accurate data. sultation assistance of the Help Desk, they Giving due acknowledgment the zonal commis- business by getting her multiple making masks from local SHGs and for “In the last ten days alone, the via doctors and oxygen supplies. scouted the best and nearest hospi- for the unstinted support from all sioner,” orders of stitching uniforms for local PPE kits from hospitals and orders for Help Desk got 637 requests. Out of Apart from this, there were around tal for the child with all the spe- the volunteers, doctors working concluded government schools. Today, Shree police uniforms too! which, requests for beds for criti- 130 requests in cities like Vizag, cialisations available according to round the clock at full covid-care the founder. Latha Garments and Ladies Tailors has Soon, Latha hopes to take Shree cal patients in the nearest Vijayawada, Nellore, the ailing medical condition of hospitals, admins at the hospital, They can grown to accommodate over 120 Latha Garments and Ladies Tailors hospital were the highest, includ- Warangal, and Tirupati for ambu- the child, and at the moment, the Hyderabad and Cyberabad police, be reached employees — an overwhelming majori- beyond the boundaries of Telangana, to ing requests for ventilators and lance support. Hence, the Help kid is recovering faster than he was and GHMC, the organisation is on 63093 ty of them (at least 100) being women various other parts of India, and there- NIV. Then there was a need for Desk is targeted at people in dis- expected to. The sense of making all attempts to pass over 71600. from nearby villages or towns. by establish a solid brand name for her blood and plasma followed by tress particularly from IT indus- anunimaginable tragedy could this colossal disaster that is in While around 20% of all the employ- enterprise. ees/resource persons are currently VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MAY 17, 2021 sport 11

Coach creating match IGA IS QUEEN OF ROME situations for me in AP n ROME training: Sindhu f Iga Swiatek continues play- ing like this, she might have no Iproblem defending her French Open title when the year’s second Grand Slam starts in two weeks. The 19-year-old Pole routed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 with what is known as a “double bagel” score in an Italian Open final that lasted just 46 minutes Sunday. Swiatek lost just 13 points. “Definitely not the best day for me,” Pliskova said. “Iga was playing great tennis today. It was the first double bagel in a WTA final in five years, since Simona Halep overwhelmed Anastasija Sevastova in Novak vs Nadal Bucharest. “I think you have just days in men’s final like this in tennis where things aybe the new generation of PTI n NEW DELHI are not going your way,” Pliskova Mtennis players isn’t quite so added. “I will just quickly forget ready to end the eras of Novak he lack of competitions before the Olympics is about today.” Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Ta major concern for Indian shuttlers but not so Blasting winners at will with Titles for Stefanos Tsitsipas much for PV Sindhu, who trusts her Korean coach both her forehand and backhand, and Alexander Zverev in the Park Tae Sang to create match situations for her in Swiatek led 17-5 in winners and Monte Carlo Masters and training itself. committed only five unforced Madrid Open, respectively, Owing to the raging Covid-19 pandemic, the errors to Pliskova’s 23. raised speculation again that the Badminton World Federation has been forced to can- It wasn’t always so easy this Big Three — including Roger cel the remaining three Olympic qualifiers in India, week for Swiatek, the surprise Federer — was expiring. Malaysia and Singapore. These were to be the last winner in Paris last year when Well, again, not yet. set of events before the Tokyo Games in July-August. she was ranked 54th. Djokovic and Nadal won a Asked if cancellations will affect her preparations, She had to save two match total of three matches over Sindhu said: “Well, we were thinking that Singapore points in her third-round victo- younger players on Saturday will be the last event before Olympics but now we ry over Barbora Krejcikova then her quarterfinal was pushed back said. “I was super focused today Monday — to No 9. slammed her racket to the clay in and will renew their record-set- don’t have another option, so I am playing match- had to win twice on Saturday — a day due to rain. so I’m really proud of myself.” Pliskova was playing in her frustration early in the second set ting rivalry in the Italian Open es against different players and my coach Park is try- beating both two-time Rome “It’s been a tough week but Swiatek’s third career title will third consecutive final at the Foro and received a code violation final on Sunday — exactly two ing to create match situations for me in training. champion Elina Svitolina and 17- I’m really happy that I got move her into the top 10 of the Italico, having won the title in warning for unsportsmanlike weeks before Roland Garros “Different players have different styles like Tai year-old Coco Gauff — after through everything,” Swiatek rankings for the first time on 2019. The veteran Czech player conduct. starts. Tzu (Ying) or Ratchanok (Intanon) have different styles of play but Park is there to guide me, to pre- pare me for it,” Sindhu said. “Obviously, we will be playing each other after Finally, Hussey a few months and there will be something new in Kohli best batsman in world: Paine India Eves likely to our games, so I will have to prepare for that.” Sindhu doesn’t train with the rest of the Indian PTI n MELBOURNE leaves for home Olympic-bound team. She has been training at the Gachibowli indoor stadium in Telangana and does irat Kohli seems to have left PTI n CHENNAI tour Oz in Sept her fitness training at Suchitra academy. Van indelible mark on The 25-year-old endorsed BWF’s decision to can- Australian Test captain Tim aving recovered from Covid-19, New Delhi: The Indian women’s cel the events, saying while it is sad that competi- Paine, who says he will “always HChennai Super Kings batting coach cricket team is set to travel to tions could not take place but but life is more impor- remember” the Indian skipper Michael Hussey left for Australia on Australia in September. tant than sports. for being the world’s best bats- Sunday via Doha, a top official of the IPL Australia pacer Megan Schutt “It is sad that the whole world has come to a man, capable of also getting franchise said. dropped a hint that India will be standstill but before sportspersons, we are human under the opposition’s skin with Following an RT-PCR test, the for- visiting in September though beings and life comes first,” Sindhu said. his competitiveness. mer Australia batsman had returned neg- Cricket Australia is yet to announce “If tournaments happen, we don’t know if we will Kohli and Paine have had a ative for Covid-19 on Friday, paving the the schedule. The tour is expected be safe, we might think we will be but we can’t be fiery rivalry which goes back to way for his departure in the early hours to comprise ODIs and T20Is. sure because we don’t know from where this virus India’s 2018-19 tour of Australia. of Sunday. “We have got a tour against will come. Their on-field spats were an “Yes, Hussey has left for Australia via India in mid-September,” Schutt Games.” “For the moment, events are being cancelled interesting sub-plot during the Doha by a commercial flight. He left in said on No Balls: The Cricket The BCCI, in its last Apex and I know sportspersons are sad but I think it is historic showdown in which Paine said on the Gilly and Goss always remember,” he added. the early hours of Sunday,” CSK CEO K Podcast, hosted by Kate Cross and Council meeting, had also approved good for the people...Organisers take a lot of mea- India became the first Asian podcast. Interestingly, last year Paine S Viswanathan said. Alex Hartley. the tour of Australia ahead of the sures and keep us in a bubble but still we need to country to win a Test series “He (Kohli) is challenging to had said that Kohli is “just Hussey, who had first tested positive “So, there’s a couple of camps. World Cup in New Zealand next be careful.” Down Under. play against and he can get another player” in the Indian for Covid-19 during the now-suspend- I believe we are doing one in year. A home series against the Sindhu, who had reached the finals of Swiss “For Virat Kohli, I’ve said under your skin because he is so team who “doesn’t really both- ed IPL, is expected to reach home on Darwin, which will be really cool... Windies was also cleared. Open in March after returning to action following many times, he seems like the good and he is so competitive. er me”. Monday. And then the tour against India. The tour of Australia was orig- a long break, said she is improving as a player. type of player you would love to “But yeah, for me from He had also stated that the Hussey aside, the other Australians And then pretty much from there inally planned for January this year “It has been a good campaign so far this year. I have on your team. He is com- where I came from, sharing a Australian team “loves to hate” involved in the 2021 edition of IPL took things get crazy with Big Bash, but was postponed after the World have been improving as a player. My coach has petitive. He is the best batsman feud with him four years ago, He the superstar for his awe-inspir- a detour to Maldives and quarantined WNCL, Ashes, World Cup, and Cup was put off to 2022 amid the analysed my game, so really looking forward to the in the world,” the 36-year-old is certainly someone I will ing abilities with the bat. there before heading back to Australia. hopefully the Commonwealth Covid-19 pandemic. PTI Olympics. My dad also helps me a lot,” she said. shortpasses BREMEN SACK KOHFELDT 2018 sandpapergate monumental mistake: Sekar Archer’s elbow injury resurfaces BREMEN: Werder Bremen on Sunday sacked PTI n LONDON well as games in South head coach Florian Kohfeldt and replaced him PTI n MELBOURNE to get something off his chest ... know that we made a monu- Africa at the start of 2020. with club legend Thomas Schaaf for their final He’s not going to be the last,” he mental mistake. The gravity ngland’s star pacer Jofra Turning out for Sussex league game this season after the club slipped ormer Australia bowling added. Sekar lamented that the wasn’t as plain until it all came EArcher’s participation in in his first competitive game into the bottom three of the Bundesliga. After Fcoach David Sekar, who incident is going to be associat- out,” he added. the upcoming Test series after the injury lay-off, four years in charge, Kohfeldt has been shown was with the team during the ed with Australian cricket forev- The 54-year-old Victorian against New Zealand was Archer registered figures of the door with just next Saturday's home game 2018 ball-tampering scandal, er and there is nothing one can made the statement after thrown into doubt after his 2 for 29 in the first innings. against Moenchengladbach left as Bremen on Sunday said it was a “mon- do about it. Bancroft made a startling reve- longstanding elbow injury However, the pacer could fight to stay in Germany's top flight. umental mistake” which could “You could point your fin- lation that Australian bowlers at resurfaced during Sussex’s only bowl five overs in the have been prevented and for ger at me, you could point your the time might have had some county championship game second essay and com- ZIZOU IS LEAVING REAL which fingers can also be been me to blame, it could finger at Boof (then coach knowledge about the plot. against Kent. plained of a sore elbow. MADRID: Spanish media claimed early pointed at him. have been someone else. It could Darren Lehmann), could you While Cricket Australia The 26-year-old fast “If you saw today he’s Sunday that Zinedine Zidane has already told “Obviously a lot of things have been stopped and it was- point it at other people, of issued a statement saying that it bowler has a history of not going to bowl tomorrow. his players that he intends to quit as coach at went wrong at that time. The n’t, which is unfortunate,” Sekar course you could,” he said. was open to a re-investigation elbow injuries that saw him You’ll have to ask the ECB,” the end of the season. According to Onda finger-pointing is going to go on told the Sydney Morning Herald. “The disappointing thing is into the incident, Sekar said he miss two Tests against India Sussex head coach Ian Cero radio and Goal online, the Frenchman, and on and on. There was a lot “Cameron’s (Bancroft) a it’s never going to go away. was not sure what could possi- and the currently-suspend- Salisbury told reporters on who has a contract until 2022, informed his of people to blame. It could have very nice guy. He’s just doing it Regardless of what’s said. We all bly come out of it. ed IPL earlier this year as Saturday. squad a week ago that he was going to leave when the season ends next week. TEJASWIN CLINCHES GOLD IPL helped Shami NEW DELHI: Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar has claimed a Gold medal at the Big Spurs still in Europe race 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in get his rhythm back Manhattan, USA. Representing Kanasas State after the hour when he followed University, Tejaswin cleared 2.28 metres on up Gareth Bale’s shot and New Delhi: Veteran India pacer Saturday, making a facility record. tapped the ball in after Patricio Mohammed Shami found his “rhythm” dur- could only parry. ing the now suspended IPL and feels the UK SPOTIFY BID TO BUY ARSENAL Earlier, Crystal Palace twice tour will be a successful one for the team if LONDON: Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek said came from behind to beat Aston it is able to replicate the stellar performance Saturday a formal offer to buy Arsenal had been Villa 3-2, with Tyrick Mitchell’s of the last six months. rejected by the Premier League club's American first goal for the club sealing India will leave for the UK on June 2 for owners. In a statement on Twitter, the Swedish victory six minutes from time. three and half months during which they will tycoon said the club's owners, Kroenke Sports John McGinn’s third goal of play six Test matches starting with the World and Entertainment (KSE), had rebuffed his bid. the season put Villa ahead in the Test Championship final against New 17th minute at Selhurst Park Zealand in Southampton from June 18. Napoli keep CL hopes alive N KOREA OUT OF WC QUALIFIERS before Christian Benteke With the Covid-19 wreaking SEOUL: North Korea have pulled out of next equalised against his former havoc across the globe, the soon to AFP n FLORENCE Juventus are fifth, one point month's qualifying matches for the 2022 club with a 32nd-minute head- be 31-year-old Shami said that too behind Napoli, but still in the World Cup in Qatar, the AFC said on Sunday. er. much of planning in these times apoli moved third in Serie running for a top four finish No reasons were given for the withdrawal but But Palace fell behind is of no use. NA on Sunday with a 2-0 win after a 3-2 win over newly- South Korean media reported earlier this again two minutes later “See, there is no point in at Fiorentina to keep their push crowned champions Inter Milan month that Pyongyang had said it would skip when Anwar El Ghazi planning too much as certain for a Champions League return on Saturday, with one match left the qualifiers over coronavirus fears. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring Spurs second goal AP scored from close range. things are not in our control. alive. this season. The Eagles equalised Who would have thought that Lorenzo Insigne missed a Napoli’s final game will be KAYLEE NARROWLY MISSES WR AFP n LONDON to them from their final two for a second time in the the pandemic would virtually penalty but send in the rebound at home against midtable Hellas SYDNEY: Australian Kaylee McKeown league games. 76th minute when destroy two years of our lives — after 56 minutes with a Lorenzo Verona, as they look to return to narrowly missed the 50 metre backstroke arry Kane scored his 22nd The top four in the Premier Wilfried Zaha grabbed hence I prefer to take it by each Venti own goal 11 minutes later elite European football after world record on Sunday while setting the HPremier League goal of the League are assured of a place in his 11th goal of the season series or tournament as the case sealing an important win for the missing out last season. year's best time in the 200m individual season as Tottenham Hotspur the 2021/22 Champions League. with low shot deflected in may be,” the pacer told Gulf visitors. Juventus play their final medley as she ramps up preparations for the beat Wolves 2-0 on Sunday to Kane gave Spurs the lead off Ahmed Elmohamady. News. “We have played some Napoli are third, two points game at Bologna desperate to Tokyo Olympics. maintain their hopes of a top-four running onto Hojberg’s through The comeback was extraordinary cricket in recent behind Atalanta who assured a avoid missing out on the finish. England captain Kane ball behind centre backs Conor complete in the 84th minute times as an unit and naturally, the third consecutive season of Champions League for the first TEAM SELECTION ON JUNE 15-16 fired Spurs ahead on the stroke of Coady and Romain Saiss. when the 21-year-old confidence level is high on the eve Champions League football, time in a decade. NEW DELHI: The Indian para-athletics team half-time before Pierre-Emile The Spurs star side-stepped Mitchell followed-up from of our departure for England. with a 4-3 win at Genoa on Lazio will not play among for the Tokyo Paralympic Games in August- Hojbjerg doubled their lead in the Coady’s challenge and rounded close range after team-mate “If we can reproduce some of Saturday. AC Milan, are a point the European elite next season September will be picked during a to-day trial 62nd minute.Victory left Spurs in goalkeeper Rui Patricio, before Eberechi Eze had miscued. the form which we did over last six behind Napoli, occupying in the after a 2-0 derby defeat to Roma to be held in New Delhi on June 15 and 16, sixth place, five points behind curling the ball into the corner Victory lifted south London months, I am confident it will be a final Champions League berth, on Saturday. Sixth-placed Lazio the national governing body Paralympic fourth-placed Chelsea, with a of the net. club Palace to 13th. great summer for us,” said the man, and play 16th-placed Cagliari are eight points behind Juventus Committee of India said on Sunday. Agencies maximum of six points available Hojberg made it 2-0 just who has 180 wickets from 50 Tests. later on Sunday. having played a game less. 12

Vijayawada Monday May 17, 2021 tollywood MAHESH’S Khiladi to release GENEROURS in theatres only fter back-to- rife that the film will head Wear Mask back successful to an OTT release. Putting #StayHomeStaySafe,” ventures, Mass a full-stop to all these tweeted industry biggies. A Maharaja Ravi rumours, the makers of Khiladi, an action Teja is back in the film on Sunday thriller film written and full action. announced that the Mass directed by Ramesh It is known that the Maharaja film will release Varma and jointly pro- GESTURE actor’s next, Khiladi is one only in theatres. duced by Satyanarayana of the most-awaited films “#Khiladi has confirmed, Koneru and Ramesh rince Mahesh Babu, who recently got vaccinated for of the year. This film will release Varma under the banner Covid-19 after being under home isolation, has Given the second wave ONLY IN THEATRES. A of A Studios LLP, will see extended his support to two adopted villages of of Covid, the film had to New release date will be Ravi Teja in a dual role Andhra Pradesh — Burripalem and Siddapuram. The be postponed like many announced once the situa- alongside Arjun Sarja, P Srimanthudu actor arranged for vaccines against others, dampening the tion becomes normal. Unni Mukundan, Covid for all the people of these two villages. actor’s fans’ spirits. @DirRameshVarma Meenakshi Chaudhary, Until a few days ago, Mahesh Babu was busy shooting for Recently rumours were @idhavish @PenMovies and Dimple Hayathi. Sarkaru Vaari Paata with National award-winning actress Keerthy Suresh, in Hyderabad. The two will be sharing screen space for the first time in the film written and director Parasuram and is jointly financed by Mythri Movie Makers, 14 Reels Plus, and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment.

Ram Charan-Shankar film postponed?

t is known that Mega Power Star Ram Charan is col- laborating with Shankar for a pan-Indian film to be produced by noted producer Dil Raju. According to I the latest report, the magnum opus may be shot on a LENDING A HELPING HAND budget of Rs 150 crore. The upcoming untitled film was supposed to go on the floor by the second half of this year. But we now learn that a tiff between the makers of Indian 2 may affect Ram Charan and Shankar’s film. Kamal Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal-starrer Indian 2 was just 50 percent into its making before the second wave of the coro- navirus pandemic struck. Shankar signed two movies, one in Telugu with Mega Power Star Ram Charan, and the other, a Hindi film starring Ranveer Singh. Sources close to the film’s unit say that the Ram Charan- starrer, which was supposed to commence production in June, stays on hold given the current scenario. Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding Shankar’s directorial venture Indian 2 seems to be only getting murkier. Shankar will first be wrapping up Indian 2 before moving onto Ram Charan starrer RC15. This would mean that Shankar and Charan’s RC15 will start rolling only in 2022. On the other hand, Ram Charan will soon be seen essaying a key role in Chiranjeevi’s movie Acharya.

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