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{ Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com CO-OWNER OF MUMBAI'S "MUCHHAD "KHALISTANIS INFILTRATED FARMERS' TADA COURT FRAMES CHARGES AGAINST INDONESIA LOCATES BLACK BOX FROM PAANWALA" CHAIN HELD IN DRUGS CASE PROTEST," GOVERNMENT TELLS SC YASIN, 9 OTHERS IN RUBAIYA KIDNAP CASE CRASHED SRIWIJAYA AIR PLANE he Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has he Supreme Court today put on hold special TADA court has framed charges black box from the crashed arrested Ramkumar Tiwari, one of the three farm laws that are the cause of against Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Indonesian passenger jet has been Towners of "Muchhad Paanwala", Tprotests near Delhi by thousands of AFront (JKLF) chief Mohammd Yasin Malik Arecovered, the transport minister said Mumbai's famous chain of shops selling farmers. In the hearing, the government and nine others in a 31-year-old kidnapping on Tuesday, days after the plane with 62 betel leaf, or paan. Tiwari was arrested late argued that ''Khalistanis'' had infiltrated the case involving Rubaiya Sayeed, the daughter people aboard slammed into the sea. "The on Monday evening after he failed to protests. As Attorney General KK of then union home minister Mufti FDR (flight data recorder) has been found," "satisfactorily" answer NCB's questions on Venugopal made the statement, the Mohammad Sayeed. Malik is presently lodged minister Budi Karya Sumadi told a live the half-a-kilogram of marijuana recovered Supreme Court asked him to file an in Tihar jail, Delhi, after he was arrested by the television briefing. The recorder is one of from his shop. The shop, located in south affidavit. The top government lawyer said National Investigation Agency (NIA) in April two black boxes -- the other being a Mumbai's Kemps Corner area, is famous for he would do so by tomorrow along with 2019 in connection with a terror funding case, cockpit voice recorder -- that could prove being frequented by some celebrities. Tiwari inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB). a month after his group was banned by the crucial to explaining why the aircraft sold paan laced with drugs to some clients, The Khalistan reference emerged when a central government.In March last year, the plunged about 10,000 feet (3,000 metres) NCB suspects. The confiscated marijuana has been identified as OG farmer group in favour of the central laws special TADA court had framed charges against the JKLF chief and six in less than a minute before crashing into Kush. alleged that banned organisations had entered the protests. others in January 1990. waters off the capital Jakarta. SC gives jolt to Centre, stays implementation of farm laws PNS n NEW DELHI

The Supreme Court on All panel Tuesday stayed the implemen- tation of controversial new members farm laws till further orders and decided to set up a four- had backed member committee to resolve ‘Dynastic politics bur- the impasse over them between dens country with the Centre and farmers' unions govt earlier incompetence’ protesting at Delhi borders. A bench headed by Chief PNS n NEW DELHI Justice SA Bobde and Justice Protesting farmer unions AS Bopanna and V on Tuesday asserted they Ramasubramanian said that it will not appear before the 5 will pass an order to this effect. Supreme Court appoint- The top court stayed the im- ed panel, alleging it was AP receives 4.96 lakh doses from plementation of the three laws "pro-government", and - the Farmers' (Empowerment said they won't settle for and Protection) Agreement on During the hearing, the top erty of citizens of India and we anything less than the Price Assurance and Farm court sought the cooperation want to solve the problem," repeal of the three con- Covaxin; vaccination starts Jan 16 Services Act, the Farmers' of the protesting farmers and said the bench. tentious laws. Produce Trade and Commerce made it clear that no power can In the proceedings, con- The four members of the PNS n VIJAYAWADA ature-controlled cold storage districts across the state (Promotion and Facilitation) prevent it from setting up a ducted through video confer- committee are BKU pres- units. through 19 special vehicles, Act, and the Essential Com- committee to resolve the encing, it reiterated that the ident Bhupinder Singh Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday Refrigerated vans will be with care being taken to ensure modities (Amendment) Act - impasse over the controversial apex court has powers to sus- Mann, Shetkeri received 4.96 lakh doses of used to transport the vaccine that the temperature remains against which several petitions farm laws. pend the legislation in order to Sangathana (Maharashtra) Covaxin, the much awaited to over 1,900 session sites between 2 to 8 degree Celsius. have been filed challenging The observation of the solve the problem. president Anil Ghanwat, coronavirus vaccine. where the chosen healthcare “In Krishna district, the first their constitutional validity. bench asking protesting farm- The bench said those who South Asia Director for A special cargo plane workers will be given the vac- phase of vaccination will begin The bench which read out ers' unions to cooperate "genuinely want resolution, International Food Policy brought the vaccine to the cine from January 16. on January 16 at 30 centres and four names of members of the assumes significance in view of will go to the committee" on Research Institute Pramod Vijayawada airport at The first consignment was it will be administered to about committee said that it will reports that they would not go farm laws. This is not politics. Kumar Joshi, and agricul- Gannavaram from Pune on received by Krishna district 3,000 healthcare workers. Till look into the farmers' griev- to any apex court-appointed There is a difference between ture economist Ashok Tuesday afternoon. collector A Md Imtiaz who was now, about 36,500 people have ances on the issue. panel for resolution of the dis- politics and judiciary and you Gulati. From there, the consign- accompanied by Medical and registered for the vaccination,” SEC, Govt face-off The four names of members pute and wanted the laws to be will have to cooperate", it said Gulati, who was also a ment was shifted to the state Health joint director Srihari Imtiaz said. include Bhupinder Singh repealed. to farmer unions.aWhen the member of Prime vaccine depot in Gannavaram. and joint collector Sivashankar. He added that in the second inexplicable, harmful Mann, President of Bhartiya Before pronouncing the bench was informed that an Minister's Economic State Health Commissioner “We have ensured that the phase of vaccination, frontline to democracy Kisan Union; Anil Ghanwat, order, the bench commenced application has been filed Advisory Council from Katamaneni Bhaskar said the vaccine was transported to workers, including municipal, President of Shetkeri the hearing and asked the before it alleging that a banned 1999 to 2001, has written first consignment of vaccine the storage centre under pre- police, revenue, panchayat raj Sangthana, Maharashtra; farmers' unions to cooperate organisation is extending sup- opinion pieces in national doses would be sufficient to scribed temperature condi- and other Covid warriors will Pramod Kumar Joshi, director and go before the committee to port to the agitating farmers, dailies, and also spoken to vaccinate about 3.7 lakh tions” said Imtiaz. get the vaccine shot. There are for South Asia, International be appointed by it to resolve the top court asked attorney the media in support of the healthcare workers in the first He said that a facility that about 50,000 people among the 2 Food Policy Research Institute, the dispute. general KK Venugopal about it. farm laws. round beginning January 16. can store 35 lakh doses has frontline warriors, said the and agriculture economist "We are concerned about The state government made been set up at the airport. collector. Among the frontline Ashok Gulati. protecting the lives and prop- 2 elaborate arrangements for Imtiaz said that the vaccines warriors, 18,000 people have 2 storing the vaccine in temper- will be transported to various registered in CoWIN. Capital in Vizag soon: Sajjala TDP Christian cell leaders dump party PNS n VIJAYAWADA way, but locating the Executive courts was only delaying the PNS n VIJAYAWADA a decision to tender their res- TDP Christian Cell presi- party’s development. The Capital in Visakhapatnam is establishment of the Executive ignation from the post of the dent Y Praveen Kumar said remarks made by Naidu on Advisor to the Government certain. Capital in Vizag, he pointed In a major blow to the Telugu party’s Christian Cell district that pastors, community elders, January 5 has hurt the sentim- Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy We have decided to make out. Desam Party, the party’s presidents and also from the Christian Cell leaders and ents of the community. Naidu on Tuesday said locating the Vizag the Executive Capital as "We hope there will be a Christian Cell leaders from TDP membership. members of the community in has insulted the Christian com- executive capital in port city part of decentralisation of favourable outcome (in the across the state tendered their They said that they have tak- general were shocked by the munity and their sentiments,” Visakhapatnam (Vizag) is cer- administration," State court) and we will move to resignation here on Tuesday. en this extreme step of quitting comments made by Naidu Praveen Kumar said. He tain and the litigation in courts Government Advisor (Public Vizag in the next three-four The TDP Christian Cell the TDP in protest against the against the community. reminded that Naidu never was only delaying its establish- Affairs) Sajjala told reporters months," Sajjala added. leaders met at a private hotel in comments made by party “We have been associated made such degrading com- Sensex jumps 248 ment. here. 2 Vijayawada and later informed supremo N Chandrababu with the TDP for a long time ments on Christians earlier. pts to end "One month this way or that The ongoing litigation in the media that they had taken Naidu a few days back. and have been working for the 2 at new peak; Nifty tops 14,500 TDP says quid pro quo, 8 SEC surrenders secretary, seeks replacement PNS n VIJAYAWADA targets Chalameswar After dismissing a joint direc- SEC briefs PNS n VIJAYAWADA TODAY tor in his office from services HC posts SEC's review on Monday, State Election Governor on TDP senior leader KS Jawahar ALMANAC Commissioner Nimmagadda petition for January 18 on Tuesday accused former Month & Paksham: Ramesh Kumar on Tuesday Supreme Court judge Justice surrendered a high ranking standoff Vijayawada: In a minor A single-judge Jasti Chalameswar of trying to Margashirsha & Krishna Paksha official — poll panel secretary setback to State Election influence the judiciary in Panchangam G Vani Mohan — to the state over polls Commissioner bench had on favour of the YSRCP govern- Tithi : Amavasya: 10:29 am government stating her ser- Nimmagadda Ramesh Monday ment. In a statement, Jawahar Nakshatram: Uttara Ashadha: 05:28 am vices were not required at the Vijayawada: State Kumar, the House suspended the said that Justice Chalameswar (Next Day) SEC office. Election Commissioner Motion petition moved election was favouring the State Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start While the reasons behind Nimmagadda Ramesh by him seeking urgent Government as his son Jasti Vani Mohan’s surrender were Kumar on Tuesday met hearing challenging the notification Naga Bhushan was appointed any important work) not immediately known, the Governor Biswabhusan interim order of the sin- issued by the SEC as Additional Advocate Rahukalam: 12:24 pm – 01:47 pm SEC also wrote a letter in this Nimmagadda Ramesh Harichandan and briefed gle judge bench related to to conduct General of Andhra Pradesh. regard to Chief Secretary him about the ongoing the suspension of notifi- Jawahar also alleged that Yamagandam: 08:16 am – 09:38 am panchayat polls Varjyam: 02:03 pm – 03:36 pm Adityanath Das, asking the Sai Prasad, who was the standoff with the State cation for panchayat Justice Chalameswar was Justice Jasti Chalameswar latter to send a panel of three senior-most functionary after Government on conduct- polls has been posted to behind the attack on the judi- Gulika: 11:01 am - 12:24 pm names for appointment as the the Commission’s secretary, ing Gram Panchayat elec- January 18. then heard it in the after- ciary which he said had dam- it was clear that such an Good Time: (to start any important work) next SEC secretary. from duties as per the penal tions. A single-judge bench noon. aged the self-respect of the sys- appointment was a reward Amritakalam: 11:18 pm – 12:50 am It remains to be seen how powers vested with the SEC The meeting lasted for had on Monday sus- Counsel for the SEC tem. for cooperating with Jagan. Abhijit Muhurtham: NIL the State Government under various provisions of around 40minutes during pended the election noti- prayed that there was “Jagan, who faces charges of “Jasti Naga Bhushan never responds to the latest move the Constitution. which Ramesh Kumar fication issued by the urgency in the matter as financial impropriety, and is argued a single case but was VIJAYAWADA by SEC who has been at log- In his proceedings, the apprised the Governor SEC to conduct pan- the entire process of Accused No 1 in a Rs 1 lakh- given one of the highest posts gerheads with the govern- SEC said since it was not a about the poll schedule chayat polls. preparations for the crore scam, has turned lawless in the state judiciary. It’s noth- WEATHER ment. honourable discharge but the that he had issued on The two-judge divi- polls, especially the with the cooperation of senior ing but ‘quid pro quo’ agree- Forecast: Sunny A 1996 batch IAS officer, G dismissal with disgrace, Sai January 8 and how it was sion bench comprising preparation of electoral advocates,” Jawahar said. ment between Jagan and Temp: 32/21 Vani Mohan, was appointed Prasad was not entitled to any challenged by the State Justice U Durga Prasad rolls, would be hampered The former minister ques- Justice Chalameswar. The Humidity: 64% Secretary in the office of terminal benefits and also Government in the High Rao and Justice B with the suspension of tioned the motive behind the public is aware of Jagan’s Sunrise: 06:49 am SEC in May last year. barred from entering any Court. Krishna Mohan took up the notification. appointment of Jasti Naga attempts to persuade and Sunset: 06:00 pm On Monday, SEC issued other government service the SEC’s petition on Bhushan as Additional defame High Court judges,” Current Weather Conditions proceedings discharging GV directly or indirectly. 2 Tuesday morning and 2 Advocate General, saying that Jawahar said. Updated January 13 , 2021 5:00 PM VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 13, 2021 vijayawada 02 SEC, Govt face-off inexplicable, harmful to democracy

ndoubtedly, the impact on democ- For a moment, if we set aside the anger show, going to the gether that Ramesh Kumar 1987, the Congress won most crucial cog racy itself, since it’s extent of even criticising overcame all the hurdles he more seats than its own Uin the wheel of a already been given a question of who will blink first in the Ramesh Kumar on caste lines faced and was able to return expectations, leaving the healthy democracy political colour. ongoing tussle between the State and accusing him of trying to to his job. His latest salvo at then ruling TDP in disarray. would be elections. Detractors of SEC benefit the TDP. The rank the Jagan Government, in the The fact that the Elections are also a PIN Nimmagadda Election Commissioner and the Govt, and file of the YSRCP fol- form of the election schedule, Government has been citing tool for gauging public POINT Ramesh Kumar have gone the fact remains that ultimately, the lowed Jagan in lambasting was deflected by the High Covid as the reason to get the opinion on governance. to great lengths to portray the SEC. Court. Expectedly, the court local body polls put off holds The general perception is him as a stooge of the TDP, issue will have a negative impact on The criticism reached a verdict was hailed by the little water. The that local body polls reflect and as someone implement- democracy itself, since it’s already crescendo, and the YSRCP, understandably so Government’s commitment the mood of the people on ing a grand conspiracy to been given a political colour Government appeared to be since the Jagan Government to arrest the spread of Covid the functioning of the ruling malign the Jaganmohan wishing for a ‘favourable’ has a record of receiving has come under a cloud after party though they are held on Reddy Government. SEC to help it fulfil the elec- negative verdicts. This may the 'Amma Vodi' programme the basis of local issues. To support this allegation, tion process made to local not be the end to the story; conducted at Nellore resem- A ruling party candidate they point to the fact that the sion bench of the High Court Government had been excep- M D RATNA KUMAR bodies. the case may wind up in the bled a public meeting. None who seeks public support to SEC was appointed during against the single bench tionally enthusiastic on con- Senior Journalist The Government tried to Supreme Court. of those on the dais, except head the village level govern- the rule of Chandrababu order setting aside the elec- ducting the local body polls, replace Ramesh Kumar by By trying to get the elec- the security personnel, were ing body or local government Naidu. tion schedule released by pointing out that the State bringing septuagenarian tions put off, the seen wearing face masks. will only lose if the voters are Some of the more excitable him. stood to lose Rs 4,000 crore The SEC’s decision upset Kanagaraj, a retired judge Government may have led to After such scenes, it not satisfied with the ones ‘advise’ the SEC to put In his plea, the SEC has from the Finance the Government, and its from Tamil Nadu after cur- the perception that it is appears strange that even Government. in his papers, join the TDP pointed out that there has Commission if the elections plans. Clearly, the tailing the tenure of Ramesh scared to face the electorate, government employees asso- For a moment, if we set and contest the next general been no instance of the elec- were to be delayed. Government did not take Kumar from five years to probably due to a rather ciations are citing Covid to aside the question of who will elections. It’s unfortunate tion schedule being disturbed Refusing to go ahead with too kindly to the decision, three. How Justice Kanagaraj poor record on basic ameni- get the SEC put off the elec- blink first in the ongoing tus- that no one, including by any court across the coun- the elections on account of since it was enjoying what is managed to Vijayawada from ties. tions. Strangely, these same sle between the State Election Members of the State try. Interestingly, both the AP Covid-19, the SEC asserted known as the ‘honeymoon Tamil Nadu when the entire There have been instances associations kept silent when Commissioner and the Cabinet, have condemned Government and the SEC that the Finance Commission period’ and its chances of a country was under strict where the ruling dispensa- carrying out their duties at Government, the fact such a serious allegation. are contradicting their earli- could be convinced by sweep at the hustings would lockdown is a mystery that tion suffered reversals in the liquor shops that witnessed remains that ultimately, the As of the moment, the er stand. 'explaining' the situation aris- have been extremely bright. confounds still. local body polls after sweep- heavy crowds soon after they issue will have a negative SEC has approached a divi- A year ago, the State ing from the pandemic. The Chief Minister let his It’s a different matter alto- ing the general elections. In were reopened. SEC briefs TDP Christian cell Over 12L leave Efforts on to bring back Governor on... Hyd for AP Continued from page 1

The SEC also briefed the leaders dump party to celebrate past glory of ancient port Governor on how the Continued from page 1 had not implemented the Sankranti Government heads were promises made during the “provoking” the staff and Praveen Kumar said that the TDP rule. “We have been PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n VIJAYAWADA The Motupalli Parirakshana other employees to not TDP Christian Cell leaders working for the overall devel- Many residents of the city Samiti has slated a plan for its cooperate with poll panel demanded a rejoinder from opment of the party while started their home-bound An ancient port town in restoration in archaeological in conducting the election. Naidu on two things — the Naidu was insulting the journey for the Sankranti Motupalli of Prakasam district, norms and invited Dr Reddy to He had brought various reason behind his diatribe Christian community,” he said. festival not only to enjoy the dateable to Chola times, is offer his expertise on heritage statements by the against Christians and his He also lambasted Naidu for festival but also relieve them- under active consideration for conservation. Government employees departure from the ideals of saying that new churches were selves of the stress of the busy an all-round development, Dr Jyoti Chandramouli, his- associations and police secularism that the TDP was sprouting everywhere. “There city life and the stress caused according to Motupalli torian also visited the temple. department on their ulti- founded. are churches in most of the vil- to them for about 10 months Parirakshana Samiti president Dr Reddy who visited the his- matum not to cooperate He recalled that Naidu had lages across the state since by the pandemic. Ronda Dasaratha Rami Reddy. toric Rama temple on Tuesday with the SEC. offered prayers in churches ages,” Praveen Kumar said. Lakhs of people have set Motupalli is an internation- took measurements to pre- Ramesh Kumar report- and mosques and sought He said that during the five out for their native places in al port right from the Chola pare a detailed project report. edly sought the Governor’s blessings of all communities years of TDP rule, many Telugu states to celebrate the times and continued during He said that the DPR would intervention terming the during festivals and special corporations were estab- festival. In fact, people are on the Kakatiya, Vijayanagara and be submitted to TTD chairman ongoing tussle as a ‘consti- occasions. “In a secular coun- lished but for Christians, a the move for the last one Qutb Shahi periods, according YV Subba Reddy for financial tutional crisis’. He also gave try like India all the people corporation was set up bare- week. to well-known archaeologist E and technical support. an example on how prima gather and greet each other ly three months before the However, on Monday the Sivanagireddy,who is also the The villagers are confident facie it was established a during festivals. What is wrong term of the government festival rush reached peak CEO of the Cultural Centre of that the TTD will take up the joint director in his office if a Church priest is paid Rs ended. stage as the festival is just two Vijayawada and Amaravati. works so that the temple could had encouraged staff at his 5,000?” Praveen Kumar asked. DV Kumar (Bose Babu) days away. Dr Reddy recalled that of the Kakatiya dynasty. Deva in 1234 AD engraved on attract tourist influx from all office to go on leave en He also found fault with Srikakulam, V Surendra In view of the COVID-19 Marco Polo, an Italian traveller Dr Reddy said that four sides of a pillar now locat- over the state. masse to paralyse the func- Naidu saying that Christians Babu (Nellore), P Samuel rules, only those who have visited Motupalli, a busy port Motupatlu is also known ed in the local Veerabhadra Dr Reddy and Dr Jyoti tioning of his office. were resorting to forcible con- Paul (Prakasam), N Timothy confirmed reservation are where brisk export and import worldwide for its unique and Swamy temple known as Chandramouli felt the need of Ramesh Kumar is versions and said that this alle- (West Godavari), K Ratna being allowed on trains. The activity was reported in 1287 only one of its kind inscription Abhaya sasanam was further an open-air archaeological believed to have objected to gation had insulted Christians Raju (East Godavari), Benhar waiting list for reservations and reported on the flourish- on Marine insurance for renewed by Anavemareddy museum to showcase the scat- the way the Government across the state. “Naidu should Babu (Visakhapatnam), E runs long for all trains. ing state of the port to the seaborne traders issued by the and Vijaynagara emperor tered historical sculptures to has been functioning in prove his allegation,” he said. Swamy Das (Anantapur) and The TSRTC has pressed reigning empress Rudramadevi Kakatiya emperor Ganpati Devaraya. ensure safety and security. the matter related to hold- Praveen Kumar also other district leaders were into service over 4900 special ing panchayat polls. demanded to know why Naidu present on the occasion. buses. This is in addition to the 3500 regular bus ser- vices to Telugu states from Hyderabad. All panel members had backed... SC gives jolt to Many persons travelled to 197 new Covid their native places on private Continued from page 1 farm laws. In a piece co-writ- buses, own vehicles, maxi ten by him, he said "Any cabs belonging to private cases, 2 deaths in AP For instance, in December, dilution in the farm laws Centre, stays... organisations and so on. he had said that the three will constrain Indian agricul- According to a conserva- PNS n VIJAYAWADA Krishna district accounted farm laws would benefit the ture in harnessing the emerg- Continued from page 1 uals or organisations have tive estimate by transport for the highest number of farmers. ing global opportunities." planned to carry out a trac- department, over 12 lakh Close to 41,000 sample tests cases 49, followed by Chittoor Ghanwat is the president of "Scrapping the three farm Venugopal told the bench tor march on the Republic have moved out of yielded 197 fresh Covid-19 32 and Guntur 31. The the Shetkari Sangathan, which laws will be disastrous for the that 'Khalistanis' have infil- Day. Hyderabad to visit their cases in Andhra Pradesh as the remaining 10 districts added is a group based out of entire agriculture sector, trated into the ongoing farm- On Monday, the apex court native places for the festival. gross went up to 8,85,234 on less than 20 new cases each, Maharashtra that had celebrat- more so for the farmers," ers' protest to which the had pulled up the Centre for The south central railway Tuesday. with seven of them seeing less ed the new farm laws. reads another piece co-writ- bench asked him to file an its handling of the farmers' has pressed into service at A health department bulletin than 10 each. Ghanwat had told media ten by Joshi. affidavit in this regard. The protest against the new farm least 50 special trains to said 234 patients had recov- Krishna and Kadapa dis- that farmers should get the Ordering the formation of top law officer said that he laws saying it is extremely Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, ered and two more succumbed tricts reported one fresh right to market their produce the committee today, Chief will do so by Wednesday. disappointed with the way Kakinada, Tirupati, to the pandemic in the state in Covid-19 fatality each, the and underscored the need to Justice of India SA Bobde The top court also issued negotiations between them Machilipatnam, Bangaluru, 24 hours ending 9 am on bulletin said. "reform" the new laws. tions before the new agricul- said. "We want to solve the notice on a separate applica- were going and it will consti- Chennai, Bhubaneshwar and Tuesday. The overall infection posi- Amendment of the existing tural law was made, due to problem and that's why we tion filed by the Centre tute a committee headed by other places. The total recoveries has tivity rate in the state skid to laws was what the government which many misunderstand- are making the committee". through Delhi police seeking a former Chief Justice of Festival travellers wishing touched 8,75,690 and deaths 7.14 per cent after a total of had offered farmers, making it ings have spread among the "We have the power to an injunction against the India to resolve the impasse. to travel by trains have to wait 7,133, leaving 2,411 active 1.23 crore sample tests. clear that there would be no farmers." appoint a committee, which proposed tractor or trolley The eighth round of talks for long for want of confirma- cases, it said. repeal as they demanded. Mann was part of a group will submit to us. All who march or any other kind of between the Centre and the tion ticket as the number of He, however, also said the of farmers that met Union are genuinely interested in protest which seeks to dis- farmer unions on January 7 trains is very less because of government should have con- Agriculture Minister solving the problem can go rupt the gathering and cele- headed nowhere as the COVID-19 rules. People are sulted the farmers before going Narendra Tomar in before the committee". brations of the Republic Day Centre ruled out repealing not able to travel by general ahead with the legislation. December, to express sup- In its order for the for- on January 26. the contentious laws, while compartments as the author- Hailing the Supreme Court's port for the new laws. mation of the committee, In the application, the the farmers' leaders said ities are allowing only those order that underscores the The fourth member of the the court made attendance Centre has said that it has they are ready to fight till who have the tickets. In view need for discussion, he said, committee, Joshi has written mandatory for representa- come to the knowledge of the death and their 'ghar waap- of the reduced demand this "There was not much discus- multiple opinion pieces in tives of all the farmers' security agencies that a small si' will happen only after festival season, compared to sion with farmers' organisa- the past, supporting the new bodies. group of protesting individ- 'law waapsi'. the last festival season, the number of trains operated from Secunderabad, VIJAYAWADA Nampalli and Kachiguda rail- BULLION RATES HC posts way stations with normal demand. GOLD SEC's review... In general compartments, (10 gm) Capital in Vizag soon: Sajjala 75 people can travel sitting ` 50, 400 and an equal number travel ` 330 Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 Governor’s assent. senior leader said. hurt the sentiments of the peo- by standing. Because of the SILVER The new Legislation, howev- “State Election ple and divert attention from COVID-19 rules, travel by ` 69,800 (1kg) To this, Advocate-General Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan er, then faced a legal hurdle Commissioner Nimmagadda the house site distribution pro- standing is not being allowed. ` 1700 Sriram Subrahmanyam Reddy first mooted the three with the High Court imposing Ramesh Kumar released the gramme. As the number of train ser- argued that the state’s Chief capitals idea in December 2019 a stay and directing the state Gram Panchayat poll schedule “Never before has any state vices is very limited, there is Election Officer (CEO) was yet and his government moved to government not to go ahead in such a way that it favoured launched a scheme to hand huge demand for bus ser- CHICKEN to receive the electoral rolls enact an enabling legislation in with its plan of relocating the the TDP, casting aside his over 31 lakh house sites to the vices. Therefore, people set RATES `/KG from the Election the state Legislature in January capital from Amaravati. responsibility as head of an homeless. A festive atmosphere out for their places by RTC Commission of India. 2020, with the Executive “We need to showcase the independent constitutional prevails in the state. Unable to and private bus services. On Dressed/With Skin `133 He added that the CEO Capital in Visakhapatnam, fruits of decentralisation to from government welfare ini- body,” Sajjala said. He also digest these good deeds, the Monday alone, the RTC oper- Without Skin `152 expected the electoral rolls Judicial Capital in Kurnool the public in the next three tiatives. alleged that the election sched- opposition has conspired to ated 500 special buses. Broiler at Farm `92 from ECI on January 15 and and Legislative Capital in years for which the govern- He also accused TDP lead- ule was unveiled to stall the create unrest in the State and the government will get them Amaravati. ment has been putting up ers of conspiring to prevent Amma Vodi initiative. caused such unfortunate inci- on January 22. He argued that That, however, did not hap- effective arguments in the High publicity for government He wanted Ramesh Kumar dents by vandalising temples,” EGG when the electoral rolls are not pen as the Decentralisation Court in the ongoing cases schemes by diverting the peo- to say why he didn’t conduct the he said, adding that faith is a RATES `/100 yet ready or either received Bill faced a hurdle in the filed against the three-capital ple's attention to political local body elections in 2018 and personal matter that should not there was no urgency in the Legislative Council, with the plan,” Sajjala told reporters at issues. why he didn’t use his constitu- be used for politics. VIJAYAWADA 390 matter. opposition parties stalling it. the party office at Tadepalli. “The government has consti- tional powers to conduct polls The government is very seri- HYDERABAD 516 Satisfied with the argument But, using the provisions of He said that the recent tuted an SIT to investigate the during the TDP rule. ous about desecration of tem- of the AG the two-judge bench the Constitution, the govern- events have shown that some acts of desecration and attacks Sajjala said that it was clear ples and a SIT has been consti- VISAKHAPATNAM 505 posted the matter to January ment passed the Bill a second political forces were conspiring on idols and has already that desecration of idols in tuted for investigation, he RETAIL PRICE `3. 90 18 after the Sankranti vacation. time and secured the to divert the people’s attention resolved some of the cases,” the temples was a conspiracy to added. (IN HYDERABAD)

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VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 13, 2021 vijayawada 03 APCLF hails Vizag police ignore GO; TDP Christian Cell leaders’ decision curbs dent food biz PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM n Vizag City police forces Andhra Pradesh Christian owners of eateries and Leaders Forum (APCLF) The restriction being imposed restaurants to close by hailed all the members of by the Vizag City Police to close 10 pm breaching the the Christian Cell of the the restaurants and eateries by GO issued in 2018 Telugu Desam Party who 10 pm is not only denting the tendered resignation en food business but also causing allowing them to masse in protest against inconvenience to the tourists operate till 12 midnight the derogatory remarks of TTD Additional EO AV Dharma Reddy, JEO P Basanth Kumar, Guntur District Collector Samuel Anand, Guntur Rural SP landing in Vizag during night their chief Chandrababu Vishal Gunny and other officials inspecting arrangements for Kamadhenu Gopuja at Sports Authority Stadium Grounds in time. Naidu. Narasaraopeta on Tuesday. The restriction of cops con- star hotels. The police are "The entire Christian travenes a GO issued by AP either unaware of the govern- community was anguished government in 2018 allowing ment order or deliberately vio- and upset with the unwant- licensed restaurants, hotels, lating the order. Vizag is tipped ed and derogatory remarks CM to attend Gopuja at and eateries to operate till 12 to be a smart city and execu- made by TDP president midnight. The cops have tive capital of Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandrababu Naidu. thrown the GO to the wind and it is necessary to operate APCLF had organised a much to dislike of owners of the hotels and restaurants till huge protest in Narsaraopeta on Jan 15 eateries and restaurants. midnight, they added. Visakhapatnam on January The government had issued A representative of a star 11 demanding an apology PNS n VIJAYAWADA TTD Additional EO and Jaganmohan Reddy in the the GO extending the time hotel, on the condition of and withdrawal of the said JEO directed officials to coor- Kamadhenu Gopuja which limit from the usual 10.30 pm anonymity, said that Vizag is a comments," said APCLF The Chief Minister of Andhra dinate efforts with local MLA bestows prosperity and good to 12.00 midnight for the con- peaceful, cosmopolitan, socio- Chairman, Oliver Rayi. Pradesh YS Jaganmohan Dr Gopireddy Srinivasa Reddy health on entire mankind. venience of tourists and visitors cultural and tourism hub in the "The stand of the TDP Reddy will take part in the and Guntur District Local MLA Dr Srinivasa arriving late in Vizag city by state. Vizag city draws a good Christian cell members, for prestigious Kamadhenu Administration and make all Reddy said that it was a good trains and flights. number of visitors in between the sake of Christianity, Gopuja to be organised by the arrangements on a war-foot- fortune of the people of The owners of hotels and December and February. But, setting aside personal ambi- Tirumala Tirupati ing. Gopuja also to be held at Narasaraopeta that the event restaurants fear a loss in busi- the recent diktat of the police tions and interests, is Devasthanam on the auspi- 996 temples of Endowments would be conducted in ness during the peak tourists' A Venkata Ramana Murthy joints were closed by 10.30 pm. to close the hotels and restau- indeed an exemplary one cious day of Kanuma on wing Narasaraopeta by TTD where season owing to the latest of Andhra Pradesh Hotels' "However, the police are rants by 10 pm will not only and on behalf of the entire January 15 at Narasaraopeta in Speaking to media, TTD CM would take part. He order issued by the Vizag city Association (APHA) said that again imposing the restric- cause inconvenience to visitors, Christian Community of Guntur district. JEO P Basanth Kumar said expressed his confidence that police. AP government a few years ago tions of closing the hotels by 10 but brings losses to the hotel Andhra Pradesh, we assure TTD Additional EO AV since decades TTD has been this sacred event would bring The hoteliers say that for the lifted the restrictions on night- pm causing loss to our busi- industry. them of our prayers," said Dharma Reddy and JEO P conducting Gopuja on good fortunes to State. past one week, the police have time business on their request ness. While the bar-and-restau- The last flight lands in Vizag APCLF, a body of the Basanth Kumar on Tuesday Kanuma festival day. This Guntur District Collector been asking them to shut down to promote tourism. rants in the city can operate till at 9.30 pm and by the time the Christian Community in inspected arrangements for year, besides the 50 temples in Samuel Anand, Guntur Rural the restaurants and eateries by In October, 2018, the labour 11 pm, what's the problem with visitors reach the hotels, the Andhra Pradesh consisting Kamadhenu Puja (Gopuja) TTD, Gopuja will be con- SP Vishal Gunny, 9.30 pm citing various reasons. department issued an order the hotels and restaurants oper- restaurants would be closed, he of Archbishops, Bishops of scheduled to be held at Sports ducted at all 996 temples of Kotappakonda Temple EO They blame the police for their (GO MS 25) to allow night ating till midnight," Murthy added. The police, on the other mainline Churches, inde- Authority Stadium Grounds at State Endowments Annapureddy Ramkoti Reddy, ignorance about the state gov- business. The government asked. hand, said that as per norms, pendent, multi organisa- Narasaraopeta. The TTD will Department at 3.45 pm on Local ISKON representatives, ernment order and unneces- decided to allow hotels, restau- As per APHA, Vizag city has restaurants, shops and other tional bodies, Para Church organise the programme as January 15. TTD CVSO Gopinath Jatti, sarily creating troubles for the rants and eateries to operate till over 600 hotels and restaurants, establishments should be Organisations and part of its agenda to promote He also confirmed the par- Chief Engineer Ramesh Reddy industry. 12 midnight as earlier the food including over a half-a-dozen closed by 10 pm only. Christian Leaders. Sanatana Dharma. ticipation of Chief Minister YS and others were also present. Minister: Govt keen JC wants rice Jagan releases diaries, calendars exports enhanced of employees' associations on empowering youth from anchorage PNS n VIJAYAWADA port Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM ment. "Human resources are released diaries and calendars of various Employee's Associations the greatest assets for the coun- PNS n KAKINADA and Trade Unions for the year 2021 here at his camp office. He Minister for Youth try,'' the minister said. Earlier, unveiled the diaries and calendars of State Teachers' Association Advancement and Tourism he garlanded the portrait of East Godavari district Joint (STU), AP NGOs Association, AP JAC Amaravati, Union Teacher's Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao Swamy Vivekananda and Collector G Lakshmisha on Federation, AP Revenue Services Association, Panchayat Raj said that skill development spoke about his ideals and Tuesday asked the rice Diploma Engineers' Association, AP Teachers' Association, and centres being set up in Andhra message for the youth. exporters to take steps for National Mazdoor Union. will empower the youths. He presented cash awards enhancing the rice exports The State government is to three school students who from the anchorage port implementing innovative won the Swachch Bharat from the existing 20 lakh methods and changing the Summer Internship 2019- metric tonnes to a mini- SHORT TAKES education system to develop 2020 selected by Nehru Yuva mum of forty lakh tonnes skills among youths in an Kenda. He presented Rs annually. attempt realise Make in India 30,000 cheque to Ch SM Interacting with the lead- Couple, kid consume dream, he said. Ratna Kumari of ers of the rice exporters' Participating as the chief Payakaraopeta, Rs 20,000 to S association at Collectorate pesticide; die by suicide guest at a function to commem- Sivakrishna of V Madugula here, he said the rice orate the 159 birth anniversary and Rs 10,000 to T Madhu of exporters should aim at VISAKHAPATNAM: A couple eking out their livelihood by working in organised by the department of Bhimili. increasing the rice exports to agriculture fields as labourers committed suicide along with their youth services in Participating in a function a maximum of 50 lakh one-year old child on Tuesday.The incident occurred at Palakoderu Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, organised in Boys Degree tonnes annually. village in West Godavari. Parushuram made her wife, Savitri, and the minister said skill develop- College in Srikakulam, former He wanted them to utilise child drink the pesticide-laced water. Later, he also consumed it to ment university and skill devel- minister and YSRCP MLA the facilities available at deep end life. According to relatives, the couple took the extreme step opment institutes were being set Dharmana Prasada Rao said water port also for achieving due to mounting financial burden. As the villagers informed, the up in the State shortly so that that the country has demo- the target and submit a con- local police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem. the youth would be equipped graphic advantage and asked crete action plan for approval. A case has been registered and investigation is on. with necessary skills to get bet- youth to emulate the thoughts Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy greets Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatreya at Vijayawada on Tuesday. The Stating that the loading of ter opportunity for employ- of Swamy Vivekananda. Himachal Pradesh Governor was on a day’s visit to Krishna district. cargo would be done only in Naidu lauds all-women crew the morning in anchorage port, Lakshmisha advised them to ensure night loading for AI’s longest direct flight also pressing in to service VIJAYAWADA: TDP chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Five held for ganja Jagan calls on Himachal more number of workers. Naidu on Tuesday heaped praise on Air India's women pilots for Lakshmisha assured them their spectacular achievement of flying the world's second largest of securing the required flight over the North Pole. Naidu congratulated Captain Zoya and her Governor Dattatreya approvals from the govern- three co-pilots who scripted history by flying the San Francisco- smuggling, thefts ment. Bengaluru flight through Air India's longest direct route over the PNS n VIJAYAWADA ed greetings to Bandaru prasadams. Endowments Assistant commissioner of North Pole. He said: "They made entire India proud with their PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Agency to transport it to Dattatreya. Earlier in the day, Minister Vellampalli Srinivas Labour N. Bulli Rani, exceptional performance. The women pilots created a record by Kerala. Andhra Pradesh Chief Dattatreya visited Sri Durga and Executive Officer Suresh Cocanada chamber of com- flying Boeing 777 non-stop for over 13,993 kms in just 16 hours." The Vizag city police on In another case, two persons Minister Y S Jaganmohan Malleswara Swamy temple were present. merce chairman V V Pilots Zoya Aggarwal, Thanmei, Akanksha Sonaware and Shivani Tuesday arrested five persons were arrested in connection Reddy on Tuesday called on atop Indrakeeladri and offered AP DGP Goutam Sawang Raghavulu, Rice exporters Manhas deserve praise for successfully achieving this feat. India is in four separate incidents for with the theft of Cera compa- Himachal Pradesh Governor prayers to goddess Kanaka also called on the Himachal association president B V proud over the achievement of women pilots, he said. their involvement in the ganja ny taps at Modern Fish Market, Bandaru Dattatreya, who was Durga. Pradesh Governor. Krishnarao, members D smuggling and property offens- Fishing Harbour area, in the on a day's visit to Krishna dis- The temples priests wel- Meanwhile, Dattatreya con- .Virabhadrareddy, Vinod es. city. The arrested were identi- trict, here at Gateway Hotel. comed him as per temple tra- soled the family members of Agarwal, Dantu Bhaskararao 35,296 to be vaccinated in In the first case, the police fied as K Naresh and I Ranga The Chief Minister presented ditions. After prayers, they BJP leader LRK Prasad who and others participated in the arrested an inter-state ganja Rao. The police recovered the a flower bouquet and extend- blessed him and gave died two months ago. meeting. the first phase in Chittoor smuggler and seized 154 kg of stolen property worth Rs TIRUPATI: Chittoor district is all set for Covid vaccine disbursement dry ganja worth Rs 15.4 lakh 75,000. A 22-year-old-young- from January 16 onwards, District Health and Medical Officer (DMHO) when a three-member gang ster was arrested for stealing Dr Penchalaiah said. Speaking to the media, Dr Penchalaiah said the was transporting the ganja in two mobile phones from the district administration fully prepared to provide vaccine to 35,296 ben- a seafood export van. retired Naval person's house at Woman stabs boyfriend to death on bike eficiaries in the first phase at 155 centres. The health has trained The arrested were identified Malkapuram in the city. The 3,688 vaccinators for the task. The initial launch will be at 29 centres as Praveen Prabhakaran, 35, of arrested was identified as V PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM Pavani, who belonged to However, they again came a plan and called her boyfriend across the district. It has made special arrangements for the safekeep- Kerala, while two others Mahesh. The police have recov- Malakapalli village of Tallapudi into contact after a year when to go on a bike ride till night. ing of vaccine vials in ice-line refrigerators at the paediatric unit of Abhishek, 33, and Prasanth, 32, ered the two mobile phones In an incident of betrayal killing, mandal, late on Monday. Pavani joined a college in When they reached the out- Ruia hospital in Tirupati, he said. Dr Penchalaiah said that three refrig- natives of Kerala managed to from Mahesh. a young woman in her 20s, According to Kovvur Rural Kovvur. After some months, skirts of Dharmavaram village, erators of 270 litres capacity have been installed for storing 60,000 escape. Based on concrete Similarly, G Pentababu, 36, stabbed her boyfriend to death Inspector M Suresh Babu, Tataji ignored Pavani and was Pavani was a pillion-rider doses of vaccines. Beneficiaries must register their names on the information, the police rushed was arrested for stealing a from behind after going on a Tataji had proposed to Pavani allegedly double-crossing her. stabbed Tataji multiple times CoWIN mobile app by Tuesday, he said. In the second phase, frontline to Akkayyapalem and inter- motorbike at Kancharapalem long bike ride with him in West and both developed a relation- He had even sent clips of his from behind. After he fell from volunteers of revenue, municipal, panchayat raj and police depart- cepted two vehicles, including area in the city. The cops Godavari district. ship. However, after knowing intimate moments with other the bike, she repeatedly stabbed ments will be given preference and their details must be uploaded on a seafood export van and seized recovered the stolen vehicle The man, identified as Tataji, of their affair, the parents of women to Pavani's mobile. him with a knife 20 times. the Co-WIN app. He directed medical officers to collect data of people the contraband. The trio pro- from the repeated offender died on the spot and the cops Pavani did not allow her to go Enraged over this, Pavani decid- Tataji succumbed to stab above 50 years age and people with co-morbidities for vaccination. cured the weed from Vizag Pentababu.. have arrested the woman, to college in 2018. ed to eliminate Tataji. She laid injuries on the spot. Covid vaccination to be held at 33 centres in EG When sky turns into a death trap for birds KAKINADA: East Godavari Collector D Muralidhara Reddy said that the dry run was conducted successfully in 190 centres on Tuesday DURGA PRASAD SUNKU Manja (kite string), which is A similar situation is seen the rivals. However, bird lovers and that the stage was set for administering Covid vaccine to health n HYDERABAD used in kite-flying, is often when the kites again soar in and environmentalists are workers in first phase in 33 centres on January 16. Speaking to the glass-coated with adhesive and the skies on Independence wary of the safety of birds media after inspecting the dry run exercise at urban primary health Makar Sankranti- the tradi- powdered or finely crushed Day. being entangled in the 'manja' centre at Yetimoga, the predominant fishermen locality in the city, he tional Indian harvest festival is glass or metal to make it sharp That is how the sky then used to fly kites and get killed. said that a total of 34,500 health workers would be covered in the celebrated every year through- and, in particular, it is the non- becomes a death trap to all the A barn owl which has been first phase of Covid vaccination programme. He said the second dose out the country to enjoy the biodegradable Chinese manja. birds with the high density of entangled in Chinese manja would be administered within an interval of 28 days using the same rebirth of nature. It is deadly for thousands of strings and birds in it. has been rescued by Greater vaccine. After vaccination, the people would be kept under observa- Kite-flying has always been pigeons, parrots crows, owls, Thus, the number of injuries Hyderabad Society for tion room for half-an-hour and send them to their houses if no com- a way of expressing one's endangered vultures and more, has risen over the years as Prevention of Cruelty to plications are reported. People developing complications would be happiness on this occasion. which often fail to notice these more n more kites have start- Animals (GHSPCA) at shifted to hospital for medical care, he added. The Collector visited Still, no one realises that their delicate strings when in flight ed competing for space with Vanasthalipuram. After the Karapa PHC and inspected the arrangements made for the vaccina- skies of celebration are turned and get entangled, leading to birds. thread was removed and tion including waiting room, data entry system vaccination room and into death fields for the local severe wounds, nerve injuries, With the kite festival around checked by a veterinary doc- observation room. Municipal commissioner Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar and migratory bird popula- mutilation of wings or are the corner, people are excited tor it was released back on and additional DMHO Dr Prasanna Kumar accompanied the collector. tions. killed in many cases. to fly kites and compete with Sunday. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 13, 2021 nation 04

#ME TOO: Ramani failed to Farmers welcome SC verdict; stir to continue PNS n NEW DELHI Farmer leaders said Farmer leaders welcomed the they are not willing to Centre must repeal farm laws or it will cost Rahul to visit prove charges, Supreme Court order to stay participate in any the implementation of three proceedings before a BJP-JJP heavily, say section of JJP MLAs TN to support farm laws on Tuesday, but said they would not call off their committee appointed by he Centre should repeal the ‘Jallikattu’ Akbar tells court protest until the legislations are the SC, but a formal Tthree farm laws or it will cost repealed. decision on this will be the ruling BJP-JJP alliance in PNS n CHENNAI PNS n NEW DELHI The Sankyukt Kisan Morcha, Haryana "heavily", a section of JJP an umbrella body of around 40 taken by the Morcha. MLAs said on Tuesday, hours Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Former union minister M J protesting farmer unions, has before their party chief and would visit Tamil Nadu on January Akbar on Tuesday told a Delhi called a meeting later in the day Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant 14, the Pongal day and court that journalist Priya to decide the next course of three laws. So we will not Chautala meets Union Home witness a bull taming event, Ramani failed to prove her action. move from here until the laws Minister Amit Shah here. Chautala ‘Jallikattu,' the party's state charges of alleged sexual mis- The farmer leaders said they are repealed. and Haryana Chief Minister president K S Alagiri said here on conduct by him 20 years ago. are not willing to participate in "The agitation will continue. Manohar Lal Khattar are sched- Tuesday. Gandhi would lend his Akbar made the submission any proceedings before a com- We are against the idea of a uled to meet Shah in the national moral support to farmers before Additional Chief mittee appointed by the committee, but there is a differ- capital, and they will be accompa- protesting against the new farm laws Metropolitan Magistrate Supreme Court, but a formal ence between a committee nied by BJP state president O P across the country by witnessing the Ravindra Kumar through decision on this will be taken by formed by the government and Dhankar. The BJP, which won 40 sport at Avaniapuram in Madurai senior advocate Geeta Luthra the Morcha. a committee formed by the SC," seats in the 90-member Haryana alliance heavily in the coming at several border points of Delhi district, he told reporters here. "The during the final hearing in a "We welcome the court's Bharatiya Kisan Union assembly in the 2019 polls, days," JJP MLA Ram Kumar since November 28 last year, bull is a symbol of farmers and part criminal complaint filed by order to stay the implementa- (Punjab) senior vice-president formed government with the sup- Gautam said. The meeting being demanding a repeal of the three of their lives," the Tamil Nadu him against Ramani for tion of the farm laws, but we Manjeet Singh said. port of 10 Jannayak Janata Party organised by Chautala is being laws and a legal guarantee on the Congress Committee president said. allegedly defaming him by want a complete repeal of these The four members of the (JJP) MLAs and several seen as an attempt to keep his minimum support price for their His visit is to "honour the farmers accusing him of sexual mis- laws, which is our main committee set up by the apex Independents. The Centre should flock of MLAs in the alliance as crops. Farmers are protesting and the valorous Tamil culture on the conduct. demand," Abhimanyu Kohar, a court are BKU president Bh- rollback these laws as farmers of the farmers' agitation dominates against the Farmers day of harvest festival and he will not Ramani had made allega- senior leader of the Morcha, upinder Singh Mann, Shetkeri Haryana, Punjab and the country the political narrative in Haryana. (Empowerment and Protection) engage in election campaign on that tion of sexual misconduct told PTI. Sangathana, Maharashtra pres- are up in arms against the legisla- Last week Khattar could not Agreement of Price Assurance and day," he said. Assembly elections are against Akbar in the wake of Another farmer leader, ident Anil Ghanwat, Pramod tions, JJP MLA Jogi Ram Sihag address a farmers' rally in his Farm Services Act, 2020, the due during April-May in the state. #MeToo movement in 2018. Harinder Lokhwal, said the Kumar Joshi, director for South told PTI. "We will request Karnal constituency after farmers Farmers Produce Trade and "The general public should gather in “There has to be some- protest will continue until the Asia, International Food Policy Dushyant ji to convey our feelings ransacked the venue. In a similar Commerce (Promotion and large numbers for the event." Billing thing to prove it (meeting). It contentious farm laws are Research Institute, and agricul- to Amit Shah ji," he said. Before incident a few weeks back, Facilitation) Act, 2020, and the Gandhi's event as 'Rahulin Tamil can't be in the air. You repealed. "We do not have faith ture economist Ashok Gulati. meeting Shah, Chautala will hold protesting farmers dug up a heli- Essential Commodities Vanakkam,' he said it was also (Ramani) have to prove it. Just in the idea of a committee and The top court has sought the a meeting with all his party's pad in Chautala's constituency, (Amendment) Act, 2020. The three intended to dislodge the ‘inept' by calling it my truth, doens't we have been saying this since cooperation of the protesting MLAs at a farm house here. "I Hisar. Moreover, Independent farm laws, enacted in September AIADMK regime, ‘subservient' to the make it the truth. the very beginning, when the farmers and made it clear that have nothing to do with the JJP MLA Somveer Sangwan has last year, have been projected by the Centre. Only Tamil Nadu Chief “You have not discharged government had suggested the no power can prevent it from (meeting)… not going to Delhi… already withdrawn support from government as major reforms in the Minister K Palaniswami and his party the onus. You have not shown formation of a committee. But setting up a panel to resolve the the sentiment in Haryana is the government. Thousands of agriculture sector that will remove the AIADMK supported the Central telephone record, car parking, this time, it is the Supreme impasse over the controversial against the three farm laws and it farmers, mostly from Haryana middlemen and allow farmers to government's three farm laws and no CCTV,” Luthra said, adding Ramani had made Court and we will see the farm laws. will cost the ruling BJP-JJP and Punjab, have been protesting sell anywhere in the country. other political party favoured it, he that Ramani's “version and allegation of sexual functioning of this committee," Thousands of farmers, most- claimed. Gandhi is scheduled to story is a figment of imagina- All India Kisan Sabha (Punjab) ly from Haryana and Punjab, arrive at Madurai by 11 am on tion”. misconduct against vice-president Lakhbir Singh have been protesting at sever- Pongal day and would be spending She further said that “in a Akbar in the wake said. al border points of Delhi since about four hours in the temple town. stroke, you finished his 50 The Morcha issued a state- November 28 last year, Stay on farm laws a positive step: NCP Though there are no other scheduled years of hardwork”. of #MeToo ment on Monday, saying the demanding a repeal of the events like interaction with farmers, “There were remedies avail- movement in 2018. unions are not willing to par- three laws and a legal guaran- he Supreme Court stay- tation of Farm ssLaws is a such programmes might take place if able in law. They were avail- ticipate in any proceedings tee to the minimum support Ting implementation of welcome & positive step in the leader so desired, Alagiri said. able from 1860. Fact is, any- before a committee that may be price system for their crops. the three controversial new the right direction to get Gandhi also has no plans to visit the time there is a grievance at his reputation. appointed by the top court. Enacted in September last farm laws enacted by the Justice for our farmers. alliance party DMK's president M K workplace, there is availabili- He has denied all the alle- The Supreme Court stayed year, the three laws have been Centre is a welcome and "Central Government must Stalin or other leaders, he said. ty,” she said. gations of sexual harassment the implementation of the con- projected by the Centre as positive step in the right now stop their rigid ways During his visit to western Tamil The court will further hear against the women who came troversial farm laws till further major reforms in the agricul- direction to get justice for of functioning, accept their Nadu, likely towards the month end, the matter on January 14. forward during #MeToo cam- orders on Tuesday and set up ture sector that will remove farmers, the Nationalist mistake and rectify it," Gandhi could meet allies, he said Akbar had filed the crimi- paign against him. a four-member committee to middlemen and allow farmers Congress Party (NCP) said Maharashtra minister and adding his party senior leader had a nal defamation complaint Over 20 women came up resolve the impasse between the to sell their produce anywhere on Tuesday. The apex NCP national spokesper- plan to campaign extensively in against Ramani in October 15, with accounts of the alleged Centre and the farmers' unions in the country. court has stayed the son Nawab Malik tweeted. Tamil Nadu. Priyanka Gandhi would 2018. sexual harassment by Akbar protesting at Delhi's borders However, the protesting implementation of the new The Sharad Pawar-led also be invited to the state in the run He resigned as Union min- while they were working as over the legislations. farmers have expressed their farm laws till further party is one of the con- up to the polls, he said. To a ister on October 17, 2018. journalists under him. The committee will look apprehension that the new laws orders and decided to set stituents in the Shiv Sena- question, he mocked at the AIADMK Akbar had earlier told the He termed the allegations into the farmers' grievances would pave the way for elimi- up a committee to resolve led Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Tamil Nadu and alleged the court that Ramani had “false, fabricated and deeply against the three laws. nating the safety cushion of the the impasse over them at Delhi borders. "The (MVA) government along partners in the ruling party led defamed him by calling him distressing” and said he was "We welcome the Supreme MSP and do away with the between the Centre and Honoroubale Supreme with the Congress in the combine could not even agree upon with adjectives such as 'media's taking appropriate legal action Court's decision, but it is still a "mandi" system, leaving them farmers' unions protesting Court's stay on implemen- state of Maharashtra. the Chief Ministerial candidate. biggest predator' that harmed against them. stay and not a repeal of the at the mercy of big corporates. UDF walks out of Kerala Assembly Vivekananda’s birth SHORT TAKES Imtiaz Ali to produce satirical over alleged backdoor appointments anniversary celebrated movie with Gajraj Rao as lead PNS n KOLKATA ilmmaker Imtiaz Ali is set to PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM department, 4,933 appoint- Fproduce a satirical feature, ments in police departments, Swami Vivekananda's 158th starring seasoned actor Gajraj The Opposition Congress-led 721 in the higher education birth anniversary was cele- Rao in the lead. A source close UDF on Tuesday lashed out at sector and so on, he said. brated on Tuesday across to the project told PTI that the the LDF government in the Stating that making perma- West Bengal with political movie, titled "Thai Massage", Kerala Assembly over the nent those persons who have leaders and people making a will be directed by "Malaal" alleged backdoor appointments worked in an institution for beeline at his ancestral filmmaker Mangesh Hadawale. and attempts to make perma- decades was a 'humanitarian house here to pay tributes to "Gajraj Rao is playing the main nent the contract staff en masse consideration', the chief min- him. protagonist and Divyendu is in various state-run institutions ister said they were not part of Uttar Pradesh Deputy also on board. There will be a and later staged a walkout any particular political front Chief Minister Keshav bunch of other actors," the even though Chief Minister and the previous UDF govern- Prasad Maurya, BJP nation- source added. Rao has been lauded for his impeccable comic timing Pinarayi VIjayan denied the ment also did the same thing. al general secretary Kailash in films such as "Badhaai Ho", "Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan" and charges. Moving the motion, Shafi Vijayvargiya and party "Lootcase". The film will go on floors in April. Ali is known for The opposition claimed the to create a smokescreen on the Parambil (Congress) alleged leader Suvendu Adhikari directing films such as "Jab We Met", "Love Aaj Kal", "Rockstar" and government had made double government appointments. Opposition Kerala had become the grave- garlanded the statue of Dhankhar, who is sched- "Highway". As a producer, he has backed web series "She" and the number of temporary The Left government had yard of PSC rank lists and the Swami Vivekananda at his uled to visit Swamiji's ances- movie "Laila Majnu". appointments than the total taken a firm stand that all claimed the 'Public Service Commission north Kolkata residence. tral house during the day to number of recruitment by the appointments should be made government had had become the 'party service Trinamool Congress MP pay tributes, said, "Youth state Public Service in a transparent manner with- made double commission'. Sudip Bandyopadhyay and empowerment is key to Teenage girl gang-raped, Commission (PSC), the apex out any corruption. Alleging thatover one lakh- state minister Sashi Panja Bharat becoming Vishwa recruitment agency in the "Steps are being taken to the number of people had been appointed also paid floral tributes to Guru (world leader)." murdered in Aligarh southern state. report as many vacancies as temporary through the backdoor by the him, whose birth anniver- Paying tributes to They also released a letter possible to the PSC, the consti- LDF government and othera- sary is celebrated as National Swamiji, West Bengal Chief he body of a minor girl, written by the state Film tutional body, and thereby appointments gencies,Leader of Opposition Youth Day. Minister Mamata Banerjee Twho was allegedly gang- Academy Chairman, Kamal make appointments," Vijayan than the total Ramesh Chennithala told Months before the assem- said, "His message of peace raped and then killed, was to Cultural Affairs Minister, A told the Assembly. reporters outside the House bly elections, both the BJP and universal brotherhood is recovered from near railway K Balan reportedly requesting According to the latest avail- number of that the appointments had and the TMC are involved in of utmost relevance today tracks in the Gandhi Park that contract employees having able data, 1,51,513 persons recruitment by been made in at least 42 PSUs, a political one-upmanship and inspires all of us to area here, police said on leaning towards Marxist ideol- have been given either appoint- the state PSC besides government and semi- over claims on Bengal's cul- strive hard in safeguarding Tuesday. They said efforts ogy in the institution be made ment or issued advisory memo government institutions. ture and heritage. these ideals in our beloved are on to nab three persons permanent to maintain the through the PSC, he said. These appointments have A towering spiritual nation." accused of the crime. According to police, the girl student, aged Left leaning nature of the insti- Listing details of appoint- been made even as the govern- philosopher, Vivekananda, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, 15-16 years, had gone missing from her house in a village under tution. ments in various government front government came to ment's term is almost over, thus was born in 1863 in Kolkata leader of the Congress party the Harduaganj police station area on Sunday morning. Shortly Rejecting the charges raised institutions, he said 27,000 power. cheating the jobless PSC and is credited for popular- in the Lok Sabha, said the after her family received a message that she has been kidnapped in the adjournment motion, permanent vacancies in vari- This includes 5,985 new (Public Service Commission ) ising the Vedantic ideas. spirit that the great saint and demanded Rs 5 lakh as ransom for her release, they added. the Chief Minister, however, ous government institutions vacancies and appointments in rank holders, Chennithala Taking to Twitter, imparted to the world is The kidnappers warned that if the money was not paid, a video said the opposition was trying had been created after the Left the health and social justice claimed. Governor Jagdeep eternal. showing the victim in a compromising position would be posted on social media, police said. According to the complaint filed by the girl's family at Gandhi Park police station on Monday, they were unable to raise the money and were desperately trying to search for her when they were asked by police to identify a dead Guj unveils new tourism policy, focus on ‘high priority' areas body of a girl which was found several kilometres away from their village along the railway tracks. PNS n GANDHINAGAR other districts, such as Dhari in cent subsidy, for projects of offered 15 per cent subsidy, Amreli and Dabhoi in more than Rs 500 crore pro- with the limit of Rs 15 lakh, for The Gujarat government on Vadodara, are also included in posed investment, according to buying various adventure sport Tuesday announced its new the list of high priority tourism the policy. equipment, said the policy 20-year-old man dies as tourism policy for 2020-25 centres. Other tourism projects document. with special focus on attracting "Instead of focussing on the which would be eligible for 15 Under the new policy, for- kite string slits his throat new investments in the state's entire state, our aim is to devel- per cent subsidy on investment eign tourists will be offered a 20-year-old two- "high priority tourism cen- op tourism infrastructure in are - convention centres with a 5 per cent discount if they stay Awheeler rider died tres" by offering lucrative these high priority areas. Under seating capacity of over 2,500 at a state government registered after the `manja' string incentives to entrepreneurs. the new policy, incentives will people, NABH-accredited well- hotel. of a kite slit his throat in Unveiling the policy here on be given where it was needed ness centres, tourism hospital- Rupani said to guide foreign Jatatarodi area here on Tuesday, Chief Minister Vijay the most," Rupani said. ity and training centres, tents, tourists arriving in Gujarat, the Tuesday, police said. Rupani said tourism projects, "Some of the new avenues cottages and container accom- state tourism department will Pranay Prakash Thakre, such as hotels and resorts, which we are targeting are modation. set up a dedicated tourism a resident of which would come up in these beach tourism, caravans and To encourage caravan rental desk at the Ahmedabad inter- Dnyaneshwar Nagar, Ajni, was returning from Tehsil area with his high priority centres will qual- rural experience-based services, the state government national airport. father and both were riding separate motorcycles. When they were ify for subsidies on invest- tourism," he said. has announced to give 15 per To promote rural tourism, passing through the Jatatarodi square, Pranay got entangled in the ment and other incentives. Under the policy, the gov- there is no cap on maximum will be 15 per cent for an cent subsidy on investment up fair organisers will get an assis- razor-sharp string of a kite which slit his throat, police said. He fell from Some of these high priority ernment will give subsidy of 20 investment, which excludes investment in the range of Rs to Rs 10 lakh, for starting such tance of Rs 5 lakh per year to the motorbike and died due to excessive bleeding before police took centres are Kutch, Devbhumi- per cent on capital investment the cost of land, as per the pol- 50 crore to Rs 500 crore. projects in high priority cen- organise "all inclusive annual him to hospital, they said. A case of accidental death was registered Dwarka, Narmada, Gir- for setting up a hotel in the des- icy document. To attract large investments tres. fairs and festivals showcasing and further probe is on, an official of Imambada police station said. Somnath, Porbandar, Junagadh ignated high priority centres. For setting up theme parks in this avenue, the state govern- To encourage new invest- indigenous culture, dance, Incidents of sharp manja string, often coated with crushed glass, and Dang districts. While the minimum invest- or amusement parks in these ment will provide land on ment in the adventure tourism handlooms and handicrafts", causing fatal injury to bike-riders are reported in various parts of the Some specific talukas of ment required is Rs 1 crore, priority centres, the subsidy lease, in addition to the 15 per sectors, entrepreneurs will be the policy document said. country though the use of such strings is banned in most cities. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 13, 2021 nation 05

INDIA CORNER Coronavirus vax drive set in motion Rajnath visits Union Minister PNS n NEW DELHI Lucknow via flight 6E 6515 and 6E 882, respectively. 1st batch of Shripad Naik in Goa hospital A massive pan-India inocula- "We will be carrying multi- tion drive against COVID-19 ple vaccine consignments to efence Minister Rajnath was set in process with more different Indian cities includ- vaccine vials Singh on Tuesday visited than 56 lakh doses of the ing Guwahati, Kolkata, DUnion minister Shripad Covishield vaccine leaving Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, reaches Delhi Naik, who is admitted Pune for 13 cities across India Bengaluru, Patna and PNS n NEW DELHI in the Goa Medical College and on Tuesday, four days before Vijayawada through the day Hospital near here after he met the vaccinations are scheduled today. SpiceJet is fully commit- The first batch of Covishield with an accident in to begin on January 16. ted and prepared to transport vaccine vials reached Delhi's neighbouring Karnataka.Singh The first consignment of the Covid vaccine both within central storage facility at Rajiv arrived the INS Hansa base in the vaccines rolled out of the and outside India,” added the Gandhi Super Specialty Goa by a special flight in the Serum Institute of India facil- SpiceJet CMD. Hospital (RGSSH) Tuesday afternoon and around 2.40 pm, he reached the GMCH, where Naik is ity in Pune early Tuesday and Giving details, SpiceJet said afternoon, sources said. undergoing treatment. Naik (68), the Union Minister of State for reached Delhi a few hours its consignments included A SpiceJet flight carrying the Defence and AYUSH, underwent surgeries at the government-run later. 276,000 doses to Guwahati, vaccine batch landed at the hospital during the night, a senior official from the hospital said in The vaccine movement has 996,000 doses to Kolkata, Delhi airport around 10 am on the morning. His health condition is stable, the official said. started, Civil Aviation Minister 3,72,000 doses to Hyderabad, Tuesday, four days ahead of the Naik received injuries, while his wife Vijaya and an Hardeep Singh Puri said on 480,000 doses to Bhubaneswar, launch of a nationwide drive aide died on Monday when their car met with the accident near Twitter. 648,000 doses to Bengaluru, against the coronavirus. Ankola in Uttar Kannada district, while he was returning to Four airlines will operate 552,000 doses to Patna and Thereafter, the Delhi Police home state Goa from Dharmasthala in neighbouring nine flights to transport 56.5 408,000 doses to Vijayawada. formed a "green corridor" to Karnataka.Naik, the BJP MP from North Goa, was shifted to the lakh doses of the vaccine from GoAir, another budget car- safely transport the vials to the GMCH ear Panaji late Monday night. Pune to 13 cities across the rier, also kickstarted the vac- hospital, the Delhi country on Tuesday, he said. ing of 34 boxes and weighing The SpiceJet flight carrying ease is being loaded onto the cine transportation with its government's largest COVID-19 Covishield is developed by 1,088 kg was carried from the vaccines landed at Delhi aircrafts for distribution all first flight from Pune to facility."The truck carrying the Left Front Govt in Kerala mulling Oxford University and British- Pune to Delhi on SpiceJet flight airport around 10 am. It left for over the country now", Pune Chennai carrying 70,800 vaccines arrived at the hospital Swedish company AstraZeneca 8937," said Ajay Singh, chair- the national capital around 8 airport tweeted. vials. around 3:10 pm," a source said. law to rein in loan apps and manufactured by the SII. man and managing director, am. Other airlines that trans- "We at GoAir are over- A special cold storage facility has been created at RGSSH to he Kerala government The first two flights operat- SpiceJet. A 'puja' was performed ported the vaccines from Pune whelmed with the kind of was contemplating ed by "SpiceJet and GoAir The Delhi flight was fol- before the three temperature on Tuesday are GoAir, IndiGo responsibility bestowed upon store the vaccine vials. Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Tformulating a law to rein in from Pune to Delhi and lowed by multiple flights to dif- controlled trucks rolled out of and Air India. us to transport the life-saving loan apps and at least 63 Chennai have taken off", the ferent cities with the airline Serum Institute gates shortly Air India said it carried its COVID-19 vaccines. We are Airport) Rajeev Ranjan said adequate security arrangements cases have been registered in minister said in the morning. transporting close to four mi- before 5 am and moved first consignment of 2,76,000 grateful that we have got an the state so far, Industries "I am happy to share that llion Covishield vaccine doses towards the Pune airport, vaccine doses, weighing 700 kg opportunity to be able to con- have been made at the storage site, and Police Control Room Minister E P Jayarajan said on SpiceJet has carried India's weighing around 11 tonnes about 15 km away, from where approximately, from Pune to tribute to the vaccine move- Tuesday. The irregularities first consignment of COVID on the very first day of ship- the vaccines were flown across Ahmedabad. ment and support the noble (PCR) vans will also cover them in their patrolling plans. being committed by the loan vaccine today. The first con- ment, the Gurugram-based India. IndiGo said it moved 900 kg cause," GoAir CEO Kaushik apps had come to the government's notice.Police have informed signment of Covishield consist- airline said in a statement. The "vaccine to kill the dis- from Pune to Chandigarh and Khona said in a statement. that there are at least 400 such apps, which function from outside the state, Jayarajan said in the assembly on a calling attention motion by Congress MLA K Sabarinath on the matter. Jayarajan, speaking for Chief Minister Pinarayi Active Covid cases dip to 2.16L, K’taka receives first consignment of vaccines 6.89L vax doses Vijayan, said 63 cases have been registered and crime branch was investigating two cases. The government was mulling account for 2.07 pc of total cases PNS n BENGALURU tomorrow. Earlier, addressing sites. Noting that the DCGI has arrive in Bengal bringing in a law as early as possible to rein in the loan apps, the reporters Sudhakar said, 7.95 lakh given approval to Covishield and minister said. Sabarinath wanted the state government to enact a PNS n NEW DELHI Covid recovery rate to 96.49 per The first consignment of 6.47 vials of Covishield vaccines were the Centre has purchased 1.1 PNS n KOLKATA comprehensive legislation taking into account the social cent. The country recorded 167 lakh doses of Covid vaccines has arriving in the first consignment. crore doses, Sudhakar claimed issues created among the youth of the state due to lending India's active Covid caseload deaths recorded in a day. 25 arrived here on Tuesday, and the The vaccine consignment was that there was no other country in The first consignment of 6.89 apps. dipped to 2,16,558 on Tuesday states and Union Territories have Karnataka government said it was transported to the state vaccine the world that has fixed the price lakh doses of Covid vaccines with its share in the total less than 5,000 active cases, the committed to conducting the store in the city in a refrigerated of the vaccine at such low rates. arrived here on Tuesday in a coronavirus cases reported so ministry highlighted. With a vaccination drive in a transparent truck. "The state government will "It has been procured at Rs 210 special flight from Pune, a far further shrinking to 2.07 per sustained, pro-active and calib- way. According to official sources, conduct the vaccination drive- per dose including GST from the senior official of the West Ex-CEC Quraishi seeks to bust cent, according to the Union rated strategy of the Centre bas- the flight carrying the Covishield whether it is storage, supply or Serum institute, Pune. The total Bengal health department health ministry. While India ed on 'whole of government' and vaccines landed at the Kempeg- administering as per guidelines- in cost is Rs 231 crore," he said. said."The first consignment of population myth in new book recorded 12,584 new cases of 'whole of society' approach, the owda international airport here. a transparent way, as directed by The central government will be Covid vaccines from Pune ormer chief election coronavirus in a day, the lowest daily new cases have seen a Karnataka Health Minister K Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa," vaccinating about 3 crore reached the city at around 1.40 commissioner S Y Quraishi in around seven months, a net consistent decline. This has Sudhakar's office issuing Sudhakar said. Covid vaccination people in the country in the first pm. There are 6.89 lakh Fwill come out with a book decline of 5,968 cases has been ensured a steady fall in daily corrections to his statement drive will start on January 16, and phase for free of cost. Observing doses of the vaccines," he said. next month which evaluates registered during the same fatalities too, the ministry earlier in the day, said 6,47,500 the state government has already that each vial contains 5 ml and it The consignment will be India's demographics from a period. The number of people underlined. As a result of doses of vaccine arrived in said that about 16 lakh frontline will be 0.5 ml per dose, Sudhakar transported in two insulated religious perspective and seeks who have recuperated from the expansion in testing infrastruc- Bengaluru and Belagavi in the workers in the state will be said 10 people can be vans from the airport to a store to bust the myth that Islam is disease surged to 1,01,11,294, ture, the Covid positivity rate too northern part of the state will administered a vaccine against administered in each vial of at Baghbazar, the official said. against family planning. “The on Tuesday pushing the national has also dipped. receive next consignment COVID-19 in the first phase at 235 vaccine. Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India” is a detailed analysis of the 'Muslim rate of growth' in the light of population data and national and international reports, says publishers HarperCollins India. Ready to deal It discusses how these myths have been often used to stoke ‘Dynastic politics burdens country with incompetence’ majoritarian fears of a demographic skew. The author uses facts to with any demolish these and demonstrates how a planned population is in PNS n NEW DELHI the interest of all communities.The book, which will hit the The biggest enemy of democracy still bookshelves on February 15, delves into the Quran and the Hadith to eventuality: Prime Minister Narendra Modi show how Islam might have been one of the first religions in the on Tuesday blasted dynastic exists and that is dynastic politics. world to actually advocate smaller families, which is why several Army Chief politics as the "biggest enemy" Dynastic politics is such a challenge Islamic nations today have population policies in place.” PNS n NEW DELHI of democracy and said it gives before the country that has to be rise to a new form of "dictator- rooted out, said Prime Minister Chief of Army Staff Gen ship" and burdens the country PIL seeks to dispense with MM Naravane on Tuesday with "incompetence". Narendra Modi said he was hopeful that Addressing the valedictory Class X, XII board exams India and China will be function of the second National able to reach an agreement Youth Parliament Festival, family politics and their fam- they stand with honest people he Delhi High Court on Tuesday to resolve the eastern Modi launched an all out attack ilies in politics. Dynastic pol- in politics and give them a asked the Centre and Central Ladakh standoff but at the on dynastic parties, saying itics gives rise to a new form chance, he said, asserting that TBoard of Secondary Education same time asserted that those who rise due to their of dictatorship in democracy honesty and performance have (CBSE) to treat as representation a Indian troops will maintain dynasties have no respect and and burdens the country with become "first essential require- PIL seeking dispensing with a high state of combat readi- fear of law as they believe if incompetence. Dynastic poli- ments of today's politics". physical exams for class 10 and 12 ness to deal with any even- their previous generations were tics only strengthens the sen- This has happened due to board examinations in view of the tuality. Addressing a press not accounted for corruption, timent of 'me and my family' pressure created by the aware- prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.A conference ahead of the none can touch them as well. He said, "It is true that (in Though people have now instead of 'nation first'," he ness in the country, he said, bench of Chief Justice D N Patel Army Day, Gen Naravane "They see such examples in politics) the fortunes of those been supporting honesty and said. before noting that some and Justice Jyoti Singh said it was not going to entertain the said the operational pre- their own families. So they who have been winning elec- performance, and the legacy of Modi, however, added that changes are still required and petition, moved on behalf of the parents association of a private paredness of the Indian have neither respect nor fear of tions on the basis of surnames "corruption" of those in dynas- things have changed from a highlighting dynastic politics school here, and suggested that either a representation be moved armed forces has been of law," he said, asking youngsters are dwindling. But in politics, tic politics have become a time when people associated as the "biggest enemy" of before the Centre and CBSE or the matter be withdrawn, else it will very high level and they will to join politics as this is "nec- this disease of dynastic politics burden for them, but the "dis- politics with "violence, corrup- democracy. dismiss the plea with costs. Subsequently, the counsel for the continue to hold onto their essary" to save it. is not completely finished." ease of dynastic politics" has tion and loot" and thought it "The biggest enemy of parents association said the plea be treated as representation.The ground. "We are prepared Though he did not name They, he said in a reference not been fully eradicated, the cannot change. A youngster democracy still exists and that court, thereafter, directed the Centre, represented by central to hold our ground as long any party but he has in the past to these dynasties, are also a prime minister said. joining politics was seen as is dynastic politics. Dynastic government standing counsel Ajay Digpaul and advocate Kamal it takes to achieve our often hit out at opposition very big reason behind politi- "There are still people someone who has gone astray, politics is such a challenge Digpaul, and CBSE to treat the PIL as a representation and to take a national goals and objec- parties, including the Congress, cal and social corruption in the whose conduct, ideas and goals he said. before the country that has to decision in accordance with the law, rules, regulations and tives," he said. for being run by families. country. are all aimed at saving their People are now so aware that be rooted out," he said. government policy applicable to the facts of the case. Cold wave alert issued High alert in Uttarakhand for bird flu n PNS DEHRADUN College shut for day after bird ‘Will ensure for north Indian plains A high alert has been sound- ed across Uttarakhand with the poultry players PNS n NEW DELHI samples of two dead crows test- carcass found on premises ing positive for bird flu in the With temperatures falling, an state PNS n MUZAFFARNAGAR (UP) The carcass was found on get insurance’ orange alert was issued by the Samples of two dead crows Monday, they said. Chief Animal PNS n MUMBAI India Meteorological sent to a lab in Bhopal tested A college in Uttar Pradesh's Husbandry Officer Yashvant Department on Tuesday for positive for avian influenza on Shamli district was shut for a Singh said a team collected the Amid the poultry sector facing the northern plains with a Monday, forest officials here day after the carcass of a carcass and sent it for forensic bird flu threat, Maharashtra forecast of a cold wave for the confirmed. With the confirma- migratory bird was found in its examination to check for avian Animal Husbandry Minister next four days. tion of bird flu in Uttarakhand compound, amid an outbreak of influenza. The college was Sunil Kedar on Tuesday said A similar alert has been a high alert has been sounded bird flu in the state, officials said closed for a day for sanitisation, the government will soon take sounded for Tamil Nadu and across the state, State Animal on Tuesday. he said. steps to ensure that unorgan Puducherry with a forecast of Husbandry Minister Rekha ised players engaged in heavy rains. Arya said. poultry farming get insurance The IMD said that the min- wave conditions at some parts Officials have been asked to birds or burying their carcass- cover. The minister said that a imum temperature over the are also very likely over remain vigilant and keep a tab es have been asked not to do Officials order culling of birds in Kendrewadi, Sukni mention will be made in this north Indian plains is likely to Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh on import of chicken and eggs it without wearing PPE kits, the regard in the forthcoming be below normal during this and Delhi and in isolated from neighbouring states like minister said. PNS n AURANGABAD 225 birds have died in operation," an official from the budget of the government. period. parts over Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Nearly 300 birds mostly Kendrewadi till Monday, while animal husbandry department "What I have noticed as the "Due to the prevalence of north Madhya Pradesh and Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, she crows have been found dead in The administration in 12 hens have died in Sukni and said. There are nearly 15,000 minister of the department is dry north/northwesterly Rajasthan during next three said. different parts of Uttarakhand Maharashtra's Latur district has four in Wanjarwadi of Udgir birds in the 1 km radius of the that insurance companies winds, the minimum temper- days," the IMD said. "However, so far bird flu has including Dehradun, Rishikesh ordered culling of birds in the taluka. Samples of dead birds place where the infected birds entertain organised players ature is very likely to be below Ground frost is also very been confirmed only in wild and Kotdwar over the past few villages of Kendrewadi and from Kendrawadi and Sukni were found in Kendrewadi, the from the poultry business, but normal over most parts of likely in isolated pockets over birds in Uttarakhand. The days. Sukni after samples collected were sent for testing and their official said. On January 10, the not the unorganised ones. northwest India during next 4- south Punjab, Haryana, poultry sector is by far free While a majority of the car- from these areas were found results came out positive for Latur district administration "The government will take a 5 days which are very likely to Chandigarh and north from the virus," Arya said. casses have been safely buried, positive for bird flu, an official the infection, he said, adding had ordered the creation of an step to take insurance cause cold day/severe cold Rajasthan during the next two "Still all precautions are some of them have been sent said on Tuesday. Latur district that reports for Wanjarwadi are "alert zone" in a 10-km radius schemes to the last common day conditions at some parts days. being taken. People have been for testing to the National collector Pruthviraj B P has awaited. "Kendrewadi has around Kendrewadi in man," Kedar said. He said the of Punjab, Haryana, The IMD said that dense to asked not to touch a dead bird Institute of High Security ordered culling of birds in 1 km witnessed deaths of 225 birds Ahmedpur tehsil. According to issue had come up for discus- Chandigarh & Delhi, Uttar very dense fog conditions at and report the death to the Animal Disease in Bhopal and radius from where birds till January 11. We have officials, after Parbhani and sion during a review meeting Pradesh and Uttarakhand dur- isolated places are very likely authorities concerned," she Indian Veterinary Research infected with avian influenza completed fitness tests of our Beed, Latur is the third district chaired by Chief Minister on ing next three days. over northwest India during said. Forest personnel engaged Institute Bareilly in Uttar were found in Kendrewadi and work force and will leave for in Maharashtra to report cases the bird flu situation on "Cold wave/severe cold the next 4-5 days. in collecting samples of dead Pradesh. Sukni, the official said. At least Kendrewadi for the culling of bird flu. Monday. VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 13, 2021 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION It's farmers now SC moots panel of agri experts, asks protesters to forward Ab ki baar Trump sarkaar? names. Farmers should give court mediation a chance he Supreme Court may have been disappointed with the Government for abandoning its negotia- The PM may have distanced himself from Trump following the Capitol Ttion skills to resolve the farm laws crisis and showed its actionable intent by setting up an expert com- attack but we have recently seen many examples of violence in India, too mittee but the question remains: Is this mediatory frame- work agreeable to farmers, who consider it another diver- sionary tactic through the judicial route? The court, though, by insisting on “fair play”, seeking suggestions on agri experts — including those whom the protest- ers are comfortable with — and assuring them that “nobody’s land will be sold” has now lobbed the ball AJOY KUMAR in the farmers’ court; especially by highlighting the dif- s a doctor, one of the ference “between politics and judiciary” and asking them fundamental things you are taught in the medical to make a moral choice. The farmers, who have any- college — and, frankly, way signed up for the long haul, should, therefore, give this court-mediated exercise a Aa lot earlier — is the difference chance. The court would present them with a serious forum to voice their concerns, some- between the symptom and the disease and the importance in thing that got drowned in Parliament as the Government steamrolled the Bills. This is their tackling the disease rather than opportunity to publicise their arguments against the much-feared corporatisation of agri- just the symptom. A fever, for culture. One cannot disregard the fears of farmers as they cite how corporatisation of instance, is a good example of the symptom that is common to a agriculture in the US, where factory farming gave birth to an uninterrupted chain of “farm number of illnesses, such as var- to fork”, has wiped out rural communities, their organic methods, their unique produce ious types of flu as well as differ- and their relevance. It all began in the 1970s with the dream of becoming big enough to ent types of infections. However, a paracetamol or Crocin cannot command the world’s food market with industrialised processes, merging of lands and cure such illnesses, though such shifting priorities to commodity crops. But in no time there was a glut due to over-pro- medicines may prove effective in duction; farmers could never get the commensurate prices and were driven to debts. They containing the fever briefly. The ill-informed may be led to believe had no option but to foreclose and sell out. Luckily, our contentious clauses are confined that the disease is cured but, in to certain provisions, which can be worked out if there is political will. reality, the disease is alive and While the Government insists that the new laws will help create “one nation, one mar- kicking and, without proper care ket” and remove trade barriers, the farmers fear that in an open, competitive market, they and attention, the symptoms least, inspired — violence. And ki chalegi (No one except horrific examples of violence (including the fever) would also after the Emergency of 1975, Hindus will have their way in and show a clear disregard for would not get the minimum support price (MSP) that the Government promised to contin- return. the most severe impact of these our country).” The man was the fundamental principles of ue. Besides, they feel that entering into contracts with corporations would willy-nilly give In today’s time and age, we illnesses has been seen in his subsequently identified as Kapil an effective democracy. the latter greater control over them. And, that although the older system would continue as are battling and struggling with a tenure as the Prime Minister. Gurjar and this same man was However, these acts of vio- disease that has turned our world Therefore, while the attack on a few months later inducted lence and disorder only catch a weakened parallel mechanism, it would ultimately crumble before emerging monopolies. upside down: A virus that has lit- the Capitol was shocking, we into the BJP at a public func- our attention when they reach For example, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, erally brought the world to a have seen just as many disturb- tion. At the ceremony, which a terrifying crescendo. Much 2020, allows buys and sales outside the notified Agricultural Produce Market Committee standstill and whose inertia we are ing examples of violence took place in Ghaziabad, the like how the mob in the United still trying to break away from. recently in our very own district convener of the BJP States (US), after being fed (APMC) mandis, thereby limiting their cartelisation tendencies. It also prohibits the State The COVID-19 crisis has gripped country. inducted him into the party hours and hours of lies and fake Governments from collecting any market fee, cess or levy for trade outside the APMC mar- the entire world but afflictions like In the attack on the stu- with the words: “Kapil Gurjar news, was convinced that they kets. The farmers want clarity on what “outside” means and, contrary to perception that fake news, propaganda and con- dents of the Jawaharlal Nehru has joined with hundreds of were participating in an act of spiracy theories that endanger our University, for example, we MUCH LIKE THE supporters. He has influence legitimate defiance; so have we they want the middlemen out, they actually have a trusted bond with their existing com- fundamental understanding of saw a mob enter the campus of and support base in the area. too seen mobs in India that are mission agents as their licence is proof enough of their credibility and delivery abilities. The democracy are possibly where the a major university and beat up MOB IN THE US, He has been impressed by the fed streams of fake news and Government, after several rounds of talks, had agreed to certify and define buyers. As for true threat to humanity lies. The and threaten students and AFTER BEING FED party’s policies, the work being falsehoods through social most recent example of this harm teachers alike. While reports done by Prime Minister media and through “legitimate” contract farming, at the moment it is undertaken with regard to specific crops, particular- that these diseases can cause is show that there are video clips HOURS AND Narendra Modi ji and UP news outlets till the point that ly those of processing grades or those that are tailor-made for the food majors. As for the when violent mobs stormed the and reasonable evidence of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath they are stirred into a violent sale and purchase of farm produce outside the premises of APMC mandis, the use of the Capitol (which is the American prime actors of this violence HOURS OF LIES ji.” While one does not expect frenzy. It is here where the BJP equivalent of our Parliament) on being from the Akhil Bharatiya AND FAKE NEWS, such honesty from politicians, and the Prime Minister have word “trade” for agricultural produce can be made conditional on farmers selling their pro- the back of calls from outgoing Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the BJP at least removed him been found woefully wanting. duce first on their terms directly or to the mandis and the trader taking off from there. Finally, President Donald Trump and the Right-wing student organ- WE, TOO, HAVE from the party and cancelled While the Prime Minister may the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, aims to remove cereals, pulses, oilseeds, other politicians and commenta- isation affiliated to the SEEN MOBS IN his membership in the face of not himself be making such edible oils, onion and potatoes from a regulated list, except in emergencies. But consider- tors from the Right wing to stop Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh the serious backlash that fol- inflammatory statements, his the transition of power in the (RSS), there has been no sub- INDIA THAT ARE lowed. acceptance and silence around ing that stock limits apply only to traders, the farmers are not affected directly. In such cases, United States of America. While stantial action against the insti- Similarly, in a shocking the conduct of those he has farmers can be incentivised with cash transfers. Trump and these leaders did gators, including those who are FED STREAMS OF case of mob violence in direct control over and those attempt to distance themselves clearly seen on camera. Bulandshahr, a police inspector, who regularly engage in such from the violence and said that We have also seen several FAKE NEWS TILL SK Singh, was shot and killed malpractices speaks volumes. they never intended any violence of the Union Ministers raise a THEY ARE STIRRED by a violent mob over an alleged While Modi has tried to dis- to take place, it is hard to argue rallying cry on the election trail incident of cow slaughter. tance himself from Trump and that by stirring emotions and by in New Delhi, raising slogans INTO A VIOLENT According to reports, those his horrific legacy, he has much Hate, in vogue? acting contrary to the fundamen- of “Desh ke gaddaaron ko…”, named in the charge sheet for to do to address and fix his tal principles of a democracy, the with the faceless crowd FRENZY Singh’s murder include Bajrang party’s own legacy in the coun- US citizens already divided by Trump have a new issue President and his supporters responding with chants of Dal’s local convener Yogesh try. In the words of Voltaire, (both in the media and in politics) “…goli maaron saalon ko”. Raj and the BJP’s youth wing “Those who can make you to bicker over. V-P Kamala Harris' cover photo in Vogue do not have blood on their hands. Similarly, during the protests leader Shikhar Agarwal. Other believe absurdities, can make Prime Minister Narendra against the BJP’s Citizenship than this, we also saw the hor- you commit atrocities”, and by hen Kamala Harris’ team agreed to do a cover Modi distanced himself from his Amendment Act, we had rific abuse of power in Hathras allowing such people to face no story with Vogue, little did the US Vice good friend, Trump, by tweeting another shocking incident where the UP Police claimed consequence for their action, President-elect or the magazine itself imag- against the attack. However, what where a man fired at least two that there was no evidence of Modi is leaving his own legacy W should pain Modi more than the shots from a distance of 50 rape but the Central Bureau of which has just as many black ine that they would be raising a controversial storm unceremonious exit of his dear metres from the stage of the Investigation (CBI) has subse- marks as the man who called and making a splash for all the wrong reasons. friend from the office is the fact protest. In a video captured by quently filed a charge sheet him “a great friend”. However, that is exactly what happened and now both that India too has, unfortunate- eyewitnesses, the man can be against four men accused of the (The author is a former IPS ly, not been immune to the dis- seen brandishing his gun and gang rape and murder of a 19- officer and member of the sides are making counter-accusations about Vogue’s ease of unsubstantiated propagan- shouting: “Hamaare desh mein year-old Dalit woman. Congress party. The views February issue. The trouble began when the magazine da, and provoked — or, at the very kisi ki nahi chalegi, sirf Hinduon The above instances are expressed are personal.) tweeted two photographs of Harris. The one on the cover shows Harris wearing her trademark Converse sneakers, standing in front of a pink and green drape. S O U N D BITE The other shows her in a powder blue suit, her arms The Government's efforts to With smart policies and the I had an amazing experience in I'd like to say sorry to Siraj right investments, we can crossed in front of a golden background. While the sec- confuse farmers are futile; the India and I definitely want to and the Indian team as racism farmers know the motive and chart a path that brings come back and work more in and abuse are not in any way health to all, revives ond photograph — which shows her looking confi- their demands are clear— India with Indian actors. I don't acceptable or tolerable withdraw anti-agri laws. economies, builds resilience know what I'm doing next. dently into the camera — has been appreciated for the sense of glamour and power it and rescues biodiversity. anywhere at any time. exudes, the first image came in for a lot of flak from the netizens, Twitterati, activists and the media alike for the fact that it was a badly clicked photograph that made Harris Congress leader UN Secretary-General Hollywood filmmaker Australian cricketer Rahul Gandhi Antonio Guterres David Warner look washed out. It invited comments like: “I’ll shoot shots of VP Kamala Harris for free Christopher Nolan using my Samsung and I’m 100 per cent confident it’ll turn out better than this Vogue cover.” Some also pointed out that Harris, who is quite proud of being coloured, appears L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR whiter in the picture than she actually is. Which is understandably offensive given that Harris will be the first Black woman and the first woman of Indian heritage to occupy More power to women Punish racist bigots the office of the Vice-President of the US. Any other time in the history of America, this Sir — Madhya Pradesh Chief Govt is responsible for grim economic situation Sir — Racism has again raised image might have slipped under the radar of a nation that has, under US President Donald Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ven though our economy has experienced many slow- its ugly head, this time at the Trump, become highly polarised on racial lines. Consequently, as Harris enters the White batting for raising the legal age downs and shocks since Independence, the current Sydney Cricket Ground. The of marriage for women from 18 Econtraction in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is recent racial abuse of two crick- House, she and President-elect Joe Biden will have to address a major threat to the to 21 years is indeed a welcome unprecedented and presents a grim picture. The consumer eters is definitely a blot on nation’s unity as hate crimes are on the rise and White supremacists and other domes- step which will give more power sentiment is still weak though the economy has been international sports. It has to be tic extremists have been emboldened by the outgoing President. to women. All States should raise reopened. Both the COVID-19 pandemic and incompeten- condemned by one and all. the legal age of marriage for cy of the Centre are responsible for the sad state of our It is appalling that such But with the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, the race riots and the attack on the women. If the legal age of mar- economy. things are happening when Capitol Hill by Trump’s White supremacist supporters so fresh in people’s memory, this riage for boys is 21 years, why However, the policy response to the pandemic in most part of the international “whitewashing” of a coloured woman by Vogue has not gone down well with a sec- can’t it be the same for girls? terms of strict and sudden lockdown has much to do cricket has been lost in 2020 Due to marriage at an early with the magnitude of this contraction of GDP. A more because of the COVID-19 pan- tion of the people. Little does it matter that Tyler Mitchell, the person who did the cover age, girls are often forced by cir- demand-generating policy stimulus would have kept demic. Even though matches are shoot, is Black, just like the editor, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, and writer of the piece, cumstances to put a break to the contraction a little more in check and GDP figures being played of late, there is lit- Alexis Okeowo. America is sitting on a tinderbox of overcharged emotions and anything their careers and studies and do would not have been so dismal. and food insecurity looms large. There is a lot of confu- tle spectator capacity. only household chores. In such It is pertinent to note that the Centre's budgetary sion with regard to the schemes that were announced The time has come for the can spark a racial storm. Plus, the fact that Vogue’s iconic veteran editor Anna Wintour a situation, women are not able proposals are based on the estimated nominal GDP and earlier. The Government must take urgent steps and ICC to treat racial abuse as a has time and again courted controversy for being openly racist did not help matters. In to pursue the career of their hence the Finance Minister will have a difficult task fix- measures to rescue the nation from the current eco- serious issue and take stern fact, so sharp are the divisions in the world’s most respected fashion magazine that choice and fulfil their aspirations. ing fiscal strategies and budgetary schemes on nomic crisis. Not only combating COVID-19 but also action against the offenders. It Further, marriage at an early age February 1 when the new proposals are placed before improving the state of economy should be the priority. must ban the offenders from Tyler Mitchell actually made history as late as 2018 for being the first Black photogra- also has an adverse effect on Parliament for the fiscal year 2021-22. Further, the The Finance Minister has a very tough task ahead. entering stadiums for a fixed pher to shoot a Vogue cover. So, it is no wonder then that the choice of the cover has their mental and physical health. financial sector is in a mess and unemployment figures Bhagwan Thadani period. During the IPL games in raised hackles because it is being seen as an attempt by the editorial team at Vogue, Girls and women should are high. Some industries are on the verge of collapse Mumbai India, cricketers from different under Wintour’s tutelage of course, to undermine the authority of a powerful coloured not be scared and must come parts of the world are greeted forth to report the crimes and SC and farm laws est groups for future debates enough heft to lay siege to the and treated equally. Everyone woman who has worked her way to the second-highest seat of power in the US and violence against them. Further, over the contentious laws. By Capital and the Parliament should realise that colour, caste, made history as the first woman to become the Vice-President of the US. Now, with it is the responsibility of their Sir — An end to the farmers’ agi- allowing for an extra-parliamen- House. gender and religion in no way the accusations of Harris’ team being “blindsided” by the magazine and counter-accu- parents and the society to create tation is nowhere in sight. The tary method to settle debate over It is hard to see how the decide the behaviour, skill, hap- an atmosphere in which girls do Supreme Court should have con- laws, the court is not only under- court-appointed panel can come piness, opportunities and suc- sations by Vogue of the team agreeing to the pics that appeared on the cover, flowing not hesitate or feel shy of shar- cerned itself about the question mining the legislative but also the up with an amicable solution. If cess of a person. thick and fast, one cannot help but wonder if this will be the face of things to come. No ing their problems. The country of the constitutionality of the farm nation’s faith in representative the eventual solution is not agree- V Nagendra Kumar matter how much the Biden-Harris team tries to douse the flames of hate that have been will not be empowered in the laws. democracy. It is telling the mass- able to the farmers, it will be back Hyderabad true sense unless its women are. What is really worrisome, es that the way to arm-twist the to square one. fanned by the Trump Administration, peace and tranquility in the United States of America, Amit Singh Kushwaha though, is the precedent the top Government on laws that affect N Sadhasiva Reddy Send your feedback to: which has of late become more divided than united, will be a long time coming. Satna court is setting for various inter- their interest is to generate Bengaluru [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 13, 2021

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN Preserve medical POINTCOUNTERPOINT IS BEING A LEFT SYMPATHISER A CRITERION TO GET A THE MINISTER HAS ALREADY SAID THAT NO knowledge PERMANENT GOVERNMENT JOB? THIS GOVERNMENT IS GOVERNMENT JOBS OR POSTINGS IN KERALA ARE MIRED IN CORRUPTION FROM NECK TO TOE. BASED ON CASTE, CREED, COLOUR OR POLITICS. It is important to make optimum use of cloud —KERALA LEADER OF OPPOSITION —KERALA CHIEF MINISTER storage to preserve information on specimens and procedures, which can help save lives in the future RAMESH CHENNITHALA PINARAYI VIJAYAN Embrace the change KM CHERIAN Blockchain technology is finding its relevance across trade and supply chains. Although it may e are living in fascinating times where we are discov- ering new things in the medical field every single day. not be the solution for every business objective, it has the power to change other industries, too WThis is all thanks to the major technological strides that we have taken. For instance, take the COVID-19 virus. Ever since its emergence in 2020, we have been discovering a new fact about it daily. This is all due to the technological advancements that mankind has made in the field of medical science, espe- cially in the branch of surgery. It is important for future surgeons and healthcare profes- sionals in the country to understand the history of various pro- cedures and build on it further. However, not all progress in the medical field is documented in the right way. Therefore, there is a need for earnest attempts towards utilising latest techno- logical processes, preserving and imparting knowledge for med- ical posterity worldwide. HIMA BINDU KOTA In this era of knowledge exchange through the internet, it is important to make optimum use of cloud storage to preserve lockchain is one of the latest technologies information on specimens and procedures, which can help save used in the business world. Though this many lives in the future. Although Nalanda was one of the first Btechnology was around since 1990s, it start- universities in the world, the knowledge gathered through var- ed gaining popularity in the last decade, with the ious studies at that time could not be preserved for perpetuity. advent of cryptocurrencies. Although it is fast This was a big loss for mankind. gaining attention, its applicability to business Hence, in order to ensure continuity and development in needs to be comprehensively understood and its medical science, the first thing that needs to be done is digiti- potential is still to be realised fully. The world sation of case files and procedures. Although a lot of hospitals is in the early stages of acceptance, testing and and healthcare organisations have digitised their patient files and implementation of blockchain technology and stored them server-backed medical record systems, it is impor- there is still some time before it hits the main- stream. Blockchain is a type of database where tant for smaller establishments to do that as well. data is stored in blocks which are chained togeth- Live surgeries can be captured through body cameras or er. Any new data is entered into a fresh block CCTV cameras. In addition, it is imperative to store these files which is then chained to the existing data in a properly on a secure cloud server since there is a chance that chronological order. Therefore, it differs struc- hard disks and drives can be corrupted, stolen or tampered with. turally from any of the existing databases where Given the fact that they contain confidential data about patients the data is structured as tables and which is which could be misused if they fall into the wrong hands, it is accessed either by an individual or a group of IN THE vital to protect these files and maintain security. people. Although accessibility is easier, since data PRESENT Second, there is a dire need for us to get insights from the sets are owned and managed by businesses, they AGE, DATA data we have and use it for treatment, surgeries and research have control over statistics and they can be HAS A VERY changed and manipulated to suit the firm’s and development. Data are available in abundance, but we need SPECIAL requirements. This loophole is addressed in the PLACE AND to use the right set of tools such as Big Data and analytics to blockchain technology and since information is draw insights from the information given and create an impact. stored in blocks, it becomes permanent once it PROTECTING track the sliced mangoes to their ori- Blockchain technology also makes panies like Uber, Airbnb and Netflix. Analytics can be used in predicting the pattern in certain med- is entered and remains part of a timeline, chained PRIVACY IS gin would have taken approximately the tracking of digital information dif- Although the potential of blockchain ical conditions and how it can be treated. For example, if we to other blocks of data having a precise time- ANOTHER seven days. ficult because of three-layered secure technology is immense, there are cer- take all the cases of bypass surgeries conducted so far (in the stamp. IMPORTANT The US Food and Drug data exchange. The data seeker, data tain challenges. This know-how is not last few decades) in a particular age group and find a com- There are four aspects of this unique tech- APPLICATION Administration (FDA) recently adopt- provider and the network operator do mature as yet and it may take some mon pattern, it would be extremely useful for the future. nology. First, consensus of all the relevant users OF BLOCKCHAIN ed this technology for food labeling not know each other. Going forward, time for it to evolve further. A cue can Similarly, 3D printing and 3D modeling are very important is taken and the information is updated only after TECHNOLOGY. requirements to inform consumers this may be the best strategy to protect be taken from the fact that internet innovations for training doctors, nurses and other healthcare the transaction is validated by all of them. IMPORTANT about “added sugar” to the product. consumers’ data and ensure privacy. technology is still making advances Second, any transaction once approved, automat- This makes it easier for companies pro- Supply chain is another invisible after being introduced four decades professionals. 3D printing, or additive manufacturing is a process INFORMATION ically gets created across ledgers for all the users. LIKE USER ducing end products to track the sup- area which has a huge impact on the ago. Other challenges includes the in which a three dimensional object is created by laying down Permanency of records, or immutability, is the pliers of ingredients through the infor- operations of any business. Any inter- readiness of businesses to adopt this successive layers of material, all of which are thinly sliced sec- third aspect. Once the blocks are added, they IDENTITY, mation recorded in the blocks, there- ruption can lead to an overall disrup- technology and their ability to find a tions of the proposed object. Then the said object is designed cannot be removed. Fourth and the main PASSWORDS, by saving both time and money. tion. Blockchain technology provides value proposition in it, ensuring the on the computer using a Computer-Aided Designing Software aspect of blockchain technology is security, as ADDRESS, In the present age, information has increased transparency by providing correct governance structure, and and made suitable for 3D printing requirements. Since it is not only authorised users can create and access PERMANENT a very special place and protecting its participants increased visibility across placing the correct team to lead the possible to have actual models/cadavers every time to train med- blocks of data. Although blockchain technolo- ACCOUNT privacy is another important applica- all activities in the supply chain. It also adoption of this know-how. ical students (especially in the COVID-era) where the intrica- gy is mainly associated with cryptocurrency such NUMBER, tion of blockchain technology. builds a resilient system, pre-defining Additionally, the feasibility of cies of each organ can be explored, having 3-D models with as bitcoins, once the extent of its applicability is BANK DETAILS Important information like user iden- business conditions, so that contracts adopting blockchain technology may movable parts will be very useful for mock surgery training. understood properly, it has the potential to trans- AND SO ON, tity, passwords, address, Permanent are automatically kicked-in when these also be limited due to Government form how businesses operate and can develop Account Number (PAN), bank details conditions are fulfilled. policies, business environments, laws, Another significant step for future training of surgeons and ARE SPREAD exciting value propositions when different busi- ACROSS and so on, are spread across the inter- This technology also streamlines regulations and bureaucratic red tape. healthcare professionals is making knowledge accessible. This nesses work together as an ecosystem. New net, leaving us vulnerable to data the addition of any supplier or vendor A complex governance structure can means the information should be available across mediums and processes can be developed opening up fresh THE INTERNET, theft. into the business, which traditionally lead to ambiguity, interruptions and platforms for everyone alike, without any bias. We must not put avenues to make merchandising more compet- LEAVING US Out of 3.2 million fraud cases is a time-consuming activity. Using the higher expenditures. In the same vein, monetary caps and restrict the free flow of knowledge. Instead, itive. Blockchain technology can help business- VULNERABLE TO reported to the US Federal Trade unique aspect of immutability, the blockchain technology adoption in we should aim at creating virtual knowledge hubs, specialised es do some social good along with their regu- DATA THEFT Commission (FTC) in 2019, nearly 20 process of recording new vendor the public sector is mired in delays and in each field of medicine and surgery. World-renowned experts lar activity. One of the fields where this new tech- per cent were related to data and iden- details in a trustworthy manner, is less has a higher risk when compared to can be a part of this panel and help aspiring professionals with nology finds its application is in the food indus- tity theft. According to the 2019 time consuming. Other industries private or hybrid participants. guidance from time to time. try. The journey of food from farm to fork can NortonLifeLock Cyber Safety Insight where blockchain technology can pro- Blockchain technology is already Nalanda University was one of the first universities in the be tracked using it. For instance, in 2006, the US Report, around 40 per cent of Indian vide transformational opportunity are finding its relevance across indus- had an outbreak of escherichia coli, particular- consumers have experienced identity banking and financial markets, insur- tries, like finance, cross-border trade world, founded in 5th century BC, and was reported to have ly in spinach. It took the Government about two theft and have lost approximately `1.2 ance, risk management, the healthcare and supply chains. Although it may not been visited by the Lord Buddha during his lifetime. At its peak, weeks to find the source of the bacteria and, in trillion in 2019 due to cyber crime. industry, research and clinical trials, be the solution for every business in the 7th century AD, Nalanda hosted some 10,000 students the meanwhile, tons of spinach was discarded Blockchain technology finds its commerce, retail management, media objective, it has the potential to trans- and 2,000 teachers when it was visited by the Chinese schol- due to the fear of the vegetable being contami- application in securing the data of indi- and the automation industry, to name form other industries as well. Many ar Xuanzang. It had multiple specialties including arts, science nated. viduals by providing privacy of infor- a few. business leaders want to know the and medicine. But all the knowledge was lost due to the lack Blockchain technology has enabled trans- mation. Instead of having a central Globalisation is the mainstay of direct correlation between using of the technology needed to preserve that know-how. parency in the supply chain, across different database, which is the current practice, today’s world with ever-increasing blockchain technology and improved It is important to connect ancient wisdom with modern sci- companies and their ecosystems, to precisely a blockchain ledger acts as a digital cross-border trade and business. sales growth or competitive advantage. ence. These efforts will result in transmission and retrieval of locate the origin of contamination. Several large rights management system providing However, the missing link is trust. This Blockchain technology, because of its data to educate the future generations, thus preventing anoth- companies like Walmart, Nestle and Unilever are relevant permissions to access required lack of confidence can also lead to dis- unique characteristics of immutabili- er knowledge massacre. Fortunately, we are in a position to pre- using this technology to have more control on information. For instance, if informa- ruption in traditional business models, ty, transparency and trust, opens up the quality of raw materials. tion related to age is required, then only which are usually process related and new ecosystems and business models serve knowledge now. In one of the experiments conducted by that statistic is released instead of addi- have several stakeholders. Blockchain and fresh opportunities for revenue (The writer is a Padma Shri awardee and cardiothoracic Walmart, it was able to trace the origin of sliced tional data like address and so on. Since technology can bring about a transfor- generation. surgeon credited with India's first bypass. He is mangoes back to the farm in 2.2 seconds using information is not present in the form mational shift by developing faith (The writer is Associate Professor, Chairman and CEO of Frontier Lifeline Hospital. the enterprise blockchain platform. Earlier, of a central database, it’s vulnerability between the parties. Such new busi- Amity University, Noida. The views The views expressed are personal.) such an activity using traditional methods to to theft is drastically reduced. ness models have been used by com- expressed are personal.) Nurture local leadership for a resilient society Govt must work towards building an enabling environment for nurturing local leaders and integrate them into the process, thereby ensuring no one gets left behind

the lockdown on March 24, 2020, Nisarga made landfall in Maharashtra, ers to contribute to the achievement Despite their crucial role, local States and the country at large were it caused widespread damage in the of the Sendai Framework’s goal of dis- leaders face considerable challenges in reminded of the fact that its cities were Raigad area, tearing down homes, dev- aster and risk reduction in communi- their work, persevering even in the face incapable of providing a dignified life astating farms and felling power poles ties. of seemingly insurmountable difficul- to a significant section of its residents. and trees. The cyclone had hit the Perhaps a silver lining in manag- ties, ranging from a lack of funds to They remained confined to the mar- coastal districts of Maharashtra from ing the COVID-19 pandemic is also indifference in their communities. At gins despite making significant contri- the Arabian Sea with wind speeds that the emergence of many local leaders the same time, they might also lack butions to the local economy. To reached up to 120 kilometres per hour. — ordinary people who have risen to access to technical know-how and MANU GUPTA make matters worse, relief schemes At this time, Pascal Sinor, a priest at meet the needs of others. For instance, nuances of humanitarian action. Local announced by the Centre and State the Mary of Nazareth church in Sourav Bhattacharjee, a theatre student leadership and action deserve he migrant workers who once Governments in response to such Alibaug, Raigad district, distributed of Rabindra Bharati University in acknowledgement and enhanced sup- appeared on the front pages of calamities seldom reach the most rations to 250 families in his parish West Bengal, got the idea to open a port from national governments, inter- Tnewspapers and dominated tele- vulnerable, creating gaps in local gov- and, about a 1,000 families in 13 neigh- community kitchen called “Mohamarir national organisations, civil society, vision news were no longer visible in ernance and management. bouring tribal villages. With the help Heshel (pandemic kitchen)” during the businesses, and academia. The role of the months following the nationwide The pandemic and similar disas- of a local civil society agency, Sinor twister hit the State in 2013 that he country. In May 2019, too, when lockdown in March. He went back to such people is indispensable in the lockdown, which was necessitated by ters in the past, have underscored the could also arrange for clothes and roof- would “like to see zero casualties.” This, Cyclone Fani made landfall in Odisha, Khowai district of Tripura, his home- hour of crisis. Involving them in plan- the Coronavirus pandemic. Once they role of the local leadership in filling the ing material for 40 households. in a State that had borne the brunt of loss of life was minimal despite the town, and started this initiative by ning allows for better resilience of local reached their respective villages and critical governance gap. In their com- The priest showed the importance a devastating cyclone in 1999 that severity of the storm. recognising the fact that many people communities. hometowns, all thoughts of them munities, these leaders take charge, of local leadership. He showed that in claimed more than 10,000 lives! To set Actions by leaders like Patnaik, in had lost their livelihood and could not Governments and civil society were erased from public memory. It understanding very well, the socio-cul- a crisis, the leadership challenge is an such a goal for his Government, in a serving people threatened by disasters, bank on their savings throughout the must work towards building an was as though the crises of hunger and tural nuances and the language of the unusual one: The leader needs to act region that suffers from endemic have been recognised in a recent pandemic. enabling environment for nurturing homelessness had been effectively people they seek to help. What sets with spontaneity, take inconvenient poverty and has poor infrastructure, report on local leadership for disaster Bhattacharjee is just one of the local leaders and integrate them into resolved. But nothing could be farther them apart are their courageous decisions and confront a system that was a huge political risk. He, neverthe- resilience, published by the UN Office many local leaders that the pandem- the process, thereby ensuring no one from the truth and the misery of the actions, often going beyond the call of is paralysed, albeit temporarily, by the less, announced his goal. for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). ic gave birth to. Whether these remain gets left behind. silent workforce continued in the duty and acting with a sense of calamity. Not only did the State succeed in The report, which documents the jour- one-off initiatives, limited to a story in (The writer is co-founder of a dis- hinterland as it was plagued by “lock- urgency to serve those facing a calami- In the cyclone-prone State of saving thousands of lives, but it also set ney of several local leaders across Asia the media or we enable a system that aster readiness, response and rehabili- down hunger.” ty. Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik an international best practice and through the course of different crises, nurtures and recognises such leader- tation NGO, SEEDS. The views After the Government announced In June 2020, when cyclone boldly declared just before a major now is a model for other States in the aims to inspire many more local lead- ship, is a call for all of us to take. expressed are personal.) VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 13, 2021 Money 08 BMW Motorrad Sensex jumps 248 pts to end sales increase ‘Mount honest attempts to 7 pc to 2,563 settle litigation for revenues’ units in 2020 at new peak; Nifty tops 14,500 PNS n MUMBAI get down the fiscal deficit to PNS n NEW DELHI 5.2 per cent in the Budget, Ahead of the Union Budget, assuming that the expenditure PNS n MUMBAI BMW Motorrad, the two- SBI economists on Tuesday growth is curtailed at 6 per wheeler arm of German lux- pitched for avoiding new taxes cent and a 25 per cent jump in Equity benchmark Sensex ury carmaker BMW, on and urged the government to receipts. jumped 248 points to end at a Tuesday, said its sales mount "honest attempts" to It pegged the overall disin- fresh life-time high on increased 6.65 per cent last settle past litigations to raise vestment proceeds to be bud- Tuesday, tracking gains in year at 2,563 units from 2,403 resources instead. geted at Rs 2 lakh crore but did index heavyweights Reliance units in 2019. Given the pandemic and not expand the major candi- Industries, HDFC Bank and In the last quarter of 2020 the resultant lessons, an addi- For FY22, it dates. Bharti Airtel amid positive (October-December), the dis- tional expenditure of over Rs expects the The fiscal situation at the global cues and persistent FPI patches grew by over 51 per 2.5 lakh crore will have to be state level is also stretched, but inflows. cent as compared to the same provided on the healthcare Finance Ministry a bit better than what was ini- After touching an all-time period in 2019. front, the economists at the to target to get tially anticipated, it added. high of 49,569.14 during the “In a particularly tough country's largest lender said, down the fiscal On the controversial aspect day, the 30-share BSE index year, BMW Motorrad once adding the government spent of GST shortfall, it said the ended 247.79 points or 0.50 again delivered a stellar per- only 1 per cent of the GDP deficit to 5.2 payables to the states from the per cent higher at 49,517.11. formance against all odds under this head in FY21. per cent in the Centre will narrow down to Rs Similarly, the broader NSE and became the number one "One suggestion. There 25,000 crore, assuming that 50 Nifty advanced 78.70 points or selling premium motorcycle must not be any new taxes in Budget per cent of the IGST collected 0.54 per cent to a fresh clos- brand. This hard-earned suc- the Budget. Let us have a tax is disbursed to the sates by ing peak of 14,563.45. It scaled cess came on the back of care- holiday budget, with carefully March 2021 and states will end a record 14,590.65 during the fully planned launches, a crafted policies for immediate be a cess on the vaccine the fiscal with an overall short- session. visionary strategy and most fiscal lubrication. administration on the anvil age of Rs 3 lakh crore in tax On the Sensex chart, SBI importantly – our relentless "A game changer in the and sought the same to be revenue. was the top gainer, rallying focus on what our customers budget could be an honest implemented only for a year. In the wake of reports sug- around 4 per cent, followed by desire," BMW Group India attempt by the Government to For senior citizens, some tax gesting the government is Bharti Airtel, Reliance outlook. President Vikram Pawah said settle the cases under tax liti- incentive for savings is an thinking of a Keynesian Industries, HDFC Bank, ITC, On the Sensex chart, SBI was the top Foreign portfolio investors in a statement. gation once and for all," they essential action and added approach, the SBI economists Axis Bank and NTPC. On the gainer, rallying around 4%, followed by (FPIs) were net buyers in the The winning combination said in a note, adding that as that it has minimal fiscal impli- backed the plan, saying a push other hand, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Reliance, HDFC Bank, ITC, capital market as they pur- of the company's products of data available till FY19, the cations. to infrastructure such as roads, HUL, Nestle India, Titan and chased shares worth Rs with outstanding aftersales total amount under dispute From a fiscal position per- civil aviation and agriculture Kotak Bank were among the Axis Bank and NTPC. On the other hand, 3,138.90 crore on Monday, and attractive financial solu- was around Rs 9.5 lakh crore. spective, the note said, the will be a well advised strategy. laggards. Asian Paints, HUL, Nestle, Titan and according to exchange data. tions is the centrepiece of this The amount under litigation combined fiscal deficit of the With the government creat- According to Binod Modi, Kotak Bank were among the laggards Elsewhere in Asia, bourses success, he added. includes Rs 4.05 lakh crore in Centre and states will go to ing a DFI (Development Head- Strategy at Reliance in Shanghai, Hong Kong and "Our aim is to continuous- corporation tax, Rs 3.97 lakh 12.1 per cent of GDP in FY21, Finance Institution) and given Securities, domestic equities Tokyo ended with gains, while ly grow the BMW Motorrad crore stuck in income tax cases with the Centre's alone at 7.4 the abundance of financial remained resilient as they again defied red flags raised by adding that auto stocks con- Seoul was in the red. Stock community and culture here and another Rs 1.54 lakh crore per cent of the GDP (gross savings, there should be a recovered sharply from the RBI's Financial Stability tinued to see healthy traction exchanges in Europe were in India and we will keep on account of commodities domestic product). clear plan to mobilise such sav- day's low and recorded fresh Report by recovering sharply as well with expectations of largely trading on a positive delivering on that promise," and services tax, the note said. For FY22, it expects the ings for financing infrastruc- highs. Banking stocks once from early losses, he said, good Q3 earnings and strong note in early deals. Pawah said. It also hinted that there can Finance Ministry to target to ture, it suggested. MONEY MATTERS ETG Agro commissions SAT sets aside Sebi’s penalty on Gold gains Rs 297; silver jumps Rs 1,404 nuts processing plant SBI, BoB, LIC in UTI AMC case old prices in the national capital Gjumped for the second consecu- PNS n NEW DELHI long-term strategic business PNS n NEW DELHI sponsors of LIC MF, SBI MF lakh each imposed on the Therefore, a full reading of tive day on Tuesday gaining Rs 297 plan to diversify into growing and Baroda MF and at the appellants (SBI, BoB and LIC) the trajectory of investment of to Rs 48,946 per 10 gram, in line ETG Agro India on Tuesday foods, commodities, value The Securities Appellate same time, they were holding with that of a warning," it the appellants in the UTI AMC with rally in international precious said it recently commissioned added processed staples, Tribunal (SAT) has set aside a over 18 per cent stake in both added. as well as the steps taken by metal prices, according to HDFC a state-of-the-art nuts and plant-based protein applica- Sebi order to impose Rs 10 lakh UTI MF and UTI Trustee According to the SAT, three them in implementing the Securities. In the previous trade, the almonds processing plant tions and ingredients which fine each on three state-owned Company. entities were facing directions issued by Sebi clear- precious metal had closed at Rs with a capacity of 10,000 are developing higher reso- financial institutions -- SBI, Following the excruciating fac- ly show that the entities had 48,649 per 10 gram. Silver also gained Rs 1,404 to Rs 65,380 per kg, tonne per annum in the nance among consumers. Bank of Baroda and LIC -- in Sebi's order, tors in achieving been serious in their endeav- from Rs 63,976 per kg in the previous trade. In the international mar- Kheda district of Gujarat. In the near future, the plant UTI AMC's stake dilution case. State Bank of their stake our to achieve the objective. ket, both gold and silver were trading in the green at USD 1,858 per The company in a state- also aims to produce nuts Securities and Exchange India (SBI), dilution in "They have been clearly pris- ounce and USD 25.39 per ounce, respectively. "Gold prices gained ment said it will source nuts ingredients meant for sweets, Board of India (Sebi), in Bank of UTI AMC. oners of protracted procedure strength as investors turned cautious over rising coronavirus cases such as walnuts and cashews biscuits, ice-creams, and other August 2020, levied the fine on Baroda Though it is thrust upon them by their across the world. The revisited pandemic fears raised concerns over from domestic growers, and user industries. three financial institutions for (BoB) and a fact that own promoters, though this economic recovery which boosted buying in bullion prices," said HDFC almonds from global origins ETG Agro India has put failing to reduce their stakes to Life DIPAM was need under not be an excuse Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel. such as the US and Australia. special emphasis on generat- below 10 per cent in UTI Insurance approached for complying with the The company has estab- ing employment for local AMC within the stipulated Corporation only in Regulations in its letter and lished partnerships with key women and accordingly, has timeline. of India (LIC) January 2019, spirit," it added. suppliers. For the financial employed a workforce of over The three companies were had moved the the entities were The tribunal noted that enti- SSA Finserv raises $3 m year 2021-22, the company is 100 local women after required to bring down their tribunal. not free to ties are in full compliance with estimating the sales of over imparting requisite skill sets stake in UTI AMC to 10 per In an order passed approach DIPAM the Sebi's mutual fund norms from Blue Ashva Capital 8,000 tonnes, it added. to operate the sorting line of cent each by March 2019. They on January 7, the SAT said it directly but had to go through with effect from 12 October mall businesses-focused non- Nuts will be marketed the plant. were holding an 18.24 per did not find any justifiable rea- other departments in the 2020 by reducing their stake in Sbanking lender SSA Finserv has under the brand 'ETG AGRO The company is part of cent stake each in the fund son to impose any monetary Finance Ministry. UTI AMC below 10 per cent. raised USD 3 million (around Rs 21 NATURZ–PRO NUTS' in global agri-conglomerate house. penalty in the present matters, The tribunal said it noted Further, they have complied crore) from Blue Ashva Capital. The both bulk and consumer pack ETG Group, with Japanese The entities were non-com- as every technical violation correspondence since March with all other norms and the money, invested through Blue formats with almonds and company Mitsui as its strate- pliant with the Sebi mutual need not be visited with a 2018 (when Sebi came out directions issued by Sebi's Ashva Sampada Fund, will be used then expand to walnuts, pis- gic investor. It has a total puls- fund (MF) Regulations. Under monetary penalty. In these with new norms on mutual whole-time member in avoid- to expand lending from top cities to tachios, and cashews. es processing capacity of the norm, no sponsor of a matters a warning is suffi- funds) made by the entities on ing conflict of interest; which small towns, the NBFC said in a Commenting on the com- 5,00,000 tonnes per annum mutual fund is allowed to hold cient. the need for complying with again emphasise the intention statement on Tuesday. The pany's entry into nuts busi- spread across three facilities over 10 per cent of any other "All three appeals are part- the mutual fund norms and the of the entities in complying investment will further reaffirm our ness, ETG Agro India CEO in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and mutual fund or a trustee firm. ly allowed by substituting the need for expeditiously doing with the regulator's directions, commitment to become a preferred financial partner for small Parage Gadre said it is part of West Bengal. LIC, SBI and BoB are the monetary penalty of Rs 10 so. it added. businesses by expanding our reach into more locations, said Vikas Agarwal, founder-managing director and chief executive of SSA Finserv. Satya Bansal, the founder of Blue Ashva Capital, said they are happy to be associated with SSA to help small businesses scale Mahindra Lifespace ties up with Spectrum auction: Telcos up their business as they form the economy's backbone. Rupee recovers losses, settles 15 SBI for faster home loan approvals attend pre-bid conference paise higher at 73.25 against US $ PNS n NEW DELHI Chief General Manager and PNS n NEW DELHI Last month, the Union he rupee recouped early Head of the Real Estate verti- Cabinet had approved a pro- Tlosses and provisionally Realty firm Mahindra cal of State Bank of India Telecom firms like Reliance Jio, posal for the auction of closed 15 paise higher at Lifespace Developers Ltd on Shreekant said, "State Bank of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone 2,251.25 Megahertz (MHz) of 73.25 against the US dollar Tuesday said it has signed an India has already approved Idea on Tuesday participated in spectrum worth Rs 3.92 lakh on Tuesday, supported by MoU with SBI for faster home Mahindra Lifespace's projects pre-bid conference for spec- crore at the base price. weakness in the dollar index loan approvals as well as to across MMR, Bengaluru, Pune, trum auctions, as the telecom Telecom operators will need and recovery in domestic offer special discounts to cus- Chennai and Nagpur. With department asked telcos to to submit their application by equities. At the interbank tomers and employees of both this partnership, homebuyers submit written queries regard- February 5 for participation in forex market, the rupee the companies. Mahindra Lifespace stand to benefit by saving on ing the rules and processes by the auction. opened weak at 73.42, but Mahindra Lifespace and SBI and SBI have signed a the expenses incurred on January 15, according to BNP Paribas, last week, had recovered lost ground and finished 15 paise higher over its last have signed a memorandum of obtaining TIR (Title sources. said that spectrum auction in close. During the trading session, the domestic unit witnessed an understanding (MoU) to MoU to enable an Investigation Report) and val- During the pre-bid confer- India has turned into a buyer's intra-day high of 73.24 and a low of 73.44. On Monday, the rupee enable an improved and more uation, for approved projects. ence, operators raised queries market, and may see "minimal had closed at 73.40 against the American currency. Meanwhile, the seamless experience for home- improved and more A shorter turn-around-time on on aspects such as earnest competition" with operators dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket buyers across India. seamless experience sanctioning of such loans is money deposit and roll-out going after airwaves that yield of six currencies, fell 0.09 per cent to 90.38. On the domestic equity "As part of the agreement, one of our key USPs.” obligations in the bid docu- the best value for money market front, the BSE Sensex ended 247.79 points or 0.50 per cent which includes various co- for homebuyers Established in 1994, ment, an industry source said. instead of focusing on renew- higher at 49,517.11, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 78.70 promotional activities and out- Mahindra Lifespace The Department of Telecom ing all expiring spectrum. points or 0.54 per cent to 14,563.45. Foreign institutional investors reach initiatives, customers Managing Director and CEO, Developers is the real estate (DoT) sources said telcos, With the count- were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares and employees of SBI and Mahindra Lifespace and infrastructure develop- including Jio, Airtel and The DoT has already down now on for spectrum worth Rs 3,138.90 crore on Monday, according to provisional Mahindra Lifespaces® will be Developers said, the company ment business of the USD Vodafone Idea, attended the released a notice inviting appli- auctions, ICICI Securities had exchange data. able to avail the benefits of has partnered with the State 19.4 billion Mahindra Group. pre-bid conference on Tuesday. cations for the spectrum auc- said it expects the final prices faster home loan processing Bank of India to make The company's development The department has now asked tions in seven bands -- 700, across spectrums to be equal to and approvals, and special dis- Mahindra homes more conve- footprint spans 25.1 million sq the operators to send their 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2300 and the reserve prices due to signif- counts and schemes," the state- niently accessible to customers ft of completed, ongoing and written queries on the issues 2500MHz bands, and the bid- icant supply of radiowaves, FHRAI urges govt to bring ment said. and employees of both compa- forthcoming residential pro- raised at the pre-bid confer- ding is scheduled to begin on and likely limited demand for Arvind Subramanian, nies. jects across seven Indian cities. ence by January 15. March 1. expiring radiowaves. tourism under Concurrent List he Federation of Hotel and TRestaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has urged the Union gov- Five per cent more income tax returns filed this year ernment to bring tourism under the concurrent list and to grant the PNS n NEW DELHI individuals ended on January on the last date which was filed till January 10 this year, is meant for individuals, Hindu of Persons) filings stood at 'industry' status to the hospitality 10 while for companies it is till August 31, 2019. "We grateful- lower than the 3.11 crore filed Undivided Families (HUFs) 10.50 lakh, while ITR-6 (by sector. In a letter to Finance Income tax returns filed this February 15. ly acknowledge the efforts of till September 10, 2019. and firms (other than Limited businesses) filings were at 4.72 Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and year have risen by about 5 per The tax department in a our taxpayers & tax profession- ITR-1 form is filed by resi- Liability Partnership) having a lakh. Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh cent to nearly 6 crore as more tweet said 5.95 crore ITRs for als," it said sharing the data of dent individuals having income total income of up to Rs 50 lakh Last year, ITR-6 filings till Patel, the FHRAI said the hospitality sector in the country is engulfed businesses and entities filed Assessment Year 2020-21 were ITRs filed for AY2020-21 up to less than Rs 50 lakh in a year. and having presumptive September 10, 2019, were in massive losses and mounting debts ever since the COVID-19 pan- annual income statements. filed till January 10, 2021, as January 10, 2021. Over 1.49 crore ITR-4 were income from business and pro- 49,398. ITR-5 filings were 5.89 demic hit the country and is staring at a horrendous future with no Over 5.95 crore income tax compared to 5.67 crore ITRs An analysis of the data filed till January 10, as com- fession. lakh. solace to be seen in the near future. "It is the need of the hour to bring returns (ITRs) for the fiscal filed for the previous showed that filing of tax pared to 1.29 crore filed till Over 46.12 lakh ITR-2 (filed ITR-7 (filed by persons hav- the tourism sector in the concurrent list of the Indian constitution for year ended March 31, 2020 Assessment Year by September returns by individuals for 2019- September 10, 2019. by people having income from ing income derived from prop- effective legislation to place tourism on the national agenda," the letter (2019-20) were filed by January 10, 2019. The total returns for 20 has slowed in the current Returns in ITR-1 Sahaj are residential property, capital erty held under trust) filings by FHRAI Vice-President Gurbaxish Singh Kohli said. Tourism 10, the Income Tax 2019-20 are 33.35 lakh higher year, while filing by business- filed by individuals whose total gains and foreign assets) were stood at 1.46 lakh till January should be included under the concurrent list so that both the state Department said. than the previous year as total es and trusts has increased. income does not exceed Rs 50 filed till January 10. ITR-5 10, 2021, as compared to tourism department and the central tourism ministry have clearly The ITR filing deadline for ITRs filed stood at 5.61 crore Over 2.99 crore ITR-1 were lakh, while form ITR-4 Sugam (filed by LLP and Association 65,298 last year. defined responsibilities in their respective domains, it added. 9

Vijayawada Wednesday January 13, 2021 what’s brewing? Madonna visits five countries Tom Holland sheds quarter of his in three weeks amid pandemic!

adonna has reportedly visited five countries in just body weight for his role in Cherry! three weeks clocking up a massive 11,707 air miles, despite Covid travel bans. any actors have that, you know, Tom lost fered health issues when The Queen of Pop is said to have flown from Los gone to extreme almost a quarter of his body they’ve dramatically changed M Angeles to London then to Malawi and Kenya in measures for a weight. I know Ciara lost a their weight. Indeed, the first east Africa as part of a lavish winter trip. M movie role — lot of weight, and you know images we saw from Cherry a The singer, 62, has been accompanied on the especially when it what it’s like when you do few months ago showed that getaway by her boyfriend, American backing comes to gaining that for a while, and you’re Tom Holland would be vir- dancer Ahlamalik Williams, 26. She was also or losing a significant living with that every day. tually unrecognisable in the joined for much of the trip by five of her amount of weight. In Tom You’re starving yourself and film. So while it isn’t a com- children. On Christmas Eve, she, Holland’s case, he did the lat- you’re having to go to work plete surprise, it’s nice for the Williams and her four adopted chil- ter to convincingly play a and deal with these emotion- Russo brothers to give the dren — David Banda, 15, Mercy spiraling drug addict in his ally fraught scenes. These actors credit where credit is James, 14, and twins Estere and new movie, Cherry. Now its two really shredded them- due for seeking authenticity Stella, both eight — flew from LA filmmakers are getting real selves. Kudos to you guys, in their performances. The to London. There they collected about the scary amount of because you laid yourself Avengers films alone have Madonna’s eldest son Rocco, 20, her weight he lost for the role. bare, you laid yourself raw proven that the directors only child from her marriage to The Russo Brothers were for these performances, to expect quite a bit from their British director Guy Ritchie, who probably well aware of Tom get as much authenticity as stars, and they always seem joined the group on their visit to Holland’s commitment to his possible out of it. It’s some of to manage to get the best out Africa. On December 28, the group craft before they directed the most impressive perfor- of them. Cherry, like many flew to Malawi, where she adopted him in Cherry. The familial he did to prepare for his role During a recent Q&A, mance work we’ve ever been other films since the the children, via a stopover in Egypt. filmmaking team have, after in the Russos’ Cherry. The attended by CinemaBlend a part of. And it came at a COVID-19 pandemic hit, It is believed the singer’s personal pho- all, worked with the actor movie tells the story of its and other news outlets, Joe real physical cost to both of will be released on multiple tographer, Ricardo Gomes, was also multiple times during his eponymous character, played Russo described what he them.” It sounds as though platforms, so fans around the flown out to capture the holiday. They stint as Spider-Man in the by Tom Holland, a former watched the two young Tom Holland and Ciara world have options when spent a week in Malawi where they Avengers films. soldier with PTSD who falls actors do in order to nail Bravo were both fiercely seeing it. met with President Lazarus Still, there’s a big differ- in love with a young girl their performances: “They committed to their roles in It hits theaters on Chakwera, mixed with locals and vis- ence between what Tom (Ciara Bravo) and resorts to shredded themselves physi- Cherry — especially given February 26 and will be ited a hospital which Madonna Holland has done during his robbing banks in order to cally and emotionally for the fact that other actors like available on AppleTV+ on founded. tenure in the MCU and what pay for drugs. this. I just want to bring up George Clooney have suf- March 12. On Wednesday they flew to Kenya to go on safari. Yesterday, she shared a video of herself and Williams with the Pokot tribe of western Kenya. Sources close to Madonna told Pumped and excited: Sanjay The Sun the family have all been taking regular coronavirus tests. The singer, who is worth Dutt about role in KGF 2 £630million, is believed to have travelled by private jet. lways making his presence Adheera will be a sight to behold. felt on screen, and lighting Talking about the same, the actor up each frame, Sanjay reveals, “It is after a long time that Dutt has undoubtedly such a role was offered to me, I got A carved his own niche in pumped and excited for it. The char- the industry. Be it the role acter is strong and charged me up to of an antagonist or the protagonist, play the role, it was an immediate yes the actor has always given out his from me!” best performance. Recently, the Apart from KGF: Chapter 2, Sanjay much-awaited teaser of his film, Dutt will also be seen in Bhuj: The KGF: Chapter 2 was released, which Pride Of India, Shamshera and saw Sanjay Dutt in a very fierce look. Toolsidas Junior. All of his films will His character, Adheera, became the see him in a different light in a very talk of the town in no time. With short span of time, speaking volumes powerful action scenes to intense about the actor’s versatility and dedi- dramatical sequences, Sanjay Dutt as cation to his art.

Netflix’s hush-hush project with R Madhavan and Surveen Chawla being shot in Goa etflix India is off to a flying Madhavan and Surveen Chawla as a Video, Surveen makes a comeback in start with a slew of new troubled couple trying to get their Decoupled after 5 years. films to be shot over the derailed relationship back on the She was stunning in her last film next six months. One such track. The film is being directed by Parched in 2015. In 2018, she starred N project is already being debutant Hardik Shah. While in a web series Haq Se. Thereafter, shot in Goa. It’s a film Madhavan has just delivered a huge she took a break for marriage and called Decoupled which features R success Maara on Amazon Prime motherhood. FUN

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Emerging technologies How do movies make money to aid in timely detection of lung cancer

recaution is ration cytology is that it definitely bet- includes detection of from OTT platforms? ter than cure. those tumour types like P Another way to small cell carcinoma, ensure health lymphomas which are The year 2020 changed conditions more aptly treated by don’t turn fatal is early chemotherapy rather everything, especially the way detection. than surgery. In India, the incidence Lung cancers are we consumed entertainment. of lung cancer is 6.9% of known to shed cancer all cancers and it causes cells, called circulating Theatres were shut, same was sation approximately 9% of all tumour cells (CTCs) and models cancer deaths. the nuclear products of the case with outdoor that Approximately, 80,000 cancer cells example cell OTTs new cases are diagnosed free RNA, micro RNA or activities. What did people have: annually and the highest cell free DNA (cfNDA). SVOD: risk factor for lung cancer Liquid biopsy is, taking do? They turned to their Similar to tra- is smoking tobacco either the blood sample of a ditional televi- in the form of beedies or person and identifying mobiles, laptops or television sion packages, it cigarettes. The current the CTCs or nucleic acids screens. OTT platforms were allows users to con- pattern of lung cancer in (RNA and DNA) in the sume as much content India resembles that of blood sample to confirm the only respite amid the as they wish to, at a flat Western world 40 years the lung cancer or any rate on a monthly basis. It ago. genomic mutation in the pandemic. There was a time offers greater flexibility to But with the advance- cancer cells. The technol- users continually challenging ment in research and ogy of Liquid biopsy can when it was all about PVRs ou will Kumar, with retaining consumers by technology in recent diagnose an early lung definitely sec- founder, providing exclusive new con- years it is possible to test cancer, assist in identify- and INOXs, while today, all ond the opinion that promoter and tent with an aggressive pric- people who are at a high ing a recurrence or pro- Y digital penetration is rent executive director for TVF ing scheme. risk for lung cancer, even gression of a cancer while one could hear, is a new the driving source one finishes, doesn’t let the says, “The performances for a TVOD: In this, consumers when they are healthy on treatment. This is a in India today. The world is watcher hover anywhere else. show release on OTT is purchase content on a pay- and are asymptomatic. very valuable aid to doc- release on Amazon Prime, more mobile-connected than On a technical note, when we decided primarily by the per-view-basis. Either you This is known as screen- tors to modify the treat- it has ever been and OTT is receive emails for a new web- views that it gets. Whether a can pay through electronic ing for early lung cancer. ment of a patient which Hotstar, Netflix, Aha, etc. the new trend. In fact, during show or pilot scripts, the platform is willing to share sell-through where you have Low dose CT scan of the may include targeted the cricket season before the team, at first, reviews the the number of views of the to pay once to gain perma- chest is an effective therapy or immunothera- From a distance, the movie pandemic, viewership on whole scheme behind the content, is their prerogative. nent access to a piece of con- method for diagnosing py. Lung cancer staging is Hotstar, which hosts live upcoming release and then SVOD (subscription video on tent or download to rent lung cancer, for age more assisted by a positron business may look pretty glam cricket actually mirrored the based on that, a monetary demand) platforms don’t where customers can access than 55 years who have emission tomography trend on television. More and compensation deal is locked. share their numerical while that piece of content for a been heavy smokers or and early brain metas- where you watch celebs more people are seeking New subscribers, the price AVOD (advertising-based limited time for a smaller fee. who gave up smoking tases can be picked up access to the internet for per data that has been video on demand) platforms, They tend to offer more within the last 15 years. with an MRI brain for gliding down red carpets, cheaper ways of consuming streamed, and placement ads, like YouTube, do. In other releases providing rights In the West, such people non-symptomatic lung clutching Filmfares or Nandi entertainment. But how is the are some other factors that cases, the number of conver- holders with higher revenues are recommended to go cancer patients. These performance of a movie or help us earn more profit,” sations that an OTT show and the watchers’ timely through screenings annu- emerging technologies awards, and vacationing in web show evaluated? Does shares Sana Afreen, program generates can also give a access to new content. ally. A recent study pub- help a physician identify OTT streaming guarantee a manager for Rizzle app. good idea of its performance. Having some attractive offer lished in November, the type and stage of lung Budapest. But did you ever film or a show, profit? “If Bangaru Thalli released A show like TVF’s Panchayat incentives, there seems to be 2020, based on 8 trials cancer thereby facilitating Everybody owns a smart- around March-end, it could ended up trending on Twitter a way for returns too in with more than 90,000 cancer directed appropri- stop to wonder how the phone today and the mathe- have occupied the theatres in and IMDB and had lakhs of future. patients reported a signif- ate therapy. matics of earnings on an April, and the film could people talking and making AVOD: And with films col- icant decrease in death Exploring new economics of movies or OTT platform is pretty sim- have gone to the OTT plat- memes about it across vari- lecting up to 90 per cent of rate (mortality) due to avenues ple. It goes from buying the form in May. But the film ous social media platforms. their lifetime gross during lung cancer amongst peo- The pandemic has webseries workout? There is a rights of a film to the pro- couldn’t release due to the The production costs vary the first four weeks of ple who underwent low brought in new chal- ducer getting a good sum for lockdown. So the producer from film to film. It has quite release, AVOD is free to the dose CT chest and were lenges adding to existing lot of money put into making it, depending upon the deal had already lost box office a few factors like including customers. The ads that diagnosed with lung can- many challenges, but the based on the language of the revenue. The makers had what the cast looks like, what appear when watching a cer at early stages. persistence of human a show or film, many being venture, and then it’s show- already signed a deal with an the scale of the show is, and Dailymotion or YouTube Other detection meth- race has never faltered. A time! According to sources, OTT platform. If the movie who the partners are or video are an example of that. ods research collaboration risky investments because an Akshay Kumar film, on an was not given to them on whether it’s a brand cum It may, at times, generate Besides low dose CT worth €10 million is average, would fetch Rs. 150 time as per the agreement, franchise. In the world of lower revenues but it’s inter- scan and other emerging underway facilitated by sometimes even having an A- crores but since his Laxmmi the producer would have lost digital content, one can esting to know that many of technologies to diagnose Industry leaders like hasn’t had a theatrical that money too. So in order decide accordingly.” the apps have moved their lung cancer are fibre- Johnson&Johnson, lister doesn't help. So how do release, the digital rights to save the producer, the film Because the world of video subscription-based models to optic bronchoscopy, Roche, Inivata, BC they compensate the losses? were sold at an even bigger released on OTT. However, is changing, the business ad-based ones, like YouTube. endobronchial ultra- Platforms and others, two price making an extra profit the media exaggerated the models for OTT have also No doubt, the film busi- sound (EBUS) and EBUS leading universities of the Also, with the advent of OTT from the production costs. amount given by Prime. A evolved. The day of selecting ness has changed today. Film guided biopsy or fine United Kingdom — “An app like Rizzle hosts a producer should sell the digi- a programme from a handful trade and business analysts needle aspiration cytol- namely Universities of platforms right now, how is plethora of mini-series and tal rights of a film to OTT of television channels is gone; are of the opinion that films ogy (FNAC) especially Southampton and Leeds, its analytics make a big dif- platforms only after 30 days. it’s the new period of waiting directly releasing on OTT for central or bronchial and NHS, UK. The OTT content making ference when compared to Likewise, to a channel after for the next season. The wouldn’t affect the box office cancers. During EBUS, research aims to find new biggies like Amazon Prime or 100 days. These resolutions catch-all terms for this new much. Popular names always tissue of fluid samples is and alternate ways to revenues? To address such Netflix. The popularity of a were passed recently. But generation of entertainment have their reservations set, obtained from the lungs diagnose Lung cancer star also makes some distinc- producers are transferring businesses are TVOD, SVOD giving their target audiences and surrounding lymph that is not hefty on the questions that may be tion apart from the financers the rights before the stipulat- and AVOD. So every user, the desired cinema experi- nodes. It takes place pocket and aids early we have. When it comes to ed time,” shared Kalaipulli S. when downloading any con- ence on any platform. under general anaesthesia detection. lingering in your mind, The OTT, there no more is a Thanu, a big-budget film tent, pays a fee for it, which Earlier, satellite rights saw using a bronchoscope Credit it to such struggle of acquiring several producer and distributor, eventually leads to transac- a similar wave, where televi- that goes inside through research and technolo- Pioneer's screens or finding a fine date known for his films produced tion on every download or sion channels were paid a patients’ mouth. A fine gies, we have more hope for the release. The binge- in Tamil cinema, in a self- the user paying every month great amount of money to needle and an ultrasound for patients battling with SHIKHA DUGGAL talks to watching phenomena is also explanatory video on his for a certain time frame. buy a film’s satellite right. But processor are fitted in an Lung Cancer, but early what’s getting us viewers, that YouTube channel. Users watching ads in with the advent of theatres, endoscope that is guided detection is crucial. experts in the industry for in turn leads to more rev- Giving us some more between the content too gets the interest of producers through the patient’s tra- Patients should not disre- enue. Secondly, the loop but- insights about how a web revenue to the content being shifted again. What matters is chea. The method offers gard the primary symp- answers. Read on.. ton, that automatically shows series makes money from an streamed on OTT! Here are that the exhibition sector a real-time image of the toms and should seek the next episode whe the cur- OTT platform, Arunabh some of the eminent moneti- must keep rolling! surface of the lungs, air- timely intervention. ways, lymph nodes and Detecting lung cancer in blood vessels. The images its early stage can help permits the doctor to prevent the spread of access smaller lymph cancer to other organs of nodes and reach areas the body, increasing the that are difficult to be survival chances of the No child will be deprived viewed. Broncho-alveolar patient. Moreover, in a lavage (BAL) can be con- country like India where ducted by the chest lung cancer is the fourth physician at the time of leading cause of deaths, it bronchoscopy which is is of paramount impor- an endoscopy of the tra- tance to ensure that the chea and main airways advanced technological (bronchus). For cancers treatments are accessible closer to the chest wall, to patients all across the either a CT guided or country. of insulin in 2021 ultra sound guided biop- (The writer, Dr. SHIKHA DUGGAL sugar levels. It’s you the help of our newly serious condition that sy or FNAC can be done Tejinder Kataria is the who is in charge of launched modules. can cause damage if not under direct visualization Chairperson at Radiation breaking or making the Children who are in controlled at the right by the Interventional Oncology, Cancer aven’t you Jazz Sethi body system! urgent need of treat- time. In fact, it has also Radiologist. The advan- Institute, Medanta, had such In regards with the ments will be given free been put in the high- tage of Fine needle aspi- Medicity, Gurgaon.) times where very same view, supplies of insulin and risk category for coron- your grand- Research Society for the each centre will take avirus. H parent, who Study of Diabetes in responsibility to train at Preying on your loves eating India, at the juncture of least hundred doctors health, it can create a motivational lifestyle several types World Insulin Day, across the country malfunction to the for T1D patients as she of desserts, tried to announced a much- every year including body which is surely was diagnosed with it sneak in a little snack awaited development honorarium support. detrimental to your too, while she was just but you asked them to called ‘Type-1 Diabetes Via an NGO, RSSDI health. Jazz Sethi is one thirteen years old. avoid it due to risks of Network’, an insulin will be reimbursing champion with T1D “During these unprece- diabetes attached to it? project. With a mission expenses for insulin from Ahemdabad, who dented times, I have Lack of a hormone to build a positive along with basic care, tells us how stronger a been engaging in a lot called insulin escorting levels or to reverse the ly leading to serious bionetwork for T1D comprehensive care and force can be whilst of virtual conferences to diabetes is a lifestyle conditions, often people health issues. Lack of care across the nation, advanced care. So, let overcoming the ill — all focused on Type disease eating up sever- make very simple insulin is considered to it is empowering doc- us join hands to make health with the help of 1 diabetes including al people today. Usually lifestyle changes to get be one of the major fac- tors, educators and our country a happy a powerful dance per- team meetings, educa- caused by wrong rid of it and boom, it tors for our body’s patients with ample place to thrive from formance. The choreog- tional sessions and dietary choices or for sometimes does work! inability to not respond awareness scientifically. T1D,” shared Dr. Banshi rapher dancing all over speaking at confer- living a very sedentary Considered to be one of to this illness. “We are going to have Saboo on the vision and the house always is cur- ences. As 2020 has lifestyle, many people, the known health What you’ve been forty centre of excel- mission of this very rently occupied with already been the year of including kids, are threats to humankind consuming, or how lence having satellite project. her foundation called smiling and speaking known to be suffering these days, it can, at much you workout, etc. hubs educating health- While it may not ‘Diabesties’ that aims to into a laptop screen, we from it. In order to con- times, create havoc on plays a pivotal role in care professionals on sound like a big deal, make an enjoyable, should continue to do trol their blood sugar your body, unknowing- managing your blood T1D management with diabetes is indeed a compassionate and a so,” she adds. sport 11 VIJAYAWADA | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 13, 2021 My leadership wasn’t Bumrah out of Brisbane Test good enough: Paine PTI n SYDNEY frontation with Ashwin. Paine Jasprit sustains abdominal strain; Agarwal, Ashwin participation also in doubt conceded that it was the pressure ustralian captain Tim Paine of the game that got to him and Aon Tuesday apologised for that affected his mood. his on-field behaviour during “My leadership wasn’t good the drawn third Test against enough, I let the pressure of the India’s injury list which affected Oz Tour India, saying that his leadership game, I suppose get to me and wasn’t good enough and he it sort of affected my mood and ISHANT SHARMA ruled him out of his maiden KL RAHUL vigil, has a serious hamstring ended up “looking like a fool” by then from there affected my per- The senior pacer suffered a national tour. After a decent outing in injury (grade 2) and will be out sledging R Ashwin. formance,” he elaborated. left side strain after playing only the white ball leg, KL Rahul of the fourth Test in Brisbane Paine has come under “So, yesterday when I one match in the IPL in ROHIT SHARMA sustained a wrist injury while as well as the following series fire for a verbal duel with came off the ground, my September and after that was Perhaps the most high- batting at the Melbourne against England. Ashwin when the Indian reflection was purely on my ruled out of the Australia series. profile left hamstring injury that Cricket Ground nets and was held vigil with an injured wicket-keeping...I think I Ishant got bowling fit before the happened during the IPL. The sent back to India to recuper- RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN Hanuma Vihari to eke out a said to my players, I had series but needed more overs Mumbai Indians skipper played ate before the England series. The man who has bowled draw for his team. Paine said he a really poor game as under his belt before taking on through pain in the final but His departure led to India’s more than 134 overs in the was “distracted, agitated and a a leader, not so much the rigours of Test cricket. He was ruled out of the white ball back-up middle-order being series, most by an Indian bit grumpy at times” during as a captain, but cer- has just returned to competitive series against Australia. Due to next to nil. bowler, is suffering from back the game. tainly as a leader. cricket for Delhi with the Syed hard quarantine of 14 days in spasms and found it difficult to “I spoke to him (Ashwin) “...Yesterday I Mushtaq Ali Trophy and will be Sydney, Rohit, despite being fit, RAVINDRA JADEJA even sleep or tie his boot laces. really quickly after the game fell short of my expec- selected against England in couldn’t play the first two Tests India’s premier all-rounder With medication and physio- yesterday, as I said to him, tations and our team’s Tests. and was back in action from received a knock on his left therapy sessions, India will look I ended up looking a standard,” he added. Sydney where he hit a half-cen- thumb from a short delivery expect their senior-most fool, didn’t I? You open your According to Paine, BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR tury in the second innings. bowled by Mitchell Starc in bowler on the park in Brisbane. mouth and then you drop a his behaviour on Monday The white-ball specialist Sydney and scans revealed dis- catch and had a bit of wasn’t a reflection of the and reserve pacer of the Test MOHAMMED SHAMI location as well as thumb frac- MAYANK AGARWAL laugh about that,” he said way he wants to lead the team injured his right ham- India’s craftiest pace bowler ture. He will be out for at least Having failed in the first at a virtual press confer- Australian team. string during an IPL game and sustained a fractured forearm a couple of months, ruling him two Tests, Agarwal was ence on Monday. “So, I want to apologise for had to undergo an extensive while trying to fend a short ball out of the England home series dropped in Sydney and who “...I do want to apol- the mistakes that I have made rehabilitation programme from Pat Cummins in the as well. would have known that during ogise for the way I went yesterday. Certainly, as I said, which led to him missing the Adelaide Test and was then a net session, he would get hit about things yesterday on not a reflection of the way Australia series in full. He has ruled out of the remaining RISHABH PANT on the gloves and taken for someone who prides him- I want to lead this team. just returned to action with the three Tests. He is doubtful for The keeper-batsman scans. He was supposed to self on the way I lead this “We have set Mushtaq Ali T20 for UP and the first two Tests against received a knock in the left replace Hanuma Vihari and if team and yesterday was a really high standards will be back in national team for England at home as well. elbow from Pat Cummins and it’s a bruise, Agarwal is expect- poor reflection of that,” Paine over the last 18 England series. couldn’t keep wickets in the ed to play through pain. said. months and yesterday UMESH YADAV second innings in Sydney. The 36-year-old was certainly a bit of blip VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY The senior India pacer hob- However, it was not a fracture JASPRIT BUMRAH wicket-keeper dropped three on the radar and something I felt One of the finds of the IPL, bled out of the field during and played after popping in a He suffered an abdominal catches during the match, I needed to come out and Kolkata Knight Rider’s Varun Australia’s second innings with lot of painkillers which provid- strain during the late evening including of Vihari after the con- address,” he asserted. Chakravarthy was a left-field a calf muscle injury and will ed him initial relief. He will on the third day while chasing selection in the Indian T20 soon be at the National Cricket play in Brisbane in the fourth a ball to the boundary. He did- team but the old national selec- Academy in Bengaluru for a Test. n’t come out and bowl his ‘Smith wasn’t scuffing Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah reacts during Day 4 of 3rd Test @Jaspritbumrah93 tion committee with interim rehabilitation programme. spells but it has been learnt that chairman Sunil Joshi didn’t There is a chance he might be HANUMA VIHARI he is in considerable discom- PTI n SYDNEY for India on the bench. know that he was playing with back for the England series next The hero of the Sydney fort and will sit out of the next Pant’s guard mark’ Bumrah, key to India’s a serious shoulder injury which month. Test, after his epic 161-ball Test in Brisbane. Sydney: Australian skipper he does every single game five he injury-ravaged Indian attack, sustained the strain Tim Paine on Tuesday defend- or six times a day,” Paine said. team was dealt another during the drawn third Test in ed Steve Smith, who was Paine said had Smith Ttelling blow on Tuesday Sydney. management is heaving a sigh which will decide the qualifi- Natarajan will make his debut. batsmen with Rishabh Pant as accused of scuffing up the changed the guard marks, the as pace spearhead Jasprit It has been learnt that of relief that Bumrah hasn’t cation for World Test The problem with Indian the wicketkeeper. guard mark of Rishabh Pant Indian team would have taken Bumrah was ruled out of the Bumrah’s scan reports showed sustained a tear but wants to be Championship final and we team is after injured KL If Agarwal’s scans reveal during the drawn third Test, up the issue. fourth Test against Australia a strain and the Indian team on the side of caution as play- are in contention and would Rahul’s departure and that it’s a bruise and not a frac- asserting that the Indian team “Smith was certainly not due to an abdominal strain. management does not want ing in Brisbane and breaking require a fit Bumrah,” the Hanuma Vihari’s grade 2 tear, ture, then it could well be would have raked up the issue changing guard and imagine if If that wasn’t enough, him to aggravate the injury, down in the middle of the Test senior BCCI source added. there are no back-up middle- Prithvi Shaw batting at num- if any wrong was committed. he was, then the Indian players Mayank Agarwal — tipped to keeping in mind the upcom- match could have an even It is now expected that order batsman left in the ber three followed by Smith, a former Australia would have kicked up a bit of be Hanuma Vihari’s replace- ing four-Test series against more adverse effect on the two-Test old Mohammed Siraj reserves. Cheteshwar Pujara , Ajinkya captain, was seen scuffing up stink (at) that time,” he said. ment in the playing XI in England. team. will be leading the Indian The only two available Rahane and Agarwal himself the batsman’s guard during “But that is something I Brisbane — has sustained a “Jasprit Bumrah suffered “If we take the risk of him attack and will be joined by batsmen are two out of form at number six. drinks break in the first session have seen Steve doing many a knock on the hands and it an abdominal strain while playing at 50 percent, what if Navdeep Saini, Shardul openers in Prithvi Shaw and If they go with five on Monday. times in Test matches and could be a hairline fracture. fielding in Sydney. He is going the injury aggravates and he Thakur and T Natarajan in the Mayank Agarwal. bowlers, then collective expe- “I have spoken to Steve Shield games that I have played To make matters worse, to sit out of the Brisbane Test breaks down in the middle of Brisbane Test, starting January It remains to be seen if rience of pace attack will be about this and I know he is real- with him, when he is in the Ravichandran Ashwin’s back but is expected to be available the match and then ruled out 15. India, knowing their depleted three Test matches and 10 ly disappointed with the way it field, he likes to sort of walk up spasms have aggravated after against England,” a BCCI for better part of England Unless, Bumrah is fielded strength and long tail, decide balls (Siraj-2, Saini-1, Shardul- has come across. And if you to where he bats and visualise battling for three hours on the source told PTI. series? at 30 percent fitness, risking to take the conservative route 10 balls on debut, Natarajan- watch Steve Smith play Test how is he going to play,” Paine final day, leaving little options While the Indian team “England is the last series the entire England series, T of playing four bowlers and six yet to play). cricket, that is something that elaborated. PTI SINGLES KOHLI LOSES 2ND SPOT TO SMITH IN RANKINGS CA delay call on Team India denied basic Karachi: India skipper Virat Kohli was on Tuesday pushed to the third spot by Australian batsman Steve Smith in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen but middle- order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara gained two places to Pucovski’s fitness facilities in Brisbane hotel be number eight. Kohli has 870 points in the latest chart, issued on Tuesday. Smith (900 points) is placed second Sydney: Cricket Australia on bone partly comes out of the New Delhi: The Indian crick- from here on. Asked if the players were behind Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson (919), who reach Tuesday said it will delay mak- socket in the shoulder. et team, which landed in “There was no room ser- being allowed to mingle, the the best ever-rating points by a New Zealand player and ing a decision on Will “He will continue rest and Brisbane for the fourth and final vice or house keeping facilities. Board source said: “Yes, they consolidate his position at the top. Pujara, whose Pucovski’s availability for the rehabilitation over the next two Test against Australia, was in for The gym is very basic and not have been provided with a dogged half-centuries (50, 77) in the third Test helped fourth and final Test against days before a decision is made a shock on Tuesday as it was of international standards and team room and are allowed to India draw the match, is placed eighth, just behind his India, giving the opener on his fitness for the lodged at a hotel which “lacked the swimming pool can’t be meet each other inside the stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, who lost one place. every opportunity to prove fourth Vodafone Test basic facilities”, prompting an accessed. This wasn't what they hotel.” his fitness as he recovers match,” a CA spokesper- intervention from the BCCI top were promised when they When asked whether the BENGAL, MAHA WIN IN MUSTAQ ALI MATCH from a partial dislocation son told cricket.Com.Au. brass. checked in,” a senior BCCI team had protested with the Kolkata: Opener Vivek Singh hammered a 64-ball 100 of his shoulder. The 22-year-old had hurt It is learnt that BCCI pres- source told PTI. hotel authorities, the source to star in Bengal's 16-run win over Jharkhand in an Elite CA confirmed that his right shoulder after ident Sourav Ganguly, secretary India will be playing the said: “When the manager Group B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 Pucovski suffered a diving for the ball at Jay Shah and CEO Hemang fourth Test in the Queensland enquired about how these things tournament on Tuesday. Bengal rode on left-handed “shoulder subluxa- mid-wicket in the Amin have all got in touch with capital from January 15 where are not being taken care of, all Singh's stroke-filled century to make 161 for 6 in 20 tion injury”, which is 86th over of their Cricket Australia counter- the surge of Covid-19 cases and they said was, ‘the rule applies to overs. Singh's knock was studded with 13 fours and 3 a partial dislocation India’s innings on parts after complaints reached a border lockdown with New both Indian and Australian sixes. In another match in the group, Hyderabad pulled India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja posts picture on his Twitter of the shoulder the fifth day of the them and have been assured South Wales has led to a strict teams. There is no one team that off a six-run win over Odisha. In Vadodara , Kedar account with caption “Out of action for a while.surgery joint, when the ball drawn Sydney Test on that the the Indian contingent hotel quarantine for the Ajinkya has been subjected to hard quar- Jadhav and Naushad Shaikh struck unbeaten fifties as completed. But will soon return with a bang!” @imjadeja of the upper arm Monday. PTI will be made to feel comfortable Rahane-led team. antine rules.’ PTI Maharashtra defeated Chhattisgarh by eight wickets in their Elite Group C game. Chhattisgarh posted a mammoth 192 for five on the board, but Jadhav (84 off 45 balls) and Naushad Shaikh (78 off 44 balls) made Ankita in final round light work of the opposition bowlers and ensured that Saina, Prannoy test Covid negative hours after their team emerged triumphant. of Aus Open qualifiers RANJI FROM FEB IN ‘MUSHTAQ-LLIKE BUBBLE’ New Delhi: The Indian cricket board is all set to +ve results, cleared for Thailand Open Melbourne: India’s top-ranked organise a curtailed Ranji Trophy tournament from next woman player Ankita Raina month, and in all likelihood, in the same six bio-bubbles PTI n BANGKOK moved to the final round of the created for the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. A Srikanth’s nose bleeds after virus tests Australian Open Qualifiers decision with regards to this will be taken during the ndian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and with a gutsy three-set win over virtual BCCI Apex Council Meeting on January 17. There IHS Prannoy were cleared to com- PTI n BANGKOK say any of them have been pleas- world number 118 Katarina are seven items on the agenda and right at the top of the pete in the Thailand Open after they ant. Unacceptable,” an upset Zavatska but it was curtains for list is domestic cricket, which also includes junior and tested negative for Covid-19, inval- ormer world number one Srikanth wrote on his Twitter Ramkumar Ramanathan in the women's categories. The logic behind having the same idating their previous positive results Fshuttler Kidambi Srikanth handle. men’s singles. bio-bubbles is that it's already set and will be more that forced them out of the tourna- got a bloodied nose after The 27-year-old, who In the women’s singles convenient for operational purposes. ment hours earlier on a chaotic undergoing multiple is scheduled to open his qualifiers being held in Dubai, Tuesday. Covid-19 tests and miffed campaign on Wednesday the 180th ranked Ankita over- 2021 F1 SEASON TO START IN BAHRAIN Both the Badminton World at the poor treatment of against fellow Indian came a second-set lapse to to crack the singles main draw London: The start of the F1 season has been delayed a Federation (BWF) and Badminton health officials at Thailand Verma, shared pho- win 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in the second of a Grand Slam and she is now week and will start in Bahrain after the Australian Grand Association of India (BAI) con- Open, the Indian on tographs of his nose bleed- round against the Ukrainian. just one win away from creat- Prix was postponed from March to November because firmed the development. Tuesday called it “unaccept- ing after he was tested for She will next take on 20- ing history. of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Australian race in “Both Saina Nehwal and HS able”. the fourth time. year-old Serbian Olga In the men’s singles being Melbourne, initially set to open the season on March 21, Prannoy have been cleared to par- “We take care of ourselves for The Badminton World Danilovic, ranked 183. It will be held in Doha, Ramkumar lost has been rescheduled to November 21 with F1 ticipate in the ongoing Yonex the match not to come and shed Federation (BWF) said Srikanth is the first meeting between the his second round 3-6, 2-6 to organizers citing “the ongoing situation regarding Covid- Thailand Open after the fourth- blood for THIS. However, I gave 4 being attended to by a doctor and two players. Chinese Taipei’s Tung-Lin Wu 19”. The Chinese Grand Prix has also been postponed round tests reports confirmed that tests after I have arrived and I can’t it is awaiting a medical explanation. It is Ankita’s sixth attempt in 69 minutes. PTI but no new date has been set for the race. The season both shuttlers have been tested will start with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28 at negative for Covid-19,” BAI said in cleared to take their place in the Sakhir, less than four months after the same venue held a statement. draw,” the apex body said. two races as part of the 2020 season. The national body said it was “They are confirmed as Saina possible after the national body took Nehwal (India), HS Prannoy (India), Sindhu, Praneeth lose on return LIVERPOOL VS MAN UTD IN FA CUP 4TH ROUND up the matter with BWF. events. and Jones Ralfy Jansen (Germany),” Manchester: Manchester United will face Liverpool in “BAI have taken up the matter Former Commonwealth Games BWF added in its statement. The Bangkok: World champion P defeat to world No 18 Thailand player. the blockbuster tie of the FA Cup fourth round, while with topmost BWF officials to champion Parupalli Kashyap too BWF said the said players who had V Sindhu suffered a shock Blichfeldt in a 74-minute bat- Earlier in the day, the League Two Cheltenham host Manchester City. Liverpool ensure if tests were negative, match- was forced to withdraw “due to close earlier tested positive for the virus, defeat on her return to interna- tle. Indian mixed doubles pair of and United will clash for two consecutive weekends with es for respective players should be proximity” with wife and fellow are “not currently infected”. tional badminton, losing in In men’s singles, world No Satwik and Ashwini claimed a the top two also facing off in the Premier League on rescheduled and no walkover is shuttler Saina. The matches will be rescheduled three games to Denmark’s Mia 13 B Sai Praneeth too suffered 21-11, 27-29, 21-16 win over Sunday. National League North side Chorley's reward for given,” BAI added. But the day ended on a better for Saina and Parupalli Kashyap for Blichfeldt in the opening round a straight game loss to the Indonesian pair of Hafiz their victory over a depleted Derby was a home tie with Earlier in the day, chaos gripped note for the Indians following the Wednesday. However, Kashyap’s of YONEX Thailand Open Thailand’s Kantaphon Faizal and Gloria Widjaja. Premier League Wolves. Should Chorley pull off another India’s campaign at the tourna- two shuttlers’ clearance. participation will depend on the Super 1000 event here on Wangcharoen on his return to However, the women’s dou- upset, they could face holders Arsenal in the fifth round. ment when Olymic medallist Saina “BWF and Badminton result of his test conducted in the Tuesday. competition. bles pair of Ashwini and N League Two Crawley, who thrashed Leeds 3-0 in the was forced out following a positive Association of Thailand (BAT) can afternoon. Months after the Covid-19 Frontrunner to represent Sikki Reddy couldn’t cross the third round fixture, travel to Bournemouth. The fourth Covid-19 test, while Prannoy’s par- confirm three of the four players Regarding Prannoy, the BWF pandemic disrupted the inter- India at the Olympics, Praneeth opening hurdle, going down round ties will be played across the weekend of January ticipation hung in balance after his who tested positive for Covid-19 had said he would be retested after national calendar, Sindhu, went down 16-21, 10-21 to the 16-21, 7-21 to fourth seeded 22 to 25 with the fifth round taking place between sample came out negative following earlier today at the Asian Leg of the conflicting reports came out of ear- seeded sixth, returned to action world No 15 Wangcharoen for Korean pair of Kim So Yeong February 9 to 11. Agencies a positive result in a bizarre turn of HSBC BWF World Tour have been lier samples. with a 21-16, 24-26, 13-21 only his second loss to the and Kong Hee Yong. PTI 12

Vijayawada Wednesday January 13, 2021 tollywood I've been quite lucky: Nabha Nabha Natesh talks to NAGARAG GOUD on injuring her left hand in Dubai, playing a swimmer in Alludu Adhurs, sharing the dance floor with Bellamkonda Sreenivas and reprising Radhika Apte in Andhadhun Telugu remake abha Natesh hasn’t had much time to has been quite lucky so far in the indus- celebrate the moderate success of the try. “Irrespective of my running time, I first big release of the industry, Solo always had something to do as an actress. N Brathuke So Better, after theatres were I come from a theatre background and shuttered for over eight months last I’m a little greedy about roles. Maybe the year following the COVID-19 induced universe is blessing me with those kinds lockdown. Post the release, she immediately had to of roles in spite of the films being com- attend shooting for Alludu Adhurs and also juggle mercial in nature and featuring stellar between the promotions of both the films. cast,” she maintains. She still has the release jitters but is excited and Her co-star in Alludu Adhurs, pumped up for the release of Alludu Adhurs for Sreenivas, is known for his nimble-footed Sankranti. In between, she also injured her left skills on the dance floor and the petite hand while she was in Dubai to film for actress insists that dancing with him was Andhadhun Telugu remake. “I had to come back, a lot of fun. “He performs tough steps get surgery done and take a couple of weeks rest. I without rehearsals. It was inspiring. The was later required for the song shoot of Alludu title track is full of dance movements and Adhurs in Kashmir. Sekhar master supported me a we didn’t have time for rehearsals. Jani lot and ensured that my right hand does the heavy master was the choreographer and we used lifting during the choreography. It was fun,” she to rehearse 10 minutes before giving the tells us. actual take. When your co-star is ener- As far as her role in Alludu Adhurs is concerned, getic, you will also have the josh to pull she points out that it’s a role with different varia- off the moves,” she points out, revealing tions and is different from her two previous out- that Sreenivas has an extremely positive out- ings — Chandini (from iSmart Shankar) and look towards life and believes in hard work. Amrutha (SBSB). “It’s a role I wanted to play as an Nabha will be next seen in Andhadhun actress. I play a swimmer and I had to learn swim- remake where she reprises the part that was ming for it. I would shoot for the film in the morn- played by Radhika Apte. The film being Never felt low in the ing and take swimming classes in the evening. As a her first remake, she had her own con- kid, I saw one of my friends get tanned after a cerns. “I was scared before going to the sets swim session and out of fear I never took swim- because we are remaking a national award- ming classes. For the film though, the director con- winning film but as I began to work, my ceived a lot of underwater shots, and it was quite a nervousness eased off thanks to director lockdown due to different experience shooting for them. It’s a proper (Merlapaka) Gandhi garu who knows what entertaining role with surprises as well,” she shares. he wants. So I will not watch the original While commercial films revolve around the male and get influenced by it. I will go by what lead, relegating the heroine to a few scenes and the director wants me to do,” Nabha con- Ala…: Allu Arjun shaking a leg with the hero, Nabha admits that she cludes. t a reunion bash held at pass the muster. Our confidence that Geetha Arts office, the scene would come alive got a Hyderabad on Tuesday, the short in the arm when Eeswari Rao team of Ala garu gave a brilliant take in the first Believe India enters into distribution A Vaikunthapurramuloo cele- shot of the scene,” he recalled. brated the first anniversary Allu Arjun said while the year has Charan tests of the colossal hit. Barring Tabu, been bad for everyone, he couldn’t Jayaram, Sachin Khedekar, Easwari complain as it was special because of agreement with Rana's South Bay Rao and Murali Sharma, the other the film. “It is my best film. If we had negative for Covid- cast members were in attendance at released it for summer, I would’ve ndependent digital Bay’s inception, we’re looking for the do. lost out on experiencing such a won- music distribution and collaborations that will help us Speaking later, film’s writer-direc- derful feeling. I was mostly confined artist services company, build edgy, quirky content and tor Trivikram said the film demand- to home during the lockdown but I Believe, has recently music is one of the verticals we are 19; to join Acharya ed a lot from everyone after the script never felt low even for a second I entered into agreement heavily focusing on. Right from was approved by joint producer Allu because wherever I’ve been, people with South Bay, giving a platform to independent Aravind. “As we locked the edit and just kept talking great things about YouTube Channel owned by actor, artists to working on commercial next week exhibited the film to the key mem- the film, thereby giving me more producer, and entrepreneur Rana content, we want to tap every- bers before it opened for a theatrical energy. If it wasn’t for it, I wouldn’t Daggubati. The partnership aims thing, and this partnership will release, Allu Bobby expressed his have been in good spirits for sure,” to support upcoming music labels help us reach our goals.” reservations about one particular the actor stated. in creating path breaking collabo- South Bay, which was launched scene. We immediately felt it was a The film revolves around Bantu rative music and taking it to a recently, intends to associate with valid suggestion and reshot it,” the who grows up being constantly sub- global scale with a mix of best diverse, quirky content and dia- star director said. jected to his father’s scorn, until he technology and well-trained music logue between the creators and the He added that the interval scene — learns of his real parentage. He later experts. audience. It is also planning to where Bantu (played by Allu Arjun) finds a way to enter Excited at the association, Rana host a varied mix of content on discovers who his real parent’s are - Vaikunthapurram, the home of his said, “We are really excited to have their YouTube channel, from live was more crucial than the climax. “I real parents and confront those who Believe Distribution Services as chats, snackable short forms, news, was sure if we get it right, we would threaten his family. our exclusive distribution partners music, animation, fiction, and at South Bay. Right from South non-fiction. Master clips leaked; makers Small films book their dates urge fans not to share them uoyed by the Zombie Reddy, will have a big head of its mam- “Team #Master requests response Solo screen rollout on February 5th. moth release you all not to forward/share Brathuke So Better Prasanth initially announced today, a few clips any leaked content and if and Krack received at the film for Pongal but with A of Master, star- you come across anything B the ticket window industry bigwigs advising him ring Vijay and of these sorts, please share despite cinema halls against competing for the festi- Vijay Sethupathi, it with us at report@blockx- ctor Ram Charan on Tuesday informed operating at 50 percent occu- val, which is packed to the were leaked online on piracy.com,” a statement that he has tested negative for Covid-19 pancy, the makers of many brim, he decided to defer it to Monday evening much to read from their Twitter — more than 12 days after he took to small films have decided to February 5th. Similarly, Pradeep the shock of the makers and handle. Twitter to announce that he contracted book their release slots. On Machiraju-starrer 30 Rojullo scores of fans of Vijay. It is believed that an A the virus. “Happy to share that I have Tuesday, AK Entertainments Preminchatam, which has been Requesting for patience, employee of Sony Digital tested negative for Covid-19. Can’t wait announced that their next, waiting for a proper release date film’s director Lokesh Company is behind the leak to be back to work very soon. Thank You again Bangaru Bullodu, with Allari for almost a year, has been Kanagaraj tweeted, “Dear and the makers are plan- for all your good wishes!! (Sic),” he said in a state- Naresh in the lead role, will reserved for a theatrical release all, it’s been a 1.5 year long ning to take legal action ment. grace screens on January 23, on January 29. The film is a struggle to bring Master to against him and the firm. Speaking about work, a little birdie tells us that while Prasanth Varma also stat- romantic musical, co-starring u. All we have is hope that Initially, Master was Charan will join the sets of Acharya next week in ed that his anticipated next, Bigil fame Amritha Aiyer. you’ll enjoy it in theatres. If scheduled to hit cinemas in Hyderabad, having allotted three days. Director u come across leaked clips April, 2020, but due to the Koratala Siva will be filming solo scenes on the from the movie, please coronavirus pandemic, the actor in the three days. His combination scenes don’t share it. Thank u all. release date was moved to with dad Chiranjeevi will be shot next month. Love u all. One more day 2021. In the Telugu states “Charan has given dates in March as well. All this and #Master is all yours.” alone, the film is opening in while, he will also be shooting for SS Rajamouli’s Production house XB 700 screens — a massive RRR,” a source said. Creators too urged fans and number bearing in the netizens to refrain from mind the Sankranti compe- sharing the leaked content. tition.