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KAJAL TO PLAY A MOTHER IN HER NEXT? { Page 11 } www.dailypioneer.com NEET-POSTGRADUATE EXAM TO BE HELD -PRASHANT KISHOR MEET AFGHANISTAN SAYS MAY SEEK ‘MILITARY PM CONCERNED OVER CROWDS WITHOUT ON SEPTEMBER 11, CONFIRMS CENTRE AHEAD OF LIKELY REJIG IN PUNJAB CONG HELP’ FROM IF TALIBAN TALKS FAIL MASKS IN HILL STATIONS, MARKETS he NEET postgraduate exam will be held on September 11, Union head of a likely organisational and government reshuffle in Punjab, he government of Afghanistan may, at some future point, seek rime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Tuesday. In Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met poll strategist India's military assistance if talks with the Taliban fail amid a people crowding at hill stations and markets without wearing Tview of a spike in Covid-19 cases, the NEET-PG, which was APrashant Kishor at his residence. Other party leaders like Priyanka Twithdrawal of US troops from there, the country's Ambassador to Pmasks or observing social distancing norms, as he urged all to scheduled to be held on April 18 was postponed. "We have decided to Gandhi Vadra, AICC general secretary Punjab-in-charge Harish Rawat India has said. He, however, made it clear that the aid sought would not guard against complacency to prevent a third wave of the coronavirus conduct #NEET Postgraduate exam on 11th and KC Venugopal were also present during involve sending troops but could be in areas spread. He asked the people to shun the September, 2021. My best wishes to young the meeting where they are learnt to have like training and technical support. Represe- argument that they "want to enjoy before the medical aspirants!" the Minister tweeted. On discussed the party's overhaul in Punjab and ntatives of the Taliban and the Afghanistan third wave of coronavirus" and stressed that Monday, the Centre announced that the NEET- efforts to end factionalism ahead of assembly government have been holding talks amid the there should be no compromise in following UG 2021 will be held on September 12 with elections. Kishor had earlier met Punjab Chief insurgents' increasing control over the country Covid-19 protocols. "It is true that tourism, all Covid protocols. The National Board of Minister Amarinder Singh on the impending even as the US looks to wind up its almost trade and business have been greatly Examinations in Medical Sciences in a notice changes. Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh two-decade war there by the end of August. affected due to the coronavirus. But today I said that “the examination shall be conducted Sidhu, who have been at loggerheads, have However, the peace talks supposedly taking say with emphasis that huge crowds without in the morning session, from 9:00 am to made a number of public statements against place in Doha have fizzled out, and the Taliban masks and not following Covid protocol is a 12:30 pm". each other in recent months. now appear set on a complete military victory. matter of concern,” he said. Sarpanch sets tech Konda ready for ghar State to have annual assistant ablaze over pending bills vapsi to Congress PNS n HYDERABAD K VENKATESHWARLU state, rather than politics. He alleged recruitment calendar A Technical Assistant of MGN- n HYDERABAD that Chief Minister K REGA in Nirmal District suffered Chandrasekhar Rao had been Cabinet instructs officials to identify vacancies Rs.1,200 cr sanctioned for burn injuries on Tuesday after a Former Member of Parliament "destroying" the state and transform- Govt caps trade sarpanch allegedly set him ablaze from Konda Vishweshwar ing the surplus budget state into a drinking water facilities in municipalities on city outskirts over the issue of pending bills, Reddy has said that he is ready to debt-ridden one. margin on pulse police said. go back to the Congress again and It may be recalled that Konda ML MELLY MAITREYI The incident happened in the added that he would reveal the date Vishweshwar Reddy had resigned oximeter, nebuliser, n HYDERABAD office premises of Mahatma of his ghar vapsi soon. from the Congress party immedi- Gandhi National Employment After a meeting with Revanth Reddy, ately after the Sagar by- The State Cabinet meeting chaired Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Konda said that he had waged a fight poll. Several leaders have held dis- thermometer at 70 % by Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Kubeer Mandal at around 4.30 hoping to make Revanth Reddy cussions with Vishweshwar Reddy, PNS n NEW DELHI Rao at Pragathi Bhavan here on PM, they said. TPCC chief. "I am happy for but he did not join any political Tuesday reviewed the Covid-19 sit- The sarpanch went inside the Revanth Reddy becoming TPCC party. There were rumours that The government on Tuesday uation in the State and instructed the office and it seems there was an chief. I thought of meeting Revanth Konda would join BJP. Besides, capped the trade margins of five Medical and Health Department to argument between him and Reddy; however, Revanth Reddy Konda and TJS chief Prof critical medical devices such as be prepared to tackle any situation theTechnical Assistant after which himself came to my residence today. Kodandaram had had discussions oximeter and digital thermome- in view of reports of the third wave the sarpanch allegedly poured I am very happy", he said. with former minister Eatala ter, used extensively in the treat- of Covid-19 looming large. petrol on the table and on the Konda Vishweshwar Reddy said Rajender to set up an alternative ment and prevention of Covid-19, As the state government had Technical Assistant and lit them that he would participate in the forum against KCR. However, with at 70 per cent in order to bring already given all kinds of approvals using match sticks, a senior police Congress party's proposed Eatala joining the BJP, the matter fiz- down prices. for measures to contain the pandem- official told P T I over phone 'Unemployment Deeksha'. zled out. The National Pharmaceuticals ic, the officials should take advance based on preliminary investiga- Earlier, when Revanth Reddy called 'TRS won't give ticket to Kaushik' Pricing Authority (NPPA) has steps, including Fever survey, and tion. The Technical Assistant has on Vishweshwar Reddy to invite him Revanth Reddy, while claiming to invoked extraordinary powers keep adequate stocks of medicines TNGO and TGO reps thanked CM KCR on Tuesday for formulating a new zonal policy to been shifted to hospital to return to the Congress party, the lat- have had prior information about under the Paragraph 19 of DPCO, and make them accessible to the bring justice to locals in government jobs and taking steps to immediately fill 50k govt posts. and doctors said he suffered ter felicitated the new TPCC chief by former Congress leader Padi 2013, to put a cap on trade mar- needy. around 25 per cent burn injuries, offering shawl and a bouquet. Kaushik Reddy being in touch with gin of five medical devices -- The team of Principal Secretary, pandemic situation prevailing in about the measures taken, advice the official said, adding the Revanth told media persons later the TRS party, said:"I don't think oximeter, glucometer, BP moni- Medical and Health Department those districts following the fresh given to district officials on preven- sarpanch has been taken into that Vishweshwar Reddy was keen that the TRS will give Huzurabad tor, nebulizer and digital ther- brass and other officials who toured surge in cases being reported in tive measures, and their observations custody and was being ques- on the betterment of . He ticket to Kaushik Reddy". mometer. seven border districts for three some of the neighbouring States. at the field level. tioned. said that he had discussed with days, explained to the Cabinet the The officials briefed the Cabinet 2 2 Konda the development of the 2 2 HUZURABAD BYPOLL Telangana on high alert at border districts Special Singapore Hub

TRS surveys show Eatala NAVEENA GHANATE Covid tests, contact tracing is that it was important to increase mooted to attract investments n HYDERABAD being strengthened as the Health vaccination in these areas. So, Department has decided to trace a measures were being taken to Singapore High Commissioner calls on KTR image gradually fading With Maharashtra and Andhra minimum of 25 primary contacts overcome vaccine hesitancy. PNS n HYDERABAD taken to the notice of Singapore Pradesh reporting cases of Delta of positive patients to contain the Telangana Health Department companies and investors, said Eatala supporters say TRS is playing mind game plus variant, Telangana has sharp- spread. personnel have been touring these Telangana State has a lot of Singapore High Commissioner in ened its focus on border districts. The third round of Fever survey districts on the instructions of opportunities for investments in India Simon Wong. SNCN ACHARYULU suggest that Eatala's graph is Already Khammam, Nalgonda and has commenced in these areas Chief Minister K Chandrashekar new as well as emerging sectors n HYDERABAD falling gradually among the pub- Karimnagar districts have been reporting high cases. An official Rao to assess the situation. and all these options would be 2 lic. reporting high cases, even though said that fever surveys were being Health Secretary SAM Rizvi, The ruling Telangana Rashtra According to sources, the intel- delta plus variant has not yet been taken up and this time even season- Public Health Director Dr Srinivas Samiti party, which has taken the ligence staff is going round the vil- detected. Khammam, on the radar al diseases would be assessed as Rao, Director of Medical Education upcoming Huzurabad Assembly lages in the constituency and ask- of the central government, is part of the survey. Dr Ramesh Reddy, TSMSIDC bye-election as a prestige issue, is ing whom they would vote in the among districts with case positiv- Vaccination in these districts has Managing Director conducting frequent surveys to Huzurabad Assembly bye-elec- ity of more than 10%. come down with some of the cen- Chandrashekhar Reddy and CMO know the pulse of the people. The tion. In addition to the Intelligence Officials are now setting targets ters reporting zero doses adminis- OSD P Gangadhar have been tour- pink party is also getting reports wing, the TRS is conducting sur- to increase the number of tests per tered as per information available ing districts to take the stock of the from the Intelligence Department, veys involving two separate private PHC in these districts. Apart from on CoWIN portal. An official said situation. apart from conducting its own sur- agencies. veys involving private agencies. Till now Eatala has had an According to TRS, when Eatala upper hand, compared to TRS. Rajendar resigned from TRS, he People of the Huzurabad was in 25% plus votes position, Assembly constituency are show- Sputnik V soft TRS executive to meet today compared to TRS. According to ing sympathy towards Eatala. the latest survey, the difference in However, supporters of Eatala launched in over 50 PNS n HYDERABAD meeting includes analysis of present votes between Eatala and TRS is have trashed the claim of TRS that political developments in the State, 5 % to 10%. This means that in just the former health minister's image cities in India: The executive committee of the party membership registration and one month period, Eatala's graph was somewhat tarnished. They Telangana Rashtra Samithi will digitization process, life insurance has declined by around 15%. alleged that, in the name of sur- meet at Telangana Bhavan under the scheme for TRS members, review of Eatala resigned from TRS in the veys, the TRS was playing mind Dr Reddy s chairmanship of party working construction of TRS district party Will have ice cream with you after first week of June and in the first games to demoralise supporters of president K T Rama Rao here on offices and other party-related mat- week of July the survey reports Eatala. 2 Report on Page 2 Wednesday. The agenda for the ters. The meeting will start at 11 a.m. Tokyo Games: Modi to Sindhu PNS n HYDERABAD that you will again be success- TODAY ful this time," PM Modi Netizens angry as women made to welcome KTR, Santosh Prime Minister said as he concluded his Narendra Modi on talk with her. ALMANAC Tuesday held an "And after you success, Month & Paksham: online interaction when I meet all of you, I'll Ashadha & Shukla Paksha session with India's also have ice-cream with Panchangam Tokyo-bound athletes. you," the Prime Minister He spoke with some of the said with a grin, drawing Tithi : Chaturthi 08:01 athletes in depth, giving laughs from Sindhu and Nakshatram : Purva Phalguni 27:42 them encouragement her parents, who were Time to Avoid : Time to Avoid (Bad and asking them about also part of the call. time to start any important work) their stories. While PM Modi also spoke speaking to badminton to the likes of archer Rahukalam : 12:21 pm - 1:59 pm star PV Sindhu, the Deepika Kumari, boxer Yamagandam : 7:30 am - 9:07 am Prime Minister recalled MC Mary Kom and Varjyam : 11:41 am - 1:17 pm an interview in which javelin thrower Neeraj Women with saplings at Narayanpet (left) and lining the roads at Mahabubnagar (right) to welcome IT Minister KT Rama Rao and Rajya Sabha member Santosh respectively her coach Pullella Chopra. Gulika : 10:44 am - 12:21 pm Gopichand said he had confiscat- PM Modi told the athletes that Good Time : (to start any important work) PNS n HYDERABAD up by the authorities to 'welcome' K A netizen pointed that local offi- ditions. A Mallikarjun said, "It looks ed her phone and barred her from they are a "reflection of new T Rama Rao at Narayanpet and MP cers' and local leaders' enthusiasm more like a punishment than wel- having ice-cream during the 2016 India" and that they should not Amritakalam : 9:18 pm - 10:54 pm Officials love to bend over backwards Joginapally Santosh at Mahabubnagar. must stop. come. They should not make people Rio Olympics, where she won the worry about pressure and just Abhijit Muhurtham : Nil to please their political masters. For KTR, the ladies held saplings in A Allati Rajesh Sagar said, do such stressful activities under the Silver medal. PM Modi jokingly play with all their heart when they However, when they use common hand; while for Santosh, they were "Anganwadi workers are meant to name of welcome acts. KTR should asked her if she is now allowed to go to Tokyo. people for their selfish gains, things standing. work at Anganwadi centers; not to advise them to avoid such acts in eat ice-cream again. "It was an honour and an HYDERABAD may boomerang. Since they were not gestures by welcome this Politician's whenever future". Activist Sai Teja pointed that Sindhu said that with the absolute pleasure speaking to WEATHER When local anganwadi workers were party karayakartas or followers, neti- they visit. First here we need to point the National Commission for Women Olympics approaching, she has to our PM Narendra Modi with the made to welcome IT Minister K T zens questioned district collectors of the collectors who given has to take cognisance of this shame- control her diet so she doesn't get rest of the Indian contingent. I Forecast: Thunderstorm Rama and Rajya Sabha member about this behaviour. Some shared the Instructions who are loyal to ful act and order a probe into this. to eat a lot of ice-cream. would like to thank him and the Temp: 26/22 Santosh holding plants, this did not job description of Anganwadi work- Politicans and encouraging such stu- BJP and Congress followers won- As PM Modi wished her luck entire nation for the continuous Humidity: 94% go down well. People slammed netas ers to suggest that it does not include pid things" (sic). dered if this is the 'respect' given to for the Olympics, he told her that support and we hope to make you Sunrise: 5:49 am and babus for letting such things hap- welcoming netas. Another said that it was looking women in Telangana and shared he hoped for her to repeat her proud at the Olympics," PV Sunset: 06:54 pm pen. Thousands of women from Some even asked if we had tele- like they were being punished, and videos comparing the netas to success in Tokyo 2020. Sindhu later told news agency Current Weather Conditions local anganwadis were made to line ported back to the Nizam era. urged the leaders to avoid such tra- Nizams. "Work hard and I have faith ANI. Updated JULY 13, 2021 5:00 PM HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 14, 2021 hyderabad 02

political party that had been a reality in 2000 itself. brought about a 'sea- TDP would have got a gold- change' in a region is en opportunity to become nowA fading away from its Can Naidu bring TTDP back on track? first in ruling the new state as birthplace. This in short is the it enjoyed a majority in the chequered story of the that the Congress public domain. The party has advice of his 'guru'. This Assembly of undivided AP. Telugu Desam Party in enjoyed then created an Following the creation of Telangana, been in a precarious situation caused heartburn for KCR Probably by virtue of being Telangana. impression among the the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and could not protect its and that led him to part ways staunch follower of Naidu, It was the TDP that public that there is need MLAs & MPs in the aftermath with TDP in the name of KCR might have been the changed the course of for a viable alternative to compromised its future in this region of the 2014 and 2018 polls. launching an agitation for T- choice of the latter and KCR politics in the region by PIN the grand old and its influence started dwindling The party's flip-flop on the state. could have become chief min- stretching its arms POINT party. Such historic rea- demand for separate state of Had Naidu favoured bifur- ister on the lines of Ajit Jogi towards the down-trod- sons enabled the TDP to day by day. The maintenance of the Telangana made people think cation in those days and of Chhattisgarh. den and the Backward emerge victorious in the 1983 party in Telangana was smooth when otherwise about Naidu. Some moved further in that direc- It is a different matter that Classes, and inviting them to Assembly elections and it was questions remained: What tion, the NDA government, KCR paved the way for him- represent various constituen- the first ever defeat for the it was in power in residuary Andhra would have happened if which was running with the self to become first chief min- cies in the Assembly and Congress. Pradesh during 2014-19. Naidu had taken the issue for- help of Naidu's support (with ister of Telangana on his own Parliament. Such was the Some revolutionary steps ward when he played key 29 MPs), Telangana State strength by projecting himself strong foundation laid by TDP like abolition of Patel-Patwari role in the formation of the would have been realised as the one and only warrior in founder and matinee idol N T system brought the new party uation between two warring part of its political strategy to M D RATNA KUMAR NDA government at Centre along with the creation of realising the new state. Rama Rao. closer to the general public. groups and it negatively deliver a death blow to the Senior Journalist headed by Vajpayee in 1998 & three new states of Now what are the options Of course, the prevailing Despite electoral reversal at the impacted the poll prospects of Congress, by writing to the 1999? The present chief min- Uttaranchal (now before Naidu to resurrect political situation in the erst- hands of the Congress party in TDP. Union government headed ister of Telangana K. Uttarakhand), Chhattisgarh TDP in the new state of while undivided state of 1989, the TDP could manage The TDP, however, regis- by Congress party in 2008. Telangana was smooth when Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) & Jharkhand in 2000. These Telangana? Will he find suit- was ripe for things and tried its level best tered a landslide victory in But the Congress took the it was in power in residuary was a keen follower of Naidu three states had been created able 'head' in place of L. the TDP to dislodge the ruling to be alive in people's minds. 1994. As years rolled by, a challenge as a strategy to AP during 2014-19. in those days. He got an following the unanimous res- Ramana, who has switched to Congress, which had been One can rate the perfor- 'change of guard' took place in counter TDP and moved fur- What is the main reason for opportunity in Naidu's cabi- olutions adopted by the TRS? Naidu has ruled out the power virtually since mance of TDP in the 1989 TDP as a result of dethrone- ther in the case of bifurcation. the present plight of TDP in net as Transport Minister in respective Assemblies of Uttar chances of bringing new pres- Independence. elections and arrive at a con- ment of NTR. Although seen The political games of the two Telangana? Is it really possi- 1997 and continued till the Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & ident for TTDP from his fam- The TDP could establish clusion that the murder of as the person mainly respon- parties ultimately led to the ble for the leadership to reju- elections of 1999. Bihar. On the same lines, ily. It is an uphill talk for itself soon after taking birth on Congress' MLA from sible for the dethronement, bifurcation of AP. venate it and bring it back on But Naidu disappointed Telangana could have seen its Naidu to rejuvenate his party 29 March, 1982 in Hyderabad. Vijayawada (East) Vangaveeti Chandrababu Naidu man- Following the creation of track? Is erosion of the cred- KCR by not continuing him in birth with the unanimous in Telangana as he himself In those days, the total Mohana Ranga Rao had influ- aged things to retain power in Telangana, the TDP compro- ibility of leadership in this the cabinet and chose to resolution of the Assembly of caused erosion of its base strength of the opposition in enced the electorate that led to the subsequent elections of mised its future in this region region a real cause for the pre- replace him with K. undivided AP. due to his own policies. Only the Assembly including, Left the defeat of TDP. It was a 1999 by aligning himself with and its influence started dwin- sent situation? These ques- Vijayarama Rao, former direc- Had Naidu positively time will decide the destiny of parties and Janata Party, was political murder that took BJP. For bifurcation of AP, the dling day by day. The main- tions are making rounds in tor of CBI, as part of caste moved forward on T-issue TTDP under the leadership of mere 60. The brute majority place due to the tense local sit- TDP had to bell the cat, as tenance of the party in political circles as well as in equations, presumably on the then, Telangana would have Naidu. Cabinet tells Health dept to be BJP MP's Sputnik V soft launched in over brother 50 cities in India: Dr Reddys prepared to contain pandemic returns to PNS n HYDERABAD has scaled up speedily and people doses (250 million reachedcities and towns all vials) in India. ML MELLY MAITREYI of Covid-19 looming large. officials who toured seven bor- the field level. Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd, over India- including but not The Indian drug regulator n HYDERABAD As the state government had der districts for three days, The Cabinet also took stock Congress which soft-launched Russia's limited to Hyderabad, Vizag, has granted permission for already given all kinds of explained to the Cabinet the of availability of medical oxy- PNS n HYDERABAD COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V Bengaluru, Mumbai, Navi restricted emergency use of The State Cabinet meeting approvals for measures to con- pandemic situation prevailing gen, medicines, and other basic here on May 14 has expand- Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, SputnikV, developed by the chaired by Chief Minister tain the pandemic, the officials in those districts following the facilities in the hospitals and The brother of BJP's ed the pilot project to over 50 NCR, Chennai, Miryalaguda, Gamaleya National Research K.Chandrasekhar Rao at should take advance steps, fresh surge in cases being health care centres. Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri other cities and towns in the Vijayawada, Baddi, Kolhapur, Institute of Epidemiology and Pragathi Bhavan here on including Fever survey, and reported in some of the neigh- The Medical and Health Arvind and the chief of BJP's country. Kochi, Raipur, Chandigarh, Microbiology. Tuesday reviewed the Covid-19 keep adequate stocks of medi- bouring States. Department officials explained Mahabubnagar district unit In a tweet on Monday Pune, Nagpur, Nashik it said Dr Reddys has partnered situation in the State and cines and make them accessible The officials briefed the to the Cabinet the depart- on Tuesday decided to join night, the city-based drug in the tweet. with major hospitals across instructed the Medical and to the needy. Cabinet about the measures ment’s preparedness for the the Congress. maker said it will strengthen Recently, Dr Reddy's the country for this purpose Health Department to be pre- The team of Principal taken, advice given to district hird wave on vaccination, avail- Dharmapuri Sanjay, a for- the commercial rollout of received nearly three million all of whom have successful- pared to tackle any situation in Secretary, Medical and Health officials on preventive mea- ability of hospital beds, and mer Mayor of Nizamabad, Sputnik V in the coming doses ofSputnikV ly administered Sputnik V in view of reports of the third wave Department brass and other sures, and their observations at medicines. met Congress' Telangana weeks. "Starting initially in fromRussian Direct India including ongoing com- chief A. Revanth Reddy and Hyderabad today, the soft Investment Fund with whichit mercial rollouts to the public, announced his decision. launch rollout of Sputnik V has a pact to sell 125 million the company added. Sanjay, who is son of dis- sident TRS MP Dharmapuri Sarpanch sets NGT junks review plea of Srinivas and elder brother of BJP MP Arvind, will be tech assistant making a comeback to V-P: Urdu one of the TRS surveys pharma cos on payment of fine Congress. The Telangana Rashtra show Eatala ablaze over... PNS n NEW DELHI exercised its jurisdiction, The NGT in its January 15 Samithi (TRS) sidelined beautiful languages claiming to have duly com- order had asked the state Rajya Sabha member Continued from page 1 The National Green Tribunal plied with natural justice and PCB to recover the assessed Srinivas after he was report- PNS n HYDERABAD Touching upon the image gradually Tuesday refused to entertain such order is statutorily compensation and take coer- edly found backing his son importance of mother As per available informa- a plea seeking to review its appealable under Section 16 cive measures for default in Arvind joining the BJP Vice President M Venkaiah tongue, Naidu urged people falling tion, an altercation took place order directing the Telangana of the National Green payment, including closure till before 2019 elections. Naidu on Tuesday to always speak in their Continued from page 1 between thesarpanch and the Pollution Control Board Tribunal Act, 2010, we do not compliance is made. Arvind had defeated Chief described Urdu as one of native languages, an official TechnicalAssistant over the (PCB) to recover Rs 1.55 find it necessary to grant The NGT had passed the Minister K. Chandrasekhar the most beautiful lan- statement said. They claim that Eatala was issue of "long pending" bills crore penalty from pharma- hearing to the applicants order after a committee rec- Rao's daughter K Kavitha to guages spoken around the He observed that in top place, compare to regarding works taken up ceutical companies for caus- instead of granting hearing in ommended to impose envi- win Nizamabad seat in the world and urged people to Hyderabad in particular TRS. They aver that in the under MGNREGA, the offi- ing pollution in the state. appeal, if filed,” the bench ronmental compensation for 2019 polls. speak in their mother and Deccan as a whole have Huzurabad bye-election cial added. A bench headed by NGT said. one year for all pharma for- Srinivas, a former minis- tongue. been ancient centres of Eatala would get more On June 29, a man alleged- Chairperson Justice Adarsh The NGT said there can be mulation industries and six ter in undivided Andhra Addressing an event in Urdu. majority than that he got in ly poured diesel on a Kumar Goel declined the no objection to the direction months to Shri Kartikeya Pradesh, was with the Hyderabad after receiving 'Gems of Deccan' is an the 2018 Assembly elec- Tahsildar during a protest contention of the pharma to the pollution control board Pharma which is engaged in Congress before joining the the book 'Urdu Poets and anthology of prose and tions. held by a group of farmers companies that they should to take remedial action and its Ayurvedic Ashwagandha TRS. Sanjay too had Writers -- Gems of Deccan', poetry that encapsulates In the previous Assembly and others in Telangana's be heard by the Tribunal as order does not require any extraction, as the pollution switched loyalties to the TRS Naidu referred to the rich- the life and works of 51 election, Eatala, as a TRS Medak district after dousing per principles of natural jus- review as no hearing is nec- load is less. "In view of the fact along with his father. ness of the Urdu language, outstanding poets and writ- candidate, won with a himself with the fuel. tice. essary for requiring the PCB that the industrial area in Meanwhile, BJP's saying, "Urdu is one of the ers of the region. majority of more than 40 In November 2019, a man “On the face of it, the to perform its duty when question is a polluted area and Mahabubnagar district most beautiful languages The book traces the rich thousand votes over allegedly brutally murdered a prayer for hearing the appli- even according to PCB viola- the industries in question are President Erra Shekhar also spoken around the world". literary and cultural tradi- Congress candidate woman Tahsildar by setting cant to comply with natural tions are taking place. ''red category'' industries, met Revanth Reddy and He also received books tions of Deccan, right from Kaushick Reddy, who her ablaze in her office at justice may appear attractive “Thus, we do not find any strict vigilance is required to announced his intention to on former prime minister P the time of Muhammad resigned from the Congress Abdullapurmet near here but on due examination, this ground to review the order be maintained for upholding join the Congress. He is a V Narasimha Rao, which Quli Qutb Shah, the on Monday. Kaushick over some land dispute. plea is a farce. dated January 15, 2021,” the the environmental norms," former MLA from Jadcherla were brought out by the founder of Hyderabad, to Reddy is joining in TRS on Subsequently, the driver “Since the State PCB has bench said. the bench had said. constituency. Telangana government. the present times. 16th July. of the Tahsildar who suffered burns in a bid to stop the assailant from setting her ablaze, died and later the State to have accused, who also severely Govt caps trade margin ‘Future of national banks uncertain’ suffered burns in the inci- dent, succumbed to his annual ... PNS n HYDERABAD (TSCAB) as the best coopera- lic sector institutions would be State level single cooperative injuries. tive bank at the national level handed over to private sector bank. Instead of the existing on pulse oximeter... Continued from page 1 The status of national banks and Karimnagar District and thus the future of nation- three tier system, it would be during the tenure of Prime Cooperative Bank as the best al banks has become question- better to have two tier system. Konda ready for Continued from page 1 satisfied that in view of the The Cabinet also took stock Minister Narendra Modi is bank in the category of dis- able and raising concerns. In the coming days, national extraordinary circumstances of availability of medical likely to become uncertain tricts. It is for people and farmers banks may not be in a position ghar vapsi to ... "NPPA brings Pulse Oximeter, in public interest, as explained oxygen, medicines, and other and worrisome and in such a Vinod Kumar felicitated to strengthen the cooperative to extend loans and the coop- Glucometer, BP monitor, above, the Government, here- basic facilities in the hospi- scenario, there is an urgent Konduri Ravindar Rao, banks for their own welfare. erative banks alone would play Nebulizer and Digital by, invokes the provisions of tals and health care centres. need to strengthen the coop- Chairman of TSCAB as well as The survival of people and that role in the coming days. Continued from page 1 Thermometer under Trade Paragraph 19 of the DPCO, The Medical and Health erative banks, said State Karimnagar District farmers would depend on the Ravinder Rao said that they Margin Rationalisation. Caps 2013 to regulate the price of Department officials Planning Board Vice Cooperative Bank at the strengthening of the institution could achieve success only He said that the TRS party Margin at Distributor @70%," these five medical devices," explained to the Cabinet the Chairman Vinod Kumar. Ministers' Quarters here on of cooperative banks. through collective efforts and had already launched its the drug pricing regulator NPPA stated. department's preparedness He expressed his happiness Tuesday for the recognition. Vinod Kumar felt there was exuded confidence that in the campaign in Huzurabad. said in a tweet on Tuesday. By invoking Paragraph 19 of for the third wave on vacci- over the selection of Telangana He said that under the pre- a need to merge all the district- coming days, more such suc- Revanth Reddy said that he The revised prices of the five DPCO, 2013, the Government nation, availability of hospi- State Cooperative Apex Bank sent Union Government, pub- wise cooperative banks into a cesses would be achieved. would appoint TPCC official medical devices would be hereby puts a cap on trade tal beds, and medicines. spokespersons within three effective from July 20, it added. margin of pulse oximeter, days. Social justice would be "Existing margins range blood pressure monitoring followed in the appointment from 3% to 709% across five machine, nebulizer, digital of the official spokespersons. categories," NPPA tweeted. thermometer, glucometer at Special Singapore Hub mooted to attract investments With an aim of making the first point of sale of product, medical devices affordable it added. Continued from page 1 other States, but companies briefed the Singapore team Innovation, new areas like companies come forward. CHICKEN during the evolving situation of The manufacturers of these and their employees from about the excellent invest- Blockchain related to IT and Appreciating the special RATES `/KG COVID pandemic, it is felt five medical devices selling at Simon Wong met IT and other countries have been ment opportunities in Life ITES allied sectors. They hub proposal, Wong said it necessary to regulate the trade price higher than the new Industry Minister KT Rama working in the city for a Sciences, Pharma, IT, Textile, were aware of the favourable was a great idea and a simi- Dressed/With Skin `180 margin on these medical MRP structure shall revise Rao at Pragathi Bhavan here long time. Food Processing and IT ecosystem, Innovation sys- lar effort was made in Without Skin `260 devices, NPPA said in its order. the prices downward, NPPA on Tuesday. Since the formation of Agriculture sectors. Several tem through the activities of Vietnam when he was work- NPPA noted that the data col- said. "The manufacturers not KTR highlighted for the Telangana State, several inno- Singapore-based companies T Hub. Apart from invest- ing there and it had attract- Broiler at Farm `132 lected from the manufacturers complying with the MRP so benefit of the Singapore High vative government policies, had invested in the State and ments in modern sectors, ed good investments and that /marketers/importers pointed computed..shall be liable to Commissioner the specialty including TS-iPASS, Single were positive about their Singapore companies were was functioning successfully EGG out that existing trade margins deposit the overcharged and significance of Telangana Window approvals helped activities, he said. interested in opportunities even today. He told KTR that RATES on the five medical devices amount along with 15 per cent State in general and Telangana in attracting inter- Simon Wong said that related to agriculture, food they would consider this pro- `/100 ranged up to 709 per cent from interest p.a. from the date of Hyderabad in particular. national investments. companies like DBS, which processing sectors, Wong posal positively. HYDERABAD 490 price to distributor to MRP increase in price in addition to Hyderabad had evolved over Telangana not only compet- had invested in Singapore, said. KTR felicitated the VIJAYAWADA 519 level. "Now, therefore, in the penalty upto 100 per cent of the past several centuries ed with other States in the gave them positive feedback KTR proposed that their Singapore High exercise of the powers vested the overcharged amount into a unique city in the country, but also globally to about the investment envi- government was ready to set Commissioner Simon Wong VISAKHAPATNAM 557 by the Government of India in under the provisions of the country with a cosmopolitan bring investments into the ronment in Telangana. He up a special zone or and Singapore Consul RETAIL PRICE `4.90 the Ministry of Chemicals Drugs (Prices Control) Order, culture and had developed State, KTR said. said that Singapore compa- Singapore Hub for Singapore General in Chennai Pong (IN HYDERABAD) and Fertilizers, having been 2013," it stated. highly. Not only people from The Industry Minister nies were interested in IT, investments should Singapore Kok Tian on the occasion.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 14, 2021 hyderabad 03 ‘Private' taxis flourish in Hyderabad Balkampet temple festivities PNS n HYDERABAD months. The tourism and IT begin on a grand note in Hyd sectors are the worst affected Taxis with private number and they did not resume PNS n HYDERABAD plates are on the increase in activities now, paralysing cab the city. Instead of commer- services. Devotees in large numbers cial number plates, many In this backdrop, all taxis, thronged the Balkampet taxis used for transportation cabs, maxicabs, min-buses Yellamma temple for the annu- have private number plates in and other vehicles have been al Kalyanam festivities that areas like Bagh Amberpet demanding the state govern- began here on Tuesday. DD Colony, 6th Crossroad in ment for exemption of quar- The state government has Amberpet, Barkatpura, terly taxes saying that they put in place elaborate arrange- Abids, Nallakunta and other are not in a position to pay ments for the smooth conduct areas of Greater Hyderabad EMIs regularly. They also of the festivities. After limits, which is against the seek paying of quarterly tax 'Edurukolu', the kalyanot- Motor Vehicle Act. this year also as was done last savam began in a grand man- Cars bearing black letter- year. ner while the Rathotsavam ing on a white background In fact, the white number will be held on Wednesday. are private vehicles. These are plate is used for personal Last year, the festivities were used solely for private pur- transport vehicles. The num- restricted in view of the Covid- poses and not for commercial ber would in black letters on 19 pandemic. However, fol- One of the old and among orderly darshan for devotees use. Commercial vehicles Municipal Corporation apparently looking the other a result, tax payable to the white plate. lowing the instructions of Chief the most revered temples of and line departments were such as trucks and taxis have (GHMC), violating the Motor way as the taxis and cabs RTA quarterly is being They pay lifetax only once. Minister K. Chandrashekhar Hyderabad, the Yellamma instructed to ensure uninter- a yellow number plate with Vehicles Act, have been using which should display yellow denied and inter-state tax Transport vehicles and goods Rao to organise the kalyanot- Temple is 10 km away from the rupted power supply and black text. These vehicles white number plate. There are plate are displaying white when the vehicles enter other carriers get registered as savam on a grand scale this Secunderabad Railway Station address issues of roads and can be used for commercial at least 10,000 such vehicles plate and cheating the depart- states. commercial vehicles and dis- year, all departments have been and only 3 km away from the sanitation. Meanwhile, in the purposes. However, the dri- denying tax to the govern- ment by not paying taxes. Organisers of travel agen- play yellow number plate. making necessary arrange- Ameerpet junction. wake of Rathothsavam as part ver of the vehicle must have ment. The modus operandi cies, who sustained losses on These commercial vehicles ments at the Balkampet Animal Husbandry Minister of temple festivities at a commercial driving permit. Some other vehicles though adopted by them is getting account of Covid, are facing should pay tax once in three Yellamma temple. Talasani Srinivas Yadav held a Yellamma Devasthanam on In an attempt to deny right- register as taxis, are using registered with the RTA as a crisis because of such devel- months. The temple is dedicated to series of review meetings with Wednesday, the Hyderabad ful tax to the state govern- white number plates to deny personal transport vehicle, opments. The tax is levied on them Goddess Yellamma, which lit- officials on the arrangements. Traffic Police has imposed ment, some taxies and cabs in payment of inter-state taxes. but transporting commuters The transport sector is fac- depending on the seating erally means 'mother of the Barricades have been set up to traffic restrictions in the near- the Greater Hyderabad The RTA officials are from one place to another. As ing crisis for the past 16 capacity of these vehicles. universe'. ensure a comfortable and by areas. Sharmila goes on fast, demands Watchman kills toddler son after TS government to fill vacancies stabbing his wife PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD

YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) A watchman allegedly leader Y.S. Sharmila on killed his toddler son after Tuesday went on a fast in stabbing his wife in a room Wanaparthy district of of a dairy farm at Moinabad Telangana demanding the state here, police said on government to fill the vacan- Tuesday. cies in government depart- The incident happened ments. late on Monday night when A day after announcing that the family members were every Tuesday will be observed celebrating the birthday of as 'unemployment day', the watchman's wife, they Sharmila reached Tadiparthi in said. Wanaparthy district and con- The man, his 22-year-old soled the family of an unem- wife and his mother-in- ployed youth who recently The daughter of late Chief and the posts created with the law consumed liquor and committed suicide. Minister YS Rajasekhara formation of new districts. later quarreled with each Sharmila, sister of Andhra Reddy said that her protest is She said 54 lakh unem- other over some family RAIN GEAR Pradesh Chief Minister YS to wake up KCR from the deep ployed have submitted appli- issues, police said. While April showers bring May Jagan Mohan Reddy, broke slumber. She alleged that the cations for jobs to Telangana During the quarrel, the flowers, July showers bring soggy down while consoling Kondal's problem of unemployment State Public Service Commis- man allegedly stabbed his shoes, wet hair and dripping, family members at their house. was driving many youth to sui- sion (TSPSC). She earlier wife in the stomach with a broken umbrellas. Residents adopt She offered some financial cide. announced that till the gov- knife and slit the throat of different methods to keep assistance to the family. Sharmila, who launched ernment fills the vacancies, her his son, aged about 2-years- themselves dry when it rains The YSRTP leader later sat YSRTP last week, said the party will observe every old, resulting in the child including umbrellas, scarfs, rain on fast at Tadiparti bus stand. government should take Tuesday as unemployment day. dying on the spot. The coats and bike ponchos. While a Speaking on the occasion, she immediate steps to fill 1.90 She said every Tuesday she will woman was shifted to a few others use rainy days as an slammed Chief Minister K lakh vacancies in various gov- console the family members of government hospital and opportunity to take photo shoots. Chandrasekhar Rao for his ernment. She said the govern- unemployed who died of sui- her condition is stable, they — SV Chary indifference to the burning ment need to recruit over 3 cide and sit on day-long fast said, adding it was a second issue of unemployment. lakh people to fill the vacancies near their house. marriage for both of them. Telangana logs 767 fresh XII standard girl delivers food to Cops recover 66 Loan app case: Bail for 3 virus cases, three deaths missing mobiles support studies, offered waiver PNS n HYDERABAD Chinese a threat to public PNS n HYDERABAD Corporation (GHMC)-77, a G RAVI KIRAN reports as the reason behind state government bulletin said. PNS n HYDERABAD The Hyderabad Police n HYDERABAD not filing the charge sheet. Telangana on Tuesday report- The number of active cases Commissioner's South zone Both the accused have got ed 767 Covid cases, taking the was 10,064. The total number In an inspiring example of team has recovered 66 miss- Three accused got bail in the bail. Even Dennis of Delhi, tally to over 6.33 lakh, while of cases in the state stood at determination and hard work, ing mobile phones on China loan app case on the fourth person, who was the death toll stood at 3,738 6,33,146, while with 848 peo- a young woman in Hyderabad Tuesday based on the com- Monday and were released on arrested by the Cyberabad with three more deaths. ple being cured, the total who has taken up a job as a plaints. Tuesday. Even 90 days after police, has also got bail on the Khammam district recoveries are at 6,19,344. food delivery executive in The Hyderabad Police offi- their arrest, the Police failed same ground. accounted for the highest Over 1.18 lakh samples order to support her studies cials who have received sev- to file a charge sheet against These accused had posted number of cases with 84 fol- were tested on Tuesday and and parents was offered seat eral complaints regarding them. The Police explained 30 apps on Google Play Store lowed by The Greater cumulatively, over 1.99 crore with Rs 75,000 waive off in an missing phones before the that as they didn't get the and looted public money Hyderabad Municipal samples have been tested. international institute of hotel lockdown, have formed spe- forensic report, they were through those by issuing management. cial teams to trace them with unable to file the charge loans at high interest rates. The 19-year old Rachana the help of technology. sheet. After a few suicides, the hails from Balasamudram, a "The special team com- In the loan app case, three Police swung into action and locality in the Hanamkonda of prising five inspectors under Chinese nationals, along with arrested them. However, even Telangana. She currently stud- had a very strong will to con- applied and got the job. She the guidance of ACP a fourth person were arrest- after cases were filed against ies Diploma in Hotel tinue further studies and with attends her online classes dili- Charminar collected the ed 90 days ago. One of the them they managed to with- Operations, a two-year pro- the advice of my school teach- gently and delivers food dur- details of the missing/lost arrested is Lambo alias Zhu draw amounts from their gramme offered by CAIIHM - ers, I was able to get admission ing the rest of the day, till late phone mobiles and tracked Wei, who is a key person and bank accounts by unfreezing Hyderabad. Rachana's parents in a Hotel Management evening. Her inspiring story them. The phones have been has not got the bail, because them with the help of fake are daily wage earners - they are Diploma course in went viral on social media. returned to the owners," the Hyderabad police have documents. Now, three key unable to pay for her studies as Hyderabad," Rachana said. Upon knowing Rachana's Anjani Kumar said. filed a charge sheet against persons in the case have got jobs were hard to come by dur- In the past few months, she passion and determination to The police asked the peo- him. bail. The police and the vic- ing the pandemic. Hence, worked in a milk shop, and complete her studies, CAI- ple to register complaints of But, the Rachakonda Police tims are afraid that bail for Rachana came to Hyderabad to then in a grocery store. IHM came forward to waive mobile phones missing on have not filed a charge sheet these three accused may lead earn herself and complete the However, her salary was not off her course fee. The Institute Hawkeye applications of the against two other Chinese to further manipulation by final year of her dream course. sufficient for her. She came to is committed to find her a Telangana police and fur- accused, Liang Tian and them or they may start their "I studied for free till Class know of the food delivery job good job once Rachana com- nish all the details to help Mark. The police are showing mafia operation by installing 12 in a government school. I offered by Zomato. Rachana pletes her course. them trace the phones. non availability of forensic new apps. Cops rescue 20 Ethanol plant to ‘Take measures to prevent come up in TS child labourers PNS n HYDERABAD flooding in low-lying areas’ PNS n MEDCHAL–MALKAJGIRI Maharashtra, three from Bharat Petroleum Corpora- Andhra Pradesh and three tion Ltd has evinced interest PNS n HYDERABAD The Anti-Human Trafficking from Telangana. in setting up a first generation Unit rescued 20 child labour- The teams found that the ethanol production plant in Greater Hyderabad Mayor ers from the Rachakonda company was hiring child Telangana, at an investment Gadwal Vijayalakshmi on police commissionerate limits labourers from various states of Rs 1,000 crore. Tuesday spoke to MLAs in the on Monday as part of its and exploiting them as cheap A high-powered team of the backdrop of heavy rains lash- Operation Muskan-VII, the labour. The children were public sector company called ing the city and visited sever- police officials said on hired to pack sanitizer bottles on Principal Secretary, al areas under LB Nagar zone Tuesday. It has also registered and worked for over nine Industries Jayesh Ranjan, on to enquire about the people's cases against the companies hours for Rs 200 a day. A case Tuesday to express interest in problems in various low-lying and establishments for has been registered under var- setting up the plant with a areas due to rains. employing minors. ious sections of the IPC and capacity of 5 lakh litres per day. In Nagole ward, she visited In the first case, the AHTU Juvenile Justice Act against the This meeting came after several low-lying areas and team along with Malkajgiri company owner Gambali the Central government asked the GHMC officials to She inspected the trunk line long term and short term cat- division 0M-VII team, She Mallikarjuna Rao, 60. announced a favorable poli- resolve the complaints lodged works in Adarsh Nagar colony. egories and the works on Team, and child line officials In the second case, the cy to increase ethanol pro- by the people there. She visit- Precautions are being taken to short-term works are under jointly raided Krishna Pharma Ibrahimpatnam division 0M- duction in the country. The ed Ayyappa colony, Mahalaxmi avoid inundation of low-lying way, she explained the gather- company at Devender Nagar VII team and other officials BPCL team was led by its VAMBAY colony on Tuesday. areas. In view of the last year's ing. Assuring the colony resi- Colony in Uppal and rescued jointly conducted rescue oper- Executive Director, Bio Fuels, In this connection, the locals experience of flooding in the dents to take steps to solve the 10 minor children - four girls ations in Maheshwaram town Anurag Saraogi, and includ- brought her problems to her city, a special nala development problems as early as possible, and six boys. Three of the res- under the limits of ed ED, LR Jain, and Project notice. Mayor assured them to section has been created in the she asked them to do their bit cued children were from Uttar Maheshwaram police station Leader, KHPL Project, B. complete the box drain works GHMC. The nala develop- to keep the colonies neat and Pradesh, one from and rescued 10 minor boys. Manohar. as early possible. ment works are divided into clean. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 14, 2021 hyderabad 04 All set for Gandra to join Cong Roads leading to state-run hospital PNS n JAYASHANKAR BHUPALAPALLY

Senior politician in erstwhile Warangal district politics, Gandra submerged in flood-hit Bhupalpally Satyanarayana, who is fondly called as Sattenna by his fans, held talks with TPCC president Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad on Tuesday to join the Congress. Take steps to prevent flooding There is no doubt that Sattenna Warangal seat always went to he lost to Gandra Venkata joining the party will become a TDP alliance partners in the last Ramana Reddy of Congress by a short in TPCC arm, political minute. Otherwise, Sattena has margin of 1500 votes and con- of low-lying areas, officials told observers say. The former TDP the calibre to become an MLA or fined the TRS candidate leader enjoyed a good fan follow- a Minister. He contested as inde- Madhusudhanachary to third PNS n JAYASHANKAR tanks, ponds and other water ing the officials to check the ing in the district. pendent, BJP ticket and All-India position. He enjoyed good rap- BHUPALPALLY bodies would be full with approach roads, low-lying In undivided AP, he was undi- Forward Block candidate in 2004, port with Revanth Reddy. In water. Therefore, he asked the cause ways. In case of dam- vided Warangal district TDP 2014 and 2018 elections, but he fact, when the TDP was on death District Collector Krishna officials to take precautions. aged roads and culverts, he president. His political career lost the election with a sender bed, he along with Revanth PNS n JAYASHANKAR Reddy commenced the hospi- Aditya has directed district The flood water is likely to asked the officials to fill the was limited to district politics as margin. In 2018 Assembly polls, Reddy came out of the party. BHUPALPALLY tal services pending inaugura- officials to identify the low- enter low-lying areas, he pre- ditches with gravel. The flood tion of the 100-bed govern- lying areas in the district and dicted. equipment should be kept in On account of heavy rains ment hospital. However, they take precautions to rule out He wanted the officials to handy in all mandals, he said. experienced in Jayashankar did not pay attention to the any loss of property and loss of take preventive measures The officials should send Bhupalapally, all roads leading road leading to the hospital. lives due to floods triggered by according to a plan to rule out proposals if any urgent works to the district headquarters A temporary metal road rains. Reviewing the arrange- any loss to life and property. to be executed. Tahsildars government hospital have was laid from Bhupalapally to ments with officials made to He suggested setting up reha- should be equipped with pub- become a virtual tank with Warangal National Highway, rule out any unsavoury inci- bilitation centres appointing lic address system, life jackets, water logging on the road and but the incessant rains for the dents due to rains, in view of special officers. He asked the ropes, torch lights. They making it difficult for pregnant last two days made wager get heavy rains lashing the district officials to shift the people liv- should be ready to meet any women, lactating mothers, stagnated on the road. The hos- for the past two days, on ing in low-lying areas to reha- eventuality. He wanted the elderly peoplw and women to pital employees had a tough Tuesday, he predicted that the bilitation centres. He told officials to pay special atten- reach the hospital as the road time on Tuesday reaching the streams flowing in the district them that none should face tion to Palimela mandal as it got submerged under the water. hospital wading through the would be in spate due to any problems due to floods. is going to be worst affected. In the backward Jayashankar water. floods to river Godavari as He asked them to keep in Joint collector Swarnalata, Bhupalapally district, the rural The Congress and CPM there are heavy rains reported mind the people who are like- additional collector Rizwan, people depend on this hospi- leaders Islavat Devan, Botla in Mahamuttaram, Palimela ly to face problems due to ZP CEO Sobha Rani, DPO tal for treatment. Minister Chakrapani and Bandu Sailu and Mahadevpur mandals. marooning of their places due Asha Lata, CEO Samuel and R Satyavati Rathod, District standing in the water lodged Road communications to flooding of roads. A con- and B and engineering offi- Collector Krishna Aditya, their protest and raised slogans would be severely affected. trol room would soon be set cials, special officials, tahsil- MLA Gandra Venkataramana against the government. Because of the heavy rains, up in the district, he said ask- dars and others were present. Tagore serves People told to legal notice to DC tells officials to conduct do their bit for Kaushik Reddy 300 Covid tests every day a greener city PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI PNS n KARIMNAGAR Choppadandi, Kothapalli, in RTPCR test, he said. Congress Telangana in charge Chigurumamidi, Gangadhara The Collector also instruct- Peerzadiguda Mayor Jakka Manickam Tagore on Tuesday District Collector K Shashanka and Gundi PHCs. ed officials to carry out corona Venkat Reddy has called sent a legal notice to former instructed medical officers He instructed med- tests in highly populated areas upon residents of the munic- party leader Padi Kaushik on Tuesday to conduct ical staff to carry by organizing special medical ipal corporation to play their Reddy who alleged that 300 Covid tests in out fever survey camps. Positive patients must bit of role to develop green- Revanth Reddy paid him a Rs every Primary and supply be admitted either to isolation ery in Peerzadiguda. 50 crore bribe to get the post Health Centre in the covid kits to the centers or kept in home quar- He was taking part in the of state unit chief. district every day. people suffer- antined. Haritha Haram held in the A day after Kaushik Reddy He emphasized the ing with corona Instructing the officials to 25th ward of Peerzadiguda made the allegation while need to enhance symptoms. carry out covid test to 20 to 25 municipal corporation held announcing his resignation tests in every PHC in ANMs and primary contacts of positive on Tuesday along with local from the party, Tagore, the wake of spurt in ASHA workers patients, he directed authorities corporator Harishankar through his lawyer, sent crim- corona cases in some should regularly to resume isolation centers in Reddy. The duo distributed inal defamation notice, claim- areas. monitor the people who Huzurabad and Jammikunta six plants among residents of ing damages of Rs 1 crore. Interacting with medical offi- were suffering with symptoms areas. Shashanka also instruct- the division for planting in The MP from Tamil Nadu cers of all PHCs through a tele- for five days. If the symptoms ed programme officers to estab- their homes. Later, the Mayor has sought an unconditional conference, Shashanka said the do not come down, they should lish isolation centers in the along with residents of the apology in writing for making highest number of Covid cases be admitted in isolation centers areas where the highest number colony planted saplings on defamatory statement within were reported in the limits of if they test positive for the virus of corona cases were reported. either side of the road. seven days, "failing which appropriate legal action will be taken against you for the offence of defamation before the appropriate forum and Officials told to complete Rurban works soon for which you will be held PNS n WARANGAL not yet grounded. responsible for the conse- She asked them to complete quences". District Collector M Harita the dairy at Kalleda, mini The notice says that has asked the government stadium, convention centre, Kaushik Reddy committed officials to complete the works shopping complex at an offence punishable under taken by various government Parvatagiri within the stipu- the provisions of Sections 499 departments under the lated time. Similarly, installa- and 500 of the Indian Penal Rurban Mission scheme as tion of computers and print- Code by issuing a defamato- early as possible. ers in 19 panchayats should ry statement. Reviewing the progress of also be executed on a priori- It may be recalled that the works under the scheme ty basis. Tagore served his first legal with them at here chambers DRDO project director notice to TRS MLA from LB here on Tuesday, she directed Sampat Rao, RDO Mahinder, Nagar D Sudheer Reddy pre- them to complete the works joint director Agriculture, viously. He served legal taken up in Parvatagiri with deputy director horticulture, notice after Sudhir Reddy Rs 30 crore within the stipu- them to submit bills without been sanctioned. While the district panchayat officer, alleged that Tagore took Rs lated time. She asked them to delay for the works grounded. one was inaugurated at Vijaya Dairy deputy director 25 crore to give TPCC chief ground the works not yet Two godowns one each at Yenugal, the works of the one and others were present on position to A Revanth Reddy. commenced so far. She asked Yenugal and Kondapaka have proposed at Kondapaka were the occasion. 3 TRS councillors join BJP Plea to sanction medical PNS n DUBBAK college at Godavarikhani Three TRS councillors of Dubbak municipality joined PNS n PEDDAPALLY CPI leader Dinesh met the the BJP in the presence of officials at the Millennium state president Bandi Sanjay The CPI on Monday submit- Hall here and submitted the here on Tuesday and vowed ted memorandum to health memorandum. He also urged to strive for development of and family welfare principal them to increase the bed Dubbaka under the leader- secretary Syed Ali Murtaza strength at the Area Hospital shipof MLA Raghunandan. Rizvi and Public Health direc- from 100 to 500. Besides, he They were identified as tor Srinivas Rao to sanction a also urged them to provide a Matta of third medical college to Godav- trauma care centre for the ben- ward, Diviti Kanakaiah of Speaking in this connec- towards the BJP. He wel- arikhani, set up a mother and efit of workers here, another seventh ward and Dubbaka tion, Bandi Sanjay said not comed the trio in to the BJP child welfare centre on the 108 ambulance service and fill Balakrishna Goud of eighth only Dubbaka but the whole by presenting them with premises of the Area Hospital vacant medical and non-med- ward. Telangana is looking shawls. besides CT-Scan machine. ical posts in the hospital. B Sanjay: Padayatra ‘Sensitise people on filaria’ PNS n SANGAREDDY is for democratic TS Additional Collector Rajarshi Shah on Tuesday said that the PNS n HYDERABAD On Tuesday, the BJP has a National Filaria Control meeting with state executive Programme (NFCP) and the Telangana BJP Chief Bandi committee members, district programme to deworm chil- Sanjay Kumar has alleged that presidents, incharges and dren would be held from July atrocious 'Gadi Rule' has been assistant in-charges at state 15 to 17 and urged the task going on in the state. party office. The party dis- force concerned to make the He alleged that people have cussed Bandi Sanjay's pro- programme a grand success. been subjected to looting under posed padayatra from August As part of mass drug admin- from mosquito bites. He asked He said that over 15,88,414 the rule of KCR's family and 9th onwards and Huzurabad istration 2021 programme, the task force to sensitise peo- persons would be given DEC common people are not in a by-poll. Addressing the meet- tablets for prevention of filar- ple to get themselves treated and albandazole tablets free of position to live in the state. ing, Bandi Sanjay said that the ial and for deworming would without fail for filarial. cost. In all, 37 rapid response Sanjay said that he will take up people are in a feeling that BJP be given free of cost from July He said that pregnant teams have been constituted Padayatra aiming for 'Demo- is an alternative to TRS. Huge 15 to 17. women, children below two for the purpose. cratic Telangana' seeing the changes will come in politics The people should take years of age and those suffer- In all, 6353 ASHA and end of dictatorial 'Gadi Rule'. after his padayatra, he said. Albendazole and DEC tablets ing from severe health compli- Anganwadi workers, health He said that he will mount The people came to a conclu- once in a year and the disease cations should not take DEC workers would be deployed for pressure on the government to sion that the BJP is coming to causing vector should be tablets, while others should the purpose and over 635 fulfill the assurances given ear- power in the 2023 elections, he checked. People should take take the DEC and Albandazole supervisors were drafted for lier through his padayatra. said. steps to prevent themselves tablets. the purpose. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 14, 2021 nation 05

NLFB militant killed in Indian Navy receives 10th P-8I ‘Digital initiatives taken in education INDIA police encounter in Assam aircraft from Boeing during pandemic will be strengthened’ CORNER militant of the National Liberation he Indian Navy has received the 10th anti-subma- igital initiatives taken to ensure the continuity of AFront of Bodoland (NLFB) outfit was Trine warfare aircraft P-8I from the US-based aero- Deducation during the COVID-19 pandemic will be killed in a police encounter in Assam's space company Boeing, according to a statement further strengthened and institutionalised, Union Udalguri district on Tuesday. Acting on issued on Tuesday. The Defence Ministry had first Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on a tip-off, police launched an operation in signed a contract for eight P-8I aircraft in 2009. Later, Tuesday. Pradhan said this after reviewing the digital Dimachang in Mazbat police station area in 2016, it signed a contract for four additional P-8I initiatives taken by the ministry including the PM e- and the outfit's self-styled Udalguri dis- aircraft. "This is the second aircraft to be delivered Vidya and the National Digital Education trict commander was killed in an under the option contract for four additional aircraft Architecture(N-DEAR). "New age education will encounter, Special Director General of that the Indian Ministry of Defence awarded in 2016," leverage technology to be open, inclusive and Police G P Singh said. "Early this morn- the statement said. "In addition to unmatched maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine war- accessible. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a ing, one Jayphrush @ N Jwngkhwl...was fare capabilities, the P-8I has been deployed to assist during disaster relief and humanitarian shift towards digital medium of education. Digital killed in police operation in Dimachang missions," it added. The Indian Navy had received the ninth P-8I aircraft in November last year. initiatives taken during this time will be further area of Mazbat police station of Udalguri The patrol aircraft is an integral part of the Indian Navy's fleet and has surpassed 30,000 flight strengthened and institutionalised. "A vibrant digital ecosystem in education will expand district," Singh tweeted. A pistol and several cartridges were seized from the encounter site, he hours since it was inducted in 2013, it mentioned. "Boeing supports India's growing P-8I fleet learning opportunities for the students, spur innovation and entrepreneurship in the added. The slain militant was a close associate of former NDFB leader M Batha who had surren- by providing training of Indian Navy flight crews, spare parts, ground support equipment and education sector," the minister said after the meeting.The meeting was also attended by three dered along with several other cadres during the signing of the third Bodo Peace Accord in field service representative support," its statement said. Boeing's integrated logistics support has ministers of state (MoS) for education -- Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Subhas Sarkar and January 2020 but later returned to the forest to set up the NLFB. enabled a high state of fleet readiness at the lowest possible cost, it added. Annapurna Devi.

Southwest Maha govt submits to HC monsoon Maha against spl cell to protect covers entire docs from unwarranted FIRs medical records of late Stan country PNS n MUMBAI PNS n NEW DELHI The Maharashtra government PNS n MUMBAI Besides the state government, informed the Bombay High the private Holy Family Hospital After advancing over Delhi- Court on Tuesday that it had The Maharashtra government on in Mumbai, where Swamy died NCR, the Southwest decided against constituting a spe- Tuesday submitted to the Bombay during treatment, also submitted Monsoon covered the entire cial cell of experts to protect doc- High Court the medical records the late activist's medical records country on Tuesday after a tors against unwarranted police of Jesuit priest and activist Stan and the treatment provided to delay of five days, the India complaints and FIRs registered by Swamy, an 84-yar-old accused in him. Meteorological Department patients' kin. the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links The high court took all the (IMD) said. Earlier this month, Advocate case who died in a hospital here documents on record. The Southwest Monsoon General (AG) Ashutosh while being in judicial custody last The bench also said that since usually covers the entire Kumbhakoni had told a bench of week awaiting a medical bail. Swamy died in judicial custody, a country on July 8. The earli- Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Chief public prosecutor Aruna magisterial inquiry into his death, er normal date for the mon- Justice G S Kulkarni that the state Pai told a bench of Justices SS as mandated by section 176 of the soon to cover the entire coun- government was "thinking of" against healthcare professionals. al of police was of the opinion that Shinde and NJ Jamadar that the CrPC, will be conducted. try was July 15. Last year, the forming a cell to look into com- According to the PIL, there was no need to have a sep- state had submitted "a compila- "Whatever inquiry or investi- IMD revised its onset date for plaints of negligence filed against Maharashtra witnesses the max- arate cell for the same. tion of Swamy's complete medical gation by the magistrate under several areas. doctors, and only if the commit- imum number of such instances "The police department has records" since the time he was 176 (CrPC) takes place, someone It is also one of the usual tee felt a complaint seemed prima of violence, and the state govern- brought to my notice a GR issued lodged in the Taloja prison as an will have to participate in it now," instances when monsoon has facie genuine, would an FIR be ment had failed to implement the way back in March 2010. This GR undertrial. After informing the high court Prevention Act pending. He had the high court told Desai. covered the national capital in registered. existing legal provisions, includ- provides for an expert panel in Swamy was arrested by the about Swamy's death on July 5 this also urged the HC to call for Desai said he had some sub- the end. However, on Tuesday, the AG ing the Maharashtra Medicare every district," Kumbhakoni said, National Investigating Agency year, senior counsel Mihir Desai, Swamy's medical records. missions to make on such inquiry The monsoon covered its told the bench that a government Service, Persons and Medicare adding that the DGP was of the (NIA) from Ranchi in October who had represented the tribal On Desai's request, the high and he will do so on the next date last outposts - the desert resolution (GR) issued in March Institutions (Prevention of vio- view that there was no need for 2020. He was interrogated at the rights activist in the HC, had told court had passed an order calling of hearing. town of Jaisalmer and 2010 already provided for district- lence and damage or loss of a separate cell. time of his arrest by the NIA but the court that Swamy's death for the medical records to ascer- The HC will hear Desai and all Ganganagar in Rajasthan - level committees of experts to property) Act, to curb such To this, the High Court asked the central agency never sought was a result of negligence on part tain the veracity of the allegations other parties on July 19. on Monday but evaded Delhi. weed out frivolous or unwarrant- instances. if the GR had indeed been imple- his custody. of the NIA and the Maharashtra made against authorities. The Elgar Parishad case is It covered Barmer, another ed complaints against doctors, The plea further claimed there mented and if functional commit- Suffering from Parkinson's dis- prison authorities who had failed On Tuesday, Pai submitted related to inflammatory speech- desert district in Rajasthan and protect them from being were frequent cases of medical tees existed in every district in the ease and a host of other medical to provide him timely and ade- that the "Taloja prison authority es made at a conclave held in Pune some two weeks before its named in bogus cases of medical negligence registered against doc- state. The AG then said he will ailments, Swamy, who was then quate medical aid. had placed on record a 300-page on December 31, 2017, which, the normal onset date. negligence. tors at the behest of relatives of check if such committees were 83-year-old, was remanded to Desai had also urged the HC at long compilation of documents police claimed, triggered vio- On Tuesday, several parts The submissions were made patients, who were unhappy with functional, and added that the judicial custody following his the time to keep Swamy's plea for including medical reports from lence the next day near the of the NCR received rainfall when the bench was hearing a the treatment protocol provided state government will consider arrest. He was then admitted to medical bail and his plea challeng- the time Stan Swamy was brought Koregaon-Bhima war memorial following which the IMD public interest litigation filed by by a doctor. amending the existing legislation the Taloja prison hospital in Navi ing the bar on grant of bail under to Taloja Jail till his postmortem located on the outskirts of the declared monsoon's arrival in one Dr Rajeev Joshi seeking judi- Kumbhakoni, however, said to provide a safer environment for Mumbai. the Unlawful Activities report". western Maharashtra city. Delhi. cial intervention to curb violence the Maharashtra director gener- doctors. Three dead MP Cabinet approves Rs 1,000 HC seeks UIDAI, Centre’s response Serum Institute as bus hits to start motorcycle in additional pension for widows on issuance of new Aadhaar number manufacturing PNS n NEW DELHI Identification Authority of under Section 23(n) of the Sputnik vaccine UP's Firozabad PNS n BHOPAL India (UIDAI) to issue fresh Aadhaar (Targeted delivery The Delhi High Court on Aadhaar number for Arora, of Financial and other subsi- PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n FIROZABAD The Madhya Pradesh cabinet Tuesday sought response the petition also seeks direc- dies, benefits and services) on Tuesday decided to pro- from Centre and UIDAI on tions from court for protec- Act of 2016 to lay down Serum Institute of India (SII) Three persons, including two vide an additional pension of a petition seeking mecha- tion of the fundamental right conditions and procedure will start production of women, were killed after Rs 1,000 per month to wid- nism and procedure for of privacy and prevention of for issuance of new Aadhaar Sputnik vaccine at the com- their motorcycle was hit by a ows of the Bhopal gas issuance of new Aadhaar further breach and damages. number for exiting holders. pany's facilities in September, bus here Tuesday, police said. tragedy victims, state Home number to existing card Advocate Zoheb Hossain, “You have the power. It Russian Direct Investment They said a three-year-old Minister Narottam Mishra holders. appearing for UIDAI, sub- can't be read in such a prag- Fund (RDIF) said on boy, also on the motorcycle, said. Justice Rekha Palli issued mitted that the moment an matic manner (if it can't be Tuesday. "The first batch of has received serious injuries "This is in addition to the notice on the petition filed by Aadhaar number is issued, changed) then the rule has to Sputnik vaccine is expected to in the incident and been social security pension for businessman Rajan Arora the person concerned and go. It can be exercised in be produced at SII's facilities taken to an Agra hospital for the surviving widows of the who apprehends that his per- the number are “locked some manner,” the court said. in September," RDIF said in treatment. Shikohabad police Bhopal gas leak victims," sonal details including together for life”. The court added that it a statement. station SHO Pramod Kumar Mishra, who is also the gov- Aadhaar number have been The court, however, nonetheless agreed that an The parties intend to pro- Malik said the three deceased ernment's spokesperson, told compromised. responded that had that been Aadhaar number could not duce over 300 million doses -- the 26-year-old Sunny and reporters after the cabinet Apart from seeking a the case, power would not be changed “at the whims of the vaccine in India per two women named Neeraj meeting. direction to Unique have been given to UIDAI and fancies” of a user. year, it added. (25) and Reshu (24) -- were The decision was taken received their pension since residents of Khairgarh area of despite the finance depart- “Several December 2019, and said the district. ment's objections to the pro- announcements the arrears need to be paid Three-year-old Mayank is posal of providing addition- immediately. son of Neeraj, he said. al Rs 1,000 to these women, have been Dhingra also said there is Kerala Minister alleges threat The incident happened he said. made in the no clarity in the Gas Relief when they were returning Mishra said the previous Department's policy due to from Balaji Mandir in Kamal Nath-led Congress last one year, lack of understanding on Shikohabad. A sleeper coach government had stopped the but these the needs of the Bhopal gas after unearthing SC/ST fund fraud bus coming from Etawah hit additional pension in 2019. tragedy victims. their two-wheeler on He said the earlier BJP widows are Over 15,000 people were PNS n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM to the office landline recently After that, one of such fraud- ly made it clear that the gov- National Highway-2, police government started this pen- yet to receive killed after methyl iso- andthreatenedhim after it was ster evencalled in the office ernment would not protect said. Mayank was seriously sion in 2013 and now, the a single rupee cyanate leaked on the inter- Kerala Minister for Devaswom clear that he won't support any phone and used abusive lan- anyone involved in the alleged injured and was taken to the present ruling dispensation vening night of December 2- and SC and ST Welfare, K kind of malpractice. guage and threatened me," siphoning of the funds meant district hospital, from where decided to resume it. into their 3, 1984 from the pesticide Radhakrishnan on Tuesday People, indulging in such Radhakrishnan said. for the welfare of SC/ST peo- he was referred to Agra for Welcoming the decision, account.” plant of Union Carbide India alleged that he received threat malpractices, may be very far- He also said he would not ple. treatment, they said. Rachna Dhingra of NGO Limited, then located on the calls after 'misappropriation' of sighted, he saidwhile speaking give in to such threats. Investigators recently record- The three bodies have been Bhopal Group for outskirts of the state capital welfare funds of scheduled caste in a programme here. Later, the minister's office ed the arrest of a person alleged- sent for post-mortem exam- Information and Action said, are yet to receive a single Bhopal. and scheduled tribes was "Such fraudsters are very sad said a complaint had already ly involved in the embezzlement ination, police said, adding “Several announcements rupee into their account.” More than five lakh peo- exposed in the state. now as they have realised that been lodged with the con- of funds meant for students the driver fled from the spot have been made in the last She claimed the widows of ple were affected due to the The minister claimed that a we will not support cheating cerned authorities in this regard. belonging to the Scheduled with the bus. one year, but these widows the gas leak victims have not toxic leak. person had made several calls poor people. Radhakrishnan had recent- caste and tribe categories. India's free meals scheme in schools linked to improved growth

PNS n NEW DELHI gramme in the world -- the reducing future child stunting, nants of undernutrition in vul- meals provided and extending Mid-Day Meal (MDM) particularly given the cumula- nerable groups," said study co- the programme beyond prima- Women who received free scheme. tive exposure that is possible author Samuel Scott from ry school might further meals in primary schools of However, long-term benefits through school feeding pro- IFPRI. enhance its benefits, the India have children with of the scheme on nutrition are grammes," said study co- Study co-author, Harold researchers added. improved linear growth, unknown. author Suman Chakrabarti Alderman from IFPRI, noted The MDM scheme, initiated according to a study. The researchers used nation- from the University of that findings from previous by the central government in The research, published in ally representative data on Washington in the US. evaluations of India's MDM 1995, was intended to cover all journal Nature mothers and their children The findings also show that scheme have shown a positive government schools under the Communications on Monday, from 1993 to 2016 to assess school meals may contribute to association with beneficiaries' National Programme of suggest a potential pathway whether MDM supports inter- education, later fertility deci- school attendance, learning Nutritional Support for through which school feeding generational improvements in sions, and access to health care, achievement, hunger and pro- Primary Education, the authors programmes may have inter- child linear growth. reducing the risk of undernu- tein-energy malnutrition, and of study wrote. generational effects on child They found that investments trition in the next generation, resilience to health shocks such Due to institutional chal- nutrition outcomes. made in school meals in pre- the researchers said. as drought. lenges, only a few states scaled The researchers at the vious decades were associated "School feeding programmes All of these may have carry- up the programme immediate- International Food Policy with improvements in future such as India's MDM scheme over benefits to children born ly, they said. Research Institute (IFPRI) in child linear growth. have the potential for stimulat- to mothers who participated in According to the researchers, the US noted that India is "Our findings suggest that ing population-level stunting the programme, he said. data from 1999 show that only home to the highest number of intervening during the prima- reduction as they are imple- Further research is required 6 per cent of all girls aged 6-10 undernourished children and ry school years can make mented at scale and target to understand whether improv- years received mid-day meals the largest school feeding pro- important contributions to multiple underlying determi- ing the quality or quantity of in school. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 14, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Nepal’s judiciary Fatal negligence Several States appear unmindful of the threat posed by the imminent third wave of COVID-19 rises to the occasion ASHOK K MEHTA t is high time the courts step in to stop a more dangerous version of Coronavirus from attacking the country any day now. This is not to create panic but rather a With the return of Sher Bahadur Deuba and the Opposition alliance, India has Ifrantic call for rational thinking to take over. The euphoria in June that the second wave of COVID-19 was beginning to taper off has already worn off. It is replaced by been dealt a tricky hand; thanks to the Supreme Court’s independence a literal countdown for the onset of the third wave perhaps spearheaded by the more dangerous Delta Plus variant. The Indian Medical Association says the die is already ever before has the Supreme Court revived cast and the fresh wave is inevitable given the flagrant violation of safety protocols a dissolved House twice by the people across States. Cases are already rising in Maharashtra and Kerala, with in five months as on July N12 in Nepal. This is a record both State Governments still arguing that the situation is of control. It is now smacking of infirmities in the 2015 known that the North-Eastern region is emerging as the latest hot spot in the coun- Constitution but also indepen- try. At least 40 districts in the region are returning a positivity rate of over 10 per dence of judiciary. The 167-page cent. Arunachal Pradesh has 10 districts with a high judgment was not just along expected lines, but went beyond number of positive cases. Manipur has nine, expectations of the petitioners. The Meghalaya has six, Sikkim and Assam four each, verdict overturned the decision of Tripura three, and Mizoram two. The State President Bidya Devi Bhandari to Government’s presence in the form of public health dissolve the House on recommen- dations of Prime Minister KP Oli, infrastructure is recorded largely in the urban ordered the resurrection of the areas. The countryside in most of the States paints House at 5 PM July 18 and passed a dreadful picture. a rare mandamus to the President to appoint under Article 76 (5) For instance, in Arunachal Pradesh, where the Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali villages are far-flung and remote, people complain Congress as the new Prime of the absence of medical assistance. In all these Minister (a record fifth time) by July 14. Further, it declared that a States, the cases are rising in villages, a unique fea- party whip does not apply when ture being entire families getting infected. The death rate is not as high as the infec- lawmakers take part in voting to tion rate, which is some solace. There is hardly any visible campaign to force peo- elect Prime Minister under 76 (5). Fearing the criticality of 23 ple to wear masks and follow social distancing. On top of such civic irresponsibili- UML lawmakers from MK Nepal ty, there is a palpable fear of the virus super-spreaders in north India. The Char Dham faction who signed on to the Yatra and the Kanwar Yatra are the two forthcoming major events that, if allowed the Opposition alliance tilting the ing President are able to Party (Mahanta Thakur- place after the blockade, open- balance, Oli was on the cusp of manipulate provisions of Rajendra Mahato group) are ing up to China and carto- go-ahead, can wreak as much havoc as the Kumbh Mela. Millions of devotees are a deal with the dissident group. Article 76. Oli was sworn in as the best losers: Their 20 graphic recovery of territory ready to undertake the pilgrimages. In 2019, over 30 million devotees from 10 States Thirty petitions were entertained caretaker PM again on May 13 Ministers were sacked barely 15 from India, was quietly mend- took part in the Kanwar Yatra — a logistical and healthcare nightmare if it were allowed by the Supreme Court and one as leader of single largest days in office by the court. The ing fences with New Delhi, from Opposition alliance seeking party and was required to Citizenship Act Ordinance that even promising a Hindu raj this year. And the State Governments are still indecisive, with the Uttar Pradesh restoration of Parliament and secure a confidence vote by Madhesi parties have been after dumping the Chinese. He Government claiming it can hold the yatra with complete adherence to COVID pro- appointment of Deuba as PM. June 12 but realising he would seeking was also annulled by told the BBC recently that the tocols. But there will hardly be any adherence as the Kumbh example has shown. The court ordering appointment fail, he managed to sabotage the apex court which said no misunderstanding (without The Uttarakhand Government has challenged the State High Court’s decision to can- of PM was unusual. the House after a midnight constitutional amendment till specifying it) with India has The first dissolution on coup and get himself appoint- the five-member task force has been resolved. cel the Char Dham Yatra. As it is, the hilly regions of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh December 20, 2020, was over- ed as caretaker PM on May 22. PUBLIC scrutinised the amendment. With the return of Deuba are sitting on a virus bomb as vast crowds have landed there to take advantage of turned on February 23. Then, as Many Nepalis have called CONFIDENCE IN Disenchantment with the and the Opposition alliance, the unlock, hardly bothered about masking or social distancing. Neither the State now, four former Chief Justices of Bhandari as Oli’s accomplice political system has drawn India has been dealt a tricky Nepal had predicted the House and argued that her discre- THE CONSTITUTION Nepalese back towards monar- hand thanks to the devout Governments nor the people appear willing to learn from past mistakes and stop invit- will be restored. Oli has managed tionary powers are finite and AND POLITICAL chy. Surveys carried out in all independence of judiciary, ing the third wave. It is up to the courts now. to remain Prime Minister by justiciable as court has now seven provinces indicate that proven not once but twice. Bhandari favourably interpreting decreed. No one is above the SYSTEM HAS 51.7 per cent want Nepal to Deuba will have to prove his provisions under Articles 76 (1, 2, rule of law. It must also be noted ERODED become a Hindu State and 40.3 majority within a month in PICTALK 3, and 5). Acting on recommen- that the same person in same per cent a secular Nepal. which support of the 23- dations of Oli and his Cabinet, she term of House cannot be AND NATIONAL Mahesh Bhatt, CPN UML, a strong Madhav Nepal fac- dissolved the House a second time repeatedly appointed PM under youth leader close to Oli, has tion will be crucial. Keeping on May 22 and announced snap Article 76 (3) and allied provi- SURVEYS BLAME been praying for return of his mixed flock of Nepali polls for November 12 and 19. Oli sions. Other anomalies that POLITICAL LEADERS monarchy. Oli too, lately, has Congress — they want lead- failed to secure a vote of confi- arise are (a) requirement of sig- been championing cause of ership change; Maoist Centre- dence, especially after Maoist natures essential for claim to FOR IT. NEPAL Hindu Rashtra — sanctioning Prachanda’s insatiable thirst Centre withdrew its support to the Government formation; (b) a HAS HAD SEVEN construction of a grand new for power; Janata Samajbadi Centre on May 4. Oli should have PM who has lost confidence of Ram temple. Talking to jour- Party (Upendra Yadav- resigned on moral grounds after the House is unfit to counsel CONSTITUTIONS. nalists, even Prachanda admit- Baburam Bhattarai faction); failing to prove majority — 93-124 President on House dissolution; APPARENTLY ted country’s image was better and CPN UML (Nepal fac- — under 100(6) on May 10. (c) resignation of PM manda- under monarchy. The King tion) still finding its feet — Public confidence in the tory after losing floor test; (d) THE 2015 and Queen were down with together will not be easy. Constitution and political system floor test essential before CONSTITUTION HAS COVID after the Kumbh mela. (The writer, a retired has eroded and national surveys appointing Oli PM under After Oli’s ascent to power as Major General, was blame political leaders for it. Article 76 (3) on May 13. In LOOPHOLES THAT an ultranationalist and manag- Commander, IPKF South, Sri Nepal has had seven February 2018, Oli with com- NEED TO BE FIXED ing his Government’s longevi- Lanka, and founder member of Constitutions. Apparently the mendable foresight had said the ty, he became the most pow- the Defence Planning Staff, 2015 Constitution has loopholes Nepal’s Constitution is best in erful though not the smart currently the Integrated that need to be fixed. It has space the world. Besides Oli, once leader of Nepal. Oli, the man Defence Staff. The views between which a PM and oblig- kingmakers Janata Samajbadi credited with showing India its expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

MORE THAN WHAT MEETS THE EYE? Our Opposition Pollutants-laden water gets dumped into Yamuna river near the Wazirabad bridge in Delhi PTI Sir — The Kerala-based garment manu- Reviving population control debate AAP has always facturing company Kitex Garments recognised my Limited has now decided to invest in ogy, must be kept separate from religion. vision and work Telangana, backtracking from its earlier One postulate to which BJP seems to sub- for Punjab. It is True friends plans to invest in Kerala. It is natural that scribe is that poverty is caused by the rise in pop- clear they know businessmen move to greener pastures for ulation. Quite the opposite is true. Poverty which who is really fighting for Punjab. Iconic footballers Messi and Neymar have become growth. Here, the company’s Managing is often a corollary of wrong-headed econom- Director, Sabu M Jacob, chose to blame the ic policies exacerbates the population problem. Congress leader the latest example of sportsmanship amid rivalry State for his decision to move out. He was Its mitigation or eradication is not achieved by — Navjot Sidhu miffed at the raids on the company on the family planning. Impoverished families inevitably he Copa America final saw Argentina beating Brazil 1-0. While the goal difference complaints about dumping dangerous pol- regard children as economic assets. The new Immigration lutants in the river Kadambrayar, of t is significant that the new population poli- draft policy proposes to incentivise a two-child has long con- may not be huge, it was enough to end Argentina’s 28-year drought and get Messi tributed socially, openly flouting the minimum wage cy for Uttar Pradesh unveiled by the Yogi norm and penalise couples with more than two his first title with the national team. Dexterity, artistry, skill and efficiency are hall- culturally and T requirement, poor dwelling conditions of IAdityanath Government has been followed by children. It is unconscionable to link family size marks of both these teams but Argentina should count itself lucky not to have been caught economically migrant labourers and the sufferings of the announcement of some BJP MPs that they to eligibility to avail benefits of welfare schemes, to New Zealand, offside, while Brazil did not turn out to be so fortunate. The most active person on the woman workers during the pandemic. intend to push for a population control Bill in apply for Government jobs and contest local polls. and our society is better for it. field was the match referee who incessantly kept blow- History has recorded the growth of the Parliament. On the face of it, it seems like some- Family planning programmes work best when Anna Kitex Group in Kerala. It was in 1968 ing the whistle; and the main targets of the rough tack- thing that is needed to reduce the population participation in them is voluntary and not com- New Zealand Deputy PM that (deceased) MC Jacob founded it with growth rate. But then the BJP’s real intentions pulsory. State meddling and coercion through — Grant Robertson les were Neymar and Messi. Undoubtedly, football is just eight employees. Kitex Garments Ltd become suspect when we find references to enactment and enforcement of laws could prove a tough, competitive and difficult sport, especially was established as a part of the group in “community-wise fertility rates”, “a religious bal- to be counterproductive and lead to demograph- 1992. Anna Kitex Group is a case in point. ance of population among various communi- ic distortions, to borrow a phrase from an affi- The people who between two such teams. Perhaps the same spirit of make you laugh In 2013, Sabu M Jacob founded a non- ties” and “polygamy” in the draft policy. It leads davit filed by the Union Government in the are very deep… rivalry was on display at the 1982 World Cup, when profit charitable organisation called to doubt if there is a covert communal agen- Supreme Court in 2020. There are better ways Maradona kicked Zico in the stomach and saw the red Twenty-20. The outfit eventually became they hide their da. Contrary to the Hindu right’s propaganda, to empower people to make informed choices wounds. card. Also, who can forget German keeper Toni the company’s political arm. It achieved breeding prolifically is a choice of couples, as and achieve the object of population control. Schumacher’s dangerous tackle in the semi-final match some success in the local body elections. against communities. Procreation, an act of biol- G David Milton | Tamil Nadu Anchor-actor However, the drubbing it got in the — Maniesh Paul against French player Patrick Battiston? But with the Assembly election in April 2021 extin- get of the sustainable development goals members of India’s 1983 World Cup-win- passage of time, the nature of football is also chang- guished the bigger political ambitions of will not see the light of the day by 2030. ning team. Yashpal was a gifted middle- ing: No matter the intensity of conflict on the field, friend- its founder. Perhaps, that was the tipping For this, we also share the blame order batsman and a brilliant fielder. His He (Novak ship is becoming evident outside the playing arena. Even in the 1986 World Cup, Argentina point. The cautious response of the Left because we can see in various marriage best moments at the 1983 World Cup were Djokovic) is like in Democratic Front Government to the receptions, meetings and even in our the brilliant knock of 89 against the fiery the movies. You played a negative game, but still beat a better team like Brazil. hoax propaganda is reassuring. homes that a lot of food is wasted. Nearly pace attack of West Indies in the opening have to kill the Realising that they had managed to defeat a superior team, the Argentine players chose Haridasan Rajan |Kozhikode 30 per cent of the total food produced in game that set the tone for India’s success- guy 27 times and to forgo their celebration and, instead, joined the Brazilian team members in their misery; the world goes down the drain. Hunger is ful campaign in the tournament, and the still he gets up. ACHIEVING THE ‘ZERO-HUNGER’ TARGET also a major driving force of crimes in the vital 61 against England in the semi-finals which was a superb example of empathy. Such show of sportsmanship is understand- Tennis ex-player and coach Sir — Lucky are the people who do not world. Needless to say that if the problem that enabled the team’s passage into the able in games like , badminton or tennis because you have physical distance from — Goran Ivanisevic have to worry about food every single of hunger is solved the crime rate would finals. other players: Gavaskar and Malcolm Marshall may be friends because they stand sever- morning. The world produces more than also go down. In the words of Bharat Ratna In Tests, if GR Viswanth’s career best al feet apart; same with Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi or Prakash Padukone and Martin enough food to feed its population but still Bhupen Hazarika, “Manuhe manuhor of 222 against England at Chepauk in 1982 Nana Patole’s state- Frost. But football is a different ball game altogether, where players have to score goals some 690 million people have to go to bed babe jodihe okonu navabe vabibo kunenu is remembered by generations, equally ments were distort- on an empty stomach. The report, ‘The kua xomoniya” (If people do not think Yashpal’s 140 in the same innings was ed, taken out of while exerting physical supremacy over the rival defenders. It’s brutal, like life. As American State of Food Security and Nutrition in the about each other, who will, my friend?). Let worth its weight in gold. With his grit, us all join hands for a good future. doggedness and application, Yashpal context... It was all football player and coach Duffy Daugherty famously said: “Football isn’t a contact sport; World’, suggests that due to the recent pan- a creation of the it’s a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.” But such emotions get uplifted when demic-induced lockdowns and contain- Noopur Baruah |Tezpur Sharma infused a lot of strength and ener- gy to the Indian team in the 1980s. media which creat- the world sees Neymar and Messi hugging and congratulating each other; both for differ- ment, another 83-132 million people ed a misunderstanding. A GIFTED MIDDLE-ORDER BATSMAN Ranganathan Sivakumar |Chennai ent reasons. Messi was sad for Neymar and therefore consoling him, and Neymar was may go hungry in 2020 which will take the figure of empty stomachs close to 1 bil- Sir — The demise of former Indian play- Congress leader happy for Messi despite his own team’s loss. But the beautiful scene showcased the core, lion. Looking at these figures, it will not Send your feedback to: er Yashpal Sharma is a huge loss to the — HK Patil the spirit, the purity of the world’s most beautiful game. Two perfect 10s. be wrong to say that the “zero hunger” tar- cricketing fraternity, and especially to the [email protected] HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 14, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN POST-COVID19 State of bureaucracy:

CARDIAC DISTRESS ANIL SWARUP Recovering patients should be alert for symptoms Honesty still pays that can lead to heart attacks, and get medical care If honest bureaucrats have suffered on account of harassment and transfers, so have the dishonest ones as the law finally catches up with them one day

arl Marx had wished the state to wither away. It has not. Even in YUGAL KISHORE MISHRA the countries where Marxism was purported to have been ardiac symptoms among patients infected during the second Kpracticed, the State has become more and wave of the Coronavirus are getting difficult to deal with. Why more powerful and its prime tool, bureau- Care younger COVID-19 patients developing heart problems? cracy, more and more relevant. In capi- Infection-related heart problems vary from sudden cardiac death to talist countries too, the bureaucracies have minor problems in heart rate. Sudden cardiac death can be due to a come to stay. We, in India, have our brand heart attack. There can be a clot formation in heart blood vessels. of bureaucracy which is castigated, pillo- Clots can also be formed in lung blood vessels causing pulmonary ried, used, abused, harassed yet pampered, cultivated, and cajoled to assist in policy embolism. The virus can also affect heart muscles causing cardiomy- formulation and in executing such poli- opathy and heart failure. A common problem post-COVID-19 is vari- cy decisions. There is no likelihood of its ation in heart rate. A slow heart recovers in a majority of cases auto- withering away. matically in a few weeks. A heart attack can be caused by oxygen Amongst a variety of ills that afflict deprivation, a common risk factor with severe Covid-19 infection. Any bureaucracy, corruption lies at the top of disruption in healthy oxygenated blood can cause inflammation, weak- the stack. However, the moment we talk of corruption, several questions immedi- en heart muscles, and trigger problems. Heart attacks after the infec- ately crop up, especially in the wake of the tion also happen due to the rupture of the plaques in the heart ves- emerging socio-political environment: Is sels which leads to the occlusion of the arteries. But this is general- the entire bureaucracy corrupt? Does the present-day bureaucrat have the choice to remain honest? Has the choice become limited over time? Can the bureaucracy afford to be honest? Does the politician started becoming visible as govern- extract as much as possible from stances, the choice before these (the prime decision-maker) want integri- COALITION ments became increasingly inse- the bureaucrat. The critical factor bureaucrats is becoming increas- ty in bureaucracy? What is the price to cure. The next stage of criminal- is not efficiency or the lack of it, ingly limited. Far from appreciat- be paid for remaining honest? Is merely POLITICS AND isation of politics was marked by but pliability. If you do not con- ing efficiency and honesty, the being honest sufficient for a bureaucrat? UNSTABLE direct participation of the crimi- form, you are shown the door and politician is busy evolving ways This is an attempt to answer some GOVERNMENTS nal in the political process, contest- harassed. It is much worse and means to use this tool called such questions. The idea is not to LED TO ing elections and winning them in amongst the lower echelons of the bureaucracy to fulfill one’s person- apportion blame but to analyse and sug- SOME OTHER style. They sought and acquired bureaucracy as they are more vul- al and political goals. gest a possible way forward. Corruption UNFORTUNATE political legitimacy for their nefar- nerable to such extortionist pres- Given the state of affairs, what is ubiquitous and has been in existence CONSEQUENCES ious deeds. The last nail in the cof- sures. can a bureaucrat do? Is there a ever since the emergence of the human fin was driven in the form of these Thus, unfortunately, the choice before the bureaucracy? race. However, its degree has varied from AS WELL. THE criminals starting to dominate emerging political environment is There is a price to be paid for mak- ly seen in individuals with underlying cardiovascular disease, smok- time to time and place to place. The acute VISIONARIES the political process by becoming inimical to honest functioning. ing any choice. If honest bureau- ing habits, diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. If one is unable nature of the problem in countries like WERE GONE. cabinet ministers. The bureaucrat However, the bureaucracy has to crats have suffered on account of to breathe properly and is experiencing shortness of breath then it India is the impact that such corrupt prac- THE POLITICIAN was to directly report to that very share the blame for the present harassment and transfers, so have can be a serious issue and needs immediate attention. There is a pos- tices have on the common man. The shift COULD NOT SEE person who he would have incar- State of affairs. It is a different mat- the dishonest ones as the law sibility that your vital organs are not getting adequate oxygen. This from ‘nazrana’ (a practice of giving gifts BEYOND A cerated at some point in time. ter that the political environment catches up with them one day. to the emperors and kings as recognition FEW MONTHS. Coalition politics and unstable encourages pliability and corrup- Some recent events have pro- can not only impact your heart but also your lungs. Chest pain caused of their tutelage) to ‘jabrana’ (extortion governments led to some other tion. Generally speaking, a vided enough evidence to this by a heart attack is often a sensation of pressure, burning, and squeez- by state agencies, including bureaucracy) THE INDIAN unfortunate consequences as well. bureaucrat would fall into a com- effect. The high and mighty ing in the middle of your chest and can spread to the chin, left arm, is a serious cause for concern and requires ADMINISTRATION The visionaries were gone. The bination of the following cate- amongst the bureaucracy have and back. As soon as you experience such pain you should consult to be addressed. STOOD ON politician could not see beyond a gories: Honest, efficient, not pli- paid a heavy price for being dis- your doctor and go to the hospital. Time is of the essence here. More sophisticated pseudonyms for ITS HEAD. THE few months. The Indian adminis- able, dishonest, inefficient, and pli- honest and pliable. An honest Keep measuring your oxygen levels even after you have recov- corrupt practices have evolved over the POLITICIAN tration stood on its head. The able. and efficient bureaucrat can be put ered from infection as fluctuations in your oxygen levels can be dan- years. However, perhaps the most dan- WAS MORE politician was more interested in It would be an honest admis- to inconvenience (especially in the gerous development has been the accept- transfers and postings of officers sion to accept that the combination higher echelons of the bureaucra- gerous. It can be a result of irregular heartbeat and other severe issues ability of corruption as a way of life and INTERESTED IN that provided pecuniary gains. of an honest, efficient, and non-pli- cy) but the dishonest one is more which cannot be ignored. Therefore, always keep your oximeters near in a certain context, recognition provid- TRANSFERS AND Policy issues were brushed aside able bureaucrat has become a rare likely to suffer in the long run you. Dizziness can be a big warning symptom of a cardiac arrest. If ed to its perpetrators in public life. A close POSTINGS OF and only those were taken up that occurrence. As mentioned earli- (what with increasing access of the you are feeling lightheaded or fatigued so much that it is getting dif- look at the history of criminalisation of OFFICERS THAT would either ensure their sur- er, the politician would prefer a pli- media to official misdeeds and an ficult to stand or sit, immediately seek medical help. Extreme sweat- politics will help us understand the PROVIDED vival or result in some benefit. That able and dishonest officer who is ever-increasing number of well- ing is a major symptom of a heart attack. Even if you have recov- milieu in which the bureaucracy has had PECUNIARY perhaps is the only explanation for also efficient. Not surprisingly, informed public). ered from COVID-19, make sure to keep a check on your body tem- to function. GAINS mass-scale transfers and mass- most of the known corrupt There is greater recognition Immediately after independence, the scale cancellation of such transfers. bureaucrats are efficient as well as today, both by the media and the perature and seek medical help as soon as possible. Post-infection country was driven by standards set by In some of the underdeveloped pliable. These two attributes are public, of the good work being recovery if you are experiencing a rapid heartbeat or palpitations, con- those who sacrificed their lives to free States, the only industry that is essential for survival. Such an offi- done by bureaucrats. The number tact your doctor. A temporary increase in heart rate can be caused India from British rule. The politician known to flourish is the “Transfer cer thrives on account of these could well increase once it dawns by a lot of things including dehydration. Make sure you are drinking would keep criminals at a safe distance. Industry”. attributes. These bureaucrats have on the bureaucracy that there is no enough fluids, especially when you have a fever. The way to a healthy This changed during the post-Nehru era However, what is even more basic capabilities of performing other option. And it does not end heart for a COVID-19 negative patient is through COVID-appropriate when criminals started helping politicians dangerous is the move to destroy efficiently but their focus is not a with honesty alone. The officer has behaviour, a healthy diet rich in proteins, fibre, vitamin C, and essen- but still the politicians would shy of open- institutions and systems to ensure public good but their own interest to perform and deliver. A bureau- ly associating with criminals. With the that unfettered discretionary pow- as well as that of the politician. crat cannot afford to be inefficient tial nutrients combined with a workout regime. If you are experienc- changing political environment and the ers remained with the decision- The corrupt bureaucrat-politi- but has to be aware, accessible, dis- ing symptoms like chest pain, breathing difficulty, dizziness, or pal- emergence of coalition politics, criminals maker. This enabled the decision- cian nexus is increasingly emerg- ciplined, and above all, transpar- pitations, go to your doctor at once. Patients, and in particular car- became necessary to subvert the political (The author is a former maker to extract a price for every ing as a major threat to the system ent. The issue is not the survival diac patients, ought to maintain a healthy lifestyle, i.e., eat healthily, process. Bihar set this trend but it was IAS officer. The views decision. The destruction of insti- where the majority of fence-sitters of bureaucracy. The bureaucracy quit smoking, restrict alcohol intake, get adequate sleep, and keep soon pursued in other states as well. The expressed are personal.) tutions and the threat of harass- amongst the bureaucrats are suc- has to thrive, in the interest of our physically active. Physical activity should be strongly encouraged either association between crime and politics ment were often used as a lever to cumbing. Given this set of circum- country and our people. in a home setting or outdoor areas with social space as that will also improve well-being. Exercise daily. Stay hydrated. Get enough sleep. Social networking should be encouraged in person if safe, or virtu- POINTCOUNTERPOINT ally. Patients should seek medical help immediately and not neglect symptoms. Cardiac follow-up needs to be continued and advice of POPULATION CONTROL CAN’T BE ATTAINED BY JUST EVERY CONSCIOUS CITIZEN SHOULD MAKE A your doctor should be sought promptly in case of deterioration of the MAKING LAWS. THERE ARE REACTIONS IN MANY COMMITMENT TO CONTRIBUTE TO POPULATION CONTROL heart condition. COMMUNITIES…IT IS A POLITICALLY SENSITIVE ISSUE. ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD POPULATION DAY. (The writer is Chief Of Clinical Services, Head Of Cardiac Sciences, — BIHAR CHIEF MINISTER — NCP CHIEF and Chief Cardio Vascular Surgeon, Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka. The NITISH KUMAR SHARAD PAWAR views expressed are personal.) Uniform Civil Code: Need for urgent consensus There are many differences over the idea of one-nation-one-law but it will draw more benefits than multiple laws with conflicting provisions hould India do away with at the present moment, the country-one-law concept in conflicts due to the presence observed that the UCC would activists soon started question- the concept of personal time is ripe for me to try to India. of multiple personal laws. keep the country as one. In ing Islamic law. Slaws and bring in a push it (UCC) through”. Goa There is a need to have It is not the first time the 1995, the Court had directed However, it is not easy to Uniform Civil Code for all cit- is the only Indian state that has one law for all sooner or later. Court has given this sugges- the government to implement legislate a uniform set of rules izens? Is this the right time for a uniform civil code. The It should apply to all religious tion. The Supreme Court too Article 44 of the Constitution due to diversity in India. Many bringing such a law? Portuguese Civil Code, 1867 communities in matters relat- had batted for the UCC, point- in the country. After the communities and religions, Supporters say it is already too SHANKAR was not altered after India ing to marriage, divorce, adop- ing out that the founding Supreme Court verdict out- particularly , fear that late, while opponents feel that KALYANI annexed Goa. tion, etc. Criminal laws in fathers who framed the lawing the practice of Triple the UCC will take away their this is not the time. The idea The ruling BJP has been India are uniform and applic- Constitution had hoped that Talaq among the Muslim freedom of the right to reli- is a complex one and needs batting for a UCC for decades able equally to all, no matter the state would bring in such community in India in 2019, gion. Implementing the political consensus. and has included it in its poll what their religious beliefs a code. It has made repeated the debate on UCC came to Uniform Civil Code is a sen- There are many angles manifesto. It was the first to are. observations on the UCC. the surface again. The then sitive task, therefore. involved — legislative, reli- promise a UCC if it came to The UCC is prevalent in The origin of the UCC Law Minister Ravi Shankar Though there are many gious, gender, political, and power. Most political parties Ayodhya and revoking Article France, the United Kingdom, dates back to colonial India Prasad told Parliament this differences and conflicts in the constitutional. Primarily, the oppose it for their vote bank 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. the United States, and when the British government year that the government was idea of one-nation-one-law, it issue has become more polit- politics as Muslims oppose the The UCC is a secular Australia. However, Kenya, submitted its report in 1835 committed to bringing in the will draw more benefits than ical than legal. Had the UCC. Today, Narendra Modi concept and is above all priva- Pakistan, Italy, South Africa, which stressed the need for UCC. multiple laws with conflicting framers of our Constitution has the mandate, the ability, cy laws based on religion or Nigeria, and Greece do not uniformity in the codification As for gender inequality, provisions. There is every not deferred the decision to a and also the willingness to caste. The Muslim, Christian, have it. of Indian law. It specifically there is no denying that per- need to build a political con- later stage it would have bring in the UCC. But it will and Parsi communities have The debate on UCC has recommended that the per- sonal laws are oppressive sensus and bring the UCC become law by now. Even not become a reality unless he their personal laws. The surfaced once again after the sonal laws of and towards women. The UCC without delay. The Prime India’s first Prime Minister builds a political consensus. Hindu personal law deals with Delhi High Court recently Muslims be kept outside such would provide them equality. Minister should convene an (The writer is a senior Jawahar Lal Nehru did not journalist. The views expressed He has already achieved the civil matters of Hindu, Sikh, that there is a need for it so codification. This discussion became all-party meeting to discuss push through the legislation are personal.) other two core issues — build- Jain, and Buddhist religions. that the youth of modern In 1985, in the Shah Bano intense after the Triple Talaq the issue and arrive at a con- claiming,"I do not think that ing the Ram temple in At present, there is no one- India does not suffer from case, the Supreme Court had judgment in 2019. Women sensus. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 14, 2021 Money 08 S&P affirms India rating at lowest Sensex, Nifty rebound investment grade for 14th yr in row Startup firm PNS n NEW DELHI in line with Asian peers S&P Global Ratings on Aquaconnect Tuesday affirmed India's sov- PNS n MUMBAI ended up to 1.41 per cent a bounce back in Chinese tech Asia, bourses in Shanghai, ereign rating at the lowest higher, while BSE IT, teck and stocks,” said Vinod Nair, Head Seoul, Hong Kong and Tokyo investment grade of 'BBB-' for raises USD 4 Equity benchmark Sensex FMCG indices ended in the of Research at Geojit ended with gains. Stock the 14th year in a row with a logged its best session in over red. Broader midcap and Financial Services. exchanges in Europe were stable outlook, and said that mn funding six weeks on Tuesday on smallcap indices underper- Though June CPI infla- trading mixed in mid-session the country's strong external PNS n NEW DELHI account of hectic buying formed the benchmark, set- tion continued to remain deals. settings will act as a buffer mainly in financial stocks as tling up to 0.46 per cent above RBI's tolerance level, it Meanwhile, international against financial strains despite Aquaconnect, a startup firm investors cheered steady eco- higher. "Following favourable eased to 6.26 per cent from oil benchmark Brent crude elevated government funding that works with aqua farmers, nomic data and favourable economic outcome and pos- 6.30 per cent in the previous advanced 0.56 per cent to needs over the next 24 months. on Tuesday said it has raised global cues. itive Asian markets, month, giving some relief to USD 75.58 per barrel. The sovereign credit ratings USD 4 million (about Rs At the closing bell, the BSE domestic the market, he said. On the forex market front, on India reflect the economy's 29.7 crore) in a funding Sensex was 397.04 points or bourses trad- Industrial pro- the rupee ended 9 paise high- above-average long-term real round led by Rebright 0.76 per cent higher at ed positive duction (IIP) for er at 74.49 against GDP growth, sound external Partners and Flourish 52,769.73 – breaking its three- today. Asian May grew 29.3 the US dollar on profile, and evolving monetary the very weak base in the the country's strong external Ventures. AgFunder and 6G session losing treak. This was shares sparked per cent Y-o- Tuesday. settings, S&P Global Ratings prior fiscal year, when the settings will act as a buffer Capital also participated in also the best single-day gains a rally after bet- Y essentially due stated. economy contracted by a against financial strains despite the pre-Series A round, along for the benchmark since May ter-than-expected to a lower base, "India's democratic institu- record 7.3 per cent. India's fis- elevated government funding with existing investors 31. Likewise, the broader NSE Chinese eco- Nair noted. tions promote policy stability cal settings are weak, and needs over the next 24 Omnivore and HATCH, a Nifty surged 119.75 points or nomic data and Elsewhere in and compromise, and also deficits will remain elevated months," it added. company release said. 0.76 per cent to settle at underpin the ratings. These over the coming years even as The sovereign credit ratings Aquaconnect Founder and 15,812.35. strengths are balanced against the government undertakes on India reflect the economy's CEO Raj said, "We will On the Sensex chart, ICICI vulnerabilities stemming from some consolidation. above-average long-term real deploy the fresh capital to Bank was the top gainer, the country's low per capita The country's strong exter- GDP growth, sound external scale our farm advisory, surging 2.83 per cent, fol- income and weak fiscal set- nal settings help buffer the profile, and evolving monetary financial services, and mar- lowed by HDFC, Axis Bank, tings, including consistently risks associated with the gov- settings. ketplace for seafood exports." Sun Pharma, NTPC and elevated general government ernment's high deficits and India's democratic institu- The recent investment M&M. deficits and indebtedness," it debt stock, S&P said while tions promote policy stability from marquee investors like On the other hand, HCL said in a statement. affirming 'BBB-' long-term and compromise, and also Rebright, Flourish, Tech, Dr Reddy's, Maruti and S&P Global Ratings has and 'A-3' short-term unso- underpin the ratings. These AgFunder, and others is a Tech Mahindra were among forecast economic activity in licited foreign and local cur- strengths are balanced against strong validation of the com- the laggards. India to begin to normalise rency sovereign ratings on vulnerabilities stemming from pany's goal to become India's Of the Sensex constituents, throughout the remainder of India. "The stable outlook the country's low per capita largest aquaculture value 21 shares closed with gains fiscal 2022, resulting in real reflects our expectation that income and weak fiscal set- chain aggregator, and will and 9 logged losses. Sectorally, GDP growth of about 9.5 per India's economy will recover tings, including consistently help us scale up in both size BSE bankex, finance, metal, cent. A significant proportion following the resolution of the elevated general government and scope, he added. energy and basic materials of this rebound will be due to COVID-19 pandemic, and that deficits and indebtedness. India's June palm oil Ceat ties up Audi to offer packages on its MONEY MATTERS with Tata to Terra Motors joins hands with imports down 24 pc set up captive e-tron and Sportback SUVs FCC Corp to develop EVs, parts PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI apanese electric vehicle maker Terra Motors Corporation on solar plant Tuesday said it has joined hands with FCC Corporation to India's palm oil imports fell 24 PNS n MUMBAI German luxury carmaker Audi Jcollaborate on the development of futuristic electric vehicles for per cent to 5,87,467 tonne in on Tuesday said it will offer global markets while utilising Indian operations as the base for the June over the previous month Tyre maker Ceat on Tuesday buyback up to 3 years from the activity. Japan-based FCC is a global market leader in motorcycle of this year due to higher stock said it has tied up with Tata date of purchase and high-volt- clutches, with 22 production facilities spread across various in the domestic market, indus- Power to establish a 10MW age battery warranty of 8 years countries. “In building a business foundation in Asia, we will provide try body Solvent Extractors captive solar plant at the lat- as part of curated packages on two customer values: EV bodies that are more economical than Association (SEA) said on ter's Solapur site for power- its upcoming all-electric SUVs gasoline vehicles and brand value that evokes a new lifestyle. “To this Tuesday. The SEA expressed ing its tyre manufacturing -- e-tron and e-tron Sportback. end, we aim to increase new business value through co-creation with concern that the recent cut in facility in Bhandup The e-tron, which will be services and businesses, such as the advancement of vehicle techno- import duty of crude palm oil The country's total veg- (Mumbai). Tata Power has offered in two variants -- 50 logy, the improvement of convenience through innovative Internet of (CPO) and other plam oils till etable oil imports declined 17 created a special purpose and 55, along with the Things (IoT), and shared mobility," Terra Motors India CEO Akihiro September, as well as unre- per cent Rs 9.96 lakh tonne in vehicle (SPV) -- TP Akkalkot Sportback version, will be The options for extended brakes, suspension, and Ueda said in a statement. The company is aiming to increase new stricted import of RBD pal- June this year compared to Renewable Ltd -- which will launched on July 22. warranty are available across a extended warranty are covered. business value through co-creation with services and businesses, molein till December would 11.98 lakh tonne in the year- be responsible for undertak- Under the curated owner- period of 2+2 years or 2+3 Audi India further said it is such as shared mobility, he added. For Terra Motors R&D is topmost be detrimental to the interest ago period. The share of palm ing the construction, opera- ship packages, Audi India is years, it added. offering buyback, "where cus- priority especially for emerging markets like India where it has a of domestic refiners and oil is more than 60 per cent of tion and maintenance of this offering a choice of service "Additionally, comprehen- tomers are being assured of a stronghold in the three-wheeler (3Ws) EVs, the company stated. oilseeds growers. the country's total vegetable oil captive solar power plant, plans ranging from 2 years to sive service plans are available lucrative buyback price up to India, the world's leading imports. Ceat said in a release. 5 years. A standard warranty of for either 4 years or 5 years, 3 years from the date of pur- vegetable oil buyer, had According to SEA, vegetable While Ceat will hold 26 per 2 years and a high-voltage depending on the scheme cho- chase, when they decide to imported 5,64,839 tonne palm oil imports in June were lower cent stake in the SPV, Tata battery warranty of 8 years or sen by the customers," the upgrade or sell their Audi e- Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat oils in June 2020. Whereas in than the previous month due power will own 74 per cent, 160,000 KM whichever is ear- company said adding under it tron 50, the Audi e-tron 55 and May 2021, palm oil imports to higher stock in the domes- as per the captive generation lier is also available, the com- the costs of service and the Audi e-tron Sportback 55 in files Rs 700-cr IPO papers stood at 7,69,602 tonne. tic market. rules, it said. pany said in a statement. periodic maintenance of the the future". ntegrated steel company Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat Ltd has Ifiled preliminary papers with Cisco appoints capital markets regulator Sebi to TCPCL IPO to open on Jul 16; price band at Rs 1,073 raise Rs 700 crore through an initial Daisy Chittilapilly share-sale. The initial public offer PNS n NEW DELHI the company announced in a issue would be used towards and brand image among exist- company exports most of its (IPO) consists of issue of equity virtual press conference. funding capital expenditure ing and potential customers products to over 25 countries, as India and shares aggregating up to Rs 700 Specialty chemical manufac- The Rs 500-crore IPO com- requirements for expansion of and creating a public market including the US, China, crore, according to draft red herring turing company Tatva Chintan prises fresh issuance of equity the company's Dahej manufac- for equity shares in India. Germany, Japan, South Africa SAARC President prospectus (DRHP). Proceeds from the issue would be utilised Pharma Chem on Tuesday shares worth Rs 225 crore and turing facility; upgradation of Half of the issue has been and the UK. towards repayment or pre-payment, of certain borrowings of the fixed a price band of Rs 1,073- an offer of sale to the tune of research and development reserved for qualified institu- For fiscal year ended on PNS n NEW DELHI company, funding incremental working capital requirements and for 1,083 a share for its Rs 500- Rs 275 crore by existing pro- facility in Vadodara; and gen- tional buyers (QIBs), 35 per March 31, 2020, the company general corporate purposes. Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat Ltd crore initial share sale. moters and shareholders. eral corporate purposes. cent for retail investors and the posted a profit of Rs 37.78 Tech major Cisco on (SBPIL) is one of the leading integrated steel companies based out The three-day initial public The offer for sale size has In addition, the company remaining 15 per cent for non- crore as compared to Rs 20.54 Tuesday said it has elevat- of central India and a key player in the country in terms of capacity offer (IPO) will open on July 16 been increased to Rs 275 crore said it expects to receive the institutional investors. crore in the preceding financial ed Daisy Chittilapilly as for iron ore pellets, iron ore beneficiation and sponge iron. SBPIL and conclude on July 20 and from Rs 225 crore earlier men- benefits of listing of equity Vadodara-based Tatva year, while it reported a rev- the President of its India utilises its captive iron mine (with an approval to mine 1.2 MTPA), the bidding for anchor tioned in the draft papers. shares on the stock exchanges Chintan is a specialty chemical enue of Rs 263.23 crore against and SAARC operations. and manganese ore mines to manufacture intermediate and long investors will open on July 15, Proceeds from the fresh including enhancing visibility manufacturing company. The Rs 206.3 crore. Chittilapilly succeeds steel products, such as, TMT Bars, ERW pipes manufactured Sameer Garde, who recent- through tubular section mill, wire rods, HB wires including binding ly announced his decision wires, ferro alloys, steel billets, iron pellets and sponge iron. to join the social sector after four years at Cisco. UPL expects global biz Power demand in India expected She will take on her new role from August 1. Stellar to invest Rs 200 cr to PNS n MUMBAI "NPP is 7 per cent of the With over 25 years of total UPL business and our to grow 6 per cent in FY ’22: Icra experience in the technol- boost e-grocery supply chain UPL, a leading player in sus- aim is to outperform the mar- ogy industry, including 17 PNS n ech-enabled consumer supply tainable agriculture products ket and hopefully grow into NEW DELHI The electricity demand ments eased lockdown restric- years of leadership experi- chain firm Stellar Value Chain and solutions, is expecting its double digits, that is 15 per slowed down during the first tions and this in turn improved ence at Cisco, Chittilapilly Tplans to invest Rs 200 crore for new global business unit cent by 2025," UPL Chief Demand for electricity in India two months of 2021-22 com- the electricity demand growth has a proven track record of setting up 25 fulfilment and sort 'Natural Plant Protection' to Operating Officer (NPP) said. is expected to grow 6 per cent pared to March 2021 amid prospects as seen in June 2021, transforming operations centres pan-India to boost its e- grow its contribution to the NPP, which has a 100 per in 2021-22 as compared to the lockdowns imposed by state with a month-on-month and cultures to drive grocery supply chain offerings this company's total business to 15 cent focus on bio solutions, is previous fiscal year, rating governments to control the growth of 3.9 per cent, it stat- growth at scale, a statement fiscal. Besides, a part of the per cent by 2025. NPP com- a completely different business agency Icra said on Tuesday. second wave of COVID-19, it ed. However, it added that any said. investment will also be made in prises UPL's comprehensive and works in a different way, It has also estimated power said. Nonetheless, with the resurgence in infections lead- "As President of the India technology integration as well to portfolio of natural and bio- he said adding that under generation capacity addition at slowdown in fresh COVID-19 ing to lockdown restrictions and SAARC theatre, she enhance operational efficiency, a company statement said on logically derived agricultural NPP, there is a need to educate 17- 18 GW for the ongoing fis- infections from the second would remain a key downside will be responsible for strat- Tuesday. The company will also infuse money into rolling out a fleet inputs and solutions. farmers about the products. cal year. half of May 2021, state govern- risk for the demand. egy and sales, operations, of electric vehicles (EVs) to develop an EV-based transportation and investments to drive network to facilitate the e-grocery delivery, Stellar Value Chain said. long-term growth in the The company said it has rolled out modern infrastructure in several region. Daisy will start her Tier-I/II and Tier-III cities. A strong HR team coupled with a learning Immunised but banned: EU says not all Covid vax equal new role from August 1, and development program ensures recruitment and skill 2021, which also marks the development training for the staff and upskilling for contract staff to PNS n LONDON Organization has inspected have a fresh negative test, or beginning of Cisco's new make them operation-ready for new sites within days. and approved the factory. have proof they recently recov- financial year," it added. After Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor and his Health officials say the situ- ered from the virus. wife received two doses of ation won't only complicate While the US and Britain AstraZeneca's coronavirus vac- travel and frustrate fragile remain largely closed to outside cine in Nigeria, they assumed economies but also under- visitors, the EU certificate is they would be free to travel this mine vaccine confidence by seen as a potential model for NTPC to set up country's first green summer to a European desti- appearing to label some shots travel in the COVID-19 era nation of their choice. They substandard. and a way to boost economies. were wrong. As vaccination coverage rises The officially EU-endorsed Hydrogen Mobility project in Ladakh The couple — and millions across Europe and other rich vaccines also include those of other people who have been countries, authorities anxious made by Pfizer, Moderna and PNS n NEW DELHI ny statement said. Governor R K Mathur, senior dig- vaccinated through a UN- to salvage the summer tourism Johnson & Johnson. They According to the statement, the nitaries of the government, NTPC backed effort — could find season are increasingly relax- don't include the AstraZeneca State-run power giant NTPC on signing of the memorandum of and public representatives. The themselves barred from enter- ing coronavirus border restric- shot made in India or many Tuesday said its arm, NTPC REL, understanding (MoU) was also LG mentioned that he would like ing many European and other tions. Earlier this month, the other vaccines used in develop- will set up the country's first marked with the inauguration of Ladakh to become a hydrogen countries because those nations European Union introduced its ing countries, including those green Hydrogen Mobility project NTPC's first solar installations in state and is happy to partner with don't recognise the Indian- digital COVID-19 certificate, manufactured in China and in Ladakh. Leh in the form of solar trees and NTPC to achieve this long-term made version of the vaccine for factured in India hasn't been on its production practices and which allows EU residents to Russia. Individual EU coun- "NTPC REL, a 100 per cent a solar carport. The MoU will goal. NTPC has plans to ply five travel. Although AstraZeneca given the green light. quality control standards. move freely in the 27-nation tries are free to apply their own subsidiary of NTPC, signed a enable NTPC to help Ladakh hydrogen buses, to start with, in vaccine produced in Europe EU regulators said But some experts describe bloc as long as they have been rules for travelers from inside MoU with the Union Territory of develop a carbon-free economy the region and the company will has been authorised by the AstraZeneca hasn't completed the EU move as discriminato- vaccinated with one of the and outside the bloc, and their Ladakh, to set up the country's based on renewable sources and be setting up a solar plant and a continent's drug regulatory the necessary paperwork on the ry and unscientific, pointing four shots authorized by the rules vary widely, creating fur- first green Hydrogen Mobility green hydrogen. The MoU was green hydrogen generation unit agency, the same shot manu- Indian factory, including details out that the World Health European Medicines Agency, ther confusion for tourists. project in the region," a compa- signed in the presence of Lt in Leh towards this end. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

Wednesday July 14, 2021

Mompreneur CHOOSE CLEAN AND GREEN pens affirmations oil or natural gas. Auto LPG or Following the autogas, as it is called in some countries, is the third most book for kids ever-rising widely used automotive fuel globally and powers as many as prices of petrol 27 million vehicles. It is envi- ronmentally friendly and has and diesel, The several advantages over conven- tional fuels petrol and diesel. Pioneer's While automobile manufactur- ers in India produce a limited number of Auto LPG variants, a SHIKHA vehicle can easily be fitted with an LPG conversion kit which DUGGAL talks allows it to run on both petrol as well as Auto LPG,” informs to experts to Suyash Gupta, Director General, Indian Auto LPG find how it's Coalition. While Russia, Turkey, South time we moved Korea, Poland, and Italy are the most widespread users of Auto to cleaner and LPG, Japan, Australia, Mexico, and the USA are also furthering greener LPG the trend by promoting eco- friendly fuel. In India, the usage of Auto LPG has remained much below its potential! India he rising crude oil consumed 83.5 million tonnes prices are expected of diesel and 28.3 million to further increase tonnes of petrol in 2018-19 T petrol and diesel while its consumption of Auto prices, which are LPG stands at around 0.42 mil- already sky-high. lion tonnes. However, accord- Auto LPG a cleaner transport In terms of running costs, it has The rising price of crude oil can ing to the director-general, a fuel choice than petrol and be explained by a simple eco- number of factors have in diesel but also as compared to consistently been at least 40% nomical theory that is demand recent times have served to CNG,” he added. cheaper than petrol. This gives and supply. Prices of crude oil underline the positive potential Unfortunately, despite a sig- consumers who drive on Auto have been steadily rising for Auto LPG in India too. For nificant price advantage over through the start of 2021 only. example, he says, “We all know petrol and diesel and practical LPG a major cost advantage. Supply was short as oil-produc- how using LPG as a cooking benefits, Auto LPG has With such a huge difference, ing countries made drastic cuts fuel has had environmental achieved only marginal success consumers who choose to in 2020 when crude oil was payoffs. However, do you know in India. Also, a number of being traded in the negative. So that LPG as an internal com- policies are hampering its convert their vehicles to Auto now, with the price of petrol bustion engine fuel has huge growth at a time when we need LPG stand to recover their and diesel climbing up consis- environmental benefits as to deploy clean transport alter- investments in conversion kit tently in recent months, a num- well?” He highlighted how the natives swiftly. With the threat ber of consumers are consider- UN International Panel on of climate change looming installation within a few months. ing ways to reduce their fuel Climate Change has assigned a large, the need for rapidly costs. While some consumers global warming potential factor deploying clean fuels for trans- — SUYASH GUPTA are looking at ways for reducing of zero to LPG, implying that it port has never been more pro- car usage, others are consider- is not a greenhouse gas! “To put nounced. Suyash Gupta also major cost advantage. With when the engine is the fully ing moving to alternative fuels! things in perspective, the GWP says, “Skyrocketing prices of such a huge difference, con- cold engine. This is highly ben- If you are among those looking factor of carbon dioxide is one petrol and diesel are the prima- sumers who choose to convert eficial for the engine as better for cheaper alternatives to while that of methane is 25. In ry reason many consumers are their vehicles to Auto LPG and faster combustion means petrol and diesel, auto LPG is a comparison to most hydrocar- looking for cheaper alternative stand to recover their invest- no knocking damage. This also highly viable and easily avail- bons, LPG generates lower fuels today. It is significantly ments in conversion kit installa- leads to a low noise riding able solution for your vehicle. amounts of carbon dioxide per cheaper than petrol. In recent tion within a few months. And, experience. It is estimated that ositive think- in the world – their own! In fact, autogas is today the amount of heat produced. At months, even as petrol and it is also good for your car’s Auto LPG driven engines may ing can have a What I want through the most popular alternative to the same time, emissions of diesel have been hovering over engine. Being a cleaner-burning have up to twice the life of an huge impact book is for every kid to petrol and diesel for passenger harmful nitrogen oxides and the Rs 70-80 mark, it has fuel that produces little residue, engine that runs on petrol.” P on the little believe in themselves, their cars and vans worldwide! harmful particulate matter PM remained priced at almost half it doesn’t damage the engine. So if you desire to switch to one’s well- abilities, and their talent “When liquefied petroleum 2.5 are also negligible for Auto of both the conventional auto- Rather it allows engine compo- an alternative fuel that is driven being and self- without fears like — I am gas is used in internal combus- LPG. Notably, it is the high motive fuels. In terms of run- nents to last longer. Being a by environmental conscious- esteem. Inspired by her not good enough, ‘What if tion engines, it is termed as concentration of harmful PM ning costs, it has consistently high octane fuel, it also ignites ness amid these strikingly high one-year-old son, Amrita I fail? How a child's mind Auto LPG. A mixture of 2.5 that is considered the most been at least 40% cheaper than faster implying no pre-ignition prices of petroleum and diesel, Aswani, a long- propane and butane, LPG could toxic element in India’s air. Not petrol. This gives consumers or knocking. An LPG car you mustn’t think twice about term practitioner of be sourced either from crude only do these qualities make who drive on Auto LPG a engine will heat up faster, even switching to this clean fuel! positive affirma- tions and Founder of Summer Stories, released her first book called ‘A to Z naturally comes into a calmer Affirmation and state, and that's Wellness book for a great time to practice medita- kids’. tion. You can do this by choos- The affirmation YOGA DURING LUNCH ing an object of meditation; it book, which is a could be a deity, a symbol, an hardback of 28 affirmation, a mantra, a chant, pages, features pos- or even your breath. And try to itive words with all spend at least 3 minutes observ- the 26 alphabets A-Z, their is fed is what he or she ing the nature of your object, meanings, and an engag- shapes up to be. I feel if a BREAKS TO KEEP introspecting on its mean- ing activity for children, person is trained to think ing, or where they get to put in positively, using affirma- their own affirmations tions early on in life, it will down as per their under- genuinely take them a long standing of these words. way,” shares Amrita. sim- All the 26 words, About the various ways, STRESS IN-CHECK along with a simpli- the book will be of help to ply trying to fied child-friendly def- the children, Amrita oga can help you temples, and forehead. Then time for activities that counter 3. Practice still- maintain your atten- inition for each word, an shares, “Some of the words manage stress, and bring your hands in front of you stress. Deep belly breathing or ness tion on it. For example, if example to go with it and in the book are Focused, the best part is it does as you open your eyes with a Diaphragmatic is just the tech- After some you’ve chosen the breath as relevant pictorial illustra- Grateful, Confident, not take a lot of time. few gentle blinks looking direct- nique you need as you can do it deep breath- your object of meditation, try to tion makes the book an Mindful, Brave, Honest, Y You don’t have to ly at your palms. If you’re doing anytime you’re on an empty ing, the take five slow breaths without engaging and easy learn- Joyful and Kind. These spend hours on the this outdoors, you can also look stomach. Just remember not to mind getting distracted. If you do get ing tool. words are everything you mat or invest years in learning far into the distance. Taking a become overly conscious of the distracted, which is very nor- Amrita collaborated want your child to be. The complicated postures. Instead, few moments to look outside, breath and start forcing it to mal, start with child psychologist book acts as a great con- by simply taking out a few min- preferably at some greenery or breathe deeply. By paying again at Shrradha Sidhwani to versation starter with your utes every day, you can reduce standing by the window and attention to the breath, one work on the A-to-Z affir- child. Each page has a your stress levels and improve looking outside in natural light, you will naturally and mation words along with small box posing different your quality of life. A key com- is also very helpful. slow it down. repeat their meanings. With the questions like — When do ponent of yoga is that it empow- 2. Do some deep breath- Immerse yourself till help of her affirmations you feel brave? When do ers you to manifest these ing in the beautiful you’ve book, this mom and busi- you feel joyful? What’s changes in your breath. experience taken nesswoman are laying the your X- factor? You can By changing the speed, pace, When you are emotional, for 3 min- those foundation for self-love, make them aware of their and quality of your breath, you stressed, or physically tired, utes, five self-confidence, and self- own abilities through this can calm down your nervous your breath becomes shallow three breaths esteem amongst the kids. book. The child can share system, thereby moving your and loses its rhythm. The good times with your atten- The book is targeted at their multiple experiences body from a state of stress to thing is that this is a two-way a day. tion intact. children aged 5-12 but with their parents where one of relaxation. Namita street. By consciously relaxing In this way, you can integrate slightly younger children they felt brave and write Piparaiya, Yoga and Ayurveda your breath and bringing it to yoga into your everyday life. can also use it. down one or two Lifestyle Specialist, Founder — an even pace or rhythm, you These techniques are simple, “I have published a instances. The Affirmation Yoganama, shares three simple can reduce your stress levels. don't require any equipment, book that helps children to and Wellness book is cou- techniques that can help you: This is important because we and can be done anywhere. But understand the power of pled with affirmation col- 1.Start with the spend a lot of our modern- they are immensely powerful, words, positive words, and oring bookmarks which is palming technique day life in a stressed and and you will start to see the dif- affirmation. It helps chil- a fun element added to hyper state, making ference within a couple of weeks dren to unlock that power make the experience more Palming is very useful for eye it even more of practice. within them and be joyful.” fatigue and stress from looking necessary inspired by the Teaching your ward at a screen for long hours. Rub to most powerful when they’re ‘schooling your palms together to find make voice from home’ and you’re some heat, and then gently cup ‘working from home’ is a your eyes, creating a hollow real challenge. This book dark space around them. Relax can prove to make parent- your forehead, eyes, and neck as ing in time like this, a lot you hold this for a few breaths. easier. You can follow this up with a gentle head massage, particu- larly focusing on the eyebrows, 10

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Hyderabad Wednesday July 14, 2021 tollywood KAJAL TO PLAY Rakshasudu A MOTHER IN 2 takes off sychological thriller drama Rakshasudu, which was a hit at the box office, starring actress Anupama HER NEXT? Parameswaran is gearing up for its P sequel whose shoot will commence he Covid-19 by Chelladurai and edit- soon, announced the makers. lockdowns ing by Deepak Ramesh Varma is going to work with Koneru gave pretty Dwarakanath. Satyanarayana for Rakshasudu 2 in which a big T Kajal, who has primar- hero will play the lead role. On Tuesday, the quality time to ily played glamorous makers confirmed the same by sharing the title spend with her roles in her career, is poster on the social media sites. husband Gautham reportedly poised to go “To Double the Thrill & To Spine the Chill Kitchlu. Their adorable de-glam for her charac- #Rakshasudu gang is Back with Nail Biting photos together have ter in Rowdy Baby, a Sequel #Rakshasudu2 A Big Hero to Play the gone viral the instant story about a mother- Lead @DirRameshVarma @idhavish they shared them on daughter relationship. #KoneruSatyaNarayana @SrikanthVissa Instagram. Now after The Thuppakki actress @sagar_singer @GhibranOfficial. Shoot Begins the relaxation by the will also be playing the Soon,” tweeted the makers. government, it is back- mother of a little girl for Titled Rakshasudu 2, it features a top to-work mode for the the first time in her Tollywood actor in the lead role and the details multilingual career spanning seven- will be announced very soon. actress. teen years. The official On the otherside, currently Ramesh Varma is Kajal has signed announcement of the busy in his upcoming directorial venture a new movie titled project and its details are Khiladi in which is playing the lead Rowdy Baby to be awaited. role and will make his screen presence in dual directed by debu- Kajal Agarwal, who role. After the release of Khiladi, Ramesh will tante Raju Saravanan recently acted in the start the preparation for Rakshasudu 2. We now and produced by horror web series Live have to wait and see who will play the lead role Ramesh P Pillai Telecast, has a few of in Rakshasudu’s sequel. under the banner huge projects in the Ghibran has been roped in to score the Abhisekh Films. works, including Kamal music, Venkat C Dileep takes care of cine- The film has music Haasan’s Indian 2, matography department whereas Sagar and by Sam CS, lyrics Chiranjeevi’s Acharya, Srikanth Vissa together are penning the dia- by Vairamuthu, and the horror-comedy logues. cinematography Ghostly with Yogi Babu. NIVETHA ACHIEVES RARE FEAT ivetha Pethuraj has ing my school days. When I was become one of the studying in 8th grade, an aunt in popular names in my neighbourhood purchased a n south Indian film sports car that inspired me with a industry after her strong curiosity towards sports cars, debut with Oru and it kept brewing in me for years.” Naal Koothu, in 2016. The The actress has purchased a actress is not just acing her Dodge Challenger sports car in acting skills, but has also 2015, and she is the second girl in achieved a rare feat. Young UAE to get it. Though her father actress Nivetha Pethuraj has was not happy as he was concerned now become a certified car with the V6 Engine, which has a racer. The actress has immense fast racing power, she was confi- passion for car racing. Nivetha dent about driving it and felt it'll all Pethuraj has completed Level 1 of be cool. The photographs of the Formula Race Car Nivetha Pethuraj donning a car Training Program hosted by racer suit is going viral on the Momentum — School of social media. Advance Racing. On the work front, she will Confirming the news, be next seen playing the female Nivetha said, “My interest lead in Vishwak Sen-starrer towards cars started dur- Paagal. Epic boxing duel between two clashing clans et ready to witness the Kalaiyarasan, Pasupathy, John Arya shared, “I have gone golden era of the 70s Vijay and Santosh Prathap in through a major physical trans- and ride with the pivotal roles. formation for this film and punches with a sneak Set in the 70s, Sarpatta done a rigorous amount of G peek into the world of Parambarai is not just a regular training to get the physicality of Sarpatta Parambarai! sports movie about boxing. It techniques of a boxer right. It is All set to premiere for the glob- also showcases the culture, and a completely different role for al audiences on July 22, lives of the boxing clans that me from my previous movies Sarpatta Parambarai will be existed in the North Madras. At and I believe it is going to be a available for its viewers in Tamil the centre of the story lies two career defining film for me. Just and Telugu too. With the versa- rival clans — Sarpatta and like the sport, Sarpatta tile and accomplished actor Idiyappa, who are constantly Parambarai promises to deliver Arya in the lead, the film is locking horns in a duel for the a thrilling experience with directed by critically-acclaimed pride of their respective clans. action sequences and a story- director Pa. Ranjith and pro- The film, with a backdrop of line that will keep you on the duced by Neelam Productions sports, illustrates the nuances of edge of your seats, the trailer of & K9 Studios. The film features an era that was rife with cultur- the film will give you a brief an ensemble cast including al and societal changes. sneak peek on what is about to Dushara Vijayan, John Kokken, Talking about the film, actor come.” Sumanth to work with Dulquer Salman ccording to the latest buzz in the film industry, Sumanth is all set to work with Malayalam heart- Naga Shaurya-Shirley a throb Dulquer Salmaan in an upcoming drama. To Setia film resumes shoot be helmed in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages, the big-bud- fter Varudu Kavalenu Creations banner. get film is directed by Hanu and Lakshya, actor Naga Shaurya, the film’s lead Raghavapudi of Andala Rakshasi Naga Shaurya has actress, singer Shirley Setia, fame. Dulquer Salmaan is playing a resumed the shooting and a few others are part of the the role of a lieutenant Ram in the of his third film post shoot. The announcement has Indian Army. Set against the back- the second wave of been made with an on-location drop of the 1960s, the film is touted Covid. still where Shaurya, Shirley, to be a love story set during Padi Leche Manasu has been roped Directed by Aneesh Krishna, Anish and Shaurya’s mom Usha wartime. Currently, the shoot of the in to render the tune. Recently, spec- the yet-untitled film resumed it Mulpuri are seen sharing a lighter film is underway in Hyderabad. A ulations went rife that dusky beauty new schedule in Hyderabad moment. Senior actress Radhika special set was erected at Annapurna Pooja Hegde is likely to play the today. Aneesh has earlier directed will be seen in an important role Studios for the shoot. romantic interest of Dulquer in this Ala Ela and Lover. in the film which is tipped to be a Sources say that Malli Raava, untitled project. Produced by Usha Mulpuri, the family entertainer. On the other Godavari, Madhumasam fame In 2018, Dulquer Salmaan made film also stars Satya and Rahul in side, singer Shirley, who made Sumanth will play the crucial role in his debut in Tollywood by playing important roles. her acting debut with ‘Maska’ on the Dulquer Salmaan and Hanu the role of Gemini Ganesan in Nag With music by Mahati Swara an OTT platform, will also make Raghavapudi film, which is Ashwin’s directorial venture Sagar and cinematography by Sai her Bollywood debut opposite bankrolled by Priyanka Dutt and Mahanati, the biopic of yesteryear Sri Ram, this film marks the Abhimanyu Dassani in Swapna Dutt. actress Savitri, in which Keerthy fourth production under the Ira Nikamma. Vishal Chandrashekar of Padi Suresh played the titular role. HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | JULY 14, 2021 sport 12

We need to regularly shortpasses ANDREESCU TO SKIP OLYMPICS LOS ANGELES: Canadian world number five WINNER Bianca Andreescu said she will skip the score 250+: Mandhana Tokyo Olympics, citing concerns over the TAKES ALL Chelmsford: Indian women are something we have to work on,” Covid-19 pandemic. The 21-year-old 2019 aiming to stem the rot of three suc- the elegant left-handed batter said. US Open champion announced her decision cessive white-ball series defeats by “And of course, our in a statement on social media. reversing the trend in the final and fielding can get consistent. We India W aim for T20I against England on are probably one good perfor- BORDEAUX SPARED RELEGATION Wednesday but Smriti Mandhana mance (away) and then becoming PARIS: Bordeaux and Angers will both play complete is more worried about team’s okay, so I think we can be consis- in Ligue 1 next season after their appeals indifferent batting performances in tent in that department as well.” against relegation imposed by France's 50-over format. India reached the WODI financial watchdog DNCG were successful. performance in In their last eight WODIs, World Cup final in 2017 but fell Indian women have lost six — four short by nine runs against IYER IN FOR MCA FITNESS CAMP series-deciding to South Africa at home and two England, choking under pressure MUMBAI: India batsman Shreyas Iyer, who against England. While One Say in a chase of 228 at the Lord’s. is recovering from a shoulder injury, has captain Mithali Raj scored three Mandhana said the Australia been included in the list of 45 players T20I vs England half-centuries in three games, series would be crucial to tighten announced by the MCA for its fitness camp. only one came in winning cause up the loose ends ahead of the PTI n CHELMSFORD and in other two her slow bat- World Cup slated in March- INDIA TO SEND 119 ATHLETES ting didn’t serve any purpose. April. NEW DELHI: India will be sending a 228- he Indian women’s cricket “We have to work on a lot The India women’s strong contingent to the Tokyo Olympics, team would aim to put up a of things, especially in the bat- cricket team is scheduled to including 119 athletes, IOA President Tcomplete performance instead ting department. Going play against Australia Narinder Batra said. Out of the 119, 67 are of relying on individual brilliance to forward, the next seven women’s in September- male and 52 female participants. topple a hurting England for its first months will be really October 2021 where they T20 series victory since 2019 here on crucial,” Mandhana will play three ODIs, INDIA SAILING TEAM REACH TOKYO Wednesday. said in a virtual three T20Is and their NEW DELHI: The Indian sailing team on Another impressive outing in the media conference, first-ever Pink ball Tuesday became the first from the country's field and tight death over bowling looking ahead to Day/Night Test. contingent to arrive here for the Olympics. from the spin duo of Poonam Yadav next year’s ODI “Next seven The pictures of the Indian sailing team and Deepti Sharma brought India World Cup in New months will be very cru- comprising Varun Thakkar, Ganapathy back from the dead in the second Zealand. cial to get ourselves ready Chengappa, Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra T20 on Sunday. “We have to start before the World Cup Kumanan and their coaches arriving at the And now Harmanpreet Kaur putting up good scores. (in New Zealand). Of Haneda airport were put up by SAI. and her players have a chance of England W vs India W If I talk about the ODI course the Australia enjoying their first T20 series success Live from 11:00pm IST format, we have to start series will also going 7 SHOOTING COACHES TO TRAVEL after the 2019 away triumph against SONY TEN 1 NETWORK posting 250-260-plus to be big in terms of NEW DELHI: Ronak Pandit, who has been the West Indies. scores consistently preparations for the training medal prospect Manu Bhaker for England self-destructing from a Indian spinner Poonam Yadav, left, celebrates the of English batswoman during second T20I in Hove on Sunday @BCCIWomen while batting first, that’s World Cup.” past six months, Oleg Mikhailov and commanding position also helped Samaresh Jung are among the seven the visitors level the series in Hove. momentum despite in hand. from a pretty commanding position coaches travelling with the Indian shooting The hosts are unlikely to gift On the contrary, England batters and expects England to be more squad to the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. another match to India, who will kept going for their strokes despite ruthless on Wednesday. Mithali loses top spot in ODI rankings need to excel in all departments to loss of wickets at regular intervals. There were as many as four run- IOC CHIEF BACH PRAISES TOKYO win the series. There is little point in saving outs in England’s innings, reflecting New Delhi: India captain and star effort of three for 29 and an unbeat- spot among all-rounders. TOKYO: Olympics chief Thomas Bach While Shafali Verma was wickets in the shortest format and a panic situation when they could batter Mithali Raj was on Tuesday en 105 have helped her ascend all In the T20I Player Rankings, praised Tokyo on Tuesday as the “best-ever impressive at the top and spinners India need to be more aggressive in have sailed to a series win. Opener dethroned from the top spot by three lists. She has gained four posi- Natalie Sciver of England has pro- prepared” host city, as athletes began came to India’s rescue later in the their approach to score a 160-plus Danielle Wyatt, who made a come- West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor tions and displaced Mithali from gressed two places to ninth among entering the Olympic Village 10 days before game, the middle-order and the pace total. back with this rubber, is due for a big in the latest ICC ODI rankings. the top of the batters’ list. batters after a knock off 55 in the the opening ceremony. department needs to step up. Pacers Shikha Pandey and score. Taylor recaptured the number She also gained three places to first match while India all-rounder Harmanpreet, who promoted Arundhati Reddy, who were all over The battle between pacer one position in batting as well as in reach 16th position among bowlers Deepti Sharma is up two places to JILL TO ATTEND OPENING CEREMONY herself to number three and got the place on Sunday, will have to be Katherine Brunt and Shafali at the the list of all-rounders after a and is up two places to first among 37th. WASHINGTON: US first lady Jill Biden will much needed runs, would be well much more accurate. top has become more interesting superb effort in the first ODI in all-rounders, replacing Ellyse Perry In the bowlers’ list, Poonam attend the opening ceremony of the served by doing the same. England lead the multi-format with the Indian hammering her for Coolidge that helped the West of Australia. Yadav (up five places to seventh) summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White Shafali had got the team off to a series 8-6 and therefore can’t lose it. five successive boundaries after Indies win by five wickets against Veteran Jhulan Goswami is at and Shikha Pandey (up eight places House announced on Tuesday. Biden will cracking start but the incoming Skipper Heather Knight was expect- being bowled by the English woman Pakistan. fifth among bowlers while Deepti to 27th) are the main gainers for attend the opening ceremony on July 23 batters were not able to maintain the edly gutted after losing the game in the series-opener. Taylor’s Player of the Match Sharma also occupies the fifth India. PNS without President Joe Biden. Agencies Gayle leads WI to series win Babar 158 propels India’s 1983 WC hero Yashpal AFP n GROS ISLET Sharma dies of cardiac arrest PTI n NEW DELHI Chris Gayle half-century Pakistan to 331/9 Ablasted the West Indies to ndia’s 1983 World Cup hero victory over Australia in St AFP n EDGBASTON IYashpal Sharma, who was Lucia on Monday, clinching the admired for being a gutsy mid- five-match T20 series between akistan captain Babar Azam dle-order batsman at the peak the sides. Preturned to form with a bril- of his prowess, died on Tuesday Chasing a modest target of liant 158, his highest One-Day after suffering a massive cardiac 142, Gayle recaptured his most International score, as the arrest here. destructive form in racing to 67 tourists tried to deny England a He was 66 and is survived off only 38 balls to take his team series sweep at Edgbaston on by his wife, two daughters and to the target with five overs to Tuesday. a son. spare at the Daren Sammy Azam’s 14th century in 83 Yashpal collapsed at home Stadium. matches at this level was the cen- after returning from his morn- By spearheading the West terpiece of Pakistan's 331-9 after ing walk. He was cremated at Indies to an insurmountable 3- they lost the toss. the Lodhi Road crematorium 0 lead in the series, the 41-year- Together with Mohammad with his former teammate Kirti old also sent an ominous warn- Rizwan (74) he shared a stand Azad among those in atten- S Dhoni his maiden India call- he had famously backed ing that he could yet be a factor of 179 — Pakistan’s highest for late wickets as Pakistan hit out dance. up in 2004. Ganguly at that time. in the Caribbean side’s defence any wicket in an ODI against for a return of 5-61. In his International career, Yashpal was also part of the In Ranji Trophy, where he of the World T20 title later this England — after adding with Azam spent 14 balls on Yashpal played 37 Tests, scor- selection panel that picked the represented three teams — year. matches,” said Gayle on receiv- the expected standards. opener Imam-ul-Haq (56). nought and went to fifty in a rel- ing 1606 runs, and 42 ODIs in triumphant 2011 World Cup Punjab, Haryana and Railways, Gayle’s pyrotechnics fol- ing the Man of the Match award. “We really should have built Azam’s innings was also the atively sedate 72 balls. which he made 883. He also squad under Dhoni’s leader- Yashpal played 160 matches lowed another efficient West “They have all stood up for on that start but I didn’t help the highest individual score in a 50- But so long as he stayed in picked up one wicket each in ship. So, from being a part of amassing 8,933 runs which Indies performance in the field me and I am happy that I was situation when I got out and over ODI at Edgbaston with there was every chance he would the two formats to his credit. a World Cup winning to pick- included 21 centuries with a as wrist-spinner Hayden Walsh able to stand up today and when you’re playing a team like New Zealand’s Glenn Turner, increase his scoring rate and so He was known for his ing one that also won the tro- highest score of 201 not out. again presented the most effec- deliver to remind everyone that this with so much experience scoring 171 in a 60-over World it proved with a cut boundary off gutsy attitude and his stroke- phy, Yashpal had seen it all. He was an umpire too and tive challenge to the Australians I still have it in me to do some- and so many world-class play- Cup match against East Africa Mahmood taking him to a hun- filled half century in the semi- In between, he also wit- stood in a couple of women’s with figures of two for 18 in lim- thing special at the World T20.” ers it is always going to be in 1975 and England’s Robin dred in just 104 balls including final against England in the nessed closely a phase of ODIs. The multi-faceted for- iting the visitors to 141 for six. Gayle passed 14,000 runs in tough,” he explained. Smith making 167 against nine fours and two sixes. 1983 campaign at the Old immense turmoil in Indian mer player also served as coach “I have to thank my entire all T20 matches during the “Yes, we are missing a num- Australia in a 55-over match in And having gone past his Trafford will forever be etched cricket when the then captain of the Uttar Pradesh Ranji team for the faith they have innings, the only player to so far ber of key players here but that 1993. previous highest ODI score of in the public memory. Sourav Ganguly had a bitter team. shown in me because everyone reach that milestone. is no excuse. We expect better of Fast bowler Brydon Carse 125 not out, he was dropped on He was also a national fallout with the team’s He later also became a knows the struggles I have had For Finch, it was another ourselves and haven’t managed dismissed both Azam and 126 before going to 150 in 134 selector in early 2000s and was Australian coach Greg sought after cricket analyst for with the bat in the last few case of his team failing to meet that yet so far in this series.” Rizwan before collecting some balls. part of the panel which gave M Chappell in 2006. As a selector, TV channels. India to host badminton As Tokyo gets ready, Rio de Janeiro World C’ship in 2026 PNS n NEW DELHI Asian Championships apart chases legacy of 2016 Olympic Games from the annual BWF Super ndia will host the World 500 event, the Yonex-Sunrise PNS n TOKYO Rio's Olympics cost USD IBadminton Championships India Open. 13.5 billion, according to the in 2026, the sport’s governing “Staging a tournament of With the Olympics about to government's accounting body BWF said on Tuesday. the stature of World start in Tokyo, the previous watchdog and using a 2016 India were scheduled to Championships is a great host city is struggling to make exchange rate. organise the Sudirman Cup in achievement for us at good on legacy promises: A study by Oxford schol- 2023 but the Badminton Badminton Association of Brazil's government is provid- ars published in September World Federation decided to India as well as for the coun- ing assurances that Rio de found average sports-related award the hosting rights of the try,” Badminton Association of Never apologise for who I am: Janeiro's Olympic Park venues hosting costs are USD 12 bil- world mixed team champi- India (BAI) president Himanta won't be abandoned, while lion, with non-sports costs onships to China. Biswa Sarma said. City Hall rebuilds a belea- typically several times more. The BWF was forced to “We are thankful to BWF Rashford after racist abuse guered bus system and is again Japan expects the Tokyo shift this year’s Sudirman Cup for considering India for London: England’s Marcus nothing else I have that,” pledging to create schools games to cost at least USD 15 from Suzhou, China to Vantaa, Badminton’s most prestigious Rashford said he will “never Rashford wrote on Twitter. from the dismantled Arena of billion without building near- Finland due to the Covid-19 and premier tournament and apologise for who I am” in an Rashford, who came on late the Future. ly as much as Rio. situation in the Asian country. I believe with world class shut- emotional statement after receiv- in the second period of extra Recreational spaces in But some academics argue “Suzhou will now stage the tlers coming to participate ing racist abuse following the time, apologised for his penal- areas that previously had none authorities didn't consider the 2023 edition of the BWF will not only be a great oppor- side’s Euro 2020 final defeat. ty miss and said “something did- were welcome, as was Rio's best means to better the lives World Mixed Team tunity and motivation for the The Manchester United for- n’t feel quite right” when he revamped port area with new of Rio's long-suffering resi- Championships, with origi- enthusiasts of the game but ward was one of three players, came to take the kick. tunnels and museums, even if out, some justifiable: the through an economic crisis, a dents. nal 2023 hosts India accepting will see a huge growth for the who were attacked by racist trolls “It’s been playing in my it didn't lure hoped-for resi- nation suffered its worst reces- political crisis and a president's There are no reliable opin- the opportunity to host the sport across the country too.” after missing penalties in head over and over since I dents or companies. sion in a century. impeachment," today's image ion polls on satisfaction with BWF World Championships The Olympic-bound P V Sunday’s 3-2 shoot-out defeat by struck the ball and there’s prob- And demolition of an ele- Others are indefensible. of the country "is not the having hosted. in 2026,” the BWF said in a Sindhu is the reigning world Italy. ably not a word to quite describe vated highway allowed for Prosecutors found corruption Brazil that had won the Delmo de Oliveira, 57, release. champion in women’s singles. Rashford has become a hero how it feels. Final. 55 years. 1 sweeping views of the in subway works; the Olympic Games in the past ... who lives next to the Vila Aut This will only be the sec- She also has two Silver and two to many outside football by penalty. History. All I can say is Guanabara Bay where sailing Olympics-era governor is in an arguably much better dromo Cycling Stadium, does ond time that India will be Bronze medals at the worlds. lobbying the British sorry. I wish it had gone differ- competitions took place, but its jail for that and other offences. image."Paes was mayor when not understand why many hosting the world champi- “Indian Badminton has Government to provide free ently,” he wrote. waters weren't cleaned of Even if Rio resuscitates its Rio bid to host in 2009 and millions have been spent on onship, with Hyderabad hav- seen great success with two school meals for under-privi- “I can take critique of my sewage, as had been promised. legacy, it will be too late to con- during the games in 2016, his the Olympic complex and ing played hosts to the presti- successive medals coming leged children during the coro- performance all day long, my The postcard city's bid for vince the International final year in office. asks: "Why didn't they spend gious event in 2009. from Olympics and with this navirus pandemic. penalty was not good enough, it the Olympics drew inspiration Olympic Committee to return Paes insists the Olympics' that on healthcare? Since then, India has latest news of the World “I’m Marcus Rashford, 23- should have gone in but I will from Barcelona's urban renew- to a model in which the Games urban legacy is top-notch, The country has the third- played hosts to various major Championships is the right year-old black man from never apologise for who I am al with the 1992 games. drive development. given low expense relative to highest Covid-19 death toll badminton tournaments stimulant for the game,” BAI Withington and Wythenshawe, and where I came from,” There are reasons Rio's Mayor Eduardo Paes other hosts and the fact more after the United States and including the 2014 Thomas general secretary Ajay South Manchester. If I have Rashford added. AFP golden dream didn't fully pan argues that after "going was delivered than pledged. India. and Uber Cup Finals, the Singhania said.