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THARUN BHASCKER'S ROOM NO. 54 TO STREAM FROM MAY 21 { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com APOLLO, DR REDDY'S ANNOUNCE COVID PAID SUVENDU TOO, WHY NO ARREST?: MAMATA CAMPS AT CBI OFFICE FOR I DRINK COW URINE EVERY DAY, SO DON'T VACCINATION DRIVE WITH SPUTNIK V JOURNALIST BEHIND NARADA STING 6 HOURS AS 2 MINISTERS ARRESTED HAVE COVID: BJP MP PRAGYA THAKUR pollo Hospitals and Dr Reddy's athew Samuel, a senior journalist and furious Mamata Banerjee landed at the ow urine can cure lung infection Laboratories on Monday said they are the complainant in the 2016 Narada CBI office in Kolkata today as two of caused by Covid, BJP MP Pragya Acollaborating to initiate a Covid-19 MTapes case, expressed happiness at Aher ministers, Firhad Hakim and CThakur has said, once again vaccination programme in the country politicians like Subrata Mukherjee and Subrata Mukherjee, were arrested in the shooting her mouth off as the with Sputnik V. The first phase of the Firhad Hakim being arrested based on Narada bribery case. "The way they have country fights to keep the pandemic programme will kick off with vaccinations the sting operation he conducted. been arrested without due procedure, in check. She also reveals that she at Apollo facilities in Hyderabad on However, he remains dissatisfied because CBI will have to arrest me also," the takes cow urine every day and it has Monday and in Visakhapatnam on there's been no action against others like Bengal Chief Minister reportedly said protected her from the coronavirus. Tuesday. The vaccinations would follow the BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari despite the during her more than six-hour stake-out at "If we have desi gau mutra (urine from SOPs as recommended by the government evidence against them. "It's a day of the CBI office in Nizam Palace. A huge crowd an indigenous cow) every day, then it including registration on CoWIN. Dr Reddy's happiness...it's been years. The sting tapes were of Trinamool workers protested outside the cures lung infection from Covid. I am in deep Labs CEO MV Ramana noted that the two entities were working released in 2016...the politicians could not be touched by the building as the ministers were arrested and tried to break pain but I take cow urine every day. So now, I don't have have to scale up the pilot and take the vaccine to other cities with an CBI. It had the charge sheet ready three years ago," Samuel, an barricades. They also threw stones at paramilitary personnel, to take any medicine against corona and I don't have corona," aim to inoculate as many Indians as possible. investigative journalist and founder of Narada News, said. who used batons to try and remove them. Pragya Thakur is heard telling a party gathering. Curfew extended till May-end SC sends Raju to * Restrictions, timings remain unchanged during curfew across the State Army hospital in TS PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n NEW DELHI

Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan In a relief to jailed and rebel YSR Reddy on Monday directed offi- State logs Congress Party MP K Raghu cials to extend the curfew till Ramakrishna Raju, the Supreme May-end and to provide treat- Court Monday ordered his forth- ment to cases of the deadly 'Black 18,561 new with transfer to the Army hos- For some, politics fungus' infection under Arogyasri. pital at Secunderabad in neigh- Chairing a review meeting on Covid cases, bouring Telangana for medical takes precedence the prevailing Covid situation examination and hospitalisation over Covid havoc and vaccination at his camp till further orders in a sedition graphed and supervised by a office, the Chief Minister said cur- 109 deaths case filed by Andhra Pradesh judicial officer to be nominated few should be extended to mini- PNS n VIJAYAWADA police against him. by the Chief Justice of the mum four weeks to contain the Raju, who is the Lok Sabha Telangana High Court, the apex situation and it has been only 10 Andhra Pradesh reported a MP from Narsapuram court said. 2 days since it was imposed. record high of 109 Covid-19 Parliamentary constituency in The top court, in its order, He said the guidelines will be deaths in the 24 hours ending Andhra Pradesh, alleged that the considered the facts and circum- the same for the extended curfew 9 am on Monday even as sedition case has been lodged stances that Raju has undergone and the timings would be from 12 18,561 fresh cases were also against him by state police heart "by-pass surgery very pm to 6 pm. Jagan directed the registered. "because of political vendetta" as recently" and his injuries were officials to ensure Covid cases do The latest bulletin said 17,334 he has been criticising "the noticed in the medical report not increase in rural areas. "If 9 ‘Black fungus’ cases patients had also recovered action of his own party". and passed a slew of directions need be, utilise the services of vol- during the period in the state. A vacation bench comprising to the state police. unteers, Asha workers and secre- The caseload now touched Justices Vineet Saran and B R "The petitioner...shall forth- tariat staff effectively to contain 14,54,052 from 1.80 crore Gavai heard two appeals of the with be taken to the Army Covid spread," he said. reported in AP so far tests, with an overall positiv- rebel YSRCP MP and ordered Hospital Secunderabad for med- The Chief Minister asked offi- ity rate of 8 per cent. Chief Secretary Aditya Nath ical examination. The Y catego- cials to test the people identified VIJAYAWADA: Medical & of senior officials has decided to The total recoveries went up Das to ensure his transfer to ry security, provided under with symptoms during Fever Health Principal Secretary Anil call for tenders for the purchase to 12,33,017 and the toll to Secunderabad Army hospital orders of the Delhi High Court, Survey for Covid and to provide Kumar Singhal on Monday con- of medicines and injections 9,481, according to the bul- during the day itself under Y-cat- shall escort him only till the better medical facilities and med- firmed that as many as nine black required for treating black fun- letin. The overall coronavirus egory security cover where he Army Hospital and need not be icine to all those who test positive. fungus cases have been report- gus. Experts say that people recovery rate in the state is would be examined by a team of present at the time of medical He asked the officials to focus ed in the state so far. with severe diabetes are more now 84.66 per cent and mor- three doctors to be appointed by examination," the bench said in Cyclone: Maha CM on developing infrastructure facil- The state government has prone to developing black fun- tality rate 0.65 per cent. the head of the hospital. the order. ities in Covid Care Centres. decided to include black fungus gus, which can be easily prevent- The number of active cases The entire medical examina- reviews The officials informed the treatment under the Arogyasri ed if diagnosed at the right time. stood at 2,11,554, it added. tion process would be video 2 situation; 12K Chief Minister that there are scheme, Singhal said, adding “The state government has In terms of overall positive chances of Black fungus infection that so far, there have been no decided to launch awareness cases, AP is ranked sixth in evacuated in diabetics and people who use reports of deaths from the dead- programmes on black fungus. the country but is at the excessive steroids and added that ly infection in the state. Private hospitals will be instruct- fourth place in the number of TV channel they have identified nine cases of Black fungus treatment will be ed to inform the government active cases, government data the deadly infection across the provided in private hospitals immediately upon detection of said. In mortality, AP is asks SC to 5 state. under technical expertise under the black fungus,” said Singhal. ranked 18th. 2 Arogyasri. Singhal said that a committee 2 2 quash FIR PNS n NEW DELHI

A media outlet has moved the Cyclone Tauktae kills Supreme Court seeking quash- No external ing of an FIR registered against Confirmed: Covid is airborne 6 in Maha, ‘highest it in a sedition case in Andhra injuries, edema on Pradesh, claiming the attempt PNS n GENEVA ever’ wind speeds is to create a chilling effect for Raju’s feet: Docs news channels in the state so A quiet revolution has permeated that they are wary of hosting global health circles. Authorities have sweep Mumbai PNS n VIJAYAWADA any content which is critical of come to accept what many researchers PNS n MUMBAI the government. have argued for over a year: The coro- A Medical Board appointed by Shreya Broadcasting Pvt Ltd, navirus can spread through the air. Six people died and 17 were injured in a division bench of the Andhra which owns TV5 news channel That new acceptance, by the World Maharashtra as Cyclone Tauktae, inten- Pradesh High Court on which has its bureaus in Health Organization and the U.S. sifying into an “extremely severe Monday said there were no Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam Sensex rallies 848 Centers for Disease Control and cyclonic storm”, swept the coastal external injuries on YSRCP and Vijayawada, has alleged in Prevention, comes with concrete regions of the state through the day rebel MP Kanumuru its petition that the state intends points; financial implications: Scientists are calling for today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Raghurama Krishna Raju, as to silence its critiques and the stocks sparkle ventilation systems to be overhauled a study in the journal Science on professor in the school of earth and spoke to Chief Minister Uddhav alleged by him. media by filing a vague FIR and like public water supplies were in the Friday. Avoiding these germs and their atmospheric sciences at the Thackeray to take stock of the situation. The medical board, headed abusing the process of law. 1800s after fetid pipes were found to associated sickness and productivity Queensland University of Technology The storm was expected to cross the by the Guntur General The FIR against the TV harbor cholera. losses would, therefore, offset the in Brisbane, Australia, who led the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Hospital (GGH) superinten- channel has connection with Cleaner indoor air won't just fight cost of upgrading ventilation and fil- study. Likewise, "we should expect Mahuva, east of Diu tonight between dent Dr G Prabhavathi, con- the sedition case lodged against the pandemic, it will minimize the risk tration in buildings. clean, pollutant- and pathogen-free air" 10 pm and 11 pm tonight, India cluded that Raju’s condition is YSRCP MP K Raghu Rama 8 of catching flu and other respiratory "We are used to the fact that we have from indoor spaces, she said over Meteorological Department (IMD) stable. Krishnam Raju. infections that cost the U.S. more than clean water coming from our taps," Zoom. has said. 2 2 $50 billion a year, researchers said in said Lidia Morawska, a distinguished 2 TODAY ALMANAC AP turns temples into Covid Care Centres Month & Paksham: Vaishakha & Shukla Paksha ‘New ray of hope’ PNS n VIJAYAWADA Panchangam Tithi : Shashthi: 12:32 pm The Andhra Pradesh government Anti-Covid drug 2DG rolled out has converted several major tem- Nakshatram : Pushya: 02:55 pm ples in the State into Covid Care Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start PNS n NEW DELHI "This is a great example of the Centres (CCCs) to accommodate any important work) scientific prowess of our country," the infected patients. Rahukalam : 03:25 pm – 05:01 pm The first batch of anti-COVID oral Singh said in his brief remarks. The Endowments Department Yamagandam : 08:59 am – 10:36 am drug 2-DG, developed by the The defence minister also list- has completed arrangements in DRDO, was rolled out on Monday ed the efforts of the armed forces major temples like Annavaram, Varjyam : 04:11 am – 05:51 am as a severe wave of the coronavirus in helping the civilian authorities Dwaraka Tirumala, Vijayawada, Gulika : 12:12 pm - 01:49 pm pandemic continued to ravage deal with the pandemic across the Kanipakam, Srikalahasthi, Good Time : (to start any important work) large parts of India. country, but asserted that their Srikakulam, Mahanandi, Releasing the drug along with deployment has not impacted the Simhachalam, Srisailam and Amritakalam :08:06 am – 09:48 am Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, military's operational prepared- Pedakakani, AP Digital Corporation Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:46 am – 12:38 pm Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ness at the borders. (APDC), the State government's said 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) "Even after going through all publicity wing, said in a tweet. VIJAYAWADA has brought a "new ray of hope" in these difficulties, we have ensured Temples will act as Covid Care WEATHER the treatment of COVID-19 that our preparedness at the bor- Centres. Sixteen major temples will der does not have any impact. Forecast: patients and exuded confidence have 1,000 beds while smaller tem- Partly cloudy that it would be effective. There is no shortage of enthusiasm ples will have 25 beds. Primary Temp: 37/27 Humidity: 62% The Drugs Controller General of our forces anywhere. We know medicare will be provided under the Sunrise: 05:43 am of India (DGCI) approved 2-DG this very well, no matter how big supervision of doctors, the APDC Sunset: 06:41 pm for emergency use as an adjunct the difficulty is, we will overcome said. therapy in moderate to severe it," he said. The government has already Current Weather Conditions coronavirus patients earlier this opened 115 CCCs in all the 13 dis- ity of 52,471. coronavirus-infected people were were vacant, according to the Health Updated may 17, 2021 5:00 PM month. 2 tricts of the State with a bed capac- As on May 16, a total of 17,417 lodged in the CCCs and 35,054 beds Department. 02 TUESDAY | MAY 18, 2021 For some, politics takes precedence over Covid havoc or the first time since Jaganmohan Reddy remained project, but conveniently The Centre is supplying 50 On one hand, the number April 21, the number of busy targeting political rivals. In spite of the Opposition faulting the Prime ignores allocation percent of the vaccine of cases is on the decline and Covid-19 cases dropped Attempts to take over Minister over the past several days for not of Rs 2 lakh- doses to states free of on the other, the government belowF 3 lakh this week, a dip Sangam Dairy and send crore during TRULY cost. BJP-ruled states is implementing measures to of about 18 percent. YSRCP MP Raghurama Raju sounding any caution regarding the second 2021-22 for are administering import vaccines into the The situation is improving to jail using the CID are some wave, Narendra Modi paid no attention to it health sector, SPEAKING vaccines to people country. It is a welcome devel- on account of lockdown of the victimisation measures. and is discharging his duties with a stable including Rs free of cost, but why is opment. imposed in many states and Apparently, the police used 30,000 crore for vac- it not the case with states The Centre is roping in the Centre putting the admin- third degree on the MP at the mind. cination. ruled by regional parties? another PSU to make istrative machinery on full behest of the CM, hinting at The Centre’s data centre Is it not the duty of states Covaxin; seven companies alert. the latter’s mentality. This gets statistics pertaining to to reduce the vaccine price by have reached agreements to However for some, politics took place even as people time, and Jagan. In spite of the Opposition Covid from states. Therefore, negotiating with the produc- manufacture Russia’s Sputnik take precedence over Covid. reeled under Covid impact, In Telangana, the High faulting the Prime Minister is there any truth in the alle- ers? V vaccine. Four more new Andhra Pradesh logged Telangana police denied entry Court took a serious view of over the past several days for Y SATYA KUMAR gation that the Centre is There is no truth to the vaccines are likely to get 24,000 cases on Sunday alone to ambulances with Covid the death of a pregnant not sounding any caution underreporting Covid allegation that India is export- clearance soon. Soon, the and around 100 deaths due to patients. woman for want of proper regarding the second wave, BJP National Secretary deaths? ing a large number of doses. country will be free of vaccine Covid. The death toll in AP Jagan did not bother to medicare. The court also Narendra Modi paid no atten- The population in India In fact, India imported 17,000 shortage. due to Covid has crossed discuss the ambulances issue found fault with anarchic con- tion to it and is discharging his The Opposition blamed exceeds that of Europe and crore vaccine doses from One cannot discount the 9,000 so far. The virus is play- with his Telangana counter- ditions prevailing in the state. duties with a stable mind. Modi’s election rallies for North America. Therefore, overseas. India exported only Centre’s measures to over- ing havoc, especially in the part but was busy resorting to It is evident KCR gives prior- In fact, the PM alerted the Covid spread on one hand and the number of Covid cases about one-third of the vac- come shortage of Oxygen Chief Minister’s own Kadapa targeting his political rivals to ity to politics over Covid. CMs about the second wave at on the other, provoked farm- would be naturally very high. cines it imported. cylinders, ventilators and district. divert public attention from The three CMs prove that the CMs’ conference in March ers to take out rallies. The Those who criticise Modi Since the Global Alliance beds. People of AP were forced to his failures. there is no chance of better 2021. At that time, the daily Opposition also ignored the as inefficient, drawing a par- was formed with India as a However, some states have rush to Telangana for treat- There is no major difference administration under region- case count in the country was fact that their leaders allel with New Zealand’s PM, member to supply vaccines to been politicising these issues. ment for want of medical between Mamata Bannerjee, al party rule. Anarchy, despo- only 30,000. addressed election rallies. should realise that the popu- poor countries, vaccine pro- That is why the PM called for amenities back in their state. who let loose her cadre on BJP tism, corruption and nepotism In fact, the Centre has been The Opposition complains lation of that country is less ducers have to honour some an oxygen audit to expose the Even as this was happening, activists soon after taking prevail under regional party sending advisories to states of the Centre spending Rs than half of Hyderabad's pop- agreements. How is it justified sincerity of the states finding Chief Minister YS reins of the state for the third rule in these states. since January 2021. 20,000 crore on Central Vista ulation. to exaggerate the issue? fault with the Centre. 9 ‘Black fungus’ Police playing crucial role Curfew extended till... cases reported... Continued from Page 1 17,246 non ICU non oxygen Kits, 44,11,353 surgical masks beds and 3,467 ventilators in and 23,383 Remdesivir injec- Continued from Page 1 The Chief Minister directed Covid hospitals. They tions are available in the officials to bring Black fun- said 17,417 of the state while He said Chief Minister YS in supply of oxygen: DGP gus under Arogyasri Scheme 52,471 beds in another 8 lakh Jaganmohan Reddy has and prepare a protocol to iden- 115 Covid injections decided to make a fixed tify infections at the early care centres were deposit of Rs 10 lakh in the PNS n VIJAYAWADA arranged. stage. He asked them to pre- were occu- ordered name of children whose par- "Thus 18 police units have pare a protocol to provide pied. from ents have died of Covid and Pointing out that the state set up check posts at the immediate treatment to people The Mylan become orphans. government is taking several respective district boundaries affected with Black fungus officials and During the past 24 hours, steps to ensure liquid medical and set up a highly coordinat- under Arogyasri and to iden- said 590 50,000 73,749 Covid-19 tests were oxygen reaches Covid patients ed green channel. The respec- tify some notified hospitals for MT oxy- from conducted. Of this, 18,561 undergoing treatment at vari- tive SPs are coordinating while treatment. gen per Reddy's returned positive while 109 ous hospitals, DGP Gautam D crossing the district bound- The Chief Minister direct- day is laborato- people succumbed to Covid. Sawang on Monday said that aries," he said. ed the officials to prepare an allotted to ries. As many as 12,926 people the Police Department is play- Similarly, escort vehicles action plan to take measures the state and The offi- called '104' call centres in the ing a crucial role to ensure and green channels have been to help the children who lost the demand cials also past 24 hours for various timely and safe delivery of set up for oxygen tankers ply- their parents due to Covid including all informed the information pertaining to oxygen to all public and private ing through our state to neigh- pandemic. He asked the offi- government and Chief Minister that Covid, Singhal said. hospitals in the State in accor- bouring states like Telangana, cials to look into the possibil- private hospitals is 590 a total of 75,99,960 vac- He said the fever survey dance with the directions of the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. ity of depositing a certain MT to 610MT. In this regard, cine doses were received from has been carried out for three Chief Minister. have been taken to provide Covid Control Room is coor- Three IPS officers were mon- amount of money in the name the officials said they have the Centre, of which days in the state, while 91,000 "All arrangements are being escort vehicles without any dinating with the control itoring directly from the State of orphans in banks so that requested the Central 62,60,400 doses are cases have been reported. made to ensure that no incon- hindrance on the routes of oxy- rooms of the respective states Oxygen War Room set up by the monthly interest will be Government to allot an oxy- Covishield and 3,39,560 Home isolation kits are being venience is caused to the pub- gen tankers in the respective and this facility was able to save the government, said Sawang. used to fulfil basic needs. gen express with 80 MT Covaxin. given to people suffering from lic due to oxygen supply," said states. Steps are being taken to a lot of time, Sawang said. The DGP complimented The officials informed the capacity every day from As of May 15, the state had fever. Every case is thorough- Sawang. instal GPS tracking system to The Police Department is the Kurnool police under Chief Minister that there are Jamnagar and also requested been allotted 6,90,360 doses ly monitored and district The DGP said that all the 11 the oxygen tankers," Sawang providing food parcels, break- the instructions of the 47,825 beds in 625 Covid the Karnataka government of Covishield vaccines while Collectors have been directed liquid medical oxygen plants said. fast and fresh water to every District SP, oxygen cylinders care hospitals across the state, to supply at least 130 MT the state has procured to make ambulances available were mapped and steps taken He said that the Additional tanker driver and crew upon are being set up immediate- of which 38,492 beds are from Bellary. They said that 8,90,360 doses, more than for patients to bring them to to ensure unhindered transport DGP (Law and Order) are their entering AP. Additional ly for patients suffering from occupied and 25,539 of them eight ISO containers have the allotted, they said. They hospitals. Singhal said 17,901 from the plants to the hospitals. constantly coordinating with drivers, technicians in case of oxygen shortage in ambu- are being treated under reached the state while anoth- said only 1,25,000 doses of medical staff, including 108 "We have already consulted the Additional DGs (Law and repairs, coordination with the lances parked at the TS-AP Arogyasri. er two yet to come. Covaxin have been supplied specialists, 3,025 GDMs, 5,493 with the DGPs of Orissa, Tamil Order) of Orissa, Tamil Nadu NHAI, installation of cranes to border and also admission of There are 6,576 ICU beds, The officials said 7,32,542 to the state while 2,27,490 staff nurses, 4,144 MNO have Nadu and Karnataka. Steps and Karnataka. AP Police control traffic jams, etc are patients in hospitals. 23,463 non ICU oxygen beds, N-95 masks, 7,55,395 PPE doses were allotted. been hired in 2021. SC sends Raju to Army... TV channel asks SC... No external injuries... Continued from Page 1 Department (CID), which has es will refrain from hosting Continued from Page 1 head of the department of gen- Continued from Page 1 petitioner." hospital. arrested Raju in the case, has anyone who disagrees with the eral medicine, Dr YVL The bench was hearing two Rohatgi said it is a matter of The channel, in the petition, also named two media hous- government in any manner,” it The MP was examined by a car- Narasimham, orthopaedics The medical examination of appeals, including one by Raju, "some extraordinary propor- has stated that the FIR has es and others as accused. said, adding the basis of alleg- diologist, a neurologist and a department head, Dr G Raju shall be conducted by the against the AP High Court tion" as the sitting MP is crit- been lodged against it for air- In its plea filed in the apex ing a criminal conspiracy in the nephrologist. Varaprasad, general surgeon medical board of three doctors order dismissing his bail and ical of the party leadership and ing programmes involving court through advocate Vipin case is that the channel had Raju was arrested by CID on Dr G Subba Rao as its members. of the hospital to be constitut- asking him to go to appropriate the state government for some Raju who has been critical of Nair, Shreya Broadcasting Pvt given Raju a premeditated slot sedition charges on Friday As many as 18 types of tests ed by the head of the Army forum for the relief. In the sec- time. the state government led by his Ltd has said that freedom of which is in fact a standard prac- evening in Hyderabad. After his were conducted on Raju. Hospital, it said, adding, "Raju ond appeal, his son K Bha-rath At the outset, senior advo- own party. speech of media is of great tice in media business. bail petition was rejected by a “He (Raju) was admitted on be medically examined in the sought Raju's medical examina- cate Dushyant Dave, appearing Claiming that the FIR importance and the FIR clear- It is clear from the FIR that single judge bench of the High May 16, at 12:31 am with IP No presence of a Judicial Officer, tion by a private hospital. for the state, requested the lodged on May 14 is an attempt ly intends to breach the same the FIR intends to punish Court on Saturday afternoon, H026237 with history of assault who may be nominated by the The top court asked the matter be kept for hearing on to chill the free speech rights by chilling the media houses speech made against the Chief Raju’s advocate B Adinarayana by unknown persons on May Chief Justice of the Telangana state government to file its Friday so that he can file a of the petitioner, the plea filed into submission. Minister. It is clear from the Rao wrote to the AP High 14 around 11:30 pm at CID High Court." reply on the appeals by May 19 short reply. on Sunday has sought the It submitted that the attempt catena of judgments of the Court Chief Justice stating that office, Guntur. On general "The proceedings of medical and posted the matter for fur- Rohatgi argued there are apex court's direction to of the FIR is to create a chill- Supreme Court that sedition he was inflicted injuries by the examination he is conscious examination of Raju shall be ther hearing on May 21. no allegations that the MP had restrain the authorities in AP ing effect for news channels in can, in no way, be applicable police on Friday while in their and coherent pulse 86 per video-graphed and be submit- The bench directed the reg- incited any rebellion. "The MP from taking any coercive the state so that every news when the criticism is that of a custody and demanded exam- minute, BP 120/80, SPO2 96 ted to the Registrar General of istry that the order be sent is critical of the state govern- action against the manage- channel is wary of hosting any person holding a post in the ination by a medical board. with room air, CVS/RS-NAD. the Telangana High Court in a through email to the Chief ment's handling of Covid. ment and employees of the content which is critical of the government, the plea said, Acting upon the letter, the Local examination edema of sealed cover for being transmit- Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, Along with him, FIR also news channel in pursuance of government. By filing a vague while also seeking quashing of Chief Justice asked a division both feet were present, dis- ted to this Court," the order said. the High Courts of AP and names two TV media chan- the case lodged against them. FIR and abusing the process of the May 14 inquiry report bench, comprising Ch Praveen colouration of plantar aspect of The top court directed the Telangana besides asking the nels," he argued. It has also sought a direction law, the state intends to silence which formed the basis of FIR. Kumar and Kanneganti Lalitha, both feet present. No evidence lawmaker to be admitted in the top bureaucrat of AP to ensure Rohatgi claimed that the to Telangana government to its critiques and the media, It claimed that by invoking to look into it. The division any external injuries. As he hospital and remain there for compliance of the order. MP was "beaten and tortured" ensure and take requisite steps which is discharging its duty, the colonial era law, the state bench constituted the medical underwent CABG on medical care until further During the hearing, senior by the police and when he was to enable the petitioner and its the plea claimed. It alleged the has resorted to the classic board and asked it to submit a November 30, 2020 and com- orders, which shall be treated advocate Mukul Rohatgi, produced before the trial court, employees to continue to pur- FIR seeks to criminalise the technique of chilling free report in a sealed cover. plaining of chest pains case was as judicial custody of him and appearing for the MP, said that the magistrate had found some sue their profession without bona fide act of the petitioner speech when there is even the The Medical Board was referred to cardiologist. “the expenses, if any, for hos- he was seeking two things — injuries on his feet and ordered any interference by the police hosting an MP on its channel. mildest criticism against the headed by Guntur General Cardiologist gave his opinion as pitalisation in the Army ad-interim bail and his med- that he be examined in hospi- and officials of AP. “Such FIRs will lead to a bad government or any of its con- Hospital (GGH), superinten- no acute cardiac event at pre- Hospital shall be borne by the ical examination by a neutral tal. The Crime Investigation precedent, where media hous- stituents. dent Dr G Prabhavathi, and had sent.

VIJAYAWADA BULLION RATES State logs Confirmed: Covid is airborne GOLD ` Rs.49, 260(10 gm) ‘New ray of hope’ 18,561 new... Continued from Page 1 "No one takes responsibili- stoked controversy. Although ty for the air," Morawska said. airborne infections, like tuber- ` 690 Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 The study's authors, compris- "It's kind of accepted that the culosis, measles and chicken- SILVER tankers for the transportation DG), people have recovered ing 39 scientists from 14 coun- air could be of whatever qual- pox are harder to trace than ` 76, 600 (1kg) of liquid oxygen. two-and-a-half days earlier than In 24 hours, East Godavari tries, are demanding universal ity -- containing viruses and pathogens transmitted in taint- ` 600 About the coronavirus crisis, "I am happy to say that the the usual treatment period. logged the highest of 3,152 recognition that infections can pathogens." ed food and water, research Singh said it is not the time to Medical Corps has also decid- Oxygen dependency has also new cases, Visakhapatnam be prevented by improving SARS-CoV-2 multiplies in over the past 16 months sup- relax and get tired as there is ed to take back its retired been reduced by about 40 per 2,098 and Anantapur 2,094. indoor ventilation systems. the respiratory tract, enabling it ports the role aerosols play in CHICKEN nothing definitive about the doctors so that our health sys- cent in the patients. Its powder Krishna district registered They want the WHO to extend to spread in particles of varying spreading the pandemic virus. RATES `/KG course of the pandemic. tem can be strengthened fur- form is also a major feature as the lowest - 396, while three its indoor air quality guidelines sizes emitted from an infected That's led to official recom- "We do not need to be ther. I heartily commend such people will be able to use it very districts added between 800 to cover airborne pathogens, person's nose and throat dur- mendations for public mask- Dressed/With Skin `138 relaxed nor should we get physicians who are joining easily like the ORS solution," and 1,000 each. Six districts and for building ventilation ing breathing, speaking, wearing and other infection- Without Skin `157 tired, because this wave has this campaign even after their Singh said. logged between 1,100 and standards to include higher air- singing, coughing and sneezing. control strategies. But, even Broiler at Farm `95 come for the second time and service," he said. Urging all the institutions 1,700 new cases each. flow, filtration and disinfection The biggest particles, includ- those came after aerosol scien- there is nothing definite about The anti-COVID-19 thera- concerned to walk shoulder-to- West Godavari saw 16 fresh rates, and monitors that enable ing visible spatters of spittle, fall tists lobbied for more-stringent this. We have to take steps with peutic application of 2-DG has shoulder, he said the country will Covid-19 fatalities in a day the public to gauge the quali- fast, settling on the ground or measures to minimize risk. EGG full caution," he said at the been developed by the Institute come out victorious in facing any while Anantapur, Chit-toor ty of the air they're breathing. nearby surfaces, whereas the Morawska and a colleague RATES `/100 event at the DRDO headquar- of Nuclear Medicine and Allied crisis if everyone works united- and Guntur had ten each. East A "paradigm shift is needed tiniest -- aerosols invisible to published an open letter ters here. Sciences (INMAS), a leading lab- ly. Godavari and Visakhapatnam on the scale that occurred the naked eye -- can be carried backed by 239 scientists last VIJAYAWADA 481 Singh said the government oratory of the Defence Research The defence ministry, on May reported nine each, Nellore, when Chadwick's Sanitary farther and stay aloft longer, July requesting authorities HYDERABAD 456 has taken the overall situation and Development Organisation 8, said the clinical trials of 2-DG Vizianagaram and Krishna Report in 1842 led the British depending on humidity, tem- endorse additional precau- seriously, whether it is the (DRDO), in collaboration with showed that it helps in a faster eight each, Kurnool and government to encourage cities perature and airflow. tions, such as increasing ven- VISAKHAPATNAM 355 matter of oxygen supply or Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) recovery of hospitalised patients Srikakulam seven each, to organize clean water sup- It's these aerosol particles, tilation and avoiding recircu- RETAIL PRICE `4.81 (IN VIJAYAWADA) ensuring ICU beds or the in Hyderabad. and reduces the supplemental Prakasam four and Kadapa plies and centralized sewage which can linger for hours and lating potentially virus-laden arrangement of cryogenic "I was told that by using it (2- oxygen dependence. three Covid-19 deaths. systems," they wrote. travel indoors, that have have air in buildings.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, D.No. New 3-88, Old 3-22, Chandra Theatre, Gosala, Penamaluru Mandal, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh - 521 151, Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. 03 TUESDAY | MAY 18, 2021 6-step Aadhaar verification process Raju-backers should be exposed, say YSRCP MPs deprives tribals of PDS benefits PNS n VIJAYAWADA YSRCP MPs on Monday Raju’s family apprehends threat Covid, economic crisis makes life that much tougher for the already vulnerable opined that a detailed investi- gation would expose the con- to his life, alleges TDP MLC SNV SUDHIR office. This is an unreasonable spirators and instigators n VIJAYAWADA expectation given that the bur- behind MP Kanumuru Raghu PNS n VIJAYAWADA ment were to be meted out to den of proof is being trans- Rama Krishnam Raju. them, he said. Field surveys and interviews in ferred from the government to Speaking to the media here on Telugu Desam Party MLC Venkanna said that the four Integrated Tribal the victim who has to spend Monday, the ruling party lead- Buddha Venkanna on YSRCP was suffering from Development Agency (ITDA) Rs1,000 for a visit just to say ers strongly condemned all Monday accused the ruling the Naidu phobia. “Day and areas of Andhra Pradesh had that he does not have a four- those extending their support YSRCP leaders of wrongful- night, Ministers and the revealed that thousands of wheeler,” Chakradhar said. to the arrested MP. ly blaming Leader of the YSRCP MLAs are chanting tribal families have been The interviews and the field MP PV Midhun Reddy said Opposition N Chandrababu the name of the TDP chief excluded from the Public study indicate that there are sig- that TDP supremo N Naidu when an MP of their non-stop. The people of the Distribution System (PDS) and nificant errors in the six-step Chandrababu Naidu was own party was exposing the State know well which lead- the ongoing Covid induced process leading to the exclusion behind Raju’s actions, stating irregularities and anti-people ers and which political party pandemic situation has only from the PDS thousands of that under the former chief policies of their Government is capable of ‘murder politics’, increased their woes as eco- families. In addition, there are minister’s directions, the rebel in AP. vendetta killings and casteist nomic activity slowed down. families who had no ration MP played the drama of being Venkanna demanded the harassment,” he said. The surveys revealed that cards even before the verification assaulted by the police, soon YSRCP to explain why the Naidu had never resorted introduction of a six-step ver- process. Finally, there are those after his bail plea was rejected. family members of an MP of to such nasty political games. ification process has turned to who are eligible for a separate He said that Naidu has been their own party apprehend- Venkanna added that with 14 be a bane for these tribals. ration card but are attached to using Raju’s family for politi- ed danger to his life from years experience as a Chief “Our field survey was moti- their extended families. cising things and did not make their own Government. Minister and 40 years in vated by the observation that “Thankfully, by every indi- such remarks or rush in with Addressing a press confer- public life, Naidu was still the number of ration cards Parvathipuram, Paderu, reach a village called Balapam. wheeler. Balanna belongs to the cation most people are already a letter even when TDP lead- ence here, the TDP leader fighting for the cause of sav- declined by over 7,000 in ITDA Rampachodavaram and From Balapam they have to Kondh tribe, which is classified covered by the PDS in ITDA. ers were arrested. said even the fears expressed ing the people. areas following the introduc- Chintoor. travel about 80 kilometres to by the government as a partic- If one were to extrapolate from There is no rule that says an by the MP's family over threat “As a responsible tion of the six-step verification The interviewers included 23 reach the Aadhaar centre in ularly vulnerable tribe. He was the state government’s MP could not be arrested. to his life were also being Opposition party, the TDP process. We surveyed 32 fam- volunteers, eight digital assis- Paderu . “This centre can serve denied a ration card because he Saksham survey, there were The YSRCP MPs clarified that politicised. The family mem- would continue its agitation ilies in 10 villages whose ration tants and 19 Central Statistics a maximum of 50 people in a failed the six-step validation 35,000 more families in the they can inform the Speaker bers of even YSRCP MPs to protect the State's interests cards were cancelled due to the Office (CSO) workers. day. As such it is a matter of which recorded that he owns a survey compared to the num- during the Parliamentary ses- would also express similar from the atrocious regime,” six-step verification process. Chakradhar said that for luck if the intended work hap- four-wheeler. ber of ration cards in all ITDAs. sion. concerns if the same treat- he said. Among them, 28 did not meet instance Gangulamma, a resi- pens as planned. As a village “His fellow villagers won- One can reasonably assume Midhun Reddy refuted any exclusion criteria but were dent of Pinalovasingi village, elder said, reaching the dered how a person can own a that it represents the higher end Raju’s accusations that he was excluded for wrong reasons,” Luvasingi Panchayat, Aadhaar Centre from four-wheeler in their village of exclusion from the PDS beaten up by the CID police in treatment only at Ramesh given a niche position in the Chakradhar Budha of LibTech Gangaraju Madugula Mandal Pinalovasingi is like reaching that has no roads. The gram and exclusion is likely to be in custody and clarified that the Hospital and everyone knew party, but he misused it India told The Pioneer. was excluded as she did not the Moon. Now Gangulamma volunteers and villagers are the range of 7,000-35,000,” doctors have reported to the that hospital belonged to a although Chief Minister YS LibTech India, which is a have an Aadhaar card. is without ration, pension, or ready to testify that Balanna said another member of the court that no such thing hap- close associate of Naidu. He Jaganmohan Reddy had sup- team of engineers, social work- Gangulamma had lost both for that matter, any other social doesn’t own any four-wheeler. LibTech team. pened and there were no said that there are many other ported the rebel MP although ers, and social scientists con- her legs as a child. Until recent- welfare scheme,” Chakradhar However, the village secretari- The team felt that while the injuries either. private hospitals in the state there are two CBI cases against ducted field study in villages ly, the area was under Maoist said. at staff said that the problem proportion of people excluded He said that Raju was enact- and even AIIMS, where he can him. “But this time Raju’s from two mandals, followed by control. Since the village has no Similarly, one Vantala will not be resolved unless is not high, the numbers are ing such dramas to play the avail treatment, and wondered remarks were meant to sow telephonic interviews with peo- roads, the villagers need to Balanna of Paderu ITDA name Balanna visits the transport worth paying special atten- victim and avoid going to jail. why Raju was insisting only on enmity between castes and ple from 50 Gram Panchayats climb two hills and then cross has been excluded as it was office in Visakhapatnam and tion to in the context of the Midhun Reddy stated that it Ramesh Hospitals. religions, provoking the senti- across four ITDAs of a crocodile-infested stream to shown he was owing a four changes his online status in that worsening pandemic. was not right for Raju to ask for He said that Raju had been ments of the people. 200th Kisan Rail sets off for TDP demands special Delhi with Nuzvid mangoes Covid package for AP PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA The TDP leaders pointed out that the Kerala South Central Railways’ 200th The Telugu Desam Party on Government was supplying Kisan Rail on Monday depart- Monday accused the over 16 items free of cost and ed from Nuzvid railway station Jaganmohan Reddy was also giving Rs 6,000 finan- with 260 tonnes of mangoes Government of 'ignoring' cial assistance to each family. for transportation to Adarsh Covid preventive measures in Likewise, the YSRCP Nagar in Delhi. Andhra Pradesh eventually Government should also It took 187 days to transport leading to the State standing in announce its support for the the first 100 Kisan Rails from the second place with regard AP people, they said. SCR, the next 100 Kisan Rails to severity of the second wave The TDP meeting discussed were transported in just 63 infections. the issue of the AP days. Overall, a total of 65,962 Leader of the Opposition N Government spending far tonnes of agricultural produce Chandrababu Naidu on meagre funds on Covid pre- has been transported by these Monday discussed the prevail- ventive and treatment mea- Kisan Rails from different grapes, carrot, turmeric (dry) The “Operation Greens - ing Covid situation and came sures when compared to other locations of the zone. and mangoes among others. TOP to Total” scheme intro- out with several demands to States. There were many Syed Aleem, president, Muslim Development Society and Abdul Aleem handing over 250 These trains have been start- Simultaneously, these trains duced by the Union Ministry provide relief to the people. doubts among the public and ready to use Oxygen Cans to Krishna district Collector ed across three states over have also helped in transport- of Food Processing Industries, The TDP supremo deman- the Government should A MD Imtiaz at collector camp office on Monday. zone covering Telangana, ing the agricultural commodi- this has become the most eco- ded the AP Government to release a white paper on its Andhra Pradesh and ties to different places spread nomical mode of transporta- follow in the footsteps of other spendings on the Covid-relat- Maharashtra. over the country like Adarsh tion, wherein the agricultural States like Kerala. An urgent ed measures. A wide variety of commodi- Nagar in New Delhi, New farmers and traders receive 50 special package should be The State was getting stuck ties have been transported Guwahati, Malda Town, percent freight concession on announced for the rescue of in a deepening crisis because TTD employees to including watermelons, Agartala, Fatuha, Barasat and their commodities being trans- the people of AP from the epi- of the lopsided priorities of the get tokens for second VRO lands in ACB bananas, tomato, onion, New Jalpaiguri among others. ported through Kisan Rails. demic impact, he said. current regime, they said. dose of Covaxin Land re-survey programme starts in Nuzvid PNS n trap for taking bribe TIRUPATI PNS n VIJAYAWADA The land records have been ing on modern technology to The Tirumala Tirupati Dev- PNS n VIJAYAWADA Rs 3,000 to issue new cleared and survey teams have expedite the land re-survey asthanam employees who Pattadar Passbook and 1B of Stating that the Jagananna taken the land records to the programme, said sub-collec- were yet to have a second ACB sleuths on Monday agricultural land of the com- Sashvatha Buhakku scheme field level and re-surveyed the tor Prathista. dose of Covaxin would be nabbed Debarika Abaddam, plainant's father. The would provide a permanent lands by GPS-enabled drones. MLA Rakshananidhi said vaccinated on Tuesday and VRO, Thatiguda Cluster, I/c accused officer insisted the solution to land disputes, The survey is being con- that through Jagananna Wednesday by TMC offi- Bondapalli Cluster, Garividi complainant pay Rs 1,000 as Nuzvid sub-collector Prathista ducted under the guidance of Sashvatha Buhakku scheme, cials. Mandal, Vizianagaram, advance. Mangain, along with MLA the National Survey transparent land records were The TMC has prepared the while he was accepting a A trap was laid on Kokkilagadda Rakshananidhi, Department. The re-survey possible. For the first time in list of TTD employees who bribe of Rs 3,000 to do an Monday against the accused on launched the Jagananna programme will be carried the country, a land re-survey had the first dose. The official favour. According to officer Abaddam and he was Sashvatha Buhakku scheme out on agricultural lands, programme has been Suresh Babu employees who have com- ACB officials, one Palla caught red-handed at the through drones. lands in rural and urban launched in the state in a big pleted the appropriate time to Seetharam, village volun- office of the MRO, Garividi On the occasion, the sub- areas. way. The MLA said that the appointed have a second dose would get teer from Siridevi village, while he further demanded collector said that the land re- She said that with the cur- land re-survey programme a phone call from the TMC Merakamudidam mandal of and accepted the balance survey work in Nuzvid divi- rent survey programme, the was carried out by drone in Endowments authorities. Vizianagaram District bribe amount of Rs 2,000. sion was in progress and dur- problems related to land sur- Munukulla, Vamakuntla, lodged a complaint stating Abaddam was arrested ing the past two years, a land veys in joint families, undivid- Mustikuntla, Chintalapadu that Abaddam demanded and produced before court. records clearance programme ed assets will be resolved. The and Rolupadi villages in RJC was underway. staff had been imparted train- Nuzvid division. O2 cylinders, PNS n VIJAYAWADA concentrators The state government on presented to DGP Monday has issued orders MPEDA’s mud crab hatchery tech granted patent appointing former execu- PNS n VIJAYAWADA tive officer of Kanakadurga PNS n VIJAYAWADA the first time the Central capacity of one million per with complete bio-security temple, Vijayawada MV Gannavaram MLA Vallabha Government has granted a annum. Due to its growing measures. So far, 7.28 million Suresh Babu as Regional neni Vamsi, along with In an impressive milestone in patent for this technology in demand, the seed production seeds have been produced and Joint Commissioner, Ramesh Jain, the General India’s aquaculture sector, the country. capacity of RGCA’s mud crab supplied to 659 farmers across Endowments department Manager of Modular Private MPEDA-RGCA’s mud crab “It will go a long way in hatchery has been increased to the country. Rajahmundry. Limited and CEO of RRHED hatchery technology, the only meeting the seed requirement 1.4 million per annum. RGCA has been set up to Revenue (Endowments) Pulipati Kennedy presented one of its kind in the country, of farmers who intend to Dr Emilia T. Quinitio, an give a fillip to commercialisa- principal secretary Dr G 25 oxygen cylinders, 10 oxy- has been granted patent by the undertake diversified species eminent scientist from tion of diversified aquaculture Vani Mohan has issued gen concentrators and 25,000 Controller General of Patent, for aquaculture instead of con- Aquaculture Division of species such as sea bass, mud orders to this effect on N-95 masks to DGP Gautam Design and TradeMarks, of centrating on shrimp farming International Institute known crab, Genetically Improved Monday. Suresh Babu had Sawang at the DGP office Government of India, for 20 alone. MPEDA is dedicating as Southeast Asian Fisheries Farmed Tilapia (GIFT), cobia, been waiting for posting here on Monday in recogni- years from 2011 to 2030. this achievement to the aqua- Development Centre pompano and artemia. It focus- ever since he was removed tion of selfless services of the The hatchery technology for culture farmers of the country (SEAFDEC), Philippines, had es on increasing India’s marine as the Kanakadurga temple police department. mud crab, a much in demand for their support and to the extended the consultancy ser- products export by producing EO. He will relieve V The DGP thanked them species in South East Asian young scientists of RGCA who vice till 2013 to RGCA. Since and supplying good quality Trinadha Rao who was serv- for their gesture to support countries where live crabs are have worked tirelessly to then, the technology has been seeds, which is a prime input ing as Joint Commissioner the police during this pan- highly preferred as a delectable achieve this morale-boosting following a long arduous MPEDA–RGCA for 20 years, standardised by the RGCA’s sci- for aquaculture. and Executive Officer, Sri demic-induced crisis. seafood, has been developed by feat,” added Srinivas, who is process. Various research insti- which is unique in India. entists within a short span of “We would like to thank the Veera Venkata Director-General Railways the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for also president of RGCA. tutions in the world discussed Keeping in view the huge period. Department of Commerce and Satyanarayana Swamy Vari Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, ADG Aquaculture (RGCA), the Taking into account that the matter with renowned demand of mud crab, especial- The MPEDA chairman said Department of Fisheries of the Devasthanam, Annavaram, Law and Order Ravi Sankar research and development arm there is no other hatchery for experts, who referred various ly in South East Asian coun- the major achievement lies in Central Government besides East Godavari district. Ayyannar, ADG Training of the Marine Products Export mud crab in India, RGCA had research references and held a tries, MPEDA had initiated a increasing the survival rate of the Indian Council of Earlier the State govern- Sanjay, P and L I-G Nagendra Development Authority applied for patent right for the string of meetings with RGCA’s pilot project for mud crab seed crab instar from three percent Agricultural Research (ICAR) ment removed Suresh Kumar, Law and order DIG (MPEDA). mud crab hatchery technology scientists with facts and figures. (known as crab-instar) produc- world record to seven per- for their continued support to Babu from duties follow- Rajasekhar Babu, Welfare MPEDA chairman KS in 2011 with the Controller After ascertaining the various tion during 2004 and subse- cent. MPEDA-RGCA for implemen- ing ACB and Vigilance OSD Ramakrishna, SP of Srinivas said it was a remark- General of Patent, Design and issues, it was finally decided to quently made the commercial Further, the hatchery unit is tation of projects for promotion raids which brought to Krishna district RAvindra able achievement in the histo- Trade Marks. grant the patent right to the hatchery for the first time in designed in such a manner that of diversified aquaculture in light several lapses at Babu and others were present. ry of Indian aquaculture as for The patent was granted after hatchery technology of India during 2013 with the all sections are under one roof India,” Srinivas said. Kanakadurga temple. 04 TUESDAY | MAY 18, 2021 Renovation of Peddapuram Villagers take initiative to set up Covid-19 Care Centre PNS n KAKINADA oxygen plant at brisk pace Dr Veerapanani Yallamanda Rao The people of a tiny village in East Godavari district have PNS n KAKINADA Ex-MLA finds come forward voluntarily to set up a Covid Care Centre The renovation of the oxygen fault with report with 30-beds as part of Rural generation plant at Health Mission. The 30- Peddapuram which was not beded Covid centre was get- functional over the years was by docs on Raju ting ready at now going at a brisk pace. PNS n GUNTUR Gollalamamidada village in The APIIC has closed the Pedapudi mandal of East plant in 2014 following some Former MLA of Vinukonda Godavari district. Anaparti technical issues. Vedanta and Dr Veerapaneni Yalamanda MLA Dr Satti Satyanarayana Megha Engineering compa- Rao has come down heavily Reddy extended his helping nies came forward to reno- on the three government hand to the people to realise vate the plant. hospital doctors who con- their crusade. Joint Collector Laxmi ducted medical tests on With the slogan 'Help each Shah, ITDA PO Praveen Narasapuram MP other', the villagers evinced Aditya and other district offi- Raghurama Krishnam Raju interest to set up the Covid cials visited the plant on and submitted a report to the centre in the wake of the Monday and interacted with court stating he was not beat- surge in cases in the rural the engineers of Megha en in the custody. They tar- areas. S Sivanarayana Reddy, Engineering. In a bid to Oxygen supply system improved in EG: JC nished the image of the med- a local senior journalist and increase the oxygen capacity ical profession, he remarked. former physical director took the next two days, the first required for the Covid vic- PNS n KAKINADA The report they submitted the initiative to save the vil- Covid Care Center complete- tims in the district, the revival to the court on Sunday said lage from the corona pan- ly set up by villagers in the of the oxygen plant was taken Dr G Lakshmi Shah, Joint Raju has no injuries on his demic. On persuasion, the state would be available. up using technology from Collector (Revenue), East person though his leg was local elders donated Rs 50 Now intending to see the various organisations. Godavari District, on Monday said swollen and the soles were lakh. They decided to estab- village as a Covid-free village, As part of it, the govern- that oxygen supplies to the gov- blackened. It was cruel to say lish a 30-bedded Covid care all the villagers started wear- ment would be collaborating ernment and private Covid hospi- that there were no injuries, he centre at a health centre affil- ing masks, observing social with Vedanta and Megha tals were improving and efforts lamented. A common man iated to the Rural Health distance and taking care not Engineering companies to were being made to strengthen could guess that the bruises Mission and raised funds. to let outsiders into the vil- renovate the plant. The offi- the medical oxygen supply sys- which were made with a Taking support from the lage. cials were making arrange- tem to meet the growing demand sharp weapon or beaten with MLA, they completed the An ambulance has also ments to provide power and on a daily basis. On Monday, the a stick, he alleged. He also Covid centre and it was going been set up at the Covid water to the plant. Joint Collector visited the Sri accused the three doctors of operational shortly. The MLA Care Center to make it avail- JC Lakshmi Shah said the Chalapathi Gases (SCG) plant were serving the people under by the Collector, an action plan succumbing to pressures. It praised the efforts of the vil- able. MLA Shivannarayana plant would provide addi- which was producing 20 kiloliters corporate social responsibility has been drawn up and was being was not appropriate to lagers and asked the District Reddy said that the Covid tional oxygen supply to about of oxygen per day at (CSR) had come forward and implemented to get the maximum express this kind of report by Collector to provide the nec- centre would provide the 400 patients every day. It was Ramanayyapeta in Kakinada. He donated the mobile oxygen tanks benefit from the tankers. Kakinada the three such highly educat- essary assistance what the necessary oxygen and oxygen estimated that 480 oxygen inspected the facilities for the in view of the Covid 19 spike. Municipal Corporation Additional ed physicians. Dr government could do. Rajakumari as the nodal offi- concentrators for treatment. cylinders per day would be unloading, storage and refilling With their support, the medical Commissioner CH Nagnarasimha Veerapaneni demanded that Lauding the efforts of the cer for setting up the Covid He told 'The Pioneer' that the produced at the Peddapuram process at the plant. The Joint oxygen supply system was Rao and District Environment the medical degrees of the villagers, Collector D Care Center. Currently, patients were being provided plant as well as the Collector said the oil companies improved, he added. He further department General Manager, B three doctors should be can- Muralidhar Reddy appointed things were going smoothly food and also to their rela- Rajahmundry paper mill. Slambargar and ONGC which said that as per the instructions Srinivas were also present. celled. Joint Collector (Welfare) G under her supervision. In tives.

100-bed Covid COMBATING VIRUS Bomala No impact of partial lockdown centre opened Srinivas takes to contain corona pandemic PNS n ONGOLE charge as S BHANU PRAKASH Minister for Education n TIRUPATI Adimulapu Suresh on Monday PRO of VMC inaugurated 100-bedded Covid Despite the imposition of par- Care Centre established with PNS n VIJAYAWADA tial lockdown since ten days, German sheds at Markapur the Covid situation in Chittoor Area Hospital in Prakasam Bomala Srinivas was appoint- district remained grim with District. ed as Public Relations Officer 1,621 fresh cases reported on Speaking on the occasion, (PRO) for Vijayawada Monday. The cases continued Minister Suresh said the govern- Municipal Corporation. to surge even after the partial ment was taking all steps to Srinivas took charge as PRO lockdown restrictions with an eradicate the dreaded Covid at the corporation office here average of 1600 to 2500 new virus and prevention of Covid on Monday. Covid cases a day. The total would be possible if the people Srinivas has vast experi- infections reported during the extended their cooperation. The ence as a journalist as he last ten days were 24,784 since District Collector Pola Bhaskar, worked in several vernacular the imposition of lockdown. Markapuram and Giddaluru dailies and television chan- Incidentally, the tally of cases MLAs Nagarjuna Reddy and nels. reported before the partial Rambabu and RDO Seshi He also served as a Public lockdown were lesser than Reddy and others participated Relations Officer for Minister after the partial lockdown. also people are roaming out public. in the programme. Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy inspecting a vaccination centre in Ongole city on Monday. for Endowments Vellampalli It was attributed to over- ignoring the partial lockdown It was alleged that the police Srinivasa Rao for two years. crowding at vaccination and norms and the concept of personnel were not so serious Several journalists greeted test centres, vegetable markets physical distance has gone to in implementing the curfew him on his appointment as and provision shops with peo- wind at market places, " resi- guidelines as they were not PRO. ple openly flouting Covid dent of Kennedy Nagar A showing measures as they did 18 more health centres sanctioned: Sucharita norms and also the absence of Malathi maintained. during the first wave of the proper monitoring by the The partial lockdown was corona pandemic. However, PNS n GUNTUR health department. The per- not so effective to curb coro- the police claimed that they Rs 10 lakh has been sons who were in home isola- navirus as the daily spike of the booked 9,121 cases and collect- A total of 18 more new health sanctioned for each tion with Covid symptoms Covid cases were on the rise. ed fines to the tune of Rs 36.37 centres were sanctioned in were seen moving around, Doctors worried that the lakh for violating Covid Nallapadu, Reddypalem, health centre for putting others at risk. patients were resorting to self- restrictions. Ethukuru, Swarnabharati Nagar "We witness a huge rush at medication. "Some people are It was clear that the partial and Choudavaram in the repairs to old the wine shops and at super- simply following the medica- lockdown has not shown any Pratipadu Assembly constituen- buildings, she said markets, people are not even tion prescribed to other Covid impact in curbing the virus in cy, Home Minister Mekathoti wearing masks are pushing patients. It is not advisable and the district. Daily Covid cases Sucharita has said. each other in the shops and it may be fatal sometimes. were surging and fatalities The Minister on Monday laid 10 lakh has been sanctioned for queue lines of the marts and They are approaching doc- were soaring high. Corpses the foundation stone for the each health centre for repairs to many people tested positive are tors at the eleventh hour when piled up at the crematoriums YSR Urban Primary Health old buildings, she added. wandering freely in Tirupati they encountered breathing and burial grounds and rela- Center (UPHC) to be construct- The event was attended by city putting others at risk," Mohan problem," Dr Maheshnath, a tives were waiting for hours ed at Nallapadu in Guntur at an mayor Shivanaga Manohar a resident of Tiruchanoor physician commented. together for the last rites. estimated cost of about Rs 80 Naidu, Municipal Commissioner observed. The Indrapriyadarshini veg- According to the medical offi- lakh. Speaking on the occasion, Anuradha, division corporator "Hectic movement of people etable market which was shut cials, the district has 25,000 the Home Minister said that Challa Rajyalakshmi, YCP lead- and vehicles is seen during 6 to down by the municipal author- active cases and only 2000 oxy- Minister for Home Mekathoti Sucharita laying foundation stone for the YSR tenders were completed for 14 ers Venkatappa Reddy, 12 am. The shops are over- ities in the wake of the surge in gen beds are available for the Urban Primary Health Center (UPHC) to be constructed at Nallapadu in Guntur buildings and the foundation Yogeshwara Reddy and others crowded and after 12 noon Covid cases was opened for the Covid victims. district on Monday. stone was being laid. Similarly, Rs were present. Health officials order to stop distribution SP alerts police personnel AYURVEDIC DRUG FOR CORONA? over increasing corona threat PNS n ONGOLE guards and other staff from all PNS n NELLORE the wings across the district Even the people As part of the implementation along with 950 village women The medical and health officials of ten principles, district protection secretaries attended on Monday ordered to stop the who tested Superintendent of Police the conference virtually. distribution of Ayurvedic med- positive for the Siddharth Kaushal conducted a The SP said that the services icine which was widely publi- corona and the review meeting with the officers of Covid Care Center were cized in Nellore district for the and staff of all the police wings expanded to village women past five days that it would cure patients in the district on the precautions protection secretaries and cen- the coronavirus. suffering from to be taken during corona. tral police forces in the district Bonigi Anandaiah, a resident The SP addressed the gather- along with police personnel, of Krishnapatnam village in depleting ing about the conditions relat- officers and their family mem- Black fungus case Muthukur mandal of Nellore oxygen levels ed to Covid and other aspects bers of all the wings. The CCC district was distributing through a Zoom video confer- has been providing free CT Ayurvedic medicines free of cost were also ence from the district police scans and Covid related tests for to corona patients. Coronavirus recovering after headquarters. As many as police personnel and police detected in Tenali medicine has become popular in 3,950 police personnel from families enrolled at the Covid a short period due to the positive using the drug, senior rank officers to home Care Center, he added. PNS n GUNTUR infecting with black fungus. results. Even the people who the villagers said The woman Malleswari and tested positive for the corona and The outbreak of her husband Bhadraiah have the patients suffering from Mucormycosis also known as recently recovered from the depleting oxygen levels were black fungus caused serious corona infection. also recovering after using the District Medical Officer Monday. drug. The health officials spoke concern in Guntur district as She noticed symptoms of drug, the villagers said. Rajalakshmi, District Gram It was suggested that the dis- to the people and convinced a woman from Sultanabad black fungus and her eyes However, some medical Panchayat Officer tribution of the drug should be them not to use the drug till it was diagnosed with black fun- enveloped black circles and experts have raised objections Dhanalakshmi, Rural DSP discontinued until it was proved was proved scientifically. The gus symptoms in Tenali. one eye was closed. over the distribution of the drug Harinath Reddy and other health scientifically. The police dis- people who have taken the The doctors said the She was diagnosed with suspecting it as foul play. Acting officials, visited Krishnapatnam persed the people with the help Ayurvedic drug claimed that the patients who recovered from black fungus after she consult- on the directives of District and prevented people from dis- of volunteers while Anandaiah medicine given by Anandaiah the corona pandemic were ed the doctors. Collector Chakradhara Babu, tributing the medicines on and his men were distributing the was giving good result. TUESDAY | MAY 18, 2021 05

Pinarayi Vijayan Arrest of WB ministers in Cabinet to have Cyclone: Maha CM reviews 21 ministers Narada case illegal: Speaker PNS n KOLKATA PNS n THIRUVANATHAPU- RAM situation; 12K evacuated West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee on The second Pinarayi PNS n MUMBAI of Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Monday dubbed as illegal the Vijayan government in Raigad, Thane, Palghar, arrest of two Bengal minis- Kerala, to be sworn in on Maharashtra Chief Minister Mumbai (city), Mumbai (sub- ters and others in the Narada May 20, will have a 21- Uddhav Thackeray on urbs) and Brihanmumbai case, contending that the member cabinet, LDF con- Monday took stock of the sit- Municipal Commissioner Iqbal CBI action on the basis of venor and CPM acting state uation in Mumbai, Thane and Singh Chahal over phone to the governor's sanction was secretary A Vijayaraghavan other coastal districts of the assess the relief works and unlawful. said here on Monday. The state in the wake of the cyclonic preparations in view of the "I have not received any oath-taking ceremony of storm Tauktae. According to an cyclonic storm. letter from the CBI nor has the new Left government official statement, 12,420 peo- Cyclone Tauktae, which has anybody sought permission would be a low-key affair ple now intensified into an from me as per the protocol," with limited invitees in living in coastal stretches of "extremely severe cyclonic Banerjee said. view of the Covid, he said Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and storm", is likely to reach The central probe agency here after the crucial state Raigad districts have been Gujarat coast by Monday on Monday morning arrest- committee meeting of the shifted to safer places. evening and cross the state ed ministers Firhad Hakim, Left Democratic Front.He These include 8,380 people coast between 8 pm and 11 pm, Subrata Mukherjee, TMC The central probe agency on Monday morning also said the portfolios of in Raigad, 3,896 in Ratnagiri according to the India MLA Madan Mitra as well as the ministers would be and 144 in Sindhudurg. Meteorological Department former minister Sovan arrested ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata decided by the Chief Thackeray reviewed the sit- (IMD). Chatterjee in connection Mukherjee, TMC MLA Madan Mitra as well as Minister. "As the LDF has uation in Mumbai, Thane and Gusty winds and rains with the Narada sting case in received immense support neighbouring areas and lashed Mumbai and its neigh- which politicians were pur- former minister Sovan Chatterjee in connection from every section of peo- instructed authorities to ensure bouring areas overnight and on portedly caught taking with the Narada sting case ple during the Assembly that the treatment of COVID- Mumbai, Thane and Palghar, it agement cell at the state secre- Monday morning as the money on camera. elections, we want to form 19 patients in the region is not said. A red alert is sounded for tariat here and took stock of cyclonic storm was heading Governor Jagdeep moved to arrest them. that time, I was very much in a government which has affected due to the cyclonic rainfall of over 20 cm and an the relief work. He asked towards Gujarat, officials said. Dhankhar had recently "I do not know for what office. "This sanction is the representation of all storm, the statement said. orange alert is for rain between administrations of all coastal Trees were uprooted at sev- granted sanction to prose- unknown reason they went absolutely illegal and arrest- sections,” Vijayaraghavan A red alert has been issued 6 cm and 20 cm. Meanwhile, districts of the state to remain eral places in Mumbai, they cute all the four leaders, fol- to the governor and sought ing anyone on the basis of said. for Raigad district, while an Deputy Chief Minister Ajit alert. said, adding that no casualty lowing which the CBI his sanction. The chair of the this sanction is also illegal," orange alert has been issued for Pawar visited the disaster man- Pawar spoke to the collectors was reported so far. finalised its charge sheet and speaker was not vacant at Banerjee claimed.

Rajnath reviews Covid relief 2 militants INDIA CORNER killed in ‘Bharat Biotech's K'taka facility will efforts of Armed Forces make 4-5 cr doses of Covaxin a month’ J&K harat Biotech's Covaxin PNS n NEW DELHI manufacturing facility that is encounter Bunder construction in Kolar Defence Minister Rajnath Singh district in Karnataka would have a on Monday reviewed efforts of PNS n SRINAGAR manufacturing capacity of four to the Armed Forces, defence five crore doses a month by August- public sector undertakings Two unidentified mili- end, state Health Minister Dr K (DPSUs) and Defence Research tants were killed in an Sudhakar said on Monday. Talking and Development Organisation encounter with security to reporters here ahead of his (DRDO) in India's fight against forces in Srinagar dis- meeting with the experts on a severe wave of the coronavirus trict in Jammu and mucormycosis, known as as black PM speaks to Uddhav pandemic. Kashmir on Monday, fungus, which is emerging as a new At a video conference, Singh police said. threat to those who recover from was briefed about specific ini- Security forces COVID-19, Sudhakar said he had a video conference with Bharat tiatives of the three forces as launched a cordon and Biotech founder Dr Krishna Ella, his daughter Dr Jala Ella and rest of on Tauktae cyclone well as other wings of the pandemic," Singh's office tweet- Thailand and United Arab search operation in the team. "Dr Ella has assured me that their facility at Malur in Kolar Defence Ministry in helping ed. Emirates. Khonmoh area, in the will be able to produce one crore vaccines by June- end. By July-end civilian authorities deal with the Officials said the contribu- The Indian Navy also outskirts of the city, fol- it will be by two to three crores, and their target by August-end is crisis. tion of the DPSUs and other deployed nine warships to bring lowing information four crore to five crore vaccine doses," Sudhakar said. According to situation in Maha The meeting was attended by agencies of the Defence filled oxygen containers to about the presence of him, Krishna Ella and all the directors assured him that they will give The India Meteorological Chief of Defence Staff Gen Ministry to the country's fight India from countries in the Gulf militants there, the vaccines to Karnataka at the earliest. The minister said he asked them to provide a roll-out schedule as well, which they will do soon. PNS n NEW DELHI Department (IMD) has said Bipin Rawat, Army Chief Gen against the pandemic was also region and Southeast Asia. police said. Karnataka officials will be in touch with them on how to roll out the that Cyclone Tauktae has now MM Naravane, Navy Chief reviewed. Last month, Singh granted The search operation vaccine in the state in the coming days. Prime Minister Narendra intensified into an "extreme- Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief In responding to the crisis, emergency financial powers to turned into an Modi spoke to Maharashtra ly severe cyclonic storm". It is of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal the Indian Army and the Indian the three services to allow for- encounter after mili- Chief Minister Uddhav likely to reach Gujarat coast by RKS Bhadauria and DRDO Navy have set up a number of mation commanders to estab- tants opened fire Leaders have no business to Thackeray on Monday on the Monday evening and cross the Chairman G Satheesh Reddy, hospitals in various states for lish and operate hospitals as towards security forces Cyclone Tauktae related situ- state coast between 8 pm and among others. the treatment of COVID-19 well as quarantine facilities for positions, they said. hoard Covid medicines: HC ation in the state, official 11 pm, the IMD said. "Raksha Mantri Shri @raj- patients. COVID-19 patients. Two militants were sources said. Modi had on Saturday nathsingh chairing a meeting of On its part, the Indian Air The emergency powers have killed in the ensuing olitical leaders have no business to hoard stocks of COVID- The cyclonic storm over the reviewed the preparedness to secretaries, CDS, service chiefs Force deployed a significant been granted initially for a gunfight, the police 19 medicines that are already in shortage and they are Arabian Sea led to very strong deal with the cyclone's fallout and Ministry of Defence offi- number of its transport aircraft period of three months from said, adding that the Pexpected to surrender these drugs, said the Delhi High Court winds blowing at a speed of in a high-level meeting which cials via video conferencing to to bring cryogenic oxygen tanks May 1 to July 31 and are in identity and group affil- which on Monday also expressed dissatisfaction over a "vague 114 kmph in Mumbai on was attended by several min- review the actions taken by the and other emergency medical addition to the similar powers iation of the slain mili- and whitewashed enquiry" report filed by the Delhi Police over the Monday afternoon, civic offi- istries and agencies con- ministry and armed forces in supplies from several coun- delegated to the medical officers tants was being ascer- allegations against politicians hoarding and distributing cials said. cerned. India's fight against COVID-19 tries, including Singapore, of the armed forces last week. tained. medicines, including Remdesivir, in national capital. “Just because some political figures are involved, you will not investigate, we will not allow this,” said the court adding that it would have appreciated if the police had enquired into specific Fire breaks out allegations levelled against each person and then filed the report. Delhi reports over 91,000 recoveries Railways reaches However, the court, which was hearing a PIL seeking lodging of in Delhi an FIR on the allegations that politicians are able to procure in huge quantity and distribute COVID-19 medicines even as against 70,000 cases last week patients were running from pillar to post to get them, said since it building milestone of carrying is projected that these medicines were procured for public PNS n NEW DELHI began ravaging countries. The PNS n NEW DELHI charity, it hopes and expects that they are not hoarded for capital reported 1,843 fatalities political gains. Around 91,500 people have due to the virus in the last one Five members of a family 10k tonnes of O2 recovered from COVID-19 in week -- 263 deaths a day on an were rescued safely after a HC dismisses plea to convert CNG Delhi in the last one week as average. fire broke out in the base- PNS n NEW DELHI compared to 70,000 infec- The toll rose from 19,663 on ment of the two-storey cylinders for transporting oxygen tions detected during the peri- May 10 to 21,506 to May 16. building in which they live The railways has reached the od, according to government The national capital had in Delhi's Dwarka Mor milestone of carrying 10,000 he Delhi High Court on data. 262 deaths on Sunday, 337 on area, officials said on tonnes of liquid medical oxy- Monday declined to The number of cumulative Saturday, 289 on Friday, 308 Monday. gen on Monday morning, Tentertain a plea seeking cases increased from 13.23 Monday.It registered 6,456 on Thursday, 300 on A call about the fire was Railway Board Chairman conversion of CNG cylinder lakh on May 9 to 13.93 lakh on coronavirus cases on Sunday, Wednesday, 347 on Tuesday received at 1:24 am on Suneet Sharma said. ways carried more than 150 cascades for storage and May 16. Recoveries rose from 6,430 cases on Saturday, 8,506 and 319 on Monday. The Monday and six fire tenders The service started on April tonnes of oxygen which is transportation of oxygen, 12.17 lakh to 13.09 lakh dur- on Friday, 10,489 on Thursday, highest number of 448 deaths were rushed to the spot, the 19 from Mumbai and it now more than the average of 134 saying the issue falls in the ing the period. 13,287 on Wednesday, 12,481 was reported on May 3. fire officials said. covers 13 states. tonnes being logged since 20 policy making domain of the The number of recoveries on Tuesday and 12,651 on On Sunday, Delhi recorded Two cars and as many "We reached the milestone of days. government. A bench of Chief has been greater than the Monday. a positivity rate of 10.40 per two-wheelers in the build- carrying 10,000 tonnes of liq- The Western Railway carried Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh said conversion of CNG number of infections since The number of active cases cent, the lowest since April 11. ing's parking lot in the uid medical oxygen on 137 tonnes of the life-saving gas cylinder cascades, a bunch of cylinders, would require formulation of May 8, the data revealed. in the capital have also It was 11.32 per cent on basement caught fire. Five Monday morning on Oxygen on Sunday and 151 tonnes on detailed policy by the Centre by also keeping in mind the feasibility Delhi reported 9,706 recov- reduced from 85,258 on May Saturday, 12.4 per cent on people were rescued from Express... Oxygen Express Monday from Gujarat to vari- and practicality of such a project. The court also noted that in a eries on Sunday, 11,592 on 10 to 62,783 during the peri- Friday, 14.24 per cent on the first floor of the build- delivered oxygen to 13 states," ous parts of the country, it said. similar matter before another bench, the central government had Saturday, 14,140 on Friday, od. Thursday, 17 per cent on ing and the fire was brought Sharma said. The WR started carrying said that it was not technically possible to convert CNG cylinder 15,189 on Thursday, 14,071 on On April 28, Delhi had Wednesday, 17.8 per cent on under control by 2:30 am, The railways also said that oxygen tankers from April 25 cascades for storing and transporting oxygen. "We, therefore, see no Wednesday, 13,583 on 99,752 active cases, the max- Tuesday and19.10 percent on said Atul Garg, director, on the day Cyclone Tauktae is and it is carrying an average of reason to entertain the petition. The writ petition is dismissed," the Tuesday and 13,306 on imum since the pandemic Monday. Delhi Fire Services. expected to hit Gujarat, the rail- 134 tonnes oxygen daily. court said. The order came on a plea by a company which claimed to be an expert in testing of CNG cylinders. Biomarkers can diagnose viral infections Satav's last rites performed at Delhi airport to native place in Maharashtra PNS n BENGALURU of time to test for bacterial or viral infections," explains first he mortal remains of shut T2 terminal An Indian Institute of Science author Sathyabaarathi Congress MP Rajeev Satav, (IISc) study has identified a set Ravichandran, Research Twho died after recovering PNS n NEW DELHI sources said average passen- of molecular biomarkers that Associate in the lab of Nagasuma from COVID-19, were consigned ger traffic at the Delhi air- can be used in the differential Chandra, Professor at the to flames with state honours at his The Delhi international air- port was around 1.15 lakh diagnosis of acute bacterial and Department of Biochemistry. native place Kalamnuri in port will shut down its T2 per day in February, which viral infections. These biomark- A quick method to detect Maharashtra's Hingoli district on terminal from Monday mid- has reduced to around ers are different messenger acute viral and bacterial infec- Monday. Several key Congress night as the number of 30,000 per day right now RNA (mRNA molecules found tions and distinguish between leaders, including AICC in-charge flights have reduced signif- due to the second wave. in the blood; differences in them can be immensely useful of Maharashtra H K Patil, party's Maharashtra unit chief Nana icantly due to the second The Delhi airport's deci- their levels can detect and pre- in the clinic, as accurate diagno- Patole and state ministers Ashok Chavan, Balasaheb Thorat, Vijay wave of the COVID-19 pan- sion has come at a time dict with high probability if an sis will win half the battle and Wadettiwar, Aslam Shaikh, Nitin Raut, Varsha Gaikwad, Satej Patil, demic, sources said. when India and its aviation infection is viral or bacterial, Identifying the correct type of infections. However, indiscrim- guide the clinician towards the Vishwajeet Kadam and other party workers werepresent at the From Monday midnight, sector has been badly hit by Bengaluru-based IISc said. infection is therefore critical. inate use of antibiotics to treat optimal treatment path, the funeral. Satav (46), considered as a close associate of Congress all flights will be handled at the second wave. During The current COVID-19 pan- The human body responds to any kind of infection has given statement said. leader Rahul Gandhi, died at a hospital in Pune on Sunday, days the T3 terminal only, they the last few weeks, the num- demic is a grim testimony to the bacterial and viral infections rise to bacterial strains thatare It will also prevent the rise of after recovering from the coronavirus infection. The late Rajya stated. ber of daily domestic air damage an infectious disease differently. It produces different now resistant to our entire such antimicrobial resistance. In Sabha member's family members bid him an emotional farewell Currently, the Delhi air- passengers in India have can cause to human health and types of molecules - such as arsenal of antibiotics, an IISc the new study, published in the as his mortal remains were consigned to flames at his native port is handling around 325 come down from more than welfare. A major challenge in proteins and RNA - in the statement noted. journal 'EBioMedicine', the IISc place on Monday. Paying tributes to the late leader, Shaikh said, flights per day, they men- 2.2 lakh to around 75,000 treating such diseases is misdi- blood, depending on the type of "Antibiotics are given even for researchers have developed such "...he would always talk about the issues concerning the people of tioned. Before the pandem- right now, according to the agnosis, which can lead to trial- infection. While antibiotics can viral infections in some cases a test using patient blood tran- Maharashtra...the farmers have lost their leader. He is not among ic, it used to handle around Civil Aviation Ministry's and-error treatments, and treat bacterial infections, they because of misdiagnosis. With scriptomes and sophisticated us. I am speechless."Kadam described Satav as his "big brother 1,500 flights per day. The data. improper use of antibiotics. are ineffective against viral current methods, it can take a lot computational modelling. and mentor". TUESDAY | MAY 18, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION India is very much Ready, go? Are we on the right path to addressing the pandemic? Do we have the right people on our right side? a democracy PRAFULL GORADIA ne of the most prominent scientific voices of the COVID-19 pandemic, virolo- gist Shahid Jameel has resigned as the head of the Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics OConsortia (INSACOG), the scientific advisory group coordinating the country’s Contrary to what the critics might say, we have a nation that is strong genome-sequencing work. The scientific body advising the Union Government on the epidemiological and virological aspects of handling the COVID pandemic is the poor- enough to accommodate all the viewpoints er by the surprise resignation of the virologist. He chaired the INSACOG that the Government set up this January to use genetic sequencing to track the emergence of ately, several observers of democracy, the Freedom the COVID variants. The consortium first detected the deadly Indian variant, B.1.617, House of the US, V Dem in February itself and shared the findings with the National Centre for Disease Control based in Sweden and the DemocracyL Index of the UK, (NCDC) under the Health Ministry in early March. It stated that the variant may cause a spurt in infec- have commented that India may be moving towards an electoral tions across the country. The consortium found out autocracy. Such a conclusion is that B.1.617 had two mutations, called E484Q and extremely unfair and positively L452R, that could transmit faster and escape anti- damaging. Evidently, these agen- bodies as well. The Health Ministry made this infor- cies and others are unable to appreciate India having a strong mation public on March 24. Responding to a query Government. While the by the Reuters news agency about the lack of a more American establishment, espe- robust response from the Government to the find- cially the Pentagon, would like a ings, Shahid Jameel said: “I am worried that sci- viable ally against the expansion- ist China, these so-called liberals ence was not taken into account to drive policy. But prefer to see India as a permanent I know where my jurisdiction stops. As scientists Third World Society. we provide the evidence, policymaking is the job of Do they realise that India has the Government.” He may not have been mending bridges with his well-known can- a dominantly Hindu ethos which dour. Jameel continued to follow the Indian strain and regularly inform the Government. is intrinsically an epitome of free- dom? Anyone who believes in On May 13, he wrote a signed article in the New York Times, critical of India’s the phenomenon of karma is a response, specially about vaccination. “India should vaccinate with far more than Hindu. Whether he/she is a the two million daily doses now….In India the virus was mutating around the new whole-time worshipper or an year to become more infectious, more transmissible and better able to evade pre- agonistic, it enjoys or suffers the fruit of his karma. No god sits on existing immunity….The timing and scale of the third wave would depend on the judgement over any individual or proportion of vaccinated people, whether newer variants emerge and whether India his/her community; there is no disagreement and insist that of the Egyptians and brought order to fulfill themselves col- can avoid additional super-spreader events, like large weddings and religious festi- anticipation of a doomsday or an the roses in his region are only them to Judea. lectively in the service of God. vals….….” Jameel gave no reason for quitting the post, but he may just have reached end of the world. Anadi-ananta, pink. The person from west- Again, Jesus Christ, the Whereas, the inductive or there is no beginning of life ern India may say you are “son of God”, was brutally cru- Hindus are dependent on the end of the long rope. Previously, Dr Gagandeep Kang, another scientist and the and no end, according to Hindu wrong; roses are always yellow. cified, more violence. individual karmas and have only Indian woman to be elected as Fellow, the Royal Society of London, resigned scriptures. After half an hour of animat- When we went to no pressure to unite to serve as the executive director of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute. Karma is reminiscent of ed argumentation, each would Jerusalem, one morning the society and, in turn, God. In She is also the vice-chairperson for Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness, a global physics, which says that for every say: Possibly in your parts of guide took us all to the foot of the bargain, they unite only in action, there is an equal and the country, there are other the Calvary Hill on the top of the face of severe collective consortium facilitating promising vaccine candidates for COVID-19. Kang was also opposite reaction. Every action colours of roses. Someone else which Jesus Christ was was danger. In the bargain, they the head of the National COVID-19 task force constituted by the Indian Council of by an individual, whether virtu- would propose: Let us agree to KARMA IS crucified. There are 14 sta- believe they are peace-loving Medical Research for a similar purpose, but disbanded within a month. She is also ous or vicious, is spontaneously disagree, and request that we tions, or stops, to the top of the and in the eyes of others they recorded by the grand nature or exchange samples of all four REMINISCENT OF hill where now is the Church might seem deficient in known to speak out her mind. It is high time that the scientific task force is headed PHYSICS, WHICH SAYS by virologists —with the bureaucrats handling the execution side. its celestial computer as well as its colours. of Sepulchre; the “son of God” courage. But those who reaction or bhagya. There is no A member of an THAT FOR EVERY was buried therein. At the believe in the deductive single judge, nor only two alter- Abrahamic or western back- time, I was too weak to climb approach have their histories PIC natives for the individual, name- ground, in such a controver- ACTION, THERE IS AN all the distance. To please my littered with violence and war. TALK ly heaven or hell. sial situation, may well declare EQUAL AND OPPOSITE wife and cousins, I said I As early as the ascension of Any assertion of a single god that roses are always red; the REACTION. EVERY would climb to station two Prophet Muhammad in 632 resembles Deductive Logic which rest must be other flowers or, and sit down and wait for AD, the Caliphs initiated the asserts a premise namely so and perhaps, weeds. Just as a Jew ACTION BY AN them to return from the top. conquest of the Middle-East, so is my God and He is the only is a Jew, the rest are gentiles. INDIVIDUAL, However, a magnet in the air including Morocco in the west, God. The corollaries that That is where conflict and war WHETHER VIRTUOUS drew me on and on. I went up to Iran in the east. The Moors emanate from the premise are begin. Prophet Abraham, all the 14 stations. I am not a of North Africa invaded Spain flawlessly consistent. In sharp when he first saw a vision, said OR VICIOUS, IS Christian nor have been to a in 712 AD and reached contrast, Hinduism is a specimen God told him to prove his bon- SPONTANEOUSLY missionary school. So, I Poitiers in France soon. of Inductive Logic. Herein lies the fires by sacrificing his own son climbed to the top of the hill Historian Ian Morris, in his freedom intrinsic to Hinduism. Isaac. When he was about to RECORDED BY THE and returned without feeling book WAR, calls it the “Five To illustrate this contrast, say, four obey God and behead Isaac, GRAND NATURE OR any great extra weakness or Hundred-Years War” but it Hindus happened to meet some- the Almighty told him to stop ITS CELESTIAL fatigue. was actually longer. Eventually, where and discuss the subject of and sacrifice a goat instead. In the deductive religions, Britain alone conquered one- roses. The person from the north The western religion was thus COMPUTER AS WELL there is limited scope for spir- fourth of the world. may say that roses are red. The born in violence; Prophet AS ITS REACTION ituality beyond the scriptures (The writer is a well- southerner could assert that he Moses had a much more vio- and places of worship. As a known columnist and an has seen only white roses. The lent experience when he freed result, the believers tend to author. The views expressed are easterner may express serious the Israelis from the clutches unite communally and fight in personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE People at an amusement park during the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, in Baghdad AP TIME TO STAND UNITED The Centre has Sir — I refer to the article ‘Corona: some informed that Delhi will real and some hype’ (May 17). It is true that Let’s not be hesitant be supplied 3.83 lakh the Opposition and the so-called section doses in May and no Stop the cruelty vaccines to be supplied who are against Modi decried lockdown and vaccines. and its adverse implications on livelihood There are clear instructions from the for the age group 18- The Hazaras, for decades at the receiving end, of the people when the first wave struck Government that there should be no loss of 44 years. us. They were against vaccines and ques- wages. Is it being followed? People passing are still facing torture in Afghanistan through, many people, especially those belong- Delhi Deputy Chief Minister tioned its potentiality. Everybody point- — Manish Sisodia fghanistan, a country where war and bloodshed never end, is again in the news. ed fingers at the Centre. ing to the economically weaker sections, still And for the same reason. As the US troops start withdrawing from Afghanistan, Now Lockdown 2.0 is being unilater- fear losing their livelihood. Among the other major factors contributing to the vaccine hes- The Russian side is the ultra-radicals have found the right time to teach the minorities a lesson, in ally announced by the States. Similar is the A case with the other States pertaining to the itation are the sample collection and the committing stupidity a bloody way, probably the only way they know. The Hazaras have always been at announcement of the report. because it is a vaccination drive which had some hesitan- he surge in COVID-19 cases and the deaths the receiving end in the Afghan society. They have faced discrimination but this time cy among the people earlier because of There may be a long waiting period. In fact, mistake to turn across India, the vaccine hesitation in the the “fear” chasing the villagers, and even some former friends into it was dastardly and inhumane as the attack targeted young schoolgirls. A bomb their false propagation earlier. Won’t this rural populace and small towns has lockdown ruin the economy of the States T urban people who are pushing them to refuse enemies attack on Kabul's Sayed-ul-Shuhada High School killed over 60 people; most of the emerged as a major obstacle. A large number vaccinations or tests, was due to the ignorance or the people? The creation of such of people living in villages and small towns are victims were young girls. It is still not clear which impression among the people is against the and the mass proliferation of fake news, most- Czech President group was behind the attack. But whichever group going to “jhola chhap” doctors to get treat- ly. A huge wall of suspicion, rumours, fake — Milos Zeman people, the States and the entire nation. It ment for their fever, cough and cold, and not did it, knew that it had the tacit backing of the major- is against national interest, basically. It news and fear was hesitation or outright denial for a COVID test. for both the vaccine and the trial. The fact of My hands and feet ity of Afghanistan, or at least it assumed that. The shows the inability of the local The fear of these sections is that “those were either frozen, Government. When the entire world is the matter is that the Government and med- Afghan Taliban and the Government are both con- who test positive will be transferred to COVID ical fraternity put “ignorance” behind the hes- numb or burning, fighting Coronavirus, such unwanted hospitals, where no one survives”. It is the fear and pretty much demning each other for the attack. The Taliban have criticism by the Opposition does not entail itation of testing and vaccines in India, social of positive testing that is clearly preventing workers and most doctors felt that a massive useless for two all along held the Hazaras as heretics. Their well; in fact, it vitiates the entire atmos- these villagers from taking the test and the lack weeks. phere of recovery from the pandemic. awareness campaign was needed to combat Deobandi and Salafi belief system finds faults with of infrastructure is another major reason for these obstacles. Rocker, guitarist Secondly, the Centre was forced to keep the lack of tests, lack of oxygen, hospital beds the Hazara's religious practices and beliefs. The its commitment on exporting vaccines after Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai — Eric Clapton Hazaras are nine per cent of the Afghan population. getting the raw material. Now the States water quality in the rivers, has to be attend- Narendra Modi and his Government or an They are considered the descendants of Changez have invited global tenders for vaccines. ed to on war footing. The need of the hour Pressure, anxiety Still, the Centre is distributing vaccines to indirect way to play cover-up with Modi? Khan, who settled in Afghanistan. is that authorities should spread awareness Did Bhagwat suggest that the people and all were always the States. On the other hand, in many there. In my case, I Till the 19th century, they were being traded as with the riverside communities on the use became complement because Modi, Home States, the medicines, vaccines, oxygen realised all my slaves. Many radical groups still have the same notion about the Hazaras, a "sub- of river water and to prevent such incidents Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda cylinders, Remdesivir or hospital beds are of dumping of bodies in the river. The soci- preparations were human" group that has no rightful place in that society. During the reign of Amir Abdur and UP’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath there in a physical being offered at a high premium. It is not ety needs to ensure the safe and dignified asked the people to attend their political Rehman in the late nineteenth century, the slavery stopped but they still had to per- the time to indulge in politics. We, togeth- sense. After all of that, the anxiety cremation of the deceased. rallies? Did these same people force the was always there form menial tasks. With the checks and balances provided by the US presence no er, should fight the virus tooth and nail Amit Singh Kushwaha | Satna Government to set up the infrastructure Sravana Ramachandran | Chennai for the Kumbh Mela where thousands got Cricketer longer in place, the writing on the wall is quite clear. The Hazaras are going to be ARE THE PEOPLE COMPLACENT? — Sachin Tendulkar targeted by the Taliban as they have always had strained relations. They supported ENSURE SAFE CREMATIONS infected and took that infection to their Sir — Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh native towns and villages? Now, only the Uzbek opponents of Gen Rashid Dostum in 1997, who massacred the Taliban trapped Sir — The Central Government has (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on May 15 public has been punished for this “lenien- Back to the jungle! in Mazar-i-Sharif. Many Hazaras live across the border in Pakistan but they aren't directed the States to be on guard against cy”, losing lakhs of lives and wasting crores the dumping of dead bodies in the rivers accused the Government and the people Went to Mumbai safe either. According to a 2019 report by Pakistan's National Commission for Human of becoming complacent after COVID’s of rupees for the mismanagement. to donate plasma and focus on their safe disposal, besides The Government needs to accept that Rights, at least 509 Hazaras have been murdered since 2013. In The Kite Runner, first wave, which irritated the common- but didn't have providing support for ensuring dignified it failed to health infrastructure, beds, oxy- Hassan was a Hazara, and we all know what he had to go through. In Afghanistan's cremation. Witnessing dead bodies in the ers. It was the day of the Modi enough antibodies Government’s “eighth victory anniversary gen and vaccines for donation. current state, not much can be done. Pakistan is no better but, for its part, it is mak- rivers would amount to among the most Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee | Faridabad undesirable and alarming situations. day” (May 16, 2014). But the big question: ing efforts to promote reconciliation. By all possibilities, Hazaras may be left to fend Is Bhagwat’s accusation of the Government Send your feedback to: Model, actor The dumping of dead bodies, as well — Milind Soman for themselves. as their safe disposal and protection of truly a warning to Prime Minister [email protected] TUESDAY | MAY 18, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Rise of religions and INDIAN VIEWPOINT ON ISRAEL, PALESTINE decline of the West SONAL SHUKLA We proudly state that India is a secular State, but are we actually not communal? In an increasingly globalised world, there is greater civilisational, social and ethnic self-consciousness. But cultural identity is what is most meaningful to most people ndia has seen an uprising of religious conscious- ness, pride, assertiveness and aggression in recent years like never before. The credit or blame MARKANDEY KATJU I is reserved for the BJP generally, though now promi- or several days the conflict between the Israelis and the nent parties like the AAP, TMC and Congress are Palestinians has been going on. We in India have seen on also seen as following suit.But is rise of religious and YouTube rockets being fired by Hamas, which are often inter- civilizational identity particular to India, or is it a F global phenomenon of our times? From Islamic cepted by Israel’s Iron Dome, and the demolition of buildings in nations to Europe, from Brazil to Philippines the phe- Gaza by the Israeli Air Force. nomenon seems to be taking shape.Three decades What do Indians think about all this? ago, the American political scientist Samuel About 80 per cent Indians are Hindus, and about 16 per cent Huntington made such a prophesy for our times. are Muslims. Almost all Hindus, including the so called ‘intellec- The post-Cold war world has changed funda- tuals’ among them (academics, mediapersons, professionals like mentally, so he wrote. The world has never been mul- tipolar and multicivilizational before -- while being lawyers and doctors, writers, etc) support Israel in this conflict, so interconnected - in the entire human history. The and almost all Indian Muslims support the Palestinians. Only the most important distinctions between people in this so-called ‘liberals’ among the Hindus support the Palestinians, new world will not be ideological or economic but but these would be hardly five per cent of all Hindus. The rest cultural; most important and dangerous conflicts will believe all Muslims everywhere in the world to be trouble-mak- occur not between rich or poor but between peo- ers and terrorists. ple belonging to different cultural entities.End of Cold war has led to global resurgence of religions around the world, involving intensification of religious con- sciousness, rise of fundamentalist movements,esca- lating ethnic conflicts and ethnic cleansing. West, Turkish and Iranian support to North African nations after Arab that the west faces is not just econom- Huntington identifies another significant phe- Azerbaijan in conflict can all be Spring can be understood by ic but more importantly to its politi- nomenon taking place in the post-Cold war world: explained on the basis of this theory. Huntington’s theory. cal influence and liberal value system. the relative decline of the western power. East is on Is western liberalism universal? Huntington dismisses The greatest challenge comes from its way to equating with the West. The US and UN Most non-western nations take Fukuyama’s End of History theory Islam and China, that embody great are unable to suppress bloody local conflicts and ris- THE GREATEST offence to the West’s sitting as the jury that predicts victory of western lib- cultural tradition very different from ing China is increasingly assertive. Asian civilisations CHALLENGE COMES on the level of democracy and free- eralism over all other ideologies.The West and in their eyes superior to it. are expanding economically. Economic growth cre- FROM ISLAM AND dom in their governing systems- collapse of communism in Soviet Throughout the history when a civil- ates basis for enhanced military power and politi- CHINA, THAT while the non-western world can Union doesn't necessarily mean that isation’s power has expanded, it has cal influence.As the power and self-confidence of EMBODY GREAT never judge the west.Huntington other societies will import the always used that power to extend its non-Western societies increases, they assert their own CULTURAL questions the imposition of western Western ideology of liberal democ- values, practices and institutions to cultural values and reject those imposed on them TRADITION VERY liberalism on the non-western world: racy - this underestimates the non- other societies. The era dominated by by West. Most notable cultural resurgence is hap- DIFFERENT FROM its universalism. He states that west- western culture’s creativity, resilience western ideologies is over, new era will pening in Asia and Islamic nations generated by their WEST AND, IN ern assumption that the only river of and individuality. This thinking is have multiple and diverse civilizations economic and demographic dynamism. THEIR EYES, civilization is our own and all oth- rooted in Cold War perspective, that interact, compete and coexist and The multi-civilisational world and rise of reli- SUPERIOR TO IT. ers are either tributaries to it or lost liberal democracy is the only alterna- accommodate with each other. gions: Huntington writes empires rise and fall, gov- in the desert sand is an egocentric tive to communism. There are many Second generation indigenisa- This is because despite the Indian Constitution calling India THROUGHOUT THE ernments come and go, civilizations remain and sur- HISTORY, WHEN A illusion of the West.Universalism jus- forms of authoritarianism, national- tion phenomenon is taking place all a secular country, the truth is it is highly communal. Most Hindus vive political, social, economic, even ideological CIVILISATION'S tifies western cultural domination ism, corporatism and market com- over the non-western world. In are communal, and so are most Muslims. This I can say from upheavals. The great religions are the foundations over others by making other societies munism (China) that are alive and 1960-70s pro-west governments and on which great civilisations rest (Confucianism, POWER HAS ape western practices and institu- well in the world today. More signif- west-leaning (often western educat- personal knowledge. When I am with my own relatives, and they EXPANDED, IT HAS are sure no Muslim is around, they often spout venom against Hindu, Islam, Judeo-Christian).The 20th century tions. What west calls universal, icantly there are religious alternatives ed) leaders were threatened by coups ideological conflict between Liberal Democracy and ALWAYS USED THAT others see as imperialism. It increas- that lie outside secular ideologies. and revolutions; in 1980-90s they Muslims, who are perceived as fanatics and anti-national. When Marxist Leninism was only a fleeting, superficial his- POWER TO EXTEND ingly brings West into conflict with Modernisation and Westernisation: were increasingly in danger of being a Muslim is lynched in India most Hindus are indifferent, and some torical phenomenon, a temporary aberration in the ITS VALUES, other civilizations, most seriously Huntington questions that mod- ousted by elections. Electoral com- even happy. One terrorist less! In fact, it is because most Hindus centuries-old human history. History of the world PRACTICES AND with Islam and China. ernization essentially needs western- petitions are won by most popular are communal that the BJP, which claims to represent the Hindus, has been the history of civilizations, and conflict INSTITUTIONS TO He states major differences in ization. No one political ideology or appeals of ethnic, nationalistic and won the parliamentary elections in India in 2014 and 2019, and between them. Religion is the most important fac- OTHER SOCIETIES political and economic develop- set of institutions -- elections, civic religious character. came to power. Thereafter, polarisation of Indian society on reli- tor in determining civilisation. ment among civilizations are clear- associations and other hallmark of Another challenge that the gious lines has grown exponentially. No doubt the recent farm- The most salient cause of religious revival is the ly rooted in their different cultures. western life — are necessary for eco- West faces is the democracy para- process of social, economic and cultural moderniza- East Asian economic success as well nomic growth. Non-western societies dox: democratisation conflicts with ers agitation in India cut through caste and religious lines, and tion which has disrupted longstanding system of iden- as difficulties in achieving stable have modernised and can do so with- westernisation. Democracy is the ongoing pandemic has been a reverse to the BJP which is tity and authority. In an increasingly globalised world, democratic political system, has its out adopting values, institutions, inherently a parochialising, not cos- being blamed by the people for not properly handling it. But these there is greater civilisational, social and ethnic self- source in East Asian culture. Islamic practices of the west. Gulf nations mopolitanising, process. As non- are temporary phenomena. Once they are over, the country will consciousness — because people define themselves culture explains failure of emergence and East Asian economies are the liv- western societies take to democra- again revert to the old status. by what makes them different from others. Cultural of democracy in much of Islamic ing examples of this in our times. cy, or deepen democracy, they The truth is that secularism is a feature of industrial society, identity is what is most meaningful to most people. world. Japan and India are the only In fundamental ways the world seek to assert their own value sys- as in North America and Europe, but India is still semi-feudal, In this new world, local politics is the politics of two civilizations which had a class is becoming more modern and less tems and rebel against the western ethnicity; global politics is the politics of civilizations. system paralleling that of the West; western. Modernisation strengthens diktats, often a change from friend- and most people here are strongly religious. The religious divide The rivalry of superpower is replaced by the clash The author is a public why only two non-western societies cultures adopting it and reduces rel- ly dictator to unfriendly democra- between Hindus and Muslims was fanned up by the British rulers of civilizations. Global politics began to be reconfig- policy analyst and a to sustain major democratic govern- ative power of the west. At individ- tic regime for the west. by their policy of divide and rule (see my article ‘The Truth about ured along cultural lines: civilizational identities are lawyer. The views ments. The recent coup in Myanmar, ual level, modernisation breaks tra- Regionalisation will be the central Pakistan’ and BN Pande’s ‘History in the service of Imperialism’ shaping the patterns of cohesion, disintegration and expressed are personal. dictatorial regimes in Russia and ditional bonds and social relations, trend in post-cold war global pol- online), and continued even after Independence in 1947 by some conflict. Present day conflicts between West and Turkey despite their proximity to the creating crises of identity to which itics. The US is not likely to have vested interests, particularly after the BJP came to power in 2014. China, West and Islam, cohesion and unity of Islamic West, failure of West to import religious provides an answer. the military capability to manage nations, China and Islamic connection against democracy to Iraq, Afghanistan, Decline of the West: The challenge regional contingencies. Some people claim that the recent elections in West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu where the BJP and/or its ally (like the ADMK) suffered a reverse, shows that the BJP is on the decline. I do not POINTCOUNTERPOINT agree. A few carefully engineered communal riots will neutralise this trend. Unless India becomes a highly industrialised country, com- THE AAP IS BEHIND THESE POSTERS. I AM BEHIND THE I WONDER HOW MANY WALLS OF DELHI THE POLICE HAS munalism will thrive in India. To end communalism, a radical trans- POSTERS. ARREST ME AND OUR MLAS BUT DO NOT THOUGHT OF CLEANING, EXCEPT THOSE WHERE PM MODI formation of Indian society is required, which is only possible HARASS POOR PEOPLE WHO PASTE POSTERS. IS CRITICISED. by a mighty historical united people’s struggle, culminating in a — DURGESH PATHAK — ABHISHEK MANU SINGHVI revolution, but this is as yet nowhere on the horizon. AAP LEADER CONGRESS LEADER (The writer is a former judge of the Supreme Court. The views expressed are personal.) My heart is in the West though I am in the East When your country burns, there is nothing more important left to do than be with all your loved ones around, all together or the last few days, the closest bomb shelter. Or to live in a place where there is no their children, and they wait peaceful days and for a despite the very chal- the stairway. Or as far as pos- shelter? until it passes. Imagine what brighter future. Flenging times in India, sible from their apartments’ These surreal situations kind of a feeling that must be, There was a Jewish poet and Delhi in particular, where windows. And then, after and dilemmas happen day to know that you cannot pro- who lived in Spain in the I have been living and work- hearing the explosion and after day here. A few days ago, tect your own children from Middle Ages, Rabbi Yehuda ing for the past two years,I feeling the building shaking, an Indian nurse, Soumya danger, that you cannot calm Halevi. He wanted one thing haven’t really “been” in Delhi. they had to go back to what Santhosh, who had been them, reassure them. more than anything in his I mean: physically, I have. But they were doing before the working in Ashkelon in the When our children are life: to be able to go to the while I am physically here, my ORLY alarm started and try to keep South of Israel for the last eight born, we are quite clueless, but Promised Land, to Israel. He thoughts, my prayers, and my GOLDSCHMIDT on living their lives, as if this years,was killed by a rocket we all know one thing for sure: said: “My heart is in the East fears are in Israel. My family, whole situation was normal. fired at the house by Hamas. we will do everything we can and I am in the West”. my friends, my co-workers, It is almost impossible to Soumya Santhosh,the mother to protect them and give them This sentence reminds live mostly in areas that have understand this when you of a nine-year-old boy, was the best childhood possible. Israelis of those who didn’t been fired on by Hamas, and don’t experience it (and God, working as a caregiver for an And no one, no one should have the chance to go to so have had to spend the last I pray that no one has to ever elderly woman, and was wait- live through what the families Israel through the centuries few days and nights running experience this), but when ing for the woman’s daughter in Israel have been living. but were dreaming of it. between their apartments and the alarm sounds, you have to come home. When the My Indian friends and Today, this sentence res- their shelters. less than 40 seconds (if you live alarm started, she didn’t have colleagues from Delhi have onates in me more than ever. As a matter of fact, since in the South, you may not even the time to run to a shelter and been sending me texts since As I am sure that it does for last Tuesday, Hamas, the ter- have 10 seconds) to run to a unfortunately got hit. A mat- Tuesday, showing love and my colleagues, Israeli diplo- rorist organization control- shelter. Less than 40 seconds. ter of seconds... support, and I know we are mats abroad too. Because ling Gaza, has fired about3000 Think about it: what can you My sister doesn’t have a blessed to be serving in India when your country burns, rockets towards Israel. Three The author is head of do in less than 40 seconds? It shelter in her apartment. in those times. And from you want nothing more than thousand times in less than a Public Diplomacy at takes me more time to put my When the alarm sounds, they here, all I can do is pray for to be with your loved ones, at week, the Israeli population, the Israel Embassy in shoes on. More time to write I am a mother of three them to the shelter in the mid- don’t have the time to run to better days in Israel and its sur- home, all together. So today, the elderly, the adults and New Delhi. The views a text message to a friend. small children.Just to imagine dle of the nigh tworries me. a “public shelter”. So, they roundings, pray for the day I am in the East, but my heart children, had to move as expressed are personal. Much more time to wake my — practically — how I would What if I don’t manage? What remain at home all together, that our neighbours can be our is in the West, with my loved quickly as possible and run to kids up in the morning! manage taking the three of does it mean? And what if we my sister, her husband, and partners, and hope for more ones. TUESDAY | MAY 18, 2021 Money 08 Sensex rallies 848 points; Housing sales up 21%, supply down 40% in January-March PNS n NEW DELHI financial stocks sparkle Housing sales increased by 21 PNS n MUMBAI robust Q4 FY21 earnings and Rupee rises by per cent while new supply early sign of decline in second declined 40 per cent year-on- Equity benchmark Sensex wave of daily caseload bol- 7 paise to 73.22 year during January-March zoomed over 848 points on stered investors' confidence. 2021 across seven major cities, Monday, driven by strong “A consistent reduction in according to data analytic firm buying in banking shares amid COVID-19 daily caseload, against dollar PropEquity. a reduction in daily domestic which fell below 3 lakh on PNS n MUMBAI Housing demand in the COVID-19 caseload. Sunday, certainly augurs well April-June quarter is likely to The 30-share BSE index for markets. It indicates that The rupee rose for the second be sluggish due to the second ended 848.18 points or 1.74 prediction of receding second straight session on Monday to wave of the COVID-19 pan- per cent higher at 49,580.73, wave of COVID-19 by the end close 7 paise higher at 73.22 demic. and the broader NSE Nifty of May or mid of June holds (provisional) against the US Sales or absorption of hous- Samir Jasuja, founder and Bengaluru rose 13 per cent to soared 245.35 points or 1.67 true and adverse impact of dollar on the back of positive ing units rose by 21 per cent MD at PropEquity, said the 12,262 units in January-March per cent to 14,923.15. second wave should not be felt domestic equities and weak across seven cities in the first first quarter of this calendar 2021 from 10,878 units in the IndusInd Bank was the top beyond Q1 FY22," he said. American currency. quarter of the 2021 calendar year was relatively better for year-ago period. gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- Elsewhere in Asia, bourses At the interbank forex year to 1,05,183 units as against Indian realty as compared to Chennai saw a 29 per cent lying over 7 per cent, followed in Shanghai and Hong Kong market, the rupee opened at 87,236 units in the year-ago the last year. rise in sales at 5,055 units from by SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC ended on a positive note, 73.24 and hit an intra-day period. "There was higher demand 3,930 units, while Hyderabad twins, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv while Tokyo and Seoul were in high of 73.16 and a low of However, the new supply or in ready to move in units and witnessed a 16 per cent rise in and UltraTech Cement. the red. 73.26. The local unit finally launches of housing units fell the projects nearing comple- demand to 10,964 units from On the other hand, L&T, Stock exchanges in Europe settled at 73.22, registering a 40 per cent to 59,737 units tion. However, the second 9,477 units. Bharti Airtel, Nestle India, were trading on a negative gain of 7 paise over its previ- from 1,00,343 units. wave of COVID will lead to In Maharashtra, housing Sun Pharma and PowerGrid note in mid-session deals. ous close. On Friday, the Bengaluru, Chennai, muted demand going for- sales in MMR grew 26 per cent were among the laggards. Meanwhile, international rupee had closed at 73.29 Hyderabad, Mumbai ward," he said. to 41,323 units from 32,886 According to Binod Modi, oil benchmark Brent crude against the US dollar. Metropolitan Region (MMR), Jasuja expects sales to pick units, while Pune registered 31 Head Strategy at Reliance was trading 0.06 per cent The domestic unit has Delhi-NCR and Pune saw a up after the end of the second per cent growth in demand at Securities, domestic equities higher at USD 68.75 per bar- appreciated 20 paise in the rise in housing sales, while wave of COVID. According to 25,252 units compared to witnessed strong rebound as rel. last two trading sessions. Kolkata slipped by 20 per cent. the data, housing sales in 19,221 units. MONEY MATTERS Crisil: Too early nd NEFT to remain unavailable on Shilpa Medicare arm inks to say Covid 2 wave has peaked Sunday due to technical upgrade pact with Dr Reddy's PNS n MUMBAI PNS n MUMBAI rug firm Shilpa Medicare on Monday said its arm has Even as new Covid infections The popular National Dentered into a definitive have shown a declining trend, Electronic Funds Transfer agreement with Dr Reddy's credit rating agency Crisil on (NEFT) system for online Laboratories for manufacturing of Monday said it is “too early” transfer of funds will remain AirAsia: Free rescheduling, Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik to say that the second wave of unavailable for 14 hours from V. "The company, via its wholly the pandemic has peaked Saturday mid-night till Sunday owned subsidiary Shilpa Biologicals and flagged concerns over the afternoon due technical cancellation for WB flights Pvt Ltd (SBPL), has entered into a vaccination drive. upgrade, the Reserve Bank of three year definitive agreement with After opening up the vac- India said on Monday. PNS n MUMBAI and from Karnataka, Delhi, Dr Reddy's Laboratories for production-supply of the Sputnik V cination for all adults, the National Electronic Funds Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu vaccine from its integrated biologics R&D cum manufacturing center drive has suffered because Transfer (NEFT) is a nation- Budget carrier AirAsia India as well for the current duration at Dharwad, Karnataka," Shilpa Medicare said in a regulatory filing. availability of vaccines has wide centralised payment sys- 00:01 hrs to 14:00 hrs on high-value fund transfers. on Monday announced free of the respective state lock- The targeted production of the dual vector Sputnik V for the first 12 become a “national bottle- tem owned and operated by Sunday, May 23, 2021. The NEFT is also a near-real-time cancellation and reschedul- downs. While the lockdowns months is 50 million doses (50 million of component 1 and 50 neck”, the rating agency said the Reserve Bank of India RTGS system will continue to funds transfer facility. NEFT ing for flights to and from in Karnataka, Delhi and Tamil million of component 2), from the date of start of commercial in a report. It said new cases (RBI). It is available round the be operational as usual during currently operates in batches West Bengal in the wake of a Nadu are in force till May 24, production, the company added. Shilpa Medicare said Dr Reddy's touched 4.14 lakh on May 6, clock availability on all days of this period," the RBI said. on half-hourly intervals 15-day lockdown in the state. West Bengal will continue to be will facilitate the transfer of the sputnik technology to SBPL. and have now declined to an the year. The RBI has asked banks to throughout the day. A 15-day lockdown came under lockdown till May 30, Under the agreement, SBPL will be responsible for manufacture of average of 3.6 lakh a day for A technical upgrade of inform their customers to plan Besides funds transfer, into force in Bengal on Sunday, while in Maharashtra, it will the vaccine, while Dr Reddy's is responsible for istribution/marketing the week ended May 16. NEFT, targeted to enhance their payment operations NEFT system is also used for with the government putting in last till June 1. of the vaccine in its marketing territories. The decline in new cases the performance and accordingly. a variety of transactions place a host of measures to All AirAsia guests who offers some respite, but, “it's resilience, is scheduled after Similar technical upgrade including payment of credit curb the spread of Covid. booked their flights before too early to call a peak”, the the close of business of May 22, for real-time gross settlement card dues to the card issuing Further, the Bangalore- the announcement of the lock- report noted. It also acknowl- 2021, RBI said in a statement. (RTGS) was completed on banks, payment of loan EMI, based private carrier said it was down can opt to cancel or HMSI extends warranty, edged that the new cases "Accordingly, NEFT service April 18, 2021. and inward foreign exchange extending the similar facility, change to another flight with- have fallen without a dip in will not be available from RTGS facility is used for remittances, among others. announced earlier for flights to out incurring any change fees. free service till July 31 testing numbers. “India's onda Motorcycle and Scooter Covid affliction curve has India (HMSI) on Monday said turned for the first time since Hit has extended warranty and the second wave began, with free service period till July 31, daily cases in the week ended LDB services extended to 9 SEZs across India across all its dealerships in the May 16 falling 15 per cent country in the wake of the second sequentially,” it said. PNS n NEW DELHI announced extension of its time location information on tify the bottlenecks and ease Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. “While vaccination was LDB services at 9 major SEZ container movement from their operations. Last mile Secretary, Department for The extension is applicable to opened to all adults two weeks PRNewswire/ -- NICDC across India to improve last ports to SEZs. container visibility stands in- Promotion of Industry and those customers, whose vehicle's free service, warranty and back to battle the fierce sec- Logistics Data Services mile container visibility. Commenting on the occa- line with NLDS' objective of Internal Trade. extended warranty was originally ending between April 1 and May ond wave, vaccine availabili- (NLDS), a joint venture Major SEZs include sion, Mr. Ichiro Oshima, CEO, improving the export and During the event, stake- 31, 2021, HMSI said in a statement. Reassuring customers facing ty has become a national bot- between the Government of Visakhapatnam, SEEPZ NLDS said,"The need for more import (EXIM) trade and holders in the EXIM industry restricted movement in several states, the company said it will tleneck,” it said. As a result of India, represented by the Mumbai, Surat, MEPZ accurate end-to-end container reducing the logistics cost." requested to install RFID read- support them to avail these services at their convenience at a later this, states have announced a National Industrial Corridor Chennai, Cochin, Kandla, visibility was apparent when The idea for NLDS' service ers at industrial zones, manu- date before July 31, 2021, as lockdown eases. As part of initiatives temporary halt to their vacci- Development and Noida, Mangalore and Dahez exporters and importers expe- extension was first proposed facturing hubs and SEZs, to support relief measures in the pandemic, Honda India Foundation nation drive for the 18-44 age Implementation Trust, and SEZ. With container tracking rienced significant delays in during NLDSL's Logistics Data which would enable them to (HIF), the corporate social responsibility arm of all Honda group group and prioritised those in NEC Corporation, a leader in services now live at these loca- container movement. With Bank (LDB)'s Open House receive timely updates on last- firm in India, has pledged Rs 6.5 crore for five states -- Haryana, the 45 plus bracket, especial- the integration of IT and net- tions, exporters and importers end-to-end container track- Session held in January last mile cargo and improve supply Rajasthan, Karnataka, UP and Gujarat. It includes setting-up of a ly the second doses, it added. work technologies, today will be able to get near real- ing, users can now easily iden- year under the chairmanship of chain efficiency. 100-bed facility at Manesar, in Haryana and another facility at Tapukara in Rajasthan with a bed capacity of up to 100. Bhubaneswar Airport handled 20.53 Ashok Leyland lines up ONGC to procure 1 lakh O2concentrators MT of vax, other Covid-related cargo PNS n NEW DELHI these concentrators. plants are also being set up PNS n MUMBAI also been playing an active initiatives for employees "Within a short period, with ONGC support in 10 role by facilitating seamless induja group flagship Ashok State-owned Oil and Natural ONGC placed orders for government hospitals in three The Airports Authority of transportation of medical Leyland on Monday said it Gas Corporation (ONGC) on 34,673 oxygen concentrators states. India (AAI)-run equipment and materials Hhas rolled out various Monday said it will procure on overseas vendors for imme- This is part of the 93 oxygen Bhubaneswar Airport, in 24x7, the official release employee-centric initiatives amid one lakh oxygen concentrators diate supply. plants oil PSUs are setting up Odisha has handled 20.53 said. HCL extends the coronavirus pandemic.The to aid India's fight against the Out of these, 2,900 are across the country. MT of vaccines and other Besides, a total of 526 company said about 75 per cent of world's worst outbreak of expected to be received by "Continuing its fight against crucial COVID related cargo, oxygen concentrators, 156 Covid mitigation the 45-plus age group employees coronavirus pandemic. May 21, and the rest in stag- COVID, ONGC has been an including oxygen concentra- empty oxygen tankers, and have been vaccinated so far The company will use its gered delivery from May to the active part of the nation-wide tors and cylinders, an official 140 oxygen cylinders have against the infectious understanding of the global end of June 2021. vaccination drive promoting release said on Monday. been transported by some 75 outreach to UP, disease."Across age groups, 25 supply chain and logistics to "Further, to promote the vaccination efforts through AAI-run airports are trans- aircraft such as C17, C130J per cent have been vaccinated as we speak, this vaccination drive procure one lakh oxygen con- domestic capacity, the order regular social media posts. porting medical essentials and AN 32 of the Indian Air TN, other states will continue with huge momentum," Ashok Leyland said in a centrators on behalf of the has been placed for 40,000 ONGC is also organizing vac- and equipment across the Force between April 23 and PNS n NEW DELHI statement. The Chennai-based company noted that it has put up an government of India, ONGC units of oxygen concentrators cination camps at various country to strengthen the May 11, it said, adding as emergency response team (ERT) in place which works round the said in a statement. on domestic manufacturers," it work locations across the country's fight against Covid. many as 41 oxygen concen- Tech firm HCL on Monday clock to ensure the physical and emotional well-being of the The government of India said In addition, medical- country for employees and AAI's Bhubaneswar Airport trator were transported by said it has extended its employees.The commercial vehicle major said that COVID wardens will bear the cost of procuring grade oxygen generation secondary workforce," it said. and its stakeholders have airlines as well. COVID-19 mitigation -- employees in each location who along with their teams ensure efforts across the country to that the safety protocols defined are adhered to strictly, have been include Uttar Pradesh, Tamil instituted. Nadu, Karnataka and other states. Hope for US boost pushes luxury goods recovery In Uttar Pradesh, the Credit Suisse gives USD 1 company said it has set up a PNS n MILAN Sales of luxury apparel, jew- an emphasis on greater inclu- 100 bedded COVID treat- elry, leather goods and beauty sivity, a push toward sustain- ment facility (including 50 million in COVID medical aid Luxury brands are already products plunged to 217 billion ability and embrace of the sec- oxygen beds) at the redit Suisse has cashing in on promises of a euros in the pandemic year of ond-hand market, she noted. Government Institute of extended USD 1 21st-century version of the 2020, from 281 billion euros in E-commerce grew to 23 per- Medical Sciences (GIMS), Cmillion (Rs 7.5 crore) “Roaring '20s” in the United 2019, shedding six years of cent of sales in 2020 from 12 Greater Noida. to two non-profits to States, where hefty stimulus growth. per cent in 2019, a bit more In Lucknow, HCL has procure emergency drugs packages and an advanced vac- Europe remains the laggard, than a decade into the phe- provided six ICU ventilators, and other medical cine campaign are accelerating with tourism flows from nomenon. It is expected to 20 oxygen beds and a mini equipment in major cities post-pandemic recovery in abroad still suppressed by a reach 30 pr cent by 2025. oxygen generator plant to to support India's fight high-end sales, according to a vaccine campaign that is The result is likely to be a the Fatima Hospital. In addi- against COVID-19 that has new study by Bain & Co. con- behind that of the US. rethink of retail footprints, tion to these, HCL is sup- killed nearly 2.75 lakh sultancy released on Monday. Other bright spots include with some reductions, but also porting essential equipment people and infected about The rapidly rebounding US the Middle East, in particular emphasis on customer experi- and consumables at an L-1 2.5 crore so far.The funds will be utilised to procure critical medical economy together with China Dubai, which attracted high ence to support the on-line COVID Care Facility as well supplies, oxygen concentrators, and ICU equipment in Mumbai, — already on an established net worth individuals during presence, both in terms of as the District Hospital in Pune, New Delhi and Bengaluru, the Swiss brokerage said in a note growth trajectory — could the pandemic. social media and retailing,' Hardoi, the company said in on Monday. Last year, Credit Suisse had given Rs 4.5 crore (USD push the global market for per- brands can really take advan- the recovery of luxury goods.” “They did vaccinations very D'Arpizio said. a statement. 6,00,000) grant to Concern India Foundation and United Way sonal luxury goods back to or tage,'' D'Arpizio told The In its most optimistic out- quickly and many wealthy peo- The second-hand market A 24x7 Integrated Control Mumbai to procure essential equipment at seven hospitals in even beyond pre-pandemic Associated Press, citing the look, Bain forecasts a full ple during the winter moved to helps brands emphasize the Centre, set up and support- Mumbai and Pune. The bank has also raised an additional Rs 2.8 sales levels as early as this year, stimulus and positive stock recovery and even growth to as working remotely from Dubai,'' longevity and value of their ed by HCL at Gautam crore through internal staff fundraising for GiveIndia's COVID Bain partner Claudia D'Arpizio market reaction. much as 295 billion euros D'Arpizio said. products, she noted, qualities Buddha Nagar during the response fund.The fresh funding will be extended to the Concern said. “This together with the fact (USD 358 billion) as soon as The pandemic is proving to that are especially attractive first wave, continues to India Foundation and GiveIndia Foundation to procure critical “We expect a very positive that probably consumers are this year. A more cautions sce- be an accelerator in trends for younger consumers who respond to citizen queries in medical supplies, as well as oxygen and ICU equipment for the cycle that is just starting in the already back to normal in nario puts recovery to 2019 lev- that were already happening, are starting to power the mar- the wake of the second wave COVID hospitals in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, and Bengaluru. United States, where luxury terms of traveling, is pushing els off until 2022. including more e-commerce, ket. of the pandemic, it added. 9 book’s Tuesday May 18, 2021 ‘Life in a forest evokes TIME TO SHARPEN empathy for all living beings’ ward-winning children’s author Vaishali Shroff belongs to a fam- YOUR INNER BLACK BOX A ily of wildlife enthusiasts. is three teen and you are grateful for, add 15 While her husband and preteen daughters more minutes to your exer- children look for interest- find it hilarious cise routine, try a yoga or ing sightings and topogra- H that their father has Pilates class, avoid all phies to photograph, she written a book processed foods, add a relax- looks for stories and about memory; ing activity to your bedtime lessons to be learnt, like for they believe he “literally can’t routine such as engaging in instance, that life in a forest remember anything”. His mindfulness medication. evokes empathy for all liv- wife, after reading the manu- Weeks 7 and 8 ing beings. script of the book, reminded A walk in the Chitwan him that she was, in fact, his Add more to your new National Park (CNP), in truest love. He wisely con- routine by checking off all the Terai Lowlands of ceded this point. five of the following ideas: south-central Nepal on the “Our brains sculpt who we Look for opportunities to border with India, inspired are and the world we experi- volunteer in your communi- her to write Sita’s Chitwan ence...Neuroscientists have ty, schedule a check-up with (Penguin). One part is the their work cut out for them your doctor if you haven't story of a brave and confi- because the brain continues had one within the year, dent eight-year-old girl to mystify as if it were a dis- write a handwritten letter to who dreams of being a tant planet light years away,” a younger loved one in the nature guide like her father, writes Dr Sanjay Gupta, family, read a book in a genre and the other details the birds, 56 species of her- CNN’s Emmy Award-win- or subject area that interests dedicated efforts to catapult petofauna (reptiles and ning Chief Medical you but that you're not used the Park— the size of amphibians) and 126 Correspondent, in Keep to reading. 178,000 football fields – species of fish, CNP is Sharp — Build a Better Brain Weeks 9 and 10 from the brink of extinc- especially renowned for it at Any Age (Headline to engage in more social seven hours — the bare mini- tion to what it is now, a protection of the One- Publishing Group) that also interaction. mum if you want to have Ask yourself the following UNESCO World Heritage Horned Rhinoceros, the contains a brain training pro- Discover what we can normal, healthy functioning questions and adjust accord- Site. Royal Bengal Tiger and the gramme at whose core is the learn from ‘super-brained’ physiology from your brain ingly based on your answers: “As a family, we are Gharial Crocodile. S.H.A.R.P. protocol. people who are in their 80s on down. Am I getting at least 30 min- wildlife enthusiasts. While Intermingled through The brain is “arguably the and 90s but show no signs of Eat Sanjay Style. As the utes of exercise at least five my husband and kids look this is Chitwan’s history, its most enigmatic 3.3 pounds of slowing down — and author explains, he eats “only days a week, am I learning for interesting sightings people, culture, biodiversi- life. Researchers even found a whether there are truly any when the sun is shining”. something new that chal- and topographies to cap- ty, conservation practices, new kind of neuron recently benefits to drugs, supple- Some have called this chrono lenges my mind and ture through their lens, I and forest-related profes- — the rosehip — and still ments and vitamins. Gupta eating — ‘chrono’ meaning demands developing different look for stories. For over a exciting professions don’t sions. don’t know what it does. It also addresses brain disease, relating to the body’s sense of skills, am I getting more rest- decade, we have been fre- just exist in concrete jun- How did Shroff choose seems to exist only in human particularly Alzheimer’s, and time and its circadium ful sleep on a regular basis quenting various national gles. this particular format for brains but not in rodents, answers all your questions rhythm throughout the twen- and managing stress better, parks in India and other “If you are committed to presenting the story? which may explain why so about signs and symptoms, ty-four hour solar day. I am I following the S.H.A.R.P. countries. With every visit, conserving the environ- “I love the format of many mice brain studies and shows you both how to believe when you eat is also dietary protocol, am I con- I fall more and more in ment, you can be so many informational fiction where never translate to humans. ward against it and how to important, not just what you necting with friends and love with forests, their rich fascinating things inside a you use an exciting story to Our brains can be extraordi- care for a partner in cognitive eat”. family members regularly? biodiversity, the various forest and save it for gener- talk about something that’s narily selfish and demanding decline. others and maintain a vibrant Connect with People; ele- Week 11 beautiful species that call it ations to come. Life in a potentially mundane. I first as well. Of the total blood The key to moving ahead, social life. vate your social life. For their home. forest teaches one to be experimented with this for- and oxygen that is produced the author writes, is master- So, let’s get down to brass those who feel isolated, call Think about how you'd “From bugs and spiders patient, passionate, curious, mat in my award-winning in our bodies, the brain steals ing the S.H.A.R.P. protocol: tracks. someone you haven’t spoken want your family members to to big cats and elephants, adventurous, and above all, book, The Adventures of 20 percent of it, despite being Slash the sugar, Hydrate “I’ve designed this pro- with in a while and invite a deal with a diagnosis of from shrubs to sky-high empathetic towards all liv- Padma and a Blue only roughly 2.5 per cent of smartly, Add more omega-3s gramme to be as practical friend over for dinner. dementia, including tall trees, you form an ing beings and ‘Sita’s Dinosaur, the first book your body weight. There can from natural sources like and easy to follow as possi- Weeks 3 and 4 Alzheimer's disease. innate bond with them that Chitwan’ is an attempt to that talks exclusively about be no life without a brain”. wild cold-water fish, Reduce ble. Most important, it will Week 12 can’t be explained and you talk about that,” Shroff Indian dinosaurs and all “Time to meet your inner portions, Plan meals ahead. end up being tailored and Add more to your routine know that our planet can- explained . you want to know about black box,” writes Gupta, Once you have done so, highly individualised for by choosing at least two of the Make a list of all things not survive without them. And, with illustrations by palaeontology in India.” who, in 2009, at the begin- you're ready for the 12-week you,” Gupta writes. following options: A 20- you've done differently these We cannot survive if not Kalp Sanghvi, what a story “Children, parents, and ning of the Barack Obama regime that will help you Weeks 1 and 2: minute power walk after past several weeks and ask for them,” Shroff told a it is! With a spring in her educators must read this administration, withdrew achieve five important goals: lunch most days of the week, yourself: What worked and news agency. step and a group of eager book, not just to be himself from consideration Move throughout your day Dive into the five. have at least two of your didn’t? Can I improve? Then “A walk in the Chitwan tourists, Sita breezes inspired, not just to know as the US Surgeon General and build an exercise routine Move More; if you already meals each week feature cold use the week to plan ahead. National Park (CNP) in through the forest. But more about CNP, but to for professional and personal into your life. exercise regularly, keep it up water fish like salmon or “There’ll always be a place for 2018 inspired me to write when astray and face to feel that connect with reasons. Find new ways to stimulate but try something different trout, download a meditation good old-fashioned habits Sita’s story and also to cap- face with a mamma rhino, nature and understand that Along the way, he debunks your brain through learning to surprise your body and app and use it daily, avoid like eating more vegetables ture the dedicated efforts will she be able to listen to the smallest of efforts can common myths about ageing and challenging your mind. use new muscles. colas. and working out regularly. that the forest department the stillness of the jungle? have a huge impact on the and cognitive decline, Prioritise getting restful, Love to Learn by partici- Weeks 5 and 6 But for those time-tested at CNP made to catapult it Join this young Nepali as environment and climate explores whether there’s the routine sleep at night and pating in cognitively stimu- habits coupled with what’s in from the brink of extinc- she unravels the secrets of crisis we are going through. ‘best’ diet or exercise regimen incorporate daily de-stressing lating activities. Add more to your routine store for us will ultimately tion to what it is now. I the forest through a tour of No effort is too small. for the brain, and explains practices into your routine. Sleep hygiene; if you get by choosing at least three of make for the best life — one wanted to show children this magnificent Park that Everything counts. whether it’s healthier to play Introduce a new way of fewer than six hours of sleep the following options: Start a that we’ll want to remember that you can make a future is home to 68 species of Everything,” Shroff had video games that test memo- nourishing your body. per night, you can start by gratitude journal and list at and will remember. Keep while saving nature — that mammals, 544 species of asserted. ry and processing speed, or Connect authentically with increasing this to at least least five people or situations sharp,” Gupta concludes. FUN

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Rules l Each row and column can contain each number (1 to 9) exactly once. l The sum of all numbers in any row or column must equal 45. 10 Follow us on facebook.com/ @TheDailyPioneer dailypioneer Tuesday May 18, 2021 ROHIT SARAF — MORE THAN JUST A CUTE FACE ll of a sudden there Associating himself with a they get massively trolled for was a barrage of few initiatives that are largely it if they tend to fail. But the With small yet powerful videos that shelled driven by students across the actor wants all these compar- A our Instagram reels country for Covid relief, he's isons to end once and for all. roles in films like Dear with only one face of the opinion that social Explaining to us that every and that was actor Rohit media truly is like a blessing individual has their own Zindagi, Hichki, Sky Is Saraf, not lying, he was every- right now! unique journey that should be where. Not that he dreamt of “It’s surreal to see every celebrated, at the same time becoming a viral sensation single human being coming he also endures that it’s Pink, and more, the overnight but he did become together and helping one incredibly difficult to do a phenomenon instantly. another in this dire situation. what, as actors, they do, and Nepali-born Mumbaikar With girls calling him the I find strength in knowing to be unkind about it, regard- new-gen ‘cutie’ and wanting that no matter what, there’s less of the graph, in his strong has made critics sit up and to see more of him, you defi- always somebody who’s look- opinion is pretty ridiculous. nitely must have seen him ing out for you and that’s Trolling in any circumstance take notice. He's cultivated showing some gritty moves what social media has done is uncool and unacceptable. on the latest track that has for all of us right now,” he Cinema is a world that he a fanbase of his own with released — Shola! adds. loves to reside and thrive in, The popularity of viral From time to time, every he was beyond words about it his roles in Mismatched media has been fuelled by the actor goes through a lot of when asked what power it Love the unknown rapid rise of social network media coverage and as men- hold in his life. The actor says and Ludo. Rohit Saraf sites wherein we as users, tioned earlier, Rohit is, these he loved watching two metaphorically are passive days, one of those actors! screens collide — music and a talks to The Pioneer's carriers making such content There’s good publicity and feature film and now Rohit bominable is a computer- out as very rough 3D ani- go viral. He definitely in the there’s bad publicity, while at Saraf’s life is in a SHIKHA DUGGAL animated adventure film mation and it got finer truest form caused a stir on times even good publicity can whirlwind. Each which follows a teenage girl Actor Albert and finer, with lighting social media for a while! But, get onto your nerves in a of his movies about being called named Yi, who encounters and effects and all that, he’s a lot more than just a cute pragmatic manner — too have a distinct a young Yeti on the roof of Tsai says until finally it’s what you face! From consecutive Netflix much of anything results in vibe but he is all her apartment building in see at the movies. The projects with Ludo and too many overwhelming feel- heart under- India's newest Shanghai. She names him that it is scenes I saw a lot of were Mismatched, the actor ings. Some feel all this makes neath! Everest and Everest and Yi’s escape received much praise for his you relevant in showbiz while His killer crush, handling embarks on an human from the city, and the performance in filmmaker actors like Rohit believes for- figure is epic quest to blueberry sequence. I Anurag Basu’s crime-comedy. tunately or unfortunately, prepped to set the reunite the nature to be tracked those two from Talented actors are seeking today’s population lives for screens ablaze overwhelming A magical creature the beginning and it was offbeat creative challenges the online world alone — and the star is with his family exciting for me to see because of OTT! The era of “The moment it gets over- primed to at the highest drawn to how they were animated. ‘star system’ has gone, you can whelming, I put my phone rule. It’s feelings of point on earth along with what hasn't You’re usually on showcase your work through away. Although, it doesn’t get onwards and her mischievous friends your own in the it to a global audience and mundane at all, the fan clubs upwards stardom, and his Jin and Peng (played by been recording booth. also watch the work of others and all the people who from here on Albert Tsai). But the trio of What sort of chal- from across the world. “It’s smother me with love manage for Rohit projects. friends will have to stay confirmed lenge was that as an very reassuring to see that my to outdo themselves every Saraf! one-step ahead of Burnish, actor? work is getting accepted by single time and do not miss a a wealthy man intent on the masses. To be honest, this chance to make me feel spe- capturing a Yeti, and zool- or It was definitely very is what I had been waiting for cial. After the release of my ogist Dr Zara to help different than what I am long time and now to see it latest music video, the best Everest get home. Actor discovered used to. A lot of times in happening — it’s heartwarm- compliments that I Albert Tsai shares about his the recording sessions, ing. It only motivates me to received was from experience of working on yet. By The we would do a certain work harder than before! my mother who the film and more. line several times, chang- OTT most definitely has been said ‘I looked like Excerpts: Pioneer ing the nuance, and then a blessing. Considering I’ve a Bollywood hero How did you get we’d move on to the next had two of my biggest releas- in its truest form.’ involved? one. It had a sequential es in 2020, it’s played a huge And that made What is it about the approach, and we could role in my career graph. The me quite happy.” As soon as I read the Yeti creatures that play around with it a lot kind of love and adulation Rohit is not script and the character we’re so obsessed more. Jill was so collabo- I’ve received in the past six impending description of Peng, I just with? rative, along with the months feels nothing short of to live up fell in love with him, so I whole team, and nothing a dream. It’s everything an to any decided to audition for I think it’s just part of had been set in stone yet, aspiring artist yearns for. To prevalent the role. I was really our obsession with myth- so we were able to ad lib see total strangers from a legacies, excited to be part of a ical creatures. We love a bit and improv here and remote part of a town tell me yet there film that was portraying the unknown, and what there. The few recording ‘We believe in you and want are Chinese culture, with a we haven’t confirmed or sessions we did do to see you soar’ is very hum- many modern Chinese family, discovered yet. Also, together as a cast were a bling. With this exposure, who which we haven’t had, what’s really exciting is, lot of fun, too, because comes a lot of responsibility have ever, really. The last we bring a different ver- that was more like tradi- too. And I’m just working to major film was Mulan, sion of the Yeti into the tional acting. hard to ensure I live up to and which was about ancient film, as opposed to stick- You’re a big fan of their expectations,” shares the times. ing to the normal depic- animated film. Any latest crush of India. How did animator tion, which is more goril- favorites? Just like everyone else is and director Jill la-like, abominable snow- stuck at home, Rohit also is Culton pitch Peng to man who is mean and I really love The Lion and believes in staying you? scary. King. I think that was the healthy as he’s trying to do We bring a cuter, more first animated movie I just that. Ensuring he takes Just that he’s a fun-lov- innocent version. He’s got watched, so it was special care of himself and the ones ing, energetic kid. He is these powers, which for me. And it was a little he loves, he has also dedicat- always intended to be the aren’t normally part of like Abominable, since it ed all his time younger character and the Yeti mythology, so it’s was nature-focused. A working with vol- almost comic relief, but really fun. Jill [Culton] favorite DreamWorks unteers, trying to with more depth than said she wanted to base movie of mine? I love extend a helping that. He is also the opti- Everest off of her experi- Shrek and Kung Fu Panda hand and do his bit mistic one of the group. ence with her dogs, too, those were really in trying to procure He’s always playing, and which is why he sort of funny. whatever require- when other people are has dog-like qualities. But You’re a producer ments he can get about to give up, he really he also has his own emo- these days, what through social wants to continue the tions and he’s quite intel- prompted that? media leads. journey. ligent. He has a ton of fun on Was it fascinating to I’ve always been fasci- this adventure with see the film come to nated by what happens Everest. Peng is the only life step by step? behind the scenes and one, along with Everest, how a team of cast, writ- who seems to be taking That was one of my ers, producers and direc- this journey more like a favorite parts of this tors put together a TV vacation. When the oth- entire experience. It was show, so I’ve always ers are considering the fascinating for me to see wanted to get into that next step, he’s over there how a scene could go side of things. I’ve been having a thumb war with from basic storyboards trying to do that, and it’s Everest. and sketches to anima- where I see myself in the ‘Art' attack tion and layout. It started future. What did you want to bring to the role? I did try to really infuse some of my per- sonality into Peng. A lot of his body language and against Covid movements were sort of inspired by what I did in ho says only medi- modern and contemporary have decided to join forces in the recording booth cines are the perfect South Asian art, donated raising funds to assist NGOs because they had a cam- cure. The heart needs by 112 artists, 24 doing critical work at the era on us when we were more than pills to galleries from all grassroots level, which recording the audio, just W stay fit amid these over the coun- includes providing med- to see what we would do. trying times and what try, collec- ical support, basic Being a TV actor, I did better than art to accentuate tors, and amenities, and suste- the movements along that? And if that can help raise patrons to nance to daily labour- with the lines, which was funds for those in need, bring it support the ers, migrant workers, natural for me and that on! cause. The street survivors, they imported onto Peng. India’s leading auction house, proceeds artists, artisans, crafts- Did Peng change at Saffronart is hosting an online from the people, and anyone in all as the film art auction titled ‘Art Rises for auction will be need.” Saffronart, he evolved? India’ — a Covid-19 fundraiser donated to added, hoped to raise a by the Indian Art Community seven key grass- significant corpus of funds He stayed more consis- on May 19-20, wherein 122 art- roots non-profits — and do its small part in helping tent through the various works are expected to be sold Dastkar, Foundation for Indian those in need. stages of production. I within 24 hours. All proceeds of Contemporary Art, Goonj, Among the participating art feel like he was always the ‘no reserve’ auction, includ- Hemkunt Foundation, Khoj, galleries are Vadhera Art going to be the younger ing reduced buyer’s premium, Street Survivors, and YUVA, Gallery, Nature Morte, member of the group, the will be donated to grassroots- who are working on the ground Chatterjee & Lal, Jhaveri comedic heart. I think level non-governmental organi- to provide medical support and Contemporary, Akar Prakar, etc. there were slight person- sations working for the relief of daily subsistence to those in “I believe this is the time to pool ality changes... I don’t those afflicted. All lots can be need. resources to add another drop in know if he was quite the viewed on the website saf- Saffronart CEO and co- the ocean to save lives and make basketball aficionado that fronart.com. founder Dinesh Vazirani said, a difference,” says Reena Lath, he became. Art Rises for India features “We, the Indian art community, director, Akar Prakar. TUESDAY | MAY 18, 2021 sport 11

shortpasses SS DAS IS EVES BATTING COACH Eng Tests aren’t warm-ups for WTC final: Wagner NEW DELHI: Gutsy former India opener Shiv Sunder Das has been appointed the batting coach of the Indian women's for the tour of PTI n AUCKLAND England and he is looking forward to use his Archer out of coaching stint at NCA to guide the youngsters ew Zealand fast bowler Neil during the trip. Das, who has played 23 Tests Wagner on Monday said his NZ series between 2000-02, has a decent average of Nteam is not going to treat the near 35 with more than 1300 runs, including upcoming two-match series against London: England pacer Jofra two hundreds and nine fifties. England as warm-ups for the World Archer, who recently returned to Test Championship (WTC) final action after missing the now-sus- INDIA’S TESTS WEREN’T FIXED: ICC versus India. pended IPL, has been ruled out of DUBAI: The ICC on Monday dismissed claims India and New Zealand will lock the Test series against New made by news channel Al Jazeera that India's horns for the inaugural WTC title, Zealand as his elbow injury has Test matches against England (2016) and at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl, from resurfaced. Australia (2017) were fixed, saying the June 18-22, four days after the Test The 26-year-old played a passages of play identified as fixed were series against hosts England is sched- game for his County side Sussex entirely predictable, and therefore uled to conclude. against Kent but had to be pulled “implausible as a fix”. “We’re not going to treat these out of the game after bowling just two Test matches against England five overs. DORTMUND, WOLFSBURG IN CL just as warm-ups (for the WTC A majority of the New Zealand Test players arrived in London for the two-match series Before this match, the fast BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg final),” Wagner told reporters at the against England and the WTC final against India. The players arrived on Sunday afternoon bowler had also featured in a game clinched Champions League qualification on Auckland airport before his depar- after flying from Auckland via Singapore and were transferred to the Ageas Bowl in against Surrey last week in a sec- Sunday night. Dortmund won 3-1 at Mainz & ture. Southampton where they will be based for the first two weeks of the tour @BLACKCAPS ond XI game, bowling 29.2 overs. Wolfsburg drew 2-2 at Leipzig to ensure both “I know for a fact we’re going to “England and Sussex seamer sides will finish among the top four to qualify. get out there and pride ourselves the “It’s been quite nice, it’s obvious- preparation and everybody is excit- Jofra Archer has been ruled out of way we’ve been playing Test cricket ly got different characteristics to the ed bowling with it.” the LV= Insurance Test Series EVERTON END CL HOPES and we want to win Test matches for Kookaburra,” Wagner said. This will be Wagner’s third trip against New Zealand starting next LIVERPOOL: Everton's slim hopes of New Zealand,” he added. “The way we’ve been training for to England as part of the New month,” an England and ales qualifying for next season's Champions A majority of the New Zealand the last while is something we did- Zealand squad, although he played Cricket Board (ECB) statement League were extinguished on Sunday by a 1- Test players arrived in London on n’t always have in the past, having the there only during the 2013 Test read. 0 loss to last-place Sheffield United. Monday for the two-match series facilities and having a marquee up series, besides playing in the County “...... He was suffering from against England and the WTC final and getting a number of training ses- Championship for Lancashire. pain in his right elbow when bowl- AC MILAN COMPLICATE CL FATE against India, but Wagner was part sions in before going to England. “Sometimes you have to control ing and was unable to bowl in the MILAN: AC Milan complicated their passage of the second batch of cricketers to “On tours in the past you rock all that because there’s a high expec- final two days of the match.” to the Champions League with a goalless leave for their UK tour. up there and you’ve only got a cou- tation of the ball doing a lot and mov- Archer had declared himself draw at home against Cagliari. They could Wagner, ranked number three in ple of training sessions and maybe ing around but sometimes you can fit for the Test series against New have sealed a return to CL with a win but the world among Test bowlers, one head out with the Dukes ball get there and it can be quite flat and Zealand, starting June 2 in dropped points with a top-four finish going trained with the Dukes ball in before the first Test and with that you slow as well,” Wagner said. London, but the pain in his elbow down to the wire in their final game. Lincoln before departing for can find yourself a little bit behind.” “The nice thing about it is we’ve scuttled his and ECB’s plan. England. He added, “Having had those lit- got a wealth of experience and the The cricket board is now IGA ENTERS WTA TOP 10 Dukes ball is used for Test tle bit of trainings leading into it has guys have been there before so we pondering the right treatment for ROME: Iga Swiatek, who won the Italian Open matches in England. been quite beneficial, just because it’s can feed off each other and bounce Archer. The England squad for the on Sunday jumped six places on the WTA He said he benefited from the a little bit different, and obviously ideas off each other as well,” he New Zealand series will be named Tour rankings to enter the top 10 on Monday. camp. NZ pacers Neil Wagner, center, and Tim Southee, right, during training camp @BLACKCAPS adapting to it. It’s been really good added. on Tuesday. PTI The 19-year-old player is now ninth. Agencies Oz IPL cricketers return home Starc back Serena gets 1st clay win of season PTI n MELBOURNE headed home on Sunday via Doha after testing negative for for WI tour Parma: Serena Williams ustralia’s IPL players, includ- Covid-19 on Friday. Sydney: Australia welcomed brushed aside the challenge of Aing Pat Cummins, Glenn back their star players and local teenager Lisa Pigato in the Maxwell and Steve Smith, CA GRATEFUL TO BCCI picked four spinners in an opening round of WTA tour- arrived in Sydney on Monday Cricket Australia’s interim extended 23-man squad named nament in Parma on Monday. after a stop-over at Maldives due chief executive Nick Hockley on Monday for a white-ball tour of Williams, ranked eighth in to travel ban from Covid-rav- Monday said he was “grateful” the West Indies in July. the world, beat the 572nd- aged India, almost two weeks to the BCCI for ensuring a The team will be captained ranked Pigato, making her after the T20 league was sus- “safe and quick” return of by Aaron Finch and will feature WTA debut, 6-3, 6-2 in the first pended due to the health crisis. Australia’s IPL contingent from the return of Steve Smith, meeting between them. Most of the 38 members of India following a stopover in Mitchell Starc, Josh Serena made a sluggish the Australian contingent, Maldives. Hazlewood, David Warner and start as the 17-year-old came including players, officials and “We are delighted. We’re Pat Cummins, who all missed up with three glorious winners commentators who participated really grateful to the BCCI for the recent trip to New Zealand. to break the 23-time Grand at the non-suspended league, getting them home quickly and The whirlwind tour starts Slam champion in the first landed at the Sydney airport Glenn Maxwell arrives for hotel quarantine in Sydney on Monday AP safely. I haven’t spoken to them with the first of five Twenty20 game. Monday morning after spending since they’ve landed, but obvi- internationals in St Lucia on The American, however, Serena Williams in action during her match at Emilia Romagna Open AP 10 days at Maldives. of the coronavirus. Cummins, Warner and Ricky ously we’ve been in text July 9 and ends with the third got into gear and dropped just Australian players, howev- They will all be spending Ponting, who coached Delhi exchange and I’m sure they’ll be of three one-day international five more points on her serve, full of praise for her teenage “She told me she was only er, couldn’t head home immedi- two weeks in a Sydney hotel for Capitals, were among the peo- very relieved and very apprecia- in Barbados on July 24 as the firing down six aces and many opponent. 17. Her future is super-bright. ately as the country had imposed the mandatory quarantine. ple on the Air Seychelles flight. tive to be home,” Hockey was teams prepare for the T20 more that Pigato could barely “Lisa played really well,” She handled the moment well, a travel ban from India, which According to national Chennai Super Kings bat- quoted as saying in Sydney World Cup in India later this reach. she said in her on-court inter- so I look forward to cheering is battling a deadly second wave broadcaster ABC, Smith, ting coach Michael Hussey also Morning Herald. year. AFP Williams, however, was view. for her in the future.” ‘No surprise’: Clarke on Chinese TT world champ Federer excited Bancroft's revelations left out of Olympics singles Shanghai: Table tennis world China announced a six- champion Liu Shiwen has been member squad, with reigning for his comeback on ball tampering issue controversially left out of China’s Olympic champion Ma Long PTI n MELBOURNE women’s singles line-up for the and world number one Fan ing two knee surgeries, winning Tokyo Olympics and will instead Zhendong the two men’s singles his first match in Qatar before ormer captain Michael Clarke won’t be sur- play doubles and team events. players. Liu, crowned singles losing his second. Fprised if it comes to light that more players were The 30-year-old won a team world champion in 2019, will Doha was his first appear- aware of the ball-tampering plot in 2018 as he title as China swept all four Gold play the mixed doubles and ance since January 2020 and an accused Cricket Australia of sweeping the issue medals at the Rio 2016 Games, women’s team events. World Australian Open semi-final under the carpet. but she has never won the number one Chen Meng and defeat to Novak Djokovic. The scandal had led to a review of Australia’s Barcelona players hold the trophy aloft after the UEFA Women's Champions League final match Olympic singles crown in her Sun Yingsha were named for the “I’m just concerned about win-at-all-cost team culture and led to one-year between Chelsea and FC Barcelona in Gothenburg on Sunday. Barcelona won 4-0 @FCBfemeni trophy-laden career. women’s singles. AFP where my game is at. The guys bans being slapped on then captain Steve Smith, on tour are all in a good rhythm. his deputy David Warner and a nine-month sus- The level that everybody is pro- pension on opener Cameron Bancroft, who had ducing in great. I want to achieve the sandpaper in his possession. AFP n GENEVA that as well again,” Federer told The issue was put under the spotlight again French title chase down to wire reporters. when Bancroft last week revealed that Australian AFP n PARIS trating match with little in the way minutes later Mbappe pounced on oger Federer on Monday His old rivals Djokovic and bowlers in the team at that time might have had of goalmouth incident. a wayward pass across the area by Rsaid that he expects to return Rafael Nadal played out a two- some knowledge about the plot. ille’s bid to win the Ligue 1 title It was not the display the fans Thomas Foket to tap home the sec- to the top tier of tennis even hour 49-minute final in Rome “If you are playing sport at the highest level you Lwill go to the final weekend of who had gathered to follow the ond. Marquinhos made it three in though the next generation of on Sunday, with Nadal claiming know your tools that good it’s not funny. Can you the season after Sunday’s goalless team bus to the Stade Pierre the 68th minute with a thumping players will have gained ground a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 victory to match imagine that ball being thrown back to the bowler draw with Saint-Etienne allowed Mauroy ahead of the match header from Neymar’s corner. during his lengthy injury lay-off. the Serbian world number one’s and the bowler not knowing about it? Please,” Paris Saint-Germain to moved to expected and will leave those Kean rounded off an easy win Federer begins his come- record of 36 Masters 1000 series Clarke told Sky Sports radio on Monday. within a point of the leaders. supporters with frayed finger for PSG one minute from the end. back-proper on Swiss home soil titles. “I love how the articles in the paper are, ‘It Reigning champions PSG nails next weekend. Monaco are also still in with a in Geneva on Tuesday, with the “I’m excited about the is such a big surprise that Cameron Bancroft has strolled to a simple 4-0 win over 10- PSG meanwhile were gifted a potential shout for the title after 39-year-old tennis legend start- comeback, that’s what my focus made a ...’ Actually, if you read his quotes, it is man Reims to pile the pressure on perfect start at the Parc des Princes their 2-1 home win over Rennes ing a run of tournaments includ- needs to be on and not about not what he did say as what he didn’t say in Lille, who will nonetheless claim the when Yunis Abdelhamid handled moved Niko Kovac’s third-placed ing the French Open, Halle, trying to be at the same level as regards to other people knowing about ‘sandpa- French title for the first time since Kylian Mbappe’s shot in front of an side three points behind Lille with Wimbledon and then the Tokyo Rafa and Novak right now,” pergate’,” he said. 2011 if they win at mid-table empty goal, conceding a penalty one to play. Olympics. Federer said. Following Bancroft’s interview, Cricket Angers next Sunday. and being sent off in the process. However the Principality club Federer returned to the But the 20-time Grand Slam Australia said it was open to a re-investigation into Christophe Galtier’s Lille hit the Neymar slotted home the spot- have an significantly inferior goal courts in March, having been title winner added: “I believe I the incident and its integrity team has already post in the final seconds of a frus- kick in the 13th minute and 11 Neymar hugs Mbappe after PSG win AP difference to both Lille and PSG. out for more than a year follow- will be part of the top tier.” approached the pacer for more information. “What’s the surprise? That more than three people knew? I don’t think anybody who has played World Cup in Russia in 2018 the game of cricket, or knows a little bit about crick- where they beat England in the et, would know that in a team like that, at the high- Ter Stegen out of Euro 2020 Modric to lead Croatia semi-final before losing 4-2 to est level, when the ball is such an important part France in the final. of the game,” Clarke said. AFP n BARCELONA the knife on May 20 in Malmö, Zagreb: Croatia coach Zlatko That group of experienced “If you’d played the game of cricket, you would Sweden, ruling him out of the Dalic named a 26-man squad for players includes defenders know more than three people know what was going erman international goalkeep- club’s final LaLiga game of the sea- Euro 2020 on Monday, compris- Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren on in there. The problem Cricket Australia has is Ger Marc-Andre ter Stegen on son next weekend. ing players who won Silver at the and Sime Vrsaljko, midfielders the fact they’ve tried to sweep it under the carpet Monday announced that he is to His announcement comes a 2018 World Cup and their Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic and not come out and tell the full story. undergo an operation on his right day after Barca were officially left younger peers and led by veter- and Milan Badelj as well as “You don’t have to have played cricket at the knee that will rule him out of Euro out of the running for the La Liga an Luka Modric. attackers Ivan Perisic, Andrej highest level. If you know anything about the game 2020. title after a 2-1 home defeat by “Our latest results were not Kramaric and Ante Rebic. of cricket, you know on that day, on that field, what “I have decided together with Celta Vigo left them seven points the best, but I’m an optimist. Our went down, more than three people had to know the medical team of the club behind La Liga leaders Atletico first goal is to get out of the group,” BELGIUM INCLUDE WITSEL about it. Impossible not to... (Barcelona) that I will do a com- Madrid with one game to play. Dalic told reporters. Glasgow where they will face the Burssels: Belgium coach Roberto “That’s why there’s going to be finger-point- plementary intervention on my Ter Stegen has played just 24 Croatia have been drawn in Czech Republic on June 18 and Martinez on Monday named a ing until, I think until someone writes their book knee. I’m sad that I will miss the times for his country as he has Group D, and will play England Scotland four days later. 26-strong squad for Euro includ- and tells the complete, honest truth. It will con- Euro 2020 this summer with struggled to dislodge Bayern in London on June 13. “We have difficult oppo- ing Axel Witsel. tinue because it hasn’t been finished, so much is Germany,” the 29-year-old said on Munich stopper and Germany Dalic described that opening nents, but I believe in us. We are Witsel underwent an opera- left unsaid from the players and even what hap- Instagram. “For the first time in captain Manuel Neuer from the match as the toughest in the at our best when the going gets tion on his achilles tendon in pened with staff.” many years I will be a fan at home number one spot. group stage as England “have tough,” Dalic said. January and resumed running Clarke also threw his weight behind Bancroft. supporting my country, I hope we Germany are in Group F good quality and we play at Captain Modric, 35, is among just a few days ago, leaving his “I don’t think Cameron Bancroft should be win it! alongside world champions Wembley”. several players who took part in availability for the June 11-July 11 smashed for what he’s come out and said, he’s tried Barca said in a statement that France, Euro 2016 winners Croatia then travel to Croatia’s wonderful run at the tournament in doubt. to say nothing but he’s doing an interview,” he said. Ter Stegen is scheduled to go under Portugal and Hungary. 12

Vijayawada Tuesday May 18, 2021 tollywood BELLAMKONDA GANESH TO MAKE ACTING DEBUT WITH According to industryVIVAH sources, it is learnt that the producer will turn actor with the Telugu remake of Hindi hit film Vivah. It is likely to star Uppena girl Krithi Shetty as the film’s leading lady.

fter his planning to cash in on Uppena girl tryst with Krithi Shetty’s fame in this debut production film. of films like Currently, Krithi Shetty is basking A Alludu in the glory of Uppena, and the Adhurs, young actress has her hands full with Rabhasa, etc., Bellamkonda a number of projects in her kitty. Ganesh, the younger brother She will be seen sharing screen of Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas, space with natural star Nani in is all set to test waters in act- Shyam Singha Rao, which is one of ing. Produced under their fami- the much-hyped movies of the ly banner, the producer-actor Telugu film industry. Currently, also tried his stint in Bollywood. Bellamkonda Suresh is on the hunt According to the latest buzz in the for a suitable director and the shoot film fraternity, Ganesh is expected to commence in the lat- Bellamkonda’s father Bellamkonda ter half of this year. The Hindi film Suresh is planning to remake the Vivah has Kabir Singh fame Shahid Hindi film Vivah in Telugu by Kapoor and Amrita Rao in the lead launching his younger son roles. Set up for an arranged as an actor. marriage, a young couple enjoys Apparently, Bellamkonda an old-fashioned courtship, until an Suresh also bought the accident days before their wedding remake rights of Vivah. It is also tests their nascent being heard that the producer is love. THARUN BHASCKER'S aisshnav Tej, who is basking in Vaisshnav the success of Uppena ROOM NO. 54 TO STREAM FROM MAY 21 V has become the most sought-after busiest actor of the new generation EE5, the only OTT plat- The web series is set in the back- their college. I too miss my college Tej is a after the blockbuster of his form, has been catering to drop of an Engineering college and days. Especially, Backbench students debut film. Expectations on the varied tastes of its tells the story of four Engineering must be missing their college days the actor’s next projects are Telugu patrons with origi- students who stays in a hostel. Their more. Memories related to college at their peaks by mega fans Z nal web series, direct-to- room (which is numbered 54) has days are for a lifetime. At a time hockey and movie lovers. digital releases, films and got a unique feature. Whoever stays when we are cooped up at home due According to the latest more. in the room ends up developing a to the pandemic, our web series is report, the young actor signed Last year, the biggest political special bonding with someone from going to keep you all engaged with an interesting film which will be thriller Chadarangam, the universal the subsequent batch. What kind of an interesting story. Newcomer backed by Nagarjuna Akkineni’s comedy Amrutham Dvitheeya', the issues do the four guys living in the Siddharth Gautham has written and player production house Annapurna sports drama Loser, and the crime- room face? How do they overcome directed this in iDream Media pro- Studios. The film is a sports-based action original Shoot-Out At Alair them? That is the rest of the story. duction. I am sure that you will find drama in which Vaisshnav received widespread appreciation and Moin as Venkat Rao, Krishna yourself and your friends in each of Tej will play a sports person, reception. Prasad as Yuvaraj, Pawan Ramesh as the episodes. Please don’t miss it whose official announcement will be made soon. This year, ZEE5 is back with a new Prasanna and Krishna Teja as Babai when it releases on May 21 on Zee 5.” The young mega hero-starrer is set against the back- web series, titled Room No. 54, which will be seen in this web series. From May 14th, Battala drop of hockey and the pre-production work is going is presented by Tharun Bhascker, Swetha and Navya have played key Ramaswamy Biopic started streaming on currently. who directed the National Award- roles. Several famous actors will be on ZEE5. This is yet another original Vaisshnav Tej will beef up for the role and winning Pelli Choopulu and the new- seen in guest roles. film from ZEE5 Telugu. From May the movie is expected to go on the floor age Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi. The web Speaking about Room No. 54, 13th, Salman Khan-starrer Radhe early next year. series, which will exclusively stream Tharun Bhascker said, “Due to the (Hindi) started streaming on It is known news that before the on ZEE5 from May 21. pandemic, youngsters are missing ZeePlex. release of Uppena, Vaisshnav Tej had started the shoot of his second pro- ject Kondapolam in the direction of Krish which is gearing up for its release soon. The film has Manmadhudu 2 fame Rakul Preet Singh as the female lead. Vaisshnav Tej has also signed his third film in the direction of Gireesayya and the shoot commenced recently. The upcoming unti- tled drama is being bankrolled by BVSN Prasad.

Asuran fame Nitish no more

FIRST LOOK ctor Nitish Veera, who was coronavirus has affected scores of people, it famous for playing Pandiyan in has also been the reason for a number of Dhanush’s blockbuster movie deaths in Kollywood over the last few Asuran, passed away in the wee months. A hours of Monday. Nitish Veera Celebrities and the fans expressed shock was 45 years old. He succumbed over Nitish Veera’s demise and offered con- to Covid-19 in Chennai’s Omandurar hos- dolences on Twitter. Vishnu Vishal took to pital and breathed his last on Monday. his Twitter and wrote: RIP Nitish Veera It Actor-comedian Srinivas Reddy, who is known for many films alongside Nitish Veera is also known for his perfor- pains to write this… Acted with him in Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja is starring in a multi-starrer Mugguru Monagallu mances in films such as Pudhupettai and Vennilakabbadikuzhu and Maaveran Kittu. A being helmed by Abhilash Reddy. Kannada star Deekshith Shetty and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu. He had also played This coronavirus 2nd wave is taking away Vennela Ramarao are part of the lead cast in the film billed to be a wholesome supporting roles in the movies like so many lives. So be careful! Keep your entertainer. On Monday, the makers of the film have released the first look of the Rajinikanth-starrer Kaala and Dhanush- loved ones really close to you. film. Going by the poster, Srinivas Reddy is hearing-impaired, Deekshith Shetty is starrer action drama Asuran. Nitish Veera’s “Ac t o r #NitishVeera who acted in #Kaala , vocally challenged and Ramarao is visually challenged. The poster promises that role as the casteist accountant in Vetri #Asuran , #VennilaKabadiKuzhu2 passed Mugguru Monagallu is going to be a hilarious entertainer with a unique concept. Maaran’s directorial venture Asuran brought away due to #Covid complications in The title reminds us of Chiranjeevi’s yesteryear classic Mugguru Monagallu which him huge recognition and praise. Chennai Omandurar hospital early this saw iconic Chiru playing three roles. Achut Rama Rao is producing the film which Nitish Veera’s demise came as a shock to morning.. He was 45.. Another young life has completed its production phase. the Tamil film industry. The second wave of gone too soon.. RIP!,” Ramesh Bela tweeted.