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SHORT TAKES Hyd played pivotal and critical role in WOMAN AMONG SONIA, RAHUL PAY RARE TWO MAOISTS KILLED Indian Pharmaceutical Revolution : KTR IN ODISHA GUNFIGHT TRIBUTES TO NARASIMHA RAO TSIT BUREAU TSIT BUREAU Hyderabad, July 23 : Minister Bhubaneswar, July 24 : At TSIT BUREAU tribute to a most scholarly KTR participated in the 8th least two Maoists, includ- Hyderabad, July 24 :Con- and erudite personality. Af- #eConvocation programme ing a woman, were killed gress Interim President So- ter a long career in state and of National Institute of in a gunfi ght with secu- nia Gandhi and her son Ra- national politics, he became Pharmaceutical Education rity personnel in Odisha's hul Gandhi on Friday paid Prime Minister of India at a and Research (NIPER) Hy- Kandhamal district on tributes to late former Prime time of grave economic cri- derabad and addressed the Thursday, police said. The Minister P.V. Narasimha sis. Through his bold leader- students. Minister said Hy- gun-battle broke out after Rao in what is seen as a rare ship, our country was able to derabad has played a pivotal the left-wing extremists move by Gandhis. The top overcome many challenges and critical role in the Indian opened fi re on a party of leaders of the par ty, which successfully," reads her Pharmaceutical Revolution the state police's Special often faced criticism for message. "The Union Bud- which made the country not Operation on Thursday dumping the political legacy get of July 24, 1991 paved the only self- suffi cient in the evening. The security per- of the late leader, recalled way for the economic trans- medicine manufacture but sonnel returned the fi re, his services on the occasion formation of our country. also made it as the pharma killing two insurgents, of his birth centenary cel- forced the Telangana unit of popularly known, a scholarly Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao's capital of the world. said state DGP Abhay. ebrations organised by the Congress party to conduct and erudite personality. tenure was also marked by Hyderabad accounts for Two bodies (one male and Telangana unit of the party. a similar event. Both Sonia She also went on to call a number of political, social 40% of the total Indian bulk one female in uniform), This is perhaps for the fi rst Gandhi and Rahul Gan- him a very respected na- and foreign policy achieve- drugs and 50 % of the bulk an INSAS rifl e, a carbine time since Rao's death in dhi sent their messages on tional and international ments that have endured. drug exports. We are known and 2 country-made 2004 that the top party lead- the occasion and the same fi gure and said that the Con- Above all he was a dedicated as the Vaccine Capital of weapons were recovered ership paid tributes to him. were read out by Telangana gress party takes pride in Congressman who served the world manufacturing from the spot, he said in Telangana Chief Minister K. Pradesh Congress Commit- his many accomplishments the party devotedly in vari- more than 2 billion doses a tweet. "We once again Chandrashekhar Rao's move tee (TPCC) chief Uttam Ku- and contributions. "The ous capacities." Rahul Gan- of vaccines every year and appeal to Maoists to lay to launch the year-long birth mar Reddy. Sonia Gandhi birth centenary of Shri P.V. dhi congratulated the TPCC contributing to 1/3rd of the down arms and surren- centenary celebrations on described PV, as the late Narasimha Rao is an occa- for organising the birth cen- global vaccine output. der. Odisha government June 28 appears to have former Prime Minister was sion for us to recall and pay tenary celebrations. has a generous surrender and rehabilitation policy," he added. Hope PM won't give place to PRESIDENT FLAGS OFF RELIEF MATERIAL Anandiben to be Madhya 28 LAKH HIT, FOUR opportunists: Kamal Nath Pradesh acting Guv till MORE DIE AS ASSAM New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) FOR FLOOD AFFECTED STATES new appointment FLOOD SITUATION Amid the buzz of a cabinet New Delhi, July 24 WORSENS reshuffl e in the Prime Minis- (UNI) President Ram Guwahati, July 23 (UNI) The ter Narendra Modi-led NDA Nath Kovind on Friday fl ood situation in Assam fur- government, former Madhya fl agged off nine trucks of ther deteriorated on Thurs- Pradesh Chief Minister Ka- Red Cross relief supplies day with four more persons mal Nath in a letter to Modi for the fl ood affected losing their lives, taking the has said that he hopes the is a kind of earthquake in the people of Assam, Bihar toll to 93, even as the num- defectors will be not be given democratic setup and I doubt and Uttar Pradesh. The ber of people affected rose to a place in the cabinet and that at the centre of this is the President is also the Pres- 28.32 lakh across 26 districts, asked him to save the demo- Centre (Union government). ident of Indian Red Cross New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh offi cials said. Offi cials of the cratic values. I hope my doubts are base- Society (IRCS). The nine Governor Anandiben Patel will continue to Forest Department and the The letter is an indirect at- less." He further alleged that trucks loaded with relief hold additional charge as acting Governor Assam State Disaster Man- tack on BJP leader Jyotirad- there is always an attempt material were fl agged off respective states. It said, "These items are meant state Red Cross branches of Madhya Pradesh until a new appoint- agement Authority (ASDMA) itya Scindia, who took oath as to destabilise the govern- by Kovind in the pres- the relief material includ- to safeguard and protect to the affected people. ment is made for the gubernatorial post, said that at least 123 wild Rajya Sabha MP on Wednes- ment through unfair means ence of Union Health ed items such as tarpau- health workers associ- Several districts of Bi- the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Friday. animals have died in fl oods day, and is likely to be in- wherever the opposition is Minister Dr Harsh Vard- lins, tents, saris, dhotis, ated with IRCS medical har, Assam and Uttar "Consequent upon the demise of Lalji and 150 rescued even as 92 ducted in the Union Cabinet in power. On Thursday, an- han. A statement from cotton blankets, kitchen services in these states Pradesh are affected by Tandon, Governor of Madhya Pradesh, per cent of the 430 sq km, after he led a successful revolt other Congress MLA resigned the Rashtrapati Bhavan sets, mosquito nets, bed as well as the volunteers fl oods. On the occasion the President of India is pleased to ap- world-famous Kaziranga Na- against Kamal Nath, which from the party, dashing the said that these relief sheets, buckets and two of IRCS who are at the of fl agging off, R.K. Jain, point Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar tional Park, home to more led to the fall of the Con- hopes of Congress of making supplies for the fl ood af- water purifi cation units. forefront of fl ood relief IRCS General Secretary Pradesh, to discharge the functions of the than 2,200 one-horned In- gress government in Madhya a comeback in the state after fected people of Assam, In further said that Co- and rehabilitation ef- apprised the President Governor of Madhya Pradesh, in addition dian rhinoceros, remained Pradesh. Attacking the Cen- the by-elections. The Con- Bihar and Uttar Pradesh vid-19 protection items forts," it said. The supply on the initiatives and the to her own duties, until regular arrange- inundated. The animals tral government, Kamal Nath gress is facing a similar revolt shall be carried from such as surgical masks, of the above materials is work done by the Society ments for the offi ce of the Governor of that have died in the deluge said, "It's not a matter of the in Rajasthan where 18 MLAs Delhi to the concerned PPE kits, gloves and face in continuation and in to serve the people af- Madhya Pradesh are made," a Rashtra- include 12 rhinos, 93 hog Congress government only, along with former Deputy states by train and will shields are also part of addition to the material fected by fl oods and Co- pati Bhavan statement read. Tandon, 85, deer, seven wild boars, four but the whole democratic Chief Minister Sachin Pilot be received by the state the relief material fl agged already provided by IRCS vid-19 in different parts passed away in Lucknow on Tuesday after wild buffaloes. According to setup has been shaken. There have rebelled. Red Cross branches of off by the President. to be distributed by the of the country. a prolonged illness. the ASDMA offi cials, of the 28.32 lakh people currently distressed, over 17.85 lakh are only in the state's fi ve In move against China, India tightens rules Rajasthan High Court orders status quo western districts of Goalpara (469,499), Barpeta (421,522), on disqualification notices by Speaker Morigaon (367,471), Dhubri on investments from neighbours (278,041) and South Sakmara NEW DELHI July 24: incoming foreign invest- Jaipur Jul 24: The Rajasthan (249,423). The offi cials said India on Thursday said ment from neighbouring High Court on Friday ordered that the fl oods -- which have bidders from bordering countries with which it maintaining status quo on dis- inundated the state for over a countries eyeing govern- shares a land border. qualifi cation notices issued by month now -- had claimed 93 ment contracts would India did not name Chi- the Assembly speaker to 19 dis- lives so far in Kokrajhar, Ka- need prior registration na in that order, but the sident Congress MLAs, including mrup (Metro), Baksa, South and security clearances, a move irked Chinese busi- Sachin Pilot. The notices were Salmara, Darrang, Sonitpur, move seen as New Delhi’s nesses which have major served by the Assembly speaker Biswanath, Tinsukia, Lakh- latest effort to counter interests in India. Beijing to the MLAs on July 14 after the impur, Bongaigaon, Kamrup, China following a border did not name any specifi c from the Ministries of called the policy discrimi- party complained to him that the Golaghat, Sivasagar, Moriga- clash between the two country. “Any bidder from External and Home Af- natory. Chinese fi rms legislators had defi ed a whip to on, Dhubri, Nagaon, Nalbari, nations. The Indian gov- such countries sharing fairs respectively will be have faced hostility since attend two Congress Legislature Barpeta, Dhemaji, Udalguri, ernment’s statement said a land border with India mandatory.” The Chinese a border clash that killed Party meetings last week. represent in the House. The Pi- ments continued on Monday Goalpara and Dibrugarh dis- the decision was taken to will be eligible to bid in Embassy in New Delhi did 20 Indian soldiers in June. The Congress had sought ac- lot camp, however, argued that and concluded on Tuesday. The tricts, while 26 others were “strengthen the defence any procurement whether not immediately respond India has also banned 59 tion against Pilot and the other a party whip applies only when court on Tuesday said it will killed in separate landslides of India and national se- of goods, services ... only to a request for comment apps of Chinese origin, dissidents under paragraph 2 the assembly is in session. The give appropriate order in the since May 22.The ASDMA curity”. India shares bor- if the bidder is registered outside regular business including ByteDance’s (1) (a) of the 10th Schedule of dissident MLAs challenged the writ petition on Friday. Mean- offi cials said that while the ders with China, Pakistan, with the competent Au- hours. The announce- TikTok and Alibaba’s UC the Constitution. The provi- notices through the writ peti- while, the assembly speaker Brahmaputra has been fl ow- Bangladesh, Myanmar, thority,” the government ment comes after India Browser citing security sion disqualifi es MLAs if they tion which was taken up by the moved the Supreme Court and ing above the danger mark. Nepal and Bhutan, but the statement said. “Political in April issued a similar concerns. In Thursday’s "voluntarily" give up the mem- bench on Friday last week and fi led a special leave petition government statement and security clearance directive on screening late night order. bership of the party which they arguments were held. The argu- (SLP) on Wednesday. EDIT 2 25 SATURDAY, JULY, 2020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES Results of sero survey offer hope. Next 25 SATURDAY, JULY, 2020 phase needs less fear, better governance With July futures Of the many sero-prevalence surveys expiring this week, conducted in India, the fi rst offi cial re- sults have fi nally been published. This rally to continue was done by the National Centre for Disease Control, an agency of the Gov- Markets began the week on a quiet note and at the end ernment of India. More than 20,000 of Tuesday it appeared as if we would end the week in random blood samples were taken in no mans land. Market behaved in a completely dif- the period June 27 to July 10, from the ferent manner and over the next three days the BSE- city of Delhi and tested for antibodies to SENSEX gained almost 1,000 points with NIFTY chip- the COVID-19 virus. Close to 23 per cent were found to have experienced corona ping in 300 points. The week closed with BSESENSEX in some form, good enough to have be- gaining 425.81 points or 1.16 per cent to close at come immune to it for at least the next 37,020.14 points while NIFTY gained 133.65 points or few months if not years. The actual num- 1.24 per cent to close at 10,768.05 points. The broader ber of the people immune may be even indices saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 1.24 per larger, given that a serological test does cent, 1.14 and 1.04 respectively. BSEMIDCAP was up not count immunity due to suitable T- 1.00 per cent while BSESMALLCAP lost 0.17 per cent. cells which may be present in our blood. The Indian Rupee gained 18 paisa or 0.24 per cent to This is a remarkable fi nding and should close at Rs 75.02. Dow Jones gained 596.65 points or provide a turning point in the manage- 2.29 per cent to close at 26,671.95 points. ment of the epidemic. Of the 198 lakh The primary issue from Rossari Biotech was oversub- people of Delhi, 23 per cent, that is, close scribed 79.37 times. QIB portion was subscribed 85.26 to 45 lakh have been infected. Of these 45 lakh, the number of offi cially confi rmed times, HNI 239.83 while Retail portion was subscribed cases is a mere 1.23 lakh, of which rough- 7.23 times. The cost of funding for the leveraged HNI ly 3,700 people have died. This gives us deed intensely infectious. It has jumped new products. And, of course, to avoid to the hospital. This requires guidance, will vary between Rs 127-137 which is 30-32 per cent an infection fatality ratio (IFR) of about over roadblocks, slipped through con- super-spreading events. equipment and support from the state of the issue price of Rs 425. This effectively means that 0.9 per 1,000. This is, of course, much less tainment zones, evaded quarantine and The third part, that is, the science administration to gram panchayats, the share needs to trade above Rs 562 for the HNI to than that in the US, Germany and other contact tracing and managed to infect 43 of treatment has also evolved. We now towns and cities, to ASHA workers and break even and make money if it trades higher. countries and more in line with other lakh anonymous people, whose names know that the treatment for the 97 per the newly formed cadre of Community The follow-on public offer from Yes Bank which is tropical countries such as Thailand. have not appeared in any offi cial record cent is simple and may even be given Health Offi cers. It also means better the largest follow on offer was subscribed. The com- The second fact is the timing. It was or contact lists. Most of them had mild at home. Early diagnosis and care can utilisation of hospital beds and better pany received bids for 1251.51 crore shares and tak- about July 10 that the intensity of the or no symptoms. Those who had more reduce mortality substantially. It is re- hospital management. This requires a ing the allotted price of Rs 12 would amount to Rs epidemic started to diminish in Delhi. severe symptoms and visited a clinic, ally the middle part, of ensuring that the planning approach and a measurement 15,018 crore. There could always be some rejections Hospital beds became available and the entered into the offi cial corona rosters. ill have rapid access to hospitals, which framework. For example, we still don’t on technical grounds. The share price of Yes Bank lost number of cases started to fall. The sur- Whatever be the claims of our top bu- is proving to be our weakest link. It is know the average time a corona patient vey seems to indicate that since a large reaucrats, scientists and ministers, this this we should be afraid of and not so stays in the hospital, or the fraction of Rs 5.70 or 22.35 per cent to close at Rs 19.80. Shares number of people are already immune, transmission has happened right under much the virus. Even with such a small patients who need oxygen treatment. of Yes Bank allotted through the follow-on offer are the virus is indeed fi nding fewer and their very noses. infection fatality ratio, the high infectiv- Such frameworks should have come to list on Monday the 27th of July by which time the fewer new people to infect. Moreover, Worldwide, the management of the ity and the large number of cases pose from our central scientifi c agencies. But market price would be close to Rs 12-14. How they the informal workers of Delhi who stay disease has revolved around three key huge logistical problems. Simple calcula- the less said about them, the better. It correct in the remaining fi ve trading sessions is a in dense pockets were the fi rst to face the operations. The fi rst is to control trans- tions now show that we need to provide is time for the states to do their science matter of discussion and permutation and. combina- epidemic and are most likely to have de- mission, the second is to provide access one additional hospital bed per 1,000 themselves. In summary, the results of tions. Covid-19 has many issues and different people veloped this immunity. Since they form to those who are ill, and fi nally, the third population, along with nurses and doc- the survey offer us hope, and perhaps have been impacted in different ways, but one posi- the matrix for a majority of the social and is to evolve the science of treatment. The tors. Most districts in Maharashtra have mark a beginning of the end. The initial tive impact has been the streamlining and fast track economic transactions in the city, their worst excesses in India have been in the struggled to arrange 0.3 beds per 1,000 lock-downs did provide us some time to of fund raising by SEBI. We have had India's largest immunity should be an important fac- name of controlling transmission. In through public infrastructure. These will understand the virus, if not to prepare rights issue from Reliance and now the largest FPO tor in slowing the epidemic. That such fact, common people, traders and indus- not suffi ce. The experience of Aurang- for it. And it did provide our poor, the from Yes Bank. There have been rights issue from Ar- heterogeneity in the population, in terms trialists, workers and farmers, are vexed abad, Thane and Jalgaon shows that pri- fi rst patients, the fi rst crack at our pub- of number of daily contacts, may hasten by the current patchwork of local and re- vate hospitals already play a signifi cant lic systems. But the next phase requires vind Fashion which closed on Friday and Aditya Birla the onset of herd immunity was recently gional lockdowns and a range of regula- role. This comes with the usual malprac- a widespread understanding of the dis- Fashion and Retail which would close in the coming noted in the reputed journal, Science, in tions which are purported to “break the tices and exorbitant hospital bills, espe- ease, of less fear and better governance. week. Issues go ex-rights and the entire process gets their June issue. And this is what seems to chain of transmission”. We now know cially for those who have little access to And a schedule of relaxations and tight- completed in less than four weeks' time from ex-right be playing out in Delhi. A similar scenario that this is futile. What is needed is a rap- good information or advice. ening of rules which aim to meet infra- to subscription and subsequent listing. Mahindra and is unfolding in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and id response to symptomatic patients and The key, then, is to get the maximum structure constraints and not merely to Mahindra Financial Services Limited has announced other cities of India. Thus, if we continue a statistical approach to transmission, of out of our public health systems. In promote virtue. It needs a more studied its rights issue to raise Rs 3,089 crore. The rights price to take care, we will now see a slow burn simple rules of masks, ventilation and Maharashtra, this means home treat- approach and a partnership between is a steep 75 per cent discount to the last traded price and the extinguishing of the virus within distance. Of better designed public spac- ment of mild patients, identifi cation of bureaucrats and the communities that of Rs 207.90 on Friday on the BSE. The rights ratio is our major cities. The second conclusion es and markets, auto rickshaws and bus moderate and serious patients by local they serve. This will save both, lives and one for one at a price of Rs 50. The record date for the that we must draw is that the virus is in- schedules, and new ways to manufacture health workers and their quick transfer livelihoods. right is Thursday (July 23). The share price would cor- rect to some extent Monday onwards. The important point here is that the number of rights issue and fund raising by companies is on an advanced pace and Covid crisis underlines false urban-rural many companies are taking advantage of the relaxed conditions by SEBI to do so. The response to these is- sues has also been encouraging. Even in the primary market the pipeline is full and it would be interesting binary, neglect of urban areas to see how many issues tap the market fi nally. BPCL was the star performer last week with the govern- ment having extended the last date for inviting bids It is more vital today to talk about ur- provides employment opportunities to to July 31. The share gained Rs 67.55 or 17.95 per cent ban policy than ever before since the rural households, there is no equivalent to close at Rs 443.90. The market cap of the company COVID-19 pandemic is most active in scheme for the poor in urban areas. is Rs 96,300 crore and the street believes that bids for cities. The congestion that plagues large The state of our cities has been a cities has turned out to be their worst matter of concern for decades. Be it air acquiring 53.29 per cent stake in the company would enemy during this crisis. This conges- quality and unsafe drinking water, or come around Rs 1.20 lakh crore, implying a further 20- tion is most evident in slums in large now, the virus, the precarious nature 25 per cent upside. Expected bidders include Rosneft, cities and poses a grave health and en- of urban living has never been more Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum, Exxon Mobil, Shell, vironmental challenge. The risk of con- pronounced. In contrast to the imagi- tagious diseases is more potent in these nation of the city as a hub of social and Printed, Published and Owned by Buchi Babu. Vuppala, areas as residents also suffer from a lack economic activity, it is now perceived Printed at. Meera Offset Printers. No. 104. V.R. Pallai Street. of basic services such as safe drinking as the centre of disease and distress. Triplicane, Chennai- 5, Published from: No. 31 (Old) No. 58 water and sanitation. To ask them to The pandemic has forced us to refl ect navigate congestion and practise social on the unequal and unplanned devel- (New) Nagappa Mudali Street. Pudupet, Chennai-2. distancing seems most ironic. It is no opment of urban settlements and the Editor. Buchi Babu Vuppala. surprise then that many slums in Mum- allocation, while 97 per cent of the funds ture and overlook the nearly seven crore absence of infrastructure to provide for RNI.No.TNENG/26176/2008. bai and Delhi have become COVID-19 are set aside for rural areas. people who live in smaller towns (popu- the teeming millions. Oversimplifi ed containment zones. Unfortunately, the The growth of large cities can be at- lation between 20,000 and one lakh). notions of the rural-urban binary have Administration Office : No.18 B, Alikulam Shopping Swachh Bharat Mission has disregarded tributed to their role as economic en- These are towns that lag behind in ser- infl uenced policy formulation and cre- Complex, More Market, Chennai - 600 003. the gravity of the sanitation and hygiene gines in a rapidly globalising world. vices and infrastructure as compared to ated huge disparities in the allocation crisis in cities — the Centre’s allocation Urban development programmes such the big cities. of public resources. The challenges Registered Office : No. 31 (Old) No. 58 (New) for the rural component of the Mission as the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban The return of migrant workers from of urban poverty and congestion cry Nagappa Mudali Street. Pudupet, Chennai-600 002. is about seven times more than for ur- Renewal Mission (2005-2014) allocated large cities to smaller towns has sig- for more attention, more government ban areas. the bulk of funds to large cities (70 per nalled the signifi cance of the latter. support. Further neglect will lead to The health systems in megacities like cent to large cities and 30 per cent to These towns are now forced to provide grave health and environmental chal- Hyderabad : 17-1-469/A/42/23,Adarsh Nagar, Delhi and Mumbai are also overbur- smaller towns). Current infrastructure not just healthcare but also some form of lenges. Small towns that are urban in near Unique Grammar school, Saidabad, dened and face a shortage of hospital development schemes, including the livelihood to those arriving from the big nature but rural in character are the Hyderabad -500059, Telangana. staff and beds. Class I cities (more than Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Ur- cities. This is bound to stretch their ca- most neglected in the current policy RNI NO. TELENG/2009/29225 a lakh population) have 1.4 beds per ban Transformation (AMRUT) and the pacities. The low number of COVID-19 environment. They are forced to exist 1,000 people. Delhi has 1.5 beds per Smart Cities Mission, focus on Class I tests conducted in these towns reveals a with poorer services and policy neglect Bangalore : 3rd Main Road- 4, L.N. Pura, 1,000 people whereas Mumbai has one cities. Both these schemes focus on de- lack of capacity, which, in turn, distorts while having to meet the demands of a Bangalore- 560 021, Karnataka. bed per 1,000 people. However, the ur- velopment projects and provide funds the scale of the current crisis. While the large population. They are most prone ban support under the National Health for the more developed cities that al- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em- to plunge into distress, as the current RNI NO. KARENG/2012/43253 Mission is just three per cent of the total ready have relatively better infrastruc- ployment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) crisis has revealed. NATION 3 25 SATURDAY, JULY, 2020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES Email : [email protected] / (H.O) Hyderabad Sack Minister Shekhawat, New Rajya Sabha members nominated to different committees New Delhi, July 23 (UNI) A in the meetings of respective day after administering the committees. The remaining 16 Congress demands again oath to 45 of the 61 newly- new members would participate elected members of Rajya only after their swearing-in. New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) Sabha, Vice President and the In all, Chairman Naidu has The Congress on Friday again house's Chairman Venkaiah nominated 65 members on demanded that Union Minister Naidu on Thursday nominated different committees, including Gajendra Singh Shekhawat the new members to different filling up of some vacancies. should be sacked from the Parliamentary Standing Among the 61 newly-elected Cabinet, this time for an Committees. Former Chief members of the Rajya Sabha, 43 investigation ordered by a Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi are first-timers including Deve Rajasthan court into his alleged has been nominated to the committee on HRD, former of the Committee on Human Gowda, Pawar, Congress leader role in the Sanjivani Credit Committee on External Affairs, Prime Minister and Janata Dal- Resource Development further Digvijaya Singh and the BJP's Cooperative Society scam. BJP leader Jyotiaditya Scindia Secular supremo Deve Gowda to the expiry of the membership Bhubaneshwar Kalita. They also The Congress, which dubbed to the Committee on HRD, to Railways, and Congress of Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya. include Priyanka Chaturvedi, it as the “biggest ponzi scheme” Congress leader Digvijaya Singh leaders K.C. Venugopal to Republican Party of India who last year quit the Congress in the desert state, had earlier to Urban Development and Transport, Tourism and Culture leader Ramdas Athawale, being to join the Shiv Sena, Scindia, demanded the sacking of Nationalist Congress Party chief and Mallikarjun Kharge to a Minister, is not nominated who dumped the Congress Shekhawat after his alleged Sharad Pawar to Defence. Commerce. BJP leader Vinay to any committee. With this, earlier this year to join the BJP, role in attempts to topple the Besides, Thambi Durai P. Sahasrabuddhe has been those who have taken oath on and Congress leader Shaktisinh Ashok Gehlot government around Rs 884-crore scam. 883.88 crore till June 2019 into has been nominated for the appointed as the Chairman July 22 will get to participate Gohil along with Rajiv Satav. came to light through audio Society Director Vikram singh, its accounts. The party alleged clips released by the party. “Till alleged to be close to the Union that the money was transferred Historical the investigation in the scam Minister, is in judicial custody to society employees and then ‘Agrasain Gehlot knowingly became is not over, Shekhawat should since September 2019 on charge to Navprabha Buildtech, Lucid evidence India has either resign or Prime Minister of forgery and in connection Pharma, Arihant Theatre, and part of smuggling syndicate’ Narendra Modi should sack with other cases. The Congress Jan Constructions. The Congress a very strong legal him,” Congress leader Pawan alleged that the cooperative claimed that 2,500 hectares of case on Galwan” New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) Anupam Krishi knowingly of crops and diversion of this Khera said. The Congress has society, which was registered land was bought in Ethiopia with Even as the Enforcement opted to become a part of material for any other purpose upped the ante for Shekhawat’s in 2008, was active in Gujarat part of this investors’ money, Directorate (ED) took over the the syndicate in the chain of was an offence under the removal after a Jaipur Court and Rajasthan, and its 2,14,472 with banana cultivation done on probe into the fertilizer scam, conspiracy by facilitating the Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985 ordered the probe into the investors had deposited Rs 500 hectares. a report by the Directorate of said consortium by supplying and punishable under the Revenue Intelligence (DRI) subsidised MOP, which was Customs Act.” The DRI further has charged Agrasain Gehlot, meant for sale to farmers alleged that Gehlot violated the elder brother of Rajasthan only and forged documents said condition and facilitated Tablighi Jamaat: HC adjourns Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, for which he admittedly got a the syndicate. Gehlot was of “knowingly” becoming part certain amount of money as an authorised dealer for IPL of a “smuggling syndicate” his commission.” The report and between 2007-09, his plea seeking transfer of case to NIA by supplying it subsidised alleged that Gehlot’s role company bought MOP at Muriate of Potash (MOP). The was very important because subsidised rates and instead New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) The Delhi Upadhyay seeking transfer of the Branch),” Delhi government senior investigation report accessed without his connivance of distributing to farmers sold High Court on Friday adjourned the investigation from Delhi Police standing counsels Rahul Mehra and New Delhi,24th July---Thanks to the by , was prepared in the consortium would not it to a few other companies, hearing on a plea seeking transfer of to NIA in the case lodged against Chaitanya Gossain had submitted. British legacy, we are still grappling September 2013 after several have been able to procure who in turn exported it to a case relating to Tablighi Jamaat to Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Mehra had also questioned the with the problems left by them. They rounds of questioning of the MOP. The DRI said that Malaysia and Singapore the National Investigation Agency Saad for holding a congregation locus standi of the petitioner and defeated the Sikhs in 1845 and chose Agrasain by the DRI and Anupam Krishi was a dealer in the guise of industrial (NIA), to October 9 after noting that of the organisation’s followers argued that the petitioner is “not to govern the Kashmir & Ladakh by Customs officials. According of Indian Potash Limited salt. Earlier this week, the a similar matter is pending before in alleged violation of the orders maintainable”. their proxy Dogra king, Gulab Singh. to the documents, the DRI (IPL) and in the capacity of Enforcement Directorate (ED) the Supreme Court. against large gatherings to contain The plea alleged, that “from Dr. Kislay Panday, an eminent legal had summoned Agrasain an authorised dealer of the carried out searches at over 13 A division bench of the high the spread of coronavirus. On the media reports and evidence so far expert on international disputes says, Gehlot, the proprietor of company made an agreement locations across the country court presided by Justices previous date of hearing, the Delhi collected by Delhi Police Crime “The present Indo-china dispute can Anupam krishi, on a number with the supplier company i.e including the residential and Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Police had opposed the petition Branch, it is now axiomatic that be attributed to the British Raj. It is of occasions in 2013 and his IPL. “In the agreement one of official premises of Gehlot in Singh adjourned the matter to stating that the investigation is Maulana Saad and his henchmen indeed the making of the British. They statement was also recorded. the conditions was to supply Rajasthan after it registered October 9 in view of a similar going on in a routine manner. “The conspired to spread and transmit left the eastern border with China un- The DRI in its investigation various fertilizers and other a criminal case under matter pending before the Supreme investigation is going in accordance coronavirus in different parts of the demarcated and did not bilaterally report mentioned that products for fertilization of soil the Prevention of Money Court. The court was hearing with the law and is being handled country, with oblique and ulterior decide upon the international border. “Gehlot, proprietor of and increasing productivity Laundering Act. a petition filed by Ghanshyam by one premier department (Crime motive of causing massive deaths It left a boundary of around 2150 kilometers un-demarcated which is a bone of contention between India and AQIS plans retaliation, ISIS has about 200 China even today.” Even China had Spurt in snatching cases in capital due accepted this reality. There is evidence members in Kerala, K’taka: UN report to show that China had informally accepted the Johnson line. Thus, China New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) AQIS, the reports point out have had some impact on the to lockdown, decongestion of jails? has no claim over the entire Galwan Al-Qaida in the Indian that the terror outfit operates ability of IS to disseminate valley. “At present, LAC cuts through Subcontinent (AQIS) under the Taliban umbrella its message, the group has New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) in the cases of snatching and a reason why street crime is on Galwan valley above 6 km from its is planning retaliation from Nimruz, Helmand found ways to mitigate the Snatching has remained a robbery are those who have the rise despite the lockdown confluence with Shyok River So based operations and an Indian and Kandahar Provinces. clampdown. menace for Delhi residents a previous record. Many and the Unlock period after on the historical evidence India has ISIS affiliate -- Hind Wilayah It reportedly has between To achieve a wide dispersal since decades. It was assumed who have been involved in that. a very strong legal case.” asserts Dr -- has 180 and 200 members 150 and 200 members from of video and audio messages that during the lockdown the multiple cases of snatching “Though most of the Kislay Panday Coming to the Economic present in Kerala and Bangladesh, India, Myanmar in April and May 2020, IS used number of snatching cases and robbery have been out on snatchers and robbers arrested offensive, we are a net importer of Karnataka, as per the United and Pakistan.“The current several smaller platforms and may fall due to heightened parole from the jails due to the are historysheeters and some Chinese goods but, our share of Chinese Nations Security Council. The leader of AQIS is Osama file-sharing services, including security and less footfall ongoing pandemic. They are have as many as 25-30 cases exports is two percent. It will hurt China revelation was made in the Mahmood, who succeeded Dropbox, Files.fm, Internet on Delhi roads, however a back to business. This might registered against them but but not to the extent of crippling it. 26th report of the Analytical the late Asim Umar. AQIS Archive, Microsoft OneDrive, glimpse at the number of cases have amplified the cases of there are also instances where We will again risk the slowdown of the Support and Sanctions is planning retaliation Nextcloud, Ok.ru, Rocket.Chat reported during the period snatching and robbery in first-timers have also resorted economy. For example, Chinese input Monitoring Team which was operations in the region to and Vimeo. For messaging, suggests otherwise. Up till June the capital,” said a senior to snatching and robbery,” the into India’s solar power is substantial; released on Thursday. avenge the death of its former ISIS and al-Qaida are looking 30 this year, a total number police officer. Many criminals officer said. blocking the imports would mean The report stated that leader,” the report stated. for tenable alternatives to of 3,063 cases of snatchings were given parole due to In a recent case of snatching putting a break on our quest for clean “ISIS Indian affiliate -- Active on Social media ISIS Telegram. In a May 2020 issue have been reported in the the ongoing pandemic in an in Malviya Nagar, the police energy! Now a viable option Without Hind Wilayah -- which was and al-Qaida remain active on of Ibaa’ magazine, ISIS affiliate national capital. During the attempt to decongest the jails. arrested a Swiggy deliveryman incurring any loss of men and machines announced on May 10, 2019, social media, using platforms Hei’at Tahrir al-Sham had same period last year a total of Many eateries, factories and who was unemployed we can achieve our desired goal a - clear has between 180 and 200 and messaging applications actively urged its followers 3,320 cases of snatching were small businesses were shut due to the lockdown. The win-win situation. This is not to suggest members.” According to the to share information and other militant groups recorded. The difference is during the lockdown period deliveryman had no previous that it would immediately vacate the report, there are significant and communicate with in the Syrian Arab Republic just 257 cases despite a long throwing many people out criminal involvement. He area or surrender. But it will eventually numbers of ISIS operatives followers for the purposes to move permanently away lockdown of several months. of work. A recent survey of along with one of his associates have to give in to world pressure. The in Kerala and Karnataka. of recruitment, planning from Telegram, Facebook So, can it be assumed that the CVoter has also shown that was involved in robbery of a present border dispute is an opportunity The report also states that and fundraising, the report Messenger and Viber and lockdown and the heightened nearly 24 per cent of people woman in Panchsheel Vihar in to settle the matter once and for all AQIS is planning retaliation stated. Although the Europol instead use other end-to-end police presence on Delhi roads were out of work during the Delhi on July 23. The assailants legally,” feels Dr. Kislay Panday. Indeed operations in the region to operation in November 2019 encryption applications such as failed to deter snatchers in the lockdown. This hints that not just snatched her phone an opportunity to correct the British avenge the death of its former to remove extremist content Conversations, Riot, Signal and city? “Many criminals involved unemployment might also be but also assaulted her. mistake made 174 years ago. leader Asim Umar. About from Telegram appears to Wire. HC notice on plea to upload orders on school fee hike proposals

New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) The by Justice For All, an organisation of Education to upload the inspection the statement of fees along with schools are also always making Delhi High Court on Friday sought lawyers and social activists. report and orders passed to correct annexure, prescribed under Modern claims that their proposals remain response from the state government The petition alleged that the the statement of fees submitted School Vs Union of India, filed by the pending for a long time, the public on a petition seeking its direction government has failed to ensure by recognised unaided schools. recognised unaided schools of Delhi shall get that clear picture also,” the to the Directorate of Education to the uploading of orders and policy Challenging the impugned failure to under provisions of Section 17(3). plea read. “The information is most upload orders passed by it while decisions taken for sanction or upload the statement of fees along “The information is very crucial... important for transparency and examining the fee increase proposal rejection of the fee proposals in with prescribed documents under it makes them aware that whether accountability and shall also control by recognised unaided schools. the matter of recognised, unaided section 17(3) of the Delhi School the school demanding fee has an the corruption in the decision- BKT Extends helping hand by providing specially A division bench of Chief Justice schools. The petition, filed through Education Act and prior sanction, it approval from the Directorate of making process regarding fee hike cooked meals, daily supplies, hospital equipment and 25,000 kits of preventive gear,IN INDIA IN THE WAKE D.N. Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan advocate Khargesh B. Jha, also also sought an appropriate direction Information or the fees are demanded permission in recognised unaided OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC at Noida. issued notice on the petition filed sought direction to the Director of directing the government to upload without prior sanction. The private private schools,” the petitioner said. SOUTH 4 25 SATURDAY, JULY, 2020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES Email : [email protected] (H.O) Hyderabad

Siddaramaiah, AP reports highest single day Shivakumar feud behind graft charges: BJP spike with 7,998 new corona cases Bengaluru, July 24 (UNI) was not only incorrigible, Turning the tables, the rul- but also reckless and irre- Amaravati, July 24 (UNI) cases each whereas 230 cases ported three deaths each while ing Bharatiya Janata Party sponsible. Andhra Pradesh reported were reported from Krishna one death each was reported (BJP) on Thursday alleged "The attempts by Sidda- highest single day spike with and 224 from Kadapa. Thurs- from Kadapa and Anantapur the feud between Karnataka ramaiah and Shivakumar to 7,998 fresh coronavirus cases day also saw a marginal dip in districts. Congress leaders Siddara- fall on 'Goebbels Theory' - taking the total tally to 72,711 the day's toll figures with 61 Meanwhile, 5,428 persons maiah and D.K. Shivaku- repeating lies to make it look on Thursday, health officials deaths reported in compari- were discharged from hospi- mar was behind the graft like truth - will never work. said. With this the state also son to the all time high of 65 tals and Covid treatment cen- charges they levelled against Their party has cut a sorry surpassed other southern reported a day earlier. As per tres after recovery. As on date, the state government in the figure and will continue to states in a single day count the latest update, deaths have there are 34,272 active cases purchase of Covid medical look sheepish," said Kumar as Tamil Nadu reported 6,472 occurred in 12 of the 13 dis- in the state, while 37,555 per- equipment. in a statement. Though cases, Karnataka 5,030 and tricts in the state. The overall sons have recovered and been "The internal feud for su- Chief Minister B.S. Yediy- Kerala 1,078. death toll in Andhra Pradesh discharged from the hospitals premacy between Congress urappa denied the charges, On Thursday, Andhra has now shot up to 884, offi- and Covid treatment centres. Legislature Party (CLP) Siddaramaiah claimed he Pradesh also conducted 58,052 cials said. Meanwhile, there have been leader Siddaramaiah and has evidence of corruption tests -- highest so far -- includ- 14 deaths were reported no new addition to the Co- the main opposition party's in purchase of masks, per- ing 25,618 rapid antigen tests. from East Godavari followed vid-19 tally from returnees state unit president Shiva- sonnel protection equip- Till date, 14,93,879 tests have by Guntur and Kurnool with to the state. Till date, 2,461 kumar has manifested in the ment (PPE) kits, sanitisers been conducted in the state. seven deaths each while cases have been identified as form of levelling allegations and ventilators by the state East Godavari, Guntur, and Krishna and Srikakulam re- Covid-19 positive among per- against our government," government since April and Anantapur topped the list with ported six deaths each and Vi- sons who returned from other said BJP's state unit gen- released some documents 1,391, 1,184, and 1,016 new sakhapatnam and Vizianaga- states. The active cases tally in eral secretary N. Ravi Kumar in Kannada in support of the cases respectively followed 748, and 684 cases respec- reported 438, 360, and 277 new ram reported five deaths each this category currently stands here. By repeating the al- graft charge in the nearly an by Kurnool, West Godavari, tively. Meanwhile, Nellore, cases respectively, Chittoor on Thursday. Chittoor, West at 149, while 2,312 persons legations without proof, the year-old BJP government in and Visakhapatnam with 904, Srikakulam, and Vizianagaram and Prakasam reported 271 Godavari, and Prakasam re- have recovered. Congress has proved that it the southern. Govt.failed in controlling the spread of Covid spread outside Kerala sees dip in Corona virus- Prof.Kodandaram Hyderabad sends alarm Covid cases but Vijayan bells ringing in T'gana urges caution

Hyderabad, July 24 Rao has urged people to be Hyderabad Municipal Cor- Thiruvananthapuram, (UNI) The rising COVID-19 extremely careful for next poration (GHMC) limits, July 24 (UNI) For a change, cases in districts across 4-5 weeks to contain the which cover the core city on Friday the number of Telangana over the last few spread of COVID-19. "CO- and suburbs, witnessed a Covid positive cases in Ker- days has left the authorities VID-19 has entered into massive surge in Corona- ala saw a marginal dip after of the health department the community. It's hard virus cases after the easing crossing more than 1,000 worried. Amid warnings to trace where and how the of lockdown norms in May. cases in the past two days. of a possible community virus comes from and there Last month, there was a big Chief Minister Pinarayi THE FOUNDER PRESIDENT OF THE ‘TELANGANA JANA SAMITI’ (TJS), PROF. spread and the alarming is no other way but to take spike. The daily jump in Vijayan said the positive KODANDARAM SPEAKING TO MEDIA PERSONS IN THE PRESS MEET HELD HERE situation in the neighbor- precautions," he said cases touched almost 2,000 cases on Friday were at 885 IN THE PRESS CLUB IN HANAMKONDA OF WARANGAL DISTRICT ON FRIDAY. ing Andhra Pradesh, the Director of Medical Edu- early this month. For in- and the good news is that TSIT BUREAU Corona tests it conducted in the surge in the virus spread cation Ramesh Reddy has stance, on July 8, the state the recovery was more and Warangal, July-24 : It is not justifi- state. The officials of the health de- outside the state capital voiced concern over the reported 1,924 positive touched 968 cases. able on the part of the state govern- partment announced that around and surroundings is pos- virus spread in tier-II cities cases. Of these nearly 83 "But this is nothing as ment to make a announcement that 4,008 beds were established in var- ing a new challenge to the and towns in the state. per cent were reported in the situation in our state community spread has taken in the ious government hospitals for the authorities. Local spread of the vi- GHMC. In the second week continues to be serious. positive. "We have now got a meeting was held. "All Telangana state, the government sake of Corona patients, but the re- While Greater Hyder- rus in certain pockets has of the month, the num- Of the new cases 724 are ready Covid first line treat- parties expressed their full is indirectly accepting that it failed ality is different, there are only 600 abad was recorded 80-90 sent the alarm bells ringing ber of overall cases came local infectees of which ment centres across the support to fight Covid. The in controlling the spread of Corona beds which were established for per cent of the daily cases in the health department down by a few hundred but the source of infection state and more are being state government will look virus, alleged the founder president the Corona patients till date by the 15 days ago, the figures are prompting the officials to a new trend was visible as in 56 cases is unknown. set up, which will have all into all the suggestions of the ‘Telangana Jana Samiti’ (TJS) government, he criticised. When now throwing a different warn that if no steps were the number of new cases In Thiruvananthapuram the basic treatment facili- and take appropriate steps. , Prof.Kodandaram here on Friday. the neighbouring state Andhra picture. Districts are now taken, then the virus could in GHMC came down while alone there are five large ties. These are being set up There was a discussion He held a press meet with media Pradesh conducted more than accounting for nearly 50 affect everyone. more number of new infec- clusters, mostly fishing and would be monitored on including the private persons here in the press club in 10 lakh of Corona tests, the state per cent of the daily jump The officials say that tions were reported from villages and the situation by the respective local self sector more effectively. Hanamkonda of Warangal district. government stood in the last posi- in cases. It is in this con- the precautions by peo- districts. The state has 33 is piquant as it has been governments," said Vijayan A majority of those who Speaking to the media persons, tion in terms of Corona tests con- text that the alert sounded ple could help check the districts including Hyder- noticed there has been a and added that this is being took part opined that a to- Prof.Kondaram said that there is no ducted across the country. The TJS by the health authorities spread. People have been abad. While Rangareddy, spread out of these clusters done to reduce crowding in tal lockdown of the state is government in the state and even had filed a case in the High Court has assumed significance. advised to stay at home Medchal and Sangereddy also and hence there can the regular hospitals. not warranted and instead though it exists has done nothing against the state government for Hinting at the possibil- and if it is inevitable to districts bordering GHMC be no reason for compla- He also pointed out ensure that as and where for the people till date during their its negligent behaviour towards ity of community spread, go out they should wear have also been witnessing cency," said Vijayan. He that there was an all-party required strict protocols hard times of Covid-19. On several people, he informed. Prof.Konda- they said next 4-5 weeks masks, maintain physical the surge since early June, said the total number of meeting held to discuss the should be in place, where occasions, the High Court ques- ram demanded the government to would be crucial. Director distance and frequently the daily case count in positive cases has touched Covid situation and this containment zones are an- tioned the government about the sanction Rs.7,500 per month. of Public Health G. Srinivas wash their hands. Greater most of other districts. 16,695, with 9,371 currently was the third time such nounced," added Vijayan.

JASMINE Ganesh festival pujas in the background of CS asks Secretaries CM released Rs 3 crore for the concerned to furnish draft FLOWER memory of Gurram Jashuva Kovid should be celebrated with devotion at G.O. proposals of local cadres THE MOMENT I SAW YOU I REMEMBERED THE Amravati, July 24(Correspondent home: : District Collector G Veerapandian. Hyderabad, July 24 (UNI): Chief JASMINE FLOWER ap news agency) : Chief Minister Secretary, Somesh Kumar today REMEMBER TO TOUCH Y.S. Jagan is taking special Kurnool, July 24(Correspon- instructed officials concerned to YOU care to convey the greatness dent ap news agency): District provide details of post of local caders YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL of the Gurram Jashuva to the Collector D Veerapandian has in their departments. He held a review WHEN VIEWED FROM A future, said Education Minister directed the Central Commit- meeting with 16 departments on the DISTANCE Adimulapu Suresh. He said the tee of Ganesh Utsav to co- implementation of new Presidential THAN YOU BEING IN MY LAP CM was taking steps to develop operate with the government Order, 2018 in BRKR Bhavan. The IT IS BETTER TO STAY IN the horse Joshua Art Campus in in celebrating Ganesh Utsav Chief Secretary asked the Secretaries THE TREES the heart of Guntur. Speaking pujas at home with a sense of concerned to provide draft G.O. BUT .. THE GROUND WILL to the media at the beginning, devotion in the wake of the the occasion, District Collec- temple in the background of proposals regarding organisation FALL ANY DAY.. SO Minister Suresh said that CM ys coronavirus outbreak. Kovid tor G Veerapandian said that Kovid. Kovid 19 suggested that of local cadres in respect of posts I WILL JOIN THE EARTH jagan has released Rs 3 crore for 19 guidelines in the wake of Ganesh festival should be cel- Ganesh festivals should be cel- under their departments without FIRST the memory of Gurram Jashuva the outbreak of coronavirus ebrated at home in the wake of ebrated as per the guidelines. further delay. The Chief Secretary LET 'S LIVE TOGETHER .. . A plot of land worth crores said the government was taking in the Sunayana Auditorium the corona virus.He said that Later, district SP Dr K Pakki- said that proposals were received LET'S LIVE TOGETHER .. of rupees has been allotted steps to develop the Ambedkar of the local collectorate on in the past Ganesh festivals rappa said that according to from 57 HoDs out of 109 HoDs in WRITTEN BY :KOTHURU in the heart of Guntur for the statue in the heart of Vijayawada Friday were handed over to were celebrated with great the Kovid rules and govern- the state. The chief Secretary has SATHYAM, KURNOOL Joshua Art Complex.Rs 3 crore and the Joshua Art Campus in District Collector G. Veera- pomp and this year no one ment directives, Ganesh pujas asked them to furnish the proposals has been sanctioned for the the heart of Guntur.He said the pandian, District SP on the ar- expected that the corona virus should be celebrated at home of remaining 52 HoDs immediately. development of Joshua Ghat and government was taking steps to rangements for the Vinayaka was ravaging humanity. With with a sense of devotion. "We Rani Kumudini, Spl Chief Secretary, setting up of an auditorium. He develop the Ambedkar statue Chavithi festival. Phakirappa, the number of coronavirus have been fighting the corona Labour, Employment, Training and also explained that the literary in the heart of Vijayawada and JC -3 Syed khajamohiddin, cases increasing day by day, virus for five months now and Factories, Rajath Kumar, Principal award for Jashuva Jayanthi on the Joshua Art Campus in the Kurnool Municipal Corpora- Vinayaka wants to celebrate it would be great to celebrate Secretary, Irrigation, Vikas Raj, September 28 will be presented heart of Guntur. CM Yves Jagan's tion Commissioner DK Ba- the festival at home. He set up the festival at home at a time Principal Secretary, GAD, Siva by the Telugu Academy. The decisions for the development laji along with DRO Pullaiah a two-foot-tall idol of Ganesh like this," he said. District level Shankar, Senior Consultant, Finance, CM said the decision was made of Ambedkar and Joshua statues conducted the review with in the temple and tradition- officials Gani Utsava Kendra Ravi Gupta, Principal Secretary, to convey the greatness of the are great. All the Dalits are happy the representatives of Ganesh ally worships only the priest, Samithi district working com- Home, Ronald Rose, Secretary, horse Joshua to the future. He with the decision of the CM. Utsava Kendra Samiti. On making sure no one enters the mittee members Kapileswara- Finance and other officials OP-ED 5 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 25 SATURDAY, JULY, 2020 Email : [email protected] (H.O) Hyderabad OXFORD VACCINE: BRITS ARE ON TRACK TO SAVE THE WORLD BEST LIFE-SAVING MEDICINE AND THE BEST CANDIDATE VACCINE BOTH COME FROM THE UK

First, a cheap steroid known as dexa- The side effects have been “mild or here, but the same can be said for the methasone was the first drug shown to moderate,” according to the results, more effective public-health responses reduce death in covid-19 patients, and and the vaccine is moving more quickly as well. By the way, if you are looking the trials proving its effectiveness came than other major contenders into large- for the second leading candidate in the from the UK, with Oxford University scale studies. race to fight covid-19, the most plau- playing a prominent role. That’s not the same as proof, much sible answer is the US, which has pro- In one sample, the drug reduced less finished results, but still: The UK duced the useful antiviral remdesivir deaths among a vulnerable group by deserves high marks for this progress. and is working on a broad array of vac- one-third (it is less effective for milder There is talk of a million doses or more cine candidates, with generally promis- cases). Dexamethasone is now a part of being ready by this fall, though it was ing results, even if none of them is as far treatment regimens around the world, commonly claimed earlier in the year along as the work at Oxford. and even poor countries can afford it. that a good vaccine might be many The US may yet pass the UK for over- It is fair to call this achievement a years away. all contributions, but as of mid-July in home run, or at least a triple (or must Oxford vaccine per capita terms the British are the win- I say, “a six”?). And while Spain also You might wonder how the Oxford ners by a landslide. had a role in proving the beneficial use vaccine got so far so soon. The answer It is fine and even correct to lecture of this drug, the UK clinched the path- lies in preparation and investment in a the British for their poorly conceived By Tyler Cowen the highest death rates per million, and breaking research. diverse research portfolio. messaging and public health measures. When the discussion turns to which the government’s initial response to co- The world is also in the midst of a Oxford’s Jenner Institute, which has But it is interesting how few people lec- countries have responded best to co- vid-19 was halting and contradictory. race to find a safe and effective vaccine played a key role in development of the ture the Australians or the South Kore- vid-19 — and if nothing else, the pan- Its prime minister, Boris Johnson, con- against covid-19. And so far the leading vaccine, already was working on other ans for not having a better biomedical demic frees up a lot of time for this de- tracted covid-19 and was disabled for contender comes from the UK. Results coronavirus issues and had a stock of research establishment. bate — those most often mentioned are weeks. Nor are the British renowned for published on Monday indicate that the knowledge about which potential coro- It is yet another sign of how societies Taiwan, New Zealand and Vietnam. their love of mask-wearing. vaccine generated an immune response navirus vaccines might prove harm- tend to undervalue innovation — which I would like to make a more surpris- That said, the most important factor in a group of about 1,000 patients. less to humans. The researchers were makes the UK’s contribution all the ing nomination: the UK covid-19 is a in the global response to covid-19 has To develop this vaccine, the British- able to scale up their efforts relatively more important. potential scourge to billions around to be progress on the biomedical front, Swedish drug company AstraZeneca quickly. Critics of Brexit like to say that it will the globe, so the pertinent question is and on that score the UK receives stellar has been working with Oxford, and In sum, the best life-saving medi- leave the UK as a small country of mi- which country has done the most to marks. In fact, I would argue, it is tops the company has inked a major deal cine and the best candidate vaccine nor import. In the meantime, the Brits stop it. At first glance, the UK’s perfor- in the world, and certainly No. 1 on a for widespread distribution to poorer both come from the UK. For sure, there are on track to save the world. mance doesn’t look great. It has one of per capita basis. countries. might be some elements of coincidence Gulf News A NIGHTLY CIRCUS PLAYS OUT ON TV IN PAKISTAN AND THE TARGET By Mehr Tarar what and how much the public needed to tion aside. Power agendas replaced honest And just as I settle down in my comfy old know. Private media houses boomed as journalism. Propaganda became more im- couch to take a much-needed hiatus from an interesting mix of the money-making portant than substance. Gratuitous attacks political commentary on Twitter, and in corporate and the responsible journalist. became the new norm. The prime-time my columns, something jolts me un-dead Freedom of expression was the new man- talk show host had the power to construct in my typing tracks. While I look for Mufti tra, guarded with an earnestness that ap- a narrative, deconstruct the truth, recon- Menk’s beautiful advice to retweet, lyrics peared sincere and unapologetic. Like all struct what was, reimagine what would be. to subtweet, movies to tweet-review, and good things, that earnestness had an expi- Slowly and steadily, loyalty acquired a gorgeous people and dogs to gush over, my ration date. price tag. weird luck pushes me to something I avoid The 24/7 news unfolded a new TV dy- The payment came in various forms – like coronavirus-ridden droplets. I go on namic, and without much ado, strength- material, privilege, favours, power. The a binge watching of Pakistani prime time ened the inevitability of the electronic earnest journalists with dreams of honour- talk shows. My mind is in a tizzy now. And media journalist assuming the shape of ing media as the power of asking the right that, my darlings, is not a good thing in the the new power wielder. Politics and media questions and accountability changed time of coronavirus. tiptoed into a union that was based on mu- their wardrobe, moved into fancy houses, Retracing my TV viewing of the last tual need. The liaison engendered a new acquired new airs, and made new friends, two decades – as going further back is a entity: the kingmaker. awkwardly smug in their new SUVs, a waste of my carefully chosen words and The precision of that self-avowed title sheepish smile barely reaching their eyes the reader’s attention –here is my honest remains dubious, but the assumption, the covering their cryptic proclamations. confession: I was and am a news and panel illusion, the myopia of having the power Not everyone changed, but almost ev- discussions and interviews junkie. Hav- to make or break a politician or a political eryone did. Barring a few prime-time talk ing been unusually interested in politics party became an open secret, loudly whis- show hosts, most of them became carica- and movies all my life, print and electronic pered in the velvety splendour of Islam- tures of themselves. Many people detected media was my curious and constant peep abad, purred in provincial capitals, hissed the change. So did I. The talk shows be- into the world of people I wished to be, in every political centre. The co-depen- came a nightly circus. I wrote about it in TV is a black mirror now. It shows nothing. recent resignation from my honorary po- some I idolised, many I couldn’t relate to, dence of politics and media soon turned 2012. The circus I still follow news, but only sition of focal person for English media to and some I didn’t like. Post the year 2000, into a fatal attraction that, invariably, ends After March 23, 2013, while working for a through Twitter. Reading news is much less the Punjab Minister of Information Fayaz- Pakistan’s private TV channels opened a in the demise or breakdown of one of the newspaper, I stopped watching television. stressful than watching it. That is my coping ul-Hassan Chohan is to avoid any conflict world of desi information and debate that parties. I didn’t watch any news shows even when mechanism for the happenings in my coun- of interest. My political affiliation, and my I mostly liked, and occasionally criticised. I Talk shows to me were like children feast- in 2014, briefly, I became a sensational try, and the world in general. It keeps me personal likes and dislikes, must not and found it all utterly fascinating. ing on Baskin Robbins shakes. One day in headline in Pakistan and India. For years, calm. Whatever I want to watch is available cannot be an impediment in my profes- The power of nascent media spelled a 2012, I realised that what I was watching I only played movies and workout DVDs on YouTube, and with one click it is paused, sional responsibility of maintaining fair- new era of freedom in a country that had was not what had me hooked in the first on my TV. One day, my large-screen Sony reversed, forwarded, discarded. mindedness, honesty, non-partisanship. seen draconian measures of military dicta- few years of the new millennium. Now on stopped working. Since 2016, it nestles co- A few months ago, I got an opportunity My personal and political views have never tors and civilian behemoths to control the TV, personal opinions trumped unbiased sily in its familiar rectangular repose on the to host my own talk show, which, God empowered me to target anyone. “suitability” of news and promulgation of analyses. Hearsay shoved the due verifica- wall facing my bed across a large room. My willing, will start soon. The reason for my Gulf News AMERICA NEEDS TO SAVE BOTH LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS

and supports struggling families who We cannot begin to have a recovery nities. To avoid a tsunami that could don’t know when the next paycheck without affordable child care. The next put millions of people out on the will come. relief package must include $50 billion street, Congress should extend and Here’s what the next federal re- in emergency support to keep child expand the national eviction mora- sponse must include: care providers in business now and torium, provide emergency rental Start with funding the robust public make long-term investments so more assistance and increase funding for health measures we know will work to families can find affordable, high- families experiencing homelessness. address this crisis: ramped-up test- quality and safe care in the future. To avoid a tsunami that could put ing, a national contact-tracing pro- Rather than bullying businesses into millions of people out on the street, gram and supply-chain investments reopening, then shielding them from Congress should extend and expand to resolve medical supply shortages. liability when people inevitably get the national eviction moratorium, Without these measures, we will not sick and die, let’s instead make sure provide emergency rental assistance be able to adequately reopen safely, they have the resources necessary to and increase funding for families ex- more people will die and there will be put the health and security of their periencing homelessness. no economic recovery. workers first, and enforceable safety We should broadly cancel student Our schools face enormous chal- standards set by OSHA. loan debt so families don’t have a stu- lenges, like figuring out whether and The Essential Workers Bill of Rights, dent debt bomb waiting for them on how to safely reopen, how to help stu- which I proposed with Representa- the other side of this pandemic — a dents who fell further behind because tive Ro Khanna, would include federal burden that again falls disproportion- of distance learning — disproportion- money for hazard pay, sick leave, fam- ately on students of colour. ately students of colour. ily and medical leave, and enforceable Americans are generous, but if The next legislative package should health and safety protections for all they’re going to put up taxpayer mon- TO AVOID A TSUNAMI THAT COULD PUT MILLIONS include at least $500 billion to stabi- essential workers. ey during this pandemic, we need lise state and local governments and at Unemployment coverage strong anti-corruption protections like OUT ON THE STREET, US CONGRESS least $175 billion for our state schools While the virus continues to rage, my CORE Act to make sure a bunch of to help them reopen safely, avoid extended unemployment coverage is Trump-connected businesses that can MUST ACT QUICK teacher layoffs and provide the mental critical. Rather than set arbitrary expi- hire armies of lobbyists can’t swoop health and other services our children ration dates for unemployment insur- up big chunks of relief funding. Americans stayed at home and sac- control. Those who frame the debate require. ance, let’s tie those benefits to real- Our constituents are counting on us rificed for months to flatten the curve as one of health versus economics are No one can reopen schools by just time economic data. Families would to deliver the relief they desperately and prevent the spread of the coro- missing the point. It is not possible to snapping fingers. No matter what Bet- be better off and we’d be investing in need. The House passed a relief bill navirus. That gave us time to take the fix the economy without first contain- sy DeVos says. a stronger economic recovery. over two months ago. Now the Senate steps needed to address the pandemic ing the virus. Parents are drowning. Child care The structural racism that has long must act to contain the virus and to — but President Trump squandered We need a bold, ambitious legisla- centers and schools are closed, yet es- existed in this country has caused provide the funding so that our econ- it, refusing to issue national stay-at- tive response that does four things: sential workers are expected to still go the pandemic to hit Black and Latino omy, our schools and our families can home guidelines, failing to set up a na- brings the virus under control; gets our to work each day, or night. Even par- neighbourhoods and Indian Country begin to recover. tional testing operation and fumbling schools, child care centers, business- ents who can work from home are ex- especially hard. The next relief pack- This is about saving lives and live- production of personal protective es, and state and local governments pected to feed the baby and help their age must include Senate Democrats’ lihoods — and we don’t have time to equipment. Now, Congress must again the resources they need; addresses the children learn while participating in proposal for at least $350 billion im- waste. act as this continues to spiral out of burdens on communities of colour; Zoom calls. mediately invested in these commu- Gulf News INTERNATIONAL 6 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 25 SATURDAY, JULY, 2020 Email : [email protected] (H.O) Hyderabad Afghan forces kill 31 Imran Khan govt under fire for providing Taliban militants Kabul, July 23 (UNI) Afghan were foreign militants. "Thirteen Jadhav legal option against conviction security forces killed 31 Taliban non-Afghan nationals were among militants and injured 15 others in the killed. The peace pact signed Islamabad, July 24 (UNI) The terrorist, who had confessed to it was the PPP's as well," said Nangarhar province, the Defence between the US and the Taliban Imran Khan government in Pakistan his role in promoting unrest and Human Rights Minister Shireen Ministry said on Thursday. "The in Doha in February required is facing an uproar for facilitating terrorism in Pakistan". Mazari. "If one country does not Afghan National Defense and the Taliban militants to reduce legal remedies for alleged Indian "A terrorist who has confessed accept the ICJ's jurisdiction, the Security Forces (ANDSF) were violence and cut ties with foreign spy Kulbushan Jadhav, with the to bring involved in terrorism in case is not heard," she added. aware of an imminent attack on militants and militants of Al Qaeda opposition parties slamming our country, against whom we While the cross-accusations over checkpoints in Qelgho area of international terrorist group," it for bringing in a "National have completed legal proceedings Jadhav's verdict review kept the Khogyani district late Wednesday. Khogiani said. Reconciliation Ordinance". - what has happened now that we parliament session heated, the The ANDSF launched a responsive "But Taliban did not sever ties The session of the National are formally legislating to facilitate Foreign Office defended the move attack, leaving the casualties with the international terrorists, Assembly saw a heated debate on him?" asked Pakistan Muslim of the government, asserting that among the Taliban," the Ministry and the foreign militants still the matter after Pakistan People League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader the decision was pertinent to said in a statement. support Taliban in the fight against Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Khawaja Asif. implement the verdict of the ICJ. Ten vehicles were also the government and the people of Zardari cited out quorum to prevent "When we (PML-N) were in the "Necessary steps have been taken destroyed during the fighting Afghanistan," he said. Since the the government from laying down government, Kulbushan was a slur in this regard, including provision and five Improvised Explosive signing of the peace deal, Afghan an ordinance pertaining to granting used against us. It was said that faced from the then opposition PML-N government should never of unimpeded and uninterrupted Devices (IEDs) were defused leaders, including President foreign citizens an opportunity to Nawaz Sharif and PML-N were party of Imran Khan. "We were have gone to the International Court consular access to India. India after the clashes, Xinhua news Ashraf Ghani, have frequently file a review appeal. appeasing India. Who is appeasing taunted, now this government and of Justice in the first place. has, however, been using various agency reported citing the demanded the Taliban to reduce The Opposition blamed the India today?" Lashing out at the this Prime Minister must tell us "From the first day, we had pretexts to hinder the process statement as saying. Attahulla violence. The militants, however, government for trying to get a Imran Khan government, Asif why he is stooping so low in front said that it was wrong of the then for review and reconsideration," Khogiani, provincial government have intensified attacks, killing rubber stamp from the parliament sought to remind them of the of India?" he said. In its response, government to go to the ICJ and Foreign Ministry spokesperson spokesman, told Xinhua that 13 and injuring scores of combatants on what it called "facilitating a "taunts" the PML-N government the government contended that the it was not just our party's stance, Aisha Farooqui said. of the killed Taliban members and civil . China orders closure of US Consulate in Chengdu US reiterates opposition Beijing, July 24 (UNI) The to close the consulate, according Chinese Foreign Ministry on to the state-run Global Times Friday ordered the closure of newspaper. On Tuesday, US to foreign military the US Consulate General in the President Donald Trump's south-western city of Chengdu administration on Tuesday as a retaliatory move against ordered the closure of China's interference in Libya Washington's decision to close mission in Houston, saying it was the Asian giant's mission in involved in stealing intellectual Washington, July 24 (UNI) reiterated US opposition to all government recently Houston. property, the BBC reported. The US Ambassador to Libya, foreign military interference declared force majeure on In a statement, the Ministry The administration gave China Richard Norland reiterated in Libya and full support for oil exports due to renewed also made specific requirements 72 hours to close the consulate Washington's opposition UN-facilitated dialogue. oil blockade by the eastern- on the ceasing of all operations "to protect American intellectual to all foreign military "Norland supports Libya's based army, which is and events by the Consulate property and Americans' private interference in the war- sovereignty, the National demanding transparency General, which was established information". The consulate is torn country, according to a Oil Corporation to resume in the distribution of oil in 1985 and currently has more It gravely harmed China-US and the US is responsible for all one of five in the US, not counting statement. operations nationwide, as revenues. According to than 200 staff, Xinhua news relations," the statement said. this. "We once again urge the US the embassy in Washington. Norland made his remarks well as to achieve a negotiated, NOC, the country has lost agency reported. It justified China's decision to immediately retract its wrong China's move on Friday came during a phone call with peaceful resolution to the more than $7.2 billion so "The US' move seriously as "a legitimate and necessary decision and create necessary hours after US Secretary of State the Speaker of Libya's Libyan conflict beginning far because of months of oil breached international law, the response to the unjustified conditions for bringing the Mike Pompeo hardened his tone eastern-based House of with the stabilization of the blockade. The North African basic norms of international act by the US". "The current bilateral relationship back on further in a speech on Thursday Representatives (Parliament) situation around Sirte and country has been plagued relations, and the terms of the situation in China-US relations track," the statement added. at the library of former President Aguila Saleh, Xinhua news Jufra," the statement added. by political division and China-US Consular Convention. is not what China desires to see, China gave the US till July 27 Richard Nixon. agency quoted the statement Libya's state-owned conflicts ever since the fall of as saying on Thursday. National Oil Corporation its former leader Muammar "The Ambassador (NOC) of the UN-backed Gaddafi in 2011. Trump cancels Republican 2 IS members admit to holding convention events in Florida US aid worker hostage Washington, July 24 (UNI) US business would still take place President Donald Trump said in Charlotte, North Carolina, as London, July 24 (UNI) Two was very scared," said Elsheikh, a was raped by the former IS leader, he would cancel the Republican planned, but didn't offer further British Islamic State (IS) members member of the IS execution squad Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, who killed convention events in Jacksonville, details on his expected speech, have finally admitted to holding dubbed the 'Beatles' because of himself with a suicide vest as Florida, in August, adding that it reports The Hill news website. He an American aid worker hostage in their British accents. "I took an American commandos closed in on wasnt the right time due to the said the party would hold "tele- Syria, where she was abused and email from her myself," he said, him in a raid last year, reports Daily recent spike in the number of rallies" and other online events tortured before her death in 2015, a while referring to a mail id the terror Mail. Kotey and Elsheikh are two coronavirus cases in the state. the week of the convention later media report said. group could use to demand ransom of the four so-called IS 'Beatles', Addressing reporters at the next month. The convention was Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee from the family. Kotey added: "She a hostage-taking execution White House on Thursday, initially scheduled to take place Elsheikh, who are both in US was in a room by herself that no squad responsible for beheading Trump said: "I told my team it's in Charlotte but the Republican military custody in Iraq, had one would go in." numerous Western captives, time to cancel the Jacksonville National Committee (RNC) previously denied ever meeting The IS reportedly demanded including Americans James Foley, component of the Republican moved the major celebratory Kayla Mueller, but in interview 5 million euros from Mueller's Steven Sotloff and Peter Kassig. The convention. "I'll still do a events, including Trump's speech tapes obtained by NBC News they family, telling them that that they other two 'Beatles' are Mohammed convention speech in a different formally accepting the party's admitted to their involvement, the would send "a picture of Kayla's Emmwazi, aka 'Jihadi John', who form, but we won't do a big said, the timing for this event is convention, it's not the right time. nomination, to Jacksonville after Daily Mail newspaper said in the dead body" if their demands were was killed by a CIA drone strike in crowded convention per se. It's not right. It's just not right with "For me, I have to protect the he objected to North Carolina report on Thursday. not met. Mueller, an international 2015, and Aine Lesley Davis, who just not the right time for that. what's happened recently, the American people." The President Governor Roy Cooper's insistence "She was in a large room, it was aid worker, was abducted in Syria was sentenced to seven and a half "I looked at my team and I flare-up in Florida, to have a big said the official nomination that the event be scaled down. dark, and she was alone, and she in 2013. During her captivity, she years in prison in Turkey in 2017. N.Korea must return to diplomatic Senate Republicans, Trump admin engagement: US official Washington/Seoul, July Stilwell encouraged EAS and ballistic missile tests reach agreement on COVID-19 package 24 (UNI) A senior US official countries to address and impose sanctions has emphasized the need pressing regional security on Pyongyang over its Washington, July 24 (UNI) US expire at the end of this month. for North Korea to abide challenges," it said. weapons programs. Senate Republicans and President Treasury Secretary Steven by UN Security Council "These include Beijing's The call for diplomatic Donald Trump's administration Mnuchin said on Thursday that the resolutions and return to imposition of draconian engagement comes have reached an agreement in administration will not extend the diplomatic engagement, national security legislation as denuclearization principle on the next COVID-19 extra weekly $600 unemployment the State Department said. in Hong Kong, which flouts negotiations between relief package, Senate Majority benefits under the CARES Act, In a statement on (China's) commitments Washington and Pyongyang leader Mitch McConnell said. but will replace it with a roughly Thursday, the Department under the Sino-British have stalled following the McConnell said on Thursday 70 per cent match of a worker's said that David Stilwell, Joint Declaration of 1984; collapse of the February Senate Republicans will release wages before they were laid off. Assistant Secretary of State the Rohingya crisis and 2019 summit between US their proposal, which will focus "As we've said before, we're not for East Asian and Pacific escalating violence in President Donald Trump on children, jobs and healthcare, going to continue within its current affairs, raised the issue Rakhine state; and North and North Korean leader next week as the administration form because we're not going to during a video conference Korea, which must abide Kim Jong-un. has requested additional time to pay people more money to stay at with senior officials from by U.N. Security Council The EAS brings together review the fine details, reports home than work, but we want to member states of the East Resolutions and return to 18 nations across the Xinhua news agency. make sure that the people that are Asia Summit (EAS), the diplomatic engagement." Asia-Pacific region, also "We need to get Americans designed to do," he said. Congress in March to provide fiscal aid out there that can't find jobs do get Seoul-based Yonhap News Stilwell was referring to including Australia, China, back to work and school while passed the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, for households, businesses and a reasonable wage replacement, so Agency reported. UN resolutions that ban India and Russia. continuing to fight for our nation's or the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and healthcare providers, but some it will be based on approximately "Assistant Secretary North Korea's nuclear health. That is what CARES 2 is Economic Security Act, key provisions in the act are set to 70 per cent wage replacement.

Owner Publisher Printed by Buchi Babu, Vuppala, Printed by. Thanmayee Printers #17-1-469/A/42/23, Adarsh Nagar, Saidabad, Hyderabad-59, Published from: #17-1-469/A/42/23, Adarsh Nagar, Near Unique Grammer School, Saidabad, Hyderabad-59, T.S.Editor. Buchi Babu Vuppala. RNI.No.APENG/29225/2009. E-mail: [email protected] SPORTS 7 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 25 SATURDAY, JULY, 2020 Email : [email protected] (H.O) Hyderabad F1 adds 3 new ENG VS WI ̋RD TEST, DAY ̉: ROACH DISMISSES STOKES, HOSTS FOUR DOWN events to 2020 Manchester, July 24 (UNI) into Tea on 131/4 with Ollie Stokes on the last ball of the Rahkeem Cornwall took calendar, scraps West Indies continued to Pope (24) and Jos Buttler (2) eighth over of the session a stunning catch. Buttler, keep England on a tight leash in the middle. England started to break the fledgling stand. who has had pressure American races in the second session of the the second session with Roach sent in an inswinger mounting on him due to first day of the decisive third Stokes and opener Rory Burns that Stokes looked to defend his poor performances with London, July 24 (UNI) Test between the two sides at in the middle after they had but the ball burst through the the bat in Test matches, Formula One on Friday Old Trafford on Friday. Fast lost captain Joe Root towards gap between the bat and pad and Pope then saw England added three more races bowler Kemar Roach picked the end of the first session. to take the stumps. through to Tea. Brief Scores: to the revamped 2020 his second wicket of the day as The pair held on to put up 45 Later, Burns' (57) 147-ball England 131/4 (Burns 57, calendar, taking the total he dismissed the in-form Ben runs for the third wicket but vigil ended when he edged Pope 24*; Roach 2/28) vs number of races to 13. Stokes (20). The hosts went Roach managed to flumox Roston Chase to slips where West Indies. According to Formula One. com, Grand Prix racing will return to Portugal for the first time since 1996 IPL BANTER BEGINS AS HARBHAJAN F1 mulls fresh races after in Portimao after it was announced alongside PULLS VIRAT KOHLI'S LEG classic races in Imola and New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) Chairman Brijesh Patel on Japan, Singapore & Azerbaijan Nuerburgring. Fun banter ahead of the Friday morning confirmed The Algarve International much delayed 2020 season that the 13th edition of cancellation Circuit in Portimao will of the Indian Premier League the league will be played host the Portuguese (IPL) seems to have begun around the September 19 to London,Juy 24 (UNI) Grand Prix on October with Chennai Super Kings' November 8 window and the The 2020 Azerbaijan, Singapore 23-25, two weeks after the star spinner Harbhajan Singh same has been communicated and Japanese Formula 1 Grands Grand Prix at Germany's pulling Royal Challengers to the franchises. Speaking Prix have now been cancelled Nuerburgring. Bangalore and India captain to , IPL Chairman Patel in the wake of the coronavirus Meanwhile, Autodromo Virat Kohli's leg on Twitter on said that the window has pandemic. The three races were Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Friday. been zeroed in on. "We have part of the revised calendar for of uncertainty impossible a Formula 1 race during the Imola will play hosts to the Kohli on Friday tweeted a had a discussion and we are the 2020 season that Formula and in Japan, ongoing travel 2020 season.”F1’s motorsports Emilia Romagna Grand commercial for the sportswear looking at the September 19 to 1 had announced earlier this restrictions also led to the chief Ross Brawn said that it Prix, which will be a two- brand Puma and the dominant November 8 window for this month. decision not to proceed with the may consider extending it’s day event. colour code in it was yellow. edition of the league. We have “These decisions have been race,” said a statement from F1. European calendar. “Things are The format of the Imola Harbhajan responded to informed the franchise about taken due to the different “At the same time we have moving fast, but we still have weekend has yet to be the tweet by saying: "Looks the same," he said. The official challenges our promoters face made significant progress with time,” he said. “We have lots of agreed, but it is expected like Specially made for @ terms of success in the IPL but announcement might happen in those countries. In Singapore existing and new promoters on different options and we’re very that there will be only one ChennaiIPL #yellowlove matches between the two tend only after the Indian Premier and Azerbaijan the long lead the revised calendar and have confident we’re going to have a practice session ahead of #IPL13" CSK and RCB may not to have an electric atmosphere League's Governing Council times required to construct been particularly encouraged great second half of the season. qualifying and the race. be comparable to each other in in the stadiums. Earlier, IPL meeting next week. street circuits made hosting by the interest that has been "We are pleased that we the events during a period shown by new venues in hosting continue to make strong progress in finalising our Rashford big inspiration for a lot plans for the 2020 season BCCI advertises for GM - Game Development and are excited to welcome of young people: Luke Shaw Nuerburgring, Portimao post, wants sports admin experience and Imola to the revised Manchester,Juy calendar," said Chase 24 (UNI) New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) Days of the department. "Determine eligibility criteria says: "Graduate Carey, Chairman and CEO Experienced Manchester after GM Cricket Operations Saba and oversee the departmental qualification -- Bachelor's degree of Formula 1. United full back Luke Karim was asked to leave, the budget. Determine and monitor or equivalent professional "We want to thank the Shaw has heaped praise Board of Control for Cricket in the compliance of the following qualification. Should be less than promoters, the teams, on teammate Marcus India has invited applications for for domestic cricket: The Match 55 years of age. and the FIA for their full Rashford, saying the the post of "General Manager – Playing Regulations. Standards Sports administration / cricket support in our efforts to young forward has taken Game Development". The person of venues, including pitches and events management experience bring our fans exciting his game to a new level will be based out of the BCCI HQ in outfields. Administration of the of not less than 10 years. Senior racing this season during this season. Mumbai. As per the advertisement, Domestic Tours Program ("DTP"). management experience of not an unprecedented time. Besides his ability on the role will be: "Supporting the Selection and appointment less than 10 years with a successful "We also want to pay the field, England striker Chief Executive Officer to deliver of match officials (umpires and track record. Experience of leading tribute to our incredible Rashford has earned a on BCCI's vision and strategy. Give referees) for cricket matches a multi-cultural team." The last partners in the Americas huge amount of plaudits strategic direction to the cricket Monitor the delivery of operational date for submission of application and look forward to being for his work off the pitch operations department. support to match officials. To is August 7, 6 p.m. at recruitment@ back with them next season during the COVID-19 "Develop position papers on all handle such other responsibilities bcci.tv. After screening/shortlisting when they will once again pandemic. cricket related matters. Implement as may be allotted by the CEO, of applications, the candidates will be able to thrill millions of During a recent fan the strategic and operational plans BCCI and the Office Bearers." The be called for personal interviews. fans around the world." Q&A on Manchester United's official website, Shaw was asked if he Holding urges Archer to forget about 'outside noise' could one day see our Rashford winning the Manchester, July 24 (UNI) West is to perform at his optimum level at Old Trafford. "He's amongst Ballon d'Or. Indies great Michael Holding in the third and final Test against friends in the England team; he urged England fast-bowler Jofra West Indies. has Ben Stokes, who he is very Archer to block outside noise "To be honest, I don't think close to, who is a personable after he was subjected to heavy it should be that difficult," said person and also a positive person. criticism for breaking the bio- former fast bowler Holding on Sky "So he should just make sure that secure bubble in Southampton. Sports Cricket. "The environment he gets involved with the team, F. No. 54/03/2020-Media Archer returned to the in which he is, is he's in a team forgets about all the outside noise Government of India England playing XI for the third that has just won the last Test and just do what he can do. He is Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and final #raisethebat Test in match. He is potentially a potentially a great bowler so he Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Manchester after being axed for great bowler so he should just should just concentrate on that," second Test at the same venue. concentrate on that," he added. he added. Archer had earlier 5th floor, Antyodaya Bhawan Holding stated Archer will Archer had earlier revealed that revealed that racist messages CGO Complex, New Delhi-110003 benefit from being among racist messages were directed were directed towards him on friends in the team and all he towards him on social media social media while he was under Toll -Free Help line numbers for Persons with Disabilities has to do to block 'outside noise' while he was under quarantine quarantine at Old Trafford.

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2. Call the toll free help line number 1800-572-6422 of National Institute of Empowerment of persons with Intellectual Disability for information health protocols for sports regarding (I) Mental Health related issues, (II) Special Education, (III) Occupational therapy (IV) Vocational Counseling (V) Speech Therapy and Jakarta,Juy 24 (UNI) The individual exercises are Physiotherapy of persons with intellectual disabilities from 9:00 am to 5:30 Indonesian Youth and Sports Ministry required to impose tight health pm from Monday to Friday. has issued health protocols to contain the protocols and rapid tests on spread of COVID-19 during competitions the COVID-19, according to 3. For information relating to aids and assistive devices and services and other sports activities. him.Competitions held in an thereof, call ALIMCO Toll Free Helpline 1800-180-5129 from 9:00 am to The protocols outline the general area, which has been applying 5:00 pm from Monday to Saturday. guidelines for the country to stage a partial lockdown or has competitions and training camps for started entering a new normal 4. For information regarding and guidance on loan scheme, Skill athletes, the ministry's secretary Gatot scenario, are prohibited from Training, Divyangjan Swavalamban Yojna,Vishesh Microfinance Yojana Dewa Broto said on Friday, reports Xinhua involving spectators, he said. news agency."These serve as general Meanwhile, Australia Prime (VMY) call NHFDC toll free help line number 1800-11-4515 from 9:30 am guidelines, and each sport branch has to Minister Scott Morrison to 5:30 pm from Monday to Friday. abide by these," he said. announced on Friday that a Each kind of sport branch will develop 100-person limit on indoor further the guidelines with more specifics include the distance among persons, the gatherings will be scrapped under step for itself, the official added. use of face masks and hand washing, three of the government's plan to further davp 38117/11/0008/2021 The matters ruled by the protocols Broto remarked. Training camps and ease coronavirus restrictions. ENTERTAINMENT 8 25 SATURDAY, JULY, 2020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES Email : [email protected] (H.O) Hyderabad TAHIRA AMITABH BACHCHAN DENIES NEWS REPORT CLAIMING HE IS COVID˨19 NEGATIVE KASHYAP'S mitabh Bachchan Twitter account, Big B news is incorrect , irre- quite disturbed by the Why do media play with on Thursday eve- shared a video clip of a TV sponsible , fake and an fake news surrounding his people's emotions? Take A ning tweeted to re- news channel that claims incorrigible LIE !!" Big B health. He also retweeted Care Sir Ji."Big B -- along THROWBACK fute a news reports claim- "Amitabh Bachchan tests tweeted on his official ac- a tweet posted by a fan with son Abhishek Bach- ing he has tested Covid-19 negative for COVID" as count, @SrBachchan.The that reads: "That's playing chan, daughter-in-law PICS WITH negative.On his verified "breaking news".".. this Bollywood icon seems with someone's privacy. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan HER 'LITTLE Siddhant Chaturvedi: Glad that I Rohit Shetty to host India ANTITHESIS' edition of 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' am getting to live my dream in an untitled upcoming Filmmaker Rohit Shetty is film that also stars Ananya all set to host an India edition Panday. With Katrina Kaif, of the popular adventure re- he shares screen space in ality TV show, Khatron Ke the horror comedy "Phone Khiladi. Titled "Khatron Ke Bhoot". Ishaan Khatter is Khiladi: Made In India", the part of the project, too. show will be shot entirely in The actor, who became Mumbai, unlike past seasons a household name playing thatwere mostly fi lmed in ex- MC Sher in last year's "Gul- otic foreign locales. Report- ly Boy", also has "Bunty Aur edly, the show will come with Babli 2" coming up. riter-fi lmmaker Tahi- "a fl avour of Bollywood". "It would be a dream for ra Kashyap Khurrana The season will witness any newcomer to get the Whas shared throwback champions from previous opportunity of working pictures Instagram that feature seasons. The fi rst two epi- with these beautiful and her with daughter Varushka, sodes will be hosted by direc- Rashami Desai, Nia Sharma, lockdown, Rohit wrote on oh-so-talented leading la- whom she lovingly refers to as tor Farah Khan because Ro- Jasmine Bhasin, Aly Goni Instagram: "They say, 'Time dies. I am glad that I am her little antithesis. hit is currently busy with his and Jay Bhanushali. It will go stops for no one' ... but some- getting to live my dream," The photos shared by Tahira next fi lm in Hyderabad. He on air on August 1. Recently, how, this year has ended up said Siddhant. on Instagram are from a vaca- will return to take over the re- Rohit stepped out to shoot halting the things we had While "Phone Bhoot", pro- tion in Nassau, Bahamas. maining series. Contestants for the fi nal episode of "Kha- planned. Shot the season fi - ctor Siddhant trina Kaif in upcoming proj- duced by Farhan Akhtar and "Throwback with my little of the India edition include: tron Ke Khiladi 10", amid Co- nale of Khatron ke khiladi, Chaturvedi co-stars ects, and he says he is glad Ritesh Sidhwani, is scheduled antithesis. She defi nitely likes Karan Wahi, Rithvik Dhan- vid restrictions. Sharing his season 10 in Mumbai today, A with top heroines to be living his dream.Sid- for a 2021 release, the team of to dress up and always has an jani, Harsh Limbachiyaa, experience of shooting post exactly a year. Deepika Padukone and Ka- dhant teams with Deepika "Bunty Aur Babli 2", also fea- opinion on what I wear. And I can see the future where she is going to get really upset when she gets my pajamas and shorts SAMANTHA AKKINENI SHARES PRIYANKA CHOPRA IMPARTS WORDS OF as her hereditary wealth!" Ta- hira captioned the images. SELF˨CARE SECRETS WISDOM AMONG FANS She added: "Till then it's outhern star Sa- More positive thoughts these pouts and beautiful mantha Akkineni and game face on yo."The ctress Priyanka Chopra Jo- memories. #throwbackthurs- Shas doled out tips image currently has 1 nas on Thursday shared a day #throwbackwithdaughters on self-care. With a black- million likes.Samantha Amotivational post on Ins- #throwback #nassau #nassau- and-white picture of her- recently shared that she tagram for her fans."Don't let the bahamas #bahamas #daughter self she posted on Insta- and her pet puppy Hash challenges of today stop us from #daughtersarethebest." gram, Samantha wrote: currently have a case of achieving our dreams of a better On the work front, Tahira "We wake up early. Medi- Covid-19 blues. On an tomorrow'. She captioned the post has fi nished writing her fourth tate. Positive thoughts. Instagram picture of as, ‘You got this!'," Priyanka wrote. book "The 12 Commandments Take that apple cider vin- Hash sleeping by the It seems several fans were wait- Of Being A Woman", during the egar. Cleanse both body staircase, she wrote: "We ing for such motivation to inspire Covid lockdown. and mind. Pamper self are having a case of the them. "I needed this kind of mo- Apart from writing, Tahira with long skin care rou- #covidblues. How are tivation. Thank you for sharing," has also tried to take proper tine. Exercise. Hydrate. you guys doing ? I just a user commented."Your journey care of her health during the want to remind you to remind yourself has always inspired me. You are lockdown. With ease in the that you're awesome and you're doing an idol for so many people," an- lockdown restrictions, Tahira just great and it will all be okay #stay- other one wrote.Priyanka will soon started cycling outside her JANHVI KAPOOR : home #staysafe."Samantha is known complete 20 years in showbusi- for her performances in fi lms such as ness. A few days ago, she shared AT TIMES I FEEL GUILTY "Ye Maaya Chesave", "Neethaane En a video in which she spoke about HILARY DUFF : Ponvasantham", "Eega", "Mersal" and her plans of sharing "20 monu- OF MY PRIVILEGE "Rangasthalam". mental moments" of her career in the coming days to "celebrate I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR MY HUSBAND 20 years in the entertainment business".Currently, Priyanka is ctress Hilary Duff says spending time with her husband she is grateful for her Nick Jonas in Los Angeles. Ahusband Matthew Koma, for helping her out around the house amid the Co- ollywood worked hard, which vid-19 lockdown. actress is something that in- Duff praised her husband BJanhvi Ka- spires the most. while talking to E! News, re- poor has opened In a media interac- ports femalefi rst.co.uk. up on the biggest tion she attended with "We are doing great, and lesson she has Janhvi, Saxena spoke he's the best. He is so sweet. learnt while por- of the toughest things So, he has his own studio traying the char- a woman in uniform and he goes to work Monday acter of Gunjan faces. "Other than through Friday. He's been re- Saxena, the first infrastructure barri- ally busy right now, obviously, female Indian ers like no separate because he can do everything Air Force pilot in washrooms or chang- alone," she said. warzone, in an ing rooms, which were "But I'm home all day. So, upcoming biop- slowing taken care of, we came up with this routine ic.Since "Gunjan the toughest thing was where he lets me sleep in, and Saxena: The Kar- breaking the mental he does the fi rst three hours gil Girl" is based barrier people had, with the kids in the morning on the life of the Air Force pi- making them accept because he knows, once they lot, Janhvi spent a substantial you as a professional. see me, they only want me. viously want things to go back the lockdown. time with her."It all comes Being accepted as an Literally, none of my friends to normal, but I'm not going She said: "My kids, it was dif- down to the effort and the officer and not being say that they have the same to fi ght it. It's actually become ferent having them so far apart, hard work you put into your looked at as a woman thing going on in their house- the norm - 'here's what we are and it's been a beautiful thing work. Her (Gunjan Saxena's) officer. I think that was hold. So, I'm really grateful he's doing,' you know, 'we're still in to watch my son play with my outlook is very simple. If one the most challenging super involved. So, it's been this' - and it's not as much of daughter every day and, like, keeps working hard, then one and also exciting part," great," she added. a panic like, 'I can't do it any- actually want to, you know? I will get where one has to get. Saxena said. Recently, The actress has two kids -- more'. Like, we're in this for a was worried that they wouldn't I am aware of my privilege. I Janhvi shared three Luca, eight, with ex-husband while, and I think some days have anything in common, but often felt guilty about it. But stills from the film and Mike Comrie, and Banks, are better than others. It's hard he's so good to her and she's the best I can do is to earn my wrote, “Proud to bring 21 months, with Koma.The to complain because we have a obsessed with him. So, that's place by working even hard- to you the story of In- 32-year-old admitted "some pool, and a backyard ... and we been a bonus. I'm not working er," Janhvi, daughter of the dia’s first woman Air days are better than others" have everything we need. We and as tired as I get by them late superstar Sridevi, said. Force Officer to go to when it comes to staying at have food. But everyone's life by the end of the day ... there's She noted how Saxena didn't war. A journey that I home, but acknowledged she has changed, so it's defi nitely so many moments where I feel let society's gender bias act hope will inspire you couldn't "complain" because still challenging at times." so grateful to watch their bond as an obstacle, and never vic- the way that it has in- her family has "everything Duff is happy to watch her and have uninterrupted family timised herself. Instead just spired me. (they) need". She said: "I ob- children grow up throughout time." THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES GGreaterreater HyderabadHyderabad 25 SATURDAY, JULY, 2020 PAGES-8 Universities must encourage innovation, says KTR Hyderabad July 24: Universities post graduate and PhD courses. As around the world have been the part of the immediate roadmap, bedrock of innovation in a variety the University will launch the of fields and we still recall names School of Management, School of like Nalanda and Takshashila Law, Indira Mahindra School of whenever we mention universities Education in 2021-22 while School of India. This is why it is important of Media & Liberal Arts and School to have these universities if we want of Design in 2023-24. An estimated to encourage more entrepreneur- 4,000 students and over 300+ facul- ship and innovation, said K T Rama ty members will be in place across Rao, Telangana IT and Industries the various Schools at Mahindra Minister at the virtual launch of University over the next five years. Mahindra University (MU) in Hy- Speaking about the Univer- derabad. sity, Prof Yajulu Medury, Vice- The Minister urged the Mahin- Chancellor, Mahindra Univer- dra Group to look at five aspects in sity said, “Apart from offering order to make it a one-of-its-kind interdisciplinary majors and place. He said that rather than be- programmes, MU will also de- ing the run-of-the-mill university, velop Centres of Excellence in MU should concentrate on encour- Artificial Intelligence and Cyber aging innovation in a big way, sec- Security by partnering with the ondly provide online-based teach- State government. MU already ing and remote lectures along with has a Supercomputer Lab with virtual mentoring sessions. Thirdly, an advanced NVidia GPU-based he said the university must start Minister Sri KTR participated in a virtual launch of Mahindra University along with Mahindra Group supercomputer, the DGX-1 and looking at linking course credit Chairman Anand Mahindra. Tech Mahindra CEO CP Gurnani was also present. has a Centre for Artificial Intel- to the practical knowledge which ligence (CAI), a Centre for In- eventually encourages people to to be too obsessed with the idea of dra Educational Institutions (MEI), by Chief Minister K Chandrashek- novation & Entrepreneurship work in real-life projects, fourth is examination and find a right bal- a not-for-profit subsidiary of Tech ar Rao for Telangana and it will (CIE) and a Centre for Sustain- to provide manufacturing exper- ance for the students. Mahindra, is first of the five au- spread across 130-acre in Hyder- able Infrastructure and Systems tise to the students and finally not MU, which is part of the Mahin- tonomous universities envisioned abad. It will offer undergraduate, (CSIS).”

Harish Rao wishes KTR on 44 th birthday

Hyderabad, July 24 (UNI): TRS leader and finance minister T Harish Rao today extended birthday wishes to party working president and IT and Municipal Minister Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao alias KTR. As working president turns 44 today on July 24, several prominent political, cinema and other leaders have extended birthday greetings to KT Rama Rao. In Twitter, Harish Rao extended with KTR to mark the occasion. THE SOUTH INDIA TIMES birthday greetings to his brother in law In response, KTR tweeted “ Thank ENGLISH DAILY KTR.. Harish Rao tweeted that happy you Baawa” to Harish Rao. To this birthday KTR , wishing you a long and the party functionaries and followers and its team Wishes you prosperous life. Harish Rao tweeted shared the same in the social media that KTR leads, a healthy, long and in a big way. The party leaders have prosperous life. The finance minister conducted program at Telangana HAPPY BIRTHDAY also shared a photograph of himself Bhavan here in the city. 2255 SSATURDAY,ATURDAY, JJULY,ULY, 22020020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 2 BANNALA PRAVEEN CELEBRATED KTR BIRTHDAY WITH ORS IS THE HEALTH DRINK FOR DIARRHE GIFT A SMILES TO NEEDY AT CHILKANAGAR Hyderaba TSIT BUREAU Praveen services during 24 July , AIn- Chilkangar Division TRS this pandemic situation, dian Academy Party President Bannala how he has shown so- of Pediatrics Praveen Mudiraj cel- cial responsibility, BAN- twincities ebrated the birthday of NALA PRAVEEN While branch is cel- Municipal and IT Minis- speaking urged everyone ebrates ORS ter KTR in the presence of to be careful till the Co- week from MLA Beti Subhash Reddy rona virus spread stops, 22nd to 29th and Chilkanagar Divi- and he asked everyone July every year to build up awareness sion Leaders by cutting to maintain physical in parents. Acute Gastroenteritis is a cake and distributing distance and wear masks the no1 cause of deaths in children rice and essential items , he urged the public below 5 years of age in our country. to 150 physically dis- not to come out except ORS IS THE HEALTH DRINK FOR DI- abled persons and single in emergencies , TRS ARRHEA. Administration of ORS will women. speaking on Leaders Kondal Reddy, prevent dehydration so that mortal- the occasion MLA Bethi Pital Naresh, Kompally ity will come down in children. First Subhash Reddy said that Ravinder, ereli Ravin- aid in diarrhea is administration of it is highly commendable der Reddy Venkatesh, small quantities of ORS liquid. ORS to organize a program to Balireddy, Ram Reddy, sachets are very cheap and freely distribute essential items Abbo Bhai, Jagan, Gu- available in primary health centers. to the poor on the occa- dur Ramesh, Nagaraj, Avoiding contaminated food and sion of KTR's birthday Ramanjanyulu, Usha, water is important to prevent all as per the instructions Sarita, Andalu, Garike types of infective diarrheas. All the of KCR, who was starv- Sudhakar, Santosh Red- children should be trained for the ing at the time of the dy, Vinesh Reddy, & oth- personal hygiene and hand washing. corona epidemic, MLA ers were participated in Dr.C.N.Reddy, President appreciated Bannala this program IAP TCB PARAMESHWAR REDDY SPONSORED DISINFECTANTS SPRAYED AT VARIOUS TEMPLES IN UPPAL

TSIT HYDERABAD BUREAU (24 JULY) ON FRIDAY WOMEN DEVOTEES PER- FORMED KUM-KUM ARCHANA PUJA AT AKKANNA MADANNA PRAYER HALL ORGANISED BY HARIBOWLI SRI AKKANNA MADANNA MAHANK- ALI TEMPLE COMMITTEE. AFTER THE KUM-KUM ARCHANA PUJA TEM- PLE COMMITTEE DISTRIBUTED SAREES TO THE WOMEN DEVOTEES. EARLIER ON FRIDAY MORNING ABHISHEKAM, ALAN- KAR, ARCHANA AND AARTHI PUJA WERE PERFORMED TSIT BUREAU day by day to prevent further the temple committee mem- TO SRI AKKANNA MADANNA MAHANKALI MATHA. Uppal constituency Congress spread of this pandamic virus M. bers to keep the surroundings EVERYYEAR THE TEMPLE COMMITTEE ORGANISES 5 WEEKS OF party Senior leader Ex Corpora- PARAMESHWAR REDDY by self clean and sanitize frequently, KUM-KUM ARCHANA PUJA FOR WOMEN DEVOTEES, WHICH STARTS tor M. PARMESHWAR REDDY sponsoring. He carried out this BIKKUMULLA Guptha, Pogu- IN FIRST WEEK OF ASHADAM MASAM AND ENDS IN FIRST WEEK carrying out disinfectants fl u- disinfective drive in a big way by la Yella Reddy, Eega Anjaiaha, OF SRAVANA MASAM, IN WHICH HUNDREDS IF WOMEN DEVO- id spraying at various temple spending his personal money in Eega Narsing, Gujala Bhaskar, TEES PARTICIPATE. BUT, THIS YEAR KEEPING IN VIEW THE CORONA premises in uppal constituency huge. PARMESHWAR REDDY Sunku Shekhar Reddy, Gorige VIRUS PANDEMIC TEMPLE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED KUM-KUM as Bonalu celebrations are ahead personally monitoring the spray- Jangir, Salla Prabhakar Reddy, ARCHANA PUJA WITH LIMITED NUMBER OF WOMEN DEVOTEES, for the public safety MPR & ing exercise. On Friday, Speak- Borampeta Jaya Krishna, Varka- FOLLOWING COVID GUIDELINES AND MAINTAINTED SOCIAL DIS- TEAM as a precautionary mea- ing on the occasion MPR asked la Madhan Goud, Som Chanti, TANCING, USAGE OF MASKS AND PROVIDED SANITIZERS TO THE sures sodium hypochlorite liq- the public to take safety precau- Lingampally Ramakrishna, WOMEN DEVOTEES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS PUJA PROGRAM. uids are sprayed at Pochamma, tions while submitting bonam, Manda Muralikrishna Reddy, TEMPLE COMMITTEE SECRETARY K.DATTATREYA, TREASURER Nalla pochamma , Santhinagar and asked not to come out in Jitureddy, Prashanth Reddy A.SATISH KUMAR, ORGANISING SECRETARY S.P.KRANTHI KUMAR, Pochamma, and Maal Missam- groups and urged the public to Shiva, Shekhar, Ramu, Bunty, MEMBERS M.KRISHNA, A.GOPAL, BASWARAJU, G.RAJU, MUKESH YA- ma Temple (Bharath Nagar) ar- maintain social distance at tem- and other MPR Team members DAV, A.RAJATH, MAHESH AND OTHERS LOOKED OVER THE ARRANGE- eas as the virus spreading fastly ples during bonalu ,and asked were partispated in this drive. MENTS ON THIS OCCASION. 2255 SSATURDAY,ATURDAY, JJULY,ULY, 22020020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 3 Government Playing with the lives of the Govt failed in public health people in the disaster :Dasu Suresh sector, alleges Palvai Harish TSIT BUREAU would be responsible if the inno- TSIT BUREAU Hyderabad,July 24:: National BC cent common people infected for Hyderabad July 24:: Congress Welfare Association spokesper- themselves, their families and thus leader and Sirpur constituency son Dasu Suresh demanded Of- the society as they became partners in charge Dr.Palvai Harish Babu fi cial events should be completely in such offi cial activities. He added alleged that State Government ban for two to three months Dasu Suresh was indignant that the utterly failed in the upkeep of due to Covid rapid increasing Telangana government was inad- the health sector of the state. suresh appealed to theChief Min- vertently manipulating all offi cial Speaking to media persons,he ister KCR to immediately cancel functions like Kondapochamma alleged that there was no health centers across the state all offi cial functions in Telangana Sagar Inaguration, Harithaha- supervision on the private Harish reminded that the due to Covid Health Emergency. ram and Neera Cafe in the re- hospitals and also added apex court of the state warned Dasu Suresh said the Constitution cent past and endangering the that people have lost faith the Government about it's of India stipulates that the govern- health of the people. He cautioned in the state government. negligence of the public ment should bear the full cost of Dasu Suresh said it was completely He slammed the TRS led health sector in 2018 itself. such private or corporate hospi- objectionable for the government to government's criminal He said that the director of med- tals if corona or other diseases are take public action to divert public at- negligence,that had not ical education has seventy per- transmitted to an MLA or MLC, tention from the fact that the num- opened a single primary cent of the vacancies and added Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha member ber of positive cases of corona in an ciation wants the government to take steps for health center after com- that 40 percent of the posts in or former member through offi cial adjoining state exceeds 50 lakhs. full public health care without taking any offi - ing into power and also said PHCs , community health cen- functions. But the government Dasu suresh told mediapersons cial action in the next two to three months in there was a need to construct ters and area hospitals and dis- was directly questioned as to who that the National BC Welfare Asso- the wake of the corona depletion in the state. 60 PHCs and 125 community trict hospitals in the state.

VP to virtually unveil, Padi Bhavajaalalu P.V.NARSIMHA RAO'S CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS BEGIN Telugu version of Late S. Jaipal Reddy’s :NIZAMABAD DCC PRESIDENT MANALA MOHAN REDDY ‘Ten Ideologies’ book on July 28 TSIT BUREAU Nizamabad July 24 : Today marks the centenary celebrations of PV Narsimha Rao at Indira Bhavan in Hyderabad un- der the auspices of the PCC, but the PCC was launched today as part of it. Former President Pranab Mukherjee, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for- mer Union Finance Minister Minister P. Chidambaram, former Minister Jai Ram Ramesh, TPCC Presidents Ut- tam Kumar Reddy and Geeta Reddy yderabad, July 24 (UNI): is expected to be attended by a large were present. Leaders and activ- Padi Bhavajaalalu - Vyavasiyika virtual gathering. ists view the messages on the digital parisramika samajala madhya Published by seven plus decades screen at the District Congress Bha- oka Naha antaramlo Neto old, Orient Blackswan, one of India’s van as the former President, former sankshibhamoolalu, a Telugu best known and most respected Prime Minister and elders view the translation of ‘Ten Ideologies’ book publishing houses, it is translated messages. On this occasion, the for- authored by former Union Minister into Telugu by Kalluri Bhaskaram, mer President and former Prime Min- and outstanding Parliamentarian Senior Journalist. ister lauded the services of P.V.Rao. Late S. Jaipal Reddy is to be unveiled The original English version of the District Congress Committee President President Abdul Karim (Babbu) and yas, Mushu Patel, Narender Singh, online on his first death anniversary book Ten Ideologies — The Great Manala Mohan Reddy, PCC Secretary NSUI President Veni Raj were present Veda Mitra, Chintu, Akbar, Aleem on July 28. The Vice President Asymmetry between Agrarianism Ram Bhopal, Youth Congress President on the occasion. PCC delegate Esa , and about 70 leaders and activists of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has and Industrialism review was Bobbili Ramakrishna, Minority Cell ex. Corporator Swami Goud, Zia, il- were present . consented to launch it virtually launched by former Prime Minister amidst the presence of Jaipal Reddy’s of India, Manmohan Singh in August family members, followers, admirers 2018. The book discusses ten major CPM DEMANDS HARSHER PUNISHMENT FOR PERPETRATORS OF ATTACKS ON DALIT and politic from across political ideologies that shaped the world. POOR, BAN ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES : RAMESH BABU lines and ideologies. A politician par excellence, Sri B. Sudarshan Reddy, Former Reddy was the Member of Parliament Nizamabad July 24 ; CPI (M) district secretary A Ramesh Babu said at a meeting Justice, Supreme Court of India; seven times and Union Cabinet at the party office here today that village headmen attacked and injured a Dalit Dr Y.Y.Reddy, Former Governor, Minister thrice. He had a political family in the Navipet zone mokanpally gram panchayat in Nizamabad district. He said that over the days, the number of rural development committees RBI and Sitaram Yechury, General career spanning over 50 years. He has increased and it has become a curse for the poor. In Rekulapally village Secretary, CPI(M) and others. The was a brilliant parliamentarian of Dharpally zone, a hook was issued that every family should pay not less virtual launch, via Zoom is at 6 PM known for his oratorical skills and than Rs. 2000 for the construction of a bank. Vaddera village in Armoor zone on July 28, the day S. Jaipal Reddy political acumen. His speeches Khanapur village was evicted Fishermen in Pipri village were expelled from the passed away last year is being were packed with knowledge, village on the pretext that they did not sell fish at the stated price. Together they seized the assignment lands of the poor in the village and cleared the organised under aegis of Manthan, information, criticism and wit. He crops they had planted in this way. He criticized the government for still a popular forum for public discourse passed away last year (2019) on July imagining the anarchy of landlords and landlords in the former villages. and the Publisher, Orient BlackSwan, 28th at the age of 77 years. 2255 SSATURDAY,ATURDAY, JJULY,ULY, 22020020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 4 MLA SUBASH REDDY wishes KTR on his birthday OFFICERS SHOULD SERVE THE PEOPLE WITH A POSITIVE MENTALITY : NIZAMABAD COLLECTOR NARAYANA REDDY

Nizamabad July 24 ; District Collector Sri Narayana Reddy met 21 Naib Tehsildars who had come for field training in the district for four weeks at the Pragati Bhavan Conference Hall in the Collectorate. Naib, who came for training from different districts, told the officers that if the officers did not have a positive mentality, the whole area where he worked would be in trouble and if he worked correctly as an officer, everyone would move forward collectively. . Never be in a way that hurts others. We want to secure our seat at a time when we are helping people and want to work according to the rule. He said that personal life is UPPAL MLA BETHI SUBASH REDDY EXTENDED HIS WISHES TO TRS WORKING PRESIDENT KT RAMA RAO good in this service, some people do ON HIS BIRTHDAY AT PRAGATHI BHAVAN TAKING MLA WISHED KTR TO HAVE A LONG LIFE IN PUBLIC SERVICE MAY YOU BE BLESSED WITH GOOD HEALTH, PEACE, HAPPINESS & A LONG LIFE IN PUBLIC not manage and personal life is not SERVICE.'' WISHED DYNAMIC LEADER KTR. (TSIT BUREAU) balanced. Suryapet: Thousands Srinivas Goud honours American of fishes die in Pulla Footballer Ronit, unveils Reddy Cheruvu CutchThinking brand t-shirt

Hyderabad, July 24 (UNI) ball World Champion was held : Telangana State Sports and in Panama and the Indian team Youth Services Minister Srinivas finished in 8th place. Ronit’s Goud today said that the youth team is gearing up for the 2022 have been showing interest in World Champions Tournament sports in recent times and in this to be held in USA. order American football will be Meanwhile, Minister Srini- Suryapet Jul 24: dead floating in the seen in the country in the near vas Goud unveiled the Clutch- About 15 tons of irrigation tank caus- future. Thinking brand t-shirt. The dead fish was found ing Rs 12 lakh loss to Ronit Banda, a child of Telan- ClutchThinking name was final- floating dead in Pulla the fishermen. Earli- gana, praised the rise to the rank ized in recognition of the com- Reddy Cheruvu at er, incidents of death of captain of the American foot- plex context between win-lose Suryapet on Friday. of the fishes in the ball Indian team. in sports. Ronit himself created While the Fishermen irrigation tanks have The minister honoured the ClutchThinking brand. Cooperative Society taken place but not American football Indian team The Minister Srinivas Goud has expressed the in such a big manner. captain Ronit on Friday at his launched the brand. doubt that uniden- “We have sent the office in Ravindra Bharathi, for its unique features like tified culprits had water of the irrigation Hyderabad. Srinivas Goud occasion. training center in Bowenpalli,” Odor free, Four Ways Stretch, mixed poison in the tank for testing and also unveiled the Clutch Think- Speaking on the occasion, he said. In addition, it was re- Quick Dry and Polycotton Pre- tank leading to kill- the exact reason for ing brand t-shirt on the occa- Ronit said that Telangana will vealed that we are training for a mium Blend launched in 2018, ing of thousands of the incident would be sion. Speaking on the occasion, bring football closer to America. variety of games. Ronit, who did the ClutchThinking brand has fish, the officials of ascertained only after Srinivas Goud lauded the rise of He said that Telangana is al- his primary education in Amer- been exporting to the US ever Fisheries department getting the results of Telangana native Ronit Banda ready representing the Ameri- ica, came to India for B.Tech since. It is noteworthy that in said the reason for the water test”. She to the rank of captain of the can football Indian team on a education. He started playing the apparel and sports segment the incident could said that oxygen defi- American football Indian team. large scale. It has been revealed American football following his there is no other product that be ascertained only ciency could also lead He hopes to unleash the talent that new players are being interest in America. He later be- is designed with such special- after getting the test to the death of fishes of the players and bring Ameri- identified and promoted by the came the captain of Indian team ties. Ronit announced that the reports of the water of in the irrigation tanks can football closer. Telangana Gridiron Football As- after playing in a few leagues. Make-in India brand will be the irrigation tank. when unwanted par- State Sports Secretary KS sociation. Ronit is happy that He has been the captain of the made available on a large scale Speaking to Telan- ticles reached and Srinivasa Raju, IAS, Department after the efforts made by start- Indian team since 2015. In ad- in India soon. These prod- gana Today, District floated on the surface of Cultural Director Mamida ing teams locally, Telangana dition, he acts as a key position ucts can be ordered through Fisheries Officer M of the water. But, the Harikrishna, Tita Global Presi- has stood at the top in the Na- “ quarterback” ( mentor). Ronit clclutchthinking_apparel on In- Sowjanya told that number of dead fish dent Sandeep Kumar Makthala tional Championship. “We are Banda is a testament to the fact stagram and www.clutchthink- about 15 tons of the would be less in such and others were present on the training American football as a that in 2018, the American Foot- ing.com. (UNI) fishes were found situations, she added. 2255 SSATURDAY,ATURDAY, JJULY,ULY, 22020020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 5 Poor feeding, plantation of Talasani Foundation saplings, blood donation mark extends health insurance KTR birthday in Adilabad to 1,000 DRF personnels

Adilabad July 24: A wide spread poor feeding pro- grammes, plantation of sap- lings and blood donation marked birthday celebra- tions of minister for Informa- tion Technology and Munici- pal and Urban Development K Taraka Rama Rao across the erstwhile district on Hyderabad: As part of the Gift work even better, he said. Similar- Friday. Minister for Forest, A Smile initiative that coincides ly, Jubilee Hills MLA M. Gopinath Environment, Endowments with Municipal Administration organized a mega blood dona- and Housing Allola Indra- and Urban Development Minis- tion camp at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar karan Reddy distributed ter KT Rama Rao’s birthday on Reddy stadium, Yousufguda. The fruits and bread to female Friday, Talasani Foundation ex- blood donors were felicitated and patients of Mother and Child tended health insurance coverage given a certificate of apprecia- Hospital in Nirmal district civic bodies and he always namic leader, able adminis- gana were fortunate to have of Rs.2 lakh each to 1,000 Disaster tion for participating in the camp. headquarters as part of the encourages innovators. He trator and committed public him in Cabinet. Response Force (DRF) person- Meanwhile, Deputy Mayor Baba celebrations. He later inau- predicted that Rama Rao has representative. Mancherial MLA Nadi- nel in the GHMC’s EVDM wing. Fasiuddin donated battery operat- gurated a blood donation the qualities to become Chief In Boath, the legislator Ra- pelli Diwakar Rao distributed Under the initiative, T. Saikiran, ed spraying machines to different camp and planted saplings Minister of Telangana. thod Bapu Rao took part in a fruits to patients of district Talasani Foundation member and dargahs and mosques in the city. on the premises of his camp In Adilabad town, MLA mega blood donation event headquarters hospital. son of Animal Husbandry Minis- These spraying machines were do- office. Jogu Ramanna planted sap- held by Boath mandal presi- Chennur legislator Balka ter T. Srinivas Yadav, handed over nated to Jamia Nizamia Education- Indrakaran Reddy opined lings along with former Adi- dent Tula Srinivas in view of Suman organized a blood Rs.35 lakh premium document to al Institution, Badi Gummas dar- that Rama Rao was an out- labad MP G Nagesh planted the birthday celebrations of donation camp in Man- the EVDM Director Viswajit Kam- gah, Meer Mahmood Aulia Sarkar, standing administrator and saplings Adilabad Harita the minister. He opined that damarri town to mark the pati here. Welcoming the initiative, MM Pahadi, Suleiman Baba RH messiah of masses. He said Vanam, an urban park on the the TRS party registered a birthday of Rama Rao. He Kampati said the gesture was very Dargah and others. Mayor Bonthu that the minister would re- outskirts of Mavala mandal thumping victory in elec- recounted his accounts with much needed for the personnel. Rammohan appealed to people to spond to the needy within centre in connection with tions to municipalities under the minister. He said that he Besides extending health insur- lend a helping hand to the needy no time. He steered the party the occasion. The legislator the leadership of Rama Rao. always shares a special bond ance coverage, it will boost the by participating in ‘Gift A Smile’ to victory in recent polls to termed Rama Rao as a dy- He added people of Telan- with the latter. morale of the DRF personnel to initiative. Mahindra Group launches Telangana official hangs self over Mahindra University in Hyderabad fear of contracting corona Hyderabad, July 24 (UNI) This is the latest in a series Hyderabad, July 24 (UNI) (Left Brain) paradigms. The university and over 300 faculty members will be In yet another suicide over of incidents in which people The Mahindra Group on Friday will also be a platform to balance in place across the various schools suspicion of contracting have committed suicide either announced the launch of Mahindra education with real world experience at Mahindra University over the Covid-19, a government after testing positive or for the University (MU), focussed on offering through entrepreneurial projects next five years. MU already has a official in Telangana fear of contracting the virus. world-class futuristic education in to solve complex challenges facing supercomputer lab with an advanced hanged himself. M. Raja Only two days ago a India. society. This, combined with the NVidia GPU-based supercomputer, Venkatramna (54), working 50-year-old man, who had It will drive interdisciplinary provision of extra-curricular activities the DGX-1. It also has a Centre for as a superintendent in the tested positive, hanged academic excellence, integrating the like sports and music, will help Artificial Intelligence (CAI), a Centre education department, himself in Mahbubabad study of science and technology with revolutionise higher education for for Innovation and Entrepreneurship resorted to the extreme in district. An employee in humanities, ethics and philosophy millennials and help build a hyper- (CIE) and a Centre for Sustainable Karimnagar town on Thursday a chemical company in and design. MU will operate as an skilled, future-ready talent pool. Infrastructure and Systems (CSIS). night. He was found hanging Hyderabad, he had come to autonomous university, with its The sprawling 130-acre, multi- Additional CoEs being considered in his flat in Christian Colony. Thursday, Venkatramna did his native village on Tuesday contemporary, new-age curricula disciplinary campus in Hyderabad will include the Centre for Computational According to police, not return home and instead to finish his quarantine being curated to fully leverage offer undergraduate, post-graduate and Experimental Mechanics (CCEM), Venkatramna was serving in left for Karimnagar, where he period after testing positive emerging technologies like Data and PhD courses. MU includes the the Centre for Research in Optics and the education department went to his flat and hanged for Covid-19. On July 12, Science, Blockchain and Data Ecole Centrale School of Engineering Photonics (CROP) and a Centre for office in Mancherial and was self. When Venkatramna did a call centre employee Analytics, the Mahindra Group said. that was set up in 2014. As a part of the Executive Education (CEE). Telangana’s staying with the family in the not return home and was not committed suicide in his A part of the Mahindra Educational immediate roadmap, the University Minister for Information Technology same town. For the last few responding to the calls on house in Hyderabad’s Institutions (MEI), a not-for-profit will launch the School of Management K.T. Rama Rao virtually launched days he was suffering with cold his mobile phone, his family Santoshnagar, suspecting subsidiary of Tech Mahindra, MU (2021-22), School of Law (2021-22), the Mahindra University along with and fever and had consulted a got worried and contacted that he had contracted will uniquely enable the holistic Indira Mahindra School of Education Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy, doctor at a private hospital. the relatives in Karimnagar coronavirus. The 38-year- development of its students, (2021-22), School of Media and Liberal Mahindra Group Chairman and MU The doctor had suggested him to check if he reached there. old was unwell and had combining the Emotional Intelligence Arts (2022-23) and School of Design Chancellor Anand Mahindra, CEO and to undergo COVID-19 test. They went to the flat to find visited a few clinics for (Right Brain) and Artificial Intelligence (2023-24). An estimated 4,000 students MD of Tech Mahindra C.P. Gurnani,. After attending the office on him hanging. medical check-up. 2255 SSATURDAY,ATURDAY, JJULY,ULY, 22020020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 6 Caregiving, tackling old-age loneliness

New Delhi, July 24 The Coro- when making decisions that might navirus pandemic has left human directly or indirectly impact them race with feelings of anxiety, un- or their lifestyle. Taking their in- certainty and a fear what's coming puts into consideration will make next. While we do our bit to stay them feel wanted and heard. It is safe, looking after our loved ones, really important to respect their particularly the elderly, is crucial. thoughts and feelings that they In this crisis, just like the little derive out of their life experiences children in the family, our elders and wisdom accumulated over the also need extra care and attention, years. Create a positive environ- especially if they are living alone ment at home: Getting exposed and are prone to feeling isolated. to the concerning news around Coupled with the greater restric- worsening situation for longer tions on the 60+ population step- durations can create anxiety and ping out, these feelings can nega- fear in seniors' minds. Create a tively impact physical and mental positive atmosphere and help health, and must be addressed them keeping calm and positive. promptly and with care. In a chat Speak to them about their happy with life, here are some ways times. Revisit old memories, re- suggested by Dr Ishita Mukerji, open photo-albums, listen to their a senior psychologist at Kaleido- life experiences and spend quality scope, a mental wellness centre time with them. part of Dr. Bakshi's Healthcare. Taking care of mental and Teach them to go digital: Pa- emotional needs: Pay attention tiently help them learn the use of to the thoughts and concerns various video/voice call applica- mum nutrition and some kind of their routine. household activities as much as that the elderly might have as tions available and encourage physical exercise on an everyday Enjoy recreational activities to- possible. Their help in such basic there may be big or small is- them to stay virtually connected basis. Ensure that their sleep cycle gether: A good way to bond and activities will let them stay oc- sues where they may need your with their friends and family. They is not disturbed due to the changes enjoy as a family is watching a cupied and also give a sense of help to solve them. Look out for can also use this time to rediscover in the household because of the movie, listening to music, indulg- accomplishment to them but do mood swings too, as it might their lost art of writing and share factors associated with social dis- ing in some craft activity, looking not push them to perform strenu- mean they are struggling men- short heart felt notes via email, to tancing. Their daily diet must have through photo albums together or ous activities. You may encour- tally and need extra support and their loved ones to lift their spirits. a combination of essential proteins playing indoor games like cards, age them to pursue hobbies like care. Also be aware of any cog- Demonstrate to them how to use and minerals, fruits, green vegeta- chess, ludo, monopoly, carom etc reading, writing, knitting, singing nitive diffi culties they might be taxi-hire apps, medical-monitor- bles, dairy products and a lot of liq- or some mind stimulating games or painting. Make sure they have facing like being anxious, angry, ing apps, emergency call services, uid, as we are in the peak of sum- like Sudoku or puzzles. These ac- enough supplies to last the crisis. stressed, agitated or withdrawn. and the like. Hand them a copy of mer. Elders might fi nd it tough to tivities will in turn make them feel Encourage them to teach young It is very important to provide all necessary phone numbers and exercise within the house, as many relaxed, rejuvenated and some- kids a skill. emotional support to keep them save them on their phones. go to neighbourhood parks and thing to look forward to each day. Involvement in decision-mak- mentally and physically fi t. The Prioritize their nutrition intake yoga classes. However, you must Keep them engaged indoors: ing: We must seek advice and sug- elderly have sacrifi ced a lot in and physical activity: Senior citi- help them incorporate at-home It is important to involve your gestions from the elders in our their youth for our sake and it is zens need adequate sleep, opti- yoga and breathing exercises into family's senior members in the families at all times, especially now time that we show.

(CAPFs). Besides these, among the Cen- tral government to isolate themselves at Covid-19 hit over 2,000 Central tral government employees who have to their residences. The Covid-19 pandemic go for hospitalisation during the havoc majorly affected the CAPF wing of the created by the deadly virus, there are Central government, which comes under employees so far many more who have to go for self isola- the Ministry of Home Affairs, where a to- tion and institutional quarantine. tal of 1,668 personnel had tested positive New Delhi, July 24(UNI) Irrespec- major duties in various wings of the nal Affairs, NITI Aayog, and various The recent case was reported from the till Saturday. Of these CAPF personnel, tive of posts and positions, rich and government -- ranging from minis- ministries -- including Labour, Law, PIB unit of the Central government, when 1,157 have been cured and 511 have been poor, the Covid-19 pandemic has tries to investigative agencies. Aviation, Home and many others -- one of its top offi cials had to be admitted admitted to various Covid-19 designated not only registered a new high in The wide ranging impact of novel six in the Enforcement Directorate, to the All India Institute of Medical Sci- hospitals till June 7. The virus also led to infecting commoners, but also sur- coronavirus has hit over six Parlia- two in the PIB, and the maximum ences (AIIMS), forcing his many contacts 10 deaths so far in the CAPF. Out of the prisingly knocked down over 2,000 ment employees, more than two of 1,668 personnel employed with deputed on major posts in the Ministry of 511 active cases till June 7, there are 149 Central employees positioned on working with the Ministry of Exter- the Central Armed Police Forces Home Affairs and other wings of the Cen- cases active in CRPF. 2255 SSATURDAY,ATURDAY, JJULY,ULY, 22020020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 7 Alaya F: I can never get sick of watching 'Jawaani Jaaneman' Alaya F says her de- had so much learning always be something but film will always hold in it, and so much fun that excites me and a special place in her and satisfaction in so just makes me feel so heart, and its thoughts many ways." "I'm just so happy," she added. The will always make her grateful that I had the daughter of Pooja Bedi happy. Alaya made an opportunity to do this continued: "From the impressive debut earlier film in the first place. I'm deepest depths of my this year in the rom-com so grateful that it was heart, it just makes me "Jawaani Jaaneman". this exact film because I just so happy and so Recalling the film, she don't think I would have grateful. And I think it said: "This journey start- wanted it to be any oth- always will. I don't think ed the moment I signed er film as my first one. there ever will be a time the film. Everything has I've already watched where I watch ‘Jawaani just been so exciting it so many times, but I Jaaneman' and don't and so new for me, and don't think I'll ever get feel over the moon so fresh. Everything has sick of it. I think it'll about it."

Varun Dhawan appeals Pulkit Samrat’s next to all to help doctors, police spread message of love force and frontline workers During this difficult time, actor Pulkit Samrat’s up- coming film “Suswagatam Khushamadeed” intends to spread a message of love, friendship and com- passion. “The film has all the elements to entertain viewers with humour as well as engage them emo- tionally. I’m waiting to see my character pop off the paper, come alive and spread love,” said Pulkit. The film is written by Manish Kishore and is to be directed by Dhiraj Ku- mar. It will be extensively shot in Delhi and Lucknow. “It’s certainly going to be a Varun Dhawan has appealed to all to help the doctors, police force wholesome entertainer with and frontline workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Citing example of an underlying message of the Spanish flu pandemic, which affected the world exactly 100 years social harmony and how love ago, the actor said we all must take responsibility. “1920 and 2020. triumphs over all manmade The world has been through this before. We have to help our doctors, disparities. My challenge ful script and it’s my respon- the outcome. Having Pulkit police force and front line warriors. Based on Worldometer elabora- will be to assimilate the var- sibility now to translate it on on board to play the lead is tion of the latest United Nations data. India 2020 population is esti- ied etiquettes and cultures of to the screen as beautifully. an added advantage as he mated at 1,380,004,385 people at mid year according to UN data. India both cities through the char- I’m working with an excel- hails from Delhi and is well population is equivalent to 17.7% of the total world population. We all acters in a humorous way. lent team and confident of versed with its discrete. have to take responsibility,” shared Varun Dhawan on Instagram. Manish has written a beauti- 2255 SSATURDAY,ATURDAY, JJULY,ULY, 22020020 TTHEHE SSOUTHOUTH IINDIANDIA TTIMESIMES 8

Aloji Nayak fi rm to participate inWorld Olympic game

Hyderabad 24 July, PCC & the centenary committee did a very good inaugural program for Fmr PM birth centenary celebrations today. Messages from Hon'ble Smt Sonia Gandhi ji & Shri Rahul Gandhi ji were read.Fmr President Pranab Mukherjee, Fmr PM Manmohan Singh ji, Fmr ministers P Chidambaram ji, Jairam Ramesh ji, P V Manohar Rao garu , Dr Khuntia ji, PCC President Uttam, Geeta Reddy, CLP Leader Bhatti, VHR , Sridhar Babu, Mahesh Goud.

Tsit bureau illness. Seeing these hardships Hyderabad is world’s 16th most surveilled city Hyderabad, July24::Aloji Aloji wanted to achieve some- Nayak Born into a poor tribal thing in life. Aloji, who had Hyderabad, July 24(UNI) recognition for Hyderabad. farmer's family, Aloji Nayak been a national athlete until Hyderabad has been ranked “Congratulations to all hails from Kesamudram Man- then, practiced continuously as 16th in the top 20 most stakeholders. Firstly the dal, Komatipalli village, Manu- and with the same persever- surveilled cities in the communities for making the kota district and he has been exc ance participated in interna- world. With 3 lakh cameras city a safer place to live in,” ell in sports since His childhood. tional athletics competitions in for a population of over one he tweeted. As part of efforts For this boy, sports islife from Nepal and won a gold medal. crore or 29.99 cameras per to leverage technology the school level. He partici- He continued his education 1,000 people, Hyderabad is for effective policing, pated in district and state na- while practicing while doing a the only city from India in Hyderabad has been tional sports competitions and part time job in a school while the list released by Britain- installing CCTV cameras for won gold and silver medals. studying engineering. Sha- based tech research firm the last few years. The DGP He participated in interna- bash, who has been lauded Comparitech. had announced last year 10 tional athletics in Nepal and for his outstanding talent at Hyderabad and London, lakh CCTV cameras would won the gold medal. .Aloji the national and international which ranks third, are the be installed in the Greater is a government-sponsored level, seems to be a role model only cities outside China in Hyderabad Municipal tribal boy born into a tribal for the rural youth. Achieving the list. With 119.57 cameras 1,000 people. All other ranks cameras per 1,000 people. Corporation (GHMC) farmer's family who is excell great victories stands as an for 1,000 people, Taiyuan are also held by Chinese Telangana Director General limits, covering three in international athletics. ideal to many of the players. is at number one position cities. London has 6,27,727 of Police M. Mahender police commissionerates of Aloji father fell ill with a kidney Aloji participates in state while Wuxi ranks second cameras for a population Reddy tweeted on Hyderabad, Cyberabad and disease while studying in the national level competitions with 92.14 cameras for of over 93 lakh or 67.47 Thursday to announce the Rachakonda. last year of Aloji Polytechnic. every year and wins med- Aloji dropped out of col- als. He won a gold medal at lege for a year after his fa- the International Athletics ther failed to join BTech after Championships in Nepal. Hyderabad encounter: SC gives fi nishing polytechnic. The Twice selected for internation- earnings of his mother, who al athletics competitions, his 6 more months to probe panel was a farmer labourer, were still-aged father was twice ruled due to the father's inabil- out of the international arena New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) The Supreme granted it six-month extension, as was ity to meet medical expenses. due to illness and fi nancial Court on Friday extended by six months sought. The commission was supposed Aloji became a farmer for a diffi culties. On this occasion the time given to the three-member to submit its report by August 2020. The year, going to a small fi eld near- Aloji said that so far his brother commission to complete its inquiry commission headed by former Supreme by in the morning to practice. has achieved many successes into the December 2019 Hyderabad Court judge, Justice V S Sirpurkar, was He goes to work on the farm- as a runner with the encour- encounter case. A bench headed by Chief set up by the apex court to investigate ing all day. The following year agement of friends, celebrities Justice S A Bobde heard the submissions the alleged police encounter of four men Aloji joined BTech after his fa- and villagers. In recognition of of the lawyer appearing for the panel and accused in the gruesome gang rape. ther passed away due to a slight his sporting prowess. Govt aims rythu welfare: Palla

Hyderabad, July 24 (UNI): trict here. Rajeshwar Reddy ing activities in the state, ers are ready for regulated Telangana state Rythu cut a cake to mark 44th Rajeshwar Reddy said. The farming to get better income Bandhu samithi president birthday of TRS working government offers complete in future, Rajeshwar Reddy Palla, Rajeshwar Reddy to- president KTR on the occa- support and suggestions to said. He said that the plat- day said that Rrythu Vedikas sion. He distributed the cake the farmers through these form’s will be ready in three will help the farmers get big among the leaders. Later he platforms he said. Regu- months. They will offer benefits in future. He laid said that the government lated farming is a big step complete guidance and help foundation for rythu vedika aims at the welfare of the taken by the government to address farmers issues he at a village Chimala Kondur farmers. Rythu Vedikas boost agriculture produc- said. Rajeshwar Reddy also in Yadadri Bhuvangiri dis- will revolutionise the farm- tion, he claimed. The farm- said that the platforms.