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YOUTUBER LILLY SINGH'S PRO-FARMER NCB MOVES SUPREME COURT AGAINST THE 7-LETTER WORD GOT TWITTER IM TERRORIST ARIZ GETS DEATH PENALTY MESSAGE AT THE GRAMMYS RED CARPET HC ORDER GRANTING RHEA BAIL USERS BANNED FOR NO REASON IN BATLA HOUSE ENCOUNTER CASE ouTuber and content creator Lilly Singh he Narcotics Control Bureau has moved witter users who used the word Delhi court Monday awarded death penal- made a statement at the Grammy the Supreme Court challenging the Bo- "Memphis" found themselves ty to Ariz Khan for the murder of deco- YAward ceremony by wearing mask Tmbay High Court order granting bail Ttemporarily locked out of their Arated Delhi Police Inspector Mohan that showed her support for the farmer' to actress Rhea Chakraborty, arrested accounts at the weekend because of a Chand Sharma in connection with the protest in India. Ms Singh, who has been over drugs-related charges in actor bizarre bug. Several users shared sensational 2008 Batla House encounter vocal about her support for the Sushant Singh Rajput's death case. A screenshots showing messages from case, saying the offence fell under the protesting farmers, posed in a mask with bench of Chief Justice Bobde and Twitter saying their account was being "rarest of the rare category" warranting a message: "I stand with farmers". "I know Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubr- limited for violating the platform's rules, the maximum sentence. Additional red carpet/award show pictures always get amanian will hear the plea on March 18. On after they had tweeted a message which Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav said Ariz the most coverage, so here you go media. October 7, last year the Bombay High Court included the word "Memphis." Twitter late be hanged by neck till death. Inspector Feel free to run with it. #IStandWithFarmers had granted bail to the actress and directed her Sunday acknowledged the error and said it had Sharma of the police's special cell was killed dur- #GRAMMYs," she tweeted and wrote on Instagram.In little over to deposit a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh. It however rejected been fixed. Reports of the bug emerged after some soccer fans ing the Batla House encounter between the police and alleged terror- an hour after she shared the photo, her Instagram post was the bail plea of her brother Showik Chakraborty, also an accus- noticed that posts mentioning Olympique Lyonnais player ists in Jamia Nagar in south Delhi following serial bomb blasts in the "liked" by over 52,000 people. ed in the case, and an alleged drug peddler Abdel Basit Parihar. Memphis Depay were being blocked. national capital in which 39 people died and 159 were injured.

ARMY RECRUITMENT SCAM Jagan to pick Mayors, Deputies 5 Lt Col-ranked officers, SNV SUDHIR n VIJAYAWADA 18 others booked by CBI With the TDP well and truly van- quished in elections to the Urban PNS n NEW DELHI alleged mastermind of the recruit- Local Bodies across the State, ment racket, is among those YSRCP supremo and Chief The CBI has booked five lieutenant booked, they said. Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy colonel-ranked officers, 12 other "Several incriminating docu- on Monday has started consulta- personnel and six civilians for ments related to the recruitment tions with party senior leaders alleged corruption in recruitment process have been recovered dur- Congress can only and in-charge ministers to finalise in the Army through Service ing the searches which are being provide corruption the Mayors and Deputy Mayors Selection Board centres, officials scrutinized for further investiga- for the Municipal Corporations said on Monday. tion," CBI spokesperson R C Joshi guarantee: Nadda and chairpersons for the The agency carried out searches said. Municipalities bagged by the at 30 locations spread across 13 The CBI has acted on a com- party, sources say. cities, including the Base Hospital in plaint from Brigadier (Vigilance) "Jagan has shifted focus on Delhi Cantonment, on Monday in VK Purohit alleging that on 5 picking the Mayors for the 11 connection with the case, they said. February 28, 2021 an input was Municipal Corporations bagged The search operation was spread received about alleged involve- by the party. While there is some across Kapurthala, Bhatinda, Delhi, ment of serving personnel in clarity on who the Mayor will be Kaithal, Palwal, Lucknow, Bareilly, accepting bribe for clearance of in some corporations, the YSRCP Gorakhpur, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur, review medical exam of temporar- chief appears to be taking various File photos Guwahati, Jorhat and Chirangon. ily rejected officer candidates at the factors like caste equations, Lt Col MCSNA Bhagwan of the Base Hospital in New Delhi. women representation etc in ULB poll results take Army Air Defence Corps, the finalising the remaining candi- 2 dates," said the source. Jagan’s hard work pays YSRCP supremo from As per the schedule issued by the State Election Commission, strength to strength Centre collects Mayors and chairpersons will be Govt clarifies elected on March 18. stupendous dividends SNCN ACHARYULU Rs 26,457 cr As expected, all eyes are on the MARTHI SUBRAHMANYAM The TDP won 1,424 wards – n HYDERABAD Greater Visakhapatnam n VIJAYAWADA 55.39 per cent vote share. Then Rs 2,000 notes Municipal Corporation in the in Opposition, the YSRCP won The results of the Urban Local by decreasing wake of the State Government's While every analyst worth his in 939 wards with a vote share of Body elections have not only val- not printed in decision to make the city the salt is propounding his own the- 36.52 percent. A similar result idated the general perception that stakes in 6 DPSUs BJP marching ahead in Executive Capital of the State. The ory behind the stupendous and could not be achieved by the YS Jaganmohan Reddy is a strong PNS n NEW DELHI Kerala despite YSRCP had swept the elections in historic success of the YSRCP in TDP, which is currently in the leader but have brought compar- last 2 years the city, thereby fulfilling a long- the municipal elections from opposition as it was seemingly isons between the AP Chief The government has collected Rs Congress-Left cherished dream of the party Guntur to Srikakulam and from unable to withstand the YSRCP Minister and his Telangana State 26,457 crore by decreasing its PNS n NEW DELHI conspiracies ever since its inception. Jaggaiahpeta to Tada, one reason tsunami in 2021. counterpart K Chandrasekhar shareholding in six defence pub- It's learnt that Jagan is contem- being put forth sounds most During the recently-conclud- Rao. lic sector undertakings (DPSUs) Rs 2,000 currency notes have not plating candidates from BCs even plausible, due to its sheer sim- ed municipal polls, the YSRCP In fact, such comprehensive in the last five years, according to been printed in the last two years for the general category posts. plicity. won in 2,265 wards with a 81.07 has been the YSRCP's sweep in the details provided by Minister of even as the quantum of India's 2 Vizag mayor seat has been The tsunami of votes for the percent vote share, while the local body polls, that it appears that State for Defence Shripad Naik in highest denomination currency reserved for BCs, and the YSRCP YSRCP is nothing but an expres- TDP had to contend with only Jagan is now the most popular Rajya Sabha on Monday. note has come down, the Lok chief, in all likelihood, will pick a sion of gratitude by the people 12.70 percent vote share, bagging leader, way past KCR in terms of Responding to a question, Naik Sabha was informed Monday. candidate from the Yadava com- for Chief Minister YS only 348 wards. popularity, in the two Telugu said a total of Rs 14,184.70 crore In a written reply, MoS Anurag munity that has a sizable presence. Jaganmohan Reddy’s welfare Of the 621 divisions in the states. was collected by decreasing stakes Thakur said 3,362 million curren- It is reliably learnt that Ch Va- schemes, introducing over the municipal corporations, the Statistics support this theory; in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited cy notes of Rs 2000 denomination msi Krishna Srinivas, from last 21 months, an analyst rea- YSRCP won 515 while the TDP the vote share of YSRCP and the while the amount was Rs 8,073.29 were in circulation on March 30, Yadava community, who was soned. won only 78. TRS in the Assembly and crore from Bharat Electronics 2018, constituting 3.27 percent denied a party ticket to contest In other words, the stupen- The TDP managed to achieve Municipal elections in their Limited and Rs 2,371.19 crore and 37.26 percent of the curren- from Vizag East segment in 2019, dous victory is attributed to the double digit seats in respective states prove this. from Bharat Dynamics Limited. cy respectively. has been assured the Mayor post. Jagan and to his hard work Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada Based on vote share alone, 2 2 However, it is now being eval- alone. Municipal Corporations, while it KCR emerged as a strong leader uated if he had extended his sup- After its inception, the YSRCP had to contend with single digit in Telangana, but Jagan emerged port and worked for the party or gave a tough fight to the TDP in seats in other corporations. stronger in Andhra Pradesh. sabotaged the chances of YSRCP the municipal polls in 2014. 2 2 candidate who lost from Vizag Covid spike: PM to East in 2019 polls. Tourism min- ister Muttamsetti Srinivas's daughter has also won as a cor- Sensex tanks 397 porator, and it is learnt that she is Cracks surface in Jana Sena-BJP alliance meet CMs tomorrow being considered for the Deputy PNS n NEW DELHI this year - has logged 26,291 points; Nifty slips Mayor post. PNS n VIJAYAWADA performance of the alliance in the bother to seriously campaign. cases, which is its highest single- below 15,000 "Selection of Mayor, Deputy ULB polls. Addressing the media "Our ally was never serious about Prime Minister Narendra Modi day spike in 85 days. Mayor and chairperson candi- Cracks appear to have surfaced here, Mahesh said that the Jana the campaign. has called a meeting of all Chief The number of deaths due to dates for the corporations and between alliance partners Sena could not perform well only It failed to take the Save Ministers to discuss the upsurge the disease increased to 1,58,725 municipalities will once again Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jana because of its alliance with the BJP. Amaravati movement to the pub- in Coronavirus cases in several with 118 more fatalities being reflect the Chief Minister's social Sena after the disappointing Expressing anguish over the lic and appeal to voters not to vote states. The virtual interaction will recorded in 24 hours. 8 engineering formula. Since there results of elections to the Urban defeat in some divisions in the for the party that wanted to dilute take place at 12.30 pm on India currently has 2,19,262 is time till March 18, the list is Local Bodies. Vijayawada Municipal Amaravati's importance as the sole Wednesday, sources said. active cases, which is 1.93 per cent expected to be out tomorrow or On Monday, Jana Sena leader P Corporations that have been con- capital of the State," Mahesh said. This comes as the country - of the total infections in the the day after," said a senior func- Venkata Mahesh blamed the BJP sidered Jana Sena strongholds, which had been reporting around country. The recovery rate has TODAY tionary of YSRCP. for the extremely disappointing Mahesh said that the BJP did not 2 10,000 daily Covid cases earlier dropped to 96.68 per cent. ALMANAC Month & Paksham: Magha & Shukla Paksha Panchangam Tippler uses ballot to CM launches Temple Management System Tithi : Tritiya: 08:58 pm PNS n VIJAYAWADA Nakshatram: Ashwini: Full Night The new system also Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start seek favourite bottles In a much-needed initiative, Chief includes temple any important work) PNS n NANDYALA fervent in his appeal. Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on information, online Rahukalam: 03:23 pm – 04:53 pm The author appealed to the Monday launched a ‘Temple services for devotees, Election staff counting the votes Chief Minister to replace the new Management System’ that brings all Yamagandam: 09:25 am – 10:55 am cast for the just-concluded Urban brands of liquor that have been temples under the Endowments temple profiles, asset Varjyam: 03:03 am – 04:50 am Local Body elections in Nandyal of available in the state of late - Department into one system from management, calendar, Gulika: 12:24 pm - 01:54 pm Kurnool district were left flabber- Supreme, Dharhouse, Hyderabad his camp office here. details of income and Good Time: (to start any important work) gasted when they found a rather and Jumbo - never heard of a year Speaking on this occasion, the peculiar chit in one of the ballot ago. He requested re-introduc- Chief Minister said that the new expenses. Amritakalam: 11:28 pm – 01:16 am boxes. tion of familiar brands like Royal system would help in eliminating Abhijit Muhurtham: 12:00 pm – 12:48 pm After reading the chit, they Stag, Imperial Blue, Black Dog and corruption in temples while ensur- struggled to control their laughter, so on. ing clean and transparent policies. Vellampalli Srinivasa Rao, and evidently failed. The tippler even went to the The temple management system Machilipatnam MP Vallabhaneni VIJAYAWADA The chit was an appeal to Chief extent of warning the Chief also includes temple information, Balashouri, Principal Secretary for WEATHER Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy, to Minister that the vote cast by his online services for devotees, tem- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy launches the ‘Temple Management System’ bringing all Endowments Vani Mohan, re-introduce their favourite brand group would be the last one for the ple profiles, asset management, temples under the Endowments Department umbrella, from his camp office on Monday. Endowments Commissioner Forecast: Partly cloudy of liquor. YSRCP if the familiar brands of calendar, details of income and Arjuna Rao, Union Bank of India Temp: 37/21 The appeal was dropped by an liquor were not re-introduced. expenses. which was started initially in month. MD and CEO Rajkiran Rai G, Humidity: 50% obviously desperate tippler in the The printed chit was inserted in Devotees will have an opportu- Annavaram temple on a trial basis. On this occasion, the Union SLBC convener V Brahmananda Sunrise: 06:23 am ballot box for the 29th municipal the name of Nandyal tipplers. nity to offer gifts through e-hundi Officials informed the Chief Bank of India scanned QR code Reddy, SLBC AGM and Sunset: 06:26 pm ward in the town. Claiming to be As expected, word of the chit through QR code. Minister that the online payment and offered Rs 10,116 to Coordinator E Rajababu, Regional Current Weather Conditions a member of a group of tipplers, leaked and soon went viral on Union Bank of India will oper- system will be made available in 11 Annavaram temple via e-hundi. Head Vege Ramesh were present on Updated march 15, 2021 5:00 PM the author of this unique chit was social media. ate the online payment system, major temples by the end of this Endowments Minister the occasion. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | MARCH 16, 2021 vijayawada 02 BJP marching ahead in Kerala despite Congress-Left conspiracies

ampaigning in Kerala Naval Academy at Ezhimala. the development model of Congress becoming weak, Therefore, the BJP gave in 2009, former Prime As per the 15th Finance Because of anarchism, corruption, Left parties been the people of Kerala are tickets to 112 Muslims and CMinister Manmohan Commission, unemployment inefficiency, groupism, ideological poverty appropriate. inclined towards the 500 Christians in the local Singh had called the Left as rate in the country is 6 as among the Left, and Congress becoming Modi TRULY BJP. The architect body elections held in hurdles to development and against 11 in Kerala. The state weak, the people of Kerala are inclined launched of Konkan Railways December 2020. The BJP quoted the example of many resorted to huge borrowings, power trans- SPEAKING and Delhi Metro E candidates offered stiff com- projects and schemes that the debt burden crossing Rs towards the BJP. The architect of Konkan mission project, Sreedharan joining petition to UDF and LDF could not be implemented 37,864 crore as on January Railways and Delhi Metro E Sreedharan solar power project, the BJP stands as testimo- candidates in several munic- because of severe opposition 2021. Integrated ny to this. ipalities. from the Left parties. CAG statistics show that joining the BJP is testimony to this. Command and Control Over the past several The St George Orthodox Congress leader Shashi Kerala's borrowings exceeded Centre and Smart Roads years, the youth and com- Church in Alappuzha, with a Tharoor too termed the Left its budget estimates by 88 3 in corruption. The CM of allegations of large-scale irreg- Project in Kerala in February mon man in Kerala started history of over 1,000 years, parties as antagonists to devel- percent. It indicted the Kerala Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, is ularities. this year indicating that his showing interest towards the pledged its support to the opment. He predicted that Infrastructure Investment facing a CBI investigation for Former CM Oomen only agenda is to develop the BJP. BJP. the Left parties, with their out- Fund Board for reckless bor- awarding Rs 374 crore con- Chandy and KPCC president Y SATYA KUMAR country. The BJP got a vote share of In January, representatives dated and rejected philosophy, rowing. tract to SNC Lavalin of Ramesh Chennitala called BJP National Secretary The condition of 13.28 percent in Kerala in the of two Christian groups would become redundant. The Kerala government’s Canada when he was the the government of Kerala as Congress, with a history of first local body elections called on the PM at Delhi to Had the Left parties not major contribution to the Power Minister. the most inefficient, anti- the national level yearning to over 100 years is pitiable, in held in 2015 after Modi came discuss their problems with blocked land acquisition, the GSDP comes from promotion The Kerala Government development and corrupt.\ provide an alternative to the the state. Senior leader PC to power at the Centre. In the him. The BJP opened its Vallarpadam International of lotteries making people punished a Principal Secretary In this backdrop, why has Narendra Modi government. Chacko resigned from Kerala Assembly polls in account by winning the Transhipment Terminal would yearn to earn easy money. In in the gold smuggling case to the Congress of West Bengal People are aware that the Congress saying that there’s 2016, its vote share increased Nemom Assembly seat in have been realised long back. a state that has a population of shield several bigwigs. joined hands with the Left? unity of Congress and Left no internal democracy. to 14.96 percent. In 2019 Lok Thiruvananthapuram in The Left parties also opposed over 3.5 crore, lottery tickets CPM secretary Kodiyeri It was proven time and parties, which assail the Former Congress general Sabha polls, vote share of the 2016. the Indo-US nuclear deal. worth Rs 7.5 crore are sold Balakrishnan had to step again that the two parties, Modi government, is a farce secretary Vijayan Thomas BJP increased to 15.64 per- Since then, the BJP has Other projects blocked by the every week. down after his son was devoid of common ideology, and they lack basic under- joined the BJP levelling the cent. been growing with each Left are liquid natural gas Left leaders of Kerala did detained in Bengaluru in a practise only politics of standing on how to develop same charges. At several places, not only passing day and is in a capac- project, land acquisition to not lag behind in encouraging drugs case. The Kerala High opportunism. the country. Because of anarchism, cor- the Hindus, but also ity to influence voters not implement Sabarimala Master corruption. According to the Court ordered a CBI probe These two parties that lock The situation in Kerala ruption, inefficiency, Muslims, Christians and only in Thiruvananthapuram Plan, international airport at National Crime Records into the Wadakkanchery Life their horns in Kerala have and West Bengal would not groupism, ideological pover- women have evinced interest district but also in several Thiruvananthapuram and the Bureau, the state ranked No. Mission’s house project on been trying to join hands at have been so miserable had ty among the Left parties and in the BJP. regions across Kerala. 147 new Govt clarifies Rs 2,000 notes Covid cases BJP gains at cost of ally Jana Sena not printed in last 2 years MARTHI SUBRAHMANYAM corporations, its candidates tions, the BJP was not able to n VIJAYAWADA filed papers in 230 out of 671 offer even minimum resis- Continued from Page 1 However, in 2017-18, only in AP divisions, but remained in the tance. 111.507 million notes were PNS n VIJAYAWADA An analysis of the gram pan- fray in only 177 divisions. It may be recalled that the As of February 26, 2021, 2,499 printed, which further reduced chayat, municipalities and cor- In sharp contrast to the Jana Andhra BJP co-in-charge Sunil million pieces of Rs 2,000 to 46.690 million notes in the The rise of Covid-19 cases poration polls has revealed Sena, TDP national president Deodhar recently said that the notes were in circulation, con- year 2018-19. No new Rs continued in Andhra Pradesh that it is the BJP that has ben- N Chandrababu Naidu and BJP victory in Tirupati by-polls stituting 2.01 per cent and 2,000 currency notes were as 147 were added afresh in efited most from its alliance his son Nara Lokesh cam- was imminent and the winner 17.78 per cent of banknotes in printed since April 2019. 24 hours ending 9 am on with the Jana Sena. paigned extensively, focussing is going to become a member terms of volume and value, The move is seen as an Monday, pushing the gross to Not only that, the results on constituencies of former of the Union Cabinet. But an respectively. attempt to prevent hoarding of 8.92 lakh. strongly indicate that the Jana Ministers, MLAs and MLAs. analysis of the BJP's tally in the "Printing of banknotes of a the high-value currency and A health bulletin said 103 Sena would have to forfeit the Top leaders of the BJP cam- recent municipal elections particular denomination is thus, curb black money. patients had recovered and minority votes by virtue of its paigned only in some select indicates where the party decided by the government in The Rs 2,000 notes were one succumbed in a day, as alliance with the BJP, the party wards and divisions and dis- Corporation. In short, the Jana first phase, 40 in the second stands. consultation with RBI to introduced in November 2016, the active caseload increased activists feel. tributed party pamphlets. The Sena grew to the level of upset- phase, 25 in the third phase and BJP candidates did not make maintain desired denomina- soon after the government to 1,443. The total recoveries Given the fact that Pawan BJP leaders shied away from ting the applecart of major seven in the fourth phase. any impact in Venkatagiri, tion mix for facilitating trans- withdrew Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 have touched 8,83,380 and Kalyan did not campaign for the media - both print and political outfits in the race. Individually, the Jana Sena Sullurupeta, Naidupeta munic- actional demand of the public. notes in an attempt to curb deaths 7,185, it said. the party and its meagre electronic - this time. In the municipal polls, the won more seats compared to ipalities (total 125 wards) under "During the years 2019-20 black money and fake curren- Chittoor added 35, East resources - compared to that of The Jana Sena contested the vote share of Jana Sena was the BJP. In panchayat polls, the the jurisdiction of the Tirupati and 2020-21, no indent has cies. Godavari 31, Guntur 21 and the TDP or BJP - the Jana Sena polls solely on the strength of 4.67 per cent, while the BJP had alliance's vote share was put at Lok Sabha constituency. been placed with the presses While a new Rs 500 note Srikakulam 10 new cases in posted better results in East its candidates and exhibited to be content with only 2.41 per 1.45 percent. The Jana Sena has been for printing of Rs 2000 was printed, Rs 1,000 curren- a day. The remaining nine and West Godavari districts better results in municipal cor- cent. In the recent municipal improving its performance denomination banknotes," he cy notes were discontinued. districts reported less than 10 and north coastal Andhra porations, compared to the BJP MLC Madhav told a polls, Jana Sena won in seven steadily if the results of various said. The Reserve Bank of Instead, Rs 2,000 note was fresh cases each. region compared to the BJP. BJP. party meeting in Vijayawada divisions of municipal corpo- elections are any indication. India (RBI) had in 2019 stat- introduced. Besides Rs 2000, The Jana Sena has a brighter The Jana Sena could apply that 86 candidates supported rations, 19 wards in municipal- Pawan Kalyan has huge fan fol- ed that 3,542.991 million notes the other currency notes in future in Andhra Pradesh than brakes to the galloping YSRCP by the party were elected ities/nagar panchayats in sharp lowing among Christians and of Rs 2,000 were printed dur- circulation are of the denom- the BJP if its vote share and the in Visakhapatnam municipal sarpanch. The Jana Sena contrast to the BJP's tally of one Muslims, who voted in favour ing the financial year 2016-17 ination Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50 and Cracks surface... number of seats won by it are corporations upsetting all cal- activists objected to Madhav's division and eight wards. of the party in the last (April 2016 to March 2017). Rs 100. any indication. culations that the YSRCP will claims, saying that he was While the Jana Sena was suc- Assembly elections. But these Continued from Page 1 The BJP filed nominations bag at least 65 seats. The Jana counting Jana Sena supporters cessful in splitting the votes of sections opted for the YSRCP for 483 seats in 2,123 wards in Sena candidates affected the as BJP supporters. major political outfits in the by virtue of the Jana Sena's "Except the ruling YSRCP, 75 municipalities, but it con- poll prospects of YSRCP and The BJP-Jana Sena combine crucial Vijayawada, Visakhapa- alliance with the BJP in the all other parties have tested only 333 seats. In the 12 TDP in Vijayawada Municipal bagged 46 sarpanch seats in the tnam and Guntur corpora- recent elections. backed the Save Amaravati 5 Lt Col-ranked movement. However, the BJP did not campaign along with the JSP in both officers, 18 others... Vijayawada and Guntur Corporations. Is the Save Centre collects... Jagan’s hard work pays... Continued from Page 1 Surender Singh and Major Amaravati movement only Continued from Page 1 MIDHANI produces vari- Bhavesh Kumar through their a photo op for the BJP?" he ous super alloys, steel compo- Continued from Page 1 Atmakur and Gooty. he did not even ask voters to The complaint stated at Lt Col relatives who have also been asked. Similarly Rs 434.14 was fed nents and other materials for Of the total votes polled, support his party nominees. Bhagwan, currently on study booked. Mahesh added that SCs, from Mishra Dhatu Nigam defence and other strategic The YSRCP won 73 seats YSRCP secured 53.63 per- In spite of this, voters leave, and Naib Subedar Kul- The agency has named the STs and Muslims voted Limited, Rs 420.52 crore from sectors. BDL is one of India's with a vote share of 97.33 cent, which is 4 percent voted overwhelmingly for deep Singh are also involved in wife of Maj Bhavesh Kumar against the Jana Sena in the Garden Reach Shipbuilders leading manufacturers of percent in 75 municipali- more than the votes it got in YSRCP candidates, indicat- seeking gratification from Devyani, his father Surender Vijayawada West Assembly & Engineers Ltd (GRESE) and ammunition and missile sys- ties/nagar panchayats. the last Assembly polls. The ing that they want Jagan at potential officer candidates at Kumar and mother Usha constituency, though the Rs 974.15 crore was collected tems while BEL is an aero- Earlier, the YSRCP bagged TDP vote share is 30.73 per- the helm. SSB centres, they said. Kumawat in the FIR as party has a strong presence from Mazagon Dock space company. four municipalities because cent, a mammoth 10 percent The YSRCP cadres The agency has booked 17 accused for allegedly receiving there. Shipbuilders Limited (MDL). To a separate question, Naik of the unanimous elections. dip from the last Assembly attribute Jagan not seeking Army personnel and six civil- money, they said. "We will now have to He said the policy of disin- said capital procurement of Now, it achieved absolute polls. votes for party candidates to ians, including relatives of Bhupender Bajaj, brother- wait five years for another vestment of minority stake defence equipment is under- dominance in 69 municipal- Jana Sena bagged 4.67 the faith he has in people. officers, for allegedly demand- in-law of Lt Col Surender chance. The BJP without transfer of manage- taken from various domestic ities. The TDP bagged only percent of the vote, while the “It was not out of pride ing bribes and facilitating Singh and one Pragati Singh Vijayawada unit did not ment control is being follow- as well as foreign vendors, 348 divisions with a vote BJP got 2.41 percent. The that he did not seek votes. bribery, they said. who received funds on behalf support Jana in 37 divi- ed for priority sector includ- based on threat perception, share of 12.7 percent. Of vote share of others was put He has the strong belief that The agency said that Lt Col of Naib Subedar Kuldeep sions, while we gave com- ing defence to unlock value, operational challenges and them, 78 divisions are in at 5.73 percent. The percent- the people would bless the Surender Singh of 31 SSB Singh have also been named in plete cooperation to the promote public ownership. technological changes and to municipal corporations. age of votes polled for YSRCP as the welfare centre North; Lt Col YS Ch- the list of accused, they said. BJP in other divisions. The The minister said the pol- keep the armed forces in a The TDP failed to open an NOTA was put at 1.07 per- schemes of the government auhan of 6 Mountain Division Among other booked by the BJP did not campaign at the icy is also aimed at meeting the state of readiness. account in nine municipal- cent. reached their doorstep dur- Ordnance Unit; Lt Col CBI include father-son duo field level in support of the minimum public shareholding "Government is taking mea- ities. It managed to cross The poll verdict is ing the past 21 month rule,” Sukhdev Arora of Directorate Havildar Pawan Kumar and Jana Sena. Despite fielding norms of SEBI (Securities and sures for modernisation of the double digit seats in just four described as the blessings of said a YSRCP leader. General of Recruiting; Lt Col his son Neeraj, Major Amit Fa- good candidates, we lost in Exchange Board of India) and armed forces, through pro- municipalities. TDP candi- the voters appreciating Advisor to Government Vinay, GTO, Selection Centre gna of field hospital, Delhi Divisions 15, 16, 21, 34, 37, for ensuring higher degree of curement of new equipment dates won only one ward in Jagan’s 21-month rule. Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy South, Bangalore; and Major Cantonment, Naik Parvinder 53 etc," he added. accountability. and upgrading of existing Ramachandrapuram, While TDP supremo N said that the people lived up Bhavesh Kumar allegedly facil- Jeet Singh, Sepoy Rohit Ka- Mahesh said that he HAL is India's aerospace equipment so as to ensure that Narsapuram, Pedana, Chandrababu Naidu and his the faith Jagan placed in itated the selection of candi- nwar, Havildar Rajesh Kumar would write to the high behemoth while MDL and the armed forces are equipped Chirala, Sullurupeta, son Nara Lokesh cam- them, indicating his confi- dates through SSB. and Havildar Harpal Singh. command about BJP's non- GRESE are the country's pre- to meet the entire spectrum of Nayudupeta, Proddutur, paigned extensively in the dence in their support to his It is alleged that bribes in It is alleged that Havildar cooperation and ask it to mier shipbuilders. security challenges," he said. Adoni, Nandikotkur, polls, Jagan did not. In fact, party. several lakh rupees were paid Pawan Kumar paid bribes of at take action accordingly. to the officers and their rela- least Rs 4 lakh to Major tives through cheques, cash, Bhavesh Kumar and Rs 50,000 RTGS, UPI for the selection of to Kuldeep Singh besides VIJAYAWADA candidates, they said. undisclosed amount of cash BULLION RATES Undisclosed amount of for the selection of his son ULB poll results take YSRCP supremo from strength... bribes were received from 10- Neeraj in SSB for NDA in GOLD 15 candidates by Lt Col December, 2020, they said. ` 45, 830 (10 gm) Continued from Page 1 vote share, in itself a record for are implementing welfare the Telugu States. However, the schemes targeting specific sec- ` 00 In Telangana, TRS won 109 of party improved on its perfor- Assembly elections tions. It's quite clear that this SILVER the 120 municipalities and 7 of mance and bagged 52.3 percent approach is working and the ` 71, 500(1kg) the 9 municipal corporations of the popular vote in the n TRS wins 88 of 119 seats municipalities and 7 of 9 schemes are helping the ruling ` 00 (excluding GHMC). Urban Local Body elections. n Vote share 46.9% Corporations parties in two Telugu states to However, the vote share of What is even more astound- n YSRCP wins 151 seats out n Vote share was 43% gain strength. TRS got reduced in municipal ing about the YSRCP's victory of 175 n YSRCP won 73 of 75 Almost every family in both CHICKEN elections compared to Assem- is the fact that this result came n Vote share 50% municipalities and 11 of 12 the Telugu states is benefitting n RATES `/KG bly elections. In the 2018 despite the ruling party facing Municipal elections corporations from two, in some cases even Assembly polls, the TRS got strong political rivals. TRS won 109 of 120 n Vote share 52.3% three, schemes being imple- Dressed/With Skin `194 46.9 percent of the popular vote In Telangana, TRS has little menting by the State govern- Without Skin `221 but this dipped to 43 percent in to worry about the opposition- respective Telugu state, the pointed out that in Telangana, ments. Broiler at Farm `134 the municipal elections. its rivals either lack a base or fact that two parties received TRS has been in power since It is not only the welfare In AP, the YSRCP won 73 of are beset with infighting. positive votes cannot be over- the past seven years, whereas in schemes, the Governments in the 75 municipalities and 11 of For Jagan and his party, the looked. Andhra Pradesh, the YSRCP is both the Telugu States are EGG the 12 municipal corporations TDP remains a potent threat, However, there have been enjoying what pollsters call making sure that the benefits (counting of votes for the Eluru and the machinations of the some unforeseen bumps for the "honeymoon" phase where trickle down to the last bene- RATES `/100 Municipal Corporation is BJP-Jana Sena combine will KCR - the Dubbaka Assembly disenchantment with the rul- ficiary. These beneficiaries, VIJAYAWADA 380 pending). The YSRCP vote sh- always keep their rivals on the by-poll loss and the reduction ing party has not yet set in. who had early heard about the HYDERABAD 393 are actually improved compa- edge. in the TRS strength in the YSRCP has been in power for various schemes, have now red to the party's performance While it's their populist and GHMC elections have brought only two years, hence there is begun to enjoy the fruits of VISAKHAPATNAM 505 in the 2019 Assembly elections. welfare schemes that have cat- along a sense of discomfort for no anti-incumbency factor for governance. They have few RETAIL PRICE `3. 80 In 2019, YSRCP garnered a apulted both KCR and Jagan to the party chief. it to contend with. qualms about turning into vote (IN HYDERABAD) whopping 50 percent of the unprecedented heights in their A senior political leader Also, both the governments banks for Jagan or KCR.

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Printed and published by B Krishna Prasad for and on behalf of CMYK Printech Ltd., Phone: 040-23322341, Hyderabad Office: F-502, Diamond Block, Lumbini Rockdale, Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500 082. Telangana. Printed at Sree Seshasai Enterprises, Plot No.19, IDA Balanagar , Hyderbad-500037, Medchal -Malkajgiri District, Telangana. Chief Editor: Chandan Mitra. Resident Editor: B Krishna Prasad, AIR SURCHARGE of Rs 2.00. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | MARCH 16, 2021 vijayawada 03 Man who YSRCP gets 52.63 per cent Staff put on alert as Covid escaped from custody in AP vote share, up by 2.68% arrested in UP PNS n VIJAYAWADA securing 82.6 per cent of seats. per cent. The Jana Sena cases shoot up in Krishna PNS n MUZAFFARNAGAR On the other hand, the emerged victorious in 25 wards In the recently held elections opposition TDP secured and divisions. PNS n VIJAYAWADA A man who escaped from to urban local bodies in 6,22,812 votes in municipali- The CPI secured 10, 623 the custody of Andhra Andhra Pradesh, the ruling ties and 8,35,534 votes in cor- votes in municipalities and In view of the increasing Covid Pradesh Police has been YSRCP secured 52.63 per cent porations with 30.73 per cent 27,484 votes in corporations cases in Krishna district, Ten new Covid cases arrested here, an official of vote share which indicates vote share. The TDP won 349 capturing a vote share of 0.80 Deputy Chief Minister and said on Monday. an increase of 2.68 per cent wards and divisions. per cent. The CPI won 4 wards Health Minister Alla Kali Saddam, an accused in a when compared to the vote The BJP secured 40,230 and divisions. Surprisingly, Krishna Srinivas (Nani) drugs case in Visakhapatnam, share of 49.95 per cent the votes in municipalities and BJP increased its voting per- advised the doctors and med- in TTD Vedic School was nabbed by the party had secured in General 74,135 votes in corporations centage in municipal elections ical teams to be alert and Muzaffarnagar Police near Elections-2019. capturing a vote share of 2.41 to 2.41 percent in the civic closely monitor the situation. PNS n VIJAYAWADA Mukandpur village in Titawi According to the reports, the per cent. BJP won 9 wards and polls when compared 0.84 per He directed the health officials area on Sunday, Station ruling YSRCP secured divisions. cent vote share in General to conduct door-to-door cam- As many as ten persons have been tested Covid House Officer Radheshyam 11,78,275 votes in all munici- JanaSena Party secured Elections-2019. On a whole, it paign to gather details of the positive in Dharmagiri Vedic School under the TTD Yadav said. palities and 13,19,466 votes in 45,438 votes in municipalities is the TDP that has suffered a patients. on Monday. The TTD medical staff conducted He had escaped from corporations. In all, the party and 1,76,267 votes in corpora- major setback as it was deject- The minister said all precau- corona tests to vedic students and teachers. Six police custody a few days ago. won 2,265 wards and divisions tions with a vote share of 4.67 ed by voters. tionary measures have been vedic students and four vedic teachers have been taken in the wake of increas- were tested positive for the deadly Covid infection. ing number of corona cases in The infected persons have been shifted to Krishna district. Padmavati Covid hospital for better treatment. It The minister spoke with may be recalled that as many as 57 students of Provide desalinated water to the officials of Krishna, Guntur vedic school in Tirumala were tested Covid positive and East Godavari districts and after rapid antigen tests were conducted. All the took stock of the situation infected students of Veda Vignana Peetham of the Interacting with the officials, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) have been industrial units, Jagan tells officials the minister said that proper admitted to Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical medical should be provided to Sciences Hospital in the temple town and their PNS n VIJAYAWADA take appropriate measures in alternatives to provide water to the patients. condition were said to be stable. Of the total 587 their studies after the lockdown was lifted. All providing quality water industries and possibilities to "In Jaggayyapeta, Covid students aged between 10 and 24 from different these students were tested negative, but 57 of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan required for industries after stop the diversion of freshwa- patients have been home quar- parts of the country, including Bihar, Odisha, them were found positive for viral infection when Reddy on Monday directed the desalination process. ter for industrial purposes and antined to prevent further Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, around 435 the TTD conducted rapid antigen tests as a officials to provide desalinated The Chief Minister directed prepare a plan after thorough spread. The victims are report- have recently returned to the school to continue precautionary measure. water to the industries and the officials to set up desalina- examination of the issues. ed to be healthy. In Vijayawada, focus on conserving fresh tion plants in coastal areas and Ministers Botsa about 40 corona patients are water. prepare an action plan for Satyanarayana, Mekapati being provided special medical ordered to conduct random quarantine as they were tested During a review meeting effective implementation of Gautam Reddy, Anil Kumar care," he said. Nani said the corona tests for students at pri- positive for Covid. held at the camp office here on supplying desalinated water Yadav, Special Principal municipal staff in Tenali had vate schools in Ponnuru. Though some teachers have freshwater conservation and to industries through dedicat- Secretary for Municipal been placed in home quarantine Stating that the government been diagnosed with coron- distribution of purified water ed pipelines. Department Y Srilakshmi, as the some employees were would extend will support in avirus, they have no Covid to industries, the Chief The responsibility was Special Chief Secretary for tested positive for corona. Covid every possible all way, he symptoms. Minister issued key directives assigned to APIIC for coor- Industries Karikal Valavan, tests are also being done for pri- advised students and parents The Minister further said to officials on the steps to be dinating these ideas. Also, to come up with an action Water Resources Secretary mary and secondary contacts at not to panic. Twelve students that medical facilities were taken to promote desalination he instructed the authorities plan in conserving fresh Shyamala Rao, ENC the Tenali Government hospi- of Malikipuram Zilla Parishad provided to the corona-infect- plants and providing recycled to ensure conserving sur- water. Narayana Reddy and other tal, he added. High School in East Godavari ed victims under the supervi- water to industries. face waters in all the reser- Further, the Chief Minister senior officials were present Medical officers have been district were shifted to home sion of medical personnel. He instructed the officials to voirs and canals in state and asked the officials to explore at the meeting. SEC Ramesh Expedite adoption of kids in foster care, staff told Kumar meets PNS n VIJAYAWADA As per the foster care guide- "Those kids were so happy children to enjoy their proper- family for five years or more lines, the foster parents should and the foster parents are also ties. continuously, such children Governor As many as 21 orphans in bring those children before willing to legally adopt them," They may even physically can be legally adopted by the Andhra Pradesh have been Child Welfare Committee he said. assault these children as they foster parents. PNS n VIJAYAWADA placed under foster care. Of every year for renewal of fos- Some of these foster parents don't have anyone to come to But, this process of adoption these 21 children, 16 children ter care period, Kumar said. are financially well off with their rescue. As such, these fos- should be through Central State Election Commissioner were placed under foster care He appealed to the huge assets worth crores of ter parents want those children Adoption Resource Authority Nimmagadda Ramesh in Krishna district alone, Department of Women rupees and their desire is to to be legally adopted so that (CARA) constituted by Kumar on Monday met AP according to BVS Kumar, for- Development and Child pass on these properties to these children will become Women Development and Governor Biswabhusan mer chairman, CWC, Krishna Welfare to pay special attention their foster children. They fear their legal heirs. Child Welfare, Government Harichandan and explained district. on this matter and expedite the that without a legal adoption, According to Rule 44 (v) of of India. Once CARA clears about the conduct of munic- A few of these children have adoption process so that the unfortunately, if anything hap- the Juvenile Justice Act Rules the adoption, the adoption ipal elections and the been with foster parents from orphans could get a permanent pens to these parents, their rel- 2016, in case any child, who shall be registered in local announcement of results. the last nine to ten years. family with love and affection. atives will not allow these has been with the same foster Family Court. It is learnt that the SEC explained to the Governor that the elections were held Farmer commits RLG stresses need peacefully across the state Sri Ramachandra without any untoward inci- suicide due to dents. He will supervise the to educate people election of mayors and deputy mayors for municipal blesses devotees debt burden corporations and chairper- sons and vice-chairpersons PNS n CHITTOOR on e-waste disposal for municipalities on March 18. from Simha Vahana Unable to bear the mounting PNS n VIJAYAWADA Kalia, Managing Director, It is further learnt that he debt burden, a 38-year-old RLG India, said, "We were will seek permission from the PNS n TIRUPATI formed for utsava idols of Sri farmer committed suicide by The campaign 'Clean to encouraged by the success Governor to go on personal Sitalakshmana Sameta Sri consuming pesticide in Green' by Reverse Logistics our campaign has attained in leave from March 19 As part of the ongoing annu- Kodandarama Swamy in the Mulakala Cheruvu village of Group (RLG), a leading ser- last three years. In FY 2019- onwards. Ramesh wants to al Brahmotsavams of Sri afternoon. Chittoor district on Monday. vice provider of comprehen- 20, we aimed to extend the visit holy places in Tamil Kodandarama Swamy at Tirumala Pontiffs Sri Sri Sri The victim has been identified sive reverse logistics solu- reach of the Clean to Green Nadu along with his family Tirupati, Sri Pedda Jeeyarswamy, Sri Sri as Sathish Babu of the village. tions, launched its flagship campaign to ensure individ- members ahead of his retire- Ramachandra Swamy Sri Chinna Jeeyarswamy, According to police, campaign in May 2020 and uals and professionals under- ment on March 31. blessed devotees Special Grade Dy EO Sathish Babu consumed pes- will be running till March stand that proper disposal The ruling YSRCP has riding Simha Mutyapu Parvati, AEO ticide to end his life. His fam- 2021. The campaign aimed at and recycling of electronics is bagged 73 municipalities and Vahana on pandiri Durgaraju, ily members immediately creating awareness and sen- a priority. Lack of awareness 11 corporations across the Monday in Superintendent rushed him to Ruia hospital sitising the consumers on on responsible disposal of e- state with a thumping major- Ekantham due to vahanam Ramesh, Temple for treatment on March 13 responsible disposal of elec- waste amongst masses is a ity. The SEC had to take a Covid guidelines. Inspectors Muniratnam when they noticed him lying tronics and safe practices for serious issue." decision on the MPTC and Simha is a symbol of Jayakumar and archakas on the floor. The farmer died recycling by partnering with She also added, "Our ZPTC elections. bravery, leadership, strength were present. while taking the treatment in responsible organisations. endeavour has always been to It is yet to be seen when the and Sri Kodandarama is an Later in the evening, the the hospital on Monday. India is currently the build a sustainable pro- MPTC and ZPTC elections embodiment of all virtues. processional deity of Sri His family members have fourth-largest producer of e- gramme that work towards would be conducted as the After Vahana Seva on the Ramachandramurthy has stated that he had committed waste in the world, producing the betterment of the envi- Ramesh Kumar will retire on third day, Snapana taken a ride on Mutyapu suicide due to debts he had 2 million tonnes annually. ronment and the wellbeing of March 31. Tirumanjanam was per- Pandiri Vahanam on Monday. made for cultivation and for However, only 0 .036 million the society while abiding business as he runs a provi- tonnes of waste is being with e-waste management sion store also. processed. About 95 per cent rules, 2016, as laid down by Neither farming nor busi- of India's e-waste is recycled the Government of India. Dry weather ness yielded to his expecta- in the informal sector and in We have received a lot of Polls held for pending sarpanch posts, wards tions ultimately leading to his a crude manner. encouragement and support likely to prevail death. He is survived by wife Speaking about the Clean in this endeavour from PNS n VIJAYAWADA Elections for these wards Kurnool, YSR Kadapa, Kurnool, were filed in 107 places and the and two children. to Green campaign, Radhika MeitY." in TS, AP for were withheld due to several and Anantapur districts. polling was held in the remain- Elections were held on Monday reasons - invalid nominations No nominations were filed ing 55 wards where 112 contes- next 5 days for 12 sarpanch posts and 725 during scrutiny, withdrawal of for the post of sarpanches for tants are in the fray. wards in gram panchayats for nominations, legal/administra- the second time in four places. The ruling YSRCP in PNS n HYDERABAD which polls have been with- tive impediments and other There are 14 contestants for six Andhra Pradesh has swept the held. The polls began at 6.30 technical reasons. The pan- sarpanch posts. Of these, 561 municipal elections and the Ganja seized from car driven by Dry weather is likely to prevail am and continued till 3.30 pm, chayat elections for sarpanch wards were declared unani- panchayat elections, literally in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh while the counting process posts are going to be held in mous for the posts of 723 ward routing the opposition Telugu and Yanam during the next began at 4 pm. Srikakulam, Prakasam, members. No nominations Desam Party. Hyderabad teacher who lost job five days, Meteorological Department said on Monday. PNS n HYDERABAD police official said. Delhi and he agreed for the The Met, in a bulletin here, “During the vehicle check- task as he was unemployed," said that dry weather prevailed 11 held for Ganja worth over Rs 13 lakh ing, police recovered 91 kg of the official said. in Telangana, AP and Yanam Master plan being readied for was seized in Nagpur from a ganja stuffed in four plastic The accused, who has been during the last 24 hours. car that was being driven by a sacks. Shivshankar was booked under the Narcotic The highest maximum organising man, who lost his job as a detained and ganja worth Rs Drugs and Psychotropic temperature of 33.2 and 37.6 petro-chemical investment region dance teacher in a Hyderbad- 13.73 lakh, the car, Rs Substance (NDPS) Act, degree Celsius were recorded cockfights based school due to the coro- 1,200 cash and a told the investigators at Nalgonda of Telangana PNS n KAKINADA navirus-induced lockdown, mobile phone were that he was unaware and Anantapur and Kurnool PNS n KAKINADA police said on Monday. seized," he said. of what he was trans- districts of Rayalaseema, East Godavari Collector D. Muralidhara Reddy The man, Shivshankar The car was porting in the car, respectively during the same on Monday said that a master plan was being pre- The Biccavolu cops on Yallaya Isampalli, 27, a resident going to Delhi from although the police period. pared on the infrastructural facilities required for Monday arrested 11 persons of Kukatpalli, told the police Hyderbad, he do not believe his The lowest minimum tem- setting up industries proposed for the on the charge of organising that he was driving the car for added. version, he added. perature of 17.5 degree Visakhapatnam - Kakinada Petrochemical invest- cock fights in Illapalli Pakalu livelihood as he was unem- "During the interro- Police are collecting Celsius was recorded at ment region. village in East Godavari dis- ployed, but had no knowledge gation, Shivshankar told the information about the teacher, Dundigal of Telangana and Participating in the video conference held by trict. that there was drug in the vehi- police that he used to work as who had asked him to drive Arogyavaram of Rayalaseema Industries special chief secretary Karikal Valaven Acting on a tip off, the cle, they said. a dance teacher in a Hyderabad the car to Delhi. “A team will during the last 24 hours. with the district collectors, the Collector said the police has conducted a raid “Police had received a tip-off school, but lost his job due to leave for Hyderabad to arrest The highest maximum and master plan was based on the existing basic the detailed proposals for submitting the same on a gambling den in the vil- that ganja is being smuggled in the coronavirus lockdown last the teacher who had given the the lowest minimum temper- amenities and infrastructure facilities taking into at the state level meet on the master plan sched- lage 30 km from Kakinada. a car, following which a naka- year. car to Shivshankar,” the official atures of 35.6 and 19.2 degree consideration the requirement of the petro-chem- uled to be held at Visakhapatnam on March 19. Two fighting cocks and bet- bandi was put in place on Another teacher from the said, adding that there could be Celsius were recorded in ical industries proposed to come up in the region. District Collectors, officials of Industries depart- ting amount of Rs 4,030 were Wardha Road and the car was school promised to pay him Rs a large network of smugglers in Hyderabad on Sunday. He said the APIIC officials were formulating ment and APIIC took part in the meeting. also seized. stopped at 9 am on Sunday," a 10,000 for driving the car to the case. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | MARCH 16, 2021 telangana 04

The current financial No proposal Guv’s speech year 2020-21 is to set up No substance in Governor’s misleading, expected to end with the revenue Turmeric budget speech: CLP leader says Shabbir shortfall of about Rs Board in TS PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD praise on the Chief Minister. 40,000 crore due to PNS n HYDERABAD She demanded that the state Former Minister and ex- the adverse impact Governor Tamilisai government did justice to the Leader of Opposition in The Telangana farmers, who Sounderarajan's speech in the Bhainsa rape victim. Recalling Telangana Legislative Council of pandemic and were eagerly waiting for set- Budget Session of the that the then Congress govern- Mohammed Ali Shabbir has lockdown for about ting up of Turmeric Board in Assembly came in for criticism ment ran a budget session for described the address by the state have received a jolt from the Opposition party 18 days even during the Governor Dr. Tamilisai 45 days that on Monday as the Central leaders. Congress Legislative Telangana movement, Soundararajan to the State Government has announced Party leader Mallu Bhatti Seethakka demanded that the Legislature on Monday as hampered that there was no such pro- Vikramarka has alleged that government extended the ses- factually incorrect and mis- economic activity posal to establish a Turmeric the Governor's speech lacked sion further beyond what was leading. Board in Telangana State. in substance. He alleged that decided in the BAC meeting. "The Governor's claims on Replying to a query raised the state government had Seethakka alleged that the Telangana's annual growth by TRS MP K R Suresh made the Governor tell all lies. n Seethakka alleges Governor knew that the speech rate, GSDP and Per Capita Reddy in the Rajya Sabha, He said while the Governor Governor's speech has prepared by the government Income are factually incor- Union Agriculture Minister showed no concern over the only all praises for CM was full of lies. The Governor rect. The Comptroller & CM holds meet to give Narendra Singh Tomar said murder of the advocate couple had visited several hospitals Auditor General of India since the Union Ministry of in broad daylight, she said that n Komatireddy says CM during Covid-19 and stated (CAG) and the 15th Finance Commerce and Industry had the law and order situation in laying red carpet to that there was no correct treat- Commission have clearly already set up a regional the state was good. Neither was Telangana betrayers ment for Corona. However, the pointed out serious auditing office-cum-extension centre there any mention of the to loot the state Governor read that the state errors in the budget figures of final shape to budget of Spices Board at Centre's farm laws. The state government did very well dur- the Telangana government. Nizamabad for export pro- government had turned the ing the corona and the pan- They have accused the TS PNS n HYDERABAD He examined the Budget while being realistic about motion of spices including Budget session into a 'joke', he ration card additionally to demic. government of inflating fig- proposals and allocations the expected State's own rev- turmeric, the question of alleged. anyone. He also pulled up the Munugode MLA ures to show high revenues. Chief Minister K submitted by officials to enues. The State is also look- establishing a Turmeric While speaking to the media state government on the Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy Therefore, any estimation on Chandrasekhar Rao con- decide the final allocation to ing at additional resource Board would not arise. at Gunpark after the Business Mission Bhagiratha water and alleged that the TRS party the growth rate, GSDP, or Per vened a meeting here on various departments keeping mobilisation of about Rs Telangana State is the Advisory Committee (BAC) said that the government came to power by deceiving Capita Income based on Monday with Minister for in view the priorities of the 30,000 crore through land largest producer of turmer- meeting on Monday, Bhatti should provide data as to how the unemployed youth in the those inflated figures will be Finance Harish Rao and government. The Budget monetization and amend- ic with 3.86 lakh tonnes hav- demanded that the state gov- many persons in the state were name of 'Unemployment erroneous and could not be finance department officials related meetings are expect- ing regulations in awarding ing a cultivation area of 1.37 ernment provided the details getting water from the project. Allowance Scheme'. He trusted," Shabbir Ali said in to give a final shape to the ed to continue on Tuesday of mining contracts among lakh acres. of the pension given to persons Mulugu MLA Seethakka demanded that the Speaker a media statement today. Budget for 2021-22. too. other things. The Union Minister’s above 57 years. He said that he alleged that the Governor's gave him a chance to meet the "TS government has The Chief Minister has The Chief Minister in his The current financial year statement shocked not only had been waiting for the speech was nothing but a members of opposition parties, claimed of achieving 17.24 already held many Budget earlier meetings with the 2020-21 is expected to end the turmeric farmers in the Budget session thinking that bunch of lies. She alleged that who all would speak in the percent annual growth from preparatory meetings with Finance Minister and with the revenue shortfall of State, but also caused embar- the government might clarify the TRS government had House. Komatireddy alleged 2014 to 2019. It also claimed officials of various depart- department officials indi- about Rs 40,000 crore due to rassment to BJP MP on the 'Unemployment raised more debts than all the that the Chief Minister had that the GSDP has increased ments and gave a fiat to cated that in the wake of the adverse impact of pan- Dharmapuri Arvind, who Allowance Scheme' issue in the previous governments put been laying red carpet to the by 114.71 percent in the last them to lay emphasis on improved revenues since demic and lockdown for promised to bring Turmeric Governor's speech. He asked together in the last 60 years. persons, who had betrayed six years. But it remained both welfare and develop- January, the next year Budget about 45 days that ham- Board to his Nizamabad con- the state government to tell The Governor's speech sound- Telangana by 'looting' the state silent on over Rs. 3 lakh ment activities. allocations could be higher pered economic activity. stituency. whether it had given a single ed like a document showering resources. crore loans,” he pointed out. BHAINSA RIOTS

BJP urges Guv to instruct govt to take action against culprits 12 teachers PNS n HYDERABAD the media here on Monday, the ted to a hospital in Hyderabad and periodically igniting riots.” set up permanently at incident- cially the minorities, as there is BJP urged the Governor that and they have been undergoing The BJP requested the prone areas. Steps should be an intent to create communal found BJP delegation led by its pres- the systematic violence that is treatment. Our worker had Governor to instruct the gov- taken to beef-up intelligence disturbances in Bhainsa town. ident Bandi Sanjay Kumar being perpetrated by a combi- taken initiative in taking the ernment to take the necessary networks to identify anti- They urged the Governor to positive for urged Governor Tamilisai nation of radical elements and injured to the hospital,” Sanjay action to maintain peace and national elements across instruct the government not to Soundararajan to instruct the communal fanatics in Bhainsa. reminded. harmony in Bhainsa town. Nirmal district and the State to violate fundamental rights and government to take stringent “In recent communal vio- "We request you to intervene “They demanded for a high- pre-empt such unfortunate human rights by taking inno- Covid action against the culprits, who lence that broke out in which by summoning the DGP to level police inquiry into a series incidents,” he said. cent people into custody i.e., resorted to violence in Bhainsa many houses and shops were have a detailed report on com- of communal incidents to iden- They asked the govern- using third-degree torture PNS n HYDERABAD on March 7. set on fire and many people munal riots and instruct him to tify the habitual culprits, who ment to keep a strict vigil on methods, especially the youth A memorandum was sub- received severe stab injuries. book the communal fanatics, incite riot incidents, and to those who are infiltrating into from the majority community, As many as 12 teach- mitted to the Governor and a Two of the injured whose con- who have been spreading open rowdy-sheets against Telangana from the neigh- who tried to protect themselves ers and two others at a copy of which was released to dition was critical were admit- hatred in the Bhainsa region them. Police pickets should be bouring Maharashtra, espe- from the violent incidents. government school in Mancherial district of Telangana on Monday tested positive for Devender Reddy Covid, an official said. IAS officers to study schemes’ Covid tests were appointed conducted for 55 peo- ple in the school after Labour Welfare a teacher tested posi- implementation in Medak dist tive, she said. Board chairman Out of the 55 peo- PNS n MEDAK ple, 14, including 12 PNS n NARSAPUR teachers, a cook and a As part of a three-and-a-half- student, were found Ummannagari Devender month-long foundation course, positive, she said. Reddy has been appointed many Civil Services officers vis- All 14 were asymp- as State Labour Welfare ited the district on Monday and tomatic andthey have Board chairman on Sunday, called on District Collector S been advised home according to Narsapur Harish and would stay in select- isolation. MLA Madan Reddy. ed villages till March 21 and study Sanitisation has Disclosing this to media at the geographical conditions, eco- been taken up in the his camp office, he said that nomic situation, livelihood and school and tests would the State government implementation of State and be conducted on recently constituted the Central government schemes. IAS officers interact with District Collector S Harish in Medak district on Monday Tuesday for the con- Telangana State Labour The team would make suitable tacts of those who Welfare Board. However, suggestions and recommenda- of the 2019 batch will study the cer for Ramanthapur village and were found to have due to the MLC election tions for the implementation of conditions at Ramanthapur vil- Medak district panchayat officer contracted the infec- code of conduct, the the schemes. The eight-member lage in Veldurti mandal of the dis- Tarun as the nodal officer for tion, the official appointment of chairman team comprising four-woman trict, while M Rajaraj Bharat and Chandaipeta. added. was kept on hold. bureaucrats represent Himachal Dr Bhukya Snehapriya of 2017 The Collector explained the He said the party always Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, batch, Tushar Dudu of 2018 geographical conditions to the rewards sincere leaders. The Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil batch and Rini Chowdhary of IAS officers through a PowerPoint MLA thanked Chief Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. 2019 would study the conditions presentation and asked them to Minister K Chandrasekhar Sushmita Selvaraj of 2017 in Chandaipeta in Chegunta furnish their schedule details to TRS MLAs Rao for appointing batch of the Civil Services, Prasad mandal. the panchayat secretary or man- Devender Reddy the chair- Ravi and Ankit Kumar Singh of The District Collector appoint- dal officials to make suitable pull a fast man of the Welfare Board. the 2018 batch, Deeksha Langasta ed DRDO Srinivas as nodal offi- arrangements for them. one on Corona scare: Mbnr Collector Appeal to set up mirchi BJP MLC cautions people to be vigilant PNS n HYDERABAD processing units in Mulugu Couple of TRS MLAs PNS n MAHBUBNAGAR at bay. The Collector directed PNS n MULUGU and District Industries Promotion rounded up the sitting municipalities and gram pan- Committee (DIPC) meeting BJP MLC and a contes- The Coronavirus has not been chayats in the district to conduct Member of the National Mirchi chaired by District Collector tant from the completely eradicated therefore massive awareness programmes Task Force Nasireddy Sambashiva Krishna Aditya at the Collectorate Hyderabad- the people of the district need to on Corona over the coming Reddy appealed to the govern- here on Monday. Rangareddy- be vigilant, said Collector S week. On Monday, the Collector ment to set up mirchi processing Speaking on the occasion, he Mahabubnagar Venkat Rao. held a review with district offi- units in the district to provide said that farmers have been Graduate MLC con- He said there was a need to cials on Covid at his chambers. additional income to the local deprived of the market for their stituency N focus on Corona once again as He directed to increase the mirchi farmers as well as employ- produce, hence, they are unable Ramchander Rao and the number of cases is on the rise Corona testing in the district ment opportunities to the local to get profits, he expressed con- playfully said that the in the state and country. He because of the increasing number unemployed youth. cern. He urged the horticulture ongoing Budget ses- urged everyone to wear masks, of cases on at least 100 people Sambashiva Reddy participat- department to take steps to pro- sion would be his last use sanitisers and adhere to the every day in each primary health ed in the District Level Export mote organic methods in chilli one. TRS MLA from social distance to keep the virus centre. Promotion Committee (DLEPC) cultivation. Sherilingampally Arikepudi Gandhi said, “Shall we offer you a TRS shawl”. However, Ramchander CP cracks whip against rowdy-sheeters Rao kept his cool and retorted, “We will see PNS n PEDDAPALLI were convicted of illegal harassment of women. as to what will happen activities in the past. Each History sheets are being main- on March 17”. It may Cracking the whip against the rowdy-sheeter was asked about tained on 386 rowdy-sheeters so be recalled that the rowdy sheeters, the their families, friends, details far under Ramagundam ruling TRS had fielded Ramagundam Commissionerate of the crimes they have com- Commissionerate. former Prime Minister issued notices to them on mitted and their current He said there are legal restric- late PV Narasimha Monday. During a counselling lifestyle. tions on the movement of Rao’s daughter Surabhi organised on the premises of the As part of the counselling of rowdy sheeters. He said that Vani Devi against Ramagundam Commissionerate, rowdy sheeters, the CP said that Commissioner of Police Satyanarayana those who indulge in illegal Ramchander Rao and Commissioner of Police V those registered as rowdy counselling rowdy- sheeters in activities will be punished and Congress fielded Satyanarayana enquired about sheeters should be prosecuted Ramagundam on Monday strict action will be taken if the Chinna Reddy and a the details of the crimes commit- if they take the law into their peaceful atmosphere is dis- former MLC from the ted by the rowdy-sheeters. own hands and commit uneth- continue and that legal action turbed and those who commit same constituency Prof He warned that rowdy ical activities again. would be taken against those serious crimes will not be K Nageshwar Rao was sheeters would be prosecut- He warned that the surveil- involved in land grabbing set- neglected under any circum- also in the fray. ed under the PD Act if they lance of rowdy-sheeters would tlements, rioting and sexual stances. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | MARCH 16, 2021 nation 05 Cong, govt spar in Lok Sabha Amit Shah wishes speedy recovery, targets Mamata over donations to PM Cares Fund PNS n RANIBANDH Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in pain because of PNS n NEW DELHI accounts. Through the Rajiv the injury she received Gandhi Foundation, these peo- recently, Home Minister The Congress and the govern- ple did not give priority to even Amit Shah said on Monday, ment traded barbs in Lok the Prime Minister's National whishing her a speedy recov- Sabha on Monday over dona- Relief Fund," Thakur said. ery, but questioned that tions to the PM Cares Fund, "This party (Congress) did whether she could feel the with the opposition party alleg- the job of filling (the accounts) pain of families of BJP work- ing that LIC gave money to the of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. ers who have been killed corpus instead of providing They feel the pinch because during the Trinamool benefits to people and union their account has now been Congress's rule in West minister Anurag Thakur hit- closed. Rajiv Gandhi Bengal. Addressing a rally at ting back at it over the Rajiv Foundation also took money Ranibandh in the Bankura Gandhi Foundation accept- from China," Thakur said. district, Shah promised that ing funds from China. Congress leader Rahul if the BJP is voted to power During the Question Hour, that if he asks a political ques- someone donated the entire like the one currently posed by Gandhi was present in the in West Bengal, it will imple- acting Leader of the Congress tion, he ought to get a politi- pension amount to PM Cares the COVID-19 outbreak and House during that time. ment the Seventh Pay you a befitting reply while also mention it in our mani- in Lok Sabha Ravneet Singh cal reply. Fund. Even those who got provide relief to those affected. Thakur said several Commission for the State casting their votes in the festo," he said. Bankura dis- said migrant labourers and Replying to Singh, Thakur, wages through MNREGA Several public sector under- accounts were created under government employees. "Didi Assembly polls," he added. trict, in the western part of the poor suffered during the who is the minister of state in scheme also donated money to takings (PSUs), government the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (Banerjee), when you got Shah said that if the BJP is the state, has a significant coronavirus-induced lock- the finance ministry, said dur- the PM Cares Fund just to help employees contributed money through which money was hurt in your leg, you felt voted to power in the state, tribal population, crucial to down. ing the lockdown, migrant others," Thakur said. to the fund. taken from different PSUs. pain. I wish you a speedy it will ensure that the rights any party's electoral success. "They did not get the benefits labourers faced hardships The Prime Minister's Citizen The money was also used The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation recovery. But, what about of the tribals are secured. Earlier in the day, Shah was they should have got. LIC while returning home. Assistance and Relief in for various coronavirus-relat- is headed by interim Congress the pain of the mothers of "TMC seeks cut money scheduled to address arally in gave its funds only to PM Thakur listed out the steps Emergency Situations (PM ed initiatives, the minister said. President Sonia Gandhi. 130 BJP activists who were even for a tribal certificate. the Jhargarm district but gave Cares. Why is it so?" Bittu taken by the government to CARES) Fund was established "But there is one family in According to RGF website, it killed by TMC goons. Did We will ensure the land rights a brief speech virtually. The alleged and asked the minister give relief to migrant workers in March last year with the pri- the country who created the also has Rahul Gandhi and you ever try to feel their of the tribals. The special BJP said that he couldn't not to give a "political answer". during the lockdown. mary objective to deal with any Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as its pain?" he said. focus will be on education, attend the rally due to tech- Speaker Om Birla told Singh "There were instances where kind of emergency situation did the job of filling their members. "You never felt the pain of health and drinking water for nical glitches in his heli- these people. They will give the tribals in the area. We will copter. INDIA CORNER Nitin Gadkari urged to Railways lauded in Parliament for Congress can only provide yeoman service during pandemic approve MP road projects n corruption guarantee: Nadda he Indian Railways has PNS BHOPAL rendered yeoman service Tduring the coronavirus Madhya Pradesh Chief PNS n DHAKUAKHANA Sarbananda Sonowal-led BJP pandemic by transporting 43 Minister Shivraj Singh government in Assam has lakh migrant labourers, Chouhan has urged Union BJP president J P Nadda executed in the state. Rahul Gandhi distributing two crore free food minister Nitin Gadkari to on Monday said the "The people of the state has packets and making available approve 26 road projects Congress can provide only the responsibility of electing several hundred coaches to be worth Rs 1,858 crore in the "corruption guarantee" BJP candidate Nabakumar slams govt used as healthcare centres, BJP state and also requested him wherever it comes to power Doley from this seat on PNS n NEW DELHI MP Ram Kripal Yadav said on to consider developing a Gadkari informed on the though it has promised five- March 27 and we assure you Monday. Initiating the debate 'Narmada Expressway' from occasion that under the guarantees in the poll- that the government will Congress leader Rahul on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Railways, Yadav said the Indian Amarkantak to the Gulf of Bharat Mala scheme, an bound state of Assam. complete all pending works in Gandhi on Monday Railways has been completely changed into a dynamic development- Khambat. action plan has been made to Many Congress leaders are the next five years", he said. attacked the government oriented organisation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Chouhan and Gadkari met provide Rs 50,000 crore to now coming to Assam and Nadda is on a day-long visit over reports that it plans to Modi in the last several years. During the coronavirus pandemic, the at the CM's official residence MP for the development of talking about the five guaran- to the state for campaigning. sell its residual stake in the railways has offered over 200 coaches to be used as healthcare centres, here on Sunday evening. national highways. tees, Nadda said at an election He will address two more ral- already privatised Delhi, 43 lakh migrant labours were transported through hundreds of special "The chief minister has The Union minister also rally here. sion", the BJP chief alleged. lies at Sootea and Barchalla. Mumbai, Bengaluru and trains, two crore free food packets were distributed while 55,000 litres of urged Gadkari to approve 26 urged the state government to Congress general secretary He also accused the Elections to the 126-mem- Hyderabad airports, alleg- drinking water have also been given to the needy, he said. Criticising the road projects worth Rs 1,858 get forest clearances and land Priyanka Gandhi Vadra dur- Congress of "latkana" (delay- ber Assam assembly will be ing that such privatisation previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for announcing crore under the Central Road acquisition works done on ing her recent Assam poll ing), "atkana" (stalling) and held in three phases on March hurts the public and ben- many railway projects "for political considerations", Yadav said everything Fund Scheme," a public rela- priority, the official said. campaign had launched its "bhatkana" (misleading) but 27, April 1 and April 6. efits only a handful of has changed after the Modi government came to power and every tions department official said. Chouhan said the world five- guarantee campaign. Prime Minister Narendra Apart from five lakh jobs in cronies. decision is taken in the interest of the country. Besides, Chouhan also famous Khajuraho temple "For 60 years, Congress Modi believes in "jodna" (inte- five years, the other guaran- The government plans requested the Minister for city in MP is being developed leaders only indulged in cor- grating). tees promised by the to sell its residual stake in Road Transport and by the Union Tourism ruption and so for the last five "It is the Prime Minister Congress are bringing in a law already privatised Delhi, Elephant hit by train on Highways to consider devel- Ministry as an "iconic site". years, we had to fill up pot- who through his initiatives to nullify the controversial Mumbai, Bengaluru and oping a 'Narmada Therefore, it is necessary to holes, repair roads and con- has joined Assam and the Citizenship (Amendment) Hyderabad airports as part Tamil Nadu-Kerala border Expressway', from the origin develop a 10.15- km-long vert double lane highways to Northeast with Mainstream Act, raising the daily wage of of the ambitious Rs 2.5 of the river Narmada in Banitha-Khajuraho national four and six-lanes", the BJP India", Nadda said. tea workers to Rs 365, free lakh crore asset monetisa- male elephant walking along a Amarkantak (MP) to the Gulf highway as a four-lane road- president said. Assam has moved ahead electricity up to 200 units per tion pipeline identified to railway track was seriously of Khambat (Gujarat) with an for providing smooth con- It is the BJP which has a along the path of develop- household and Rs 2,000 raise additional resources, Ainjured when an express train hit industrial corridor on its nectivity to the world her- mission and the "Congress is ment due to the efforts of the monthly income support to according to sources. it near Pudupathi under Madukkarai both sides, the official said. itage site. only interested in commis- Prime Minister which the all housewives. forest range here on Tamil Nadu- Kerala borer early on Monday, railway sources said. The elephant, about 20 years in ‘BJP trying to curtail appearance, was hit by the Thiruvananthapuram-Chennai Express ISRO will enhance focus on Food tech from behind around 1.30 AM, despite the train driver applying brakes on noticing it, they said. Railway personnel, alerted by the institutes to be driver, and some locals, who rushed there after hearing some noise, power of Delhi govt’ informed the forest department. Two veterinarians found injuries in advanced research, says chief national ones the front leg, abdomen and rear part of the elephant which was lying PNS n NEW DELHI on one side after falling to the ground under the impact of the PNS n BENGALURU of India" to enable private play- PNS n NEW DELHI mishap, and given first aid, they said. A crane has been requisitioned ers to carry out end-to-end Delhi Chief Minister Arvind to lift the elephant and assess injuries on the other side following The Indian Space Research space activities, the establish- The Rajya Sabha on Kejriwal on Monday accused which the further course of action would be taken. Organisation (ISRO) intends to ment of Indian National Space Monday approved a bill the BJP of seeking to drastical- offload most of its space- relat- Promotion and Authorisation which declares two food ly curtail the powers of his ed activities to industry and Centre (IN- SPACe) has also technology institutes at elected government through a India-Bangladesh meet on enhance focus on advanced been announced. Kundli in Haryana and new bill in the Lok Sabha. research, its Chairman K Sivan An autonomous body under Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu He also said that the bill is river water sharing on Mar 16 has said, as the government the DoS, IN-SPACe acts as a sin- as national institutes. “contrary to Constitution op officials of the water opens up the sector to get pri- gle window nodal agency for The Rajya Sabha passed Bench judgement”. resources ministries of India vate players onboard. Petroleum and Energy Studies enabling and regulating space The National Institutes The National Capital Tand Bangladesh will meet Sivan, also Secretary in the (UPES) on "Futureof Aerospace activities and usage of ISRO of Food Techn ology, Territory of Delhi today. Bill is contrary to here on Tuesday to discuss Department of Space (DoS), & Avionics in India". He said facilities by NGPEs (non- gov- Entrepreneurship and (Amendment) Bill, 2021, that Constitution Bench judge- issues related to river water- said the reforms initiated in ISRO can share its technologies ernment private entities). Management Bill, 2019 seeks to give more powers to ment. We strongly condemn sharing and flood forecast, the sector by the government in with private players and is giv- It works out a suitable mech- by voice vote on Monday. Delhi lieutenant-governor (L- BJP's unconstitutional n anti- sources said on Monday. The June last year to promote ing them opportunity to utilise anism to offer sharing of tech- The Bill declares G), will be introduced in the democracy move," Kejriwal Indian delegation will be headed enhanced private participation its facilities. nology, expertise and facilities National Institute of Food Lower House on Monday. tweeted. by Pankaj Kumar, secretary in the Jal Shakti Ministry. The Bangladesh in the space domain has gener- "We want to hand-hold them free of cost wherever feasible or Technology Entre pre- In a tweet, the AAP nation- “The Bill says- 1. For Delhi, side will be headed by senior secretary Kabir Bin Anwar, the sources ated enthusiasm among the to bring them to our (ISRO's) at reasonable cost basis to pro- neurship and Manage al convenor said he strongly “Govt” will mean LG Then added. The meeting takes place ahead of Prime Minister Narendra industry. level so that most of activities mote NGPEs. ment Kundli, and the condemns "BJP's unconstitu- what will elected govt do? … Modi's visit to Bangladesh later this month. Sources said the two sides "Future of space activities is that ISRO is doing can be Sivan, however, made it clear Indian Institute of Food tional and anti-democracy" 2. All files will go to LG This will discuss water sharing of Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, now changing. Otherwise (ear- offloaded to industry and we can in the interaction with students Processing Technology, move. is against 4.7.18 Constitution Dudhkumar and Dharla rivers. They added that discussions are also lier), all the space activities were spend more time on advanced and faculty of the Dehradun- Thanjavur as National "After being rejected by Bench judgement which said expected to take place on withdrawing water from Feni river for the done by only ISRO.Now, we are research to take India to the next based private university last Institutes of Food ppl of Delhi (8 seats in that files will not be sent to Sabroom town in Tripura. Further, talks are also expected on a possible giving equal opportunity to pri- level (in the space sector), he Friday that Bengaluru-head- Technology, Assembly, 0 in MCD bypolls), LG, elected govt will take all Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for drawing water from the vate players to also do it", he said. said. quartered ISRO is not looking at Entrepreneurship and BJP seeks to drastically curtail decisions and send copy of Surma river. India and Bangladesh have a robust mechanism in place Sivan was addressing a webinar As part of space reforms for collaboration with NGPEs at this Management. powers of elected govern- decision to LG,” he said in to address water issues at different levels. organised by the University of "Unlocking the space potential stage. ment through a Bill in LS another tweet. 2 killed, 10 injured after bus Bill to amend juvenile justice overturns in Chhattisgarh Amarnath Yatra may attract heavy rush he driver and law introduced in Lok Sabha PNS n JAMMU added. conductor of a PNS n NEW DELHI power to monitor functions of To a question on the num- Tbus were killed agencies responsible for the This year's Amarnath Yatra is ber of troops required for the and at least 10 A Bill to amend the Juvenile implementation of the Act. likely to witness heavy rush of pilgrimage, the IG said, "That passengers received Justice (Care and Protection of The district child protection pilgrims, a top CRPF officer will be decided by the govern- injuries after the Children) Act, 2015, which seeks unit will also function under the here said on Monday, and ment after a review of the over- vehicle overturned in to increase the role of district district magistrate. According to asserted that all necessary all situation." Chhattisgarh's magistrates and additional dis- amendments cleared by the arrangements will be made to The CRPF officer said quick Dhamtari district, a trict magistrates, was introduced Cabinet last month, before ensure it passes off peacefully. reaction teams (QRTs) would police official said on in the Lok Sabha on Monday. becoming a member of a child Inspector General (IG) of be deployed wherever required, Monday. The accident Congress MP Shashi Tharoor welfare committee, background Central Reserve Police Force including in yatri camps and took place around opposed the Bill at the introduc- and educational qualification (CRPF), Jammu sector, P S along the 270-km Jammu- Sunday midnight tion stage but Women and Child checks will be included. Ranpise said all units and for- Srinagar national highway. near Sambalpur Development Minister Smriti The amendment to the Bill mations have been briefed on June 28 and culminate on will study the requirements, "Personnel who will be village under Arjuni police station limits when the private bus, with Irani rejected the points raised by intends to empower district about the threat posed by August 22. and all necessary arrangements deployed on yatra duty will around 45 passengers on-board, was heading towards Jagdalpur from him. The Juvenile Justice (Care magistrates and additional dis- sticky bombs, and asked to Talking to reporters after will be made for the success of also undergo pre-induction Raipur, he said. Prima facie, it seems one of the tyres burst following and Protection of Children) trict magistrates to authorise remain on high alert. inaugurating a free medical the pilgrimage." training like in the past," which the vehicle overturned, the official said. The bus driver, Sheikh Amendment Bill-2021 was later orders of adoption, propose that The 56-day yatra to the camp organised by the 166th "We already had a meeting Ranpise said. Imamuddin (46), and conductor Asif Kureshi (33) died on the spot, introduced by a voice vote. appeals on the orders of adoption 3,880-metre-high cave shrine Battalion of the force in Sidhra with civil police and projected He said the CRPF has ade- located around 70 km from the state capital Raipur, while 10 passengers As per the Cabinet decision, may be referred to the division- of Amarnath in the South here, the CRPF IG said, "It is the requirement... We will quate deployment along the were injured, he said. After being alerted, a police team rushed to the spot in every district, the district al commissioner, and to Kashmir Himalayas is sched- likely that the yatra this year study the logistic requirements highway and would be utilis- and shifted the injured passengers to the district hospital, he said. magistrate and the additional dis- strengthen child welfare commit- uled to start from the twin will attract heavy rush, and needed at the Yatri camps and ing drones and other technol- trict magistrate will get the tees. routes of Pahalgam and Baltal keeping this thing in mind, we might require more forces," he ogy during the yatra. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | MARCH 16, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION White elephants Green energy as the Our varsities must not function in silos and there is a pressing need to bring about systemic changes next growth propeller BINDU DALMIA hese are public-funded “white elephants”, a fiefdom of those who have been able to secure permanent appointment either on the basis of their talent or “otherwise”, as Tit offers terms and conditions – handsome salary, job guarantee, HRA, TA, DA and India must go for far-sighted policy initiatives and a collaborative other perks – which the highly competitive private sector can hardly match. Most of the Vice-Chancellors are political appointees who are subservient to the cause of their mas- ters and their single-point agenda is to appoint those who are either “recommended” or response with multilateral institutions to transit to clean energy belong to a particular ideology. Earlier, the Congress and the Left ruled the roost, partic- t the Quad summit ularly in Central varsities, but now the BJP and RSS are in the driving seat. Our universi- last week, as also at the ties are fraught with nepotism, favouritism, bribery, financial misappropriation and all forms last G20 summit, Prime Minister of corruption. These are the focal points of an ideo- NarendraA Modi reiterated India’s logical war among the faculty members but out of focus commitment to combat climate for academics. Crippled with inherent corruption and change, as we move towards the bogged down by incompetency, our universities have target of “net-zero emissions by 2050”. This calls for far-sighted failed to keep pace with their global counterparts and policy initiatives and a collabo- stand nowhere in terms of research, innovation and rative response with multilater- generation of ideas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has al institutions to achieve a tran- emphasised on reforming universities so that they can sition to clean energy. play a leading role in India’s development in terms of The sunrise sectors that emerged as post-pandemic ideas, innovations, quality research and startups. These growth catalysts have been health- goals cannot be achieved unless those in the univer- care, ed-tech, digitisation, fin-tech sity system give up their complacency. We need to and e-commerce. While there is understand that our universities have a wider role to a greater urgency to transition to smart infrastructure and green play than just being the mega centre of awarding degrees and handing out diplomas. technologies, this space is yet to All hell broke loose when Nita Ambani, the Reliance Foundation chairperson and non- see traction, as renewable energy, executive director of Reliance Industries, was made a visiting professor in the social sci- electric vehicles (EVs), sustainable ence faculty of the Banaras Hindu University. A section of teachers and intellectuals are infrastructure, smart urbanisation and smart ruralisation, water har- through productivity-linked allocations and prospects are generates twice as many jobs opposing it tooth and nail on social media and a few even argue that it is part of the Modi vesting, recycling of post-usage schemes as they have done for we looking at? per $1 million spent as com- Government’s “hidden agenda to privatise public universities”. Those who join an Indian wastage and so on, are still in batteries, as also spur con- Being the most populous pared to fossil fuel projects. university as PhD research scholars know that more than their academic work, their ser- nascent stages of adoption by cor- sumer demand through country with a high-living The vast potential for the vility counts. No surprise, completing their thesis and submitting research often takes porates and consumers. access to cheaper finance. density, being a large manufac- transition to green technology Currently, there is a resis- India’s weightage is today turing hub and having a large is embedded in Budget 2021 longer than usual and they are considered “jhola dhone waale” (who carry the bag of tance to invest in the vast array seven per cent of the world’s consuming population, our itself, as also the 15th Finance professors). Armed with the tricks to deceive plagiarism tools and with leisure and plea- of utilities and products that GDP, based on purchasing average carbon footprint is Commission report pushing sure of their guides, they somehow secure a PhD. Ironically, many of these PhD hold- come under the sustainability power parity. As we begin the estimated at 0.19 tonne per for priority outlays with `7 lakh ers end up as teachers in colleges. Now, those who have paralysed the university sys- sector, like solar and wind ener- road to recovery and target to capita among the poor, and crore allocated for urbanisation gy, or EVs, as most products have reflate to healthy pre-crisis 1.32 tonne among the rich. As over the next five years; `5 lakh tem for years are alleging that it’s being privatised. Obviously, they are more concerned shorter technology life cycles. growth averages of six-eight the target is to cut emission crore allocated for water, san- about protecting their vested interests rather than about the universities landing in private Also, these products need a per cent, increased econom- THIS OPPORTUNITY intensity of the GDP by 33-35 itation and waste manage- hands. However, it’s for universal good to abandon such unfounded apprehensions and proven track record of usage and ic activity will mean higher per cent by 2030, this in itself ment; `15,000 crore for clean move towards making our universities progressive. Our students can gain a lot from the need to achieve economies of mobility levels and higher MUST BE TAPPED holds great business potential. air; and `2.87 lakh crore for the scale to lower costs before con- manufacturing intensity, INTO BY FORGING Second, there is heightened Jal Jeevan Mission. experience of an industry giant or, for that matter, from bureaucrats, doctors, engineers, sumers actually buy into them. therefore, higher emissions. awareness by corporates to With the Government scientists, Army officers, young entrepreneurs and others who have excelled in their respec- Just to illustrate this point, Even though India main- STRONGER provision for ESG investing into having set an aspirational tar- tive fields. Our universities cannot remain functioning in silos and there is a need to bring electric mobility is a sunrise sec- tains that we are on target to PUBLIC-PRIVATE their business planning. So, get of becoming a $10 trillion about systemic changes. The sooner it starts, the better it would be. tor in the sustainability field, with achieve the goal of producing with 24 of the largest conglom- economy by 2030, much of the potential to create 15 million 450 gigawatts of renewable PARTNERSHIPS erates in India (that contribute India’s growth will unfold in jobs globally. Considering that energy by 2030, we require WITH THE CENTRE to emitting 530 million tonnes the next decade. This makes PICTALK India has high dependency on oil $600 billion of funding to of CO2 annually) having signed integrating the principles of imports and rising levels of pol- leapfrog to that goal. Apart AND STATE a declaration on climate change, green recovery a win-win lution remain a challenge, from multilateral funding for GOVERNMENTS, this is an important beginning, business proposition that can autonomous vehicles and EVs are mega renewable projects and AS ALSO BY as the private sector plays a vital address the concerns of jobs, a solution to both the problems. for FDI for electric vehicles, role in bringing technical exper- growth and sustainability. Yet, EVs account for less than one there is need for easier financ- ACCESSING tise and enhanced spending on This is an opportunity that per cent of the total vehicles sold ing through development GLOBAL EXPERTISE research and development. must be tapped into by forg- in India. Similarly, though solar finance institutions for long According to the World ing stronger public-private power prices have declined glob- gestation projects. While the FOR TECHNOLOGY Economic Forum estimates, a partnerships with the Centre ally and India produces the Government supports newer INPUTS IF WE ARE “nature-positive economy” and State Governments, as cheapest solar power as project financial instruments like could globally deliver $10 tril- also by accessing global exper- costs have declined, the transition green bonds to raise capital at TO MAKE THE lion of annual business and tise for technology inputs if to solar energy is just two per cent competitive rates to finance GREEN TRANSITION create 395 million jobs by we are to make the green tran- of the global energy generated. climate-friendly projects, 2030. It is projected that for sition in conformity with the To accelerate the transition public sector banks need to every $1 spent to advance the Paris Agreement. towards deep-decarbonisation extend lower interest rates to global energy transition, it (The writer is an author, and facilitate adoption, the companies at the forefront of offers returns of around $3-8 columnist and Chairperson, Government needs to further sustainable ESG investing. as renewable and clean ener- NCFIL, at NITI Aayog. The incentivise the supply side So, what kind of financial gy infrastructure construction views expressed are personal). LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE Devotees perform ‘Chunri Manorath’ on the banks of Yamuna river, in Vrindavan PTI QUAD WILL DEAL WITH CHINA EFFECTIVELY Repatriation of more than 45 lakh people Sir — This refers to the editorial ‘Docile Food delivery men face hardships from various threat’ (March 15). The first summit countries during the delivery agents after their college or universi- meeting of the Quad countries — India, COVID-19 lockdown ty timings in order to sustain themselves and Sycophants Japan, the US and Australia — is a leap highlights the towards realising a free and open Indo- earn some extra bucks as pocket money. A bad success of diplomacy of the With a clean profile, Tirath Singh Rawat's fawning Pacific. The Trump dispensation, in deal- report from a customer means they might lose current Government. ing with an aggressive China, went by its their job. Therefore, it is rare to spot a delivery on PM Modi doesn't gel with the BJP's image gut instincts and lacked a larger strategic man arguing with the customers. External Affairs Minister vision. While it largely sought to push the Recently, social media was taken by a — S Jaishankar olitics, they say, is a dirty business. If that be correct, it is arguably not too far from Quad in a military direction, US President storm when a Bengaluru-based woman alleged the truth to claim that sycophancy is the oxygen and ego booster that most politi- Joe Biden is seeking to expand its scope that a delivery man punched her on the nose An investigation into cians live on. It’s their ticket to power and a surefire method for survival in the schem- and adopt a holistic approach to push back and fled when she refused to accept the deliv- P ery as it was too delayed. Every single incident multiple allegations an aggressive Beijing. This is smart strat- of sexual harassment ing, manipulative underbelly of politics. There have been any number of people in public ood delivery at the doorstep is not an easy of frayed tempers during food delivery can be egy as military coordination without an business. The delivery executives are often against New York life who have embraced, and even perfected, the art of servile flattery for self-promotion economic and technological anchor is traced to delay on the part of the boys. Ffaced with various difficulties like traffic jam, Governor Andrew and self-interest. The one-leader outfits in particular, insufficient to meet the challenges posed While the customers have nothing much Cuomo is underway customers cancelling orders at the last moment, to lose, the delivery boys have much at stake. and all parties in general, can be accused of this trait. by China. sometimes the address is hard to locate and a and the public should wait for its Hitherto not tainted much by this blemish, sycophancy The emphasis is on resilient supply The Bengaluru incident snowballed on social outcome. change of order, to name a few. Many customers media into a vituperative clash between the has come of age in the “party with a difference”, too. chains, emerging and critical technologies, who order online don't choose the option of US President maritime security and climate change. rich and the poor, female and male, outsiders — Joe Biden Speaking at an event in Haridwar recently, Uttarakhand’s adding tip to the delivery boy. They are highly and locals and much more. Such happenings Hence, the idea is to insulate other coun- underpaid and, in many cases, are the only new Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat compared Prime tries from becoming dependent on can destroy the goodwill between members My character Junaid breadwinners in their family. Many students of the society. Minister Narendra Modi to Lord Ram, saying that Modi Beijing’s economic and technological belonging to poor background work as food Alam in Assi Nabbe has become so popular that the leaders of various patronage. This will offer members mar- Ganapathi Bhat | Akola Poore Sau is a devil countries now line up to get their pictures clicked with ket access and technology transfers as an trapped in a human alternative to Chinese products. END CORRUPTION IN ELECTIONS body. To bring grief the Indian Prime Minister. He also equated Modi’s India should fully capitalise on these transaction has a limit and in case more into the lives of 100 regime to the “good work done by Lord Ram for soci- coalitions to obtain cutting-edge technol- money is required to be withdrawn or Sir —Elections in India, whether it is pan- mothers was his motive. ety” and, therefore, people started considering him god ogy, boost domestic research and devel- transferred, those who are without inter- chayat or parliamentary polls, have under- Actor and a similar thing will happen with Modi, too. Last opment and kickstart its own industrial net banking account are left in the lurch. gone many changes. Money plays a vital — Raqesh Bapat month, a video showed Rae Bareli’s circle officer Anjani reforms. Also, India is on the right track Bank employees and unions don’t give role in elections these days. Our leaders in seeking to firewall critical sectors from a second thought before taking a break indulge in large-scale corruption and do You are always Kumar Chaturvedi in uniform touching Shivpal Singh Yadav’s feet. Chinese equipment and cyber attacks — from work in the name of strike. Bank whatever they can to lure voters. The cul- going to miss Mark A video, showing 1996-batch IPS officer Rajeev Mishra in uniform touching Bengal such as the recent intrusions into India’s employees should go to strike only on pub- ture of sops and freebies has become com- Wood. He is feeling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s feet, had in August 2019 triggered a controversy. In power infrastructure. With telecom form- lic holidays and on weekends. Further, they mon. Voters also don’t hesitate in taking better today, so hopefully he'll be fit May 2015, her Minister Rachpal Singh — a former IPS officer — stood calmly while a ing the backbone of a digital economy, this should voluntarily give up their salaries for favours. The criminalisation of politics is sector must be protected from Chinese the number of days they are on strike and also a big problem amd many notorious for the next game. policeman tied his shoelaces at a public function. Similarly, Etah SSP Ajay Mohan in January intrusions. We must be ready to meet all ask the Government to donate it to the criminals have entered politics and also 2013 touched the feet of Ramgopal Yadav, the brother of SP’s former chief Mulayam the challenges posed by our northern poor. Further, banks should not be pri- won elections. People often vote for such England captain Singh Yadav. But perhaps no party has perfected the art of sycophancy as much as the neighbour. vatised but salary should be given in accor- anti-social elements out of fear or intim- — Eoin Morgan Congress stalwarts. Zail Singh, grateful to his party’s leader for getting him into Rashtrapati N Sadhasiva Reddy | Bengaluru dance with the work done by an employ- idation. We must keep in mind that our Bhavan, famously said he would gladly “sweep the ground” that Indira Gandhi walked ee and the system of fixed salary should vote is the deciding factor and we must The BSP will COMMON PEOPLE SUFFER DUE TO BANK STRIKE be done away with. exercise our franchise judiciously. contest the 2022 upon. And taking the top spot in the pantheon of flattery would be Dev Kant Barooah, Sir — It is not the Government or the In the tussle between the Government Remember, it is these politicians who make Assembly elections who served as the Congress president during the Emergency. He is remembered even Finance Minister who suffers from a and bank employees, customers should not laws in Parliament and State Assemblies. alone and will not today for his adulation of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which he encapsulated in his procla- bank strike. Common people are the vic- be made to suffer. Sravana Ramachandran enter into an alliance | Chennai with any party. mation in 1974: “India is Indira. Indira is India”. Such leaders, who crawl when asked to tims and poor, uneducated people in vil- N Nagarajan| Secunderabad bend, are a disgrace to society and the people they represent. There should be no place lages who have no access to e-banking are Send your feedback to: Bahujan Samaj Party president at the receiving end of it. The debit card [email protected] — Mayawati VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | MARCH 16, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Who is responsible for REJECT UNREALISTIC POLL PROMISES the high fuel prices? UTTAM GUPTA Manifestos of political parties should be legally binding or else they mean nothing For lowering fuel taxes, the Centre and States need to see how tax revenue from other sources can be boosted. If they don’t, then consumers will have to pay high fuel prices perennially aced with skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel, (with petrol crossing the `100-mark Fin Sri Ganganagar), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has blamed the erstwhile UPA KALYANI SHANKAR regime for not doing enough to increase domes- amous author Emma Goldman once said, “Politicians promise you tic production, thus making India vulnerable to heaven before elections and give you hell after.” It is true that the rising international prices, while Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Frate of compliance with election promises is erratic for most par- Pradhan has urged oil exporting countries to ties after coming to power. So what is the point of coming out with a exercise restraint while fixing the price of pre-election manifesto? The political manifesto has a long history as crude. However, their arguments don’t enthuse. it is a written statement of the beliefs or aims of a party. In 1848, the With the pricing of oil products being linked Communists released their statement of belief; in 1850, the Anarchists to international prices (even domestic refiner- released theirs. Then came the Fascists’ manifesto of 1919, propagat- ies are paid for their supplies on this basis), even ing the rights of women to cast votes, proportional representation, min- if the share of indigenous production were to increase from the current 15 per cent to, say, 50 imum wages and so on. Political manifestos are interesting because per cent, Indian consumers would still be pay- people get a glimpse of what is in store for them if the party they vote ing what they pay today. for comes to power. In India, the statement of belief is more relevant Even if the extant system of “linkage with as political parties are multiplying fast. According to the Election international price” were to be abandoned and WE NEED TO Commission (EC) the total number of parties registered is 2,698, with oil companies allowed to price products based INTENSIFY OUR eight national parties, 52 State and 2,638 unrecognised ones. on market forces, then also, considering that EFFORTS ON With elections to five State Assemblies soon, there will be a show- domestic supply is far short of demand, it is MULTIPLE FRONTS. unlikely that they would charge any less. As THESE INCLUDE er of manifestos. Political parties, particularly regional ones promise, regards Pradhan’s point, exporters don’t pay heed laptops, cycles, mixers, televisions and even washing machines. National INCREASING THE to what leaders of importing countries say while PERCENTAGE OF parties mostly promise free electricity or water, waiver of farm loans fixing the price. They go fundamentally by the ETHANOL IN FUEL and so on, to lure voters. In the days of the pandemic, the BJP promised global demand-supply balance and don’t even MIX; REDUCING free COVID shots for Bihar if voted to power. The DMK in Tamil Nadu look at their cost of production. When, the bal- to consumers is limited. The real devolution formula). On a net Following a spike in oil prices, CONSUMPTION OF ` released its manifesto recently with a whopping 500 poll promises. These ance is tight, they increase the price. For DIESEL BY culprit is the disproportionately basis, thus, the Centre gets 27 per both the Centre and States feel that include a waiver of education loans (for those under 30) and reduced instance, in 2008, when the demand zoomed high component of taxes. To get a litre while almost an equivalent now is the time to bring them (courtesy, pump-priming by developed countries FARMERS sense, let us look at some numbers. amount `26.6 per litre goes to the under GST. They don’t realise fuel pieces. It promises an allocation of `1,000 crore towards the ren- in the wake of the Lehman financial crisis besides ACCELERATING The pump price is the sum State. what they are up to. Even if the ovation and conservation of Hindu temples. Party chief MK Stalin major booster doses from China and India), THE PACE OF total of the ex-refinery price (ERP), Finance Minister (FM), Council decides to put them in the announced that the DMK would also allocate `200 crore for church- crude price touched a record high of $150 per SOLAR-BASED freight charges, dealer commission Nirmala Sitharaman has opined highest tax slab (by any stretch of es and mosques. All this from a party with an atheist ideology! barrel. In 2014, under similar circumstances, it POWER SUPPLY and taxes. The ERP in turn is that bringing petrol and diesel — imagination, oil and gas products touched $117 per barrel. FOR RUNNING linked to the import parity price besides crude, natural gas and can’t be termed as demerit or sin At another extreme, in 1997 when there was PUMPS; (IMPP) and export parity price Aviation Turbine Fuel — under the goods; so placing them in 18 per massive destruction of demand (due to the Asian ELECTRIFICATION (EPP) of respective fuels in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) can cent/12 per cent slab would be financial crisis), the price plummeted to $10 per OF RAILWAYS; ratio of 80:20. In Delhi, the price help in reducing the tax burden. more realistic), the tax rate on barrel. In recent times, due to excess supply PURSUIT OF of `89.29 per litre (as on February But it is easier said than done. The petrol will be 28 per cent (or even building all through 2015, it reached $26 per bar- CONSERVATION 16, 2021) includes ERP plus freight Constitutional Amendment Act on less at 18 per cent/12 per cent if rel in January, 2016. In April 2020, the price EFFORTS ACROSS `32.1; central excise duty (CED) GST provided for inclusion of they are put in any of these slabs). plunged to another low of $20 per barrel, cour- ALL SECTORS AND `32.9; dealer commission `3.68; these products but the purpose was Against this, the current tax rate is tesy the Coronavirus-induced disaster and the MAKING THE Value Added Tax (VAT) `20.61. defeated by branding them as a whopping 167 per cent resultant demand annihilation. The price has POLICY AND With the tax component alone “zero-rated” — a glamorous (53.51/32.1x100)! since been rising in sync with revival of demand REGULATORY being `53.51 per litre, even if the nomenclature for continuing them At present, the Centre collects and is currently hovering around $70 per bar- ERP goes down to `22 per litre — under the pre-GST regime. over 20 per cent of its indirect tax The late Labour politician Peter Shore once described manifestos ENVIRONMENT rel. From these trends, it is clear that the CONDUCIVE FOR the level that existed in June 2020 This was prompted by the revenue (ITR) from CED on petrol as “a party’s contract with the electorate.” I once asked then Finance exporters won’t reduce the price merely because INCREASING when international crude price was fear of revenue loss. But the GST and diesel. States, too, get about 20 Minister Madhu Dandavate how they would achieve the Janata Dal’s we want them to. The only way India can get DOMESTIC $40 per barrel (given the past Compensation Act, 2017 — along per cent of their ITR from VAT poll promise of waiving loans taken by thousands of farmers. He smiled some leeway is by taking measures which PRODUCTION OF trend, this level won’t sustain with an amendment to this Act to and other taxes on these fuels. Put sheepishly and said, “We promised because we did not think we would impact the demand-supply dynamics. CRUDE AND GAS beyond a few months) as against garner resources by levying cess on together, their collection comes come to power so soon.” While offering freebies, the parties do not We need to intensify our efforts on multi- the current $70 per barrel — the goods falling in the highest 28 per close to `4,50,000 crore annually. ple fronts. These include among others increas- price at the pump would still be a cent slab to fund compensation to In this backdrop, they will shud- calculate the cost of implementing them. The Congress and the BJP, ing the percentage of ethanol in fuel mix; reduc- high of `79.29 per litre. the States for the loss of revenue — der at the very thought of reduc- the two major political parties, have promised 33 per cent reservation ing consumption of diesel by farmers acceler- With respect to taxes, even as was meant precisely to address this ing tax to a mere for women in legislatures and Parliament. The BJP’s Sankalp Patra had ating the pace of solar-based power supply for the Centre and State Governments concern. Yet, the decision to keep 1/6th/1/9th/1/14th of what they 75 resolutions and the ruling party is fulfilling its pre-poll promises like running pumps; electrification of railways (it has blame each other, the fact remains these products outside GST in the are collecting today. construction of the Ram Mandir, abrogation of Article 370 and so on. plans to power trains with electricity drawn from that both are equally responsible. first place defies logic. The message is loud and clear. Before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP had also assured that apart solar plants to be set up along the tracks); pur- Let us look at the precise bifurca- Replying to a question on a TV For lowering the burden of fuel from making India the third-largest economy of the world by 2030, it suit of conservation efforts across all sectors like tion. Out of the CED i.e. about `33 channel on July 1, 2017, the then taxes, the Centre and States need industries, services, infrastructure and making per litre collected by the Centre, FM and chairman, GST Council, to put their heads to see how tax would double the farmers’ income. However, once elected, no party the policy and regulatory environment conducive `18 per litre comes from the Road Arun Jaitley had said that he was revenue from other sources can be has ever delivered its promises hundred per cent. The late Andhra Pradesh for increasing domestic production of crude and and Infrastructure Cess (RaIC) “personally not in favour of exclud- boosted (there is huge untapped Chief Minister NT Rama Rao had come up with a single-page mani- gas. The writer is a which is entirely retained by it. Of ing” the aforementioned prod- potential, including taxes evaded). festo containing promises relating to food, clothing, and shelter and won However, it would be naïve to expect the New Delhi-based policy the balance `15 per litre, it retains ucts. Yet, the Central Government If they don’t do that, there is no a massive mandate. So it is not the number of pledges a party makes above measures to deliver results immediately. analyst. The views 59 per cent or `9 per litre (after and States decided to exclude escape for consumers from having but the intention to fulfill them, which matters. In the US, manifestos It can happen only in the medium to long-term expressed are personal. giving 41 per cent to States under them and the position continues to to pay high fuel prices perennial- are policy-based, generally covering the economic and foreign policy, and therein also the scope for substantial relief the 15th Finance Commission’s date. ly. healthcare, governance reform, environmental issues, immigration and so on. President Joe Biden even released a separate agenda for Indian- Americans during his campaign. In many European countries, the man- POINTCOUNTERPOINT ifestos tend to mention more concrete policy choices and their bud- getary implications. It is vital to make parties accountable for their promis- IT’S MY GOOD LUCK THAT I SURVIVED. I HAVE A DIDI, YOU’RE ROAMING AROUND IN A WHEELCHAIR, es as the manifesto is a kind of political bargain in lieu of votes. The PLASTER AND I CANNOT WALK BUT I NEEDED TO CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR LEG, BUT NOT THE PAIN OF EC should keep an eye on the nature of manifestos and make the par- ties agree to the realities before promising things. It is also for the peo- COME OUT AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE. MOTHERS OF MY 130 WORKERS WHO WERE KILLED. ple to reject unrealistic promises. Party manifestos should be legally —WEST BENGAL CM —UNION HOME MINISTER binding or else they mean nothing. MAMATA BANERJEE AMIT SHAH (The writer is a journalist. The views expressed are personal.) No rationale behind disaffiliating schools from the CBSE Over the years, there has been spectacular growth in the number of CBSE-affiliated schools and the number of students studying in them elhi Chief Minister Secondary Education was set up in India. The Uttar Pradesh Bangladesh, Japan, Singapore ng conditions by the schools. In achieve academic excellence by Arvind Kejriwal has by a resolution on November 26, Board of High School and and Malaysia. Over the years, case a school is found violating conceptualising policies and Dannounced that some 1942, and dissolved with effect Intermediate Education was the responding to the needs and the provisions of the affiliation operational planning to ensure Government schools will be dis- from July 1, 1962, when schools first such Board with a vast juris- aspirations of the students, the by-laws or examination by-laws, balanced academic and physical affiliated from the Central Board were affiliated to the CBSE, diction. In 1929, the CBSE has taken steps to trans- or does not abide by its direc- activities in the affiliated schools. of Secondary Education (CBSE) reads a notification of the Delhi Government of India set up a form the education ecosystem, tions, the CBSE imposes penal- It follows the scheme of studies, and affiliated to the new Delhi Administration dated June 30, joint Board namely, the Board of especially in pedagogy, the ties, including withdrawal of curriculum, academic guide- Board of School Education 1962. The CBSE, set up almost High School and Intermediate examination process and assess- affiliation. All schools funded by lines and capacity-building pro- (DBSE) in the 2021-2022 acade- DEVENDER ASWAL a century ago in 1929, has grown Education, Rajputana. This ment of papers. the Centre and majority of the grammes as per the objectives set mic year. While presenting into a prestigious, autonomous included Ajmer-Merwara, The CBSE grants affiliation, schools affiliated to the CBSE are by the National Curricular Delhi’s annual budget for 2020, Board of education in India for Central India and Gwalior. Later following a transparent and rig- private. Delhi, Sikkim, Arunachal Framework and in consonance Deputy Chief Minister Manish public and private schools, it was confined to Ajmer, Bhopal (KVs), all Jawahar Navodaya orous procedure, to the schools Pradesh, Chandigarh and with the policies approved and Sisodia had announced that the including for many Indian and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, Vidyalayas (JNVs), Eklavya under two broad categories — Andaman and Nicobar Islands the laws enacted by Parliament. Government was setting aside schools across the world. From it became the CBSE. It was a bold Model Residential Schools, most regular (Government) and gen- do not have their own secondary Before the setting up of `62 crore to set up a separate State 309 schools in 1962, today the and futuristic experiment private schools and those eral (independent). Schools seek- school Board as they are affiliat- the National Testing Agency, Board of Education. Currently, CBSE has 25,185 schools includ- towards inter-State integration approved by the Centre are affil- ing affiliation must fulfil essen- ed to CBSE. Over the years, there the CBSE was also entrusted there are over 1,000 schools run ing 228 institutions in 25 foreign and cooperation in the sphere of iated to the CBSE. There are tial requirements and procure has been spectacular growth in with the task of holding NEET by the Delhi Government which countries affiliated to it. All secondary education. 1,245 KVs — including one from the State Education the number of CBSE-affiliated exams and continues to con- are all affiliated to the CBSE. these schools follow the National Besides facilitating rapid each at Kathmandu, Tehran and Departments mandatory certifi- schools and students studying in duct successfully many other What is the rationale or Council of Educational Research growth and expansion, the CBSE Moscow, 647 JNVs, 3,011 cates, that is ‘No Objection them. During the period 2011- tests. The decision of the what benefits will accrue by and Training (NCERT) curricu- did a commendable job in Government Schools, 20,265 Certificate’, ‘Recognition 2019, the number of candidates Delhi Government remains setting up a DBSE and by disaf- lum. improving the standard of sec- private schools, and 14 Central Certificate’ and land area docu- appearing for the Board exami- shrouded in mystery. Given filiating schools from the CBSE, The British set up the first ondary education in the institu- Tibetan Schools affiliated to the ments as per extant rules and nation from these schools the multiple benefits of an is a speculative question shroud- The writer is former school Board in 1921. The Sadler tions recognised by it through Indian Board. Such is its credi- provisions of the Right to increased from 18,32,364 to internationally-reputed Board ed in mystery as no rationale has Additional Secretary, Commission’s report of 1917-19 transformative initiatives and bility and international repute, Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act). 31,14,832, registering an increase like the CBSE, disaffiliation been given for the move. The Lok Sabha. The led to the formation of various periodic inspections. All Sainik The CBSE strictly monitors the of almost 70 per cent. This is so and creation of a new Board views expressed the Board has schools affiliated Delhi Board of Higher are personal. Boards of secondary education Schools, Kendriya Vidyalayas to it in Africa, the Gulf, Nepal, observance of affiliation granti- because the Board strives to is hard to justify. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | MARCH 16, 2021 Money 08 AstraZeneca reassures safety of Covid vax; says no evidence of risks PNS n NEW DELHI dence of an increased risk of practices for safety monitoring pulmonary embolism, deep of licensed medicines in report- Drug major AstraZeneca has vein thrombosis (DVT) or ing vaccine events, to ensure Allianz partners with termed its COVID-19 vaccine thrombocytopenia, in any public safety. safe amid various nations sus- defined age group, gender, batch “In terms of quality, there are pending its rollout due to the or in any particular country, it also no confirmed issues relat- Kotak to invest in cases of blood clots in certain added. ed to any batch of our vaccine people who received the jab. 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The company is keeping achieved closure of USD 380 best private debt opportunities ty of its vaccine," the drug nated group, it said. this issue under million. available in India. major said in a statement on There has also been no evi- close review but Monday. dence of increased bleeding in available evi- A careful review of all avail- over 60,000 participants dence does able safety data of more than 17 enrolled, it added. not con- MONEY MATTERS million people vaccinated in the "The nature of the pandemic firm that European Union (EU) and the has led to increased attention in the vaccine UK with COVID-19 vaccine individual cases and we are is the cause, HMSI drives in CB500X AstraZeneca has shown no evi- going beyond the standard she noted. priced at Rs 6.87 lakh onda Motorcycle & HScooter India (HMSI) Sensex tanks 397 points; Sony picks up rights on Monday launched CB500X in the country priced at Rs 6.87 lakh of Ultimate Kho Kho (ex-showroom, PNS n MUMBAI Ultimate Kho Kho is pro- Gurugram). The company Nifty slips below 15,000 has commenced moted by Dabur Group chair- PNS n MUMBAI Natco Pharma Ultimate Kho Kho, the first man Amit Burman, who had bookings for the model. professional Kho Kho league in 2019 made a commitment The new model will be Equity benchmark Sensex forays into promoted by the Dabur to invest Rs 200 crore to sold from the company's tumbled 397 points on Group, has roped in Sony develop the game after BigWing Topline and BigWing dealerships across the country. Monday, tracking losses in pheromone- Pictures Networks India as the acquiring the commercial "Honda has been delivering upon its promise to expand the fun index heavyweights Reliance official broadcast partner for rights from the Kho Kho culture in India. Today, we are happy to introduce the most awaited Industries, HDFC twins and based tech the maiden edition of the Federation. motorcycle in our premium line-up – the CB500X. Be it rough city ICICI Bank amid weak macro- tournament slated towards The league is an attempt to roads, open highways or country track, CB500X is always ready to economic cues. PNS n NEW DELHI the end of the year. bring back one of the oldest accompany you for an unforgettable journey," HMSI Managing After gyrating 1,035.71 Sony Pictures has signed an sports packaged in a modern Director, President & CEO Atsushi Ogata said in a statement. points during the day, the 30- Drug firm Natco Pharma exclusive multi-year televi- avatar coupled with a new for- share BSE index ended 397 on Monday announced sion and digital broadcast deal mat and as a television prod- points or 0.78 per cent lower its foray into pheromone- with the Kho Kho league, the uct that has the potential to at 50,395.08. The broader NSE based technology for pro- league said in a statement on revolutionise the sport and Rupee surges 33 paise to Nifty finished 101.45 points or the second consecutive trading post market hours on Friday. viding integrated pest Monday without disclosing make it commercial success, 0.67 per cent down at day as mounting concerns Further, the wholesale price- management solution to the sponsorship deal value or Burman said. close at 72.46 against USD 14,929.50. about resurgence of COVID- based inflation rose for the sec- farmers in India. the tenor of the contract.The Kho Kho is popular in Bajaj Finserv was the top 19 cases in various parts of the ond consecutive month in The company through games will be available on many part of the country he rupee loser in the Sensex pack, shed- country and rising bond yields February to 4.17 per cent, as its CHS division is work- Sony's OTT platform SonyLiv owing to its easy-to-play rules Textended its ding around 3 per cent, fol- made investors jittery. food, fuel and power prices ing with ATGC Biotech as well, it said. and high-speed format. early gains to close lowed by Bajaj Auto, Bajaj "Further, unexpected con- spiked. Pvt Ltd for the the day 33 paise Finance, L&T, Asian Paints, Dr traction in IIP data for January Elsewhere in Asia, bourses pheromone-based mating higher at 72.46 Reddy's, ICICI Bank, HDFC 2021 and sharp spike in CPI in Shanghai and Seoul were in disruption technology, (provisional) Bank and Reliance Industries. print also weighed on senti- the red, while Hong Kong and Natco Pharma said in a fil- against the US On the other hand, Tech ments," he said. Tokyo ended on a positive ing to BSE. “During Kharif dollar amid a Mahindra, PowerGrid, Industrial production note. 2021, NATCO plans to lacklustre trend in IndusInd Bank, HCL Tech growth re-entered the negative Stock exchanges in Europe launch its first green label the domestic equity market. At the interbank forex market, the and NTPC were among the territory by contracting by 1.6 were also trading with gains in pheromone product for local unit opened at 72.71 against the greenback, and gainers. per cent in January, while mid-session deals. effective management of witnessed an intra-day high of 72.40 and a low of 72.75. It According to Binod Modi, retail inflation soared to a Meanwhile, the global oil PBW in cotton crop, finally ended at 72.46 against the American currency, Head-Strategy at Reliance three-month high of 5.03 per benchmark Brent crude was under its brand NAT- registering a rise of 33 paise over its previous close. On Friday, Securities, domestic equities cent in February on costlier trading 0.01 per cent lower at MATE PBW," it added. the rupee had settled at 72.79 against the American currency. witnessed sharp sell-off for food items, as per data released USD 69.21 per barrel. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, climbed 0.12 per cent to 91.78. Meanwhile, Brent crude futures, the global oil BoB reduces repo- benchmark, fell 0.01 per cent to USD 69.21 per barrel. linked rates by 10 Shipbreaking industry’s revenue bps to 6.75 pc Gold rises by Rs 61; PNS n MUMBAI to rise by 10 pc this fiscal: Crisil PNS n MUMBAI ing viability of shippers and silver gains Rs 162 State-run Bank of Baroda making more vessels available old in the national capi- announced a 10 basis The domestic ship-breaking for dismantling at cheaper Gtal rose by Rs 61 to Rs points reduction in its industry's revenue is expected rates. 44,364 per 10 grams on repo-linked lending rate to see a 10 per cent year-on- Consequently, from the sec- Monday, according to from 6.85 per cent to 6.75 year increase this fiscal due to ond quarter starting July 2020, HDFC Securities. In the per cent, effective from improved availability of con- there was a sharp rise in the previous trade, the pre- Monday. With this revi- demned vessels and higher number of vessels bought for cious metal had closed at sion in Baroda Repo rates for steel scrap, ratings breaking, compared with Rs 44,303 per 10 grams. Linked Lending Rate agency Crisil said on Monday. cling,the move has bolstered muted activity in the first quar- Silver also gained Rs 162 (BRLLR), the lender is Further, with India enacting the country's leadership posi- ter. Usually, the vessel procure- to Rs 66,338 per kilogram offering home loans at a the Recycling of Ships Act, tion globally, it said. ment rate is about USD 20-30 from Rs 66,176 in the pre- Draft e-com policy moots rate starting from 6.75 per 2019, and joining the Hong According to the report, a per tonne higher than the steel vious trade. "Spot gold cent and car loans begin- Kong International plunge in global trade due to scrap selling rate, which indi- prices for 24 carat in Delhi were Rs 61 higher despite of rupee ning from 7 per cent. Convention (HKC), which sets the COVID-19 pandemic cates ship-breaking is a loss- appreciation," according to HDFC Securities, Senior Analyst the standards for ship recy- weighed on sea freight, hurt- making proposition. (Commodities), Tapan Patel. The Indian rupee soared 33 paise to assessment procedures 72.46 against the US dollar on Monday, tracking weakness of the PNS n NEW DELHI nical regulations, as prescribed American currency in the overseas market. In the international mar- by sector specific ket, gold was trading marginally lower at USD 1,726 per ounce and Conformity assessment proce- regulations/rules," the draft silver was flat at USD 25.95 per ounce. dures will be put in place to said. EPFO closed 71L accounts in Apr-Dec verify that goods and services These procedures are relat- PNS n NEW DELHI December 2020 from tion of loss of employment sold on e-commerce platforms ed to testing, verification and 54,42,884 in the same period in during the COVID-19 pan- meet required standards and certification of goods and ser- Retirement fund body EPFO 2019. demic. H&M sales drop a fifth during technical regulations, accord- vices, among others. closed 71.01 lakh employees' Total withdrawals from EPF This scheme being imple- ing to the draft e-commerce It also said that a long-run provident fund (EPF) accounts account in April-December mented through the winter but improve in March policy. endeavour will be to convert during April-December in 2020 rose to Rs 73,498 crore Employees' Provident Fund The policy, which is under GeM (Government e-market- 2020 post pandemic which is from Rs 55,125 crore in the Organisation (EPFO) reduces ow-cost fashion brand Hennes discussion, also stated that place) into a marketplace higher than 66.66 lakh in the corresponding period year ago. the financial burden of the L& Mauritz AB said Monday its actions and things which can- where "ordinary consumers" same period year ago, In a separate reply to the employers of various sectors/ sales dropped 21 per cent during not be done by the online plat- could procure, increasing the Parliament was informed on House, the minister said that industries and encourages the December through February form entities "can also not be efficiency in the Indian econ- Monday. under the Aatmanirbhar them to hire more workers. period as an increase in online done" by any of its associates omy. Currently, only the gov- The government had Bharat Rozgar Yojna (ABRY), Under ABRY, the business could not make up for and related parties. ernment departments and imposed lockdown to contain According to the reply, the 1.83 lakh establishment or Government of India is bear- the temporary closure of 1,800 Government may, from agencies are allowed to pro- the COVID-19 pandemic on number of closure of EPF firms have been registered ing for a period of two years, stores due to the pandemic. The time to time, notify parties cure goods and services from March 25, 2020. account in April-December covering 15.30 Lakh employ- both the employees' share (12% Stockholm-based retailing group said the number of closed stores which fall in the definition of the GeM portal. "The number of Employees' 2019 was 66,66,563. ees till February 28, 2021. of wages) and employers' share decreased to about 900 on March 13 this year as some countries associates and related parties, According to the draft pol- Provident Fund (EPF) The EPF account is closed As much as Rs 186.34 crore (12% of wages) of contribution including Germany — H&M group's largest market -— allowed it said. icy, an e-commerce operator accounts closed during the for many reasons including has been released under the payable. some stores to reopen. It noted an improvement, with sales so far in "Conformity assessment operating in marketplace or period from April to superannuation, job loss or ABRY till February 28, 2021. In another reply to the March up by 10 per cent compared with the same period in 2020, procedures will be put in place hybrid mode will have to man- December, 2020 is 71,01,929," changing jobs. The ABRY scheme has been House, the minister said the when the pandemic had started forcing restrictions on public life in in order to verify that goods age its relationship with sellers Labour Minister Santosh The minister also stated that launched to incentivize EPFO has invested Rs many countries. The company released the figures ahead of its full and services sold, on e-com- on its platform in an agnostic Gangwar said in a written the number of EPF accounts employers for creation of new 27,532.39 crore in exchange earnings report for the December 1 - February 28 period, which will merce platforms, meet manner and without being reply to the Lok Sabha on with partial withdrawal also employment along with social traded funds (ETF) till be published March 31. required standards and tech- partial to any of its sellers. Monday. rose to 1,27,72,120 in April- security benefits and restora- February 28, 2021. 9

Vijayawada Tuesday March 16 2021 what’s brewing? 2021 GRAMMY'S ROUND UP Best Rock Song: Stay High by Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Brittany Howard Trilogy 2 by Chick Corea, TAYLOR SWIFT BECOMES FIRST WOMAN Best Rock Album: The New Christian McBride and Brian Abnormal by The Strokes Blade TO RECEIVE TOP HONOUR THRICE Best Alternative Music Album: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Album: Data Lords by Maria Apple Schneider Orchestra inger Taylor Swift’s album Best R&B Performance: Black Best Latin Jazz Album: Four of the year win for Folklore Parade by Beyonce Questions by Arturo O’Farrill Sat the 63rd Annual Best Traditional R&B and The Afro Latin Jazz Grammy Awards has made her Performance: Anything For You Orchestra the first female artiste to win the by Ledisi Best Bluegrass Album: Home top honour three times in her Best R&B Song: Better Than I by Billy Strings career. Imagined by Robert Glasper Best Traditional Blues Album: She also won it in 2010 for Best R&B Album: Bigger Love Rawer Than Raw by Bobby Rush her album Fearless and again in by John Legend Best Contemporary Blues 2015 for 1989. Best Rap Performance: Savage Album: Have You Lost Your Prior to the pop singer, cele- by Megan Thee Stallion, featur- Mind Yet? by Fantastic Negrito brated musicians Stevie Wonder, ing Beyonce Best Reggae Album: Got To Be Frank Sinatra and Paul Simon Best Melodic Rap Tough by Toots And The Maytals have won the top prize thrice. Performance: Lockdown by Best Spoken Word Album: In her acceptance speech, the Anderson Paak Blowout by Rachel Maddow 31-year-old singer thanked her Best Rap Song: Savage by Best Comedy Album: Black collaborators, Laura Sisk, Jack Megan Thee Stallion, featuring Mitzvah by Tiffany Haddish Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, Beyonce Best Compilation Soundtrack and her boyfriend, actor Joe Best Rap Album: King’s for Visual Media: Jojo Rabbit by Alwyn, for helping her write the song written for visual media Disease by Nas various artists songs during the coronavirus (Beautiful Ghosts), pop vocal Best Dance Recording: 10% by Best Score Soundtrack for pandemic. album (Folklore) and song of the Kaytranada, featuring Kali Uchis Visual Media: Joker by Hildur “I had the best time writing year Cardigan). Best Dance Electronic Album: Guanadottir songs with you during quaran- The singer also performed at Bubba by Kaytranada Best Music Video: Brown Skin tine,” Swift said. the Grammys for the first time Best Contemporary Girl by Beyonce, Saint Jhn and Alwyn is credited on Folkore in five years, singing a medley of Instrumental Album: Live At The Table by The Highwomen Wizkid, featuring Blue Ivy Carter under the pseudonym William songs from her albums Royal Albert Hall by Snarky Best Country Album: Best Music Film: Linda Bowery. Evermore and Folklore. Puppy Wildcard by Miranda Lambert Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice The album, Swift’s eighth, The audience-free perfor- Best Country Solo Best New Age Album: More by Linda Ronstadt released in July last year. mance scene was set up on a Performance: When My Amy Guitar Stories by Jim Kimo West The Grammy music awards, In addition to album of the stage inside the Los Angeles Pray by Vince Gill Best Improvised Jazz Solo: All which were slated for January 31 year, Swift was nominated at the Convention Center, where most he 63rd edition of the have I. So tonight we’re bringing Best Country Duo/Group Blues by Chick Corea in Los Angeles, were postponed ceremony for pop solo perfor- of the performances were pre- Grammys were historic the concert to you,” he said. John Performance: 10,000 Hours by Best Jazz Vocal Album: Secrets due to the Covid-19 pandemic, mance (Cardigan), pop recorded because of pandemic for Beyonce, who is Prine, who died at the age of 73 Dan-Shay and Justin Bieber Are The Best Stories by Kurt which has been rapidly spread- duo/group performance (Exile), precautions. T now the female artist last year, received awards for Best Country Song: Crowded Elling ing in. with the most trophies. Best Roots Performance and Best She has 28 Grammys Roots Song from the Recording now, surpassing the record held Academy. Chick Corea also Megan Thee Stallion for their song by singer Alison Krauss — the received a Posthumus award for MEGAN THEE STALLION Savage (remix). Apart from sharing 28th win was for Best R&B Best Improvised Jazz Solo. the award with Beyonce, Megan Performance for Black Parade. Here are this year’s Grammy also won the inaugural award of the The big three Grammys went to winners: WINS BIG, night — Best New Artist. last year’s big winner Billie Eilish Record of the Year: Everything “I don’t want to cry. It’s been a (Record of the Year for I Wanted by Billie Eilish BEYONCE SETS RECORD hell of a year, and we made it,” said Everything I Wanted), Taylor Album of the Year: Folklore by Megan while accepting her award. Swift (Album of the Year for Taylor Swift egan Thee Stallion was the Three awards presented during She also set the stage on fire with Folkore) and H.E.R (Song of the Song of the Year: I Can’t big winner at the 63rd the telecast went to protest songs. her performances of her songs, Year for I Can't Breathe). The Breathe by H.E.R MGrammy Awards, winning Lockdown, released by Anderson Body, Savage and Up, and with biggest winner, however, was Best New Artist: Megan Thee three trophies in a night when Paak, which was inspired by the three wins out of four, she was the Megan Thee Stallion who scored Stallion Beyonce broke the record for most Black Lives Matter demonstrations, star of the night, till Ringo Starr three Grammys — Best New Best Pop Solo Performance: number of Grammy wins. Scoring won for Best Melodic Rap announced that Billie Eilish won Artist, Best Rap Song and Best Watermelon Sugar by Harry an individual haul that stands at 28 Performance. I can’t breathe, by the Record of the Year, making it Rap Performance for Savage. Styles Grammys, Beyonce has now sur- H.E.R. won Song of the Year. Black her second consecutive win in the “You deserve this,” Billie Eilish Best Pop Duo/Group passed the record previously held parade, Beyonce’s own release, from same category. Even Eilish couldn’t said in her speech to Megan Performance: Rain On Me — by Alisson Krauss. her Black Is King film, won Best believe she had won the award. Thee Stallion, also nominated for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grandeest Megan won three Grammys – R&B Performance and saw her “I was going to write a speech Record of the Year. Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Best New Artist, Best Rap Song and become the singer with most num- about how you deserve this but Trevor Noah opened music’s American Standard — James Best Rap Performance — at the in- ber of Grammys. then I was like, there’s no way biggest night from Los Angeles, Taylor person live/virtual ceremony hosted Beyonce’s record-breaking win they’re going to choose me,” Eilish joking that it would be the Best Pop Vocal Album: Future by Trevor Noah on Sunday night came after her wins in the Best said. “I was like, it’s hers. You largest outdoor event of 2021 Nostalgia by Dua Lipa (Monday according to India time) Music Vdeo category for Brown skin deserve this. You had a year that I since the storming of the US Best Rock Performance: that had as a highlight an extended girl, which she shared with daughter think is untoppable. You are a Capitol in January. “I know that Shameika by Fiona Apple in-tribute section honouring those Blue Ivy, and Best Rap queen. I want to cry thinking about you haven’t been able to go to a Best Metal Performance: Bum- who died in the last one year. Performance, which she shared with how much I love you,” she added. concert in a long time — neither Rush by Body Count FUN

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MATTHEW COMFORT&CHIC! MCCONAUGHEY SHIKHA DUGGAL KIARA ADVANI ABOUT HIS Kiara has a very flexible fter Covid-induced wardrobe style when it lockdown, feel easy comes to exercising. INSPIRATION to wear clothes has Making a statement with all A become a go to the novel and vibrant col- option for many of ored athleisure sets, she’s & LOVE FOR us including celebrities. taking the social media Fashion trends always hold with a storm. Every other some influence on us, and the pap wants to know what recent one being the athleisure she is wearing to the gym! JOURNALING clothing, it seems like fashion Not just that, one can also designers are intending to wears it when running for a design for social media only! It script-hearing. The ath- veryone’s He further adds, “I call was Manish Malhotra who kit- leisure wear is so at ease favorite actor, it an approach book and ted out Karishma Kapoor in that for a lover of this businessperson, not an advice book the trendiest athleisure looks comfy wear can cover the HRITHIK ROSHAN SANYA MALHOTRA mom and cultur- because nobody likes to in Dil To Pagal Hai way back maximum space in their e al icon, Drew be told what to do espe- in 1997. At the moment, the wardrobe. The active-wear We have seen many actors Athleisure isn’t always about the Barrymore is cially I don’t. But I did trend has a pinch of youth cul- is so popular these days taking their shirts off and fully covered active-wear, shorts is creating an army of opti- have a great time sharing ture in it, the street-cum- that in which color you showing the abs, well things also thing in it and the young mism and she’s looking certain things of my own workout style and celebs car- don’t have it. And, not to have changed now! Actors actress Sanya never goes wrong for recruits! You heard it life, certain things in life rying such a look with a sass is forget the graphic prints are now wearing proper ath- with her match of shorts and tees right. This 2021, celebrate that have given me satis- bringing the trend on top of that it comes along with! A leisure wears taking their fit- when off to gym! Giving fans a we-time with your friends faction, approaches that I ‘what’s the current’ charts. As lot of mixing and matching ness obsession to another sneek peek into her workout ses- and family in an exciting have taken at that I have we have stepped into the goes into it for donning this level. Hrithik Roshan’s hot sions, her outfits are so loved. With dose of cheer and inspira- failed at. What has helped New Year, let’s take solace in MALAIKA ARORA trend. hiking pants and bottom a simple and usually a preferable tion from the endearing me are my journals of my the fact that the current fash- high tops will make you black athleisure look, she makes Charlie’s Angels sensation successes and failures that ion trend is more prevalent The chaiya-chaiya drool. He’s always on a high- excercising so much fun to look at! in The Drew Barrymore I have kept with me for than in earlier times giving actress’s yoga pants look is performance with his active At present, wearing athleisure has Show. the past 36 years.” some credits to the ‘papz’ as always out there! When on wear, athleisure is the new become the new standard. It’s like The week’s highlight Speaking about his love well. earth she’s taking her pet thing in the sportswear living, eating and sleeping in it. episode will guest star the for journaling, Matthew What is athleisure look? for a stroll or going to the scene. High quality yoga Timeless shorts in plush fabrics is sole actor in Hollywood McConaughey tells, “I gym or even on a dinner pants can be pulled off really the current go to shopping item! who has made a mark in started keeping a journal A type of cross-mixed cloth- date with her rumoured well on a daily basis. Athleisures of any kind are so good every film that he has when I was 14. A lot of ing fabricated with a unique boyfriend Arjun Kapoor, Comfortable and sleek jog- that it will ignite the fire of doing worked on, Matthew men and women do so at style worn for athletic activi- her diverse looks in the gers makes you do any task impulse shopping whenever you McConaughey. An actor that age. I was confused ties and that’s why the name yoga pants serves as an so easily anywhere! visit a store. and producer, the and I wrote down every athleisure. Remember, a few inspiration for a young girl Academy Award winning question that popped in days ago when Kiara Advani’s or even a middle-class actor is acclaimed world- my head and every little yellow lime athleisure outfit woman to ardently begin RAKULPREET SINGH wide for his stellar perfor- problem I had. Later on, I went viral for some reason? It going to the gym just so mances on the big screen continued to write when brings on some drama to your that you can carry that The Tollywood actress Rakul’s as well as television fol- things were going well; daily-wear! Even, Kareena look. These yoga pants are not just being fit game but her ath- lowing the success of True when I was doing well; Kapoor Khan, who was preg- a forever staple now! It’s leisure wear game is also on! Detective. Some of his when my relationships nant with her second child not like a basic pair but so Mixing the right blend of fashion other best works include with people improved. recently broke the internet by trendy, you can exclusively and sports wear, she’s out there giv- The Wolf Of Wall Street, But when I look back, I sharing a photo of her show- wear it for your workouts. ing us the right proportions of both Mud and Christopher think to myself the kind ing off her baby bump in styl- Sometimes, even the small- purpose and sustainable clothing! Nolan’s Interstellar. of flow I was in at that ish pink athleisure. Now est of details can make a Going to the gym with paparazzi Conversing with Drew time. What journaling months after months, there is huge difference in the way waiting outside for the actress to Barrymore about his does for me is that I don’t no turning away from ath- we like to style our looks arrive and go click, click, click — recent success, write things so I can leisure sets. There are always like the newly-launched she has fun getting clicked while Greenlights, a biography, remember, I write things ways to freshen up this look! mesh fractions it holds on going for an activity! The active- Matthew says, “I love the down so I can forget Combining it with yoga pants, the thighs area. Malaika is wear is so stylish and begining to poetry of the way you them. If I want to go back jeggings, sneakers, etc. it's certainly putting her best have a cult following across the speak and think and I to the inspiration I had, I going to make you look so foot forward when it market. Rakulpreet’s teal athleisure have been having the know that it’s been writ- fashionable. comes to athleisure wear. outfit has my vote! most incredible time ten down and I don’t have reading your book. I love to think hard about that in the opening you remembering it.” mention that this is not (Tune in to a new HERE ARE QUICK an advice book and that episode every day and you aren’t preaching but watch Drew Barrymore be TIPS FROM THE rather say that this is a her cheerful best bringing Dealing with playbook based on adven- to light the people who DOCTOR: tures of my life which is have actually made a dif- stressful such a nice way of getting ference in their life, week- ¬Drink a lot of water and keep insights into your life nights at 9 only on Zee yourself well hydrated. journey.” Café). symptoms of ¬Eat foods low on the glycemic index. Low PCOS? Here glycemic index foods are car- bohydrates that break down is what slowly in the body, not caus- ing a dramatic spike and women can do then drop in insulin levels. Eat oats, brans, whole grains, about it broccoli, apples, etc. Avoid foods that are sugary and starchy such as: syrups, sugar, jams, scones, white re you dealing with bread products etc. the stressful symp- ¬Eat more fruits and vegeta- toms of PCOS? Be it bles for good fiber intake. A missed periods, Fiber helps promote healthy excessive hair growth estrogen metabolism which on the face or body, aids in the reduction of ele- weight gain, acne and fertility vated levels of androgens. issues. The pandemic made it E.g. whole grains, apples all the more difficult to consult (with skin), green leafy veg- our doctor face-to-face to deal etables, etc. with these problems, but digital ¬Eat small frequent meals in a healthcare platforms have made day and avoid skipping any it easier for women dealing meal and especially the first with such queries to consult the meal of the day i.e. breakfast. right doctor. ¬Include lean protein in your The COVID-19 pandemic diet. E.g. lean chicken, fish, may have accelerated the shift egg, nuts, legumes, pulses, towards digital healthcare prac- low fat dairy products, tices in India, but its adoption skimmed milk, etc. among women in 2020 — espe- ¬Eat healthy Omega-3 fats in cially in non-metro cities - has diet. Sources: fatty fish, olive been significant. Registering an oil, walnuts, flax seeds, etc. overall growth of more than And avoid foods that are 212 per cent from the previous high in saturated fat, such as year, online consultations meats, cheeses, and fried emerged as one of the preferred Change your foods. modes of consulting doctors by ¬Get some sun rays for 10-15 women in India, according to minutes for your Vitamin D data from Practo. requirement. Great food According to Practo, more sources of vitamin D are cod women in non-metro cities liver oil, eggs, salmon, etc. opted for online consultations ¬Exercise daily. Exercise plays in 2020 — growing at an aver- circumstances a huge role by keeping age rate of 550 per cent, com- weight in check, this helps pared with 400 per cent record- loss, thyroid, depression, hair- flag for the inception of type 2 Therefore, weight loss prior regulate the hormones and ed among women in metro fall, and UTI were some of the diabetes, explains Prabha to conception helps improve increases chances of ovula- cities. This means that even as most discussed queries by Acharya, Homeopath, who also live birth rate in obese women tion. Distress yourself. Try the majority (65 per cent) of the women from non-metro cities consults on Practo. with or without PCOS. In sim- yoga. total number of online consul- last year, says the health plat- For few women, gaining ple words, living a healthy ¬Avoid drinking aerated tations done by women in 2020 form. weight can influence their hor- lifestyle and following diet, with drinks. Avoid processed, were from metro cities, there Women with PCOS have mones. If you’re obese or over- regular exercise, no smoking, junk food, quit smoking and has been a steady increase in numerous cysts in their ovaries, weight, this might help get your less stress, and control of dia- alcohol. Regular visit to doc- the percentage of women from caused by an overproduction of hormones back to normal. betes and other medical condi- tor for follow up. non-metro cities adopting hormones called androgens. Losing 10 per cent of your body tions prescribed by your doctor Follow your plan and most telemedicine. In fact, this trend Polycystic ovary syndrome weight may help your menstru- should improve your fertility importantly believe in your- has been developing over the (PCOS) is a condition that pre- al cycle become more pre- odds. To lose weight on a PCOS self because only you have past three years. vents the ovaries from function- dictable. This should help you diet, re-frame your thinking to the potential to change your PCOS, skin allergy, weight ing properly. PCOS is also a red get pregnant. eating to live, not living to eat. circumstances! VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | MARCH 16, 2021 sport 11

SINGLES INDIA FINED FOR SLOW-OOVER RATE Dubai: Indian players have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the second T20I. Javagal Srinath of the ICC Kohli & Co eye series lead Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Virat's side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. MANIKA OUT OF SINGLES OLY QUALIFIERS Rohit all set to make comeback in XI after ‘couple of games rest’ Doha: Manika Batra's run at the World Singles Olympic Qualification Tournament came to an end after she PTI n AHMEDABAD fidence from Kohli unbeaten be back in the side after being rest- suffered a 1-4 defeat to Monaco's Xiaoxin Yang in the India vs Eng (3rd T20I) innings in the second game as he ed for a couple of games. women's singles knockout stage-I semi-final match. heir confidence soaring high Live from 7:00pm IST took the side past the finish line, With Kishan faring well, KL Despite losing the first two games, Batra held her nerve after a resounding series-lev- STAR SPORTS 1 & 1 HINDI breaking a sequence of low scores. Rahul, who looked out of sorts in and attempted a comeback by winning the third game. Telling win, India would look The skipper did not have the both the outings, is expected to However, her higher-ranked opponent Yang, world to build on their new approach of best of times in the preceding Test make way for Rohit. number 44, didn't let the momentum slip and wrapped batting freely and fearlessly when series and also got out cheaply in the The primary objective for India up the tie 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-4, 11-9. they take on England in the third first T20. Both Kohli and Shreyas remains the same — to get an idea T20, here on Tuesday. Iyer will target big scores. of the core group of players going ANNU BETTERS OWN NATIONAL RECORD The Men in Blue were off to a The bowling department, which into the ICC T20 World Cup in Patiala: Annu Rani bettered her own javelin throw horrible start in the T20 series, suf- didn’t have runs to defend in the October. national record but still missed the Tokyo Olympics fering a eight-wicket loss in the opener, did a fabulous job to restrict England attack looked less qualification mark by more than half a metre on the opening match but turned the England to 164. The biggest positive threatening in the absence of Mark opening day of the Federation Cup Senior National tables on England with a seven- would be Hardik Pandya bowling Wood, who missed the second T20 Athletics Championships. Rani clinched the Gold with a wicket win in the second game. four overs which allowed the hosts due to a bruised heel. However, skip- best throw of 63.24m which she came up in her third In stark contrast from the first to go with an extra batsman. per Eoin Morgan confirmed that the attempt, obliterating her earlier national mark of 62.43m match, Virat Kohli and his men The bowlers will look to repli- pacer will return in the next game. which she had recorded during the World C’ships in excelled in all departments. cate their good show from the last Opener Jason Roy has looked in Doha in 2019. The Tokyo Olympics qualification mark for The inclusion of Ishan Kishan, match where they found their good nick but missed out on half- women's javelin throw is 64m. who made a sparkling debut with rhythm. centuries in both games, He will be a 32-ball 56, allowed India to go What India would aspire is a eager to go the distance come YUKI GOES DOWN FIGHTING IN DUBAI ahead with their new approach that better effort from Rishabh Pant, who Tuesday. Dubai: Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri frittered away encourages batsmen to express has been promoted to number four With the series locked at 1-1, the a one-set advantage against Aijaz Bedene in a first round themselves. ahead of Iyer. The big-hitting wick- third T20 promises to be a cracker match to bow out of the Dubai Duty Free Championships Despite losing KL Rahul in etkeeper has looked lethal in both of a contest with both teams be vying on Monday. Yuki made a promising start but eventually first over with no runs on the outings but failed to capitalise on his for the bragging rights at the the lost 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 to the world number 59 from Slovenia. board, the 22-year attacked from starts. Narendra Modi stadium. Returning to competitive tennis after a long injury lay-off, the word go, smashing Jofra Archer India are unlikely to tinker With the game set to unfold on Yuki had qualified for the main draw after beating for a boundary in the very first ball with the winning combination save a surface that red soil beneath, the Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan. he faced. the return of star white-ball open- spinners are expected to test the The hosts will also gain con- er Rohit Sharma who is expected to batsmen. PSG MISS OUT ON TOP SPOT IN LIGUE 1 Paris: PSG missed the chance to move top of Ligue 1 on Sunday after falling to a shock 2-1 home loss to Nantes, allowing Lille to maintain their league lead Not surpised despite drawing 0-0 at Monaco. The reigning champions IPL experience helped Kishan on debut had the chance to take first place from Lille on goal difference but strikes from Randal Kolo and Moses PTI n AHMEDABAD “In IPL you get to face The debutant was in awe of Simon wiped out PSG's half-time lead, which came quality bowlers from across the Virat Kohli during their 94-run to see Ishan through Julian Draxler. oung batsman Ishan world and you start getting stand and hopes to pick the YKishan says having faced used to these bowlers. And I brain of India skipper during EN-NNESYRI GIVES SEVILLA DERBY WIN the best pacers from across the think that really helped me.” the five-match series. teeing off: Roy Seville: Youssef En-Nesyri's fantastic first-half strike world during the IPL had given Kishan also said that the “It was proud feeling for helped Sevilla seal a 1-0 derby victory over Real Betis on him the confidence to play fear- team management had backed me because I had just seen him Sunday to take a big step towards securing a top-four lessly against England on his him to play his natural game (Kohli) on TV, his attitude on PTI n AHMEDABAD spot in La Liga. The Moroccan backed up his midweek India debut. without feeling the pressure. the ground, but to see it from Champions League double in Sevilla's last-16 exit at the Kishan’s blistering 56-run “Before the match I was the other end is totally differ- aving seen Ishan Kishan’s exploits in the hands of Borussia Dortmund with a 27th-minute winner. knock at the top laid the plat- told to go and open the innings ent. I think it is something HIPL, England opener Jason Roy was not form for India’s comfortable and play freely the way I play which I can change in myself, surprised at all when he saw the young left- UNCAPPED PEDRI NAMED IN SPAIN SQUAD and successful chase in the sec- in IPL. I was told not to take his energy, his appearance on hander taking the game away from his team Madrid: Barcelona midfielder Pedri was called up to the ond T20 on Sunday night. extra pressure. But it being my the ground, there is a lot to in the second T20I. Spain squad for the first time on Monday ahead of World The 22-year-old left-han- first game I was little nervous learn from him. “He’s obviously a star player, he’s done Cup qualifiers against Greece, Georgia and Kosovo. The der acknowledged the contri- while going at the ground.” “The way he talks in the that for Mumbai Indians, numerous amounts 18-year-old Pedri has been one of the stars of the season bution, the IPL stint has made “But when you wear the ground it takes pressure from of time so I wasn’t surprised when I saw him in La Liga after establishing himself as a key creator in in his growth as a batsman. Indians teammates Trent Boult to hit shots against them gives jersey of your country that you. I just want to make sure kind of teeing off a bit because everyone Barca's midfield. There were also returns to the squad “It obviously helped (to and Jasprit Bumrah) in the nets. confidence,” Kishan said at the pressure simply goes away and that I learn a lot from him in knows he’s a star player so good on him,” Roy for Jordi Alba and midfielder Thiago Alcantara. Agencies face the likes of Mumbai They are very pacy bowlers and post-match conference. you try to give your best.” this series,” Kishan said. said in a virtual media interaction with the UK media. “A couple of times he might have got a little bit wrong with the ball but he capitalised by hitting it for six. It’s just a case of just mak- India exposed Eng weakness in handling slow conditions ing sure you kind of execute your skills extremely well.” PTI n AHMEDABAD tions ahead of the ICC World T20 the top helped ‘under-pressure’ India have come into the series with the later this year in India, will only Virat Kohli settle down and play his intention of playing more fearless cricket, ndia have exposed England’s help them. natural game in the second T20I. which was on display in the second T20. I“weakness” in handling slow “I thought the other night (1st Atherton said Kishan’s fluent England, on the other hand, are already used conditions but competing here T20), the pitch really suited us batting (32-ball 56) helped in tak- to that brand of cricket. will only prepare them well for the because it had more pace in it — ing some pressure off Kohli, who “It has worked for us in 50 overs crick- T20 World Cup, feels skipper Eoin similar to a wicket at home. had registered three ducks in his et, it worked for us in kind of 10 to 20 games Morgan. “But this (2nd T20 wicket) previous five innings. we’ve played. Our policy is to play aggressive Morgan admitted they strug- took us out of our comfort zone “I think Virat felt under a lit- cricket, but the problem is, when you’re play- gled to get used to the slow surface and really was a typical Indian tle bit of pressure in that first game ing on pitches like this you have to be a lit- used for the second match on wicket that we would play on in an because of what he’d said in the tle bit more calculated. You have to assess it Sunday which India won by seven IPL game. Again, your accuracy press conference about India play- a bit quicker,” said Roy. wickets. has to be on,” Morgan said. ing a slightly more aggressive “If you’re wanting to play that way, you India pacer Jasprit Bumrah announced on Monday that he is married to sports “I suppose the difference was “You tend to learn quicker if game,” the former England skipper got to accept that some days it’s not going to presenter Sanjana Ganesan. “Steered by love, we have begun a new journey in the wicket we played and how you’re winning and confident and told Sky Sports. go that way. You are going to be three-four together. Today is one of the happiest days of our lives and we feel blessed to be we adapted. It was different wick- everything goes reasonably “The problem in that first down in a powerplay. But with the depth of able to share the news of our wedding and our joy with you,” Bumrah and et from the one we batted in the smoothly — you can integrate the game, with the line-up that India our batting lineup, that’s the opportunity it Sanjana tweeted on Monday first game. The pitch was slow and learning quite quickly — but equal- had was that they had quite a lot gives to the top order batsmen,” Roy said. low and one thing that does is ly, if we have to learn the hard way, of similar players in the top-order Roy has been consistent with scores of 49 expose our weakness on these we’re still going through that and I think Kohli felt pressured. and 46 but has not converted into a big knock surfaces a little bit,” said Morgan. process of trying to learn game-on- “He’s (Kohli) an elite player and that is something he wants to do in the “We don’t play a lot on slow, game so when it comes to the and scores very quickly but not like remaining games. Windies sweep low wickets and the more that we World Cup in seven months’ time, a (Rishabh) Pant or, indeed, an He termed India a class team but said can do that, the better. You only we can be as best prepared.” Ishan Kishan. So when that young they are confident to bounce back on become better in these conditions man came in and played the way Tuesday. by playing in them and making KISHAN HELPED KOHLI that he did, I think that just “The boys have bounced back, we’re a fast SL ODI series mistakes.” Former England captain allowed Kohli to come in and play learning side. I don’t think there’s been a huge The English skipper, however, Virat Kohli shake hands with Eoin Morgan Michael Atherton says debutant his natural game,” he observed. amount of wind out of our sails to be hon- AFP n NORTH POINT Pollard (53*) and Bravo said playing in such tough condi- after end of 2nd T20 match on Sunday AP Ishan Kishan’s aggressive batting at est,” he concluded. took it away from Sri Lanka arren Bravo hit 102 while from there. Pollard helped DShai Hope and skipper himself to three consecutive Kieron Pollard made half cen- fours off Lakmal in the 37th Zidane admits confusion turies as West Indies defeated over to relieve the scoreboard Ronaldo responds to critics with hat-trick Sri Lanka by five wickets in the pressure and Bravo started to third and final One-Day up his run-rate. bore the brunt of the criticism sent off after a quarter of an hopes of a first title since 2011 after Hazard injured again International on Sunday. He slammed Lakshan for Juve’s latest European flop hour, receiving only a yellow diminished as they failed to win West Indies chased down Sandakan over long-off for six after failing to score in either leg card for dangerous play as his for their third consecutive game AFP n MADRID from Chelsea for 100 million their target of 275 with nine in the 38th before tickling of the last-16 defeat by Porto, boot struck Cagliari goal- at home, days before they host euros in the summer of 2019. balls to spare, swept the series Hasaranga down the legside for while also being partly at keeper Alessio Cragno in the Manchester United in their last inedine Zidane admitted “He is not going to be fit,” 3-0 to follow their 2-1 win in four in the 43rd to move into fault for what face while attempting to meet 16 Europa League decider. ZReal Madrid are struggling said Zidane. “There are things the T20 matches. the 90s. In the 45th he raised proved a Federico Chiesa cross. Matteo Politano scored the to explain Eden Hazard’s fitness I cannot explain. Like always I Evin Lewis was the first his fourth ODI century with Ronaldo is the leading scor- only goal just after the break problems after the club con- try to stay positive and hope it man out, bowled for 13 by another clip past fine leg. He to be er in Serie A with 23 goals this with Milan finishing the game firmed the Belgian is injured will be a little thing. Something Suranga Lakmal (2/56) in the perished in the 47th over to the goal season, ahead of Inter’s Romelu a man down after Ante Rebic again ahead of Tuesday’s is happening. He is a player fifth over. The early wobble Lakmal, caught brilliantly by a which knocked Lukaku, who has 19. was sent off in injury time for Champions League game who was never injured in his continued as Jason leaping Karunaratne at extra them out. His career tally is now 770 arguing with officials. against Atalanta. career. We want to help him.” Mohammed was bowled for 8 cover for 102. But the 36-year-old scored goals, overtaking Brazil legend Napoli’s Champions League Hazard came off the bench Real Madrid beat Atalanta by Wanindu Hasaranga (1/49). An unbeaten 53 from a header in the 10th minute at Pele’s 767 scored in official hopes have been revived as they against Elche in La Liga on 1-0 in the first leg in Italy last Unfortunately for the Sri Pollard in the company of the Sardegna Arena, added a matches which he matched ear- move above Roma into fifth Saturday to make his first month as they bid to become Lankans, a 109-run stand Jason Holder (14*) saw the second from the penalty spot 15 lier this month. before the two sides play next appearance since January but the first Spanish team to reach between Shai Hope and West Indies home from minutes later, and completed a Later at San Siro, AC Milan’s weekend. Zidane said in a press con- the Champions League quar- Darren Bravo put the hosts there. Earlier, asked to bat ‘perfect’ treble on 31 minutes ference on Monday the ter-finals. back on course from first, Sri Lanka posted a with a fine left-footed strike. Belgian is out again, with Barcelona and Sevilla there. total of 274/6 thanks Defending champions what the club confirmed were both knocked out last At 148/2 the West largely to half-centuries Juventus are 10 points behind Utd close in on CL return was a “muscle injury in week while Atletico Madrid Indies were cruising but from Ashen leaders Inter Milan, who beat Manchester: Manchester over the fifth-placed Hammers the right pelvis”. face Chelsea on the fall of Hope for 64 to Bandara (55*) Torino 2-1 earlier Sunday, but United tightened their grip on in the battle for Champions Zidane said there are Wednesday, hoping to Perera opened the door and Hasaranga with a game in hand. a return to the Champions League places. “things I cannot explain” overturn a 1-0 defeat for Sri Lanka. (80*). Andrea Pirlo’s side pulled League next season as Craig Former United boss David regarding Hazard’s fitness from the first leg at Nicholas Both sides just one point behind second- Dawson’s own goal earned Ole Moyes has failed to win in 15 issues and when asked home. Pooran blasted will now play placed AC Milan, whose title Gunnar Solskjaer’s men a 1-0 attempts as the visiting manag- about the club’s long list of “I have no a quickfire 15 two Tests, hopes took a big hit following a win over West Ham on Sunday. er at Old Trafford and the Scot injuries, he pointed to var- doubt Atalanta are off 8, including starting next AFP n TURIN 1-0 home defeat to Napoli. Victory moved United back was left to rue an overly cau- ious factors including going to come here two sixes, Sunday. “Our approach was spot on above Leicester into second in tious approach before falling “things up here in the head, to win,” said before perishing ristiano Ronaldo hit back at and it was important to get off the Premier League and closed behind early in the second which influences a lot”. Zidane. “We are to Gunathilaka in Chis critics with a quick-fire on the right foot after being the gap to runaway leaders half. Hazard has played going to have to the 35th. hat-trick as Juventus brushed knocked out the other night,” Manchester City to 14 points. Whille the hosts held out only 14 times this sea- play very well. With the West aside Cagliari 3-1 on Sunday, five said Pirlo. “Ronaldo was angry Despite also having a game for a fourth consecutive son for Real Madrid, The first leg Indies needing 106 days after their Champions like the rest of the team. He in hand on their local rivals, the Premier League clean sheet to continuing a night- means noth- runs off the final 15 League elimination. reacted like a true champion.” Red Devils are unlikely to haul close in on the much-needed mare period for ing, we have to overs, the match Portuguese star Ronaldo He could also have been in Pep Guardiola’s men but do resources of Champions League the 30-year-old start from was in the balance. now enjoy a nine-point cushion football next season. AFP forward, who joined zero.” 12

Vijayawada Tuesday March 16 2021 tollywood NAG: WAS TAUGHT ANAND ANNOUNCES HOW TO HOLD A GUN WHILE TWO NEW WALKING NEXT TO A BOMB K RAMYA SREE Ismalone was chosen so that the when the blast took place and FILMS action sequences would be even visited the blast site just to mounted in an authentic manner know how it happened. It shook ommercial element and it’s very important in getting me. Shooting for Wild Dog nand discloses that he's on looking at Tollywood’s every action sequence right in where we recreated these places, Deverakonda, board for a big banner Manmadhu in an all the film. Adding further, he says, took me back to those days new avatar, where he “When you are stepping into the where we would go to Gokul who's film with producers C performs some real role of an NIA officer, every Chat to have pani puri and how A upcoming Madhu Sridhar Reddy, heroic stunts, playing move that you make must be glorious the place was.” movie Balaram Varma Namburi, an NIA Officer is a treat to carefully monitored to make it For the unknown, Wild Dog watch. Wild Dog, whose trailer look authentic and David has does not have any songs and it’s Pushpaka Vimanam is Bala Somineni Punder dropped recently, took netizens mastered this art. He even has a non-commercial film, say the garnering all the buzz bankrolled by Madhura on a roller-coaster ride — one clarity on how to hold a gun makers. Nag feels the era where that it can in the city gave Entertainments and Roll looking at Nagarjuna in an all while walking next to a bomb having commercial elements in a new form and the other its story that is waiting to explode. This is film is a must is gone. He says, a birthday treat to his Camera. on serial blasts took place the first time I’m playing a char- “It’s just an element. A lot of fans on Monday. We are The other one being the in Hyderabad that acter like this and it was exciting films now have just one or two smitten by the two huge High Life Entertainments shook the country. since I got to learn something songs unlike earlier where six For any action film new.” songs are a must. People are announcements that he production with Kedar based on real inci- However, with David unable exposed to world cinema espe- had to make! Without Selegam Setty and Vamsi dents, getting the to travel due to the Coronavirus cially because of Covid-induced much ado, Karumani producing it! stunts right is crucial pandemic, the makers of Wild lockdown. With this healthy and director Ahishor Dog decided to bring on board exposure I’m sure people’s mind- Anand Wishing the young and Solomon’s Wild Dog stunt director Shyam Kaushal, set towards cinema will change.” promising actor Anand a thrives on high-octane who worked on films like Dangal In a concluding note, the actor happy birthday, there is action sequences and and Ek Tha Tiger for the thanks Thaman for giving a breathtaking combat sequences to sync with the brilliant background score. news that Uday Shetty stunts. To ensure they scenes that were earlier shot by “After the shoot was done, we will be making his debut get the action scenes David. were discussing the music as the director for the right, the makers of Terming his director as Mr and the same time we Wild Dog, produced by perfectionist, Nag says he watched Krack. We found movie project. The movie Niranjan Reddy and Anvesh believed in Solomon despite him the background score fantas- is going to go on floors Reddy under Matinee being a debutant director as he tic. Despite Thaman not soon and one can’t wait Entertainment, roped in knew Solmon since Oopiri having enough time, he American stunt director David where he was the writer for the worked for us and com- to watch it in theatres. Ismalone, who worked in several film. posed multiple ver- Announcement on rest of Hollywood films including Fast The trailer launched by sions, until we the cast is yet to be and Furious 7. Chiranjeevi was the talk of the were happy with To make the film feel even town. Nag shares, “During the the product. I made. more realistic, the makers launch, I wanted Chiranjeevi thank Thaman have roped in a real Major garu to watch the trailer and for keeping up who was involved in then post it on his Twitter. After with us,” he these kinds of opera- watching the trailer, he was concludes. The tions in the coun- spellbound by the engaging nar- film, also try. ration and was very happy to starring Dia Akkineni launch it.” “I later shared the Mirza, Ali Nagarjuna trailer with Mahesh, and within Reza, says David 3 minutes he replied saying the among trailer is ‘too cool, too terrific’. I others uploaded the chat’s screenshot will on my social media. It was a release treat to MB fans as they were in the- happy to see Mahesh’s DP more atres than my film’s trailer,” he laughs. on Speaking about shooting for April Wild Dog, Nag says, “I was here 2.

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amantha Akkineni Hyderabad. “Films of these along with Dev kinds need huge investment Mohan, director and I loved the script, thus I Gunashekhar and came forward to co-produce S producer Dil Raju Shaakuntalam along with launched their Gunasekhar,” tells the star pro- upcoming magnum-opus ducer, Dil Raju who is co-pro- Shakauntalam on Monday ducing the film along with bankrolled by Gunaa director Gunashekhar. Delving Teamworks! In the epic love into the immortal love of ideal- story, tollywood biggie istic pair Shakuntala and Samantha Akkineni will be Dushyant, the plotline will take seen playing the titular role you on a traverse of sage vish- while the Sufiyum Sujatayum wamitra and apsara meneka. fame will make his telugu Shaakuntalam, a pan-Indian debut. He will be seen playing film will begin shooting from the role of king dushyanta in next week & The brand Dil the period drama for which the Raju will surely bring extra film also had a formal venera- buzz for the film which is likely tion ceremony held in to release sometime next year.