Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 Published From RS 81K-CR DUE TO STATES AS VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW THE BALL LIES IN INDIA AIM TO BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE FARMERS' COURT GST COMPENSATION FOR ’21 SEAL SERIES BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 245 VIJAYAWADA, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable SATYADEV: BOLLYWOOD WAS ALWAYS ON MY MIND { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com GOVERNMENT INFORMS LOK SABHA IT 1.32 L CLAIMS WORTH RS 99.7 CR FILED CENTRE'S GAZETTE NOTIFICATION ON OVER 34 LAKH TONNES OF PLASTIC PLANS TO COMPLETE LIC IPO THIS FISCAL UNDER ‘VIVAD SE VISHWAS’ SCHEME RIVER BOARDS UNILATERAL, UNFAIR: TS WASTE GENERATED IN FY 2019-20: GOVT he government plans to complete the initial public offering ver 1.32 lakh declarations entailing disputed tax of Rs 99,765 tating that sharing of river waters was an issue linked to the lives ver 34 lakh tonnes of plastic waste was generated in the of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in the current fiscal, crore have been filed under the ‘Vivad se Vishwas' dispute of four crore people of Telangana, Minister S Niranjan Reddy on financial year 2019-2020, an increase of more than 10 lakh Tthe Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad Oresolution scheme, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a SMonday condemned the ‘unilateral’ Gazette notification issued by Otonnes compared to 2017-18, the Ministry of Environment said on Monday. The government on Thursday had invited bids written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, MoS for Finance Pankaj the Centre on the jurisdiction of Krishna and Godavari River informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. Responding to a question on the to appoint merchant bankers and legal Chaudhary said the declarations received Management Boards “The notification policy to phase out single-use plastic and advisors for the IPO and subsequent under the scheme cover around 28.73 per should be withdrawn immediately,” he said. annual plastic waste generation, MoS for listing of the country's largest insurer. cent of the pending direct tax disputes. The Niranjan Reddy said that some leaders were Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey said "The Initial Public Offer (IPO) of the Life total number of pending tax disputes as on unable to digest the transformation of in the year 2019-20, India generated an Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the eligibility date was 5,10,491. "Total Telangana in the agriculture sector “Our annual waste of 34,69,780 tonnes of plastic planned to be completed during the 1,32,353 declarations were received under State cannot accept the unilateral decisions waste while in 2018-19 it was 33,60,043 year," Karad said in a written reply to the the scheme, entailing disputed tax amoun- of the Centre and if such decisions were tonnes and in 2017-18 it was 23.83.469 Lok Sabha. The listing of LIC will be ting to Rs 99,765 crore. These declarations enforced on Telangana like in the days gone tonnes. He said that a multi-pronged crucial for the government to meet its relate to 1,46,701 pending disputes by, then time itself would give a fitting reply strategy has been adopted to phase out disinvestment target. (including cross appeals)," Chaudhary said. to such forces,” the Minister said. single-use plastic items in the country.

PEGASUS PROJECT Transfer of key SETBACK TO JAGAN revenue earning Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor, depts put on hold SC JUNKS AMARAVATI PNS n VIJAYAWADA ministers, Lavasa spyware targets Barely 10 days of stripping the PNS n NEW DELHI recently became a minister, was Deputy Chief Ministers of their INSIDER TRADING CASE Congress seeks among the 300 verified Indian departments, the YS Jaganmohan Former Congress chief Rahul numbers listed as potential targets Reddy government has now Gandhi, BJP ministers Ashwini for surveillance during 2017- decided not to go ahead with the PNS n VIJAYAWADA Vaishnaw and Prahlad Singh Amit Shah sacking, 2019 by a client of the Israel- decision. Patel, as also former election based NSO group, The Wire said. Late on July 8, the government In a setback to the YS Jaganmohan commissioner Ashok Lavasa and probe against PM While Parliament saw a stormy transferred two key revenue earn- Reddy government, the Supreme poll strategist Prashant Kishor start to the Monsoon Session as ing Departments to the Finance Court on Monday said that there were among those whose phone PNS n NEW DELHI Vaishnaw made the statement Department helmed by Buggana was no insider trading in numbers were listed as potential amid the din on the Pegasus Rajendranath. Amaravati. targets for hacking through an Accusing the government of affair, a political slugfest ensued On Monday, a fresh GO was A bench of Justices Vineet Saran Israeli spyware sold only to the "treason" and compromising on outside Parliament with the issued keeping the earlier G O and Dinesh Maheshwari struck government agencies, an interna- national security over the Congress and the BJP trading related to transfer of these depart- down the SLP filed by the State tional media consortium report- Pegasus spyware issue, the barbs over the issue. ments in abeyance. government over the Andhra ed on Monday. Congress Monday demanded While the Congress demanded According to the fresh GO, as Pradesh High Court’s order staying The Wire news portal, in the the sacking of Home Minister the sacking of Home Minister the government constituted a a CID probe into the alleged insid- second part of its revelations Amit Shah and a probe into the Amit Shah and a probe into the Committee of Secretaries to er trading in Amaravati. from the international collabora- "role of Prime Minister" "role" of Prime Minister Narendra review every Department with The AP High Court had on tive investigation called the Narendra Modi in the entire Modi in the matter, the BJP hit out regard to improvement in public January 20, 2021, struck down Pegasus Project, reported that the matter. at the Opposition party over its service delivery, expenditure opti- cases registered by the AP Crime phone number of West Bengal attack and claimed that there is misation and revenue augmenta- Investigation Department (CID) based on a complaint filed by one top court to strike the stay order Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 2 not a "shred of evidence" to link tion, the order issued to transfer alleging insider trading in purchase N Suresh of Velagapudi, alleging given by the High Court. nephew and TMC MP Abhishek either the ruling party or the Modi the Departments to Finance of lands by some individuals close insider trading. He further cited the previous Banerjee and 11 phone numbers levelled just ahead of the dispensation with the matter. Department has been kept in to the TDP in Amaravati. It was alleged that some people judgments of the Supreme Court belonging to the Supreme Court Monsoon session of Parliament Reacting sharply to the report, abeyance until further orders. Later, the Jagan government with prior knowledge of the loca- and various High Courts on the staffer and her close relatives, are aimed at "maligning Indian Shah said, "disruptors and The YSRCP government had filed a Special Leave Petition in the tion of the state capital, purchased Transfer of Property Act in the past who accused former Chief Justice democracy". obstructers will not be able to on July 8 issued orders transfer- Supreme Court on June 29 chal- lands at cheaper rates in Amaravati. that stresses the transparency in of India Ranjan Gogoi of sexual In a suo motu statement in Lok derail India's development trajec- ring the Commercial Taxes lenging the High Court judgement Senior advocates Dushyant Dave information between the land sell- harassment in April 2019, were Sabha, IT and Communications tory through their conspiracies" Department, being looked after delivered on January 20 stating that and Mahfooz Ahsan Nazki repre- er and land buyer. selected as targets for surveil- Minister Vaishnaw said that with and asserted that it the report has by Deputy Chief Minister K there was no insider trading in sented the State government while However, the respondents’ advo- lance. several checks and balances being been "amplified by few with only Narayana Swamy, and Amaravati. Paras Kuhad, Shyam Divan and cate Paras Kuhad differed with the The government dismissed the in place, "any sort of illegal sur- one aim - to humiliate India at Registrations and Stamps, being The bench struck down the Siddharth Luthra argued in favour petitioners’ argument. media reports on the use of veillance" by unauthorised per- world stage." looked after by another Deputy petition on Monday stating that AP of the respondents. He argued that the Transfer of Pegasus software to snoop on sons is not possible in India. 2 Chief Minister Dharmana High Court has struck down the Dave argued that the investiga- Properties Act was not applicable Indians, saying the allegations The number of Vaishnav, who Krishna Das, from the Revenue petition after taking into consider- tion into the “illegal purchase” of to the case. He informed the bench Department to Finance. ation all the issues. land in Amaravati capital region that the news about Amaravati The move left many in politi- The CID had registered the can be allowed under the Transfer Capital Region had appeared in the cal circles surprised as it was cases against several individuals, of Property Act. He informed the media in October 2014, which was already two years into the func- including Kilaru Rajesh, a close apex court that the probe was in the two months before the issuance of YSRCP MPs press Centre owes tioning of the current govern- aide of TDP general secretary preliminary stage when the High the government’s notification on ment. Nara Lokesh, and Northface Court had issued a stay. December 30, 2014. Rs 4,052 cr GST 2 Holdings Private Limited director Raising objections in the High 2 Tottempudi Venkateswara Rao, Court’s directions, Dave sought the for SCS, funds for compensation to State Cops arrest protesting unemployed youths Polavaram project PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n VIJAYAWADA He said that it's been seven The Union government owes Rs PNS n VIJAYAWADA few protesters squatted on the years that the Centre promised 4,500 crore provisional GST com- road at various places and tension On Monday, the first day of the and announced SCS to Andhra pensation to Telangana. High drama prevailed on Monday prevailed at the old toll gate in monsoon session of Parliament, Pradesh on the Floor of the Ho- Likewise for Andhra Pradesh, after unemployed youth and stu- Tadepalli where the youths toppled YSRCP MPs in both the Houses use, but the promise remained the Centre owes Rs 2,493 for April dents' leaders were arrested for over a barricade. trooped into the Well seeking unfulfilled. 2020 to March 2021 and Rs 1,559 going ahead with their 'Chalo They said that they wanted to urgent attention of the Centre He said that SCS was crucial for crore for April-May 2021. Chief Minister's Office' protest meet the Chief Minister and give a regarding sanction of funds for the overall development of Pending GST compensation and lay siege to the residence of YS representation to release a fresh job Polavaram as per the revised esti- Andhra Pradesh. has been one of the primary rea- Jaganmohan Reddy. calendar. However, they were mates and Special Category Status In the Lok Sabha, YSRCP floor sons for the strain in Centre-State The unemployed youth were arrested by the police at various (SCS) to the State. leader PV Midhun Reddy and relations. protesting against the State govern- places in Vijayawada. They were In the Rajya Sabha, YSRC other MPs raised the issue of sanc- According to data tabled in the ment releasing a job calendar with shifted to various police stations Parliamentary Party leader V tioning funds for Polavaram proj- Lok Sabha on Monday, the Centre just 10,143 posts instead of filling across the city. Vijaysai Reddy issued a notice to ect as per the revised estimates of owed GST compensation worth 2.30 lakh jobs that they said were As soon as the news of the the Chairman of the House under 2018. Rs 81,179 crore to the States for vacant. arrests broke, a large number of stu- Rule 267, to take up the discussion They all trooped into the Well April 2020 to March 2021 and The protesters were responding dents and unemployed youths on SCS, suspending all the other of the House raising slogans. another Rs 55,345 crore for April- to a call by students' organisations rushed to the police station and business. Along with other party Before that, newly-elected Tirup- May 2021. to register a protest against the numbers holding placards and towards Tadepalli where the Chief staged a dharna in protest. members, Vijayasai Reddy carried ati MP M Gurumoorthy took oa- 2 Chief Minister. Protesters in large raising slogans tried to rush Minister's residence is located. A 2 placards demanding SCS. th along with other new Members. TODAY ALMANAC AAI picks Tirupati for Tax on fuel yields Rs 94,181 cr in 3 months Month & Paksham: PNS n NEW DELHI at Rs 1.01 lakh-crore. Ashadha & Shukla Paksha The total excise collection in coveted MRO facility The Union government has collect- FY21 was Rs 3.89 lakh-crore. Panchangam SNV SUDHIR and China's Rs 10,000 crore per ed Rs 94,181 crore through levy of Choudhary said the average Tithi : Ekadashi 19:17 n VIJAYAWADA annum. excise duty on petrol and diesel in share of Central excise duty on Nakshatram : Anuradha 20:32 India has the potential to be an the first three months of the cur- petroleum products in gross rev- Time to Avoid : Time to Avoid (Bad If the Airports Authority of India MRO hub due to the growing air- rent fiscal on the back of a record enue collected by the Union gov- time to start any important work) (AAI)'s proposal works out, craft fleet, location advantage and tax on fuel that yielded 88 percent ernment is 12 percent. Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh will availability of talent. Given the higher revenue the previous finan- "Prices of petrol and diesel are Rahukalam : 3:35 pm - 5:12 pm have a Maintenance, Repair and growth of Indian aviation, it is log- cial year, the Lok Sabha was market-determined with effect Yamagandam : 9:08 am - 10:45 am Overhaul (MRO) facility. ical to encourage MRO infra- informed on Monday. from June 26, 2010, and October Varjyam : 1:40 am - 3:07 am To attract MRO investors to structure to support the growth in Excise duty on petrol was hiked 19, 2014, respectively," Teli said. India, the Union government has the sector, NITI Ayog said. from Rs 19.98 per litre to Rs 32.9 Since then, the Public Sector Oil Gulika : 12:22 pm - 1:59 pm drawn up a plan providing sever- Moreover, low cost carriers would last year to recoup gains arising Marketing Companies (OMCs) Good Time : (to start any important work) al incentives and identified eight also prefer servicing of aircrafts from international oil prices plung- have been taking appropriate deci- places across the country. Tirupati locally to save cost and time in a ing to multi-year low as pandem- sions on the pricing of petrol and Amritakalam : 10:58 am - 12:26 pm is among the eight places to pitch highly competitive market. ic gulped demand. diesel on the basis of internation- Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:56 am - 12:48 pm for investments in the MRO sec- The Indian MRO industry is The same on diesel was raised to higher but for fuel sales falling due April to June 2021 (first quarter of al product prices and other market tor. estimated to be around Rs 2,200 Rs 31.8 from Rs 15.83 a litre, to lockdown and other restrictions FY22) is about Rs 94,181 crore," conditions. VIJAYAWADA As per a NITI Ayog assessment crore per annum. Buoyed by the according to a written reply by imposed to curb the spread of the Minister of State for Finance Pankaj "The OMCs have increased and WEATHER report about India's aviation sec- Indian aviation growth, several Minister of State for Petroleum and coronavirus pandemic, which Choudhary said in reply to a sep- decreased the prices of petrol and tor, the MRO industry in the strategic alliances for MRO facil- Natural Gas Rameswar Teli in the muted economic activity and arate question. diesel according to changes in Forecast: Mostly cloudy country is expected to triple in size ities were announced during the Lok Sabha. stalled mobility. In 2018-19, excise collections on international prices and rupee- Temp: 33/26 from Rs 2,250 crore in 2010 to Rs 11th plan, like Air-India Joint This led to excise collections on In the current fiscal starting petrol and diesel were Rs 2.13 lakh- dollar exchange rate," he said, Humidity: 88% 7,000 crore by 2020. However, this Ventures (JVs) with Boeing and petrol and diesel jumping to Rs 3.35 April, where fuel sales were high- crore. adding that "effective June 16, Sunrise: 5:51 am future size may still be small com- Airbus, GMR-MAE, HALTIM- lakh-crore in 2020-21 (April 2020 er than the previous year, the col- Together with excise on other 2017, daily pricing of petrol and Sunset: 06:63 pm pared to the present MRO indus- CO, Air France KLM-Max to March 2021), from Rs 1.78 lections have gone up. petro products such as ATF and diesel has been implemented in the Current Weather Conditions try size of other countries such as Aerospace, etc. lakh-crore a year back, he said. "The total central excise duty col- natural gas, the total excise collec- entire country." Updated JULY 19, 2021 5:00 PM UAE's Rs 8,000 crore per annum 2 Collections would have been lected on petrol and diesel from tions in April-June this year stood 2 VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | JULY 20, 2021 vijayawada 02 Opposition will never match BJP as long as Rahul leads Congress ongress leader Rahul RSS training camp held at only to insult him. get rid of an inefficient leader by such attempts. Gandhi is being criti- Nagpur in 2018, knew the Witnessing the inefficient leadership, failure In such an like Rahul and the At an all-party meeting cised as a bad work- RSS well, unlike Rahul. to value popular leaders, failure to gauge the instance, Rahul regional parties are on Sunday, Modi said that the manC who always quarrels Six months prior to his ignored TRULY not able to decide Government is ready for a with his colleagues if his death, Mahatma Gandhi took real problems of the people and dynastic rule Hemant’s how they should debate on any issue raked up comments at a meeting of part in a meeting of the RSS etc., the people are not willing to believe in presence SPEAKING create an alternative by the Opposition. Congress social media activists in Delhi. He said while playing to face Modi. He knows well that the activists is any indication. that he was influenced by the Congress in spite of the party having with his dog. This The Congress lost its Opposition would not be Addressing the party social RSS workers not observing efficient leaders. was quoted by Delhi Opposition status in Lok able to stand tall if a healthy media activists, Rahul report- untouchability and their dis- journalist Rajdeep Sardesai in Sabha as it was not able to discussion were to take place edly asked them to leave the cipline. Mahatma Gandhi his book. win even 10 percent of the in the Lok Sabha. Congress and join the RSS if observed, “An organisation community lines and joins after Narendra Modi Later, Hemant joined the total seats. What is atrocious is the they were afraid of facing the that has service mindedness hands with anarchic and fis- emerged as the most credible BJP and played a key role in No leader is willing to tell Opposition preventing Modi BJP. and sacrificial nature will siparous forces. leader in 2014. Since then, the BJP coming to power in Sonia Gandhi, who regards from introducing his reshuf- Rahul does not have a never lose its strength.” Rajiv Gandhi permitted the collapse of Congress Y SATYA KUMAR Assam. The BJP honoured Rahul as the apple of her eye, fled Cabinet to the House on basic understanding of the The Congress foisted Sila Nyas in Ayodhya with an began. BJP National Secretary him by making him the Chief to change the leadership. the first day of the monsoon RSS which upholds Hindu Gandhi’s assassination on the eye on Hindu votes. Rahul is Congress leaders started Minister. If any opposition party session. culture and traditions. It safe- RSS and now it is on its death aware of the fact that his noticing the BJP’s glory from leaders joining the BJP runs Witnessing the inefficient believes that it would be able In spite of Modi saying he guards Hindu society and throes, while the RSS has father kicked off the 2013 onwards and started long. Congress leaders in all leadership, failure to value to build a national alternative drafted a majority of the mostly focuses on nation lakhs of activists as members Congress election campaign migrating to it. Prominent states, including AP and popular leaders, failure to to the BJP banking on inef- OBCs and SC and STs into building activities. Rahul dis- and thousands of branches from Ayodhya. among them were Indrajit Telangana, believe that the gauge the real problems of ficient leadership of Rahul, it his Cabinet, the Opposition played his ignorance and across the country. As people The people rejected Singh, former textile minis- BJP has a bright future. the people and dynastic rule will be facing a Herculean was in no mood to listen. ideological deficiency about believe in the RSS philoso- Congress because of its anti- ter in the UPA Government, Hemant Biswas Sarma, the etc., the people are not will- task. For the first time, the the RSS. phy, they are patronising the people policies, corrupt and Jagadambika Prasad, present Chief Minister of ing to believe in Congress in Ever since Modi became Opposition stalled the PM’s Mahatma Gandhi, who BJP. administration and destroy- Congress MP. Assam, was previously the spite of the party having effi- the PM, the opposition has efforts to introduce his new visited RSS camp in 1934 at In contrast, the Congress is ing established systems and Similarly, many MPs, for- most popular leader in cient leaders. been trying to filibuster the Cabinet members to the Wardha, and former devoid of ideology but banks making a mockery of democ- mer PCC presidents, state Congress. The Congress Therefore, Rahul blaming Lok Sabha. However, nei- House, thus reflecting the President Pranab Mukherji on politics of opportunism. It racy. ministers felt attracted to the leadership invited Hemant the RSS is meaningless. ther Modi nor his Cabinet respect they have for OBCs who was the chief guest at the divides people on caste and People welcomed the BJP BJP. The list of Congress Biswas many times to Delhi The Congress is not able to colleagues are cowed down and SCs and STs. Haribabu sworn Centre owes Jagan takes stock of Polavaram, Rs 4,052 cr... in Mizoram Guv Continued from Page 1 PNS n AIZWAL The Warrant of The States are being compen- tells officials to prioritise R&R Appointment of Haribabu as sated for any loss of revenue Kambhampati Haribabu was the Governor of Mizoram arising on account of imple- on Monday sworn in as the was read out by Chief mentation of GST for five PNS n VIJAYAWADA neglected by the previous recede. He said that because of Governor of Mizoram at the Secretary Lalnunmawia years out of the government. He told them to this, the officials must focus Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan in Chuango. The official photo- Compensation Fund as per Chief Minister YS ensure there is quality in con- on completing it soon. Aizawl. graph session was held after Section 10(2) of the said Act. Jaganmohan Reddy on struction of the R&R colonies. The Chief Minister said With total lockdown the ceremony at the upper Of the Rs 4,500 crore the Monday directed officials to He reminded the officials bills of R&R work were being enforced within the capital city lawn, Raj Bhavan. Centre owes to Telangana, Rs give priority to quality in the that there were chances of cleared despite financial con- area from July 18, the oath-tak- The swearing-in ceremony 2,515 crore pertains to the Rehabilitation and negligence at some point straints. He directed the offi- ing ceremony of the new was attended by Chief previous financial year April Resettlement of the Polavaram while building R&R colonies cials not to keep the bills Governor was attended by only Minister Zoramthanga, 2020 to March 2021. project displaced. at large scale. The Chief pending in the future and a handful of special invitees. Tawnluia, Deputy Chief According to the response After inspecting the spill- Minister directed the offi- expedite the R&R works. Haribabu was administered Minister, Speaker Lalrinliana by Minister of State for Fin- way, the Chief Minister con- cials to be alert and ensure top He said the State is due to the oath of office by Justice Sailo, Council of ministers, ance Pankaj Chaudhary on ducted an aerial survey of the quality work. He said to get reimbursement of Rs 2,300 Michael Zothankhuma, on Chief Secretary, DGP, leaders Monday said that the econo- Polavaram project and later appoint a special officer to crore from the Union govern- behalf of the Chief Justice of from political parties, leaders mic impact of the pandemic held a high-level meeting to monitor quality in R&R work ment for Polavaram Project. the Gauhati High Court. of the leading NGOs. has led to higher compensa- review the ongoing works. and mistakes should be recti- Despite this, the State govern- tion requirement due to lo- The officials explained to the fied immediately as soon as ment is spending its own wer GST collection and at the Chief Minister the progress of they were identified. funds for the project, the same time lower collection of the work in the last two years cofferdam were filled. They and tunnel works by June, He said infrastructure Chief Minister said. GST compensation cess. and the work to be undertak- also briefed the Chief Minister 2022. The officials said exca- should be developed in the He said he would visit R&R AAI picks Tirupati... He said, “GST compensa- en in the future through a about the progress of work in vation works will be complet- colonies along with their con- Colonies next month and tion of Rs 91,000 crore has photo exhibition. the lower cofferdam. ed by December this year struction and added that con- instructed the officials to Continued from Page 1 their premises, he had said. been released to all States/ The officials informed the The officials said Earth- and the remaining works will struction of roads and other focus on employment and It is learnt that the AAI is UTs to partly meet the com- Chief Minister that work Cum Rock Fill (ECRF) dam be completed later. social development work skill development to Development of a few MRO now looking to finalise and ear- pensation payable for the related to the spillway was area has been damaged by the During the review on R&R should be done. Polavaram project evacuees. facilities were completed dur- mark suitable land in Tirupati period April 2020 to March almost complete and 42 out of floods because of gaps in of the project displaced, the The Chief Minister said "Identify land to be distrib- ing the 11th Plan including to offer to MRO operators. 2021 as the amount in GST 48 gates were already fixed lower cofferdam and designs officials informed the Chief the construction of colonies uted to the evacuees who Thales Avionics Maintenance After identifying the land, bids Compensation Fund was not and the remaining would be would be finalised to complete Minister that they have set the will be delayed. He said the have ROFR pattas," the Chief centre at Gurgaon, Airworks will be called. adequate to meet the full fixed soon. ECRF dam work. target to shift the displaced construction of houses will be Minister said and summed up facility at Hosur and Duke Several efforts have been compensation requirement.” They said cylinders were The Chief Minister asked families from 48 of the 90 delayed in cases of floods as by telling the officials to com- Aviation facility at Nagpur. made to attract investment In FY 20-21, the Centre imported from Germany and them to complete the linking habitations by August. The it will take till November or plete the project within stip- It is also estimated as per from other countries into had borrowed Rs 1.1 lakh- the earlier gaps in the upper of two canals including lining Chief Minister said R&R was December for flood water to ulated time. industry sources currently, MROs. GST on MRO has been crore under a special window about 85 percent of airline- reduced from 18 percent to 5 and passed it on to the States related repair work is done out- percent with full Input Tax as back-to-back loan to help side the country at MROs Credit from April 1, 2020. them meet the resource gap SC junks located in UAE, Singapore, Sri Transactions sub-contracted due to short-release of com- Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor, ministers... Lanka, EU and US, among oth- by foreign OEMs/MRO to pensation on account of inad- Amaravati ers. Indian aviation operators domestic MRO are treated as equate balance in the Continued from Page 1 bers appear to have been select- 18, 2021 also appeared to be an NSO Group. spend close to $1.4 billion on "exports" with zero-rated GST. Compensation Fund. ed for targeting - from mid- attempt to malign the Indian Besides the numbers of overseas MRO services. Customs duty has been The Centre is borrowing insider trading... Releasing the fresh tranche of 2018 to mid-2019, the report democracy and a well-estab- Gandhi and Union ministers - "The Airports Authority of waived on tools, toolkits and Rs 1.59 lakh-crore from the Continued from Page 1 investigation, The Wire said at said. In the absence of foren- lished institution," the minis- -Vaishnaw and Prahlad Singh India has come up with a lib- spares imported by MROs as market through a special wi- least two mobile phone sics, it is not possible to con- ter said. Patel, other names whose num- eral MRO policy with signifi- well as restriction on utilisation ndow in the current Financial Paras Kuhad said that the accounts used by former clusively establish whether The report has been pub- ber were listed as potential tar- cantly reduced liberalised land of duty-free parts has been Year and passing it on to the news reports had it that the Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Pegasus was deployed against lished by The Wire news por- gets, includes founder of key rentals. No revenue share will relaxed from one year to three States/ UTs as a back-to- capital would be announced were listed as potential targets Gandhi, it said. tal from India as also 16 other election watchdog Association be charged from MROs by AAI years. Also, 100 percent Foreign back loan in appropriate in about 30,000 acres spread by "an official Indian client of In his remarks, Vaishnaw international publications for Democratic Reforms under the new contracts. The Direct Investment has been tranches similar to last year. in 14 villages between the Israeli surveillance technol- said, "A highly sensational including Washington Post, (ADR) Jagdeep Chhokhar and airports where AAI proposes to permitted via automatic route Chaudhary said the issue of Krishna and Guntur dis- ogy vendor, NSO Group". story was published by a web The Guardian and Le Monde, top virologist Gagandeep offer land to MROs include for MROs. GST compensation to states tricts. He stressed that no The forensic inspection of a portal yesterday night.... The as media partners to an inves- Kang, The Wire said. Begumpet, Bhopal, Under the liberal MRO pol- was deliberated in the 41st and case has been filed over the cross-section of phones drawn press report appeared a day tigation conducted by Paris- Also on the list was the per- Chandigarh, Chennai, Juhu, icy, extended stay of foreign air- 42nd GST Council meetings. Amaravati lands before from this list by Amnesty before the Monsoon session of based media non-profit organ- sonal secretary to Vasundhara Kolkata, Delhi and Tirupati," craft in India will be permitted On July 15, Rs 75,000 crore 2019. International's technical lab the Parliament. isation Forbidden Stories and Raje Scindia, when she was the the then Civil Aviation Minister till completion of MRO work was released to States / UTs. The High Court had ear- has confirmed the presence of "This cannot be a coinci- rights group Amnesty BJP's chief minister in Hardeep Singh Puri had said. or six months, whichever is ear- “In addition, depending on lier stated that the lands Pegasus spyware in as many as dence. In the past similar International into a leaked list Rajasthan, and Sanjay Kachroo, PPP airports at Bengaluru lier. Rules have also been sim- the amount available in the purchased by the petitioners 37 instruments, 10 of which are claims were made regarding of more than 50,000 phone who worked as an officer on and Cochin have also ear- plified for export of leased air- Compensation Fund, the got valid registration docu- in India. the use of Pegasus on numbers from across the world special duty (OSD) for Smriti marked land for development craft in complete or knocked- Centre has also been releas- ments. Gandhi's phones are not WhatsApp. Those reports have that are believed to have been Irani in her first years as a of MRO. In addition, down conditions, opening up ing the regular GST compen- Purchase of lands with among those examined as he no factual basis and were cat- the target of surveillance Union minister in the Modi Hyderabad, Mumbai and 19 new opportunities in end-of- sation to States to make up proper registration cannot no longer has the handsets he egorically denied by all par- through Pegasus software of government from 2014-2015, it other airports of AAI have lease checks and aircraft com- for the GST revenue short- be considered as a crime used at the time that his num- ties.... The press report of July Israeli surveillance company said. existing MROs operating in ponent recycling. fall,” Chaudhary said. under Section 420 of IPC. No police investigation had concluded that the petition- ers committed a crime. Cops arrest Transfer of key revenue earning depts... Advocate Shyam Divan, Congress seeks Tax on fuel yields Continued from Page 1 IAS officer Gulzar and overall who is also representing the protesting K Narayana Swamy was left supervision and control of respondents, told the bench with the Excise and Prohibi- Principal Finance Secretary that the High Court has tion Department while Kris- (PFS), SS Rawat. issued the stay order on the Amit Shah... unemployed... Rs 94,181 cr in 3... hna Das was to hold charge of The transfer of subjects was investigation only after a Continued from Page 1 and a probe into the role of the Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 in prices of petrol and diesel Revenue (lands) Department. affected by Chief Secretary thorough probe in the case. prime minister in the matter." can be seen in their impact on In the Finance Department, Aditya Nath Das after a letter He said that someone on Addressing a joint press con- Leader of Opposition in Leaders of the Left parties, The hike in taxes last year did inflationary trend measured the newly added subjects were from Principal Secretary to the behalf of the sellers has filed ference here with other party Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun TDP and Congress extend- not result in any revision in by WPI," he said. "The weigh- to be looked after by senior CM, Praveen Prakash. a case that took six years leaders, Congress spokesper- Kharge said Shah should ed solidarity with the protest- retail prices as they got adjust- tage of petrol, diesel and LPG after the property transfer. son Randeep Surjewala held immediately resign as he "does ers. ed against the reduction that in the WPI index is 1.60 per- Shah responsible for the Peg- not deserve" to occupy the CPI state secretary K was warranted because of the cent, 3.10 percent and 0.64 asus spying issue and said the position he holds. Ramakrishna condemned fall in international oil prices. percent respectively." CHICKEN first demand is his immediate Kharge alleged the govern- the arrests, saying that it was But with the demand He said during the current RATES `/KG dismissal. ment has not only attacked highhandedness since they returning, international oil fiscal 2021-22, petrol price He said the Congress will freedom of speech, but also the unemployed youths were prices have soared, which have has been increased on 39 Dressed/With Skin `170 take all Opposition parties fundamental rights of people participating in a peaceful translated to record high occasions and diesel on 36. Without Skin `210 on-board over the issue and including of judges, journal- protest. petrol and diesel prices across The price of petrol has been Broiler at Farm `140 decide on whether to ask for ists, opposition leaders, min- Congress state president the country. More than one- cut on one occasion during a judicial or parliamentary isters and activists. Sake Sailajanath strongly and-a-half dozen States and this period and that of diesel probe in the matter. Kharge said the Congress condemned the arrests. He Union Territories have petrol on two occasions. EGG "The person responsible for along with other opposition said that the arrests were at over Rs 100-a-litre and There was no change in the RATES `/100 deployment of this illegal spy- parties will raise the issue against freedom of expres- diesel is above that level in remaining days. ware Pegasus is no less than the strongly in Parliament. sion and against democracy. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh In the previous 2020-21, VIJAYAWADA 499 home minister, who must be Leader of Congress in Lok TDP MLC Nara Lokesh and Odisha. petrol price was hiked on 76 HYDERABAD 524 sacked," he said. "Our first Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chow- slammed the Jaganmohan Teli said prices vary from occasions and cut on 10, while demand is the immediate sack- dhury said "Modiji promotes Reddy government for trying state to state due to freight diesel rates went up 73 times VISAKHAPATNAM 557 ing of Minister of Home and digital India, but what we are to ruthlessly suppress the just rates and VAT/local levies. and were reduced on 24 occa- RETAIL PRICE `4.99 Internal security Amit Shah seeing is Surveillance India". agitation of the youth. "The impact of the increase sions, his reply showed. (IN VIJAYAWADA)

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PNS n VIJAYAWADA for Jagan to review: Anjaneyulu

A meeting of TDP leaders, PNS n VIJAYAWADA chaired by Leader of the Opposition N Chandrababu TDP former MLA GV Naidu, on Monday called Anjaneyulu on Monday ques- upon the youth organisations tioned the rationale behind and students' unions to con- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan tinue the ongoing agitation till Reddy’s visit to the Polavaram the YSRCP government project when there was no releases a fresh job calendar. work going on, “on account of The TDP meeting came to his Government's reckless poli- a conclusion that unless the cies and gross failures”. protests intensified, the Anjaneyulu asserted that it Jaganmohan Reddy regime was out of fear to face the would not create any job protesting job aspirants and opportunities for the young unemployed youth that the generation in the remaining Chief Minister had run away three years of its rule. “It was under the pretext of Polavaram a situation, Jagan should Jaganmohan Reddy's grand condemnable that hundreds visit. explain to the people for what promise to fill 2.30 lakh gov- of the TNSF, Telugu Yuvatha Jaganmohan Reddy, who purpose he had visited ernment jobs immediately,” he leaders were arrested when would not come out of his Polavaram today and what he demanded. they were peacefully taking Tadepalli residence even under had achieved out of it for the The TDP leader ridiculed part in the 'chalo Tadepalli' dire circumstances, had final- State,” he questioned. that Jagan was trying to get protests,” the meeting said. ly come out obviously to divert The TDP leader termed it as fake publicity out of his The TDP leaders demanded the attention of the people cowardly on the part of the Polavaram visit at a time when that a ‘genuine’ calendar with from the pressing issues, the YSRCP government to get unemployment was disturbing 2.30 lakh jobs as promised by Jobs for YSRCP leaders, cases for former MLA alleged. arrested all those leaders of the State. “Revolt by the young Jaganmohan Reddy should be Addressing a press confer- TNSF, Telugu Yuvatha and generation had come as a big released in the place of the ence here, the TDP leader students unions who were agi- shock to the Chief Minister deceitful job calendar released unemployed youth, alleges Lokesh said that the Jaganmohan tating for a new job calendar. and his Advisors who were try- by the CM recently. Reddy government had not “The Chief Minister was ing to find escape routes these “The Government should released compensation for the not able to show his face to the days. In the past two years of release the farmers' dues PNS n VIJAYAWADA In a statement, Lokesh asked the Chief Ambedkar Constitution to rescue the thousands of tribal evacuees. unemployed youth whom he his regime, Jagan did not even immediately towards food Minister whether it was proper to give hapless youth who were being contin- “Not a single house was built had betrayed openly. complete 1 percent of works in grain purchased from them. TDP national general secretary and jobs to his own party leaders after uously betrayed by the Jagan regime,” he for their resettlement in the The YSRCP government Polavaram. He had no moral Payments were not being MLC Nara Lokesh on Monday accused announcing a ‘jobless’ calendar for the warned. past two years. Work was also should release a new and gen- right to visit the project,” made even after four months. the YS Jaganmohan Reddy Government unemployed youth. “Jagan promised to Despite the suppressive acts of the stopped at the dam site. In such uine job calendar to fulfil Anjaneyulu alleged. Farmers were facing untold of trying to 'ruthlessly suppress' the jus- fill one lakh jobs but now his regime was police, the young protesters surround- problems because of lack of tifiable agitation of the unemployed coming forward to fill just a few hun- ed the Chief Minister’s residence and subsidies and concessions youth who were expressing their protests dreds. Various student organisations, made their 'Chalo Tadepalli' programme from the YSRCP regime. The for a new job calendar under the ban- youth and job aspirants' associations a success, he said. TDP stood by the side of the ner of 'AP Ugoya Porata Samithi'. were fighting a united battle just because Lokesh told the Chief Minister that his Govt working for farmers from ploughing the Lokesh condemned the arrests of the the YSRCP regime had done gross Government's oppressive tactics would land to reaping the harvest youth leaders even though they were injustice to them,” he charged. not frighten the young aspirants. “They and paid farmers' dues in going in a democratic and peaceful man- Lokesh lauded the protesters who would continue and intensify their agi- time when it was in power,” ner to take part in a protest to lay siege courageously confronted and registered tation if Jagan did not immediately take clean Vijayawada: the TDP leaders said. to the Chief Minister’s residence. In a their protests despite the arrests and back his jobless calendar. The Chief Expressing concern over the very dictatorial manner, the Jaganmohan oppressive acts of the Government and Minister should come out with a gen- Central Gazette, the TDP Reddy regime was misusing the police the police. “Police officials would have uine job calendar with notifications to Malladi Vishnu deplored that serious injustice force to file false cases and make preven- to face dire consequences if they contin- fill the 2.30 lakh government jobs as was being done to the AP tive arrests of the young protesters, he ued to act like YSRCP activists. The promised by him during his State-wide PNS n VIJAYAWADA farmers because of Jaganmohan alleged. police should realise that there was the padayatra,” Lokesh demanded. Reddy's ‘anti-farmer’ policies. Vijayawada Central MLA Chilkur temple Malladi Vishnu on Monday said that the YSRCP govern- ment was working to resolve gifts cow to problems being faced by the Vizag Zoo finally Naidu inciting youth for his general public. distressed ryot As part of the ‘Good PNS n HYDERABAD Morning Vijayawada’ pro- gramme, the MLA toured A farmer from Pedda reopens for visitors own agenda, claims Kakani Nandamuri Nagar and Mangalaram village gets a PNS n VIJAYAWADA tance between themselves,” he Bharatmata Colony and other cow as a gift from the man- said. Development of the is a PNS n VIJAYAWADA Jagan has given jobs places in Division 58 exten- agement of Chilkur Balaji continuous process, Prateep sively along with corporator A temple on Monday as he had Indira Gandhi Zoological Kumar added. AP Assembly Privileges to the unemployed Sailaja Srinivasa Reddy. lost two buffaloes due to elec- Park, Visakhapatnam, was for- Dr Nandani Salaria curator, Committee Chairman Kakani youth through village / During his door-to-door visit, Authorities were trocution. mally reopened for visitors on Indira Gandhi Zoological Govardhan Reddy on Monday ward secretariats, Vishnu enquired from the res- asked to provide The temple continues to Monday by Principal Chief Park, Visakhapatnam said that accused Leader of the idents the issues they face drinking water help farmers distressed by Conservator of Forests (Head visitors to the zoo can book Opposition N Chandrababu Govardhan Reddy locally. the loss of cattle in accidents of Forest Force) and PCCF tickets from the official web- Naidu of provoking unem- He assured the people that connectivity to such as lightning or electro- (Wildlife), N Prateep Kumar. site www.vizagzoo.com. ployed youth in the State with said. problems like drainage, street- the last house in cution across the state. The zoo park was closed on She said that if any visitor his false propaganda against lights, drinking water and Moved by the plight of May 4 due to the Covid-19 was found without a mask or the YSRCP government’s ‘job youth by assuring to provide internal roads will be resolved Division 58 as several farmers who had lost second wave. not wearing a mask properly calendar’. jobs to one person in every soon. Authorities were asked well as resolv- cattle to electrocution, light- Speaking on the occasion, and non-compliance with Addressing a press conference family and unemployment to provide drinking water ing or any other accident, Prateep Kumar said that visi- Covid norms, it will result in here, Govardhan Reddy said stipend. He said that Naidu pipeline connectivity to the ing their chief priest of Chilkur temple tors would be allowed inside a fine of up to Rs 200. that it has become a habit for had given only 8,042 jobs dur- last house in the area. problems. C S Rangarajan with the help the zoo in strict compliance of Visitors would be allowed TDP leaders to criticise the ing his entire tenure. As per the public needs, the of Goseva enthusiast Pavan all Covid regulations as per entry only after their temper- government, right from wel- jobs and 20,000 jobs on con- As promised during elec- staff in the division will be Kumar, has helped several government instructions. “The ature is taken at the main fare schemes to job calendar. tract basis. tions, Chief Minister YS increased and open plots in ing funds. “However, after the farmers across the state in the reopening of the zoo for visi- entrance of the zoo and they He said that the opposition He said that the opposition Jaganmohan Reddy has given the division cleaned so that YSRCP government came to past couple of years. tors again after a long time are masked, she said. leaders have been making false has been creating unnecessary jobs to the unemployed youth they no longer remain breed- power, most of the local prob- Earlier, a farmer from would bring happiness to For more details, one can propaganda on the job calen- confusion over the job calen- through village/ward secre- ing grounds for mosquitoes lems have been resolved,” the Siddipet who had lost his cat- everyone, but visitors must contact TCHV Ramana, pub- dar and questioned the TDP dar and stated that every year, tariats, Govardhan Reddy said, and snakes. MLA said. tle in electrocution was gift- strictly adhere to Covid-19 lic relations officer on supremo how many vacancies a fresh such calendar will be adding that Naidu had called Vishnu said that Chief He said that currently, ed a cow, few farmers from protocol by wearing a mask 9441130894 or the assistant were filled during his 14 year released based on the vacan- for protests to tarnish the State Minister YS Jaganmohan development work worth Rs 8 neighbouring villages had and observing the physical dis- curator - I on 94408 10213. rule. cies. On this occasion he government’s image. Reddy was focusing on the crore was underway in the received bulls. Since he has Govardhan Reddy said that appealed to the Left parties and The MLA recalled that it overall development of division. For construction of been receiving several the State government had pro- students unions not to fall in was Naidu who had encour- Vijayawada city by allocating internal roads in Bharatmata requests from farmers across vided 1.84 lakh jobs in the last the trap of Naidu. aged privatisation by bringing funds in a timely manner. He Colony an estimate of Rs 1.90 the state, the chief priest two years, excluding 51,000 Recalling the TDP’s election contract and outsourced jobs alleged that the previous TDP crore was prepared from 15th requests the society to come RTC employees who were reg- promise, the MLA said that it in the place of government regime neglected the develop- Finance Commission funds, forward and help such farm- ularised, four lakh outsourcing was Naidu who cheated the jobs. ment of the city by not allocat- the MLA said. ers in distress. The farmer considers cattle as his family member, the death of cattle pushes him/her into financial problems. "We Five arrested for murder of rowdy sheeter in Hyderabad have been seeing several farm- PNS n HYDERABAD motorcycles and two mobile Chaderghat police, Hyder Ali recently shifted residence from ous police stations with the PD ers' families crying over car- phones from them. Quadri, 36, Mohd Zubair alias Chaderghat to Humayunnagar, Act being invoked against him casses of cattle as if they had Five persons allegedly involved The arrested persons were Shaik Zubair, 25, and Vali with his rowdy sheet also being thrice, used to regularly visit- lost a family member and this in the murder of a rowdy Mahmood Bin Alvi alias Ahmed alias Baba, 33. transferred to the Humayun- ed the old Malakpet area where made me request Rangarajan sheeter at Chaderghat three Bhainswala Mahmood, 42, and Hyderabad Police nagar police station. Mahmood and Ayub stayed swamy to help them..." Pavan days ago were arrested here on Ayub Bin Alvi, 33, both rowdy Commissioner Anjani Kumar Mushtaq, who was involved and went around saying he Kumar who assists the priest Monday. The police seized two sheeters listed by the said the victim Syed Mushtaq in 30 cases registered in vari- would kill both of them. in these social causes says. POST COVID COMPLICATIONS 82 train services resume, 28 pass through Vja Woman seeks aid after spending PNS n VIJAYAWADA ical interactive mediums like UTS App (online), ATVM The South Central Railway on (Automatic Ticket Vending Rs 1.5 cr on husband’s treatment Monday resumed 82 train ser- Machines), CoTVMs (Coin vices connecting various des- Ticket Vending Machines) etc. PNS n HYDERABAD tinations. In view of the Covid-19 These 82 train services are pandemic and the importance A woman whose husband is spread over the entire net- of maintaining physical dis- going through treatment for work of South Central tance, passengers were encour- post Covid complications in Railways, so that they will be aged to use the mediums such Hyderabad, has said that she able to meet the travel needs of as UTS App and ATVMs, has spent Rs 1.5 crores ever all commuters over its jurisdic- thereby by avoiding the queue since he tested positive with tion. at the booking stations. the viral infection. Due to cancellation of trains, Further, the passengers will With all her family's saving a large number of travellers and also have the facility of buying spent on his treatment, she had commuters suffered many season tickets as well. no option left but to seek admitted to a local hospital on Manish's deteriorating health hardships. Now, the passengers SCR general manager financial assistance from the May 10. Though he recovered condition had advised us for will get relief with the resump- Gajanan Mallya appealed to government and donations from Covid, the condition of advanced treatment and have tion of services. These unre- passengers to follow Covid from the public for his further his lungs deteriorated due to suggested the usage of ECMO served trains will be operated protocols both at the stations treatment. People have been the disease as well as the usage support machine for sustain- on par with express trains i.e., and also in the trains. He said suffering from both health of steroids. ing his life," Sheela said. they will be operated as unre- that while these train services and financial losses due to the Sheela Mehra, the wife of She said, but due to the served express trains so as to Rajahmundry, Guduru, petty traders, students, unreserved trains are to be are being resumed to meet the pandemic. Amongst them is Manish, said for further treat- unavailability of the ECMO benefit the passengers in terms Nidadavole, Kakinada, Guntur, employees and others will be operated from Monday travel demands of the passen- Manish Kumar Gohiya, an IT ment Manish was shifted to machine at AIIMS Bhopal, of reduced travel time. Macherla and Visakhapatnam. benefited with the running of onwards. gers, adequate precautions like employee who is a native of AIIMS Bhopal on May 14. Manish was airlifted from A total of 28 trains of these The Railways have made trains particularly the pas- Passengers will be able to compulsorily wearing face Madhya Pradesh but used to "At AIIMS, it was identified AIIMS Bhopal to Yashoda 82 services pass via Vijayawada arrangements to start the trains senger and express trains. So purchase their tickets through masks, maintaining physical work in Hyderabad. that Manish is suffering from Hospital at Somajiguda, but by railway division. on July 19, 20, 21 and 22 from far, the Railways had pre- all the mediums – both at the distance, frequent sanitisa- On May 4, Manish had test- ARDS alongside Pneumonia. then he had developed fibro- The trains start from various various destinations. ferred operating trains with booking counters in the sta- tion, etc should be practiced ed positive for Covid and But the doctors, due to sis in his lungs. destinations like Vijayawada, Farmers, milk vendors, reservation facilities. Now, tions as well other non-phys- for the safety of all. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | JULY 20, 2021 vijayawada 04

Cops get cash With its magic taste, Pulasa rewards for saving youth's life

PNS n ONGOLE fish is back in Godavari river Prakasam District SP Malika Garg has presented PNS n KAKINADA during breeding season and makes the Pulasa body muscu- cash rewards to the police reach rivers. Thus, Pulasa is lar and strong. Also, many officers and staff who saved The much-awaited Pulasa fish found in Godavari, researchers have found that a person from committing is back, keeping its tryst with Brahmaputra, Indus and these fish are high in fatty suicide. the Godavari districts where it Narmada rivers. They are also acids, such as omega. At a programme organised turns into a delectable dish. found in Bangladesh where it It is said that it feeds on the here on Monday, the SP par- The Pulasa magic can only be is declared a national fish. But, foam on the floodwater. Locals ticularly appreciated explained by the popular say- food lovers say that the Pulasa believe that the water coming Vetapalem SI Kamalakar Rao, ing that it’s worth selling the found in the Godavari has a from the herbs in the Godavari IT Core SI K. Ajay Kumar, ‘Mangalasutras’ to buy the fish special taste when compared to river basin brings sweetness to J.Panguluru SI M. which has a regal touch not those found in other rivers. It the Godavari water and this is Srinivasarao, IT core consta- only in its taste but also in is called 'Ilasa' when at sea and relished by the Pulasa as well. bles B. Avinash (PC-881), commanding a huge price. Pulasa when it joins the Pulasa dies as soon as it falls and D. Ravi (PC-398), HG- Fishermen say that now the Godavari. into the net. 818 P. Narapareddy, HG-487 Pulasa numbers are significant- Pulasa lays eggs and hatch Pulasa fish is priced any- K. Akkireddy and presented ly lower than in the past. their young ones at places where where between Rs 1,000 and Rs cash rewards to them for Women’s Forum leaders submit According to scientists, the sand and pebbles meet river 15,000 depending on the size. saving the life of a young man fabulous fish is not reaching Godavari. It then returns to the With this, some traders have by responding at the right the mouth of the Godavari for sea. It is during its journey to the come forward to sell them time. fear of tremors caused by oil river, the Pulasa fish gets caught September. Fishermen mostly online. Some deceive con- She called upon all mem- memorandum to Malika Garg companies which are engaged in the special nets cast by fish- hunt for these fish at sumers by selling 'Vilasa’ fish bers of the staff in the district in drilling in the seabed along ermen in Gautami, Vriddha Sakhinetipalli, Razole, imported from Orissa. to perform their duties in the PNS n ONGOLE women in the district. The was taking appropriate steps to the coast. It seems this fish may Gautami and Vashishta. At Gannavaram, Ravulapalem, Pulasa fish curry is cooked same spirit. women leaders said that strict punish them severely. She said soon be added to the list of around 2 a.m, fishermen go into Yanam, Kotipalli, Jonnallanka, differently from the regular fish In the wake of the recent spate action should be taken that the women representatives endangered species. New the Godavari in their fishing Passarlapudi and curry. This fish only needs to of rape of women and minor against the perpetrators of could contact her at any time research has found that the boats and special nets, regard- Dhavaleswaram in the be cooked as a broth in a clay girls in Prakasam district, lead- rape of women and that it to assist in the protection of Pulasa is now heading towards less of the floods. However, Godavari districts. They also pot on the traditional fire- ers of the District United was unfortunate that atroci- women. Chilka Lake in Odisha due to there is no guarantee that every change their form when they wood oven. The broth is left to Women's Forum submitted a ties were being committed Mahilabhyudaya Samiti disturbance caused by drilling fisherman will be lucky to net reach the Godavari River. simmer for about five hours memorandum to District SP against children and elderly president Thella Aruna, for the AP coast. Pulasa. But the day on which These fish, which are grey in with all the ingredients. The Malika Garg here on Monday. women. Mahila Samakhya leader and The fish, scientifically they catch them is a big occasion colour with a red stripe on the people of Godavari districts say Leaders of the Forum said Malika Garg said the Police advocate K Aruna, AIDWA named Hilsa, is native to the for them. body, turn golden and silvery the broth tastes good when it that they would extend their department was on high alert district secretary Munwar islands of Australia and New They are available from the when they enter the Godavari. is cooked overnight and eaten support along with sugges- to arrest the perpetrators of Sultan and others were among Zealand. They travel by sea last week of July until Swimming against the river the next day. tions to prevent the rape of atrocities against women and those who met the SP.

BUSINESS Strange ‘Sare’ from R’mundry AS USUAL Man charged with raping daughter held PNS n ONGOLE daughters. When the girl's grandmoth- baffles denizens of Yanam Police have finally arrested and er complained to the police, remanded a man who fled into the accused had fled into the sweets, household items etc. the forest after a police com- forest. are sent to the in-laws' house. plaint was lodged against him Subsequently, the police However, the 'Ashadam recently stating that he had formed two and were on a Kavidis' sent by a businessman raped one of his daughters, search for him. in Yanam, which is part of making her pregnant, in The DSP said the accused Puducherry but has territori- Bestavaripeta of Prakasam dis- was finally taken into custody al proximity with East trict. at the Kambham bus stand at Godavari district of the AP Addressing the media here 5.30 pm on July 18 and was State, has surprised all. on Monday, DSP Kishore remanded on Monday. Pawan Kumar, the son of a Kumar said Pamula CI Firoz and SI Madhava famous businessman Thota Prabhudas, a farmer from Rao were present. Raju from Yanam, was recent- Baleshwarapuram village in Meanwhile, women's ly married to Pratyusha, the the Bestavaripeta mandal was groups demanded that the daughter of Battula Balarama addicted to liquor and repeat- government punish Prabhudas Krishna of Rajahmundry. edly raped one of his three severely. The 'Sare' sent from the bride's house in Rajahmundry to the groom's house in Yanam was unheard of in the region. The 'Sare' containing 1, 000 kg ‘Koti Japa Homam’ concludes fish, 1,000 kg prawns, 1,000 kg Rs 1cr sword dry fish, 250 kg of PNS n KAKINADA chanted the name of Sri Rama a 'Bommidayalu' variety of fish, donated to Lord million times. The goal of the 10 goats, 50 roosters, 1,000 kg Boat services between Kotipalli and The Coronavirus pandemic in ‘Japa Homam’ was to control the vegetables, 250 jars of mango Mukteswaram in Konaseema area, PNS n TIRUPATI East Godavari district is far from pandemic in the district, said V pickle and 50 varieties of which remained suspended for two over with about 500 cases being Tarakeswara Rao, Executive sweets has baffled the locals. days, resumed on Monday after the Noted businessman MS Prasad recorded in the last 15 days. As Officer, Jivakarunya Sangham. PNS n KAKINADA when she goes to the house of The 'Sare' was taken as part of floodwater level had come down in of Hyderabad on Monday many as 291 positive cases were Hundreds of women chanted her in-laws during the auspi- the Ashadam Kavidi' in a pro- River Godavari. Every day, thousands donated a golden sword worth registered this Monday alone. the Rama Nama every day dur- It is customary for the parents cious 'Ashada' month. cession to the bridegroom's of people as well as vehicles are Rs 1 crore to Lord With this, people all over the ing the programme, following of a bride to send 'Sare' (gifts) Depending on their resources, house. carried on this boat. Venkateswara, the presiding district were offering special physical distance. A team led by deity of Tirumala temple. The prayers at various temples seek- Syamala of Rajahmundry con- devotee d handed over the gold- ing divine intervention to stop the ducted the event. Prominent per- en sword to TTD Additional EO reign of the pandemic. In one sonalities in the city attended the Dharma Reddy in such exercise, the devotees have ‘Poornahuti’ event on Monday Students’ arrest: Ex-minister stages sit-in Ranganaykula Mandapam on been conducting the ‘Koti Japa afternoon. Tarakeshwara Rao the temple premises. It is said Homam’ at Pushkar Ghat in the said the programme was organ- PNS n GUNTUR ing the government why it was that about 2 kg gold and 3 kg sil- Godavari in Rajahmundry for the ised to pray for total control of not providing jobs. ver were used to make the last 15 days. The event ended on Covid-19 in the State so that the Former minister Nakka Anand Former minister Alapati ‘Surya Katari’ golden sword. Monday. Hundreds of devotees people can live in peace. Babu on Monday staged a sit- Raja condemned the illegal in on the road in front of the arrest of student leaders. He Nallapadu police station on the was incensed that the govern- city outskirts in protest against ment had cheated the unem- the arrest of student union ployed with a ‘jobless’ calendar. ‘Jyestabhishekam’ in Lord’s temple begins leaders for attempting to lay a He said it was wrong to make siege to the residence of Chief arrests as the unemployed tried PNS n TIRUPATI junior pontiffs of Tirumala, Minister YS Jagan Mohan to meet their CM and to Special Grade DyEO Reddy as a part of the 'Chalo inform him of their problems. The three-day annual Rajendrudu, priests and tem- Tadepalli' programme. Public representatives, youth ‘Jyestabhishekam’, also known as ple staff were present. Former ministers Alapati and student association leaders ‘Abhidyeyaka Abhishekam’ at Raja, Nakka Ananda Babu and were put under house arrest Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple ‘Pushpayagam’ on July 24 TDP spokesperson Pilli since early morning on in Tirupati began on Monday. The annual ‘Pushpayagam’ Manikya Rao arrived at Monday to thwart the ‘Chalo On the occasion, temple priests will be celebrated at Sri Nallapadu station on learning Tadepalli’ programme. performed ‘Snapana Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy that the student leaders were KS Lakshmana Rao, a Thirumanjanam’ to the proces- temple in Appalayagunta on arrested. teacher MLC in Shyamala sional deity of Lord Govindaraja July 25 and ‘Ankurarpanam’ one At first, Alapati Raja had met Nagar, was issued a house Swamy and His Consorts inside during the ‘Jyestabhishekam’. premises. The event was con- day before it on July 24. After the student leaders and left. TDP leader Pilli Manikya Rao police should remember that arrest notice. The police arrest- the temple premises. Later in the evening, the ducted in ‘Ekantam’ (solitude) ‘Snapana Tirumanjanam’ to the Ananda Babu, who came later, staged a sit-in on the road to governments were not per- ed important leaders from all The golden armoury cover- deities of Lord Govindraja duly following the Covid ‘Utsava’ deities, ‘Pushpayagam’ was barred by the police from protest the police action. manent. He was outraged that over the district and shifted ing the icons all year round the Swamy and His Consorts were norms. ‘Jyestabhishekam’ dur- will be performed between 2:30 visiting the student leaders. Speaking on the occasion, the unemployed people were them to the nearest police sta- ‘Utsava’ deities are removed taken out in procession on ing ‘Ashada Masam’ in ‘Jyesta p.m and 5 p.m in ‘Ekantam’ due With this, Ananda Babu and Ananda Babu said that the illegally arrested for question- tions. only for three days in a year Tiruchi inside the temple Nakshatram’. Both senior and to Covid norms. Gandikota spruced up to welcome international tourists PNS n KADAPA construction of the unfinished Only in the Himalayas in India Construction of a double road ropeway, which was already start- is there such an academy from Jammalamadugu Cross to The State government is keen to ed at a cost of Rs 7.50 crore, would (Adventures). Training in air, Gandikota has been completed at EG Red Cross develop the historic Gandikota in be completed soon. The resorts water sports and mountaineering a cost of Rs 20 crore. Apart from Kadapa district to attract interna- would be equipped with state-of- will be imparted at Gandhi Fort. this, a gravel road has been con- chief hailed tional tourists by popularising it the-art hotel facilities as well as In addition, Gandikota would be structed up to Gandikota as a location that bears resem- health resorts, a ‘Prakruti’ hospi- developed with more state-of-the- Crossing and Dapperla Boating at PNS n VIJAYAWADA blance to the Grand Canyon in tal, a swimming pool and other art facilities to attract tourists. a cost of Rs 35 lakh. Proposals America in terms of uniqueness facilities. The government has While the construction of green have been prepared to turn it into Kakinada Red Cross Society and splendour. The government allotted 18 acres of land for hotel resorts in Gandikota has an asphalt road. Gandikota cov- secretary K Siva Kumar and has prepared the ground for the tourism. already started at a cost of Rs 2 ers 2,000 acres of government his team on Monday compli- exercise and as part of this large On the other hand, all the facil- crore, the government has built land. It has enough water and is mented Chairman of the East scale development works would ities are being set up for the another 15 hostels (tents) and just 85 km away from Kadapa city Godavari chapter of the Red be undertaken in Gandikota with already-started Academy of leased them to the Frequet com- and is accessible by air, rail and Cross upon winning the hundreds of crores. Adventures at a cost of Rs 3 crore. pany. Boating facility is also pro- road. President’s Gold Medal in YSR Tourism University will be Construction of new buildings for vided at a cost of Rs 50 lakh. If Gandikota is developed as a recognition of his distin- set up in Gandikota on the lines hostel accommodation along with Already, a cement road has been tourist destination, it will indirect- guished services for more of YSR National Institute of classes would be undertaken on constructed from the fort to the ly increase employment opportu- than a decade. Governor Hospitality and Tourism 5 acres of land. As part of this, Zip tents at a cost of Rs 1 crore and nities, particularly for the educat- Biswa Bhusan Harichandan Management in Hyderabad. Venus has already applied to the solar lights have been installed at ed youth. The decision of the gov- presented the medal on Proposals have been prepared for government for a licence. The a cost of Rs 30 lakh. Railing has ernment has brought joy to the behalf of the President to the project. The university will be permits were granted by the AP been set up along the fort with Rs people of Jammalamadugu and Rama Rao in Vijayawada set up with a budget of over Rs Tourism Corporation after scruti- 5 lakh to prevent tourists from Mylavaram mandals and also to recently. 100 crore. In addition to this, the ny with technicians. falling. the tourism fans. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | JULY 20, 2021 nation 05

147 faculty posts vacant in Expect Sidhu to carry forward Congress Kerala co-operative bank faces INDIA centrally funded IIITs: Dharmendra traditions taking everyone along: Gehlot Rs 100 crore loan scam charges CORNERut of a total sanctioned strength of 410, as many as 147 faculty posts are lying vacant ajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday expressed hope that newly appointed n alleged Rs 100 crore loan scam has been reported in a co-operative bank in this central Oin the centrally funded Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), Education RPunjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu would take everyone along and carry AKerala district, following which police has registered a case against six bank officials and Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told Lok Sabha Monday. forward the party's traditions and policies. Congratulating Sidhu on his appointment, Gehlot launched investigation. The allegations of the fraud were raised against Karavannur co- "Arising of vacancies and filling them up with suitable, said that it has been the tradition in the Congress that before a decision is taken, everyone is operative bank, controlled by the ruling CPI(M), at Irinjalakuda here. After several people qualified candidates is a continuous process. The IIITs consulted and everyone gets a chance to express including local customers raised apprehensions have been taking measures to attract quality faculty, their views. "Once the party high command takes a about the bank's functioning, an audit had been which include year-round open advertisements, decision while keeping everyone's opinion in mind, conducted there recently, in which the charges were invitation through search-cum-selection procedures to thereafter all Congress members follow the tradition reportedly found to be true. During the inspection, alumni, scientists, faculty, special recruitment drive, of uniting and accepting it. This is the biggest it was also found that loans were sanctioned on the etc," he told the House in a written response to a strength of Congress even today,” Gehlot said. property pledged by local customers without their question. A total of 204 faculty positions were lying Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday night knowledge and the loan amount was credited vacant till January, 2019, he said. "However, 48 faculty appointed cricketer-turned-politician Sidhu as the multiple times to the selected accounts, sources posts were filled during the period after January, 2019 Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief here said. Based on the audit findings, the and till February, 2020," he said. The vacant posts despite opposition from Punjab Chief Minister president of the bank lodged a complaint with the include 28 at IIIT Allahabad, 37 at ABV-IIITM Gwalior, Amarinder Singh. Gehlot said Singh had announced police, sources added. A senior police official said 21 at PDPM-IIIT&M Jabalpur, 50 at IIITD&M in front of the media last week that he would accept as per the complaint, cheating to the tune of nearly Kancheepuram and 11 posts at IIITD&M Kurnool. the decision of the Congress president. Rs 100 crore had been found. ‘Aap chronology samjhiye’: Prashant Kishor phone hacked in sync with Bengal election: Pegasus report PNS n NEW DELHI Narendra Modi to power. He has Amit Shah on Pegasus scandal since worked with a range of Opposition Election strategist Prashant Kishor clients ranged against the BJP. PNS n NEW DELHI was today revealed to be among Recently, he was credited with strategy meeting at the hundreds of names in India helping Mamata Banerjee defeat Union Home Minister Amit Over 45 countries use Pegasus, targeted by Israeli spyware the BJP in Bengal. Investigations Shah, attacked by the opposi- 'Pegasus' for alleged surveillance reveal Mr Kishor's phone was 10 am on Pegasus tion today over an explosive through infected mobile phones. compromised as recently as July The opposition parties will meet at report on the use of Israeli why target just India?: Ravi Shankar Digital forensics reveals his phone 13, the day he met with Congress the Parliament House tomorrow Pegasus spyware allegedly to was hacked during the recent leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul morning to decide on a strategy to target politicians, journalists mid the tumult over reports Bengal election, in which he Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in corner the government over the and others, called it "a report Aof snooping in multiple worked with Chief Minister Delhi. "In fact, a hack of Kishor's illegal surveillance allegations by disrupters for the obstruc- nations through Israeli spyware Mamata Banerjee, said The Wire, five times, as the evidence sug- phone occurred even on the date through the Israeli spyware Pegasus. ters". Alleging that the report Pegasus, former Union IT which is part of a global media gests, hacking continues," he told that The Wire met him and AI The meeting will begin at 10 am. The was timed to cause disrup- minister Ravi Shankar Prasad consortium that exposed the media. helped conduct forensic analysis opposition parties have demanded tions in parliament, he even has questioned why only India snooping scandal. According to forensic analysis on it," The Wire said. an explanation from Prime Minister used a phrase his critics have is being "targeted" for the use of Prashant Kishor said his phone cited in The Wire report, Kishor's The forensic examination of his Narendra Modi on the issue. often used to target him: the spyware when 45 nations was "still being hacked" although phone was compromised as current phone showed that "Aap chronology samjhiye are using it. Mr Prasad, who he had changed his handset mul- recently as July 14. He has been unsuccessful attempts were made against him is not visible foren- (understand the chronolo- handled the IT ministry in 2019 tiple times. "We used to suspect in talks with the Congress. to initiate a Pegasus attack on his sically as he no longer uses the gy)." when news of surveillance snooping but never realised hack- The ace strategist played a big phone in 2018, just months before device and only traces from 2018 Mr Shah's comments through Pegasus first broke, ing, that too from 2017 to 2021. role in the BJP's 2014 campaign the 2019 general election. The full transferred to his current iPhone added to a snowballing scan- had defended the government. Although I changed my handset that catapulted Prime Minister extent of the use of Pegasus via backup are visible. dal of spyware allegedly used India to progress. Obstructers This time too, the Centre had to hack phones between 2017 are political players in India stuck to its position that "no and 2019. Over 300 numbers who do not want India to unauthorised interception" has Most of the numbers identified are from India, though there progress. People of India are taken place. The former in the alleged list of possible is no proof that all were very good at understanding minister added a fresh angle to targets are from India, Delhi man drowns in flooded underpass hacked. this chronology and connec- the mix this evening. "If more Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Hungary, "People have often associ- tion," he added. than 45 nations are using Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, ated this phrase with me in Among the names on the Pegasus, like NSO has said, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia and the after rain, allegedly went to shoot video lighter vein but today I want list of potential targets of why is only India being United Arab Emirates, news to seriously say - the timing snooping is Congress leader targeted?" "The NSO, which is portal "The Wire" has reported. of the selective leaks, the dis- Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool the manufacturer of Pegasus, Questioning the timing of the PNS n NEW DELHI Prahladpur police station in has been recovered and sent for the man had gone into the ruptions...Aap Chronology Congress leader Abhishek has clearly said that its clients reports, Mr Prasad also south-east Delhi received post-mortem. water to take a selfie or shoot Samjhiye!" the Home Minister Banerjee and election strate- are mostly Western nations. So questioned if "some people A 27-year-old man drowned at information about a person According to police, the videos. Further probe is on, said in a statement. gist Prashant Kishor. Two why is India being targetted in (were) deliberately trying to a waterlogged underpass fol- drowning at the inundated man has been identified as said police. The Pul Prahladpur "This is a report by the dis- union ministers, Prahlad Patel this matter? What is the story break the news" before the lowing heavy rain in Delhi, underpass. Fire brigade and Ravi Chautala, a resident of underpass is one of the sever- rupters for the obstructers. and Ashwini Vaishnaw, are behind this? What is the twist in Monsoon Session to "build a allegedly while trying to shoot divers were rushed to the spot Gautampuri area, and his fam- al locations in Delhi which see Disrupters are global organ- also on the list. So are around the tale?" he added. new atmosphere". a video on his cellphone. to rescue the man, but he had ily is being informed about the frequent waterlogging during isations which do not like 40 journalists. At 1.37 pm, the Pul drowned by then. The body incident. Local residents said the monsoon. AGUSTA-WESTLAND Indian economy showing signs of revival Delhi court grants PNS n NEW DELHI HC asks CBI, ED These cost pressures are expected to be interim bail to 18-yr-old Indian economy is showing signs of revival since the peaking of sec- mitigated by a normal south-west monsoon, to respond to bail ond COVID wave in the first half comfortable buffer stocks, recent supply side in GST fraud case of May on the back of targeted fis- cal relief, strong push for capital interventions in pulses market, declining PNS n NEW DELHI The sessions judge granted relief expenditure, and a rapid vaccina- caseload of Covid and gradual easing of by July 15 order setting aside an pleas of middleman tion drive, Union minister A Delhi court has granted inter- order of a Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Chaudhary said on movement restriction across states. im bail to an 18-year-old in an (MM) passed on the same day, in PNS n NEW DELHI James has challenged the June Monday. alleged GST fraud case registered which three-days transit remand of 18 order of the trial court refus- India's real Gross Domestic Scheme. Citing RBI's Monetary ings," he said. in Maharashtra, noting that the the accused was granted to the The Delhi High Court Monday ing to grant the relief to the Product (GDP) is estimated to Policy Committee's (MPC) reso- Replying to another question, accused was juvenile at the time Maharashtra Police to produce him sought response of the CBI and British national, who was extra- grow 0.5 per cent in Q3 and 1.6 lution on June 4, the minister said Chaudhary said the recent of commission of offence in before a Mumbai court. ED on bail pleas of alleged mid- dited from Dubai in 2018, not- per cent in Q4 of 2020-21, lead- the rising trajectory of interna- increase in retail inflation is 2019. The Additional Sessions dleman Christian Michel James, ing that the stage was not fit to ing to an upward revision in tional commodity prices, especial- mainly on account of increase in Additional Judge noted that from who is lodged in jail in con- grant him bail. annual real GDP growth from (- ly of crude, together with logistics inflation in food commodities. Sessions Judge the bare perusal of nection with alleged Advocate Aljo K )8.0 per cent (2nd advance esti- tors like E-way bills, power con- costs, pose upside risks to the The government has taken Rakesh Kumar the order of MM, it AgustaWestland Joseph, representing mates) to (-)7.3 per cent. he said. sumption, rail freight, UPI trans- inflation outlook. many steps to arrest the rise in admitted the is revealed the scam related cor- James, said the The Minister of State for actions, vehicle registrations, etc," However, Chaudhary said retail inflation in food items. It has accused on provisions of ruption and accused was in Finance noted that the momen- he said in a written reply to Lok these cost pressures are expected eased the import restrictions to interim bail for Section 9 of money launder- custody for over tum of economic recovery was, Sabha. to be mitigated by a normal enhance domestic availability of seven days con- Juvenile Justice ing cases. two years and however, moderated by the onset According to him, the govern- south-west monsoon, comfort- pulses Tur, Urad and Moong and sidering the (Care & Protection The accused eight months and of the second wave of COVID, he ment has formulated a multi- able buffer stocks, recent supply also entered into MoUs with COVID-19 pan- Act) were not fol- has challenged the he be released from said. pronged strategy to ensure that side interventions in pulses mar- Myanmar, Malavi, Mozambique demic situation and in lowed despite the sub- trial court's order the jail on bail. "The Indian economy is show- the prices of essential commodi- ket, declining caseload of COVID for import of pulses, he said. the interest of justice, subject mission of claim of juvenility denying him the relief. The trial court, ing signs of revival since the ties like pulses and oil seeds and gradual easing of movement "The dynamic buffer stock of to various conditions. of the accused. Advocate Pradeep Justice Manoj Kumar while dimissing the bail peaking of second wave in first remain controlled. The strategy restriction across states. pulses have been used to tackle The accused, who was arrest- Rana, counsel of the accused, had Ohri issued notices to the Central pleas had said that considering half of May 2021 on the back of includes issuance of order impos- "Taking into consideration all price volatility of these com- ed on July 14 from Delhi's Rohini challenged the order passed by Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the overall facts and circum- targeted fiscal relief, strong push ing stock limits on pulses applic- these factors, the MPC has pro- modities. Stock limits were area, has been asked not to oper- the MM on the grounds that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) stances, serious nature of accusa- for capital expenditure, RBI's able to wholesalers, retailers, jected CPI inflation at 5.1 per cent imposed for all pulses except ate his bank accounts during the judge failed to consider the fact and asked them to file replies to tions, gravity of offence and the monetary policy measures, and a millers and importers with effect during FY 2021-22 with risks Moong from July 2 to October 31, bail period, co-operate in the that the accused was juvenile dur- the petitions seeking bail in both conduct of the accused, it does rapid vaccination drive. from July 2 and increasing the broadly balanced. The MPC con- 2021. Duty of crude palm oil and investigation and not leave the ing the commission of crime and cases and listed the matter for fur- not consider it to be a fit case for "This is reflected in movement number of price monitoring cen- tinuously reviews the inflation refined palm oil have been national capital without the called the order “bad in the eye ther hearing on September 21. grant of bail. of several high frequency indica- tres under Price Monitoring outlook in its bi-monthly meet- reduced," he added. court's permission. of law.” 60 cases of post-Covid PM, Amit Shah should clarify on Pegasus spying issue: Sena PNS n MUMBAI The government, however, dis- shot complication missed allegations of any kind of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on surveillance on its part on specif- Monday said Prime Minister ic people, saying it "has no con- Abhishek taunts Amit Shah over revelations of snooping reported: Central panel Narendra Modi and Union Home crete basis or truth associated with Minister Amit Shah should clar- it whatsoever". PNS n KOLKATA hit out at the opposition Congress and PNS n NEW DELHI to have a consistent causal ify on the issue of alleged snoop- Raut said he had spoken to international organisations for suggest- association to vaccination. Of ing of several people, including Leader of Opposition in the TMC national general secretary ing that the government was involved Up to 60 people have experi- these, 36 were anxiety-related journalists, through the Israeli Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge Abhishek Banerjee Monday taunted in surveillance of phones of politicians, enced "serious adverse events" reactions and 18 were product- spyware Pegasus. and the issue will figure in the Union Home Minister Amit Shah over journalists and others, saying such following Covid immunisa- related, while one was cate- This shows the country's "gov- Raut said he had House, among other issues, dur- allegations of snooping against him, "obstructers" and "disrupters" will not tion, according to a report by gorised as both. ernment and administration is spoken to Leader of ing the Monsoon session of saying Shah was unable to save his be able to derail India's development a Central panel studying such Five cases have been found weak", Raut told reporters in Parliament. face from the humiliation of Bengal trajectory with their conspiracies. cases. Its previous report, pub- to have an "inconsistent" causal New Delhi. Opposition in the "There was a phone tapping assembly poll defeat despite spying on Despite putting its best efforts, the saf- lished last month, had regis- association to vaccination -- "There is an atmosphere of fear issue in Maharashtra which was him. He mockingly asked the senior BJP fron party failed in its "mission Bengal" and tered 31 such cases. this included a case of death. among people. The PM and Rajya Sabha raised by state Congress chief leader to come back well prepared for 2024 Lok faced defeat in the hands of Mamata Banerjee, The National Adverse The death has been cate- Home Minister should address Mallikarjun Kharge Nana Patole. Senior police officials Sabha polls. The Trinamool Congress also lamented who formed government in the state with a thumping Events Following gorised as a "coincidental the issue and clarify," the Rajya were involved and a probe into it the development and termed the allegations of snoop- majority. The TMC leadership said the revelations Immunization (AEFI) event", which means that Sabha member said. and the issue will is underway. But in this case, a for- ing on Banerjee and poll strategist Prashant Kishor as prove that the saffron party is suffering from "fear- Committee, which conducts though it may have been An international media con- eign company is listening to phone "an attack on democracy". "Two Minutes of SILENCE psychosis" over rise of Abhishek as a national leader. causality assessment of AEFIs reported following immunisa- sortium on Sunday reported that figure in the House calls of our people, especially for the SORE LOSERS! Despite ALLIES like ED, CBI, "This is a black day for democracy. This is shameful for COVID-19, completed its tion, it had another clear cause. more than 300 verified mobile journalists. This is a serious mat- NIA, IT, ECI, @BJP4India's money + might and that the Union government is using spyware to snoop assessment on May 27. It has The AEFI's June report phone numbers, including of ter," the Sena's chief spokesperson #PegasusSpying Mr @AmitShah couldn't save his on the phones of politicians, journalists, activists. submitted is report to the included one death of a fully two serving ministers, over 40 activists in India could have been said. "I will not be surprised if face in #BengalElections2021. Please COME Prepared Even youth leaders like Abhishek Banerjee are also Union Health Ministry. vaccinated person. It was journalists, three opposition lead- targeted for hacking through the Maharashtra Chief Minister with Better RESOURCES in 2024!," Abhishek Banerjee not spared; our poll strategist Prashant Kishors phone Fifty-five of the 60 cases labelled "vaccine product-relat- ers and one sitting judge besides Israeli spyware sold only to gov- Uddhav Thackeray's phone is also tweeted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday was hacked. reported this time were found ed reaction" or anaphylaxis. scores of business persons and ernment agencies. being tapped," he said. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | JULY 20, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Creating opportunities The Pegasus Project A thorough probe into the reported act of snooping is surely needed to clear the air for holistic learning JS RAJPUT noopgate is back. Facebook claimed in 2019 that a spyware, Pegasus, developed by Israeli cyberweapons company NSO Group, was used to target Indians, lawyers The NEP-2020 has proposed multidisciplinary and holistic education to ensure Sand rights activists among them. This Sunday, Pegasus surfaced again, reported- ly targeting another group of Indians, including journalists, rights activists, politicians and unity and integrity of all knowledge, which in itself is a great challenge presumably a sitting judge. The Government has emphatically denied any role in the affair. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said that the report was not only t is indeed refreshing and inspiring that the Ministry of “bereft of facts but also founded on pre-conceived conclusions”. Amid disruption of Education shall also deal Parliament by the Opposition, Home Minister Amit Shah said the snoopgate report was with skill development and entrepreneurship.I It would by “disrupters for the obstructers”. The latest revelation came on the eve of the mon- enable the Ministry to take a soon session of Parliament which was even otherwise expected to be stormy for vari- more comprehensive view on the ous reasons. The Opposition has held the Government responsible for the snoop report implementation strategies for and demanded a probe. A probe is surely needed to the National Education Policy (NEP-2020). In fact, the clear the air; otherwise allegations of such a nature will Education Ministry must envi- pose a threat to Indian democracy. Only a thorough sion close coordination with the probe can set at rest a lot of wild speculation the snoop Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, as also with that of report raises. The NSO Group claims two things. One, Women and Child Development. that it provides Pegasus to authorised Government agen- The NEP-2020, presented to the cies. Two, the Israeli Ministry of Defence’s approval is nation a year ago, had created an necessary for offering the spyware. The latter is the environment of high hope and expectation. In spite of the dev- case because Israel apparently considers Pegasus a astating COVID-19 crisis, the weapon. That also opened the possibility that a foreign policy was widely analysed in agency is behind the surveillance. numerous webinars with great enthusiasm. With skills and The probe in India should coincide with a global probe entrepreneurship coming to edu- into the affair as well because there are other, tangential scenarios as well. For one, the cation, one could be confident process of a Government agency acquiring the spyware will reveal which agency want- the challenge of interweaving the three together and developing a admirable than an incompe- more comprehensive if it human activity is a direct ed it and for what reason. For another, it can throw light on the presence of a middleman, comprehensive school educa- tent philosopher. The society incorporates due emphasis on product of the quality of if any. After all, there are claims and counterclaims on how a kind of surveillance soft- tion curriculum would receive which scorns excellence in discipline, commitment and teacher educators, work cul- plumbing because plumbing is work culture. If a learner finds ture and the social and profes- ware found its way into a South American country. Finally, the international community utmost priority. Higher educa- tion would also be working on a humble activity, and tolerates adherence to regularity, punc- sional credibility of such insti- can set up a transparent process of countries acquiring such spyware in future. The world these lines and collaborating shoddiness in philosophy tuality and commitment to the tutions. Any improvement in is already witnessing the growth of the surveillance and interception industry. In Israel itself, closely with the institutions deal- because it is an exalted activ- profession among teachers, this area would require urgent there are several companies involved in this business. Back home, the Pegasus affair will ing with the school education ity, will have neither good he would just accept it, inter- action on the observations of and teacher education. plumbing nor good philoso- nalise it and will need no the Justice JS Verma not be forgotten in a hurry. It is an unusual coincidence that the phone numbers of activists The NEP-2020 has proposed phy. Neither its pipes nor its tutoring on it. Now that the Committee, made in 2012 the NIA arrested in the Elgar Parishad case, their family members and lawyers were found multidisciplinary and holistic theories will hold water.” As Education Ministry would and reproduced in NEP-2020. among the leaked numbers’ database. The surveillance of the journalists was done between education to ensure unity and we rue the decline in the work on “re-establishing teach- It would also need an incisive integrity of all knowledge. This quality of the products from ers”, it has a great chance to analysis on how the idea of 2018 and the general elections in 2019. Snooping is not new in the country. Phone tap- in itself is a great challenge our schools and universities, IMAGINE A reverse the unacceptable trends restructuring teacher educa- ping was a charge levelled against the Governments of the day in Rajasthan and Gujarat, before curriculum developers, we must comprehend from in work culture, wherever these tion contained in NEP- for instance. Way back in 2011, the Union Finance Minister’s office was claimed to have syllabus designers, authors of the Gardener’s ideas how the SITUATION exist. The policy mandate is 1986/92 could not deliver the textual materials and evaluation trend could be reversed. IN WHICH A really challenging: “The teacher desired results. been bugged, shaking the then Government at the Centre. In India, legal mechanisms to experts. In this exercise, skill The beginning could must be at the Centre of the In a nutshell, the process place people under surveillance and intercept information in an authorised manner already acquisition and entrepreneur- simultaneously be made on YOUNG PERSON, fundamental reforms in the of education aims at preparing exist and that makes the Pegasus affair that much more alarming and intriguing. ship development has to be two most significant fronts: COMPLETING HIS education system. The new a complete person. It could be organically interwoven. All this Preparing a curriculum for education policy must help re- best understood in the follow- could be achieved if, along with school education that responds 12 YEARS OF establish teachers, at all levels, ing narration: In his book of PICTALK enterprising young academics, in requisite depth, total trans- as the most respected and 1932, Remakers of Mankind, experts capable of envisioning parency and covers a 360- EDUCATION, IS essential members of our soci- Carl Washburn writes that the emerging requirements of the degree horizon for action and BUBBLING WITH ety, because they truly shape when asked “What is your labour market and knowledge- activity. It must be “rooted to our next generation of citizens. goal in education when India creating sectors are also closely culture, committed to THE SPIRIT OF The new education policy obtains self-rule?”, Gandhi associated. That’s what Gandhi progress”, as per the indica- ENTREPRENEURSHIP must help recruit the very best answered: “Character-build- wanted when he pleaded that tions in NEP-2020. It makes and brightest to enter the ing. I would try to develop education must bring out the best serious attempts to obliterate AND, CONFIDENT OF teaching profession at all lev- courage, strength, virtue, the out of “Body, Mind and Spirit’ or, the distinction between acad- els by ensuring livelihood, ability to forget oneself in alternatively, “Head, Hand, and emic and vocational streams UTILISING THE respect, dignity and autonomy, working towards great aims. Heart”. This is how China and and also coalesce skills and ACQUIRED SKILLS, while also instilling in the sys- This is more important than Korea succeeded in uplifting entrepreneurship, irrespective tem basic methods of quality literacy; academic learning is those below what we call in of the stage of learning. The RETURNS TO HIS control and accountability.” only a means to this great India the “poverty line”. Such an strategy of preparing such VILLAGE AND Most people do not make end.” Character formation was education would give dignity to curricula has to be very differ- a distinction between teachers the strength of the tradition- one and all. One of the well- ent as it has to respond effec- BECOMES AN and teacher educators. The al Indian system of knowledge respected minds of the last cen- tively to the state of employ- ENTREPRENEUR! process of re-establishing quest. Shall we have a sincere tury, John W Gardner, had ment, deficiency of skilled teachers must begin in teacher fresh look at it? emphasised this over seven work force and traditional preparation institutes. It is (The author works in edu- decades ago: “An excellent apathy to entrepreneurship. not tough to understand that cation and social cohesion. The plumber is infinitely more The process could be made the quality in every sector of views expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY The Pegasus reve- People shop at a market on the eve of Eid al-Adha amid the COVID-19 restrictions, in Srinagar PTI Sir — July 18 (Sunday) was observed as It’s time for Uniform Civil Code lations are abhor- the Nelson Mandela International Day to rent. If true, the mark his 103th birthday. Worldwide, multitude of such discriminatory provisions Modi Government would surface. Therefore, to realise the consti- seems to have Mandela, affectionately known as launched a grave tutional guarantee of equality, it is necessary to ‘Mamata Amma’ ‘Madiba’, continues to be a symbol of the and sinister attack on the struggles for freedom and justice. Sporting sever the nexus between civil laws and religion right to privacy. his trademark colourful African shirt and by enacting a Uniform Civil Code. For the first time, the Bengal CM is planning a beatific smile, he was a towering presence. Such a legislation will further gender Congress general secretary massive outreach in States across the country Cast in the mould of Mahatma Gandhi equality by providing equitable rights to men and — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela women. It would also ensure uniformity as it resh from her landslide victory in this year’s West Bengal Assembly polls, Chief showed courage in the face of State power, would apply to citizens across the board, irre- We are aware that Minister and Trinamool Congress boss Mamata Banerjee is planning to flex her fostered agreement in the face of conflict spective of their religion. A Uniform Civil Code and inspired hope in the face of despair. he family relations in India are governed by has not yet been enacted in India for the sim- there are elements political muscles and take her national ambitions one step closer to fructifying who do not want F He was a township hero, a dancer, a religious personal laws, meaning that dis- ple reason that religion continues to be a major these. In a first, she is likely to deliver her annual Martyrs’ Day address on July 21 to see develop- boxer, a lawyer, a ladies’ man, a revolu- Tputes related to marriage, divorce, succes- political factor. Political parties are aware that ment activities in from the Constitution Club in New Delhi. In another unprecedented step, she has made tionary, a prisoner, a statesman and a glob- sion, inheritance, maintenance, adoption and such legislations entail the risk of alienating cer- Pakistan... Pakistan massive plans to reach out to people across the coun- al icon. He broke protocol by writing to guardianship are all adjudicated based on the per- tain religious communities and, therefore, and China have collectively the British Queen as “Dear Elizabeth”, sonal laws of each religious community. The desist from enacting these to preserve their vote fought challenges in the past. try by telecasting the translations of her speech in called Tony Blair Bush’s Foreign Minister problem is that these personal laws are preju- banks. This sentiment was particularly com- various languages across different States. Adding a and did a thousand other things. He spent diced against women and provide fewer rights pounded in 1985 when the Muslim fundamen- Pakistan Foreign Minister new touch to the annual address, a large part of her close to 10,000 days in prison; his Robben to them than men in corresponding situations. talists agitated against the reformative judgment — Shah Mahmood Qureshi speech is expected to be in Hindi. Arrangements are Island prison number was 46664. For example, under the Hindu Succession Act of the Supreme Court in the Shah Bano case, Christ-like, he endured suffering and of 1956, only males were granted coparcenary forcing the Rajiv Gandhi Government to pass the already being made to stream the speech on giant If you don’t forgave his white persecutors. He became rights in ancestral property. Under the Muslim regressive Muslim Women (Protection of Rights verify before screens across, of course, West Bengal and, for the the most revered global icon. Film stars, law, males can practise polygamy and dissolve in Divorce) Act. However, the enactment of a uni- sharing fake news, first time, in States like Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Punjab, show business idols, pop singers, sport- marriages unilaterally without providing any jus- form code has been one of the BJP’s core elec- you contribute Tripura and poll-bound Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. It’s ing legends and millionaires to world lead- tification to the wife they are divorcing. The exam- toral promises since 1998 and it is time that it to its spread. I ers queued up to be photographed with ples cited are merely the tip of an iceberg and follows through on it. no secret that having humbled the BJP’s victory have committed him. He used his iconic status to raise if one were to examine these personal laws, a Nissim Aggarwal | Panipat that sin. machine at the hustings in her home State, funds for causes close to his heart — edu- Actor Mamata’s plan is for her party to fan out in other cation, food to the poor, fight against Aids, rains and all the low-lying areas were inun- and religious fanatics have trolled his — Paresh Rawal States and build a solid base for the mass leader there. climate change and poverty alleviation. dated, resulting in more miseries. death and even expressed their jubilation The theme for this year’s Nelson Mandela All the senior The Chief Minister’s nephew and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, soon Mumbai was expected to receive heavy over the gruesome murder. International Day was “One hand can feed to very heavy rainfall at a few places with The hate posts about the deceased members, when after taking charge as the party’s all-India general secretary, had vowed to spread another”. It resonates with us in this time extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places Siddiqui bear witness to the manner in I first became the TMC’s wings in other States. He did not beat around the bush: “This time, we of global hunger pandemic exacerbated like Lower Parel, King’s Circle, Chunabhatti which a tolerant Indian society has been part of the senior by the COVID-19 pandemic and oblig- team, gave me will go to other States not just to fight elections but to win them.” In Prime Minister and Hindmata. To add to the woes, the brainwashed by communal-minded ele- the confidence to es us to support the cause of feeding the Bhandup water complex, which houses ments and religious fanatics in the past few Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s home turf of Gujarat, where world’s hungry. play my own game without Asia’s biggest water treatment plant, got years to become so intolerant that they fear or anxiety. Assembly elections are due next year, the TMC would air Mamata’s speech on giant G David Milton |Tamil Nadu flooded and the water is now highly con- don’t mind even going to the extent of screens in all the 32 districts. Another interesting target is Tamil Nadu, where graf- taminated. Mumbai city saw landslides, wall rejoicing at someone’s death! India’s hockey captain fiti and posters projecting Mamata as “Mamata Amma”, part of the sobriquet attached HEAVY DOWNPOUR DROWNS HOPES collapse and electrocution as 33 people were Can someone who celebrates the death — Manpreet Singh to late AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa, have come up as the party makes its first foray Sir — A sudden change in the climatic con- killed in rain-related disasters. of another human being, that too when the ditions led to Mumbai witnessing over 100 CK Subramaniam |Navi Mumbai latter has died under very tragic circum- A campaign will be to spread its footprint in the southern States. With most of the Opposition parties in mm rainfall in six hours and that saw exten- stances, even be called a human being, leave launched from ARE THEY EVEN HUMAN BEINGS? the country out on a limb, she hopes to emerge as a consensus leader of a united sive loss to life and property. Mumbai mon- alone civilised? I leave it to the judgement Ayodhya on July Opposition to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections; especially with spec- soon continues to cause havoc and we are Sir — While one is unable to come out of the people with conscience. 23 to re-awaken not able to find a practical solution despite of the sorrow and reconcile to the tragedy Tharcius S Fernando |Chennai the Brahmins. ulation rife that Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar — who would have receiving India Meteorological Department that struck the world-renowned photo- been a strong contender for that position — might settle into the President’s House (IMD) warnings. The IMD has issued a red journalist Danish Siddiqui, it is unpardon- Send your feedback to: BSP president after the term of incumbent Ram Nath Kovind gets over in July 2022. alert for Mumbai in the backdrop of heavy able that some of the rightwing elements [email protected] — Mayawati VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | JULY 20, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN BAD DIET HITS KIDS The ball lies in

WITH OBESITY UTTAM GUPTA Especially in these times of the pandemic, they the farmers' court must avoid industrially processed food The demand for repeal of the Central laws is unwarranted. They open up multiple options that farmers can leverage for increasing price realisation

hile staying the implementa- tion of the three farm laws NAVEEN THACKER enacted by the Union Government in January ids and adolescents are particularly suffering from the COVID-19 W2021, the Supreme Court had hoped that pandemic, forced as they are to limit their social interactions. this would create a congenial atmosphere KAddingto their agony is the callousness of the society and the food for the protesting farmers to come to the industry in mindlessly dishing them unhealthy food that imperils their negotiating table and arrive at an amica- health in the long run. Ultra-processed foods such as packaged baked ble settlement. However, the purpose is far goods and snacks, fizzy drinks, and sugary cereals are some of the from achievedas certain farmers’ bodies unhealthy foods- often containing high levels of added sugar, fat, and/or are insisting on ‘repeal’ of the laws. This is overshadowed by yet any other demand salt, but lacking in vitamins and fibre — that coupled with physical inac- that the Union Government should guar- tivity are fast emerging as a serious health challenge. Excess TV watch- antee a minimum support price (MSP) ing, stress, overeating due to easy home delivery options, and low cost backed by a law enacted by parliament. of these foods is the over whelming routine during the pandemic, com- As the wording suggests, MSP is the plicating matters further. The children are threatened by obesity. India minimum price that a farmer is supposed is next to China, with 14.4 million obese kids. Changing life styles and to get from the sale of his produce. This eating habits on account of COVID-19 may push the number to an alarm- price is determined by the Commission on Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) ing 17 million by 2025. Excess sugar/salt laced foods can lead to NCDs - a body in the Ministry of Agriculture. like diabetes, tooth decay, heart disease, bad cholesterol, and fatty liver. The determination is based on the cost of production, the imputed value of land, and the imputed value of farmers’ capital. The Centre notifies the MSP for 23 crops every year before the commencement of the rel- evant season — Kharif (April - September) and Rabi (October - March). The MSP applies to purchases - main- ly paddy and wheat - made by State agen- of the arthiyas — local term for open market rate even as the clause, the Centre will be obliged cies such as the Food Corporation of India commission agents who arrange for farmer gets a share of the post-con- to buy the entire farmers’ produce (FCI), for meeting the requirements of the ANY FEAR THAT the auction and delivery of the pro- tract price surgeafter the agreement on sale. Even at the current pro- Public Distribution System (PDS) and duce to the buyers. An orchestrat- is signed. curement level, FCI et al donot making available to the beneficiaries at BIG FIRMS WILL ed game plan of these agents exe- Moreover, the farmer can have space to store and capacity to subsidized prices under the National TAKE THEM FOR cuted in collusion with the buyers switch sides. If he feels that the firm handle. Think of the nightmare if Food Security Act (NFSA). A RIDE IS ensures that hapless farmers get the is not offering him a good price, the the agencies were to buy, handle, These agencies donot buy all of the MISPLACED. least possible price. Levies such as option of selling on the and store all that the farmers offer. Psychological, emotional, and developmental problems may also crop produce offered by the farmers for sale. UNDER THE arthiyas’ commission of 2.5 per APMC/mandis platformcan be Also, look at the food subsidy. At upbecause of a poor diet. Only about 33 per cent of the total pro- FARMERS cent, the market fee of three per exercised and vice versa. Under this current purchases, during 2020- The Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) has widened the definition duce of wheat and paddy is bought. For (EMPOWERMENT cent, and rural developmentcess dispensation, almost all farmers 21,the government spent over of junks and suggested a new acronym ‘JUNCS’ foods, to cover a wide other items, it is much less (as for the num- (RDC) of three per cent (as in (including the majority of small `500,000 crore. Under the pro- ber of farmers, out of about 150 million, AND PROTECTION) Punjab) further add to their woes. and marginal farmers) will be posed scenario, the Centre might variety of concepts related to unhealthy foods (Junk foods, Ultra-processed AGREEMENT ON foods, Nutritionally-inappropriate foods, Caffeinated/colored/carbonat- a mere eight per cent get to sell their pro- The only way farmers can get much better off than they are end up spending all of its revenue duce to the agencies). PRICE ASSURANCE out of this vicious circle and real- today. They could even receive a - tax plus non-tax - on supporting ed foods/beverages, and Sugar-sweetened beverages). Consumption of The balance quantity (67 per centfor AND FARM ize a good price from the sale of price higher than MSP depending farmers only. these foods and beverages is associated with higher free-sugar and ener- wheat and paddy and a much higher per- SERVICES ACT, their produce is byhaving more on the market dynamics. Yet, to Third, the mammoth subsidy gy intake, higher body mass index, and possibly with adverse cardiometa- centage for others) is picked up by private 2020, ON options to sellother than in APMC insist that whoever buys from resulting from MSP for all of farm- bolic consequences in children and adolescents. The IAP recommends traders. This is done at a price lower (in CONTRACT mandis. This is precisely what them must pay only MSP and that ers’ produce will be treated as many cases, substantially lower) than the The Farmers’ Produce Trade and the Government should guarantee ‘actionable’ subsidies at the World children and adolescents avoiding ‘JUNCS’ by limiting limit their con- FARMING, THE sumption to not morethan one serving per week. Recently, the World MSP. Therein lies the rub. Commerce (Promotion and it by law is bizarre. Trade Organization (WTO). The It indeed is the most important rea- FARMER CAN Facilitation) Act, 2020 seeks to There are three major reasons Indian subsidy willbe substantial- Health Assembly (WHA) agreed to a global framework for evidence-based son behind resentment among farmers WALK AWAY FROM achieve. They can go to a private why it will not work. First, a law ly higher than the 10 per cent cut-offs for anti-nutrients like sugar, salt, and saturated fat present in pack- and their clamor for a law that mandates THE CONTRACT market for selling; or enter into a that forces a private entity to buy threshold, resulting in the viola- aged food. The WHO has identified Front of Package Labeling (FOPL) all purchases - including by the private ANYTIME BUT contract for selling to an entity at a particular price (read MSP) tion of our commitment under the as “one of the policy tools that can support healthy diets”. So far, 11 trade — at MSP. THE FIRM CANNOT. (processor, aggregator, large retail- will scare it away. Which trader or Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) countries have enacted laws making FOPL mandatory while India is yet Before looking for a way out (enact- IT PROTECTS er, exporter, and so on) at their firm will dare get into a commod- of WTO and invite retaliatory ment of a law guaranteeing MSP or any doorsteps or form farmer produc- ity trade that can send him to jail? action by other member nations. to show seriousness in the matter. It is still holding consultations to find THE MINIMUM a viable model. It is that the Indian government introduces FOPL. What other), we need to understand why farm- ers’ organizations (FPO) for garner- In August 2018, an amend- Given its horrendous implica- ers get less from private traders? GUARANTEED ing strength and sell under the FPO ment approved by the then tions, a guarantee on MSP is like is worse, junk food advertisements are frequently shown on TV, food At present, farmers are required to PRICE banner. Devendra Fadnavis Government aiming at the impossible. Farmers manufactures do not display energy contents in packaged foods, and bring their produce to the mandi (a com- Any fear that big firms will take to the Maharashtra Agricultural should not insist on it. The there are confusing messages about nutrition. Industrial food process- monly used term for marketplace) noti- them for a ride is misplaced. Under Produce Marketing (Development demand for repeal of the Central ing modifies foods to change their consistency, taste, color, and shelf fied by the State Governments under their the Farmers (Empowerment and and Regulation) Act, 1963, made laws is also unwarranted. These life by using mechanical or chemical alternation to make them more palat- respective APMC (Agricultural Produce Protection) Agreement on Price the purchase of farm commodity laws open up multiple options able, cheap, appealing, and convenient. Home-cooked meals avoid such Market Committee) Acts. They cannot Assurance and Farm Services Act, below the official MSP a punish- that they can leverage for increas- processes. A recent survey by the Centre for Science and Environment take it to any other place (if any farmer 2020 on contract farming, the able offence. Following strong ing price realization. They may does this, she or he runs the risk of the farmer can walk away from the protests, it had to be dropped (its not immediately reach MSP but presented a grim scenario of almost every child consuming packaged vehicle being impounded for violating the contract anytime but the firm can- resurrection under the proposed will be better than where they sugar-sweetened beverages (92.1 per cent), salted packaged food (94.3 law); nor any buyer can pick up the pro- not. It protects the minimum guar- amendments to Central laws by stand today. As market dynamics per cent), and sweet packaged food (95.1 per cent). Over 50 per cent duce from their doorsteps or the field. (The writer is a policy anteed price (not to be mixed with the present MVA Government is evolve, in a few years, they could of the children consumed packaged food or beverages atleast once a With such excruciating controls, the analyst. The views MSP, this price ismutually decid- sheer posturing merely for polit- hit this threshold and go even day. Other studies show a high prevalence offast-food consumption among majority of the farmers (except for a few expressed are personal.) ed by the farmer and the firm) in ical gains). beyond. The ball lies in the farm- school children and undergraduates. The most common junk food items rich who wield influence) are at the mercy the event of a drastic fall in the Second, under the guarantee ers' court. are samosas, patties, burgers, manchurian, noodles, pizza, chips, choco- late, bakery products, soft drinks, sugar-sweetened beverages, and caf- feinated drinks. It is imperative that the government fixes scientific lim- POINTCOUNTERPOINT its and labelling for salt, sugar, saturated fats, and other harmful ingre- dients in these products. The government should ban advertisements PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI WILL ADDRESS IT IS HIGHLY IRREGULAR…WHEN PARLIAMENT IS IN of unhealthy foods, discourage consumption of ultra-processed foods THE MPS OF BOTH THE HOUSES ON JULY 20 SESSION, ANY ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNMENT HAS by raising taxes on these products. and making the right to eat healthy AND SPEAK ON THE PANDEMIC. TO BE MADE INSIDE PARLIAMENT. a public movement. — PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MINISTER — CPI(M) GENERAL SECRETARY (The writer is President-Elect, International Paediatric Association PRALHAD JOSHI (IPA) and renowned paediatrician. The views expressed are personal.) SITARAM YECHURY Afghan conflicts hit India with fears of security, high prices The stability of the incumbent Afghan regime is critical for New Delhi in order to save its investments in that country he monsoon session of India has invested over $3 bil- Shanghai Cooperation India. This virtually pushes in the domestic market. They consumption. In the rural parliament may have to lion in reconstruction and relief Organisation (SCO) on July 14 India to the brink of direct or quote a HSBC Capital Market areas, the share of bulk or Turgently discuss the work since 2001 when the US- in Tajikistan. Minister for indirect conflicts and increas- study that warns that upside high-value purchases fell 22 developing situation in led troops drove the Taliban out External Affairs S Jaishankar es its security expenses. risks to inflation could re- per cent and low value by 10 Afghanistan that sees the of Kabul. New Delhi still firm- participated in it along with his The issue of Iran virtual- emerge in the second half of per cent. Even for FMCG Taliban, Pakistan and gradual- ly supports President Ashraf counterparts in China, Russia, ly reneging on Chabahar port the fiscal as conflict deepens. electronics and apparel, buy- ly China increasing their influ- SARKAR Ghani’s government. In March, Pakistan, and West Asian coun- and access to central Asia has The inflation has virtual- ers are settling for lower- ence, mostly at the cost of India. SHIVAJI during a three-day visit to New tries. The SCO joint statement already created problems for ly crossed the tolerance of six priced products. The stability of the present Delhi, Afghan foreign minister merely stated that internation- India. The Taliban excesses per cent set up by the RBI. The lockdown has Afghan regime is critical for Haneef Atmar desired that the al terrorist organisations are will put at stake India’s $ 3 bil- The government has recent- impacted the IIP, which grew New Delhi to save its Afghan two countries deepen econom- Islamabad had always been destabilizing the country and lion investments. It is likely to ly announced an 11 per cent at 29.3 per cent against a drop investments. The situation is ic and trade links. against India’s humanitarian peace be restored with talks impact its external trade as rise in DA for central govern- of 57.3 per cent a year back. becoming complex as apart However, recent flash bat- and developmental work that between the Taliban and the well. The additional burden ment employees; it may add It is a positive indicator but from extra-budgetary burden tles of the Afghan forces with made India immensely popu- Afghan government. on India is not easy to fathom another three per cent to not exactly a booster for the on the COVID-19 health issues the Taliban which is tactically lar in Afghanistan. It does not give any suc- but would be substantial. adjust for rising inflation. economy. The poorer sales and high inflation, India’s secu- supported by Pakistan, and Last week, India withdrew cour to India. The wishy- The US failure in The wholesale price index and production also mean rity-related expenses may surge the capture of several strategic its diplomatic personnel from washy deals of the SCO will Afghanistan in terms of its is also galloping and has that the industry would take to check the fall-out of areas are making things difficult its consulate in Kandahar and not solve the issue. The hasty pull-out is impacting the reached 12.94 per cent as per time to recruit people and the increased violence in the west- for the government in Kabul. closed down consul offices in Taliban’s historic linkages with dollar, adding to global infla- May figures due to the rise in employment scenario might ern part of the sub-continent. The recent statement of Herat and Jalalabad amid grow- Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e- tion. This would create fur- commodity prices in the take time to brighten up. India and Afghanistan Pakistan army spokesman Maj ing threats to Indian employees Mohammed are the sore ther troubles for India. Media international market. The The recovery remains share in-depth economic and (The writer is a senior Gen Baba Iftikhar, “Pakistan is not far from the Pakistan bor- points. The Taliban will watchers say that India may National Statistical dicey and more so, as the trade links despite uncertainties journalist. The views a facilitator of the peace process der and operational areas of the always stand by these organ- not have direct involvement in Organisation figures say ris- Afghan situation gets murki- about achieving a political set- expressed are personal.) but not a guarantor”, speaks vol- Taliban. Afghanistan remained isations and shelter them even the conflict but it is expected ing prices of food, fruit, edi- er. The country would have to tlement to the lingering conflict. umes of Pakistan’s complicity. a key issue at the meeting of the if it gives any assurance to to pay a heavy price for it even ble oil, and fuel are impacting gird up its loins. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | JULY 20, 2021 Money 08 Gadkari says 2,284 km of NHs Rs 81K-cr due to states as constructed in April-June period GST compensation for ’21 PNS n NEW DELHI A total of 2,284 kilometres of Rupee falls for PNS n NEW DELHI West Bengal (Rs 3,911 crore) national highways were con- and Punjab (Rs 3,752 crore). structed during the April-June 2nd day, settles Over Rs 81,000 crore GST For April-May 2021, the period, an increase of 25.28 per compensation is due to states amount due to Maharashtra is cent compared to the year-ago for 2020-21, while for April- Rs 7,995 crore, Karnataka (Rs period, despite the second 31 paise down May this year, Rs 55,345 crore 5,500 crore) and Gujarat (Rs COVID wave-induced lock- is outstanding, Parliament was 3,603 crore). downs in most parts of the at 74.88/USD informed on Monday. Chaudhary further said the country, Road Transport and PNS n MUMBAI In a written reply to a question issue of GST compensation to Highways Minister Nitin in the Lok Sabha, Minister of states was deliberated in the Gadkari said on Monday. The Indian rupee tumbled State for Finance Pankaj 41st and 42nd GST Council In April-June period of 31 paise to end at 74.88 Chaudhary said GST com- meetings. Accordingly, in 2020- 2020, a total of 1,823 kilome- (provisional) against the pensation of Rs 91,000 crore 21, the Centre had borrowed tres of national highways were US currency on Monday, has been released to all states/ Rs 1.1 lakh crore under a spe- constructed. This was also the To ensure that the works are Infrastructure Development marking its second straight UTs to partly meet the com- cial window and passed it on time when there was a nation- executed as per prescribed Corporation Ltd also carries session of loss amid a lack- pensation payable for last fis- to states as back-to-back al lockdown to curb the specifications and standards, out quality checks of the works lustre trend in domestic cal year as the amount in GST loan to help them meet the spreading of coronavirus infec- consultants are appointed by executed on a random basis. equities and strengthening compensation fund was not resource gap due to short- tions. the ministry and its agencies Deficiencies, if any, observed of the greenback overseas. adequate to meet the full release of compensation on National highway construc- for day-to-day supervision of during such examination/ At the interbank foreign requirement. account of inadequate balance tion in April-June 2018 and the works at sites. inspection are brought to the exchange market, the rupee "The economic impact of the in the compensation fund. April-June 2019 stood at 2,155 "It is the responsibility of notice of the contractor for opened on a negative note pandemic has led to higher Subsequent to deliberations in kilometres and 2,351 kilome- such consultants to ensure corrective measures. at 74.73 per dollar as compensation requirement due the 43rd GST Council meeting, tres, respectively. compliance of the provisions of Replying to a question, against its previous close of to lower GST collection and at while it has been decided that the All national highways are the concession or contract Gadkari said there are 2,112 74.57. the same time lower collection for the Centre will borrow Rs 1.59 lakh constructed as per quality agreement in so far as quality ongoing national highway pro- It hovered in the range of of GST compensation cess," he first two months of the Maharashtra (Rs 15,138 crore from the market through standards specified in Ministry of the work is concerned," he jects in the country. 74.71 to 74.92 during the added. The minister also gave current fiscal (April and May) crore), Karnataka (Rs 7,202 special window in current fis- of Road Transport and said. The government had signed day before ending at 74.88. details of GST compensation Rs 55,345 crore is outstanding crore), Uttar Pradesh (Rs 7,109 cal year and pass it on to Highways/ Indian Roads He said that officials of the a loan agreement with the The domestic currency yet to be released to states. payment to 26 states and UTs. crore), Gujarat (Rs 6,583 states/ UTs as a back-to-back Congress (IRC) specifications, ministry, National Highways World Bank to develop Green has lost 34 paise in the two Total Rs 81,179 crore is due to The amount due to major crore), Tamil Nadu (Rs 6,155 loan in appropriate tranches as Gadkari said in a written reply Authority of India and National Highway Corridor trading sessions to Monday. 27 states and UTs for 2020-21, states for 2020-21 include crore), Delhi (Rs 5,190 crore), was done last year. to Rajya Sabha. National Highways & Project (GNHCP). MONEY MATTERS Sensex sinks 587 pts amid global selloff; L&T arm bags orders in Indian Bank posts multifold HDFC Bank top drag post Q1 show overseas, domestic mkt jump in Q1 profit to Rs 1K-cr PNS n MUMBAI stituents closed in the green - cautious asset Slackening economic growth tate-owned Indian - NTPC, Nestle India, Dr quality due in the US led to reports of like- Bank on Monday Domestic equity benchmarks Reddy's and Sun Pharma, ris- to the ly downgrade in growth fore- Sreported a multifold posted their biggest drop in ing up to 1.89 per cent. impact of cast in current year, triggering jump in its net profit to more than two months on World stocks buckled under the second global selloff." Rs 1,182 crore for the Monday as a selloff in global selling pressure as rising wave. Sectorally, BSE finance, first quarter ended June markets and lacklustre corpo- COVID-19 cases due to the bankex, metal, auto and con- 30, 2021. The bank had rate results sapped risk Delta variant cast fresh doubts sumer durables indices PNS n NEW DELHI been received for urban power reported a net profit of appetite. over the global economic shed up to 1.80 per cent, distribution in Ayodhya city Rs 369 crore in the A plunging rupee, which recovery. while realty, healthcare, Infrastructure company under the Integrated Power corresponding quarter a slumped 31 paise against the "Domestic equites fell utilities and FMCG Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Development Scheme, the year ago.Total income during April-June 2021 inched higher to Rs US dollar, also weighed on sen- sharply today on weak global managed to close high- Monday said its construction company said. 11,500.20 crore, from Rs 11,446.71 crore in the year-ago period, timent, traders said. cues as concerns over recent er. arm has received orders in the L&T said in Dubai city, an Indian Bank said in a regulatory filing. Its interest income was The 30-share BSE Sensex rise in fresh COVID-19 cases overseas and domestic market. order to design, supply, con- down five per cent to Rs 9,624 crore in the first quarter of the tumbled 586.66 points or 1.10 in various parts of the world The company did not provide struct, install, test, and com- current financial year, against Rs 10,120 crore a year ago.\On the per cent to close at 52,553.40. including US weighed on sen- the value of the contracts, but mission a 132/11kV substation asset quality front, the lender's gross non-performing assets This was its biggest fall since timents. said the orders fall under the with associated cable works (NPAs) fell to 9.69 per cent of the gross advances as of June 30, April 30 this year. "Financials have witnessed ''significant'' category, which has been received. 2021, from 10.90 per cent by the end of June 2020. Net NPA or Similarly, the broader NSE steeper correction today as ranges between Rs 1,000 crore "Additionally, two trans- bad loans also softened to 3.47 per cent from 3.76 per cent. Nifty slumped 171 points or sub-par performance deliv- and Rs 2,500 crore, according mission line packages have Shares of Indian Bank on Monday rose 0.80 per cent to close at Rs 1.07 per cent to 15,752.40. ered by HDFC Bank in 1Q to the classification of con- been secured in Africa. A 139.25 apiece on the BSE. HDFC Bank was the top FY22 and visible deterioration tracts. package involving supply and loser in the Sensex pack, skid- in asset quality created appre- L&T Construction has won construction of a new gas ding 3.34 per cent, after the hension among investors a slew of orders in India and insulated substation and asso- country's largest private sector about banks and NBFCs hav- abroad for its various business- ciated substation extensions Over 17K new companies lender on Saturday posted a 14 ing exposure in retail and es, L&T said in a regulatory fil- has been won in Thailand," the per cent rise in Q1 net profit SME," said Binod Modi, ing. company said. set up in India in April-June but also reported reverses on Head - Strategy at Reliance L&T said its power trans- L&T said its buildings and ore than 17,200 new the asset quality front. Securities. mission and distribution busi- factories also secured a pres- companies were set up in the IndusInd Bank, HDFC, Axis Vinod Nair, Head of ness has won an order to con- tigious order from a leading Mcountry during April to June Bank, Maruti, Bajaj Finance Research at Geojit struct a 220kV transmission cement manufacturer in India this year while a total of 13.7 lakh and Kotak Bank were among Financial Services, said: line associated with system to construct a 1.8 MTPA (mil- companies were active at the end of the other major laggards, drop- "Banks led the domestic strengthening in the Ladakh lion metric tonnes per year) June, according to official data. ping up to 2.78 per cent. downtrend as initial quar- region. grinding unit in Dolvi, Minister of State for Corporate Only four Sensex con- terly results pointed to Another turnkey order has Maharashtra. Affairs Rao Inderjit Singh told the Lok Sabha on Monday that incorporation of new companies and closure thereof is a routine affair depending upon the objectives of incorporating the company on a case-to-case basis. "The number of new companies Training starts in incorporated in the country under the provisions of the Companies Vedanta invites partnership from Indian economy showing Act, 2013 from April 2021 to June, 2021 is 36,191 as compared to 607 districts 18,968 number of new companies in the corresponding period of last year," Singh, who took charge as the MoS at the ministry earlier cement firms to use by-products signs of revival: Minister under PMKVY this month, said in a written reply. There was an increase of 17,223 new companies compared to the year-ago period. The minister's PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI moderated by the onset of PNS n NEW DELHI reply was to a query on whether the second wave of coronavirus the second wave of COVID, pandemic has adversely impacted the economic conditions of the Vedanta on Monday said its Indian economy is showing he said. Training has started in companies in the country. aluminium vertical has invit- signs of revival since the "This is reflected in 607 districts across 32 ed partnerships from cement peaking of second COVID movement of several high states/Union Territories producers like ACC, UltraTech wave in the first half of May frequency indicators like under the third phase of Cement and JK Cement to use on the back of targeted fis- E-way bills, power con- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Retail sales down by its by-products for manufac- cal relief, strong push for sumption, rail freight, UPI Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) turing low-carbon cement. capital expenditure, and a transactions, vehicle regis- 2020-22, Parliament was In a national workshop con- rapid vaccination drive, trations, etc," he said in a informed on Monday. 50 percent in June: RAI ducted with global industry Union minister Pankaj written reply to Lok Sabha. Skill Development and etail sales in India declined experts, the company Chaudhary said on According to him, the Entrepreneurship by 50 per cent in June due expressed its interest for long- Monday. government has formulated Minister Dharmendra Rto the continued restrictions term collaboration with India's real Gross a multi-pronged strategy Pradhan said that under in the wake of the second wave cement industry players on Domestic Product (GDP) is to ensure that the prices of Phase III of PMKVY, the of the coronavirus pandemic, as opportunities of using fly ash, estimated to grow 0.5 per essential commodities like target is to train 8 lakh compared to the same month in a by-product in thermal power cent in Q3 and 1.6 per cent pulses and oil seeds remain candidates with an outlay 2019 before the health crisis hit, generation, and bauxite residue produce cement more sus- the system, but also provide the in Q4 of 2020-21, leading to controlled. The strategy of Rs 948.90 crore. according to industry body RAI. in cement manufacturing. tainably, is the perfect circular trifecta of quality, sustainabil- an upward revision in includes issuance of order In a separate reply, he In its latest business survey, the "Vedanta aluminium busi- economy partner for Vedanta ity and cost benefits for the annual real GDP growth imposing stock limits on said under the scheme, as Retailers Association of India (RAI) said the highest decline was ness...invites partnerships from Aluminium, it said. cement industry. "We hope from (-)8.0 per cent (2nd pulses applicable to whole- of July 10, 1.12 lakh can- witnessed in the sports goods category at 66 per cent, while foods cement producers for using its "Long-term strategic col- the Indian cement producers advance estimates) to (- salers, retailers, millers and didates have been trained; and grocery had the least with a dip of just 7 per cent as compared by-products for manufacturing laborations, such as between come forth to work with us on )7.3 per cent. he said. importers with effect from out of which, 0.57 lakh to June 2019. "Retail businesses continue to be stressed and are low-carbon cement," the com- Vedanta and India's key this innovative solution, which The Minister of State for July 2 and increasing the candidates are women finding it difficult to sustain due to restricted timing of operations pany said in a statement. cement producers, will not is a true win-win scenario for Finance noted that the number of price monitor- that is around 51 per cent and weekend closures," RAI Chief Executive Officer Kumar The cement industry, which only eliminate significant vol- the industry and environ- momentum of economic ing centres under Price of total trained candi- Rajagopalan said in a statement. In terms of region, RAI said the is exploring viable solutions to umes of industrial waste from ment," Rahul Sharma said. recovery was, however, Monitoring Scheme. dates. East zone witnessed the biggest decline in June this year at 55 per cent, followed by West and South with declines of 50 per cent each and North with a dip of 43 per cent when compared to June 2019. Strong fundamentals, market size will attract foreign investments: FM Around 1 cr MSME borrowers PNS n NEW DELHI developing economies. nation throughout the country, government has announced a "As has been witnessed in she said, adding, the average total of 17 measures in three India's strong fundamentals overall FDI inflows, India's daily vaccination rate has dou- broad categories -- Economic gets support under ECLGS and market size will continue strong fundamentals and mar- bled to 41.3 lakh doses in June Relief from the Pandemic, round 1.09 crore to attract market-seeking ket size will continue to attract compared to 19.3 lakh in May, Strengthening Public Health MSME borrowers have greenfield investments, Finance market-seeking greenfield subsequent to implementation and Impetus for Growth and Abeen provided with Minister Nirmala Sitharaman investments," she said. of the revised national COVID Employment. guarantee support said in a written reply to Lok With regard to India's con- Vaccination Policy since June The Finance Minister fur- amounting to Rs 1.65 lakh Sabha on Monday. traction in Gross Domestic 21, 2021. ther said that the CPI- crore as of July 2 this year Quoting the World Product (GDP) by 7.3 per cent India has now crossed the 38- Combined inflation in June under the Emergency Credit Investment Report 2021, the in 2020-21, she said this reflects crore mark in its cumulative 2021 was 6.26 per cent, as Line Guarantee Scheme Finance Minister said FDI the unparalleled effect of the COVID vaccination coverage against the average CPI- (ECLGS), Parliament was inflows into India rose by 25.4 'once in a century' COVID-19 with 23 per cent of the popula- Combined inflation of 6.16 informed on Monday. The scheme is part of the Aatmanirbhar per cent to reach USD 64 bil- pandemic and the contain- tion covered under the first dose per cent during 2020-21. Bharat Abhiyaan package announced by the government to mitigate lion in 2020, from USD 51 bil- ment measures that were taken and 5.6 per cent of the popula- The weight of fuels like the distress caused by the lockdown due to COVID-19 by providing lion in 2019, becoming fifth to control the pandemic. tion fully vaccinated, she added. petrol, diesel and other fuels in credit to different sectors, especially MSMEs. "As part of the Aatma largest recipient in the world in The fundamentals of the The government of India on the total CPI-Combined is Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, under the ECLGS, around 1.09 crore 2020, up from eighth position economy remained strong as According to the World tion and substantial fiscal sup- June 28, 2021 announced a only 2.52 per cent, she said. MSME borrowers have been provided with guarantee support it held in the previous year. gradual scaling back of lock- Bank's Global Economic port. India is expected to grow stimulus package of Rs 6,28,993 Replying to another starred amounting to Rs 1.65 lakh crore as on July 2, 2021," MSME However, the announced downs, along with the astute Prospects June 2021, she said, at a significantly faster rate crore, the Finance Minister said question, Sitharaman said Minister Narayan Rane said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. In greenfield projects in India support of Aatmanirbhar global growth for 2021 has compared to the global average in another reply. wages of officers and other another reply, he also said that as of July 2, 2021, an amount of Rs contracted by 19 per cent in Bharat Mission placed the been revised upward to 5.6 per growth. The government of The package aims to boost employees of the Life Insurance 2.73 lakh crore has been sanctioned under the scheme, of which Rs 2020, she said adding that this economy firmly on the path of cent, largely due to the sharp India is committed to acceler- diverse sectors of the economy Corporation of India have been 2.14 lakh crore has been disbursed. decline is significantly lower recovery from the second half rebound in major economies ating the pace and expanding affected by COVID-19 pan- revised with effect from August than the 44 per cent decline in of FY 2020-21, she added. driven by continued vaccina- the scope of COVID-19 vacci- demic, she said, adding, the 1, 2017. 9

Vijayawada Tuesday July 20, 2021 what’s brewing? RESEARCH REVEALS HOW THE Bhoomi Shetty on PANDEMIC SHAPED DATING her digital debut ith virtual dat- thing casual or serious. In ith the film Ikkat ing having taken fact, 74 per cent of single launching on over during Indians surveyed feel there Wednesday, lead W Covid lock- is a decline in negative W actor Bhoomi Shetty downs, a new behaviour in dating such as is excited about her research has ghosting, breadcrumbing, debut in this come- revealed how the pandemic catfishing, among others. dy film with a unique ‘lock- has changed various facets Do safety concerns also down’ setting. Directed by of dating, with 48 per cent extend to vaccination sta- Esham and Haseen Khan and of single Indians claiming tus? The survey says safety featuring Nagabhushana and there is an “increased focus is still on top of the mind Bhoomi in the lead, the movie on personality rather than for single Indians. revolves around an unhappily someone's looks”. With wider rollout of married couple on the verge of The nationwide survey vaccinations among getting a divorce but unwillingly commissioned by social younger age groups in forced to spend time with each networking platform India, more than one in other when a nationwide lock- Bumble, and conducted by three (33 per cent) daters down is announced due to the YouGov last month, reveals surveyed are feeling hope- pandemic. Talking about how that 45 per cent of single ful about dating in 2021, she bagged the role in the film Indians polled believe that says Bumble. However, and the overall experience of virtual or online dating is vaccination status matters working on the film, Bhoomi the normal way of dating to many as 38 per cent Shetty said, “I was locked up in in India. daters surveyed say they my home too like the rest of the People also seem to be would not go on a date or world when I got a call regard- finding virtual dates to be have sex with someone ing the film, asking me to audi- safer to engage with some- who hasn’t received the tion for the lead role. I found one they met online before Covid vaccine. Many also the plot interesting and sent in deciding to meet in-per- claim that they are more my audition video. I was then site Nagabhushana.” her and her husband Vasu, son. According to the find- conscious of safety after asked to come to Bangalore Revealing that her character which audiences will surely find ings, the most popular rea- the deadlier second wave where I met the entire team. I Janhvi in the film has many interesting. She doesn’t feel too son (48 per cent) why sin- of coronavirus, says the was thrilled to join the cast of shades to her, Bhoomi added, “I attached to him, but yet deep gle Indians surveyed enjoy recent nationwide survey. the film. It is my first film and I enjoyed playing a layered char- inside she cares for him. As we virtual dating is because it Many daters, including was not expecting a project like acter like Janhnvi. She is a vil- started shooting, we started feels safer than meeting up those on Bumble, are this to come my way, especially lage girl who is a little irritating building the characters and with someone in person they have never met in- have to get “half-glam” or than before the pandemic increasingly including their during the lockdown. I was at times. She wants that city life improvised along the way. The for the first time. Around person. Many also seem to partially ready for a video — they’re being more hon- meeting preferences and thrilled to meet Nagabhushana. where she can style herself the whole team of Ikkat was super three-fourths (72 per cent) take a liking to the saving date. Bumble has also est about what they're other Covid-related infor- I had watched his movie, French way she wants and look good supportive. It was a small team think it is possible to fall in of time and money on vir- found that people are now looking for in a relation- mation on their bios or Biryani and loved it. I was like on social media. There is this and we became like a family by love with someone online tual dates, as they only dating more intentionally ship, whether it’s some- profiles. — wow I’m being paired oppo- love-hate relationship between the end of the schedule.”

khazana hai, khule aam ghaple chalu, kanoon ki hai aankh band’ — a striking MC Altaf sends out a strong reflection of the current state of affairs of India’s margin- alised communities who are the mercy of prejudiced sys- social message in his latest drop! tems. And created as it was in the crucible of quarantine, it iding on the suc- Likha Maine contains up-tempo offering spares no dish out a public service takes on a particularly cess of Soch, many sounds and styles that effort in stimulating listeners announcement accentuating potent meaning. Mumbai-based ardent fans of the Gully to question the status quo how the common man is a Karan Kanchan who has rapper MC Altaf Gang signees will be familiar against the milieu of a wor- victim at the hands of a cor- worked with some of the r aka Altaf Shaikh, with — hard trap interwoven risome socio-economic 21st rupt, bigoted and impassive finest hip-hop heavyweights widely referred to with gully rap, but the stand- century landscape. structure. The young rapper in the business such as as the next generation of outs are the vulnerable Despite its personal delivers clever verses, Divine, Naezy, Pusha T, Bombay rap is all stoked for moments delivered through sounding title, the introspec- humanising the oppressed, Vince Staples elaborates, his second solo release of layers of lyrical irony as MC tive single encapsulates the with equal parts empathy “This release stands out for 2021 titled Likha Main’. Altaf ultimately proves him- recurrent stories of injustice and rage ‘bhalai ka zamana me because it is synonymous Premiering today on Gully self as a master of wit. With and the aggrieved voice of nahi, kamai ka zamana hai, with the world, we currently Gang Records, the single is elements of melancholy humankind through an kamzor ho raha desh kyunki live in. It’s a thought-provok- produced by Karan Kanchan intertwined with multi-lay- artistic lens of contempla- milawati khana hai, bikau ing release that will at some whose recent credits include ered, dense harmonies by tion. Altaf’s observational system saara hai, soch kaha level make a positive impres- collaborative works that was Joel D’Souza (JD) in an conveys the artist’s pertinent Oscar nominated film The ace producer, Karan lyrics, street-bred sound- tak jaana hai, garib apni sion on young minds and more light-hearted. open-air grungy location protest masked in the garb White Tiger. Kanchan; Altaf’s smashing scape and searing vocals country nahi, chupa rakha differs from our previous The music video shot by aesthetically captures and of a hip hop banger.

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Tuesday July 20, 2021 Poor mental health to ‘I'M MORE THAN make Covid worse JUST AN ACTOR MEANT TO ENTERTAIN Actor Abhishek AUDIENCE Bajaj of Student Of or Abhishek, an tive. I also add my own actor must have a flavour to every charac- The Year 2 tunnel-vision ter I play.” f towards his craft — Not having a the box-office num- favourite “hero”, the ccording to with antipsychotics or “In several countries, fame, is bers will continue to actor always looks a new anxiolytics (anxiety- pleas to change the stretch up and down — howev- up to good per- study, the reducing drugs) vaccination strategy gearing up for er, what will remain constant is formances! a chances of appeared as the most were discarded by the actor’s pursuit, because the Talking about one dying vulnerable groups for national health contention in the entertainment what enticed or being Covid-19-associated authorities with the the release of industry is cut-throat and with him to make hospitalised following mortality. Patients argument that the the advent of technology, con- his debut with Covid-19 infection in with substance use current scientific evi- his next tent is turning to be more cere- Dharma individuals with psy- disorders were also at dence did not distin- bral. “Even before giving the act- Productions, chiatric disorders increased risk for hos- guish particular ing arena a try, I decided to be the actor said were found to be pitalisation following groups of psychiatric project, which an investigative officer early in anyone would twice as high in com- Covid-19. patients who have a life. As time passed by, television love to work with parison to persons The authors of the very high risk for has him attracted me. Every struggling them. “They are the without mental disor- paper called for severe Covid-19, hos- actor has a story to tell, some biggest makers. ders. national and interna- pitalisations, ICU playing the inspirational and some sobbing Debut with such a The study also found tional health authori- admittance and death ones, however, I can't forget the production house is ICU admission rates ties to take concerted due to Covid-19. This way I was given utmost esteem like a dream come were not affected. The action by offering pri- paper offers precisely parallel lead and regards in this industry, true. But the craft of my research compiled ority vaccination to this, and shows that even before appearing on the character was superb data from 33 studies patients with severe pre-existing mental opposite screen. It turned to be a unique when I read the script. from 22 countries, mental illness, intel- disorders, in particu- compulsion for me since then,” The character of comprising 1,469,731 lectual disability, and lar psychotic and Ayushmann the heartthrob tells us. Abhishek was the patients with Covid- substance use disor- mood disorders, and The character that he plays biggest coincidence. 19, of whom 43,938 ders, and highlight the exposure to antipsy- alongside methodical actor It had the same name had mental disorders. urgency of actions to chotics and anxiety- Khurana. In a Ayushmann in his upcoming as mine. Initially, he This study, initiated counteract possible reducing drugs are movie carries an extraordinary was against Rohan, by the Immuno- reduced access to associated with candid chat aura and weightage. “Yeh role and in the latter NeuroPsychiatry care. Covid-19 mortality. bheedh se kafi alag hai (this role half, he and Tiger Network of the Corresponding With this new evi- with The is different from the regular come together to European College of author, Dr Livia De dence, not taking ones), few of the traits of my beat the other Neuropsychopharmac Picker, from the action is no longer an Pioneer upcoming character are very team. I really ology, was published University Psychiatric option,” added De 's relatable to my real life too! I loved the graph in the peer-reviewed Hospital Campus Picker. always ensure that every role of this character. journal ‘Lancet Duffel, Belgium, said, De Picker further SHIKHA that I adorn leaves a deep I got so many Psychiatry’. “Together with many said, “Importantly, impact on my audiences, and get shades to per- 23 studies were colleagues from our data revealed a DUGGAL, he to justify the character at the form, which is included in a random- national and interna- striking contrast in same time. There are certain rare,” the actor effects meta-analysis tional psychiatric patients with severe apprehensions that we all actors shares. of crude and adjusted associations, we have mental illness. talks about have, but wondering how my odds ratios for Covid- been advocating for Patients with psychot- fans would react to it, is the vital 19 related mortality, priority SARS-CoV-2 ic disorders in partic- acting, his one. At the moment, I love Considering his professional with an accident. In a week, I ed anymore, says the actor. As hospitalisation, and vaccination of patients ular were affected by working for the film fraternity life to be one of the facets of his started hitting the gym. I can’t our chat comes to an end, I ask ICU admission in with severe mental ill- the highest mortality journey because while I was working on reality, he certainly believes he’s live without exercise! It has him about what kept him going individuals with ness. However, it risk, but did not have the small screen, it kept me more than just an actor meant become an integral part of my amid pandemic. comorbid pre-existent quickly became increased risk of hos- occupied every day. Nowadays, I to entertain the audience. The life.” “It is likely that I have become mental disorders, apparent that a lack of pital admission. We towards self- have time to upgrade myself. In actor also narrates an anecdote With an urgent need to limit more appreciative towards investigating different high-quality evidence know these patients films, we do get time to do a where he got into serious trou- social contact, we have all had to things, especially family. I have diagnostic groups and on the mortality and face important barri- discovery, and detailed study and research ble but still carried out with his resort to connecting virtually seen families learn the impor- classes of psychiatric hospitalization risks ers to physical health- about the character and their fitness regime as he loves it. The with our loved ones. But now as tance of being together through drugs. of patients with men- care, and our results everything in emotions. I can get deeper into actor recalls, “Fitness is like a we are all dealing with the thick and thin and most impor- Individuals with tal disorders was suggest reduced the skin of my character. But I lifestyle, so whatever condition I uncertainty of when things will tantly, I have learned that no psychotic disorders blocking implementa- access to care could usually follow my director’s am in, I will not skip my work- settle down, meeting our friends matter what, we are all in this and mood disorders, tion of our recom- have contributed to between. instructions because every out. I remember I had got 16 and family would be something together,” he concludes with a as well as patients mendations by health- the increased mortali- director has a different perspec- stitches on my hand after I met none of us would take for grant- chuckle. receiving treatment care policymakers.” ty seen in this group.” Caring for motherland from miles away YAMINI KRISHNA a pool for hydrotherapy. We BANDLAMUDI have also donated cows and a buffalo for milk. We contact- ed an organisation for HIV in sually, those who Nuziveedu in Krishna district move abroad for to arrange food and clothes. higher studies pre- We also helped with college u fer to settle there. fees for those girls aiming for They pay occa- higher education at the sional visits to India to meet organisation. We initiated their parents, with not much ‘Tele medicine’ therapy by to do with the country any- American specialists to the more. But Ayesha Charugulla Ayesha Charugulla children in Little Hearts from Vijayawada was differ- and initiated various service autism center in Mumbai. ent. She, who lives in programs involving kids and When the staff at California, has been doing that received a great response. cChegomma and Kanikella wonders for her motherland. As it advanced, a few friends villages from Telangana She started working for autis- and parents began partner- reached out to us in need of a tic kids, disabled children, ing. As suggested by my library, we've arranged one and minor girls who were friends, I started ‘Empower for them. trafficked. Apart from that, and Excel’ a voluntary organi- Pandemic times: she has now extended hands sation in 2015 with six chil- to support those affected by dren. It has reached 500 “We witnessed the worst Covid. Speaking to The today, and the children are Pioneer, she talks about her able to conduct charitable them to underprivileged journey and services. activities themselves. Now, schools in Andhra. At least “I have been away from they visit old age homes dur- ten volunteers from my team home for twenty-five years ing weekends, cook on their would visit India with me now. I am married, and a own and distribute food. Not every summer. We would all mother to two kids. I worked just that, they also conduct conduct workshops on as a software engineer and workshops for their juniors. I English language skills. things were going fine. Five am often amazed to see these Among the students that years ago, I happened to marvelous kids,” shares accompanied me to India, observe our kids along with Ayesha. Spoorthi Vellamkonda was the other kids in our commu- Every summer.. the one who conducted nity. Almost all of them were almost 50 sessions on physi- Sadan at Machavaram in the amount that was collect- scenario during the pandemic beds for Fever being brought up in a partic- “My parents live in cal hygiene of girls and sani- Prakasam district. They face ed. They've been trained in in 2020. hospital in Guntur. Once all My husband Sanjay ular prototype. I thought of Andhra. Previously, I used to tation during menstruation social stigma and are self-defense too. There’s an We are trying to support of us are out of this pandem- Charugulla also has spon- inculcating in them lofty visit them every year with my under the supervision of the shunned by society. We have organisation Asha Jyothi in our people to our best. Until ic, we will send these beds to sored several beds. ideals and moral values, kids. Being aware of the con- India Chapter. We have also supported them for a year West Godavari district that now, we have supported 300 a few old-age homes. All the funds are majorly rather than securing them dition of schools in remote released her book ‘Jagruti’ with food and sent them bak- serves the girls who are phys- beds in Telangana and 500 We also donated a few beds raised from and by our friend with luxuries. Motivated by villages, I planned to build a about girls’ physical hygiene. ing material from America ically and mentally chal- beds in Vijayawada, to the camps arranged at shere and several other fami- that, I started conducting library there. I contact a few Few more steps.. and trained them in baking lenged. Moved by their plight, Vinukonda, Narsaraopet, and Jawahar Nagar in Hyderabad lies willing to volunteer. We’re workshops during the week- voluntary contributors here by professionals. We also we arranged for food and Tenali. We also sponsored and Covid center at BVK worried about the third wave ends, gathering all the stu- in the U.S and we all did our “I felt moved when I came trained the girls in making solar plants for them. To the oxygen flow meters and con- Bhavan in Khammam. We but are all ready to extend dents. It did well. As my fam- best in collecting books from to know about the 70 traf- Jute bags which were market- disabled children, we provid- centrators. In addition to it, came to know of their need our support to our best ily is well-settled, I resigned our friends and would send ficked minor girls at Asha ed in America and sent them ed wheelchairs and sponsored we are planning to support for more beds. capacities,” Ayesha shares. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | JULY 20, 2021 sport 11

I was determined to hit All eyes on opener Mayank first ball for six: Kishan PTI n DURHAM ayank Agarwal’s fight to reclaim his place Colombo: Before going out to bat in his debut ODI against Min Indian Test eleven starts on Tuesday Sri Lanka, young Ishan Kishan had announced in the dress- when he walks out to open in a three-day game ing room that he would hit the first ball for a six, irrespective against County Select XI, starting here on of the bowler and where the ball would be pitched. Tuesday as best friend KL Rahul gears up to And he did what he had promised by hitting a keep wickets in Rishabh Pant’s absence. six off Sri Lanka’s off-spinner Dhananjaya De The match has been accorded First-Class Silva. status, a first for India in many years since MS Kishan, who celebrated his 23rd birthday Dhoni took over captain. The Jharkhand with a smashing 42-ball-59 told teammate dasher believed that an ‘official match’ robbed Yuzvendra Chahal on bcci.tv that he all players from getting some game time. had a fair idea that the surface was However, the team management wanted a not providing enough assistance proper First-Class game to get into the groove to the slow bowlers. before the start of the Test series next month. “I kept (wickets) for 50 overs According to BCCI sources, Pant, who had and understood that the track tested positive for Covid-19, has completed his didn’t have much help for the stipulated 10-day isolation in an spinners. So I was determined acquaintance’s place in London that wherever the bowler pitch- and is “recovering well” but he is Select County XI vs India es, I would hit him for a six. I yet to join the team bubble in Live from 3:30pm IST had told that to everyone in Durham. DURHAM CRICKET YOUTUBE the dressing room before “Even if Pant would have going out to bat,” Kishan reached in time for the practice game, he said. would have been given adequate rest to get Mayank hasn’t been in best of forms in When asked why he was back in peak physical condition. He has been Australia and had lost his place to Rohit, who looking to hit every ball out of sight during the asymptomatic but would need to train well missed the first two Tests Down Under due to initial phase, the Jharkhand keeper-batter said ahead of the first Test in Nottingham,” a quarantine rules. that it was the confidence that he had gained senior BCCI official said. While Rahul has also scored bulk of his while batting in the nets in the run-up to the “In any case both Pant and Wriddhiman, 2000 runs opening the innings, it is understood series. who is isolated as a precautionary measure that he is being considered as a middle-order “Practice is very important and I was in will be available for first Test.” batsman and may be used later in the series good touch during the net sessions. The pitch As it had been reported earlier, KL in case one of the senior batters (read Ajinkya on which we practised, was also of similar Rahul, who has been doing keeping drills, will Rahane) don’t get back to form. nature. So since I was connecting well, don the big gloves for the game. In bowling department, Mohammed Siraj INDIA AIM TO SEAL SERIES I didn’t have to do anything different. However, it will be Mayank, whose form will like to give a good account of himself and Just execute it in match situation. No will be closely monitored by the team manage- Jasprit Bumrah wouldn’t mind getting a few PTI n COLOMBO INDIA-SRI LANKA AT R PREMDASA, COLOMBO change in game-plan. If I have a ball in ment as he is likely to partner Rohit Sharma wickets under his belt just like Ravichandran my radar, I will hit it,” Kishan said. in the first Test. Ashwin did last week for Surrey. ndia’s young guns will get Team P W L N/R W % another opportunity to flaunt India 44 22 18 4 50 Itheir exceptional talent and Sri Lanka 112 69 36 7 61.6 win. Most of the batsmen got secure a series win against a hap- India vs SL 34 16 15 3 47.05 starts but could not convert. It less Sri Lankan outfit in the sec- Faisel Features is something they will have to fix One or two bad games can’t finish you: Kuldeep ond ODI here on Tuesday. to test India. PTI n COLOMBO had four and five wicket hauls times and in bubble life, when ate new type of doubts,” said the Skipper Shikhar Dhawan Sri Lanka vs India It was good to see Kuldeep Thanks to Chamika and it would be better if people one is spending long time in a man, known for his straight t was left in complete awe at the Chahal and Yuzvendra Chahal Karunaratne’s 35-ball 43, Sri ndia spinner Kuldeep Yadav start talking about those closed environment and not get- talking. other end as the likes of Prithvi Live from 3:00pm IST bowl in tandem after a long time Lanka were able to cross 250. He Ibegs to differ from sceptics achievements too,” ting chances. However he accepts that in Shaw, Ishan Kishan and SONY TEN 1, 3 & SIX and they proved once again that feels his team can regularly who were ready to write his Kuldeep told Kuldeep has been in and team sport, one has to be patient Suryakumar Yadav made batting they perform better as a pair. score 300-plus if the batsmen cricketing epitaph after a few bad media after an around the squad without as chances might not readily look ridiculously easy in the first home to the win in the 37th over. With spinners bowling the don’t squander starts. “If more performances but feels self- impressive much game time and that come one’s way. ODI on Sunday. India are unlikely to make bulk of the overs, star all- of our batsmen had been able to doubt does creep in when a play- 2/48 against does have its ill- He was under pressure In the long run, India want changes as they would like to rounder Hardik Pandya showed bat longer, we could have er is being overlooked for long Sri Lanka in effects. before the first ODI but coach to play more aggressively in the pocket the series before giving promise in the five overs he attacked earlier and gone for a periods. the first ODI. “It’s a difficult Rahul Dravid’s words of wisdom shorter formats and the perfor- chances to other youngsters. bowled. Seniormost pacer bigger score. We do have the Kuldeep, who was an auto- “One or two bad life in bubble and helped him soothe his nerves. mance of the trio served as a per- The only one feeling the Bhuvneshwar Kumar did not ability to get to 300 or 350, and matic choice till the 2019 World games doesn’t finish more so when “Pressure and nervousness fect template in that context. heat would be Manish Pandey, have the best of days but trust hopefully that will happen in the Cup, is not in the main team’s one’s career. I believe all you are not play- will always be there when you Their sensational batting who laboured to a 40-ball 26 in him to be back in his elements next games,” said Karunaratne. scheme of things at the moment. who have played the ing as self- play after a long time and I was also reinforced the might of the series opener when others in the next game. The bowlers too need to Many felt that his 0/84 game and have knowl- doubts creep playing after long time. It hap- India’s bench strength with ODI were at their fluent best. It will take a special effort raise their game significantly to against England in Pune earlier edge of the game are in. A lot of peo- pens as you are keen to do well. debutants Kishan and Yadav Shaw, in his comeback from the struggling Sri Lankan put pressure on the high-quali- this year, had spelt doom for the aware about that fact,” ple want to “Initially, Rahul sir backed bossing the opposition from game, played breathtaking side to pull one back against the ty Indian batsmen. 26-year-old. said Kuldeep, who has help you, me a lot, motivated me, he told ball one. strokes on the off-side but rampaging visitors. Both teams might be inter- “I never felt that my white 107 wickets from 64 speak to you me a lot of things but most Sri Lanka bowlers also made missed out on a big score. It is The inexperienced team ested in chasing with the slow ball career was finished after that ODIs. but when you importantly that I needed to it easier for the marauding something he would like to showed it has the talent to com- pitch playing better in the England game. There are times But sport can be lone- speak to too enjoy my game...I am happy that Indian batters who romped correct on Tuesday. pete with the opposition if not evening. that you will go for runs. I have ly especially in Covid many people, you cre- it worked..” Stimac to remain Want to prove myself Indian athletes start training head coach till 2022 New Delhi: National men’s team coach Igor Stimac’s contract has that I can win: Deepika been extended till September 2022 keeping in mind the Asian “I want to prove to myself that I can win,” Cup qualifiers, the All India Deepika, who started her pre-Olympic training Football Federation (AIFF) said here on Monday, told World Archery ahead of the on Monday. Games. This was proposed by the “So it’s very important for me, my entire AIFF’s technical committee, archery team and my country. headed by former India interna- “It’s very important because Indian archery coach Mathias Boe. tional Shyam Thapa. does not have an Olympic medal so I want to win.” The sailors, including V “The committee deliberat- The 2010 Commonwealth Games Gold Sarvanan, the first to reach ed at length, and reached a con- medallist had become world No 1 ahead of her Tokyo, had already started sensus that in view of the exter- maiden Olympic appearance in London but only their training on Sunday. nal factors which has had a huge to make a first round exit. The 15-strong group of impact on the footballing world “At my first Olympics, I was ranked world Indian shooters also to hit the in general, and with the nation- number one, though I was not aware of it much. Badminton players PV Sindhu, center, and Chirag Shetty, second from left, pose for range on Monday. al team all set to begin their cam- photo with Indian swimmers Srihari Nataraj, left and Maana Patel, right It was kind of a fantasy for me being the first As per the protocols laid paign in their quest to qualify for Olympics,” she said. Tokyo: Indian athletes hit the started their training on down by the Organising com- the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, Back as world No 1 after winning successive ground running as they start- Monday. mittee, athletes arriving from head coach Igor Stimac be given World Cup Gold medals this year, Deepika said: ed their pre-Olympic training While archery couple India were required to under- an extension of his contract till “A lot has changed since then... I’ve worked real- a day after landing here, hop- Atanu and Deepika started go three-day mandatory quar- September 2022,” the AIFF said ly hard mentally which is giving me a lot of pos- ing to live up to massive expec- sharpening their skills at the antine upon reaching Tokyo in a statement. The AFC Asian Tokyo: Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari says itive results. tations in the pandemic-hit Yumenoshima Park on which was later lifted. Cup qualifiers are scheduled to she wants to prove to herself that she is capable “I was left very much behind at the last two Games. Monday morning, paddlers Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak On reaching the Games be played from February to of wining a medal at the Olympics after missing Olympics, so I’m working on that and building The likes of archers Sathiyan and Sharath Kamal Laxman Manohar Sharma. Village after clearing their September next year. out in the last two editions. my confidence with it. I’m continuously trying to Deepika Kumari and Atanu too began their preparations in While shuttler Sindhu and Covid tests at the airprot and One of the most high-pro- The World number one archer, who is gear- better my performance.” Das, table tennis players G search of an elusive Olympic Praneeth trained with singles receiving their PVC cards, file coaches to manage the ing up for her third straight Olympics, has never The Indian archers had their first practice ses- Sathiyan and A Sharath Kamal, medal in the sport. Gymnasts coach Park Tae Sang, the men’s the Indian athletes were Indian men’s team, Stimac was lived up to the expectation, making early exits in sion at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field on ace shuttlers PV Sindhu and B Pranati Nayak also started her doubles pair of Chirag Shetty allowed to use the common appointed to the top post in May her previous appearances in London 2012 and Rio Monday. Deepika will be the lone female Indian Sai Praneeth and lone Indian training this morning under and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy areas, including gymnasium 2019 for a two-year term, and 2016. archer at the Olympics. PTI gymnast in fray, Pranati Nayak, the supervision of coach hit the courts along with their and dinning hall. PTI has had mixed results since. Hamilton racially abused on social media ‘Saurabh can beat Jong-Oh in Tokyo’ Perusic 3rd athlete to be Covid +ve at Oly Village London: Lewis Hamilton was PTI n NEW DELHI form, wins and records, ly and so well. I may have also PTI n TOKYO to take the player for PCR test the victim of “multiple instances Chaudhary is to the Indian won a lot of medals interna- at the village. of racist abuse on social media” n awe of the sensational shooting contingent ahead of tional competitions but you zech beach volleyball play- “We waited several hours during and after his controver- ISaurabh Chaudhary, former the Tokyo Games, what Rai can see that Saurabh’s scores Cer Ondrej Perusic became for the result. When it turned sial win in the British Grand world championship Silver- was to the group that compet- are higher than what I was the third athlete at the Olympic out to be positive, we delivered Prix, according to a joint state- medallist shooter Jitu Rai feels ed in the 2016 Rio Olympics. shooting. Games Village to test positive for Ondra’s things. The organizers ment by Formula One, the FIA the reticent youngster has it in Reminded about that, Rai, “In Tokyo, if he scores Covid-19, while an American then took him to a hotel, which and his Mercedes team. him to humble one of the who has got the better of Jin 582-583 in the qualifications, alternate woman gymnast train- is designed to isolate asympto- The seven-time world sport’s all-time greats, South Jong-Oh in the past, said 99 pre cent he is going to make ing in Chiba prefecture also got matic cases, because Ondra is champion was involved early on Korean Jin Jong-Oh, in the Chaudhary is dif- the finals, and he can score infected on Monday, dealing a currently in good health,” the in an incident that saw Max Tokyo Games. ferent. more than that. He is surely fresh set of blows to the mega- team’s Chief physician Jiri Verstappen plough his Red Bull Jin is one of the most suc- “You one of the biggest prospects in event which opens in less than Neumann said. into a wall and out of the race. cessful individual shooters at just need to the 10m air pistol event,” the four days. Perusic and his teammate “During, and after, yester- the Summer Olympics, having look at the modest shooter, who is now This comes after two South David Schweiner were to play day’s British Grand Prix, Lewis won a record-breaking six scores he eyeing the 2024 Paris African footballers tested pos- their first match on July 26 and Hamilton was subjected to mul- medals, including four Gold. registers. It Olympics after missing out on itive for the virus on Sunday. the Czech team said it will tiple instances of racist abuse on Rai is also backing the is amazing the current Games, said. Perusic was the second positive request for a postponement. social media following an in- industrious Yashaswini Singh how he Having trained and com- case to be revealed in the Czech Tokyo Olympic training camp Czech contingent head Martin “So now we’re looking at a race collision,” they said in a joint Deswal and the extremely tal- does that so peted with Olympic contingent. The Tokyo in the city of Inzai, Chiba Doktor. possible postponement of statement condemning the ented Manu Bhaker to “do regular- him in the Organising Committee has so Prefecture. “He also has absolutely no matches or other options that behaviour “in the strongest pos- something good” at the Games past, Rai far confirmed 58 Games-relat- The US Olympic and symptoms of the disease, how- would allow the boys to enter sible terms”. in Tokyo. knows a thing ed Covid cases. Paralympic Committee issued a ever, PCR analysis confirmed the tournament later, according “These people have no place “Saurabh Chaudhary is or two about “Despite following all pre- statement, confirming that “an the result of the antigen test,” to the rules. in our sport and we urge that something else. I have seen Chaudhary. cautions (on) Covid-19 beach alternate on the women’s artis- Doktor was quoted as saying by “But we will be wiser in this those responsible should be him shoot and it’s not just “He is quiet volleyball player Ondrej Perusic tic gymnastics team tested pos- the Czech Olympic Committee’s regard in the next hours and held accountable for their about the medals he is and reserved, became infected. He is current- itive.” The USOPC, however, website. days. In any case, we will try to actions. winning, he is actually fully focussed ly asymptomatic and is in iso- did not give out her name. “It’s still fresh information avoid disappointment,” said “Formula 1, the FIA, the dri- winning them with very on the job at lation according to the rules,” Alternate athletes are being and everything is evolving very Doktor. vers and the teams are working high scores. And it’s no hand. He the country’s official Olympic allowed in the Games in team fast,” he added. The Tokyo Games to build a more diverse and surprise that he is should win it team handle posted. events in view of the infection The Czech Olympic Organising Committee’s daily inclusive sport, and such unac- holding the world in Tokyo.” Later reports trickled in risk. Committee said that the team update of Covid-19 cases did ceptable instances of online record at the that “a teenaged female gymnast Perusic’s sample came pos- received a message about the not mention any athlete on abuse must be highlighted and moment,” Rai said. from the United States” has test- itive on Sunday during testing Perusic’s positive result this Monday, revealing three cases eliminated.” AFP In terms of ed positive for virus at her pre- at the village, according to morning by e-mail, asking them on the day. 12

Vijayawada Tuesday July 20, 2021 tollywood Ramarao on Duty finalises Satyadev: Bollywood its two female leads was always on my mind ctor Satyadev is a I feel that things happen to you ple.’ I would not heartthrob now in the because you have a thought call my work to be Telugu film industry somewhere lingering around to pan-Indian but both for his charming get them. My predominant would rather want looks and intense per- thought was always exploring the entire world to a formance. bigger markets, different films watch it.” He has gathered a Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, and However, he is good following, especially over Kannada. Hindi was always on aware of the change the past year, with his work in my mind.” the film industries Telugu films getting commercial While Wikipedia mentions across India are under- and critical acclaim. another Hindi film as his debut, going. Now, he gears up for his the actor clarifies that Abhishek “Thanks to Baahubali, Bollywood debut in the Akshay Sharma’s Ram Setu is his first. and some other films, I can Kumar-starrer Ram Setu, and he However, he gives away a bit of think of why the pan-Indian says exploring Hindi films was trivia about another project, trend happened. Earlier dubs always on his mind. which could have been his Hindi were happening but now, people While he is tigh-lipped about debut. are making sure they are specifi- his character, Satyadev is com- “I have worked in a film in cally making it for other lan- fortable giving the backstory on Afghanistan and that should have guages as well. They’re how the big-budget Hindi project been my Hindi debut but unfor- creating sets to came his way. tunately the film got stalled. I am match other lan- “It came out of nowhere. I had now happy that it is going to be guages. not even put my profile up there, Ram Setu,” he says. Earlier it and it landed in my lap. It's a very Satyadev has wrapped up the used to be good role. Few things happen and shooting of his next Telugu film only we don’t even realise that it’s hap- Thimmarusu and is gearing up Tamil ass Maharaja Ravi Teja star Dhanush in Karnan, which pening and that is how my for its release, while he is midway and is currently working was released earlier this year. Bollywood debut shaped up. I with the shoot of Godse. Telugu. with Sarath Mandava “Team #RamaRaoOnDuty wel- would say this is the best The actor wants the world to The m for an upcoming film comes its lovely leading ladies Bollywood debut in terms of watch his films.. He shares, “Any actors Ramarao on Duty. The @itsdivyanshak & where I am placed. I see this as actor you ask, they would love to would never makers are currently @rajisha_vijayan on board (sic),” the best opportunity to explore be part of films that entire India talk in Telugu shooting for the film in tweeted SLV Cinemas. Hindi cinema,” he shares. would watch, be it Telugu or any but the Hyderabad. The movie marks The movie Ramarao on Duty The actor adds, “It was always other language. You want people ambiance would the directorial debut of Sarath is touted to be a unique thriller part of the plan. I really wanted to watch your work. As an actor, be familiar,” the Mandava and the production that is inspired by real events. to explore Hindi cinema and, in you want people to recognise the actor says on a con- debut of Ravi Teja’s RT Currently the team is filming fact, all languages. That is how I work you are doing. It gives you cluding note. Teamworks. And it is backed by important scenes involving the look at things and Hindi was def- the satisfaction that ‘my film is Sudhakar Cherukuri. Today the lead actors. The upcoming initely on my plate. To be honest, being watched by so many peo- makers of Ravi Teja-starrer action drama also has Nasser, Ramarao on Duty officially con- senior Pavitra Lokesh, Naresh, firmed that they have roped Rahul Ramakrishna, Surekha Rajisha Vijayan and Divyansha Vani and others in the support- Kaushik in this directorial ven- ing roles. ture of Sarath Mandava. The film has Ravi Teja playing Malayalam actress Rajisha the role of an an honest govern- Vijayan is playing one of the ment officer. female leads in the movie and The music for the movie is she has already commenced being composed by Sam CS, shooting for her part. Rajisha whereas Sathyan Sooryan is han- Vijayan is also known for shar- dling the cinematography and ing the screen space with Tamil Praveen KL is the editor.

THAMAN TO COMPOSE MUSIC FOR RAM CHARAN- SHANKAR FILM

usic director SS about bagging the opportunity to Thaman, who is rid- work with director Shankar, Ram ing high on back to Charan and producer Dil Raju. back successful ven- He wrote, “It’s from the Year Heaping praises for his ‘broth- my best (sic).” He wrote on Twitter, “And m tures, has bagged 2000 till 2021 I have been wit- er’ he said, “After #Nayak & The film is said to be bilingual, #Dilraju gaaru Who has been So another big project. nessing @shankarshanmugh Sir #bruclee its time to show my love which will release in Tamil and Encouraging to Me and My The youngster, who is composing the Way he thinks Imagine the to Our #MegaPowerStar Telugu. Ram Charan will start Music Supporting Me as his music for Mahesh Babu’s Sarkaru Science & life beyond Cinema I @AlwaysRamCharan gaaru he is shooting for the film after wrap- Younger Brother. It’s all love and Vaari Paata, has been roped in to am Still Seeing the Same Energy the person filled with Great heart ping up SS Rajamouli’s RRR. Support from the Team Pa Ranjith, cast render tunes to Ram Charan and and the Aura behind this and Showers Love every time In the post, he also promised @SVC_official Together as a Shankar’s next film, tentatively Wonderful Human.Happy to be with Superior energy. Such a producer Dil Raju that the music team We shall make this #RC15 a titled RC15. Taking to Twitter, Part of the TEAM for #RC15 as lovely gentleman and a brother of RC15 would be memorable for musical & a Memorable ONE take boxing training Thaman shared his excitement #Composer #Godbless (sic).” love You brother. Will Work to the audience. (sic).” ver since Amazon Arya, John Kokken and Shabeer Prime Video released Kallarakkal underwent rigorous the trailer for its training and diet. Arya, to get upcoming film into the role of Kabilan under- e Sarpatta Parambarai, went 4 months of boxing train- Nidhhi Agerwal wants a Hindi the media has been ing, which included boxing, car- abuzz about the major physical dio and weight training for six to transformations that the actors seven hours each day along with iSmart Shankar went under for the film. Not a strict diet. To not lose the look remake of only the actors but the director, of the film, Arya even continued ctress Nidhhi and introduced Nidhhi to and in the kind of way people Pa Ranjith also underwent train- his diet and training during the Agerwal’s perfor- never-before mass popularity. saw me, and it got people so ing for this project. Known for lockdown when shooting had to mance in the Telugu “I feel very proud that I am much closer to me. The film his detailed precision, to under- be stopped due to the pandemic. blockbuster iSmart part of the film because it was was amazing because of the stand the sport and to align his On the other hand, his adversary a Shankar cemented such a big hit and I think it all amazing Puri sir who is vision to the film, Pa Ranjith Vembuli played by the supremely her place in com- was the first time that I was my favourite. I love him started prepping for the project talented John Kokken also mercial cinema of exposed to the mass crowd. so much as a director six months prior, by undergoing trained for four hours daily that film industry. She can’t The crowd that I absolutely and as a person. Just boxing training to understand along with his regular workout help but wonder if she would love. It was the first time I was working with him on the nuances of the sport and which included a lot of high want to play the lead role in exposed to that kind of love the set was so easy. make it look as realistic as possi- intensive functional and body case the film is adapted in and attention and I absolutely So, I have such ble. On undergoing training for weight training. In addition, Hindi. In the Telugu hit, actor loved it. I do feel very emo- fond memories.” the film, Pa shared, “This film is other boxers in the movie Ram Pothineni played the role tionally connected and close says she who very special to me as I had writ- Raman, played by Santhosh of iSmart Shankar. Nidhhi feels with iSmart Shankar because who will be seen ten this 10 years back and was Pratap, and Dancing Rose, that its Hindi remake would be of the people involved in the alongside waiting for the right time to take played by Shabeer Kallarakal, equally successful. “I would film. I am very fond of every- Pawan it ahead. I wanted the audience who are trained martial artists love to see this film being one involved in the film,” she Kalyan in to get the authentic boxing of the too, had to undergo special remade in Hindi. I think it will says. She made her debut in her next. 70s. Not only the era but how training as the techniques of be a very entertaining film if 2017 in Bollywood, then sport was placed at that time. To boxing were quite different from it’s made in Hindi and it would moved to Telugu films with understand the technique and to that of other martial art forms. again do the numbers,” she Savyasachi. form the boxer’s character, I Set in the 70s, Sarpatta shares. “I think every film adds so decided to take boxing training Parambarai is not just a regular When asked, who should much and teaches you so much and share my vision through the sports movie about boxing. It play Ram Pothineni’s character as an artiste and it’s a whole actors by sharing it with them. also showcases the culture, and in the Hindi remake, Nidhhi other experience and world. We all got trained at fisherman lives of the boxing clans that replies with a childlike giggle: So, you learn, become part of Island, followed a strict diet and existed in North Madras. At the “I think Ram himself should one world,” she says. stayed focused till we shot for centre of the story lies two rival play the role — or me, what do In context of iSmart the film. As a part of prepara- clans — Sarpatta and Idiyappa, you say? Should I be iSmart Shankar, which released two tion, I went under six months of who are constantly locking horns Shankar and kick people up?" years ago, she adds, “The film Boxing training, before starting in a duel for the pride of their The film was directed by changed a lot of things for me. the project to understand the respective clans. The film, with a Puri Jagannath and also It taught me a lot of things. So sport and to put possible minor backdrop of sports, illustrates the starred actors Nabha Natesh many more people knew me. I details to make it look real.” nuances of an era that was rife and Satyadev. It set the cash just saw the difference in the To get the authentic 70s north with cultural and societal registers ringing at box office kind of way I was perceived Madras boxer look, the actors changes.