Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW STATUS QUO IS NOT RIGHTS ISSUE HELPS RIL HYDERABAD OPEN BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THE ANSWER RECLAIM RS 10L CR M-CAP BADMINTON CANCELLED BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 213 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY JUNE 5, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable PRIYAMANI TURNS COMRADE BHARATHAKKA { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com ‘DRACONIAN' LOCKDOWN “FLATTENED THE RLY REFUNDS RS 1885 CR TO PASSENGERS AVOID NAME ‘DALIT’ IN ALL OFFICIAL GOVT BLACKLISTS OVER 960 FOREIGN GDP NOT CORONA CURVE”: RAJIV BAJAJ WHO BOOKED TICKETS DURING LOCKDOWN TRANSACTIONS: KARNATAKA GOVT TABLIGHIS; BARS THEM FOR 10 YEARS "draconian" but porous lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19 has he railways said it has refunded Rs 1,885 crore to passengers who he Karnataka government has asked all its departments and authorities The Union Home Ministry on Thursday blacklisted more than 960 Aended up "flattening the wrong curve" by decimating India's economy Tbooked tickets during the lockdown period and whose tickets were Tto avoid during all official transactions the nomenclature "Dalit" for foreign members of Tablighi Jamaat from traveling to India for ten and leaving it with the "worst of both worlds", industrialist Rajiv Bajaj said cancelled. The Indian Railways had suspended its regular passenger train members belonging to the Scheduled Castes. "All the departments and years. The Home Ministry took the action against the foreign nationals on Thursday, in a severe criticism of the Centre's handling of the pandemic. services during the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the authorities of government of Karnataka are requested that (use of name for their alleged involvement in the activities of Tablighi Jamaat. During a video interaction with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, highly contagious coronavirus in India. "As the trains were Dalit) for all official transactions, matters, dealings, certificates, among Sources claimed that the number of those foreign nationals backlisted Bajaj also said that opening up the economy would be a cancelled en masse, the railways faced the challenge to others," the official circular said. The Constitutional term Scheduled Caste by the Ministry can go up to 2000. It may be Herculean task, and asserted that none other than the Prime return a huge amount of money towards refund to the rail in English and its appropriate translation in other national noted that Maulana Saad, his sons and several Minister should purge people's mind of fear through a "very clear passengers. "The railways has successfully refunded Rs languages should alone be used for denoting the persons members are under scanner for defying the and aligned narrative". "The way India has been locked down is 1885 crore towards cancellation of tickets to passengers belonging to the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes GO on lockdown and organising a religious draconian. We tried to implement a hard lockdown which was during the period March 21 to May 31 on tickets booked notified in the presidential orders issued under Article congregation at the outfit's Delhi headquarters porous.” the 53-year-old businessman said. through the online mode," the railways said. 341 of the Constitution, the circular said. - Nizamuddin Markaz – in March this year. Centre issues guidelines on AP justifies GO 203 at KRMB meet, TS vows to ‘stop RLIS’ places of worship reopening PNS n HYDERABAD The Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Department on Thursday made PNS n NEW DELHI l Staggered it clear to the Krishna Krishna l l Only River Management Board Mandatory entry of visitors, Religious places inside con- asymptomatic (KRMB) that the proposal to tainment zones shall remain hand hygiene if possible. construct the Rayalaseema Lift worshippers shall closed for public and those (sanitiser) and l Irrigation Scheme (RLIS) and to outside will be allowed to open, screening. be allowed Preferably enhance the Pothireddipadu Irrigation projects according to the SOPs issued by separate entry head regulator were to better the Union Health Ministry on l No l No and exits for utilise the State’s share of water, neither in the past Thursday to contain the Covid- even as Telangana said that it touching of physical visitors. nor in future 19 spread at such venues. l would stop work on the RLIS “at Places of worship get fre- statues/ idols offerings like Common any cost”. Explaining the reason quented by a large number of / holy books prasad/holy prayer mats behind GO 203, which has set A Paramesham people for spiritual solace and etc. water should be off a storm of protests in to prevent COVID-19 spread, it l No entry without avoided Telangana state, the AP govern- chief secretary Adithyanath has changed the designs of the 2 is important that required social face masks ment told the KRMB meeting, Das, arguing the case for projects and hence the KRMB distancing and other preventive l No physical l Managements held at the Jalasoudha in Andhra Pradesh, said that the has to consider those projects as measures are followed in those l Large gatherings contact while to frequently Hyderabad and chaired by A State would lose out due to the new projects. He made it clear premises, the ministry said. /congregation greeting each clean, disinfect Paramesham, that the State does redesigning of projects by that there is no comparison In view of the potential threat prohibited. other premises not mean to deprive Telangana Telangana. He said that the between the proposals of the of the spread of the infection, as of its share of water, but only Pothireddipadu and RLIS pro- projects of TS in undivided AP far as feasible recorded devo- utilise the water allocated to AP jects were taken up in tune with and present projects in tional music or songs may be place," the ministry said, under- hand hygiene (sanitizer dis- played prominently, it said. by the Bachawath Tribunal. the allocation of waters to AP. Telangana. played and choir or singing lining that community kitchens, penser) and make thermal "Staggering of visitors to be Irrigation department special Das said that the Telangana groups should not be allowed, langars, 'Ann-Daan' etc at reli- screening provisions at the done, if possible. Foot wears to 3 the Standard Operating gious places should follow phys- entrance mandatorily. They be preferably taken-off inside Procedures stated. ical distancing norms while should allow only asympto- own vehicle. If needed they Common prayer mats should preparing and distributing food. matic persons in the premises should be kept in separate slots New Industrial Policy to be avoided and devotees should The ministry advised persons and allowing those using face for each individual/ family by bring their own mat or piece of aged above 65, having comor- cover or masks. the persons themselves. Any cloth which they may take back bidities, pregnant woman and Audio and video clips to shops, stalls, cafeteria etc, out- be unveiled on June 26 with them. children below the age of 10 spread awareness on preventive side and within the premises "No physical offerings like years to stay at home and avoid measures for COVID-19 shall follow social distancing PNS n VIJAYAWADA manpower will be provided to prasad/distribution or sprin- visiting religious places. should be regularly played norms at all times," the SOPs industries that will come up in Rajinigandha kling of holy water, etc should According to the SOPs, all while posters on preventive stated. Stating that the State the State. “We will bring the director Basu be allowed inside the religious religious places should ensure measures should to be dis- 3 Government is preparing a new industrial policy in a way new industrial policy to that investors will get permis- Chatterjee dies in promote rapid eco- sion to set up industries his Mumbai home nomic growth, in the State within 30 Bank cashier Industries Minister days,” Gautam TDP man accuses Mekapati Gautam Reddy said. High Court issues notice booked for Reddy on He said that the Akhila Priya of 5 Thursday said State government Rs 1.5-cr fraud that the policy was of the view that plot to kill him to Govt on legality of SEB would be unveiled mega industrial PNS n MACHILIPATNAM on June 26. parks with world-class PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA Speaking after a infrastructure should be A cashier of a nationalised meeting with the industrial set up in all districts, instead of Telugu Desam Party leader A Division Bench of the bank was booked on Thursday task force here, the Minister told limiting them to a particular AV Subba Reddy on Andhra Pradesh High Court on charges of misappropria- the media that the new indus- region. “We will come up with Thursday repeated his accu- on Thursday issued notices to tion of Rs 1.56 trial policy was discussed a comprehensive industrial sation against former minis- the Chief Secretary, Special crore of the threadbare at the meeting. policy by covering all aspects ter Bhuma Akhila Priya and Chief Secretary, the Director- bank He said that the new policy to promote rapid economic her husband Bhargava Ram General of Police and three funds in will be designed to prioritise growth,” Gautam Reddy that they were conspiring to others on the formation of the Krishna four sectors and that land, added. kill him. Special Enforcement Bureau district, water, electricity, and skilled 3 3 (SEB). police said. One Srinivasa Rao of Based on a Prakasam district had filed a complaint from writ petition in the High Court Chief Manager, a case had stating that there was no legal been registered against the Naidu sees scam in house site sanction to the formation of ex-officio principal secretary to al SP or assistant SP in each cashier of the bank branch in the SEB.