Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer VIJAYAWADA, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021; PAGES 12 `3 RNI No.APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 Published From VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *LATE CITY VOL. 3 ISSUE 212 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable www.dailypioneer.com Terror, radicalisation P Sensex, Nifty fall P TS Guv lauds P world’s gravest threats 5 from record highs 8 Chiru for his deeds 12 In brief Don't expect zero cases, prepare Ronaldo's Coca-Cola Centre, experts differ snub followed by $4 bn drop in its market value for 3rd wave: Jagan tells officials n ith a deadpan face and the over vax dosage gap PNS VIJAYAWADA slightest tinge of derision, W star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo picks up two glass bottles of n Pointing out that the partial curfew Coca-Cola, mutters the company's WHO, experts say 8-12weeks; govt okay with 12-16 weeks imposed across the state from name and sets them aside before May 5 has yielded good results with holding up a bottle of water. Not long NAVEENA GHANATE the number of Covid positive cases after, the Euro 2020 sponsor saw its n HYDERABAD declining, Chief Minister YS market value drop by $4 billion. The Jaganmohan Reddy on Wednesday captain of the Portugal football team Across the globe, there are con- told officials not to expect the num- is a well-known fitness enthusiast. At certed efforts to standardize vac- ber of cases to ever reach zero. a press conference in Budapest before cination and treatment protocol "Focus should be laid on vacci- Portugal went up against Hungary at for Covid-19; yet, instead of nation, also on following Covid Euro 2020, Ronaldo made it well adopting global benchmarks and protocols," the Chief Minister said. known what he feels about standards, the Centre, by elect- Jagan discussed the Covid situ- carbonated drinks. ing to differ with expert views, ation with district collectors and has only created confusion. For SPs and also a wide range of other instance, in May the Union gov- issues during the Spandana video- ED issues summons ernment increased the permissi- conference here. ble gap for Covishield vaccine The Chief Minister congratulat- to Khammam from 6-8 weeks to 12-16 weeks. ed the entire health staff for the This was not done in line efforts in controlling Covid-19 Prepare action TRS MP Nama with any recommendations of and said that the number of cases he Enforcement Directorate has the World Health Organisation have been decreasing for the past issued summons to or other experts. The Central few days, which was a good sign. T Khammam MP and TRS Government said it went by the "Masks, sanitisers and social plan, officials told Parliamentary Party leader in the Lok advice of the National Technical distancing should continue to be a Sabha Nama Nageswara Rao to Advisory Group on India fought second wave part of our lives," he said. It may be PNS n VIJAYAWADA trict level for the next two appear before it for an inquiry on June Immunisation (NTAGI) Covid mentioned here that Jagan was the months and implement it. 25 in a case of diversion of loans working group. first politician to be pragmatic During the Spandana meeting He told the officials to availed from banks. The ED issued However, the members of the about the pandemic, saying that it on Wednesday, Chief Minister check on the quality of ICU summons to all the accused in the organization have since told a using outdated drugs was now part of our lives. YS Jaganmohan Reddy directed beds in teaching hospitals and Madhucon case, along with Nama new agency that 12-16 weeks' With regards to testing, Chief the authorities to be prepared for provision of medical care to Nageswara Rao. The ED conducted duration is something that the PNS n HYDERABAD got 93,800 vials in this dura- Minister instructed the authorities the third wave to face when it infants and ensure that oxygen searches recently at Madhucon’s government had come out with, tion. WHO had last year to conduct only RT-PCR tests on comes. beds are available at CHCs corporate office and at the residences while the NTAGI had backed India fought the second wave issued a conditional recom- those with Covid symptoms and Since studies are showing and area hospitals. of the group’s directors. It is learnt that only increasing the dosing inter- of Covid-19 with almost out- mendation against the use of get them treated immediately. He that children could be prima- Further, the Chief Minister the ED authorities seized cash and val to 8-12 weeks -- echoing dated science. It was in Remdesivir for hospitalised also stressed on conducting fever rily affected in the third wave, directed the officials not to documents during the searches and WHO view. November 2020 that the patients, regardless of disease surveys every week across all the officials were instructed to be deviate from the prescribed they have been studying the But now the government has World Health Organization severity, as it could not find villages for early tracing and treat- prepared with a good action vaccination policy. He stated documents, bank accounts, and turned the tables on the group (WHO) recommended against any conclusive evidence that ing. plan, especially considering that the vaccine production in contents of the hard discs recovered members, saying no dissent was the use of Remdesivir in the drug improves chances of The Chief Minister congratulat- the treatment for children. the country is very low and during the searches. expressed by the members of COVID-19 patients; yet, in the survival and other outcomes ed the district collectors for their The Chief Minister infor- there is a need to increase the NTAGI on increasing the gap. second wave, there was 'short- among patients. efforts in implementing YSR med that three state-of-the-art capacity to efficiently vacci- The MOHFW, in an official age' of this medicine. The Not just Remdesivir, sever- Aarogyasri without burdening the hospitals are being set-up for nate people. Japan to set 10,000 statement said, "This COVID-19 country not only ramped up al drugs and therapies which poor, as 89 percent of people have paediatric treatment — one Although 3.5 crore people spectator cap Working Group considered a the production, but also got it the world has stopped using taken Covid treatment under the each in Visakhapatnam, have to be vaccinated, so far proposal for a change in dose as aid from other countries. A are still in vogue in India. The health scheme. As on date, over Krishna-Guntur area and only 26,33,351 have received ahead of Olympics interval for Covishied used total of 34.5 lakh Remdesivir crisis was fought with outdat- 16,000 people are undergoing Tirupati — and directed the two doses of vaccine, and apan is planning to set a cap of under the National Vaccination vials were allocated to the ed science; yet, it led to black- Covid treatment in the state of Collectors to identify the land 6,90,710 have received a sin- 10,000 fans at sports events Policy. states and UTs from April 21 marketing of even those which more than 14,000 people are required in this regard. gle dose of vaccine. “There is J ahead of the Olympics, a 2 to May 9. While AP got 1.42 drugs! 2 being treated under Aarogyasri. He directed the officials to a long way to go,” said the cabinet minister said Wednesday, as lakh vials of Remdesivir, TS 2 prepare an action plan at dis- Chief Minister. organisers weigh how many domestic spectators can attend the Games. The proposed measure would come into force after a Covid-19 state of Most drugs for emergency in Tokyo and other parts of IMA: Covid 2nd wave the country ends on June 20, and treating adult Covid HC suspends Group-1 Govt notifies would last until the end of August, said Yasutoshi Nishimura, the minister in patients not for four new charge of virus measures. It would limit claimed 730 doctors spectators to 50 percent of a venue's PNS n NEW DELHI kids: Govt guidelines interviews for 4 weeks capacity or 10,000 people, whichever is PNS n VIJAYAWADA Group-1 Mains examinations. Members to smaller, he said. As many as 730 doctors have suc- PNS n NEW DELHI Counsels for the petitioner cumbed to coronavirus infection The Andhra Pradesh High Court argued that the examinations were during the second wave, according Drugs such as ivermectin, on Wednesday ordered that the not conducted as per the rules. Council Republicans to data available by the Indian hydroxychloroquine, favipi- Group-1 interview process be sus- They were told about digital val- PNS n VIJAYAWADA introduce Bill to fire Medical Association (IMA). ravir and antibiotics like doxy- pended for four weeks. Notices uation at the last minute. Bihar saw the maximum num- cycline and azithromycin pre- were sent to the Secretary of the However, the arguments put The State government on Anthony Fauci ber of 115 deaths, followed by scribed for adult COVID-19 Andhra Pradesh Public Service forth by counsel on behalf of the Wednesday issued order notifying everal Republican lawmakers, Delhi at 109, Uttar Pradesh 79, patients have not been recom- Commission (APPSC) and the government stated the High Court the nomination of four YSRCP eager to blame a US West Bengal 62, Rajasthan 43, mended for treating children, Secretary of General that the Group-1 tests were leaders to the Andhra Pradesh S government official for the Jharkhand 39, and Andhra according to a government Administration conducted as per the rules Legislative Council under the response to the coronavirus pandemic, Pradesh 38, the data showed. India succumbed to Covid-19, guideline issued on Department to this and there was no need to Governor’s quota. introduced a bill Tuesday to fire According to the IMA, 748 doc- while in the current second wave, Wednesday. effect. inform in advance about Two days ago, Governor Anthony Fauci, the face of American tors died in the first wave of the in a short period we have lost 730 In anticipation of likely The High Court on the evaluation. Biswabushan Harichandan had efforts to combat Covid-19. pandemic. doctors," a doctor associated with intermittent surges in the Wednesday issued After hearing both approved the list forwarded by the Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor "Last year 748 doctors across the IMA said. number of COVID-19 cases, interim orders after sides of the arguments, government. Greene led a handful of colleagues in the government has come out hearing a petition chal- the High Court on The notification came in the announcing the so-called Fire Fauci with guidelines for opera- lenging the digital eval- Tuesday reserved its wake of the term of office of four Act, which would reduce the famed tionalising Covid-care servic- uation of Group-1 Mains orders. members of the TDP — infectious disease expert's government es for children. exam answer scripts. On Wednesday, the court Janardhan, Samanthakamani, salary to zero and require the Senate UP Police books The recommendations The interviews were scheduled issued interim orders imposing a Beeda Ravichandra and to confirm someone to fill his position. include augmenting existing to start from Thursday, but the stay stay on the interview process for Gownivaari Sreenivasulu — Fauci, who has advised seven US Covid care facilities to provide order issued by the High Court has the Group 1 services putting the expiring on June 11. These four presidents, had become a trusted care to children with acute further delayed the process. It is whole process in limbo for anoth- TDP leaders were nominated by figure in the government's Covid-19 Twitter, others for coronavirus infection. learned that eight petitions have er four weeks. the Governor to the Legislative response, beginning with his work been filed in the High Court alleg- Council. 2 during Donald Trump's administration. circulating video 2 ing irregularities in the conduct of 2 TODAY PNS n GHAZIABAD on social media on June 14, the elderly Muslim man, Abdul Six Maoists killed in encounter in Vizag Police here have booked Twitter, a Shamad Saifi, is heard saying he ALMANAC news portal and six people for cir- was thrashed by some young men PNS n VIJAYAWADA Month & Paksham: culating a video in which an eld- and asked to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. Jyeshtha & Shukla Paksha erly Muslim man says he was However, the Ghaziabad police Six members, including three Three Maoist Panchangam thrashed and asked to chant 'Jai has ruled out a communal angle. women, of the outlawed CPI Shri Ram', claiming that it was It said the accused were (Maoist) were killed in an alleged Tithi : Saptami: 09:59 pm couriers arrested, done to create communal unhappy about a exchange of fire with the elite Nakshatram : Purva Phalguni: 10:13 pm unrest. 'tabeez' (amulet) he Greyhounds of Andhra Pradesh Rs 10 lakh seized Time to Avoid : (Bad time to start The FIR was lodged at sold to them. Police in Visakhapatnam district on any important work) the Loni Border police A police offi- Wednesday, while a fierce gunbat- PNS n KAKINADA Rahukalam : 01:54 pm – 03:32 pm station in Ghaziabad cial said on tle took place between security around 11.30 pm on Wednesday that forces and Maoists in neighbour- Chintoor police on Wednesday Yamagandam : 05:45 am – 07:23 am Tuesday on the basis of three people -- ing Odisha's Malkangiri district. arrested three persons at Varjyam : 06:14 am – 07:50 am, a complaint lodged by a Kalloo Gurjar, The deceased included the dis- Gollagudem village in Chintoor 12:00 am – 06:48 am local policeman. Parvesh Gurjar trict committee commander Sande mandal of East Godavari district Gulika : 09:01 am - 10:39 am It names Twitter Inc, and Adil -- have Gangaiah, they said. The remain- on a tip-off that they were mov- Twitter Communications been arrested for ing Maoists were identified as ing cash to Maoists. Good Time : (to start any important work) India, news website The Wire, assaulting Saifi. Police Ashok, Ranadev, Paike and Lalita. about 30 Maoists gathered in the We then found the bodies of six Police seized Rs 9.93 lakh in Amritakalam : 03:49 pm – 05:25 pm journalists Mohammed Zubair are also looking for four The identity of another woman forest area to conduct a clandestine Maoists in the forest.An AK-47, an cash from the trio, apart from Abhijit Muhurtham : 11:51 am – 12:43 pm and Rana Ayyub, Congress leaders others -- Polly, Himanshu, Arif and Maoist was still to be established. meeting. They were said to be caus- SLR, a carbine, three .303 rifles and three cell phones and two two- Salman Nizami, Masqoor Usmani, Murshid. “So far, five of the deceased ing trouble to the local tribals. We a tapancha (country pistol) were wheelers. VIJAYAWADA Dr. Sama Mohammad and writer The FIR against Twitter and oth- Maoists have been identified while sent our forces for a combing recovered from the spot," the SP According to sources, all the WEATHER Saba Naqvi. ers states that the Ghaziabad police the identity of a woman cadre is yet operation in the forest area," added. three arrested were couriers of "These people did not verify the had issued a clarification statement to be established,” said Krishna Rao said. Police sources said the combing beedi contractors in mandal. Forecast: Mostly cloudy truth of the matter and shared it with facts of the incident but Visakhapatnam SP B Krishna Rao. The SP said the Maoists opened operations were continuing in the Chintoor DSP Khadar Basha Temp: 34/27 online with a communal angle with despite that, the accused did not He said the exchange of fire took fire at the police from a hillock and densely forested area. Additional has been investigating the Humidity: 59% an intention to disrupt public remove the video from their place in the dense forest at "refused to surrender despite forces were being deployed to the involvement of others in arrang- Sunrise: 05:42 am peace and create a divide between Twitter handles. Teegalametta under Mampa police repeated requests". site of the incident. ing cash for Maoists by cooper- Sunset: 06:52 pm religious groups," the FIR states. station limits. "In self-defence, our men ating with the accused. Current Weather Conditions In the video clip, which surfaced 2 "We received information that returned the fire and surged ahead. 2 2 Updated JUNE 16, 2021 5:00 PM VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | JUNE 17, 2021 vijayawada 02 AP records 6,617 HC suspends Petrochemical complex eludes Group-1 fresh Covid cases, interviews for 4 weeks State due to deadlock over VGF 57 fatalities Continued from Page 1 SNV SUDHIR percent on the lines of HPCL's Rs 975 crore per annum n VIJAYAWADA Barmer refinery cum petro- under VGF for 15 years, Jagan PNS n VIJAYAWADA of 15,757 and Anantapur the The interview of the chemical complex, in requested Pradhan to cut lowest 1,611 active cases. Andhra Pradesh Group 1 Close to five years after it was Rajasthan for which the via- down the VGF since the state While other districts con- service exam (2018) was first mooted, the proposed bility gap funding has been could not bear such a burden Andhra Pradesh's coronavirus tinued to show a declining slated to begin on June 17, petrochemical complex at reduced from Rs 3,736 crore in the present circumstances. caseload increased to trend, East Godavari the state public service Kakinada remains a non- to Rs 1,123 crore per year by Jagan also said that mem- 18,29,751 as 6,617 fresh cases remained the main hotspot, commission, APPSC had starter in investment-starved adjustment of IRR to 12 per- bers have already been nom- were added in the 24 hours registering 1,397 fresh cases in notified earlier. The inter- Andhra Pradesh. The project cent. inated for the Working Group ending 9 am on Wednesday. a day. view was to be held from 10 has been stuck between both The detailed feasibility on behalf of the state govern- Recoveries rose to 17,43,176 West Godavari added 829 am to 5 pm on all working the union and state govern- study for the petrochemical ment to discuss the project after 10,228 patients got cured and Chittoor 780 new cases, days from Monday to ments over the Viability Gap cracker unit with an invest- modalities and asked the during the period, the latest while the remaining 10 dis- Friday in the Commission's Fund (VGF). ment of Rs 37,433 crore at Centre to issue immediate bulletin said. With 57 more tricts registered less than 600 office in Vijayawada. A While the Centre wants the Kakinada was done by directions to start the project. succumbing in a day, the over- cases each. Chittoor and total of 326 candidates were AP government to provide Engineers India Ltd (EIL). "The Union Minister all Covid-19 toll climbed to Guntur districts reported nine shortlisted for the interview VGF, the state government is Based on the preliminary responded positively. As a 12,109, the bulletin said. fresh Covid-19 fatalities each, based on the marks not forthcoming due to the financial appraisal by SBI result of the discussions, a The state now has 71,466 Anantapur, East Godavari, obtained by them in the financial crunch. The dead- Caps, with a debt-equity ratio working group has been con- active cases. Krishna and Srikakulam five main written exam which lock over the VGF has delayed of 2:1, the project will yield an stituted under the East Godavari district's total each, Visakhapatnam and was held from December the project that can bring IRR of 9.8 percent as against Chairmanship of Joint cases touched 2.50 lakh and West Godavari four each, 14 to December 20, 2020. around Rs 37,000 crore of the hurdle rate of 15 percent. Secretary (Refineries), Anantapur's 1.50 lakh on Kurnool three, Kadapa, SPS A total of 169 vacancies in var- investments besides providing Investment Region (PCPIR) It was in the last leg of the In order to bridge this gap, Ministry of Petroleum and Wednesday. East Godavari Nellore, Prakasam and ious departments are to be employment to thousands planned between Vizag and previous Chandrababu Naidu the project proponents sought Natural Gas, Government of now has the highest number Vizianagaram two each. filled through this exam. along with many ancillary Kakinada and instead moot- regime that the State govern- viability gap funding in the India with the state govern- units. ed Petrochemical Complex ment wrote to Pradhan seek- form of an interest-free loan ment officials," said Mekapati VGF for Petrochemical in 2016. ing reduction in Internal Rate of Rs 1,438 crore per year to Goutham Reddy. Complex prominently figured The Petroleum Ministry of Return (IRR) threshold for be provided for a period of 15 He said that Engineers during Chief Minister YS was keen on setting up the the proposed petrochemical years beginning from project India Limited and SBI Caps Centre, experts differ over... Jaganmohan Reddy's meeting petrochemical complex cracker unit in the state. zero date. were advised to re-work the with Union Petroleum instead of a greenfield oil HPCL and GAIL had come The interest-free loan of Rs financials in view of the recent Continued from Page 1 the joint chairpersonship of that with CoWIN app, people Minister Dharmendra refinery planned, earlier as an forward to set up the cracker 1,438 crore per annum will be regulatory changes in Secretary, Department of cannot tweak when they can Pradhan last Monday in anchor company of PCPIR. unit provided the State gov- repaid by GAIL/HPCL Joint Corporate Tax and Interest It recommended that based on Biotechnology and Secretary, take their second dose. Delhi. The issue was followed Due to the emerging mar- ernment assured VGF based venture Company commenc- Rates to take forward the the real-life evidences, partic- DHR & DG, ICMR". The Consequently, even if some- up by the State Industries ket for petrochemical prod- on the estimated IRR. ing from the 16th year strategic project in Andhra ularly from the United STSC said, as per the one wants to take a second Minister Mekapati Gautham ucts, the Ministry was of the The State government onwards and ending in the Pradesh. "Apart from direct Kingdom (UK), the COVID- COVID-19 Working Group dose based on actual evi- Reddy who met Pradhan on opinion that investors will requested the Centre to con- 30th year after project zero employment there will be 19 Working Group agreed for recommendation, a dosing dences, they cannot. Wednesday. also show interest in coming sider to reduce IRR of the pro- date, free of any interest. indirect employment that increasing the dosing interval interval of minimum three Citizens of India need to Due to poor market condi- to this region. Setting up a posed greenfield petrochem- Later, after several discus- runs into lakhs with the kind to 12-16 weeks between two months between two doses of follow rules made by the tions, the Union government petrochemical complex will ical complex to around 10 sions the VGF was revised to of ancillary units that will doses of COVISHIELD Covishield vaccine was rec- government and integrated scrapped the Petroleum need less investment when percent to 12 percent from the Rs 975 crore. come up once the petrochem- Vaccine". ommended. with the app. These confus- Chemical Petrochemical compared to an oil refinery. current IRR threshold of 14 As the Centre has asked for ical complex is set up," he said. It is important to note here Even after this claim by the ing guidelines will only push that none of the three stud- government, one of the group citizens to look for alternative ies supposed to have been members took a stand that means where they can just get done reportedly looked at that there was no recom- vaccinated without being the results of a 16-week dose mendation to increase the tracked. Already vaccine Most drugs for treating adult Covid... India reports gap. dose to 16 weeks. scams are being reported The Ministry added that The central government across the country, especial- Continued from Page 1 ing the second wave of the guidance about additional ship in clinical management 62,224 cases, this recommendation of the has been pointing to Spain ly of cases in which the COVID-19 infections. requirements for infrastruc- and training. Telemedicine COVID-19 Working Group and Canada which had details are not being According to it, once vaccines From this, projections for ture, equipment and man- could be harnessed for was further taken up for dis- increased the gap, and keeps uploaded via the portal. are approved for children, pediatric cases and the number power. reaching out to a large num- 2,542 deaths cussion in the 31st meeting of stating that its own decision Several doctors have been those with comorbid condi- of admissions required can be Noting that a majority of ber of facilities," it said. the Standing Technical Sub- to increase the gap has noth- pitching for bringing back the tions having more severe man- derived, it said. children have asymptomatic To ensure data collection PNS n VIJAYAWADA Committee (STSC) of NTAGI ing to do with shortage. vaccination interval to 8-12 ifestations of COVID-19 and "It is desirable to augment or mild illness and can be at all levels and transmission held on 13th May 2021 under It may be mentioned here weeks. poorer outcomes should be a the existing Covid-care facili- managed at home by parents, from community to higher A single day rise of 62,224 priority group for immunisa- ties to provide care to children it said treatment for sympto- centres, the document rec- new coronavirus infections tion. with acute Covid. This will matic patients include parac- ommended that a national were reported taking India's About the treatment of chil- need additional pediatric-spe- etamol for fever and moni- registry be launched for total tally of COVID-19 cases dren, the guidelines by the cific equipment, infrastruc- toring conditions such as pediatric Covid. to 2,96,33,105, while the India fought second wave using... Union Health Ministry said ture and pediatric formula- measuring respiratory rates, "There is a need to encour- active cases were recorded most drugs used in adults tions. difficulty in respiration, oral age and facilitate research in below nine lakh after 70 days, Continued from Page 1 er this year. Andhra Pradesh guidelines were not being such as ivermectin, hydroxy- "Also, an adequate number intake and oxygen satura- the area of pediatric Covid according to the Union and Telangana have received updated in what the world was chloroquine, favipiravir and of trained manpower -- both tion. and this could cover various Health Ministry data updat- It was only in the first week of 31.50 lakh and 42.50 lakh recognizing. Evidence gets antibiotics such as doxycy- doctors and nurses -- should "In a community setting, aspects of management. ed on Wednesday. June 2021 that the government HCQs, despite no evidence on updated across the world, but cline or azithromycin have not be provided. The health ASHA and MPW should be Similarly, issues of optimal The COVID-19 death toll revised guidelines and dropped the efficacy of HCQ. India does it late. When drugs been tested on children for pre- authorities should initiate involved for management of treatment for MIS-C need to climbed to 3,79,573 with drugs such as hydroxychloro- Likewise, though convales- are proposed, they are done as vention or treatment of Covid capacity building programmes children at home and also be addressed by clinical tri- 2,542 fresh fatalities, the data quine, ivermectin, doxycy- cent plasma therapy had been a small study, later when a large infection among them. for appropriate pediatric care. monitor to assess the need als, such as comparison of updated at 8 am showed cline, zinc and multivitamins, dropped, many hospitals have study is done in a scientific "Therefore, these are not In standalone paediatric hos- for referral and admission," low dose with high doses The active cases further which were earlier prescribed suggested it. Plasma donor manner, they did not yield recommended in children." pitals, separate arrangements, the guidelines said. steroids, comparison of declined to 8,65,432 compris- by doctors to treat asympto- organizations involving promi- results. Same is the case with The guidelines stated it is for example, separate beds The document stressed on steroids with IVIG and oth- ing 2.92 per cent of the total matic or mildly symptomatic nent leaders and police were plasma, fabiflu, doxy, anticipated that there may be for paediatric Covid care need imparting training to com- ers," it added. infections, while the national Covid-19 patients. started. axithromycin and other med- intermittent surges in the num- to be set up," the guidelines munity health workers for The guidelines said that COVID-19 recovery rate has Despite doubts over the A doctor, on condition of icines. That's the cycle that ber of coronavirus cases. said. picking up the red flag signs. based on sero-surveillance improved to 95.80 per cent. usage of HCQ, India distrib- anonymity, said, "Drugs give a went for a lot of drugs. The "A combined effort from It is desirable to designate Also, all stakeholders, reports, COVID-19 infection A net decline of 47,946 uted over 10 crore HCQ tablets false sense of security, which world has gone with evidence- the private and public sector is specific areas in the Covid including the community, in children above 10 years of cases has been recorded in for Covid-19, as per the data makes patient go to hospitals based medicine". needed to handle any surge (in facilities for pediatric care should be educated by the age occurs in a similar fre- the COVID-19 caseload in a submitted in Parliament earli- late. It is unfortunate that our cases) in the future after the and parents should be information education com- quency to that of adults, even span of 24 hours. withdrawal of the lockdown, allowed to accompany the munication. though among the confirmed Also, 19,30,987 tests were school reopening or as a third child there. For improving the quality cases less than 12 per cent are conducted on Monday taking wave over the next three to "For children with of care and for capacity individuals less than 20 years the total cumulative tests four months. The basic princi- Multisystem Inflammatory building, the guidelines rec- of age. conducted so far for detection UP Police books Twitter.. ples of equity and dignity of Syndrome who test negative ommended hand-holding of "Children have less severe of COVID-19 in the country care should be followed," it for acute Covid, care has to district hospitals and other disease than adults. In the to 38,33,06,971. Continued from Page 1 (Deliberate and malicious and is shameful for both said. be provided by the existing facilities by medical colleges. majority, the infection is The daily positivity rate acts, intended to outrage society and religion," the The guidelines said esti- pediatric facilities. These "A few centres may be asymptomatic or mildly dropped to 3.22 per cent . It The police had also clarified religious feelings of any former Congress chief had mates for additional bed capac- facilities also need augmen- designated as regional cen- symptomatic. It is uncom- has been less than five per cent that those who attacked class by insulting its religion tweeted in Hindi tagging a ity for pediatric care may be tation especially HDU and tres of excellence for Covid mon to have moderate to for nine consecutive days, the Saifi included Hindu as well or religious belief) and news report on the calculated based on peak daily ICU services," it said. care and research. These severe Covid among healthy ministry said, adding the as Muslim men and the 120B (criminal conspiracy) Ghaziabad incident. cases in different districts dur- The document provides centres can provide leader- children," it noted. weekly positivity rate has incident was a result of per- of the Indian Penal Code Sharing a screenshot of declined to 4.17 per cent. sonal issues between them (IPC). Gandhi's tweet, Adityanath Recoveries continue to and not communal, it said. It was lodged within had said, "The first teaching outnumber daily new cases "Besides this, Twitter Inc hours of Congress leader of Lord Ram is 'speak the for the 34th consecutive and Twitter Rahul Gandhi and Uttar truth', which you have Don't expect zero cases, prepare for... day.The number of people Communications India did Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi never done in your life." who have recuperated from not take any measures to Adityanath exchanging crit- "You should be ashamed Continued from Page 1 Government. for making a mistake for the should be invested over a the disease surged to remove their tweets," it ical remarks on Twitter over that even after the police Collectors should take first time, if repeated cases period of three years in set- 2,83,88,100, while the case added. the incident. telling the truth you are He instructed the authorities action against those who vio- should be filed. ting up a hospital. "These pri- fatality rate stands at 1.28 per The FIR has been lodged On Tuesday, Gandhi had spreading poison in society. to focus on private hospitals late the rules, charge more It has been decided to give vate hospitals should be locat- cent, the data stated. under sections 153 (wan- said, "I am not willing to In the greed of power, (you) and ensure that they strictly than the prescribed amount lands as an incentive to set up ed in various cities and towns Cumulatively, 26,19,72,014 tonly giving provocation accept that true devotees of are shaming humanity. Stop follow the rules and regula- and not hesitate to shut down 16 private multi and super rather than in one place and COVID-19 vaccine doses with intent to cause riot), Lord Ram can do such a humiliating and defaming tions put by the state govern- such hospitals, said the Chief specialty hospitals in each dis- get them empanelled with have been administered so far 153A (promoting enmity thing." the people of Uttar ment and not charge more Minister and added that trict centre and each corpo- Aarogyasri," the Chief under the Nationwide between groups on ground "Such cruelty is far Pradesh," the chief minister than the rates fixed by the penalties should be imposed ration, where Rs 100 crore Minister said. Vaccination Drive. of religion, class etc), 295A removed from humanity had said in a tweet in Hindi.

VIJAYAWADA BULLION RATES Six Maoists killed in... Govt notifies GOLD Continued from Page 1 ` 49, 470 (10 gm) members of the district voluntary fatigue without access to proper four new... ` 160 The sources added that a heli- force, acting on intelligence medical care and also decline in copter has been pressed for aer- inputs, began an operation in the the monthly money collection Continued from Page 1 SILVER ial survey over the encounter spot Kulabeda forest area. from their usual regular sources ` 76, 200(1kg) to track the fleeing Maoists, who "As a combing operation was due to overall economic slow- With the seats falling ` 300 are said to be top leaders of the underway near Kulabeda vil- down. vacant, the Governor nom- banned outfit. lage, the Maoists began sudden In the given scenario sensing inated the four person cho- Krishna Rao said they have unprovoked firing. The forces also that the ultras on a weak wicket sen by the YSRCP under CHICKEN information that some other retaliated after appealing to them Greyhounds have intensified the sub-clause (e) of clause (3) RATES `/KG Maoists suffered injuries in the to surrender," said Rishikesh combing in the Maoists infested read with clause (5) of exchange of fire. Khilari, superintendent of police areas especially on Andhra Odisha Article 171 of the Dressed/With Skin `180 "If any such Maoists surrender of Malkangiri. Border (AOB) areas since a month. Constitution of India. Without Skin `205 to us, we will ensure better However, the Maoists man- The encounter took place dur- A GO issued on Broiler at Farm `124 medicare for them. In the past we aged to flee taking advantage of ing one such intense combing Wednesday said: “In pur- had admitted a woman Maoist, the terrain, he said. operation on Wednesday. suance of Section 74 of the who was injured in a similar Following the gunbattle, a The outlawed Maoists who Representation of the People EGG encounter, to hospital and extend- large number of arms and ammu- had suffered during the first Three Maoist couriers... Act, 1951 (Central Act 43 of RATES `/100 ed treatment.So, they could come nition, including an INSAS rifle, wave of Covid had announced a 1951), the Government of and surrender without any appre- were recovered from the spot, the ceasefire in April last year. Continued from Page 1 Murumuru village in Etapaka It was revealed that Rs 9.93 Andhra Pradesh notified VIJAYAWADA 519 hensions," the SP said. officer said. However, breaking its own cease- mandal were arrested during lakh was being taken to fund four names of the members HYDERABAD 519 In Odisha's Malkangiri district, The second wave of Covid had fire they recouped and attacked According to the DSP, accused routine vehicle inspections the banned Maoists. Khadar so nominated: Thota over 200 km from not only severely impacted the the security forces in Chhattisgarh Sheikh Shashuddin (45), Sadi while there were moving Basha said that a case has been Thrimurthulu, Lella Appi VISAKHAPATNAM 557 Visakhapatnam, a gunbattle broke general public but also Maoists. in April first week in which 22 Raju (22) of Abhicharla village about suspiciously at registered against the Maoist Reddy, Koyye Moshenu Raju RETAIL PRICE `5.19 out when the Special Operations Since over a year, the outlawed security personnel died in Sukma in Kunavaram mandal and Gollagudem junction in couriers and they have been and Ramesh Yadav (IN VIJAYAWADA) Group of the Odisha police and Maoists had been facing Covid district. Sonde Mudaraju (40) of Chintoor mandal. arrested. Rajagolla”.

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CII AP Hike in property tax nothing but distributes TDP: Lease extended face shields to influence witnesses to hospitals PNS n VIJAYAWADA injustice to all, protests CPM “No new industries came and no new jobs were created. PNS n VIJAYAWADA TDP AP president and MLA The living standards of people PNS n VIJAYAWADA K Atchannaidu on Wednesday declined alarmingly low and CII, Andhra Pradesh questioned the propriety and touched rock bottom. Leaders of the Left parties on Chapter, on Wednesday dis- legality of extending the lease However, huge benefits were Wednesday took part in a tributed high end face period for the mines held by being given to the Chief protest against the State gov- shields at the Government, India Cements by 50 years by Minister's co-accused and ernment decision to abnor- Railway and Mahatma the Jaganmohan Reddy their companies. Also, officers mally increase property tax at Gandhi Cancer hospitals in Government, describing it as involved in Jaganmohan the ward secretariat near Visakhapatnam as part of “blatant misuse of power and Reddy's illegal assets cases Besant Road. Covid related initiative. authority”. were given top positions in the Demanding the state gov- These masks are meant for Atchannaidu said that a sim- Government,” he alleged. ernment to roll back the the utilisation of frontline ilar arbitrary extension of lease Atchannaidu accused the property tax hike, the protest- work forces such as doctors, was already given for Saraswati Chief Minister of resorting to ers said that it is an unwant- nurses and hospital staff. Cements immediately after historic corruption by plun- ed burden on the people, These high-end face Jaganmohan Reddy came to dering public resources worth especially during the Covid shields have been identified power. “Obviously, the Chief thousands of crores during the crisis. as an effective option to Minister was bent on giving quid pro quo - 1 under his Addressing the protesters, Tax based on property values secure the working condi- permissions to his co-accused father YSR rule. “Now, CPM State Executive tions of doctors and staff of in his CBI and ED cases to loot Jaganmohan Reddy has him- Committee member Ch Babu the hospitals from spread of the natural resources. The self come to power and Rao found fault with the drinking water, drainage and virus through aerial means. ongoing mining benefits were unveiled an even more State and Central govern- garbage collection, stating unacceptable, says Butchaiah CII Andhra Pradesh, with only aimed at influencing the exploitative “quid pro quo-2”. ments for increasing proper- that these were being decid- the help of Siva Kumar witnesses in the illegal assets The State's natural wealth and ty taxes and garbage tax dur- ed by the Central government PNS n VIJAYAWADA were lodging their severe demanded the Government Gunturu, past chairman- cases,” he alleged. resources were being handed ing the pandemic time and not at the local level, protests. The State to reconsider its decision CII-AP, acquired the face In a statement here, the over on a golden platter to all instead of extending support which was against the Telugu Desam Party senior Government was not at all before the people step up to masks from Maskon.org, TDP leader deplored that not those who were hand in glove to the poor. Constitution of India. leader and MLA Gorantla listening to the grievances of take their protests to the USA. Maskson’s volunteers a single paisa of development with the Chief Minister in his Babu Rao said that the The CPM leader said that Butchaiah Chowdary on the public so that it could next level. “The ardent pleas generously donated these took place in the past two massive corruption,” he Modi government has totally it is ridiculous that BJP lead- Wednesday strongly object- correct its mistake,” he said. from various sections of face shields through Sanjay years of the YSRCP regime. alleged. failed to save lives of people ers in the state were taking ed to the YSRCP In a statement here, the society were falling on dear Vakhil and Latha from Covid and has increased part in protest against the gov- Government's “adamant TDP MLA asked how the ears in the present Mangipudi, state represen- property tax which was noth- ernment, raising the issue of attitude” to go ahead with YSRCP regime could cancel Jaganmohan Reddy rule,” tative from Nashua, New ing but injustice. “The YSRCP, a hike in property tax. the new property tax system the age-old system of calcu- he said. Hampshire USA. that came to power to safe- “The BJP leaders should despite all round protests lating property tax based The TDP MLA deplored Andhra Medical College guard the interest of the peo- protest in front of Modi's from the public and civil on the rental values. “Quite that the YSRCP Govern principal PV Sudhakar, Dr ple, has surrendered to the house in Delhi and demand society organisations. arbitrarily, the new system ment has been on a mission MK Ramakrishna, Chief conditions of the Central gov- scrapping of the dangerous Butchaiah Chowdary was introduced to calculate to break the backs of middle Medical Superintendent, ernment,” he stated. Babu conditions of taxes,” he said. termed it as laughable on the tax based on the values of the classes and poorer sections Divisional Railway Hospital, Rao said that the State and Babu Rao said that Municipal part of Municipal Minister property concerned. This in the State since it came to Dr V Murali Krishna, Central governments were Minister Botsa Satyanarayana Botsa Satyanarayana to say was placing a heavy burden power. “A select few in the Convenor, CII AP jointly doing injustice to the was misleading the people by that the new property tax on the people. The house ruling party were becoming Healthcare and Wellness people living in urban areas saying that the house tax bur- hike was only about 15 per- owners in the urban areas richer while all other sec- Panel, KVV Raju, Past and turning civic services den will not exceed 15 per cent or so. “Contrary to the were greatly disturbed at tions were becoming poor- Chairman, CII Vizag zone into business entities. cent and not more than Rs Minister's claims, the people this new taxation,” he said. er and more disadvantaged,” were present. He ridiculed the taxes on 186 crore. from all parts of the State Butchaiah Chowdary he said.

Govt releases TDP won’t allow Class X, Inter annuity for Vets thank Appala Raju for Amaravati students to lose a year, warns Lokesh farmers affecting promotions PNS n VIJAYAWADA ic year. Then, just four months would be left for the students PNS n VIJAYAWADA PNS n VIJAYAWADA TDP national general secre- to complete one year's syllabus tary and MLC Nara Lokesh on in just a quarter. It was per- The YS Jaganmohan Veterinarians of the Andhra Wednesday warned of dire plexing why the ruling YSRCP Reddy government on Pradesh Animal Husbandry consequences if the Class X was not considering the con- Wednesday released Rs Officers Services Association and Intermediate students of cerns of the students at all,” he 195 crore as annuity on Wednesday met Minister of Andhra Pradesh lost a full aca- said. payment for the farmers Animal Husbandry Seediri demic year because of the Condemning the Gover who had surrendered Appala Raju in his chambers 'imprudent' and 'irresponsible' nment's reckless attitude, their lands under the and thanked him for address- decisions of the Jaganmohan Lokesh recalled how all States land pooling scheme ing the long pending issues of Reddy Government. in India except AP and for the development of promotions to assistant direc- Lokesh asserted that the Assam have cancelled exams. Amaravati. tors and deputy directors TDP would not remain silent The CBSE and the ICSE The annuity was sup- Felicitating the Minister, Dr but would start one more exams have already been posed to be paid in T Sai Gopal, vice-president of legal struggle to save the cancelled all over the coun- May every year as per the Association expressed his academic year of the students try. In Telangana, they were the agreement between gratitude on behalf of the under any circumstances. giving admissions into the farmers and the members. He said that 18 vet- Minister took personal inter- assured that all the employees' With his confusing state- decisions and loss of an aca- postponement if the exams undergraduate courses sole- erstwhile Andhra erinary doctors waiting for est to clear the issues. issues will be solved and the ments, the Education demic year', Lokesh demand- could not be held, he said. ly based on EAMCET perfor- Pradesh Capital Region promotion were promoted as He said that the Association Jaganmohan Reddy govern- Minister was creating turmoil ed the Jaganmohan Reddy Lokesh said that going by mance by removing weigh- Development Authority joint directors and 30 as deputy expressed its gratitude to the ment was committed to their and uncertainty with regard regime to remove uncertain- the Government's decisions, it tage to Intermediate marks. (APCRDA). directors due to the initiative Minister and reiterated their welfare. to the conduct of the exams, ties regarding the exams. would take at least October to But the government was This year, however, taken by Appala Raju. Dr commitment to fulfil the aspi- State association president he said. The Minister made contra- complete the exams and making false excuses instead the payment was not Gopal said that for the last rations of Chief Minister YS Dr Jayachandra, joint director Addressing a virtual meet- dictory statements that the announce results. “One more of finding such solutions to made till the second three years there are many Jaganmohan Reddy. Dr Vidya Sagar and other ing with experts on exams would be held in July month would take to take up protect the students' interests, week of June and farm- administrative hurdles and the He said that the Minister office bearers were present. 'Government's thoughtless and there would be one more admissions for next academ- he alleged. ers approached the High Court on Monday. Last year, too, the annuity payment was One arrested for sharing Sathya Sai Twelve arrested delayed till August and Bharat Biotech supplies the farmers had to for kidnap and move the High Court, morphed image of MLA Seva extends besides staging dharna at the APCRDA office. PNS n HYDERABAD against the Facebook helping hand Covid vaccine to 16 states assault of driver As per the agreement account by AIMIM party PNS n HYDERABAD The Hyderabad-based vaccine category. PNS n HYDERABAD signed with the APCR- One person was taken into workers on Tuesday, follow- maker also made supplies to 16 "Our mission is to deliver DA in 2015, each custody by the Hussainialam ing which the police identi- Covid affected Bharat Biotech dispatched its states during the same period. The Covaxin to your towns-cities & The Gandhinagar Police with farmer has to be paid a police on Tuesday night on fied the person and detained PNS n VIJAYAWADA Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to states are Assam, Bihar, states. Pls register & vaccinate @ the assistance of the yearly amount of Rs charges of sharing a mor- him. The man had found a nine states through the govern- Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, govt or pvt hospitals near you," Hyderabad Task Force 30,000 per acre for dry phed image of Charminar video which used morphed Volunteers of the Sri Sathya ment of India and to 16 states Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya tweeted Suchitra Ella. (South) arrested twelve per- lands to Rs 50,000 per AIMIM legislator Mumtaz images of the MLA circulat- Sai Seva across Andhra through the respective state Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, The company had Monday sons for kidnapping a driver acre for wetlands for a Ahmed Khan on social ing on social media plat- Pradesh have been extending governments. Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, defended differential pricing pol- and assaulting him on period of 10 years. media platforms. forms and shared it on yeoman services to the needy Company's co-founder and Tripura, Uttarakh-and and West icy for the central and state gov- Tuesday night. A complaint was made Facebook, police said. throughout the state during joint managing director Bengal. She also tweeted that vac- ernments and private sector. It P Vishwa Prasad, DCP the pandemic. Suchitra Ella on Wednesday cine doses were also dispatched to said that the supply price of said the gang had kidnapped The organisation has been tweeted that Andhra Pradesh, private hospitals in 27 cities across Covaxin to the government of Ali Patel while he was on his proactive in helping the Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, the country from June 8 to 14. India at Rs 150 per dose, is a non- way from Bholakpur to needy with the ideology of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, These include Delhi, Mumbai, competitive price and clearly Balanagar. The gang confin- ‘Love All-serve All’, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and not sustainable in the long run. ed him throughout the night, ‘Maanasevaye- Madhava Telangana were supplied the Hyderabad. A total of seven cities Hence a higher price in private assaulted him and threaten- RGIA to enhance seva’. Thousands of devotees vaccines through government of in Telangana and Andhra were markets is required to offset part ed him with dire consequen- have been rendering exem- India from June 8 to 14. dispatched the vaccine under this of the costs, it said in a statement. ces. plary service ever since the onset of the Covid-19 pan- demic, the organisation said passenger safety in a release on Wednesday. Dwaram Swamy, state in- Ashok visits Simhachalam temple PNS n HYDERABAD charge of Sri Sathya Sai Seva, said that some of the services PNS n VIJAYAWADA welcome him as per the tradi- Rajiv Gandhi International being rendered by the organ- tional practice of purnakumb- Airport on Wednesday isation are telemedicine ser- Days after he won a legal bat- hamam. announced that it has imple- vices, medical helpline ser- tle and was reinstated as the He said that one should go mented Queue Management vices comprising 109 doc- chairperson of Maharaja Alak with the traditional practices Systems combining IoT secu- tors. The alumni of Sri Narayan Society of Arts and followed by ancestors. “One rity cameras and AI video Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Science (MANSAS) and has to worship as per faith, analytics that help improve Learning are also actively Simhachalam Devasthanams and respect the religion of passenger experience by participating in these ser- Trusts, Ashok Gajapathi Raju others but now it seems to be reducing waiting time at pas- vices, he said. on Wednesday visited the lacking,” Ashok Gajapathi senger touch points. The organisation provides Simhachalam temple in Raju said, making it clear The airport operator which important for airport opera- eras and uses Deep Learning oxygen and has saved the Visakhapatnam and offered that he was deeply hurt. It be has pioneered many techno- tions in the present pandem- based Artificial Intelligence lives of many patients infect- special silk robes (sesha vas- recalled that on Monday, the logical initiatives for a passen- ic times. Queue management (AI) models to accurately ed with Covid and needed tram) to the deity and received AP High Court scrapped the ger friendly journey has col- at various touch points of the estimate passenger statistics immediate oxygen support. prasadam. GO issued by the YSRCP laborated with technology airport such as entry, check- over time. In addition to Dwaram Swamy said that Speaking to the media per- government in March 2020 partner AllGoVision in, security, immigration, and Queue Management analyt- medicines were provided to sons after visiting the temple, replacing Ashok Gajapathi Technologies, in this imple- reducing passenger wait time ics, GHIAL is also using the the needy besides providing Ashok Gajapathi Raju alleged Raju with his niece Sanchaita mentation. are key to enhanced passen- technology for enhanced protein rich food and dry that he was not given due Gajapathi Raju as the chair- Ensuring Covid pandemic ger experience and safety, security such as camera tam- fruits to boost the immuni- respect by the temple authori- person of MANSAS and protocols are adhered at the GHIAL said. pering, loitering, parking vio- ty system. They distributed ties, which was an age-old prac- tocol these days and I have to He questioned the temple Simhachalam trusts. airport for the safety of pas- The advanced video ana- lation, object classification, esse ntials to the poor along tice. visit the deity as a common authorities about protocol and After more than a year, sengers and for the safety of lytics platform analyses the wrong way detection and left with masks and sanitisers, he “The temple authorities are devotee,” an upset Ashok was told that they were follow- Ashok Gajapathi Raju was staff has become critically video feed from various cam- object detection. said. not following courtesy or pro- Gajapathi Raju said. ing Covid protocol and did not reinstated by the High Court. VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | JUNE 17, 2021 vijayawada 04

AP steeped in Girl set afire by parents, brother Relief to people as Corona cases debts, Raghurama over love affair with relative writes to PM come down in East Godavari dist PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n KADAPA Narasapuram MP Raghurama In a ghastly incident, a girl DHV SAMBASIVA RAO Details of Corona cases in Krishnam Raju has written a let- was set afire by her parents by n KAKINADA ter to Prime Minister Narendra dousing her with petrol for East Godavari district in June Modi saying that Andhra refusing to marry a boy they In a major relief to the people, Corona Date Positive cases Death toll Pradesh is in a hurry to take suggested to her. The incident impact has come down in East debts beyond its capability and took place in the Kottapalli Godavari district, resulting in a substan- June 09 1,980 7 eligibility. He said in his letter that area of Rayachoti town in tial fall in the mortality rate. However, June 10 1,416 6 in the year 2020, an amount of Kadapa district on Tuesday seasonal fevers have started bothering Rs 9,226 crore was borrowed on night. The girl is now battling the people of the district. June 11 1,271 5 an average every month. for life in hospital. The highest number of Corona cases June 12 1,167 6 Raghurama revealed that Rs According to Rayachoti CI began in May across the district. Every 13,000-crore loan was taken for G Raju, Pathan Tehseen, 25, day, over 3,000 positive cases of Corona June 13 1,199 7 free schemes alone. The State daughter of Pathan were reported. The number has been June 14 619 4 took debts beyond the FR BM Mohammad Sharif of decreasing steadily since the beginning range. Kottapalli in Rayachoti town, Her sister and locals came of June. So far, 2.49 lakh people have June 15 831 6 As a result, an amount of fell in love with a young man and provided first-aid to been infected with the virus. A total of 35,000 crore has to be paid for named Imran, their close rel- Tehseen at a private hospital in 1,059 people have died. Most of the debt servicing alone. He ative. She told her parents Rayachoti and later shifted to deaths that occurred were related to the of hospitals providing private medical explained that government assets that she would not marry RIMS Hospital in Kadapa for cases that were recorded last month. care to Corona has been reduced. were being transferred to anybody other than Imran. better treatment. Patients remained in home isolation Better medical treatments are being Andhra Pradesh State As a result, the parents put Based on the statement and the fear among the masses has of rain have led to an increase in com- fever, headaches and diarrhoea, and provided at the government hospitals. Development Corporation pressure on their daughter to given by the victim, the police gone. This reduced the number of mon fevers including malaria and there is no need to worry about them. The number of cases registered in the (APSDC) and they are being get married to the person registered an attempt to mur- deaths. In the past many, many people typhoid. If the fever information is given to district has come down drastically in the mortgaged and borrowed. He they recommended, forget- der case against her parents died due to fear and there was a dearth Speaking to The Pioneer, Dr. volunteers, Asha workers and ANMs last three days. It is believed that pointed out that APSDC has ting her love affair. and younger brother and start- of oxygen. Now, the need for ventila- Srinivasa Nayak, Divisional Medical who come to their homes for a fever Corona case will come down further if already taken loans of Rs 10,000 As she refused to obey ed investigation. tors has gone and beds are available in Officer, Kakinada, District Medical & survey, they would undergo a medical the curfew, which will be in force till the crore from various banks. them, her parents, Pathan Meanwhile, Rayachoti DSP all government and private hospitals. Health Department, said that if a examination. Covid cases have been June 20, is enforced more vigorously. Another Rs 3,000 crore is being Mohammad Sharif, Bibi and R Vasudevan said all the three Meanwhile, seasonal diseases have week-long course will cure the season- reduced due to fever surveys in the dis- The authorities and the people now sought for implementation of younger brother Tajuddin accused in the case were started in the district at present due to al diseases. He also said that the rains trict. The beds here are in the budget heave a sigh of relief as the pandemic free schemes. poured petrol on her and set arrested and were produced in the onset of monsoon. The recent spells can cause minor ailments such as range of common people. The number shows signs of decline. her on fire. court. Rs 25 L compensation paid Gurukul school Balineni couple distributes principal Anandaiah herbal medicine to kin of deceased doctor suspended PNS n KAKINADA PNS n GUNTUR PNS n ONGOLE East Godavari District Balayogi Gurukulam Principal Minister for Power, Forests, Collector D Muralidhar Reddy EVR Giri Kumari at Environment and Science and has said that Chief Minister YS Karampudi in Guntur district Technology Balineni Srinivasa Jagan Mohan Reddy has been has been suspended by Reddy has said that steps have implementing a special pro- Balayogi Gurukul Principal been taken to distribute gramme to provide all possi- Secretary Sunita. A few days Anandaiah medicine to the ble assistance to the families of ago, it was accused in the social people in the district. the medical and health per- DSC-1998 qualified teachers media that the principal was Srinivasa Reddy, along with sonnel who die of Covid in the not providing proper food to his wife Sachidevi, distributed line of duty. He handed over protest at minister’s house students. Following this, dis- the Anandaiah Corona herbal a cheque for Rs 25 lakh on trict social welfare officials medicine to the people of the Wednesday to the relatives of PNS n GUNTUR ing contract posts only to the visited the school, conducted city on Wednesday. deceased doctor from the dis- 2008 batch only, ignoring 1998 an inquiry and sent a report to Speaking on the occasion, the trict Dr. Kandikantla Roji . The DSC-qualified candidates and 2012 batches. the State-level authorities. minister said that the Corona Dr. Kandikantla Roji of of 1998 batch attempted to lay Somasekhar questioned the Principal Secretary of the drug had already been distrib- Mori village in Sakhinetipalli a siege to the residence of minister's special interest in department Sunita issued uted twice to the people of mandal of the district was Education Minister recommending to the Chief orders suspending principal Ongole constituency. He said tribute the Corona drug to the villages of the district. diagnosed with the virus after the cheque for Rs 25 lakh to Adimulapu Suresh at Minister that contract posts Giri Kumari after the charges the herbal medicine was distrib- people in other constituencies The programme was attend- completing her MBBS at the her brother Rakesh. Mangalagiri in Guntur district should be given to candidates made against her were found uted in Ongole constituency to after completion of distribution ed by Ongole Municipal ASRAM Medical College in Joint collectors Dr. G on Wednesday demanding jus- of only the 2008 batch. to be true. Venkateswara Rao, 10,000 people on Wednesday. in Ongole constituency in the Corporation Mayor Gangada Eluru, where she was a house Lakshmi Shah, Kirti Chekuri, tice for them. They alleged that He recalled the promise a senior lecturer working in Srinivasa Reddy said the peo- district. Sujatha, Deputy Mayor Vemuri surgeon and served Covid G Rajkumari, Assistant the government made a mis- made by the CM during the school, has been given ple had faith in Anandaiah’s He said steps would be taken Suryanarayana, City YSRCP patients. She died at a hospi- Collector Geetanjali Sharma, take in hiring 2008 - DSC can- padayatra to the DSC-98 batch additional responsibilities as herbal medicine and added to distribute it door-to-door president Shingaraju Venkata tal in Mori on June 1. DRO Ch Sattibabu and others didates on contract basis, and appealed to him to fulfil in-charge principal. that steps would be taken to dis- through the secretariats in all Rao, corporators and others. The Collector handed over participated. ignoring them who had earned the promise. eligibility much earlier. Bal Reddy from Prakasam Speaking to The Pioneer, district, Manohar Jnana YSR 98-DSC Teachers Prakash, Mohan Rao, Contract medical Association, AP, president, P Vishwaroop from Guntur dis- Who tried to spoil broth for 2 MLCs? Somasekhar, who participated trict, Nancy Komala and Swati staff stage protest in the protest, alleged that the from Krishna district took MARTHI SUBRAHMANYAM Mohan Reddy had said in the last government had deceived part in the protest. for health insurance n AMARAVATI election campaign that he would them. He questioned the min- The Mangalagiri police give the MLC post to Marri ister's rationality behind giv- arrested the protesters. PNS n GUNTUR Internal squabbles within the rul- Rajasekhar and sit next to him. ing YSRCP have come to the fore So far, he has not been given any Contract medical employees with the party reportedly initiat- post. Moreover, discussion is have expressed concern over the ing a probe into who has written going on openly about the bless- lack of insurance cover for a letter to the Governor oppos- ings of a prominent figure in the Jagananna colonies to have nursing and Asha workers who ing the candidature of two government over Chilakaluripet are frontline workers in the MLCs. MLA Rajani, helping him. There Medical and Health depart- Discussions have now started belong to BC communities. propaganda that these groups is also a talk in party circles that potable water, power facilities ment. in the party circles that YSRCP Bose and Venu factions have, for were united and complained to if Marri Rajasekhar was given the They demanded the with- leaders have complained to the days, blocked Trimurthulu's the Governor has been going on MLC seat, his influence is likely PNS n GUDIVADA drawal of a GO that says health Governor about the selection of attempts to join the YSRCP after in the party circles. to be big and hence that promi- insurance does not apply to con- Lella Appi Reddy from Guntur the electoral defeat. However, in Trimurthulu's opponents were nent figure in the government State Civil Supplies and tract employees. Contract district and Thota Trimurthulu the end, the party leadership did reported to have mentioned in himself indirectly helped the Consumer Affairs Minister employees staged a protest at the from East Godavari district. As not heed their word and not only the letter to the Governor the MLC by stepping into the fray Kodali Srivenkateswara Rao Guntur Government General a result, the party leadership included the Trimurthulu in the pending SC/ ST atrocitiescase and giving the seat to Lella Appi (Nani) has said that the govern- Hospital on Wednesday as part hoped that the list sent by the party, but also gave the post of against him. Reddy. ment has been providing of the protest across the State. government is put on hold by the Amalapuram Parliamentary Now by complaining to the In this context, the announce- drinking water and electricity They wore black badges and Governor without immediate Party president and Mandapeta Governor about the pending ment of the MLC seat for Lella facilities in YSR Jagananna raised slogans against the gov- approval. According to sources, Assembly in-charge much to the case, the desire of Trimurthulu’s Appi Reddy from the same colonies. ernment with placards. In the party leadership is now try- displeasure of the YSRCP seniors detractors have come to the fore Guntur district and the details Addressing a review meeting Guntur district, 3,200 Asha ing to figue out as to who has working in the party from the even as the Governor had accept- of the criminal cases against him on the ongoing pipeline works workers and 1,800 ANMs have written the letter to the Governor very beginning. ed the Government's recommen- going to the Governor in the related to construction of hous- been working on contract basis. over the issue. Meanwhile, Bontu Rajeshwara dation, though they wished to form of a complaint was the rea- es in the YSR Jagananna They explained that 90 per In fact, Trimurthulu, who Rao, who contested from Razole prevent him from getting to the son why the leadership was late colonies in the rural mandal of cent of government hospitals had earlier contested on behalf and lost in the 2014 and 2019 MLC. in learning that there were Gudivada constituency on employ nursing staff, para- of the TDP from elections, was also hoping for the In the Chilakaluripet con- rivals to Lella Appi Reddy and Wednesday, he said that YSR medics and lab staff as contract Ramachandrapuram in East post of MLC under Governor stituency of Guntur district, Thota Trimurthulu. With that, Jagananna colonies have been tion. Kodali Nani said that the this month. employees. The relatives of Godavari district, joined the quota from East Godavari dis- YSRCP senior leader Marri CM Jagan himself had to step set up in 23 layouts in CM had directed the officials He also said that those who those who died of Covid are YSRCP shortly after the election. trict. However, the party Rajasekhar, who belongs to the into the field and meet the Gudivada Rural Mandal. to provide drinking water and are eligible and do not have a waiting for insurance. Subhash Chandra Bose, the cur- favoured Trimurthulu in the end Kamma community, was not Governor to request him to He said 35 acres of govern- electricity facilities in YSR house patta were advised to APNSS State secretary rent MP and Chennuboina and this did not go down well given a ticket in the last elections approve the list. ment land has been allotted for Jagananna colonies. With this, apply at the village secretariats. Victoria said the State govern- Venugopala Krishn have long with these groups. as it was offered to Vidudala It is learnt that the party lead- the colonies and added that the drinking water and electricity The house patta would be ment should recognize the ser- been his political enemies. As soon as the Governor Rajini, who came from the TDP. ership has started an inquiry houses would would be hand- facilities would be set up in granted within 90 days after vices of nursing officers who are Trimurthulu belongs to Kapu announced the name of Marri’s followers publicly protest- into who had complained to the ed over to 1,705 beneficiaries 4,120 YSR Jagananna colonies considering the qualifications, saving the lives of patients. category while Bose and enu Trimurthulu in the quota, the ed against it. However, Jagan Governor. in these colonies after comple- across the State by the end of he added. 2 siblings in clutches of rare debilitating disease A CHANDRA SEKHAR taken care of as long as they called Spin Raj for the disease. organization was ready to give n ONGOLE survive. However, the cost of five injec- free medicine to 360 infected Vinay, who ekes out a living tions in the first year is Rs 5 children across the globe, They look healthy like normal in Hyderabad as an interior crore and another Rs 3 crore including their youngest son children. They play and sing designer, and his wife were would have to be spent every Mokshit, which would be com- around perfectly well as other shocked to know that their sec- year subsequently. Vinay said ing soon. She said they were children of their age. But they ond son Mokshit too was born that in 2019, some companies worried over the fate of their suddenly fall to the ground with a similar condition. had launched an oral drug elder son. while sitting and cannot hold However, Mokshit suffers from called Residiplum, but doctors Vinay said they appealed to on to anything. a milder version. said that the drug, which costs the Chief Minister and the This is the pathetic condition According to medical experts, Rs 80,000 a day, should be Prime Minister for financial of two siblings Dande Lasith the disease affects the muscles of taken every day, but the drug assistance and had also Ayyan and Dande Mokshit, his the spine and causes severe is not available in India. approached the management of younger brother Gaddalagunta symptoms such as muscle weak- Vedavati said that one of the Cloud Funding Impact Guru. Ganja worth Rs 60 L seized, 2 held in Ongole city. They are afflict- ness and inability to sit, walk and American companies had They have also started ed by a rare debilitating disease stand on a regular basis. The made an injection for 5-year- fundraising efforts through the PNS n ELURU tip-off they intercepted a lorry called Type II of Spinal injections required for treatment old children and they were try- Ongole-based Asif Anvesh going to Hyderabad from Muscular Atrophy (SMA). cost about Rs 3 crore a year, doc- ing to give the drug to her Smile Again organization. They Eluru DSP Dilip Kiran said two Vishakapatnam. Two persons And, the agony of their parents tors said. youngest son Mokshit. She appealed to the donors to con- ganja peddlers were arrested Rasananda Padan and Suboda Vinay Kumar and Vedavati is he showed no sign of move- suffering from Type SMA. Speaking to The Pioneer, said the one-time injection tact their phone numbers and Rs 60 lakh worth of the con- Padan, both from Orissa, were unsurmountable ment for six months since his However, the doctors say there Vinay said that in December would cure the disease, which 77993 73777 and 8977274151 traband was seized from them arrested, he said and added that Ayyan underwent genetic birth. It was then that doctors is no treatment for the disease 2017, a company called Biogen costs Rs 16 crore and that the to support saving their chil- on Wednesday. Addressing the a case was registered against the tests at a private hospital after discovered that he has been and that the children should be in the US launched a drug US-based Direct Relief Fund dren's lives. media, the DSP said that on a accused. nation 05 VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | JUNE 17, 2021 Terrorism, radicalisation gravest India's exports up 46 pc to $14 bn during June 1-14 threats the world faces: Rajnath PNS n NEW DELHI India's exports rose by 46.43 PNS n NEW DELHI works be fully disrupted, the lanes of communication are per cent to USD 14.06 billion perpetrators identified and critical for peace, stability, during June 1-14 on account Terrorism and radicalisation held accountable," he said. prosperity and development of of healthy growth in ship- are the "gravest threats" to ADMM-Plus is a platform the Indo-Pacific region," he ments in sectors such as engi- peace and security in the world comprising 10-nation ASEAN said. neering, gems and jewellery and a collective approach is (Association of Southeast "In this regard, develop- and petroleum products, required to combat the chal- Asian Nations) and its eight ments in the South China Sea according to preliminary data lenges, Defence Minister dialogue partners -- India, have attracted attention in the of the commerce ministry. Rajnath Singh said on China, Australia, Japan, New region and beyond. India sup- Imports too rose by 98.33 Wednesday. Zealand, Republic of Korea, ports freedom of navigation, per cent to USD 19.59 billion In a virtual address at the Russia and the United States. overflight, and unimpeded during the period, the data ASEAN Defence Ministers' Talking about the Indo- commerce in these interna- showed. Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), Pacific, Singh said India has tional waterways. Exports of sectors such as Singh also highlighted India's strengthened its cooperative "India hopes that the Code engineering, gems and jew- concerns over maritime secu- engagements in the region of Conduct negotiations will ellery and petroleum prod- during the first week of this Exports during Apr-May rity challenges while noting based on converging visions lead to outcomes that are in ucts are recording healthy month and by about 40 per this fiscal year jumped to that developments in the South and values for the promotion keeping with international growth rates. cent to USD 6.35 billion dur- USD 62.89 billion, as against China Sea attracted attention in of peace, stability, and prosper- law, including the UNCLOS The exports grew by 52.39 ing the second week of this USD 29.41 billion in the the region and beyond, an country's medical response to tion are the gravest threats to ity in the region. (United Nations Convention per cent to USD 7.71 billion month, according to the data. same period last year. oblique reference to China's the "limit" and called for a con- peace and security that the "Premised upon the central- on the Law of the Sea) and do aggressive behaviour in the certed global approach like world is facing today," he said. ity of ASEAN, India supports not prejudice the legitimate critical waterways. making available patent-free The defence minister said utilisation of ASEAN-led rights and interests of nations The defence minister called vaccines, unhindered supply India, as a member of the mechanisms as important that are not a party to these Wild elephant for ensuring a free, open and chains and ensuring greater Financial Action Task Force platforms for implementation discussions," he said. ‘BSP MLAs joining inclusive order in the Indo- medical capacities to defeat the (FATF), remained committed of our shared vision for the China claims sovereignty Pacific based on respect for pandemic. to combating financing terror- Indo-Pacific," the defence over all of the South China rescued from sovereignty and territorial Referring to the threat of ter- ism. minister said. Sea, a huge source of hydro- integrity of nations, peaceful ror networks, Singh called for "India shares global con- He said the sea lanes of carbons. However, several open well SP an illusion’ resolution of disputes through strong action against those cerns about terrorism and communication are critical ASEAN member countries, PNS n KOCHI dialogue and adherence to encouraging, supporting and believes that in an era when for peace, stability, prosperity including Vietnam, the PNS n LUCKNOW international rules and laws. financing terrorism and pro- networking amongst terror- and development of the Indo- Philippines and Brunei, have A wild elephant that had fall- Delving into the coronavirus viding shelter to terrorists, ists is reaching alarming pro- Pacific region. counterclaims. en into an open well in a A day after reports of some crisis, Singh said India is just remarks seen as directed at portions, only through collec- "Maritime security chal- On the coronavirus pan- tribal settlement under suspended BSP MLAs meeting emerging from a second wave Pakistan. tive cooperation can the terror lenges are another area of demic, Singh said its disrup- Neriamangalam forest limit with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav of the infection that pushed the "Terrorism and radicalisa- organisations and their net- concern to India. The sea tive effect is still unfolding. was rescued on Wednesday, surfaced, BSP chief Mayawati forest officials said. on Wednesday said it is an illu- The incident was reported sion. from Pinavoorkudy tribal In a series of tweets, she settlement under Valara for- attacked the Samajwadi Party Chirag targets JD(U) for Renganar first village to est station this morning, they (SP) accusing it of being an said. expert in "narrow politics". the SP government had According to the officials, "The Samajwadi Party, stopped the welfare works complete first dose vax the 18-year-old female ele- which is an expert in narrow undertaken by the BSP. split, rejects Paras’ decisions phant was rescued from the politics of despicable manip- Bhadohi was not made a new PNS n RAIPUR areas that helps in the registration 12-foot well after a three- ulations, malice and casteism, district as Sant Ravidas Nagar, PNS n NEW DELHI process. But the enthusiasm of vil- hour -long operation, they is publicising through the which is extremely con- Renganar, a remote village in lagers and healthcare workers said. media that some BSP MLAs demnable," Mayawati said in Lok Janshakti Party leader LS Speaker Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated bore fruit, he said. A pathway was created by are breaking away to join the another tweet. Chirag Paswan on Wednesday Dantewada district, has become Local health workers and breaking the side of the well SP. This is an intense illusion," She alleged that the "drama" blamed Janata Dal (United) for urged against the first village in the state where awareness teams played an instru- using an earthmover and after she tweeted in Hindi. of publicising the meeting of engineering the split in his all eligible people have been mental role in making the vil- coming out of the well, the The Bahujan Samaj Party suspended BSP MLAs with party and rejected the deci- administered the first dose of lagers aware about the vaccines. jumbo went into the forest, the (BSP) chief said that those Yadav is a new "stunt" by the sions taken by the faction notification in COVID-19 vaccine, officials said They convinced them that vac- officials said. MLAs were suspended from SP ahead of the upcoming zila headed by his uncle Pashupati on Wednesday. cine is one of the most effective Officials said the elephant the party long back for collud- panchayat elections. Kumar Paras, saying the party's favour of Paras “The village has set an exam- ways to avoid coronavirus infec- might have fallen into the well ing with the SP and an indus- "BSP has emerged as a constitution does not authorise pened is also an internal mat- NEW DELHI: Lok Janshakti Party ple in the fight against the pan- tion, he said. in a private rubber plantation trialist during the Rajya Sabha party to fulfil the aspirations them any such power. ter for which he will not target leader Chirag Paswan has contest- demic. It became possible due to Initially, several vaccination on Tuesday. elections for defeating a Dalit of the people in Uttar Pradesh In his first interaction with others. ed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's constant efforts of healthcare sessions were organised by the She might have been part of candidate. and it will continue to do so," media after the split in the It is going to be a long bat- decision to name Pashupati Kumar personnel and awareness teams,” Dantewada district administra- a herd that ventured out of the She added, "Had the SP she tweeted. party, he struck a combative tle, he said, as the group head- Paras as the leader of the party in a public relations department tion in Kuankonda for the vil- forests in the night, they said. been even a bit honest towards On Tuesday, at least five note by describing himself as ed by him fights the faction of the House, saying it is "contrary" to official here said. lagers of Renganar and others, but "The pachyderm seemed to these suspended MLAs, it MLAs suspended by the BSP "sher ka beta" (lion's son) and five other party MPs, led by provisions of his organisation. Renganar, located around 420 due to misconceptions and lack be healthy. She tried to charge would have not kept them in last year met Yadav, triggering asserted that he will fight for Paras, to claim ownership of In a letter written on Tuesday, km away from the state capital, of awareness, only a few people at us after emerging from the lurch. The SP knows that if speculation that they may join the cause of the party found- the LJP. Paswan also informed Birla of the has a population of 310 adults and showed interest in getting vacci- well but made her way to the these MLAs join their party, his party. ed by his father Ram Vilas The JD(U), he alleged, had party's decision to expel five of them, all 294 eligible persons, nated, he said. forest," a forest official told then there will be a rebellion Handia legislator Hakimlal Paswan. been working to cause a split MPs, who have joined hands in all categories, have been inoc- Sarpanch (village head) of PTI. and disunity in SP, whose Bind said he, along with While blaming the JD(U) in the party even when his against him, and urged the ulated with the first jab, he said. Renganar, Sanmati Telami said Meanwhile, the area wit- leaders are eager to cross over Chaudhary Aslam Ali, for the split, he steered clear of father was alive. Speaker to review the earlier Unlike in urban areas, 100 per awareness teams went door-to- nessed protests by local resi- to the BSP." Mujtaba Siddiqui, Hargovind questions regarding the role of "A conspiracy was hatched decision and issue a new circular cent vaccination was not easy due door in the village like a mission dents demanding to save their "The SP has always been Bhargav, Aslam Raini and the BJP in the development behind my back while I was naming him as the LJP leader in to the limited availability of smart- and persuaded people to get vac- lives and crops from the threat anti-Dalit and they do not Shushma Patel met the SP and added that what has hap- ill," Paswan claimed. the Lok Sabha. phones and internet in remote cinated by explaining its benefits. of wild elephants. want to improve. This is why chief. Conditions still Tourists delighted after Taj Ayodhya land deal: Priyanka demands probe not favourable for PNS n NEW DELHI sellers. The trust is in charge of monsoon: IMD Mahal reopens after 2 months the construction of the Ram Congress leader Priyanka temple. PNS n NEW DELHI Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday Countering him, Priyanka PNS n AGRA demanded a Supreme Court Gandhi said that according to Atmospheric conditions are supervised investigation into reports there is a "scam" in the still not favourable for further A 40-year-old woman from allegations of corruption in a purchase of land by the advance of monsoon into Brazil was one of the early land deal of the Ram temple Shriram Janmabhoomi Teerth Rajasthan, remaining parts of tourists to step inside the Taj trust. Kshetra Trust. Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana Mahal premises as the monu- In a statement posted on her "On March 18, 2021, two and Delhi, the India ment reopened on Wednesday Facebook page, Priyanka people bought land in Ayodhya Meteorological Department after being closed for around Gandhi said any attempt to for Rs 2 crore. It is worth not- (IMD) said on Wednesday. two months due to the Covid find an "opportunity in faith" ing that this land is not for tem- It said a cyclonic circulation pandemic. is an assault on the faith of ple construction, but is away lies over east Uttar Pradesh and Melissa Dalla Rosa shared crores of Indians and a "big from the temple premises," neighbourhood and there is with PTI that it was a "special sin". not in any scam," the Congress Refuting the allegations of the Congress general secretary also a western disturbance. moment for her to see the Taj The Shriram Janmabhoomi general secretary said in her corruption and financial mis- in charge of Uttar Pradesh These conditions are not Mahal during sunrise and itors at the Taj Mahal to 650 from locals that Taj Mahal will Teerth Kshetra Trust, she said, statement in Hindi. conduct, trust general secretary said. favourable for the advance of being totally alone at the won- people at a time. be reopened from Wednesday was formed by Prime Minister Noting that the trust has Champat Rai on Monday had This land of Rs 2 crore was monsoon, IMD Director derful place". Melissa, who was on a nine- so I rushed to book my entry Narendra Modi and has peo- been formed on the instruc- asserted that the organisation bought after just five minutes General M Mohapatra said. The Archaeological Survey week Yoga tour in India when ticket." ple close to him as trustees. tions of the Supreme Court, is committed to full trans- by the Trust set up by the "Large-scale atmospheric of India had announced the the lockdown was announced, "I managed to book a tick- "It is the responsibility of the Priyanka Gandhi said she parency. prime minister for Rs 18.5 conditions are not favourable reopening of all centrally pro- said, "I came to Agra yesterday et by afternoon and today, I prime minister that every demands on behalf of the peo- "We are applying full trans- crore, Priyanka Gandhi alleged. for further advance of monsoon tected monuments, sites and from Lucknow only to explore came here very early and was penny of the offerings by the ple of the country that "the parency in the purchase of Which means that the price into Rajasthan, remaining parts museums from Wednesday. the city as I knew monuments the first tourist who stepped devotees in the name of Lord Supreme Court should get the land," he said, adding that the of land increased at the rate of of Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana However, the Agra administra- were closed due to the pan- inside the premises," said Ram should be used in the col- entire scam investigated under money is transferred online Rs 5.5 lakh per second, she and Delhi," the IMD said. tion capped the number of vis- demic. But I got information Melissa. lective work related to faith and its supervision". into the bank accounts of the pointed out. India for rule-based order in Indo-Pacific region Crash course for Covid PNS n NEW DELHI prejudice the legitimate rights Pacific, Singh said India has India, as a member of the and interests of nations that are strengthened its cooperative Financial Action Task Force frontline workers Flagging India's concerns over not party to these discussions. engagements in the region (FATF), remained committed security challenges in the mar- Without naming China or based on converging visions to combat financing of terror- PNS n NEW DELHI The programme aims to itime sphere, Defence Minister any other country, Singh said and values for promotion of ism. skill and upskill over one lakh Rajnath Singh on Wednesday new challenges to internation- peace, stability, and prosperity "India shares global con- Prime Minister Narendra "Covid warriors" across the called for a rule-based order in al peace and security are in the region. cerns about terrorism and Modi will launch a customised country, the PMO said. the Indo-Pacific and under- emerging and they cannot be "Premised upon the cen- believes that, in an era when crash course programme for The training will be impart- lined the need for ensuring addressed with outdated sys- trality of ASEAN, India sup- networking amongst terror- COVID-19 frontline workers ed to them in six customised freedom of navigation, over- tems that were designed to deal ports utilisation of ASEAN-led ists is reaching alarming pro- on Friday through video con- job roles namely home care flight and unimpeded com- with "trials of the past". mechanisms as important plat- portions, only through collec- ferencing, the Prime Minister's support, basic care support, merce in the international "Maritime security chal- forms for implementation of tive cooperation can the terror Office (PMO) said. advanced care support, emer- waterways including the South lenges are another area of con- our shared vision for the Indo- organizations and their net- The launch will commence gency care support, sample China Sea. cern to India. The sea lanes of Pacific," the defence minister works be fully disrupted, the the programme in 111 train- collection support, and med- In a virtual address at the and pitched for collective said India stood for a rule-based communication are critical for said. perpetrators identified and ing centres spread over 26 ical equipment support. ASEAN Defence Ministers' efforts to fully disrupt the ter- order in the Indo-Pacific based peace, stability, prosperity and Referring to the threat from held accountable," he said. states, the PMO said. The programme has been Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), rorist organisations and their on respect for sovereignty and development of the Indo- terror networks, Singh called Delving into the coronavirus Prime Minister Modi will designed as a special pro- Singh said the developments in networks. territorial integrity of nations, Pacific region," he said. for strong action against those crisis, Singh said India is just launch 'Customized Crash gramme under the central the South China Sea have The ADMM-Plus is a plat- peaceful resolution of disputes "In this regard, develop- encouraging, supporting and emerging from a second wave Course programme for component of the Pradhan attracted attention in the region form comprising 10-nation through dialogue and adherence ments in the South China Sea financing terrorism and pro- of the infection that pushed the COVID-19 Frontline workers' Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana and beyond, seen as an oblique ASEAN (Association of to international rules and laws. have attracted attention in the vide shelter to terrorists, in country's medical response to on June 18 at 11 am through 3.0, with total financial outlay reference to China's aggressive Southeast Asian Nations) and its He said India hoped that the region and beyond. India sup- remarks seen as directed at the "limit" and called for con- video conferencing, it said. of Rs. 276 crore, the PMO behaviour in the critical sea eight dialogue partners -- India, code of conduct negotiations ports freedom of navigation, Pakistan. certed global approach like The launch will be followed said. lanes. China, Australia, Japan, New will lead to outcomes that are overflight, and unimpeded "Terrorism and radicalisa- making available patent-free by the prime minister's The programme will create The defence minister also Zealand, Republic of Korea, in keeping with international commerce in these internation- tion are the gravest threats to vaccines, unhindered supply address. the Union minister of skilled non-medical health- said that terrorism and radical- Russia and the United States. law, including the UNCLOS al waterways," the defence min- peace and security that the chains and ensuring greater skill development and entre- care workers to fill the present isation are the gravest threats Referring to the challenges in (United Nations Convention on ister said. world is facing today," he said. medical capacities to defeat the preneurship will also be pre- and future needs of manpow- to global peace and security the maritime domain, Singh the Law of the Sea) and will not Talking about the Indo- The defence minister said pandemic. sent on the occasion. er in the health sector, it said. 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As confusion abounds, India still lacks a DAYAL comprehensive outlook on tackling the virus ingenuous tribals GYANESHWAR he latest UK medical study says the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against the Delta variant of COVID-19 is 92 per cent effective against hospitalisation after two doses The poor forest dwellers are at the mercy of no one, despite being the Tand suggests that it is “vital to get both doses as soon as they are offered to you, to gain maximum protection against all existing and emerging variants”. That has best caretakers of the forested greens and the environment made the Indian Government experts rethink on reducing the gap between the doses he recent upsurge in that now stands at 12-16 weeks. Should the Government be doing a rethink every Maoist violence puts the time a study surfaces? Each has its own definition of the efficacy of the vaccines focus back on tribal and doses. Percentages differ. Criteria also vary. Demographic situations in countries issues, rarely discussed in Tthe mainstream. Even though are starkly different. Each study has its own, internal purpose. The UK-based studies the tribal population is nine per are analysing symptomatic infections. India is looking for effectiveness against severe cent, they live as invisible Indians. disease. That leads to the question: Where is the real-world data in India? Take the Their presence is felt only when jab gap issue, for instance. Independent virologists they make headlines for the wrong reasons, for obstructing say there is no real-world data in India to establish traffic with their protests, for the most effective jab gap. The Government on May instance, and thereafter again 13 increased the gap to 12-16 weeks from six-eight fade into oblivion. weeks, reportedly based on a UK study even though These are the people who have been on the frontline of the UK itself reduced the gap from 12 to eight weeks India’s war of independence and much before data was available on vaccine effica- the ones to have suffered the most. cy. The country merely went by the criterion of greater The British branded 150-odd infectiousness of the variant. Now, there is a rethink tribes as “criminal tribes” by imposing the Criminal Tribe Act, in India about the gap. Members of the National starting in 1871. It took the Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation say they Nehru Government five years to only recommended a gap of 8-12 weeks because de-notify these tribes and replace they had no data about efficacy of a gap beyond 12 weeks. the derogatory law on April 31, 1952. Adivasis now celebrate April They say the 12-16 weeks idea came from the Government. Dr NK Arora, chair- 31 as the alternative Independence man of the COVID working group on vaccines, has no reply other than that there is Day. conservation of forests. Their religious practices forbid pressure both from Maoists as no dissent within NTAGI. So, whom to believe? Secondly, Dr Arora quotes two Indian Even today, tribals live on the The path-breaking law gave them to even enter the core well as the security forces. studies from PGI, Chandigarh, and CMC, Vellore, to say that irrespective of dose inter- sidelines of the Indian political three generations of tribals the areas. The modern conserva- They are routinely rounded up landscape. They are indeed the right to live on their land. But tion programmes would have and made to suffer. val, “both the doses are having similar protection against the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) marginalised entities in India’s they were asked to prove their these forests as open zoos for It is indeed a problem that and Alpha variant (B.1.1.7)”. But the Vellore study says: “Our study corroborates these political life. The adivasis have ownership, which most of them the inspection of tourists. refuses to go away. The studies that vaccination is protective, although we did not look at the variants respon- lived in forests at peace with can’t and that is the biggest stick While tourists and other Government, for its part, has sible for the massive second wave.” So, whom to believe? The issue is, India still nature for ages. But they have been to beat them up with. Though outsiders are welcome, the never tried to find the root of castigated, charged, blamed and the authorities want them to adivasis are not. They are aliens the problem and solve it polit- lacks a comprehensive outlook on tackling the virus. Vaccination, medical care and demonised, often stripped of show papers of the inheri- in their own homes. Even if ically. The Maoists draw cadres safety protocols that make up the outlook are seen more in isolation than unison. The their basic human rights, their tance, they have lived on the they venture inside, they are from the wronged people. Since basic nature of the vaccine is it will not stop the infection, but only reduce the sever- right to life and property includ- land even before paper was beaten up, tortured, even killed the exploitation doesn’t end, ity. That means medical facilities for COVID-19 positive patients are as important as ed. They are evicted from their invented! Even so, they have by rangers. Their houses are they never run out of cadres. dwelling places in the name of been branded a “danger to for- THERE IS A burnt and properties van- The basis of the problem is vaccination. That also means the Government has to strictly enforce safety protocols. conservation and national inter- est land and wildlife”. VILLAGE IN dalised. Not very long ago, a 13- indeed economic being In reality, however, the availability of vaccine is erratic, there is no informed stand on est. To use the conservationist The adivasis have managed year-old boy was shot in the addressed with force. Since jab gap, new cases continue to be reported and the States are eager to lift the lock- lingo, their habitat is shrinking. It their environment better than GOSABA NAMED Kaziranga for wandering inside 2010 when it was at its peak, it down substantively, if not fully, well aware that people are throwing caution to the wind, is being usurped legally. Despite neo-conservationists. People VIDHWAPALLI, the protected area. The park has has come down. It is now con- some sops here and there, the con- in Gosaba, Sunderbans, are a shoot-at-sight policy. The fined to around 30 districts, but prompting fears of a relapse. dition of tribals has not improved killed by the Bengal Tigers. A VILLAGE OF Jenu Kuruba, tribals living in there is a long way to go. The even after Independence. They There is a village in Gosaba WIDOWS WHOSE the Nilgiri in Karnataka, are fre- gains of security forces are no remain on the margins, their life named Vidhwapalli, a village of quently shot while collecting guarantee that the problem is PICTALK and livelihood constantly under widows whose husbands were HUSBANDS WERE mushrooms. Over 50 people over. Maoism is a problem the threat. The neo-colonial killed by tigers. The very same KILLED BY TIGERS. have been shot dead by the born out of the social and eco- mindset has replaced the older people feed the tigress who guards in the last five years. Of nomic milieu of the region and one. Conservation is one big takes shelter in the village when THE VERY SAME course, you haven’t heard or lack of development. The plank that is a legit and subtle way she is about to deliver her PEOPLE FEED read about them. They were sel- Government gives them to evict tribals from their land. cubs! Now think about the dom reported! enough fuel and exploitation The Forest Rights Act (FRA), Delhi ridge or Mumbai’s Aarey THE TIGRESS Another aspect of tribal that oils this war machinery. 2006, for the first time recognised forest constantly waning each WHO TAKES persecution is the Maoist vio- If the current rate of the rights of tribal communities passing year. Nearly 80 per cent SHELTER IN THE lence in forested areas. It is often exploitation of nature contin- to forest resources. Hitherto, of biodiversity in the world is reported from Chhattisgarh, ues, we may lose the forests and Government Acts and policies did in areas inhabited by tribals. VILLAGE WHEN Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, forest dwellers. And, with them, not recognise the symbiotic rela- They have conserved the forests SHE IS ABOUT Jharkhand, and others. The their wisdom to survive with- tionship of the forest dwellers with pretty well. They take from it security forces are up against out harming nature. the forests. This, ironically, was what they need, without mak- TO DELIVER the armed resistance in the (The writer is a columnist always present in their depen- ing permanent damage and HER CUBS forests. However, not all tribals and documentary film-maker. dence on the forest as well as in giving time and chance to are supporters or sympathisers The views expressed are their traditional wisdom for the nature to recuperate and grow. of Maoists. Most of them face personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE

Till the end, I tried A boatman rows on a relatively clean Khushalsar lake in the middle of the old city in Srinagar PTI UNSCRUPULOUS ELEMENTS PREY ON MISERY Sir — As per reports, a housing society in my best to keep the Police high-handedness must stop family and the party Mumbai’s Kandivali area has complained to united. I even went the police that it was cheated by some per- any effort to promote hatred or violence. It also to my uncle’s house. sons who organised a COVID-19 vaccina- nowhere threatens peace and tranquillity. The But all went in vain. Blood money tion camp by claiming to represent a pri- address gives a call for national integrity and unity vate hospital, and the vaccine administered among the citizens.” Now, the three orders by LJP leader The closed case of the Italian marines is mired could be spurious. The society, Hiranandani the Delhi High Court were delivered by Justices — Chirag Paswan Heritage Residents Welfare Association, has Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani, not only in legality but in morality, too now sought investigation into the matter. perhaps the first instance of a court calling out At the moment, it ore than nine years after they shot dead two fishermen off the Kerala coast, the A vaccination camp was arranged by the alleged misuse of the Unlawful Activities residential complex on May 30. But later it ithin a fortnight of a Supreme Court (SC) (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against individuals in doesn’t look like this Supreme Court has quashed the criminal charges against Massimilano Latorre found that the Co-WIN portal did not have Bench of Justices UU Lalit and Vineet cases that do not necessarily fall in the catego- particular disease of a zoonotic origin and Salvatore Girone, the two Italian marines on board the Enrica Lexie and accept- any record of the people who participated Saran quashing a sedition FIR against ry of “terrorism” cases. The Bench’s observa- M W came from a lab. ed the compensation of `10 crore deposited by the Government of Italy. The Division and they received certificates in the name veteran journalist Vinod Dua in Himachal tion came while granting bail to JNU’s Devangana Bench directed the Governments of Italy, India and Kerala to coordinate in respect to of different hospitals, it said. “If the vaccine Pradesh for his criticism of the Narendra Modi Kalita and Natasha Narwal, along with JMU stu- is found to be spurious, the people who got Government’s handling of COVID-19 and the use dent Asif Iqbal Tanha, and gave the Delhi Police UK Prime Minister disbursement of the compensation, which is to be deposited with the Supreme Court vaccinated will have a medical emergency of the Pulwama attack and Balakot airstrike to a dressing down for “casually” invoking provi- — Boris Johnson Registry. With this, all legal proceedings initiated against the marines stand cancelled. to deal with. Therefore, there is an urgent seek votes, the SC Bench upheld citizens’ “right sions of anti-terror laws. Doramma, the widow of Valentine, and the sisters of younger victim Ajeesh Pink are to need to investigate the whole episode so that to criticise or comment upon the measures This is not only a slap to the Delhi Police, Taking Mom get `4 crore each. The owner of the damaged boat, such fraudulent activities are not repeated undertaken by the Government and its functionar- which is run by Amit Shah’s Home Ministry, but at other places,” the complaint stated. ies”. Dua’s March 30, 2020, statements had nei- also to the Delhi Government for giving prose- home in Shimla St Antony, would get `2 crore. This is over and above The HHRWA had organised the camp ther incited people to violence against the cution sanction against the students. Actually, after two years. the ex gratia amount of `1 crore each paid to the par- through a person who claimed to be a sales Government nor created disorder, it added. the High Court has rightly reminded us of the She has stayed representative of a private hospital in Or what the Allahabad High Court said when basic tenet. The police, who often slap outra- indoors all ties. The long-drawn case has already vanished from this time. Now Andheri. As many as 390 members received it released Dr Kafeel Khan: “A complete read- geous charges on protestors, should heed it. the public mind, especially after the legal heirs of the vaccinated with both jabs. the jabs at `1,260 per person. They were ing of the speech prima facie does not disclose Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee | Faridabad deceased fishermen withdrew their affidavits and sub- shocked to receive vaccination certificates Actor missions to the Kerala High Court in April 2012. The in the name of Nanavati Hospital, Lifeline — Anupam Kher fate of the case was sealed then and there, accord- Hospital and NESCO COVID Camp, beaches and the glowing sun. THE MISSING SPIRIT OF RAJA FESTIVAL among others. Nanavati Hospital denied any The G7 grouping took three important Sir — Raja, the famous festival of Odisha, ing to a Kochi-based marine law expert. involvement and said they’re themselves a decisions to restrict China, which is consid- was badly hit by the COVID-19 second I will try to achieve The incident dates back to 2012 when Kerala was victim of the situation. ered to be moving in an unethical way. The wave. Due to the rising cases, the the time of 11.15 first is the threat to humanity, the sanction seconds in the ruled by Oommen Chandy and the Union was head- There are even doubts whether the res- Government imposed lockdown in most of upcoming Indian idents were actually given Covishield or if of $40 trillion and re-investigation into the the state. During this festival in the pre-pan- ed by Manmohan Singh. However, the Catholic Church’s alleged Wuhan lab’s virus leak. We have Grand Prix IV in it were just glucose or expired/waste vaccine. demic times, people used to wear new Patiala on June 25. role in the issue hasn’t been in the public domain. For Meanwhile, the BMC, from this week, has always seen that when a programme is being clothes, moved around having fun, enjoyed one, there has been Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Catholic sect in Kerala, who made signing of a Memorandum of held in developing nations, the news and savouries and involved themselves in “Raja Ace sprinter was quoted in the immediate aftermath of the mariners’ arrest as boastfully saying that Understanding mandatory between private articles underlining the headlines of “Hiding Mauja” for various games and activities. — Dutee Chand he would remain in “close contact with the Catholic ministers of Kerala who would help vaccination providers and housing societies the poverty” in the international media pops But this year, the evergreen and colour- if such camps are organised. up. But when the same thing happens in the ful Raja witnessed no colours due to the sec- pacify the situation”. Meanwhile, the take of Jayapalayan, president of the South Indian Bhagwan Thadani | Mumbai developed world, it is hushed up. The poor- ond wave of the pandemic. People, being in Congress president Fishermen’s Federation, is that the blood money concept is alien to India. Similarly, VM est city of the United Kingdom, Cornwall, a state of fear and negative mindset, were Sonia Gandhi and THE REAL FACE OF THE G7 SUMMIT where the G7 summit was organised, does- respective PCC Shyam Kumar, the counsel for the sisters of Ajeesh Pink, asked: “Italy could afford to adverse to letting their hair down. Maybe presidents will Sir — The group of seven largest indus- n’t get any space in international coverage. the State Government should start a show pay the compensation. Had the ship belonged to a poor country, what would be the con- The powerful nations didn’t even write condolence sequences?” Those who question the legality of blood money in the Enrica Lexie case trial and developed nations was found- that will add some colour and flavour to the letters to the next ed in1970 with a focus on economic issue focus on how to address the issue of the life of the Odia people. of kin of those who passed should bear in mind that many Indians accused of murder have been saved in West Asia and to resolve global problems. The appetite of the poor by providing shelter Sarmistha Pradhan | Cuttack away due to the pandemic. after paying blood money. Last week saw MA Yousuf Ali, a Gulf-based businessman, 47th G7 Summit was held in the city of to their bodies and food to their stomach. paying `1 crore to save Becks Krishna, a Thrissur youth, from the gallows for killing a Cornwall, the United Kingdom. The It seems that poverty is the selling point western media focused only on the only in certain cases. Send your feedback to: Congress general secretary Sudanese youth in the UAE. It should be two-way traffic, isn’t it? Aman Jaiswal | New Delhi [email protected] — KC Venugopal VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | JUNE 17, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Why it is difficult to ITALY'S EXIT WILL HIT CHINA'S PLANS make things happen ANIL SWARUP Europe took a long time to see through Chinese strategy of gaining control of strategic assets No matter how good an idea is, it will get converted into a policy only if the ultimate decision-making authority, a politician or a group of politicians, puts its stamp on it hings don't happen easily in the gov- ernment. And, if they do happen, it is difficult to sustain them. I had been of the view that for anything to happen Tand sustain in the government it had to be GAURIE DWIVEDI politically acceptable, socially desirable, tech- nologically feasible, financially viable, admin- rom football teams to strategic infrastructures like ports istratively doable and judicially tenable. This and airports, China's influence in Europe has grown expo- in itself was quite a handful. However, the nentially in under two decades. Chinese companies own unexpected agitation against the Farm Bills has F compelled me to add another dimension: four airports including Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in Germany, six "Emotionally relatable". ports and a dozen European soccer clubs. By the time Europe There is a feeling outside the government started screening Chinese investments in 2019, Beijing's clout that not much happens in the government. Not had risen manifold. And Italy's endorsement of Xi Jinping's flag- only that, each one of them will have an idea ship project Belt and Road Initiative gave it the legitimacy it need- on how to make-things-happen. However, if ed. A G-7 European country endorsing a global program did the sixafore-mentioned aspects are not taken more damage to European unity than any other recent event. into consideration, the idea will perhaps not travel much distance on the ground. Let us The statement of Mario Draghi, Italy's Prime Minister, indicat- consider each one of them. ing the possibility of Rome undoing its biggest geo-political blun- No matter how good an idea is, it will get der in decades, could derail a lot of China's European plans, converted into a policy only if the ultimate which were stitched on the back of its seemingly large wallet. decision-making authority, a politician or a To deepen its access inside Europe, Beijing had focused group of politicians, puts its stamp on it. For on Greece and Italy both of whom were struggling with high example, many would argue that reservation debt levels. Heavily-indebted Athensfelt it would be better off in government jobs is adversely impacting gov- ernance. If there is a referendum, perhaps the SOCIAL encashing Chinese cheques than following EU's prescription majority will vote against it. But can we dis- DESIRABILITY OF to cut costs any more. Greece also upgraded its relationship pense with it now or at any time in the future? AN IDEA IS with China a year after the Chinese had gained control of the Perhaps not, because it will never be political- IMPORTANT EVEN ly acceptable. That is why decision making in IF IT MAY NOT democracies takes much longer than in coun- APPEAR TO tries like China. A lot of time gets spent in con- BE SO. IT IS sensus building. This is not to say that democ- racies are worse than autocracies because polit- IMPORTANT IN ical acceptability, as an underlying principle of THE CONTEXT OF democracy, has its own merits. IMPLEMENTATION Social desirability of an idea is equally OF AN IDEA important even if it may not appear to be so. THAT MAY BE It is important in the context of implementa- POLITICALLY They were obviously politically problem relating to their manage- clutches of "middle-men". tion of an idea that may be politically accept- ACCEPTABLE. acceptable as well. But they never ment as well. This management of However, opposition to the Bills able. A number of schemes announced by the happened on the ground. Similar the teachers who are the pivot of wasstill so huge. It reflected the government, hence politically acceptable, fail A NUMBER apprehensions are raised about the school education, has left a lot to inability of the proponents to Greek port of Piraeus. Under Chinese ownership, Piraeus on the ground because while formulating the OF SCHEMES recently announced National be desired. The biggest mafia in make this idea "emotionally relat- emerged as the second-biggest container port in the scheme, the social context is not taken into ANNOUNCED Education Policy (NEP). The school education is the one that able" to the farming community. Mediterranean and Europe's biggest passenger port. Piraeus' consideration. Thus, the infamous Family BY THE Policy recommends allocation of provides pre-service training, the The Bills are indeed socially desir- elevation sparked major fears of loss of trade in Rome, caus- Planning effort of the government during the GOVERNMENT, six per cent of GDP to Education B.Ed and D.El.Edcolleges. A large able but the government which ing it to embrace China and the BRI.China successfully exploit- dark days of Emergency not only met with fail- HENCE Sector. This is nothing new. It was number of them exist only on has otherwise demonstrated to be ed the several fault lines that existed in Europe; the one between ure but led to the fall of the government. This POLITICALLY recommended long ago by Dr paper but they can give you a so skilful in communicating mes- may be an extreme example but many schemes Kothari in his Report as well. But degree. The selection of teachers sages, has apparently been unable industrialised North and relatively weaker South. Add to this, and ideas face enormous problems if they are ACCEPTABLE, FAIL the money never came despite a to government schools is anoth- to do so in the present instance. the desperate fund crunch of stagnant Southern economies not socially desirable. Understanding the ON THE GROUND cess levied by the government to er racket. One former Chief Hence, the Bills that are so bene- like Italy and Greece which made large Chinese cheques even needs of the stake holders is critical for the suc- BECAUSE WHILE raise resources. In fact, during the Minister is behind the bars for ficial to the farmers are not per- more appealing. Europe took a long time to see through the cess of any scheme. FORMULATING period from 2014 to 2018 the bud- manipulating selection. What can ceived as such. There is, therefore, Chinese strategy of gaining control of strategic assets, build- Technology is changing by the day. Hence, THE SCHEME, THE getary allocation to school educa- be expected of teachers who have this problem of perception and a ing inroads into prominent think tanks and exploiting the con- the feasibility of technology becomes an SOCIAL CONTEXT tion actually came down in real come through such a process? large number of farmers are not tinent's vulnerabilities to build political leverage. important determinant in the implementation terms. Without requisite money to Human resource management is able to relate emotionally with the of an idea and sustaining it. Many of those that IS NOT back ideas, such ideas will not the key to the success of any pro- Bills. Beijing engaged with each of countries on the European have not travelled to various parts of the coun- TAKEN INTO travel a long distance. gramme. The listing of these limitations continent. First, China identified weaker economies like try advocate the use of internet to reach out CONSIDERATION Even if we have the requisite Finally, no matter what the does not mean that things donot Greece and Hungary to break the EU's solidarity. Beijing engaged to children during COVID-19 times for money, if the desired human government does, the final arbiter happen in the government. The with non-EU countries like Serbia that were in dire need of cap- schooling. They are perhaps unaware of the resources are not available, the is the judiciary. It can undo all that success of Ayushman Bharat, the ital. It continued to build trade ties with large economies like fact that internet has not reached out as yet to idea will not work on the ground. may have been attempted. The Coal Block auctions and unprece- Germany and the UK. But China never lost sight of its geo-polit- a large part of the country. The situation may One of the reasons of failure in over-indulgent judiciary can make dented increase in coal production ical ambition. The EU failed to speak in a single voice after Beijing change over a period of time but as of now, it delivery of health care in rural matters worse. during 2014-16, the successful may not be possible to reach out to all the chil- areas is the shortage of doctors. The Farm Bills appear to be management of Covid-19 fallout lost the case regarding its acquisition of the Scarborough Shoal dren through the net. Health care is politically acceptable fine on all these dimensions men- in Mumbai and many districts of in international tribunal UNCLOS in 2016. Greece, Hungary and The most critical part in implementation of and socially desirable. There is rea- tioned above. Even those who are the country and the like prove that Croatia had thwarted EU efforts to name China despite Manila's an idea is the availability of funds to back such sonable amount of money avail- opposing it on account of politi- it-can-happen. These pro- unequivocal win at the tribunal. Recognising the need to act an idea. Till a couple of years ago, number of able. But shortage of human cal considerations were them- grammes/ schemes/ efforts under- against China's lop-sided economic model, ahead of the EU- railway lines were announced by successive resource is a major constraint. selves pushing for such reforms stood these limitations and China summit in 2018, 27 of the 28 EU country ambassadors Ministers for Railways in their budget speech- School education in the country is when they were in power. Most of worked around them. There is The author is a former to China signed a report charging the BRI with pushing "the es (fortunately this has ceased now) without the another example where there is an themwould privately agree that the indeed a lot to learn from how funds to back them. These railway lines were IAS officer. The views acute shortage of human Bills would benefit the farmers they made-it-happen for others to balance of power in favour of subsidized Chinese companies". socially desirable and technologically feasible. expressed are personal. resources. There is an additional and will free them from the make-it-happen. Nine months later, however, Italy formally joined the BRI. In a post-pandemic world order, an increasingly isolated China is seeing the world coming together against it. With America's renewed push to forge trans-Atlantic cooperation to POINTCOUNTERPOINT take on Beijing, Draghi's decision could prove to be the biggest reset on the continent. An EU veto on Chinese investments and YOU NEED TO TRAIN DIFFERENTLY AND ADAPT INDIA ARE A WORLD-CLASS OUTFIT WHO POSSESS a revisit on the EU-China investment deal can put intense pres- TO THE CHANGE. IN ENGLAND, THE LENGTH MATCH WINNERS ALL THROUGH THEIR LINE-UP. WE sure on Beijing. BRI holds the key to China's power, in Europe IS FULLER BECAUSE OF THE SWING. ARE UNDER NO ILLUSION. and elsewhere. Italy's decision could begin the unwinding. (The author is a senior journalist and Visiting Fellow at the United — INDIAN BOWLER — NEW ZEALAND HEAD COACH Services Institution of India. The views expressed are personal.) ISHANT SHARMA GARY STEAD Iran: giving up on Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action An immediate end to US sanctions and a quick rollback of Iran's deviations from strict adherence to the treaty's terms might have done the trick ifting Trump's sanctions, Iranian election has been rigged bit beyond the treaty limit of to be untrustworthy by quitting they wouldn't have got away @SecBlinken, is a legal& so that the 'hard-liners' are 3.67% (far below weapons- the treaty. The Iranian economy with rigging the election like this Lmoral obligation, NOT bound to win it. grade). It allowed inspections to paid the price, starving in the four years ago, when the treaty negotiating leverage. Didn't Joe Biden therefore only continue, it kept nothing secret, gutter for three years. was new and popular hopes work for Trump - won't work for had five months to reverse but every three or six months it The question of who goes were still high in Iran. The you," tweeted Iran's Foreign Donald Trump's deliberate moved the enrichment up first is fundamentally childish if despair created by Trump's Minister Mohammad Javad GWYNNE DYER wrecking of the 2015 treaty that another notch to create some there is trust, but America has renewed sanctions killed those Zarif late last month. But what prevented Iran from working on counter-pressure on the other forfeited the right to demand hopes. Biden may be wrong to if US Secretary of State Antony nuclear weapons. After the June signatories to sort their that Iran trust it. Biden and let the JCPOA treaty die. An Blinken (and President Joe election, the wreckers would be American problem out. Blinken must know that immediate end to US sanctions Biden) have just decided that in power in Tehran, and they Finally, Trump lost the 2020 demanding Iran go first dooms and a quick roll-back of Iran's reviving the 2015 nuclear deal is would sabotage the talks. election, Biden replaced him in the negotiations, and that a deviations from strict adherence a lost cause? So why didn't Blinken's the White House last January, rigged election in Iran will to the treaty's terms might have There are quite a few peo- people move faster? it's probably too late. way, but none of them wanted and it became possible to repair shortly close the door on the deal been done the trick. Even a new ple in the Biden administration, It was the Trump adminis- Iran did nothing for more to get into a showdown with all the damage. However, the for good. It would break them hard-line government in Iran and particularly in the State tration that unilaterally pulled than a year, waiting and hoping Trump by breaking the US new secretary of state, Antony off, because Iran's Supreme would have found it hard to Department, who can count to out of the JCPOA treaty (Joint that the other signatories sanctions. So when Trump tight- Blinken, then announced that Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, unpick that sort of done deal. twenty without even taking Comprehensive Plan of Action) (Britain, France, Germany, ened the sanctions further in Iran would have to roll back all has arranged for his faithful sup- But it would have been a their shoes off. So they must and slapped crippling econom- Russia and China) would find May 2019, crushing Iran's its post-2019 increments to the porter Ebrahim Raisi to win the gamble, and Biden seems to have The author’s new book is have realised that there was ‘Growing Pains: The ic sanctions on Iran in 2018. ways to help Iran get around the remaining oil exports, Tehran enrichment process BEFORE election by banning more open- decided that he couldn't afford going to be an election in Iran Future of Democracy Since then, Iran has repeatedly American sanctions. began to go beyond the treaty the US lifted its sanctions. minded candidates from run- to risk his political capital that next Friday (18 June). (and Work)’. The views said that if the US just cancelled The other countries all limits - a little bit. The shoe is clearly on the ning at all. way. It will be years before we Many of them would even expressed are personal. Trump's sanctions and rejoined agreed that Iran was not violat- It didn't leave the treaty, but wrong foot there. It was the Both men are fiercely anti- know if this was a fatal mistake have known that this time the the treaty, all would be well. Now ing the terms of the treaty in any it began to enrich its uranium a United States that showed itself Western ultra-conservatives, but (and who it was fatal for). VIJAYAWADA | THURSDAY | JUNE 17, 2021 Money 08 Cabinet nod to hike in DAP fertiliser Sensex, Nifty fall from record highs, investors eye Fed meet PNS n NEW DELHI According to him, the subsidy for DAP fertiliser has been PNS n MUMBAI broader NSE Nifty retreated on Wednesday. subsidy by Rs 700 The Union Cabinet on increased to Rs 1,200 per bag from a record and declined Lack of fresh trigger from Wednesday approved a Rs 700 from Rs 500 per bag to provide Benchmark indices Sensex and 101.70 points or 0.64 per cent overseas markets also weighed per bag hike in subsidy for DAP relief to farmers. Nifty retreated from record to 15,767.55. on the local stocks as Asian mar- fertiliser and the increase will The minister also said the high levels on Wednesday fol- PowerGrid was the top lag- kets closed mixed. Bourses in result in an additional cost of Rs additional subsidy burden on lowing intense selling in gard in the Sensex pack, shed- Shanghai, Hong Kong and 14,775 crore to the exchequer. the exchequer will be Rs 14,775 Reliance and HDFC twins as ding around 2 per cent, followed Tokyo ended on a negative note, The hike is part of the govern- crore. Last year, the actual price investors turned cautious by IndusInd Bank, Reliance, while Seoul settled with gains. ment's effort to ensure that farm- of DAP was Rs 1,700 per bag, on ahead of the outcome of the US L&T, UltraTech Cement and Equities in Europe were trading ers gets the key soil nutrient at which the central government Federal Reserve's policy meet- Bajaj Finance. On the other mixed in mid-session deals. old rates despite rise in global was giving a subsidy of Rs 500. ing. The 30-share BSE hand, Nestle, NTPC, ONGC, International oil benchmark prices. The companies were therefore index ended Bajaj Finserv Hindustan Brent crude was trading 0.14 per After urea, Di-ammonium selling the fertiliser to farmers for 271.07 poin-ts Unilever and Infosys cent higher at USD 74.09 per Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser is the Rs 1,200 per bag. or 0.51% lower were among the barrel. most widely one in the country. With rise in global prices, the at 52,501.98. gainers. Investors Last month, the Centre decid- actual price of DAP reached Rs It had closed kept an eye on ed to increase subsidy on DAP 2,400 per bag. In order to ensure at an all-time the two-day US fertiliser by 140 per cent. The that the farmers get DAP at the high of 52,773.05 Federal Reserve decision was taken at a high-level old rate of Rs 1,200 per bag, the on Tuesday. The meeting, which meeting chaired by Prime Centre has decided to increase is set to con Minister Narendra Modi. the subsidy to Rs 1,200 per bag. clude Briefing the media, Minister of Mandaviya said that in the State for Chemicals and case of urea, the MRP (Maximum Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya Retail Price) is fixed while the on Wednesday said the Cabinet subsidy amount keeps changing. has approved increasing the sub- On an average, he said the gov- sidy amount for DAP fertiliser for ernment is providing Rs 900 per the benefits of farmers. bag subsidy on urea. "Farmers will continue to get However, he said the govern- DAP at the old rate of Rs 1,200 ment provides a fixed amount of per bag," he said. One bag has 50 subsidy on non-urea fertilisers, kilograms of the fertiliser. including DAP.

MONEY MATTERS HMSI drives in Fuel demand 2021 Gold Wing I-T dept notifies cost inflation index rebounds in Altigreen partners with EV PNS n NEW DELHI This inflation index of 317 seems "reasonable for the com- Tour, price starts The income tax department putation of capital gains in the India fleet operator MoEVing has notified the cost inflation case of sale of Jewellery and PNS n NEW DELHI lectric vehicle maker at Rs 37.2 lakh index for current fiscal begin- real estate properties during FY Altigreen on Wednesday PNS n NEW DELHI ning April 2021 for calculating 2021-22, as the prices of both India's fuel demand rebound- Esaid it has partnered with long-term capital gains arising have remained intact even ed in the first half of June as EV fleet operator MoEVing to Honda Motorcycle & Scooter from sale of immovable prop- during the Covid times, easing of coronavirus lock- deploy its vehicles in Delhi- India (HMSI) on Wednesday erty, securities and jewellery. Mohan added. downs helped sales but the NCR. Under the partnership, said it has launched an updat- The cost inflation index This CII number would help consumption was still lower cargo electric three-wheeler ed version of its superbike (CII) is used by taxpayer to taxpayers to compute the long- compared to last year. Altigreen NEEV is being Gold Wing Tour in the coun- compute gains arising out of term capital gains on which they While petrol sales rose by introduced, the company said try. sale of capital assets after are liable to pay income tax. 13 per cent during June 1-15 in a statement. Altigreen Propulsion Labs CEO Amitabh Saran said The new version of the adjusting inflation. Nangia & Co LLP Partner over the same period of last there is a growing demand for sustainable last-mile services in bike makes its way to the The Central Board of Direct Shailesh Kumar said for calcu- month, diesel consumption Delhi-NCR, owing to environmental concerns and increased Indian market through the Taxes (CBDT) on June 15 tion index of 317 seems rea- like what it used to be before lation of taxable income in was up 12 per cent, according operational costs of ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles. "We CBU (completely built-up) notified the cost inflation index sonable for the computation of 2013. All this led to a very nature of 'long term capital to data compiled by state fuel believe that Altigreen NEEV provides an ideal, robust, long-term route from Japan. for the current fiscal (2021-22). capital gains in the case of sale nominal increase of 16 points gain', original cost of capital retailers. Fuel demand had solution that is tailor-made for Indian road conditions. The The seven-speed dual- "The Cost Inflation Index for of jewellery and real estate in the cost of inflation index asset (including immovable recovered to near-normal lev- partnership with MoEVing will help both the companies achieve their clutch transmission with FY 2021-22 relevant to AY properties. over the last financial year, and property, shares, securities, els in March before the onset vision of deploying environment-friendly mobility solutions in the airbag trim is priced at Rs 2022-23 & subsequent years is "Covid pandemic led to the the inflationary impact of jewellery, etc.) is indexed to of the second wave of Covid- region," he added. MoEVing Founder and CEO Vikash Mishra said, 39,16,055, while the six-speed 317," the Central Board of economy's contraction, high Covid could not be seen on the level of cost inflation in the 19 infections led to the reim- "At MoEVing, we have deployed multiple Altigreen NEEVs across manual transmission variant Direct Taxes said while notify- revenue deficit, widening fiscal same," AMRG & Associates year of sale as compared to cost position of lockdowns in dif- Bangalore and Delhi-NCR. We look forward to deploy more NEEV is tagged at Rs 37,20,342 (ex- ing the CII number. deficit, even then overall infla- Senior Partner Rajat Mohan inflation index in year of pur- ferent states, stalling mobility EVs across all our cities pan India". showroom Gurgaon). Tax experts said this infla- tionary graph never spiked said. chase of asset. and muting economic activity. Rupee slips 1 paisa to close at 73.32 against US dollar Power consumption grows 9.3 per cent PNS n he rupee on Wednesday fell NEW DELHI demand. nessed a growth of over 6.6 per by 1 paisa to end at 73.32 In the entire June last year, cent in the first half of June at T(provisional) against the US Power consumption in the power consumption slumped 174.09 GW (recorded on June dollar ahead of the outcome of the country grew by 9.3 per cent in by nearly 11 per cent to 105.08 9), compared to 163.30 GW on US Federal Reserve meeting. At the first half of June to 55.86 BU from 117.98 BU over the June 11 last year. the interbank foreign exchange billion units (BU), indicating a same month in 2019, mainly Peak power demand met in market, the rupee opened at 73.29 slow recovery in commercial due to fewer economic activi- the first half of June 2019 was per dollar as against its previous and industrial electricity ties amid COVID-induced 182.45 (recorded on June 14). close of 73.31. It hovered in the demand, according to power restrictions. The peak demand in the range of 73.26 to 73.38 during the day. The domestic currency ministry data. Experts are of the view that entire June (2020) slumped to has lost 52 paise in the seven trading sessions to Wednesday. Power consumption was the recovery in power demand 164.98 GW from 182.45 GW Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength recorded at 51.10 BU in the and consumption in the rest of in the same month in 2019. against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.04 per cent to 90.50. "The Singapore's population first half of June last year (June June is not likely to be robust Experts believe robust USDINR spot remains in the mid-range ahead of the Federal Open 1 to 15), the data showed. because of the early onset of COVID-19. recovery in commercial and Market Committee (FOMC) announcement. If the FOMC pushes According to experts, the Monsoon. Thus, a month-on-month industrial power consump- back tapering talk, it will dismiss the uptrend in spot. Otherwise any growth slows down to recovery in power consump- In the first fifteen days of comparison indicates that tion as well as demand is like- hint over the timing of tapering will continue the dollar rally, pushing tion and demand was slow in May (from May 1 to 15) this power consumption grew mar- ly from July onwards as many the USDINR spot higher towards the crucial resistance of 73.50," the first half of June despite the year, power consumption was ginally by 1.14 percent in the states are easing local restric- said Rahul Gupta, Head Of Research- Currency, Emkay Global 1.1% in ’10-’20 decade low base of last year, which 55.23 BU despite lockdown first half of June. tions amid a decline in num- Financial Services. indicates a slow recovery in restrictions imposed by many Peak power demand met or ber of daily new positive cases PNS n SINGAPORE Though some of the data commercial and industrial states amid the second wave of the highest supply in a day wit- of COVID-19. will be affected as the survey Singapore's population grew at was done amid the COVID-19 UK inflation up more than its lowest pace in the 2010- pandemic, Rajah said the cen- 2020 decade at 1.1 per cent sus captures "broad trends every year, a slowdown from over the decade … notwith- Revolt resumes bookings of e-bikes expected amid fluctuations 2.5 per cent annually in the standing the blips over the last PNS n MUMBAI all existing orders in hand. ritish consumer prices rose by preceding decade, according one and a half years". Revolt is also sticking to its more than expected last month to a media report on The total population RattanIndia-invested electric promise of delivering more Bas fuel and clothing costs Wednesday. increased from 5.08 million in vehicle maker Revolt on bikes to its customers and surged following the easing of The population data was 2010 to 5.69 million in 2020. Wednesday announced the reducing the gap between COVID-19 restrictions. Inflation released by the Department of Within this, the citizen popu- resumption of opening of booking date and delivery, it accelerated to 2.1 per cent in the 12 Statistics (DOS) in its first sta- lation grew from 3.23 million bookings for its e-bikes in six said, adding the company has months through May from 1.5 per tistical release from the 2010- to 3.52 million, while the per- cities from June 18. been vigorously working cent in April, the Office for National 2020 census, the Channel manent resident population The Gurugram-based com- towards increasing the produc- Statistics said Wednesday. That was News Asia reported. remained "stable" at around pany in a statement also said tion capacities to ensure that SBI report: RBI higher than the 1.8 per cent rate economists had forecast. "It tells us where we were, 0.5 million, it added. it is advancing the delivery the customers do not have to While the inflation rate topped the Bank of England's 2 per cent where we're at now, and iden- The number of non-resi- dates for the bookings made by suspended fresh bookings for wait for the motorcycles for target for the first time since July 2019, economists said the bank's tifies some of the things that dents rose from 1.31 million to customers which were earlier these bikes to avoid supply- long post the bookings. may maintain Monetary Policy Committee was unlikely to raise interest rates any we need to address going for- 1.64 million. Twenty per cent slated to be delivered in the lat- demand mismatch in the wake Rahul Sharma, CEO & MD, time soon. A strengthening pound and adequate labour supply are ward," said Minister in the of Singapore residents had no ter part of the current year. of overwhelming customer Revolt Motors said, "We are status quo in likely to keep inflation under control, said Samuel Tombs, chief Prime Minister's Office religious affiliation in 2020, a Revolt, is currently opera- response. delighted with the response economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics in London. The inflation Indranee Rajah, who over- slight increase from the 17 per tional in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, The company said it will be we have received from our August policy will probably peak at around 2.8 per cent later this year before sees the National Population cent a decade before, accord- Chennai, Ahmedabad and reopening fresh bookings after customers across these six returning to the 2 per cent target by the middle of 2022, he said in a and Talent Division. ing to the census. Hyderabad, had on May 6 confirming delivery dates for cities so far.” PNS n MUMBAI note to clients. With retail inflation witness- ing significant uptick in May, Gold slips by Rs 48; silver the RBI is likely to maintain Youngest, oldest lose more jobs: Survey status quo in its August mon- etary policy review, according up by Rs 340 PNS n MUMBAI jobless because of the second Meanwhile, the pandemic to a report. old in the national capital on wave of the pandemic and the and its economic impact – the According to the SBI's Wednesday dipped When it comes to losing a job unemployment rate had GDP contracted by 7.3 per research report- Ecowrap, Gmarginally by Rs 48 to Rs permanently, the youngest touched a 12-month high of cent – also seems to be driving inflation may remain elevat- 47,814 per 10 gram amid muted and the oldest segments in the nearly 12 per cent. up incidents of frauds with ed in the coming months due global trends, according to HDFC workforce have reported an It said that across all the one third of those polled say- to several global and domes- Securities. In the previous trade, increase in setbacks in the sec- other buckets of age groups, ing they experienced a fraud tic factors. the precious metal had closed at ond wave of the pandemic, a there was a dip in the number in the last 12 months. "We expect a status-quo in Rs 47,862 per 10 gram. In survey of by a Fortune500 of people reporting a perma- Among the 18-24 year olds, August. We believe RBI contrast, silver rose by Rs 340 to company has said. nent loss of employment in 38 per cent said they witnessed would still try to find a mar- Rs 70,589 per kg, from Rs 70,249 per kg in the previous trade. In The survey, conducted in 2021 as compared to the year- fraud in the last 12 months riage of convenience of reg- the international market, both gold and silver were trading flat at April this year, covered 2,000 ago period. while the same went up to 41 ulatory and developmental USD 1,859 per ounce and USD 27.78 per ounce, respectively. persons in India. Apart from the permanent per cent in the case of those measures and monetary pol- HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said, Six per cent of those over job loss, nine per cent of aged between 25 and 29. icy in August policy," the "Gold prices traded near four-week lows as traders and investors 55 years of age reported hav- those aged 18-24 said they "The financial frauds were research report said on are awaiting outcome from the US FOMC meeting." Motilal Oswal ing permanently lost their have faced temporary layoff as mostly through phishing, fol- Wednesday. It further noted Financial Services Vice-President (Commodities Research) Navneet job, as against 4 per cent last against 21 per cent last year, lowed by QR code/ UPI that "the die has been cast, but Damani said, "Gold prices traded steady after a fall witnessed in the year. 11 per cent from 10 per cent The Centre for Monitoring while in the case of those over scams, but consumers were the RBI can still hold out with yesterday's (Tuesday) session, due to a stronger dollar and an In those aged under 24, the in the year-ago period, the Indian Economy in May esti- 55, the incidence came down also victims of card scams and a firm message of ratcheting uptick in US yields as investors look forward to the outcome of the proportion reporting a perma- survey done by financial tech- mated that over 1 crore to seven per cent from last skimming," a company state- up inflationary pressures in the US Federal Reserve meeting." nent job loss has increased to nology company FIS said. Indians have been rendered year's 13 per cent. ment said the August policy statement." 9 education Vijayawada Thursday June 17, 2021

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pared at all. We were learning things on the go, worked on While we have resolving one problem at a time. At the time of the first overcome the wave, we were in the design- ing phase of our ventilator first wave of hence, a majority of the activities could be done the pandemic, remotely. But in the second wave, we were more prepared the second and educated about the vari- ous precautions to be taken. wave is giving Learning lessons from last year, our employees were also chills to many well prepared and could resolve issues related to infra- structure and remote work- industries due ing.” SulakshanaMandhadi, the to lack of founder of Shu Shu Babies, explains how the second business and wave of Covid impacted the founder as an entrepreneur. income. With She shares, “Mentally it is draining, and especially when the help of we stepped into the market when Covid was at its peak. WEHub, On a positive note, it is good that I have learned the hard- startups have ships at a very early stage. Financial and mental pres- put the sure mounted, but we learned to stay calm and believe in pandemic our product and mission. Rather than worrying about things that are out of my behind them. reach, I looked for solutions. The Pioneer’s That's why we started to con- Pandemic: A teacher to centrate on E-commerce sales, but the lockdown has K RAMYA brought down those sales because of shipping restric- SREE talks to tions. Then we decided to concentrate on the women Hyderabad and Telangana markets in particular, where entrepreneurs several entrepreneurs we could deliver goods with no restrictions. We are also to understand focused on Amazon sales as orders from local Self-Help and the team members.” material couldn’t reach restrictions for shipping are how they're Groups (SHGs) to make Kanika Bansal, founder, Hyderabad/India, and the minimal. To overcome finan- masks and PPE kits for the and director of Designocare huge demand, rise in the cial pressure we are leaning overcoming local government and private shares, “Our startup is in the R&D cost have all added to on WEHub to guide us hospitals from parts of R&D prototype phase of the our financial burden. Testing through loans and schemes Telangana,” informs Deepthi ventilator. All our plans to do of the product in hospitals for MSME businesses. This the pandemic. Ravula, CEO of WEHub. fabrication, testing, procur- was not a feasible option as second wave made me realise With the growing reputa- ing material like electronics, doctors and hospitals are that the entrepreneurial jour- he second wave of tion of the products crafted etc., are heavily impacted as a quite full. Our team and their ney is not easy, but it is worth the pandemic has by Shree Latha Garments, majority of the industrial families were affected, hence fighting for." only added to the more government orders areas, suppliers of raw mate- some of the key team mem- “Ever since my association T already existing came in, leading to the rials, etc., could function due bers are unable to work. As with WEHub, the journey woes, with many growth of the business. to the lockdown, or were our product involves a lot of has been a little less bumpy. diversifying their During the pandemic, all downsizing, hardware components, the WEHub supported me in product offerings or pivoting employees worked from team cannot work from finding a mentor (the most their ideas to stay afloat. home, and had a steady home completely. Hence, the important part of any entre- “The word entrepreneur is source of income, with some burn rate was high as the preneurial journey), guiding fulfilled only when an entre- of them earning up to Rs 1.5 project pace slowed down.” me through financial assis- preneur learns to face unex- lakh per month. She adds that as an entre- tance in terms of schemes pected challenging times. As companies, big, small, preneur, she was constant- and loans (taking a little Hence, WEHub is helping and tiny, struggle to find ly worried about the team financial burden away from start-ups from various sec- their feet amid the Covid-19 and their well-being me), and supported me in tors by addressing their pan- mayhem, WEHub, is going during Covid. “Unlike finding the right digital part- demic-related challenges, and about incubating differently corporate companies, ner (which is as well one of then extensively mapping — by helping start-ups fine- we cannot provide the keys for branding),” adds solutions for them with the tune their business strategies health insurance. We she. These tough times defi- prime goal of keeping their to tap newer opportunities were worried about our nitely did encourage business afloat. Amid the unfolded by the pandemic. nerable, and still continue to related bodies supported by supported own family and suffered founders to come out of this, lockdown, it is helping start- “With the steps being face various distressing chal- providing funds/grants for Innogle to iden- some personal losses, stronger and wiser. ups re-strategise and recon- taken by the state and central lenges both, from a business startup sustainability.” tify and bridge including losing some Optimistically it might be nect with the market after the governments to contain the and operations’ perspective. How are the founders the gap to scale up close family members and a good thing to happen as we pandemic is over. We’ve also Covid scenario, we are When we were about to nor- overcoming the challenges? the business in the friends to the virus. We dealt get to see the downs at a very seen many new budding extending our support to malising the first wave loss, “I would say, for the time areas of Business with high levels of stress: tak- early stage and learn to entrepreneurs remodel their women-led enterprises to the second wave hit us. We being, scaling down the oper- Internal gap analysis, ing care of the company, survive. One might businesses and create suc- sustain and scale and be pre- identified to overcome a few ation would be a safer option connecting domain-specific family, managing funds lose the fight but cessful growth amid the pared for the post lockdown challenges by inventing tech- to have business sustainabili- experts and mentors to fulfill increas- so all employees were the experience crises. Take for instance, one scenarios,” she adds. nical methodology to over- ty and it depends on industry the real needs of the startup paid salaries in full gained is much of our startups: Shree Latha Shobana Uthayashankar, come the second wave specifics and of course, at the right time. Unlike ing delays in our testing. and on time, it was more precious Garments and Ladies Tailors CEO and founder of Innogle, impact in terms of remote founders are coming up with other accelerators and incu- Supply chain and logistics hectic. The first wave than the loss. from Nizamabad, Telangana. sharing with us her lockdown customer support and prob- innovative ideas with differ- bation programs, we have also were badly hit. Raw came as a thunder- Hang in there During the pandemic, Latha struggles, explains, “Start-ups lem-solving. In the mean- ent business models to sus- seen evidential support and material prices hiked bolt from the sky, and don’t lose Nadukuda started getting have particularly been vul- time, government and other tain themselves. WEHub the guidelines from WEHub overnight as well as a lot of we were not pre- hope!

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n a blog post, US thought I needed NERVOUS model and television to impress personality Chrissy strangers to be I Teigen reflected on the accepted,” Teigen crushing weight of added. regret for the things Teigen current- she has said in the past. Teigen ly has 13.5 mil- SYSTEM published a series of tweets in lion Twitter fol- May apologising to TV person- lowers and 35 ality Courtney Stodden, who million on cells around the vascular sys- ly unseen detail. The immune accused her of online bullying. Instagram — where she tem and in the brain tissue. changes are particularly Stodden accepted the apology also shared a link to her “Even though there was detectable near small brain but said it could just be an blog post. She said she was already evidence of central vessels. attempt to limit damage to not seeking sympathy, and nervous system involvement in In these areas, the viral Teigen’s reputation. that she was ‘no longer the Covid-19, the extent of inflam- receptor ACE2 is expressed, In her latest blog post, Teigen person who wrote those mation in the brain surprised onto which the coronavirus said she was privately reaching horrible things’ after get- us,” said lead author Henrike can dock, and the virus is also out to people she’d insulted in ting married, having kids, Salie, Faculty of Medicine at directly detectable there, the the past, though she did not say and attending therapy. “We the University’s Medical researchers said. who. “There is simply no excuse are all more than our worst Center. “In particular the many “It seems plausible that for my past horrible tweets,” moments,” Teigen wrote. “I microglial nodules we detected immune cells recognise infect- wrote Teigen, who is married to won’t ask for your forgive- cannot usually be found in the ed cells and inflammation then singer John Legend. “I was a ness, only your patience, and healthy brain,” added Marius spreads to the nerve tissue, troll, full stop. And I am so tolerance.” Schwabenland, Faculty of causing symptoms It is possible sorry.” In 2011 Teigen, who was Medicine, at the varsity. For that early immunomodulatory “I took to Twitter to try to aged 25 at the time, sent ecent studies have nervous system. The study, led the study, published in the or immunosuppressive treat- gain attention and show off Twitter messages to then-16- found that Covid by a team of researchers from journal Immunity, the team ment could reduce inflamma- what I at the time believed was year-old Stodden, urging them could affect your the University of Freiburg in used a novel measurement tion,” said Professor Bertram a crude, clever, harmless quip. I to take their own life. During R nervous system too. Germany, showed that a severe method, imaging mass cytome- Bengsch, Section Head of thought it made me cool and that period Stodden rose to Researchers said inflammatory response can try, and were able to determine Translational Systems relatable if I poked fun at fame as the teenage bride of that Coronavirus develop in the central nervous different cell types as well as Immunology in celebrities,” she continued. “In actor Doug Hutchison, who disease can cause severe system of Covid-19 patients virus-infected cells and their Hepatogastroenterology at var- reality, I was insecure, imma- was aged 50 when they mar- inflammation in the central involving different immune spatial interaction in previous- sity. ture, and in a world where I ried. MatchesToday 11

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Depay hints Barca Arnautovic banned Hummels own deal is close goal helps AFP n AMSTERDAM for goal celebration Les Blues win etherlands star Memphis AFP n LAUSANNE NDepay has hinted that he opening game is on the verge of sealing a ustria forward Marko move to Barcelona as he AArnautovic has been given against admitted his desire to team up a one-game Euro 2020 ban for again with former national insulting a North Macedonia Germany team coach Ronald Koeman. player in his side’s opening “Things will become clear match at the tournament, UEFA with the transfer. I want to said on Wednesday. leave it at that for now,” Depay UEFA said Arnautovic had said after being asked about been punished for ‘insulting his club future at a press con- another player’ and the 32-year- ference ahead of the old will miss his side’s match Netherlands’ Euro 2020 game against the Netherlands in on Thursday against Austria. Amsterdam on Thursday as a Marko Arnautovic (7) celebrates after he “Everyone knows that I result. scores against North Macedonia AP have been linked to Barcelona European football’s govern- for a long time and that I want ing body had opened an inves- and then launched into an ill- to play under Ronald tigation into Arnautovic fol- tempered celebration until his Koeman. “Let’s wait and see.” lowing the incident in Sunday’s teammate David Alaba inter- Depay, 27, is a free agent 3-1 win over North Macedonia vened to calm him down. after opting not to extend his in Bucharest. Media reports claimed he contract with Lyon, for whom The former West Ham insulted Leeds United’s Ezgjan he scored 20 goals in the past United player, who now plays for Alioski, referring to the North AFP n MUNICH French players Lucas Hernandez (21), Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe (10) celebrate after Germany's Mats Hummels, center, scored an own goal during the Euro 2020 Ligue 1 season. Shanghai Port in China, netted Macedonia defender’s Albanian group F match between Germany and France at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Tuesday night AP Austria’s third goal in the game heritage. Mats Hummels own goal was enough to hand Budapest. AFrance a 1-0 victory over The home defeat piles the Coca Cola take $4 billion Germany on Tuesday as the pressure on Germany ahead of world champions made a win- their next game against Miranchuk reignites Russia's campaign hit after Ronaldo’s PC ning start to their Euro 2020 Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal on campaign by controlling the Saturday, also at Allianz Arena. AP n ST PETERSBURG completely overshadowed by That was enough for the 2018 Budapest: Portuguese superstar game in Munich. “It was a brutally intense Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest. World Cup quarter-finalists to win Cristiano Ronaldo removed Coca-Cola Hummels turned the ball game,” said Germany head special goal by Aleksei Here it was Russia’s Fernandes, the game but it could have been very bottles placed in front of him at a Euro into his own net in the 20th coach Joachim Löw. “We fought AMiranchuk allowed Russia to the Brazilian-born CSKA Moscow different. 2020 press conference here, which minute, which ultimately decid- until the end and I can’t blame kickstart their Euro 2020 campaign right-back, who provided an injury Finland thought they had gone reportedly cost the global beverage giant ed the contest. the team, we gave it everything with a 1-0 win over Finland in Saint scare. in front inside three minutes when a staggering $4 billion. France also saw Kylian we had. What was missing was Petersburg on Wednesday, but the The 30-year-old went up for a Joel Pohjanpalo headed in a Jukka A well-known fitness enthusiast, Mbappe and Karim Benzema a bit of penetrating power in the game was marred by an injury to high ball in the Finland box in the Raitala cross. Ronaldo set aside two Coca-Cola glass have second-half goals ruled off- final third. We didn’t do enough Mario Fernandes. first half and came down awkward- However Pohjanpalo, who got bottles which lay in front of him dur- side, while Adrien Rabiot hit the there.” Miranchuk, of Serie A side ly, the back of his neck taking the full the winner against Denmark, was ing a press conference ahead of post for Les Bleus. He refused to blame Atalanta, produced a glorious finish force of the landing. this time denied as a VAR check con- Portugal’s opening Euro match against “It was a clash that could Hummels for the own goal, in first-half stoppage time for the He needed to be stabilised and firmed a marginal offside against the Hungary here on Monday. have been a semi-final or a final, saying: “There is no need to only goal of the game between the was stretchered off before being Bayer Leverkusen player. According to media reports, the so to take three points was reproach Mats for the own goal. neighbours in Group B. taken to hospital. Russia went on to have the bet- share price of Coca-Cola, one of the important,” said France coach It was difficult for him to clear.” It blows open the section after The Russian team’s Twitter feed ter chances and could have won by official sponsors of Euro 2020, slipped Didier Deschamps. It was a heartbreaking night Russia, one of nine participating said he was undergoing tests for a a wider margin, with Finland goal- from $56.10 to $55.22 almost immedi- “We played a big game for Hummels, back to boost the nations at the Euro playing match- suspected spinal injury. keeper Lukas Hradecky producing a ately after Ronaldo’s gesture. against a very good German German defence after a two-year es at home, had lost 3-0 to Belgium Russia went on to win the game superb fingertip save to deny Daler The market valuation of Coca-Cola team, but we were up to the level exile from International football. in their opening game at the week- without Fernandes, as Miranchuk Kuzyaev in the second half. went from $242 billion to $238 billion, and this victory does us good.” Seven years ago, it was end. turned on the edge of the box and Russia’s final group game will be a fall of $4 billion. The result leaves France Hummels’ headed goal which Finland, making their debut at played a one-two with skipper in Denmark next Monday, while On Tuesday, France mid-fielder second on goal difference in the knocked France out of the 2014 a major international tournament, Artem Dzyuba before sending a glo- Finland should again have a sizeable Paul Pogba also removed a bottle of early Group F table behind World Cup in the quarter-finals had beaten Denmark 1-0 in Russia's Aleksei Miranchuk, front, celebrates rious left-foot shot into the top cor- support behind them as they stay in Heineken beer that had been placed in Portugal, after the holders’ 3-0 as Germany went on to win the Copenhagen on Saturday, a game after scoring his side’s opening goal AP ner of the net. Saint Petersburg to play Belgium. front of him at a Press conference. PTI win over Hungary earlier in title in Brazil. shortpasses Gavaskar expects both Ashwin, English Women’s dominate Day 1 MURRAY IN TEARS AFTER WIN LONDON: Former world No 1 Andy Murray PTI n BRISTOL between second slip and gully defeated Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-2 at The Queen's Jadeja to play in WTC final to the boundary. Club grass-court tournament, dispatching the PTI n NEW DELHI “That (Ashwin and Jadeja together) also ndian Women picked up the After a slow and cautious Frenchman in 65 minutes for his first match gives depth to the batting as well as give a Icrucial wicket Tammy start, England picked up the victory in more than a year. egendary opener Sunil Gavaskar believes fine balance to the bowling attack. For the Beaumont (66) in the second pace. Winfield was the more Lthat India will go in with both Ravindra series later (vs England) much will depend session but England Women positive of the two batters as JAPAN WEIGHING 10K FANS CAP Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin against on the weather and pitch conditions.” consolidated their position by she lofted Pandey over the TOKYO: Japan could allow up to 10,000 fans New Zealand in the World Test While New Zealand will be on reaching 162 for two at tea on mid-wicket to hit the first six at sports events ahead of the Olympics, Championship final as Southampton’s a high after their series win the opening day of the one-off of the innings and in the media reported on Wednesday, as organisers ‘boiling hot’ weather is going to ensure that against England, Gavaskar does- Test here on Wednesday. process brought up England's weigh how many domestic fans can attend the pitch dries up progressively and assists n’t feel that the Indian team is After getting rid of Lauren fifty in the 17th over. the Games. spinners. under-prepared either just Winfield-Hill (35) in the first An over later, Winfield hit Gavaskar is part of the match’s com- because it didn’t get any practice session of the day, India another maximum, this time MAN CITY VS SPURS IN PL OPENER mentary panel and is currently in matches. Women toiled hard for most over backward square leg off LONDON: Premier League champions Man Southampton with first-hand knowledge “(In) today’s tours there part of the post-lunch period Vastrakar. City will start the defence of their title away to about the pitch and conditions for are barely one or two before debutant off-spinner Vastrakar eventually had Spurs after the fixtures for the 2021-22 the match starting June 18. practice games before Sneh Rana picked up her maid- the last laugh as she had season were unveiled on Wednesday. “In Southampton, it’s been the Test series begins en Test wicket. Winfield caught by wicket- boiling hot over the last few days and the Indian team She got rid of in-form of keeper Taniya Bhatia, giving CONCUSSED FAF OUT OF PSL so the pitch will definitely be dry has had intra-squad Beaumont, who was brilliant- England batter Tammy Beaumont in action against India on Day 1 @ICC India the breakthrough. ABU DHABI: Former Proteas captain Faf du and help spin as the match pro- matches so they ly caught by Shafali Verma at on more than one occasion. As many as five players Plessis, who had suffered a concussion gresses, so yes both Ashwin and have had that prac- short leg. England vs India In the seventh over, made Test debut for India, during a PSL match, was on Wednesday Jadeja will play,” Gavaskar said. tice. Beaumont faced 166 balls Live from 3:30 pm IST Goswami induced an edge including Verma, Deepti ruled out of the remaining matches of the Southampton’s maximum “The team is and decorated her innings with SONY TEN 1 NETWORK from Winfield-Hill as the bat- Sharma, Vastrakar, Rana and T20 tournament. temperature has been over a good blend of six fours en route to her second ter went for an extravagant Bhatia, while for England 250C for the past few days but youth and expe- Test fifty. Earlier, the hosts made a drive but Smriti Mandhana Sophia Dunkley was the lone WILCARD FOR MURRAY, VENUS there is a forecast of rain from rience and most of Skipper Heather Knight solid 86 for one in the opening dropped the chance in the slip player to earn a Test cap. LONDON: Andy Murray and Venus Williams, Thursday. the players have been to (47 not out) batted cautiously session. cordon despite getting both Indian women team is who have seven Wimbledon singles titles For Gavaskar, it’s not just bowl- England several times and remained unbeaten in the The Indian pace duo of hands on the ball. playing its first Test match in between them, have been given wild card ing but all-round abilities that give so they know the con- company of Natalie Sciver (11 veteran Jhulan Goswami and In the next over, Winfield seven years. It last played the entries to this year's championships. India the kind of balance they need ditions and what to not out) as England made 76 Shikha Pandey made a promis- got lucky again. Debutant Pooja traditional format of the game going into a marquee match like expect,” said the former runs off 28 overs in the second ing start, doing just enough to Vastrakar induced a thick edge in November 2014 against CELTIC VS MIDTJYLLAND IN CL this. India captain. session. trouble the English batswoman from the batter but the ball flew South Africa in Mysuru. LONDON: New Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou's first official game will be against Danish side Midtjylland in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. The Hoops will be at home for the first leg on I’ve reached here because of criticism: Rahane 7 Oz stars skip WI tour July 20 or 21 before travelling to the MCH Arena a week later. PTI n SOUTHAMPTON their thing, and that’s their job. I can- PTI n MELBOURNE not control all these things. For me, FEDERER SUFFERS SHOCK DEFEAT jinkya Rahane doesn’t mind a bit I always focus on controllables, Smith replaces Kane even top Australian cricketers HALLE: Roger Federer suffered a setback in Aof ‘criticism’ but has never been putting my best foot forward, work- Swho recently played in the his preparations for Wimbledon after too overtly bothered by what people ing hard and following my process as No 1 Test batter IPL have pulled out of the coun- crashing out of the second round of the ATP think about his game as he goes on and the result follows.” PNS n NEW DELHI try’s white-ball tour of West grass court tourney. He suffered a shock 4-6, with his job of winning Test match- Rahane feels that even if he Indies and Bangladesh. 6-3, 6-2 defeat to Felix Auger Aliassime. es for the Indian team. scores 40 and it proves to be useful ormer Australian skipper Steve The two tours are part of Despite his blow-hot-blow-cold for the team’s cause, he is more than FSmith replaced New Zealand cap- team’s preparations for the T20 ROSE JOINS WATFORD FOR FREE form over the last few years, India’s happy. tain Kane Williamson as the number World Cup later this year. LONDON: Watford have confirmed the Test vice-captain with 1095 runs in “I will be playing my natural Test batsman in the ICC rankings David Warner, Pat signing of defender Danny Rose on a two- 17 games is team’s top scorer in the game. Winning is really important released on Wednesday. Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye year deal following his departure from Spurs. two-year World Test Championship whether I score hundred or not. I Williamson, who missed the Richardson, Kane Richardson, cycle leading to the final against New don’t want to put too much pressure second Test against England due to Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams hotel quarantine. MILKHA OUT OF COVID ICU Zealand. on myself and even if my 30 or 40 is injury, has slipped five points behind have requested not to be consid- The squad is due to depart CHANDIGARH: Legendary Indian sprinter “It feels special,” Rahane said valuable for the team, I am happy.” Smith’s 891 rating points and is sec- ered for the tours for various rea- for the West Indies on June 28 Milkha Singh is ‘stable’ and he has been about emerging as the top scorer. The Indian vice-captain in 2019 ond in the batters’ list. sons while Steve Smith has been for five T20Is in St Lucia fol- shifted out of COVID ICU to another section But what about the flak that he had played for the Hampshire coun- India skipper Virat Kohli climbed rested to fully recover from an lowed by three ODIs in of the PGIMER hospital, a statement from his has faced because of poor run of ty and has a better idea about the to the fourth spot and has 814 points. elbow complaint which flared Barbados. If confirmed, the family said on Wednesday. scores? ground where he has also played two Also, Indian wicketkeeper bats- during the IPL, Cricket Australia team will then play five T20Is “I’m happy to take criticism. I feel Tests in 2014 and 18, both of which man Rishabh Pant (747 points) and said in a statement. against Bangladesh. BOPANNA-SHARAN IN QUARTERS it’s because of the criticism I’m here. the visitors lost. opener Rohit Sharma (747 points), Cricket Australia on Squad: Aaron Finch (c), Ashton HALLE: India's Rohan Bopanna and Divij I always want to give my best whether “I like to be in the present. I know have retained their joint sixth posi- Wednesday named a 18-man Agar, Wes Agar, Jason Sharan knocked out second seeds Lukasz people criticise me or not. the conditions. It’s about being in the tion. squad for the twin tours. Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Dan Kubot and Edouard Roger Vasselin 7-6(11) “For me, it’s important to give my moment, adjusting to the conditions. Australia play five T20Is and Christian, Josh Hazlewood, 6-4 to move to the quarterfinals of the best for my country and contribute Also me being the highest scorer up is such that he is not thinking of three ODIs between July 9 and Moises Henriques, Mitchell Noventi Open, here on Wednesday. each and every time be it as a bats- doesn’t matter now. It’s past. I just it as the biggest event. 24. The five-match T20 tour of Marsh, Ben McDermott, Riley man or a fielder,” Rahane, who don’t want to put extra pressure and “It’s just a mental thing. If we can Bangladesh is yet to be con- Meredith, Josh Philippe, DUTTE AIMS TO REACH 100M FINAL Indian Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane trains played a massive role as skipper dur- during team’s practice session AP/File Photo would want to play freely,” said switch mentally and adapt, it’s impor- firmed. Mitchell Starc, Mitchell NEW DELHI: An Olympic qualifying spot ing epic series against Australia, Rahane, who has three hundreds and tant. Yes one off, we have to take it Jason Behrendorff, Moises Swepson, Ashton Turner, within her grasp, national record-holding said. best left alone with focus on control- six fifties in this inaugural cycle of as another game not as a final or any- Henriques and Riley Meredith Andrew Tye, Matthew Wade, sprinter Dutee Chand said her target in the Having played Test cricket for lables. WTC. thing. We just want to give our best, have all agreed to go for the tour Adam Zampa. upcoming Tokyo Games is to reach the 100m more than eight years, Rahane knows “I don’t really think about criti- For Rahane, the WTC final is just play good cricket, be consistent in the despite also being part of the IPL Travelling reserves: Nathan final with an improved timing. Agencies that public opinion is fickle and at cism. If people criticise me, that’s another game and his mental make- five days.” contingent that recently left Ellils, Tanveer Sangha. 12

Vijayawada Thursday June 17, 2021 tollywood TS Guv lauds KRITI'S SITA CHIRU FOR TO BE A DARING HIS DEEDS

Praising the actor’s efforts, CHARACTER Tamilisai Soundararajan wrote, “Living by example with exemplary services by celebrity Mega star ctress Kriti Sanon, who donating blood, supplying oxygen is playing the character to the needy amidst pandemic is of Sita in highly laudable. Blood donors save Adipurush’starring lives.” Chiranjeevi replied to her A Prabhas (who will be tweet by thanking Tamilisai for her seen in the role of Lord kind words and noted that it Rama), is not going to play your enables him to work harder. “Thank regular Sita. The film, a directorial you for your kind, encouraging venture of Om Raut of Tanhaji words Madam Governor fame, also stars Saif Ali Khan. Kriti @DrTamilisaiGuvYour appreciation Sanon says she is very excited about energizes me to work harder and this project as she got the rare serve the needy even better. opportunity to play the role of Extremely grateful to you! Thank Goddess Sita. you once again! (sic),” the tweet Sources close to the team of read. Adipurush revealed that the makers Similarly, Minister Kishan Reddy are going to present Sita as a daring noted that Chiranjeevi’s contribu- girl and not a helpless woman. Kriti tion is commendable and conveyed Sanon will not be seen crying help- his wishes for Chiranjeevi and his lessly when Ravan abducts her in team to continue their work. Lanka! Saif Ali Khan plays the role “Saving a human life is the noblest of Lankesh- Ravan, the main antag- technicians of international repute, elangana Governor service for humanity. It is hearten- onist while Sunny Singh will be who have worked on films like Tamilisai Soundararajan, ing to see the commendable and the seen in the role of Laxman, in Avatar and Star Wars. and Minister of State for selfless work done by the superstar Adipurush, which will hit the Prabhas and Kriti Sanon-starrer Home Affairs G Kishan and former Minister Shri screens on August 11, 2022. Adipurush is a period drama set T Reddy took to social @KChiruTweets garu & his team Adipurush went on floors in 7,000 years ago. Earlier during an media to heap praises on during the #Covid19 pandemic January this year but the shoot interview, the 1 — Nenokkadine Tollywood star which helped in saving many pre- came to a halt after a massive fire actress had expressed confidence in Chiranjeevi for supplying oxygen cious lives,” the tweet read. broke out on the sets. The upcom- Adipurush director Om, saying she and setting up blood donation Chiranjeevi tweeted, “Thank you ing big-budget film will have VFX is in safe hands. camps amid the pandemic to help for your kind words @kishanreddy- Covid-19 patients. Chiranjeevi, bjpgaru. Just doing my little bit in along with his son actor Ram this hour of crisis Sir.” Charan had set up oxygen banks in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Earlier, marking the occasion of Telangana. The oxygen banks have world blood donor’s day, the actor been functional since May 26. The posted a tweet thanking donors for oxygen bank came as an addition to doing their bit. On the professional NANI STARTS the already existing Chiranjeevi front, Chiranjeevi awaits the release Blood and Eye Bank, which is being of the upcoming Telugu movie run with the support of the actors’ Acharya, co-starring his son and MEET CUTE fans. actor, Ram Charan.

Mike Tyson gives ani is not only commencement of the shoot- known for his realis- ing. tic and natural per- Inside talk is Nani’s sister N formances on the sil- Deepthi Gantha is also associat- ver screen but also is ed with the project. Satyaraj is his nod for Liger? showing his taste for playing an important role in the good films by turning producer. film and the project com- He is currently bankrolling HIT menced with Nani clapping the oung and happening actor Vijay Deverakonda and Annaya Pandey-starrer sequel, HIT2 with Adivi Sesh as soundboard and Satyaraj acting Deverakonda, who is known for his which is a sport-based film. The World the hero. According to the lat- in the first scene. Nani is pro- roles in films like Geetha Govindam Famous Lover fame actor will be seen playing est, Nani launched his next film ducing the film along with Y and Arjun Reddy, is currently busy a boxer in the film. under his production. Prashanti Tipirneni on Wall playing the lead role in the Puri The Hindi version of Ananya Pandey and Sharing the details he posted Poster Cinema Banner. Nani is Jagannadh directorial venture Vijay Deverakonda-starrer Liger is presented ‘Wall Poster Cinema currently starring in Shyam Liger. Bollywood actress Ananya by Karan Johar whereas its Telugu version Production No 4 #MeetCute. A Singha Roy under the direction Pandey plays the female lead in is bankrolled by Charmee Kaur along new journey begins today. This of Rahul Sankarthiyan and this film, which will also have with Puri Jagannadh. one’s special for .” Nani also Tuck Jagadeesh under the direc- Baahubali fame, Ramya There are a lot of well-known shared pictures showing the tion of Shiva Nirvana. Krishnan, playing Vijay artists in Liger and the new release Deverakonda’s mom. date is yet to be announced. Not very long ago, there was a After Vijay Deverakonda is done strong buzz that legendary boxer with Liger, he is expected to team up Mike Tyson will make a screen with director Koratala Siva who is presence in this film and it looks currently busy with his like this is going to be upcoming film Acharya, true. which has Megastar Sources tell us Chiranjeevi and Ram Ram Charan and Mahesh that the makers Charan Tej in the lead. approached the team of Mike Tyson last year eyeing Malavika Mohanan? and negotiations weren’t finalised alayalee beau- until recently. ty Malavika But now, Mike Mohanan Tyson finally M seems to be in gave his green high demand signal for the these days. Vijay Malavika who shared screen presence in Rajinikanth’s Petta scored her first hit starring opposite Vijay in Master. She is now starring in a Bollywood film titled Yudhra. Now reports are coming that Tollywood filmmakers are eyeing Malavika Mohanan lead. Both Shankar and Malavika and planning to opposite Ram Charan. Trivikram Srinivas are introduce her in style. The film is touted to be a known to show female It is known that Ram pan-India entertainer. leads in a beautiful and Charan is doing a project Similarly, the makers powerful manner. with Shankar. The mak- of Mahesh Babu- Now all eyes are on ers first planned to cast Trivikram Srinivas are Malavika Mohanan and Alia Bhatt as heroine but also considering whom will she be paired now reports have it that Malavika Mohanan for opposite, Ram Charan or Shankar is keen to cast the high-profile female Mahesh Babu?