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LARGE CROWDS, MUTANT STRAINS ‘10-20 PILGRIMS TEST COVID +VE EACH ASHOKA UNVERSITY ADMITS ‘LAPSES’ AMBANI BOMB SCARE: FORMER COP, BEHIND COVID SURGE: AIIMS CHIEF DAY’: CENTRE WARNS AHEAD OF KUMBH AFTER PB MEHTA, ARVIND QUIT BOOKIE HELD FOR TRADER'S DEATH here is nothing to stop the second wave of n view of the rising number of Coronavirus shoka University, Sonepat, has admitted he Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Covid-19 in India from being as severe infections in the country, the Centre on that there have been "lapses in Squad (ATS) has arrested two Tas the first unless people follow ISunday directed Uttarakhand to follow Ainstitutional processes" surrounding Tpersons, including a former appropriate behaviour and are quickly stringent measures to control the spread the exits, of two top academics citing policeman, in connection with the vaccinated, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep of Covid during Kumbh Mela, during free-speech curbs. The privately-funded death of a Thane auto-parts busi- Guleria warned. The spike in infections is which pilgrims from are expected to liberal arts institution has said it will nessman early this month. The being caused by slip-ups in precautionary visit the state. The note was sent after work to rectify these slips in consultation case is connected to the probe into measures and variants of the virus, he said. a high-level team raised concerns after with all stakeholders. Acknowledging the explosive-laden car found near The cases could spread even more rapidly if reviewing medical care and public health their eminence, a joint statement from the the Mumbai residence of industrialist basic protective steps like wearing masks and arrangements for the Kumbh Mela.Based on university's top functionaries and the two Mukesh Ambani. The SUV was traced rigorous contact-tracing are not followed. "Now the findings of the team, Uttarakhand has been outgoing faculty members, Pratap Bhanu Mehta back to the trader and the suspended people feel that the pandemic is over because vaccines are here. asked to increase the number of Covid testing as per the ICMR and Arvind Subramanian, sought to emphasise that they both Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze, arrested by the National So they fail to wear masks. Many of these crowded events have guidelines to ensure that the pilgrims and local population is continue to believe in Ashoka University being "one of the most Investigation Agency (NIA) in the matter, was allegedly become super-spreading events," Dr Randeep Guleria said. appropriately tested, the Health Ministry said in a statement. important projects in Indian higher education". close him. BJP to deploy 300 ‘Vistaraks’ Ram Madhav sent back to RSS for Tirupati Lok Sabha by-poll PNS n VIJAYAWADA It is back to the pavilion for Varanasi Ram Madhav, former SNV SUDHIR The vistaraks system was national secretary of the BJP, who n VIJAYAWADA launched by Amit Shah in 2017 was sent to his parent organisa- three years ahead of 2019 polls tion by the BJP leadership - the Now, it is the turn of ‘visataraks’ under ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay RSS. His chapter apparently has appointed by the Bharatiya Janata Vistarak Yojana’. While everyone come to a close in the BJP. In fact, RTC rides high on logis- Party to prepare the ground for the predicted that BJP would fall short he went to the BJP from his tics in city, plans to party to emerge as victorious in the of a simple majority, the saffron parental organisation, the RSS. Tirupati by-poll. The role of ‘vis- party had bagged absolute major- Previously, he was the RSS expand services taraks’ is highly crucial in the elec- ity improving its 2014 performance national official spokesman. tions and their active presence and the party’s poll success had He had a glorious stint in the had brought success in the recent been majorly attributed to Amit BJP. His reversion to the RSS is ed into the Union Cabinet mak- elections held in Telangana and Shah’s micro-planning under this on the lips of everyone in the ing him the Rajya Sabha member. 5 other states. vistarak yojana. party. Prime Minister Narendra According to some in the The party functionaries observe Amit Shah's brainchild, the vis- Modi gave top priority to Ram party, Ram Madhav was set aside that the ‘vistaraks’ will tilt the tarak yojana is much like the RSS’s Madhav at first. In fact, Ram strategically as he would become votes by convincing the neutral vot- 'pracharak’ concept. Madhav used to tour the coun- a potential candidate for the ers. BJP’s stupendous gains in West As per the original vistarak con- tries as a prelude to the Modi party's national president post. Bengal, where the party bagged 18 cept for 15 days in a year, a party visit, which underlines the prior- Thus, he was excluded from the Lok Sabha seats and eight in Odisha Jumbo campaign committee for by-poll worker has to go out of his/her con- ity that Modi used to give to Ram party's national committee. in 2019 polls, is attributed to these stituency and work for the party on Madhav. If the propaganda in the party ‘vistaraks’, a brainchild of BJP stal- Vijayawada : On Sunday BJP crat, Dasari Srinivasuku whose unfamiliar grounds. According to the BJP circles, were to be believed, Ram Madhav wart and Union Home Minister, announced a jumbo Tirupati name made rounds as the BJP Neither party nor vistaraks spend the political equation between urged the party leadership to Amit Shah. by-poll campaign committee candidate to fight the by-poll money. Idea is to travel with as lit- Modi and Ram Madhav has send him back to parental organ- With less than a month to go for having 24 members. While is also a member of the cam- tle baggage as possible. The vis- undergone change soon after the isation four months ago. the Tirupati by-poll, the BJP too former minister, C paign committee. BJP nation- taraks will not stay in hotels but will latter's appointment as party in- He found a place on the 12- after the TDP and the YSRCP have Addinarayana Reddy, who is al general secretary, Daggupati be hosted by party workers in charge for the North-East. They member core committee of the swung into action. Even as both state party vice president, will Purandheswari, national secre- every booth. Food will also be point out that complaints have RSS. Divergent views emerge on TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu be the convenor of the cam- tary, Y Satya Kumar are the served by other party workers. been lodged with the party lead- his appointment on the commit- and YSRCP supremo, Chief paign committee, Rajya Sabha special invitees. Party state in- The concept is to let a vistarak go ership on Ram Madhav's con- tee. Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy members, TG Venkatesh, YS charges, Union Minister V off personal as well as political life duct. Some opine that his status was had kick-started the poll-related Chowdhary, CM Ramesh, Muralidharan, Sunil Deodhar, for 15 days and dedicate it to the The BJP leaders of Telugu lowered, while some others deny Rift in work by addressing strategy meet- GVL Narasimha Rao, along state unit president, Somu development of the party. states vied with each other to it pointing out that his appoint- Maharashtra ings with their respective party with 10 others are the mem- Veerraju are the ex- officio Most importantly the informa- have the blessings of Ram ment on the committee, in fact, men, BJP had deployed more than bers. members of the committee. tion that the vistaraks will collect Madhav, who is regarded as the elevated his status. alliance 300 ‘vistaraks’ drawn from various Notably, former bureau- will be comprehensive since it is hi-fi leader. Some argue that it is natural for parts of Andhra Pradesh exclusive- 3 from every single booth across the Subsequently, Modi and Amit the RSS leaders to be appointed ly to work in Tirupati until the by- ing in booth management, organ- tasked to gather information from constituency. Shah reduced his prominence in to the BJP and vice versa. poll was over. isational skills and election cam- the ‘ground’ and report to the the party. At one time, there were 3 3 These vistaraks are given train- paigning. Besides, they are also leadership. 3 rumours that he would be draft- Anganwadi Cong a ‘loot engine': Modi TDP cadre averse to contest in PNS n BOKAKHAT (ASSAM) centre and now they should keep worker dies the "'loot engine Congress' far Prime Minister Narendra Modi on away from them as the party only MPTC, ZPTC polls? after Corona Sunday called Congress a "loot makes false promises and gives engine" which is desperate to false hopes to the poor," he said. MARTHI SUBRAHMANYAM they were reported to have told come to power in Assam "at any "The Congress is now giving n VIJAYAWADA Naidu that securing the no-dues vaccination cost" to fill its "empty coffers." guarantees...their manifesto is certificate from panchayats is ruled PNS n GUNTUR Making fun of the grand old guarantees of lies, of confusion, After the series of poll debacles, out. party giving guarantees to the instability, 'bomb, bandook aur Telugu Desam Party workers Even if the party leaders contest- An Anganwadi worker allegedly people if they are voted to power blockade' (bomb, guns and block- appears to have shown disinterest ed, braving threats from the ruling died after vaccination with the sec- in Assam, Modi said they gave ades), insurgency and separatism, to contest MPTC and ZPTC elec- YSRCP, they lamented that they ond dose. Nirmala Kumari, who "false guarantees" of providig jobs corruption and nepotism", Modi tions and the same they expressed would not be able to get support works as an Anganwadi worker in and empowering women but did said. "The party's coffers are to the party supremo N from the constituency-level leaders. Cargo traffic Ambedkar Colony of Tsundur vil- nothing when it was in power at empty and they want to come to Chandrababu Naidu, it is learnt. They claim to have never come lage died and her relatives alleged the centre and also in Assam at the power at any cost to fill it. They Did the TDP decide to stay away across such a complex situation at 12 major ports that she died due to the vaccine same time earlier. have no vision and for them the from the MPTC and ZPTC elec- before. Even during the YS falls for 11th defect. When she fell ill, her fam- The Congress can go to any chair is the friend (unke toh kursi tions having suffered electoral Rajasekhar Reddy regime as the ily members rushed her to the extent for coming to power and this hi dost hain) and to attain that they reverses in the recent panchayat CM, the TDP leaders had to endure month in Feb Government General hospital is evident from the "lies" that they can go to any extent", he added. and municipal elections? The severe pressure, they said adding Guntur, while the treatment was are spreading through their man- They have entered into alliances doubt is likely to become true if the went wrong in the municipal polls, that they had never come across in progress she has taken her last ifesto and the alliances they are with the sole motive of coming to advice of the party leaders to the the senior leaders, including con- such threats from political rivals. 8 breath. entering to gain power, the Prime power. In West Bengal, they have top leadership is any indication. stituency-level leaders, poured out Is it necessary to suffer financial The relatives staged a protest with Minister said at an election rally in entered into alliance with the Left and The party leaders are understood their woes to the national president. loss and put their lives at risk con- Nirmala’s dead body in front of GGH Bokakhat in Golaghat district. in Kerala they are fighting against to have candidly advised the They were reported to have told testing the elections weathering seeking justice for her kin. Nirmala’s "When there was a Congress them, he said to drive home the point. national president of the TDP, Chandrababu that the police called threats? The question from the TODAY brother Nageswara Rao alleged that government at the centre and the "In Assam, Kerala and West Chandrababu Naidu, against con- up and advised them against land- party leaders was said to have she was forced to take a second dose state at the same time, there was Bengal, the Congress has entered into testing the MPTC and ZPTC polls ing in trouble contesting the polls. shocked Babu. That is why the ALMANAC of vaccine. Speaking to the media, double neglect, double corruption alliances with the communal forces at a recent review meeting which It reveals the gravity of the situa- majority of the party activists Month & Paksham: Anganwadi workers Union state and double infiltration", he mock- as they cannot look beyond power he addressed. tion, they said urging Chandrababu advised against contesting the Magha & Shukla Paksha general secretary K Subbaravamma ingly said. and they claim to be secular. At the recent review meeting on to come to grips with the situation. MPTC and ZPTC polls. Panchangam demanded ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakhs to There was nobody to listen to TDP's preparedness for Tirupati Terming their situation at the the victim’s family. the people either in Assam or at the 2 by-polls and taking stock of what grassroots level is very miserable; 3 Tithi : Ashtami: 08:59 am Nakshatram: Ardra: 09:27 pm Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start any important work) Rahukalam: 07:52 am – 09:22 am Pawar says Bir's claims serious; focus shifts to Deshmukh's role Yamagandam: 10:52 am – 12:23 pm PNS n MUMBAI Varjyam: NIL Gulika: 01:53 pm - 03:23 pm Nationalist Congress Party pesident Controversy is the middle name of ‘encounter’ Pawar trying to save Maha govt, says Fadnavis NAGPUR: Good Time: (to start any important work) Sharad Pawar on Sunday termed Senior BJP leader Waze in the Mumbai police force the allegations leveled by former specialist Waze, ‘no 2’ in Mumbai Police Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said last year. Amritakalam: 10:36 am – 12:20 pm Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Forty-nine-year-old Waze, arrested himself by cracking several complex NCP chief Sharad Pawar was trying Days after he was shunted as Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:58 am – 12:47 pm Singh against Maharashtra Home by the NIA over his role in allegedly cases. Another 'encounter specialist' to save the Maha Vikas Aghadi Mumbai police commissioner, Minister Anil Dehsmukh "seri- placing the explosive-laden vehicle Pradeep Sharma was his mentor. (MVA) government in view of Singh wrote a letter to the CM ous" and opined that they require outside Ambani's residence, is allegations of corruption levelled by claiming Deshmukh, a senior NCP VIJAYAWADA an "in-depth probe". notorious as an 'encounter' specialist In 2003-2004, Waze got suspended former Mumbai police leader, had asked Sachin Waze and WEATHER In what has come to be known . Always in the thick of controversy, by the Bombay High Court at the commissioner Param Bir Singh other police officers to collect Rs as 'letter bomb', Singh has claimed Waze, who hails from Kolhapur, has peak of his career over the death of a against state Home Minister Anil 100 crore monthly from bars and Forecast: Partly cloudy that Deshmukh wanted police offi- been involved in at least 63 prisoner Khwaja Yunus, who was an Deshmukh. hotels in Mumbai. "Waze was given Temp: 37/21 cers to collect Rs 100 crore month- encounters with criminals in his accused in the Ghatkopar bomb blast Speaking to reporters here, important cases and also got key Humidity: 50% ly from bars and hotels. In his eight- idence and give them a "collection police career that began as a sub- of 2002. The BJP, which had backed Fadnavis contested Pawar's posts in the police department.Is it Sunrise: 06:18 am page letter to Maharashtra Chief target" from bars, restaurants and inspector in 1990 in the Naxalite- Waze at the time, now wants strict assertion that neither chief minister possible without the knowledge of Sunset: 06:27 pm Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Singh other establishments. dominated area of Chandrapur in action against him. Uddhav Thackeray nor Deshmukh the chief minister and the home Current Weather Conditions had alleged that Deshmukh used to 2 Vidarbha. Later, he moved to Thane 2 was responsible for reinstating minister?" Fadnavis questioned. Updated march 21, 2021 5:00 PM call police officers to his official res- and Mumbai and made a name for controversial police officer Sachin 2 VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MARCH 22, 2021 vijayawada 02 Pawar trying to AP sets up special cell to save save Maha govt... Monday Mirchi Continued from Page 1 The Leader of Opposition in Everybody loves money, constitutional functions. The quintessence of energy under PAT scheme the Legislative Assembly also this is the unpleasant surprise that the AP questioned Pawar's statement govt no exception Commissioner Information & Public PNS n VIJAYAWADA around 0.21 million ton of oil that the latter would suggest Driven to the wall, even babus on the hit- Relations Department sprang recently when equivalent (mtoe) i.e 2,384 the CM to seek retired IPS list, that is those on whom the political boss- the State Election Commission sought a Aiming at strengthening ener- 8.67 Mtoe energy saved under Cycle - I million units (MU) (238.4 officer Julio Ribeiro's help es have lost all hopes, perform extremely well Public Relations Officer for the SEC. The gy efficiency in industries, the Vijayawada: PAT Cycle-I achieved country as per 2014-15 level crore units) of electricity, worth for looking into the claims and change things in their domains so well Commissioner went off on a tangent, saying state government has estab- tremendous success at the was covered under the scheme. around Rs. 1600 crore under made by Singh. that the powers that be change their attitude he would ‘consult’ the Chief Minister. lished a special cell with AP national level with energy The Energy efficiency measures PAT cycle-I. Similarly, the state Waze is in the custody of towards them. This explains why certain top- Naturally, miffed babus started wondering State Energy Conservation savings of 8.67 million tons of under PAT would help for a achieved around 0.25 million the National Investigation level changes contemplated in the Telangana why a Chief Minister should bother about the Mission (APSECM), state-des- oil equivalent (Mtoe), monetary reduction in electricity usage, toe i.e 2,904 MU(tentative) in Agency (NIA) for his alleged administration are on hold, at least for now. appointment of a PRO in a department. “Is ignated agency (SDA), Energy savings of Rs 9,500 crore from lower per unit production cost PAT Cycle-2 in 28 energy- role in placing an explosives- It was rumoured that there would be a he having so much time that he chooses to department and Industries saved energy consumption, leading to profits and ultimately intensive units, according to laden SUV outside the south major change in the top echelons and two work on even PROs of the department?” This department for implementing emission reduction of 31 million helps for industrial growth. As the Bureau of Energy Mumbai residence of indus- senior officers presently working in New pointed question of disappointed officials, Perform, Achieve and Trade tons of CO2 equivalent, capacity per BEE reports, the industries Efficiency report. trialist Mukesh Ambani last Delhi were also contacted. But that entire hul- albeit in muted tones audible only to one (PAT) scheme in energy-inten- building of over 5,000 engineers sector alone consumes 40 per The State had achieved a sig- month. The NIA is also prob- labaloo vanished in thin air after the top babu another among tightly closed groups, how- sive industries. and operators, and encourage cent of total energy in India and nificant change in a carbon ing the alleged murder of in the hit-list displayed his ability to gener- ever, bared the inside story. The grapevine The government is also con- investments of about Rs 26,100 the sector might record a rapid emission reduction of 0.73 Thane- based businessman ate revenues for the state. The GST collections has it that since SEC and GoAP have been templating organising a state- crore in energy-efficient increase in energy consumption million tons of CO2 equivalent Mansukh Hiran who was in almost returned to pre-Covid-19 levels, with at loggerheads on various issues, the level conference on imple- technologies. Cumulatively, PAT in future. The energy under PAT cycle-I and an esti- possession of that SUV. the money from liquor sale set to surpass esti- Commissioner wanted to be on a safe wick- menting energy efficiency Cycle-1 realised 30 per cent consumption is expected to mated reduction of 0.89 mil- "As the architect of the mates. Except for Stamps and Registrations, et. So, he chose to sound the CM for direc- measures in industries under more than the targeted energy reach 443.4 million toes by 2031 lion tons of CO2 under PAT MVA government (compris- the Revenue Department showed impressive tions. Knowing his mind on sensitive issues the PAT scheme. The state saving. Under PAT cycle -2, against the present total energy cycle-II which is higher than ing the Shiv Sena, NCP and performance despite the economic slowdown makes sense. For those who came in late, the Energy department issued around 30 per cent of the total consumption of 347 million toes the first cycle. Congress), Pawar is trying to aggravated by Covid-19. The sheer size of the I &PR Dept itself was purged of touts and orders constituting a PAT cell primary energy supply of the in the industrial sector in India. The PAT scheme is a mar- save the government. Pawar's moolah netted against odds has impressed brokers, thanks to 1990 batch Indian which is responsible for the ket-based compliance mecha- press conference today is an Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who Information Service officer T Vijay Kumar implementation of energy effi- scheme. The energy efficiency mea- nism to accelerate the imple- attempt to save the govern- was visibly angry till then. The fabulous recov- Reddy who brought some major reforms to ciency recommendations made According to officials, the sures are being implemented in mentation of cost-effective ment. The presser is just a ery of Telangana economy may be attributed the good of the department. The rub lies in by the government of India's state government has laid spe- 20 energy-intensive units from improvements in energy effi- window dressing. Actually, it to the resilience of Hyderabad city which is his propensity to go to CM for everything and Bureau of Energy Efficiency cial focus on improving ener- various industrial sectors ciency in large energy-intensive is an attempt to move away generating more than 35 per cent of follow only his orders to the last detail with- (BEE) and identifying poten- gy performance in all kinds of namely cement, fertilizers, pulp industries (designated con- from truth," Fadnavis alleged. Telangana's revenues. But top babus have out succumbing to pressures. tial industries and take steps for industries and strengthening and paper, power generation sumers-DCs), through certifi- He reiterated his demand for taken credit for that and got full marks from reducing specific energy con- the existing quality and reliable and chemical etc., in Andhra cation of energy savings that resignation of Deshmukh and a the Chief Minister. Although all other states Working in silos sumption in energy-intensive power supply to the entire Pradesh, which had demon- could be traded. court-monitored probe into the are struggling to give salaries to their staff post Seasoned administrators who sweat it out industries under the PAT industries sector. strated energy savings of allegations raised by Singh. "Waze Covid, Telangana is now limping back to nor- on their jobs are rare. They often go beyond (a former encounter specialist malcy. The Chief Minister, having imagined their brief and change things forever or at least who was suspended after the even the worst case scenario of recession in prepare the ground for it. Still, if powers that alleged custodial death of bomb the state, is now greatly relieved. He has be sleep on their painstakingly prepared Controversy is the middle... blast suspect Khwaja Yunis in stopped talking about the change. report, it hurts, more so when the official is Pawar says Bir's 2003) was reinstated by a com- Babus who bend vs babus on the verge of retirement. The delay in Continued from Page 1 the IPS lobby in a bid to end mittee headed by Param Bir tabling the Report of the First State Finance organised underworld crime in Singh. But how is it possible that who mend Commission has disappointed not only local Later, he officially joined the Shiv Mumbai. "Once organised crime Waze was given important cases claims serious... was ended, encounter specialists Some babus, whether or not in service, bodies' representatives waiting for a greater Sena in 2009. After 16 years, and postings without the knowl- become too powerful. The greater the enor- share in the allocation of State's own tax Continued from Page 1 he had spoken to Thackeray Waze was not only reinstated in turned into extortion specialists. edge of the CM and the home mity of their misdeed while in power, the resources but also the Member Secretary of regarding Singh's letter. "I 2020, but given important cases The greed to earn more forced minister?" greater is the awe in which they are held by the Commission and senior IAS officer Reacting to the contents of the would suggest to Uddhav for probe by the Uddhav them to threaten and extort "Pawar should say that Waze peers and others when they retire or are out Suresh Chanda. letter while talking to Thackeray to seek former IPS Thackeray government in money from big businessmen, was reinstated on the instruc- of power. One senior IAS officer, who served The fund allocation is a Constitutional reporters in Delhi, Pawar sug- officer Julio Ribeiro's help for Maharashtra. According to senior underworld dons, bookies etc. tions of the CM and the home as Chairman and Managing Director of a cor- obligation to be fulfilled by the State, which gested that Chief Minister looking into the claims made journalist S Balakrishnan, Waze This was very easy money for minister, and with their blessings, poration in Andhra Pradesh, had transferred has to share a fixed percentage of its own Uddhav Thackeray would take by Param Bir Singh," he was virtually 'number two' in the them. With one phone call, they he was given key cases and post- Rs 1 crore of the corporation funds to his per- resources with the local bodies for the next a decision in this matter and added. Mumbai police after the city's used to get Rs 1 to Rs 2 crore," a ings," the former CM claimed. sonal bank account. This happened when N five years to help the local bodies emerge as also action against Deshmukh. Pawar pointed out that police commissioner. "Waze senior journalist added. He also said how could Chandrababu Naidu was the Chief Minister. self-reliant institutions. Known for his con- Pawar said neither the Chief Singh made the allegations wielded a lot of power in the A senior officer in the Mumbai Ribeiro, who retired 15 years ago, Upon coming to know of this, the Naidu gov- scientious work all through his service, Minister nor the state Home after his transfer on March 17 police force because of the police said Waze was so can conduct an "inquiry of ernment ordered an inquiry. Like in the cases Suresh Chanda will be retiring from service Minister were responsible for to the Home Guards. The blessings of political leaders. He important that while you could Param Bir Singh and the home of most enquiries against powerful babus, this month-end. reinstatement of police officer NCP supremo said there was was good in cybercrime such as easily meet the police minister. Will he have that nothing came out of the enquiry against the It would have been a matter of great sat- Sachin Waze - the man at the no impact on the MVA gov- hacking emails, social media commissioner, it was difficult to authority and can he conduct a babu in question. That IAS officer retired and isfaction for him to see the SFC Report tabled centre of NIA investigation ernment because of Singh's accounts, phone tapping. After his meet him. fair probe? has been enjoying his retired life in Hyderabad. in the State Legislature, along with the who has been arrested for allegations. Efforts were on to suspension, he ran his own "Even deputy level police officers Meanwhile, BJP workers on Two years ago YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Action Taken Report. The panel painstaking- allegedly an explosive-laden "destabilise the Shiv Sena- cyber-security-detective firm as had to wait in front of his cabin. Sunday staged demonstrations became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. ly studied the ground realities of resources vehicle outside the residence NCP-Congress government well," said Balakrishnan. Waze was just an API but was still in Nagpur demanding resigna- The corporation and government employees available with the Gram Panchayats, mandal of India's richest man Mukesh in Maharashtra, but they will He said that in Mumbai, Waze given charge of the important tion of Deshmukh over Singh's thought that the YS Jagan would take action and zilla parishads as well as urban local bod- Ambani. The NCP chief said prove futile," he observed. was promoted and encouraged by crime investigation unit. letter. on this issue, considering the CM always ies, apart from interacting with grassroots- speaks against corruption. The feeling among level leaders of Panchayat Raj institutions and the staff is that the government should have their counterparts in other States. Valuable acted against the babu. Some say tainted IAS inputs from the Administrative Staff College officers are treated with kid gloves, like in this of India and the Centre for Economic and case. The saving grace is that, though gener- Social Services also went into the consolidat- ally the state governments rehabilitate retired ed report that was submitted to the govern- Yellow metal retains its shine IAS officers by giving them some post or ment in March, 2020. Unfortunately, though sinecure, the IAS officer in question was not the report is supposed to have been forward- ith the crucial meet- rel). While Gold MCX Rs.0.67, and Hong Kong Mandi, Dilsukhnagar, damaged considerably. given any post by the previous Naidu govern- ed to the Finance and Panchayat Raj ing between the pre- stood at Rs.45,008 Dollar: Rs.9.33. Kukatpally, Bowenpally and However, considering the fact ment or the present YS Jagan's government. Departments, officials in the wings are clue- Wmiers of USA and (per 10 gms), MCX In local markets, stan- General Bazar recorded mod- that a bumper crop of all vari- less about any such report. 'Forwarding' is an Russia within sight amidst Silver closed at dard gold (24 carats) erate trading. eties of mango is expected CM’s nod for PRO of SEC! OK term in administrative parlance, but sure- threats of fresh violence from Rs.67,453 (per appreciated by Rs.270 During the week, common during this summer, despite ly the report per se could not have vanished Taliban and other extremists kg), and Copper and closed at pulses such as tuar dal, higher exports of this fruit, Attention to detail is fine; still, when it is into thin air. This is another classic example groups, the yellow metal MCX Rs.46,090 (per masoor dal, moong dal and there is little possibility of carried too far in the realm of administra- of government departments working in silos retained its shine, ruling well closed at 10 gms). urad dal and commodities unreasonable hike in prices. tion, it amounts to micro-management that and sincere babus being slighted after they above US $ 1,700 per (ounce) Rs.674.20 WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW Ornamental like chillies and garlic appre- Common vegetables such may impede smooth flow of work, particu- deliver. during the week ended (per kg). Sensex and Nifty 50 gold too, followed suit and ciated in the range of 12% to as cabbage, cauliflower, ribbed larly if it involves departments or bodies with —Yours truly Saturday. closed at 59858.24 and was quoted in the range of 18%. While, staple food grains gourd, snake gourd, lady's Consequently, New York 14744.00 points respectively. Rs.42,150 - 42,250 on the and common edible oil finger, cucumber, potatoes, gold closed at US $ 1744.50 Leading foreign currencies' closing day. Silver (0.999) too recorded smart appreciation onions, tomatoes, French (per ounce), while silver fol- exchange rates were: US $: appreciated by Rs.1,100 and on account of extra demand beans as well as leafy vegeta- Cong a ‘loot engine': Modi lowed the suit and closed at $ Rs.72.44, British Pound: closed at Rs.71,800 (per kg). from the home makers in bles continued to be on a 26.25 (per ounce). Platinum Rs.100.48, Euro: Rs.86.56, COMMODITIES view of the pickle-season. So higher pedestal. Continued from Page 1 Front of the Muslim cleric of the country, the PM said. and palladium closed at $ Singapore $: Rs.53.98, Swiss The sentiments in principal far mangoes have generated The NECC wholesale price Abbas Siddiqui and in Kerala During Congress rule, peo- 1,186 (per ounce) and $ 2,540 Franc: Rs.77.91, Australian $: wholesale commodity mar- good demand and margins for of egg in Hyderabad declined Nobody in the country now its partner is Indian Union of ple thought will Assam be (per ounce) respectively. Rs.56.06, Saudi Riyal: kets in the twin cities remain the traders. However, reports by Rs.11 and closed at Rs.354 believes them", he alle- Muslim League. On the other ever free of bomb blasts, guns Other economic parame- Rs.19.31, New Zealand Dollar: moderate. Rythu Bazars and from the Kesar variety grow- (per 100). The highest price of ged.Congress has a tie-up with hand, the double engine NDA or violence and peace will ters remained stable. Brent Rs.51.90, Kuwaiti Dinar: the various commodity mar- ing areas in Maharashtra and Rs.433 was recorded at the AIUDF of MP Badruddin government in Assam has prevail, but the NDA govern- closed at US $ 64.53 (per bar- Rs.240.05, Omani Rial: kets located in Begum Bazar, Gujarat suggest that due to Ranchi, Varanasi and Kolkata, Ajmal in Assam, while in ensured that the foundation for ment has ensured that there is rel), while Crude MCX oil was Rs.188.31 UAE Dirham: Kishangunj, Mukthyargunj, unseasonal weather distur- while Hospet recorded the Bengal it has joined hands with development is laid and the peace and stability in the state, quoted at Rs.4,468 (per bar- Rs.19.72, Japanese Yen: Risala Abdullah, Mir Alam bances, the crop has been lowest of Rs.345. the Left and Indian Secular state is connected with the rest he said. Policemen's dilemma: To be Singh or Vaze? HC UPADHYAY n HYDERABAD unscrupulous elements head- cumbing to the dictates of hounded after retirement, by has been under scanner. history, the Telangana High home and 'allows her to tie a The crime branch of ing the home departments are dirty politicians and the high- the corrupt, dishonest and Neither the state nor the police Court has come down heavi- rakhi on him'. Kerala State police invoked ur Constitution envis- found misusing their political er-ups, they don't have to lose perhaps anti-national political department can wash off their ly on the revenue tribunals for The 24-page verdict IPC sections 116, 120-B, ages the concept of the powers through the use of anything. On the contrary, in bosses and their henchmen in hands terming the involve- their casual approach to authored by Justice Bhat said: 167,192,193,195-A for con- ORule of Law; and to police personnel working the scheme of things where the superior hierarchy. ment of Sachin Vaze in crim- appeals of land owners and "using rakhi tying as a condi- spiracy, intimidation and ensure its proper enforcement, under them. they are used as hand The latest example of the inal activities as 'sporadic inci- passing unilaterally orders tion for bail, transforms a forcing a person to give the police force has been man- True, the training mod- tools, such policemen policemen sailing with the dent'. It is indeed a very seri- without hearing the parties. molester into a brother, by false statement. The ED dated. However, the police of ules of both IPS and non- obviously stand to gain in winds is Sachin Vaze. This ous matter and deserves due The bench, comprising judicial mandate" and adds to officers who are probing all hues have to work under IPS police man speak of terms of promotions, petty Assistant Police consideration by Parliament. Chief Justice Hima Kholi and entrenched paternalistic and the gold smuggling case the orders and authority of the idealism and ask the medals, sharing Inspector rank cop had obvi- On the other hand is the Justice Vijaysen Reddy, took a misogynistic attitudes that are pointing an accusing finger government. In the incumbents to be the ill-gotten ously mastered the art of syco- sordid story of an upright IPS strong objection to the dispos- continuing even after 70 years at the Chief Minister Constitutional scheme of divi- impartial while money and phancy so much so that he was officer of DGP rank, Vinay al of over 16,000 cases in a as a Republic. A woman can- Pinarayi Vijayan are named sion of powers, the police performing their spoils of the system. granted direct access to the Kumar Singh or V.K Singh for casual manner by the revenue not be herself in society of the as the accused in the said have been bifurcated between duties. They have Of course, there are Commissioner of Police, knew short. This officer hailing tribunals. The bench directed present-day, which is an exclu- FIR. the Center and the States. The been ideally asked also policemen who state-level bosses in from the Gandhian family of the government to ensure a sively masculine society in Indeed, this is a disturb- prime function of maintaining to be watch dogs of resist such temptations, Maharashtra, thanks to the Bihar has recently confessed fresh hearing in each case if which laws framed by men ing trend in our body law and order is a State subject, people's interests LEGAL knowing it fully well that National Investigation that he utterly failed in his the opposing party objects to and with judicial system that politic. Instead of prompt- while regulating immigration, and not blood it would be suicidal in Agency(NIA), which after a efforts to clean up the police the process. judges feminine conduct from ing federalism and harmo- passports; imports and hounds. ROUNDUP terms of career advance- thorough probe exposed the administration in states of Tying rakhi to a masculine point of view." ny between the Union and exports, besides the matters However, soon ment and material pros- allegedly criminal activities Telangana and erstwhile the States, such maneuver- concerning nation's security the new recruits perity. However, this of Vaze, whose primary duty Andhra Pradesh. The nation victim, no reprieve Cops vs cops ing either by a State or the are within the domain of the realize that the practical life in creed is indeed, in a micro- as police man was to prevent should hang its head down in for rapist: As an extension of the Central government for Union government. police force is altogether dif- scopic minority. the occurrence of crime. shame that an honest police In a scathing wording deliv- unfortunate trend of rival- whatever reasons do not Thus, in effect the police ferent and most of them are Such upright policemen, Going by media reports, Vaze, officer's dreams of acting as ered on March 17th, a ry between the police of the auger well. Therefore, some force is not autonomous, but adept to bend before political who as acts as the watchdog of with his strong political con- the watch dog for society have Supreme Court bench of Center and certain states, way out like who will call always subordinate to either bosses and blacksheep among the common man, do so at the nections, had the audacity to been scuttled. Justice A.M Khanwilkar and the Kerala police have the shots in such a ticklish the Center or the state. the higher-ups in the name of risk of their own peril. They extort huge money from vic- TS HC irked at Justice S. Ravindhra Bhat, set recently filed an FIR against situation has to be evolved Undoubtedly, the police are 'discipline'. By doing so, they are often shunted from pillar tims and in the name of aside a Madhya Pradesh High the police team of the either by Parliament or by the only organ of any govern- follow the famous dialogue of to post under the guise of 'encounters' kill innocent peo- casualness of the Court order granting bail to a Enforcement Directorate, any other mechanism that is ment which comes in direct a James Bond film, 'cooperate 'administrative necessity', ple. His role in the suspicious Revenue Tribunals suspected molester provided which is controlled by the an acceptable tool for the contact with people. Often, and relax'. Further, by suc- haunted and framed, even death of one Masukh Hiren Perhaps, for the first time in he visits the victim at her central government. Union as well as the States.

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Naidu's family Jagan using bankrupt firm donates Rs 30 1.45 lakh vaccine doses lakh to TTD PNS n administered in Krishna VIJAYAWADA to loot sand: Pattabhi PNS n VIJAYAWADA tariat, 708 people were vacci- The family of TDP national nated, while 528 people were president and former Chief Krishna District collector A vaccinated in Chillakunta sec- PNS n VIJAYAWADA to plunder thousands of strike a 'quid pro quo' deal Minister N Chandrababu MD Imtiaz said that 1.45 lakh retariat. crores in the sand business with the JP Power Ventures Naidu donated Rs 3o lakh to Covid vaccine doses have been He further said that through TDP national spokesperson as well from this year. The to loot sand resources. the Tirumala Tirupati administered in the district till vaccination 80 per cent of Kommareddy Pattabhi on YSRCP Government owed The TDP leader said that Devasthanam (TTD) on the date. antibodies are being devel- Sunday alleged that Chief an explanation to the peo- the JP Power would be get- occasion of birthday of Naidu's Distributing pulse-oxy oped. Minister YS Jaganmohan ple whether the Chief ting more than Rs 2,000 grandson Nara Devaansh. meters to health staff at the Till date 1.45 lakh people Reddy was doing a whole- Minister has vested interests crore revenue per year TDP, in a release here on new government general hos- have been vaccinated in the sale business with the sand in this sand deal or not," he which was why it was ready Sunday, said that on the occa- pital on Sunday, the collector district. Among them, 1.06 resources available in the said. to pay Rs 765 crore to the sion of birthday of N expressed concern over the lakh were given the first dose state under the garb of a Pattabhi said that Government in the sand Chandrababu Naidu's grand- increasing Covid cases in the of vaccination, while 39,000 bankrupt company like JP Peddibhotla Gangadhara deal. son Devaansh, Rs 3o lakh was district and advised everyone people were not following people were administered with Power Ventures. Sastry, a director of the JP "Jaganmohan Reddy was donated to the hill shrine to follow Covid precautions to Covid guidelines while attend- the second dose of vaccination. "Though JP Power Power Ventures, was the minting huge money in Lord Venkateswara temple contain the spread of the virus. ing functions and family gath- The collector appealed to Ventures has been incurring same person who worked in such business deals and for nityannadanam scheme. The collector said that peo- erings and appealed to all the the people above 60 years and losses of over Rs 3,500 crore and cement," he added. Ramki Company of using that money to win The family of Naidu sent the ple were following Covid people to get the Covid vaccine people above 45 and below 59 per year, Jaganmohan Addressing a press con- Ayodhya Rami Reddy, a elections in an undemocra- cheque to the TTD officials. guidelines, but there was slack- shot as a precautionary mea- years with chronic diseases to Reddy regime has allotted ference here, the TDP leader Jagan's co-accused. tic manner. The people The birthday celebrations of ness during the recent past that sure, said the collector. take the vaccination to get pro- all the sand reaches in the asserted that the industrial- Gangadhara Sastry has should think about the master Devaansh were held at paved way for the increase in The collector said that vac- tection from the deadly virus. State to it as part of a secret ists and traders in the State also worked as Director in Chief Minister's shady deals the hill shrine Tirumala the positive cases. People cination is being carried on a The collector distributed deal," Pattabhi alleged. were calling Jaganmohan the Athena Power Ltd which as they were imposing Venkateswara temple for the should strictly follow social pilot basis at village secretari- pulse-oxy meters and N-95 "With this, Jaganmohan Reddy as 'Wholesale Reddy' Jagan once thought of buy- unbearable burden on all past four years but this year distancing, wearing masks and ats in Mylavaram and masks, sponsored by Nestle Reddy has entered into sand because of his greed. ing. It was now clear that sections of society," he they were not celebrating the use of sanitisers. Jaggayyapet mandals. company, to health staff on the business also, besides liquor "The CM hatched a plan Jagan Reddy used Sastry to added. same at the temple. In a study, it is revealed that In Chennamapalem secre- occasion. YSRCP MLA fulfills vow at Kondapalli dargah Dr Srihari Rao eying BJP PNS n VIJAYAWADA He visited Shah Bukhari well-being of people and state. election campaign taking a to people through Annadanam Baba Dargah at Kondapalli Dr Jaganmohan Rao said vow and revisited Dargah after in the Langar of Dargah and ticket for Tirupati by-poll Nandigama MLA and YSRCP and offered special chadar to that he was an ardent devotee winning the election for fulfill- said that he prayed for the leader Dr Mondithoka Baba. He also conducted of Shah Bukhari Baba and ing vow. development and prosperity of PNS n VIJAYAWADA votes. Speaking to The Pioneer, Jaganmohan Rao stressed the Annadanam (poor feeding) used to visit Dargah every time He said that religions do not people and State. Dr Srihari Rao said that as a doc- need to honour all religions to devotees besides perform- before the start of work and teach enmity and hatred but Sufi mentor Altaf Ali Raza A well-known radiologist from tor, social worker, and public ser- following the Unity in ing special prayers. after completion of that work some political parties and lead- Baba felicitated MLA Dr Tirupati who was serving the vant, "I regularly hold free med- Diversity principle of our Sufi mentor Altaf Ali Raza to fulfill his vow. He recalled ers spreading hatred in the Jaganmohan Rao in Islamic society for the last 26 years was ical camps, awareness camps nation and sought people to Baba welcomed Dr that before the general elec- name of religion which is tradition in which minority confident of getting a BJP ticket and with my colleagues to serve serve the needy of society in all Jaganmohan Rao and con- tions, he visited Shah Bukhari objectionable. The MLA said leader of Nandigama Razvi for the upcoming by-elections in the people when there were nat- possible ways. ducted special prayers for the Baba Dargah to launch his that he was happy to serve food and others participated. Tirupati. Dr Daggumati Srihari ural calamities like floods." Rao, Radiologist, SV Diagnostics, He further said "I am fortunate Tirupati SC (Reserve) that I could serve people work- Parliamentary constituency as the ing along with government offi- joint candidate of the Bharatiya cials, IMA members and doctors Social media messages fake Janata Party and Janasena Party. during Covid outbreak. The CPI seeks people’s support for Dr Sri Hari Rao was born in Tirupati Parliamentary which Indian Medical Association is the on holidays, say bank officials Kavali, Nellore district and stud- comprises seven Assembly con- largest NGO in our country. I ied at Vishwodaya High School, stituencies the Kapu (Balija) have served in the association in PNS n VIJAYAWADA holidays on March 27, 28, Jawahar Bharathi College till caste, in particular, will certain- various positions as a president April 1 and 2. Bandh to be held on March 26 Intermediate and MBBS in ly help the party. Balija commu- of the Tirupati branch and also With fake new doing rounds Except for these days, there PNS n VIJAYAWADA Speaking on the occasion, He lamented that the whole Kurnool and Radiology from nity has a huge population in AP state. Now I am working as in social media that there are are no additional holidays for Ramakrishna alleged that the country is against the three Sri Venkateswara Medical Tirupati, Srikalahasti, Sarvepalli, Chairman of IMA AMS at only two working days in the banks as trolled on social The CPI has given a call for BJP government was privatis- new agriculture laws and con- College, Tirupati. He has rela- Gudur and Venkatagiri segments. national-level", he said. last week of March and the media platforms. The bank Bharath Bandh on March 26 ing 100 Public Sector ducting protests for months tives, friends and very good He said that he has been try- He further added that after first week of April, nation- customers should make a note and appealed to all the people Undertakings and giving them but Prime Minister Narendra associates in three Assembly ing to contest in the Tirupati the BJP state president Somu alised bank officials advised of it and should not get carried to voluntarily join the Bandh to private industrialists leaving Modi is indifferent to agitating constituencies in Chittoor district Parliamentary elections since Veerraju announced Dasari people not to believe the mes- away by the false news on in protest against the anti-peo- lakhs of people dependent on farmers to benefit the corpo- and four in Nellore district in 1999, but could not get a ticket. Srinivas Rao, retired IAS offi- sages doing rounds on the social media. ple policies of BJP-led NDA these PSUs in misery. rate farming. Tirupati Parliament region. In 2014, Satyavedu was declared cer as a campaigning commit- social media platforms. March 27 - Last Saturday government at the Centre. Further, the government Ramakrishna demanded the Following Ambedkar's inspi- as the joint candidate of the tee member, Dri Srihari Rao is There are messages on social March 28 - Sunday and CPI State secretary K would lose revenue including cancellation of three new agri- rations and ideologies, Dr Srihari Telugu Desam and BJP parties for confident of getting the media platforms that there Holi Holiday Ramakrishna lamented that profits from PSUs, he added. culture laws and asked the Rao, who belongs to the SC the Assembly constituency, but Tirupati seat. If given chance, will be a series of holidays from April 1 - Bank closing of nearly 300 farmers died during He alleged that the BJP gov- Centre to withdraw privatisa- Mala caste, married Leela Rama they could not give him a ticket he will rise to the occasion and March 27 to April 4 and there accounts the protests against the new ernment was trying to priva- tion process of VSP. He belonging to the Kapu (Balija), a due to the last minute adjust- serve all sections of people are only two working days in April 2 - Good Friday farm laws, but there is no tise lands of Vizag Steel Plant appealed to people to make the resident of Rayachoti, Kadapa ment. But he worked hard for taking the long-pending issues the last week of March and the However, according to the response from the BJP govern- worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore for bandh a grand success on district. Since he belongs to the them in favour of Tirupati BJP of the segment to the first week of April. RBI calendar, other than four ment. just Rs 32,000 crore to a private March 26. SC Mala caste, politically Tirupati Parliamentary candidate Parliament, he said and SBI general manager, NRI Sundays and two Saturdays, The CPI leaders along with company. Soon, the BJP gov- CPI State assistant secretary Parliament belongs to it he is con- Karumanchi Jayaram. expressed hope that he would branch, S Venkateswara Rao, banks will remain closed on their activists conducted a ernment would give all govern- Muppalla Nageswara Rao and fident of getting the ticket from In the 2019 elections, Janasena come with flying colours in the made it clear that as per the list gazetted holidays all over the campaign rally in support of ment companies to private other leaders addressed on the BJP. and BSP combine had fielded a election with support from of holidays, banks will have country. Bandh at Guntur on Sunday. individuals. the occasion. He has a large electorate in the candidate and he got 20,971 Janasena and BJP workers. Kodandaramaswamy Ram Madhav... Continued from Page 1 Mantri Srinivasji is still contin- uing in the same position for the Coming to diminishing the past eight months, according to Brahmotsavams conclude status of the former RSS joint party circles. Bhagayya, who general secretary and senior played a crucial part in the divi- leader Bhagayya, who wielded sion of AP, was sent to the RSS Chakrsananam considerable influence in the headquarters in Kolkata. In spite with Sangh Parivar, party circles are of that, he would poke his nose PNS n TIRUPATI debating confining Bhagayya, into the RSS affairs in Telugu who hails from Telangana to the states, according to the criticism The annual Brahmotsavams core committee. against him. As a vocal leader of Sri Kodandarama Swamy With Bhagayya's blessings, in the RSS, he was labelled as temple concluded with many leaders went on to occu- antagonistic to a particular group chakrasnanam that was py top positions in the BJP, while in the RSS. Bhagayya, who organised on a grand note on some other leaders did not ben- wielded influence in affairs of the Sunday morning. efit from his leadership. It is an RSS in Telugu states eliminating Dwaja avarohanam will be open secret that Purandeshwari the need for the RSS national performed in the night to and Somu Veerraju and some leadership to intervene in Telugu herald the conclusion of the other leaders got good positions states, was shunted to the less nine-day festival held in in the party because of his bless- prominent post of a core com- ekantham in view of the ings to them. With the support mittee member taking into con- Covid guidelines. of Bhagayya, Telangana sideration his advanced age of Earlier utsava idols of Sri Sanghatan Secretary of the RSS over 70 years. Lakshmana sameta Sri Sitarama and Chakrathalwar were given Snapana thiru- TDP cadre averse to contest in MPTC, ZPTC polls? manjanam in a huge bowl amidst chanting of vedic AWARA organises Earth Day run Continued from Page 1 hymns by Archakas. PNS n VIJAYAWADA Krishna and Guntur districts ingredients. Tirumala priests Sri Sri Sri participated in the camp in Welcoming the gathering, Moreover, there was no guarantee that the winning TDP candidate will Pedda Jeeyar Swamy and The Amaravati Walkers’ and which an introductory pro- avid environmentalist and remain in the party after his election, they were reported to have told Sri Sri Sri Chinna Jeeyar Runners' Association gramme was organised for AWARA founder Prof Ajay Naidu. Some other leaders, without mincing words, told Babu that the Swamy, Special grade (AWARA) on Sunday organ- children on home waste man- Katragadda said: TDP is not going to gain anything in the MPTC and ZPTC elections since Deputy Executive Officer ised Earth Day-9K run on agement. "We have a duty to min- it lost the municipal and panchayat polls. Therefore, the party leadership Parvati, Assistant Executive their ritual Sunday Nature Kavya from Earth Sitters sat imise our own carbon foot is vacillating on whether to contest the polls or not. The top leader of the Officer Durgaraju, Supe- Camp for Children and with the camp participants to print. It's the basic essential party, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the leadership is still rintendent Ramesh, Temple Parents. demonstrate making a non- theme of AWARA Sunday undecided on contesting the polls despite the party activists advice to the inspectors Muniratnam, Students, along with their carcinogenic, chemical free 6am nature camps, runs and TDP against contesting the MPTC and ZPTC member. On social media Jayakumar and temple parents and teachers, from bio-enzymatic domestic clean- swims over the last five reports, the senior leader said that some opined that the TDP should Archakas were present. from various schools of ing agent with simple home years." emulate Jayalalitha-brand of politics practised in Tamil Nadu. BJP TO DEPLOY 300 ‘VISTARAKS’ FOR TIRUPATI LS BYPOLL Jumbo campaign committee for by-poll Continued from Page 1 had put up a poor show in schemes. votes, BJP candidate bagged months. Sunil Deodhar tweeted on Continued from Page 1 few rounds of preparatory both Panchayat and civic Interestingly, in 2019 polls 1.22 per cent with just 16,125 In fact, Sunil Deodhar had Sunday. meetings and training were Besides, the campaign body polls had been banking the BSP candidate supported votes. Both BJP and Jana been interacting with people Two days ago he addressed There is neither question of also held for the vistaraks, said committee, BJP said it will on Hindutva politics since by Jana Sena could secure Sena vied to contest for the from a wide spectrum for the members of the party’s legal influence or favour since the a BJP leader. soon announce a coordina- Tirupati is a temple town. more votes than the BJP can- seat. After months of delib- past few days. cell in Tirupati. “When law- booths will be unfamiliar ter- “Glad to see enthusiasts tion committee with Jana And both the parties are didate, Bommi Srihari Rao. erations and several rounds “When I went for a morn- lessness is at its peak, the ritory for the vistaraks. These from all the corners of Andhra Sena after the announce- confident that their alliance As part of the alliance of discussions, Jana Sena ing walk in Tirupati, was wel- police is pressurised to put vistaraks are told to report what Pradesh, who are determined ment of the party candidate. candidate will win the by- between BSP and Jana Sena gave up the seat to BJP. comed by Tirupati Walkers’ false cases on opposition they see and what they hear. to work hard for a change, Alliance partners BJP and poll. BJP had planned a series Tirupati Lok Sabha seat went However, BJP had been Association at Ramachandra leaders, rowdyism & corrup- Significantly, more than which the whole state is des- Jana Sena were at logger- of meetings with national- to BSP. focusing and concentrating Pushkarini. While addressing tion prevails in the state, the 300 vistaraks of the party perately looking for! Addressed heads over who will contest. level leaders explaining the Both BSP and BJP candi- on the Tirupati Lok Sabha them, I appreciated them for duty of advocates of BJP drawn from various parts of a gathering of 300 plus vis- However, the deadlock was role of the Union govern- dates polled less than two per seat and been holding regu- being health-conscious and legal cell becomes more the state had already reached taraks in Tirupati, who came to resolved and it was decided ment in the overall develop- cent of the total polled votes lar meetings in the temple also reminded @naren- important. Hope you’ll do Tirupati to work for the by- work for Tirupati by-poll,” that the BJP candidate will ment of Tirupati and how the that run into few thousands. town. BJP state co- in-charge dramodi ji’s message on the justice to your work & to poll. They were already briefed said BJP state co-in-charge, contest. temple town had been bene- BSP candidate could secure Sunil Deodhar was seen fre- importance of getting vacci- people too. #TirupatiByPoll” about the constituency and a Sunil Deodhar. BJP and Jana Sena who fited from the central 1.60 per cent with 20,971 quenting Tirupati for a few nated and wearing a mask,” Sunil Deodhar tweeted. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MARCH 22, 2021 nation 04 Covid-19 warriors B'desh rules out security threat to PM Modi's visit PNS n DHAKA to ensure security of all visit- ing foreign dignitaries. seek job security Bangladesh has ruled out any Some hardline Islamists, left security threat to Prime leaning groups and civil soci- PNS n GUNTUR served them with honesty. Minister Narendra Modi's two- ety members recently staged Thousands of As the government removed day visit to the country later demonstrations against Modi's The future of Corona warriors contract medical the contract medical staff this week and said "few" left visit, referring to India's new turned bleak due to the appointed particularly for HP Guv Dattatreya wing and hardline Islamist citizenship law. removal of the Covid-19 war- staff were Covid -19, they met several groups are against his trip but Meanwhile, Junior Foreign riors from their contract jobs. appointed during people's representatives there is "nothing to worry" Minister Shahriar Alam urged The Covid-19 warriors served the pandemic to belonging to YSRC. congratulates about them. “those who are giving different corona patients with love and They also met Sajjala Prime Minister Modi will worry about (their protests)," opinions to show respect for affection during the pandem- serve the Ramakrishna Reddy who is the visit Bangladesh from March he added. the invited guests if they have ic time last year. patients when advisor of the government 26 to 27 to attend the celebra- "Bangladesh is a democrat- respect for the Bangabandhu as The warriors who served the seeking job security, but in Goli Shyamala tions of the golden jubilee of ic country where people have Father of the Nation and love Corona patients are now seek- numbers of vain. The medical staff has the country's independence the right to express their opin- for the country”. ing their job security as the AP patients were been staging protests in sever- PNS n VIJAYAWADA "Goli Shyamala, who excels and the birth centenary of its ion and the government is not He specifically asked the government asked them to al ways for the past 42 days and as a producer, director and founder ‘Bangabandhu' Sheikh worried about it," he said, groups and figures associated quit contract jobs that had then increasing. they intensified their agitation, Himachal Pradesh Governor writer of animated films, has Mujibur Rahman. This would adding that the protesters are with the Opposition Bangladesh been completed after Corona starting an indefinite hunger Bandaru Dattatreya on Sunday been an inspiration to many be his first trip to a foreign "few in number" and just tak- Nationalist Party (BNP) to cases decreased. Thousands shivered with the effect of the strike in front of the Guntur congratulated Goli Shyamala, women and this achievement country since the outbreak of ing the advantage of the "free- refrain from "exhibiting double- of contract medical staff have pandemic, lakhs of deaths Collectorate. a Telugu woman for her is a testament to their perse- the coronavirus pandemic. dom of expression". standards by opposing Modi's been appointed during the were reported across the globe Speaking to the media per- achievement. Shyamala has verance in adventure," the "We are proud to invite him Prime Minister Modi and visit since they tried to appease pandemic to serve the patients and crores of cases were also sons, one of the medical staff, been acclaimed as the second Governor said. (Modi) to Bangladesh… peo- heads of state and govern- him during his first term of the as early as possible, while the reported. But doctors, para- who is removed, claimed that woman in the world's history Kailash Nagesh, personal ple are with us (the govern- ment from Nepal, Sri Lanka, government".During his visit, numbers of patients were then medical staff, scavengers along they expected that the govern- for desperately taking an hour secretary to the Governor, ment)," Bangladesh Foreign Bhutan and the Maldives will Modi will also visit two Hindu increasing every day. They police personnel have worked ment would regularize their and 43 minutes to cross the told the media that Bandaru Minister Dr AK Abdul be among the distinguished temples in southwestern staged protests to save their restlessly. jobs even after the Covid peri- 30-km Palk Strait between Dattatreya had told her that he Momen told reporters on foreign guests to join the cel- Shatkhira and Gopalganj dis- contract work even after the Though the families, rela- od. They appealed to the gov- Tamil Nadu state in India and was praying the God to Saturday night. ebrations under separate tricts, largely inhabited by the pandemic's first phase tives were afraid to tackle the ernment and also CM YS the Jaffna district of the empower Goli Shyamala so Momen said "only a few can schedules. Hindu Matua community, a decreased. Corona patient, these frontline Jagan Mohan Reddy to appoint Northern Province of the that she would get more fame oppose this visit and let them Momen said authorities large number of them hailing Actually, the entire world workers stood like a wall and them as regular staff. island nation of Sri Lanka. in future. do it". "There is nothing to have taken every required step from West Bengal. INDIA CORNER Japan PM vows to prevent virus Coast Guard rescues six crew ‘Faster spread of Covid may members of dhow from mid-sea rebound as emergency steps end be due to sturdier protein’ ix crew members of a Sdhow which sank in PNS n TOKYO planned Washington visit in mid sea about 30 nautical early April for his first in-per- PNS n BOSTON miles off Kasaragod in Japan's Prime Minister son summit with President Kerala have been rescued Yoshihide Suga pledged Joe Biden. He will be the first The spike protein of the novel by the Coast Guard. the Sunday to do his utmost to foreign leader to meet in per- coronavirus, which enables it dhow ‘MSV Safina-Al- prevent a resurgence of the son, underscoring the impor- to infect human cells, is more Mirzal', used as a sailing coronavirus ahead of the tance of the Japan-U.S. alliance. stable in faster spreading ver- vessel, had set sail from Olympic torch relay and his Suga, who received the first sions of the virus, such as the Old Mangalore Port on upcoming visit to Washington. shot of a COVID-19 vaccine ones first reported in the UK March 19 with 120 tonnes Suga was addressing his rul- last week, said he looks for- and South Africa, compared to of spices, food grains, ing Liberal Democratic Party's ward to discussing pandemic the original form of the vegetables, sand and granite, a Coast Guard release here said. It said annual convention, just hours measures, as well as coopera- pathogen from Wuhan, China, that a CG Dornier on a routine sortie picked up a distress call from ahead of the planned lifting of tion in dealing with China's says a new study. the vessel at 11.35 am on Saturday, located the debris after a 30 a virus state of emergency in growing influence in the Researchers, including those minute search and found the crew members floating in the sea. A the the Tokyo region. region. from the Boston Children's life raft was dropped and the crew got on board. Acting on inputs Suga said after the state of The lifting of the measure “We would still face ups and Hospital in the US assessed the from the aircraft, a fast interceptor boat was deployed reached the emergency is lifted is "an comes just days before the downs, but we will surely find structure of the coronavirus site in less than an hour and rescued all the crew members, who extremely important time” for Olympic torch relay starts a light ahead of us,” Suga said. spike protein down to the atom- were later taken to Mangalore harbour. All the crew members are in virus prevention. “We must not from Fukushima, northeast of Suga vowed to do the ic level, and found how it good health, the release said. Initial assessment of the rescue team put our guards down ... to pre- Tokyo and the site of the 2011 utmost to protect the people's changed with the D614G muta- revealed that seepage of sea water into the engine room led to the vent the infections from nuclear crisis, as a symbol of lives and health and sought tion which is carried by the and then dramatically change "Because the original spike sinking of the dhow, it said. rebounding," he said. reconstruction. their cooperation in doing Brazil, South Africa and UK vari- shape, folding in on themselves protein would dissociate, it Suga on Thursday Suga renewed his pledge to what they can to get infections ants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. and enabling the virus to fuse was not good enough to induce announced that the months- achieve the Olympics in July as under control and “regain the The results, published in the its membrane with host cells. a strong neutralizing antibody Amitabh Bachchan hints at long emergency measures for “a proof of the victory against peace of mind and daily lives.” journal Science, showed that the However, they said the response," said study co-author Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and the coronavirus,” after its one- The measures have been in mutation makes the spike more spikes would sometimes pre- Bing Chen from the Boston receiving Covid vaccine Saitama would end at mid- year postponement due to the place for the Tokyo region stable as compared with the maturely change shape and fall Children's Hospital. night Sunday, a move under- pandemic. Olympic officials since Jan. 7 after daily infec- original SARS-CoV-2 virus apart before the virus could In the variant forms, the egastar Amitabh Bachchan on scoring his government's decided Saturday to bar spec- tions surged to new highs in from Wuhan, enabling the vari- bind to cells. scientists said the mutation MSunday hinted he will receive eagerness to minimize burdens tators from abroad. “We will the area. The non-binding ants to spread more quickly. While this slowed the virus stabilises the spike by blocking the first dose of the coronavirus on businesses and keep the deliver courage and hope from measure relied on requests for According to the scientists, down, the researchers said this the premature shape change vaccine as soon as he recovers economy going, despite con- Japan to the world,” Suga said. restaurants and bars to close at the spike proteins in the orig- shape change also made it and making the spikes bind from his eye surgery. Earlier this cerns raised by experts about Suga also wants to keep the 8 p.m. and take preventive inal virus would bind to the harder for the human immune more weakly to the ACE2 month, the 78-year-old actor had the potential for an upsurge. infections low ahead of his measures. ACE2 receptor on human cells, system to contain the virus. receptor. opened up about his first eye surgery and said that the recovery is "slow and difficult". Last week, Bachchan underwent a successful Second wave surgery for his other eye. Taking to his blog, the screen icon voiced Republic of Congo polls open; candidate sick with Covid concerns around rising COVID-19 cases and the box office of Covid has performance of his upcoming film "Chehre". "There is now the fear PNS n BRAZZAVILLE day, and the government issued “However, I ask you to stand of another strain, getting free box office results and that is begun: Karnataka (REPUBLIC OF CONGO) no statement on Guy Brice “My dear compatriots, I am in up and vote for change. I unnerving... The vaccination has become mandatory and soon there Parfait Kolelas' illness. would not have fought for shall be the conditioning for yours truly to be one such in queue. Health Minister Republic of Congo pressed While the constitution trouble. I am fighting death,” nothing.” "Well as soon as the work in progress eyes get settled... till then it's ahead Sunday with an election allows for an election to be the candidate says in a Campaign spokesman Cyr a wild world ain't it," Bachchan wrote. PNS n BENGALURU in which President Denis delayed if a candidate is unable Mayanda told The Associated Sassou N'Guesso is widely to participate in the vote, weak-sounding voice after Press on Sunday that Kolelas' Karnataka Health Minister expected to extend his 36 years polling stations in Brazzaville removing his oxygen mask. condition was stable, but that 3 killed as inebriated teen Dr K Sudhakar on Sunday in power, while the leading opened at 8 a.m. as scheduled, plans were underway for a said the second wave of coro- opposition candidate remained observers said. medical evacuation to France rams car into taxi, hits cyclists navirus has begun and sought hospitalized with Covid. Kolelas, 61, had skipped his for further treatment. hree people were killed people's cooperation to con- The watchdog group final campaign event on Friday media Saturday showed Kolelas “My dear compatriots, I am Kolelas placed second to Tand as many injured as an tain the disease. NetBlocks reported an internet after telling some reporters a wearing an oxygen mask and in trouble. I am fighting death,” Sassou N'Guesso in the coun- inebriated 18-year-old "We are at the beginning of blackout that began in the day earlier that he feared he with a blood pressure cuff on the candidate says in a weak- try's 2016 presidential election allegedly rammed his the second wave of coron- Central African country had malaria. his arm as he lay in a hospital sounding voice after removing with about 15 per cent of the Mercedes into a taxi after avirus. Let us all join hands around midnight on election A video circulating on social bed. his oxygen mask. vote. jumping a red light in Mohali to control it because the next and then hit two cyclists, three months are crucial for police said on Sunday. The us," Sudhakar told reporters teenager, Samrat of here as the coronavirus cases started shooting up. Army strengthen bullet-proofing ‘Panna pramukhs Chandigarh, who allegedly was driving the luxury car, He said he would discuss was arrested, they said. Two occupants of the taxi, Dharampreet with Chief Minister B S Singh and Ankush Narula, and a cyclist, Ram Prasad, died, while Yediyurappa about the as steel bullets emerge again BJP's strength, deploy three people sustained injuries in the crash near the Radha Soami COVID-19 situation and Chowk on Saturday, the police said. The police have booked Samrat measures to be taken. PNS n SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI and his friends Arjun and Prabhnoor, who were accompanying him He said the state Technical them to win hearts’ in the Mercedes. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Mohali, Advisory Committee on Security forces in Jammu and Satinder Singh said the trio in the luxury car were drunk when the coronavirus has given clear Kashmir have strengthened PNS n NEW DELHI accident took place. guidelines to the government the bullet-proofing shield of stating that people would be their vehicles and bunkers after Senior BJP leader and in for a trouble if certain steel bullets which can pierce Defence Minister Rajnath activities were not controlled. through normal protective Singh on Sunday told the US, Belgium, France and Japan "We all will be responsible shields were recovered from city unit of the party to deploy for the aftermath if the gov- terrorists during an encounter 'panna pramukhs' across hold Mideast naval exercise ernment and people do not in South Kashmir recently. Delhi, as they are its biggest he US Navy said Sunday it respond to experts' report," A few days back, local com- strength and can make it win Twill hold a major naval Sudhakar said. mander of the banned Jaish-e- in the national capital. exercise alongside Belgium, To a question whether Mohammed terror group, The 'panna pramukh' or France and Japan in the election-related activities Vilayat Hussain Lone alias page in-charge is the first Mideast amid tensions over would be among those need- Sajjad Afghani, was killed in an point of contact for most party... I can say it with con- Iran's nuclear programme in ed to be under check, encounter at Shopian. The voters in the BJP's election viction it can take the BJP to the region. The Group Arabian Sudhakar sought to know, army had recovered 36 rounds Chinese technology of encas- by the Army. Normally, the management machinery. a win here," he said. Sea Warfare Exercise will see "Can any activity be an of armed steel-core bullets. ing bullets with hard steel bullets terrorists use in their Singh, who inaugurated Singh said the panna pra- ships from the four countries excuse for coronavirus? Will The recoveries raised alarm core, the officials said. assault rifles have a lead core the Delhi BJP's executive mukh is more important than conduct drills in the Arabian it spare VIPs, political parties bells within the security estab- The bullet, termed Armour covered with mild steel which committee meeting, said a president of the party's state Sea and the Gulf of Oman. Ships involved include the French aircraft or religious congregations?" lishment as these bullets can Piercing (AP), is built of hard- cannot penetrate a bullet-proof panna pramukhs should help unit and that he should be carrier Charles de Gaulle, as well as the amphibious assault ship USS The Minister underlined harm personnel even wearing ened steel or tungsten carbide, shield, but after the December create awareness about honoured. Makin Island. The Belgian frigate HNLMS Leopold I and the Japanese the need for an all-party a regular protective shield. they explained. 31, 2017 encounter and a schemes and programmes Earlier this month, the destroyer JS Ariake also will take part, as well as aircraft from the four meeting in view of the coro- Officials said that now the The first incident of use of detailed analysis, forces had to started by the Narendra Modi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nations. The drill comes as Iran has abandoned all limits of its 2015 navirus situation since the vehicles, especially deployed in 'steel core' bullet was noticed change the way they protected government. won four out of five seats in nuclear deal with world powers in the wake of then-President Donald byelections were round the South Kashmir, and personnel on the New Year eve of 2017 themselves, the officials said. The Modi government has municipal by-elections, seen Trump's 2018 decision to unilaterally withdraw from the accord. corner and all the political moving for anti-terror opera- when JeM terrorists had car- They said that the terrorists, a proven "track record in as a “semi-final” before the President Joe Biden has expressed a desire to return to the deal if Iran parties would take part in it. tions are equipped with shields ried out a suicide attack on a mainly from banned Jaish good governance and devel- MCD polls scheduled to be honours the deal's limits on its nuclear programme. However, tensions Sudhakar's warning came which have an extra layer of CRPF camp in Lethpora in group, were armed with the opment... we have always held in 2022. remain high after militias in Iraq — likely backed by Iran — continue as the cases in Karnataka shot protection for blunting such South Kashmir. best possible arsenal including done what we promise", Singh The AAP lost one seat to to target American interests. Biden last month launched an airstrike upto 1,798 with seven deaths penetrative bullets. Five paramilitary personnel M-4 carbines and bullets with told Delhi BJP leaders. the Congress, and gained one just over the border into Syria in retaliation, joining every American and Bengaluru urban district The ammunition normally were killed in the attack and steel core, with the capability "Panna pramukh should from the BJP. The BJP failed president from Ronald Reagan onward who has ordered a alone contributed 1,186 cases, used in the AK series rifles was one of them was hit by a bul- to pierce a static bullet proof be deployed in Delhi. I think to win any of the five seats. bombardment of countries in the Middle East. including five deaths, on being modified from across the let fatally despite using a stat- bunker used during countert- it is the most important post There are 272 municipal Saturday. border with the help of ic bullet-proof shield provided errorism operations. and the biggest strength of the wards in Delhi. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MARCH 22, 2021 nation 05 PM to launch Prez for greater participation Rift in Maharashtra alliance ‘Catch the Rain' After ex-top cop's letter against minister Anil Deshmukh campaign today of women in science & tech PNS n NEW DELHI PNS n NEW DELHI The ruling alliance has PNS n ROURKELA (ODISHA) He said more girls need to significant contribution in landed in a row after Prime Minister Narendra get higher education, partic- the field of science and tech- Action on Maharashtra Home Modi will launch the "Jal President Ram Nath Kovind ularly in science, technology, nology for over six decades. Minister Anil Deshmukh after Param Bir Singh -- Shakti Abhiyan:Catch the on Sunday called for enhanced engineering and mathemat- "I am pleased to know that corruption allegation against replaced as Mumbai Rain" campaign on the World participation of women in the ics. NIT Rourkela has students him has created differences in Water Day on Monday. The field of science and technolo- Quoting a recent survey, he from 33 states and Union ter- the state's ruling Maharashtra Police Commissioner historic MoU to implement gy. Kovind, while addressing said enrolment of women in ritories. I am told that stu- Vikas Aghadi alliance. A top over "unforgivable" the Ken Betwa Link Project, the 18th convocation of the engineering and technical dents from 17 countries are leader of the alliance has told the first project of the National Institute of institutions in India is also enrolled in various aca- media that Deshmukh has to lapses in the Mukesh national perspective plan for Technology (NIT), Rourkela abysmally low at only 20 per demic disciplines," he said. go as the corruption allegation Ambani security scare interlinking of rivers, will here, said, "Growth and excel- cent. In his message to the stu- against him is "serious". Chief also be signed by Uttar lence of women in the techni- "Our girls should be dents, the President said, "I Minister Uddhav Thackeray is probe -- accused Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh cal area will add a new dimen- encouraged to pursue techni- advise you to never judge also of this view, he said. chief ministers at the event. sion to our cal education and excel in the your success only in terms of Jayant Patil, Maharashtra Minsiter Deshmukh The PMO said in a statement national same manner as they do in material gains. You don't minister and state unit chief of of corruption and that the campaign will be develop- other areas. Our daughters have to limit yourself by the Sharad Pawar's Nationalist undertaken across the coun- ment." are outshining boys and get- pressures of conventional Congress Party -- to which interference in try in both rural and urban ting more gold medals in notions of success and soci- Desmukh belongs -- however police work areas with the theme "catch arts and other fields," he etal norms. You need to fig- differed. "The letter (Param Bir the rain, where it falls, when said. ure out what you really want Singh's letter to the Chief it falls". It will be imple- Kovind said three of to do in your life." Minister) is a reaction after charges and said he will sue mented from March 22 to the seven gold medal win- He suggested the students Maharashtra Chief Minister Singh for defamation. November 30 - the pre-mon- ners at NIT Rourkela are choose what gives them sat- and Home Minister decided to The state's opposition BJP Maharashtra alliance meet soon and monsoon period in women and the situation isfaction. "Do what takes you take a tough stand. There is no has called for his removal. the country. It will be is similar in other central closer to your aspirations. Do question of replacing "We demand Home Minister's amid corruption allegations launched as a 'Jan Andolan' universities. what makes your families Maharashtra Home Minister," resignation. If he doesn't, then (public movement) to take Around 1,518 of the proud of you. Plan for your- he said. Chief Minister must remove The final decision on suggest an independent water conservation at the 7,116 students in the self a fruitful A meeting is likely to be held him," Thackeray's predecessor, Maharashtra Home Minister investigation by former top cop grassroot level through peo- university are and productive in Delhi this evening between the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis, Anil Deshmukh lies with Chief Julio Ribeiro. A top leader of ple's participation. women. path ahead," he the Shiv Sena leaders and NCP has said. Calling for an impar- Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the state's ruling alliance has He said NIT said. chief Sharad Pawar, the leader tial probe, he added, "The let- Nationalist Congress Party chief told NDTV that the corruption Rourkela has He expressed said. The ruling alliance has ter also states that Chief Sharad Pawar said today. He, allegation against Mr made a satisfaction over landed in controversy after Minister was intimated about however, questioned the timing Deshmukh are "serious" and the institute adopt- Param Bir Singh -- replaced as this earlier so why didn't he act of the allegations against the Chief Minister Uddhav ing five villages as Mumbai Police Commissioner on it?" home minister made by Param Thackeray thinks he has to go. part of Unnat Bharat over "unforgivable" lapses in In a letter to Chief Minister Bir Singh -- the state police Pawar said the alliance leaders Abhiyan. the Mukesh Ambani security Uddhav Thackeray, Singh had chief who was replaced over will have a meeting tomorrow scare probe -- accused said the home minister had "unforgivable" lapses in the and take a decision on Anil Deshmukh of corruption and asked several officers including Mukesh Ambani security scare Deshmukh, who belongs to his interference in police work. Sachin Waze who has been probe. Mr Pawar said he would party. Two women INDIA CORNER Deshmukh has denied the arrested in the Mukesh killed, 22 Five states account for over 83 per Priyanka slams Modi on workers hurt cent of new Covid cases: Govt s India witnessed the highest ‘Centre should help in finding lack of empathy for flood-hit in accident daily tally of COVID-19 cases this Ayear, the Union Health Ministry PNS n JORHAT (ASSAM) the Brahmaputra during the PNS n JAIPUR said on Sunday that Maharashtra, pandemic affected some 2.8 Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and out truth in SUV-Waze case’ Madhya Pradesh account for 83.14 Launching a frontal attack on million people. "I was listen- Two women were killed and PNS n MUMBAI revolve only around (former Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ing to the Prime Minister's 22 workers injured when a per cent of the new infections. Mumbai police commissioner) said. Congress leader Priyanka speech yesterday. He very seri- pickup jeep in which they Maharashtra continues to report the MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Param Bir Singh and (sus- "The basic issue should not Gandhi Vadra on Sunday ously said that he was very sad were travelling overturned highest daily new cases at 27,126. It Sunday sought Centre's inter- pended Mumbai police offi- be forgotten, otherwise this alleged he is sad about a tweet about a development. I thought in Rajasthan's Nagaur district is followed by Punjab with 2,578 vention in unearthing the cer) Sachin Waze. Police plac- case will go the same way as by a 22-year-old woman but not he would speak about Assam's on Sunday. while Kerala reported 2,078 new cases. Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya truth behind the explosives- ing actor Sushant Singh Rajput's for the flood-ravaged people of development or how BJP The mishap occurred in Pradesh reported 1,798, 1,565 and 1, 308 infections in a day. laden car found near industri- the explosives or being (death) case," he said. Assam. worked in Assam. "But I was the Kuchera police station India recorded 43,846 new coronavirus cases in a day, the highest alist Mukesh Ambani's resi- asked to do so is not a small Thackeray said it seems A day after Modi raised the shocked to hear that the PM was area when the driver of the single-day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally dence here last month. thing," he said. very unlikely that the vehicle toolkit issue and alleged talking about a tweet by a 22- vehicle lost control over it and to 1,15,99,130. Besides, 197 deaths were reported in a span 24 hours, Addressing a press confer- The Centre should help in with explosives was parked Congress conspiracy in it at a year-old woman (Disha Ravi). it overturned, police said. the ministry said adding six states account for 86.8 per cent of the new ence, Thackeray alleged that finding out the truth in the near Ambani's house by Waze poll rally in Chabua in Assam, He said Congress conspired to Two women were killed in deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (92). Punjab follows the Maharashtra government case. The basic issue of who without being asked to do so. the daughter of late Prime finish the tea industry of Assam. the mishap while 22 others with 38 daily deaths. Kerala reported15 deaths. Delhi reported over 800 was incapable of shedding placed the explosives-laden The vehicle was found near Minister Rajiv Gandhi, lament- He was also sad about Congress injured. Most of the injured coronavirus cases for the first time this year on Saturday, while two light on several basic points in vehicle and on whose instruc- Ambani's multi-storey resi- ed that Modi was silent on peo- mistakenly putting two wrong are women and are being more people succumbed to the pathogen. The active cases of the the case. tions it was done needs to be dence 'Antilia' in south ples' suffering during perenni- pictures on social media," Vadra treated at local hospitals, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 3,409 from 3,165 a day ago. "The explosives case doesn't found out, the Maharashtra Mumbai on February 25. al floods. Last year's flooding of said. police said. The positivity rate breached the 1 per cent-mark after over two months, according to a bulletin. Union Minister Should master resuable rocket tech: Madhavan TMC MP Sisir Adhikari joins global marketing," Nair told. years, but we have not made BJP at Amit Shah's rally tears into Maha govt PNS n BENGALURU India offers satellite launch headway into it", Nair said. eteran TMC MP Sisir Adhikari - services at 30 to 40 per cent "Unless we go for recover- father of BJP heavyweight India needs to strive towards lower costs compared to inter- able and reusable launch sys- VSuvendu Adhikari - joined the PNS n PATNA mastering reusable rocket tech- national prices, according to tems, we cannot reduce the BJP here on Sunday in the presence nology, give thrust to global him. (space transportation) cost. of Union Home Minister Amit Shah Union minister Ravi Shankar marketing and learn from "Naturally, there is a good That's one area which needs and other senior leaders of the party. Prasad on Sunday called for a SpaceX founder Elon Musk's potential for capturing more a thrust". India cannot be com- The patriarch of the Adhikari family -- "fair and impartial probe by an business model to tap full and more of launches from placent in the field of space, which wields considerable influence outside agency" into the contro- potential in the space field, countries which have no such where technology is changing in Bengal's Purba Medinipur district -- versy surrounding Mumbai eminent space scientist G capability", he said. very fast -- in earth observation said that he had to work really hard to policeman Sachin Waze and his Madhavan Nair has advocated. "So, there one has to go and communication systems rise through the ranks in the TMC, but the treatment meted out to him alleged patronisation by top The former Chairman of aggressively and get that mar- and launch services, he said. and his sons, of late, forced him to switch camp. "The way our family leaders of the ruling Shiv Sena- Indian Space Research ket share". He said Musk has Lot of innovations and con- was driven out (of TMC) will be forever written in history. We will rise NCP combine in Maharashtra. Organisation (ISRO) said there revolutionised space technol- cepts are emerging and India against all political attacks and atrocities in Bengal. We will work under Prasad expressed astonish- is a vast scope to launch foreign ogy by going in for reusable needs to keep abreast of them. Modiji and Amit Shahji," the Lok Sabha MP said, chanting 'Jai Shri ment over Waze, "a mere assis- satellites and also provide nology, capability to launch launch vehicle system. "If we don't use these oppor- Ram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. Earlier in the day, Adhikari had asserted tant inspector", having been space-related services in the earth observation and commu- "In fact, India has been talk- tunities, we will lag behind. that his son Suvendu, locked in a fierce battle with Chief Minister and defended inside and outside the Charging Thackeray with hav- global market. nication platforms. But we ing about it (reusable launch Living on past glory is not TMC boss Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram, will bag the seat at ease. assembly by none other than ing betrayed the NDA for the "We (India) have basic tech- have missed the opportunity in vehicle) for the last 15-20 going to help us". Chief Minister Uddhav sake of power, Prasad wondered Thackeray. whether the sordid turn of events He also questioned the were in consonance with the "Jai 201 polling stations to be "silence" of NCP chief Sharad Maharashtra" (hail Maharashtra) Mamata Pawar in the matter though his slogan popularised by his late managed by women in Cachar party colleague and home min- father and Shiv Sena founder Bal ‘Vax timings increased by 4 hours’ vents ire at ister Anil Deshmukh has been Thackeray, "for whom I have PNS n NEW DELHI themselves on Co-WIN portal ty proof,” Jain said. It has also record 201 polling stations, out accused of asking the policeman tremendous respect". to get jabs. Those who do not been directed that all Delhi gov- Adhikari family of 1,834 in Cachar district in to "extort Rs 100 crore from Referring to the explosive let- Unregistered but eligible people have access to the Co-WIN por- ernment hospitals increase the AAssam, will be completely dance bars etc. every month". ter written to Thackeray by for- in Delhi will be able to take tal can go to the centre and take number of vaccination sites on PNS n KANTHI DAKSHIN (WB), managed by women officials in the "The Maha Vikas Aghadi in mer Mumbai police commis- COVID-19 vaccine jabs COVID-19 vaccines. their premises to at least six and coming assembly elections. Cachar Maharashtra has been formed sioner Param Bir Singh, the BJP between 3 pm and 9 pm, Health “Only registered beneficiaries depute two vaccinators at each, West Bengal Chief Minister Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli with an intention to loot and not MP from Patna Sahib said, Minister Satyendar Jain said on will be given vaccine shots he said. and Trinamool Congress said that to encourage women to govern. The BJP is going to "extortion is a crime. A police- Sunday. between 9 am and 3 pm. The On Friday, the Delhi govern- supremo Mamata Banerjee voters to participate in the elections raise this issue very strongly man indulging in it and that too Till now, unregistered bene- unregistered ones can take the ment had issued an order allow- on Sunday blamed herself for in bigger numbers, the district and will soon hit the streets", at the behest of the home min- ficiaries were being inoculated jabs from 3 pm to 9 pm… They ing vaccination centres in the not recognising the "true administration has decided to Prasad declared at a press con- ister of the state is a very serious between 3 pm and 5pm, he said. just need to carry their Aadhaar city to operate from 9 am to 9 face" of the influential enhance the number of polling stations to be completely managed ference at the party office here. matter. Beneficiaries need to register card or any other valid identi- pm, starting Monday. Adhikari family of Purba by women officials by 20 times from the 2016 polls when it was just Medinipur district. 10. "A total of 201 polling stations, out of 1,834 polling stations in Venting her ire against Cachar district, will be managed by women officials," Jalli told Suvendu Adhikari, her pro- PTI.The district has about 12 lakh voters who will exercise their tege-turned-rival who is pit- franchise to elect seven MLAs on April 1. The Cachar district Businessman donating blood stem cells ted against the TMC leader administration has also launched a special awareness campaign with from Nandigram constituen- the theme of 'Naari Shakti' so that more and more women PNS n BENGALURU drive organised by DKMS- Only about 30 per cent of the cy for the coming assembly participate in the democratic process. Interestingly, Jalli has four BMST in the Patel communi- patients in need of a stem cell polls, Banerjee senior women officers to assist her -- three Additional Deputy Kishore Ramji, a businessman ty here. Ramji donated his transplant as a life-saving treat- said at an election rally Commissioners (ADCs) and the District Election Officer -- in carrying and resident of Bengaluru, has blood stem cells through the ment can find a sibling match, here, she had even heard out various schemes for the welfare of women. donated his blood stem cells to PBSC (peripheral blood stem according to the Foundation. rumours the Adhikari fami- save the life of a blood cancer cell) method, a process similar The rest 70 per cent depend ly had built an empire worth patient, amidst the pandemic. to blood platelet donation. on finding a matching unrelat- Rs 5,000 crore. Teenage boy, cousin sister found Ramji, who belongs to the During PBSC, only stem ed donor which makes it vital The chief minister said, she Patel community of Gujarat, cells are extracted from the for people to register them- will get it investigated once hanging from tree in Rajasthan registered as a potential donor's blood, blood is taken selves as potential donors and she is voted to power. teenage boy and his cousin blood stem cell donor three from one of the arms, passed help save a life, it said. sister were found hanging from years ago and recently came up through a machine that sepa- "To continue our fight Aa tree in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu as a match for a blood cancer rates the blood stem cells and against blood cancer, we urge district on Sunday. Prima facie, it patient, according to DKMS then the rest of the blood is people across India to register appears to be a case of suicide, BMST Foundation India. returned through the other online as potential blood stem police said, adding that both had Most often, a blood stem cell know about the possibility for one of the biggest inspirations arm, it was noted. cell donors. Any healthy indi- gone missing on Saturday evening. transplant is the mainstay of blood cancer treatment he was for me to register as a potential As per protocol, the identi- vidual between the age group of “Sanjeev Yadav (19) and Varsha care for patients suffering from surprised and emotional at the blood stem cell donor and save ty of both-the donor and recip- 18-50 can take the first step to Yadav (21) were cousins. They had blood cancer and other blood same time. a blood cancer patient's life," he ient are kept anonymous for a register as a blood stem cell left their homes yesterday and did disorders such as thalassemia "Due to the lack of aware- was quoted as saying in a period of two years and there- donor by ordering the home not return. They were found hanging from a tree in a farm on Sunday and aplastic anemia, the non- ness, we lost our firstborn to Foundation statement. after upon interest they can be swab kit atwww.dkms- morning,” police said. Preliminary investigation revealed that they profit organisation said. blood cancer when he was just He registered three years introduced to each other, the bmst.org/register," the state- had a love affair, police said. The bodies were handed over to family Ramjisaid when he came to two-year-old in 2004. He was ago at a donor registration statement said. ment added. members after a post-mortem. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MARCH 22, 2021 06

www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION Quad's rise augurs well Welcome step The Supreme Court’s order against ‘misogynistic attitude’ in the courtrooms was a long time coming for India-Oz trade ties ASHUTOSH MISRA he Supreme Court has recently told the judges at all levels of the judiciary to exercise extreme caution and restraint while handling cases of the nature of sex- Tual crimes against women and advised them to use temperate language and It is a matter of double delight that the Quad and Australia-India expressions rather than going for the stereotypical projections. In its 24-page judg- ment, the apex court Bench listed the dos and don’ts to be followed by the dispensers of justice in its praiseworthy attempt to get rid of the “patriarchal mindset” and “misog- business ties have assumed a mutually complementary character ynistic attitude”, both explicit and latent, among the members of the judiciary. The he inaugural virtual Bench unequivocally held that the use of any sort of reasoning/language that tends summit of the Quad to “trivialise” the survivor must be avoided “under all circumstances”. Welcome as members should be seen as a watershed in much as the ruling is, it hasn’t come even one day theT history of the formation, too early; rather, it is surprising that it has taken since its inception in 2007. The this long despite the presence of a good number Quad’s evolution has been of women judges and prosecutors in all strata of impeded for long by India’s and Australia’s hesitation in formal- the judicial system. In this context, it would be per- ising the grouping, owing to their tinent to mention that just a few weeks ago, the bilateral sensitivities towards Supreme Court itself had asked the rape accused China. But not anymore. In the of a minor (at the time of the incident) whether he wake of Australia’s trade tensions intended to marry her as a condition for granting with China triggered by the for- mer’s demand for an inquiry into him bail; even though Chief Justice of India SA the origins of the COVID-19 Bobde had within days set the record straight by outbreak and, on the other hand, clarifying his position that his remarks had been India’s military confrontation in misconstrued and that he had been misquoted. In Doklam and Ladakh with China, their strategic cooperation has July 2020, in a similar incident, the Madhya Pradesh High Court granted anticipa- grown manifold in recent tory bail to a rape accused. While granting him protection from arrest, the court direct- months. Their newfound will- ed the accused to ask the victim to tie him a rakhi so that “he can vow to protect ingness to stand up to China’s her like a brother”. irridentist claims, Hong Kong and Xinjiang crackdown and offset the long-running ture. It is a double delight how Ambassador Anil Such incidents undermine the faith of a gender crime survivor in the judiciary and, periodic diplomatic bellicosity Chinese economic and mili- the Quad and Australia-India Wadhwa’s Australia Economic in fact, trivialise their trauma while adversely affecting their dignity. Seen in this light, and bluster in bilateral dealings tary influence. It is a welcome bilateral business and trade Strategy report, launched a it’s a matter of great satisfaction that the top court has recommended gender sensi- has underpinned Quad’s fruition development for the States ties have assumed a mutually few months ago, could not tisation for judges as well as public prosecutors, though it’s too early in the day to into a formal entity. who have long been buried complementary character. have come at a more oppor- The Quad summit agenda under the weight of China’s Engagements on both the tune time. The report has place bets on how much success would such training modules see in wiping out the was consciously kept quite wide, debt diplomacy and military fronts will chart a parallel identified 12 key sectors inter deep-rooted biases against women in society. The Supreme Court also spelled out a including the COVID-19 strat- dominance but were unable to course and should not be alia, mining, services and star- number of steps to remedy the problem of stereotyping of the survivors. Judging fem- egy, vaccine production, climate articulate their displeasure for seen in isolation. Peter tups, pharmaceuticals, health- inine conduct from a masculine point of view has always been difficult, even in the change, supply chain disrup- fear of a punitive backlash. Varghese, the author of India care and medical technologies, tions, critical and emerging tech- While strategic commen- Economic Strategy report, had education and skills, agribusi- modern times, and it remains to be seen how far this well-meaning step by the coun- nologies and maritime security. tators remained sceptical of observed much before the ness, power and renewable try’s top court will go in alleviating the hardships faced by survivors of anti-women The rationale being to downplay Biden’s resolve in reining in AUSTRALIA AND COVID outbreak: “…the energy and tourism. The crimes. The instant judgment is a welcome step towards making the Indian criminal any “anti-China” posturing that the Chinese economic and stronger that (Australia-India) report very nicely comple- justice system more considerate towards the experience women have in the court- Beijing may find disturbing and military muscle-flexing in INDIA ARE NOW broader relationship, the bet- ments the recommendations disruptive for the Indo-Pacific. the region, the historic sum- WELL-POSITIONED ter the prospect of an econom- of Varghese’s India Strategy rooms at all levels across the country. We congratulate the apex court for breaking The burgeoning quadrilater- mit has put at bay some of ic strategy. India should not be across 10 sectors. The Mutual new ground in its attempts to make the experience of judicial system less harrowing al vision was carefully articulat- those scepticisms, at least for TO PLAY THEIR seen only as a geopolitical Logistics Support Agreement and painful for members of the fair sex and wish the judiciary members the best in ed in the first-of-its-kind joint now. The Quad’s message LONG-DUE partner.” Now, New Delhi also and Island Support Agreement this latest attempt to ameliorate the conditions of the system. op-ed by US President Joe Biden has not been lost on part of sees Australia not only as an to use Andaman & Nicobar and the three Prime Ministers — other regional democracies, LEADERSHIP economic partner but also as and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in Narendra Modi, Yoshihide Suga such as South Korea. ROLES IN THE a geopolitical one. the maritime domain, and PICTALK and Scott Morrison. But for the So, what does the Quad The Department of India’s decision to include watchers of international politics, mean for Indo-Australian INDO-PACIFIC Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia into the Malabar the op-ed is a significant docu- relations? AND, BROADLY observes that India’s young naval exercise, assume greater ment for its “between-the-lines India’s External Affairs SPEAKING, IN population and diversified significance in the context of message”. For instance, the ref- Minister S Jaishankar has growth trajectory present sig- the Quad’s emergence. erence to “a group of democra- expressed “great satisfaction” GLOBAL AFFAIRS. nificant opportunities in var- In sum, Australia and tic nations” in the second para is in how the Australia-India ties THIS OPPORTUNITY ious sectors. Both sides have India are now well-positioned a veiled countervailing democ- have deepened in the wake of formalised over 20 MoUs last to play their long-due leader- ratic pushback to China’s author- the pandemic. Since June EMERGING AT A June, covering some of these ship roles in the Indo-Pacific itarian international conduct 2020, when the inaugural HISTORIC HIGH areas. Their two-way trade and, broadly speaking, in under the garb of “peaceful rise”. Modi-Morrison virtual sum- has risen from $13.6 billion to international affairs. This In particular, the op-ed’s mit transpired, the compre- IN BILATERAL $30.4 billion in 2018 but it is great opportunity emerging at broad emphasis on making a hensive strategic partnership RELATIONS still below the full potential. a historic high in bilateral rela- joint effort to tackle the pandem- has not only deepened but also By 2035, both sides aim to tions should not be missed. ic is a clever strategy to win the become the fulcrum of the SHOULD NOT double the bilateral trade and (The author is the CEO, hearts and minds of the Asean Quad’s new avatar for ensur- BE MISSED Australia seeks to bring India Institute for Australia India States, Pacific Island countries ing a safe, open and secure in its top five trading partners Engagement, Brisbane. The and the Indian Ocean littorals to Indo-Pacific regional architec- (currently eighth). views expressed are personal.) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SOUNDBITE A sparrow collects rice grains on the World Sparrow Day, in Guwahati PTI TAKE MENTAL HEALTH SERIOUSLY Take the development Sir — It refers to the editorial ‘When the spir- of the State it dies’ (March 20). What a tragedy for Ritika Total lockdown is only solution Government to the Phogat’s family to see their 17-year-old tal- halls should be closed. people and chalk out Coming of age ented wrestler ending her life like this. I con- The cases are on the rise because people a strategy so that the results of the by- cur with the editorial view that had she not are not strictly following the COVID guidelines and been a cousin of celebrity wrestlers Geeta election should ensure that the Kejriwal's mature stand in the face-off with protocols. This, inspite of the fact that the Mumbai nation looks towards State. and Babita Phogat, her suicide might not civic body has decided to double the number of have made such major news. the Centre will earn him people's goodwill COVID-19 tests from 25,000 per day to 50,000. Andhra Pradesh CM The irony is that our society has a neg- The civic authorities have also made negative — YS Jagan Mohan Reddy isplaying a streak of maturity that he is not exactly famous for, Delhi Chief Minister ligent attitude towards mental health issues. COVID-19 test report mandatory to enter malls Arvind Kejriwal has chosen to avoid another ugly spat with the Centre with his Such issues are often stigmatised in India, ith Maharashtra witnessing 25,000-plus in the city. However, these measures are not announcement that the Delhi Government would drop the reference to the Chief leading to many sufferers not seeking help. enough to control the spread of the virus. Instead, India and Japan will D COVID cases for the second consecutive continue to make Minister from the ‘Mukhyamantri Ghar Ghar Ration Yojna’. The doorstep delivery of ration More than 2 lakh people die by suicide in day on Friday and Mumbai breaching the a complete lockdown is required. India each year and despite many celebrities, W joint efforts to scheme was red-flagged by the Union Government just ahead of its proposed rollout, 3,000-mark for the first time, Chief Minister However, after being stopped for not wear- enhance connectivity, including leading cricketers, openly talking Uddhav Thackeray reiterated that lockdown is still ing a mask, a woman punched an official of the claiming that the subsidised food grain under the about mental health issues, it still remains a especially in India's an option. Well, it would be better if he enforces BMC and the video of the incident has gone viral northeast and National Food Security Act (NFSA) cannot be used for social stigma and we continue to pay a heavy the lockdown without any delay. Unlike many other on social media. The video shows that a woman Bangladesh, to cope with various any State-specific scheme in the name of the Chief price. We have very few psychiatrists. But districts of the State, there is no night curfew or travelling in a rickshaw without a mask is stopped challenges the region faces. Minister. Listing out the reasons for rolling out the more than that we, as a society, need to dras- lockdown in Mumbai. The Maharashtra by another woman, who is a BMC marshal, to tically change our approach towards mental Government on Friday asked private offices to check COVID safety norms. The marshal asks the Japanese Ambassador to India scheme, Kejriwal said it was his personal ambition for illness and accept it for the fact that it is. The the past 20-25 years that the hardships faced by peo- function at 50 per cent capacity. Auditoriums, the- woman to pay a fine after which the latter start- — Satoshi Suzuki ongoing pandemic has exposed the vulner- atre halls have also been asked to function at 50 ed arguing and punched the official. Such ple in accessing food grain under the Public ability of young people and it’s high time we per cent capacity. In my view, all the Government behaviour is unacceptable and those who err must There is a soft spot Distribution System (PDS) could be addressed. It is started providing them all kind of support to and private offices must allow all employees to be punished. for action in me true that people face various difficulties in getting ration make them feel better. The Government must work from home and auditoriums and cinema Bhagwan Thadani| Mumbai open more colleges for imparting mental because male actors from the authorised shops and, in many cases, extra health education and encourage young stu- always want to do money is charged by the mafia for handing out the dents to take it up as a career. action films. India’s National Mental Health Survey, mindset and male chauvinism. a new type of hi-tech terrorism. The UN Actor rightful beneficiaries their quota of ration. In a coun- — Rohit Roy try that bears the burden of a quarter of global hunger 2016, found that close to 14 per cent of We must not target women wearing and world leaders must find a way to stop India’s population requires active mental ripped jeans or any other choice of cloth- such attacks immediately by having an with millions of undernourished people, the Delhi health interventions. About two per cent suf- ing. Violence against women remains one international-level meeting with world’s top Dear fans, I'm very Government’s move is commendable. The Centre might have been on sound ground fers from severe mental disorders. Despite of the most widespread and persisting scientists. According to a UN Security sorry to announce that technically, but it really did derail the AAP Government’s ration delivery scheme. the findings, a huge number of those suf- human rights abuses in the world, stemming Council report prepared and presented by this year I won't travel Though the fight between the Governments went down to the wire, Kejriwal pro- fering from mental health conditions from deep-rooted notions of women’s a panel of experts in January 2019 on to Miami to compete. I decided to use this ceeded not to take on the Centre on this issue as the people of Delhi would have been remains undiagnosed. Of those who go for unequal status. Women in India continue Yemen, Houthi rebels have been using small a diagnosis, very few receive treatment. to be oppressed and ill-treated. They are seen and medium-sized UAVs for reconnais- precious time at home the ultimate sufferers. As is public knowledge, the PDS is the joint responsibility of Bal Govind | Noida as dependent, weak, exploited and face gen- sance, surveillance and suicide attack. to stay with my family. the Centre and the States. The former, through the Food Corporation of India, pro- Tennis player der discrimination in every sphere of life. The Indian Government must remain — Novak Djokovic cures, stores, transports and allocates in bulk the food grains to the States. The oper- DON’T JUDGE WOMEN BY THEIR DRESS The violence that threatens the well-being, alert as terrorists can use drones to attack ational responsibility, including allocation within the State, identification of eligible fam- Sir — This refers to the editorial dignity and rights of women, extends our security and other installations. They India Inc needs to ilies, issuance of ration cards and so on, rests with the State Government. The Delhi ‘Judgemental hai kya? (March 20). I concur across social, cultural, economic and region- can also target the DRDO and other labs. focus on inclusive with the editorial view that the comment al boundaries. Politicians must refrain It seems that in future, militants and and the BJP-led Union Governments are often at loggerheads over one issue or the growth and should made by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath from making such misogynistic remarks. jihadis will use drones to attack the join hands with the other and the citizens end up being the sufferers. “The Centre has objected to the Singh Rawat is shameful, to say the least. It Yashi Bairagi | Ujjain Government installations and buildings. Government in its word ‘Chief Minister’, so we have decided to provide the ration without any name in is an attempt to deride women wearing PN Sreelekha | Secunderabad aspirational the scheme,” Kejriwal clarified. The Delhi Government will now send a fresh propos- unconventional clothes. Nobody has the DRONE ATTACK IS HI-TECH TERRORISM programmes and initiatives. al to the Centre for its approval. Now, it is the Centre’s turn to show similar maturity right to decide what a woman should wear. Sir — A drone attacked a refinery in Send your feedback to: Vice-Chairman NITI Aayog Rawat’s comments reek of a patriarchal Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. This is and not impede the State Government’s public welfare work. [email protected] — Rajiv Kumar VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MARCH 22, 2021 07 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ FIRSTCOLUMN Decoding the politics EASY CREDIT IS KEY PARACHA FOR ATMANIRBHARTA of iconic movies NADEEM Cheap finance is vital as most firms don’t have access to it and PSBs are facing asset-liability mismatches Films often reflect social, political and economic conflicts that are hidden behind their more audience-friendly and entertaining narratives. They just require some decoding merican author, screenwriter, and ocean activist Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel A‘Jaws’ was published in 1974. In 1975, it was turned into a film. For years various cul- NISHIKANT DUBEY tural critics, most famously the Slovenian he Union Budget set the stage for a sustainable economic recov- philosopher Slavoj Zizek, have deconstructed ery by resorting to a calibrated expansionary fiscal stance that ‘Jaws’ to mean more than just a story about a accelerates the movement towards an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. fictional tourist spot, Amity Island, being tor- T mented by a shark. The cornerstone of a self-reliant India will be a strong and vibrant Peter Biskind in his 1999 book ‘Easy Riders, domestic corporate sector and easy and affordable access to cap- Raging Bulls’ writes that, since the novel and its ital. The Finance Minister proposed the creation of an Asset film adaptation arrived during a particularly Reconstruction Company (ARC) and a Development Financial severe economic and political crisis in the US, Institution (DFI), which will go a long way in addressing the lack of ‘Jaws’ immediately struck a chord with an audi- adequate credit growth that has hindered fast economic recovery. ence disoriented by the apparently indefinable With commercial credit growth lagging, the DFI should be able to nature of the crisis. In 2012, Zizek saw the shark as a combina- kickstart a new wave of private investments to create jobs and expand tion of prejudices and fears that are encapsu- the economy. From this, new infrastructural project development lated into a single definable entity, so that a stands to benefit and so would fresh capacity creation in key sec- bemused polity is able to clearly perceive it as PETER BISKIND tors. While giving greater access to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) the cause of society’s dread. To Zizek, the shark IN HIS 1999 is welcome, the fact remains that foreign investors have always pre- of Amity Island can thus be understood as a BOOK ferred to make brown field investments over green field ones. metaphor of any community seen to be exist- ‘EASY RIDERS, ing outside the homogeneity of the majority RAGING BULLS’ community and is thus suspect. These can be WRITES THAT, immigrants such as Muslims in Western coun- SINCE THE NOVEL tries (and now in India), non-Muslims in AND ITS FILM Muslim countries, non-Whites in White-major- ADAPTATION ity societies and so on. ARRIVED For Zizek, the fictional shark was like the Jewish community in Nazi Germany. An exis- DURING A tentialist enemy created to explain the humili- PARTICULARLY ation that Germany had to face after its defeat SEVERE ECONOMIC stresses, the State began to strug- The British documentary film- series is him battling other (but during World War-I. With the formation of the AND POLITICAL gle to control these outcomes. So maker Adam Curtis, in his 2016 darker) forces of cynicism, where- Jew as an entity that was diseasing the nation- CRISIS IN ‘Jaws’ reinforced the trust in a fal- film ‘HyperNormalisation’, i s o f t h e as his brother-in-law, a policeman, al body, an enemy was created and then THE US, ‘JAWS’ tering State by making the police view that, as the State failed to is brutally assassinated by those All along, be it before or after the economic liberalisation, pro- “unmasked” to give the disoriented polity a face IMMEDIATELY chief kill the shark. control the outcomes of increas- who are also peddling meth. The ject risk has always been borne by the domestic industry. This must to channel its anger at. Maybe this is exactly what STRUCK The Indian film ‘Deewar’ ing economic upheavals, it began State thus dies in the crossfire A CHORD be recognised and appreciated as attacking and vilifying the private the minority Ahmadiyya community faced in (1975) makes a similar reinforce- to outsource its responsibilities to between two tendencies of amoral Pakistan as well when the country lost its east- WITH AN ment. Released during intense the private sector. This led to glob- private enterprise gone wrong. sector will not lead us anywhere and would be detrimental to job ern wing in 1971 after a devastating civil war. AUDIENCE political turmoil in India, the alisation. John Hardy, in a 2008 In Pakistan, between 2007 creation and economic growth. Others have delved deeper still to catch the DISORIENTED film’s three main characters essay for ‘E-International and 2014, when Islamic militants Accordingly, availability of easy and affordable project finance metaphors in the seas of Amity Island. A recent BY THE include a downtrodden mother Relations’, writes that globalisation were running wild, exploding is the most critical need as most Indian businesses do not have video-essay on the academic website Then & APPARENTLY and her two sons. One son grows cast aside the homogenising ten- bombs and assassinating oppo- access to low-cost or long-term capital, while Public Sector Banks Now sees the shark just as Zizek had understood INDEFINABLE up to become a police officer while dency of modern economics with nents at will, one often heard com- (PSBs) are struggling with major asset-liability mismatches, lack it. Despite the shark attacks, the character of NATURE the other, still vexed by the man- a more heterogeneous process mentators warning that the State of capital, deteriorating quality of assets, high regulatory costs. They Larry Vaughn in ‘Jaws’ refuses to close down OF THE CRISIS ner in which society had treated that interlinks international was failing. The 2013 Urdu film Amity Island’s beaches because it would be bad his mother, becomes an amoral economies, further shrinking the ‘Waar’ tries to reinforce the mes- are said to have virtually stopped project finance or else, the loans for the economy. So the essay sees Mayor “angry young man.” He climbs his role of the State in an increasing- sage that the State was still strong. are prohibitively priced. Hence, two areas of the regulatory frame- Vaughn as a metaphor for unrestrained and way to the top of the criminal ly interdependent world. Interestingly though, the same work need to be re-examined. First, restraining banks from lending amoral capitalism. underworld just so he can build a The receding State and ascent year, another film ‘Chambaili’ to those firms who have defaulted and even to those who are serv- The island’s chief of police, Martin Brody, grand house for the mother. The of the private sector is satirised in does not see militants as the ene- ing their debt regularly but have common promoters/directors with who insists that the beaches must be closed, is mother disapproves, and decides the 1988 film ‘They Live’, in which mies of the State, but “corrupt a defaulting entity. Given the extensive cross-holding structure in seen as symbolising the rational State, where- to stay with her other son, the a man stumbles upon a pair of politicians.” corporate India, this norm needs to be modified. A possible option as marine biologist Dr Hooper represents sci- honest police officer. The angry glasses with which he can see ‘Chambaili’ is a middle-class ence. But since science in this context can only son is eventually shot dead by his through the illusions of capitalism. political fantasy in which a patri- could be to allow banks to take a commercial call on all such cases help explain the malaise, and can’t eradicate it, brother. For example, when, after he wears otic/pro-State movement emerges where inter-company dependence is below accepted risk thresh- enter Quint, a veteran shark hunter. Quint is In her 1996 book ‘Ire In The the glasses, he sees a harmless bill- against corrupt politicians and olds. A revised set of procedures along these lines, which is prag- uncouth and a loner. Soul’, Indian film critic Nikhat board of a brand and can only see feudal lords. This is based on the matic, practical and commercial, would make lending more efficient He symbolises the excesses of behaviour that Kazmi describes the mother in the word ‘obey.’ narrative formed in 2011 by Imran and capital protecting. Second is to provide a conducive post-res- are often understood to exist outside the norms ‘Deewar’ as a metaphor of Bharat Years later, in the TV series Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf olution environment to those who have gone through settlement or of “civilised” societies. But it isn’t Quint who kills Maata (Mother India) or the ‘Breaking Bad’ (2008-2012), the (PTI). If seen in the context of the the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) process after a default. the shark. He is an outsider. In fact, he gets killed national personification of India State is entirely cast aside. In the symbology of ‘Jaws’, one can con- by the dreaded predator. It is Brody (the State) as mother goddess. The goddess series, a “normal” middle-class clude that Brody, in this case, is the While a new regime of “creditor-in-control” is required, it cannot be who kills the shark. The writer is a journalist, sides with the police officer who man who has cancer, decides to amalgamation of pro-PTI urban- based on the current “debtor-in-the dock” policy. ‘Jaws’ surfaced in the 1970s, when the State author, cultural critic, symbolises the State. The angry make and peddle crystal meth. ites and the State (mainly the mil- The system offers no support to a borrower, who has settled was still seen as having control over political, satirist and historian. son is the culmination of the The State cannot fully pay for his itary-establishment) retaliating the outstanding dues whether through a process of bankruptcy or economic and social outcomes. But the 1970s The views expressed wayward and amoral impulses medical expenses. He starts to sell against “corrupt” intruders (the are personal. a bilateral one-time settlement with lenders. Indian banks are liter- were also a decade when, because of certain Courtesy: Dawn. that can ruin societies. He is thus meth so that he can save enough shark) disturbing the calm seas of ally not allowed to lend to such corporates, while foreign banks are unprecedented global events and economic eliminated by the State. money for his family. Much of the middle-class righteousness. much more pragmatic and financing of almost all insolvency and bankruptcy cases has come from the latter. On its part, the Government must help create a level playing field and, in consul- POINTCOUNTERPOINT tation with all stakeholders, formulate a Special Non-Adversarial Procedures (SNAP) for lending to those corporates who have either THE BJP LEADERS COME TO BENGAL WITH ALL KINDS THE ELECTION WILL HAPPEN IN A DEMOCRATIC WAY gone through a bilateral one-time settlement with the lenders or the OF FALSE PROMISES AND HOPES. LET THEM KNOW AND THAT IS WHY SHE IS DISTURBED. SHE IS bankruptcy procedures with a recovery of not less than 75 per cent THAT BENGAL IS IN PEACE AND PROSPERING WELL. MISUSING THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE POLICE. of the total borrowings. Of course, such a procedure would need a series of checks and balances to prevent unethical firms from secur- —WEST BENGAL CM —BJP LEADER ing undeserved debt reductions. MAMATA BANERJEE SUVENDU ADHIKARI (The writer is a BJP MP. The views expressed are personal.) Time to end the decade-long Syrian war and US sanctions There is a way to end this. It has to start with accepting that Assad will stay in power, because that’s the only way that other countries get any leverage he Syrian civil war fin- guns in most places. lions for almost 60 years. then Russia sent its air force on forever at no cost to the they don’t trust him, but ished 10 years last Yet there is no peace, Moreover, the only plausible in to save him in 2015. By US, while American politi- international supervision and Tweek, and it’s time to because neither the rebels in successor to the ruling Baath 2017, the war was effectively cians feel virtuous and Syrians guarantees for those who stop it. At least half a million Idlib nor their foreign backers Party at this point is the settled — but it did not stop. suffer, but there is a way to take up the offer could prob- Syrians are dead, a quarter of are willing to recognise the murderous Islamist fanatics It slowed down almost to end this. It has to start with ably be negotiated. the pre-war population is liv- victory of long-ruling dictator of the al-Qaeda affiliates who a stop after Assad had accepting that Assad will stay Turkey would try to block ing like refugees abroad and Bashar al-Assad and his Baath control Idlib. regained control of every- in power, because that’s the the deal, but Russia would go another quarter has been dis- DYER Party. You can see why, The real reason Assad has thing except Idlib province only way that other countries along with it and put pressure placed inside Syria. Over 30 GWYNNE because this is a regime that won the war is that enough (occupied by Turkey) and get any leverage. on the Turks. Syria would still per cent of the country’s pitilessly tortures and murders people in Syria believe the the sparsely populated east of What price would Assad be a police State, but most housing stock is destroyed or those who defy it, and in a Islamist jihadis would kill them the country (partly held by pay for an end to sanctions people would be back in their badly damaged — and we world where divine justice if they came to power. All the Kurdish and American and renewed international homes (some measures have known who won the war prevailed it would surely have religious minorities, Shia troops). But the anti-Assad recognition as Syria’s leader? required to ensure that those for at least four years now. been destroyed. Unfortunately, Muslim, Christian and Druze, foreigners won’t acknowledge Quite a lot, because it would who fled recover their prop- More fighting cannot this is not that world. Assad believe that, plus anybody sec- ruthless enough to win con- his victory. enable him to start rebuilding erty), and all the children change anything. All the big came down with Coronavirus ular and anybody who works trol of the opposition and The US actually strength- the country, however slowly, would be back in school cities are back under the a few days ago, but he’s very for the Government, including frighten people into backing ened its already savage sanc- and free him from the isola- (most haven’t been inside an regime’s control, as is at least unlikely to die from it (he’s teachers. They think of the him instead. It worked. tions against Syria last year, so tion he has endured for the education institution, for the 80 per cent of the territory only 55), and it’s hard to think jihadis as an Islamic version of Foreign countries, some Assad’s key supporters are still past decade. past five years). and of the population that’s of anything else that might the Khmer Rouge, and they’re ignorant, some naive and scraping by but everybody He could be told that the It would be something still within the borders. change the outcome. not far wrong. some “soft” Islamists them- else is on the brink of starva- price includes an amnesty for like the aftermath of the The Russian military Indeed, even Assad’s The jihadis didn’t domi- selves (Turkey, Saudi Arabia, tion. The Syrian pound is all Syrians, including those Spanish Civil War, in other intervention in 2015 turned death might not do the trick. nate the original uprising in Qatar), poured in guns and worth less than a fifth of its who fought against him, words, except with more the tide, the remaining rebels Gwynne Dyer’s new book It’s a whole regime with deep 2011, but Assad is not stupid. money, and the Syrian value a year ago, and 80 per except for those who actual- international involvement is ‘Growing Pains: The are all crammed into one Future of Democracy and roots, not just one man, and He immediately freed around Islamists did take over the cent of the population is liv- ly committed war crimes. and less vengeance against the province, Idlib, and local Work.’ The views it has survived lost wars, 6,000 Islamists from his jails, revolt. That drove a lot of ing below the poverty line. Many of the refugees would- losers. No promises, but it’s ceasefires have silenced the expressed are personal. attempted coups and rebel- in the hope that they were Syrians to Assad’s side — and The US sanctions can go n’t go home anyway because certainly worth a try. VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MARCH 22, 2021 Money 08 Household debt soars to 37% of Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 bn GDP, savings plunge 10% in Q2 PNS n DUBAI Saudi Arabia's state-backed PNS n MUMBAI The RBI house economists said Q1, when GDP contracted by sound counter-intuitive, but household savings jumped by oil giant Aramco announced normally when the economy a record 23.9 per cent, and studies have shown that house- 170 bps as per cent to GDP in Sunday that its profits nearly The year-long pandemic left stalls or contract, household when contraction moderated to holds tend to save more during FY09 and moderated subse- halved in 2020 to USD 49 bil- households more indebted, savings go up and when the 7.5 per cent in Q2, household the economic slowdown and quently as the economy picked lion, a big drop that came as which has sharply jumped to economy recovers it falls as savings plunged to 10.4 per greater income uncertainty," up. the coronavirus pandemic 37.1 per cent of GDP in Q2 of people become more confi- cent. the report argued. But, the report warned that roiled global energy markets. FY21, while their savings rate dent of spending. In our case, "The inverse relation A similar trend was also the household savings rate Saudi Arabian Oil Co. plunged to a low 10.4 per cent, the savings jumped to an between the household savings observed during the global would have further gone down released its financial results a according to latest data from unprecedented 21 per cent in rate and GDP growth may financial crisis in 2008-09 when in Q3, citing preliminary num- year after the pandemic sent the Reserve Bank. bers as a result of near normal the price of oil crashing to all- The household savings consumption and economic time lows as people stopped plunged as the pandemic has activity. moving around the world to led to tens of millions losing "The household debt to GDP stem the spread of the virus. In jobs and almost all forced to ratio, which has been steadily recent weeks, however, the take deep pay-cuts, forcing increasing since Q1 of FY19, price has edged up as move- ry ever since the mostly state- equivalent of 9.2 million bar- them to borrow more or dip has jumped sharply to 37.1 in ment restrictions ease, com- owned company listed a sliv- rels per day of crude oil over into their savings to meet Q2 of FY21 from 35.4 in Q1. merce increases and more peo- er of its worth on Riyadh's the course of the year, its expenses. There was also a significant ple get vaccinated against Tadawul stock exchange in annual results said. Capital This has the share of house- pick-up in the share of house- COVID-19. Still, analysts cau- 2019, offers valuable insight expenditure was down in 2020 holds in the overall credit mar- hold loans in the overall cred- tion that a peak in demand into the health of the region's to $27 billion compared to ket jumping to 51.5 per cent in it market, which increased by may still be far off. largest economy. Despite Saudi $32.8 billion the year before. Q2, up by 130 bps year-on-year. 1.3 bps to 51.5 per cent in Q2," Despite the sharp drop in oil Crown Prince Mohammed bin Aramco expects to spend $35 In a counter-seasonal man- as per the RBI bulletin. revenue, Aramco said it would Salman's efforts to diversify the billion this year, significantly ner, the pandemic-induced While households' deposits stick to its promise of paying economy away from oil, the lower than the previous esti- spike in the household financial and borrowings have also quarterly dividends of USD kingdom remains heavily mates of $40-$45 billion. savings rate in Q1 of FY21, picked up, their holding of 18.75 billion — USD 75 billion dependent on oil exports to In recent months, oil prices when it had touched an currency and savings in mutu- a year — due to commitments fuel government spending. have made a major comeback unprecedented 21 per cent of al funds has moderated, the the company made to share- Saudi Aramco profit of USD from April 2020, when the GDP, has plunged to 10.4 per report said, which has attrib- holders in the run-up to its ini- 49 billion in 2020 is down from price of international bench- cent in Q2, the March issue of uted the increased consump- tial public offering. Nearly all USD 88.2 in 2019 and USD mark Brent crude dipped the RBI bulletin released over tion, particularly its discre- of the dividend money goes to 111.1 billion in 2018. Still, below $20 a barrel. For the first the weekend showed. tionary components, to a the Saudi government, which Aramco remains one of the time in a year, the price of However, this was still high- resumption in economic activ- owns more than 98 per cent of world's most valuable compa- Brent surpassed $60 a barrel er than 9.8 per cent registered ity following the easing of lock- the company. nies. last month and traded over $64 in Q2 of FY20, the report said. downs. The public figures, obligato- The company produced the a barrel Sunday. MONEY MATTERS Parl panel for chopper Rolex Rings Future Group appeals landing facilities at Ltd files IPO DRIL to invest around Rs 50 cr papers with verdict against Reliance deal to complete ropeway projects PNS n NEW DELHI amodar Ropeways & Infra eco-sensitive zones Sebi Ltd (DRIL) is looking to PNS n NEW DELHI 2021 which led to loss of pre- The Future Group has moved Dinvest around Rs 50 crore to cious lives, the Committee PNS n NEW DELHI the division bench of the Delhi complete two ropeway projects in There is an urgent need for underlines the urgent need for High Court against the order the country by the end of 2022 as helicopter landing facilities at providing for helicopter land- Auto-components maker passed by the single-member part of its growth plans, a top ecologically sensitive zones to ing facilities at ecologically Rolex Rings Ltd has filed bench, which has directed to official of the company has said. ensure disaster management sensitive areas, in order to preliminary papers with stay its Rs 24,713 crore deal The company has ropeway operations in case of mishaps ensure effective disaster man- capital markets regulator with Reliance Industries to projects in Assam, Jammu, like recent glacier burst in agement operations," the 31- Sebi to launch an initial sell its retail and wholesale Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh, among Uttarakhand, a parliamentary member panel chaired by TG share sale. business. others. "We will be investing approximately Rs 50 crore to complete panel told the Ministry of Venkatesh said. It asked for So far this year, 16 The Kishore Biyani-led Earlier, in a statement on Group's retail and wholesale two ropeway projects under BOOT (build, own, operate and transfer) Road Transport and effective coordination in this companies have filed group firm, Future Retail Ltd Friday, Future Retail had said and transferring it to Reliance scheme, which will be completed by the end of 2022," Damodar Highways. regard by related ministries, draft papers for their (FRL) has now filed an appeal the order of the single-mem- in a Rs 24,713 crore deal that Ropeways & Infra Ltd Managing Director Aditya Chamaria told PTI. The department-related departments, organisations respective initial public before the higher bench of the ber bench would have no was announced in August last The projects will be at Udaipur in Rajasthan and at Khordha in Parliamentary Standing and entities. The committee offers (IPOs) as these same High Court against the impact on the ongoing pro- year. Odisha, he added. The company is also developing a ropeway at Committee on Transport, "stressed upon the need for firms are expecting to orders passed by a single- ceedings before the National The Future-Reliance deal, Vanabar Hill in Jehanabad district of Bihar on a contract basis for Tourism and Culture in its lat- close monitoring of ecological benefit from an equity member bench of Justice J R Company Law Tribunal which is contested by global e- Bihar Government under the EPC (Engineering,Purchase & est report tabled in Parliament changes using the latest tech- market which is flush Midha, Future Retail said in a (NCLT), which is presently Commerce major Amazon, Construction) basis, Chamaria said. also asked the ministry to nology available, in order to with liquidity and has regulatory filing. going through the scheme of has already received clearance ensure ecological balance prevent such natural disasters. seen a sharp increase in "The company has filed an arrangement between the from the Competition while completing the remain- In brief, the committee accen- new retail investors. appeal before the High Court Future Group and Reliance Commission of India (CCI), ing part of the Rs 12,000 crore tuates the necessity for a very Moreover, as many as of Delhi against the impugned Retail. The NCLT has reserved SEBI and bourses, and the RINL to begin commercial Char Dham project. close and effective coordina- 15 companies have order dated March 18, 2021 its order over the scheme of scheme of arrangement is now "Taking cognisance of the tion among all related min- already come out with passed by Single Judge...,” said arrangement that entails the awaiting the nod from the production of forged wheels glacier burst at Uttarakhand istries/departments/organisa- their initial share-sales so Future Retail. consolidation of Future NCLT and shareholders. tate-owned steel maker that occurred on February 7, tions and entities." far in 2021. RINL will start commercial Rolex Rings' IPO com- Sproduction of forged prises fresh issue of wheels at its Rae Bareli unit in shares worth Rs 70 crore Irdai asks insures Uttar Pradesh this month, a and an offer for sale of up company official has said. to 65 lakh equity stocks to be transparent Visakhapatnam-based by Rivendell PE LLC Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (formerly known as NSR- in health claims (RINL) has set up a plant in PE Mauritius LLC), PNS n NEW DELHI Rae Bareli at a cost of around according to the draft Rs 1,680 crore, with a production capacity of one lakh pieces of red herring prospectus Insurance sector regulator forged wheels per annum. "The commercial production (of forged (DRHP). Irdai has asked all insurers wheels) will start by the end of this month. All trials required before Currently, Rivendell to be more transparent in commissioning the plant have been completed," the official told PTI. holds 45.51 per cent stake their health insurance Earlier, the company's plan was to start commercial production by in Rolex Rings. claim settlement process March-April 2020 following the hot trial of forged wheel lines at the and apprise the policy- plant, but it was disrupted due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. holders of reasons in case In 2018, a manufacturing trial of 430 mm steel rounds to be used in of denial of claims filed. forged wheel production was conducted. Potato prices crash It it essential that all Skoda lines up new products insurers establish proce- dures to let policyholders PNS n NEW DELHI dealer partners who also care ner around 5 per cent market get clear and transparent Gold imports slip 3.3 pc to for customer satisfaction as share in the Indian passenger 50% to Rs 5-6/ kg communication at vari- Czech automaker Skoda is part of its efforts to become a vehicle segment. PNS n NEW DELHI 25 out of 60-odd key produc- ous stages of claim looking to launch multiple viable player in the country. He said the Volkswagen ing areas spread over Uttar process, Irdai said in a cir- USD 26.11 bn in Apr-Feb products, expand its sales net- The automaker, which cur- Group is investing 1 billion Potato prices in both produc- Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, cular. "All the insurers old imports, which have work and enhance local con- rently sells just two products euros to strengthen its pres- ing and consuming areas Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, shall ensure putting in a bearing on the tent in its cars as it aims to in the domestic market, plans ence in the Indian subconti- across India have crashed 50 Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and place systems to enable Gcountry's current account carve out viable business for to launch four products, nent. Skoda Auto India Brand per cent to Rs 5-6 per kg this Bihar were ruling 50 per cent policyholders track the deficit (CAD), fell 3.3 per cent itself in the highly competitive including the recently Director Zac Hollis said the year on account of good rabi lower on March 20 when com- status of cashless to USD 26.11 billion during Indian passenger vehicle seg- unveiled compact SUV company is gearing up to (winter) crop, as per the gov- pared to the year-ago period. requests/claims filed with April-February 2020-21, ment, according to a top com- Kushaq, over the next one enhance its position in the ernment data. \ In fact, wholesale prices of the insurer/TPA through according to the commerce pany official. year. domestic market where it While consumers are get- potato on March 20 were rul- the website/portal/app or ministry data. Imports of the The company, which is The company also plans to continues to be a niche play- ting potato, the key kitchen ing below three years' average any other authorised elec- yellow metal stood at USD 27 responsible for pressing ahead enhance its dealership count er with negligible market staple, at very low prices at at Rs 6 per kg in Sambhal, tronic means on an ongo- billion in April-February 2019- with the India 2.0 project on to 150 by this year-end. share with just two products present but farmers are strug- Uttar Pradesh as well as in ing basis. 20. The decline in gold imports has helped in narrowing the behalf of Volkswagen Group In an interview with PTI, -- Rapid and Superb -- in its gling to even recover their pro- Deesha, Gujarat. "The status shall cover country's trade deficit to USD 84.62 billion during the 11-month of since June 2018, plans to Skoda Auto Volkswagen India portfolio. He noted that in duction costs. In the year-ago period, from the time of receipt of the current fiscal, as against USD 151.37 billion a year ago. India is the largest importer of gold, which mainly caters to the demand of enhance brand awareness, Managing Director Gurpratap order to gain market share, the As per the analysis of data wholesale potato prices were at request to the time of dis- the jewellery industry. In volume terms, the country imports 800-900 reduce of cost of ownership of Boparai said the group's cur- company aims to drive in on potato prices maintained Rs 8-9 per kg on a lower side, posal of the claim along tonnes of gold annually. To promote the export sector, the its cars for customers and rent efforts were in tune with four products in the country by the Food Processing only in some districts of Uttar with the decision thereon," government has reduced the import duty in this Budget on the metal bring in financially strong its medium-term plan to gar- over the next 12 months. Ministry, the wholesale rates in Pradesh alone. said the regulator. to 7.5 per cent. However, it also attracts agriculture infrastructure and development cess at the rate of 2.5 per cent. Cargo traffic at 12 major ports falls for 11th month in Feb FAIS have adequate flexibility PNS n NEW DELHI recorded 0.27 per cent and India has 12 major ports 30.93 per cent increase in cargo under the control of the central to address unique situations India's top-12 ports witnessed handling to 102.90 MT and government -- Deendayal (erst- he forensic accounting and considerable decline in cargo 19.28 MT respectively, saw while Kandla), Mumbai, JNPT, investigation standards have traffic for the eleventh straight negative growth. Mormugao, New Mangalore, T"adequate flexibility to address month in February to 600.62 Cargo handling at Kamrajar Cochin, Chennai, Kamarajar unique situations" and will ensure million tonnes (MT), accord- Port (Ennore) nosedived 23.29 (earlier Ennore), V. O. uniformity in forensic audits carried out ing to ports' apex body IPA. per cent during April-February Chidambaranar, by financial institutions, according to Cargo traffic at 12 major to 22.23 MT, while ports like Visakhapatnam, Paradip and chartered accountants' apex body ICAI. ports that are under the control Mumbai and VO Kolkata (including Haldia). Institute of Chartered Accountants of of the Centre dropped by 6.61 Chidambaranar saw their cargo In the wake of the COVID- India (ICAI) has issued 13 Forensic per cent to 600.62 million volumes dropping by over 12 19 pandemic, sharp declines Accounting and Investigation Standards tonnes (MT) during April- per cent during the said peri- were witnessed in the handling (FAIS). There are also three overarching documents. These have February this fiscal, compared od. Cochin and Chennai ports of containers, coal and POL been issued by the institute's Digital Accounting and Assurance with 643.10 MT in the year-ago suffered a sharp decline of (petroleum, oil and lubricant), Board. ICAI President Nihar N Jambusaria told PTI that another eight period, the Indian Ports about 10 per cent. among other commodities. standards are in the pipeline. Forensic audits play a key role in Association (IPA) said in its lat- JNPT saw a decline of 8.06 These ports handle about 61 assessing the financial health of institutions, especially banks and est report. per cent in cargo volumes, per cent of the country's total their loan portfolios. When asked whether the standards will help in All ports, barring Paradip while Deendayal Port Trust over 6 per cent drop in cargo New Mangalore and per cent and 4.87 per cent, cargo traffic. They handled ensuring uniformity in forensic audits conducted by banks and other and Mormugao -- which and Kolkata ports logged an volume. Cargo handling at Visakhapatnam slipped 5.30 respectively. 705 MT of cargo last fiscal. financial institutions, Jambusaria replied in the affirmative. 9

Vijayawada Monday March 22 2021 what’s brewing? UNFAIR TO REFER TO PUNJABI MUSIC Rani's birthday gift to fans: New AS REGIONAL: NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI film Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway ctor Nawazuddin “It would be unfair to refer o mark the occasion of amazing scripts that I have read Siddiqui, who is to it as regional anymore. Rani Mukerji’s birth- in a long, long time and I imme- gearing up for his There was a time when day, Zee Studios along diately decided to do this spe- debut in a music singers used to feature occa- with Monisha Advani, cial film. It is a pleasure to cre- A video titled Baarish sionally in a Bollywood track, T Madhu Bhojwani and atively collaborate with Nikkhil Ki Jaaye featuring but I feel now the roles have Nikkhil Advani’s Advani, whom I have known singer and film actor reversed and actors are now Emmay Entertainment have since Kuch Kuch Hota Hai! Sunanda Sharma, says he has experimenting by being cast announced her next film — Mrs. It’s amazing to see him and always held the Punjabi in one-off music videos Chatterjee vs Norway. his company Emmay music industry in high because they understand the The film is an untold story Entertainment grow. I am regard. He finds it fantastic to potentiality of it. Indeed, it’s a about a journey of a mother’s happy that Zee Studios has be making his debut with an progressive time for the battle against an entire country. collaborated with them on industry that is diverse, music industry,” he added. Currently, in the pre-production this powerful script.” authentic and rich. The romantic ballad writ- stage, the Ashima Chibber direc- She elaborated, “To “It’s been my secret yearn- ten by Jaani and composed torial is expected to go on floors partner with Ashima ing since a few years now to and sung by B. Praak, pre- soon. Chibber, my director is feature in a non-film music sents itself as an ode to per- Inspired by a true story, the something I am looking for- video but I never chanced sons with special needs and a film will mark the actor’s first ward to, whose vision for upon a project that I found celebration of love beyond collaboration with Emmay the film and intent with this synergies with. I resonated disabilities. Entertainment and Zee Studios. project has truly bowled me well with the character and Inspired by a true-life inci- Known for her hard-hitting and over. This is a powerful narrative that was presented dent, it subtly navigates relevant performances, Rani story of a woman, that to me by the Baarish Ki Jaaye around superfluous notions calls it one of the most special needs to be told. I’m hop- team,” Nawazuddin said. surrounding casteism and and significant films of her ing that we will work hard He added: “I’ve always held disabilities through its narra- career. as a team and make magic the Punjabi music industry in tive. Sharing her excitement, the together for Mrs. high regard and it’s fantastic The music video features birthday girl said, “There could Chatterjee vs Norway.” to be making my debut with Nawazuddin as a charismatic have been no better way to cele- Monisha Advani, an industry that is so diverse, mobster who pursues the brate my birthday today than Partner, Emmay authentic and rich.” admiration of a mentally dis- announce this really important Entertainment says “We Nawazuddin said that the abled underprivileged girl film. In my 25th year in cinema, are elated to produce this growth of the Punjabi music essayed by Sunanda. I have possibly signed one of the extremely potent drama. industry over the years has The single is slated to most special and significant To have the inimitable been exponential. release on March 27. films of my career. I started my Rani Mukerji helm the career with Raja Ki Aayegi cast lineup is nothing Baraat, which was a woman- short of a coup that has centric film, and coincidentally powered us to raise the in my 25th year, I’m announcing bar. Ashima Chibber has a film that is also centered written an intense, sensi- around a woman’s resolve to tive film and we are Sandra Oh fight against all odds and take proud to back her direc- on a country. Mrs. Chatterjee vs tion. We look forward to Norway is a story of true human this maiden collaboration with calls for more resilience and it is a film that is Zee Studios and promise to dedicated to all the mothers out bring yet another inspiring story help for there. It is truly one of the most to life.” scar-winning actor Matthew Asian-American McConaughey Matthew McConaughey wants o said he would love to reprise the role of lawyer Jake community Brigance — a fictional char- to reprise Jake Brigance's role acter in the novels by John and also what is the flip side, ctress Sandra Oh called out Grisham — who was por- you know,” he said. the recent surge in hate crimes trayed by McConaughey in Recently, it was reported against the Asian American the 1996 film A Time to Kill, that McConaughey is all set A community and urged the which was based on to reprise the role in a limited people to support the commu- Grisham’s book by the same TV series based on the book nity. name. Time for Mercy, which came “For many of us in our community, “All I can tell you right now out last year. this is the first time we are even able to is that yeah, it is something “First it was Time to Kill, voice our fear and our anger, and I real- that I have been searching for and then it was Time for ly am so grateful to everyone willing to a while now, and if it hap- Mercy. Well, that is the two listen,” the 49-year-old actress said dur- through our fear is to reach out to our our hand to our sisters and brothers and pens, we would script write real sides of justice. So, then ing a ‘Stop Asian Hate’ rally in community. To everyone here, I will say, ‘Help me and I’m here’,” she contin- everything,” McConaughey the shoe on the opposite side Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which took challenge everyone here, if you see ued. “I am proud to be Asian! I belong told Entertainment Tonight. is also very interesting for place on Saturday, as reported by something, will you help me? If you see here!” is how she ended her powerful “It would be something I me. So that is all I can tell you Entertainment Tonight. one of our sisters and brothers in need, speech which comes just days after the would love to reprise and be right now, we are working on “One thing that I know is that many will you help us?” she said. shoot-out in Atlanta, resulting in the Jake Brigance. I have often it. Hopefully, it is something in our community are very scared, and I “We must understand, as Asian deaths of eight people, six of whom thought 25 years later, what real down the line,” the 51- understand that. And one way to go Americans, we just need to reach out were of Asian descent. am I doing? What am I doing year-old actor said. FUN

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CELINA: SEASON'S RUNNING FOR GIRLS TO RUN THE WORLD GREETINGS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS LOW ollywood actress Celina actresses like Kajol, Saakshi and Vidya Jaitly Haag of No Entry Balan, whom I admire deeply. The film fame, who bagged the Most happened when I was shattered as a Popular Actress Award for human being! Ram Kamal and Lillette B her critically acclaimed per- ji rebuilt me as a performer, while my formance in Season’s husband rebuilt me as an individual. Greetings, said that the short film came This win was the much-awaited tri- at a time when she was shattered as an umph because, after many internation- individual. al film festivals’ victories and nomina- Noted author-turned-director Ram tions, I was truly looking forward to Kamal Mukherjee too won the Best an endorsement from my own indus- Director for this Hindi film which is a try. My director Ram believed in me tribute to Bengali film director even before I did and I earned a ‘guru’ Rituparno Ghosh, at the third edition in my co-star Lillette ji who retrained of the prestigious IWMBUZZ Digital me. My producers’ unwavering sup- Awards 2021. port was a true blue sign from my late Produced by Assorted Motion parents to be blessed by the divine. I Pictures and SS1 Entertainment, the could not have done it if my husband film also stars Lillette Dubey and Peter Haag had not rebuilt me from Azhar Khan. Season’s Greetings pre- the ashes and made me do what I do miered last year and became the most the best and that is to ‘act’.” widely viewed short film of the year. “I am overwhelmed with this hon- o promote awareness of girl Jayapradra Devi - state coordinator of Celina, who is currently in Austria our, and I truly feel that the film is child education and girl empowerment. with her family adds, “I am over the blessed by Rituda and audiences across empowerment, most of “Our target is to increase to 500 moon to win the award and be a nom- the globe,” said award-winning direc- Hyderabad turned up at the Kishoricenters and 10,000 ination amongst such amazing fellow tor Kamal Mukherjee. T fifth edition of ‘Run for Girl beneficiaries. These centres empower Child' 2021 that was girl children residing in slums and low- organised in the city by Seva Bharathi - income areas by helping them in their Telangana. Flagged off at the education, health and skill Gachibowli Stadium by High Court development,” said Seva Bharathi Vice Judge Lakshman along with Dr President, Dr Sumalatha. Subramanyam COO, Apollo Hospitals, Keeping Covid protocols in mind, this and senior executives of Freedom Oil, edition of the run was restricted to Global Data, ETO, GEP, Cap Gemini, 1500 participants from individuals, and Genpact, the run was categorised corporates, families and students. in three distances — 5km, 10km and Around 50 Kishori Vikas beneficiaries 21km. participated in the event and "At present, despite the Covid situation, demonstrated various cultural and self- Seva Bharathi continued to operate 240 defence skills. More than 200 Kishori Vikas centres in slums of employees drawn from various IT greater Hyderabad region with more companies volunteered to manage than 5500 beneficiaries,” informed water stations, and distribution of bibs. Photos by SV Chary VIJAYAWADA | MONDAY | MARCH 22, 2021 sport 11 KOHLI WANTS TO PARTNER ROHIT IN T20 WC

PTI n AHMEDABAD Kohli, who was named player of the series for scoring 231 to top o inflict maximum damage Still time to finalise WC XI:Rohit the run chart at an average of to the rival teams during the 115.50, said it was a complete TT20 World Cup, aggressive PTI n AHMEDABAD ing option for the crucial game. game for the team. India skipper Virat Kohli is plan- “KL has been one our key “It was a complete game for us. ning to open with flamboyant ndia vice-captain Rohit Sharma players in limited overs, especial- Totally outplayed the opposition. Rohit Sharma in the ICC tourna- Ifeels it is still too early to ly in this format. Looking at cur- Even with so much dew coming in, ment, scheduled to be held in finalise the team’s batting line-up rent form, the team management like last game we've defended the country later this year. for the upcoming T20 World Cup decided to go with the best 11. total again. Despite Rishabh and Kohli expressed his desire and skipper Virat Kohli opening Having said that, it doesn’t send Iyer not getting a chance (to bat) after he opened with Rohit in the alongside him in the series any signal that KL will not be we put on 225,” said the captain. final T20 against England on decider against England was only considered or anything like that. “It’s a testimony to our batting Saturday. They added 94-run for a tactical move. “"This was just for one par- depth.” the first wicket in quick time. Before Rohit’s media interac- ticular game. Things might Talking about other players, he “I am going to open in IPL as tion, Kohli said that he will open change as we go closer to World said, “Also how Shreyas batted in well. I have batted in different in the upcoming IPL and would Cup.” the last game and the responsibil- positions in the past. But I feel we also like to bat at the top of the Before the series, Kohli had ity he showed in the first game. have a solid middle order now. So, order in the T20 World Cup at said that Rohit and Rahul were Ishan (Kishan) was brilliant. I I will definitely like to partner home later this year. India’s first-choice opening pair. was particularly pleased with Rohit at the top going into the T20 “It is still long time to go for “We do understand his Surya.” World Cup,” Kohli said at the post- the (T20) World Cup, so early (Rahul’s) ability and his contribu- “Bhuvi coming back and bowl- match presentation. days to talk about how our bat- tion at the top, what he’s done for ing like that. Still have Jassi (Jasprit “Two best batsmen in the ting will look like. We have to sit us. So, yeah, I'm not going to rule Bumrah) to come back. Don’t team, one can play second fiddle and analyse what suits the team out anything or neither will I say have much in terms of negatives. if the other gets going. That can the most,” said Rohit after the that this is the preferred batting Pant showed a lot of maturity Eng announce inflict a lot of damage to the oppo- series win on Saturday. lineup for a World Cup. through the series as well. sition team. Other guys also feel a “Today was a tactical move “There is still a good amount “Confidence level of (Shardul) team for ODI series lot more confident when one of us because we wanted to play an of time left with IPL in between. Thakur after that series in is still in and is set.” extra bowler and wanted to leave And then, I’m hearing, there Australia is sky high. With the ball, PTI n AHMEDABAD Talking about the partnership one batsman out. Unfortunately will be a few T20s as well before his strength is his belief. Proper with Rohit which set laid the it was KL (Rahul) which was very the World Cup. So, you know, cricketer. Giving us runs with the n injured Jofra Archer was on foundation of a big total, Kohli tough.” good enough time for us, at that bat as well.” ASunday omitted from a 14-mem- said, “Today Rohit and me were dle if one takes off.” even further away. Then Hardik India replaced an out-of- point in time to judge what will He said the T20 World Cup ber England squad for the three- both positive in our intent. We “Today it was classic Rohit finishing it. Augurs well for the form Rahul with pacer T be the best possible eleven for us,” squad is more or less sorted out. match ODI series against India start- knew we could trust each other Sharma. And then Surya coming team,” said Kohli who remained Natarajan to have an extra bowl- added Rohit. “Just found out we might have ing in Pune on Tuesday. and one of us can play second fid- in at three and taking the game not out on 80 from 52 balls. some more (T20Is).” England captain Eoin Morgan on Saturday had revealed that Archer was likely to pull out of the ODI series and the ensuing IPL as the star pacer's elbow injury has worsened. Shafali, Richa take India to 158-4 Archer to miss start of IPL A statement from the England PTI n AHMEDABAD “Archer’s elbow issue has and Wales Cricket Board said that PTI n LUCKNOW were among the wickets. in the seventh over. Harleen deteriorated over the course of “Archer is returning to the UK for fur- Invited to bat, skipper then took Anne to the clean- tar England pacer Jofra the T20 International series ther management and investigation of pener Shafali Verma set Smriti Mandhana (7) once ers with back-to-back bound- SArcher will miss the begin- and made it increasingly chal- his right elbow injury. Othe platform while Richa again fell early as she chased aries. ning part of this year’s Indian lenging for him to maintain “He has been deemed unfit for Ghosh provided the finishing an outside delivery from In the 10th over, both Premier League, the England performance levels.” selection for the ODI series that fea- touch as India Women posted Ismail only to edge it to the Shafali and Harleen scored a and Wales Cricket Board England captain Eoin tures matches on 23, 26 and 28 a competitive 158 for 4 against keeper in the second over. boundary each as Nadine de (ECB) said on Sunday. Morgan on Saturday revealed March," the ECB said. South Africa Women in the Shafali, who looked Klerk condeded 14 runs. Archer, a Rajasthan Royals that Archer was likely to pull Three additional players — Jake second T20 International of watchful initially, smashed The India opener then sent player, was on Sunday omit- out of the upcoming IPL Ball, Chris Jordan and Dawid Malan the three-match series here on three fours in the fourth over N Mlaba for a six with a slog ted from a 14-member starting on April 9 as the star — who were a part of the just-con- Sunday. to put the bowlers under pres- sweep but the bowler came England squad for the three- pacer’s elbow injury has wors- cluded T20I series, which India won Shafali (47) blasted six sure. back to clean her up in the last match ODI series against ened. 3-2, will travel with the squad as cover. fours and two sixes in her 31- New batter Harleen Doel, ball with Shafali looking for India starting in Pune on Having missed the final England ODI Squad: Eoin ball innings and forged a 79- who scored a fifty in the first another slog in the leg-side. Tuesday due to a worsening Test because of his trouble- Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, run partnership with Harleen T20I, sent Khaka across the Harleen too departed after elbow injury. to-play schedule in due some elbow, Archer returned Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Deol (31) to set the foundation backward point for her first she was caught by Ismail off "The ECB medical team course. As a consequence, in the T20I series, claiming Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, for a good score in their must- boundary as India scored 31 Anne in the next over. will assess the player and, Jofra will miss the start of this seven wickets, which includ- Liam Livingstone, Matt Parkinson, win game. for one in the first five overs. Ghosh smashed three together with Jofra, develop a year’s Indian Premier League,” ed a career-best 4/33 in the Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Ghosh then provided the Shafali then welcomed fours, while Jemimah treatment plan and a return- it said in a statement. fourth game. Reece Topley, Mark Wood. late charge with a 26-ball 44 Nadine de Klerk with a Rodrigues (16) hit one as India not out to take India past 150- straight hit across the fence amassed 18 runs off the 14th run mark. before unleashing a massive over bowled by Sune Luus. For South Africa, Shabnim heave for a six as India ended After Rodrigues departed, Ismail (1/31), Nonkululeko the powerplay at 41 for one. Ghosh slammed four more Playing in IPL will be good for Shakib Mlaba (1/27), Nadine de Klerk Shafali got a life when she boundaries to take India to a (1/28) and Anne Bosch (1/26) was dropped by Anne Bosch competitive score. PTI n DHAKA very important tournament World Cup but despite that where we have much to Akram Bhai (BCB cricket tar all-rounder Shakib-al- achieve. There isn’t much to operation chairman) has SHasan has claimed that the achieve in these two Tests. I repeatedly said that I do not Okuhara is Queen of England Bangladesh Cricket Board think it is a better option that want to play Tests,” he said. (BCB) has “misrepresented” I prepare myself for some- With the T20 World Cup PNS n NEW DELHI 2016 Bronze medallist in the two World his decision to play in the IPL thing bigger.” slated for October, Shakib Tour tournaments she has participated in at the expense of representing Shakib said in his letter to said there are many advan- elhiJapanese player Nozomi Okuhara since the resumption of play following the the national team in a Test the BCB, that he mentioned tages of playing in the IPL this Ddefeats Thailand's Pornpawee global pandemic. It certainly bodes well for series against Sri Lanka. about his plans to prepare time. Chochuwong, 21-12, 21-16 in the women's her Olympic aspirations. With Bangladesh not in himself better for the T20 “The ground where I will final of the All England Open in In the men's final, Lee Zii Jia of contention in the World Test World Cup. play IPL now will be the Birmingham on Sunday. Malaysia defeats defending champion Championship, Shakib said it “People are continuously ground where I will play the Okuhara, who is playing her third Thai Viktor Axelsen in a grueling match to was more meaningful to com- talking about this (skipping World Cup match after four player in three days, looked in complete clinch the men's championship 30-29, 20- pete in the IPL, as that would the Test series against Sri months. The players with control throughout the match and need- 22, 21-9. help him prepare better for the Lanka). Those who are saying whom I will play the IPL will ed only two games to clinch victory. The 22-year-old is the first Malaysian next T20 World Cup, which that I will no longer play Test be the players against whom With all three doubles matches being to win the All England Open since Lee will be held in India later this cricket haven’t read my letter I will play in the World Cup. an all-Japanese affair, the win means that Chong Wei in 2017. It was a huge win for year. properly. “For this reason, I will get Japan wins four of the five titles on offer him, reflected in his winning cheer after “These two Tests are our tom of the points table. I “I did not mention any- more advantages than anyone on Sunday. clinching the match winning point. last matches in the World don’t think it makes much of where in my letter that I do else from Bangladesh, and it It is the second All England Open title The victory is only his second World Test Championship so it is not a difference. not want to play Tests. I men- will also help me to share my for the 26-year-old, who last won it in 2016. Tour title after winning the 2018 Chinese as if we are going to play the “The other major reason tioned in my letter that I experiences with the team It is also the second title for the Rio Taipei Open. final,” Shakib told Cricfrenzy. is that the World Cup T20 is want to play in the IPL to pre- that I will gain by playing in “We are at the very bot- in India later this year. It is a pare myself properly for the IPL,” he said. Pistol teams shoot double Gold Morgan wants Englishmen to make full use of IPL PTI n NEW DELHI (58) won the Gold medal in men’s skeet ahead of UAE’s Bin PTI n AHMEDABAD as fit as we would like them. What we will keet shooter Ganemat Futais Saif (51) and Qatar’s have throughout the summer is oppor- SSekhon won her maiden multiple Dakar Rally champi- aptain Eoin Morgan wants England's tunities for guys to stake their claim.” senior ISSF World Cup medal on Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah CIPL-bound players to make the most England made just one change in the after a dominant India claimed (44). of the opportunities in the upcoming T20 just-concluded five-match T20I series both the Gold on offer by some Ganemat was third in the league as they prepare themselves for the with Tom Curran replacing Mark Wood distance in the men’s and qualification with 117, while ICC T20 World Cup to be held in India due to injury in the second match. women’s 10m air pistol team Shaktawat was fourth with later this year. But Morgan insists England are yet events respectively here on 116. The T20 World Cup is scheduled to to finalise its T20 World Cup squad. Sunday. India’s Parinaaz Dhaliwal be hosted by India in October-November “I think we're too far away from the Sekhon bagged the was ninth with 108. this year and Morgan expects English World Cup to see who could be in and women’s skeet bronze on the In 2018, Sekhon had cricketers to take full advantage of the out of the squad, what we will have third competition day of the become the first Indian female IPL, starting April 10. throughout the summer is opportunities tournament. skeet shooter to win a medal at “Taking advantage of the upcoming for those guys to stake their claim,” he Before that, the terrific the ISSF World Championship, IPL is going to be huge,” Morgan said said. trio of Yashaswini Singh as she claimed the Bronze after their 36-run defeat to India here last “Nobody's nailed on. If any player Deswal, Manu Bhaker and medal in the junior event in night to concede the five-match series 2- including myself looks that far ahead and Shri Nivetha won the top prize Sydney, Australia. 3. “As a team and individuals we don’t think that their position is nailed down, in the women’s team 10m air following scores of 290, 287, Shaktawat, settled for the Having started shooting on want to stand still, we want to continue they're mistaken because we want to pistol event. 288, 287, 293 and 287 over six fourth position after an the insistence of her father to move forward. Any opportunity guys improve as the rest of the world progress- Then, the team of Youth series. impressive start, shooting 32. Amrinder Singh Sekhon in get at the IPL, you want to try to make es. T20 as a game is progressing faster Olympics and Asian Games Poland’ sequence of scores Occupying the second 2015, the youngster complet- the most of it,” said Morgan, who is the ning skipper. than any other of the formats, so we need Gold medallist Saurabh read 286, 283, 286, 286, 286 position for a long time, ed her hat-trick of silver skipper of IPL side Kolkata Knight England have fielded full-strength to be quite flexible in how we want to Chaudhary, Abhishek Verma and 287 for a total of 1701. Sekhon missed three birds medals in the senior National Riders. squads in their recent T20 series against improve. We can’t be rigid.” and Shahzar Rizvi bagged the In the men’s final, Vietnam successively to bow out, leav- Shooting Championship when England will be at home all summer, South Africa and India but Morgan has “We looked at it last summer with yellow metal in the men’s were represented by Dinh ing Great Britain's Amber Hill she won the Silver medal in the taking on New Zealand (two) and India revealed that he expects to be without the guys like Tom Banton, Sam Billings, and event, comfortably beating Thanh Nguyen, Quoc Cuong and Zoya Kravchenko of 2018 championship in Jaipur. (five) in seven Tests between June and services of multi-format players through- Moeen Ali taken on great responsibility Vietnam 17-11 in the final. Tran and Xuan Chuyen Phan. Kazakhstan to fight for the In the selection trials held September before they get to play white out their home T20I series against Sri when he’s had the opportunity. The Indian women shot 16 Chaudhary and Co. Led gold medal in an exciting final at KSSR in January, Sekhon ball cricket in Bangladesh and Pakistan Lanka and Pakistan next summer. The duo of Jos Buttler and Dawid in the Gold medal round to the qualification part two with where nobody was willing to had topped qualifying with a in the build up to the T20 World Cup in “I would imagine all of the multi-for- Malan gave a fantastic start to England’s finish way ahead of Poland’s a total score of 579 while the give an inch. score of 120, which was a India later this year. mat guys (will miss those series),” Morgan mammoth chase of 225 last night as they Julita Borek, Joanna Iwona Vietnamese managed 565. Hill held her nerves to huge six points ahead of sec- “We’re going to be playing at home said. were 130 for 1 after 13 overs but three Wawrzonowska and Agnieszka The Indian men aggregat- eventually run away with the ond place finisher. all summer and then we got to “It’s just too much to ask, given the quick wickets derailed the visitors. Korejwo, who managed 8 at ed 1750 in the first qualifica- gold medal after a shoot-off In the finals of that trials, Bangladesh and Pakistan. You know, winter guys have had as well, around “Our middle-order probably haven't the Dr Karni Singh Shooting tion while Vietnam scored with Kravchenko. the Chandigarh-based woman there’s limited opportunity to get our best being in a bubble. A lot of it will be fired as well as we would have liked. But Range. The home team topped 1708. Later in the day, the 20- However, in the men’s shot 55, which was a clear four XI in those games. dependent on how flexible it is to come there were some big lessons and huge the second qualification with a year-old Sekhon, ranked 82 in skeet final, Gurjoat Khangura points ahead of second-placed “So I think the experience over the in and out of the biosecure environment amount of positives. Four out of five total score of 576 while the the world, shot 40 to clinch the finished sixth with a score of Zahra Deesawala.Sekhon also next couple of months is probably the that we’ll have during our summer, and games, we’ve produced some of our best Polish women shot 567. bronze medal on the shotgun 17. Khangura also qualified in competed in the 2018 Asian most valuable, and then having the time whether they can see their families or not. powerplay bowling that we have in the In the first qualification, range. The other Indian in the sixth place for the final. Games in Indonesia, where she to work on your game after that,” said “We’ve been lucky with injuries so far last couple of years,” he said, hailing Adil the Indians aggregated 1731, six-women final, Karttiki Singh Denmark’s Jesper Hansen finished 10th. Morgan, England's ODI World Cup-win- but we can't always have our fast bowlers Rashid. 12

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There is a deliberate ART HAS NO attempt to try LANGUAGE: RANA something different: Kriti Sanon ctress Kriti have liked scripts that Sanon will play belong to different genres. diverse charac- If tomorrow there are two ters in upcom- horror comedies I am lov- A ing films such ing, I would do both. It is ON as Bhediya, a nice feeling for me to do ctor Rana press has also broken lan- transformation physically and Mimi and Adipurush. She something different and DaggubatiARANYAguage barriers in a big way. psychologically to play the feels now she is in a posi- not repeat myself.” feels the The audience won’t care character, who is cut off from tion to try something dif- “I feel that you have to A audience whether Avengers is in Hindi, regular human interaction. ferent and challenging. have belief in an actor only cares in Telugu films or in any “When this film was “When you establish rather than the characters, about the other language.” offered to me, I had just done yourself a bit and people or how I look at the red film and not where He further adds, “I know a Baahubali. Prabu was very like you and the film is carpet,” she shares. the person making little bit for history because of clear that is not how a jungle doing the numbers that “With Luka Chuppi the film is coming my grandfather. There was a man looks (refers to his you want to do, it gives doing well, I got confi- from. time when all films, be it Bhallal Dev physique). From you confidence to take up dence to take risk. Panipat The actor’s Hindi, Telugu or Tamil, were shedding weight to growing something challenging. I was one film where Ashu trilingual biggie shot out of Chennai. The beard, I kept doing that for feel as an actor you also sir (Ashutosh Gowariker) Aranya, is set to industries there never had a three to four months. Then get bored repeating your- pushed me so good. hit screens on difference except for talent for the next 10 to 15 days we self and the audience also The character could have March 26 in changing. There was not spend time on sets, defining gets bored seeing you in gone missing and I think Hindi, Telugu much difference. Art really how Bandev was and how he same kinds of films. Yes, he did push me beyond and Tamil lan- unites. Whether you are a behaved,” says Rana. there is a deliberate where I could take guages across director or an actor, you don’t “We started creating gram- attempt to try doing myself as an actor. India. really have a language for this mar for him, which was very something different and I was very surprised Off late, the actor craft. It’s ultimately the art of different from what society not repeating yourself,” when I got the feedback. has been experi- filmmaking.” would have. He didn’t speak she shares. When I was shooting I menting with the Rana’s role as Bhallal Dev to people for a long time. He The One Nenokkadine didn’t know that this kind of characters he in the Baahubali franchise is a very knowledgeable man actress shares, “I have also character could be so plays on screen. was lauded all over. While but when you disconnect been lucky enough to strong,” she says. Speaking of which, Rana many remember him as the with people, you behave dif- explains, “It is always the beefed-up ruthless king from ferently. Prabu detailed that audience. They always the Baahubali films, Rana will out for me. The first schedule want new stuff. When soon be seen playing Bandev I shot was only with the you buy a ticket and in Aranya, a man who lives in animals in the wild. So, it get into the theatre, the jungle and has dedicated took me almost 20 to 25 you don’t really care his life to protecting the eco- days to get into the mode. So, where the filmmaker is system. that really defined and coming from. You just Talking about the Prabu designed who I was and care about the film. I Solomon directorial, the actor how I looked in the film,” think the internet and the says he underwent drastic he sums up.

IT IS ALWAYS THE AUDIENCE. THEY ALWAYS WANT NEW STUFF. WHEN YOU BUY A TICKET AND GET INTO THE THEATRE, YOU DON’T REALLY CARE WHERE THE FILMMAKER IS COMING FROM. YOU JUST CARE ABOUT THE FILM. I THINK THE INTERNET AND THE PRESS HAS ALSO BROKEN LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN A BIG WAY. THE AUDIENCE WON’T CARE WHETHER AVENGERS IS IN HINDI, IN TELUGU FILMS OR IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE.

Mahesh Babu to FAHADH sport a beard for Rajamouli’s next FAASIT TO umero uno the historical role to fit director the bill. PLAY Rajamouli is Meanwhile, the Pokiri busy working for star is collaborating with N the biggest Parasuram for his ongo- VILLAIN IN multi-starrer ing film Sarkaru Vaari RRR which is on the Paata. verge of its regular Mahanati actress shoot’s completion. The Keerthy Suresh will share PUSHPA film is slated for a world- screen space with him wide release on October while Thaman is com- 13. From then on, it is posing tunes for this film said that Rajamouli will which is being produced be teaming up with by Mythri Movie will engage viewers in a way Dookudu actor Mahesh Makers. that’s unique to his delivery of Babu. alayalam actor Fahadh Muttamsetty Media welcomed the performance.” Rajamouli has planned Faasil has been roped in Chaappa Kurishu actor on board. Pushpa marks Allu Arjun’s a historical period drama to play the antagonist in Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi reunion with director Sukumar with the prince of M the upcoming Allu Shankar said, “Fahadh Faasil has and music maestro Devi Sri Prasad. Tollywood for. The film Arjun-starrer Pushpa. entertained viewers with varied The trio has earlier delivered two is said to be based on the Faasil has a National films and earned tremendous blockbusters — Arya and Arya 2. biography of Chatrapathi Award and four Kerala State Film acclaim along with it. It makes us The film, which also Shivaji. If at all this spec- Awards to his credit. Naveen very happy to welcome him into stars Rashmika Mandanna, ulation is proven right, Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar of the world of Pushpa. We are confi- is slated to release pan-India on Mahesh needs to grow a Mythri Movie Makers along with dent that his portrayal of the villain August 13. bushy beard of 6-inches length, a minimum for the role! Doing so, Mahesh Babu is expected to transform himself into Sonakshi Sinha in Chiranjeevi's next?

egastar Chiranjeevi self has confirmed his 154th is currently busy film with KS Ravindra aka with Acharya Bobby. helmed by Koratala Now according to the latest M Siva of Janatha buzz, Bobby is planning to Garage fame. The bring Bollywood actress action drama is one of the spe- Sonakshi Sinha on the cial projects of Chiranjeevi, as board to play the female the star cast of this film also lead in Chiranjeevi star- includes his son Ram Charan rer. Sources say that the and Pooja Hegde. Dabangg actress is the Post Acharya, Chiranjeevi front runner for will start working on his Chiranjeevi’s film and the next project, which is a remake makers are said to have of the Malayalam hit film already approached her. Lucifer headlined by Only time will tell if the star actor Mohanlal. Though Rowdy Rathore actress will initially Sujeeth was confirmed give her nod for the as the helmer, later Mohan Chiranjeevi Raja was locked for this starrer. remake. It is known news that Megastar Chiranjeevi him-