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NDA ALLY SEEKS PROBE INTO RAM ELECTION COMMISSION ‘HAS NO ‘TAKE PATH OF LION’: POSTERS URGE ‘WILL RETIRE BUT NOT ALLY VILAS PASWAN'S DEATH, CHIRAG FUMES POWER,’ SAYS SC ON KAMAL NATH CASE RAJINIKANTH TO TAKE POLITICAL PLUNGE WITH BJP,’ MAYAWATI CLARIFIES

ihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ally Jitan Ram Manjhi has targeted he Election Commission's order removing Congress's Kamal Nath as osters urging superstar Rajinikanth to take a political plunge have ays after she vowed to defeat candidates of Samajwadi Party (SP) BChirag Paswan with questions over the death of his father, taking the Tthe star campaigner for the by-elections in Madhya Pradesh has been Pbeen seen in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district, days after the actor hinted Deven if that meant voting for the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) issue to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ram Vilas Paswan, who died on put on hold by the Supreme Court. "We are staying the Election at a rethink on joining electoral politics and said he would announce his president Mayawati today said she would "rather retire from politics" October 8 after a long illness, was a minister in PM Modi's cabinet. In a Commission's order and the EC has no power," said Chief stand at an "appropriate time". A poster put up by "Vellore than enter into an alliance with the BJP. "The letter to the Prime Minister, Mr Manjhi called for Justice of India SA Bobde. "Who has given power to you Citizens Wishing for a Change" urged the 69-year-old alliance of the BJP with the BSP is not a judicial investigation into Paswan Senior's (the Election Commission) to remove a candidate from actor "to take the path of a lion to hunt down blood possible in any polls in future. The BSP death and questioned the conduct of Chirag the star campaigner list? It is you or a leader of the sucking pack of wolves and convocation of eagles". cannot contest with a communal party," she Paswan, citing a video clip that showed him party?" Chief Justice Bobde said while hearing a Another one by a fan - VM Jeya Srinivasan- read: said today in a media briefing. "Our ideology preparing to record a speech standing next to petition filed by the former Madhya Pradesh Chief "It's a grand beginning of people's rule." A few days is of 'sarvajan sarva dharma hitay' (benefit of Ram Vilas Paswan's photo. So far, the Minister. "Where do you get the power to ago, the 69-year-old actor had hinted at a rethink on everyone and all religions) and is opposite to opposition parties have targeted him determine who will be the leader of a political his political plans, citing his health condition the BJP's ideology...The BSP cannot enter into over it, drawing furious reactions party? It is for you or the party to decide and Covid risk. In 2016, the actor had a an alliance with those having a communal, from the 37-year-old leader. who is the star campaigner?" he added. kidney transplant. casteist, and capitalist ideology." Jagan gets Centre to accept all demands on Polavaram n Revised Estimates of 2017-18 accepted n Irrigation component includes R&R package n Pending funds to be released

SNV SUDHIR According to sources, the surfaced that Centre had put a project has been given nation- n VIJAYAWADA Union Finance Ministry had rider that the state government al status as part of bifurcation sent a memo to the Jal Shakti need to accept 2014 RCE which deal. In a major victory for the YS Ministry to release pending would be almost half of the The state government had Jaganmohan Reddy govern- bills without any riders or con- 2018 RCE, for the release of a strongly and effectively argued ment, the Polavaram Project ditions. pending bill. that the Centre fund the pro- Taxpayers Authority (PPA) on Monday The Pioneer is the only PPA’s meeting on Monday ject as per the 2018 RCE. “The agreed to fund the Polavaram newspaper to report about the assumed significance as the PPA had agreed to our points generate 4.95 project as per the rates finalised efforts of the State Government fresh standoff between Centre and assured the funding of crore e-invoices in second Revised Cost and the Chief Minister to con- and the AP government had Polavaram project as per the Estimate (RCE) of 2017- 2018. vince the Centre to accept the generated enough political heat 2017- 2018 RCE, which comes in first month: The Centre also agreed to abovementioned terms. in the state with the opposition to Rs 55,548.87 crore. And Centre include the cost incurred on the Indications that those efforts TDP sensing an opportunity also Centre will bear the entire rehabilitation and resettlement would bear fruit came early in and stepping up its attack on costs of R&R package,” said a of the project displaced people the day, just ahead of the ruling YSRCP. senior irrigation official who in the irrigation component of Polavaram Project Authority’s In the meeting state irriga- attended the PPA meeting. 8 the project, a bone of con- emergency meeting with irri- tion officials had put up strong As per 2017-18 RCE, the tention over the past few days. gation department officials of arguments before the PPA Centre has to now release Rs The deal got even sweeter for the state government. The stressing that the state govern- 47,725 crore, which is the bal- the AP Government when emergency meeting was in ment was only an executive ance amount after the expen- news came that the Union response to Chief Minister YS agency and the Centre was diture borne by the state gov- Finance Ministry has agreed to Jaganmohan Reddy writing to bound to fund the irrigation ernment until now was reim- release the funds that the State Prime Minister Narendra Modi The Pioneer’s October 28 report on Polavaram that was project which is considered bursed. proven to be on point on Monday. has spent so far on the project. two days ago, after reports the lifeline of the state as the 2 nTSRTC to run 188 more buses on 259 more km A-G declines consent for AP blinks, TSRTS runs contempt case against CM over AP’s bus corporation Farmers asked for PNS n HYDERABAD mandis, PM gave n Jagan’s letter to CJI objectionable, act contumacious: KK Venugopal recession: Rahul The impasse over the running PNS n VIJAYAWADA since Jagan’s letter was of Road Transport Corporat- addressed to the CJI, he was ion buses between Andhra Stating that contents of the let- declining to give consent. Pradesh and Telangana State 5 ter written by Chief Minister The A-G in his reply ended on Monday with the YS Jaganmohan Reddy on opined that the conduct of TSRTC having its way, as far as October 6 to Chief Justice of Jagan and his advisor Ajeya preconditions are concerned, India SA Bobde are ‘objection- Kallam was “prima facie con- even as the Managing able and contumacious’, tumacious” but as the Chief Directors of the two state- Attorney-General (A-G) of Justice of India was seized of owned corporations claimed India KK Venugopal on the matter it would not be that both the States stand to Monday left the decision on appropriate for him to deal gain from the agreement that the CJI by declining to give with the same. was signed by them. consent for criminal contempt “I am of the opinion that the Accordingly, RTC buses Left with little alternative, 43,456 km with 213 buses in against the CM. timing itself of the letter as well between the two states will APSRTC officials blinked and AP and APSRTC will operate It may be worth mentioning as it being placed in the pub- resume plying after a seven agreed to allow TSRTC buses 43,202 km with 146 buses in here that it’s been almost a lic domain through a press month gap. Services have been to ply on 1,61,258 km in AP Telangana. On Piduguralla / month since Jagan wrote a conference could certainly by stopped since March 23 with 826 (earlier 750) buses Guntur route via Wadapally, detailed letter and CJI Bobde be said to be suspect, in the onwards and failed to resume while APSRTC will operate TSRTC will operate 19,044 is yet to respond to it. background of the order dated after the lockdown restric- services on 1,60,999 km with km with 67 buses in AP and In a reply to BJP Delhi unit’s In his letter to the A-G on High Court. 16.09.2020, directing pending tions were relaxed. 638 (earlier 1,009) buses in TS. APSRTC will operate 20,238 spokesperson, advocate Ashwini October 25, Upadhyay said The BJP leader sought con- prosecution of elected repre- On Monday, Telangana On the Vijayawada route km with 88 buses in Telangana. Kumar Upadhyay, the A-G the letter by Jagan to the CJI sent from AG under Section sentatives to be taken up and Chief Minister K Chandra- and beyond, TSRTC will ply Likewise, on the Macherla declined to give consent to ini- levelling allegations against a 15(1)(b) of the Contempt of disposed of expeditiously. As sekhar Rao put his foot down 273 buses on 52,944 km in AP route and beyond, TSRTC will Modi’s fight to end tiate proceedings for criminal sitting judge of the Supreme Courts Act, 1971 read with you yourself have pointed out, and made it clear to the and APSRTC will operate on operate 14,158 km with 66 political corrup- contempt against Jagan. He was Court and other judges of the Rule 3 of the Rules to Regulate there are 31 criminal cases TSRTC officials that the ser- 52,524 km with 192 buses in buses in AP and APSRTC will responding to Upadhyay’s peti- Andhra Pradesh High Court Proceedings for Contempt of pending against the chief min- vices would not be allowed to Telangana. operate 16,060 km with 61 tion continues tion seeking contempt proceed- scandalised the authority of the Supreme Court, 1975. In ister”, the A-G said in his reply resume till AP agrees to “equal On the Kurnool route and buses in Telangana. ings against Jagan. both the apex court and the his reply, the A-G said that to Upadhyay. km and equal services”. beyond, TSRTC will operate 2 2 Non-bailable warrants issued Centre to release TODAY HC seeks Vizag Guest House plan Rs 6,000 crore PNS n VIJAYAWADA Sriram informed the court ALMANAC that the government proposed AP HC STAYS ONLINE against Amaravati farmers PNS n NEW DELHI Month & Paksham: The High Court on Monday the construction of guesthou- ADMISSION PROCESS PNS n VIJAYAWADA and Section 144 rules. began the daily hearing on a ses not only in Visakhapatnam Also, a case was filed against The Finance Ministry on Ashwin & Shukla Paksha ustice M Venkata Ramana Panchangam clutch of petitions filed against but also in Vijayawada, Ka- Non-bailable warrants were Women’s JAC convener Monday said it will transfer the AP Decentralisation and kinada and Tirupati to avoid Jof High Court on Monday on Monday issued against 122 Rayapati Sailaja for barging Rs 6,000 crore as the second Tithi : Tritiya: 03:23 am (Next Day) Inclusive Development of All incurring large expenditure on stayed online admissions to people who were arrested by into the jail premises, again, in tranche of GST compensa- Nakshatram: Rohini: 02:30 am (Next Day) Regions and CRDA Repeal providing private accommo- the Intermediate courses in the police for participating in violating Covid guidelines and tion shortfall to 16 states, Time to Avoid: (Bad time to start Acts. During the course of dation to State guests. both government and private ‘Jail Bharo’ protest on Saturday Section 144 rules. including AP, and 3 UTs. colleges. any important work) hearing, Advocate-General S 2 Full report on Page 2 for violating Covid guidelines 2 Full report on Page 2 Rahukalam: 02:49 pm – 04:14 pm Yamagandam: 09:09 am – 10:34 am Varjyam: 05:36 pm – 07:23 pm AP kids back to Covid myths score over facts among many youths Gulika: 11:59 am - 01:24 pm Good Time: (to start any important work) PNS n VIJAYAWADA al agencies regarding the mea- n Survey with a questionnaire was conducted among 384 students from sures to be adapted to curtail Amritakalam: 10:56 pm – 12:43 am school, at last Myths surrounding Corona- different engineering colleges of Guntur district, of Andhra Pradesh the spread of Covid-19. Abhijit Muhurtham: 11:36 am – 12:22 pm PNS n virus overpower facts among n With an affordable smart- VISAKHAPATNAM/VIJAYAWADA smartphone-wielding youth in 17 questions were posed to the students who participated in the survey phone in everyone’s hand Andhra Pradesh. n 73 pc of the respondents were engineering students from rural background nowadays information is VIJAYAWADA Except two students and a Some of them believe that always a click away. WEATHER watchman testing positive for Coronavirus will wither off n 52.34 pc ( 201) respondents were male However, fact-checking of Forecast: Mostly sunny Covid at a school in Nellore, when temperatures rise in the the information shared espe- Temp: 32/23 there was no untoward inci- spring. Others believe that a cially that goes around on Humidity: 73% dent in Andhra Pradesh on mix of garlic, honey and Tulasi only detect the body tempera- not prevent the spread of the revealed that myths surround- social media platforms still Sunrise: 06.15 am Monday, the first day of the leaves will protect against the ture in a person which is one virus. Notably, fever can also be ing Covid-19 continue to pre- remains a taboo. Myths and Sunset: 05.43 pm reopening of schools after an lethal virus. They also strong- of the symptoms of Covid-19, caused due to seasonal flu. vail in this part of the country false information during the unprecedented closure of ly believe thermal scanners consumption of garlic, honey A survey study conducted despite sustained awareness predicament only add on to the Current Weather Conditions Updated November 2, 2020 5:00 PM seven months. can diagnose coronavirus. and Tulasi leaves can only among the smartphone wield- programmes being held by difficulty. 2 While thermal scanners can improve one’s immunity but ing engineering students governments and internation- 2 VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2020 vijayawada 02

Modi’s fight to end political corruption continues ntering politics in India preventive measures is any ing the Congress rule, thou- to spend crores. Those who get bring them back from over- is synonymous with cor- indication. If there was no stern punishment for one sands of crores elected spending ill-got- seas. Eruption. Many people He described the corruption were cornered ten wealth will resort Through demonetisation of nurse this opinion. Politics of being passed on from one generation of political leaders the with the help TRULY to corruption to earn high value currencies, the heredity has fuelled corrup- generation to another as second generation would resort to of fake work- back their invest- Centre took steps to check tion more and more in the chronic and a major chal- ers and fake SPEAKING ments. It’s a vicious hoarding of black money. The country. lenge before the nation. He corruption with renewed zeal. Modi signatures. The circle and will make measure helped close over 3 Children entering politics said that it gained strong roots expressed concern as in many states funds so cornered the whole political setup lakh suitcase companies. The when the father is basking in the country. were used to feed rot. To save the country from Modi government has been under the political glory are If there was no stern punish- this phenomenon has become a part of Congress workers. this malaise, Modi initiated a using the state-of-the-art tech- earning thousands of crores of ment for one generation of the political culture But Modi seeded job cards series of measures. He consti- nology to prevent corruption. rupees through corrupt prac- political leaders the second of the NREGS workers with tuted special investigative team He said the biggest enemy of tices and by influencing the generation would resort to their bank accounts and to identify the source of black the country is corruption, in government’s decision using corruption with renewed zeal. concern that only 15 paise out coming to power, got Jan- Aadhaar to remove over 5.55 money. whichever form it is prac- their fathers’ clout. The chil- Modi expressed concern as in of every Rs 100 being spent by Dhan bank accounts opened Y SATYA KUMAR lakh bogus job cards thereby The Black Money ticed. dren send money gained dis- many states this phenomenon the government was trickling and seeded it with Aadhaar BJP National Secretary preventing misuse of Rs 24,162 (Undisclosed Foreign Income Modi said that economic honestly overseas, float ‘suit- has become a part of the polit- down to the real beneficiaries. and mobile numbers. This crore. & Assets) and Imposition of crimes like money laundering, case companies’ and bring it ical culture. But during his regime, innu- ensured money under various Seeding Aadhaar and Tax Act, 2015 helps impose 90 corruption, drugs and terror- back through illegal methods. Corruption will make the merable allegations surfaced welfare and development schemes pertaining to 51 mobile phone numbers with per cent penalty on undis- ism were inter-related. This phenomenon is clear- country hollow and pose a against him for receiving kick- schemes was directly deposit- departments received benefits the PDS, 2.98 crore fake ben- closed foreign income and If political corruption is ly visible in Andhra Pradesh, major hurdle to it becoming backs in the Bofors arms deal. ed into the bank accounts of to the tune of Rs 13 lakh-crore eficiaries were weeded out assets. prevented in the country, the Telangana, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, self-reliant. Modi has been The Supreme Court, while the beneficiaries. directly into their bank and Rs 66,000 crore saved. The Benami Transactions economic corruption will Maharashtra, Jammu and advocating this ever since he disposing a writ on Aadhaar When the PM was review- accounts. The government The PM linked checking (Prohibition) Amendment Act automatically come down. Kashmir and many other came to power. Middlemen two years ago, quoted the ing subsidy on LPG, wages could save at least Rs 1.71 lakh- black money, money launder- of 2016 paved the way for the There is a need to cut off the states. The Congress encour- have been receiving kickbacks statements made by Rajiv released to workers under the crore through elimination of ing, suitcase companies to government to seize such nexus between the two forms aged this culture for decades from whatever scheme the Gandhi and opined that NREGA, pensions released to middlemen and plugging leak- elimination of political bro- properties. The Fugitive of corruption. and nursed it. government wants to imple- Aadhaar would help the gov- beneficiaries almost on a daily ages in the implementation of kers. If they are not weeded Economic Offenders Act of A political system that is Prime Minister Narendra ment. ernment identify true benefi- basis, many elders in the gov- schemes. There was no need out, the ill-gotten wealth finds 2018 helped the government clean, transparent and Modi has full understanding of In 1985, the then Prime ciaries and ensure that the its ernment suspected the pro- for the people to make rounds its way in election process declare liquor baron Vijay accountable is the need of the all these practices if his address Minister Rajiv Gandhi toured schemes reached the target gramme’s feasibility. of various government offices and pollutes it. Mallya and jeweller Nirav day. Achieving such a political at the national sammelan of Kalahandi in Odisha, affected group. Till 2019-end, beneficiaries to grease the palms of officials. A situation will arise where Modi as economic offenders system is feasible in the coun- the vigilance and corruption by drought, and expressed That’s why, Modi soon after under 351 government’s Under the MGNREGS, dur- each candidate will be forced and accelerate the process to try only with Modi at the helm. Fees for convener quota seats fixed Centre to transfer Rs 6,000 cr PNS n VIJAYAWADA Tadepalligudem along with stituency by connecting with in GST shortfall 2nd tranche Central University in Anan- teachers and Secretariat Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan tapur and Tribal Unive-rsity in employees for brushing up PNS n NEW DELHI releasing an amount of Rs The loans have been Reddy on Monday instructed Paderu. He directed the offi- their skills. 6,000 crore as a second tranche released to the following states officials to ensure 50 percent of cials to see to it that there are The officials briefed the The Finance Ministry on to 16 States and 3 Union and Union Territories - AP, the seats in private universities proper roads, drainage, sanita- Chief Minister on the reforms Monday said it will transfer Rs Territories today," the ministry Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, are filled under the convener tion and electricity connec- undertaken so far in higher 6,000 crore as the second said in a statement. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, quota and the remaining by the tions. education and the progress of tranche of GST compensation This borrowing was done at Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, college quota. With regard to the curricu- various initiatives. shortfall to 16 states and 3 an interest of 4.42 per cent, Mahara-shtra, Meghalaya, During a review meeting on lum, the Chief Minister told The officials informed Union Territories -- including which is lower than the cost of Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Higher Education, the Chief the officials to focus on inte- that during the COVID peri- Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, borrowings for the states and Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Minister emphasised the fee grated courses as per the od almost 5 lakh online class- Bihar, Assam, Puducherry and UTs, thus benefitting them, it Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir structure for the convener industry requirements includ- es were conducted for the stu- Delhi. said. and Puducherry. quota will be fixed by the ing the job-oriented curricu- dents. The Chief Minister sug- The Centre had on October "The Ministry of Finance Last month, the Centre gave government and shall pay on lum, and told to bring new gested that online classes 23 transferred Rs 6,000 crore has facilitated loans of Rs in to the demands of opposi- behalf of the poor students as courses in Polytechnic and should be made accessible to to 16 states and 2 UTs of 12,000 crore till date under the tion ruled states to borrow and fee reimbursement. All these Engineering streams. more number of students. Delhi and Jammu and Special Window to fund the GST compensation universities should possess Jagan also told them to pro- to follow the Union He said that the govern- The meeting was attended Kashmir. In the second tranche States/UTs," it added. shortfall. NBA and NAAC accreditation. mote stress-free education and Government and UGC ment is setting up a Skill by Education Minister of transfer, Union Territory of As many as 21 states and The Finance Ministry said Private universities should not to force students to com- instructions for taking appro- Development Centre in each Adimulapu Suresh, Chief Puducherry has been includ- three Union Territories till that the Centre would borrow have good infrastructure facil- plete the syllabus in a rush due priate decisions. parliam-entary constituency Secretary Nilam Sawhney, ed. date, have opted for the Special from the market to pay the ities to meet the requirements to the delay caused by Covid- Jagan told the officials to to improve the skill set of Higher Education Special "The Ministry of Finance, Window and the loans raised GST compensation shortfall of and standards of industry, the 19 pandemic. plan for implementing Vasati youngsters, who have already Chief Secretary Satish Government of India, under its by the Centre would be rel- Rs 1.1 lakh-crore to states, and Chief Minister said. During the review meeting, Deevena and Vidya Deevena completed courses like Chandra, Principal Secretary 'Special Window to States for eased on a back-to-back basis then act as an intermediary to He asked officials to moni- the Chief Minister empha- for the current academic year. Polytechnic and Engineering of School Education B meeting the GST Compen- to states/UTs, in lieu of GST arrange back-to-back loans to tor the private universities and sised on stress-free education Further, the Chief Minister and adding that even small Rajasekhar, Chief Advisor to sation Cess shortfall,' will be Compensation Cess releases. state governments. ensure that they are meeting for the students and asserted reviewed the progress of courses will be made available Chief Minister Ajaya Kallam, the required standards and that education should always Central Institutions IIT at the centres. He further APSCHE Chairman K ordered them to take action if be pleasant and not with pres- Tirupati, IISER Tirupati, IIM asserted on capacity buildings Hemachandra Reddy and they fail to do so. sure. He directed the officials Visakhapatnam, and NIT in every parliamentary con- other officials. AP kids back to school... HC seeks... Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 on the students and wearing As part of the hearing, an According to the status masks was made mandatory affidavit previously filed by Non-bailable... report furnished by state edu- for all the those attending the government for a camp AP blinks, TSRTS... cation minister, Adimulapu school. office in connection with a AP HC stays online Continued from Page 1 Suresh, despite several appre- Steps were taken to ensure guest house in Visakhap- They were staging a protest Continued from Page 1 and other route, TSRTC will hensions, there was a good social distance was maintained atnam was taken up on on Saturday at Guntur against On Nuzvid, Tiruvur, operate 8,159 km with 62 attendance of the students. in classrooms. Disinfectant Monday. Although it is said admission process the police for handcuffing Bhadrachalam- Vijayawada buses in AP, and APSRTC will About 39.62 percent of was sprayed inside the class- that a guest house is being Amaravati farmers while route and beyond, TSRTC operate 3,408 km with 28 Class IX and 43.65 percent of rooms to assure safety to the constructed in Visakhapatn- PNS n VIJAYAWADA shifting them to jail. The will operate 12,453 km with 48 buses on these routes in Class X attended the first day students coming to the school. am, the farmers of the capi- police filed two cases against buses in AP and APSRTC Telangana. school. An impressive 98.84 Covid test for teachers was tal have filed a petition .Justice M Venkata Ramana of the agitators at Arundelpet will operate 14,026 km with 65 Telangana Transport percent of the high schools made compulsory. The expressing doubts that the Andhra Pradesh High Court police station in Guntur. buses in Telangana. Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar were opened as per the authorities made arrange- building will soon turn into on Monday stayed online The police registered cases On Khammam, Jeelugum- later told the media that while instructions of the ments that only 50 per cent of CM’s camp office. The farm- admissions to the Intermediate against Amaravati farmers illi, Jangareddyg-udem route reaching an agreement took Government while 87.78 per- students attend the schools on ers told the court that the courses in both government Joint Action Committee and beyond, TSRTC will now time, “The states come to a cent of teachers turned up. It alternate days. The schools guest house was being built and private colleges initiated members, Dalit farmers JAC, operate 9,140 km with 35 comprehensive understand- may be noted that the govern- began at 9 am to 1.30 pm and on a large scale as was part of by the administration. Political parties JAC, TDP, buses in AP and APSRTC ing.” Congratulating his AP ment has asked schools to mid-day meals were provided a capital move. Admitting a petition filed CPI and other people repre- will operate 11,541 km with 58 counterpart Perni Nani, Ajay ensure that students attend on to the students. Taking the petition of the against the online admissions, sentatives. buses in Telangana. On Kumar said: “We came to the alternate day. Minister Suresh expressed farmers into account, the Justice Ramana wanted to process was against the rules Cases were filed by the Srisailam route TSRTC will know that there is no inter- In Nellore District, a watch- happiness that many students High Court ordered for filing know under what rule that the set by the Supreme Court. police on Women’s JAC con- continue operation of 1,904 state agreement between two man of AP Model School, were coming back to schools of the Visakhapatnam Guest government started the online Advocate General Sriram vener Rayapati Sailaja, P km with 62 buses in AP while states due to corona. APSRTC Nandavaram, Marripadu and colleges enthusiastically House plan. The High Court admission process. Subrahmanyam sought time Mallikarjuna Rao, APSRTC will not operate would also benefit with this Mandal and two students of after the break. He said that said that the petitioners could The petitioner contended to file the affidavit on the issue. Gopalakrishna, Ch Ramesh, buses on this route in agreement. The flow of pas- ZPHS, Pathavellanti of Nellore almost 80 per cent attendance bring to their notice if the that the online admissions Staying the online admis- M Nageswara Rao, P Telangana. sengers between two Telugu Mandal tested positive. In was registered, the students construction of the guest were not prevalent anywhere sions till November 10, Justice Sudhakar, Martin Luther, K On the remaining routes states is more than other states Visakhapatnam district, data were given the gift of educa- house is part of the adminis- in the country and such Ramana said that the govern- Malayadri, J Chaitanya, Shaik such as Sathupally Eluru (2 hence we entered into an from the tribal areas were tion through the Jagananna trative capital. admissions would affect the ment should not start any Vali, Manoj and others under routes), Bhadrachalam and agreement. Bus services pending when this report was Vidya Kanuka scheme and all The court said that all the future of children. He also stat- process that would affect the Section 341, 186, 188 and Kunta via Kallugudem, resumed from Monday filed. facilities were made available petitions will be heard togeth- ed that the online admissions future of the children. 269. Sathupally - Vijayawada route onwards between two states.” Thermal scanning was done to them. er on a daily basis. Covid caseload crosses 82 lakh-mark in India Jagan gets... Covid myths... Continued from Page 1 PNS n NEW DELHI The 496 new fatalities 1,916 CASES, 13 The pending bills for Rs Continued from Page 1 InfoGraphics: include 113 deaths from 2,234.88 crore will be released “Accurate information plays n Majority of (33.6pc) of India's Covid-19 caseload Maharashtra, 59 from West MORE DEATHS IN AP soon. It may be noted that the an indispensable role in edu- the respondents believe that crossed the 82 lakh-mark, Bengal, 51 from Delhi, 49 from Vijayawada : The overall 2017-2018 cost estimates cating the facts and demysti- spraying chlorine or alcohol while the number of people Chhattisgarh, 30 Tamil Nadu number of coronavirus cases in were accepted by the Jal fying the myths of corona on skin kills coronaviruses in who have recuperated from and 28 from Kerala. Andhra Pradesh shot up to Shakti Ministry in its 14th and keeps it at bay, thus keep- the body the disease surged to 75.44 Out of the 1,22,607 deaths 8,27,882 on Monday as 1,916 meeting of the advisory com- ing the public healthy, robust n Majority 29.4pc of the lakh pushing the national reported so far in the country, were added in 24 hours. mittee held on February 18, and secure. India is technical- respondents disagree that recovery rate to 91.68 per 44,024 are from Maharashtra, The latest bulletin said 3,033 2019. ly progressing and adopting only older adults and young cent, according to the Union 11,192 from Karnataka, 11,152 patients had recovered during On October 28, Jagan had new technology but we are people are at risk Health Ministry data updat- from Tamil Nadu, 7,051 from this period ending 9 am on written to the Prime Minister, unable to change the attitude n A majority (29.4pc) of the ed on Monday. Uttar Pradesh, 6,900 from West Monday while 13 more died of asking him to remove the of our people. Even though respondents strongly dis- The total coronavirus cases Bengal, 6,706 from Andhra the infection. The total recoveries stumbling block in the form of modern science is developing agree that Covid-19 is just mounted to 82,29,313 with Pradesh, 6,562 from Delhi, touched 7,98,625 and deaths a letter by former chief min- swiftly, students still have false like flu 45,231 people testing positive number of active cases of and 40 lakh on September 5. 4,214 from Punjab and 3,721 6,719, leaving 22,538 active ister N Chandrababu Naidu to beliefs. Not all traditions and n Majority (49pc) respon- for the infection in a day, while Covid-19 remained below six It went past 50 lakh on from Gujarat. The Health cases. To date, 81.82 lakh the Prime Minister, in which myths are bad. Some are based dents strongly disagree that the death toll climbed to lakh for the fourth consecutive September 16, 60 lakh on Ministry stressed that more sample tests were completed in the Andhra Pradesh govern- on years of trial and error and everyone with Covid-19 dies 1,22,607 with 496 new fatali- day. September 28, 70 lakh on than 70 per cent of the deaths the state that turned out an ment accepted the revised have positive values; while n 46.1 pc disagree that cats ties, the data updated at 8 am There are 5,61,908 active October 11 and crossed 80 lakh occurred due to comorbidities. infection positivity rate of 10.12 cost of the project at the price others may be useless or harm- and dogs spread coronavirus showed. coronavirus cases in the coun- on October 29. "Our figures are being recon- per cent. The recovery rate level as on April 1, 2014. ful. In our study it was A total of 75,44,798 people try as on date which comprise According to ICMR, a cum- ciled with the Indian Council increased to 96.47 per cent On October 12, the Union revealed that students believe to hospitals when symptoms have recuperated from Covid- 6.83 per cent of the total case- ulative total of 11,07,43,103 of Medical Research," the min- while the mortality rate remained Finance Ministry had cleared Tulasi leaves, honey, garlic are seen,” associate professor at 19 so far, taking the national load, the data stated. samples have been tested up to istry said on its website, adding steady at 0.81 per cent, the reimbursement of Rs 2,234.77 will prevent Covid spread, KL Business School of Koneru recovery rate to 91.68 per cent, India's covid-19 tally had November 1 with 8,55,800 that state-wise distribution of bulletin said. West Godavari and crore of the Rs. 4,013.65 crore facemasks alone can combat Lakshmaiah Education while the case fatality rate was crossed the 20-lakh mark on samples being tested on figures is subject to further ver- East Godavari districts reported due on condition that the the spread of coronavirus. Foundation, Guntur, Kishore recorded at 1.49 per cent. The August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 Sunday. ification and reconciliation. 426 and 354 fresh cases. Polavaram Project Authority. That’s why they are not going Babu B told The Pioneer.

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VIJAYAWADA | TEUSDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2020 vijayawada 03 COPS’ COMPLACENCY Sea plane from Prakasam Barrage Maniacs having a free run C PRADEEP KUMAR n The Shipping Ministry has The Directorate General of n VIJAYAWADA identified the Prakasam Lighthouses and Lightships Barrage in Andhra (DGLL) had utilised The Central government was Pradesh as a suitable area Differential Global Positioning across State, alleges TDP planning to set up 14 water for seaplane services in System (DGPS) technology, aerodromes across the country Krishna district essentially a system to provide PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM n Telugu Mahila State after the successful launch of provisional corrections to GPS president Vangalapudi the maiden seaplane service plans to build new aerodromes signals in order to mark the Telugu Mahila State president Anitha termed it as between the Statue of Unity under the Regional runway and shallow water in Vangalapudi Anitha and scores unfortunate that Chief and Sabarmati Riverfront in Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - Gujarat for the seaplane land- of TDP activists staged a dhar- Minister YS Jaganmohan Ahmedabad by Prime Minister Udan scheme. The Airports ing in daylight visibility. For na in front of the Police Reddy was trying to Narendra Modi. Authority of India (AAI) and operation during nights in the Commissionerate here on suppress the atrocities The Shipping Ministry has the Department of Civil future, provision has already Monday in protest against the identified the Prakasam Aviation asked the Inland been made over installed buoys murder of Gajuwaka girl. The against women by giving Barrage in Andhra Pradesh as Waterways Authority of India for fixing automated navigation TDP accused the government compensation to the a suitable area for seaplane ser- (IWAI) to conduct a hydro- lights. No-frills carrier SpiceJet of not taking stringent action victims' families vices in Krishna district. The graphic survey on seaplane has chartered a seaplane from against the maniac involved in taking serious objection to the other potential locations are services. Sources in the ship- the Maldives for the maiden Varalakshmi killing. manner in which Varalakshmi on women in a span of two to Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand, ping department said that they seaplane service and once ser- The TDP protesters sat in killing incident was being three weeks. The earlier two Khindsi Dam and Erai Dam in have also appealed for cooper- vices start at other places, more front of the commissionerate ignored without proper inves- attacks on women took place in Maharashtra, Guwahati river- and Hutbay islands in the and Dharoi and Shatrunjaya in ation in the construction of such seaplanes will be hired. after the police prevented them tigation. Vijayawada where a 24-year-old front and Umrangso reservoir Andaman & Nicobar, Minicoy Gujarat. concrete jetties (water aero- According to an official, these from entering the office TDP Vizag Parliament nurse was set on fire on in Assam, Havelock, Neil, Long and Kavaratti in Lakshadweep The Central government drome) on the rivers. seaplanes will be Twin Otters. premises to meet the Police Mahila president Ananta October 12 and a 20-year-old Commissioner to submit a Lakshmi, Telugu Nadu Students engineering student was memorandum. Federation State president stabbed to death on October 15. Anitha termed it as unfortu- Pranav, women and student In her letter, Anitha told the nate that Chief Minister YS activists took part in protests. Commissioner that on October Jagan caused loss of Rs 65K-cr Jaganmohan Reddy was trying TDP leaders expressed con- 31, Visakhapatnam city was to suppress the atrocities cern that maniacs were fearless- shell shocked after a 17-year- against women by giving com- ly perpetrating their atrocities old girl was found dead with pensation to the victims' fam- on women and girls. It was her throat slit amid wedding to state, alleges Yanamala ilies. The Chief Minister can- because of the complacency on celebrations. In spite of not wash his hands of these the part of the police that psy- increased attacks on women, PNS n VIJAYAWADA n YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s ghastly incidents and he should chos and maniacs were having the government was turning a inefficiency causes loss of order strong punishment a free run. The government blind eye to the safety of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Rs 65,500 crore to the against the accused. Akhil, the should at least begin taking women. The much-trumpet- Reddy inefficiency had caused State, pointed out TDP maniac, who killed stringent action in this regard ed Disha police stations were a loss of Rs 65,500 crore to the leader Yanamala Varalakshmi, should be given for the safety and security of toothless and were standing as State in the first year of itself Ramakrishnudu deterrent punishment. women. mere wasteful symbols of the because of huge cuts in Central She also wrote a letter to the The TDP leaders said that government’s failures, she funds and devolutions, alleged ASHA workers Vizag Police Commissioner, this was the third ghastly attack alleged. TDP leader Yanamala of its inability to force the Ramakrishnudu. Centre to provide the funds. He said that on the other “Obviously, the Chief hand, the YSRCP government Minister has caused the State stage protest Lokesh demands action imposed an unbearable tax to lose Rs 12,000 crore and burden of over Rs 60,000 crore to sink in debts for the sake PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM National Health Mission. By for the sake of its corruption in of saving himself from his 12 transferring them to sand, liquor, mining and other charge sheets,” he flayed. Thousands of ASHA workers Secretariats, the jurisdiction of against perpetrators mafia activities. He said that the State suf- “In Central devolution on Monday staged a protest at each worker has been In a statement here on fered a loss of Rs 12,000 funds also, a 0.2 per cent cut Gandhi statue near RTC com- enhanced from 2,500 popula- PNS n VIJAYAWADA justice was delivered to people, he demanded. Monday, he said that the State crore revenue deficit in the was imposed on the State. plex against their transfer to tion to 8,000. She said the Varalakshmi, who was killed by a He told the Chief Minister to stop could not exert pressure on the beginning year itself. When AP’s share in these devolu- Village Secretariats. They took workers were being asked to TDP general secretary Nara maniac in Visakhapatnam, a giving empty promises and start Centre to get Rs 16,000 crore the Centre offered to give just tions came down from 4.1 out a rally to the Collectorate sign the register at the Lokesh on Monday accused the minor girl was sexually molested serious steps to save innocent towards revenue deficit in the Rs 138 crore, the previous per cent cut to 4. 3 per cent. where the police, present in Secretariat every evening after YSRCP government of failing in Chittoor district, he pointed girls and women from the beginning year itself. TDP regime had declined This has caused another loss large numbers, bundled sever- day-long field work and they miserably in curbing the out. atrocities. The government could “When the Centre offered that. Now, the YSRCP gov- of Rs 1,500 crore under the al of them into vans and took are being harassed by the increasing atrocities against According to National Crime not ensure justice to even a to give just Rs 138 crore, the ernment accepted the meagre GST compensation compo- them to Two Town police sta- superiors for no reason. women across the State. Records Bureau (NCRB), over single atrocity victim ever since previous TDP regime amount thereby committing nent. The loans being tion and later released on self- Mani said they were being He asked how long Chief three atrocities were taking place the Disha Act came into effect. declined that. Now the Jagan a grave mistake that would brought in place of GST bail. paid Rs 10,000 per month Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy against girls and women in the “Justice delayed is justice regime accepted the meagre cause harm to the State in compensation and the conse- Honorary president of AP and no social benefits like ESI would continue to betray State every day. The Chief denied. The ruling YSRCP should amount thereby committing future,” he opined. quential interest burdens ASHA Workers Union P Mani and PF were given to them. innocent poor women by talking Minister, who boasts of Disha wake up from its slumber and a grave mistake that would He said that the State suf- would have to be borne by said the workers were attached They were also denied the about laws like Disha Act, which Act and Disha police stations, take stern action against the cause harm to the State in fered a loss of Rs 12,000 people of the State only,” he to the district medical and superannuation benefits like are not in existence. Before should give an explanation to perpetrators,” he demanded. future,” he opined. crore revenue deficit because pointed out. health department under the other employees.

Red sanders smugglers Gutka, khaini seized in Nandigama Home Minister consoles charred to death in Kadapa PNS n VIJAYAWADA Nandigama police on Monday PNS n KADAPA registered a case against three family of murdered girl persons for selling banned Four Tamil Nadu residents Gutka and Khaini packets. PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM n Satya Gurunath, father of alleged to be members of inter- They seized the banned tobac- the deceased, expressed Isolated state red sanders smugglers co material worth Rs 13 lakh To express condolences to confidence that the were burnt alive and two others from their possession. the kin of Varalakshmi, who government would render critically injured after their vehi- Speaking to the media here was murdered by a jilted justice to the family thunderstorm cles rammed into a dumper on Monday, Nandigama DSP Venkata Ramalingeswara Rao lover, Home Minister truck in Kadapa district, police GV Ramana Murthy said that aka Siva. Mekathoti Sucharita on n Home Minister Mekathoti forecast for AP said. "As of now four persons K Naga Babu, a village volun- Police arrested G Srinivas Monday visited the victim’s Sucharita handed over the have died, while two others are 3.30 am. A sport utility vehicle teer, was selling Gutka and Rao of Sravylapuram village in house and handed over the cheque for Rs 10 lakh PNS n AMARAVATI admitted to a hospital in critical rammed the truck's fuel tank, Khaini packets worth Rs Guntur, who was procuring cheque for Rs 10 lakh while while assuring stern action condition," Kadapa igniting a fire that gutted all three 89,500 while discharging his the banned material from assuring stern action against against those responsible The Met department has Superintendent of Police KKN vehicles. Anburajan did not dis- duty at Sivapuram village in Ganesh Enterprises owner those responsible for the for the crime forecast isolated thunder- Anburajan said. The victims close details of the victims but Penugranchiprolu mandal. from Tumkur in Karnataka. A crime. storms with lightning for were travelling in two vehicles confirmed that they were from After taking him into their case was registered against Speaking to the media, she ernment’s intervention. coastal Andhra Pradesh, when both crashed into the Tamil Nadu. "We have round- custody and on interrogation, them. The DSP appreciated said the Chief Minister took Disha Bill for curbing atroc- Similarly, another accused in Yanam and R ayalaseema truck on the State highway in ed up a few persons. Further he disclosed that he received Nandigama police for arrest- serious note of the murder ities against women. As per the murder of a minor girl in on Thursday and Friday. Vallur mandal jurisdiction at investigation is on," he added. the material from one B ing the culprits. and ordered an inquiry. She the Act, inquiry will have to Vijayawada, was also award- It forecast similar weath- was accompanied by Disha be completed within 14 days ed death sentence within four er on Wednesday in coastal special officers to create con- of the offence and stringent months after committing the Andhra Pradesh, barring fidence among the family action will be taken against crime. In all, the inquiry into Rayalaseema districts. A that the government would the culprits. Protection would 390 such cases was complet- cyclonic circulation lies Screening of films gets good response take immediate action against be provided to the victim’s ed within seven days and 108 over the central parts of the accused. family. Bind-over cases would accused were awarded pun- south Bay of Bengal and PNS n VIJAYAWADA following all SOPs formulated made a surprise visit to the um occupancy will not be She said accused Akhil Sai be booked against the parents ishment. extends up to 1.5 km above by the multiplex management multiplex to check the safety more than 50 per cent, digital had brutally murdered the of the accused. Preliminary Satya Gurunath, father of mean sea level," said a Met On the second day after resum- are simple and audience- measures being provided by the transactions shall be encour- minor girl according to a inquiry revealed that the the deceased, expressed con- official. ing operations of theatres in friendly. It will ensure that the theatre management. He aged, availability of PPE kits, plan. The government has offence was committed want- fidence that the government However, the cyclonic Vijayawada, after a gap of overall cinema viewing expe- inspected the multiplex premis- thermal screening, audience brought about a stringent law edly and the probe would be would render justice to the circulation over southwest almost seven months, there rience is safe and reliable. The es and instructed multiplex with symptoms will not be for such offences and it would completed within seven days. family. Disha special officers Bay of Bengal off north was a good response from occupancy of the audience staff to follow the guidelines to allowed, e-Tickets and contact- be made mandatory for every After the Disha Bill was Krutika Shukla and Deepika Tamil Nadu coast, extend- movie goers, says K Naresh was good in both the screens ensure safety of the audience. less QR based entry besides girl student to download passed the court awarded Patil, Collector Vinay Chand, ing up to 1.5 km above Babu, unit manager INOX in the multiplex for both the He told the management to seat disinfection and sanitisa- Disha app, she said. death sentence in minor girl’s Gajuwaka MLA Tippala Nagi mean sea level, has become Multiplex. shows. follow the guidelines strictly tion after every show shall be Chief Minister YS Jagan murder in Chittoor within Reddy were among those pre- less marked. He said that they have been District Collector MD Imtiaz and ensure that the auditori- followed. Mohan Reddy has brought seven months with the gov- sent. ‘Organisations should ensure Malabar naval exercise to begin in Vizag PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM n The Indian Navy itime patrol aircraft, and heli- accountability’ participation in Phase 1 copters will also be participat- PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM The 24th edition of MAL- will be led by Rear Admiral ing in the exercise. ABAR naval exercise involving Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag The exercise, being con- Visakhapatnam Port Trust and participation by Indian Navy Officer Commanding ducted as a ‘non-contact, at sea Dredging Corporations of (IN), United States Navy Eastern Fleet only’ exercise in view of India Limited jointly conduct- (USN), Japan Maritime Self COVID-19 pandemic, will ed the valedictory function of Defence Force (JMSDF) and n Indian Navy units showcase the high-levels of Vigilance Awareness Week at Royal Australian Navy (RAN) participating in the synergy and coordination Samba Murthy Auditorium is set to commence off exercise include destroyer between the friendly navies, here on Monday. HoDs, offi- Visakhapatnam in the Bay of Ranvijay, frigate Shivalik, which is based on their shared Foam agency godown gutted cers and staff of Visakhapatnam Bengal between November 3 off-shore patrol vessel values and commitment to an Port Trust and Dredging and 6 while the second is open, inclusive Indo-Pacific PNS n VIJAYAWADA destroyed in the fire. G Ravi Corporation of India Limited scheduled from November 17 Sukanya, fleet support ship and a rules-based internation- Teja, station fire officer, said had witnessed the function. and 20. Shakti and submarine al order. A fire broke out at Ambika that they received a call that a On the occasion, VPT chair- It may be recalled that the Sindhuraj MALABAR 20 Phase1 Foam Agency godown in the fire broke out in a godown in man K Rama Mohana Rao and MALABAR series of maritime would witness complex and Bhavanipuram iron yard on Bhavanipuram at 3 pm. GVMC Commissioner exercises commenced in 1992 Indian Navy units participat- advanced naval exercises, Monday. The fire spread inside Immediately, they rushed to G.Srijana were the chief guest as a bilateral IN-USN exercise. ing in the exercise include including surface, anti-sub- the godown within no time the spot to extinguish the fire. and guest of honour. Chairman The JMSDF joined MALABAR destroyer Ranvijay, frigate marine and anti-air warfare and the bed foam material was He said five fire tenders were of Visakhapatnam Port Trust in 2015. The 2020 edition will John S McCain (Guided-mis- (Destroyer) with integral SH- Shivalik, off-shore patrol ves- operations, cross deck flying, gutted. On receiving informa- pressed into service to put off requested the gathering to fol- now witness participation of sile destroyer), Her Majesty’s 60 helicopter. sel Sukanya, fleet support ship seamanship evolutions and tion about the mishap, fire- the fire that took about one- low the procedures to avoid the RAN in this joint maritime Australian Ship (HMAS) The Indian Navy participa- Shakti and submarine weapon firing exercises. Phase- fighters and police rushed to and-a-half-hour. The reason entangling in vigilance cases exercise. Phase-1 of MAL- Ballarat (long-range frigates) tion in Phase 1 will be led by Sindhuraj. In addition, II of MALABAR 20 is sched- the spot and extinguished the behind the cause of fire is yet and also in avoiding more ABAR 20 will witness the par- with integral MH-60 heli- Rear Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, advanced jet trainer Hawk, uled to be conducted in the fire. According to sources, to be ascertained and police number of frivolous com- ticipation of Indian Navy units copter, and Japan Maritime Self Flag Officer Commanding long-range maritime patrol Arabian Sea in mid-November property worth Rs 50 lakh was are questioning the eye wit- plaints. with United States Ship (USS) Defence Ship (JMSDF) Onami Eastern Fleet. aircraft P-8I, Dornier mar- 2020. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2020 telangana 04

FLOOD RELIEF Dharani goes live across Telangana Cong approaches HC, seeks probe PNS n HYDERABAD The officials have work has been set up across PNS n HYDERABAD 570 mandal revenue offices and After 55 days, registration of already uploaded on also 142 sub-registrar offices. AICC spokesperson Dr Dasoju agriculture lands resumed in Dharani portal records Under the New Revenue Act, Sravan on Monday voiced con- Telangana on Monday with the the Tahsildars will also func- cern over distribution of flood roll out of Dharani, the one- of 59.46 properties tion as joint sub-registrars for relief compensation in stop portal for all land and relating to 1.48 lakh registration of agricultural Hyderabad. He alleged that property related transactions as properties and the sub-regis- TRS leaders are resorting to well as documentation. Chief acres of land trars will conduct registrations 'white-collar' robbery in the Secretary Somesh Kumar for- of non-agricultural properties. name of financial aid distrib- mally launched the services at Seva centres. He said online Officials said the new system ution. He approached Shamshabad Tahsildar office in registration and mutation of will simplify the registration, Telangana High Court on Ranga Reddy district. non-agricultural properties will succession and even partition Monday seeking inquiry in this The services were rolled out also be rolled out soon. The of agriculture lands. The entire regard. Sravan also demanded flood-affected families in the said that 200-250 Disaster in all mandals (blocks) barring idea behind Dharani portal is process is completed within a Telangana State Election Greater Hyderabad. Relief Teams would carry out 20 mandals under Hyderabad to provide services to people in few minutes and the e-pattadar Commission (SEC) for the TRS leaders are committing relief efforts. But it is extreme- district. The officials say the a transparent manner with no passbook will be provided to postponement of electoral rolls a brazen 'white-collar' rob- ly unfortunate that even this new system will plug loopholes Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar handing over the first registered copies to the scope for any corruption, he the land owners immediately. preparations for Greater bery of public money in the exercise, which needs to be in the registration process as individual who made gift deed on his wife’s name at Shamshabad Tahsildar office added. Developed as part of the While launching the portal, Hyderabad Municipal name of compensation distri- executed with utmost sinceri- well as store all land and prop- integrated land record manage- the chief minister had said that Corporation (GHMC) elec- bution. While Congress is ty, considerate attitude and erty-related information records of 59.46 properties for transactions related to agri- ment system, the portal will it would be a trendsetter for the tions, until the flood relief demanding the government swiftness, to offer relief to the online. The documents per- relating to 1.48 lakh acres of culture land. Somesh Kumar enhance transparency and effi- entire country. He believes compensation distribution is to offer Rs 50,000 to every lakhs of suffering families dur- taining to registration, muta- land. Chief Minister K. said 946 applicants paid regis- ciency and will also provide that the central and other state completed. flood-affected family in the ing a calamity, is being used for tion, succession and partition Chandrasekhar Rao had for- tration fee while 888 slots were accountability and safe and governments would be under "Widespread irregularities city, KCR promised to provide political benefits by ruling too would be provided on the mally inaugurated the portal booked on Monday. hassle-free citizen services for pressure to introduce similar and discrimination are occur- just Rs 10,000 and announced TRS Government and seen as spot. The officials have already on October 29 and the same The slot booking can be land registrations, mutations system to ensure transparency ring in the distribution of Rs 550 crore towards flood 'money making' and 'vote uploaded on Dharani portal day slot bookings had started made by paying Rs 200 at Mee and transfer. The online net- in land transactions. compensation amounts for relief compensation. He also bank' ploy. TS Covid recovery Cops arrest BJP People rejecting BJP, says KTR leaders across TS rate improves to 92% PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n HYDERABAD TRS party working president Following TRS leaders com- PNS n HYDERABAD 0.55 per cent against the KT Rama Rao on Monday plaint that BJP leaders are national average of 1.5 per launched a scathing attack on allegedly trying to disturb law The Covid-19 recovery rate in cent. According to officials the BJP-led Central govern- and order in the state, the Telangana crossed 92 per cent 44.96 per cent of the deaths ment and questioned the lat- police arrested several BJP on Monday as 1,456 more were due to Covid while 55.04 ter over depositing Rs 15 lakh activists across the state since patients recovered from the per cent of deceased had in peoples' bank accounts fol- Sunday night. virus. Health officials said the comorbidities. The state now lowing demonetisation. The police officials tight- fresh recoveries pushed the has 17,630 active cases, of After inducting BJP leader ened security at CM Camp cumulative recovery rate to which 14,717 are in home or Ravula Sridhar Reddy into Office besides tightening KTR flags off 19 92.12 per cent against the institutional isolation. The TRS party on Monday at security at Telangana national average of 91.6 per maximum number of new Telangana Bhavan, the IT Bhavan, DGP Office. The cent. cases (256) were recorded in Minister said that TRS stands police also deployed securi- ambulances The state saw more recov- Greater Hyderabad. Its neigh- in first place to address people's TRS working president KT Rama Rao inducting BJP leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy ty personnel at eries than the new cases dur- bouring districts Rangareddy problems. into party fold on Monday Secunderabad Yashoda PNS n HYDERABAD coming forward to donate ing the last 24 hours due to the and Medchal Malkajgiri saw KTR said that he will give Hospital where BJP activist ambulances. Minister weekend slump in testing. 56 and 40 new cases respec- one hour speech on what TRS on Telangana soil. There is no KCR and KT Rama Rao. KTR Srinivas, who set himself on TRS Working President and Gangula Kamalakar donated The authorities tested only tively. Sangareddy reported has done to Telangana but place hatred in Telangana. and TRS government are with fire on Sunday. IT and Industries Minister two, Niranjan Reddy and 25,643 samples, of which 922 44 cases, Karimnagar 42, BJP leaders keep quiet if we ask Some are hatching a conspir- the people even during Corona The police arrested BJP KT Rama Rao has flagged off Sabitha Indra Reddy donated were found positive. This has Bhadradri Kothagudem 37 them to tell as to what BJP-led acy to destroy the good name pandemic and floods. leaders and activists in 19 ambulances donated by one each, MLCs Navin Rao, taken the cumulative number and Warangal Urban 37. NDA government has done to Telangana had for the sake of TRS will repeat the last elec- Rajendranagar, Narsingi, several people's representa- Pochampally Srinivas Reddy, of positive cases to 2,40,970. According to a media bul- the nation. "India stood behind politics," he said. tion results in the coming Milardev Palli. The police tives and party members here party leader Vasali Seven more people suc- letin by the office of the direc- Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Speaking on the occasion, GHMC elections," he said. shifted Manikonda munici- on Monday at Pragathi Chandrashekhar Prasad, cumbed to the deadly virus tor of public health, the num- GDP. All sections of the peo- Ravula Sridhar Reddy said Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti pality vice-chairman, BJP Bhavan. These ambulances MLAs P Shekhar Reddy, during the last 24 hours that ber of tests conducted so far ple are opposing BJP. Some are that he worked in various Gopinath said that the leaders councilors and leaders to are meant for different dis- Sanjay, Nadipalli Venkat Rao, ended 8 p.m. Sunday. The rose to 43,49,309. Samples trying to hatch a conspiracy to positions in the BJP for the last from other political parties Rayadurgam Police station. tricts. Ketineni Vamsi, Jogu death toll jumped to 1,348. tested per million population create communal tensions but 11 years. "Telangana devel- are making beeline to join the It may be recalled that the These ambulances were Ramanna, MP Kavitha The fatality rate stands at also climbed to 1,16,854. there is communal harmony oped under the leadership of ruling TRS. BJP gave a call to stage donated under the 'Gift a Maloth, GHMC Co-option protests at mandal and dis- Smile' programme marking Member Sravanthi, and trict head quarters con- the birthday celebrations of Srinath of Elegant Sales and demning the allegations of KT Rama Rao. The pro- Marketing and others donat- Cong confident TRS working president and gramme is still continuing ed the remaining ambu- All set for Dubbak Back-to-back murders IT Minister KT Rama Rao. with more and more leaders lances. of victory in of women jolt AP by-election today Dubbak FACELIFT PNS n HYDERABAD PNS n AMARAVATI police found more petrol on PNS n HYDERABAD Chinnari's body than Though there TPCC vice president Mallu In less than a month's time, Nagabushanam's. Chinnari The stage is set for the by-poll are 23 Ravi on Monday exuded con- Andhra Pradesh has wit- worked as a nurse at a nearby to Dubbak Assembly con- fidence that party candidate nessed three ghastly crimes CCC and came from a small vil- stituency on Tuesday, with candidates in Cheruku Srinivas Reddy on women, including setting lage near Vijayawada. Within a expectations of a good turnout the fray would win the Dubbak by-poll, of a woman ablaze in space of three days in the same despite the fear of Covid-19. In citing a silent revolution Vijayawada, sending shock- city, Divya Tejaswini, an engi- all, there are 1.98 lakh voters including 15 among the voters of the waves across the society. neering student, was stabbed to in the constituency. independents, it Assembly constituency in On October 13, Vijayawada death at her home in the Polling will be held from 7 favour of Congress. "As per police rushed to rescue a boy Kristhurajapuram locality. am to 6 pm at 315 polling sta- will be a information gathered from and a girl, Nagabushanam and When police reached Tejaswini's tions and the administration triangular fight villages and all the mandals Chinnari, burning up in flames home, they found Nagendra, a has made all the arrange- between TRS, under Dubbak constittuency, at Hanumanpet. By the time boy from the same locality with ments in compliance with the Congress will win the elec- the police reached the spot, her and also a few stab wounds Covid-19 norms, such as ther- Congress and tion," he said, adding that Chinnari, 24, succumbed to on his body. In a similar fash- mal screening, physical dis- the BJP Congress leaders worked as a burn injuries while ion, a 17-year-old girl's throat tancing, ensuring masks and single unit from village to Nagabushanam gave a state- was allegedly slit by one Akhil gloves besides tight security mandal level and exposed the ment to the police that they Sai Venkat in Visakhapatnam on measures. forces in addition to 2,000 negative points of TRS and BJP both committed suicide, before Sunday, resulting in the girl Though there are 23 candi- strong State police force. governments. "People have he also died. Chinnari's father, bleeding to death. Enraged over dates in the fray including 15 A total of 400 polling offi- realised that the TRS and BJP accused that Nagabushanam these incidents, Chief Minister independents, it will be a tri- cers, 400 assistant police offi- are using money and muscle set her on fire. As no CCTV YS Jagan Mohan Reddy deput- angular fight between Solipeta cers and 800 additional staff power to win the elections, but cameras were present at the ed Disha special officers The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is beautifying both sides of the arterial Tank Bund Road and Sujatha (TRS), Cheruku have been deployed for the voters are ready to give a spot where the inferno hap- Kruthika Shukla and Deepika executing works at a fast pace. Modern ducts are being provided for creating a proper drain system to clear storm water, so Srinivas Reddy (Congress) smooth polling. The district shock to both the parties," he pened, no footage was avail- Patil to visit the families of that water-logging does not remain an issue. — SV Chary and and M Raghunandan Rao administration also shut down said. able. In the police investigation, Tejaswini and the minor girl. (BJP). all liquor shops from Sunday Considering the sudden evening itself. spurt of poll-related events While only 1,000 voters TTDP demands that could have an impact on have been allotted to each polling day, the police are polling station, Covid patients 15-year-old drowns in Kashibugga lake Rs 40k per acre Hyd airport launches taking no chances. The district will be allowed to vote during police have imposed section the last one hour of polling PNS n HYDERABAD on Monday. The teenager, out the body. Based on the as compensation 144 and have identified 89 and voters will be provided identified as Selvaraj, a resident complaint from the deceased’s Covid testing facility polling stations as sensitive, 33 gloves to cast their votes. A 15-year -old minor drowned of Balaginagar, Badangpet was father, the Meerpet Police as very sensitive and have However, all the voters will in a lake near Kashibugga studying in Class X. Upon booked a case. Meanwhile, PNS n HYDERABAD made arrangements accord- have to mandatorily wear Shivalayam temple under receiving information, police the police shifted the body to PNS n HYDERABAD ingly by summoning central masks. Meerpet Police station limits rushed to the police and fished OGH for postmortem. TTDP president L Ramana on Monday inspected the GMR Hyderabad damaged cotton and paddy International Airport Ltd on crops in Rangapur and Monday started an on-site Laknapur villages in Parigi Coronavirus testing laborato- GWMC cracks the whip on illegal structures and said that the regulated ry at Rajiv Gandhi farming introduced by Chief International Airport (RGIA), PNS n HYDERABAD caused inundation of the low- Minister K Chandrasekhar giving travelers the added lying areas in August this year Rao and heavy rains dealt a facility for a safe journey. Though heavy rains might and in September 2016. blow to the farmers. The The facility ensures a safe have triggered flash floods in The special drive for the TDP has been implementing journey of all passengers several colonies under the tri- removal of the encroachments Rytu Bharosa programme to entering the city, scheduled for cities of Warangal, on the nalas, Waddepally nala, boost the morale of the domestic connecting flights or State health regulations, all Hanamkonda and Kazipet, it Bondhi vaagu nala and farmer, he explained. international departing pas- arriving International passen- has come to light that poor Bhadrakali nala will be contin- Exhorting the farmers to sengers. gers having onward connec- drainage system in these areas ued to demolish the remaining not to resort to committing As per the government tions need to have a negative has also had something to add structures after getting the stay suicides, he exhorted them to mandate, international passen- RT-PCR test certificate (done to it and make the situation orders vacated. The MA&UD revolt against the govern- gers on arrival have to carry within 96 hours prior to the worse. Over the years, several Minister K T Rama Rao appre- ment. Accusing KCR of their RT-PCR negative report, departure time) either from structures have come up illegal- ciated both the Warangal adopting anti-farmer poli- conducted within 96 hours port of origin or test done on ly on several nalas under Urban Collector, and GWMC cies, he demanded the state before departures from the arrival at Hyderabad Bhadrakali and Weddepally commissioner, for their proac- government to pay a com- origin country. International Airport to avoid tank in Greater Warangal very heavy rains on August 18. tive role in the demolition pensation of at least Rs 40,000 This report has to be fur- institutional quarantine. Municipal Corporation A special task force committee drive. "My compliments to the per acre to farmers for the nished to the state government GHIAL has collaborated with (GWMC) limits. as 288 illegal structures includ- GWMC limits. was also formed under the Warangal Urban Collector & crops damaged. The crop officials deputed at the airport Mapmygenome, a Hyderabad- As a result, most such nalas ing compound walls, sheds The civic body launched a chairmanship of District Municipal commissioner insurance scheme is not to avoid institutional quaran- based NABL (National started overflowing once the and houses against the total of special drive to remove the Collector Rajeev Gandhi GWMC on a job well done in being applicable in the state tine. However, with the RT- Accreditation Board for Testing rains gained momentum and 384 identified structures on the obstructions on the nalas fol- Hanumanthu to oversee the removing obstructions on nalas as the state government PCR testing facility available at and Calibration Laboratories) inundated several houses, nalas, to ensure free flow of the lowing the directions from demolition drive. There are and storm water drains. We has failed to pay the premi- Hyderabad Airport, now pas- and ICMR (Indian Council of putting the denizens in dire water in the nalas in the city Minister KT Rama Rao, who three major nalas with a total need to follow similar strategies um to implement the sengers can also get them- Medical Research) certified straits. Following this, the thus avoid the inundation of visited the city as several length of 27.5-kms and the ille- in Hyderabad & all other Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima selves tested once they land in agency to provide the services GWMC has removed as many the low-lying areas under colonies were affected by the gal structures on these nalas towns," he said in a tweet. Yojna. Hyderabad. As per Telangana for testing COVID-19 samples. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2020 nation 05 Farmers asked for mandis, 31% candidates in Bihar have criminal cases against them PM gave recession: Rahul PNS n NEW DELHI SC backs Out of 1,195 candidates con- Kamal Nath PNS n NEW DELHI said in a tweet in Hindi. testing in phase-3 of the Bihar She quoted a news report assembly elections later this PNS n NEW DELHI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi about the handing over of week, 31 per cent have on Monday targeted the gov- Lucknow airport into private declared criminal cases against The Supreme Court ernment over the new farm hands. The Adani group has themselves, according to a Monday stayed the Election laws, alleging the farmers who won the bid for the develop- report by poll rights group Commission order which are demanding more markets ment and maintenance of Association for Democratic revoked "star campaigner" have been given recession Lucknow airport. Reforms (ADR). status of former Madhya instead. In another tweet, she criti- About 282 or 24 per cent Pradesh Chief Minister Gandhi cited a media report cised the government over the have declared serious criminal Kamal Nath for model code to say that the farmers in Bihar rise in prices of onion and cases against themselves. violation during the cam- want more 'mandis' (markets) potato, even as she alleged Serious criminal cases are non- have declared criminal cases from the Congress have paign for bypolls in 28 in the state to sell their pro- that farmers are not getting bailable offences attracting against themselves and 22 (50 declared criminal cases against assembly constituencies in duce, like in Punjab and remunerative prices for grow- over five years of imprison- per cent) of them have themselves and 14 (56 per the state. Haryana. ing them. ment, the report said. declared serious criminal cases cent) have declared serious The counsel appearing His remarks came on the eve "Potato prices have risen by As many as 361 or 30 per against themselves in their criminal cases against them- for the poll panel told a of the second phase of polling almost 100 percent and that of cent of these candidates have affidavits. selves in their affidavits. bench headed by Chief in Bihar assembly elections. "This is exactly what was Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also onions by 50 percent in the stated their financial assets to About 26 (76 per cent) out About 18 (43 per cent) out Justice S A Bobde that "Farmers of the country pointed out in Parliament. targeted the government, past year. be worth crores of rupees, the of 34 candidates analysed from of 42 candidates analysed Nath's plea has become asked for a market, the PM "The abolition of the APMC accusing it of supporting crony "While the public is suffer- report said. the BJP have declared criminal from the LJP, 21 (57 per cent) infructuous as the cam- gave them recession instead," Act in Bihar in 2006 has not capitalists. ing due to rising prices of veg- Out of 1,195 candidates ana- cases against themselves and out of 37 candidates analysed paigning has ended and the he said in a tweet in Hindi. benefited farmers. And now "BJP's Diwali gift to people: etables, the farmers who grow lyzed, 371 or 31 per cent have 22 (65 per cent) have declared from the JD(U) and 5 (26 per voting is to take place on Citing the report, Congress the Modi Sarkar has replicat- unprecedented inflation. them are not getting their declared criminal cases against serious criminal cases against cent) out of 19 candidates Tuesday. “We are staying it,” leader Jairam Ramesh alleged ed it all over the country. This BJP's Diwali gift to their cap- remunerative prices and debt themselves, it said. themselves in their affidavits, analysed from the BSP have said the bench, also com- that the new farm laws have is not farm reform, but really italist friends: 6 airports. With burden on them is rising," she According to the report, 32 the report said. declared criminal cases prising Justices A S brought in "farm deform" and farm deform," Ramesh said. the capitalists and ensuring said in another tweet in (73 per cent) out of 44 candi- It said about 19 (76 per cent) against themselves in their Bopanna and V not reform. Congress general secretary progress of capitalists," she Hindi. dates analysed from the RJD out of 25 candidates analysed affidavits. Ramasubramanian.

INDIA CORNER Delhi violence: HC sets aside Bihar polls: LJP shadow looms over NDA MP bypolls: Voting on Tuesday, PNS n BHAGALPUR The LJP's clever ploy of backing influential trial court's order local politicians, mostly upper castes, with 33,000 cops on security duty Bhagalpur has been known PNS n NEW DELHI for long as a BJP stronghold, its traditional support base of a section of oting for by-elections to 28 which even RJD supremo Lalu Dalits to make a space for itself in the state's Assembly seats in Madhya The Delhi High Court Prasad could not decimate crowded political arena has upset the VPradesh will be held from 7 am Monday set aside the trial during the peak of his political to 6 pm on Tuesday while adhering court order granting bail to a powers in the 90s, but as the traditional calculations in this constituency, to the COVID-19 restrictions, an private school owner in a silk city of Bihar goes to polls members of different political parties say official said on Monday. The last case related to communal vio- on Tuesday it has come to sym- hour of voting will be for COVID-19 lence in north-east Delhi dur- bolise the risk the ruling NDA patients and people suspected to be ing protests against the faces from its former con- Congress won from here in the assembly seat in the district suffering from the disease, state Citizenship Amendment Act stituent Lok Janshakti Party in 2014 bypoll and then in the went viral. Mandal, later, additional chief electoral officer Arun in February. Justice Suresh these assembly elections. 2015 elections, and is now in claimed that the clip had been Tomar told PTI.A total of 355 candidates, including 12 ministers, are Kumar Kait said the trial This is among the few seats the fight against BJP's Rohit manipulated to portray him in in the fray for bypolls to 28 seats in the state. Around 33,000 security court has granted bail to where the Chirag Paswan- state's crowded political arena is keeping the saffron alliance Pandey. The pique within the a bad light. A BJP leader told personnel have been deployed in 19 districts where these accused Faisal Farooq at a pre- headed party has fielded a has upset the traditional calcu- on edge. The BJP had been JD(U) that the LJP has pitted PTI that the party leadership constituencies fall and all preparations have been made to hold free mature stage while ignoring candidate against the BJP while lations in this constituency, winning the seat since 1990 till candidates against it across has asked them to work over- and fair polls, the official said. He said 250 flying squads, 173 static the relevant material on going out all guns blazing members of different political the election of Union minister the state while largely sparing time in every constituency, surveillance teams and 293 police check-posts have been pressed record. The high court against Chief Minister Nitish parties say. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, who the seats where the BJP is in the including those being fought by into service. There are total 63.67 lakh voters in the 28 Assembly allowed the plea of Delhi Kumar-headed JD(U) across It has given ticket to former was chosen MLA for four fray, has also come into play the JD(U), to dispel any mis- constituencies, he said. As many as 9,361 booths have been set up Police challenging the trial the state. The LJP's clever ploy BJP politician Rajesh Verma, a times in a row from here, to here after a purported audio givings but observed that it will for people to exercise their franchise and out of these, 3,038 are court's June 20 order granti- of backing influential local young and resourceful leader Lok Sabha in 2014, and the clip of Bhagalpur MP Ajay be final results on November placed under the 'critical' category, he added. Campaigning for the ng bail to Farooq. The accused politicians, mostly upper castes, coming from the Marwari party's separation with the Kumar Mandal, who is from 10 that will spell out as to what bypolls was marked by acrimonious exchanges between the main was not released from jail as with its traditional support community, and his potential JD(U) gave the opposition an the JD(U), asking a party work- extent the LJP has succeeded in rivals BJP and Congress. In most of the seats, there is a direct fight there was a stay on the bail base of a section of Dalits to draw among the trading castes, opening. er to not campaign for the saf- its campaign to damage between the BJP and Congress, while in two or three seats of Gwalior order. make a space for itself in the who are in large numbers here, Ajeet Sharma of the fron party candidate in an Kumar's party. Chambal region, a triangular contest is on the cards in the wake of the BSP's presence there, political observers said.

UP STF busts IPL betting BJP's Bansal declared Manjhi for probe into Paswan’s death PNS n PATNA "I request the prime min- racket, arrests 3 "I request the prime minister to ister to order a judicialprobe elected unopposed to RS NDA ally HAM created a into the death of Ram Vilas he Special Task Force (STF) of flutter on Monday with its order a judicialprobe into the death Paswan to unravel the dubi- the Uttar Pradesh Police has leader Jitan Ram Manjhi of Ram Vilas Paswan to unravel the ous role of Chirag Paswan in Tbusted an IPL betting racket by PNS n DEHRADUN demanding a judicial inquiry the matter," Manjhi said. arresting three bookies from into the death of union min- dubious role of Chirag Paswan in HAM spokesman Danish Gorakhpur district, the force said on Senior BJP leader Naresh ister Ram Vilas Paswan while Rizwan also wrote a letter to Monday. The arrests were made on Bansal was declared elected pointing an accusing finger at the matter," Manjhi said. Modi backing the demand Sunday and Rs 70,000, five mobile unopposed to Rajya Sabha Chirag Paswan, prompting while citing a video of Chirag phones, two Aadhaar cards and one from Uttarakhand on Monday the LJP chief to claim it was rehearsing before issuing a PAN card among other items were with no other party in contest. a "plot" by Chief Minister the former chief minister when he was sick and hospi- video message a day after the seized from the accused persons, Bansal was handed over Nitish Kumar to discredit should ask Prime Minister talised, sometimes to even death of his father where he the STF said Those arrested have been identified as Ravishankar the certificate of his election him when election was under Narendra Modi about the inform him about the LJP was purportedly seen joking Prasad, Prince Kumar Jaiswal and Ratnesh alias Guddu, all residents from the seat by Uttarakhand November 9 but it became way. issue. Paswan jr. said Modi founder's condition after with the people present and of Kushinagar district. A case has been registered in this regard at Vidhan Sabha Secretary unnecessary as no other party Chirag Paswan, in an used to call him up every day talking to doctors attending even talking about the tex- Cantonment police station in Gorakhpur, the STF said. Mukesh Singhal as the dead- fielded its candidate from the angry retort to Manjhi, said to inquire after his late father to him. ture of his hair. line for withdrawal of nomina- seat. tions came to an end here at As per the constitutional 3 pm. norms, in circumstances like Four booked for offering namaz Chief Minister Trivendra these the lone candidate in the Singh Rawat, his cabinet col- fray is given the certificate of at Mathura temple leagues Subodh Uniyal, election at the end of the ‘Teachers can't be allowed to suffer’ Arvind Pandey, Pradesh BJP deadline for withdrawal of PNS n NEW DELHI government asking the 12 col- the matter once they are olice have booked four people president Basidhar Bhagat and nominations. Bansal's unop- leges, which are fully funded by arrayed as respondents in the after a video clip showing a host of party MLAs were posed election to the Upper Teachers cannot be allowed to the state, to pay the salaries of plea. Pmembers of their group offering present as Bansal was declared House from Uttarakhand was suffer in the blame game over 1500 staff-- both teaching “Colleges should be made a namaz on the premises of a temple elected unopposed to the the a mere formality with the BJP between the AAP government and non-teaching-- from the party. In this blame game, here surfaced on social media, Upper House of Parliament. having 57 out of a total of 70 and Delhi University colleges, students fund, to make the col- teachers cannot be allowed to official said. According to the FIR, The party subsequently seats in the state assembly and the Delhi High Court on leges party to the petition. suffer. Where should teachers the accused reportedly belonged to a staged a rally from the gates of no challenger to him in the Monday observed while hear- The court also observed go then. They should also say Delhi-based organisation, Khudai the Vidhan Sabha to its state fray. A seasoned party leader, ing a plea challenging the that Delhi University is the okay fine we are not working… Khidmatgar, and came to Mathura's office to felicitate Bansal. Bansal became associated with decision to pay the outstand- guardian of all its colleges and “I am wondering and Mallya’s case: Nand Baba temple on Thursday, where they first offered prayers. They However, the scale of the pro- the RSS at a very young age ing salaries to staffers from the there is some responsibility of amazed that colleges which have been identified as Faizal Khan, Chand Mohammad, Alok Ratan cession was kept modest in and occupied several impor- Students Society Fund (SSF). the varsity to put things in should be made first party are and Neelesh Gupta. Kanha Goswami, a temple priest, said he was view of the COVID-19 pan- tant positions in the state unit The high court asked the order and solve the issues. not made a party at all,” the SC seeks report impressed as Faizal Khan chanted a few lines of the Ramcharitmanas demic, Pradesh BJP vice pres- of the BJP, including that of its counsel for Delhi University Justice Jyoti Singh asked as judge said. and showed him their photographs with noted seers. ident Devendra Bhasin said. general secretary (organisa- Students Union (DUSU), to why the colleges concerned The high court said it would on confidential Polling for the seat was tion) for seven years from which has challenged the are not made party to the be unfair to pass any order in scheduled to be held on 2002 to 2009. October 16 order of the Delhi petition and said she will hear the absence of colleges. proceedings Poet Munawwar Rana booked PNS n NEW DELHI over remarks on France killings The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre to file sta- n FIR has been registered Cong voices concern over attacks on Hindus in B'desh tus report in six weeks on the against Urdu poet confidential legal proceedings AMunawwar Rana for PNS n KOLKATA pending in the United allegedly defending the recent At least 15 Hindu temples in Kingdom on extradition of killings in France over a Voicing concern over reports of Bangladesh have been vandalised over fugitive businessman Vijay caricature of Prophet attack on minority Hindu com- allegations of disrespect shown to Mallya to India. Muhammad, police said on munity in some parts of Islam on Facebook, triggering panic The Centre had on Monday. The case has been Bangladesh, Congress leader in October 5 told the apex court lodged against Rana at the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan among the minority community in that Mallya cannot be extra- Hazratganj police station in Chowdhury on Monday urged some areas, a report from Dhaka said dited to India until a separate Lucknow under various Indian Penal Code sections, ncluding 153A the Centre to take up the issue “secret” legal process in the (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion immediately with the neigh- UK, which is “judicial and and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295A bouring country. confidential in nature is (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), He referred to recent media ing and other violence as a Upazila headquarters along resolved”. an officer said. The poet has also been booked under IPC Section reports that temples were reprisal of the stand taken by with the Rapid Action A bench of Justices U U 505 (statements conducing public mischief) and Section 66 of the attacked and Hindu families in our government. Indian gov- Battalion, police and Armed Lalit and Ashok Bhushan Information Technology Act, the officer said. In a purported video clip Bangladesh became victims of ernment should take up the Police Battalion, the report asked Solicitor General of an interview to a news channel that went viral on social media, arson and loot by fundamen- issue with Bangladesh gov- said. Locals said the Nasirnagar Tushar Mehta to file status Rana can be heard saying: "If any person makes such a bad cartoon talist forces. Temples at Nasirnagar in two temples in adjacent ernment as immediately as incident started with a report in the matter in six of my father or mother, then I will kill him." When specifically asked if At least 15 Hindu temples in Brahmanbarhia district in Madhabpur in Habigunj also possible so as to prevent fur- Facebook post by one person weeks and posted it for hear- he is supporting the entire incident, he said: "I will kill him..." Rana's Bangladesh have been van- Bangladesh were vandalised came under attack, the report ther escalation," he said in a from Harinberh village under ing in the first week of comments came after three people were killed in a knife attack at a dalised over allegations of dis- on Sunday and over 100 hous- said quoting police and eyewit- statement. Six persons have Haripur Union Parishad. January next year. The bench church in Nice last week. A few weeks ago, an assailant decapitated a respect shown to Islam on es in the area belonging to nesses. been arrested for their alleged Police detained the accused also refused to accept the plea French middle school teacher who showed caricatures of Prophet Facebook, triggering panic Hindus were looted, the media "It is reported that Hindu involvement in the attack and on Friday immediately after the of advocate E C Agarwala, Muhammad for a class on free speech. Police have lodged the FIR among the minority communi- report said. families in Bangladesh have paramilitary Border Guards allegation of blasphemy against appearing for Mallya in the taking cognisance of the interview and a probe is on, the officer said. ty in some areas, a report from After the violence, which been targeted by fundamental- Bangladesh (BGB) deployed at him. The man has been sent to apex court, seeking discharge Dhaka said on October 31. reportedly lasted for hours, ist forces resulting in the arson- Nasirnagar and Madhabpur jail following a court order. from the case. VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2020 op nion 06 www.dailypioneer.com facebook.com/dailypioneer | @TheDailyPioneer | instagram.com/dailypioneer/ PAPER WITH PASSION America votes The choice between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is one that will determine the rest of the 21st century Beheadings in France t is remarkable that the United States, possibly the most diverse nation, is choosing between two old, White As Indians, we need to stand by France and wage a united war against terrorism Imen to lead it out of the tailspin that the Coronavirus pandemic has caused. This is a time when the US and while upholding our secular and democratic values the rest of the world need leadership, and if America does not choose wisely, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his lackeys are just waiting in the wings to dictate a new world order. But what is the wise choice? Should the US vote for a man who has been divisive and broken ethical and moral norms, even though he did correctly call out China’s hypocrisy? Or should the US vote for a man who by all accounts is a nice guy, but has clear signs of age-related mental degeneration? Frankly, this is not a choice that the US need- ed to make; there are far better, healthier and smarter people on both sides of America’s political spectrum. In fact, the 2020 election in the US is possibly a horrible advertisement A SURYA PRAKASH for democracy, American style. Its electoral system is deeply flawed and while the very he decision of the French basic first past the post system in India and many other nations has its issues, the con- President Emmanuel cept of the electoral college, where a candidate can lose the plurality of the nationwide Macron to defend free- dom of speech in his vote by a massive margin and yet win the right to sit in the White House, is one that the country, following the rest of the world finds bizarre. At the same time, the enforced duopoly in the US system Tbarbaric beheading of a school has led to extremist views gaining more traction within both parties and although the death teacher and some others by radi- calised Muslims, has led to violent of centrism is not only an American phenomenon, it is most starkly experienced in the US protests across Islamic nations. The where, like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, the Republicans and Democrats have foiled any poten- perpetrators of these violent acts in tial rival from emerging. For a nation that famously “exports” democracy, American democ- France, it is believed, were seeking to avenge the caricaturing of Prophet racy is the worst in any large democratic nation. Mohammed in a French magazine. From an Indian perspective, Trump and the Republicans have usually been kinder towards So it has become a blasphemy ver- us since the times of Ronald Reagan although it was Bill Clinton who started to reset the sus free speech issue in a nation that rests on the foundation of liberty, Indo-US relations at the fag end of his term. The Trump administration’s more hawkish equality and fraternity. view of China has been more than welcomed by the Narendra Modi Government, which Most of the protesters in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi alone flourish, if any section of giance of a Muslim does not rest had good chemistry with the Democrat President Barack Obama, too. And given the geo- Islamic world are justifying the has also taken a firm stand. In a the population offers justification on his domicile in the country strategic importance India has vis-a-vis China, its vanguard capabilities and Pakistan’s some- beheadings and baying for the tweet, he strongly condemned for violence in order to assert the which is his, but on the faith to blood of the French President. The the terrorist attacks, including the correctness of its stand. This which he belongs. To the Muslim what fall from grace, the Indo-US partnership will not only continue but is expected to become biggest culprit is the former heinous attack in Nice inside a SECULAR, LIBERAL applies to all Indian citizens and, Ubi Bene Ibi Patria is unthink- stronger. With India’s growing concern about China’s imperialistic agenda and territorial Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir church. “India stands with France in the present context, especial- able. Wherever there is the rule greed, especially in the border areas and the Indian Ocean Region, the Trump administra- Bin Mohamad, who said that in the fight against terrorism”, he DEMOCRACIES ly to citizens who are adherents of Islam, there is his own coun- Muslims have the right “to be angry tweeted. of Islam. No citizen of India can try. In other words, Islam can tion has already assigned India an important role in its framework, especially with the free and to kill millions of French peo- This is where all Indians have CANNOT SURVIVE, take lessons from Islamic nations never allow a true Muslim to and open Indo-Pacific region. Our Quad initiative, with the US, Japan and Australia, has ple for the massacres of the past”. to draw the line. They cannot which have no respect for plural- adopt India as his motherland been activated with Trump’s pressure. This has further laid the basis for defence and secu- This is an open encouragement to behave like the citizens in the LET ALONE ity and equality. We are different. and regard a Hindu as his kith bloodshed and must easily be the Islamic States where everything In fact, we are unique, and we and kin.” Dr Ambedkar said this rity cooperation. On the other hand, India’s economic dependence on the US has increased. most outrageous and irresponsible revolves around religion and the FLOURISH, IF ANY must assert our uniqueness and 75 years ago and in a certain con- For the fiscal year 2019-20, bilateral trade between the two nations stood at $88.75 bil- statement made by a person who has space for public discourse is SECTION OF THE the exalted status that our text — when Muslims in India lion, making the US India’s top trading partner. However, Biden is known to have expressed held an important public office in a severely constricted. Constitution has given us. said that they constituted a sep- big nation. It is surprising that For the moment, it can be said POPULATION Co-existence within a plural arate nation — and established a softer stance on trade with China. He even hinted at ending the tariffs that Trump had Twitter has only deleted Mohamad’s that the violent outbursts of the society demands a high degree of Pakistan. About 35 million imposed on Chinese imports. So, if Biden is elected, some of the economic gains that tweet and restrained itself from tak- AMU student leader are an aber- OFFERS tolerance. Our Constitution mak- Muslims stayed back in India India expects might not come true. Having a Vice-President, who has an Indian heritage ing more severe action. ration. It is not the rule. All those ers recognised this and it is here after Pakistan was born because While all this is on in the Islamic who value democracy speak a JUSTIFICATION that our constitutional arrange- they believed that life in a liber- and speaks Sanskrit and Tamil, might appear as a plus point. But the Democratic Party world, how should citizens of India different language. That is why ment is slightly different from al, democratic environment was has often fallen prey to the wiles of separatist elements and religious freedoms could be respond to the developments in the statement of one hundred FOR VIOLENCE IN that of France. Our “freedom of far better than in an Islamic State. on the agenda. However, American pragmatism might mean a more nuanced approach France? Several Indian cities have Indian personalities, who expression” is subject to “reason- In these Muslim families, the seen angry protests by Muslim cit- “unequivocally and uncondi- ORDER TO able restrictions.” We cannot use third generation is growing up to the relationship with India even in a Biden-Harris victory despite Modi personally invest- izens against the caricaturing of the tionally” condemned the recent it to disturb, among other things, with the protection and safe- ing heavily in Donald Trump, although that was before the Chinese contagion ripped the Prophet. There is legitimacy for killings in France by fanatics in ASSERT THE “public order, decency, morality” guards offered by India’s global economy asunder. By the time you read this, voting might have started in several these protests so long as they are the name of faith, is important. or resort to “defamation or incite- Constitution. peaceful and non-violent and do not The signatories to this state- CORRECTNESS OF ment to an offence.” This is fur- These citizens, like all others US States, and by all accounts, there is going to be a whole load of chaos across the cause any disturbance to the normal ment, who included actor ther reinforced by provisions in belonging to other faiths, who nation with different States setting different standards for the election with no federal elec- run of life. That is why the conduct Naseeruddin Shah, former ITS STAND. NO the Indian Penal Code, such as have grown up under this secu- toral body. Whatever happens, Indian foreign policy objectives might win but the American of Farhan Zuberi, a student leader Indian Police Service Officer, CITIZEN CAN TAKE Section 153 A, 295 and 295 A, lar, democratic umbrella, can people will be reminded that they live in a deeply flawed democratic nation. from Aligarh Muslim University Julio Ribeiro and lyricist Hussain which prohibit any activity which see that Pakistan is a failed State (AMU), who has justified the Haidri, said: “We are deeply dis- LESSONS FROM promotes enmity between differ- that is weighed down by its own beheadings in France and held out turbed by the convoluted logic of ent groups or amounts to “delib- failures and has cross-border an open threat to behead anyone some self-appointed guardians of ISLAMIC NATIONS erate and malicious acts intend- terrorism as a single-point speaking against Islam, deserves to Indian Muslims in rationalising ed to outrage the religious feel- national agenda. The issues that Stand by women be condemned. cold-blooded murder and ings of any class by insulting its prompted the creation of India, given its democratic cre- deplore the outrageous remarks religion or the religious beliefs”. Pakistan are no longer relevant. A-G argues for gender sensitivity in rulings on sexual dentials, has taken the right stand of some heads of state.” The sig- Therefore, we are distinct and we That being the case, they need to assault survivors in SC, recommends training judges against this kind of violence. The natories attacked whataboutery should completely stay clear of prove Dr Ambedkar wrong. The Foreign Ministry condemned the and condemned attempts to and all of us who care for the free the violence that is being promot- times have changed and peace- here is no doubt that the judiciary has been quite beheading of the school teacher in rationalise crimes by comparing air we breathe must unite against ed by the Islamic nations against ful co-existence offers all of us the insensitive and vacillating when it comes to han- Paris and said there can be no jus- them with other similar crimes. individuals who defend such France. best chance. As Indians, we all dling rape cases and their survivors, sometimes tification for terrorism “for any They said this was irrational brutality. As the campaign for a separate need to stand by France and all T reason or under any circumstances”. and absurd. “No god, gods, god- As citizens of the most demo- Muslim nation started building other democracies and wage a forcing a reconciliation, at other times becoming sex- For once, the Ministry put aside its desses, prophets or saints may be cratic and diverse nation in the up in the 1940s, Dr BR united war against terrorism and ist and overall being guided by a patriarchal mindset. weakness for prevarication and invoked to justify the killing world, our future lies in the Ambedkar, after much delibera- against all those who are opposed So instead of assuring and encouraging the abused girls, “strongly deplored” the personal and/or terrorising of fellow preservation of the core values in tion, came to the conclusion that to secular, democratic values. attack on the French President and human beings.” our Constitution and our demo- the creation of Pakistan was (The writer is an author special- the courts fail them, few of whom anyway register cases said it is a violation of the most basic India is the world’s largest, sec- cratic way of life. Secular, liberal inevitable. In his book, Thoughts ising in democracy studies. Views with fewer still fighting it out till the end. This is exactly standards of international discourse. ular, liberal, democratic republic democracies cannot survive, let on Pakistan, he said, “The alle- expressed are personal) what happened when the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed a man accused of sexual assault to get a rakhi tied by his victim as a condition of bail, implying that S O U N D BITE any man can absolve himself of guilt and recompense If you were a voter in Bihar, do The US thinks India will contain He (Akhilesh Yadav) is Yes, Denmark Open didn't they tell you about unemployment, China, which is a completely young, educated and a happen but that won't a girl’s dignity by posing as a brother without her consent and changing the predator sta- jobs, new industries, MSP for food flawed premise. India is a visionary. In the prevailing stop me from training. tus at will by becoming the protector. This is worse than the khap mentality that we love grains, crop insurance, flood relief, threat to its neighbours, to circumstances in the country When life comes at you, to rile about, which advocates that rapists get married to the violated girl in the name of women's safety etc? The answer is China, Bangladesh, and the State, we need to one must come back preserving honour. The justice system then becomes equally guilty of violating a girl’s rights. zilch... nothing. Sri Lanka and to us. strengthen secular forces. twice as hard. Worst, it destroys her integrity by easing bail instead of denying it altogether. So Attorney- Senior Congress leader Pakistan PM Former Congress MP Badminton player General KK Venugopal has rightly raised the issue in the Supreme Court, saying judges —P Chidambaram —Imran Khan —Annu Tandon —PV Sindhu seem to have been “carried away” while passing the order and that they need to be edu- cated. He further called for adding a part on gender sensitisation in the judges’ recruit- L E T T E R S T O TH E EDITOR ment exam. It is a sad comment that judges, who are considered learned, informed and seen as notables, are woefully inadequate when it comes to not just gender rights but Impose curbs on Pak BJP politicising Pulwama attack Delhi's toxic air ensuring humane and equal standards. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time that such bizarre Sir — The admission made by Sir — On November 1, the statements have been made in a sexual assault case by the sitting judge. On June 22, the Federal Cabinet Minister t is most unfortunate that the BJP is trying to use share of stubble burning in while granting bail to a rape accused, Justice Krishna S Dixit of the Karnataka High Court Fawad Chaudhry on Islamabad’s Pakistan’s Science and Technology Minister Fawad Delhi’s pollution rose to 40 per role in the Pulwama terror strike IChaudhry’s statement about Islamabad’s role in the cent, the maximum so far this said he found the woman’s statement “a bit difficult to believe” and asked her why she should be taken into considera- Pulwama attack to woo the voters in Bihar. It is as season. The Ministry of Earth had gone to her office at 11 pm and why had she not objected to consuming drinks with tion by the United Nations and if the party waited for the “confession.” It grabbed Sciences’ air quality monitor, the accused, as if proximity implied consent for sex. The judge even felt that it was unbe- other international bodies for ini- it with both hands as a big chance to try and turn System of Air Quality and tiating action against Pakistan for the pro-Tejashwi tide in the ongoing Assembly elec- Weather Forecasting And coming of the woman to have fallen asleep after she was raped, undermining the sever- using terror as an instrument of tion in its favour. Clearly, the BJP does not want the Research (SAFAR), had spotted ity of the physical assault. In July, a civil court in Bihar’s Araria district sent a 22-year-old State policy. The Financial Action voters to believe that the ruling party and the 3,216 farm fires over Punjab, gang-rape survivor to jail on charges of obstructing court proceedings. In 2015, the Madras Task Force (FATF) must take Opposition are nationalistic and patriotic in equal mea- Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and cognisance of this fact and black- sure. The attempt to portray the Opposition as not Uttarakhand on the day before. High Court, in a highly criticised order, granted bail to a convicted rapist and advised a list Pakistan. However, till such adequately “pro-India” and “anti-Pakistan” is absolute- As the common man continues “compromise” between him and his unmarried victim, who had become pregnant. Such a time, India needs to develop a ly preposterous. attacks. Dragging Pakistan in election after election to trudge helplessly through the rulings have only prejudiced the affected woman, making her look like a revenge-seeker targetted strategy to focus on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed “politics” by the ruling party at the Centre to make it look more smoke and pollutants, the business interests of Pakistan. on Pulwama and rightly so, but then can he be obliv- acceptable to the electorate is a sad commentary on Government needs to take strict than a credible victim. Worst, her trauma has only multiplied because the justice system The Government should start by ious to the fact that his own party has perfected the Indian democracy. It is time we learn that we don’t action this time, especially as we rarely individualises the woman on a case-specific basis but defines her in feudalistic terms identifying companies and indi- art of invoking the Army to outdo the Opposition in have to define our identity and existence in relation continue to live with the and judges her under the cultural umbrella of a desired behaviour of Indian womanhood. viduals from India that do busi- domestic politics? It is wrong to misconstrue point- to a neighbouring country. Coronavirus. The immediate ness with Pakistani entities or ing out “lapses” as an unpatriotic act as it is done G David Milton step would be banning the sale Trivialising verdicts on sexual offences means that rape adjudication and sentencing even those who have a presence to ensure greater caution and avert a repeat of such Maruthancode of firecrackers as Diwali is just are still subject to stereotypes despite legislative reform. It is not like the A-G’s sugges- there. around the corner. The Centre tion for gender awareness lessons is new. Training and sensitisation of judges have been New Delhi should adopt a and State Governments should multi-pronged approach rather New opportunities reach, launched in Panaji, must stop making empty promis- work on alternative ways of dis- recommended and followed since 2013, post the December 2012 gang-rape and mur- than impose sanctions in silos. Pramod Sawant said that even if es of employment and initiate posing of the stubble like the der of Nirbhaya. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 explicitly stated that lack of With its focus on policies like Sir — Many State Governments God himself became the Chief steps to create new job opportu- accelerated straw decomposi- physical resistance is immaterial for constituting an offence and even broadened the scope Neighbourhood First, Act East are making tall promises to pro- Minister, he would not be able to nities by organising skill-based tion process. We also need to and multipolarity, India is nur- vide Government jobs to the provide Government jobs to training programmes in various bring innovation in the energy of sexual assault. But correspondingly, the judicial sanctification of virginity, chastity and turing friendships with other youth as a way to get their vote. everyone. sectors. People need to start sector. We have no option but to honour being a woman’s most prized possession, in turn, places the burden of proof on countries and can further lever- On the contrary, a rather strange This highlights the reality of focussing on other employment invest in new ideas. victims. So, while the demand for swift justice continues to echo throughout the country, age these in the implementation statement was made by the Chief the Government jobs in the alternatives by bringing down Urvi Jain we should also call for the reformation of the judiciary and the restructuring of the Provincial of its sanctions strategy against Minister of Goa. On October 31, country, especially when the their dependence on Ujjain Pakistan. during a web conference with vil- economy has been hit badly by Government jobs. Civil Services (Judicial) exams. With the conviction rate in rape cases abysmally low at Yash Pal Ralhan lage panchayat representatives of the ongoing COVID-19 pan- Amit Singh Kushwaha Send your feedback to: 27.2 per cent, archaic rulings do not settle cases but unsettle women further. Jalandhar the Swayampurna Mitra out- demic. The State Governments Satna [email protected] VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2020

www.dailypioneer.com analysis 07 FIRSTCOLUMN MVA must focus POINTCOUNTERPOINT PATY WAS KILLED AS ISLAMISTS WANT OUR FUTURE. PRESIDENT MACRON COULD HAVE PUT A HEALING on development WE PLEDGE TO FIGHT ISLAMIST SEPARATISM TAKING TOUCH AND DENIED SPACE TO EXTREMISTS. SADLY HOLD OF SOME COMMUNITIES IN FRANCE. HE HAS CHOSEN TO PROVOKE MUSLIMS As long as Uddhav ensures that there is no friction —FRENCH PRESIDENT —PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER among the alliance partners, there is no danger to EMMANUEL MACRON IMRAN KHAN the Maharashtra Government’s stability Food for thought KALYANI SHANKAR aharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will complete one The co-existence of APMC and non-APMC markets giving competition to each year in office later this month. He is heading a coalition other is the best foot forward for ensuring a fair deal to farmers MGovernment, which consists of the Shiv Sena, the Congress Party and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Eyebrows were raised when the three parties came together to form a Government though there is no common factor among them. Despite some differences, the Government has survived for a year due to the accommodative attitude of the partners. Uddhav is the first from the Thackeray fami- ly to become the Chief Minister, though he was reluctant to occupy the chair initially. He has been functioning under the tutelage of the NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who has had a long innings, both as Chief Minister and Union Minister. It was Pawar who had put together the coalition, Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), and keeps it going. UTTAM GUPTA There have been speculations regarding the stability of the Government and many expected either the NCP or the Congress to he enactment of the three farm laws by the pull out of the coalition, resulting in its collapse. However, Uddhav seems Central Government has triggered agitations to be confident of the survival of the MVA but apprehends danger to Tby farmers’ organisations and a spate of coun- ters, specially from non-NDA ruled States. Their the Government from the outside, particularly from the BJP, which is main worry is that growers won’t get the Minimum the main Opposition party in the State. Though inexperienced in gov- Support Price (MSP) on sales made outside the ernance, Uddhav has matured. In his calm and quiet manner, he is Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) running the Maharashtra Government with help from Pawar. mandis (markets). All this, when it is well-known So what is Uddhav’s report card like? First, his Government has that under the APMC, agriculturists are already get- survived so far. Second, like many of the other Chief Ministers and ting a raw deal. The constitutional validity of the leaders around the globe, he was stunned by an unexpected pandem- farm laws has been challenged in the Supreme ic, which hit the world. The outbreak of Coronavirus has been Uddhav’s Court, too, with the Chhattisgarh Government argu- biggest challenge so far as it has destroyed the economy of Maharashtra, ing that these have in effect repealed the State law like it has that of the country. So he faced twin challenges, apart from on the mandi system. It will be some time before the matter is adjudicated by the top court. The fact apprehending political instability at any time. remains that with multiple selling options available GIVING Maharashtra was one of the States to register the maximum num- under the new Central laws, growers will definite- MORE ber of COVID cases in the country and it may take months to stabilise. ly be much better off. Instead of trying to undo what OPTIONS TO Mumbai was the worst-hit because it has Asia’s biggest slum, Dharavi, the Centre has done, the States should focus on how FARMERS and also many workers from there and neighbouring Pune had brought APMC mandis can do better. TO SELL back the infection from the Gulf countries, where they had migrated The most strident criticism of the laws is based THEIR for better prospects. Added to that was the challenge of dealing with on a belief that big food companies, who now get PRODUCE the thousands of migrant labourers who felt abandoned. Just like in to buy directly from agriculturists outside the des- CAN’T BE the rest of India, in Maharashtra, too, there were cases of thousands ignated APMCs — courtesy, the Farmers’ Produce STALLED JUST of migrant workers trudging back home. These two challenges were Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) BECAUSE THE Act, 2020 — will use their power to deny growers, difficult even for experienced administrators across India to handle. particularly small and marginal ones, the MSP for POTENTIAL But in the end, Dharavi became the symbol of how to manage a pan- their produce. In fact, an amendment passed by BUYERS WON’T demic and was lauded by the World Health Organisation, too. Punjab says that the sale of its cash crops, wheat and GIVE THEM MSP. their produce to State agencies (these are as their commission too, is coming out market rate, even as the agriculturist gets Uddhav had to deal with some controversies along the way. One paddy, will be valid only if the seller pays a price INSTEAD OF predominantly small and marginal grow- of the food subsidy). a share of the post-contract price surge of them was the alleged murder of actor Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR), equal to or greater than the MSP announced by the OPPOSING ers), are left at the mercy of the arhtiyas The Central law on trade and com- after a contract farming agreement is which turned out to be suicide, and the muck-raking that followed SSR’s Central Government and that any violation would REFORM THAT and licenced traders and are forced to merce opens up a world of opportunities signed. To give a fillip to development of death. Then there was the case of the NCP Minister Nawab Malik be punishable. PROMISES dump it at a price substantially below the to the farmers even while keeping the parallel markets, the Central law has also announcing a five per cent reservation for Muslims, which was part Before jumping the gun and speculating over SOMETHING MSP. Arhtiyas exploit farmers in other APMC intact. They can go to a private disallowed State levies (market fee, RDC of the common minimum programme of the coalition. The Chief Minister what the farmers won’t get, we need to introspect DISTINCTLY ways, too. They lend money for buying market for selling; they can enter into a and so on) on transactions outside the quietly maintained that the issue was sub-judice and the partners kept as to what they are getting under the existing dis- BETTER THAN agricultural inputs, namely seeds, fertilis- contract for selling to a company (proces- APMC platform. While, on one hand, this pensation. At present, they are required to bring their ers, pesticides and so on (in many cases, sor, aggregator, large retailer, exporter and move will reduce the cost of food to con- quiet too. Another challenge for the new Chief Minister was keeping produce to the mandi notified by the State WHAT THE for weddings, medical emergencies, too). so on) at their doorsteps, form farmer pro- sumers, on the other, it will lessen the bur- his flock together as there were major apprehensions that the BJP would Governments under their respective APMC Acts. FARMERS The interest charged is a minimum 1.5 per ducers’ organisations (FPO) and sell den of food subsidy. Instead of re-intro- break his party and engineer a collapse of the Maharashtra Growers can’t take their produce to any other place ARE GETTING cent a month. That leads to mounting under their umbrella. To worry about ducing these levies, the States will do well Government. But the Sena stood by him and perhaps to reassure them, (if any farmer does this, s/he runs the risk of the TODAY, THE debt for farmers. whether they will get MSP on all such to abolish these on purchases made at Uddhav in his Vijayadashami speech, adopted an aggressive tone. He vehicle being impounded by the State agencies for STATES NEED According to a study on Indebtedness sales, that too when at present they are lit- APMC mandis as well. utilised the occasion to clarify many issues raised by the BJP. Uddhav violating the extant law). If a buyer is willing to pick TO WORK Among Farmers and Agricultural erally getting nothing, is flawed thinking. Complementing the other two legis- has belied the belief that he has no fire in his belly with his new-found the produce up from the farmers’ doorstep, even that TO MAKE Labourers in Rural Punjab, as many as 86 By all means, they must be protected from lations, the Centre has also enacted, the assertiveness. Vijayadashami would have been an ideal occasion for is not possible. THEIR MANDIS per cent of farmers and 80 per cent of agri- exploitative corporations. That doesn’t Essential Commodities (Amendment) the Chief Minister to speak about positives and his vision for the future On reaching the designated mandi, the agricul- EFFICIENT cultural labour households are mired in mean they should be denied access to Act, 2020 to exclude pulses, cereals, edi- but he chose to counter-attack the erstwhile partner, the BJP. He also turist is confronted with two major players, name- AND debt. Over a fifth of that debt was owed them though. ble oil, oil seeds, onions and potatoes from ly arhtiyas or commission agents and licenced to commission agents and moneylenders. In August, 2018, among the several the purview of this archaic law. This will clarified the Sena’s Hindutva ideology. He said, “My Hindutva is not traders or buyers. The main function of the HEALTHY What’s more, the debt burden gets worse amendments approved by the then free the processors, millers, exporters and merely reopening temples. Those who question our Hindutva were hid- arhtiyas is to arrange for the auction and delivery down the scale. It’s the heaviest among Devendra Fadnavis Government to the so on from stock limits and other shack- ing after the Babri Masjid was demolished… My Hindutva comes from of the harvested crop to the buyers. He gets a com- marginal and small farmers. Maharashtra Agricultural Produce les and help them do their business in a Chhatrapati Shivaji, my father, and others; it’s about hitting the enemy, mission at the rate of 2.5 per cent of the purchase The conditions of millions of small Marketing (Development and Regulation) seamless manner. However, the excep- it’s about nationalism.” This was in reply to the Governor who ques- price and this has to be borne by the buyer. In addi- and marginal growers could not have Act, 1963, a provision related to making tions (imposition of stock limits in situ- tioned the Maharashtra Government’s decision not to reopen temples tion, the latter has to pay other charges levied by been worse than what it is today. And this purchase of farm commodity below the ations of sudden spike in price like in the and tauntingly asked Uddhav whether he had “turned secular.” the State Government (for instance, Punjab levies has to do fundamentally with the absence official MSP a punishable offence. With case of onions right now) should be spar- Significantly, the Sena chief asserted that the MVA Government market fee at the rate of three per cent and rural of alternative options to sell their produce. this, if a private trader buys farmers’ pro- ingly used as it gives the wrong signal, par- was stable. “Many (read BJP) were saying they will make the development cess or RDC at three per cent). The extant arrangements are being duce at a price lower than the MSP, he ticularly in export markets, and will even- Government fall. People are still saying the same. I would like to dare In cases where the licenced trader is a State used by States to bolster their coffers (for could be jailed for one year, and will have tually boomerang on farmers. agency, such as the Food Corporation of India (FCI), instance, Punjab garners about `1,750 to pay a fine of `50,000. This led to wide- Giving more options to farmers to sell them all. If you dare to try to break this Government you will fail.” He which purchases grain for meeting the requirements crore annually from levy of RDC at the spread consternation and had to be their produce can’t be stalled just because also taunted, “Rather than working on improving the economy, steps of the Public Distribution System (PDS) and giv- rate of three per cent) at the cost of the dropped. the potential buyers won’t give them MSP. are taken to topple governments. We are heading towards anarchy.” ing them to beneficiaries at a subsidised price, the Centre. This is because the levies increase Even so, the Farmers (Empowerment Instead of opposing reform that promis- For a novice, running the coalition was quite difficult as it was under farmer is assured of the MSP. But State agencies don’t the cost of food procurement for distri- and Protection) Agreement on Price es something distinctly better than what stress all the time but the BJP is not in a position to form the Government buy all of the produce brought by growers to the bution under the National Food Security Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 the farmers are getting today, the States unless it breaks the Congress or the NCP. As long as Uddhav ensures mandi for sale. Even for wheat and paddy, where Act, 2013, which increases the food sub- on contract farming has provisions to pro- need to work to make their mandis effi- that there is no friction among the MVA partners, there is no threat to the agencies have a well-entrenched network, the sidy. It is a typical case of States gaining tect the interests of farmers. For instance, cient and healthy. Both APMC and non- the Maharashtra Government’s stability. Uddhav must focus on devel- purchase is only about 33 per cent of the total pro- access to Central funds outside the award the grower can walk away from the con- APMC markets giving competition to opment in his second year. duce. For others (the Centre notifies MSPs for 22 of the Finance Commission (whether one tract anytime but the company can’t. It each other is the best foot forward for (The writer is a senior journalist) agri-items), this is much less. likes or not, the taxpayers’ money is also protects the minimum guaranteed price ensuring a fair deal to farmers. The agriculturists, who are not fortunate to sell used up for adding to the riches of arhtiyas in the event of a drastic fall in the open (The writer is a policy analyst) Air quality management is the answer Enacting laws sans assessment only leads to diverting attention from long-term comprehensive solutions to short-term myopic interventions FOREIGN EYE areas arises from multiple sources, residue burning in the fields of ventive and remedial measures to deal political will is missing when it comes of such measures. “Political commit- which may vary with location and Punjab, Haryana, UP and Delhi-NCR, with air pollution. In case the Centre to implementation. Having said that, ments from the State Governments are developmental activities. saying all it wants is that the “people intends to enact a law regulating farm- it will be a welcome step if there is a also required to ensure they are trans- Anthropogenic activities, such as ram- can breathe fresh air without any pol- ing practice, it will have to ensure that specific provision to deal with crop formed into solid actions. Effective air pant industrialisation, exploitation and lution.” it does not encroach upon the domain residue burning at the national level. quality management requires science- overconsumption of natural resources The law intends to address the reserved for the State. Agriculture is a It should not be left alone as a prob- based policy-making, analysing scien- and the ever-growing population size, issue of multiplicity of authorities that State subject while the environment is lem in Punjab and Haryana only. tific assessments, data monitoring, are major contributors to air pollution. hampers coordinated action, though it in the Concurrent List. In case it direct- Satellite images from central and emissions inventory, air quality mod- WHAT TOOK BORIS The Delhi-NCR region bears the has to address State jurisdictions ly impacts agricultural practices, it is southern India show the extent of crop elling, source apportionment studies SNEHASHIS MITTRA brunt of farmland fires that contribute involved in implementing steps. There likely to face both social opposition as waste burning in these parts as well, and transport planning. China’s lessons SO LONG? heavily to the annual air pollution cri- are enough laws to deal with the situ- well as legal challenges, say environ- which have an impact on local climate showed that significant investments legislation on air quality man- sis. Dense smoke billows from smoul- ation, experts feel, saying multiplicity mental experts, who rue that the resilience,” says Polash Mukerjee, Air and efforts that have no foundation in The tough restrictions will agement in the Delhi-National dering paddy fields, which are set on of institutions and overlapping laws Supreme Court, Environment Quality Researcher. science are made in vain, with no hurt but are needed — and ACapital Region (NCR) is per- fire to prepare the ground for sowing may end up creating even more con- Pollution (Prevention and Control) There is no dearth of power under impact on air quality improvement,” the UK Prime Minister’s foot- haps an idea whose time has come. the next crop. The smoke rises and set- fusion and friction. Authority (EPCA), the National Green the law, the question is of adherence, says the report. dragging has only increased With the Supreme Court hot on its tles over vast swathes of north and Both the Centre and the States Tribunal (NGT), the Central Pollution says Anumita Roy Chowdhury, Despite US President Donald heels on the issue of air pollution, the north-west India. Coupled with local have enough powers under the exist- Control Board (CPCB) and the State Executive Director, Centre for Science Trump’s jibe about India’s “filthy air”, the cost. This lockdown will Central Government has taken a holis- emissions and dust, it has in recent ing laws and more than any new leg- Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and Environment. Delhi did record a drop of 25 per cent save lives, and the more tic view of the matter. A new law will years turned cities into what the apex islation, there has to be actual action may not be that clear as to what needs The moot question, according to in PM-10 levels and a 19 per cent fall assiduously people respect seek to put a permanent statutory body court once described as “gas chambers.” on pollution sources while imple- to be done. They say that if the former counsel for the CPCB in the in PM-2.5 in 2019, as compared with it, the more quickly and in place with participants from the According to data compiled by the menting existing rules and regulations Government is keen on resolving the Supreme Court Vijay Panjwani, is 2016. But neither the pace of decline effectively it will work. The affected States of Punjab, Haryana, Union Agriculture Ministry, Punjab effectively, say experts. issue, it must undertake a thorough what action the Centre can take if the of these two key air pollutants, nor the Uttar Pradesh (UP) and, of course, accounted for 82 per cent of the stub- As of now, the Central review of the various laws and institu- State fails to follow the directions? existing target under the National public has so far proved Delhi to reduce air pollution in con- ble burning cases, besides Haryana and Government has been using its pow- tions in order to look at their efficacy A report by Beijing-based policy Clean Air Programme are likely to be markedly more responsible tiguous areas. Delhi’s air quality has UP, between October 1 and 23. This ers under Section 5 of the Environment and utility. think tank, Bluetech Clean Air Alliance enough to make the city breathe easi- than those leading the been in the “very poor” category and contributed heavily to the foul air chok- (Protection) Act, 1986 in order to issue Enacting laws or issuing directions (BCAA), released in June 2019, had ly even by 2024, going by the nation- country. But every is predicted to remain so till the end ing Delhi-NCR. directions to control pollution. Both the without any assessment and consulta- said that China faced a similar prob- al ambient air quality standards. Air Government failure saps the of winter. The National Aeronautics In a recent order, the top court had State and Centre have enough powers tion only ends up as a way to divert lem and the Chinese Government quality management is the need of the and Space Administration’s satellite ordered the deployment of the National under existing laws — the Air attention from long-term comprehen- started to show strong political com- hour and must be undertaken at all morale, goodwill and sense imagery also showed a very dense clus- Cadet Corps, National Service Scheme (Prevention and Control of Pollution) sive solutions to short-term myopic mitment in tackling the issue from the cost. of purpose on which ter of fires in Punjab, Haryana and and Bharat Scouts and Guides for Act, 1981 and the Environment interventions. highest levels, which is widely consid- (The writer is Technical Associate, compliance depends. nearby regions. Air pollution in urban assisting in the monitoring of crop (Protection) Act, 1986 — to take pre- “The problem lies in the fact that ered to be a key factor for the success Forest Survey of India, Dehradun) (The Guardian VIJAYAWADA | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2020 money 08

NTPC Q2 profit MONEY MATTERS slips 8 pc to Taxpayers generate 4.95 crore Honda Cars India launches special Rs 3,495 crore edition trims of Amaze and WR-V n onda Cars India on PNS NEW DELHI e-invoices in first month: Centre Monday said it has Hlaunched special edition NTPC on Monday reported trims of Amaze and WR-V n 7.7 per cent decline in consol- PNS HYDERABAD invoices on 1st October, 2020, through GSP with NIC system models amid the ongoing idated net profit at Rs the usage has gradually picked and offline tool for bulk festive season. 3,494.61 crore for September Tax payers generated 4.95 crore up and 31st October, 2020 uploading of invoices and gen- Based on top-grade VX in quarter mainly due to high- e-invoices in the first month of saw generation of as many as erating IRNs. Meity said that both diesel and petrol, these er expenses. the launch of the service, the 35 lakh e-invoices in a single around 15 per cent of the tax- 'Exclusive Editions' offer an Its net profit was Rs ministry of electronics and IT day. This coupled with gener- payers are using the offline tool enhanced premium package, Honda Cars India said in a statement. 3,788.11 crore in the second said on Monday. ation of 641 lakh e-way bills for the IRN generations and 85 The manual petrol version of the Amaze Exclusive Edition has been quarter of 2019-20, NTPC Besides e-invoices, 6.41 crore during the month of October, per cent are integrating priced at Rs 7.96 lakh while the CVT trim is tagged at Rs 8.79 lakh. said in a BSE filing. e-way bills were generated in 2020, (by far the highest in a through API. Similarly, the diesel manual version is priced at Rs 9.26 lakh while Total income rose to Rs October which was highest in month during two and half "The government is plan- the CVT trim is tagged at Rs 9.99 lakh. The company has also 28,677.64 crore in the quar- any month since the launch of years of journey of e-way bill ning to reduce the aggregate launched WR-V Exclusive Edition with both petrol and diesel trims. ter from Rs 26,568.62 crore the service. system), establishes the robust- turnover cut off to Rs 100 crore The manual petrol variant is priced at Rs 9.7 lakh while the diesel a year ago. "According to NIC, within ness of the system," the state- for generation of IRN by the trim is tagged at Rs 10.99 lakh. "During this festive season, our Gross power generation the first month of introduction ment said. taxpayers in coming days. NIC focus has been to enrich our models with a distinct premium of NTPC Group in July- itself, more than 495 lakh e- Currently, invoice reference has already enabled the API package which will appeal to our discerning buyers," Honda Cars September 2020-21 was 67.67 invoices were generated on number (IRN) in the national and offline tool based trial India Senior Vice President and Director Rajesh Goel said. billion units (BUs) as against the NIC portal by 27,400 tax- informatics centre (NIC) sys- sites for these taxpayers and 61.64 BUs in the same peri- payers," the ministry of elec- tem can generated through geared up with the required od last fiscal. The average tronics and IT said in a state- the direct API interface of infrastructure to handle the power tariff of the firm was ment. part of the goods and services more than Rs 500 crores in the ERP system of taxpayer with generation of e-invoices from Tata Steel announces new Rs 3.86 per unit in the first The e-invoice system was tax regime for the businesses financial year. NIC system, API interface of these taxpayers," the statement half of this fiscal. launched on October 1, 2020 as with aggregate turnover of "Starting with 8.4 lakh e- ERP system of the taxpayer said. working models for employees omestic steel maker Tata Steel on Monday Dannounced a new work ECLGS extended for MSME by 1 month Rupee slumps 32 paise to close model for its employees which allows them to work PNSn NEW DELHI rowers so far, while an amount at 74.42 against US dollar from home for up to 365 days of Rs 1.48 lakh crore has been a year.The new 'Agile Working The government on Monday disbursed. PNSn MUMBAI close at a two-month low of Models' policy is effective extended the Emergency Under the scheme, fully 74.10 against the US curren- from Sunday, Tata Steel said Credit Line Guarantee Scheme guaranteed and collateral-free The rupee depreciated 32 paise cy. in a statement. Tata Steel said (ECLGS) for MSMEs by one additional credit to MSMEs, and settled at 74.42 (provision- Forex market was closed on that it is moving towards a "trust and outcome-based working month till November 30, as the business enterprises, individual al) against the US dollar on Friday on account of Id-E- culture" and to give more flexibility to its employees. Under the new scheme has so far failed to loans for business purposes, Monday tracking strong Milad. models, effective November 1, even officers who are required to be meet the target of Rs 3 lakh and MUDRA borrowers is American currency amid Uncertainty ahead of US based out of a particular location can now work from home for crore. provided to the extent of 20 per global risk aversion. presidential election weighed unlimited days in a year, it said. Once the pandemic situation The scheme was valid till cent of their credit outstanding The local unit opened at on investor sentiment, traders normalises, the policy will enable company's officers to move to a October-end. It was launched as on February 29, 2020. 74.40 at the interbank forex said. location of choice, giving the employee the flexibility to operate out as part of the Aatmanirbhar Borrowers with a credit out- market, then lost further Meanwhile, the dollar of any location in the country, the company said adding the policy Bharat Abhiyan package till such time that an amount vide a further opportunity to standing up to Rs 50 crore as ground and finally closed at index, which gauges the green- will be piloted for a year and based on adaptability and feedback, announced by Finance of Rs 3 lakh crore is sanctioned such borrowers who have not on February 29, and with an 74.42 against the greenback, back's strength against a bas- the policy will be reviewed after one year. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under the scheme, whichever availed of the scheme so far, to annual turnover of up to Rs down 32 paise over its last ket of six currencies, rose 0.23 in May to mitigate the distress is earlier, the Finance Ministry obtain credit under the 250 crore are eligible under the close. per cent to 94.25. caused by coronavirus-induced said in a statement said. The scheme," it said. scheme. During the session, the On the domestic equity lockdown, by providing cred- step has been taken in view of According to data uploaded Interest rates under the domestic unit witnessed an market front, the 30-share Yamaha reports 31 per cent rise in it to different sectors, especial- the opening up of various sec- by member lending institutions scheme are capped at 9.25 per intra-day high of 74.28 and a BSE benchmark Sensex was ly micro, small and medium tors in the economy and the on the ECLGS portal, an cent for banks and financial low of 74.45 against the green- trading 171.61 points higher at sales for October at 60,176 units enterprises (MSMEs). expected increase in demand amount of Rs 2.03 lakh crore institutions (FIs), and 14 per back. 39,785.68 and the broader wo-wheeler major The scheme has been during the ongoing festive sea- has been sanctioned under cent for non-banking financial On Thursday, the rupee NSE Nifty rose 31.80 points to Yamaha Motor India extended till November 30 or son. "This extension will pro- the scheme to 60.67 lakh bor- companies (NBFCs). had declined by 23 paise to 11,674.20. Tgroup of companies on Monday reported a 31 per cent increase in its total sales at 60,176 units for October. NTPC board The company had sold a total Amazon seeks Rs 1,431 cr of 46,082 units in October 2019, it said in a statement. okays share The company has been repo from Future Retail in damages rting growth in its sales buyback worth volumes consecutively over the past four months, following the PNSn MUMBAI by such a composite transac- lifting of the COVID-19-led lockdown, it added.On a year-on-year tion, Amazon has an interest in Rs 2,275.75 cr basis, Yamaha registered a 4.3 per cent growth in July, 14.8 per Future Retail has told the and rights against FRL. "This cent in August, and 17 per cent in September, it added.On the exchanges that Amazon has contention raised by Amazon PNSn NEW DELHI outlook, it said,"The company expects overall demand to grow sought damages amounting is entirely misconceived," it during the festival seasons that had originated since Nava Ratri and to Rs 1,431 crore, along with said. Future said that, at best, State-owned power giant will last through upcoming Diwali and Christmas. interest, for the investment Amazon's claims are a contrac- NTPC board on Monday the latter had made into Future tual dispute between Amazon approved the buy back of Coupons Pvt Ltd. In a regula- and the promoters of FRL, and 19.78 crore equity shares for tory filing, Future Coupons Amazon has already initiated Rs 2,275.74 crore. said that even if such claim is arbitration for the same. Registration of "The board of directors of approved by arbitration or at process its application for the It said that SEBI and the the company in a meeting any other judicial forum, it deal with Reliance Retail, as the stock exchanges should con- held on November 2, 2020 Reliance to start would be payable by promot- arbitrator's order does not sider the scheme indepen- has inter-alia approved... buy- ers and there would not be any restrict market regulator SEBI dently on its merits, and as per properties picks up back of the fully paid up equi- financial impact on the com- or the exchanges from consid- SEBI regulations. According to ty shares of the company of n gas production pany. ering and approving the the company, a contractual PNS NEW DELHI Dussehra, Knight Frank said. face value of Rs 10 each," "As an alternative to its scheme. dispute between the promoters The demand, which was NTPC said in claim and injunctive reliefs It said that said that arbitra- of FRL and Amazon cannot The registration of residential badly hit during April-June a BSE fil- PNSn NEW DELHI Balance works on control against the scheme, Amazon tor's order accepted Amazon's restrict or interfere with the properties in Mumbai due to lockdown to control ing. The and riser platform are current- has sought for damages contention that two separate authority of the SEBI and the Metropolitan Region (MMR) COVID pandemic has board Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's ly underway and "pre-com- amounting to Rs shareholder agreements, one stock exchanges to approve the during October rose 36 per improved from July onwards. approved Reliance Industries plans to missioning and commission- 14,310,000,000 along with between Amazon and FRL's scheme involving the listed cent year-on-year at 7,929 "At 7,929 units registered in the pro- start the delayed production ing expected in 3Q FY21", it interest being the amount promoters (to which FRL is entity. The emergency arbitra- units on higher demand dur- October 2020, the residential posal to buy from the second wave of dis- said. An official of the firm invested by Amazon into not a party) and another tor's order cannot and does not ing festive season and reduc- sector of Mumbai recorded the back 19,78,91, 146 coveries in its eastern off- which has contracted the gas Future Coupons Pvt. Ltd. between FRL and its promot- in any manner restrict the tion in stamp duty by the highest ever registrations in fully paid-up equity shares at shore KG-D6 block in from the field said Reliance Future Retail Ltd (FLR) also er (to which Amazon is not a SEBI or the stock exchanges Maharashtra government, the month of October over the a price of Rs 115 per unit for November/December, the had previously indicated urged the Indian exchanges, party) constitute one single from considering and approv- according to Knight Frank. last eight years," Knight Frank an aggregate consideration company said in an investor November as the month for the BSE and the NSE, to integrated transaction and that ing the scheme. Knight Frank India on said. Number of sale docu- not exceeding Rs 2,275.75 presentation. start of production. Gas from Monday released a report ments registered in October crore, the filing said. Reliance is working on three R-Series field was previously 'Mumbai Residential Snapshot 2012 stood at 2,619 units, The company has fixed projects in the Krishna expected in June but COVID- October 2020' that analyses October 2013 (4,902 units), November 13, 2020 as the Godavari basin KG-D6 block, 19 lockdown disrupted supply FDDI setting Residential sales for the MMR. October 2014 (4,483 units), record date for the purpose of where production from older chain and the company could The registrations in October October 2015 (5,225 units), ascertaining the eligibility of fields stopped in February not complete project in time. up centres of 2020 rose by 42 per cent October 2016 (6,068 units), shareholders for buyback of this year. R-Series will the Reliance and its partner BP month-on-month and 36 per October 2017 (5,668 units), equity shares. first of the three fields to go are developing three sets of cent year-on-year, the proper- October 2018 (6,377 units) Last month, markets regu- live. "All wells (have been) discoveries in KG-D6 block - excellence at ty consultant said. and October 2019 ( 5,811 lator Sebi had granted drilled, completed, tested and - R-Cluster, Satellites, and MJ Home sales volume in units). The consultant cited the exemption to NTPC from connected; sub-sea installation by 2022. Peak output of 7 campuses Mumbai stood at 7,929 units data it sourced from the certain buyback norms for and testing works completed," around 28 million standard PNSn NEW DELHI in October 2020 and were department of registrations the proposed merger of its the firm said in an investor cubic metres per day is expect- boosted by stamp duty cut and and stamps, Government of wholly-owned subsidiaries presentation post announcing ed by FY24 when all three pro- The Footwear Design and festive period of Navratri and Maharashtra. with the parent company. second quarter earnings. jects are up and running. Development Institute (FDDI) is setting up seven centres of excellence at some of its campuses with an aim Sensex snaps to develop new product Hiking import duties will not improve exports designs and provide techni- cal support to the industry, a 3-day losing streak PNSn NEW DELHI senior government official Since the beginning of 2000, successive said. PNSn MUMBAI Bank, Bharti Airtel, SBI, Bajaj Amid the government hiking governments have been eyeing a quarter The institute comes under Finance and HDFC Bank. import duties on a slew of the aegis of the commerce Equity indices found firmer ICICI Bank on Saturday products to help boost local of the GDP to come from manufacturing and industry ministry. ground on Monday after three reported an over four-fold manufacturing, a report on by 2025 but not much has moved in FDDI Managing Director days of declines as robust jump in consolidated net prof- Monday pitched for lowering that direction Arun Kumar Sinha said the demand for banking and it at Rs 4,882 crore for the such levies, saying higher work for setting up of these financial stocks amid upbeat September quarter, driven duties will not promote com- centres is going at a fast pace macroeconomic data neu- largely by core income growth petitive manufacturing but ignoring efficiency and quali- High tariffs are impacting and "we are expecting that tralised heavy selling in heavy- and lesser provisions for the may lead to inefficiency. ty". A mere 1 per cent hike in the country's position in glob- they would be operational by weight Reliance Industries. pandemic-related impact. Since the beginning of 2000, import duties leads to a USD al value chains, wherein both March next year". A positive trend in global Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd successive governments have 2 billion decline in imports on backward and forward integra- These centres are coming markets too bolstered senti- on Monday said its consolidat- been eyeing a quarter of the average, the report said. tion is needed. Though our up at Noida (centre for R&D, ment, though a sharp depre- ed net profit declined by 57.5 GDP to come from manufac- In the export basket, the higher import duties are pri- course development), Rohtak ciation in the rupee capped the per cent to Rs 4,600 crore in turing by 2025 but not much highest share is of consumer marily due to poor forward (centre for non-leather gains, traders said. the July-September quarter of has moved in that direction. goods, followed by intermedi- supply chain linkages, it can footwear) , Kolkata (centre After gyrating 633.11 points 2020-21. Reliance Industries Between 2004 and 2017, the my globally, controlling 3 per processes for businesses to ate goods and these two attract actually boomerang on us cre- for leather goods), Chennai in a choppy session, the 30- (RIL) was the top laggard incremental gain in the coun- cent of global output. function easily," the report the highest tariffs in the import ating a self-sustaining manu- and Hyderabad (centre for share BSE Sensex settled among the Sensex con- try's manufacturing global "If we were to build self- said. To accelerate the progress basket, thus making a case facturing base. This is because design), Patna (centre for 143.51 points or 0.36 per cent stituents, crashing 8.62 per share is a low 1.5 percentage reliance, increasing tariffs is not towards local manufacturing, against the fact that higher only by enhancing manufactur- leather finishing innovation higher at 39,757.58. cent, after the company on points to 3 per cent, while the way to go. Rather, the the report said, "We need to import tariffs have not protect- ing competitiveness, we can and product retailing) and Similarly, the broader NSE Friday evening reported a 15 China has gained a whopping focus should be on building the reduce import tariffs as we ed these industries, according increase our exports and not by Jodhpur (specialised footw- Nifty advanced 26.75 points or per cent drop in second quar- 18 per cent share, SBI Research right infrastructure that can have one of the highest weight- to the report. raising tariffs, it noted. ear). These centres are being 0.23 per cent to 11,669.15. ter net profit as a slump in core said in a report on Monday. help make our manufacturing ed average tariffs in the world Other countries with much Further, the report said suc- set up with a total outlay of IndusInd Bank was the top oil and chemicals business The report also noted that more efficient, which can make on manufacturing… Higher lower tariff structures than cessive data-prints show man- about Rs 129 crore. FDDI has gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- dragged down continued good even with such a negligible our exports more competitive. duties do not improve produc- ours have built strong manu- ufacturing production growth total 12 campuses in different lying 7.10 per cent, followed by showing in consumer-facing gain, the country is the sixth- Also, the government should tivity but are tantamount to facturing bases, which have has been dismal in the late parts of the country. ICICI Bank, HDFC, Axis verticals such as telecom. largest manufacturing econo- focus more on easing the taking the easy route and helped them in exports. 1990s through the early 2000s. Follow us on @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/ dailypioneer

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espite the COVID-19 crisis, several books are being launched each week. Due to the need for physical distanc- D ing, launch parties at book- stores have of course stood canceled yet authors have been hosting’s FROM A BOOK TO their virtual book launches, so there nothing stopping them. One such author, Akshat Gupta, is the first-ever Indian author to have a pictori- al orientation of his fiction to write sto- ries, lyrics & scripts! Author of theThe much- anticipated fictioncopyright trilogy bought book, by Hidden Hindu Dhoni Entertainment, he desires to make comes readers acquaintedThe withHidden his Hinduvisualisation in his writings. straight away from Akshat Gupta’s quest to dig mysteries and mythologies, setting it apart to be one of the most anticipated books of this time! WEB Fascinated by his grandmother and mother’s mythological narration, Akshat decided to dive deep to find answers for his own questions of WHAT IF’s, which eventually led him to introduce his own creation. He devoted 2 years to thorough research and study of the Indian history, Akshat is all set to make it more exciting for the audiences because the recently launched Dhoni Entertainment, who pro- SERIES duced the renowned documentary, ‘Roar of the Lion’ in 2019, is the first produc- tion house under the supervision of Managing Director Sakshi Singh DhoniThe to produce the invisual the formadaption of a ofweb series. revealed, can change the entire course of Very few writers have the Hidden Hindu life in the universe. Om has always It is believed that the human mind has no remained ‘Hidden’ from the eyes of the boundaries to visualise or project an world. That is how Akshat! “I named was fortu- his golden opportunity to have episode. When one comes across such an book, The Hidden Hindu idea, it makes him land in his own fan- nate enough to serve successfully in the their writings turned into a tasies. Akshat finds his way to this nostal- F&B industry following to be a screen- gic ride with an idea to give wings to his writer, dialogue writer, lyricist, and a poet imagination. The Hidden Hindu, hence, with a demonstrated work history of visual treat. Even luckier are is a result of one such attempt to lure the writing for a huge time. My love and pas- readers with an artistic story-telling con- sion towards writing and the story telling those writers who have struck cept and a rigorous effort to keep their of my grandmother and mother has ears popped out. Giving an insight into the book, it is an encouraged me further to launch my very gold before the launch of their first novel. I have worked on this fiction extraordinary tale of a mysterious trilogy blend offering a one-of-a-kind book. SHIKHA DUGGAL 'Aghori' who has been captured at a high- experience to my readers. In the long tech facility for interrogation in search of run, I wish to explore several untouched the seven immortals. The protagonist of Om Shastri is one of the immor- aspects which I desire to introduce brings to us the book and writer the story to the audiences,” the debutant author The Hidden Hindu tals locating and assembling the other 7 tells us. of immortals mentioned in the mythology. His mission is to guard the secret that, if

Aamir Khan's daughter Ira says she was

ger, it would make people need a better sexually harassedanswer than at‘I don't know’. 14 It made me is what they are doing. My parents got feel like I needed a better answer and ra Khan has said that she was myself out of the situation. Once I was until I had that answer, my feelings sexually harassed at 14. She out of the situation, I didn’t feel bad any- weren’t something I should bother any- made the revelation while more. I wasn’t scared. I felt like this is one else with. No problem was big talking about the divorce of not happening to me anymore and it’s enough to ponder too long about,” she I her parents, Aamir Khan and over. And I moved on. It was not some- continued. Reena Dutta, which hap- thing that has scarred me for life and She elucidated on the subject of privi- something that could make me feel bad,” pened in 2002. leges and how they affected her mental Ira said in a new video she posted on health. “When I was 14, I was sexually Instagram. harassed. That was slightly an odd situa- “What would anyone do? I had every- “I never spoke to anyone about any- thing. What would anyone say? I had tion as I didn’t know what that person thing because I assumed that my privi- was doing and if they knew what they said it all. I still think there’s a small part lege meant I should handle my stuff on of me that thinks I’m making all this up, were doing. It wasn’t happening every my own, or if there was something big- day. So it took me a year to be sure that that I have nothing to feel bad about, The Comey Rule: Trump's they knew what they are doing and that that I’m not trying hard enough, that maybe I’m overreacting. Old habits die hard. It takes me feeling my worst to make myself believe that it’s bad enough to take seriously. And no matter how shocking victoryout acrossin the United 2016 States. So many things I have, how nice to me peo- rather than a biopic of one ple are because of my dad, how nice to f you are bored of man, the series tells the story of me people are because they love and watching romantic Emphasising on the two powerful figures Comey care about me, if I feel a certain way, a dramas, get ready political power of a and Trump whose strikingly certain not nice way, then how much can for a two part socio- capitalist elite, The different personalities, ethics rationally trying to explain these things I political series that and loyalties put them on a col- to myself do? Shouldn’t I instead get up offers a portrayal of Comey Rule is an lision course. Part one of the and try and fix things? And if I can’t do President Donald Trump just as immersive, behind- series examines the earliest that for myself? Shouldn’t I ask for days of the Russia investigation help?,” she added. he seeks re-election in the U.S! the-headlines With only less than two days in into Hillary Clinton’s emails Ira also opened up about her parent’s and their impact on Election divorce in the video. “When I was small, election, the new politicalThe Comedy account of the drama series titled Night 2016 when Donald my parents got divorced. But that didn’t historically turbulent Trump stunned the world and seem like something that would trauma- Rule will be exploring social trends, dynamics, political events surrounding was elected president. Part two tise me because my parents’ divorce was is a virtual day-by-day account amicable. They are friends, the whole processes, social forces — all the 2016 U.S. for what? To mainly change the of the tempestuous relationship family is still friends. We are not a bro- presidential election between Comey and Trump ken family by any means.” political policy! Premiering this Tuesday on Zee Cafe, the series and the intense chaotic first Ira had posted another video on men- and its aftermath, months of the Trump presiden- tal health last month. is based on Jame Comey's book A Higher Loyalty directed by which divided a cy — where allies become ene- Oscar nominated screenwriter nation. mies, enemies became friends Billy Ray. Politics is seen as the and truth depended on what side you were on. Once I was out of primary contest among inter- The US 2016 elections of esting groups usually taking a the situation, I state centered approach & tion and its aftermath, which Donald Trump to the didn’t feel bad Brendan Gleeson pulls off a divided a nation. Trump’s victo- Presidency was nothing less anymore. I wasn’t perfectly executed depiction of ry was considered to be unlike- than a tragedy for the the world leader and US presi- ly by most channels over there American public, probably a scared. I felt like dent Trump in this new sensa- & characterised as an upsetting, tragedy for the Constitution this is not happening tional series. Emphasising on shocking victory by the media. and a triumph for the forces at the political power of a capital- Trump himself thought he home and abroad of authoritar- is an ianism, misogyny and racism.air- to me anymore and ist elite, The Comey Rule would lose even as the polls The Comey Rule it’s over, she said immersive, behind-the-head- were closing! Following the Don’t miss lines account of the historically announcement of Trump’s elec- ing today at 12PM! turbulent events surrounding tion, large protests also broke the 2016 U.S. presidential elec- 10

Vijayawada Tuesday November 3 2020 what’s brewing? Deepika's manager AMRITA RAO, RJ ANMOL Karishma Prakash BLESSED WITH BABY BOY untraceable after ctress Amrita Rao and hus- NCB summons: A band, RJ Anmol, were Officials blessed with a baby boy. ollywood actor Deepika Padukone’s “Amrita Rao and RJ manager Karishma Prakash, who is Anmol welcomed a being probed by the Narcotics Control baby boy this morn- Bureau in a drugs-related case in con- ing. Both the mother B Why Scam 1992 nection with Sushant Singh Rajput’s and baby are healthy death, has been “untraceable” after she and doing well. The was summoned by the NCB for questioning, offi- family is ecstatic and cials said on Monday. both Amrita and RJ “It is true that Prakash has gone untraceable after Anmol thank everyone being summoned for questioning,” an NCB official creenwriter Karan ferent. So, the biggest challenge for their wishes and related to the probe told IANS. Vyas says the and the process was to give a blessings,” a statement The official said that she was asked to appear biggest challenge distinct identity and unique dia- issued by the couple’s before the NCB on October 27. S while writing the logues to each and every char- publicist said. The official, however, said that it is not verified if dialogues of Scam acter so that they stand out indi- This is Amrita and the employees of Kwan Talent Management have 1992: The Harshad vidually,” said Vyas, who hails Anmol’s first child. been summoned for questioning. Mehta Story was giving a dis- from Ahmedabad. The actress deliv- The fresh summons were issued after the NCB tinct identity to each and every Filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s ered the baby in the recovered 1.7 gm of charas and some character of the web series. series narrates the story of one morning and Anmol Sunburn Festival returns bottles of CBD oil from her premis- “The biggest challenge while of the biggest financial scams in was with her in the es last month. writing dialogues for the show the Indian stock market. The operation theatre all Earlier Deepika and Prakash dialogues posed a challenge was that there are over 300 financial thriller is based on through the delivery, to Goa in December appeared before the NCB for speaking characters, if I’m not Debashis Basu and Sucheta sources said. questioning once. wrong, and the challenge was to Dalal’s book The Scam: he popular ing measures through India, we have wit- Besides Deepika, the make them all sound different Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got music festival the creation of PODs nessed stringent lock- NCB has also questioned from each other,” Vyas told Away. Sunburn and Designated Areas down measures since Bollywood actor IANS. T returns to Goa across the venue in March 2020. With the Shraddha Kapoor and “In a way, they all are talking this year with Vagator. Every Unlock procedures Sara Ali Khan in connec- about the same stuff but they limited capaci- attendee will have initiated and specially tion with a drugs-related should not sound similar. ty and Covid-19 safety their designated space Unlock 5 permitting case to Sushant’s death. Though it is a financial drama, measures in place. in front of the main ground events, we fig- The NCB has also seized most of the scenes are dialogue The 14th edition of stage. There will be ured it’s time to restart the phones of these three heavy. In spite of being very ver- the fest in the country new entry and exit lives, time to live actors and sent them to bose, I wanted to give a spicy was officially protocols. again, and most forensic department. touch, and bifurcate each char- announced on It will be mandatory importantly live, love The drug law enforce- acter,” he added. Monday. The three- for all fans to wear and dance again’. ment agency had registered For this, Vyas tried to make day fest will be held in face masks during the Sunburn Goa 2020 a case on the request of each character’s “language, tone Vagator from entire course of the will be a limited Enforcement Directorate and style of dialogues” distinct December 27. festival, and provisions capacity, super safe (ED) after some alleged chats from each other. All guests will have will be available for event following global discussing drugs came to the “For instance, Harshad has to present an Aarogya regular thermal scan- best practices and all fore in August. his own way of saying things Setu app for scanning ning, hand wash and applicable guidelines. Sushant was found dead in and explaining things, then to gain entry into the sanitisers for guests Fan Safety is our top his flat on June 14. Besides NCB, Sucheta Dalal is very different festival venue. across the fest ground. priority,” said Karan the CBI and ED are probing sepa- and Debashis Basu also explains Along with being a The music fest will Singh, Chief rate cases in connection with things and talks very differ- limited capacity event, also be live streamed. Operating Officer at death of the late actor. ently. Similarly, the RBI the fest organisers will “Covid-19 literally Percept Live, creators governor is dif- ensure social distanc- put pause on life. In of Sunburn.

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The impressive thing was our Our (Royals) batters, the top We've played inconsistent I am more satisfied what we DUGOUT (KKR) collective bowling. We four or five didn't take cricket throughout the (Delhi Capitals) did today as were absolutely outstanding. responsibility perhaps. Couple tourney. We had opportunities a bowling unit. We have done MOTION PICTURE Regardless of qualification, of real positives. Jofra (Archer) in a couple of games but the hard work up until now we feel we have given has been exceptional pretty couldn't get over the line. and hopefully we can finish everything that we have much every game Today summed it up for us the game off Kapil wants Dhoni to DC beat RCB by 6 wkts play domestic cricket to ensure top-two finish PTI n NEW DELHI years), the more he plays, the more his body will be tuned,” Kapil told he legendary Kapil Dev feels that ABP News. RCB STILL HOLD ONTO PLAYOFFS SPOT DESPITE DEFEAT Tit will be “impossible” for “If you don’t play any cricket for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to perform 10 months a year and suddenly play off 24 balls) and AB de Villiers well if he decides on playing in the IPL, you can see what happened. You (35 off 21 balls), got initial IPL without getting any match prac- can always have a season up or down starts but were not able to con- tice, which was the case this year. if you have played so much cricket. vert them into big innings. The Chennai Super Kings were out of It has happened to someone like Capital pulled things back bril- IPL play-offs for the first time in 11 Chris Gayle also,” the World Cup win- liantly in the middle overs. appearances and Dhoni, who played ning former skipper said. Pacer Anrich Nortje (3/33) competitive cricket for the first time Kapil feels that it’s high time that was the pick of the bowlers for since last year’s World Cup semi-final, Dhoni plays some domestic cricket Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma prepares to bat during nets session on Monday @mipaltan Delhi Capitals, while Kagiso scored only 200 runs in 14 games this season. “He should go back to Rabada (2/30) picked up two with no half-centuries and a poor first-class cricket (domestic List A and wickets and Ravichandran strike rate of 116. T20) and play there.” Ashwin (1/18) took the impor- Kapil, who recently underwent The straight-talking former all- tant wicket of Kohli. Invited an angioplasty after suffering a heart rounder made it clear that it will be bat, Padikkal and Josh Philippe attack, wants the former India cap- a challenge for Dhoni given that he (12) were circumspect in the tain to play a lot more in the domes- has already indicated that he is “def- powerplay overs. Rabada pro- tic circuit to get his form back. initely not” retiring from the IPL. vided the Capitals with the “If Dhoni decides on playing only “If someone has achieved so early breakthrough off his very IPL every year, then it’s impossible for much, the dip in form does affect and first ball, claiming the wicket of him to perform. It’s not a good thing it becomes a challenge. Let’s see how the Australian in the fifth over. to talk about age but at his age (39 he comes out of it,” Kapil said. Delhi Capitals pacer Anrich Nortje celebrates after taking wicket of RCB batsman IPLT20.com PTI n ABU DHABI the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in three crucial wickets in his four Abu Dhabi. With this win, overs to jolt RCB's innings. Watson set to bid adieu to competitive cricket Women's T20 Challenge side Supernovas players’ Poonam Yadav, calm and composed Delhi Capitals have qualified Nortje was well supported by DUBAI: Top Australian all-rounder with a win over Kings XI Punjab, 17 wickets) and in 2018, his cen- Anuja Patil and Taniya Bhatia during training session ahead of Ainnings from Ajinkya for the playoffs of the tourna- Ashwin and Rabada, who Shane Watson has decided to call the senior player told his team- tury in the final won it for CSK. tournament opener on Wednesday poonam_yadav24/Instagram Rahane and a handy bowling ment. picked up one and two wickets time on his competitive cricket mates about the decision to retire During that season, he amassed performance from Anrich Asking RCB to bat first, respectively. career after Chennai Super Kings’ from all forms of cricket. 555 runs and picked six wickets. Nortje helped Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals did a good job For RCB, Devdutt Padikkal exit from the IPL. This season, he has scored 299 A sought-after player in the beat Royal Challengers with the ball and restricted was the only star with the bat While Watson has not made runs in 11 games. T20 format, Watson has 3874 runs Bangalore by six wickets in them to just 152 runs in their as the 20-year-old scored his any official announcement, it has The 39-year-old Watson was a in 145 IPL games with four hun- game 55th of the Indian 20 overs. DC were led by fifth IPL 50. Several other bats- been learnt that after CSK ended star for Rajasthan Royals during dreds and 21 fifties. He also has 92 Premier League (IPL) 2020 at Anrich Nortje who picked up men, including Virat Kohli (29 their IPL campaign on Sunday the inaugural edition (472 runs and wickets. PTI Mumbai stand between We couldn’t have done anything MPL is new kit sponsor of Indian cricket team NEW DELHI: Fantasy gaming platform Kolkata Knight Riders’ co-owner Juhi Chawla cheers for her side SRH & play-off spot more, up to Gods now: Morgan Mobile Premier League’s subsidiary arm during IPL game against Rajasthan Royals @KKRiders ‘MPL Sports Apparel and Accessories’ is PTI n SHARJAH MATCHES 15 trump card Rashid PTI n DUBAI Bangalore in their game on the new kit sponsor of the Indian crick- SUNRISERS HYDERABAD 07 Khan to their bowling Monday. et team for a period of three years. iding high on MUMBAI INDIANS 08 attack, it makes up for t’s up to the gods now, said Morgan smashed a 35- A member of the Apex Council con- Rmomentum, resur- a well rounded attack. IKolkata Knight Riders skip- ball unbeaten 68 in his team’s firmed the development on Monday gent Sunrisers Hyderabad will Sunrisers are not just riding per Eoin Morgan, expressing huge total, which the skipper that BCCI has inked the apparel and mer- back themselves to topple the high on momentum, they are also satisfaction with the effort put said was a par-score. chandise deal with MPL, replacing Nike. mighty Mumbai Indians and a team, full of confidence, having in his by his team to clinch a “I thought it was around “Yes, Apex Council has passed the qualify for the IPL play-offs here outplayed Delhi Capitals and whopping 60-run win over a par score. Every batsman sponsorship deal for apparel of Indian on Tuesday. RCB in their previous two out- Rajasthan Royals and keep its who came back in and said team (men, women, A and U19). Thanks to their healthy run- ings. IPL play-off hopes alive in an that it was a beautiful wicket “However the rate per match will be `65 rate, a win against Mumbai Sunrisers also know there is immensely tight race. with the dew in. We lost lakh per game instead of `88 lakh that Indians should be enough to little scope for error against for- KKR finished their league wickets between 10th and Nike was giving,” the senior official told send Sunrisers into the final-four. midable outfit like Mumbai campaign with the big win on 15th overs, and to finish like PTI. After taking a tough call to Indians, who seem to be on Sunday to get into the top we did was really good,” said It is learnt that BCCI will also get 10 leave out the dangerous Jonny course for an unprecedented fifth four with 14 points. However, Morgan. percent of the royalty from the sale of Bairstow from the playing eleven, IPL title. the team’s qualification to Royals skipper Steve merchandise. “MPL has formed an appar- Seven year ago on November 2, 2013 against Australia at M Sunrisers have managed to find In the absence of injured the playoffs hinges on Smith said losing wickets in el manufacturing company. They will also Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. Indian opening batsman out the ‘right’ balance. skipper Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Sunrisers Hyderabad losing a heap upfront harmed their pay an amount for merchandise contract. Rohit Sharma scores his first of the three One Day International Wriddhiman Saha has Indians steamrolled RCB and their final league game to cause. The deal will end in November, 2023,” the double centuries. His 209 off 158 balls (12 fours, 16 sixes) was made an instant impact as Delhi Capitals in their previous defending champions “It was around a 180 source added. the second highest individual score at that time @ICC David Warner’s opening encounters, becoming the first Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. wicket. There was a bit of While Puma and Adidas had earlier partner and the inclusion of team to qualify for the play-offs. “...Whatever happens dew. Losing four (wickets) in picked up the bid papers for apparel spon- POINTS TABLE Jason Holder has given Trent Boult and Jasprit from here is up to the Gods,” the Powerplay, it was always sorship, they didn’t fill the bid as they felt them an all-round Bumrah have looked Morgan said at the post- KKR skipper Eoin Morgan plays a shot going to be tough from there,” that the deal needed to be reduced to one P W L NRR PTS option. menacing with the match presentation ceremo- against Rajasthan Royals IPLT20.com said the Australian. third from the original bid. 1 18 Pacers Holder swinging new ball ny. “(Pat) Cummins bowled Nike had a five year deal during MI (Q) 13 9 4 +1.296 and Sandeep and ever so frugal KKR’s Net Run-Rate (- but you need to first get nice lengths, made us play which they paid `370 crore from 2016 to 2 DC 14 8 6 -0.109 16 Sharma were with the old. 0.214) is poorer compared to yourself into a winning posi- some good shots. We got off 2020 with a 30 crore royalty. 3 14 extremely impres- Already assured SRH (+0.555). SRH are cur- tion. I don’t think we could to a flier, but then we lost “No sporting apparel major was RCB 14 7 7 -0.172 sive, both upfront of the top spot in rently on 12 points from 13 have done anything more wickets in a clump,” Smith ready to pay that kind of money that Nike 4 KKR 14 7 7 -0.214 14 and at the death, in the points table, games. KKR outgunned the today,” Morgan said. added. paid in current economic climate (due to 5 12 the last game Royal Mumbai Indians Royals after posting a chal- In case SRH wins on “Unfortunate way to end. Covid-19),” the source said. SRH 13 6 7 +0.555 Challengers will be expected to lenging 191 for seven on Tuesday, KKR’s chances of We started off really well, won MPL is currently associated with two 6 KXIP 14 6 8 -0.162 12 Bangalore. put up another Sunday. qualification will hinge on a the last two before this one. IPL franchises (KKR and RCB), one CPL 7 12 Add left-arm ruthless show “Yes, I was aware of the heavy defeat for either Delhi In the middle we lost our franchise (TKR) and the cricket boards CSK 14 6 8 -0.455 pacer T Natarajan and against Sunrisers. numbers (about net run rate) Capitals or Royal Challengers way.” of Ireland and the UAE. PTI 8 RR 14 6 8 -0.569 12

Arsenal moved up to ninth, Alaba on course just a point off third, thanks to their first win away at a ‘big six’ to leave Bayern rival in 30 attempts. AP n MUNICH BALE RESCUES SPURS Spurs moved up to second wo-time Champions League as Bale came off the bench to Twinner David Alaba is on break Brighton’s resolve in a con- course to leave Bayern Munich troversial clash at the Tottenham after the club said talks on a new Hotspur stadium. contract broke down. Harry Kane’s early penalty Bayern set a deadline for the put Jose Mourinho’s men in end of October for the Austrian front before the visitors were I RETIRE: Sindhu gives fans a ‘heart attack’ and his agent to respond to a denied a spot-kick for a pull on “very fair” contract offer, club Leandro Trossard by Matt PTI n NEW DELHI able to represent India in the bring many more laurels for president Herbert Hainer told Doherty. Denmark Open was the last India,” he tweeted. regional TV show Blickpunkt Brighton’s bright display got orld champion P V straw,” Sindhu’s note on Twitter The star shuttler, who last Sport on Sunday. When that date the slice of luck they needed to WSindhu created a stir on stated. competed at the All England passed without an agreement, level 11 minutes into the second- Monday by posting “I Retire” on “Today, I choose to retire Championships in March, is the offer was withdrawn, Hainer Manchester United's Paul Pogba fouls Arsenal's Hector Bellerin for a penalty during Premier League match on Sunday AP half when referee Graham Scott social media only to follow it up from this current sense of unrest. targetting a return to action said. allowed Tariq Lamptey’s equalis- with a lengthy statement declar- I retire from this negativity, the when the world tour comes to “The answer was that the er to stand after what appeared ing that she would actually be constant fear, uncertainty. I Asia in January. offer was still unsatisfactory a clear foul on Pierre-Emile saying goodbye to “the negativ- choose to retire from a complete Sindhu said the reason why and that we should keep think- Arsenal break big-six hoodoo Hojbjerg in the build-up, despite ity, fear, and uncertainty” trig- lack of control over the she started the post with a ing,” Hainer said. “After that we reviewing the incident on the gered by the Covid-19 pan- unknown,” she said. shocker like ‘I Retire’ was to decided to take the offer com- Auba’s spot kick ends Gunners 14-year wait for a victory at Old Trafford pitchside monitor. demic. “Most importantly, I choose ensure that maximum people pletely off the table. That means Bale got Spurs and Scott off The Olympic Silver-medal- to retire from substandard take note of the message she was that there is no longer an offer.” AFP n MANCHESTER game goal drought in the league win any of their four home the hook, though, when he list, who is currently in London hygiene standards and our lack- trying to convey on dealing Hainer added that the deadline when he stepped up to convert league games this season, with powered home a header 17 to work on her nutrition and adaisical attitude towards the with the virus. gave Bayern “clarity” to plan for ierre-Emerick Aubameyang a 69th-minute spot-kick the three defeats including minutes from time. recovery needs at the Gatorade virus.” “I might have given you the future. Pcondemned Manchester after Paul Pogba fouled a humiliating 6-1 rout “It’s a great feeling,” said Bale. Sports Science Institute, started The 25-year-old’s post drew guys a mini heart attack; Alaba, who can play as a United to fresh misery at Old Hector Bellerin. against Tottenham. “I just want to come on and her rather stunning post by a response from sports minister unprecedented times requires defender or midfielder, has Trafford as his penalty clinched The Arsenal captain’s It is the Red Devils’ make an impact for the team. saying that the “Denmark Open Kiren Rijiju, who said he was unprecedented measures. I guess made 271 Bundesliga appear- a 1-0 win for Arsenal, while first league goal since the worst start to a home league “I haven’t played a lot of was the final straw. I Retire”. stunned for a moment. I needed to get you guys to sit ances for Bayern since joining as Gareth Bale was the match win- opening weekend of the campaign since 1972-73, football. It’s taken time, I’m She was referring to her “You actually gave a mini up and take notice.” a youth player in 2008. He has ner with his first goal since season gave the Gunners their leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s being patient and working hard pullout from the event last shock @Pvsindhu1 but I had Sindhu said she will contin- won nine German titles and the returning to Tottenham in a 2- first league win at Old Trafford team languishing just six points when I get chances.” month due to the pandemic. unflinching faith in your power ue to fight the circumstances Champions League in 2013 and 1 win over Brighton on Sunday. since 2006. above the relegation zone in 15th “...I’m writing today to tell of determination. I’m sure you created by the virus and her 2020. His contract expires at the Aubameyang ended a five- United have now failed to place. you that I’m done...Not being have the strength and stamina to opponents on the courts. end of this season. 12

Vijayawada Tuesday November 3 2020 tollywood In the film, a dark comedy, both the Sunita Tati signs on actresses' will be Pradeep Maddali for a playing town- based characters. buddy comedy series Interestingly, both of them are doctors in their real lives, reports NAGARAJ GOUD

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he female actors Sayyapureddy has picked The source points out, The source adds that Balaji is is deputed at Madanapalle police opposite Kiran Komalee Prasad and Namrata “Komalee and Namrata will be planning to take the film to station. He suffers from night Abbaravam in his Darekar as the leading ladies. seen as town-based girls and both floors after Diwali and wrap it blindness and how he confronts T next, Sebastian P.C. While Komalee has been a part of them carry their own weight in up in a start-to-finish schedule challenges in the line of his duty 524, a production of projects like Anukunnadi propelling the narrative forward. of 40 days, with an occasional due to his condition is what the venture of Pramod Okati Ayinadi Okati and Loser, The latter has already begun prep break of a day or two. film treads. The likes of Rohini, To go to sets Maddali, who assisted oping it further with and Raju under Elite this would be Namrata’s maiden for the project. Being a Madanapalle, Chittoor district Uttej and Sudarshan will be later this month, Puri Jagannadh in the lyricist Kittu right Entertainments, have been film in Telugu. Interestingly, Maharashtrain, the film’s team will host the entire shooting. In enacting supporting parts, while past, to direct it. The now. The pre-produc- finalised. According to a source, both the actresses’ are practicing had video sessions with her and the film, a dark comedy, Kiran Ghibran is on board for the the series will young director was in tion is on and the idea debutant director Balaji doctors in their real lives. helped her practice the dialogues.” will be playing a constable who musical score. the news last week for is to start filming consist of eight landing one of three from November last episodes, with projects with entre- week in Konaseema. preneur Kovvuri It will consist of eight each one Suresh Reddy. It will episodes, with each Laksh set for his running into roll on February 1 one running into 25- HIMAJA next year and will be 30 minutes. The cast- 25-30 minutes. wrapped up by ing process is on and It would be shot March 15. by Diwali, the leads The source will be locked.” MAKES A second film predominantly informs, “The web Sunita is also in Konaseema series will be a buddy attached to produce comedy about three director Sudheer female friends and Varma’s next, which SWITCH fter the box-office ilmmaker one male friend. is the official remake turkey Valayam, Sunita Tati, Besides producing it, of Korean hit imaja, who has been a part of production house F who was one Sunita has also Midnight Runners films like Nenu Sailaja, A Sri Tirumala of the produc- donned the writer’s (2017). To feature Shatamanam Bhavathi and Tirupati er’s of last hat for it, as she has Regina Cassandra, Mahanubhavudu, playing sup- Venkateswara Films, year’s super hit Oh penned its story. Nivetha Thomas and H porting roles, has now gone which released films like Baby, is set to explore Pradeep is Naveen Chandra in solo with a horror thriller Bichagadu and Tik Tik Tik the digital space up devel- the lead roles, it’s a titled Ja. Saidi Reddy is debuting as a in Telugu in the past, is next, The Pioneer thriller infused with director with it, whose first look and bankrolling another film has learnt. a lot of humour. The title logo was unveiled in Hyderabad with Laksh in the lead, with According to a producer owns rights on Monday. K Govardhan Reddy has Chadalavada Brothers as source, she is of a couple of other produced it. presenters. An action-com- pooling in Korean remakes as Saidi said that he comes from a edy, Gangster Gangaraju resources well. She will be pro- farmer’s family and it was his passion has been locked as the title, for a web ducing all these films towards movies that drove him to try while first-timer Eeshaan series, and jointly along with his luck in the industry. About the Suryaah will direct it. Laksh has tapped Suresh Productions project, he said, “Ja means birth. One will be seen in a new light 47 Days and Kross Pictures. has to watch the film in cinema halls in the film, which will have fame — NG to know the reason behind the title the cameras rolling next Pradeep more. The film might not have star month. Sai Karthik has actors but it does boast off star perform- been roped in as the com- ers, and has a strong story.” poser. Himaja pointed out that she was acting in a daily serial when the director approached her for Ja. “As he offered a performance-oriented role, I couldn’t say no. The film would help me grow as an actor,” she stated. Govardhan said that Himaja has delivered an outstanding perfor- mance and the film would help her earn more name as an actor. “Saidi has worked four years on the story and the film has come out well,” the producer noted. Stories like Akasaam… need to be shared with the masses: Suriya

uriya, who will be “All of my earlier characters changed the face of India,” important to be shared with seen next in are reel. But this character is he added. the masses. Just the determi- Akasaam Nee about a person who has lived “We are telling the story nation and one has to combat Haddhu Ra, says his life, and is a very humble about a person who has all the challenges to make it S the film gave him man. He is a real life hero, achieved his dreams and made happen, which is why we want a chance to play a who had a dream to make it it big, all by himself. It is an to tell the story,” Suriya real-life hero. Helmed by big, and he did,” Suriya said. inspiration for every common explained. director Sudha Kongara, the “With all the complexities man, irrespective of the back- The action drama also stars film is a fictionalised account that are there in India, he had ground they are born in. Mohan Babu, Paresh Rawal of the life of Captain GR to overcome everything to be There cannot be a reason, that and Aparna Balamurali. It will Gopinath, who founded the an airline owner and which is your dreams can’t be fulfilled, stream from November 12 on low-cost airline, Air Deccan. not an easy thing. He literally and stories like these are Amazon Prime Video.