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Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW FOOD FOR HIKING IMPORT DUTIES WILL DC BEAT RCB BY 6 WKTS BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH THOUGHT NOT IMPROVE EXPORTS TO ENSURE TOP-TWO FINISH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 363 VIJAYAWADA, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable STORIES LIKE AKASAAM… NEED TO BE SHARED WITH THE MASSES: SURIYA { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com 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.